Hi guys! ^_^ !!!!
I'MMMMMM SOOOOOO SORRRRYYYYYY!!!! I have struggle so much with my damn chapter 9 ¬_¬ , that I was sure you guys would hate me for life. First it was too short, then it was too long. Secondly, I was questioning myself, should I cut it here or there, or maybe I should do this or that… You know… a typical author's problem. But hey! Now I've got plenty of chapters now! Ahaha!
So, here is the chapter 9, hope you'll enjoy it, 'cause guess what?
I got a surprise… ^_^ …
It's a first little tiny little SasuSaku moment!
I promise a bigger one in chapter 11 or max 12! I'm working on it! :-) :-) :-)
Please note that I have included a part of the manga 483 in this chapter, considering the news revelation it included. And most importantly… Thank you very much, my awesome reviewers, you make my day!!
Chapter 9 – Sasuke's weakness…
"What is that thing?" yelled Naruto while looking at his best friend.
"It's Susanoo, one of the most powerful techniques of the Uchiha clan…" said the grey haired man.
"I never thought I would see it again one day…" replied Yamato.
"And it was better that way, in wrong hands, its dangerous." concluded Kakashi, "Naruto… stay back!"
"What? Hey! I've never back down a challenge with the teme before! Kakashi sensei… It's not because he has brand new powers that I can't show him mines!" bragged the said boy.
"Stop acting like a child and use your brain… Can't you feel the vibe?" asked Yamato, dumbfounded.
"What vibe?" asked naively the blond haired boy.
"Just concentrate…" replied the copy cat nin with an exasperated sigh.
Naruto did as he was told and focus all of his attention toward his best friend who was currently fighting the Raikage. And then, he concentrates a little more on the chakra signature of Sasuke; when it finally clicked.
"What the fuck is going on?" asked again Naruto.
"It seems that your friend's soul have succumb to the darkness, his chakra… it's devour by it! This aura is so dark Naruto. He's not the same boy you have grown up with… That's for sure. Moreover, with what he did the last time you met him, I doubt you'll be able to do anything for him now…" explained Yamato.
"THAT'S NOT TRUE!" yelled the young man.
"Naruto… He has tried to kill you!!! He even tries to kill Sakura!!!" emphasised the man.
"I'll never give up…" whispered the said boy.
While they were arguing, Kakashi was deep in thoughts. Here he was, standing alone in a battlefield that wasn't supposed to be one, completely desperate. The children he was suppose to protect and rise as ninjas, were now torn beyond repair. Sasuke, the one he had considerate like his own son, have betray him and the rest of the team for his own selfish goals. He have used the techniques he have been taught of, to create chaos and for evil. He had ignored the advice of his sensei that was meant to prevent him of doing mistakes he would regret all of his life. Kakashi have tried his best, but the boy hasn't listened, his desire of revenge has surpassed all the rest. But unknown to the said boy, the grey haired man had known all too well what those feelings were, the revenge, the suffering, the distress and the loneliness. Somehow, he had tried to give Sasuke the help and the support he didn't get when he needed it. But it wasn't enough. He had been too lenient with him, he had always favour him. Why? He didn't know… Maybe because he was seeing in the boy, his own reflection, his own mistakes or his own pain. Naruto, on the other side, have always been neglected by everyone, even by him, even if the hyperactive blond head was as much as a son to him then Sasuke. When Naruto was in need of a sensei, he refused and for what? For teaching the other one a technique he now used to hurt people. Now, the young boy was a remarkable young man with power and true values like honour, friendship and teamwork. He was a great ninja destined to become a Hokage one day, that he was sure. But, the grey haired man couldn't say he have anything to do with that, if anything, Naruto was the one to congratulate. To the once rejected little boy, he became a hero, someone people respect and look up for. Now that he thinks about it, he realizes how much Naruto look like his father, the fourth Hokage, and he was proud of that. But, at the same time, he was feeling guilty, guilty for not being there. Sometimes, he feels like an old man who have look out for only one of his child instead of the entire bunch. And this feeling always comes around when he look at Sakura, the only girl in team 7… The first time he met her, Kakashi knew he wouldn't know how to handle her. Even today, it seems like a lost cause, thought it wasn't for the same reasons… At the time, Sakura was a shy, lovesick and naïve little girl who didn't have much talent. She was good with chakra control but was lacking in her ninja skills. The exact opposite of the two other boys, who were continually bickering and taking on Kakashi's energy. So much, that he had no other choice then to put aside the girl and focus all his energy on the boys, until one day, during the chunnin exam where she proved him wrong. He knew he had broken her heart in the past, all she was asking for was someone to believe in her, and he wasn't there. Now, Sakura had become a woman with talent, strength, power and determination. Even if she wasn't realising it, she was probably one of the most powerful kunoichi in Konoha, who was in good way to surpass the fifth Hokage. She was reckoned and respected everywhere she goes, people were happy to see her. The grey haired man was so proud of her, but at the same time, she was his biggest regret. Behind the great façade, he knew there was a sorrowful and heartbroken little pink haired girl and he would do anything to start again with her, to help her, to be there for her like he should have been in the first place when she was in need of him. He would do anything to see the little happy and bubbly girl he had first met. But most of all, he would do anything to see one of those true smiles again… He knew it wasn't his fault if Sakura was like that nowadays, but somehow, he felt responsible for the entire situation.
"SASUKE!!! STOP!" yelled the blond haired boy in vain.
If he would have stopped Sasuke when it was time, maybe…
"Hnnnn…" growled the jonin.
"What's wrong Kakashi?" spoke quietly Yamato.
If he would have been there, if he would have done the right things…
"Huh!? Are you alright?" asked Naruto, suddenly interested in the conversation.
It's with all those thoughts in mind that the usually composed Kakashi Hatake finally decided to make his move…
With one swift move of his left hand, the grey haired man reveal the infamous sharingan, gave years ago by his friend.
"Huh!? What are you doing Kakashi sensei!" asked Naruto while Yamato was looking at the said jonin.
Closing his right eye, the grey haired man focus his gaze one the last Uchiha and with the speed of lightning, he launch himself at him, chidori in hand. Sasuke, suddenly aware of the upcoming jonin, prepare a chidori of his own and stepped aside of the Raikage. Seconds later, the two ninja collide in a powerful electric shock wave that blinds the entire battlefield.
On Sakura's side
"Come on! We're almost there." informed Tsunade.
The four shinobis ran as fast as they can through the forest toward the Kages summit. Tsunade was ahead of the group followed by Shizune, Sai and finally Sakura. As they were about to enter the clearing, Tsunade stopped abruptly.
"What is it Tsunade?" asked Shizune with a worried look.
"A message." replied the woman.
"Huh!?"
"It's a bird messenger." answered the dark haired boy.
"Yeah!" added the Gondaime.
Once the bird settle itself on a branch near them, Tsunade took the scroll attached to its paw and started reading it with a strange frown on her face.
"What does it say?" asked curiously Sai.
"It's from Shikamaru… It says that we have won the battle…" replied the Gondaime.
"Really? That's great!" yelled Shizune with a smile.
"Yes, now, all we have to do is to get there." spoke seriously the blond haired woman, "Here Sakura… There's one for you too."
"Oh! Thank you Shishou." said Sakura in a monotone voice while reading it.
"Let's go then!" said Shizune.
Tsunade send the bird away and bend down to pack the scroll safely in her bag.
"May I ask what battle you were talking about?" asked again Sai.
"You'll learn in time." answered back the Gondaime.
As Tsunade was about to stand up, she threw her cane away and hit the floor with her fist, while looking at the woods with an angry stare. Sakura, knowing the damage her sensei was capable of doing, planted her feet in the ground with chakra while Shizune held a tree that wasn't in Tsunade's focus. Sai, on the other hand, didn't have that chance. As soon as the fists of the Gondaime collide with the floor, he was thrown away by the force of it. Tsunade's chakra was engulfed by the ground, sending it flying everywhere and the trees fell in all directions in a perimeter of 50 feet. There was dust everywhere, but Tsunade was still on her guards, as well as the two girls, while Sai was regaining his balance. When the dust disappears, the group finally understood why the Gondaime reacted this way. There, in the mess that was once a forest, a group of 20 samurais was standing, weapons in hand, while 15 others lay everywhere, blown away by the powerful attack of Tsunade.
"Hnnn… I think we are outnumbered Shishou." complained the pink haired girl.
"IDENTIFY YOURSELVES IMMEDIATELY!" yelled an officer, "No one is allowed to walk in this land during the Kages summit, especially when we are under attack. Take those cloaks off or prepare to die as enemies of the five nations."
"What do we do?" asked Sai.
"We're not close enough, prepare to fight." ordered Tsunade.
"You have chosen your side! DIE!" yelled the leader of the samurais.
As the two groups were about to collide, their improvised battlefield was engulfed in a blinding light and an electrifying sound was heard. To Sakura, it sounds like thousand and thousand of birds chirping at the same time. It last two minutes before everything returned to normal.
"What the hell was that?" asked Shizune.
"I don't know, but let's take this opportunity to surprise them and flew away…" replied hastily Tsunade before motioning Sakura to do the same as her.
On Naruto's side
To say he was surprised was an understatement; he did simply not believe it. Even if he had learned that jutsu with him, Sasuke never thought he would one day be attack by his ex sensei with a chidori. The explosion that came out of it was so damn powerful, that Kakashi have been able to break through Susanoo and grab the dark haired boy by the throat, holding it so hard, Sasuke was sure he would suffocate. But what trouble Sasuke even more was the look on the grey haired man face; a look of pure anger. The dark avenger tries to break free from the grasp of the man, but was unable. Kakashi's arm smelled like burned flesh. The contact of the two techniques had burned his left arm, but even with this handicap, he was still holding the black haired boy as if it was nothing.
"What's the matter Kakashi? You don't like my little surprise visit?" spoke the dark haired boy with a devilish smile, his sharingan looking straight at the grey haired man.
"Oh… I thought you would like my greetings. How sad…" replied the grey haired man without flinching.
"Your sharingan won't stand a chance against me, Kakashi. Better give up now.
"I'd like to see that myself…"
The tension was so strong, that the entire battlefield went silent. Even if everyone was engage in a battle, what was left of them stopped their fights to look at the scene in front of them. The rest of the protectors of the Raikage that wasn't hurt or unavailable took that opportunity to help their Kage and to heal his injuries. Even Suigetsu, took this time too to reach Juugo and help him. But all of them couldn't stop looking at the scene. It was so unreal. The great Kakashi Hatake had his arm engulfed by the Susanoo technique, holding the last Uchiha by his throat.
"KAKASHI!" yelled Naruto.
"Don't interfere Naruto, its Kakashi's battle now." stated Yamato while holding the boy by his shoulder.
"But…" started the blond haired boy before, stepping aside.
"Don't worry…" tried to reassure the man.
"Sasuke… I hate having to repeat myself. But I'll say this one last time. Stop your obsession with revenge!" spoke darkly the jonin.
A huge and sinister laugh was heard on the battlefield. The lone Uchiha was laughing like a maniac.
'What on earth is happening to you Sasuke?' thought Naruto horrified.
"Bring back Itachi… and my mother… and my father… AND MY CLAN!! BRING THEM ALL BACK! THEN I'LL STOP!" answered back the avenger.
"… I don't want to kill you." spoke softly the grey haired man.
"Oh, you think you can just take me out whenever you want, Huh!?" replied cockily the dark haired boy, "Don't act like you're still my teacher, that time's over! I want to kill you so badly I can taste it."
"Sasuke… you have lost it… What you're saying doesn't make any sense!" whispered the blond haired boy.
'Madara's corrupted him so much…' thought Kakashi sadly.
"… No matter how far he fell, the Third always looked upon Orochimaru with affection. I think I understand now what he went through those years ago." said the jonin.
"Well then… You and the Third will have plenty to talk about when you join him!" concluded Sasuke with a crazy look on his face.
And that's when, in a blink of an eye, the battle begin. Sasuke hit the burned arm of the grey haired man and stepped aside of him, leaving the grey haired man holding his left arm in agony. While Kakashi regain his composure, the dark avenger creates a katon jutsu and threw it at the man. But when the jutsu stopped, Sasuke realize to its dismay that the jonin wasn't there anymore.
'Where is he?' thought the boy.
Suddenly, emerging from the ground, Kakashi lunged at the boy with a chidori, while Sasuke replied with a chidori of his own; both of them colliding together, chakra moulding into one another before throwing the two ninjas into two different directions. Quickly recovering, the men landed on their feet and the grey haired man quickly run toward the Uchiha with a kunai, while the other one remove his sword and got ready for the attack.
"You have done enough problems Sasuke. Stop it while you can. I won't hesitate to kill you." warned the grey haired man while attempting to push back the dark haired boy.
"Really? I'd like to see you try. You have always talk a lot Kakashi, but you're not any better then that idiot. You are driven by your own emotions, making you as weak as the rest of your pathetic team." answered back the boy.
"And I suppose you're not? Anger and revenge are emotions Sasuke…" spoke darkly the jonin.
"I'm not like you…" answered back the dark avenger while releasing his technique, the chidori nagashi.
The grey haired man was so surprised by the attack that he landed a few feet away.
"KAKASHI WATCH OUT!" yelled again the blond haired boy to his sensei a few seconds later.
Kakashi only got time to get up and jumped out of the way before Sasuke's fist hit the floor were he once was. The grey haired man quickly turned around and gives a powerful kick in the guts of the Uchiha. The battle was so intense and fast that the two men were almost invisibles to the normal eyes, but as the two were about to hit each other again, someone decide to interfere. The Raikage run at full speed behind Kakashi with a lightning punch. Kakashi only got enough time to get out of the way before the said fist hit Sasuke square in the gut.
"I'M YOU'RE OPPONENT, DON'T FORGET!" yelled the Raikage, while running at the dark avenger who had been thrown several meters away by the previous attack.
"I have enough of this… AMATERASU!" stated Sasuke, annoyed.
And it's at this precise moment that he decided to release the infamous and terrible black flames of Amaterasu. As soon as they were unleashed, they were devastating the field, burning the arm of the Raikage in their wake, but the powerful Kage didn't stopped. He hit the boy with all force and throws him away, while his protectors ran at him to help him get rid of the flames. When Sasuke was about to end the battle with the Raikage, a wall of sand appeared in front of him, while the rest of the battlefield was blown away by a powerful wind. When he looked around he also saw some puppets trying to protect the samurais by extinguishing the Amaterasu's flames with their bodies.
"Gaara of the desert…" whispered Sasuke.
"Stand back samurais. This is between ninjas" ordered the Kazekage, "There's no need for you samurais to lose your lives over this."
"S, sorry, Kazekage…" said one of the samurai while helping an injured one.
"… What the hell is going on?" asked Suigetsu some meters away.
"GAARA!" yelled the hyperactive boy.
On Sakura's side
At the same time, the two women hit the floor with their fists causing the ground to explode on kilometres, throwing the entire group of samurais in it.
"You're not bad Shishou…"
"Tch… would you stop bragging!?" complained the Gondaime, "Come on, we're almost there! Everyone run toward the clearing before the samurais chase us."
"GET THEM!" yelled the leader of the samurais.
"Huh!?" whispered Shizune.
"Too late… RUN!" yelled back Tsunade.
The Gondaime and the rest of her team start running in the opposite direction, toward what was left of the forest. The samurais were far behind, but still, if they want to keep a safe distance from them, they couldn't waste time. So, they run as fast as they can, the Gondaime first, followed by Shizune, Sai and Sakura, who was running so fast that the hood of her cape fell off, revealing at the same time her pink hair. Another explosion was heard and this time, the chakras were so powerful, it was hard to understand what was going on behind those snowy trees. When the field finally comes in view, the young woman stopped dead in her tracks. There, at the other end of the field, was the man she once knew as Sasuke Uchiha, surrounded by a dark monster.
"Gaara… My defence is even more absolute then yours." spoke darkly the young man.
In a fraction of second and even if they were a mile away, their eyes met as if there was nothing between them.
"Sa… Sasuke…" whispered the pink haired girl.
'Sakura…' thought Sasuke dumbfounded by the sight.
Sakura's heart start beating faster, her lips slightly parted as her eyes were glued to the man she once loved. As for Sasuke, it wasn't any better. Without his control, the susanoo technique stopped and for a fraction of second, that seems like an eternity to the lone Uchiha, the sharingan fade away, all defences none existent. His dark charcoal eyes were fixed on the girl as if he had seen a ghost. After he recovered (not wanting to appear weak in front of everyone), Sasuke became angry. He didn't understand how that girl could still have that power over him. Her presence was enough to disorient him and to chase away the darkness. Just like that time during the chunnin exam or when he saw her at Orochimaru's hide out. He had been stunned to find her there and somehow, he had been petrified by her. That's when the anger has started boiling inside of him; he wasn't going to be weak in front of her. He was so much infuriated… So much, that he has tried to kill her. But this time, he wasn't going to let her win so, he break the eye contact and activate again the susanoo technique. When the creature was ready, Sasuke make it slash its arm threw the pillars that were supporting the roof. In less then a second, the stone roof that was protecting the field fall. All that could be heard was the shriek of the samurais, that were engulfed by the stones. Even Karin's hide out have been destroyed and the poor girl was falling miserably toward the ground with no chance to survive. As she was about to die, the susanoo's hand caught her and slowed her fall.
"Ooohh…" complained the dark haired girl.
"Have you located Danzo!?" asked rudely the avenger.
"Yeah…" answered seriously the girl.
"Lead me to him." ordered Sasuke.
"What about Juugo and Suigetsu…? Their chakras are still…"
"Leave them. I have to find Danzo!" stated the young man, "Hurry up and lead me to him!"
"A…alright…" answered the girl before both of them ran inside the building where the meeting was held.
Gaara on the other hand, was struggling to keep his sand in check to protect his group and Naruto's, with some protectors of the Raikage, while the other Kage was hitting the pieces that were falling on him. As for Juugo and Suigetsu, they both ended up crush by some rocks. Juugo had more chance then Suigetsu, but the last one transformed into water just in time. When the ground was secure, it was Naruto, Kakashi, Yamato, and the other's time to run inside of the meeting room. The samourais who were pursuing Tsunade and her group forgot about them and run toward their companions trying to save those who were still alive. Some of them found Juugo and Suigetsu and proceed to arrest them.
"That's a catastrophe Tsunade! There most be injured people there! We have to do something to help!" said Shizune to her mentor.
"I know… Sai, I want you to cover us from potential enemy, while Shizune, Sakura and I try to heal the people there…" instructed the Gondaime.
"Okay!" said both Sai and Shizune.
"But Tsunade…" started the pink haired girl.
"There's no time for that Sakura… Come on." said the Gondaime before running towards the injured.
'What is going on there… What are you planning Sasuke?' thought sadly the girl before following her sensei and putting her cloak back in place.