Naruto: Hey man! What's… Shit, what's up again?
Darthemius: …
Naruto: Oh, come on, it can't be that bad, can it?
Darthemius: Wha…? Oh, sorry. No, it's not bad. I just… found out what douchebag is.
Naruto: Oh really? And?
Darthemius: And it was more than I wanted to know…
Naruto: Well, at least you know what it is now. Say, people have been asking when EHD 2 will come out. Can you give any clarification on that?
Darthemius: I can, but I won't. Now let's…
Naruto: Hey, man…
Darthemius: What?
Naruto: Am I seeing things or what? Look there.
Darthemius (Turning his head): What the fuck?
Neo (Appearing out of nowhere): I'm in.
Darthemius: Yeah, you're in some deep shit if you won't tell who you fucking are and how you got in here!
Neo: Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Neo… Was anyone looking for me?
Tree seconds of silence…
Darthemius: Get this bitch!
Naruto: On it! (Slamming Neo through the wall)
Darthemius: Shit, my wall… Still it was worth it.
Anyway, I wanted to thank all the people who took their time to explain to me what douchebag is. And you know, I really feel proud right now. Why? Well, it's because someone actually defended me against a bad reviewer.
By the way, don't mind that girl. Yeah, a person by the name Kakashifan… something is a girl that just doesn't appreciates dark stories.
But enough about her, I wanted to talk about everyone who spoke in this story's defense. I really appreciate it, people.
And Alex Mercer… If you're reading this of course… I'm really glad that you were defending me with such passion, but… Could you please type my name correctly next time? Thank you.
Anyway, here's your fucking chapter. Enjoy…
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Chapter thirteen: A long awaited encounter.
"Shin-ne!" – talks.
'Nah.' – thoughts.
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Konohagakure no sato. Council chamber…
"Please keep quiet!" Namikaze Kushina silenced everyone with her commanding tone. "I understand you all are angry, I am too. But Hidden Sand village capitulated completely. They admitted that they were tricked into attacking us by Orochimaru. Further actions against Sunagakure will be useless…"
"But Kushina-sama…!" Some council member tried to argue. "We can conquer their village completely and…"
"No." Hokage's wife replied. "Our forces took a major hit already. Further actions may weaken us even more, and that will give Kumo or Iwa a perfect opportunity to strike… Besides, Minato wouldn't allow that…"
"Speaking of Hokage-sama…" Hyuga Hiashi began. "What's his condition?"
Kushina sighed. "He is still in coma." She said, making everyone to frown. "And the worst thing is that we still don't know what Orochimaru could possibly do to him to cause this."
"What about Shodaime-sama and Nidaime-sama?" Aburame Shibi asked.
"No, they never possessed such skills." Kushina stated.
"Are you even sure that it was Orochimaru?" Jiraya asked from the corner of the room.
"Huh? What do you mean, Jiraya-sama?" Nara Shikaku asked back.
"I know Orochimaru well, you are all aware of that." Toad sannin started. "That's not the way he works. He likes to look into people's eyes as they die. Besides, he's not that much of a genjutsu user."
"What is your point, Jiraya-sama?" Inuzuka Tsume asked.
"What if there was someone else inside that barrier beside them?"
"Impossible!" Morino Ibiki stated. "The team of Balck OPS was right outside the barrier. They saw the fight before trees blocked the view. There were only Orochimaru and Hokage-sama inside!"
"Yes, the only way someone could get inside is by using Hokage-sama's Hiraishin no jutsu." Yamanaka Inoichi concluded. "But Hokage-sama was already inside, and the only one who can use that jutsu beside him is Tsubaki-san who has an alibi."
"Are you sure only Tsubaki can use it?" Jiraya asked with narrowed eyes.
"What are you talking about, Jiraya-sama?" Kushina asked nervously.
"You know what I'm talking about, aren't you Kushina?"
The woman frowned deeply. "Please not now… We must help Minato first."
"Hmm… fine, but we'll speak of this again." Jiraya stated. "What do you propose?"
"Our medics can't figure out the problem." Kushina exclaimed. "I'm afraid we're going to need Tsunade's help. Can you find her?"
Jiraya sighed. "I can find her, yes… Persuading her to return here will be next to impossible though. I'm afraid I won't be able to do that alone…"
"What do you need?"
"I need your daughter to follow me." Sannin said. "Perhaps Tsunade will pity a girl who lost her father."
Kushina looked at him skeptically. "Will you be able to protect her?"
Jiraya snorted. "Who do you think I am?"
"World's greatest pervert." Kushina stated. "And I also think that you will run off to do your research the first chance you get."
"Well…" Jiraya scratched the back of his head.
"No, I won't put my daughter in danger. If you need her for your mission, then I will comply… But I want to make sure that she will stay safe, so I will send one more person with you. Someone I can trust with my daughter's safety…"
Jiraya raised an eyebrow. "Who is that?"
Naruto's apartment…
"Zzzzzzzzzz…"
"Umm… Rattlesnake-sama?"
"Zzzzzzzzzz…"
"R-Rattlesnake-sama?"
"Zzz… Grr! Someone's gonna fucking… Oh, it's you." Naruto muttered, leaning back on his pillow.
"I'm sorry!" Kin whispered, trying to cover herself with blanket.
Naruto waved his hand. "Nah, don't worry about it. I just don't like being waken up."
"B-But don't you get up early to train?" Raven haired girl asked.
"Not really." Jin replied. "I hate training. I prefer a good old mission with adrenalin and everything. Besides, who told you that you need to get up early for training?"
Kin said nothing.
"I thought so." Naruto closed his eyes once again, remembering previous day's events.
Chuunin exam finals… The invasion… Information about Akatsuki… Fight with Orochimaru… Saving Tsubaki…
He sighed mentally. 'Lost such opportunity… He was already incapacitated, right on a silver platter! And no one would actually know!' He sighed again. 'But I can't have that. Tsubaki is my best chance to get to nii-san… And also…" Jin opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling with a sad smile on his face. 'I would really hate to see her die. I just… Shit, am I attracted to my own sister?'
"Umm… Rattlesnake-sama?" Kin spoke again, interrupting his train of thoughts.
"Call me Jin." He said. "Rattlesnake is for my enemies. And if you're not counting yourself among those…"
"N-No! Of course not, Ra… Jin-sama!"
Naruto smirked. "Sama is too good for me too. San or kun will do, you can even drop the suffix altogether."
"H-Hai, Jin-kun…" Kin said with a blush.
Naruto couldn't help but smile at her. 'This girl proved to be extremely useful; Orochimaru didn't know what he has lost. First helping me dispose of Danzou and his cock suckers. Then infiltrating the Hokage tower and taking out a chuunin… who indeed got blamed for everything in the end. And then there was the hospital…'
Indeed, Naruto gave her the order to guard Gaara and the seal on his forehead… And it proved to be a good decision, for Temari came during the invasion to rescue her brother. Thankfully Kin was already there, and despite that she was no match for suna kunoichi in actual battle, Kin wisely placed about two dozen explosive seals around the room and threatened to set them off. Not being stupid Temari left.
After Orochimaru left the invasion died down. Tsubaki quickly learned what happened to her father and rushed to his side… along with her mother's. And though Naruto wanted to cheer her on, he had no desire to see her bitch of a mother.
So instead of that he went to the hospital and fetched Kin, telling her that her mission was over. Jin quickly helped her remove explosive tags and teleported them back in his apartment, using Hiraishin no jutsu… Of course he closed her eyes before that.
And because it was already late, Kin asked to stay at his place… And Jin pointed out to her that he only has one bed in his flat. And Kin said that she doesn't mind. And she did so blushing hardly. And Naruto thought 'What the hell, she asked for it!' So well, you get the idea what happened later… and was happening until the morning.
Which bring us down to this very moment…
"So, did you want to say something?" Naruto asked, opening one eye.
"Yes actually." Kin slowly got out of bed, showing him her naked frame. "We were all told to get to the briefing room in morning."
"Damn…" Naruto threw his blanket away with a grunt. "Fucking Konoha and its mornings. You know, there is a saying: 'Good things are not done in the morning'."
"Umm… no. Where did you hear it?"
"Right now in my head. Alright, let's get our asses dressed…"
Konoha hospital. Namikaze Minato's room…
"Father…" Tsubaki whispered, holding her father's hand. "Please come back, I'll do anything!"
No response.
"Gh." The girl gritted her teeth. "Orochimaru…" She spoke dangerously. "I will find him for what he did to you, father. And when I do, I will make him pay!" Her eyes widened suddenly. 'Did I just say that?'
And just as she said that the door opened…
"Can I come in?"
The red head looked over her shoulder. "Sasuke? Sure, come in…" She said, wiping out her tears.
The last Uchiha slowly walked into the room and placed some flowers in a vase.
"Thank you for that." Tsubaki said.
Sasuke frowned at that. "Please don't say it…"
She tilted her head to the side. "Why not?"
"I…" He hesitated. "Tsubaki, I almost ended up killing you! Indirectly, but still…"
Tsubaki smiled at him. "Don't worry about it, Sasuke. I'm alive and…"
"No!" Sasuke shouted and kneeled in front of her chair. "You… You are my… friend. My only friend, the only one I've ever had! And I… I almost killed you! How could I…"
The girl placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay, Sasuke. I don't blame you, really. The situation was tight and the stress was getting me. It's just… things happen."
"Alright, I understand." Uchiha nodded. "But if there's anything I can do, just ask."
Tsubaki's smile widened. "Hai, I will."
"Tsubaki-san!" Voice from the door interrupted them.
"Huh?" Tsubaki turned her head. "Can I help you, ANBU-san?"
"Tsubaki-san, Kushina-sama wishes to see you in the council chamber."
The red head nodded. "Fine, lead the way."
Konoha street…
"Uwaaaah… damn, now I will be yawning the whole day." Naruto stated, walking down the street.
Kin giggled. "Come on, it can't be that bad… can it?"
"That's just my damn organism! If I wake up earlier I will… Uwaaaah… yawn for the rest of the day."
"Well that's…"
"Hyaaa!"
Jin suddenly stopped when two arms wrapped around his neck… and two breasts pressed themselves into the back of his head.
"Hello, Anko…" He muttered.
"Kyah, Jin-kun! I've been missing you so much!" Overexcited special jounin exclaimed. "I wanted to see you and… who's she? Is she your…" Anko's eyes widened. "Is she your girlfriend? How could you? How could you cheat on little poor me? And we didn't even have sex before!"
Naruto sweatdropped. "How in the hell could I cheat on you if we didn't have sex before?"
Anko raised an eyebrow. "Umm… Then what's the big deal? Let's go have it!"
"Umm… Jin-kun? Who is that?" Kin asked.
Naruto pointed behind his back. "That's Anko. She's my sensei."
Kin's eyes widened. "Your what?"
Naruto shrugged. "My sensei. Or have you forgotten that I'm still a genin?" He asked sarcastically.
Kin giggled again. "Oh, right…"
"Anyway, are you going to the briefing room too, Anko?" Jin asked, looking over his shoulder.
"Nope!" Anko said, poking him on the nose. "And actually you're not going there either."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Huh? Why not?"
"Special orders." Jounin stated. "I'm to escort you to the council chamber."
The blond slapped his forehead. "Such a beautiful day… It hasn't even started yet, and still I already have a huge pile of shit on my plate. Life isn't fair…"
"Suck it up!" Anko exclaimed cheerfully.
"Tch." Naruto scowled. "Then I guess I will be seeing you later, Kin."
"H-Hai, take care…"
Council chamber…
"Jin Kisaragi, do you know why you have been summoned?" Namikaze Kushina asked.
"Fuck you, bitch…" Naruto mumbled, massaging his temples, standing in the middle of the chamber.
"Excuse me?"
"I said I have no idea, Kushina-sama." Jin replied out loud.
"Well, you are here because I want to give you a personal mission. This mission will be an SS-rank." Hokage's wife stated.
Naruto whistled. "Wow, that's got to be important."
"It is." Kushina stated. "You will be guarding a very important person. She will be traveling with Jiraya for a mission of her own…"
"And who is that person?"
Suddenly the door opened.
"Did you send for me, mother?" Tsubaki asked, entering the room.
"Tsubaki?"
"Jin?" Tsubaki's eyes widened just as she saw him. "Jin!" She shouted, running forward and hugging him tightly.
"Hey there, girl." Naruto whispered, rubbing her back.
"AHEM!"
Two genins jumped away from each other, blushing madly in Tsubaki's case.
"Sorry, mother…"
"Anyway… Jin-kun, you will be guarding my daughter Tsubaki." Kushina said with a smile. "From what I have heard you can be trusted with her safety. I want you to keep your eyes on her twenty for hours a day, are we clear?"
"Crystal!" Naruto responded excitedly. 'That's the opportunity I was waiting for! Tsubaki outside of the village with only two people to guard her. Excellent! They will strike for sure!'
"Umm… Mother? Where will I be going?" Tsubaki asked.
"You, Tsubaki, are going with Jiraya-sama. Together you must persuade his former teammate to come back here…"
Naruto's eyes widened. "Former teammate? It's not Orochimaru, is it?"
"No, you are going to bring back Tsunade."
Naruto's eyes widened even more. 'Tsunade? Oh shit!'
"What's the matter, Jin?" Tsubaki asked.
"Ahaha… Umm it's nothing, really. When do we start?"
"The sooner the better." Kushina started. "For only Tsunade can bring your father out of his state."
Now Tsubaki's eyes widened. "We'll leave immediately!"
Several hours later. Somewhere down the road…
"Damn." Naruto cursed, walking beside Jiraya. "Why is it you of all people that I must travel with?"
Sannin's eyes narrowed. "The feeling is mutual, believe me. But Kushina was right about one thing. I will be busy gathering information and won't be able to keep my eyes on Tsubaki all the time…"
"Sure!" Naruto interrupted. "And where exactly will you be gathering this information, in brothel or at hot springs?"
Jiraya glared at him. "No, I think I'll just walk inside Kirigakure and ask who killed their fourth Mizukage."
Jin snorted. "And how will that help you in finding Tsunade?"
Toad hermit scowled. "I really hate you, you know…"
"And I feel so bad about it…"
Suddenly.
"Damn! Why isn't this working?"
Naruto looked over his shoulder at Tsubaki who was desperately trying to cut a leaf between her palms. True, Jiraya decided to train her a little while they were traveling, and that's what he came up with. Elemental affinity training.
Tsubaki just happened to be a wind type and she also knew some wind jutsus already. But she needed to truly master her element, so…
"Cut, you piece of shit!"
Jin sighed. "Let's take a short break."
"No we won't!" Jiraya shouted at him. "This mission takes priority and…"
"Shut up." Naruto said calmly, walking towards Tsubaki. "Having trouble with this exercise?"
"Huh, Jin?" The girl looked up at him. "N-No, not really… But this damn leaf just won't cut and…!"
He raised his hand to stop her. "Alright, I got it."
"What are you doing, Kisaragi?" Jiraya asked.
"Something you are obviously incapable of doing." Blonde mercenary replied. "I'm trying to teach."
"J-Jin?" Tsubaki exclaimed a little nervously when he walked behind her and placed his hands on her temples.
"Shh." He shunned all further questions. "Forget everything around you and listen only to my voice."
Tsubaki nodded reluctantly.
Jiraya wanted to stop him at first, but then again he was just too curious about what Jin was trying to do.
"Now…" Naruto continued. "Close your eyes."
Tsubaki did.
"Calm yourself. Forget your anger; leave behind your hate and fear. Do not be fooled by wind, it is the trickiest element. Wind is chaotic in its nature, but only the one with a truly calm heart, a person who can stand in the eye of the hurricane without moving an eyelash, can truly master it. Lose everything you see, everything you hear and smell. Concentrate only on the thing you want. Control it. Make it submit to your desires. Do not become one with the wind, be better. Stronger, faster."
Jiraya just stood with wide eyes. Even he became entranced by Jin's speech, what's to say about Tsubaki.
"Now when your mind is in the right place, imagine that leaf you hold in your hands." Naruto continued whispering in Tsubaki's ear. "Do not strain your muscles, you won't need it. Wind will do all the work for you, command it. Order it to do your bidding, leave no chance to decline." He paused for some seconds. "Now open your eyes and look at your leaf."
Tsubaki did so… and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. The leaf was clearly cut in two similar pieces.
"I did it!" The red head exclaimed happily.
Naruto smiled and removed his hands. "Yep. All you needed was the right motivation."
Tsubaki turned around and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Jin. What I would've done without you?"
"Umm… being stuck with this guy?" He pointed at Jiraya with a grin.
"Oh ha, ha! Very funny, Kisaragi…" Toad hermit replied. "Still, that was amazing. Who taught you that?"
"No one." Jin replied. "I was doing self-study most of the time. And wind… Say, what do you think ice is? Simple wind combined with water."
"Hmm… sounds logical. Oh, and one more thing…"
"What?"
"Step away from Minato's daughter!"
"Son of a…" Tsubaki and Jin muttered at the same time.
Nearby town…
"Say…" Jiraya started a little nervously. "Do you guys have any money on you? I will need it for the information gathering."
Tsubaki went for her wallet. "Well, I have some…"
Naruto suddenly grabbed her arm. "Don't even think about it!" He shouted and turned to look in her eyes. "He will only waste them on girls and drinks."
Girl's eyebrows rose. "Really?"
"You're a damn bastard, Kisaragi!" Jiraya hissed. "Have I told you how much I hate you?"
"Seventeen times."
"Well, that would be the eighteenth!"
Naruto slapped his face. "How can someone like you be a spy? All you do is yelling and complaining!"
"Oh yeah?" Jiraya folded his hands. "Then how about a bet, Mister big shot? Today you gather information instead of me. And if you fail, then I will have all of your money."
"Hmm… fine. But if I succeed…" Jin grinned maliciously. "Then you will grope Tsunade's butt when we find her!"
Jiraya's eyes bulged out of his head. "Y-You wouldn't dare!"
"I already did."
"W-What?" Tsubaki asked in confusion. "I understand that she will get angry, but why are you so terrified, Jiraya-san?"
"I'll tell you why!" Naruto replied, barely holding his laughter. "Because Tsunade's punch can crush a house!"
"Oh…"
"Alright then, I'm off gathering information. And you!" He pointed at Jiraya. "Watch her like your damn balls! If anything happens to her, angry Tsunade will be like a breeze for you!"
"Tch, smartass." Jiraya scowled. "Come on; let's find a place to stay for the night."
"Won't this do?" Tsubaki pointed at the nearby inn.
Toad hermit shrugged. "I guess. Let's go…" He said… but suddenly saw a pretty girl who was winking and waving her hand at him. "Then again, you are capable of doing it yourself. I uh… I must do something very important, you see…"
The red head rolled her eyes. "Fine, fine. Go or she will leave."
"Thank you, Tsubaki-chan, you're golden!" Jiraya exclaimed and ran away.
"Damned pervert…"
Several hours later…
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
"Probably Jin…" Tsubaki muttered, getting up from bed.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
"Coming!" She opened the door. "Hey, Jin… Huh? Who are you?"
"I'm here to take you with me, Tsubaki-san." The stranger said and…
'Sharingan!' Tsubaki's eyes widened. 'Sasuke? No, not him. Who is this?'
"She will be a bother if we let her run around." Another voice said. "Let's just cut off her legs."
"No need." Sharingan wielder said and Tsubaki quickly found herself very sleepy. Four more seconds and she slumped on the floor with a thud. "Pick her up and let's go, Kisame."
"Hai, hai… Still, cutting her legs would have been…" But when Kisame was about to pick unconscious Tsubaki up…
"Hisashiburi-dane... nii-san!"
Itachi turned around slowly.
"My, if it isn't Jin Kisaragi!" Kisame exclaimed. "Second swordsman only to myself! I heard you fought kid Zabuza…"
But Jin paid him no mind. He only stared at Itachi with some sick joy.
"Why did you call me nii-san?" Sasuke's brother asked.
Naruto's insane grin widened as he closed his eyes. "You should remember that… NII-SAN!" He then opened his eyes sharply and Itachi almost gasped.
"Sharingan?" Kisame said in confusion. "But aren't you the only one…?"
"Mission aborted, Kisame. Withdraw, now!"
Blue swordsman stared at his partner in confusion. "What? Why should…"
"Now!" Itachi shouted, turning around and starting to run.
"You're not getting away, nii-san!" Naruto shouted, taking after him.
"I don't know what's going on, but…" Kisame stood in Naruto's way and removed Samehada from his back.
"Out of my way, trash!" Naruto screamed as red chakra arm appeared from his back and simply shoved Kiri swordsman to the side.
"What the fuck?" Kisame wondered, picking himself up. "No one's shoving Hoshigaki Kisame like that!" He stated in anger, taking after Naruto.
With Itachi…
'He is alive… Dammit, that's not good. He has Mangekyo, and in my weakened state…' Itachi thought, running on top of the lake. But he was suddenly brought out of his thoughts when a flash of yellow appeared in his path.
"Fubuki!"
"Gh!" Itachi grunted, barely escaping deadly sword slash. 'Hiraishin? But that's impossible! That means that he's… he's…! Uzumaki Naruto… Madara said Kushina was Uzumaki before… oh shit!'
"Going somewhere, nii-san?"
Uchiha's eyes narrowed. "You will make a grave mistake by killing me now."
"No! A grave mistake was when I didn't kill you in your sleep eight years ago!" Naruto shouted in anger. "But right now I'm going to correct that! Touga Hyojin!"
"Tch." Itachi quickly dodged the incoming wave of ice and disappeared in a flock of crows.
"Lame, nii-san! Hishouken!" Naruto threw a blade of ice at his enemy. "My eyes are stronger than yours! I can see you no matter what you do!"
Itachi took a deep breath. "You became stronger. No choice…" He opened his eyes with blazing Mangekyo Sharingan in them.
"Hmhmhmhmhm!" Naruto chuckled darkly. "Mangekyo, huh? Not good for your eyes, ne?"
Itachi scowled silently. "I need its strength regardless."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Such a shame…" Naruto mocked. "That it won't help you this time! Mangekyo Sharingan!"
Itachi's eyes widened. 'That's not the eyes I saw before! That means…'
"That's right!" Naruto replied as if reading Itachi's thoughts. "My Sharingan is in its final form!"
Uchiha gritted his teeth. "That's impossible! You have no Uchiha relatives!"
Jin grinned. "No, but I had Mikoto-san's blood and Kyuubi. Apparently it was enough."
"Mother?"
"Exactly! Glad to see your mother's eyes again?"
"You sick bastard!" Itachi stated. "You're no better than him!"
"Hahaha!" Naruto laughed hard. "I have no fucking idea who you're talking about, and I totally don't care if I'm better than him or not! All I care about is shoving the blade of my sword in your fucking heart! DIE, NII-SAN!"
"TSUKIYOMI!" They both shouted at the same time and world around them turned black and red.
"Hahahahaha! Welcome, nii-san, to the world of Tsukiyomi! Heh, I always wanted to say that!" Naruto stated. "This time will be slightly different, ne? You're not controlling time and space anymore…" Yukianesa appeared in his left hand. "We share them now!"
A sword appeared in Itachi's arms as well. "You will not win this fight on your own… Naruto."
Naruto smirked. "Who said I'm on my own? Say hello to my furry little friend!" He shouted as Kyuubi's silhouette appeared behind him. "Thank you for giving me this power, nii-san! Now it's time to face consequences!"
Back in the real world Itachi fell to his knees.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Naruto laughed madly, drawing his blade.
Itachi's world stopped. 'No… I cannot die! Not yet! I still haven't…!'
"I WIN, NII-SAN!" Jin rushed forward with full intent on delivering the final blow, but…
CLANG.
"YOU!" Naruto screamed in anger. "You dare stand in my way again!"
"Kisame?"
"Heh, looks like this kid is more than he seems." Kiri nuke nin stated. "You'd better go, Itachi-san. This place will get messy real soon."
Itachi slowly got to his feet, clutching left side of his face and Naruto's eyes widened.
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY!" He screamed, struggling against Kisame's blade.
"Go, I will catch up to you soon."
Itachi nodded and disappeared from view.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Naruto screamed and finally threw Kisame away from him. "You imbecile! Do you have any idea what you've done?"
"Hehehe!" Kisame chuckled. "I found myself some fun!"
"Fun? Fun?" Naruto was overwhelmed with anger. He wanted to destroy this man, to rip him to shreds. "Alright, let me give you some fun!"
"That's what I'm talking about, kid!" Kisame exclaimed, creating some water clones and attacking head on.
Really bold move, for Naruto, with his Mangekyo activated, knew immediately where the real one was. And when that real struck…
"Kokujin…" Naruto said and Kisame's sword struck energy shield around Naruto's right hand.
"What the…?"
"Yukikaze!" Naruto finished already from behind Kisame's back.
"When did he…?"
"It's over." Blonde mercenary stated, sheathing his sword.
CLICK.
"Guah!" Kisame's stomach split open to the point when his guts almost started to fall out.
"I hope that was fun enough." Naruto said angrily.
"Damn…" Kisame hissed in pain. "That hurt, you know." He said as wicked smile appeared on his face. "But you are terribly wrong if you think that it will be enough!"
The blond slowly tilted his head to the side, watching how Kisame's would started to close rapidly.
"Not fun enough I see…"
"The fun's just getting started!" Kisame exclaimed excitedly and rushed at his enemy once again.
Naruto just stood still, watching blue skinned Akatsuki member running at him.
"DIE!" Kisame brought his sword down… only for Jin to disappear in a flash of yellow. "Wha…?" He noticed several more yellow flashes around him and then lost his enemy completely.
"You are slow…" Jin stated, standing behind Kisame once again. "Too slow."
CLICK.
"GUAH!" Kisame gasped with wide eyes as blood erupted from every part of his body. He sowly looked down to see that he was in fact covered with hundreds of cuts.
"I…" Kisame coughed some blood. "I'm not done!" He screamed, raising his blade. "As long as I have my sword…!"
"Fubuki!" Naruto drew Yukianesa and cut off Kisame's striking hand, catching falling Samehada in midair.
"Aaaaah!"
"Thanks. Still not enough fun I see…" The blond smiled evilly. "Well then, be sure to enjoy this to the fullest! Amaterasu!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Kisame screamed like a madman when his body was caught in black flame. The pain was so much that he forsook his chakra flow and started to sink underwater… without stopping to burn.
"I hope you had fun, please come again." Naruto stated, sealing Samehada in a scroll. But then it dawned at him. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Kuso! KUSO!" He fell on his knees, punching water surface. "Such a perfect opportunity! I already had him! FUCK!" But then he took several deep breaths and got up. "Alright, that's fine. I never expected to see him here in the first place. I still have my little 'drawing out in the open' plan. Let's return to it…"
Back at the inn…
"That's not possible." He heard Jiraya's voice as he was nearing their room. "Sasuke is the last Uchiha, no one else can possess Sharingan, it's just your imagination."
"But I saw it, I swear!" Tsubaki argued.
Naruto sighed in relief. 'Jiraya didn't believe. That's good. And though I'm grateful that he wasn't there…' He put on his best angry face. "Bitch!"
"W-What?" Tsubaki asked in shock.
"You good for nothing long haired toad-summobing bitch!" Jin shouted, pointing at Jiraya.
Tsubaki sighed in relief…
"Now you see…" The sannin started, but Naruto cut him off.
"I left you with one simple job! And you failed even that!" He shouted in anger. "Because of you Tsubaki almost got kidnapped! If I wasn't around…!"
"Jin?" Tsubaki asked. "You saved me again?"
"Well yeah, but that's not the point! The point is that he let it happen!"
"Fine, fine!" Jiraya raised his hands apologetically. "I'm the one to blame, I'm sorry okay?"
"No, not okay!" Naruto screamed. "Now I see why Kushina-sama wanted me here."
"It's fine, Jin." Tsubaki said, taking his hand. "I'm safe after all."
The mercenary sighed. "Alright, I got it… But I'm not leaving you again until this trip is over, got it?"
The red head smirked. "Wouldn't want it any other way…"
"Oh my…"
They both turned their heads slowly. There sat Jiraya, writing something madly in his notebook.
Jin and Tsubaki glanced at each other.
"Rasengan?" The girl asked.
"Hishouken?" Naruto suggested.
"Maybe together?"
"Hey, come on now…" Jiraya paled slightly. "Ahem, let's talk business!"
"Like?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Like… How did your attackers look, Tsubaki-chan? Have you noticed anything else beside Sharingan?"
"Umm… They wore cloaks." She replied. "Black cloaks with red…"
"Clouds?" Jiraya interrupted with a question.
"Yes."
"Is that true, Kisaragi?"
"Well, they ran off pretty quickly, but yeah, I noticed those cloaks. Why?"
Sannin's face twisted in anger immediately. "Someone's got to pay for that!"
"For what?" Naruto asked.
"That's top secret information and I cannot reveal it to a genin." Jiraya stated. "Wait a minute…"
"What?"
"These people who tried to kidnap Tsubaki call themselves Akatsuki." Toad hermit explained. "This is an organization that consists of several S-ranked criminals, and they are always traveling in pairs…"
"So?"
"So?" Jiraya snapped. "So I find it really difficult to believe that you made two S-ranked criminals run away from you!"
'Oppa!' Jin thought. 'Fucking busted! I have to think of something quick!'
But fortunately Tsubaki came to his rescue.
"Perhaps they wanted to keep their identities a secret?"
"Hmm… maybe." Jiraya concluded. "But you're not off the hook yet, Kisaragi. I still don't trust you."
"Such a shame…" Naruto said, releasing a breath. "Oh, and by the way, Tsunade is in Tanzaku town. Be ready to do the you-know-what."
Sannin's eyes widened. 'Mother fucking son of a cock-sucking bitch!'
Forest area…
'Looks like waiting any longer is pointless.' Itachi thought. 'It seems that Kisame underestimated him just as I did. And this is not good.' He stood up and started to run. 'Uzumaki Naruto… He has Mangekyo, Hiraishin and Kyuubi… And that beside his ice techniques and sword skills! I hate to face it, but he is stronger than me. This is really bad. With his desire to destroy me…'
Uchiha suddenly stopped with wide eyes. "Wait a minute… That's it!" He said out loud. 'I wanted for Sasuke to surpass and kill me, but from Yondaime's reports he doesn't even know I'm alive and… he wants to kill Uzumaki Naruto. Oh, the irony. But Naruto… With such power at his disposal he might be able to take Madara out before he realizes his plan!'
Itachi nodded to himself and clenched his fists. 'Alright, now I know what I have to do. And if it will require for me to sacrifice myself then so be it!'
"You're late." Sudden voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Madara-sama?"
"Where is Kisame?" Masked man asked, walking out of tree's shadow.
Itachi took a deep breath. "Our last mission ended in failure. Kisame was killed in a fight."
"Huh?" Madara sounded genuinely surprised. "Killed? Who could do that, Jiraya?"
"No, he was killed by…" Itachi paused. "Jin Kisaragi."
"A mercenary?"
"Not anymore. Apparently he has joined Konoha forces."
Madara's only visible eye narrowed. "I see… Then he is our enemy, be sure to dispose of him next time you meet."
"Hai."
"Tell me one thing, Itachi, how could one mercenary take on you and Kisame together and win?"
"He didn't."
"What he didn't?"
"He didn't take on two of us together." Itachi stated, expecting the question. "He got Kisame off guard while I was busy with jinchuuriki."
"Oh? And how he did that?" Madara asked.
"I don't know, Kisame waited outside."
"Hmm…" Madara exclaimed. "Alright, that was Kisame's mistake. But why couldn't you just take him out and be done with it?"
"I could." Itachi explained. "But when he took out Kisame, Kisaragi created a commotion. And I knew that Jiraya was nearby. Besides, you told me yourself to keep my identity a secret by any means necessary."
"Yes, I did." Madara paused. "Very well, Itachi, return for now. I will have your new orders when you arrive…"
...
Next time: Naruto meets Tsunade… again? What could possibly happen? What indeed.
Till then. Fuck like hell and sleep well.
Darthemius.