Chapter 008 - Unexpected Meeting

Zetsu lifted both eyelids of the unconscious young Uchiha, so he could check on his eyes. Both parts that composed the strange being frowned. It seemed as Sasuke's eyes had reached their limit. The Akatsuki's spy reached a pocket of his cloak and retrieved some white spores that he threw on top of the missing-nin from Konoha. The spores grew into clones of White Zetsu and poured chakra into his body. Suddenly, Zetsu shivered and looked back to the room's door.

Outside the Akatsuki's hideout, known as the Mountain's Graveyard, a familiar swirl pattern appeared. From there emerged the man with a broken orange mask. Madara let himself fall on his knees, gasping for air. Not only was he greatly drained of chakra from the battle at the summit, the cold air that filled the snowy mountain didn't help him in breathing. A hole appeared in the snow-covered ground and Zetsu emerged from it, his flytrap closed.

"Ooh, it's freezing out here!" White Zetsu noted, just before the flytrap opened, pushing the snow that remained on top of it away.

"It seems you had a hard time, Madara-sama." Black Zetsu remarked. Madara didn't answer and simply let himself being lifted by Zetsu, who helped him walk towards the hideout. A few minutes later, Madara had already been layed down on a bed, in the room next to Sasuke's. "You'll have to rest for awhile, this time."

"I know Zetsu, it was a close one." Madara finally spoke, but he seemed lost in his own thoughts.

"What happened out there after we left?" Zetsu asked. Instead of using the white clones, the spy was using more the more traditional Chakra Transfer Jutsu to replenish his master's reserves with his own chakra.

"After you left? Putting it simply, the Kazekage broke free from my command and Kakashi put Naruto to sleep..." With the mask partially broken, Zetsu could see Madara was really upset with what happened. "I was already expecting the Raikage to do it, but that kid Gaara was a surprise to me."

"How did they do it?" This time it was Zetsu's white half to speak.

"The Raikage is the most stubborn man I have ever seen. The man is not only a powerhouse physically but also mentally. Now, the Kazekage is a mystery..."

"You've already experienced situations where if someone can call to one's emotions, they would be able to break free of the illusion. At least, according to you, that's the only way to break free of it." Black Zetsu remembered.

"Yes, but no one did that. Just Naruto who shouted for him to wake up, but that's not an appeal to emotions..." Madara countered, before assuming a seated position. "No, he managed to escape my Jutsu with his own sheer will as well. It's unfortunate...with only the Tsuchikage and Mizukage under my control, things became complicated..."

"The mask..." White Zetsu changed the subject. "Who hit you?"

"Naruto did. It was a surprise at first, but when we meet again, it won't work." The revealed part of Madara's face shifted from frustration to anger.

"Failing a mission is not something I would expect, not from you. How come you didn't bring the Nine-Tails along with you?"

"Well...I guess my Uchiha blood started to boil. I haven't been part of a fight like the one from today in quite a long time. I guess I ended up enjoying myself a little too much."

Flashback

"Not quite!" Madara shouted, as he spun in midair to seat himself on Naruto's shoulders. The Akatsuki leader grabbed his opponent's right wrist and slammed the Rasengans together, causing another great explosion.

End of Flashback

"I could have warped him at that moment. Instead, I was about to raise chaos and kill everyone without even dirtying my hands..." Madara shook his head and let out a deep chuckle. "It will take a while for us to use the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path again, so we still have more than enough time to get the Nine Tails. While we wait, let's focus on getting the Eight Tails...Any words from Kisame?"

"Not yet Madara-sama." Black Zetsu shook his head, at the same time his hand stopped glowing. "I'll fix your arm, now."

"Don't worry about it. You know even better than I do that that wound isn't a mortal one nor does it hurt." Madara stared to the staunched wound, before looking back to the room's door.

"Well, you're the boss, Tobi." White Zetsu remarked, making his other half mad in the process.

"Have some respect, fool! It's Madara-sama for you!" Black Zetsu immediately scolded his other half, even releasing some killing intent towards him.

"Hey! What the hell's wrong with you? Don't forget that we're the same! If I die, you die! You better stop with those crazy ideas..." White Zetsu countered, causing the black one to release a hissing sound. "Besides, Tobi doesn't mind. After all, Tobi is a good..."

"Quiet, you two!" Madara ordered, his killing intent more than enough to end the argument between the split personalities. "What about Sasuke?"

"His body was pushed to to the limit. My body structure accelerated his development to the maximum. Taking a page out of your book, you know why better than I do." Black Zetsu said, his last sentence causing Madara to nod. "As for his eyes...the kind is almost blind now."

"Good..." Madara was finally receiving good news. "Great job, Zetsu. Start the preparations for the surgery and then come back to fix my arm. Considering he can wake up at any moment, you need to get ready. Afterwards, you can have some rest, you more than deserve it." As he finished giving out orders, Madara layed back on the bed once again, to have some rest of his own. "When Sasuke wakes up, he won't be able to deny that he needs them."

"As you wish, Madara-sama." Black Zetsu answered, bowing slightly.

"Thanks, Tobi." White Zetsu simply said, causing another surge of Killing Intent.

"I'm starting to realize how Kakuzu felt when he had to team up with Hidan..."

"Hey Naruto, are you awake?" Naruto heard a voice as soon as his eyes opened. He was feeling sleepy and didn't have a clue about where he was.

"Uh...Kakashi-sensei...yeah, I guess so..." Naruto started to realize. He was in the back of Kakashi, who carried him from branch to branch. "Maybe only half awaken..."

"I think I have a solution for that." Naruto slowly turned his head to his right side, the side from where the voice came. Suddenly his eyes went blank as he saw Yamato's scary face, a sweatdrop appearing in the back of the jinchuriki's head.

"Well, I guess that works...Naruto, if you don't mind, I'm starting to get a little tired from carrying you." Kakashi said, showing his usual eye smile.

"Uh...of course Kakashi-sensei. Sorry about that." Naruto jumped to the next branch and turned back to look to both Kakashi and Yamato. Both seemed to be really tired. In fact, they were already back in the Land of Fire. Naruto felt a little embarassed and started to rub the back of his head.

"Don't worry about that, Naruto. We should get going to catch up with Ao and Chojuro. I know they're strong but they may need help if Danzo tries to escape them." Kakashi casually said. From the corner of his eye, he saw the annoyed Yamato shaking.

"Huh? Who are...Hey! What about Madara? Where are we?" Naruto suddenly remembered what was happening right before he lost consciousness. Kakashi extended his right hand and Yamato reluctantly dropped a pair of coins into it. They had obviously made a bet regarding how fast Naruto would understand he wasn't in the summit anymore. They proceeded on explaining how Madara left soon after Naruto was put to sleep and about the results of the summit, including the alliance made and who were Ao and Chojuro. "So, Sai's boss is done for, right?"

"Pretty much. I doubt the Jounin Council will refuse his imprisonment." Yamato answered to the question made just after he had finished explaining the battle with Danzo. The three Konohagakure shinobi were already resuming their returning trip. "His statute as village elder and adviser won't help much. Besides, with Danzo locked in a cell, Shikaku-san's task will be much easier."

"Since the meeting with the Daimyo, Shikaku-san has been searching for loopholes in our laws, so he can be find a way to bring down the Root." Kakashi clarified as he saw the confused look on Naruto's face.

"I see..." Naruto mumbled, his mind reverting back to other issue. "When I was knocked out...was it Madara's genjutsu?"

"Nope. I poisoned you before he could." Kakashi revealed, surprising his student once again. "Even though it was a dose that was able to knock him for a week, we woke up after just two days. The Nine-Tails power never ceases to impress me..."

"You did? Why?" Naruto insisted.

"Jiraiya-sama discussed it with me once...You see Naruto, you're very vulnerable to the eye powers of the Uchiha clan. You could realize that yourself, since you've already fought Itachi before, right?" Naruto stared down, seemingly a bit upset. "There's a motive for that. It has to do with Yin and Yang chakra, but we'll get into that some other day..."

"You should explain it to him. It's something quite...complex for him to understand at first." Yamato whispered to his senior. Kakashi stared to the blond, who already had his eyes slited.

"Guess you're right..." Kakashi let out with a sigh. "Well, Yin chakra is based on the spiritual energy that governs the imagination, used to create form out of nothingness. These techniques deal mainly with the mind and soul. On the other half, Yang is based on the physical energy that governs vitality and can be used to breathe life into..."

"Uh..." Naruto scratched the back of his head as he interrupted his sensei. "What is Ying based on again?"

"Too complex..." Yamato waved to his former ANBU superior.

"Yin chakra, Naruto, is used to create things out of nowhere. Can you think of anything like that?" Kakashi wanted Naruto to get there on his own, but he sighed in defeat. "Genjutsu, perhaps?"

"Genjutsu?" Naruto started to think about it and he had to admit it made some sense. Genjutsu created things that weren't really there and Naruto remembered that Kakashi had just said something about imagination. "So genjutsu can only be used by those who have Yin chakra?"

"Everyone has Yin chakra, Naruto. And Yang too, but I'll tell you about it later...If you realized the concept of Yin then tell me, what other moves do you think use Yin?" Kakashi insisted in his approach.

"Uh...I guess, Shikamaru's shadow jutsus...the shadows must be manipulated according to Shikamaru's imagination, right?" Kakashi nodded in appreciation, so Naruto continued. "And since you spoke of mind, I guess Ino's jutsus too."

"What about the Sharingan?" Yamato anticipated himself to Kakashi.

"Oh, so that's what this is about! Itachi's specialty was genjutsu and creating those black flames out of nowhere, right?" Naruto immediately realized and a smirk appeared on Yamato's face.

"Good, now about Yang. Yang chakra deals with the physical energy and vitality. What does vitality remember you?" Kakashi continued to pull for Naruto's brain.

"Sakura-chan's healing techniques?" Naruto tried out, causing Kakashi and Yamato to look at eachother before nodding in approval. "And I would guess Kiba and Choji's jutsus, and perhaps Bushy-Brows' gates thing too...and, well, me!"

"Pretty good, this was easier than I thought..." Yamato admitted, causing Naruto's childish grin to appear.

"Now, one thing you must understand Naruto, Yin and Yang chakras aren't stronger or weaker than other elements, nor than themselves. Instead, those two natures are perfect to be combined with eachother or with the other five." Kakashi hoped he hadn't advanced too much, so he was relieved when Naruto nodded. "Normally, besides Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water, the sixth nature is usually considered to be the Yin & Yang nature, the combination of both."

"But you said everyone has both of them, so how come I can't use genjutsu?" Naruto asked.

"First, I needed you to know about those natures, so you could understand. Naruto, we think that's because of the Kyuubi." Kakashi revealed, surprising the Jinchuriki yet again. "Your father divided the fox's soul into two. With one part came the Yin, with the other the Yang. The part with the Yin...let's just say it was sealed away and lost forever. The part with the Yang was sealed inside you."

"This is the most important part, Naruto." Yamato continued. "You were born with a particulary strong Yang, and then the Kyuubi's Yang was sealed within you. What we think is that so much Yang chakra inside your body makes it difficult for you to access to your Yin."

"The problem is that without Yin chakra, you can't properly release yourself from a genjutsu. That's what makes you vulnerable against the Uchiha." Kakashi concluded that part of the explanation.

"That's why you put me out...because I was about to be caught in Madara's genjutsu." Naruto half understood.

"Yes and no...Haven't you wondered why Madara didn't simply warp you away with him?" Kakashi questioned and Naruto remembered the moment when Madara forced the two Rasengans together. "He was about to enter your subconscious and forcefully draw the Kyuubi's chakra out until you passed your 4-Tails limit. Then, you would lose yourself to the fox...Do you see the problem now, Naruto?"

"I would raise hell and...oh, shit..." Naruto's eyes widened as he finally realized. "The Kyuubi only was Yang right now..."

"As of that day, nearly 17 years ago, the Kyuubi is completely vulnerable to illusions. While that wouldn't be enough to extract it from your body, the fox would be completely in Madara's control and hell would come to that summit. I'm sure that's what Madara was about to try, since his chakra reserves wouldn't allow him to fight by himself for much longer."

"He would use you to kill everyone and then he would leave with you captured." Yamato bluntly added.

"Jiraiya-sama predicted it in a way...He was the one who asked for these poisonous shots." Kakashi showed him one full dart-shot. "While you were the one who came closest to defeat Madara, you should stay away from him Naruto. At least, you shouldn't be alone if that happens."

"Oh, c'mon! You're not going to send me on the mission to find the Eight-Tails guy, Kakashi-Hokage-sensei?" Naruto complained, causing Kakashi to frown, especially to the final strange combination of words.

"Well, as for the Hokage ma..."

"Hey guys! Look!" Yamato interrupted his future leader, as he saw someone familiar appearing far away. Both student and teacher stared forward and shock came across their faces as they recognized her.

"Sakura..."

Back in Konoha, one lazy Chunin was lying down in his new spot, looking up to the sky, watching the clouds and thinking in a very specific thing...

"What a drag!"

Yep, that's what he was thinking. After all, thinking in the days that were coming could be very troublesome. The group known as Konoha 11 was getting ready to hunt the traitor Sasuke Uchiha once again but things were different this time. The last time, Sasuke had just left the village. They knew what he was capable of and everyone thought they could convice him to come back.

Things were a lot different these days. Nearly four years had passed since Sasuke left the village and now only god knew what he could do. Shikamaru was only sure of one thing: Sasuke Uchiha was dangerous, very dangerous. He killed Orochimaru and his own brother Itachi Uchiha. He joined Akatsuki. Back in the day, the major concern was to try to bring Sasuke home without hurting him. Now the problem was to bring him back and make sure he wouldn't hurt anyone.

Three people would go to the end of the world to bring him back: Ino, Sakura and Naruto. But what if one of them would get hurt or if they died? If that happened to Ino, Shikamaru would forget the mission "Bring Sasuke Back" and would start "Make Sure the Bastard Dies". He wouldn't forgive him if one of his best friends got hurt because of someone like him. Same with Choji, but of course he had those other reasons... And then her father Inoichi, and the "godfathers" Choza and Shikaku... And what if that happened to Sakura? Maybe then Ino and Naruto themselves would start the new mission. And if that happened to Naruto? Well, then pretty much everybody would do it... Shikamaru had already thought about all of this and now the only thing filling his mind were those three words...

"Shi-Shikamaru-kun..." Shikamaru looked up and saw a girl with long dark blue hair and pale eyes standing by his side.

"Oh, Hinata! I didn't knew you knew this place." Shikamaru said as he sat up. Hinata seated by his side and slightly blushed before answering.

"W-well I don't come here often. Just when I think about..." Hinata blushed even more after understanding what she was about to reveal.

"About what?"

"A-aa n-nothing im-important..." She lied, starting to turn red.

"Hm... If you come here everytime you think about "that" then I guess we'll be seeing each other a lot." Shikamaru smirked.

"Y-you know?"

"C'mon Hinata everybody knows. I've noticed it since the day I entered the academy. And from what I was told, now he knows it too." Hinata didn't answer. She even lost her blush and a sad look came across her face. Shikamaru, known as being slightly mysonigist, was worried that he might had hurt her feelings in some way.

"Shikamaru..." She spoke, before he could redeem himself. "I know that you, Choji and Kiba have been friends with him since the academy. C-can I ask you something?"

"O-of course Hinata..." Shikamaru was even more worried now, because he didn't like to talk about sentimental things. He considered them to be too troublesome.

"He still likes Sakura doesn't he?" She looked at him, waiting for an answer. While she waited, Shikamaru had once again layed down to look back to the clouds. After a moment that seemed an eternity to Hinata, he answered.

"No."

"Yeah that's what I tho..." Her eyes went wide and shock was all spread over her face. "Wh-what did you say again?"

"Look Hinata, I'm not the best guy to talk about these things because I'm not used to it...but I can say for sure that he doesn't like Sakura anymore, at least not like that. I think he understood that Sakura loved Sasuke the first time we went after him. I don't know when he stopped liking her but my guess is about the time he was out with Master Jiraiya."

"Th-then why..."

"In my opinion..." Shikamaru continued his theory, not letting Hinata to interrupt him. "...he thinks of Sakura like a close friend like he does with Sasuke. I don't know how he feels about you but hey, at least now he knows what you feel. Plus, you saw his reaction when you almost died."

Hinata didn't know what to think. Truth was, they didn't speak with eachother since that day, both being busy with helping to rebuild the village. Sometimes, she saw him running across the village, carrying materials for the shinobi who were fixing the buildings or even bringing them lunch. But there had been 4 days since she last saw him, something that wasn't normal at all. To make things even worse to the poor maiden's heart, Sakura had been missing recently as well. Sunken in her own thoughts, she didn't realize at first the appearance of a black mice, right in front of her. When she did, she couldn't help but to squeak in fear. The high-pitched sound, that made Shikamaru Nara shiver from head to toe, may have been the trigger for the waiting rodent to transform into a ink message.

"Meet me at the front gate. We may have trouble." Shikamaru read the message out loud and sighed immediately afterwards. "Troublesome...I gotta go."

"Wait Shikamaru-kun, I'll go with you. You may need some help." Hinata stood with a determined look on her face. The heiress of the Hyuga Clan had just decided she had to take those crazy thoughts of her head and this was the distraction she needed. Shikamaru, knowing it was impossible to deny what women wanted when they had that look on their faces, frowned but nodded nonetheless.

"We reached the meeting place. Time to rest Chojuro." Ao announced as they passed by a sign where it was written "Shukuba Town".

"Uff...Finally!"

"Hey kid, don't be like that! I thought you were in shape!" Ao was shocked to hear that from his junior. He was always such a quiet kid, always shy and with low self-steem, but out of

nowhere he said one word that sounded to Ao like annoyance and a bit of arrogance.

"I am...Well, at least I think so, maybe...But you know, this sword is heavy."

"Uh...Yeah, you're right." Ao stared at the swordsman curiously, as they continued to walk towards the inn at the start of the Fun Fun Avenue. The Byakugan user shook his head and sighed."Back to the good old Chojuro... Well he could really be more confident sometimes."

"Hmm, you should take me at once to the Leaf Village. I may get loose you know." Danzo scoffed, mocking the Mist Jounins as they stopped in front of the Tsūyado Inn. The Root leader had his right eye covered by Ao's talismans and had his upper body wrapped in some larger similar ones. On each of his ankles, he had a ring of wood with some inward spikes, a creation of Yamato before they left the Land of Iron. If Danzo ever attempted to run away or do some other sudden movement, the spikes would react and carve themselves into his flesh.

"Hey Chojuro, maybe you should cut off one of his legs so he doesn't run." Ao suggested.

"Uh...Y-you think so?" Chojuro nervously questioned his superior.

"Well, he already lost both his arms, so if he appears without one of his legs as well, it may be a little bit too much." Ao pondered and then shrugged. "I'm getting some water. You haven't drink any in awhile."

"Thanks." Chojuro leaned his Hiramekarei against the front wall of the inn and seated by the side of the immobilized Danzo, while Ao entered the inn. "It's what gives for being one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist..."

On the other side of the street, a man was looking to his grocery list. His long grey hair, almost white, extended into his back and his eyes were bright blue. He was wearing a sleeveless white shirt and dark blue pants. Around his neck, was a forehead protector with the village insignia against is neck, so nobody could see from where he was. The shinobi was in his late 20's or maybe early 30's.

"Well, where should I go next? Yoitori Shop...it's across the road, next to that crazy Tsūyado place..." The man turned and walked towards his destination. Looking up to the infamous inn, he saw both Chojuro and Danzo next to the door. "Isn't that...? No way! It can't be him!"

"Boy, I'm really thirsty. Ao should've returned by now..." Chojuro mumbled as he tried to look inside the inn, from where he was hearing a lot of female giggles. In doing so, the young Mist shinobi missed to see the man coming in their direction.

"Oh oh, it's really Danzo!" The stranger waved with his free right hand, the other one holding the filled shopping bag against his body. "So tell me old rat, what's up with all that cloth?"

"You are..." A shocked Danzo mumbed, his free eye widening a bit. "So this is where he has been hiding for so long...This is quite fortunate. Maybe I can use him..."

"Back off!" Chojuro yelled, pulling his sword and pointing it towards the stranger. "This man is a criminal to be judged in the Hidden Leaf Village. It's my job to deliver him there, so back off!"

"Calm down, little guy. You're a pretty brave fellow, aren't you? Look...I'm from Konoha too." The man revealed as he turned his headband, revealing a Leaf insignia, before covering it back again. "So, a criminal, huh? I wonder what you did this time, eh Danzo?"

"Hmph, noisy brat. For someone who lived all of his life hiding you've got some nerve." Danzo spitefully countered.

"Something that I never agreed with...but weren't you the one who used to live underground?" The Konoha shinobi didn't lose his cool and got right back on the attack.

"Admit it! You're just a coward who runs away from every problem that appears in your life! You've had the chance to return and you didn't!" Danzo continued to speak in a tone that was way more aggressive than usual.

"No, I didn't have that chance." The man's expression became a little darker. "Even so, I'm quite well as I am."

"Are you sure? I can give you a second chance to return." Danzo said more softly, causing the man's eyebrows to raise slightly. "You know the Root is always ready to give shelter to talented orphan shinobi. You're powers would be quite an asset to my organization."

"C'mon Danzo..." The stranger let out an apparently calm, yet provoking smirk. "...my father may be dead, but I bet mom reminds you everyday that she's alive and ready to kick to your ass anytime she wants."

"Kukukuku..."

"What's so funny?" The man asked, keeping his eyes on the restrained Danzo, this time looking at him with disgust.

"Your mother is dead, fool!" Danzo shot, looking satisfied at the damage he was inflicting.

"What did you say?" The shocked younger Konoha-nin dropped the shopping bag and advanced towards the Root leader, grabbing him by the collar. "If this is a joke, it's a pretty bad one Danzo! You better tell the truth or I'll kill you right now!"

"C-calm down! W-What's going on?" Chojuro looked confused from Danzo back to the stranger.

"I don't joke...As the current Sixth Hokage, I can guarantee to you that she's dead!" Danzo continued. "She died during the invasion, about two weeks ago."

"Invasion? What invasion?" The man demanded for an answer, but Danzo remained in silence. Giving up on the old man, the Konoha-nin turned to Chojuro. "Hey, kid! Do you know what he's talking about?"

"I...Uh..." Chojuro wasn't sure if he should tell him, but seeing the furious look he was giving him, he just had to do it. "T-two weeks ago...The Akatsuki leader attacked Konoha and...the village was destroyed."

"There's a group of Konoha shinobi coming from Northeast...Why don't you go ask them?" Danzo delivered the final blow. The man struggled not to hit Danzo, before he turned in the direction given, running towards Kakashi's group.

"I sure hope you're happy, bastard!" The returning Ao said, after hearing the last part of the conversation between both Konoha shinobi.

"You can't even imagine how much." Danzo smirked.

"What do we do now? Kakashi-senpai and the others may be in trouble." Chojuro asked, before drinking some water.

"We continue. We'll have to trust them. If we go there, it will be easier for this bastard to escape." Ao said as he looked from Danzo back to the direction of Team Kakashi.

"I see that you've brought company, Shikamaru-kun." Sai caught up with Shikamaru and Hinata and the three of them were heading to the front gate. "Nice to see you, Hinata-san."

"Nice to see you as well, Sai-kun."

"So, what's up?" Shikamaru asked, worried with the word trouble in Sai's message.

"A Kumogakure shinobi, like the ones that attacked Naruto-kun." Sai bluntly answered.

"What?" The shocked Hinata stared from Sai to Shikamaru, who seemed overly annoyed.

"Since she came with you, I thought you had already told her." Sai defended himself.

"Yeah, my bad..." Shikamaru rolled his eyes and sighed, before turning his attention back to Hinata. "Some Kumo-nin appeared in the village asking for Sasuke, because apparently he captured their leader. It appears that this guy is the Eight-Tailed Ox's Jinchuriki. They asked about him to Naruto, but he refused to answer, so they beat the crap out of him."

"But why didn't you tell us?" Hinata demanded a better answer from the lazy Chunin. Shikamaru noticed how she didn't stutter when she was mad.

"Because it's too troublesome. We already had many things to worry about, we didn't need one more." Shikamaru stared at her for awhile, seeing her angry expression being replaced by a sad one. "Sorry, Hinata. It was to avoid reactions like that...We need to stay calm for this, okay? Where is he Sai?"

"There." Sai pointed to the gate. A tall, dark-skinned man with a muscular build was entering the village. He had light blonde hair and beard, almost white. A pair of sunglasses and some tattoos, added to his Kumogakure outfit, finished his appearance.

"What a drag! Where are Kotetsu and Izumo?" The three stopped in front of the Jinchuriki, who didn't notice them at first, as he was writing something in a notebook. "Hey big guy! You should know that Cloud shinobi are not welcome in the Hidden Leaf Village!"

"Yo! Bakayaro! I'm just tryin' to live my life and maybe I'll find here the perfect wife! Oh Yeah! Oh Yo! Oh Yeah! Oh Yo!"

Shikamaru and Hinata sweatdropped, Sai smiled...

"That was so...lame..." Shikamaru thought as he slapped his own forehead in dismay. "Hey, I said no shinobi from Kumogakure are welcome here. You should know that since your buddies came to our village and attacked one of our comrades for fun."

"Yo I don't know anything about that, I swear, like I swear I'm wearing underwear! Oh Yeah! Oh Yo! Oh Yeah! Oh Yo!"

Shikamaru sweatdropped, Hinata sweatdropped and slightly blushed, Sai smiled...

"What a drag...Who could this be?"

"Oh yo! Bakayaro! Ya should know me, ya should know the name, ya should know Killer Bee! OH YEAH!"

Shikamaru and Hinata sweatdropped, but this time Sai didn't smile.

"You said Killer Bee?" Sai asked.

"That's what ya heard! Got it, fool? Get it, fool?"

"So you're the Eight-Tailed Jinchuriki!" Sai said to the shock of the other three. "Three guys came here and attacked Naruto because he didn't tell them what they wanted. They wanted information about Sasuke Uchiha because they thought he had captured you."

"Three guys? How they look like, Mike?"

"Uh, a red-haired black bitch, a dickless black baka and a blonde bitch with breasts even bigger than the Fifth Hokage's." Shikamaru and Hinata fell to the floor as soon as they heard Sai's words.

"Yup, sure sounds like Karui, Omoi and Samui...those fools!" Killer Bee thought. "I'm sorry about what those fools did. Yeah, that Sasuke caught me but I got free. I've been travelling around, enjoying to be free, like a Killer Bee. Yo! Ya know, being a Jinchuriki can make your life a hell and I just wanted to be normal as well. Everybody yell!"

"I understand Killer Bee-san. People cast you aside and don't treat you like they should, right?" Hinata asked, causing Bee to stop rapping and gesturing. Hinata had seen that happen to Naruto for years and it was something that even happened to herself for not answering her father's expectations. Shikamaru thought about that for a moment. He was always complaining about how his life was too troublesome, while people like Naruto and Killer Bee had a such more difficult life.

"Yeah that's it sis...Oh well, it's time to make my comeback! Better get back on track!"

"Sorry, about the way I treated you but we've been through difficult days." Shikamaru said, a little ashamed of himself.

"Don't worry about it, fool. You guys are kinda cool but you should still be on school! Oh Yeah! Oh Yo! Peace!" Killer Bee turned his back, ending his short tenure in Konohagakure. As he was leaving, Hinata shivered as a thought came across her mind.

"He's just like Naruto-kun. He makes it look like he's always a strong and happy guy, but has been through so much pain in his life..."

"Hey Sai, watch for your words, you could get in trouble someday." Shikamaru said to a confused Sai who nodded nonetheless.

As Killer Bee was leaving, a shady figure, who was standing at the top of a hill outside of Konoha, watched with interest.

"Hehehehe...Good, good! I've spent too much time hunting you. I couldn't afford to wait here while you were spending vacation on the Hidden Leaf... Madara should already be upset, I need to make this quick. Besides, the more time I spend here, the less time I have to complete my other task..."

The mysterious man walked out of the shadows, revealing his shark features. He pulled out his sword and started talking to her.

"Ah, Samehada...I hope you're ready to shred some flesh...I know you are...Eheheheh!"

Next Chapter: A New Enemy Appears?

-Nawirama13