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Chapter 12
Just Killing Time and the Sound Four's Strike
Naruto stretched happily as he pulled Haku tighter to his body, inhaling her scent with a sigh.
The black haired girl turned over with a smile and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"So, what are your plans for today?"
Naruto shrugged and just buried his face into the crook of her neck.
"I think I'm just going to lay here next to you."
"Idiot."
Even though her term was rude, her tone was loving and the smile on her face would have made it obvious to a complete stranger that she loved him.
"I thought you were still dealing with the body of that boy."
A smile crossed his face.
"Nope! Mei-sama and Sarutobi-sensei came up with a deal with the Hyuuga clan. They have two weeks to do any tests and investigations for the next two weeks but in two weeks, we take the body with us."
She nodded in understanding.
"Ok, you can lay here all day if you want, but Tsunade-sama finally ok'd me to check out and I'm tired of this damn bed."
Without waiting for a response or acknowledgement, she stood, knocking the blonde from the small bed and sending him tumbling onto the floor.
"Hey! That was not…Hey nice tush."
Haku just turned her head as she slid her panties on, followed by pulling on some pants, making Naruto pout.
With a smile the raven haired girl turned around, giving him a full shot of her small but maturing breasts.
A sly smile made its way onto Naruto's face as he approached his wife. However, his elation was ended when he felt a slight sting on his forehead… It took him a minute to figure it out but…
"You flicked me!"
A full force pout quickly replaced the smile as she wagged her finger in front of him.
"Not now, I need to get out of this hospital before I go crazy."
Naruto nodded and chuckled as they both got dressed.
*Later
Naruto sighed contently as he walked hand in hand with Haku, his other hand happily rubbed his stomach. His antics got a giggle from his wife.
"What?"
Haku shook her head as she spoke.
"When I see you fight, or train, you are serious, composed and lethal, but get some ramen in your belly and you become a child."
The only response she got was a cheeky grin.
"So, you're out of the hospital, what do you want to do? Remember, you're on light duty, nothing strenuous."
Haku seemed to get in thought.
"Well, I should be able to do it, and you have been bugging me about learning my one handed seals."
Naruto looked at his wife like she was crazy.
"This is the first time you're up and about and you want to help me train?"
Haku shrugged as the two made their way to a training ground.
Two hours later, and Haku and Naruto were smiling and laughing as they both used only their right hand to race through the one-handed counterpart she created for the twelve basic hand seals.
As she was half way through, a wave of nausea over took her and she had a little difficulty steadying herself, Naruto was at her side in an instant.
"Come on, let's get you to bed."
The look she sent him was clear. 'If you try and make me lay down even more, you're going to regret it.'
"Ok, ok, at least sit down in the shade. You're not used to Konoha summers."
Though she wanted to refuse, sweat chose that moment to drop in her eye and she reluctantly nodded.
"Fine, you win. They don't call this the Land of Fire for nothing."
With that, she made her way to one of the many giant oak trees in the small training ground and sat down, watching as her husband flashed through hand seals repeatedly. He was good with his right hand, but he still had a lot of work to do to catch his left hand up.
A slightly perverted smile made its way to her face.
"Hand seals aren't all his left hand needs to work on, but his right hand… Oh the things his right hand can do."
Haku shook her head, trying to slow her now-racing heart. She did after all just have heart surgery and she was sure Tsunade would destroy both her and Naruto if the legendary medic's effort was wasted because she wanted to get naughty with her husband.
Haku continued to watch Naruto practice for nearly an hour before she found herself asleep, resting peacefully in the shade of the tree.
*Four hours after beginning training
Naruto smiled as his right hand flashed through the 12 basic hand seals. He was nearly average Chunin in the speed. However, his smile quickly faded when he began to do them with his left hand. They were slow and clumsy, slower than many academy students.
"Ahhh, Haku truly is a genius in her own right. She is the only ninja I have ever seen use those."
In an instant, Naruto turned, putting his finger to his lips before signaling to the sleeping Haku.
Kakashi nodded and Naruto spoke to his former sensei in a quiet voice.
"What can I do for you, Kakashi?"
The silver haired man sighed.
"I want to apologize. I was in charge of Team Seven for six months and I didn't teach you anything."
Naruto nodded.
"No, you didn't."
Kakashi's head lowered a little more.
"But you did nothing wrong. I'm not going to lie, when I was a member of Team Seven, I resented you. Actually, it may have even gone as far as to say hate. However, I've been on my current team for six months now and can say that as a team we can do things that we could never do alone. I stand by your decision to work on teamwork. Working as a team is really an incredible thing if you have all the right components."
Slowly, a smile made its way to Kakashi's face, at least his eye crinkled up to give the appearance of a smile.
"Thank you Naruto, that's been bugging me lately. I got a chance to train Sasuke, if only for a month, but I couldn't think of any way to make it up to you."
Naruto shrugged and an awkward silence overtook the area.
For several minutes, nobody said anything until Kakashi spoke.
"You know, I was at your fight in the finals."
Naruto glanced at the man, curious where he was going with that.
"Using two elements at one time is something that most Jonin can only dream about. While it was clumsy and poorly executed, not to mention that if it wasn't for your furry friend, your hand would have probably been numb for days. Anyways, you performed one of the most difficult feats a ninja can do, Collaboration Jutsu without the use of a kekkai genkai or a second user."
Naruto gave his former sensei a smirk.
"Well, I was chosen as a member of the new Seven Swordsman for a reason, they don't let weaklings in there."
Kakashi shook his head as he thought about the different members, Zabuza, Kisame, not to mention Naruto in his own right.
"No, no they don't."
The two were too lost in their conversation that Naruto was slightly startled when Haku placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Kakashi-san."
The raven haired girl gave the man a slight bow of the head, one that he reciprocated.
"Haku-san."
Haku's hand grasped Naruto's.
"So, what were you two talking about?"
Naruto gave the girl a small smile.
"Just burying some skeletons."
Haku nodded before kissing Naruto on the cheek.
"I'll let you two continue; I promised I would meet with Shizune to meet some of her friends for a girl's night."
Naruto nodded in understanding.
"If you think you'll be ok, I'd like to stay here and train a little longer."
She simply gave her husband a quick kiss before waving goodbye.
Kakashi smiled slightly at the two.
"You got yourself one hell of a woman."
Naruto barely even registered that he was speaking, just nodding along as he watched her leave.
When she was gone, Naruto barely caught that Kakashi had been speaking.
"Hmm, you say something?"
Naruto backed up a little when hearts appeared in Kakashi's eyes for a moment before calming down.
"Ahem, anyways, I was just saying that I could help you out a little with your lightning manipulation, no offense to Jiraiya-sama, but he does not possess an affinity to lightning and is not a user of lightning ninjutsu while I'm the most accomplished lightning user in Konoha.
Naruto gave the older man a smirk.
"That's pretty arrogant of you."
An eye smile was the only response he got.
"Alright Kakashi…sensei, let's do this."
The man nodded and took a seat, gesturing for Naruto to do so in front of him.
"I'll start off with how lightning chakra works, lightning chakra is created by forcibly vibrating your chakra, the faster it vibrates, the more powerful…"
*Meanwhile, with Haku
Haku and Shizune walked side by side, entering The Burnt Leaf, one of the quieter Shinobi bars in Konoha.
"Hey, Shizune!"
The two girls instantly saw the table, it was set up for six and four were present.
When they got closer, Haku instantly recognized them all from the Bingo Book. There wasn't a single person that Haku didn't recognize, having gone over Konoha ninja roster before leaving for the exams.
The closest one to them turned to Shizune.
"Damn girl, you're late! Hey, who's that?"
Who Haku saw first had her eyebrow twitching in aggravation.
"Hey, it's you! Mrs. Gaki!"
The whole table turned to the speaker.
"You know her Anko?"
The purple haired woman nodded with an eerie smile on her face.
"Yep, she was in the Chunin exams!"
Haku's eye still hadn't stopped twitching when she sat down on the opposite side as the laughing girl.
"Yes, and she was blatantly attempting to seduce my husband in my presence."
Each of the other girls sighed in exasperation. Meanwhile, Anko had on her most innocent look, it convinced no one.
"Don't worry about Anko, she has a sick sense of humor and meant nothing by it."
Haku turned to the girl sitting next to her, she too had purple hair but brown eyes, her eyes were nearly instantly drawn to a small tattoo on her shoulder.
'Anbu'
"Oh, yeah, well I'm Yugao Uzuki, that, as you already know is Anko Mitarashi, that's Kurenai Yuhi, and she is Hana Inuzuka."
The purple haired Anbu operative pointed to each and every one of the women at the table. Each gave either a small wave or a nod in return.
"It's nice to meet you all. It is nice to meet other women. I don't get to meet too many with the exception of Mei."
Yugao had been staring at her and it was beginning to unnerve Haku slightly.
"Is something the matter?"
Yugao shook her head and sighed.
"Your husband is Naruto Uzumaki, right?"
Haku nodded slowly, not sure where she was going with that.
"If either you or he ever needs anything from me, or Konoha Anbu, I will do everything in my power to make it happen, and my power runs deep."
Now Haku was shocked and her face made it obvious.
"Your husband saved my fiancé's life. Along with much of Konoha, thanks to the info we gathered."
Instantly Anko snapped her fingers.
"That blond brat is the one that saved Hayate and captured the Suna Jonin!? Damn, just wait until I tell Ibiki, you could probably get anything you needed out of the T&I division too. I had never seen Ibiki in such a good mood."
Haku just gave the other girls a smile, Naruto had told her of his encounter with the Suna Jonin.
*With Zabuza
A deep growl left Zabuza's lips as his target easily danced around his sword.
Zabuza's target jumped back, blurring through hand seals at an incredible speed.
"Fire Release: Grand Fireball Jutsu!"
Zabuza's eyes widened when a large fireball flew straight for him, instead of wasting the chakra to block the attack, Zabuza merely performed a substitution with a nearby branch.
Zabuza's target ducked low, just as his sword would have split her at the waste.
"You're good, but not good enough."
She sprang into the air, her knee slammed into Zabuza's jaw, sending him staggering back. However, this time she was surprised when he dissolved into water.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
The woman turned around, her eyes widened before she merely smirked and formed a single hand seal.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall Jutsu!"
Slamming her hands into the ground, the woman tore up the earth, forming a jagged, hastily formed wall. Though misshapen and weak looking, the water dragon proved useless against its superior element.
When the attack ceased, the wall of earth collapsed, returning to the ground it came from.
The woman's eyes widened slightly when a wall of mist encased the entire area.
A smirk crossed Zabuza's face. Fear is such a wonderful tool.
"Tut tut tut, you should really learn to control your heartbeat before I tear it out!"
The woman's eyes shot to where the voice sounded from, only to feel steel press deeply into her back, severing her spine.
Her pained look never left her face as she slowly started to melt.
Zabuza's eyes widened when he felt intense heat coming from the woman in front of him. He knew it was over.
"Damn."
Zabuza felt a kunai tap against his neck, simply telling him he lost.
"So close Zabuza-kun, you just need to remember that while you're the best at Silent Killing, you're not the only one who knows it, and its weaknesses."
Zabuza's gruff voice had a hint of disappointment in it.
"Yeah, yeah, now give me a kiss."
A sexy smirk crossed Mei's face.
"That wasn't part of the deal."
A smirk of his own crossed Zabuza's face.
Mei knew that look and she also knew what it meant, it meant a night of near unbearable pleasure for them both.
*With Sasuke
Sasuke was panting heavily as he dropped to a knee, he was forcing every bit of chakra he possessed into his glowing hand, unfortunately, he didn't have enough and the obnoxiously loud lightning jutsu faded.
A smirk made its way onto Sasuke's face.
'So, gathering the chakra is the hardest part. I can only form the Chidori twice before depleting my chakra, but I can keep it active for over ten minutes the first time.'
Sasuke's smirk only grew as his crimson eyes looked around the training ground, trees had fallen and boulders were obliterated.
'1,2,3…9.'
"On top of the constant drain from keeping it active, every time it is actually used it takes a small chunk out of my reserves. That just means I need to train harder."
His face set into a scowl, Sasuke flashed through the hand seals he had been using a lot lately.
"Chidori!"
Lightning sparked around his hand, slowly building and forming his now-favorite jutsu.
A large amount of sweat was falling from Sasuke's head as he strained his chakra coils and charged the large tree in front of him.
He made it half way to his target when his Sharingan was forced to deactivate due to loss of chakra. However, Sasuke didn't allow that to stop him, he continued his charge.
Though weaker than his previous, the raven haired boy's fist plowed through the solid stone, not a second later, the lightning jutsu faded and Sasuke passed out, his fist still imbedded into the stone.
*With Chojuro
"Impressive boy, you have improved since the last time we fought."
Ao stood, his confidence never waving, across from the former Hunter-nin stood a boy of 15. His body heaved from his heavy breathing.
"I will beat you one day, Ao-sensei."
Ao made little response to the boy's threat.
"At your rate of improvement, I'll die of old age first."
It seemed that Ao's barb worked as Chojuro's sword burst to life.
Ao quickly substituted with a Water Clone he created earlier, just as the giant hammer slammed where he was standing.
'Whether it is because of Uzumaki's influence or his team as a whole, it has made a good impression on the boy, his attitude is starting to befit a Kiri Shinobi. I have faith that you will go far, Chojuro. How far, is only up to you.'
It took Chojuro no time to find Ao and the boy quickly raced towards him, his hammer ready to strike.
*With Orochimaru
The snake-like man stretched, attempting to get used to his new body.
'Kabuto is not as foolish as I believed.'
In an instant, the Sword of Kusanagi appeared in his hand, having come from his mouth.
"Yes, this body shall do. And soon, oh so soon I will have my precious Sharingan. I will be a true immortal."
Orochimaru threw the Kusanagi as hard as he could, the sword was buried to the hilt, straight through solid stone.
The Snake Sannin pointed a single finger at the blade was pleased when a thin blue line of chakra connected to the blade. In an instant the sword shot back to his hand.
"Yes, this will do nicely for now."
This whole time, Kabuto had been standing off to the side, silently praying that Orochimaru would find this body adequate for if he didn't, it would surly mean his life.
The Snake Sannin turned towards Kabuto and gave a slight nod, the message was clear.
'You live, for now.'
*With Teams 2 & 6
Six blurs formed into existence, each dressed identically, blank white masks with Kiri's symbol and grey Anbu armor.
The apparent leader turned to the others.
"Team Six, you know your objectives. You are to search for Kisame Hoshigaki, wielder of the Samehada and you are to do it loudly. Be seen, ask civilians. I want this whole country to know we were here on a tip of Kisame's presence."
Three of the members nodded before disappearing.
"Team Two, we have a much harder mission. Suigetsu Hozuki was believed to have been spotted in this area and is believed to be held against his will. We are to discover his location; under no circumstances are we to reveal our true objective. It is believed that Orochimaru of Konoha's Sannin is his captor. There is likely to be a hidden base in the area, this team was put together because you are three of Kiri's best sensors. This man's brother is directly responsible for the pleasant change in Kiri, we can't let that go unrewarded."
The last two members nodded, though they were trained to never show it, their captain's speech got them pumped up.
"Move out."
In a blur, the three were gone.
*With Naruto
"Ninja Art: Shadow Shuriken Jutsu!"
Naruto's eyes widened when the four shuriken turned into four thousand, the number of weapons blot out the sun.
With no other choice, Naruto quickly grabbed the sword from his back and slammed it into the ground, using its massive size to hide his body.
The sound of hundreds of pieces of metal hitting his sword nearly made him cringe.
Sarutobi smirked at his once student as he bit his thumb and blurred through hand seals.
"I suppose he deserves this. Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King Enma!"
From his hiding spot, Naruto's eyes widened. Never before had Sarutobi summoned the monkey king to fight him.
Since the volley of weapons had stopped, Naruto grasped the handle of his blade, mentally preparing himself for the beat down that was about to ensue.
The large monkey had a feral smirk on his face.
"So, you're finally gonna let me join in on the kid's beating. I like it."
Naruto knew if he even wanted to survive this fight than he had to do something.
He stabbed the large sword into the ground and began forming hand seals.
Two hand seals into it and the blonde's cheeks bulged, however he didn't stop there.
Sarutobi was surprised when lightning began to spark around Naruto's hands.
'I see, his lessons with Kakashi have been fruitful.'
With a serious look on his face, Sarutobi turned to Enma.
"Enma, transform."
The smirk on the monkey's face grew.
"Gladly, Transform!"
Where once stood a 10 foot tall monkey, was now a large bo-staff.
Three water bullets, one right after another shot from Naruto's mouth, each infusing itself with lightning chakra, increasing not only its destructive power but also its speed.
Sarutobi was slightly surprised by the speed the attack moved but still easily maneuvered his staff to destroy all three of them.
Sarutobi's smirk never left his face, even as his summons spoke quietly to him.
"Avoid those from now on, they are rather painful."
Neither Sarutobi nor Enma noticed the smirk that crossed Naruto's face as his right hand grabbed Kubikiribocho and charged the elderly Hokage.
With a resounding clang, the edge of Kubikiribocho met the diamond hard body of Monkey King Enma's staff form.
*With Haku
Haku sighed in boredom. She had been released from the hospital a week earlier and had become pretty good friends with the girls of Konoha.
Just yesterday, Tsunade had given her the ok to perform some light training. It wasn't much, but it was something.
Thirty meters away, a wooden dummy was beginning to resemble a pin-cushion.
Off to Haku's side, Shizune walked up to the target, to anyone else, it would appear that the ice user needed practice. Senbon were all over the place, most would believe her grouping was horrible. However, to the trained eye of a medic nin, Shizune instantly recognized every target.
"Very impressive Haku, I dare-say you are better with senbon than I am."
Shizune continued to analyze each senbon's location and its effect on the human body. She noticed three particularly well thrown ones.
"These three senbon alone would shut down the entire right side of your target's body."
Shizune was gesturing to three senbon, one in the shoulder, one in the hip and one in the chest.
"Thank you Shizune, I spent a great deal of time practicing while me and Zabuza were still missing-nin. This is the skill I held the most pride in, my ability to defeat without killing."
Shizune nodded along with the girl, as a medic it was common to want to preserve life, not take it.
*With Kiri Hunter-nin Team Two
"Well done, I was beginning to worry that we would be forced to report a failed mission, we are nearly out of time."
Deep in the woods of the Land of Sound, three Kiri hunter nin used a camouflage jutsu to remain hidden.
"Are you sure this is the place?"
One of the sensors turned to the team leader.
"I don't know, there are not many in this base. However, occasionally, I'll feel a burst of chakra that feels like it came from a member of the Hozuki clan."
A sickening chuckle sounded through the area.
"Well now, isn't that interesting."
The three Kiri hunter nin stopped dead, lowing their heartbeats and breathing to nearly unnoticeable levels.
Faster than any of the three can respond, a sword flies through the air, pinning one of the trackers to the tree.
The team leader's eyes widen when he sees the sword, he instantly recognizes it as the Kusanagi, a sword that was nearly as famous as their own Seven.
'Orochimaru!'
"I must say, your Silent Killing ability is rather impressive, but that doesn't help when I already know where you are."
The leader's head swiveled back and forth, hoping for some chance to retaliate, but he couldn't even see the Snake Sennin.
The team leader's battle tested instincts screamed that he needed to move.
"Move!"
Without delay, he shoved the last tracker from their hiding spot while he jumped into the air. With no delay, the Kusanagi, still pinning one of the trackers to the tree began to glow an eerie blue.
The sword began to move with nobody touching it.
The glowing sword seemed to just hover for several seconds, the tracker was still slightly disoriented from his fall while the team leader watched the sword with a critical eye, out of his entire team he was the only combat oriented ninja.
It took only a second before the sword shot towards the downed tracker.
The team leader's eyes widened and he flashed through several hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!"
A single water bullet shot and hit the glowing sword, the sword sunk deep into the dirt, inches away from the tracker's head.
It only took a second for the leader to drop in at the man's side, giving him a quick shake.
"Hey! Wake the fuck up!"
The man came to, he was still a little confused but the cobwebs were clearing up.
"Focus! Here, I want you to take this and I want you to run as fast as you can. Don't worry about the other team. Just get this to Mizukage-sama as fast as possible."
The leader handed the man a scroll and he nodded before taking off as fast as he could.
"Kukuku, I see. During his last escape attempt, Kiri saw Suigetsu."
The team leader turned around quickly, and he saw Orochimaru, leaning against a tree, his arms crossed.
'He doesn't even see me as a threat.'
Faster than many could see, the team leader disappeared. He reappeared right over the Snake Sannin, his foot ready to crash down onto Orochimaru's head.
The team leader's eye's widened when his foot phased through the man's face.
Before the leader could even process what happened, he felt a sharp pain in his gut. Looking down, he saw the glowing blade of the Kusanagi sticking out of his stomach, it's blade red with his own blood.
"Hmp. To think one of Kiri's famed and feared Hunter nin would fall for something as simple as a standard clone."
The hunter nin team leader could do nothing as the life gradually left his eyes.
The Snake Sannin stepped from his location, a look of disdain on his face.
"You were pathetic. If that is all Kiri has to offer, I'm not concerned."
Without a single hand seal, a fireball engulfed the man's body.
"Kabuto!"
In an instant, the gray haired medic appeared.
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama?"
The snake Sannin didn't even spare the boy a glance as he walked towards the base.
"Alert the Sound-Four that their mission begins. However, have them bring him to the Southern Hideout since this one will be discovered within the week."
Kabuto could only nod, his head was full of confusion.
'What the?'
Kabuto kept his mouth shut, he knew better than to question Orochimaru.
*Konoha: The Burnt Leaf
"Oh my god, you should have seen the pathetic look on his face when he got back to the room. All night he kept waking up yelling something. Now, I'm not sure, but I think it was like, 'NO ENMA! THAT DOESN'T GO THERE!' I couldn't stop laughing."
Everyone within hearing distance began laughing uncontrollably. Meanwhile, Naruto's head lowered as he continued to pout.
Iruka, who found this hilarious, walked up to the blond, a huge smile on his face.
Iruka clasped Naruto's shoulder in a brotherly way, and Naruto allowed himself to hope that the teasing was over. One look at Iruka's smirking face told him that no, no it wasn't.
"So Naruto. What exactly did the Monkey King Enma put, and where did he put it? HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Naruto's head lowered further, a deep blush on his face that had nothing to do with the Sake in his hand.
Anko walked up, swaying her hips. Her face was full of mischief.
The purple haired woman bent down, her face right next to Naruto's ear.
"So, the gaki is getting beaten up by old men now? I was ready to throw myself at you, but that is definitely a turn off."
Naruto's face got even redder and he didn't know what to say. Haku felt bad for her husband but he always teased her and she never got to return the favor.
Without anyone taking notice, the door opened. In walked Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sandaime Hokage. It only took a few seconds for someone to notice him and almost immediately the music cut. Sarutobi took a look around, everyone's attention was on him, his white and red robes billowing slightly, his hat atop his head.
Though his face was cold, his eyes were amused.
"Hmm, since you all seem to enjoy teasing young Naruto, let's see which ones of you can walk home after a spar with yours truly."
Every ninja who had given Naruto shit paled. He may have been old, but he was the Hokage for a reason.
The rest of the night carried on, joking and teasing continued but it cooled off and now Naruto's face was red because he just finished his 3rd bottle of sake.
He couldn't stop smiling when he thought about the 'spars' that occurred. They were worse than his. If anyone had any doubt, they didn't anymore. Sarutobi was still The God of Shinobi.
Now, everyone was gathered, Naruto and Haku were in the middle. Everyone was there to wish them good luck. They were leaving early the next morning, back for Kiri.
After all the 'goodbyes' and the 'see you laters', the young married couple made their way to their hotel for one last night.
*With Sasuke at Uchiha Compound
Sasuke sat alone on the roof of his family home, he was now the only resident, but the entire compound still belonged to the Uchiha clan as a whole. In his hand were several senbon needles, while he had never really been all that interested in them as a weapon, his mind kept going back to his fight with Haku in the Forest of Death.
'She took a relatively small amount of water and chakra, and made an attack that had the potential to take out my entire team.'
While Sasuke was busy staring at the small weapons in his hand, he had no idea he was being watched.
A hundred yards away, four people stood, they could not have been more different from each other, but they were a team. They each had the same mission, 'Get Sasuke Uchiha to willingly travel to Oto under any circumstances.'
The only female had red hair and looked around disdainfully.
"Whoever put this clan compound here was an idiot, this is like an ambush heaven. I can see over 18 bottleneck areas with a high probability of wide area jutsu success."
Sakon, the 'Team Leader' spoke up.
"Good, I'll use that to help convince him that he isn't wanted here. I will go first, if I can't convince him, we will have to use force, even if Orochimaru-sama was against it."
The others did not like the idea of going against their lord.
The second Sakon stepped into the compound, Sasuke's head snapped in his direction.
'Who the hell is this? Nobody comes here anymore.'
Sasuke activated the Sharingan, just in case there was a fight, what he saw surprised him.
'Oto? As in the village that tried and failed to invade us? What the hell are they doing here?'
Sasuke was now surer of a fight and was now regretting not having any ninja tools on him with the exception of the half-dozen senbon needles.
The Uchiha heir continued to watch the man as he approached him, most would be unable to tell, but the boy's muscles were tensed, ready to strike.
"Sasuke Uchiha…"
Sasuke wasn't the least bit surprised that the man knew who he was.
"Yes."
Sasuke's Sharingan never deactivated, unnerving the silver haired boy slightly.
"Orochimaru-sama sent us to ask you, will you accept his gift of power?"
In an instant, Sasuke's mind went back to the forest, he felt an amazing power coursing through his veins, he remembered as he snapped the Oto gennin's arms like they were twigs. He remembered bashing the girl's head into a tree. He remembered feeling invincible.
However, he also remembered Kakashi, during his month long training.
"Tell me Sasuke, you probably know more about Itachi than anyone. Has he ever accepted any strength that wasn't his own?"
Sasuke shook his head to get out of the past.
"Before I give my answer, tell me, is Orochimaru powerful? Is he willing to pass on his knowledge so that I will become stronger?"
A smirk crossed Sakon's face.
'perfect.'
"Of course, it is only thanks to him that I, we are as powerful as we are."
In an instant, three more figures appeared in what seemed like a blur, well they normally would have, but the Uchiha's Sharingan was still active making them appear to be moving in slow motion.
"So, all four of you were trained by Orochimaru himself?"
All four gave a nod.
A smirk crossed Sasuke's face.
'Perfect, now to set the stage. I need to know, could I become stronger under Orochimaru, or is my best bet here, the place that made Itachi into an S-rank ninja by the age of 13?'
"About four miles South of Konoha, there is a large clearing, if there is any chance I will go with Orochimaru, you will all meet me there at 2 am tomorrow. Understood?"
This caught them all off guard.
'Why? Is he setting a trap?'
After a few seconds of thought, they all thought the same thing.
'Orochimaru-sama did say under any circumstances.'
Instantly, they each nodded and disappeared.
Sasuke knew he would need his rest so he went inside to sleep for a few hours. He made sure to activate every trap on his home, just in case.
*With the Sound Four 1 am
"Damnit Fatass, what the fuck was up with that fucktard!?"
The largest member of the Sound Four sighed.
"Tayuya, ladies shou-"
The large man couldn't continue when the woman's fist slammed into his face.
"Damnit Fatshit! This isn't the time!"
Sakon spoke his voice as calm as ever.
"Cool it, Tayuya, it doesn't matter if he does come with an army, Kidomaru's webs will tell us if any number get within a mile of here. If we think we're going to be ambushed, we'll have to report a failure to Orochimaru-sama."
The red head huffed before sitting down.
"I got movement!"
In an instant, the other three were ready to attack.
"Just one…"
They all smirked.
It was only ten minutes before leaves began falling from one of the trees, Sasuke standing in it, looking down on the Sound Four.
"So, Sasuke. Have you made a decision?"
As the four were staring at Sasuke, Sasuke just smirked back when a loud chirping noise sounded throughout the area.
"Chidori!"
Tayuya, Sakon and Jirobo could only stare, shocked as a fist covered in lightning was sticking out of Kidomaru's chest.
Tayuya was the first to react.
"What the fuck!?"
Sasuke's Sharingan was blazing.
"As I said, I havn't decided yet and you are my test for Orochimaru, if you prove to me that he can teach me better, I will follow you, if not…Well, you'll be dead."
Cliffhanger! I could see Sasuke doing something along those lines, why be trained by a man that can't create strong soldiers?
I know, slow chapter, I just didn't want to get right into another story with a fight. I know I find it to get old if there is a big fight in every chapter.
I was originally planning on having the entire fight in this chapter, but I changed my mind.
Anyways, please review and tell me what you think!