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Chapter 17:The Invasion

Sasuke POV

"Dad!" barked a voice in my ear. I yawned irritated that someone had woken me up. I looked up to see a black wolf pup looking at me, his small tail wagged. "Hi!" I lifted my head.

"Hey, what are you doing up so early," I growled irritably. It was Akio, my pup. I hadn't realized how much he'd grown his small legs were becoming more longer and agile. His muzzle was longer. His green eyes glittered happily.

"Can we go on a patrol?" Akio growled excitedly. I looked over his shoulder and saw his sister Hakuro looking at me eagerly.

I haven't been spending enough time with them... I looked towards Naruto's den. Hm, even Naruto has time to bond with his pups. I stretched and stood. "Alright, let's go."

My pups wagged their tails. "Yay!"

I padded over to my den. "I have to let your mother know where you're going." I walked in and sniffed the air. The den smelled strongly of berries and herbs. I found Sakura asleep in the back of the den. I nuzzled her. "Sakura?"

She yawned and opened her eyes. "Sasuke, what is it?" She suddenly became alert her ears twitching. "Is something wrong?"

"No, the pups want me to take them on a patrol," I replied quietly. Sakura nodded.

"You take them," she growled and then looked down at her paws. "Being a healer I don't take them out often enough."

I nodded and padded outside to meet my pups. They followed me into the forest. It was still dawn so no one was awake. I heard something scuttling across the ground. I signaled for my pups to be silent. Crouching I sniffed the air then I leaped forward pinning something down. The animal let out a terrified squeak. I snapped its neck in one quick movement. My pup's eyes widened.

"Whoa! That's the biggest mouse I've ever seen," barked Akio. "Can you teach me how to catch prey like that?"

"Me too!" yipped Hakuro wagging her tail. I almost grinned.

My pups wanted to learn from me? The father that left them with a busy mother that didn't have enough time for them? I went into a crouch tucking my legs under me and moving quickly forward. "Try that," I growled. Hakuro went first. Her crouch was perfect, but she wasn't moving as quickly. "Move faster." Hakuro nodded, but she stopped abruptly twitching her ears. Suddenly she veered off to the left and leaped into the bushes. I heard a loud shrill cry and Hakuro came back dragging something behind her. It was a rabbit, but it was a small one.

"Wow!" barked Akio his green eyes glittered in excitement. "Can I try?"

"Alright, give it a try," I growled watching Akio. He dropped into a crouch. His tail was wagging furiously. "Calm down, you're sending leaves everywhere."

"Oh, sorry." Akio's tail lay flat on the ground and he sped forward. He leaped, springing on imaginary prey. He looked at me waiting for my review.

"Very, good. You're very fast, but your leap was a little clumsy," I commented.

"Oh, that's not too bad, right?" Akio asked. I stayed silent for a moment sniffing the air. I could smell the scent of another wolf.

"Let's go. The pack will be awake soon," I growled. My pups looked at me anxiously. "Take the prey back to your mother. I'm going hunting. You know the way back don't you?" Hakuro looked to her brother.

"I know the way!" Akio said picking up the prey. "Come on, Hakuro!" Akio took off towards the clearing. Hakuro quickly walked up to me and nuzzled me.

"Bye, dad," she growled before following her brother. When I was sure they were out of earshot I turned around snarling.

"Show yourself!" I growled. A wolf emerged from the shadows. His fur was light gray and black. A purple rope collar hung around his neck. Realization suddenly hit me. "Orochimaru! What are you doing here?"

"Aw, what a shame that I didn't get to meet your pups. How are you Sasuke?" growled Orochimaru staring at me with his pale yellow eyes that resembled a snake's. His grinned at me with sharp teeth.

"Don't act like you're just here to just talk!" I snapped. Orochimaru frowned.

"Ah, my own pupil turns on his master?" Orochimaru looked me up and down. "I can see that your collar is gone. Why did you leave so abruptly?"

"I saw the errors your ways and couldn't stand being around you and your mutant pack." I winced at the painful memory I'd tried to forget. The journey I took to get stronger ran through my mind again. "You aren't my master anymore!" Orochimaru had taught me and I'd become stronger under his leadership. The only thing that troubled me was that Orochimaru worked with humans who did experiments on animals, cruel experiments. Then I started to see the evil in him.

"How ungrateful of you." Orochimaru shook his head as he bared his teeth. Before I could react his teeth sank into my neck and he flipped me onto my back. His claws pressed into my chest threatening to crush my ribs. My breath came in gasps. "Remember Sasuke, I didn't teach you all I know. I am much stronger than you thanks to the countless experiments I've had."

"Monster!" I choked out. He lifted his weight off of me.

"I would kill you, but what fun would that be? I'll just watch you die in the war." Orochimaru chuckled. I sat up quickly.

"What war?" I snapped. "There will be no war!"

"You may think that, but there will be bloodshed and I will be there to watch." Orochimaru slipped into the shadows still chuckling. Then he disappeared. I stood wincing at the pain in my back and neck. I sniffed the air trying to catch prey for myself.

No one will know about Orochimaru. No one...

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Shika POV

"Tamaki, stop that!" snapped Temari at Tamaki. "You don't play with your food." Tamaki bowed his head.

"Sorry, mom," He began eating his prey again.

"I told you so," growled Yumi in a smug tone. Tamaki shot her a glare, but didn't say anything.

This is their first patrol. I thought happily. Tenten and Neji were with us too with their son Negi. The sky was gray today. Negi examined a magpie he'd caught.

"What kind of bird is this?" he asked curiously.

"That's a magpie, Negi. They're rare around here," replied Neji his eyes betrayed how proud he was. I twitched my ears trying to listen for any trouble. Temari looked up at me.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "Do you hear something?"

I shook my head. "I feel like we're being watched..."

"Please, you're just hearing things," she snorted. "No wolf dares to sneak up on us." She pushed me with her paw playfully. I just continued eating.

"I'm done! Can I go ahead?" Tamaki barked excitedly.

Yumi jumped up. "Me too! I'm done!"

"Can I go too, Dad?" asked Negi. Tenten shook her head.

"After you're finished, Negi," she growled. Negi looked downcast, but continued eating. I looked at Temari.

"It won't hurt to let them run around for a bit," Temari said shrugging her shoulders. Tamaki touched Negi with his paw playfully.

"You're it, Negi!" Tamaki barked running off with Yumi. Negi immediately ran after them. Tenten groaned.

"Kaori's gonna give me hell for not bringing her," Tenten complained. Temari and I laughed. Then I noticed that the pups were out of sight.

"Where are the pups?" I asked looking around.

"I can hear them. They're nearby," Neji replied twitching his ears to catch the sound. I bit into my rabbit again.

Everything is fine. We're all here enjoying the day. What could go wrong?

Tamaki POV (Yay! Shika's son POV!)

"I'm going to catch you!" barked Negi behind us.

"Come on, Negi!" growled Yumi playfully. Suddenly Negi tackled me hard which sent us tumbling forward past Yumi. We suddenly crashed into something. I thought it was a tree at first, but it felt furry. I looked up to see a a black wolf with a white face staring down at us. Yumi stopped dead behind us.

"W-Who are you?" Negi said slowly backing up. I sniffed the air and growled.

"Its an Akatsuki wolf!" I growled. I heard a yelp of pain behind me. I whirled around.

"What do we have here? A couple of pups from Uzumaki Pack?" growled a blond dog. He had my sister hanging limply from his jaws.

"Yumi!" I howled as I ran towards the dog. "Let my sister go!" The dog swatted me away with his paw.

"Look at how weak they are, Blade," laughed the dog. I got up quickly and lunged at the dog again. He knocked me away again, harder this time. "Give up, pup!" I stood again, my vision blurry. Negi was nowhere in sight.

"Enough, Deidara. Pein asked us to take the pups of Uzumaki Naruto," growled Blade. Deidara looked at Blade.

"Don't you recognize the scent? These pups are the beta's. They are also valuable," Deidara reasoned. Blade growled.

"Should we take the other one?" Blade glared at me and I let out a growl. Deidara chuckled and cocked his head sideways towards me.

"Nah, one's enough. The invasion will start soon. Kill him," Deidara barked. Suddenly a strong paw slammed me down to the ground again.

"Time to die," snarled Blade close to my ear. Blade's claws sank into my back. I howled in pain. I saw Deidara running back to the Akatsuki border.

"NO!" I barked after them. "Yumi!" Suddenly a growl ripped through the air. The weight was pulled off of me. I heard the sounds of a struggle.

"Kankuro!" growled my dad as he clawed at the Akatsuki wolf. I looked down at the ground. Blood was dripping from my back. "Stay away from my son!" Someone was licking my wound and I immediately recognized the scent.

Negi! So he went to get the patrol. Soon I heard my mother's voice.

"Tamaki!" she barked loudly. I could see her running over to me. She sniffed me all over looking for any other wounds besides the one on my back. "Where's Yumi?"

"They... they took her," I choked out.

"What?" Dad snarled and slammed Kankuro to the ground. "Where is she?"

"She's in the custody of Pein now," Kankuro chuckled. "The invasion is coming."

"Get back to Naruto! Prepare the pack!" snapped Mom above me. I was able to see Neji and Tenten race past me.

"It will be too late!" howled Kankuro. "It's only a matter of time..."

"Shika, we have to leave. We have to prepare," Mom pleaded with Dad. Dad grunted and stepped off of Kankuro. Mom picked me up lightly by the scruff of my neck. The bleeding had stopped from my back. I felt defeated.

I couldn't protect Yumi. I'm useless... Why do I have to be so weak? Wind rushed past me as my parents raced home. What's going to happen to the pack?

Naruto POV

"Get ready for battle!" I barked from on top of my den. "The Akatsuki are coming to fight with Uzumaki Pack! Sakura I am leaving you in charge of healing the wounded." Sakura nodded towards me. "The pups will be taken away from here to prevent further kidnapping! Choji, I want you to escort them." Choji nodded quickly and began rounding up the pups. "Two wolves will keep a lookout for the Akatsuki. Tenten and Neji will manage that. This could be the war that was bound to start, but we will win it!" The whole pack cheered. I jumped down from the rock I was standing on. Hinata was bringing out my pups.

"Naruto, are you sure we can win this?" Hinata asked, her eyes were full of fear. I nodded and grinned.

"Believe it." Hinata smiled and padded over to Choji. I was beginning to wonder if we'd win the battle myself... Suddenly I heard a loud yelp at the entrance of the clearing. I whirled around. Tenten was pinned to the ground by a black wolf. Memories flooded back to me from the past. "Itachi!" Suddenly wolves flooded the clearing howling and snapping at any wolf that was near. Another wolf slammed into me knocking me to the ground.

"It's too late for your pack, Uzumaki," growled a dark voice. Itachi stared me in the eyes. "Give up now while you can."

"Never!" I howled throwing Itachi off of me. I snapped at him and he raked his claws against my chest. I swiped at him with my paw and he jumped back. I caught a glimpse of another Akatsuki wolf wrestling with Choji. Itachi grabbed my neck with his teeth and flipped me over. I scratched his muzzle as he atempted to lunge again. Then I scraped dirt into Itachi's eyes. He howled in frustration rubbing his eyes with his paw.

"Playing dirty are we Uzumaki?" growled a voice behind me. Suddenly I felt claws rake across my back. I whirled to see a blue wolf grinning at me. It was Kisame. He lunged forward throwing me down on the ground and pinning me. Itachi recovered from my attack and clamped his jaws around my neck. My air supply was suddenly cut off. I thrashed against Kisame's weight.

"Naruto!" Itachi's grip was released on my neck. I managed to catch a glimpse of Shikamaru wrestling with Itachi. I threw Kisame off. I saw Temari setting Tamaki down at Sakura's den. When she was sure Tamaki was safe she leaped on an Akatsuki wolf that drew too close.

"Heh, you aren't the stupid little pup I saw a few years ago," Kisame sneered. I jumped on him, but he dodged my attack. His movements were stiff and a little slower than before. Everytime he used his right leg he would wince slightly. I lunged forward knocking Kisame over. I snapped my jaws around his right leg and yanked as hard as I could. Kisame howled in agony as I tugged. I heard a snapping sound and I jumped off of Kisame. He got up with difficulty. "D-Damn you..." He half-heartedly lunged at me, but I dodged and he crashed to the ground. I looked around surveying the clearing. Hinata, Temari and Sakura, and Gaara were fighting near Sakura's den where the pups were most likely hiding. Tenten and Neji fought together at the entrance. Choji, Kiba, and Ino fought off a few Akatsuki wolves. I saw Matsuri snap at an Akatsuki wolf and sent him yelping into the forest.

"Get out of here you coward!" she howled after him. Suddenly I heard more wolves approaching. My fur bristled.

More Akatsuki? It can't be... A familiar she wolf burst into the clearing barking.

"Attack!" she howled. Shikamaru looked up from where he was fighting.

"Mom?" he said disbelievingly. More wolves entered the clearing. Now there were two wolves taking on one wolf. I saw Hiro take down another wolf. More wolves were starting to retreat. Itachi broke from Shikamaru's grip. Blood gushed from his neck heavily.

"Fall back!" he howled. He retreated towards the entrance with his pack. The wolves cheered as the last of them disappeared.

"Yeah!" Tenten cheered. "Don't mess with Uzumaki Pack!"

"What a bunch of wimps," Yoshino snorted. "They ran with their tails between their legs as soon as they saw us!" I padded up to Yoshino.

"Thank you for helping us," I said nodding to her gratefully. Yoshino nodded.

"Glad to be of service," she replied. Everyone seemed to be happy about our victory, but I noticed Shikamaru looking solemnly at Temari.

"What's wrong?" I asked. Shikamaru looked at me with sad eyes.

"They took Yumi," he growled, his claws scraped the ground. I gave him a determined look.

"Shikamaru, we'll get her back," I growled to him. He nodded and went towards Sakura's den to be treated for his wounds. Temari joined him. Yoshino bowed her head and guided her group back towards her home. Something told me this wasn't the last battle...

Someone help me! I'm having serious writer's block and I'm not getting any good ideas for my stories anymore. Just throw your ideas out there please! HELP. ME.