Heyo,

Okie so, late yesh I know, but I am quite satisfied with the content of this chapter, and I hope you are too!

He glances back at me, already reaching the gates. "This is something I have to do myself!" He tries to outpace me, but I match him step for step.

"What happened to not doing anything irrational!?"

"What are you now, my mother?!" Ouch.

"Just let me follow you!" This is the best way to keep tabs on him. I add as an extra thought, "If you refuse, I'm going straight to the Hokage!"

"Whatever, just don't get in my way!"

You should try not to get in my way. There's something I have to take care of myself. We bolt through the thick forest, with me just a few paces behind Sasuke, who seemed to know where he is going. Hours later, we reach small town, with many inns and hot springs. What? Why is Itachi here?What i- I shake my head. You idiot! You're an ambassador - you have more things to worry about than your ten-year-old love life.

Sasuke veers into a small inn, leaping into a window. I hear a very loud scream, from where he landed, and when I come in too, I see why. The room belongs to a young girl, no older than seven. My guess is that a 12-year-old boy with a murderous expression, flying into your window isn't the most calming thing. Sasuke takes no time to apologize to the traumatized girl and leaves the room. Ugh, that boy's manners. "I'm very sorry!" I apologize for him and follow Sasuke out the room.

Down the long hallway, a running figure emerges, leaping to charge at something. Does the boy ever wait? I take out two kunai and a brace of shurikens, just in case, and hurry to a pinned Sasuke. I mutter while pulling off the numerous kunai and shuriken stuck to his sleeves, "Gee, you took no time running headfirst into an attack without looking first, did you?" He rolls his eyes in response. The whistle of a metal blade whirls behind me, I stop mid way and duck. Crouching, I attempt a kick to the assaulter's shins, but a large, scaly blade meets with my leg. The side of my boot tears, and the spiny scales scrape against my bare skin as I quickly retract my leg. Kunai in one hand, I busied my other with a pinned Sasuke. The assaulter chuckles evilly.

"Her chakra smells delicious...She's going to be fun to kill, huh, Itachi?"What? I glance back, and see a huge, hulking man with an appearance that I can only describe as shark-like. Another Akatsuki, Kisame Hoshigaki.

I pull off the last shuriken, only for Sasuke to duck under my arm and launch a kick at the enemies. The transition gives me a chance to exchange my kunai for my katana. I turn to face my opponent, glaring at him coldly, and ignoring the second man altogether. Sword ready, I speed forward at my top speed, and raise my weapon. I strengthen the blade, adding a supplement of my chakra - but that option is soon discarded as the shark's blade sucks up my chakra. Ugh, that is so cheating. I step back and just as I'm about to go for a swing at his side, I hear something.

"Kisame, we are here for the Jinchuuriki and that's all." Itachi reminds the shark-man, and throws Sasuke to the floor.

"Aw.. Can't I just kill her first?" Kisame whines.

I mutter, "Damn it, Sasuke!" Who should I help first? Sasuke or Naruto? Well, Naruto looks like he's gathering chakra, and both enemies are occupied. Sasuke it is. Instead of his black onyx eyes, a familiar pattern appears instead - Tsukuyomi. The genjutsu causes Sasuke to go into an emotional breakdown. Shoot. I prepare to slash at Itachi with my katana, to attempt to break Sasuke out of the genjutsu. My blade comes down, but is stopped by a hand. Itachi grabs my wrist - I send a kick to his stomach, pulling my wrist out of his grip. Sasuke gasps and sags to the floor, twitching.

"Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind!" The dry hallway is now a squishy, sticky trap - exactly like the interior of a certain animal's stomach. Ew, that's disgusting! If this Toad-Sannin makes this thing swallow me, I will rip that stupid grin right off his face.

I complain to Jiraiya, "Hey, pervert Sannin! What the heck are you thinking, trapping all of us inside a toad?! If you make this thing swallow me, I will kill you!" Naruto yells in agreement, stomping around the floor and kicking the slime off his shoes.

"Just wait!" He then continues his handsigns and the sticky substance around Itachi and Kisame grows even more. A true trap.

But it seems like nothing can beat the Sharingan. We're all trapped in a genjutsu now, and before we realize it, the two men escape - thankfully without Naruto. Jiraiya dispels the jutsu, leaving the floor solid and very much un-sticky. The corner, however, is burning with a black flame - Amaterasu. Damn! We can't put that out!

I'm about to make a run for it with Sasuke, when a man with huge eyebrows comes barreling in, yelling, "YOUTH!" I hear a painful crack as the man launches a powerful kick to Jiraiya's face. The Sannin moans in shock and falls to the floor, his face frozen in a laughter-inducing expression.

Is this another enemy? I demand, "Who are you?" I examine him, noting hidious green jumpsuit, the outrageously large eyebrows and blinding grin, and then something clicks. What the- Guy Sensei?!

I reprimand myself, Who else could it be? "I'm GUY, and I live in the SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH! Now, who needs to be pummeled?"

"No one, except you just pummeled one of the Sannin…"

"Oh, really? I thought he was the enemy!" He scratches his head.

"Bushy-Brows-sensei! You came too late!" Naruto laughs, causing Guy's ego to deflate.

Actually it might be good thing that he came… "Guy-sensei, can you take Sasuke back?" He glances at the boy, still on the floor, and immediately seems to grasp what happened.

"Where are you going then?" He asks as he straps a very dazed Sasuke to his back. He adds as an afterthought, "And what were you doing here in the first place, Mizuki-sama?"

Naruto's jaw drops. "Mizuki-sama!?" I wince.

"I'll explain later." I glance at Jiraiya, who is still dizzy from the kick. "Take care of the perverted Sannin as well."

"Be careful…" Guy Sensei looks like he's about to add something else, but swallows it.

"I could tell you the same. Make sure Sasuke doesn't run straight towards the Akatsuki as soon as he wakes up." Naruto's still staring at me in shock. I address him, "We'll talk it over some ramen, okay? Take care, all of you! Good luck finding Lady Tsunade!" With that, I launch myself out the window.

Voila, Chapter 9 DONE!(Whooop!)

I might be able to squeeze in two updates this coming week, because I am having Thanksgiving break. BUT no promises.

Look forward to the next chapter please! Bye-bye!~Grai