D: Well, now I'm up north, and I have to try my best to shield this from the rest of my family (I don't think they're too fond of swearing…)

K: Aw, too bad.

D: I know.

K: Well, anyways… Oh, Sasuke!

Sasu: Oh, not a agai- *is cut off because Kye (well, Jade, technically speaking) gives him a huge bear hug*

K: Sasuke!

Sasu: What the hell? A few chapters ago, you were calling me emo acting like you didn't like me, and now you're hugging my like you're my girlfriend or something!

D: Oh, my. Poor Sasuke just met Jade…

K: Sasuke! I love you so much!

Sasu: This is so not cool! Hid-

D: No! No, you will not call Hidan!

Sasu: … Fine…

K: Huh? Why am I hugging the emo freak?

Sasu: What. The. Hell?

D: Okay, well, while I explain the situation here, read on. I don't own Naruto. Also, I realize I started to call everyone by Sensei, but that go really tedious, so I decided to just stick with calling Kakashi by Sensei.

Chapter 12

The Diabolical Plan

"Okay, Kye, we need a plan," I said. It had been a week since the whole Akatsuki Attack/Kelsey ditching us for them because she is a bitch incident, and Kye and I had been working our asses off getting stronger. We had been training night and day, and she somehow managed to master the Chidori in that one week (Oooh, Sasuke's gonna be jealous! BTW, her chakra type is lightning.) and I had spent that week perfecting my jutsu so I could perform the hand signs a hell of a lot faster and the jutsu were now perfect (as perfect as a jutsu can get).

"Yeah," she agreed, and we sat back in thought.

"Oh, I've got it. Well, it might work," I said.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Well, since Akatsuki is here, there's a pretty good chance Sasuke is," I said. "And if he is here, that means we have a common enemy. Itiachi Uchiha."

"Right, and because of that, he might actually join up to help us, Naruto and the others being here aside," Kye filled in for me. "But there's a problem. If Sasuke's here, that means Orochimaru is here, too."

"That's right, but we'll have to deal with it," I said. "Let's go talk to Kakashi Sensei." She nodded and we walked over to their house excitedly.

"Kakashi Sensei! Kakashi Sensei!" I call as I (rudely) burst through their back door.

"Please, come right in, don't worry about knocking," Kakashi Sensei said, looking up from Make-Out Paradise.

"Sorry, but this is really important," I said.

"Kakashi Sensei!" Kye screamed latching herself yet again to Kakashi Sensei.

"Oh, not again," he complained. "This happened all the time during training."

"Get over it, 'cause I'm not going to apologize again," I said, sitting down on the couch to wait for her to get back to normal.

"Huh?" Kye said, finally coming back to reality.

"Alright, now that my dear cousin is back to normal, the reason we came over," I said as Kye sat down next to me.

"Yes, that I'm interested to hear," he said, sitting down across form us.

"But first, where is everyone else?" I asked.

"Downstairs playing COD," he replied. "Hey, guys!" He called down to the five other ninja, not moving or looking away from his book. A few minutes later, everyone was gathered around me and Kye.

"So, what's your big plan?" Kakashi asked.

"Well, it's really just speculation," I started out. "But, since Akatsuki is here, we think that–"

"We think Sasuke might be here too!" Kyesaid, eccentrically interrupting me.

"Yeah," I said.

"So, if he is here we have to find him so I can hug him and love him and–" but she was interrupted.

"That's enough," I said. "Basically, we find him and see if he'll help us. After all, we do have a common enemy."

"Itachi Uchiha," Sakura said grimly.

"That's true, but there is one problem: Orochimaru," Kakashi said.

"Yes, but he might work with us, after all, he might hold some grudges against Akatsuki," I said.

"Yeah, and anyways, we'll never know if we don't try," Kye said, back to normal.

"I think it's a good plan, but besides Orochimaru, we don't know where to find him," Sakura said.

"That's where you and Naruto come in," I said.

Sakura surprised us by being the one to speak first. "How?"

"Trust your instincts and search for his chakra signature, I guess," I said.

"It makes sense, in theory," Sakura said.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Naruto said. "We don't know how long we're going to be here, so we'll want all the help we can get to eliminate our enemy as soon as possible." He jumped up, ready to go.

"Alright," Sakura said following his lead. They hurried out the door with everyone else right behind them. We ran through the woods, and after a while, I thought that my theory was wrong, which wouldn't have surprised me, but it would have gotten Naruto and Sakura down. All the ninja were ahead of us, which gave me and Kye a large enough space to whisper to each other.

"Hey, Kye," I whispered to get her attention.

"Yeah?' She asked absently.

"What if we're wrong? About Sasuke, I mean," I asked.

"Aw, we don't need him to beat the shit out of Akatsuki, don't worry," she said. "Sure it would help, but we have three Jonins, the Kazekage, a Chunin, and a kick ass genin. Oh, and then us, who have learned a shit load in one week."

"Well, that's true, but I was referring to Naruto and Sakura's morale," I said.

"Oh, that." We both looked down.

"Don't worry." We looked up surprised to see Kakashi Sensei next to us. "They're used to disappointment, they know how to hide it and move on."

"That's not a good thing, you know, being used to disappointment," I said. "This time, everything's going to go right.'

"Exactly! We need to find him so I can hug him and love him–"

"Kye, come on, save it for Sasuke," I said.

"Okay!' She exclaimed.

"Anyways, that's the kind of positive thinking we need," he said. He made to rejoin the group, but that was when I thought up a better plan (one I'm too lazy to add to the earlier part of the story so it's going here).

"Oh, wait, Kakashi Sensei!" I called to him.

"Yes?" He asked, coming back. I think by now everyone except Naruto and Sakura (since they were so much further ahead of the group) new what we were talking about.

"Does Naruto still have Sasuke's forehead protector?" I asked.

"Probably, why?" He asked.

"Well, you could use your summoning jutsu to track him. If Sasuke is here, then he can't be too far away, right? And if that's the case, it shouldn't be too hard to find him," I explained.

"Exactly," he said.

"Wait, what? You knew about this? Why didn't you tell us?" I asked slightly angered.

"So that you would figure it out. This was your idea, so you need to figure it out," he explained. "It's kind of like it's your mission, and that means I'm going to let you figure everything out." I could tell he was smiling under his mask, and it annoyed me to no end.

"Fine, whatever," I said, still angry with him. "Hey, Naruto, Sakura! Come here, I have an idea!"

"What?" Naruto asked, being the first one to reach me. He even beat the sand siblings. Sakura was right behind him, and then came the sand siblings.

"Well, it doesn't seem like we're making much progress, so, Naruto, if you still have Sasuke's forehead protector, we can use Kakashi Sensei's summoning jutsu to track him," I explained. Naruto had the forehead protector out before I had even finished.

"Alright Kakashi Sensei, summon your ninja hounds," Naruto said, and received a hard smack on the head from Sakura immediately after. "What?"

"Naruto, don't boss around Jonins when you're just a genin!" She scolded.

"Ahem, if I may continue," Kakashi Sensei interrupted everyone. He took the forehead protector from Naruto and quickly summoned Pakun. "Okay, Pakun, I need you to see if Sasuke is here. There's a chance he's not, but that's what you're here for."

"Got it, Kakashi," the dog replied, and sniffed the forehead protector and then the air. "Found him!"

"Lead on," Kakashi ordered. The dog took off running with everyone in close pursuit. In a matter of minutes we burst through the trees into a clearing and, sure enough, Sasuke and Orochimaru stood there, staring at us.

"Naruto? Sakura?" Sasuke asked. But neither of them had a chance to speak.

"My Sasuke!" Kye screeched, flinging herself onto him.

"No, no one except for me can call Sasuke 'My Sasuke'," Orochimaru said.

"Shut up, Pedophile!" Kye told him.

"What?" Orochimaru asked.

"You heard me, you're a pedophile, a child molester, a–" Kye was, yet again, interrupted by me.

"Kye, we're not here to insult the creeper," I said.

"Can she let go of me now?" Sasuke asked. "Before I kill her?" I quickly pried her off of him, and jumped between them.

"Now, now, Sasuke, we haven't come all this way to start a fight," I said, trying to keep Kye away. "Listen, we need your help."

"And why should I help you?" He asked.

"A better question is why do you I think I'll let him help you?" Orochimaru asked.

"Because, we have a common enemy," I said. "Well, we do with Sasuke."

"And who might that be?"

"Itachi Uchiha," I said. Sasuke visibly stiffened

"I'm listening," he said.

"Well, as you know, he's a member of Akatsuki, and, as I'm sure you also know, Akatsuki is after Naruto," I explained.

"And what makes you think I care about Naruto?" Sasuke asked.

"you might not care about Naruto, but you do care about finding and killing your brother, and, though we can't promise that you will be able to kill him, we can help you find him, and, in return, you will help us eliminate Akatsuki," I told him.

"Again, what makes you think I'll let you take My Sasuke away from me?" Orochimmaru asked.

"You can help us eliminate Akatsuki, I'm sure you'd like that. Am I right?" I asked. He hesitated, probably considering pros and cons. That was a good sign. Kye and smiled, this could just work out.

"Say I work with you," he said. "After we eliminate Akatsuki, will we forget we ever worked together?' I looked back at Kakashi Sensei, and he stepped forward.

"Yes, trust me, I don't want this, but, considering the circumstances, we have not choice except to get help or face Akatsuki ourselves," he said.

"You always were smart, Kakashi," Orochimaru said.

"Actually, it was her idea," he said pointing to me. "In all honesty, I probably wouldn't have thought of it. You could say I wasn't really looking for help, I like a challenge, but she did open my eyes, after all, I need to protect Naruto (A/N: Who, if you wanted to know, was being gagged by Sakura at the time, it's why he didn't complain), and then there's these two, or should I say just this one, who has gotten into some trouble with Akatsuki."

"Fine, I would like to see my old friends again," he said with that creepy smile of his.

"Follow us, then," Kakashi Sensei said. "Oh, and Sasuke?"

"Yes?" He asked.

"This girl here," Kakashi Sensei indicated Kye. "It only took her a week to learn Chidori."

"I don't believe you," he said.

"You'll see eventually," Kye said with a smile. "Are we going to get their names?"

Kye and I exchanged glances; we both shrugged, and then looked back at Orochimaru, then back at each other, shrugging again.

"I'm Darcy," I said. "This is my cousin, Kye."

Back at Kakashi's house:

"Sasuke, Orochimaru, you two will be in the basement," Kakashi Sensei said. "Now, we need a game plan. Darcy, do you have any more bright ideas?"

"Nope, I think my bright ideas are about burnt up," I said.

"Don't say that, you are smart," Gaara said. We were sitting on the couch, his arm around me.

"Kakashi Sensei, you and Naruto fought Deidara, so you have the most experience with the remaining Akatsuki members," I said. "How did you defeat him last time?"

"You mean somewhat defeat him?" I nodded. "Well, I used my new Sharingan, but unfortunately for me, I missed him. I did get his arm, so I thought."

"Kakuzu sewed it back on," I said. "Do you think you could do that again, just not miss?"

"I don't want to risk it," he said. "I'll be out for at least a week. If they aren't all taken out, you won't be able to depend on me, and we aren't certain yet that Sasuke can handle Itachi."

"I can defeat my brother, don't doubt me," he said.

"Sasuke, you have much to learn," I said. "According to Naruto Abridged, which is 100% right 100% of the time (not really, they're just funny), you will never defeat your brother. Or the log."

"The log? What?" He asked very confuzeled indeed.

"Alright then, no Sharingan from you, Kakashi Sensei," I said sitting back and thinking.

"I'll take over from here," Kakashi Sensei said. "We should wait for about another week, I think, so that we have time to train you, Darcy, and you, Kye, even more than we have. This will also give you, Darcy, some time to recover from your fight with Hidan. How does that sound?"

"It's logical and reasonable," Gaara said. "I concur."

"Me, too," Sakura said. There were nods and yeses from everyone else until everyone had answered except for Orochimaru and Sasuke.

"Well, what do you two think?" Kakashi Sensei asked.

"You're actually asking us?" Orochimaru asked.

"Well, yes, we are working as a team now," Kakashi Sensei said.

"We agree, right Sasuke?" Orochimaru asked. Sasuke nodded.

"Hold on," I said. 'Where's Kabuto?"

"I'm right here!" He said jumping out from behind the couch, and me. And, can you guess what I did then. Yup, I screamed. Like a little girl. Only after Kabuto had given his input and everything was set again did anyone comment on my scream.

"You scream like a girl," Naruto said.

"Well, gee, I wonder why?" I said sarcastically.

"Me, too," Naruto said and he walked away.

"I'm starting to wondering the kid purposely acts stupid, or if he really, truly is stupid," I said, staring after him.

"It's a mix of both," Sakura said. We all looked at her. "Believe it or not, he has his moments, and he's gotten a lot smarter, but he is still ignorant about some things."

"Whatever," I said, getting up. "I'm exhausted, I'm going home. Come on, Kye, let's go home."

"I'll walk you and Kye home," Gaara said following us out of the house.

D: Well, there you go! Obviously I'm back, I hope no one was too OOC in this chapter. I feel like Orochimaru and Sasuke joined too easily, but what do you think? Also, I think it's obvious I forgot about Kabuto, and was clearly too lazy to go back to fix it, so, I found a funny way to put him in. Aren't I great?

Kabuto: How could you forget me like that? I'm not that bad am I? I'm not as bad as Orochimaru!

D: Sorry, but yes, you are bad. Not as bad as Orochimaru, but still…

Oro: Kabuto, I don't care if I hear that from that girl, but from you, my own subordinate? I thought you liked what I did and that's why you joined up with me?

Kabuto: Oh, no, Lord Orochimaru! Please don't take it the wrong way!

D: Awkward!

K: Yeah, I know, right? Well, review! Sasuke!

Sasu: Oh, shit, not again. *Runs from Kye*