D: Here we go again. Oh, if you haven't seen "The Blind Side" you should. It's such a touching story, and it's a true one.

K: Yay! You updated in the same day, just like you said! Oh, Itachi!

Ita: Hn.

K: *hugs fiercely (again. If I'm right, she's already done this)*

Ita: What. The. Hell. You just said last chapter you were dating my brother.

K: That was my Other self.

Sasu: Hey, what's going on here?

D: Oh, boy, let's see her explain this one. Actually, no, I'm just going to start the chapter. I don't own Naruto or Naruto Abridged (they don't own Naruto either).

Chapter 16:

Attacking the Akatsuki:

"Okay, so our plan is to just straight up attack them?" I asked.

"Pretty much," Kakashi said. "We can use Pakun to help track them. Once we get there, though, Sakura, I want you to stay out of the fight as much as possible. You're our only medic, so you need to stay alive, and, Naruto, you'll be teamed with her. You and Sakura must stay out of the fight as much as possible, and you need to cover her. At any rate, Sasuke, you and I will team up to fight Itachi and, if we must, Tobi as well. Kye, Darcy, you said you've been working on a 'killer technique'?"

"Yup!" We said together with big grins in place.

"Okay, well, you two will team up and fight, um, who did you want to fight again?" He asked.

"Hidan, and, if she's there, Kelsey," I said.

"Why Hidan?" Orochimaru asked.

"I still have to get back at him for almost killing me," I said simply.

"Anyways, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, you three will work together, and, um, well, just attack whoever hasn't been called yet. Orochimaru, Kabuto, same for you," Kakashi said. "Now, are we all ready?" Nobody had time to answer, though, for Kye's phone went off. 'Ah, touché. Get your own damn line, Kakashi! Iruka, will you get the hell out of my episode?" It repeated a few times before she finally answered it. After a brief conversation with whoever it was, she hung up. There was a long silence.

"Awwwwkwaaaard," she sang.

"Okay," Kakashi said. "Anyways, is everyone ready?"

"Wait, do Kye and I get any weapons?" I asked.

"Um, nah, your jutsu should be enough, and you'll have Naruto and Sakura to back you up," Kakashi told us.

I just nodded.

"Alright, let's move out," he said, getting up. Everyone followed him to the spacious backyard, and he summoned Pakun.

"Kakashi Sensei, how are you going to track them if you don't have their scent?" I asked.

"Oh, but I do have their scent," he said. He pulled a piece of black material in a plastic bag from his pocket. "Kankuro snagged this off of one of."

"Oh," was all I could say.

"Okay, Pakun, can you find them?" Kakashi asked, giving the piece of cloth to Pakun. The dog sniffed at it, and then the air.

"This way," was all that the dog said, and he ran off in the direction of our training clearing. We ran through that and over the lake and through the woods until we reached another clearing. We stayed in the woods around it, though, for that was where Akatsuki was.

"Thanks, Pakun, you can go now," Kakashi said. With that, the dog left. "Okay, Sasuke, you're with me. Sakura and Naruto, back up Kye and Darcy, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, you work together, what you do is really up to you, and Orochimaru and Kabuto, well, just don't kill us. Got it?" Everyone nodded. "Okay, ready? Go!" We all jumped into the clearing. Nobody said anything, so, of course, Kye had to break the silence.

"Hey, Kisame, guess what?" Kye said, but she didn't wait for a reply. "I had this Mexican soup the other day, and it tasted strangely like fish. Did you do something to it?"

"What are you implying?" He asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Oh, I think you know exactly what I'm implying," she said with a smile.

"Now, you listen here, you little brat," Kisame said. "I am not a fish. I am a shark."

"Fish."

"Shark."

"Fish."

"Look at these teeth," he said, showing his very sharp teeth. "Do these look like the teeth of a fish? No, they don't because they are shark teeth."

"Sure, sure," Kye said, and then added under her breath, "fish."

I thought Kisame heard her, but he just ignored it.

"I assume that seeing you here means that this is all out war?" Pein asked, stepping forward.

"You assume correct, Pein," Kakashi said. The leader of Akatsuki didn't look surprised at all that Kakashi knew his name, but I'm sure he felt it. I'm sure he was thinking something along the lines of: Wow, Kakashi's almost as bad as Orochimaru… No, that's impossible, but he comes close.

"And this is the smartest decision you could come to?" Pein said. He stared at Naruto as he continued. "You could just give Naruto up to us, and then we wouldn't have to fight. Because if you all fight you will all die."

"I think I speak for all of us when I say we'll take our chances," I said. "Naruto is our friend, our comrade, and we won't let the likes of you get a hold of him."

"Then so be it," Pein said.

D: Sorry for the cliff hanger, but I think I'm almost done with this story.

K: Aw, that's so sad! I know, right? Hey, who invited you?

D: But I plan to make a sequel. Speaking of which, I need one more character. Girl or boy, it doesn't matter. If you want to be in the story, tell me in the review, or pm me. I'm just going to take the first person who tells me (minus PrincessKye, she's already in the story)

K: Yay!

D: Anywho, just tell me the basics: Name, personality, appearance, that kind of stuff. I'm not going to say anything about the sequel except that the title is "Reunion". I'm only going to reveal stuff to PrincessKye and whoever else is in my story, and even then, it won't be much. Okay, well, please review!

K: See you next chapter!