-AN: I don't own Naruto.

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Chapter 7 – Plans In Motion...

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Naruto, Hinata, Sai and Neji made it back to the ball room at the same time. Making sure not to look conspicuous, they scattered across the dance floor.

Sasuke and Sakura ran down the corridors panting heavily as the headed towards the ball room. When the two started to hear music playing they started to slow down to a brisk walk.

Panting Sakura faced Sasuke. "What about acquiring the new weapons?" She asked as they both stopped at the entrance to the ball room.

"We'll have to over look it for now. We have to tell everyone about that thing Orochimaru has in the weaponry." Sasuke said as he grabbed his mask out of his pocket and put it on, Sakura doing the same. "In the mean time, we should all leave now." Both Sasuke and Sakura entered the ball room.

"What about what Orochimaru and Kabuto said? We can't just-" but Sakura was cut of when the music abruptly stopped, and some screams were heard.

"Shit." Sasuke muttered, as he and Sakura ducked under the crowd. As they lowered themselves to the ground, they saw Sai and the others who were doing the same.

"Guests of Konoha, Lord Orochimaru wishes to make a proposal." Kabuto called out. Orochimaru walked in front of him and smiled sinisterly to the frightened crowd.

"I wish for all of our lands to form the ultimate alliance." Orochimaru began. Murmurs were heard through the crowd. Many of the kings wore scowls.

"I will say this once and only once. I, King of Konoha as well of three of the five great nations, will now declare rule over all of these lands." The instant he stopped, roars of protests filled the ball room.

"WHAT?!" Neji and the rest thought. Sasuke and Neji immediately signaled to the others to get the hell out of there. Each caught the signal and looked for a way out. Naruto and Hinata made it to the windows. Hiding behind the long drapes, Naruto signaled to Shino about the situation. Understanding, Shino alerted Kiba and Chouji, then the three looked for another way in.

"I'll never give up my kingdom!" A king from the south yelled.

"Neither will I!" A queen yelled out.

"Nor all of us!" One after another protested.

"Hm. I figured as much so I prepared." Orochimaru said, as he nodded to Kabuto. Kabuto raised his arm, and every open hallway was soon clattering with the sound of metal. No less than a minute later, the room was surrounded by hundreds of armed guards.

"I think everyone here may reconsider." Orochimaru said with a smirk.

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"Oi, Itachi. Should we start now?" Kisame asked.

"No, not until my brother makes the first move." Itachi said as he looked around.

"Only 173 guards are present, yeah." Deidara said as he placed his hand into a pocket full of clay.

"I'll retrieve the beast and the weapon." Sasori said as he walked and disappeared into the frightened group of royals.

"Are you sure that it's time?" Kisame asked.

"Just stick to the plan and everything will go on accordingly. Just take the heiress along with the scroll with the weapon's instructions and we're getting out of this place, yeah." Deidara said as he pulled out four clay spiders from his pocket.

"I still don't see why we have to kidnap some girl." Kisame said.

"We need a main branch Hyuuga with the blood-line technique." Itachi said as he and Deidara started to head away from the now cowering crowd.

"Why do-"

"How else are we going to use that weapon, yeah?" Deidara said, cutting off Kisame.

"Deidara, keep an eye out for my brother's comrades. Kisame, you take the girl." Itachi ordered before disappearing. "I'll deal with my brother."

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"Neji, where are the others?" Shikamaru whispered as the guards glared at them.

"Don't know, but we better find them now." Neji said as he saw who were missing.

"Naruto, Hinata-chan, Sakura-chan, Ino, Tenten, and the ass aren't here." Sai said.

"Looks like we won't get out of here unnoticed. How troublesome." Shikamaru said.

"I know Sasuke will keep it to a minimal, but Naruto on the other hand." Neji said.

"Yeah, might as well bring in a dragon." Shikamaru said.

"Either way, when Sasuke starts-" Shikamaru began.

-Across the room-

"-We get the hell out of here." Sasuke told Sakura as the continued to look through the crowd of people.

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"N-naruto-kun, what do we do now?" Hinata asked as she and Naruto stood still behind the drapes.

"We just wait till Sasuke blows something up." Naruto said with a grin. He kept the scroll securely in his pocket as he peeked through the drapes.

"B-blow something-?" Hinata asked before a huge explosion took place.

"What the hell?! I didn't mean it literally!" Naruto said with wide eyes. People in the room screamed and scattered as part of the stone walls were blown off and the decorations caught fire.

"What's going on?" Hinata asked as she stared at the blazing fire.

"You really shouldn't concern yourself with something like that princess." Kisame said as he appeared in front of Hinata.

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"Kabuto! What is going on?!" Orochimaru hissed as the guards and royals alike ran out of the castle. "Deal with this at once."

"Hai!" Kabuto said before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

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"I guess even Sasori couldn't handle that damn thing, yeah." Deidara said as he watched Sasori walk out from the small wall of fire. Sasori just scowled as he approached Deidara.

"Only Uchihas came make it stay still." Sasori said. "Powerful Uchihas."

"Well anyways, let's get this plan into action, yeah." Deidara said as he transported his clay spiders to the four corners of the room.

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"Tenten, Ino. There you two are!" Shikamaru shouted over the commotion.

"What the hell's going on?!" Ino shouted back as she and Tenten ran over to the small group.

"Never mind that, we have to find the rest and get out of here." Neji said as he activated his byakugan. "It's the Akatsuki." Neji said as he continued to scan the ball room.

"What the heck are they doing here?!" Tenten said. Everyone else equally shocked except for Sai.

"Akatsuki?" Sai said questionably.

"A small guild of powerful rogue knights. They only listen to each other, and take no command from anyone else. No one knows where they live, what their main purposes are, but whatever they are it's obviously won't be good for us. We only know a couple of their members. Kisame, an ex-captain from the mist country. Killed his own soldiers in a battle against Konoha a decade ago. Sasori, a strange puppet user. Attempted to assassinate the King of Suna seven years ago. Almost succeeded too. Deidara, he control small explosives. Blew up his entire home village, and claimed that it was an art project of his. And last but not least, Uchiha Itachi. Sasuke's older brother. You should know the story by now. Each committed terrible crimes from treason to-" Neji began.

-From across the room.-

"-To killing entire guilds." Sasuke explained to Sakura as he glared at the man Sakura was dancing with earlier. The man in front of him smirked as he took off his mask.

"Been a while, little brother." Itachi said.

"That's Uchiha Itachi?" Sakura whispered as she stared into his blood red eyes. No one answered as she felt tension form between the brothers.

"What the hell do you want?" Sasuke said in a low voice. His eyes turning blood red as well.

"I'm just here to keep you from interfering." Itachi said.

"From what?" Sasuke asked, but before he could answer something huge came from the smoke behind Itachi. Both Sasuke's and Sakura's eyes widened when they found that the thing from the weaponry got out.

"Why are you afraid Sasuke? Not strong enough to control dragons yet? How pathetic." Itachi said. A huge black dragon walking on all four legs with a pair of wings as tall as the grand entrance stood behind Itachi. It's dark yellow eyes trained on Sasuke. Two sharp fangs overlapped its bottom lip, two straight sharp horn coming out from the top of its head. Steam emitting out of it's nostrils with every breath. The dragon's tail slowly swished from side to side. The massive claws cutting into the stone floor.

"We're in trouble." Sasuke thought. Trying to see a way to get them both out of harm's way. "Sakura, run while you still can. I'll hold them both off." Sasuke unsheathed his sword and pointed it at Itachi. "Go."

"Damnit Sasuke, are you crazy?!" Sakura said. Sasuke just looked at her, annoyed.

"Stop being so stub-"

"Stop trying to be my knight in shining armor. If you're going to fight, so am I!" Sakura said as she unsheathed her sword.

"How did hide that in your-"

"No time for questions, let's fight." Sakura said as she gripped her sword tightly.

"Foolish woman. You should of taken my brother's offer while you had the chance." Itachi said before the dragon aimed a blazing stream of fire straight at the two.

"Sasuke!"

"Sakura!"

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AN: Sry I took so long, but I'm finally ending my other story, Between Onyx and Silver. I'm writing it right now. I know that this chapter was really short, and for u Kakashi fans don't worry! I didn't forgethim!...Hehehehe...So thanks for being so freakishly patient! -Ja ne!