Naruto Shippuden -H-: Chapter 026: Sasuke and Bee's Journey
Naruto had awaken a few minutes later as he was being carried on Shikamaru's back.
"All of those villagers, I cannot let them get away with what they done!" yelled Naruto as he could not get the hazy feeling out of his mind.
"Naruto, it's alright, something is happening to you, although we don't know what it is." said Shikamaru with a worried tone.
"You just passed out without any warning, it was very scary to be honest." said Sakura.
"Whatever the case, we need to read that scroll and figure out what to do next before those Knights of Dawn can cause any more chaos." said Sai.
"Yes, let me get it out, I believe we will be reaching the border of the Land of Earth tonight, and then on the fifth day, we should be passing Iwagakure." said Naruto as he held his right palm on his forehead.
"Naruto, come fourth, don't tread on me!" said the feint voice from within his mind.
"Let's go on ahead." said Naruto as he shaked the feeling off.
"Only if you are feeling at your best." said Shikamaru as the four shinobi left the now tree covered area where Ishigakure once stood.
Sasuke and Killer Bee had arrived in Konoha, one day after they saved Mei and Kirigakure from Andarius Reiko.
"Man, we did not even find anything worthwhile, I just want something excitin' to happen now!" said Bee as he was not sure what to expect next.
"Don't worry, we will go tell Kakashi if this occurrence, and then let him know that the five Kage are all in on this Summit." said Sasuke as the two men approached Kakashi's mansion.
"Kakashi, Sasuke is here, and it looks like Bee is with him." said Shizune as she was checking all of the documents that Kakashi had signed.
"Alright, come on in." said Kakashi as Bee and Sasuke entered the room.
"Is this pertaining to your own findings, or have you spoken to Naruto?" asked Kakashi.
"I have not met with Naruto since those three men attacked the village, but I will tell you that the other Kage have all agreed to a summit to discuss the threat of these men who call themselves the Knights of Dawn." said Sasuke.
"They are really bad, one almost killed the Mizukage, this is not rad." said Bee.
"Huh, the Mizukage was almost killed by one of them?" asked Kakashi with surprise.
"I spoke with the other four Kages, and they agreed with the idea of this summit, I also met with Orochimaru, and he told me a tidbit of interesting information." said Sasuke with a serious tone.
"Let's hear it then." said Kakashi as Shizune was standing beside him, also curious to hear the new information.
"Apparently the names of the Knights that I have heard of so far are Lunesto, Jesei, Antoine, and Andarius, Orochimaru also said that he had an elder brother named Hirudeguarn, who is related to these Knights of Dawn in some way." said Sasuke.
"A brother, I guess he never really had a reason to let anyone else know, but how could none of us ever come across these guys in the past, that scroll told us where they are located though." said Kakashi.
"What if the whole thing was a trap?" asked Shizune with concern.
"I don't know, but they reside in Lazarus, a city located in the far northwest corner of the Land of Earth." said Sasuke.
"Lazarus, huh that sounds like a cool place, maybe we can all get there in a race." said Bee comically.
"Me and Bee are planning on trailing Naruto, and Orochimaru who had also decided to head out towards Lazarus, although I am not entirely sure if Orochimaru knows that I am aware of this." said Sasuke to Kakashi.
"Alright, I will send a messenger hawk to the other four Kage and let them know of when and where this summit is too take place." said Kakashi.
"Alright, me and Bee are leaving now, good luck." said Sasuke as he and Bee left the Hokage's Mansion, and headed in the direction of Sunagakure.
"We will take a different route than the one that Naruto and his team has taken, so that way we might find some kind of clues as to what those fuckers are planning." said Sasuke as he activated his Rinnegan.
"Don't have no time to waste, we shall find Naruto if we pick up the pace!' said Bee as he entered Version 2 state in order to move more quickly.
Sasuke and Bee traveled very quickly through the mainland of the Land of Fire, reaching the border of the Land of Wind, at around ten in the night.
"Tomorrow will be the fifth day since Naruto left Konohagakure with Sakura and the others, I am not sure which route Orochimaru took though, but me and you will take our own way, directly in a straight route to that Lazarus." said Sasuke.
"Sounds like a full proof plan to me, I can not wait for the sights we will surely see." said Bee with an excited tone.
Tetsuga, Zaire, and Lehourihm had arrived at the Castle of Leviticus, with the injured Lunesto and Jesei in tow.
"Seems they underestimated the strength of their foe, or else they would not have ended up in this condition." said Tetsuga as the three men entered the castle through the main door.
"That Naruto really did a number on one of them, probably that fuckin' stupid Lunesto, he was always too showy with his jutsu." said Zaire with a laugh.
"The Apathetic Judge assigned Jesei to test Sakura's worth, that was the original purpose of the battle in Ishigakure, Lunesto was sent in as backup, but that was not enough either in the presence of Naruto apparently." said Lehourihm as the three men took an elevator to the back end of the castle, which was hidden in the mountains that the front of the castle was built upon.
"Maybe reviving Madara Uchiha, and letting him become the Ten Tail's Jinchuriki again is a good idea after all, he will surely be helpful to us." said Tetsuga as they walked down the hallway in the dark institution-like catacombs of the castle.
"Bullshit, we don't need to desecrate his legacy by bringing him back to the living world, he died under belief that he was wrong in his ways, what will change him now goddammit!" yelled Zaire who was against the idea.
"Me and Dreatoen spoke with Hirudeguarn on this matter, and he agreed to do this." said Lehourihm as he was carrying Lunesto and Zaire was dragging Jesei on the floor, holding only the old man's right arm.
"Please handle Jesei more carefully Zaire, carry him like a human being." said Tetsuga with a stern voice.
"Oh hell, Jesei is a tough bastard, he will be fine." said Zaire as the three men arrived in a hospice-like room and laid Lunsto and Jesei on two gurneys, and handed them over to Channard, a man dressed in a doctor's garb.
"Fix them up Channard, they fought bravely against Naruto, the Golden Hero after all." said Lehourihm to the doctor.
"I will, pleasure meeting you too Lord Zaire and Lord Tetsuga." said Channard as he took the two unconscious Knights into a back room located in a dark corner of the hospice.
"I wonder why all of these screams that you usually hear down in this area are more quiet than usual?" asked Zaire with a dissapointed tone.
"Don't know, but if we find more prisoners, that can change, hehehe, anyway let's go meet boss directly, and ask him what our next move will be." said Tetsuga.
"I will go find Dreatoen, me and him will invade Kumogakure once Naruto arrives here." said Lehourihm as he vanished from the area.
"I will request to patrol the Land of Wind, you never know who will try to intrude on our business, and that damn route to Lazarus is very quick." said Zaire as he and Tetsuga descended further in to the depths of the Castle of Leviticus.
Sasuke and Bee had arrived in the Land of Wind as they decided against resting for the time being, and were pushing to arrive in Lazarus before Naruto and his team did.
"Let's hang tight for a while, if we can make up some ground and get there before Naruto, we can figure out the true nature behind all of the bullshit going on lately." said Sasuke as he was flying in the air with his Complete Body Susanoo.
"Thanks for giving me a ride in this thing, sure beats wasting energy on foot." said Bee as he was traveling with Sasuke in the Susanoo as it flew above the deserts of the Land of Wind.
"Even if one of those freaks spots us, what will they honestly be able to do, I will kill them where they stand." said Sasuke speaking of the Knights of Dawn.
"I am not worried about being found, because if they see us, we will just beat their asses around, wheeeeeee!" yelled Bee as the two shinobi flew further through the night sky above the Land of Wind.
Orochimaru and Taka had arrived at the border of the Land of Earth as they decided to settle down for the night.
"Damn it Suigetsu, if it was not for you, we would probably be in that Lazarus city by now!" yelled Karin with anger towards Suigetsu.
"Hey, I am not the one slowing us down, it is you and your nagging demeanor that makes the positivity of this journey go down the shitter, just like your social skills, hehehe." laughed Suigetsu as Karin punched him again, causing his head to turn into water.
"Sheesh, always the same with you two, Orochimaru is taking this path on the means of being undetected by any potential adversaries, why don't you pay closer attention to what is going on around you?" asked Jugo as Taka sat around a campfire, and Orochimaru stood atop a rock, looking into the night sky.
"Even if they are a motley crew, at least not going alone is a safer alternative when dealing with my brother." thought Orochimaru to himself.
"Are you wanting me to help you out Hirudeguarn, do you want your little brother to be at your side anymore?" asked Orochimaru to himself as he thought about his relationship with his brother in the back of his mind.
"Brother, I was told that I am at the top of this year's academy class." said a young Orochimaru to his older brother, who had the same attire on as Hashirama when he fought Madara.
"Good for you, but that does not mean anything unless you get your priorities straight from the get go, do not get too attached to any of your class mates, because you will loose them, hell ya' might even die yourself." said Hirudeguarn as he glared at his little brother with an intense sensation.
"How come you are never proud of me for what I do, does it have to do with mom and dad's death last year, because I miss them too." said the little Orochimaru with anger.
"Did you yell at your older brother, hehehe, what poor manners, you just keep mastering those jutsu that I put in that scroll for you, and you should be a fine Genin, now leave." said Hirudeguarn as he left Orochimaru alone in the middle of an abandoned training ground.
Orochimaru had directed his thoughts back to the present as he grew angry the more he thought about how things between him and Hirudeguarn had transpired in the past.
"All of my experiments, the Konoha Crush, the death of Hiruzen, my status as the strongest Sannin, and surviving death twice, I guess none if this was enough to impress you, but that is fine, for killing you will be on my bucket list now." said Orochimaru to himself speaking about his brother.
Sasuke and Bee arrived at a cross road at it was now two in the morning.
"We will rest here for the night, we have already traveled a decent distance thanks to the Susanoo." said Sasuke as he landed the Susanoo and the two men sat on a rock in the middle of a stone covered section of the desert.
"I am goin' to pass out for now, when I wake up you can sleep and I will keep watch for you." said Bee as he immediately fell asleep.
"It does not take much for you to snooze away huh?" thought Sasuke to himself as he kept his Rinnegan activated in order to be aware of his surroundings at all times.
"I was right, something is nearby, but it has not approached us yet, I am not sure if Bee sensed it though, but whatever it is, I will wait here until it comes to us." said Sasuke as he detected a chakra presence a mile west of his and Bee's position.
Sasuke had waited as one hour passed but nothing seemed to come out of the signal that he sensed.
"Huh, whatever it is, it is not coming towards us, guess I will get a little sleep for now, it's not like this chakra signal is too dangerous anyway." thought Sasuke as he closed his eyes, assured that nothing was going to come out of the chakra that he detected somewhere around his location.
"That's it Sasuke and Bee, keep following us, the more the merrier, all should gather before the great graces of the Apathetic Judge." said a man wearing a cloak and a floating mirror-like ball next to him.
"I will not indulge you two right now, but once the time is right, your own personal hell will be made clear to you." said the man as he removed the hood, revealing himself to be Dreatoen.
Naruto and his team had arrived in the Land of Earth at this point, and had decided to rest in a cave as it was now four in the morning.
"Damn, we were traveling for a while, and it just seems to never end." said Sai as he fell to the floor of the cave and started to sleep immediately.
"I will keep watch with this shadow clone, I can sleep while he watches, that is the beauty of innovation." said Naruto with a happy tone.
"Good, at least we can rest knowing that someone is keeping watch for us." said Shikamaru.
"Don't overdo it though, if you start to feel funny again, let one of us know." said Sakura as she and Shikamaru also fell asleep.
"Alright, one shadow clone keeping watch should be enough, and once the next day comes around, I will be sure to find out the identity of The Apathetic Judge." said Naruto as he created a second shadow clone to proceed on ahead as he also fell asleep, thinking of Hinata, and his unborn child.
"I will be back soon Hinata, just wait, everything will be fine, and our daughter or son will be the center of our life, I swear, my angel." thought Naruto as he was thinking about the days to come even in his sleep.
-To be continued next time with Chapter 027...-