And here's Chapter 16. Sorry for taking so long. Enjoy. I'm Down by Goldfinger.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
While Temari went to discuss strategy with Gaara and the Konoha nins, Naruto walked outside the gates of the village and sat down on the sand. The gate guards gave him some funny looks and one of them walked forward apprehensively.
"Naruto-san…what are you doing meditating here?"
Naruto didn't turn around and kept his eyes closed.
"The Akatsuki might be headed this way. I'm going to send out some scouts to see where they are and if they are indeed coming."
"But Naruto-san…our forces…."
"Are not necessary at the moment. I have my own. Please return to your posts and don't worry."
The guards were not comfortable with that, but walked back to their posts and stared at him. The Akatsuki had already infiltrated Suna once and beaten the Kazekage…but Naruto had done that when he was younger. Maybe there was nothing to worry about.
Naruto concentrated his chakra and flashed through the signs for Kuchiyose. A small army of coatis, red pandas, and raccoons popped into existence. Naruto eyed them all and smiled.
"Listen guys, I need you to do a little scouting. Run out into the desert and go as far as you can. Pick a direction and report back if you see anyone heading this way. Got it?"
HAI!
"Good. Now get going."
The guards watched in amazement as the raccoon tribe members raced off in different directions at high speeds, their bushy tails flopping as they ran. Naruto remained seated with his legs crossed, his hands folded in his lap, his eyes closed. The brave gate guard crept forward again and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Naruto-san…what should we do?"
"Remain calm. There is nothing to fear yet."
The guard nodded and walked back to his post, fidgeting with a kunai nervously. Naruto sighed and closed his eyes again when he heard the sand beside him crunch and opened one eye to glance up at Temari. She sat down beside him and pulled her legs up to her chest, her ankles crossed and arms wrapped around her legs securely.
"Hey you. What's the plan?"
Temari turned her head to him and smiled.
"We wait for them and then launch an offensive. We just need to find out how many there are. Gaara will be sending out scouts soon."
"No need. I've already sent out several scouts."
She gaped and grabbed his arm.
"Naruto, you don't have the authority…"
"No, Temari, not Suna nins. I sent out raccoon summons. Speaking of summons, where is Sanzoku? I haven't seen him lately."
"He's with Hinata, curled up around her neck. Little fuzzy bastard…"
"You two really should get along. Although it is funny to watch you two."
Temari leaned against him and sighed.
"We only argue because it's fun. We actually get along pretty well. What do you plan to do?"
"I'm waiting for my summons to find something. Hopefully, we'll at least know the direction they're coming from."
Temari nodded and continued to lean against him. She silently wished that the peace they had could have gone on forever, but alas, it was not meant to be. She realized that if Akatsuki was successful in capturing Naruto, there would be no Chiyo to bring him back to life…not that Naruto would want anyone to sacrifice themselves for him. The thought was unsettling.
Not to mention that once they were through with this, if they survived, then they had to go to Konoha and jaw jack with the bull headed council. Gaara had told her she would be going for emotional support and that they could stay as long as they wanted, a vacation of sorts. Not a vacation she wanted, but then, any time with Naruto was great.
After almost ten minutes of silence they heard the crunching of sand under sandals and turned to find the Konoha nins and Gaara and Kankurou. Gaara strode forward and Naruto and Temari stood.
"The scouts are ready to deploy."
"No need. I've already sent out summons. Some should be reporting in soon."
Gaara nodded and told the gathered scouts to prepare for an attack. They saluted and rushed off to inform the rest of their comrades. Gaara took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"Tell me Naruto…do you ever foresee us having peace? Will we ever be able to live normal, happy lives?"
Naruto gave his friend a sad smile and sat down on the ground again, facing the desert.
"You might Gaara, now that your demon is gone. I never will. Your sister is all the normality I need though."
Gaara snorted when Temari's face lit up and she flushed red. The rest of the entourage chuckled and she hastily sat down next to her boyfriend again, trying to maintain some dignity. Naruto snickered and leaned over, giving her a peck on the cheek, gaining an 'Awww' from the gathered ninjas and a glare from Temari.
"Stop that! You're ruining my reputation! I'm supposed to be Sabaku no Temari, not a mushy little girl."
"But Temari-chan…you'll always be tough to me."
She ground her teeth and punched him in the shoulder. Despite it being a sweet thing to say (and secretly, she enjoyed the banter) he was saying it in front of everyone and it was embarrassing. Before she could unleash her half-hearted wrath upon him, a poof of smoke appeared before the two and a coati raced into Naruto's lap.
Naruto-sama! Naruto-sama! There's two guys in cloaks with red clouds heading this way from the east!
"Very good. What do they look like?"
The little coati blinked and tilted its head.
Ummm…I dunno. All humans look a like to me. Plus they were kind of hiding their faces.
Naruto groaned and picked the coati up, holding it to eye level.
"Look little fella, I need to know. Were they carrying any weapons or anything?"
Um…uh…oh yeah! One had a big, bandaged thing on his back. The other one was really short. Um…that's all.
Naruto sighed heavily and sat the coati down, patting it on its head.
"Kisame and Itachi. It seems those two never give up. If I didn't hate them, I might be willing to admire them. You may go now."
The coati nodded and dispelled itself with a puff of smoke. No sooner had it disappeared than a raccoon appeared, clad in a red and gold vest with a fez on its head. Temari snickered at how the thing looked but it ignored her.
Naruto-sama! There's a group of four headed this way! One of them is a really big guy who shakes a lot and another guy has a really big sword and another is a really loud chick and the other guy is really quiet. The quiet one is the leader I think.
Naruto gave a shuddering sigh and looked to the heavens. It seemed sometimes that perhaps Neji was right and there really was such a thing as fate. How else could you explain why his life sucked so bad most of the time?
Temari picked the little raccoon up and sat him on her lap.
"Are you sure about what you said?"
The fez-hatted raccoon nodded and wrung its paws together.
Yeah, I'm sure. The short guy gave off a really bad vibe. It was like he was saturated with evil…who was he?
"His name is Uchiha Sasuke…and he used to be my friend. Or so I thought, once upon a time. You may go now."
The little raccoon nodded and was about to dispel itself when it saw Sanzoku curled around Hinata's neck. It tilted its head and ran up to her feet.
Sanzoku! I thought you were Naruto-san's familiar. Why are you with this girl?
Because she's pretty and she doesn't try to kill me.
Ah…I like the blonde I was speaking to better.
That's because you don't know her.
Sanzoku heard a growl and saw Temari glaring at him.
"Care to say that to my face furball?"
Sanzoku shuddered on Hinata's shoulder and hopped down.
Run while you can kit. She's bonkers.
"I can still hear you."
The raccoon dispelled itself before it got in the middle of a fight and Sanzoku waddled over to Naruto, climbing his back and resting on his shoulder.
What now boss? What do we do?
"It seems we have two parties to plan for Sanzoku. I'll need you at your best today. You and I are going to be in a real battle together. But first, I have something I have to do."
The red panda nodded and hopped off Naruto's shoulders. The blonde boy clapped his hands together and held them before his face.
"No one interrupt me. I'm going to try to attempt something I've never done before."
Jiraiya quirked an eyebrow and smirked.
"And what would that be Naruto?"
"I'm going to try to use the green to find out what we're up against. I'll need quiet though, since I'm going to be concentrating hard. Please don't interrupt me until I come out of my trance and don't touch me, no matter what happens."
Before anyone could protest, he shut his eyes and entered into a deep trance, his breathing slowing, as he contacted the source that only he could command.
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It was totally different in this realm of existence. Everything was so alive, death nothing but a nuisance since everything was cyclical. Naruto had never directly attempted to contact the source of the green before, but now was as good a time as any. But everything was so peaceful in this realm. If it weren't for the fact that he was incorporeal, he would have liked to have stayed forever.
He wandered through a forest that was too beautiful and serene to ever be real or exist in his world. There were no animals, but there was enough life to let him know that the forest itself breathed. His trek was over when he came to a small, open shrine with a lone person sitting cross-legged on a red pillow.
Naruto approached the shrine cautiously and found the person to be a man, ancient looking, with a white beard that flowed down and over the steps leading up to him. The man had no hair on his head and wore white robes that covered everything. The only piece of color on him was a green sash that crossed from his right shoulder to his left hip. The ancient man cracked an eye open and gave Naruto a small smile.
"Not quite what you were expecting, huh boy?"
Naruto knelt before the shrine and bowed low, his forehead touching the ground, before looking back up.
"No, ancient one, I did not. I did not know what to expect truthfully."
The old man chuckled and started to rise from his position. Before Naruto could move to help him, branches came from the trees and helped him to stand. He cracked his back and wrapped his beard around his waist, looping the end through his sash and stepped carefully down the steps. Once on ground level, a root reached out to him and snapped itself off at the end, making a gnarled cane for him. The old man smiled at Naruto and beckoned for the boy to rise and follow.
They walked into a field that seemed to have every flower imaginable, colors of every hue and a thousand scents assaulted his eyes and tickled his nostrils. Naruto looked out upon the field and wished that he could take back some of the flowers to Temari. Some, he was sure, had never had mortal eyes laid on them before. The old man coughed and Naruto turned his attention back to the smiling ancient one.
"I believe that you have done much with the power I allow you to wield child. Not many have ever handled the burden of the green as well as you. Even your own mother never managed to contact me. You continue to surprise me boy."
"My name is Naruto, not boy."
The old man laughed heartily at his statement and tapped his cane on the ground.
"Very well then. Naruto it is. My name is…inconsequential. To you, I am simply Master or Ancient One. My name is lost to history and there is no reason for it to ever be known again."
The old man leaned his head back slightly and took a whiff of the air, inhaling deeply.
"Do you find this field of flowers calming Naruto? I do. It always calms me when I am troubled."
Naruto nodded and took a whiff as well.
"It is lovely. Very peaceful."
"Hai, as the green should be. Peaceful. Now, what is it that you needed that would make you try to contact me?"
Naruto had winced when the old man said 'peaceful'. He knew the old man knew why he was there, but it had to be said.
"I wish to use the green to help subdue and spy on my enemies. Will you allow this?"
The old man's eyes cut to him and to Naruto it felt like all life in the area died.
"Why would I allow my power to be used in such a manner? It is to be used for life and the growth of the world, not for destruction."
"I don't seek destruction. I seek to protect my village and my loved ones."
"By sowing seeds of chaos?"
"By launching a preemptive attack. We can't always afford to be passive, no matter how much we want to be. Sometimes, you have to attack first to ensure your survival."
The old man turned away from him and put both hands down on the cane.
"The green isn't meant to be used in that manner."
"Lots of things aren't supposed to be used the way they are. Living prisons shouldn't exist either but they do."
The old man nodded and turned back to face Naruto.
"That is true. Your body was not intended to house a demon…or was it? Perhaps it was your fate."
"I don't believe in fate. That's a cheap way out for the man who has lost all hope."
The old man's eyes turned up with his smile and the landscape burst into color again.
"And yet, you believed so much that you were destined to be Hokage."
"I wanted to be Hokage through hard work. Not fate."
"If you don't believe in fate, how do you live?"
"I live for the future."
"If you live for the future, how can you live for the present?"
"I love someone and she is my present and future."
"What made you want to wield my power?"
"The thought that I might do good with it."
The old man leaned more heavily on the cane and sighed loudly.
"That you would do good with it…blood does not water plants."
Naruto narrowed his eyes and set his jaw.
"And a dead gardener does not tend a garden."
The old man threw his head back and laughed to the heavens, his rumbling like thunder in the stillness of the realm. When he had calmed down once again, he opened his eyes and looked upon Naruto kindly.
"You were indeed a good choice to wield my power. Do what you will with it. It is yours to command. And take care of the one you love. Mighty trees from small acorns grow."
"Is that a riddle?"
"It is a bit of advice. Never lose that indomitable spirit of yours."
"You make it sound like this is the last time we shall speak."
The old man hobbled over to Naruto and handed him the cane, and took several careful steps back. Naruto looked down at the cane and then back to the man.
"What is the meaning of this?"
The old man smiled again and cracked his back.
"It has been millennia since I took up the mantle of protector of the green. My burden is finally ended. My power will pass to you."
Naruto's eyes widened and he stepped forward, holding out the cane.
"I don't want this power forever! I…."
The old man held up a hand and stepped forward, putting a gnarled hand on either of Naruto's shoulders.
"This was decided long before your birth. The green does not care what you think Naruto. It chooses its wielder based on its own needs and wants. You were destined to wield this power. Its yours to do with as you please."
"But I don't…"
"It doesn't matter. It's yours. Now go and live your life without regrets and leave an old man to slip into eternity and see his loved ones once again. Do not lose that fire in your belly Namikaze Naruto."
Naruto's eyes widened to their fullest and his voice came out in a whisper.
"How…how did you know my name?"
"The green knows many things. Now leave an old man in peace Namikaze Naruto."
Naruto faded out and watched as the old man began to disappear, wisps of his being fading into the ever-expanding field of flowers. The look on his face was one of pure bliss and happiness that his burden was over.
"Goodbye Ancient One. May your soul find peace."
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Temari watched as Naruto closed his eyes and then, not thirty seconds later, she felt a large rush of power. She whirled around to see what the others thought and saw that none of them had even felt it. They didn't notice. She turned back to Naruto and caught his eyes opening again. She guessed it was her imagination.
Naruto turned his head slowly to Temari and gave her a small smile.
"Hey. How long was I out?"
"About thirty seconds."
Naruto nodded and stood up, offering her his hand. Temari took it and he pulled sharply so that she rocketed off the sand.
"That old man worked quick. I guess he was right."
Temari quirked her eyebrow and touched his arm.
"Old man? Right about what?"
Naruto smiled at her and pulled her in for a hug.
"I was just told to appreciate the present Temari-chan. Now stand back and let's see if I can do this."
Temari stepped back to the others and they all watched as Naruto slowly raised his right arm, outstretched over the sand. A piece of wood rocketed up out of the sand and into his hand. The group watched as he gripped it tightly and faced them. To them, it was just a gnarled piece of what looked like an old root, a knot at the top, the entire thing nearly five feet long. Temari, however, could see the wisps of green power rolling off of it.
Naruto grinned and turned back to the desert, jamming the staff of wood into the sand and clapped his hands together in front of his face while leaning against the imbedded staff. Temari touched his shoulder and he cracked an eye open.
"Naruto, what are you doing? We don't have time for you to meditate twice."
He grinned and closed his eye again.
"Don't worry Temari-chan. I'm just giving our unwanted guests a little welcoming present."
They all wondered what he could possibly mean.
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The two robed figures moved across the desert in no particular hurry. The larger one had sworn that he had seen a rat running across the desert and then poof out of existence, but his shorter companion chalked it up to heat stroke and the fact that he was used to having water near.
Kisame took the bamboo hat off his head and wiped his extremely sweaty brow. He hated the desert, absolutely, positively hated it. Unlike Itachi, he wasn't genetically predisposed to being cool as a cucumber all the time. He mopped his brow again and put the hat back on, huffing loudly.
"God damn it, I hate the desert. I've always hated this place. Why did we have to come again?"
"Because the Kyuubi is my responsibility and you are my partner. Now quit complaining and move."
Kisame grumbled under his breath and took another step forward, only for something pointy to erupt under the spot where his foot would have been. He leapt back and pulled Samehada from his back in one swift motion. Itachi was several feet away, looking for their assailant. Kisame narrowed his eyes at what had tried to gut him.
It was a tree root. And there was only one person alive who could command tree roots…
"That Yamato bastard is around here somewhere!"
"No."
Kisame blinked, but kept his guard up.
"No?"
"No. It's not Yamato. He has to have pre-existing plant life to command it. This was born from nothing. This is different."
A stalk of thorns erupted near Itachi and dragged across his face, leaving a line of blood. He put his hand up to touch the blood and looked at the droplets on his fingertips.
"It seems that we have an unknown variable here Kisame. I believe it would be prudent that we observe from here on out. We will not attack. We will watch and we will wait."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the ground exploded in a deluge of greenery. Limbs wound around each other and vines snaked around huge trees that came from nowhere. Kisame ended up wedged in between two massive limbs from a tree that looked like it had come from the forests around Konoha. He snarled and cut the limbs in two with Samehada, looking for Itachi.
He soon found his smaller companion, hanging upside down by his ankles, which were wrapped in vines. Kisame laughed at his stoic partner's expression and his laughter only deepened when he heard Itachi grunt.
"I believe that our assailant is someone we know…and they have a most odd sense of humor."
Once Itachi was free, the two stepped back and blinked owlishly at the expanse of trees and vines that shouldn't exist in the desert. It was like an oasis just sprang up from nowhere.
"Remember Kisame, we will just watch. I believe that Pein-sama would want us to report on this development. Naruto-kun will always be around."
Kisame nodded and shouldered Samehada again and grumbled.
"Too bad the bastard couldn't have made a river instead."
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Naruto grinned at the information he just gleaned from the green. So the two had opted to observe instead eh? Perfect. Perhaps he could get some information on Akatsuki while they were watching him.
This small power from the green was prett cool. No matter at the moment. He had a former comrade to torture…
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Sasuke was obviously disconcerted with his situation at the moment. Karin was being especially annoying at the moment and Juugo was twitching, trying to keep his urges under control. Suigetsu, for once, was not antagonizing the girl and for that he was grateful.
The closer they got to Suna, the more excited he got at the thought of seeing his old 'friend' again. He had long ago made up his mind that Mangekyou needed to be his, regardless of the personal cost. His defeat at the hands of his brother was too humiliating.
He needed the Mangekyou. Killing Naruto was the only way.
He had heard in their travels that the jinchuuriki had left Konoha and now resided in Suna. That had been his first indication that something was amiss in Konoha. The blonde idiot would never have just given up his dream without a good reason…unless he was cast out. That was a possibility.
His time away from any village at all had seriously diminished Sasuke's information and he knew he was sorely lacking. This little venture could cost him much if he wasn't careful. It wasn't like he had any allies outside the three traveling with him.
Betraying everyone you ever came into contact with made people a little leery of trusting you after all.
As Karin latched onto his arm again, Sasuke growled and thrust her away to the side. She squealed when she landed and shrieked when several thorny vines erupted from the ground where she had been standing. Suigetsu immediately began to hack at them, but they only grew more. Sasuke pulled his sword from his back, looking for the only one he knew could do such a thing.
"Show yourself Yamato, you tree hugging bastard! Show yourself!"
Of course, Yamato never answered and the group constantly had to dodge the vines that tried to ensnare them. Juugo was the first to be caught, his limited thought capacity not up to dealing with vines that were seemingly sentient. Karin was next, strung upside down, screaming and kicking.
Suigetsu was tiring quickly. There was only so much hacking and slashing he could do before he would tire. And trying to cut his teammates loose was fast becoming a chore he could do without. He missed a swipe at a huge tree branch and was knocked unconscious when the very same branch wrapped around itself and struck him in the side of the head.
Sasuke growled under his breath and dodged again. He hated that Yamato bastard even more now. He sliced another vine trying to wrap around him and leapt back when he heard an inhuman screech and turned to see a giant Venus flytrap behind him. The thing spread its maw and lunged for him.
He rolled to the side and scrambled to his feet. He had to put some distance between him and the plant. As soon as that was accomplished, he flashed through handseals as quickly as possible and unleashed a fiery dragon at the Venus flytrap. It squealed in protest before burning to a cinder and collapsing upon the ground. Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief and was about to set his companions free when the foliage around him withered and crumbled to nothingness.
His team fell to the ground with three loud thuds and Sasuke sheathed his sword. He'd have to wait for them to wake up before they could leave. Looking out over the withering vines, he thought he saw a pattern to them. Sending chakra to his legs, he leapt into the air, his eyes narrowing and his teeth grinding together when he saw the message.
WELCOME TO SUNA ASSHOLE
Sasuke landed on the ground and slapped Karin awake. They had to go now while he still had his anger. This Yamato prick was going to die by his sword if nothing else.
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Naruto smirked and straightened up, stepping away from his staff before grabbing it up and holding it in his hand. The gnarled wood felt oh so familiar and comforting in his grasp and he twirled it lightly before jamming it back into the ground. He looked around to his friends and grinned.
"Kisame and Itachi are coming to observe what happens and Sasuke is livid and is out for blood. I think my little message to him bruised his delicate ego."
Temari blinked and put her hands on her hips.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Naruto grinned and relayed to them what all he had done to throw off their guests. Several chuckles and guffaws later at the expense of the missing nins, everyone got serious. It was time to get ready to go on the offensive. Shikamaru came to the forefront and began to outline his plan in the sand.
"All right, since we don't have to worry about Akatsuki apparently, then we should just focus on Sasuke and his little buddies. Now then, Suigetsu is a water user so Kakashi should take him on with Raiton jutsus. This Karin chick should go to Sakura. The Juugo guy could probably go to Lee and me. Sasuke is up to Naruto. You four should pick out who you want to back you up."
After much deliberation, the groups were still not decided and everyone had just agreed to jump in when they saw an opening, letting the designated ninjas try their hand first. Naruto was just about to crack another joke when he felt something headed his way and ducked the shuriken that had been aimed at his head. He turned and found a sight he hadn't seen in quite a while.
A haggard Team Hebi stood before the gathered ninjas with a fuming Sasuke at the forefront. Karin darted her eyes back and forth nervously as she assessed the situation. They were outnumbered at least three to one with the assembled group…and there was still the entire Suna force behind the wall. Why in the hell did she follow this crazy bastard again?
Oh yeah…she thought he was cute…
"Sasuke-sama, I think a tactical retreat might be in order. We're heavily outnumbered."
Sasuke glared at her, a silent order to shut up.
"I'm not leaving until I have that eye. It is mine by right and all I have to do is kill that idiot. I've beaten him once. I can do it again."
"But Sasuke-sama, we're heavily outnumbered..."
"I SAID NO!"
Naruto narrowed his eyes and stepped forward, away from the group. Sasuke took note of the staff and put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Have you broken a hip or something dobe? Or do you just like the feel of that wood in your hand?"
"Actually, it's a gift from a very ancient sage. I happen to like it. Now, what say you come quietly and I won't hurt you."
Sasuke sneered and spit in Naruto's direction.
"Still intent on bringing me back for that pink haired harpy eh dobe? I thought you might have learned by now."
"I'm totally fine with maiming you and handing you over Sasuke. Perhaps you didn't notice, but there have been significantly less missions to save you since the Akatsuki fiasco. I could care less about your welfare. We're not twelve anymore."
Sasuke pulled his sword and nodded his head to the left.
"What say we take this over there and finish what we started all those years ago? We never had a definitive finish."
Naruto cracked his neck and swept his arm in an encompassing motion.
"After you, you rotten bastard."
The two disappeared and Sasuke's team looked toward the rest of the ninjas; Karin fearfully, Suigetsu warily, Juugo hungrily. Sakura cracked her knuckles and sneered.
"Looks like we get to relieve a little stress after all huh Kakashi-sensei?"
"It would appear so. I call dibs on the water user. I have history with that sword."
"He's all yours. I want the red haired bitch."
The rest looked at Juugo and his rapidly declining mood and obvious dementia. Gaara shrugged, his sand coming to life.
"Guess we get leftovers."
Shikamaru sighed. Why did he bother with plans at all?
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Naruto and Sasuke stood facing each other, neither moving. This battle had been a long time coming and it made both nostalgic. Sasuke took a deep breath and smirked.
"You know…the last time we faced off like this, I nearly killed you."
"The last time we faced each other, I vividly remember you nearly pissing your pants everytime I stood back up."
Sasuke snarled and made to draw his sword, but was stopped by a hand. He turned his head to find Naruto standing behind him. His eyes turned back to the front and the Naruto standing before him waved and poofed out of existence.
"Now now Sasu-chan. We have admirers here. We need to go all out. Don't be so hasty."
Sasuke elbowed him in the gut and Naruto grunted before disappearing in a cloud of smoke…another clone.
"Show yourself you gutless wonder! Stop hiding behind your clones!"
Naruto sighed and Sasuke spun to face him. He noted that the blonde had gotten faster.
Not nearly fast enough however.
Sasuke took several deep breaths and closed his eyes, reopening them to reveal the Sharingan.
"Now let's see you run."
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Kisame and Itachi sat perched on a sand dune not far from the scene, silently watching the goings on. Neither was impressed so far.
"The Kyuubi brat's playing with your brother. He's toying with him."
"Yes, he is. I wonder how Sasuke will react when he finds out?"
"I bet he flips out and pulls on the curse seal."
"I know he will. My foolish little brother has always taken the path of least resistance to power. He won't hesitate to use the seal, especially when Naruto-kun begins to win."
"So what's the plan?"
Itachi sat for a moment, pondering.
"When Naruto-kun starts to win, we'll move in and make our presence known. We can't try to take him because he has eyes on him besides ours, but I would love to see my brother's expression."
Kisame grinned and shifted Samehada.
"This could be fun. I hope it's an entertaining show."
I'll try to be a little more punctual. My house closes later in the week hopefully. Let me know what you thought of the chapter.