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Earlier in the day (Before the Kage vs. Akatsuki began)
"So Kabuto, are we ready?" Orochimaru asked as he watched the battle between Kage and Akatsuki commence.
"Yes, we've stationed several resurrected shinobi at where Kakuzu and Hidan are expected to arrive, as well as executed the ANBU that guard the Hokage," Kabuto reported. "The Sound Four are in position, awaiting your arrival my lord."
"Excellent, we'll leave for the village now," Orochimaru commanded as he and Kabuto body flickered from their location, headed to Konohagakure to kill the Third.
"So, do you work for the fox brat or Lord Orochimaru?" Haku asked as a long poisoned needle slid down her wrist, out of Anko's vision.
"Haku, you're such a child," Anko stated with a grin as she licked the tip of a kunai with her tongue, looking at Haku with a devilish glance. "Naruto might be a child, but under that skin is a man. A man that could not be sated by such a delusional girl with a child like demeanor. That is why Orochimaru's deception pulled the wool over your eye's so easily."
"So, are you telling me that you're a 'true' woman Anko?" Haku asked as a smile crawled onto her face. "Then why did he have sex with me, and not you? Oh, I know. Because I'm better than you. Orochimaru wants me, Naruto wants me. You're just the back up girl..." Anko interjected Haku's taunt by sending the kunai she was holding at the woman's throat, Haku avoiding the kunai by swaying slightly. Haku reacted to this attack by running at Anko full speed, the poison needle positioned between her index finger and her middle finger. She tried to stab Anko in the stomach, but Anko jumped in the nick of time, landing on Haku's outstreched arm. Haku looked up at Anko as she kicked her in the face, causing Haku to go crashing into a tree back first. As her back bounced against the tree trunk, Haku's body began to crack, breaking into several pieces.
"So, you can make ice clones, not bad," Anko stated as she scanned the area for Haku. "But you'll need a lot more to beat me, so come out and play little mouse..." Anko was interrupted by a flurry of ice spike's coming at her from several direction's, Anko dodging each ice spike with a sway or a quick leap as they rained down on her.
"Not bad, she's trying to hit me from multiple locations to mask the area she's hiding in," Anko analyzed as she continued to search for the kunoichi. "But she'll need a more non textbook strategy than that..." Two snake's slid down Anko's sleeve, each going in a separate direction. Anko stood on guard as she was showered with ice spike's again, Anko using a kunai to cut each spike in half as they approached her. But this time, Haku sent a second wave immediately after the first wave, this wave increasing the speed. Anko's eye's widened as she was unable to stop this wave due to the position she was in from the first wave. Each ice spike found it's way into Anko's body, the kunoichi letting out a slight scream as blood ran down the corner of her mouth. Haku gave a superior grin as she watched her ice clone's finish off Anko, this win giving her quite the satisfaction. But she did not have time to celebrate as the Anko on the battlefield disappeared. Haku was not able to react as Anko placed a kunai against her throat from behind, looking at Haku from her side with a lethal grin.
"H-How did you escape?" Haku asked as Anko's grin increased in size.
"It's quite simple, while you were in the midst of attacking, I sent two small snake's toward both entrance's of the forest, to find your location," Anko answered. "When my one snake found you, you were in the midst of sending the second round of ice spikes, so I allowed you to do this. You see, I can automatically teleport to anywhere my snake is located in a one mile radius. Call it an imperfect version of the Hiraishin no Jutsu, used by the Fourth Hokage and my beloved Naruto, who is the person who worked on the jutsu with me. So in a nutshell, when you attacked, I transported to your location, leaving a clone in my place to withstand your little attack. Now, it's a checkmate."
"What will you do now, will you kill me?" Haku asked as she looked back slightly.
"No, we'll go find Naruto's location, I still need you alive for now," Anko replied as she removed the kunai from Haku's neck. "But, for now..." Haku looked down as a snake bit her leg, injecting her with a deadly poison.
"W-What did you do?" Haku asked as she felt all of her chakra practically drain away.
"I poisoned you with what I call a chakra zapper," Anko answered. "It's a poison that will keep you chakra level barely above 0 for three hours, then it kills you. I have the antidote in my pocket..." Anko flashed a small vile, filled with a blue liquid.
"So I'd be a good little girl until we reach Naruto, alright?" Anko continued with a wicked grin, motioning for Haku to follow her. Haku reluctantly followed her, knowing this was going to be torture.
In the forest, Konan and Deidara were still in the middle of an all out battle against Hashirama, who showed no sign of halting.
"Like I said, back up Konan, unless you want to get caught in my explosion," Deidara instructed as Konan backed up as told. "Now, stupid Hokage, it's time to..." Deidara stopped as the First Hokage stopped moving, standing completely still.
"It seem's someone has stopped the jutsu," Konan analyzed as she searched the area. "Let's meet up with Itachi and Kisame to figure this out for the time being." Deidara nodded as he followed Konan to meet back up with Itachi and Kisame.
"So, your's just stopped in the middle of fighting as well?" Kisame asked, Konan and Deidara nodding in response. "Someone must have stopped the jutsu, Itachi here was in the midst of about to defeat the old kage." Deidara sneered, looking at Itachi with a hateful stare, which Itachi ignored.
"Where is Naruto?" Itachi asked, surprising Konan slightly.
"I think he's still in the middle of a battle with the 4th Hokage," Konan answered. "Let's go meet up with him." They all body flickered from the location, another group of people appearing as they disappeared.
"Their chakra signatures have disappeared Lord Danzo," an ANBU member stated as they searched the area. "They must have escaped when we arrived."
"No matter, we'll continue searching until we find these terrorist," the man referred to as Danzo responded, walking ahead of all the ANBU. "I'll personally make sure to this..."
In the village, a mass panic was in session. Orochimaru had sieged the village at it's most vunerable point, all shinobi in a frenzy to locate the twisted snake.
"My lord, all of the ANBU has been wiped out by some man in a orange spiral mask!" Tenzo alerted Sarutobi, who glanced up from his pile of work at the masked ANBU member.
"Orange spiral mask?" the old kage questioned as he wiped a bit of perspiration from his brow with a damp cloth. "I was under the impression we were being attacked by Orochimaru?"
"As was I sir, but I just encountered two shinobi dressed in a red and black cloak," Tenzo answered. "It might be tied to Orochimaru, but much is unknown at this point."
"We must prepare for the worst, I fear we might be in a war the like's of which we've never seen," Sarutobi stated as he laid the cloth on his desk, standing up from his seat. "We'll need to mobilize immediately..."
"So, that's your plan Sarutobi-sensei?" a voice asked as Orochimaru stood by the window, giving Sarutobi his twisted smile. "It won't work, this village is doomed to fall."
"That's alway's been your problem, you never had the Will of Fire that all shinobi must have to be true shinobi," Sarutobi shot back, the old kage glaring at the snake. "I must say, I've known this day would come..."
"Enough, let's end the chit-chat," Tenzo interrupted, surprising the Third. "Orochimaru, I've come to kill you. You've been a burden long enough to my organization, so now it's time to die." Tenzo was covered in a cloud of white smoke, a Sharingan eye glaring at Orochimaru from inside the smoke.
"Are you... Itachi Uchiha?" Orochimaru choked out, not expecting an Akatsuki member, none the less a Sharingan user.
"I've trained Itachi in the art of ocular jutsu," a voice answered out the disipating smoke. "But no, I am not Itachi Uchiha. You may call me... Madara."
"Madara Uchiha?" Orochimaru questioned with a grin. "Interesting, but I'm afraid I can't address someone by a fake alias. Madara Uchiha is in my possession, so it is impossible for you to be the real Madara Uchiha."
"As I expected, you've obtained some of the greatest shinobi in history of ninjutsu," the man replied as his identity was revealed as a man wearing a orange spiraled mask. "You may call me Tobi for now, I am the true leader of the Akatsuki. You were with my organization for a while Orochimaru, but you've been making yourself an eyesore for an extensive period of time."
"What is this Akatsuki?" Sarutobi asked, Tobi glancing at him with his Sharingan.
"The Akatsuki is a group of high ranked rogue shinobi that are only interested in one goal: to save this pathetic world from itself," Tobi replied. "Orochimaru once followed our desire, but obtaining the Sharingan was too precious to him. He tried and failed with Itachi Uchiha, so he's decided to take Sasuke Uchiha."
"Hmm, so he's interested in Sasuke Uchiha," Sarutobi repeated, stroking his chin. "So, Tobi was it? Where do Konohagakure and the Akatsuki stand at this point? Are we enemies, or allies?"
"We are enemies," Tobi answered with malice in his voice. "But for now, since we share a common goal of eliminating Orochimaru, we shall be allies." Sarutobi threw off his Hokage uniform, revealing his battle outfit. Tobi stood side by side with Sarutobi, Orochimaru looking back at the duo with an evil sneer.
"I'll use the Sage to crush both of these worms at once," Orochimaru contemplated as he looked at the waiting Kabuto, who was posted in another window nearby the Hokage's office. "I'll have to wait for Kabuto to take the upgrade, meaning I'll need to stretch this battle out for a little bit. But what power does this Tobi possess?" Orochimaru glared at Tobi, being careful not to look in his Sharingan eye.
"So, are you going to make a move Orochimaru?" Tobi asked, staring down the snake.
"Let's relocate, this office is too small," Orochimaru answered. "I shall meet you on the roof."
Tobi and Sarutobi nodded as they all body flickered to the roof of the mansion, Orochimaru making sure each Sound Four member was in position.
"It's up to you Kabuto," Orochimaru thought as he prepared to battle the combined might of Tobi and Sarutobi.
Kabuto looked on from his position, watching the trio body flicker to the roof.
"About time, now it's time for my show to begin," Kabuto announced to himself as he jumped into the Hokage's office. He searched the area thoroughly, finding a small hidden compartment underneath the Hokage's desk. He tried to open it, but the little door would not budge.
"There must be some type of button somewhere in the office to open it," Kabuto thought as he looked around the cluttered desk. "Bingo!" Kabuto's hand ran across a small button as he checked the desk, pressing the button, which initiated the small door to be opened. Kabuto pulled the door open, several scrolls inside a small sack. Kabuto pulled out the sack, opening some of the scrolls to check their content.
"Most of these are forbidden jutsu!" Kabuto said with glee, his spectacled eyes glancing at the scrolls with sheer bliss. "I'll be able to crush anything with these!" Kabuto ran across another scroll, this one showing the Impure World Reincarnation upgrade, only using a few new hand signs, giving you even further control of the reincarnated soul.
"So, you've found it?" a voice asked behind Kabuto, Kabuto smiling in response as he turned around to face the person.
"Did you not expect me to, Sasori-sempai?" Kabuto asked as Sasori stood behind him, a smile on the puppet master's face. "All of the current reincarnated shinobi are frozen, due to the seal I placed on them when they were being made. Just as you planned Sasori-sempai."
"Rewrite all of the codes on the reincarnated shinobi, especially on Minato, who's fighting the Kyuubi brat," Sasori commanded. "Make sure to allow them to speak, we'll weaken the Kyuubi brat by using his heart. Once we do this, he'll be sure to fall."
"But why even waste your time on the Kyuubi?" Kabuto asked. "We could just help eliminate Orochimaru."
"He will be eliminated, he's facing a Hokage and a Sharingan user," Sasori answered. "I want to focus on the main task, eliminating the Kyuubi brat and the rest of these insignificant scum that crowd the Akatsuki. I will rebuild the Akatsuki, and lead this new team to the promise world! I will crush every nation in this world!" Kabuto nodded, but was secretly laughing.
"Do you really think I'm under your control Sasori?" Kabuto thought as he smiled evilly at the unknowing puppet master. "As soon as I gain control of the Sage, I'll kill both you and that snake! I'm my own man now, I'll do what I want from now on!"
The plot thickens! Orochimaru vs. Tobi and Sarutobi! Kabuto a spy for Sasori? But what are his real motives? Find out next exciting chapter!