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So much plot bunnies...Can't decide anymore.

I hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm stalling at the fight scenes...

P.S. I wished Naruto was mine.

~TAG ~

Naruto jolted upright, pain searing in his body. He coughed as he tried to stand up. The sound of splashing water echoed through the area. He looked around at his surroundings. It looked like a network of green tunnels. Sewers you could say, with water everywhere. The water rose to his knees and his eyes widened. Did he die? Was this hell? Slowly Naruto walked around, looking for the mysterious man. He started to follow the tunnel leading to the light. His journey lead him to giant, black gates. He gulped, something told him to stay away from those gates. Curiosity got the best of him and he inched closer. A growl emitted from the depths of the gates and Naruto looked up, the gates were like the never ending sky. Suddenly a violent spasm shook his body and Naruto doubled over. Coughs racked his body and he clutched his stomach. The pain was excruciating and Naruto fainted just as deep red eyes peered at him from behind the looming gates.

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'Kenji' shook his head as he stopped what he was doing. He studied the black ink spiraling towards the boy's belly.

"Can't have you fainting on me." He muttered to himself. He prodded the boy's stomach and chakra shot out from his fingers. He smirked as his eyes met with blue.

"I see you're awake—Naruto-kun." He watched as the boy coughed again. He just needed to add a few more seals and it would be complete. He smirked again as his eyes bled to red again. Naruto gasped as he felt everything go dark, then he reappeared in the sewers again; only this time, the man was with him.

"W-what are you doing?"

The man looked at him and Naruto shivered, "Quiet."

Naruto watched as the man walked towards the gate. A low growl shook the ground. The man kept walking, with each step, the growls grew louder.

"Hey." The man greeted. He was met with a blast of chakra. Naruto fell over, the blast flowing with killer intent. The man chuckled, "You should be glad. You'll be free soon."

Another growl and Naruto watched in horror as two large eyes appeared, bloodshot red. He stifled a gasp as a huge, red fox appeared. Behind him, eight - no - nine tails whipped through the openings of the gate. The man caught them with ease as they lashed out towards him.

"Now now, Kyuubi, I still need to reach the seal. Would you stop moving for a second?"

Another growl echoed through the sewers.

"Not talking to me?" The man taunted as he clasped his hands together. "Water Release: Twister." (1)

The water beneath his feet swirled and shot up from underneath him. Naruto followed the twisting water with his eyes as it propelled the man upwards until he was eye level with the red fox. The man grinned as he reached for the seal, only to have his access blocked by raging tails.

"Don't make me laugh, you who have eyes that are more sinister compared to mine. I will not bow down to you. I'd kill you first."

"Then try it. Remember what happened last time?"

"You are not even here so why bother. I can crush this pathetic vessel you are currently resided in easily."

Naruto watched as the man forcefully removed the tails blocking the seals. With one quick motion, he proceeded to change the seal, only to be pushed back by a surge of chakra. The man cursed as he recognized the chakra.

'Yondaime. Even in death, you interfere with my plans.'

"WHAT?"

"Naruto has been kidnapped." Shikamaru replied calmly. The Hokage stared at Kakashi as he shrugged.

"Seems like Shikaku went after the kidnapper."

"Kakashi I hereby give you orders to mobilize all units to bring him back. Treat this as a S-ranked mission. GO!"

Kakahshi nodded, slipped on his mask and vanished in a puff of smoke. The Hokage turned his attention to the four kids in front of him.

"What were you kids doing when Naruto-kun was kidnapped?"

"We were p-playing tag." Sakura mumbled.

"A man came out of nowhere and started to hit Naruto. Then he vanished with him."

"He smelled funny though." Kiba piped in.

"Okay, I want you kids to go home. You've done a good job already. Mouse," an Anbu operative appeared, "I want you to escort them home safely."

As they left, Sarutobi frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.

Shikaku stopped on a branch as Anbu agents landed behind him.

"What have you found so far Nara-san?"

Shikaku grimaced. "Nothing Wolf-san, the trail ends in this forest. It seems like a genjutsu is casted. But I can't get through at all."

"Sparrow, check it out."

"Hai Tai-chou."

'Byakugan.'

Sparrow scanned the area. He could see tiny ripples of chakra laced throughout the forest. He frowned. They were everywhere, draped from tree to tree and zigzagging on the ground. His eyes confirmed that it was endless with no beginning or end.

"Sir, it's an area genjutsu that appears to run in circles—"

"That's exactly it. It's for confusing opponents. The closer you get to a place, the further you appear to be. Basically, if we don't proceed right, we end up in the same place."

"Well then. I guess this is where your specialty lies." Wolf retorted.

"Troublesome."

Naruto froze as the man looked at him.

"If I can't touch it, maybe you can."

Naruto tried to take a step back, but as soon as the man weaved his hands into the sign of the tiger, he stopped. The seals on Naruto's stomach that the man had been toying with glowed a bright yellow. Naruto's eyes grew bigger as his body moved on its own. Naruto felt a pull as he found himself face to face with the man (2).

"Wha—" Naruto cried out as the man disappeared from view, landed behind him, and grabbed him. Naruto felt a tug and they landed on top of the water twister.

Red chakra radiated from him and the pupils of his eyes dilated, turning black as Naruto slowly gripped the seal. Outside of his mindscape, the man watched as five - no - six red tails appeared behind the boy. So far everything was going according to plan. He would have his revenge. Now to take control of the Kyuubi.

The Hokage narrowed his eyes as he felt a surge of demonic chakra.

"Hokage-sama," an Anbu operative burst in, "the Kyuubi...chakra located in the forest..."

Sarutobi turned around just as a man with bandages on the right side of his head walked in. Behind him stood two Anbu guards. Sarutobi narrowed his eyes. He knew they were Danzo's Root operatives. But he didn't call him on it.

"What is the meaning of this Hiruzen?"

"Danzo."

The surge of demonic chakra rocketed through the forest. Shikaku dropped to the ground as the blast uprooted trees and sent them sailing towards him. Behind him, Wolf cursed as he got up.

"Sparrow!"

Sparrow activated his bloodline and frowned.

"The Kyuubi's chakra is intertwined with the genjutsu. It's impossible to find the source in this chaos."

"Where's the biggest source?" Shikaku asked. Sparrow pointed to the path in front of them. Shikaku closed his eyes, his mind whirling.

"Got it. Follow me."

A blur and they were gone.

Kyuubi growled as he stared at Naruto. The brat had been foolish enough to pull the seal. But he wasn't going to go down with a fight. He refused to be controlled by that bastard. It was ironic really. Had it been any other time, he would have kindly accepted it if the brat released him. But he wasn't about to be a puppet. He was the Kyuubi for crying out loud. Without a second thought, Kyuubi whipped his tails out at Naruto. The poor kid sailed through the air, but before he could touch the ground, his kidnapper caught him.

"MADARA!"

"You shouldn't do that. I can't have him dying. I need him as a vessel."

"What are you talking about?"

Uchiha Itachi narrowed his eyes as he sprinted towards Konoha. Something wasn't right. He could feel demonic chakra radiating near the village. It felt familiar and his eyes widened when he recognized what it was. Kyuubi. What was going on? Did the seal break? Several questions passed through his mind and Itachi let out a soft ga—breath. If the Kyuubi was unleashed, the village would be in danger, which would lead to many causalities, and—SASUKE! His baby brother would be in danger. Itachi activated his sharingan and became a blur.

"What did you figure out?" Wolf asked.

"It's simple. The genjutsu keeps the opponent from finding the enemy by distorting the sense of direction. Since it's been blocked, the opponent has to search for the chakra signature. This jutsu in particular targets that and causes hallucinations of running in circles. But since the Kyuubi's chakra got involved, everything is in haywire. The biggest source of chakra is where the enemy is. The closer we get, the stronger the chakra."

"Looks like the Kyuubi really made itself useful."

"Taichou. Not funny at all."

"T-that's impossible."

"No. It's possible. Trust me. You can get released and the brat will still be alive. I have my ways with seals. I do have Jikūkan Idō so it makes things so much easier. This way, I can use you without killing the brat, and he becomes a jail just for you." (2)

"You're saying that you can summon me and put me back as many times as you want?"

Outside Naruto's mind scape, Madara watched as the tails behind Naruto decreased to three.

"I'll kill you before you get a chance." Kyuubi spat out in Naruto's voice. Kyuubi launched himself towards Madara only to go through him.

"Did you forget Kyuubi? Your attacks can't touch me."

Kyuubi jumped up as as Madara turned around. "Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu." (3)

Kyuubi twisted Naruto's body to avoid the barrage of fire balls. He leaped off the side of a tree to change direction midair as one of the fireballs veered off-course. He barely kept Naruto's body from being scorched. He landed on the ground as an explosion came from the fireball. Kyuubi frowned. Explosives hidden in the fireballs.

Kyuubi dodged behind a tree as the fireballs changed course again. His tails shielded Naruto's body as the fireballs exploded. Bark and leaves rained down the area like a sandstorm. He cursed as Madara teleported him in front of him. Kyuubi stood up, as he felt another one of his tails disappear. He cursed again; he couldn't fight at full force lest he damage Naruto's body. But he couldn't leave Naruto's body either. That would make it easier for Madara.

"Looks like we are going to have company soon. I need to hurry."

Kyuubi narrowed his eyes. He had an ominous feeling about this.

"Summoning: Bijuu Kitsune." (4)

Kyuubi blinked as his eyes adjusted to the light. He trained his eyes on Naruto's body. That would mean—He rolled to the left as several kunais shot out towards him. He winced as one of his tails got nicked. It healed a second later.

"How is this possible? The brat's not dead."

"I told you didn't I?"

Madara teleported again, this time behind Kyuubi. Before Kyuubi could move, Madara grabbed him and pinned him to a tree. That was when Kyuubi realized he was a fourth of his original size. Madara activated his sharingan as he locked eyes with the fox. He jerked out of the way as a black ball of concentrated chakra started to shoot out from Kyuubi's mouth. It flew out like a beam and Madara ducked. Had his sharingan not been activated, he might not have been able to avoid it.

Madara surveyed the damage as he appeared behind the Kyuubi. The entire area had been incinerated.

"How destructive."

Kyuubi whirled around and stiffened as he got caught by Madara's sharingan. Those cursed eyes spinning with hatred. He felt a pull as he was sucked into Madara's control.

Itachi could make out two figures in what was left of a forest. What ever had happened had taken a enormous chunk out of the forest. He slowed down and masked his chakra; his eyes fading to a dull black. His eyes focused on the limp figure of a boy. He sensed a chakra starting to build up within the kid. He recognized the lump of blond hair. He whipped his head back to the two figures. He could make out the bijuu and—

"We're almost there." Shikaku confirmed.

"There are three—no wait four figures in the area. I think Uchiha Itachi is in the area judging by how faintly I can see him."

"That brat is something. Just eleven and he can almost hide from Anbu." Wolf commented.

Sparrow tackled them out of the way as a chakra net swooped down.

"That was close."

Madara whipped his head towards one of his traps. Itachi stopped breathing. Someone had tripped something. Itachi didn't know what he would do if he was caught. The man gave off a foreboding aura. Madara returned to his current task. He watched as the fox struggled to break free of his grasp.

"Remember what happens after this? After Kushina?"

The fox roared at the mention of Kushina.

"Mangekyō Sharingan."

Itachi froze not believing his ears. Uchiha? But before Itachi could fully think about it, his jaw literally dropped to the floor.

'H-h-how was it possible—'

This chapter got erased! I had to start over. Forgive me. I liked the first version better!

Lesson: Always SAVE!

I will have difficulty in writing this story. I hate jutsus. And yeah, fights scenes will be a disaster for me. I hope the fighting scenes was okay? ):

(1) made it up...

(2) uhm it's Madara's space time thingy (Jikūkan Idō). I might have exaggerated the use of it though...I think he has to touch someone to move them but oh well.

(3) Fire release: Phoenix Sage Technique.

Hopefully I don't lose inspiration and end up with a crappy plot. I am determined to finish this...or end it awesomely. (:

I don't know when the next chapter will come out.

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