Triple Battle
Now the 2 teams became 1, as I was leading the group with Shikamaru behind me, Lee behind him, Ino after him, Kiba and Akamaru behind her, and Hinata tailing us.
It was nearing dusk and I'm starting to worry about us fighting them in the dark. Shikamaru's shadow requires a source of light, and the only one of us who has a chance fighting in the dark is Hinata, Kiba, Akamaru and I.
Orochimaru was taking a shower and blood was hitting the floor from his arms where there were deep cuts on them. He knew if Sasuke doesn't arrive soon he will have to use his reincarnation jutsu on someone else.
Kabuto had a group of people fight to the death in prize of a wish and honor. Then he treated someone name Kimimaro who was a former member of what was the sound 5, whose purpose of life would have been to be Orochimaru's container until he was in a life threatening condition
When the fight was over Orochimaru took over and form of the man who won.
Kimimaro got up and decided that his last purpose would be to bring Sasuke to Orochimaru.
The next morning Tayuya and Sakon stopped as we finally caught up.
"Give Sasuke to us now!" I ordered.
Sakon went to attack us right away and made a dragon hand signs and went for a series of punches.
I formed the Rasengan as the others disappeared revealing to be a shadow clone.
Just then another set of hands stopped me in my tracks.
Just then Kiba came through me as I disappeared revealing to be a shadow clone.
Sakon dodge Kiba barely but Kiba went strait at Tayuya. Shikamaru's shadow grabbed Tayuya stopping her from moving as Kiba made grab for the coffin.
Sakon came at Tayuya just as Shikamaru's shadow retreated. They collided as the plan worked. Kiba threw the coffin and Lee caught it. We got away as Sakon and Tayuya fallowed with Sakon's curse mark activated.
Hinata Ino and Akamaru had set up paper bombs and they left. Just then something happened that cause Akamaru to fall. Kiba moved to save Akamaru as the paper bombs went off.
"Kiba Akamaru!" I shouted as the two and Sakon fell into a canyon.
"Ino go after them, they might need medical ninjutsu down there," Shikamaru ordered.
"Right," Ino responded as she started running down the canyon.
Tayuya was still after the rest of us.
"Naruto Lee you two are the fastest of us, go take the coffin back to the leaf," Shikamaru ordered.
Before we moved Kimimaro jumped behind us and took the coffin from us. Kimimaro had white hair with robes on with a large rope around his waist.
"You're too late Tayuya, Orochimaru had to use a different container," Kimimaro said.
"Give back Sasuke!" I shouted.
I tried to jump after him but Tayuya came to attack me as Kimimaro left.
Hinata jumped and block the girl. "Naruto Lee GO!" Hinata shouted.
Naruto and Lee jumped off to go after Kimimaro.
Tayuya took out a flute to fight Shikamaru and Hinata.
Meanwhile Neji and Shino were heading our way.
"We haven't seen Choji and Tenten for a long time, either Choji ate that red pill or they were killed," Neji said.
"Not really, the way Shikamaru explained about the other two pills and the enemy's strength they might of just returned unable to continue," Shino said.
Neji sense something and activated his Byakugan and saw three people coming their way.
"Someone is tailing us," Neji said and recognize the three, "And I don't know if they're enemies or allies."
They waited just for the three figures appeared on the tree.
"Hey you must be the leaf shinobies we're suppose to help," one of them said.
"You're…" Neji responded.
"You're Naruto's friends, the one that was with him when we fought," the second one said.
Kimimaro landed in open field sensing Lee and I arriving.
We landed next to him ready to go.
"How should I take care of you two," Kimimaro said then looked deeply in my eyes.
"Why is Orochimaru after Sasuke?" I asked.
"Lord Orochimaru has already completed immortality, however to retain immortality he must exchange bodies every 3 years," Kimimaro said, "In other hands Sasuke is Orochimaru's next vesicle."
"That's horrible," Lee said.
"I won't allow it," I said with a growl.
"Lets see you try," Kimimaro said.
I took out two scrolls and bit down on one of them.
"Lee cover me," I said making the hand signs, "Fox Demon Clone/Transformation Jutsu!"
Dozens of fox demon clones appeared as well as me in my true form.
Meanwhile Hinata and Shikamaru faced Tayuya.
"What makes you think the two of you can stand a chance against me," Tayuya said, "To get here you two must have had to leave a member or two behind to get here. Is Sasuke really that important to you?"
"Tenten and Choji teamed up against that fat guy, Shino stayed behind with Neji against that six arm freak, Ino went after Kiba, and Lee and Naruto left just now," Shikamaru said, "We didn't like leaving our comrades behind but we stayed together in groups of two so that we have a greater chance."
"Right, we can continue when needed for a comrade," Hinata said.
They got ready to fight with their best chance.
Meanwhile Kiba and Ino teamed up against Sakon.
Kiba tried to distract Sakon as Ino tried to use wires infuse with her chakra to tangle him.
Ino manage to tangle Sakon as Kiba moved to attack but Kiba was still pushed back.
"Ino wait for an opening to attack, Akamaru and I will move in," Kiba said.
"Right," Ino responded.
Kiba and Akamaru used man beast clone and fang over fang to come at Sakon at both ends.
However two arms appeared behind Sakon that grabbed Akamaru as Sakon grabbed Akamaru.
It turned out the second head was Sakon's brother Ukon.
Sakon and Ukon tried to attack but Kiba and Akamaru barely dodge it as Sakon and Ukon had their curse marks activated.
"Heh, now that I know there's two of them I can use that to my advantage," Ino thought as she had a new technique up her sleeves.
Suddenly Ukon's curse mark went to level 2 as he separate from Sakon's body.
"Ino keep your distance those horns aren't just for show," Kiba shouted.
"Right," Ino responded backing off.
"Akamaru and I are going to use a powerful technique and we need you to back us up if it fails," Kiba explained.
At the same time Tayuya summoned three demons.
"Now for the melody of death," Tayuya said and started playing her flute as her curse mark started spreading in stage one.
The demons went to attack and Hinata and Shikamaru barely manage to dodge them.
"Shadow Whip Jutsu!" Shikamaru shouted making the hand sign.
His shadow turned into a whip that strike the demon but two more came.
Hinata moved in front of him.
"Defensive 8-Trigram 64-palms!" Hinata shouted.
Moving around in one place moving her arms open palm around Hinata formed a shield against the demons.
Meanwhile Kiba kept Sakon and Ukon busy as Akamaru use diamanic marking with his urine to blind them.
Akamaru jumped on Kiba as he made the hand sign.
"Man-Beast Transformation!" Kiba shouted.
He and Akamaru transformed into a giant two headed wolf.
The two headed wolf formed one giant fang-over-fang and came at Sakon and Ukon until both were hit.
However it didn't do a thing so they tried again.
Sakon and Ukon summoned a giant wall that blocked their attacks.
Kiba and Akamaru transformed back to normal unable to move.
"Now or never…wait where did the second guy go?" Ino thought noticing Ukon was missing.
"Looking for me?" Ukon asked as he was infuse with Kiba's body, "I can infuse my cells with others not just my brother."
"Mind Destruction Jutsu!" Ino shouted.
All of the sudden Sakon picked up Ukon/Kiba by Ukon's neck. Kiba look to see Akamaru wasn't where he last was.
"You maybe able to control people through their cells, but I can control them through their mind and souls," Ino said as Akamaru was with her as she saved him first.
"Nice but we're stronger than that," Sakon said starting to move.
Ino struggle to keep hold over Sakon.
She manage to force Sakon to punch Kiba in the gut doing some damage to his ribs and bruise his stomach. Before Ino had Sakon send another punch Ukon broke free.
Ino made Sakon throw Kiba toward her.
Ino catch Kiba causing her to break her grip over Kiba.
Kiba use the moment to use smoke bombs to help them escape.
Once they were out of harms way Ino healed Akamaru who was in worst condition.
"Sorry about the punch, but that was the best I could do," Ino said.
"Its okay, I would of stabbed myself but your way is better," Kiba said.
Ino healed Kiba's stomach unable to do much about the ribs being a rooky still.
At the open field Kimimaro was less impressed by my clones.
"So you must be the Nine-tail's runt," Kimimaro said summoning blades made out of his bones and went to attack.
He cut through my fox clones that tried to attack back.
I wanted to use my new technique but I feared the side affect will put my life endanger.
Lee moved in and kicked Kimimaro into the air.
I jumped up and tackled Kimimaro into the ground.
Kimimaro was un affected and removed his robes to use his bloodline.
He summoned a bone sword from his shoulder ready to attack.
Kiba and Ino were waiting for the moment to attack.
Kiba caught a scent of 3 familiar scents as well as Neji's and Shino's
"If they're with them, then maybe those three allies?" Kiba asked.
"Who?" Ino asked.
"Lets just say Neji and Shino are with them," Kiba said.
Sure enough the three figures were Gaara Kankaro and Temari along with Neji and Shino.
Meanwhile Shikamaru and Hinata dodge the demons some more.
Tayuya changed note and the demons attack once more.
Hinata and Shikamaru dodge it but the demons open their mouths and spirits came out with mouths. It attack Shikamaru first and took piece of his physical energy.
Hinata took Shikamaru and dodge it.
"We need to plan something," Hinata said.
"I know," Shikamaru responded and started thinking of one.
Hinata threw a kunai with a paper bomb attach by string at the log. It exploded causing Tayuya to move back.
The demons summon more chakra beast at Hinata.
Shikamaru threw a kunai but a demon blocked it.
Just then Shikamaru's shadow caught all three demons in a shadow possession jutsu. Hinata came at Tayuya to attack.
Tayuya dodge her barely and dispelled the demons. Tayuya then found herself caught in Shikamaru's shadow.
"Now I got you," Shikamaru said.
Tayuya went to level 2 with the curse seal and broke Shikamaru's hold.
Tayuya started playing her flute and Hinata and Shikamaru were trapped in Genjutsu.
"Hinata you're my best chance," Shikamaru thought.
Tayuya didn't paid attention to Hinata who found releasing Genjutsu was useless.
"I must think, releasing genjutsu is just like disrupting flow of chakra causing Genjutsu," Hinata thought and knew what to do.
She send two fingers charge with chakra to the back of her neck sending not only pain signals but disrupting the flow of chakra to her head releasing the Genjutsu on her.
Hinata moved behind Shikamaru and hit Shikamaru in the same spot, and disappeared.
Tayuya use the moment to attack Shikamaru but Shikamaru caught her and his shadow wrapped around his and her body in a form of a hand.
"You should know that Hinata can break flow of chakra with her gentle fist," Shikamaru said.
Hinata stood next to Shikamaru ready to move incase the shadow fails.
She sense 5 figures coming and activated her Byakugan and saw Neji Shino and the sand siblings coming their way.
Meanwhile I transform back to normal as Lee and I teamed up against Kimimaro.
Lee kicked Kimimaro into the air and I jumped down and slam into Kimimaro. However Kimimaro threw me off.
"That won't work again," Kimimaro said.
"I have no other choice," I said, "Lee can you distract him long enough?"
"Yeah," Lee responded.
Lee ran toward Kimimaro head on.
I took my scroll and bit down on it.
Lee tried to kick Kimimaro into the air but Kimimaro summoned his rib bones to block it as his curse mark activated a little. Then bones stick out from the sides of his arms.
I transformed into my true form and was about to summon my chakra.
Sakon and Ukon started catching up to Kiba and Ino.
Shikamaru's shadow strangling jutsu was failing as Hinata was ready for anything.
The sand siblings split up with Neji going with Gaara and Shino going with Temari.
Ino distracted Sakon who was about to attack her as Kiba waited until Crow appeared and blocked it.
Shikamaru's shadow strangling fail and Hinata was ready to attack when a sudden blast of wind send Tayuya flying and Shino's bugs kept Hinata back.
Sand pushed Lee back and Neji stopped him.
"I thought I smell the blood in your sand with Neji," I said as Gaara appeared behind me, "Gaara of the desert."
"Who are you?" Kimimaro Tayuya and Sakon asked their new opponents.
"Allies of the leaf…" Temari said.
"Shinobie of…" Kankaro continued.
"The sand," Gaara finished.
A/N: Sorry about the wait but I hope you enjoy it. And yeah its in and out of Naruto's POV but its to include what was going on to decrease questions. By the way as I'm Beta-ing with someone for The Nine-Tail Fox's Son, so as I update the story the previous chapters might change.
Next Time: Sand Siblings helped us out, and in more ways than one. I hope Gaara can help me out, because Kimimaro isn't an easy opponent. This battle is about to get more interesting that's for sure. What will happen and can we stop Sasuke? Read To Find Out...