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00000000000000000 Begin Chapter

Walking through the door into the Hokage's office, the first thing that Harry notices is that Tsunade is waiting with hands clasped in front of her face. Seeing that there's no one else there, he raises an eyebrow in askance. "Well? What exactly did you call me here for Baa-chan?" Harry then just tilts his head to avoid the paperweight thrown at it. "Well? What is it that was so important?" He then raises both eyebrows as he watches as Tsunade uses the privacy seal and then he adds several charms to prevent any type of eavesdropper. He then walks forwards until he can sit down in the seat before her. "Okay, NOW you've got my attention baa-chan. What do you need me for?" She then reaches into her desk, not dropping her serious expression.

"I was going through some files when I found something of interest to do with you. And, personally, I want you to explain it in your own words." She then brings out a folder with a red kanji declaring it top secret. She then hands it to Harry while taking note of the expression of surprise that flitters across his face. "I take it that you recognize this?" Harry just nods.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact I do." Harry then gives her a small smirk. "As well I should considering that I created the file in here." He then shakes his head as he opens it. "This was a suggestion I wrote about two years ago calling for the formation of a new group of ANBU. A true Special Forces unit under the direct command of the Hokage and no one else." He then frowns as he shakes his head. "I wrote the report but... Ojii-san denied it, claiming that there was no need of such a unit in these times. And the Elders practically had a fit about it, so the issue was dropped where it was and all files on it were sealed. But... why do you want to know about it now?" Tsunade just takes a moment as she sorts out her thoughts before sighing.

"To be perfectly truthful, I like the idea." She then looks out the window with a frown. "It's a good idea and I'm not sensei. He was only trying to avoid conflict and was too... soft, with certain elements. And as to the Elders?" She then gives Harry a small smirk. "Certain recent events have left them with very little power to veto the Hokage's decisions." She then nods slowly. "And I've already decided to try and create a special group to fight with Akatsuki." Harry frowns at this.

"And how are you going to do that exactly? It is an organization composed of S-rank Missing-nin after all. Such a group isn't exactly a bunch of pushovers..." Tsunade nods before explaining her idea.

"It would basically be a large number of trained four man teams. Three Chunin and one Jounin that have been trained to take on stronger opponents." She then shrugs. "But that's as far as I've gotten with it. It's still in the planning phase for a bit." She then taps the desk as she looks directly in Harry's eyes. "But what I really want to know is this... Why do we need a new ANBU unit? I did read it, but I want to find it out from you directly." Harry slowly collects his thoughts before nodding.

"First, you have to remember what units there are. Let's see... First, is the Assault Unit, and then the Guard/Defence unit. That's about it for ready attack units. We have an Assassination unit as well as the Torture and Interrogation unit. There's also the Subterfuge unit, which includes the Seduction squads..." He smirks as he sees Tsunade scowl. "Don't knock it, they do serve an important purpose after all. And even where I come from, spies WILL use sex as a means of to an end. Anyways... after that... R&D, and the Cipher unit. The Hunter-nin can also be considered a part of ANBU along with Konoha Intelligence. And maybe the Ninja Combat Engineering Squads... But, you see baa-chan, there's one small problem with all of these groups..." Tsunade raises an eyebrow at this.

"And what's the problem? As far as I can see, there isn't one visible." Harry just shakes his head.

"The problem with all of these units is that they over-specialize what they do. Let's take... I&T for example, shall we?" Tsunade nods as she starts to examine his reasons. "Now then, while these guys know many ways of breaking a person, what would most of them do if they were sucked into a fight? Most would have a problem because they would be out of their element. Another way would be if a member of the Assault unit had to interrogate someone. Could they do it? Sure. But would it be effective in getting all the needed information is the question?" Tsunade just nods at this.

"Okay, I can see where you're coming from with this. But then... what is the point of the unit you're suggesting? All the others, despite what you said, have their own niche in Konoha's ninja forces. What would be this one's?" Harry just smiles as he leans back in his chair.

"That's exactly the thing, they wouldn't have a niche. Rather, they could fit into any of them." He then opens his hand with the palm facing up. "They would be akin to a Jack of all trades, able to seamlessly switch from one aspect to another. Whether this was from assault to assassination, or Interrogation to seduction. They could switch places easily." It's at this point that Tsunade points something out.

"Sounds good... in theory. But the major problem is that in the report, you call for such an unit to be composed of high A to S-rank ninja. Won't such a unit be seen as a threat by the other nations?" Harry just shakes his head before explaining.

"Not really. The other Great Five have their own versions of such an unit. Kiri has the Seven Swordsman for example. Suna has... or rather had before it's cutbacks, Mesa. Then there's Iwa's Yama squad. Finally, is Kumo's Shippodan. Each the other five has one, Konoha is the only one who does not." Tsunade then grins as she taps her chin thought.

'As much as I hate to admit it... the gaki does bring up a few good points. And also, such a group would be good as I'm going have something if any other village attacks... or Akatsuki for that matter.' She then clears her throat. "Alright then... If I do create this unit, and that's a BIG if, who would be your choice as leader?" Harry tells her causing Tsunade to shoot up out of her seat in shock. "HER! ARE YOU INSANE!" Harry just gives her a glare causing her to shiver.

"Actually, I'm not and I don't take kindly to people taking that tone about people that I consider a friend." He then sighs as she points out that she left the village years ago and he snorts. "And? She left for personal reasons... not unlike you as a matter of fact." Tsunade flinches at that barb as he continues. "She left because she didn't know who she was any more baa-chan. And... I'm the only person who knows where she is at right at this moment." Tsunade starts at this before chewing her lip in thought. She then gives Harry a serious glare.

"You do realize that she likely hates not only me, but also Konoha, right?" Harry just shakes his head in amusement as he lightly chuckles.

"Correction, she's angry with you since you rejected her when she wanted to become your apprentice. And you never really gave her a reason for doing so either." Harry then shakes his head before tapping the folder. "But even you must agree, she's one of the most powerful ninja to come from the village. And among kunoichi, she's only ranked under you and Kushina-oba-chan in sheer power. So if you agree to creating this unit and putting her in charge, then I'll be able to bring her back and the village will be just that much stronger for it." Tsunade thinks it over for a moment before asking whether or not she's changed any. Harry just shrugs in reply. "We'll just have to see... now won't we?" She just sighs and nods her head before stamping the file.

"Very well. Yuurei Unit is confirmed a go..."

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A unusually tall, yet attractive, woman is sitting at a darkened bar while sipping some sake. She has her silvery-white hair held up above her head with a red/white striped band that has two gold bells attached to it. She's wearing an open, dark purple-red vest that stops at her midriff. She's not wearing a shirt and the only thing covering her chest is bandages wrapped tightly around it. Her midriff is bare showing her flat, toned stomach. On her arms are gloves matching her vest in color that stop just at the elbow. She's also wearing a apron style mini-skirt (same color as the vest) held up with a red Karate style belt with a custom ninjato hanging from it, her thighs are wrapped in more bandages (not unlike a certain female mind walker). For footwear, she's wearing kunoichi heels with a small amount of armour extending over her ankles. Most surprising is the pinkish-red diamond shaped petal tattoos on her body and part of her face. Hearing footsteps coming towards her, she just chuckles as she sips her sake. "You know Harry-kun, you could have told me that you were coming here instead of letting me sense you." Harry just smirks as he sits down beside her with a shrug.

"Well, yeah, I COULD have... But then, where would the fun be in that if I told you I was coming before hand." He then raises a hand, signalling the bartender to bring him a bottle as well before glancing at her. "But enough about that Kagura-chan, how are you doing?" She just shrugs as she sips her drink.

"I'm not doing too bad for myself. I have a comfortable lifestyle with the amount of missions I have been getting." She then cocks her head to the side as she considers Harry before leaning onto the bar and laying her chin on her hands. "But... I have to wonder why you're here? Normally we keep in contact via letters. And EVERY time that we meet in person something happens." Harry nods, conceding the point.

"True... But at least you can't say that you're bored when I show up." Kagura just laughs at this before Harry looks down, his expression turning serious. "Unfortunately, I'm not here for any normal small talk." Kagura just snorts before shaking her head in amusement.

"The words; Uzumaki-Potter Harry and Normal do not belong in the same sentence together." She then also becomes more serious. "But I take it that you're here for a very good reason? Is it about the Oto/Suna invasion of Konoha? If so... I take it that I being recalled?" Harry sighs before shaking his head.

"The invasion is only part of it..." He then looks around before putting up several privacy charms. "There's also another reason... What do you know of an organization of Missing-nin called Akatsuki?" Kagura frowns as she thinks it over.

"Not much really, though that's not too surprising considering who's in it." She then taps her chin in thought. "I know for a fact that there's only S-rank Missing-nin in it, which is weird because Missing-nin of that level NEVER band together under any circumstances. They go around with black cloaks with red clouds on them and they operate as mercenaries. They're often contracted to do jobs that a village would normally stay away from. Other then that? Nothing." Harry nods as he leans back.

"Not bad really. A bit more than I thought. But there's more to it." Kagura narrows her eyes as she gestures for him to continue. "Akatsuki may seem like a mercenary force... but they're a bit more than that." He slowly sips at some sake from the bottle before internally grinning as he imagines what effect his next words will have since she's taking a sip of her own. "The fact of the matter is... They're after the Jinchuuriki and the Bijuu and are aiming to capture them." A moment later he chuckles as Kagura does a spit take. She then whips her head around and stares at Harry in surprise.

"NANI! Are they insane! No one goes seeking Jinchuuriki and Bijuu and then capturing them." Harry just sighs before rubbing his face with one hand.

"Well believe it, because that is exactly what they're aiming for. We've already confirmed that they've captured the Gobi's Jinchuuriki... And recently infiltrated Konoha in search of Naruto-nii-san..." She narrows her eyes at this before growling and asking who, Harry's reply throwing all thought out of the window. "Itachi-nee-chan and Hoshigaki Kisame." She leaps to her feet before slamming her fist into the bar top, cracking it as she generates a burst of KI.

"That fucking baka! He's a part of Akatsuki? Did they capture Naruto?" Harry just shakes his head and she sighs in relief as she sits back down. "Thank the kami..." She then gives Harry a curious glance. "But... who else is in it?" Taking a drink, Harry shrugs.

"It reads almost like a who's who of missing-nin. We've identified a few: Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, Akasuna no Sasori, Kusa no Zetsu... and Uchiha Madara." She just goes pale as she realizes exactly what's going on as she reaches for her bottles and brings it to her lips before taking a gulp.

"Oh... shit." She then turns back to Harry. "So that's why I'm being recalled? To... deal with them?" Harry just shakes his head.

"That's not the only reason actually." He then smirks at her. "I just got confirmation to form Yuurei." Kagura looks more surprised by this then anything.

"You did? But I thought that the Sandaime shot down your idea?" Harry nods at this before telling her that the Godaime authorized it. She then blinks. "Realy? Then who is the Godaime?" Seeing him chew his lips, she suddenly narrows her eyes. "Don't tell me..." Harry just nods.

"Hai. The Godaime Hokage is none other then... Senju Tsunade." Feeling the KI from beside him, he shrugs and sighs. "I know that you're still angry with her for turning you down and I understand why since Shizune-nee-chan is her... niece of sorts." Kagura begins to growl as she clinches her fists.

"That's not the only reason I'm pissed at her... she never even told me why or explained herself." She then finds a envelop shoved into her face and blinks before looking at Harry with a raised eyebrow. "What's this?" Harry's reply just causes her to growl.

"Um... It's a little thing called a 'Letter'. You see, people write them and then send them to other people who read them as a form of communication..." Seeing the annoyed glare, Harry simply smirks before Kagura begins to grumble. She then opens the letter and begins to read it. As she does, her face switches between various emotions until it finally settles on surprise as she sets it down. She then looks unseeingly at the wall. Harry just raises an eyebrow. "Well? Good news I take it?" She just slowly nods before shaking her head.

"Apparently... the whole reason that she never took me on for an apprentice was that she thought that I was uncaring of others... That I only looked after myself..." She then sighs and hangs her head. "Can't say that she was wrong either. I was like that..." She then shakes her head and smiles as she looks at Harry. "In fact... If I hadn't have met you when I did... I'd have likely gone Missing-nin and tried some kind grandiose plan to destroy the village..." She slowly closes her eyes as she flashes back to that day...

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Looking at the hawk mask in her hands, Kagura slowly tightens her grip on it before throwing it down onto the ground in disgust and anger. She then begins to growl. "I have had it with this fucking village! Every time that I try to get a head, it beats me the fuck back down! I'm fucking leaving!" Feeling the angry tears prickling at the corners of her eyes she goes to rub them away when a young voice interrupts her and she stiffens.

"So you're going Missing-nin because of something that the village did? Damn, that bloody well sucks." She then whips around and draws her sword before noticing a six year old boy in a nearby bush sweating. "Great... Nice work baka, go ahead and open your big mouth..." Kagura just growls before turning around.

"You better forget what you just saw gaki... or else I'll kill you." Despite everything telling him otherwise, Harry trusts his gut and walks over to a nearby stone and sits down on it before looking at Kagura and cocking his head to the side.

"Sure... but tell me something first... why are you running away?" She snarls at him and let's loose a burst of concentrated KI making Harry freeze.

"Let's get on thing straight gaki, I am NOT running away. I am leaving because this village has treated me like crap!" Harry just raises an eyebrow and asks what she means to which she snorts. "What do I mean?" She then sneers. "Every time that I try for a position, they reject me! Look at me!" She then gestures to herself. "I have been an ANBU for five years! And what has it gotten me? NOTHING!" She then grits her teeth. "I was finally up for promotion today and they gave the position of captain to that fucking shit of an Uchiha Itachi! I have given everything to this fucking village and then they throw it in my face by telling me that I'm not responsible enough when the person they gave it to is younger than me!" Harry just blinks before raising an eyebrow.

"Er... you DO realize that you're acting like a child right now, right?" Her glare is enough to shut him up, and when he sees her reaching for her Ninjato, he raises his hands. "Whoa there! I didn't really mean anything by it! But still, aren't you proving them right by doing what you are?" Taking a deep breath, Kagura lets it out in a loud hiss.

"And what do you know gaki! I doubt very much that you have any idea as to how life truly is like!" She starts though as Harry begins laughing. but what causes her to shiver is that it's an empty, bitter laugh. Harry then looks at her with dead eyes.

"I know alot more about how cruel the world can be. Both me and nii-san have experienced some of the worst humanity has to offer and come out alive. If you think that your life sucks... think again." Kagura just glares at him and tells him that his life can't be that bad and Harry just raises an eyebrow in reply before shrugging. "Then tell you what. You spend ONE day henged as either me or my nii-san and then you tell me who has the worse life?" Kagura nods with a serious expression on her face before picking up her mask as she sneers.

"Fine! You got yourself a bet. We'll meet here tomorrow and then you better be prepared to admit that your lying. And if you're not here..." Her voice then takes on a dangerous tone. "I will hunt you down..." Harry's eyes widen before he slowly nods. She then asks who his nii-san is and Harry tells her. 'Eh? His nii-san is the Kyuubi jinchuuriki? Whatever. His life can't be that bad...' The next day, Harry arrives on time only to find a stunned Kagura sitting on the rock and staring off into space. Harry just walks over and sits down beside her. After a few minutes, Kagura tries to say something only to stop. Taking a deep breath, she asks him a single question. "How?" Harry just raises a single eyebrow and she swallows. "How can you not hate them?" Harry thinks it over before shrugging.

"I guess it's because I know, deep down inside, that if I did hate them then that would make me no better than them. It's part of human nature to fear and hate that which is strange and unknown." Kagura just sighs.

"Perhaps..." She then looks off into the distance. "It doesn't matter though. I just can't stay here. I just..." She trails off, but Harry nods just the same.

"You need to find something. You need to find not only yourself, but what can complete you." She starts at this and Harry smiles. "You don't have to go and become a Missing-nin though. Just get something like the Sannin's travel rights. Then you can travel around the Elemental Countries until you find what you're looking for." She just nods and thinks it over before smiling and standing up.

"You know what gaki? That's a very good idea." She then sighs. "A very good idea..."

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Watching her, Harry slowly smiles. "So I see that you found what you were looking for. What changed?" She softly smiles as she looks at Harry directly.

"Well... for one thing, I met you." Harry's eyes widen at that and she chuckles. "You were the reason why I left to search for some kind of meaning..." She then saddens. "And I found what I was missing... in a little girl called Ami." Harry just reaches over and grasps her hand. "I met her when I was healing after a fight in Fog Country." A far off look enters her eyes as she remembers. "I was in the hospital when I met her. She was only four years old you see... but she was battling a deadly disease. And yet... she was so full of life and joy." A tear slowly runs down Kagura's cheek as Harry nods.

"She died, didn't she?" Kagura nods at this, her head hung.

"I only knew her for five months... but she never gave up. Even after she was no longer able to move from her bed, she still found a reason to smile. A reason to laugh even through her suffering, right to the end." A sob breaks from Kagura's throat. "She was by far the bravest person I have ever been honoured to know. She met her death with a dignity I can only hope that I will be able to match. But... she gave me something that I thought I lost a long time ago..." Kagura then looks up and smiles through her tears. "She gave me back hope. She gave me... my heart. She showed me that even in the darkness, there is a spot of light and for that, I will never forget her for as long as I draw breath. I was there you know, when she breathed her last. And it... hurt in a way that I can't described. There was this..." She clinches her hand for a moment while looking for a word. "A sense of wrongness with her death. As if there was no way that she should have left this world so early before it truly had the chance to enjoy her light. And as she breathed her last, she smiled at me... and told me... that she was happy to know me... and that I was the closest thing that she had to a kaa-san..." It's at this point that she breaks down completely and Harry just holds her as she lets it all out. "I... I found out later that she had been put there by her Otou-san, who had decided that he no longer could be bothered to care... Why...? Why did she have to die...?" Harry just shakes his head and sighs.

"I don't know the answer to that Kagura-chan... maybe the kami could no longer wait for her company..." Harry then softly smiles as he too cries. "But she gave you a gift Kagura-chan... she gave you your humanity back." Harry just rocks back and forth until she calms down. As her sobs subside, Kagura nods in his embrace.

"Yeah..." Kagura then straightens and rubs the last of her tears away. "Thanks Harry-kun... I needed that." Harry just shrugs and is about to say something else when they hear an explosion outside. Heading out, they see a bunch of people running from a massive fight in the center of town. There is a tall man who looks like he's been stitched back together and someone who looks suspiciously like an scarecrow with reddish black hair, but what catches their attention is the fact that both are wearing a black cloak with red clouds. It's then they catch sight of the two's target: A fifteen year old girl with a scratched out Taki Hitai-ate. She just pants as the greenish-yellow aura around her vanishes before falling to one knee. The tall man then grunts as he looks at the other as their cloaks.

"Good job with the poison. Now let's get her back to the meeting place. I want the bounty on her head." The other man is about to say something when he's flung several feet. Eyes widening, the hunchback turns to where it came from to see Harry there before chuckling. "Ah! Uzumaki-Potter Harry. What a surprise meeting you there." Harry's eyes widen as the man continues. "Quite a bounty on you too. At least three million from Oto as well as various Yakuza bosses... I look forwards to collecting all that money." He doesn't get any farther as a foot slams into his head knocking him into a nearby house. Getting out of it, he faces Kagura. "My... and here I wasn't expecting all this money to show up... Kagura, the Howaido Bourei (White Apparition)... You have a bounty of sixteen million on your head..." Kagura just snorts as she shakes her head, having used a medical jutsu to burn the alcohol out of her system.

"I don't know who you are... but don't think that I will be defeated so easily." She then looks over her shoulder at Harry. "I'll get him away from here... You take on the other one." Harry nods and then charges at the guy, who growls as he gets back up.

"Gaki... if you think that I'm so fucking easy... guess again!" He then vanishes and reappears behind Harry and shoves his hand through his chest, only for Harry to disappear in smoke. Growling, he looks around as Kagura and the other Akatsuki member continue their own fight out of sight. 'That teme... he used Kage Bushin...' He then whips his head around and opens his mouth to spew a cloud of black smoke. "Ninpou! Doku kiri no jutsu!" Harry just manages to dodge the cloud, but not the fist that slams into his stomach, causing him to cough up blood. Landing, Harry grunts as he gets up, holding his stomach.

'Damn... looks like this won't be easy after all...' He then narrows his eyes as he notices the scratched Kumo Hitai-ate on his opponent's forehead. He then snorts. "Now I recognize you... You're Dokueki of the Shinkumo clan. You fled Kumo after the Sandaime Raikage was overthrown in the aftermath of the failed kidnapping of Hyuuga Hinata." The man scowls before grinning.

"You sure do know your Missing-nin gaki... but all that doesn't matter since I'll be getting revenge on that teme E' when we take his otouto and... extract the demon in him..." He then runs through a series of handsigns. "Ninpou! Doku Giri no jutsu!" Harry's eyes widen as the cloud sprays out from Dokueki's mouth and reaches him in moments. Dokurki grins before his eyes widen as he hears something above him and looks up, only for a foot to slam into his face and send him skidding. Harry's about to hit him again when he spits a glob of blood at Harry. The Chunin manages to dodge it, only for some to land on Harry's coat and to begin eating through it.

"Shit!" He then hears laughing and watches as his opponent gets back up and wipes the blood from his lip.

"Surprised? Don't be. You see, that is why my clan is so feared. From the time we're born we're exposed to various poisons and toxins. At first in small amounts and then larger and more deadly portions. And thanks to a technique, our body incorporates the toxins into our body, ready to be called on at a moment's notice." His grin then widens as the blood that's running down his chin turns black as tar. "So fighting us and drawing any type of blood is the epitome of stupidity." He then grabs a grabs a kunai and cuts his arm with it, causing a hissing sound as a greenish mist leaks from his cut. "Not to mention that it can become airborne." Harry just scowls.

'Dammit! What the hell can I do? That pretty much takes taijutsu, kenjutsu, and Naifujutsu right out of the equation. Guess that his ranking is well deserved then...' His eyes then narrow. 'Well then... if I can't beat him in the jutsu department... then I'll just have to outsmart him.' Harry then does his own handsign before grinning. "Ninpou! Kirigakure no jutsu!" As the mist appears and blocks him from view, Harry does another jutsu, whispering the name. "Kage Bushin no jutsu...' He then smiles as he hands it something while a female voice whispers to him in his mind.

'You do know that he's S-rank for a reason right? And it's highly unlikely that you will win against him...' Harry just mentally chuckles.

'Well, hello there Rosie. Nice to talk to you. When did you wake up?' She just gives him a mental equivalent of rolling her eyes.

'I just woke up now to find your stupid ass fighting a S-rank ninja! And you never answered the question!' Harry gives her a nod as he pulls something from his pocket and hands it to a Kage Bushin.

'True... but I'm not exactly worried about it.' Feeling her shock, he smirks as he pulls out several vials and dips senbon into them. 'Now that I got his name, I can remember how he got his ranking in the Bingo book. And know what? it's not all that impressive.' Rose mentally blinks before sighing.

'And WHY isn't he impressive? He had to get that ranking for a reason.' Harry nods at that as he sets up a trap, hearing the sounds of his Kage Bushin attacking as well as receiving their memories as they dispel.

'And you're right about that. But the only reason that he received that rank was his expertise in assassination and in particularly poisoning his enemies. Other than that? Not too impressive.' Harry then shakes his head in amusement. 'His taijutsu is barely Jounin level and other then a few Raiton ninjutsu, he only has the basics and those that can be used to poison. No genjutsu either. So while I won't be able to outfight him... I can out-think him. Besides... I don't have to beat him, just distract him long enough for Kagura-chan to finish and help.' Meanwhile, Dokueki finds himself in trouble as he whips around at every sound. Suddenly he stills as he hears something and turns in time for a Kage Bushin to shove something in his mouth before giving him a uppercut, causing him to swallow. Snarling, he punches it causing it to disperse.

"You little shit!" He then stumbles as several senbon stab him. He then snorts before laughing. "Do you think that something as small as this is going to stop me? HA! Like hell! I guess that I should have told you that I am immune to all poisons thanks to my Bloodline!" Harry just laughs himself.

"Baka!" The mist then clears so that the upper half of a grinning Harry is visible. "Do you really think that I'm that stupid?" Harry then snorts. "I didn't poison you." Dokueiki is about to say something when his eyes widen and he falls to his knees in pain.

"Wha... what is... going on here...? What... did... you... do... to... me...?" Harry just chuckles.

"ME? What else? While I couldn't poison you, I could, however, do something else." Harry then winks at him. "After all... using a Bezoar on you and then pumping you full of anti-venom and antidotes to various poisons will have the same effect as poison would have on someone else... And by removing the poison in your body, I'm sending it into a state of shock." Harry then laughs as the mist once more obscures him from view. Growling, Dokueki snarls before launching himself at where Harry was, only to find himself entangled in a mass of wires. He continues to struggle as Harry's voice echoes through the mist. "Suiton! Kokuu no jutsu!" Soon a black rain begins to fall on him and it takes him a moment to realize what it really is.

'What the... Oil?' He then hears a hissing sound and looks at the wire in horror to find a number of explosive tags attached to them right before they detonate. After a few moments, he picks up his battered and burned body and glares at Harry through one eye. "You teme... I'm going to kill you!" Harry is about to say something when he feels something brush past him before screaming as his arm is taken off at the shoulder. He then falls to one knee and looks up as he clutches where his arm was to see Kakuzu there looking worse for wear. Dokueki uses this as a distraction to hit Harry with a kunai, from whose wound a purple color spreads. "HAHAHAHA! TAKE THAT YOU GAKI-URK!" He then shudders before looking down to see several tendrils piercing through his stomach as blood begins gushing from his lips. "Ka...kuzu... you... teme..." Kakuzu just shrugs before pulling his tendrils from his former partner.

"You took too long and the Jinchuuriki got away you fool." Sure enough, the girl is now gone. "I hate to fail. But luckily I can collect on you-" He gets cut off as he dodges a sword that nearly took off his head. He then frowns as he notices a cut up and slightly dishevelled Kagura. "Seems that I won't collect that bounty on you after all... shame that." He then disappears and Kagura rushes towards Harry as his vision fades out. Summoning a Kage Bushin, it seals Dokueki's body into a scroll as Kagura takes out a vial full of what looks like oily orbs in water and pours it on Harry's poisoned wound before picking him up and vanishing.

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Deep in his mindscape, Harry opens his eyes and sits up before looking around. He then raises an eyebrow as he hears something whispering to him. "Come..." Harry then stands up before hearing the voice again, more insistent now. "Come..." Shrugging and deciding that he has nothing to worry about, Harry follows the whispers until he gets to where the seal is located. He then looks in to see that Sounga is rusted with flakes of it coming off every few moments.

"I wonder..." He then looks towards a corner and makes a disgusted expression as he sees Voldemort's desiccated corpse laying against the wall, it too slowly disintentigrating. He then frowns to himself. "But... where did that voice come from...?" He then jumps as he hears it from just to his right.

"I called you here child..." He then looks and stares in disbelief as the Jagan glows slightly. "We have much to discuss, you and I..."

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Yui: Whoa... This was a packed chapter. Akatsuki, a new ANBU squad... and Harry meeting the Jagan.

Pen-pen: Wa war waarrk waarrr... Ark wark war waaarrkk. (It was pretty packed... But just one question.)

Steve: Sure. What is it?

Pen-pen: War ark warr war Warrk wark a Waarrkkk waarrk? (How the hell did Harry beat a Akatsuki member?)

Steve: Simple. Harry out-smarted him.

Hinata: Huh? But he's only a Genin. And he didn't use any powerful jutsu.

Steve: True... But we saw that in the Hidan Vs. Shikamaru fight that you don't need a huge amount of powerful jutsu. Just some that can be used in any situation and a good deal of intelligence. And then there's the fact that Harry wasn't trying to beat him, rather he was trying to stall for Kagura to get there. Nothing more. That's not mentioning the point that Harry didn't kill the guy, Kakuzu did.

Yui: Hmm... But why did you do a Kumo Missing-nin? And where did you get the idea for the Bloodline from?

Steve: I used the Kumo-nin because of the remarks that the Raikage made during the Five Kage meeting. Why would there be Missing-nin from every other major village (and at least three minor ones) in Akatsuki, but none from Kumo? It just seemed unrealistic. So I added a OC Missing-nin from Kumo. And it's not like it's impossible for him to have existed since it's mentioned in Canon that Hidan was teamed up with Kakuzu because said Bounty-hunter killed all of his other partners and Hidan couldn't be killed.

Hinata: And the Bloodline?

Steve: I got that from the legend of the Poison Maiden. It made sense for a Shinobi clan that specialized in Poison jutsu and possibly incorporating them into their bodies.

Yui: That's pretty interesting... And I think that's enough for now. Let's head over to the next chapter and see what's going on with the Jagan...

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