A/N: What's up guys? Here's the next chapter that I felt inspired to publish as the story is coming closer to the end (cries animatedly) anyway I hate fight scenes, they're just so difficult to write aaahhhhh! Anyway enough ranting, here's the chapter

Chapter sixteen

Team Kakashi walked among the streets of Konoha after a successful mission and were walking and laughing at the stupid girl they had to escort to the Land of Snow for the past week. She was stupid but also tried to act all stuck up the whole time which failed miserably. Kakashi and Skylar were trying to trip each other as they walked behind Kiiro and Sasuke walking hand in hand with Kiiro leaning her head on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke had taken to wearing the regular Konoha uniform and Kiiro wore a tight black t-shirt with the flak jacket, ski shorts and knee high shinobi boots with her hitai-ate tied around her left thigh.

Kakashi hadn't changed his outfit with the Konoha hitai-ate back on his head again covering his sharingan but he still kept the shinobi hitai-ate on him. Skylar wore a maroon jaytee top in a sweetheart neckline and cut off above her naval with the flak jacket open with long black ski pants and knee high shinobi sandals and black gloves like Kakashi's with her hair loose while Kiiro wore hers in a loose plat during missions. Skylar also had her Konoha hitai-ate around her neck loosely while she still wore the maroon shinobi hitai-ate above her maroon senbon holster on her left thigh. She still had the x-shape straps also maroon colour across her back ready to hold her Executioner's blade and three-blade scythe that she kept in a scroll in her senbon holster but the straps were made into the flak jacket while she kept an extra set on her under the jacket just in case.

Her plans had been running smoothly for the past month running around with higher ranked missions of a team of chunin and jonin leader even if they were all jonin level already, they still had to work up the ranks properly.

"So did you expect to be here when you first arrived nearly four years ago?" Kakashi asked as she hopped over his foot trying to trip her.

"Honestly… No. I had this whole plan sorted out like any fan of Naruto of what to do but as soon as I arrived, it flew out the window." Skylar said with a smirk as she managed to nick Kakashi's foot, making him stumble.

"What was that plan exactly, fuel my curiosity." Kakashi said with a slight smile to his voice.

"Honestly I was totally in love with you from the anime, I also like Itachi but you know he kinda died… That was a sad battle. Anyway…" Skylar said quickly but Kakashi tripped her and caught her blushing.

"So, infatuated with me huh… Do I make you nervous Skylar-chan?" Kakashi said in a purr as he leaned into her ear and she smiled and laughed.

"No sorry, not anymore. That's Naruto's job now." Skylar said and Kakashi became depressed for a second.

"What did you think of Naruto and Sasuke back then?" Kakashi asked with curiosity.

"I absolutely hated Sasuke… No offence… I just saw Naruto as… I don't know, maybe just cute but he is able to affect people so much, no one can tell how he would affect your life when you get to know him but he was always an inspiration… We're falling off the topic here." Skylar pointed out with a pout as Kakashi simply side stepped her foot easily. "Anyway, I was going to find you with my travel plans and then snap those ten people out of the Tsukuyomi by sneaking into Konoha and let you deal with it." She said with a shrug. "It's so much easier in your head than real life now, everything becomes difficult when unknowns slot themselves in like untouched power and feelings." Skylar said as they continuously tripped each other up the stairs to Tsunade's office, laughing and running with a smiling Sasuke behind, shaking his head and Kiiro laughing and egging them on. Something happened as they opened her door and Kakashi fell in with Skylar also falling in and landing on his back, both of them wiping away tears from laughing so hard.

"And that is how chunins… Or jonin's shouldn't act." Tsunade's voice cut through coldly as they looked up to see Konohamaru's team grinning at them with laughter also dancing in their eyes. "You're dismissed Team Ebisu." Tsunade said and the team left with hello's and good byes. Sasuke picked Skylar up off of Kakashi while Kiiro pulled Kakashi up and they stood at attention at Tsunade's desk with her scowling at them. "You're lucky I'm feeling merciful today or I would have had you chasing after Tora the cat again… Now I have a mission for you to back up team Yamato, it seems they accidentally caught up to Kabuto during their assistance mission to Kinja Town between Tsuchi no Sato and Kusagakure… I heard from Naruto that Skylar has made it her personal mission to bring Kabuto down which is why I'm sending your team plus the two teams can work flawlessly together… I just want you to observe him for now and if you get the chance, bring him down." Tsunade said and Skylar smirked with Kiiro looking determined and punching her palm.

"When do we leave?" Skylar asked and Tsunade smirked.

"Straight away." She said and Skylar was out of her window with Kiiro close behind in blurs of red and yellow. Sasuke smiled after them as he watched them playing across the rooftops and Kakashi sighed and shook his head.

"Twice the trouble Kushina and Naruto could ever produce… I could only imagine if Naruto's parents were here, the village would be in chaos with the two blondes and red hairs." Tsunade said with a fond smile and Kakashi eye smiled.

"Minato-sensei would have had a fit as he would have probably still been Hokage… The pranks would have been aimed at him most of the time… Thank you Tsunade-sama." Kakashi said as he left through the door with Sasuke to chase after their troublemakers.

They ran full speed for three days straight with Kiiro and Skylar saying they could rest when they got there and unfortunately they had been right. Naruto met them at the meeting point and they ran full speed back to where they were staying.

"Sakura-chan's been hurt and unconscious for three days now and Sai is suffering as well with a few broken bones but Kurama's chakra has been helping him and Captain Yamato out but Kurama said he can't do anything for Sakura-chan." Naruto stressed as they ran towards town gates.

"Does he know what is affecting her though?" Skylar asked as she was near enough a medic with extra training when she had lost her sight as using her chakra help keep it going and healing her.

"He said it's a multitude of different drugs and poisons but he can't filter them because he's not apart of her like he is with me." Naruto said with furrowed brows.

"I need to talk to him for five seconds Naruto." Skylar said as she touched his cheek as they kept running and she stood in front of the giant fox once again.

'It's good to see you again Kurama.' Skylar said up to him and he gave her a foxy grin.

'Likewise Skylar… Is this about the pink haired girl?' He asked and Skylar nodded with a sigh.

'I need to know every drug that has entered her system or I can't counter them.' Skylar asked him. 'Thank you for everything you've done so far Kurama.' He grinned at her like a happy puppy would with his eyes closed and ears pulled back.

'She's been attacked by a heavy metal poison as well as venom from multiple spiders, scorpions and snakes that have been affecting her organs and I've been treating them and flushing them out but without a drip she becomes dehydrated. The drugs have been hallucinogenic drugs as well as painkillers and an aphrodisiac. The last two have worn off but the first is still active, it is a very complicated drug. Apart from that she is fine and I keep healing her… Is there anything else you need to know human?' Kurama asked.

'No, thank you once again Kurama.' Skylar said with a smile and a fist bump with him before returning to reality.

"And?" Kakashi asked.

"It's not looking good, I have limited skills but I'll do everything I can using her Strength of a Hundred Seals and her chakra will heal herself once I remove the drugs and poisons… Kurama's been doing everything he can." Skylar said as they landed and began making their way through the town to where they had been staying. They opened the door and instantly Skylar sat down. "Keep her pulse and chakra strong, she's going to need it Naruto. Kakashi, make her a drip with Kiiro's help, Sasuke check Yamato and Sai for any other injuries… Sakura's going to kill me later for this… Once you've checked them I need you to find me twenty glasses bigger than a regular shot glass, high potent alcohol and cotton wool, chopsticks or tongs as well as a lighter." Skylar said as she began meditating for sage mode while everyone completed their tasks.

By the time she had entered sage mode all tasks had been completed as Byakko began feeding her natural chakra as she got comfortable next to Sakura with what she asked for. She poured the vodka into a bow and dipped cotton wool into it and set it alight using the tongs as she threw it into the glass and let it burn while she placed a small cut on Sakura's wrist. She removed the cotton and put the cup over the cut straight away and repeated the process over the junction over her elbows, by her heart, stomach, pancreas, both sets of intestines, uterus and down her legs. She placed the palm of one hand over the back of her other and linked the fingers over as she focused over Sakura's chest and zoned out completely as a large amount of chakra began flowing from Skylar and into Sakura.

Skylar zoned back and touched the seal on Sakura's head as it expanded and her chakra flared up as blood began pouring from the little cuts and into the glasses as her wounds healed and the blood ran clear of any colour but the red it should. Skylar turned her head to the side as liquid began pouring out of Sakura's mouth and nose. Skylar dropped sage mode and removed the cups from Sakura's body and wiped away the liquid with the burning cotton wool she used earlier and placed it into a scroll for further inspection. Sakura's seal on her forehead reverted back and she was breathing easier as Skylar wiped away what ran out of her nose and mouth.

"How is she?" Yamato finally asked as Skylar scooted back against a wall and slumped against it tiredly.

"She'll be fine but she'll need some rest and that drip for a while… I want the whole story of what happened but not right now." Skylar said firmly as she covered her eyes with a hand.

"What was that, that what you did?" Naruto asked as he pulled her in to cuddle against him.

"It's called fire cupping, used to improve blood flow and remove impurities from the blood and body." Skylar explained.

"And the massive amount of chakra used and that seal I've never seen before?" Kakashi asked as he sat down next to her on the other side.

" It activates all chakra points in your hand, I picked it up from the Hyuuga's, it's effective for using massive amounts of chakra at a time. The chakra pulled all poisons and drugs into her blood stream and gave it a new target, the cups with the bits of alcohol in them… In other words, I turned the poison into a parasite looking for that specific feature and it fled from her body to the cups. This technique has been under tests until now and can only be used by someone skilled with amazing senses, chakra control and vast amounts of chakra." Skylar explained tiredly.

"To use an experimental technique in real life circumstances is risky but it worked for now, good job." Kakashi praised.

"Thanks… Let's get some rest and discuss what happened to put Sakura into such a state." Skylar said as she fell asleep on Naruto

Skylar woke up to familiar voices and in a separate room, in a futon. She felt stiff and nauseous as she sat up carefully after extending such a large amount of chakra the day before and not resting the whole way there. Skylar performed the summoning jutsu and had to swallow back some bile as the nauseous feeling got worse and Byakko, Seiryu and Suzaku hovered in front of her and she smiled.

"Hey guys… Remember Kabuto?… Up for some recon?" She began and the dragons shared a look.

Skylar stretched as she walked into the main room of the inn they were staying at. Sakura was sitting up and drinking water slowly with Kiiro's help and Kakashi, Yamato, Sai, Naruto and Sasuke were hovering around the kitchen bit connecting into one room.

"So, mission details." Skylar said seriously as she sat on the table with her legs hanging over the side.

"We were on our way back to Konohagakure when he appeared with some messed up goons. He attacked us with no reason at all even when we asked him he replied saying he just felt like attacking us since he didn't like Konoha. It was just a random attack." Yamato explained.

"He got close in by Sakura and injected her with purple brown liquid and ran, leaving Sakura unconscious like how you saw her last night." Sai explained. Skylar rubbed her eyes and ran her hands through her hair with a frustrated sigh/growl.

"He has a better reason than it being just because you come from Konoha… It's to spite Kiiro and I… He killed a strong test subject to turn me into a stronger one but I killed Yusei and Kuro saved Sasuke leaving him powerless with a traitor after his hide." Skylar said with the strange saying 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' coming to mind. She lay back on the table with her mind running hundreds of miles a minute. Kakashi noticed the slight furrowed brows of Skylar's and the look to her eyes as it stayed silent for a while.

"I know that look, what's running through your head?" Kakashi said accusingly and Skylar just smirked as she felt her spine clicking into place.

"Ever heard of the saying 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'?" She asked and they all said yes.

"What about it?" Kakashi asked.

"It came to mind that's all… Where was Kabuto last seen or have you not kept track on him?" Skylar asked, looking up at Yamato.

"He used a space-time jutsu to leave, we couldn't track or find him." Yamato admitted and Skylar sat up and examined everyone's conditions. Her team was fine with her being a little worn down, Yamato, Sai and Naruto were all fine as well probably also worn down a little.

"Well we've been sent here under orders to observe and possibly destroy and nearly everyone is okay so… Let's go hunting!" Skylar hopped off the table excitedly and smirked making some of them groan and moan. "Kiiro can stay here and take care of Sakura since she has my senbon so two teams of three but we'll swap Naruto and Sasuke around so Team Kakashi will search with help from Kakashi's ninken and Team Yamato by sky with Sasuke's hawks… Any objections?" She asked.

"Just one…" Kakashi began and Skylar waited with an open expression. "Who the hell put you in charge?" He asked playfully and Skylar smirked and pulled out her tongue at him before heading off to fetch her things.

It was a dry and rocky landscape as they ran around, looking and asking about information from people. Kakashi's ninken had picked up his scent multiple times but like Yamato explained, they had used a space-time jutsu to get away every time. They were jumping down from ledge to ledge down a rocky mountain as they were returning to the inn they were staying at when a chakra appeared with Skylar being up front who skidded to a halt in front of a hooded person who was laughing quietly, hiding their face behind the hood, the chakra was sinister and dark but familiar but no at the same time… almost hazy some how. Skylar drew a senbon and held it defensively in front of her as Kakashi and Naruto came to a stop at her flanks with their own kunai drawn in defence.

"Who are you?" Skylar asked defensively.

"I'm so disappointed you don't recognise me Skylar." The familiar voice said as the hood was pushed off. Skylar scowled at what she saw… It was Kabuto who had a rinnegan and sharingan like Tobi and his hair had black low lights in it everywhere.

"What have you done to yourself this time Kabuto?" Naruto asked also with disgust. He grinned manically and held up his hands to the sky like a god.

"Yusei has become one with me… I can see how easily Tobi fell to your power Skylar, it's amazing! Forbidden jutsus are simple now, you should try it sometime." Kabuto said, visibly vibrating with power.

"You're disgusting." Skylar spat out, making his grin wider some how as he laughed. "Defiling other people's bodies and their graves is sick, just like you… Now why have you come here?" Skylar challenged.

"To show you that you won't be winning this time around… I will kill you when the time comes and lead this world into peace by my own hands, I will rule with fear, no one will go against me with such power." Kabuto laughed out manically making Skylar snarl and step back at the shear power he was emitting, he was planning on taking them down right then if he could and Skylar could feel it. He stepped forward and Kakashi and Naruto rushed forward while Skylar took a step back, threw her senbon in her hand at Kabuto and grabbed them by their collars and flashed them back to the inn using the senbon Kiiro kept on her as a beacon as she dropped them and grabbed her dodged senbon by Kabuto from the cliff and landed on the floor of the inn again with a hard thump on her back as she was falling before she flashed back.

"What the hell did you do that for?!" Naruto yelled at her leaning over her as she gained her breath back after being winded.

"He would have killed us right there and then and he could have… Yusei was a hell of a lot stronger than I was and he's probably injected himself with some of my blood and DNA as well, we were at a disadvantage whether you believe it or not… Where's the other team?" Skylar explained bluntly as she sat up and looked around.

"They're probably already on their way back like we were. Is he really that strong?" Kakashi asked as he helped her up.

"He was vibrating with pure power, he wasn't playing around, he could have taken us down right there… Things have just gotten stickier." Skylar stressed. Kakashi could believe what she said by the way she reacted up against him, she had never backed down so easily from an opponent before.

Soon enough the other team was back and had the situation explained to them and it was decided to get back to Konoha to explain everything to Tsunade as soon as possible.

"He what!" Tsunade hissed as she stood up with her hands on the desk back in Konoha as the group stood before her.

"Exactly what I explained." Skylar said with a scowl as she avoided her burning gaze. Tsunade sighed with annoyance as she looked out over Konoha to calm herself down.

"We'll need to get the other nations involved now… We can't risk him aiming for you and the Kage's, he'll turn the world into nothing if we don't do something now." Tsunade said, still looking out.

"I still want this as my own personal mission Tsunade." Skylar said and Tsunade whipped around on her, looking angry.

"You said yourself you're no match for him, you can't do this alone now so give up Skylar, it's impossible… You're all dismissed until further notice." She said defeated at the end as she stared back out across Konoha. The group turned around and walked out, closing the door behind them as they walked down the corridors.

"You guy's go on ahead and take Sakura to the hospital, I've got something I need to do." Skylar said distractedly, looking at the ground as the group stopped and looked at her.

"Don't do anything stupid Skylar." Kakashi warned her harshly but with care behind the warning.

"I won't don't worry, I'll catch you guys later." Skylar said with a slight smile as she flashed away to the senbon at Ichiraku's as she made her way back to the Hokage's tower again in a round about way.' Forbidden jutsus are simple now, you should try it sometime.' Those words Kabuto said to her had been jumping around in her head and for once she decided to follow what he was saying as she snuck into the forbidden archives in the base of the tower once again.

There was no doubt in Skylar's mind that Kabuto would be using the reanimation jutsu to fuel his plans once again but how far would he go with the summons… Would he use the same summons he used during the war or had he found new ones? He would be using both, he's not playing around anymore especially with that type of power… She was just going to have to fight forbidden against forbidden even if it meant breaking the rules. But it's not breaking the rules if no one knew about it plus she had the dragon's help as well, they probably have some jutsus up their sleeves for her to use as well.

Sneaking in was just as easy as last time and she found the most dustiest book there to hide her last senbon in so she could access the library easy with her other senbons being placed at home, Ichiraku's, Tsunade's office, the training fields, Kiiro has one, the hospital and at the gates of Konoha.

The guards still followed the same routes as she followed around behind them in the darkened library like room with windows up by the high ceilings. She knew ANBU was trying to follow her all of the time again as soon as they entered the village but with the Hiraishin they couldn't keep up… Nothing would be written down and nothing removed from the library except photos on her I-pod and deleted right away every time she was finished for the day. All techniques are to be practised during the night in a secluded training ground and in a barrier. Studying would be harder with Naruto sharing a room with her now but she'll work around it somehow besides, they had accepted her decision and wouldn't pry except about things they could do right then.

Forbidden jutsus were forbidden for a reason so she'd have to be careful on what she finds out or she might become power hungry and screw everything up anyway and keeping her friends close would help her with that like the last time. Also catching up on some medical training would also help her in case something goes wrong some where, she can't perform surgeries on herself, she's not that type of freak otherwise she'd be no better than Kabuto.

Browsing through all of the books and scrolls was a little intimidating and a little scary but she needed to go through with this as she picked up the scroll on the reanimation jutsu and began reading as she followed the ANBU guard around, hiding her chakra and hiding from them. The scroll didn't help much saying she knew most of what it explained already and how to defeat it as she moved onto other forbidden techniques as she passed the shelves and walked behind the ANBU.

She flashed home by the time night began to fall as she continued reading books she grabbed on the way home from Konoha library as she sat down at her desk, switched on her lamp and continued to read up on medical jutsu and other jutsus and fun facts. She didn't notice Naruto lounging on the bed and smirking at her obliviousness at him being there in the room.

"I know you're there so stop smirking, there's no way in hell you could ever sneak up on me." Skylar said from hunching over her book at her desk. Naruto pouted and got up to stand behind her and rub her tense shoulders and read over her shoulder.

"So you've been at the library all day huh?" Naruto said as he felt her relax under his fingertips.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that… Has Kakashi made food yet, I'm starving?" Skylar asked as she relaxed back fully into the massage and ignored the book with a smile on her lips and her eyes closed.

"Yeah, it's in the oven, want me to bring you some?" Naruto asked as he managed to get her to melt under his hands.

"Yes, before you seduce me any further." Skylar nearly moaned out and Naruto chuckled as he sent a shadow clone to do it and set it down in front of her as he continued to massage her while she ate. She sighed happily as she leaned back against the chair and pulled Naruto down for a deep kiss as she smiled into it. "You're awesome, you know that?" She said rhetorically and Naruto blushed a little as he pecked her lips and got dressed for bed as she returned to her studying. She fell into bed near dawn and was out like a light as she unconsciously cuddled up to Naruto and his protectiveness with a small smile.