Unknown Territory
"Where's your blue, little partner, Itachi?" A suave voice sounded throughout the clearing. Three shadows met at the middle. It had been the tallest one of them who had spoken.
"Kisame is of no concern." Itachi answered, dark and cold eyes shifting over to the one who had spoken. He handed a red scroll over to him, then a blue one to the other one, who had been quiet this whole time. "Shisui," said man looked up from his scroll, "Orochimaru's on the move."
Shisui's eyes darkened. He nodded. "I'm aware. His target is plenty obvious."
"Sasuke." The third member finally spoke up; the light tone of voice indicating it was a woman. They two Uchiha turned their gaze towards her as she spoke again. "He wants the Sharingan. He failed in getting yours, Itachi, and Shisui has been hiding well. The only other one able to hold the Sharingan is Sasuke."
"The question is if he's unlocked it already."
"No." Itachi interrupted. "Ototou hasn't unlocked the Sharingan, yet. He's fresh out of the Academy, and, admittedly, his skill level isn't that impressive. It will take a long while for him to unlock its first stage."
"Then, we're safe….For the time being, anyway." Shisui replied, looking over his shoulder to the surrounding vegetation. "We should go. Your little gang might notice your absence, Itachi-kun." Shisui turned back to his 'little brother' and grinned.
Itachi hummed and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Shisui turn to the other member. "It's a pleasure to see you again, ma'am." He then disappeared. The third member's eyes softened and she sighed, turning around to leave the clearing.
Konohagakure no Sato- Inuzuka Clan Compound
"Are you sure it was a good idea, Kaa-san?" Inuzuka Hana asked with a worried glance over to her mother, who had taken her usual resting place on the couch.
Inuzuka Tsume gave a feral grinned.
Earlier, his youngest son, Kiba, had come in with his two new teammates, the village's two Jinchuuriki, asking if it was possible to have foxes as familiars. The grins that had split the blonde and pinkette's faces when she told them it was possible had been priceless. They had asked her if they had some, and Hana had said that there were foxes over at the vet.
The kids had smiled at each other and asked to see them. Hana told them that the vet was closed for today and told them to come over tomorrow to check them out. The newly-made Genin had agreed and left the house, opting for just hanging out and getting to know each other better.
"Don't worry, Hana. I have a reason for doing this." Tsume finally answered, looking over her shoulder at her daughter. "I just need to talk things through with Sandaime, Hatake and Uzuki."
Of course, that'd be later because Yugao is out on a mission and the kits are new-borns. They could barely walk right at the moment. Oh, but she knows she's gonna' have fun with this.
She can just feel it.
Nightfall- Konohagakure
Sakura woke up with a start, sweat running down her forehead and cheeks, her hair matted to her face and lungs screaming for air. Her eyes darted around the dark room, slumping her shoulders a bit when she noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
She groaned, laying back down and cursing loudly. "Damn it, Kyuubi, can't you leave me alone for once?" She sighed roughly and closed her eyes, opening them again to see a rust cage, which looked to be falling apart, with a seal keeping the doors closed.
A rumbling sound came from within the cage, and Sakura realized that the fox was chuckling evilly. Eyes opened to reveal slit pupils and red in colour. "What's the matter, kitten? Afraid of a little Kumo ninja?" The fox laughed again when he saw Sakura glare at him.
Sakura turned away from him in shame, knowing that he knew her deepest fears and secrets. "I may be afraid of them, but at least I'm not trapped inside a 13-year-old." She smirked when she heard the fox growl lowly.
"You insolent child. I will get out of this prison and crush you!" The fox roared, slamming one of his tails against the cage doors. Even though the seal was weak and the cage seemed to be able to fall apart at any moment, it still worked. It kept the fox inside.
Sakura's smirk dropped and her eyes lowered. "Why do you insist on making me remember that day? Isn't it enough you decided to keep this on me?" She pointed lazily at the bandage that was wrapped completely around her right arm.
Kyuubi scoffed, or at least, it sounded like a scoff. "My chakra is poisonous, girl. Take too much of it and you'll die. You were too young to handle even the slightest bit back then. I wasn't going to risk my life just for your gain of untouched and unscarred skin. Get used to it."
"Why can't you just heal it now?"
"I said get used to it."
Sakura blinked, and she was back in her room. She sighed, muttering under her breath, "Asshole." She heard a loud growl in the back of her head but she ignored it and settled back on her pillow. Damn Kyuubi giving her damn nightmares on the night before the team's first damn mission.
Inside of her head, Kyuubi lay down and curled up, 'Still can't believe how weird your plan is turning out to be. Have my former Jinchuuriki's mate seal half of me inside their cub and the other half into another kit. Guess you didn't see that small, little dent in yours plans, huh, Rikudou? Tch.'
Uchiha Clan Estate
Sasuke growled impatiently, pacing around his room in deep thought. He had had the perfect plan for his revenge on the blonde Jinchuuriki but the Hokage had decided to put a dent in them. He had been hoping to get in Naruto's team. He had been hoping that during a mission and confusion had been aroused, he would be able to sneak in and kill the insolent blonde.
But now he was put in a team with the Inuzuka brat and that new girl. It completely ruined his plans. It looked like he had to start from square one again. He'd have to watch the blonde more carefully from now on. He needed to find a weakness in him and make him pay for what he had done.
Oh, yes, Uchiha Sasuke will kill the demon spawn that was called Uzumaki Naruto. And nothing would get in his way.
(A/N: Yo, guys! How's it going? I really hope it's going good for ya'll 'cause I'm feeling great. I'm alive! And I'm ready to rock n' roll! Did you guys miss me? Yeah, I know you did. :P
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