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Chapter twenty – The plan.
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On Sakura's side
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"And the last one…" spoke Sakura as she drags the beast toward the circle.
"And here we go." said the Mizukage with a smile as the others Kages begin to join in the circle of incantation to help it going faster.
After an hour of intense concentration, the sealing process was almost done and most of the ninjas who had chosen to become jinchurikis had waked up. Shino was the last one and everyone was glad that the sealing process was over. It had taken more resources than what they had thought. Half of the ninjas united to give chakra were lying around Ino's medic squad in hope to get a dose of soldier pills, while the other half tried to keep the flow of chakra for the Kages. But the reserve was growing low. Most of the Kages now had to give their own chakra to finish the last demon sealing and it was clear that it was starting to affect them too.
"Alright! Keep going we're almost done. One minute to go and it's over with." spoke the Tsuchikage.
"Yo! Killerbee?" asked the Raikage.
"Yep?" replied the said man.
"I want you to take care of the jinchurikis. We'll send you some ninjas too, but make sure no one does something stupid." ordered A.
"Don't worry, you can count on me!" answered Killerbee as he walks toward the group of new jinchurikis.
"That's it." spoke Tsunade.
As the Kages end the jutsu, everyone on the battlefield sighed in relief. All of the ninjas that were still helping went to Ino's medic squad, while Kakashi and Tsunade sat on the ground to regained their breath. Mei helped the Tsuchikage to walk toward the medical staff while the Raikage followed his brother with the unconscious Shino on his back. It was almost all over.
"So, what's left to do?" asked Tsunade as she glance at Kakashi.
"We'll probably need to get rid of all the first Hokage's replicas before we do anything else and we still had to do something about the reincarnated corpses…" answered the grey haired man.
"Okay…" replied the Gondaime as the two of them stand up.
"…"
"…"
And as if on cue, both had the same thing on their mind.
"NARUTO!" yelled the two Hokages.
"Sakura? Where's Naru…" begin Tsunade.
But as the two looked back, she was nowhere to be seen.
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On Naruto, Suigetsu and Sasuke's side
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"Hold on man. You're gonna make it…" said Naruto in panic as he drags the shark boy away from the death body of Zetsu.
"Don't be so dramatic about me, I'm fine. Maybe a little sip of water wouldn't be too bad though." replied Suigetsu with a smile.
"HAAA… SASUKE! We have to do something! He's getting DELIRIOUS!" added the blond-haired boy with worry.
"Hn."
"Can't you take care of those black flames?" asked Naruto annoyed.
"Not at the moment…" answered Sasuke hiding behind a cliff engulf by the black flames that Madara had created earlier.
Amaterasu was not something you can hide from and that Sasuke know. Madara was clever. He was trying to imprison them so he can kill them more easily. There was no escape forward; they would have to retreat if he didn't find a way to extinguish this inferno.
"Give him some water, he'll feel better." added the Uchiha as he looks at the wall of black flames with calculating eyes.
"WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS? The dude is like cut in half!" replied Naruto in hysteria as he hold on the two pieces of the boy's body in emphasis.
"He is a water shift forms. Give him water to regenerate and he'll be as good as new. He's just begging for attention at the moment." answered sternly Sasuke.
"Are you kidding me?" asked Naruto in disbelief.
"Nope."
At that, Naruto harshly let go of the shark boy's body and walk toward the Uchiha with an annoyed look on his face before throwing his bottle of water at the young man's head.
"Ouch!" replied Suigetsu as he grabs the bottle.
"Hurry up. I don't have all day." ordered angrily the blond-haired boy.
"Alright! Alright!" answered the white-haired boy before reforming his body and drinking half of the bottle.
Suddenly, a swift shadow jumped behind them behind the rocky mountain.
"What the …?" asked Naruto, startled.
"Man, I must be dead… Heaven is giving me an angel from up above." started the shark boy as he ogled the person that stands above him, "Hello there lovely! Does anybody have ever told you that you look amazing?"
"Huh! Hummm… Thank you. I suppose…" spoke a soft feminine voice.
"My name is Suigetsu and you are?" asked Suigetsu while standing up and starting his flirting mode.
"Sakura…" answered the pink haired girl, while the boy's eyes start showing that he was making connexions between her name and her hair, "Don't even think about it…"
"Alright M'mam!" said Suigetsu with a seductive smile.
"Would you stop hitting on my friend, you perverted shark! Come here Sakura, that guy is too weird. So, tell me…" asked Naruto as he drags his friend away from the others two.
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On Suigetsu and Sasuke's side
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"Damn, Sasuke. You sure have interesting friends." said Suigetsu as he throws his arm around the Uchiha's neck.
"Hn…" grunted the boy in annoyance.
"I mean this girl really is something. Look at those long creamy legs…" started the boy as he looks at Sakura.
"Suigetsu.." warned Sasuke.
"Yes?" asked the said boy.
"Shut up and stay away from her." ordered the dark-haired boy.
"Wouhhh! Touchy! I see… You want to keep that girl to yourself isn't it? Ha, but that's understandable Sasuke. I'd do the same." started the white-haired boy.
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"Now I do understand why Karin didn't stand a chance. Compares to that beauty, even a cute girl would look ugly. But that would explain why you're so stock up, too many years of pent-up emotions I see…" continued the boy.
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On Naruto and Sakura's side
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"Are you feeling better?" asked Naruto in concern as he take hold of her hand.
"Not really. I just used that jutsu again, but the chakra is leaping out of me faster then the first time. My body can't bare it anymore." confessed Sakura as she retrieve her hand.
"Why did you do that?" asked Naruto in disbelief.
"Well, I had to keep this barrier safe and since the demons were taking too much of my energy… The Kages decided…"
"They decided what? Come on Sakura! You can tell me." said Naruto honestly.
"Sigh, they decided to seal the beasts inside some jinchurikis…" spoke Sakura in apprehension.
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"If it is of any help, those who became jinchurikis agreed to do it for the sake of this world. No one forces them." added the girl.
"Well… If it was better this way, I suppose its okay. Thanks." replied the blond-haired boy.
"You sure?" asked the pink haired medic in concern.
"Yeah, yeah! So, who propose themselves?" inquired Naruto.
"Some from Kumogakure, Kirigakure and Iwagakure. Gaara took back Shukaku and Shino took the seven tailed beast." answered Sakura.
"SHINO? Ha, ha! Damn that's surprising!" said the blond-haired boy.
"Yes!"
Suddenly, the sound of lightning emitted from their left side and Suigetsu went flying in front of them.
"What the …?" said Sakura as she looks at the puddle of water made by Suigetsu.
"Sasuke." answered the jinchuriki while sweat dropping.
As he spoke his name, the Uchiha came toward them and stop in front of Naruto.
"You see! I told you he was annoying!" spoke Naruto looking at Sasuke while pointing at Suigetsu's wrecked appearance.
"Hn." grunted Sasuke in annoyance, "I have an idea to get rid of him."
"What is he talking about?" asked the pink haired girl.
"Madara is trying to cook us with Amaterasu, we're trap behind this little mountain. We can't cast a direct attack at the moment and we certainly can't locate him now." explained Naruto.
"Oh!"
"So, what do we do?" asked Suigetsu, reforming himself.
"We need to surprise him and act fast. Here's the plan." said Sasuke as he activates his sharingan.
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On Madara's side
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"Ohhh! Burn baby burn! Burn baby burn!" sing song the older Uchiha as he looks at his fire with anticipation, "It'll be over in a minute."
Suddenly, the mountain explodes into thousand shards and a powerful kunoichi start running through the debris and pieces of Amaterasu's flames with a multitude of shurikens.
"You again?" asked Madata in disbelief.
"HELL YEAH!" yelled Sakura with a confident smile as she throws her shurikens at Madara with full power.
Avoiding them easily, Madara jump in the air to escape the crumbling ground. Once he was on his two feet again, the man tried to find the girl when he realizes he was trap in a mist jutsu. A thick fog was now engulfing the dome and it was impossible to see further then the tip of his nose.
"What are you up to, little cherry blossom?" asked the older Uchiha as he looks around for an answer.
Trying to listen, Madara realize that something was off, he could tell that people were running around him, but he couldn't detect where they were coming from. Out of a sudden, a raging sound mixed with the sound of electricity erupted from both sides and as the lights begin to approach him, he understands. Sasuke had his blazing chidori in his left hand and Naruto his famous rasengan in his right one; they were on the verge of colliding, when once again Madara escaped them with a time travel jutsu.
"Fuck." said Naruto as he tried to move out of Sasuke's way.
But it was too late, their hands collide and in an instant the dome was shaking with the force of the impact. The ground crumpled under them and explodes with the pressure. Upon seeing this, Sakura took Suigetsu by the hand and ran behind a cliff in hope to be protected.
"GOD DAMMIT! THAT CLIFF WON'T HOLD AGAINST THAT!" yelled Suigetsu above the noise.
"LET'S JUST HOPE SO!" replied Sakura as they tried to hide themselves further.
After two minutes of intense explosion, the dust begins to disappear and Sakura and Suigetsu emerged from the debris of the cliff.
"Damn… That was close." spoke Suigetsu as he help the girl out of the hole they had been in.
"You said it…" said Sakura as she dust herself off, "I just hope that Naruto and Sasuke are okay."
"Yes. At least, the barrier still stands." added Suigetsu.
"Not for long." yelled Madara as he hit the girl squares in the face.
"Ghnn!" grunted Sakura as she hit the floor harshly.
"YOU ASSHOLE!" replied Suigetsu as he jumps on the Uchiha.
Unfortunately for him, the man was done playing. As fast as he had appeared, Madara disappeared and reappeared right above the boy, slicing him in two with his sword. Landing gracefully in front of his victim, the man began to advance toward the still half conscious girl with a deadly aura.
"This is the end." spoke evilly the man.
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On Naruto and Sasuke's side
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"Wake up dude!" said the blond-haired boy as he shake the unconscious body of the young Uchiha.
"Hn?"
"Are you alright?" asked Naruto.
"Yes, just dizzy." answered Sasuke as he sit on the ground.
"Where is he?" asked again the blond-haired boy.
"I don't know."
And as the young Uchiha look around the battlefield, he spots the man he was looking for, slicing in two his team-mate, Sakura still lying on the ground.
"God dammit." swear the dark-haired boy, "We have to make a move fast."
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On Sakura's side
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Madara took hold of the girl by the hair and look at her dead in the eye, effectively waking her up.
"There's no escaping this time, lovely." spoke Madara as he raised his sword.
"Sakura…" whispered Suigetsu, trying to reform himself.
"SAKURAAA!" yelled the blond-haired boy as he approach.
Not wasting any more time, the older Uchiha stab the girl in the abdomen, causing Naruto to momentarily stop his frantic course, while Sasuke jump on Madara who instantly disappeared. To the blond-haired boy time had stop.
"AAAAHHHHH!" yelled in pain Sakura.
'Fuck, why everybody always wants to stab me?' thought the girl in irritation as she falls to her knees remembering a certain Sasori.
"…N-n-no… It-it can't be..." stuttered Naruto in panic.
"SAKURA!" yelled Suigetsu as he ran to her to prevent her from crashing on the ground, "Hold on okay! NARUTO! GET HERE!"
Getting out of his trance, the blond-haired boy sprint toward his dying friend and took her hand.
"Okay, okay! There's something we can do, isn't it? I mean you're a medic and we're two desperate men." tried to reassure Naruto as he looks at her friend with panicked eyes, "Oh! My god there's blood everywhere!"
"SAKURA!" yelled Suigetsu as he try to make her focus.
"Take *cough* cough* the-the damn sword… out." growled the pink haired girl in annoyance.
"Alright! Oh man! How do I do that?" asked Naruto panicked.
"Like this." spoke Sasuke as he grab the sword and take it out in one swift move causing the girl to shriek in pain.
"SASUKE YOU JACKASS! WHY DID YOU DO THAT? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE HER SUFFER EVEN MORE?" accused the blond-haired boy.
Not answering, Sasuke rip a piece of his shirt and put some pressure on her abdomen.
"Try to heal yourself." said Sasuke.
And as she was told, Sakura begin to heal herself the only problem was that someone wasn't about to let them do it.
"This is really starting to get annoying, why can't you die?" spoke Madara, taking his head in his two hands.
"…?"
"I'll have to try harder than." added the man.
"Naruto get him!" spoke lowly the dark-haired boy.
"Yes. COME HERE YOU BASTARD!" yelled the blond-haired boy as he threw himself at him, his Sage mode activated.
"You sure it's safe to send him alone?" asked Suigetsu as he hold the pink haired girl's hand.
"Do I have a choice?" replied the Uchiha nodding toward his bloody hands in emphasis.
"I'll go with him then, stay with her." spoke the white-haired boy.
"Hn."
And as he had said, Suigetsu stand up and ran after Naruto, and once again, Sasuke was left with his ex team-mate who was fighting for her life. It was an awkward moment. Without taking his hand away from her injuries, Sasuke turn his head away from her to try clear his mind. He had to find a solution or else someone else was bound to die.
"You can leave me alone." said Sakura between two pants of air.
"What?" replied Sasuke in disbelief.
"I said, you can leave me alone." said again the girl.
"I heard you the first time. I'm asking why you want me to do that?" spoke Sasuke with a frown on his face.
"They need you more than I do now." answered Sakura, honestly.
"Says the girl without any blood left." replied the boy, ironically.
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"Listen, it's not like I have something else to do. Just heal yourself and shut up while I think." said Sasuke in annoyance.
"Ass…" insulted the girl.
"Annoying bitch." replied the Uchiha in an angry tone.
"What are you even thinking about?" asked the pink haired girl, also getting annoyed.
"A plan to get us out of here alive and Madara dead." answered Sasuke honestly.
"And since when do you want to help?" inquired the girl.
"Can we talk about this later? I'm not in the mood for your emotional rollercoaster." replied the boy hastily.
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"Sigh, forget about what I said. I didn't mean to." said Sasuke as he realized how harsh it must have sound.
"Yeah right." replied Sakura looking away, anger clearly obvious on her delicate face.
"I spoke the truth." added the boy, realising she didn't believe him.
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"Sakura…" tried Sasuke.
"What if you and Naruto hit him with a joint technique?" suggested the girl.
"What are you talking about?" asked Sasuke.
"What if you merge your two most powerful techniques and attack him with it and then seal him in another dimension using the sharingan?" continued Sakura.
"It could kill me." answered Sasuke, sternly.
"But it won't right?" asked Sakura suddenly worried.
"If we destabilize him good enough yes." replied the dark-haired boy.
"Oh…"
"But the idea is good, it's our only option now, because if the barrier breaks and we don't get rid of him, he'll come back." added Sasuke.
"I know." said Sakura.
"I'll go see Naruto and I'll try it." spoke the dark-haired boy.
"And if it doesn't work?" asked Sakura, worry in her voice.
"I'll find a way. I have an idea." answered the Uchiha.
"Hummm…" concluded the girl as she tried to stand up.
Understanding that she was done with her healing session, Sasuke let go of the girl and help her sit.
"You're still bleeding." stated the boy as he bore holes in her eyes.
"And I will continue." added the girl, avoiding his gaze.
"Why?"
"First, my chakra reserves are too low, if I continue I'll die. Secondly, the jutsu I used is killing me, if I push my limits further more, I'll end up dying. And thirdly, if I don't heal myself, I'll die too. So, no matter what I do, I'm bound to die. All I have to do if I want to live is to wait for this to end and check myself in into the nearest hospital." explained Sakura as she finally cast a serious glance at the boy.
"Hn."
Suddenly, Naruto hit the ground with one of his powerful rasengan sending the ground exploding by the pressure of it. Seeing that the after shock wave was coming their way behind the pink haired girl, Sasuke jumps behind Sakura and engulf her in his arms, trying to hide as much of her as he can. He laid his head on her right shoulder, firmly pressing his cheek on hers. His arms were wrapped around her while his legs were protecting hers.
'He's so close.' thought Sakura with a blush on her face.
'Why did I do that?' thought Sasuke also starting to blush.
The residues of Naruto's chakra then hit him in the back, digging into his skin. After two minutes, the wild wind went away and Sasuke untangled himself from the pink haired girl but remained close.
"NARUTO YOU MORON! BE CAREFUL." yelled the dark-haired boy.
"SORRY!" replied Naruto at the other side of the dome.
"Idiot." mumbled the Uchiha in annoyance.
Turning back his attention, Sasuke realized he was almost nose to nose with the girl.
"Hn."
No matter what was going on in his mind before that was now completely forgotten. "Oh…Sorry about that." said Sakura trying to cover the blush on her face, while backing away a little.
'Suigetsu was right. She is beautiful. Damn. I'm loosing my mind.' said the dark-haired boy as he remained stoic.
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And out of no where Sasuke took hold of her chin with his right hand.
'I want to kiss her so badly and yet I'm not sure about this. She might take it the wrong way, since what I did the last time…' thought the dark-haired boy in confusion.
"What are you-you doing?" asked Sakura starting to freak out.
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"Let's finish this okay." said Sasuke as he let her go, looking away and standing up.
"Right. Humm… Be careful Sasuke." replied Sakura, a sad smile on her face.
"Hn."
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On Naruto's side
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"Man… Nothing's working. My only hope is to use the technique that Killerbee showed me. But I'm not even sure if I'll be able to use it. I didn't have time to practice it enough. Damn. What am I going to do?" spoke Naruto to himself as Suigetsu attacked Madara.
"I have the plan." replied Sasuke.
"AHHH!" yelled Naruto in panic when the dark-haired boy appeared behind him, "ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME AN HEART ATTACK?"
"Hn."
"What plan?" asked the blond-haired boy, getting serious.
"An idea from Sakura." answered the young Uchiha.
"Huh!"
"Listen, if we act fast, there's a way to counteract Madara's jutsu. We'll try something like earlier." added Sasuke.
"A combine attack again?"
"Yes. I'll create a clone and use him to attack Madara while you do the same on the other side to weaken him. We'll then attack him in the front with our joint technique and to avoid him from escaping us, we'll have Suigetsu to hold him down. With his ability of turning into water, he'll be able to escape with no harm. And finally, I'll seal him into another dimension with my sharingan. I just hope our attack will be powerful enough to almost kill him or else I'll never be able to get him." explained the dark-haired boy.
"Well, I might have another technique that could give us# more power, but I'm not sure if it's going to work…" spoke Naruto as he looks at Suigetsu to make sure he was alright.
"It's better then nothing. Besides we have to hurry up, Sakura is about to die." said Sasuke.
"WHAT?" asked Naruto in disbelief.
"She can't heal herself completely, she has to see another medic as fast as she can, or she'll end up dead." resumed the dark-haired boy.
"Okay… But let's try your idea first. If it doesn't work at least we'll have a plan B." concluded the blond haired boy.
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Chapter twenty one is not totally complete, but it should be okay for next week even if it's my birthday... ^_^ Love you all!