I'm glad everybody seemed to have a good reaction to the Paths of Pain coming in. I won't spoil it for you, but you'll like the end result I assure you. I know a lot of you are already guessing stuff. I won't confirm or deny anything except that Kimimaro will definitely become the Naraka (Hell) Path. Those of you who guessed that have good insight.
As for the other paths, You'll find out sooner or later. We still have Deva and Asura left. Also to answer this question for you...only Naruto can see the Rinnegan link through his paths of pain when he concentrates his Rinnegan. The others only see their own vision...well for now anyways. There will be other cool side effects once we get all six paths. Feel free to speculate all you want.
I don't remember who it was that said this…but yeah I have given a slight back story to most of the main characters that way they don't appear one-dimensional. Although it can't be avoided with some people…sue me. Anyways, the boring acknowledgements are finally over…
Chapter 14: Tobi is a Good Boy
Kakashi and the Konoha team were making good progress towards Suna along with a platoon of Suna jounin. They had been running since they left much to everybody's disapproval. Kankuro and Temari were leading the pack at a crazy speed to reach Suna faster. They had been on the run for hours and everybody was tired from the looks of it.
Finally, Kakashi spoke up, "Can we take a break? Everybody looks exhausted." Looking back at him, Kankuro nodded his head and held his arm up. Everybody immediately stopped and looked at him awaiting orders.
"We're going to take an hour break…eat a snack, take a piss, do whatever you gotta do, because this is the only stop we're making," Kankuro stated seriously. Everyone began to disperse into their usual cliques. The Konoha team all sat down underneath a large tree in the shade. Ino panted, "We only get an hour?"
"Let's enjoy a youthful break!" Lee shouted cheerfully. Everybody face palmed at him. Shikamaru shook his head and sighed, "I want to talk about this Konan chick…how the hell did she break out of my shadow techniques so easily?"
Kakashi looked at the man and shook his head, "From what I was able to identify with my Sharingan, she is capable of folding her chakra into that paper. Konan was able to disperse all of her chakra and reform it behind you. I've never seen anything like it before."
"How is that even possible?" Ino asked confused. Yamato acknowledged her comment, "Something about that chakra paper seemed strange. It seems likely that it is a forgotten kinjutsu."
"She was toying with us…Konan could have easily killed me but chose not to. Same thing with Sakura, Yamato, and Shikamaru…you're only alive because she wasn't trying to kill you," Shino stated coldly.
"Don't say things like that Shino, we put up a good fight!" Ino said optimistically. Kakashi shook his head at the comment and sighed, "Shino is right…Konan was toying with us for fun. It's almost as if she was waiting for something."
Yamato cocked his head at Kakashi, "You don't think that she knew Pein was going to show up do you?" The silver haired jounin nodded his head, "That's exactly what I think…none of that makes sense though because Pein saved us and fought her…she could have easily killed us before he got there."
"Konan probably wanted eyewitnesses…" Sakura began slowly. Everybody turned to look at her confused. "Eyewitnesses for what?" Kiba asked.
"For her power…she said that she wanted the Kages to take her seriously," Sakura continued.
Gai nodded his head, "I certainly take her seriously…from what I've heard, she killed Hanzo the Salamander."
"She is the one who killed Neji-san…" Lee said sadly. Gai placed a hand on his pupil's shoulder, "We've been over his Lee…Neji and Chouiji died upholding the Will of Fire."
Lee nodded his head and sighed, "You're right Sensei…we'll honor their memory and their sacrifice."
Shikamaru and Ino looked distantly sad at the mention of their dead team mate. "At least she got what she deserved," Shikamaru said proudly. Everybody nodded their heads at his comment. "I just wish Pein would have died too…I can't believe he's still alive after all of that!" the shadow user sighed.
Kakashi sighed deeply and spoke up again, "Jiraiya told me something interesting that I think all of you should hear about…"
Everybody looked at Kakashi intently. The silver haired jounin began to speak, "Apparently, Konan was one of Jiraiya's former students. He didn't give me the details, but I did learn that Konan was actually his second apprentice after Yondaime."
"She's dead now so I don't see why that would matter." Shikamaru stated darkly.
Yamato nodded his head at the mention, "Shikamaru is right. Konan is dead and there is no point in trying to humanize her. We should be more concerned about Pein."
"I wonder what's up with that Pein guy…he was pretty scary looking," Sakura began.
Ino smirked at the mention, "He was pretty exotic looking. I mean did you guys see his eyes?"
"We've had suspicions for months, but after seeing him for myself, I know for a fact that Pein has the Rinnegan," Kakashi cut in. Everyone focused their gaze on the jounin.
"What is the Rinnegan exactly, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked confused. Everybody nodded their heads at the question eyeing Kakashi awaiting his answer.
Kakashi sighed deeply, "The Rinnegan is a bloodline that many consider a legend. It is apparently the same one that belonged to the Sage of Six Paths. The Rinnegan is the most powerful doujutsu ever known." A loud chorus of gasps followed the statement.
Sakura shook her head, "No way…you mean to say that the Sage of Six Paths was real?"
Kakashi nodded his head, "For all we know Pein is the Sage of Six Paths."
"I call bullshit!" Shikamaru stated irritated. Everybody turned their attention to the shadow user as he continued, "The Sage of Six Paths is a myth…even if Pein does have this supposed Rinnegan, it is probably just a mutation."
Sakura looked over at him skeptically, "If it's a mutation then it would have had to come from the Sharingan or the Byakugan because they are the only two doujutsus I've ever heard of."
"Listen to yourself Sakura…you're saying that Pein is somehow related to Konoha. I'm pretty sure we would know if somebody of that caliber ever existed in Konoha," Shikamaru explained. Hinata cut into to the conversation unexpectedly, "Doesn't that contradict your own theory though, Shikamaru?"
The lazy genius eyed her perplexed, "I just refuse to believe that some random legend is conclusive evidence that there was a Rikudo Sennin. I mean that's just stupid...do you honestly think that there was a shinobi who supposedly had godlike powers?"
"How would you know?" The Hyuuga asked calmly. The shadow user crossed his arms and huffed, "Whatever..."
Kakashi nodded his head at Shikamaru, "You're probably right, Shikamaru…although, Pein has more chakra than anyone I've ever seen. I am pretty sure we would have spotted somebody like that in Konoha in the past thirty years."
"Pein certainly didn't have a high opinion of us," Shino added coldly.
"He did save us though…and does anybody remember when Pein told Anko he 'owed her a favor?'" Sakura asked the group.
Everyone's attention focused on the pink haired girl as she began again, "I think Anko left because she knows who he is…my theory is that she knew him from when she served Orochimaru. I mean those Oto nin were following Pein around so she must have seen him before."
"That's ridiculous, Sakura…Anko clearly went to Kusa so she could track Pein's followers and locate Orochimaru," Shikamaru replied. The pink haired girl sighed deeply, "Apparently Sasuke did as well…"
"Why would Sasuke leave to join him?" Lee asked confused. Shikamaru answered him, "Sasuke hasn't changed…he confirmed it himself. He wants power to kill his brother and he hates Konoha. Pein appears to have similar goals, so Sasuke likely assumed Pein would accept him as a subordinate."
"I'm more interested in what Sasuke asked Pein…didn't Pein say that Naruto was dead? What do you think senpai?" Yamato asked Kakashi.
The masked jounin shook his head, "I have no idea…Jiraiya and I have had long discussions about this, and he claims that Naruto is alive because his name is on the Toad Summoning Contract still…"
"Why can't they just summon him?" Sakura asked confused. Kakashi shrugged, "Jiraiya said they don't know. Although there is no doubt about it...he is alive."
The entire group perked up at the news, "Why would Pein lie then?" Hinata asked. Shiakamaru sighed heavily, "So Pein knows Naruto…it seems likely that Sasuke left to find out what happened to Naruto as well."
"Pein is probably holding Naruto captive or protecting him…since Pein has been linked towards the disappearance of several jinchuuriki, we can likely assume he has Naruto as well." Kakashi began.
Everyone looked confused at Kakashi's comment. Sakura scratched her head, "Wait…what? Naruto is a jinchuuriki?"
"What the hell is a jinchuuriki?" Ino asked confused. Everyone stared at Kakashi intensely.
"A jinchuuriki is a person who has a bijou sealed inside of them. The name literally refers to the sacrifice it etches on that person's humanity. Naruto is the jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi," Kakashi answered.
The entire group with the exception of Yamato and Gai were shocked at the news. Sakura shook her head in disbelief, "So…Naruto has the nine tails sealed inside of his body? How did that happen?"
Yamato answered her, "Yondaime didn't defeat the nine tails like your generation believes…instead he sealed the fox into his infant son at the cost of his own life."
There was dead silence following the explanation. "Naruto is the fourth Hokage's son?" Sakura shouted in disbelief. Kakashi nodded his head and pulled out a picture from his pack. It was a picture of him, Obito, and Rin with Minato.
"That's Yondaime…his name is Minato Namikaze. He is indeed Naruto's father." Kakashi said.
Lee looked at the picture and smiled, "Naruto looks just like him…why doesn't anybody know about Naruto being his son?" the green clad ninja asked.
Gai responded to Lee's question, "Most likely to avoid a war…if Iwa learned that Yellow Flash had a son they would start a war with Konoha."
"Why would Yondaime-sama seal a demon into his son?" Hinata asked sadly. Yamato looked down and sighed, "He made a sacrifice…it's not like he could have asked anybody else to put that burden on their child."
"Hold on a second! Why haven't we been told about this before?" Ino asked skeptically.
Kakashi answered, "Sandaime passed a law that prevented anybody from speaking about the Kyuubi upon penalty of death. He wanted Naruto to have a normal childhood. Although the older generation bares a lot of hatred towards him. They see him as the Kyuubi itself believing he is the demon."
"So that's why everybody hates him?" Shikamaru asked. There was dead silence after his question.
"That's ridiculous…Naruto-kun is not a demon!" Hinata stated slightly angry. Shino nodded his head, "He's a lot of things, but a demon isn't one of them."
Sakura looked down in shame, "My mother is a civilian…she always told me to avoid him when we were kids."
"I can't believe that knucklehead is the son of the fourth hokage…hahaha, do you know how famous he'd be if the village found out?" Kiba tempted amusedly.
Kakashi shook his head at the group, "Don't go around telling people…it's considered an S class secret in the village. The only reason I'm bringing it up now is because Naruto has been gone for three years, and as his closest comrades you all deserve to know."
Sakura thought about it, 'So that red chakra…it was Kyuubi's. Then my mom was wrong…Naruto isn't a demon.'
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In the city village of Amegakure, waves of reinforcements had been arriving the past few days. Up in the palace, Konan sat casually on her throne with her legs crossed. She twirled a kunai bored as her mind started to wander, 'Naruto, why didn't you just accept the deal? Things could have been so much easier…damn it why am I thinking about him? I don't need him…hmph.'
Drawn from her thoughts, Konan felt a hand brush through her hair. She looked up darkly to see Shizune sitting on the arm of her throne sprawled across her lap. "Is there something you need, bitch?" Konan asked annoyed.
"Yeah, I just wanted to have a girl talk with you," Shizune replied with a genuine smile. "Not interested, get off of me before I kill you, Shizune," Konan threatened.
"Oooh so scary…I'm surprised Naruto-kun put up with that kind of attitude," Shizune giggled.
"What did you just say?" Konan demanded fiercely. "I mean he is pretty forgiving...but oh so captivating," Shizune said in a girly tone.
Konan punched Shizune in the face and sent her flying across the room. The medic nin smashed into the ground but managed to flip back up. Konan and Shizune stood across from each other staring.
Shizune wiped some blood from her mouth and smirked at Konan, "Did I hit a nerve there? Hahahaha...If I was there I would have fulfilled my dark fantasies and slept with him. If we see him again I may have to seduce him..."
Konan growled at the woman fiercely, "You won't lay a fucking hand on my man!" The medic nin burst into a wide grin upon hearing Konan's confession. The blue haired woman just realized what she said out loud and regretted it immediately. "Did he steal your heart Konan? Did he promise you the world and fuck your brains out?" Shizune asked sadistically.
"So…what's it to you?" Konan asked at the medic nin. "I've always had a fascination with Naruto-kun…but seeing him the way he is now turns me on."
"I really don't like whores…if you touch him I'll hang your head on my wall!" Konan yelled.
"What's wrong Konan? Can't handle a little friendly competition? Are you afraid that he may like me more than you?" Shizune asked.
"Naruto would never like somebody like you...especially after what you've done to him. Your jealousy is pitiful and pathetic," Konan said darkly.
Shizune glared at the woman icily, "No! How dare you accuse me of being jealous of you!"
Konan replied skeptically, "Why are you so upset then?"
Before Shizune could respond, Hidan and Kakuzu walked into the room. "We almost ready to go Konan?" Hidan asked bored.
"Yes, we're going to go address the invasion force and then we'll begin our march to Iwa. However, before we go, all of you need to be given your assignments."
Everybody quietly stared at Konan. "Alright, Kakuzu, you are going to go capture the five tails…I assume you know where it is right?" Konan asked.
Kakuzu nodded his head, "He's usually in Iwa…I'll take care of him."
"Okay, Hidan and Shizune, you two are going to capture the four tails," Konan looked back and forth between the two. Hidan sighed, "You mean the hermit guy who lives outside of the village? Damn…that's boring."
"What is he capable of, Hidan?" Shizune asked. The priest shrugged, "I don't remember, some lava bullshit or something."
"How come Kakuzu is getting the five tails by himself?" Shizune complained. Konan glared darkly at the woman, "Kakuzu is far more reliable than either of you. He'll be entering the village with me and tracking down the five tails while I capture the village."
"C'mon Shizune, why do you gotta be so negative…it'll be a fun fucking experience," Hidan laughed. Shizune glanced over at him and crossed her arms, "Don't even try it…" Hidan winked at her and blew a kiss, "Oh no…I wouldn't dream of it bitch."
"You have your orders…once you've acquired your targets bring them back to the village. Don't bother waiting for me. Madara will be able to restrain them in his chakra chains once he gets here, so keep a close eye on them."
"You're not worried about the Tsuchikage?" Hidan asked. Konan shook her head casually, "No I 'm not…when I lived in Iwa, I discovered a weakness to dust release…Onoki is in for one hell of a surprise." All of a sudden, an Anbu captain ran into the room and bowed low to Konan. She eyed him curiously as he stood in front of ther others.
"Yes captain?" Konan asked seriously. The Anbu captain began slowly, "Lady Konan...we found your mask." The Anbu Captain held up Hanzo's breathing mask. The blue haired beauty took it from him and inspected the mask. It was covered in burns and scrapes, but the village symbol remained identifiable. Konan smiled as she stared at the mask, 'My mask...I am glad it's still intact.'
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Naruto was relaxing at a sauna in one of the extended rooms outside of the house. His mind wandered at the thought of Konoha. Mei's words affected him more than he cared to admit. Part of him just wanted nothing more than to see some of the people he used to care about.
More specifically, Naruto was thinking about Iruka, Jiraiya, Tsunade, his old team, and the owners of his favorite ramen stand. 'I wonder what they'll say when they find out who I really am.'
"They will be in awe and cower in despair! I eagerly await that day…HAHAHAHAHA!" The fox laughed maniacally.
'Eventually, I will return to Konoha…I haven't really decided how to do it yet.'
"Well I would recommend razing the village and killing everybody in sight…but I'm guessing you'll take a more pacifistic approach."
'I haven't forgotten the sins of that village…retribution must be paid, but I don't intend on slaughtering everybody.' Kyuubi huffed at his comment, "No…of course you don't."
'Shut up and let me enjoy my quiet time…'
Drawn from his thoughts, Naruto heard the door opening. (WARNING OMG LEMON SCENE! I know it's been a while)
Stepping into the room, a certain brunette woman closed the door behind herself. Naruto looked up, "Haku? What's up?" The woman locked the door before walking over to Naruto. She saw him in nothing but a towel and smiled as she looked over at him, "You've done a lot for me over these past few years."
"You're a good friend Haku. I appreciate all you do," Naruto replied.
Haku eyed him lustfully, "I just want to show you how much I care about you…" As she finished her sentence, Haku opened her robe and cast it the floor revealing her well toned but milky smooth body. The jinchuuriki admired the sight of the woman before him. She smiled at the look on his face and spoke up again, "Like what you see?"
Naruto stood up smiled at her, "You've been wanting to show me for a while now huh?" Haku nodded her head and licked her lips, "Maybe I have."
Naruto walked over to the woman and cupped her cheek and held his face close to hers, "All you had to do was ask…" There was a brief moment of staring until suddenly, Haku smashed her lips against his and jumping into his arms. Haku's hand ran through Naruto's hair and down his back as he crashed against the wall. The jinchuuriki fell to the ground as he and Haku kissed passionately.
Haku forced her tongue deep inside of his mouth and explored every corner of it. The ice princess ran her hands over Naruto's bare chest and stomach as she savored the taste of his lips. Naruto and Haku's tongues battled for dominance as they made out on the floor. The jinchuuriki began to massage her bust as they kissed causing the woman to moan passionately. Haku traced across his arms as he continued stroking her breasts. Then she spontaneously pinned Naruto's arms and straddled his waist as they continued kissing.
She was caught off guard by the large bulge coming from the towel and yelped in surprise. Seizing the moment, Naruto flipped their positions and now had her pinned down. Haku moaned loudly into the kiss and eventually gave in to their tongue battle. Her entire body was searing hot as she began to moan into the kiss again.
The ice user arched back as Naruto's tongue massaged the inside of her mouth. They briefly broke the kiss for air panting heavily. "Make love to me, Naruto…" Haku whispered as she stared into his eyes longingly. Naruto inched close to her face again and breathed heavily as he replied, "I will Haku."
Haku's legs wrapped around Naruto's waist as he lifted her off the ground and pushed her up against the wall. She took this opportunity to wrap her arms around his neck. The two continued to make out again. After another passionate tongue battle, Haku pushed Naruto off of her and got on her knees in front of him.
She pulled the towel off of his waist and stared at his erection hungrily. "Oh my god…it's so big," Haku gasped as she stared at Naruto's manhood. She grabbed his erection and squeezed it proudly looking up at him. "Can I suck it?"
Naruto silently nodded his head. Haku positioned Naruto's cock in front of her mouth and slowly started to wrap her lips around the head. She took her time enjoying the soft groan coming from Naruto as she slowly began to bobble back and forth on it.
Haku slowly sucked Naruto's manhood for a while, and then began to speed up. As her pace changed, a pleasured grunt escaped his mouth much to Haku's approval. Adding to it, Haku began to start pumping the base of Naruto's cock. The woman enjoyed every second of the endeavor as Naruto grunted and moaned from the pleasure.
Finally, after a while, Naruto grabbed the back of her head and pulled her up. She giggled in delight as he pushed her against the wall and started to grope her bust. One hand slowly began to massage her moist entrance as Naruto sucked on her nipple. Haku cooed from the pleasure, "Oooh yeah…mmmmm!"
Naruto's fingers were soaked from Haku's dripping wet pussy as he began to play with her clit. He then stuck a finger deep inside and caused the girl to tense up as he felt her inner walls. "Oooh! Naruto, stop teasing me!" Haku shouted. Naruto smirked as he wrapped both hands under Haku's legs and lifted her against the wall. Haku nervously spoke up as he positioned himself at her entrance, "Ummm…Naruto, I don't know how to say this. I'm a virgin." He nodded his head in understanding at the woman, "Don't worry I'll go slow, Haku."
The way he said her name made Haku melt into his arms as he looked into her eyes. "You ready?" He asked. Haku nodded her head slowly and yelped in surprise as he entered her. At first, the slow penetrations were extremely painful. Each thrust caused her to grit her teeth as he continued. Naruto studied her reaction carefully and whispered, "Just let me know if you need me to stop."
She shook her head at his words, "No…don't stop." Haku bit her lip as this continued for a little bit. After a while, Naruto's pace began to increase and Haku felt the pain diminishing. The uncomfortable feeling diminished and changed to pleasure as Naruto went faster.
"Ahhh! Oh my god!" Haku screamed as the pleasure began to ripple throughout her body. Haku began to buck into his thrusts as Naruto started to go faster and faster. Each penetration went deeper and deeper. Finally, Haku squealed, "Oooah! I'm cumming!" Her walls tightened around Naruto's cock causing him to groan in pleasure from the tight constriction.
Haku leaned her head back and giggled from the moment as she gazed into Naruto's eyes. The pair began to kiss again and made out for a while until Naruto pulled back. She looked at him curiously as he guided her towards the wooden bench. Naruto bent her over it and slapped her ass causing her to shriek from the brief pain. "Ready for round two?" Naruto asked as he squeezed her butt.
"I want more..." Haku whispered distantly. Naruto ran a hand across her entrance feeling the soaking wet lips. "Oh fuck!" Haku shouted as his fingers gently traced her pussy. Between the warm steamy sauna and gentle caressing, Haku was losing herself in the moment.
Without warning, Naruto then grabbed either side of her ass and began to fuck her from behind. Haku was caught of guard from the penetration and gasped in surprise as Naruto fucked her from behind. Haku felt a warm feeling build up in her stomach as he continued.
Naruto would occasionally smack her ass causing her to yelp in simultaneous pain and pleasure. "Ooooh Yeah keep going just like that!" Haku shouted at him. Naruto smirked at her comment and slowed down, "Just like what now? I'm sorry I didn't hear you…"
"Harder! Faster!" Haku yelled causing his pace to speed up again. An insatiable tingling feeling enveloped Haku's entire body again as Naruto repeatedly slammed into from behind. She gritted her teeth from the unbelievable ecstasy. "I want more! Fuck me harder!" Haku shouted much to her own surprise.
Naruto reached over to her shoulders and spread her legs wider as he began to slam her pussy rapidly. This didn't last long before Haku screamed, "AHHHHH! OH FUCK OH FUCK! OOOOAH!" She felt another orgasmic wave of pleasure drown her body in pure bliss.
Naruto came into her as her walls constricted around his cock. His searing hot and sticky seed completely filled her. Finally, Naruto pulled out of her. He sat down and leaned his head against the wall as the steamy room began to make him tired.
Haku got up and sat next to him leaning into his arms afterwards. She looked up at him and kissed him on the lips as they silently soaked in the steam from the sauna. Finally, after several minutes of silence, Haku stood up and retrieved her robe. She smiled happily as she turned around to look at the man sitting against the wall, "Thanks, Naruto…this means a lot to me."
Naruto smiled back at her and nodded his head, "Thanks for coming by Haku." The woman blushed as he stood up and put on his towel. Naruto then sat back down on the wooden bench in the sauna.
Haku made her way to the door and looked back proudly, "I'll see you later…Naruto." (LEMON IS OVER)
As Haku left the room and closed the door behind herself, she saw a shadow running around the corner. Haku looked curiously over in the direction of the corner, and saw none other than Yugito trying to look casual as she walked towards the hot spring.
Haku stood there and stared at the jinchuuriki curiously before Yugito looked up at her. "What the hell do you want?" Yugito asked icily as she glared at the brunette.
"Umm…nothing, I was just wondering what you're doing out here all alone?" Haku asked as she eyed Yugito suspiciously. The blonde woman smirked at her and crossed her arms, "I could ask you the same thing…what's with the bath robe?"
Haku raised a brow at the woman and laughed, "Snooping around the sauna is going to create to some odd rumors about you."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Yugito asked as she glared at Haku.
"Whatever…" Haku muttered as she walked away. As she walked to go into the house, a certain red head intercepted her and raised a brow as she examined Haku's appearance, "Where've you been? And where the hell is Naruto? I need to speak with him."
"He's somewhere around here…" Haku shrugged as she pushed past the red head. Mei huffed in annoyance, "Yeah whatever…bitch."
Mei walked over to Yugito and asked, "Hey, Blondie, where's Naruto at?" The jinchuuriki growled at her, "How the hell should I know?"
Answering Mei's question, Naruto came around the corner from the saunas in nothing but his towel and looked at Mei curiously, "What's up Mei? Is there something you needed?"
She briefly examined his well toned physique, but was most captivated by the seal on his stomach. After a moment of staring, Naruto spoke again, "Err…was there something you needed Mei?"
She laughed in response, "Oh sorry…I was distracted by that seal on your stomach…anyways, your green-haired girlfriend said it was your turn to watch Yagura again."
"He's still not awake?" Naruto asked confused. Mei shook her head, "No…he was recovering, but your pretty boy Deidara said that he was talking in his sleep and suddenly he has a high fever."
Naruto shook his head, "Damn…that's not good. I'll go figure this out." Naruto walked past Mei and headed inside as Mei eyed his shirtless back. Yugito looked over at her annoyed, "What the hell do you like so much about him!"
Mei glanced over at the blonde woman amused, "What? What kind of question is that?"
"Don't even play innocent…you've been eyeing him like a piece of meat ever since you've joined this little group," Yugito shot back. Mei crossed her arms at the woman, "So what? Why does it bother you when I look at him like that?"
Yugito's eyes narrowed into a cold leer, "You're so shallow…"
"Maybe I am…maybe you are," Mei concluded.
"I am done talking to you," Yugito huffed as she walked away. Mei walked back inside the house shortly afterwards. Unbeknownst the them, Zabuza was a short distance away writing in a book with a wide grin on his face. 'Chronicles of the Super Pimp…Chapter Ten: Alpha Female!'
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Itachi and Kisame were casually walking along a trail in Lightning Country. The shark nin looked over at Itachi and chuckled, "So how do you want to handle the jinchuuriki, Itachi?"
The Uchiha shrugged casually, "The patrol said he returned to Kumogakure…if that's the case then he probably knows we're after him. I'm guessing he has returned to the safety of his village."
Kisame laughed at the mention, "What a coward…well since he's in the village that means we'll probably have to face the Raikage and the whole village too."
Itachi sighed and nodded his head, "We'll do whatever it takes…I would prefer to avoid heavy civilian casualties seeing as how they draw too much unwanted attention."
"Well one of us is going to have to handle the Raikage…and the other one will get Killer Bee. Which one would you prefer, Itachi?" Kisame asked as the pair continued walking. Itachi glanced over at the shark swordsman and replied, "I'll handle the Raikage…you're better suited to capturing the jinchuuriki anyways since you have Samehada."
Kisame nodded his head and smiled, "Yes, I'll take care of the eight tails then!"
"Stay close, Kisame…it would be catastrophic for us to get separated during this," Itachi explained calmly. Kisame nodded his head, "I got your back Itachi."
There was a brief silence before Itachi spoke up, "Kisame…I have a question for you." The shark nin looked over at the Uchiha curiously. "What is it?"
Itachi slowly began, "Why are you so loyal to Madara?"
Kisame looked confused at the question, "I don't understand what you mean…he's our leader, and we do what he says. Why are you asking?"
"I'm just curious to know what you think of him," Itachi stated.
Kisame shrugged, "He's the most powerful person in the world Itachi…why do you think I follow him."
The Uchiha nodded his head and responded calmly, "It just seems like there's more to it than that. You insult him a lot, but you never question his orders. I've never asked you this before…but how exactly did he recruit you?"
Kisame sighed heavily as he looked at Itachi. There was a long silence before he finally began, "That's not important Itachi. My past is not something I feel like discussing...even with you."
The Uchiha nodded his head as they continued onward in silence.
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Madara and Sasori were slowly walking up to the outskirts of Suna. The Uchiha was wearing his traditional orange swirled mask to conceal his identity from people.
The two walked up to the gates casually causing the guards to trade concerned glances. "Halt! Who the hell are you two?" One guard asked.
Sasori looked at him and smiled, "They call me Sasori of the Red Sand…"
Both guards burst out laughing at the puppet master and traded amused smirks as the red head calmly stared at them. "Get a load of this kid? He says he's Sasori of the Red Sand…HA!"
The other guard laughed and replied, "You're pretty stupid kid…Sasori is probably in his late thirties by now!"
Sasori held both of his hands up and smiled, "Well then…I guess I'll have to kill you. Suffer well." Sasori fired chakra threads from each hand onto both of the guards and took complete control over their bodies. They both found themselves being lifted in the air and each drew a kunai.
As realization struck the guards, they both slit their own throats and fell over dead. Madara looked at Sasori and laughed, "You're so cool Sasori-senpai."
The red head looked over at him and raised a brow, "Umm...Are you joking?"
"Nah Nah! You're the greatest!" Madara laughed. Sasori smirked at him, "Did you hit your head when I wasn't looking?"
"Go get the Kazekage!" Madara said in a carefree tone. The puppet master looked at him bewildered, "Ummm…sure thing Tobi."
The two missing nin casually walked into the city after killing the guards. They received many strange looks from civilians as they made their way to the Kazekage's Tower. A random jounin jumped in front of the pair and shouted, "They killed the guards! These men are missing nin!"
The outburst caused civilians to scatter in every direction as a wave of jounin surrounded the duo. Sasori looked around casually, "Where is Gaara?"
A jounin looked at him curiously, "You have spilled the blood of the gate guards! That obligates us to kill you on sight!"
Madara remained silent and looked at Sasori. The red head spoke up again, "We're here for the Kazekage…try to stop us and you'll die."
The jounin growled angrily and dove at Sasori with a blade drawn. Just as he was about to reach him, Sasori caught him in mid air with chakra threads and forced him to turn around. "Let's see how you feel about killing your friends."
The puppet master shot a wave of chakra threads in all directions and managed to string several more jounin. Sasori forced his temporary puppets to kill their brethren.
This continued briefly until a huge wave of sand gripped Sasori tightly. Standing a few feet away, Gaara came walking over with a pissed look on his face, "Get the fuck out of my village!"
Suddenly, Gaara threw Sasori as hard as possible flying out of the village. He looked over to see Madara gone and growled. Gaara formed a wave of sand around his feet and flew out of the village after Sasori. He spotted the Puppet Master standing a considerable distance away from the gate and landed nearby.
Sasori looked at him amused, "So you'd rather fight out here and prevent village casualties…how noble. You're only making this easier for me..."
"Who are you?" Gaara asked menacingly as he glared at the man. Sasori smiled at him and spoke up, "You look a lot like your father you know…I used to know him."
"You don't look very old," Gaara commented as he continued glaring. Sasori shook his head, "My name is Sasori of the Red Sand…I'm thirty five years old."
Gaara's eyes shot open in shock as he recognized the name. The jinchuuriki stared Sasori down intently and asked, "I'm assuming you are part of the group after jinchuuriki?"
Sasori nodded, "Yes, and I intend to capture you, Gaara."
"Die!" Gaara shouted at the puppet master as a massive hand of sand erupted from the ground and shot towards Sasori. He managed to avoid the attack, but the sand continued following him. The jinchuuriki growled furiously as the massive sand hand hovered over Sasori's head.
He brought it down to crush Sasori, but the puppet master managed to evade it.
Sasori smirked as Gaara sent another barrage of sand at him. He dodged it skillfully and danced around the sand. He calmly chuckled at Gaara as this continued, "Interesting strategy you've got there Gaara…however, I don't ever get tired."
The Kazekage glared at him and sent a blanketing wave of sand to cover Sasori. Gaara managed to surround Sasori in a ball of sand and slowly began to constrict it. Much to his own surprise though, it exploded with hundreds of puppets flying out.
Gaara looked around shocked as the puppets hovered over his head. He looked over towards Sasori's position to see The man's cloak removed. Gaara's eyes shot open wide at the sight of Sasori's body. "You're a puppet?"
The puppet master nodded his head, "There were many advantages to doing this to myself…I am the greatest puppet master in the world."
Gaara saw the opened compartment on Sasori's chest with hundreds of Chakra strings flowing into it.
"I don't have time for this shit! You're going to die for killing villagers here!" Gaara yelled.
"Normally I don't use myself...but you are more than worthy enough for it," Sasori stated calmly. A massive storm of wood, steel, and sand clashed everywhere as the two juggernauts began to battle.
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Upon finally reaching Suna, the Kazekage protection team saw a massive battle waging in the distance between Gaara's sand and hundreds of puppets. Kankuro's eyes shot open in horror as he witnessed the sight, "What the hell is that? GAARA IS IN DANGER!"
Before they could move forward, a man jumped in front of them and laughed, "Sasori-senpai doesn't like to be interrupted." Madara stated amused as he eyed the large group of nin.
"That's THE Sasori fighting my brother?" Kankuro asked amazed but horrified. Temari looked at Kankuro, "Go get Chiyo now! Tell her that Sasori is here! She'll know what to do!"
A random Jounin spoke up, "What about the Kazekage?"
"He can hold out until we get there. We'll handle this guy first!" Temari shouted.
Kankuro nodded his head and ran towards the village along with the platoon of jounin. Madara comically tripped one of the jounin as they ran past him. The Uchiha laughed as the sand nin ran towards the village.
Kakashi looked at Madara incredulously, "Why are you after jinchuuriki? Who the hell are you?"
"My name's Tobi…I am a super cool member of Akatsuki! I enjoy long walks on the beach and hanging out with friends! What brings you guys to Suna?" Madara said cheerfully causing everybody to eye him confused.
"This guy is just fucking with us!" Kiba shouted as he glared at the masked Uchiha. Madara shook his head and laughed, "Tobi is a good boy."
"Why you! Stop fucking with us! Tell us what's going on!" Kiba shouted at the man. Shikamaru looked over at him and scolded, "Kiba you idiot…he's obviously trying to distract us from protecting Gaara! "
Shikamaru went through several hand seals, "Kagemane no jutsu!" A long stream of shadow caught Madara's feet causing Shikamaru to smirk at him. "Kagemane successful…you guys go help Gaara, I'll hold him here!"
The group started to run past the masked Uchiha until suddenly, Madara appeared in front of them again and started laughing, "Hahahaha! Tobi is a good boy and isn't allowed to let you pass!"
Shikamaru's pride was hurt as he looked shocked to see Madara free of his shadow technique. "Damn it!" Shikamaru yelled.
"Who is this guy?" Ino asked as Madara began to burst from the ground all around them slapping them randomly.
Kiba roared at the man and charged, "Gatsuuga!" The man spun towards Madara, but phased right through him much to everybody's shock.
"That was a direct hit!" Gai shouted in disbelief. Madara appeared behind Gai and sat on top of his shoulders, "Sup big man! Do you think Tobi is super cool?"
Gai flung around in shock before Madara appeared next to Hinata and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "Oooh! A Hyuuga! You must be super powerful! Nice rack by the way!"
Hinata tried to punch the man but her arm went right through him to her utter shock. Sakura shook her head at the sight, "That went right through him!"
Madara appeared in front of Kakashi and laughed, "OOOOH you're the copy nin Kakashi! Can I have an autograph?" Madara pulled a paper and a pen out of nowhere and held it up to Kakashi. The jounin looked shocked.
Yamato seized the opportunity to wrap wood around Madara. "I've got him…take him down!" Kakashi charged a chidori and tried to stab through Madara's chest only to have it hit nothing.
"He just disappeared!" Hinata shouted worried as she looked around with her Byakugan active. Shikamaru looked around confused, "He is using some type of transportation jutsu…I've never seen anything like this!"
Suddenly, Madara appeared in front of Shikamaru and kicked him super hard in the shin.
The lazy genius grimaced in pain and grabbed his leg as Madara giggled, "Feel the wrath of my shin kicking jutsu!"
Madara rapidly appeared all around them and kicked random people in the shin. Gai looked around distressed, "His speed is unreal!"
Madara reappeared in front of Sakura and started ruffling her hair, "Pretty pink hair! Barbie ninja extraordinaire!"
She tried to punch him, but was shocked as Madara phased through it and tripped her. "No need to get angry pretty lady…Tobi is a good boy!"
Shino launched a large wave of bugs to surround him as the Uchiha reappeared in front of the group. He flailed at the bugs with his arms as they surrounded him, "Ewww! Bugs!" The insects surrounded Madara and tried to suck his chakra, but instantly dissipated revealing Madara to be gone.
"What the hell is with this guy? He just keeps disappearing?" Temari shouted in disbelief. Suddenly, Madara appeared in front of her and took her fan. Temari was pissed as Madara ported a considerable distance away and started laughing, "OOOOH this is the coolest fan I have ever seen!"
"Give that back you sick fuck!" Temari shouted angrily. Madara complied by appearing next to Shikamaru and smashing the closed fan against his face causing him to go flying.
Gai managed to catch him in midair.
Madara then opened the fan and made wild flurries with it causing everyone to be pushed back from the gusts. "This is so super cool! Can Tobi keep this?" Madara asked as he stood in front of Temari. She growled in irritation at him, "NO! Give that back you psycho!"
"But…but Tobi is a good boy!" Madara faked being hurt. Lee and Sakura made a mad dash to run past Madara, but he managed to smash both of them with the fan stopping them in their tracks. Finally, he threw the fan back and decked Temari in the stomach with it.
The woman doubled over in pain as she fell to her knees. There was dead silence among the members of the group as they stared Madara down angrily. Kakashi shook his head at him, "Who's the leader of Akatsuki!"
"Leader-sama is the leader of course!" Madara said comically causing everybody to face palm at him. "Is your leader Pein?" Kakashi asked eyeing the masked Uchiha intently.
Madara laughed at him, "Our leader is leader-sama!"
"Damn it answer the fucking question you masked weirdo!" Temari roared angrily at the Uchiha.
"Do you at least know Pein?" Sakura asked. Madara warped in front of her and pat her on the head, "Silly Barbie Ninja, Everybody knows Pein." Sakura tried to swat his arm away, but he phased through her and appeared next to Ino. The blonde looked at him awkwardly as he grabbed her pony tail, "You Konoha shinobi really take good care of your hair…what shampoo do you use?"
Ino tried to kick Madara but was unsuccessful as he easily avoided it. She reared back to punch him, but Madara caught her fist and chuckled, "You have nice skin too…what lotion do you use?"
Everyone tried to dash at Madara, but he teleported away from them to the front of the group again.
"Is Pein really the Sage of Six Paths?" Kakashi asked worried.
"Pein is the single greatest dancer in the world…hahaha!" Madara giggled at the group as he started to dance.
"Gai-sensei, this guy is very youthful!" Lee laughed. Gai shook his head at Lee's comment, "Don't be fooled by this…he is probably very powerful."
"This guy is trying to keep us from my brother…ignore him!" Temari shouted as she attempted to dash past Madara. The Uchiha appeared in front of her and bopped her in the head causing her to fall on her ass. Temari looked up angrily, "Get the fuck out of my way!"
"Don't be mad at me. Tobi is a good boy!" Madara shouted.
She glared as she jumped back to the group, "I've had enough of you!" Temari suddenly sent a massive gust with her fan towards the Uchiha.
He was completely unaffected by the wind and shook his head, "You're pretty heartless for such a pretty lady…you don't like Tobi?"
They could see the battle waging behind Madara and grimaced at the sight of Gaara's sand warding off Sasori's puppets. Sakura dove towards Madara with her fist raised, but to everybody's pure shock, Madara caught it. The pink haired girl looked at him surprised as he held her fist.
She tried to pull it back, but Madara held her hand in place. "Ughh! Let go of me!"
Madara twisted her arm and brought her down to the ground immediately wagging a finger at her, "Pretty girl, why are you so angry at Tobi? Tobi is a good boy!" Sakura tried to pull Madara down into a punch, but the Uchiha wouldn't budge. Instead, Madara reversed the move and chucked Sakura at Shikamaru.
"Tobi is a good boy! Believe it!" Madara cheered humorously. (Damn right he just said that!)
Kiba growled at the man again, "Will you stop fucking saying that? Gatsuuga!" He spun towards the Uchiha again, but was shocked when Madara grabbed his arm stopping the attack.
"Bad Dog! Bad!" Madara back handed Kiba sending him flying towards the others. Akamaru barked loudly upon seeing Kiba get smacked.
"Just who is this guy?" Shikamaru asked as Kiba landed on the ground in front of them. "Attack formation three!" Yamato shouted as he shot wood around the Uchiha. Shikamaru shot another Kagemane at the Uchiha as everybody made angled approaches at him. Madara yawned as he looked over at the battle between Gaara and Sasori.
Ino went through several hand seals and shouted, "Shintenshin no Jutsu!" (Mind body switch technique) Madara wasn't expecting it and was hit by Ino's jutsu. The blonde girl found herself in Madara's mindscape and looked around confused. She wandered around Madara's mindscape interested. 'Why the hell haven't I taken his body over yet? Where am I?'
Her question was answered when she saw flashes of Madara's recent memories. She witnessed the huge battle in the Valley of the End and was shocked to see Pein battling all of Akatsuki. She witnessed the flashes of the fight through Madara's eyes and was shocked to see Shizune standing next to her smiling.
'What the hell? Is this the Valley of the End? Wait a minute…that's Konan...and Shizune! Oh my god that's PEIN!' Ino was horrified as she saw the battle unfold. Before she could realize that Pein was Naruto, Ino's vision was consumed by a spinning Sharingan.
She heard an unfamiliar voice yell angrily at her, "GET OUT OF MY MIND YOU BRAT!" Suddenly, Ino was forced out of Madera's mindscape and back into her own body. She was surprised to see that Madara was completely restrained by Shikamaru, Yamato, and Kakashi.
Yamato's wood was wrapped around the man and Shikamaru's Kagemane held him in place. Kakashi's chidori was sticking through Madara's chest much to her own surprise. Madara instantly dropped the Tobi persona and yelled at Ino, "You little bitch! How dare you invade my mind!"
Shikamaru smugly spoke up, "Everybody's already passed you by…your friend will be in a lot of trouble soon. You've been defeated." Madara immediately disappeared leaving the group in shock. Kakashi walked over to a horrified Ino and offered her a hand, "Are you okay?"
The young woman had blood leaking from her shirt as she stood up. "I'm sorry that my chidori hit you, Ino…but I had to land a blow on that guy." She nodded her head and felt the injury. "It's not too bad…I'll be okay." Ino started to heal the area.
"What happened in his mind?" Kakashi asked. The girl shook her head in disbelief, "I saw memories...I don't know. There was this huge battle at the Valley of the End…Pein was fighting these people in black cloaks with red clouds…he won I think. I couldn't hear anything, but I saw Konan there…and Shizune too!"
"Woah slow down, Ino! Run that by me again?" Shikamaru asked disbelievingly. She shook her head and sighed, "I don't know what happened…all I saw was Pein battling a bunch of those cloaked guys in the Valley of the End."
"Pein and Konan are both alive...and Shizune is a member of Akatsuki," Kakashi said aloud almost in disbelief.
Yamato looked concerned, "This is urgent…we need to find out what happened!"
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Kankuro was leading an old woman and a large group of jounin through the gates of the village. The woman shook her head disbelievingly as she witnessed the massive amount of puppets clashing against Gaara mercilessly.
"You did good bringing this to my attention, boy…tell your men to stay back, you and I will have to go in and handle Sasori." Chiyo said as she witnessed the battle wage.
Meanwhile, over with Gaara, he and Sasori had been going back and forth a while. The puppet master relentlessly assaulted Gaara with his puppets. Gaara's sand was barely able to block all of the shrapnel raining everywhere.
The battlefield was covered in debris from the destroyed puppets, but much to the Kazekage's annoyance, the puppets continued appearing. Sasori took pride in Gaara's expression and responded, "You look like you're getting tired Gaara."
Gaara rose on a pillar of sand and sent a raining wave against all of the puppets. A good portion of them were caught in the sand before the jinchuuriki clamped his fist smashing the puppets inside of them. Sasori smirked as Gaara started to suck up a massive amount of sand from beneath his feet. The red head rose on a massive swirling dune as he glared at his enemy.
He used the entire landscape to try and attack Sasori. The puppet master's propellers started spinning and he flew into the air to avoid the ocean of sand trying to envelop him. Sasori's puppets followed him as he circled Gaara on the sand pillar.
"You're really starting to piss me off…" Gaara said annoyed. As Sasori circled the jinchuuriki, two small cannons came out of his hands. The angry Kazekage conjured massive sand arms to snatch the puppet master out of the air.
As they got close, Sasori fired a compressed water blast at the incoming sand arms completely cutting them in half. The puppets continued to rain on Gaara as Sasori circled faster firing the compressed water. The intense pressure from the cannon blasted through a good portion of Gaara's defenses, but were unsuccessful in hitting him.
Sasori continued his assault, but was caught off guard by a massive gust of wind sent him and his puppets flying away from Gaara. He landed on the ground and looked surprised as he saw Temari, Sakura, Kiba, Shino, Lee, Gai, and Hinata jump in front of Gaara.
The jinchuuriki lowered himself from the massive sand dune and looked at the others surprised, "What are you doing here Temari? I thought I told you to stay in Konoha."
She crossed her arms and shook her head, "The Mizukage was abducted…we were not going to let that happen to you."
"I'm fine…this guy is just going to hurt you guys. Stay back," Gaara ordered. Sasori watched the scene in amusement and held both of his arms up. Before anybody noticed what has happening, Sasori fired a massive blast of fire from his arms.
Gaara's sand shot up to block the blast. He was surprised by the heat behind the fire as his sand turned to glass. The Kazekage continuously reinforced the barricade with more sand as he looked at the others, "If you're here to help, find a way to stop him. I've been battling this guy for a while now."
Suddenly, a compressed water blast from Sasori's arms shot through the sand shield and shattered the formed glass. Everybody dispersed as the water actually managed to hit Gaara.
The puppet master sent his puppets to attack the new arrivals, but a combination between Gaara's sand and Temari's fan warded most of them away. Kiba was about to charge at Sasori before a hand grabbed him, "No boy, Don't go near him!"
Everybody stopped what they were doing and turned to see the newly arrived Chiyo and Kankuro. Sasori looked at the woman and laughed, "Grandma? You look so old!"
She looked shocked at Sasori's appearance and shook her head in disbelief, "You haven't aged a day! Sasori what have you done to yourself?" She shrieked in disbelief as she noticed Sasori's puppet body and and a lot of puppets strung into him.
"Isn't it obvious grandma? I became perfect…One can not truly master their art unless they become a part of it!" Sasori said proudly.
"You're outnumbered Sasori…even you can't take on all of us!" Chiyo shouted.
The puppet master looked at everyone amused as he nodded his head, "You're right…this calls for something special." Sasori pulled a scroll of his back and summoned the third Kazekage.
The sand nin immediately recognized the puppet. "No…Sasori that's the Sandaime Kazekage! How did you defeat him?" Chiyo shouted in horror.
"I'll admit, he put up a good fight, but the Kazekage here eventually died from chakra loss…I turned his body into a puppet and now I have his powers!" Sasori smirked. Chiyo looked horrified as she replied, "How...you cannot possible have the Sandaime Kazekage's powers?"
Gaara watched stared the puppet master down darkly as he gathered more sand.
The puppet's mouth began to open and iron sand leaked from it. Chiyo shouted at everybody, "Stay back! That's iron sand it's magnetic!" As the sand leaked from the Puppet's mouth, Sasori shook his head, "Don't cheat grandma…that ruins the fun!"
Gaara held his hand up to the others and shouted, "Get the fuck back! You're getting in my way! I'll handle this guy!" Everybody fearfully followed Gaara's command. Sasori looked at the Kazekage and smiled, "Your whole family seems to have a pole wedged up their ass…"
Temari and Kankuro traded looks of disbelief as Gaara growled at the man. "I've had enough of you! Die!" Gaara focused all of his sand and everything in the surrounding area to completely envelop Sasori. The puppet master watched amused as the sand began to surround him again. A massive tsunami of Gaara's sand covered the puppet master.
Before it could do anything, iron spikes erupted out of Gaara's sand along with Sasori. The puppet master laughed at Gaara, "Satetsu Kesshū!" (Iron Sand Gathering) Sasori formed several massive weapons out of the sand much to everybody's surprise and began to assail Gaara rapidly.
A whip of iron sand smashed through his ultimate defense and cracked his sand armor. Meanwhile, a huge lance of iron sand pierced an adjacent angle on Gaara's sand shell. Sasori smirked as he punched holes in Gaara's defenses.
Wasting no time, he sent his remaining puppets to all simultaneously stab at Gaara. Much to his complete annoyance, another gust of wind blew them away. Sasori held one of his hands up and fired a compressed water blast at the group without even looking.
It nearly hit them, but was barely blocked by a massive wall of sand. Sasori turned his arm back towards an exposed Gaara and managed to blast him again with the attack as his iron sand weapons mercilessly berated the Kazekage.
"Why the hell do we have to stay back?" Kiba shouted annoyed as he glared at Chiyo. She shook her head and answered, "We'll get in Gaara's way. He's already straining to protect us from Sasori."
"Yosh, Kiba-san is right! We can't just stand back and watch!" Lee shouted at the woman concerned. Gai placed a hand on Lee's shoulder, "Don't be reckless Lee…there's more to him than that."
Chiyo shook her head at Lee, "Every single one of Sasori's puppets and he himself are drenched in poison…I wouldn't recommend you go anywhere near him."
"It's a little late for that…" Kankuro stated as he pointed towards Sakura charging the puppet master's blindside. Chiyo looked at Temari and sighed, "Give her cover girl! And watch out for that iron sand!"
Kankuro was about to summon his puppets when Chiyo held a hand up to him, "No…Iron sand renders puppets unusable…you should stand back until that Kazekage puppet is dealt with."
Gaara looked pissed as everybody jumped into the fray. Distracted by his frustration, he was unable to block a poison coated iron sand lance piercing into him. Gaara felt a strange numbness washing over his body and turned his head in shock as he saw a poison-coated blade sticking through his shoulder next to the iron sand lance. An overwhelming drowsiness overtook the Kazekage and he immediately passed out from the poison.
The others were unable to get close to Sasori as his puppets warded them away. Sasori laughed as Gaara fell over unconscious, "Well it seems the great Kazekage falls at last!"
A loud growl terrified the group as all of the sand in the area began to merge into Gaara. Everybody watched in despair as Gaara transformed into Shukaku. Sakura looked horrified remembering the sight and shook her head in fear. Temari and Kankuro fearfully watched as the one tailed beast was completely in control.
The Bijou looked down at everybody and laughed, "Freedom at last! Now all of you will die!"
Sasori shook his head and sighed, "Well shit..." Before the bijou could do anything, a huge nexus appeared above him in the sky. Shukaku was immediately sucked into the air by the swirling portal. Black flames completely enveloped the one tailed raccoon as it levitated off the ground. Adding to this, chains rained from the nexus and completely wrapped the bijou. Shukaku roared in agony at the pain, "NOOO You cannot defeat me!"
Sakura looked around in confusion to see what was causing the attack until suddenly she spotted the masked Akatsuki member holding his arm up as he glared at the transformed Gaara. Everybody attempted to rush Madara, but were blocked as Sasori created iron sand walls to hold them back.
Shukaku continued to burn from the black flames as it finally reached the portal in the sky. The bijou was sucked inside. A demonic high pitched wail could be heard from the inside the portal, "You will suffer for this!"
Everybody including Sasori watched in awe as the beast was launched full force from sky portal and crashed back into the earth. Black flames and sand flew everywhere from the shockwave creating a brief sandstorm. The Konoha shinobi stood back as the black flames cut them off from Madara and Sasori.
Everybody watched in horror as Madara and Sasori walked over to see the bijou continuing to burn in agony from the flames. Shukaku tried to stand up, but was stopped as Madara surrounded the beast in more chakra chains. Madara then drew a sword out of nowhere and held it up high. The black flames formed around the black blade causing the sword.
Shukaku attempted to form a tailed beast ball as he faced Madara and Sasori, but was unsuccessful as Madara appeared in front of the bijou and sliced its head off causing the sand to dissipate. Shukaku's body continued to burn until finally, the sand receded and fell off of the Kazekage. As it fell, Madara stopped the black flames around the jinchuuriki's location.
The Uchiha threw Gaara over his shoulder and looked at Sasori, "Let's go…"
Sasori nodded his head and resealed his puppets. Madara shook his head at the puppet master and sighed as he handed Sasori his Akatsuki cloak, "Sloppy work Sasori…what would you do without me?"
The entire Konoha team as well as half of Suna's armed forces ran around the black flames and surrounded the duo. Kakashi shook his head in disbelief as he started yelling, "What is this! How did you do that? Just who the hell are you?"
Madara shook his head at the masked jounin and laughed, "Tobi is a good boy…you bitch!"
"Just how the hell do you plan on getting out of here alive?" Shikamaru demanded. The Uchiha sent a cold glare towards the shadow user and laughed, "Make my day kid…one more smug comment from you and you're dead!"
Everybody shook in terror from the killer intent radiating from Madara. The Uchiha looked around curiously, "Where is the bleach blonde whore that tried to invade my mind? Hand her over and I might spare the rest of you!"
Ino was standing behind several rows of jounin, but suddenly, Madara appeared behind her and put her in a headlock. The Uchiha instantly returned to Sasori's location and laughed as he held a struggling Ino, "We have what we came for. I'll spare the rest of you fools for now…the next time you see me, I want you to cower in despair as I burn Konoha to the ground!"
The copy nin was eyeing Madara in disbelief as he stared at the eye hole in his mask, "That's a Sharingan!"
Ino tried to wriggle free from Madara's headlock, but was unsuccessful as he chopped her in the back of the head knocking her out cold. He then threw Ino, Gaara, and Sasori through a small portal. Everybody eyed the sight in horror as Madara laughed, "Oh and one more thing…" he threw a kunai as hard as possible and hit Shikamaru in the chest causing him to cry out in agony.
"Konoha bitches don't get to talk down to me…" The Uchiha then vanished. The shadow user fell over and started choking heavily as blood poured from his wound. Instantly trying to salvage the situation, Sakura ran over and applied pressure to his wound. Several Suna medics joined her and worked to stabilize the Konoha jounin.
All of the Konoha nin rushed over to him with worried looks on their faces.
The medics yelled for them to get back.
"Damn it don't die you lazy good for nothing jerk!" Temari yelled at the shadow user.
Several recently arrived elders walked over to Kakashi and shook their heads. One elder spoke up horrified, "I can't believe they just abducted the Kazekage!"
Chiyo walked over to the masked copy nin and shook her head, "You said that man had a Sharingan? The Uchiha Clan is almost extinct though…it couldn't have been Itachi Uchiha could it?"
Kakashi shook his head, "No…I've met Itachi, and that wasn't him."
"This is a god damn disaster…I mean look at that fucking shit!" An elder yelled angrily as he pointed to the black flames blanketing the landscape.
"What are we going to do?" Another elder spoke up frantically. Gai walked over and shook his head, "Tsunade-sama needs to hear about this."
Yamato nodded in agreement, "There is apparently a second Uchiha in Akatsuki besides Itachi. The Hokage might know somebody who fits the profile."
The elders all looked concerned. Chiyo looked at the others and sighed, "This isn't the place for discussing these matters…we're going to Konoha to discuss these matters with the Hokage."
Several elders traded concerned looks, "Who'll watch the village then?" One man asked. Temari answered, "They already have Gaara…they have no reason to come back here."
Chiyo turned towards the bulk of the Suna jounin and shouted, "All of you return to the village! Double up on all the gates and entrances to the village!"
Over with Shikamaru, the medics took over for Sakura after she became exhausted. She looked over into the distance and started staring at the black flames continuing to burn the demolished landscape. She waved everyone over, "Kakashi-sensei, why are those flames black? And why are they still burning?"
"DON'T TOUCH IT! Those flames aren't like regular flames…I saw what they did to Gaara. They most likely burn for a long time," Kakashi stated.
Kankuro looked at Temari and shook his head shamefully, "We weren't able to do anything to help Gaara…I can't believe this."
"I won't lose another comrade!" Lee shouted sadly as he balled his fists and stared at the flames.
Temari tried to lighten the mood, "He'll be okay…Gaara's tough. We just need to find him."
"Did you just fucking see what that guy did? I thought Sasori was bad enough, but that masked guy took Shukaku down in like two minutes!" Kankuro shouted in disbelief.
"Why was he acting like an idiot earlier?" Sakura asked confused. Kakashi looked at her and shook his head, "I don't know…it seems like he was trying to downplay his power."
"That was quick thinking on Ino's part, although it was very suicidal…now that man has her," Shino stated seriously.
Hinata sighed and spoke up, "Shino-kun is right…mind transfer if extremely dangerous, especially on somebody like that."
"She said she saw of that man's memories, but now we won't be able to ask her about them," Yamato stated.
Kakashi just shook his head, "These missions just seem like one disaster after another."
Chiyo whistled loudly catching everybody's attention, "We need to set out to Konoha as soon as possible! I'm sorry…I know you Konoha nin just got here, but this is urgent."
"What about Shikamaru?" Kiba asked as he looked over at the wounded jounin. A random medic spoke up, "His condition is stabilized, but he isn't fit to travel unless he has constant supervision."
Chiyo looked at the man and sighed, "Then come along and bring the man home."
The medic had an annoyed look on his face but bowed nevertheless, "Yes Chiyo-sama."
Kakashi nodded his head and addressed his team, "Everybody let's head out…let's restock and head back. We can camp out tonight."
Afterwards, the group spent a brief hour gathering necessary traveling goods before heading out towards Konoha.
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Madara appeared next to Sasori a considerable distance away from Suna. The puppet master looked at him amused and shook his head, "I'm surprised you decided to help me…"
"You were taking too long," Madara stated plainly as he picked Gaara and Ino up. The Uchiha threw both of them on opposite shoulders before turning back to look at Sasori.
The puppet master shook his head at the man and laughed, "If you could fast travel like that this whole time, then why the hell did we walk here?"
"There was no rush to retrieve Gaara…not to mention, I want the simultaneous village attacks to cause a Kage Meeting," Madara answered.
"Why were you acting like a dumbass back there?" Sasori asked. Madara crossed his arms and smirked, "I originally intended to down play my role in Akatsuki but your failure to capture Gaara quickly enough ruined that plan…"
"Oh okay…I thought your IQ dropped by a hundred points or so. By the way what's with the girl?"
"The little bitch had the nerve to use a mind transfer on me…" Madara began.
Sasori started laughing at him and shook his head, "Wow…you really got hit by one of those?"
"She caught me off guard…those Konoha nin are so weak that I didn't even bother taking them seriously."
Sasori laughed at him, "Wow…the great Madara got hit by a mind transfer jutsu? I don't really know what to say to that. Why didn't you just kill them?"
"No, why kill them now. They need to report back to Konoha on what they've seen. I want them to cry in despair as the foundations of their pathetic villages crumble around them…I want to see the look in their eyes when they come to recognize that I am the architect of their destruction." Madara said darkly.
The puppet master nodded his head and chuckled, "Nice speech Madara…anyways why didn't you kill the girl at least? She did invade your mind after all."
"Mind controlling techniques are only known to exist among the Yamanaka Clan…and myself. Why destroy something I can use?" Madara asked rhetorically. Sasori shrugged, "I'm tired of all these wailing bitches you keep abducting…what do you intend to do with her?"
"Shut up Saso-bitch…Blondie hear is going to have a life changing experience when I'm done talking to her," Madara stated casually.
"So…Black flames. Are those Amaterasu's flames? I thought only Itachi possessed that ability from his right eye." Sasori commented.
Madara shrugged at the puppet master, "I have an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan…I taught Itachi almost everything he knows…Is it really any surprise that I can use Amaterasu?"
"Hmmm…I thought it was a specific ability from his own Sharingan though."
Madara shook his head, "I am the founder of the Uchiha Clan…do you really think I am weaker than Itachi?"
"Why have I never seen you do it before?" Sasori asked. Madara laughed at him in response, "Hahaha…there's no reason to unveil my powers unless necessary. If you were better at doing your job then I wouldn't have had to drop my cover to save your candy ass!"
"You're an asshole for making me damage countless puppets in my collection when you could have just easily gone in there and did that fancy shit and saved time," Sasori stated annoyed.
"I'm the leader…I don't have to do all the labor for a reason," Madara stated.
"I hate you…" Sasori sighed.
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Guren, and the Sound team were flying high over the crater that used to be the Valley of the End. The crystal user looked impressed at the destruction. Sasuke shook his head as he looked at the statues of Hashirama Senju and a partially destroyed statue of Madara Uchiha.
"Naruto and I fought here over three years ago..." Sasuke said slowly as he pointed at the statues. Tayuya looked at him interested and nodded her head, "You had quite a few spectators watching it from what I hear."
"Is this the place where he kicked your ass?" Anko asked amused as adjusted her trenchcoat from wind. Sasuke nodded his head, "He went through so much trouble to bring me back...and then he leaves right afterwards. I have dreams of our battle every single time I go to sleep."
"Dirty dreams?" Anko teased causing Sasuke to raise a brow. The raven haired Uchiha looked down at the statues, "What could have possibly happened here?"
Guren answered his question casually, "Naruto happened...I mean who else could do something on this scale?"
"That means he got into a fight..." Tayuya stated. Sasuke shook his head at the destruction and sighed, "Well now what? There's obviously nothing here but bad memories..."
"I have an idea..." Guren began. Everybody eyed her curiously as she continued, "We need to return to Oto and fortify the village. Afterwards, I can try to catch some crossfire reports about where Naruto is."
"I have never been to Oto. I wouldn't mind checking the village out...not to mention flying all day makes my legs stiff," Anko stated.
"Are you sure about this, Guren?" Sasuke asked as he continued staring at the Valley of the End. The woman nodded her head in response, "I've somehow got this feeling that Naruto will be able to find me."
"Well what the hell are we waiting for...let's head north and get to the village!" Tayuya cheered.
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Well that's chapter 14 for you. I spent a while with this one, but hopefully you'll enjoy it. Here's the usual chapter notes/comments:
Another lemon for you guys. I know some of you have been craving some more of the romance instead of the constant battles. Glad to finally see Haku got her some action from Naruto. I wonder what Yugito was doing hanging around the corner? I hope you guys enjoyed the lemon. If not then oh well...I am not here to write a smut novel. Fear not though...Mr. Rinnegan man whore will get plently more action.
I've got to ask this...who enjoyed Madara being Tobi for half the chapter and then turning into rogue badass godmode Uchiha? Hahaha I had a cheap laugh or two writing that part. He essentially kicked their asses without having to do anything. I hope you guys don't mind too much. Yeah as for Madara's powers...I have no clue what the hell he is capable of besides his space time stuff. I know that Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are Itachi's powers, but I figured what the hell...why not give them to the guy who has an "Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Why doesn't Kisame want to talk about his past? Why is Itachi so curious? Why am I asking pointless questions?
Sasori vs Gaara may not have been as drawn out as it should of been, but whatever. Now Chiyo has an active role with Konoha...I wonder how that will pan out. Yagura has a fever...this should be interesting hahahaha!
Madara abducted Ino...feel free to determine the purpose. I wonder what Akatsuki plans on doing with the jinchuuriki once they capture them...you'll have to wait and see!
I know everyone can't wait for the BIG reunion with the sound group...fear not, for that will come soon enough. Anyways, I've said enough. I hope you enjoyed Chapter 14. Love you! *blows a kiss*