In an unknown underground location…

The Akatsuki were having a meeting.

Pain was in the middle of the other 8 members. "So, the Nine-Tails vessel – or vessels, as the case now is – have destroyed a copy of the Ten-Tails."

Itachi looked at them. "Yes, but the group who made it had no idea of the outcome of what merging the Tailed Beast's chakra would make, so this fake Ten-Tails had no idea about its abilities."

Konan looked across the group. "So, the only threat it poses to us is that people now believe that it can be slayed."

Itachi remained still. "No. The Nine tailed vessel named Naruto has the same eyes as you, Pain, and he knows how to use them."

All the Akatsuki members' eyes widened in shock.

Pain spoke. "Anything else, Itachi?"

Itachi made a genjutsu version of Eva-01. "This manmade demon was summoned by the other vessel who is an Uchiha who came out of nowhere."

Pain looked at them. "Then, Itachi, find this lost Uchiha and find out how he came in possession of such a beast and who made it. Also, we now have to speed up our plans. We shall now simply gather the chakra of the Tailed Beasts and not the vessels, themselves. This meeting is over."

Later, it was nightfall in the Leaf…

Shinji was out in the forest, training with his eyes. He was trying to get the hang of Kotoamatsukami. His clones had come up dry on it, but, just as he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, he heard someone behind him and turned to see Itachi.

Shinji unsealed Kusanagi from his right hand as Itachi said, "So… Another Uchiha who holds the Mangekyō. There's no need to clash blades, boy. I simply want to know where you came from and where I may find one of those manmade demons."

Shinji held Orochimaru's former blade in both hands as he said, "If you want to know about that beast then you'll have to rip the memories out of my skull."

Itachi drew his own blade. "Fine, then. The winner gets the loser's eyes, thereby gaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."

The two charged at one another. Shinji channelled chakra into his blade, making it grow in length so that he could keep Itachi away but, using his normal katana, Itachi blocked the swing. The two locked eyes. Itachi simply said, "Just tell me what I want to know and I'll leave."

With a flick of the wrist, Shinji's blade span out of his hand. Before the boy could grab it, Itachi charged at him and delivered an open palm strike to Shinji's chest.

Shinji was sent flying into a tree where he landed with a painful crash. He didn't go through it, after all. Itachi needed him alive to gain the information that he wanted.

Itachi caught Kusanagi in his free hand. "Boy, I've battled alongside Orochimaru. I know this blade like the back of my hand. Now, just tell me who made that purple beast."

Shinji panted in pain as fell to his knees. "My father."

Itachi smirked. "see how easy that was now what did he use to make it?"

Shinji, seeing one of his clones in a bush behind Itachi, stated, "A piece of a monster's flesh and a human soul."

In a burst of smoke, Shinji and his clone switched places. The clone dispelled itself as Shinji used the seal on his hand to recall Kusanagi.

Itachi turned to see him. "Your father sounds like a man made from Orochimaru's mold." The rogue ninja made hand signs as he said, "Great Fireball jutsu." He then breathed out a massive fireball at Shinji.

Shinji quickly made an army of shadow clones and the clones and himself quickly made one giant Rasengan.

The Rasengan absorbed the massive fireball and the now-supersized Fire Release: Rasengan was launched back at Itachi.

Itachi broke apart into a mass of crows and flew over it as the flaming ball set fire to the forest.

The crows gathered and fused back into Itachi across from Shinji. "I didn't see that one coming. It looks like I'll have to fight like I mean it." Itachi then formed his four-armed complete Susanoo.

Shinji quickly dispelled his clones and used the smoke to dodge. He then formed his own incomplete Susanoo. Shinji's Susanoo was blue in color and looked like giant glowing human skeleton's torso with the skull of a fox.

It held in its right hand Shinji's water-like Susanoo sword. Shinji then made shadow clones, making himself a Susanoo army.

Itachi looked around. "Well, now. I see that someone studied history for this combo."

Itachi started to strike down the clones, but Shinji just kept making more. Itachi had hoped to outlast the boy, but he soon started to tire while Shinji was just hanging back, making more and more clones.

Soon, the clones would overrun him, so, to save his own skin, Itachi spoke. "Your friend Naruto is not the only one with the eyes of god."

Shinji and his clones stopped, giving Itachi time to transform into crows and fly away.

Rain began to fall. The flames of the forest were put out. The clones and Susanoo's dispelled. The battle had ended in a draw, but the news of another Rinnegan user out there somewhere would weigh heavily on the minds of the Leaf.

Far away, at the Valley of the End…

Itachi had reformed. He was panting. He had to run. The unstoppable Itachi was forced to run away with his tail between his legs by a kid. Some brat had beaten him. He had lost his honor and had to give the Leaf the knowledge of there being another Rinnegan user in the world. He had been forced to bargain for his life.

Itachi growled as he screamed out, "FUCK!"

Itachi stood on the water, growling. "I can't return to base with so little information. I can't show my face anywhere anymore. I lost to that little brat. I will have revenge."

That's when Itachi's eyes saw something in the stone. It was a line of chakra.

He walked over to it and was sucked through.

The next thing he knew, he was somewhere called Tokyo-3.

To be continued…