Double Battles

At a cave blocked by a rock with a seal on it Deidara and Sasori arrived with Gaara.

The rock moved up letting them in.

Inside a shadow like image of someone with circles around the pupil of his eyes was waiting.

"You're late," he said, "Prepare immediately!"

"The Jinchuriki proven to be stronger than I thought," Deidara said as his clay owl disappeared and Gaara was left on the ground.

The image summoned a statue of a giant head with a scroll in its mouth with 9 closed eye balls with hands coming out few feet from it.

Deidara and Sasori got onto their position of the fingers as 6 more images of the other members of the Akatsuki appeared, 2 of which was Itachi and Kisame, on 6 of the other 7 fingers.

"Now then, it'll take three days for the process to finish," the main image said and turned to the image of a man that look like half plant, "Zetsu keep an eye around the area for intruders."

"I know," Zetsu responded.

They started as the scroll drop from the statue's mouth and chakra came out and surround Gaara. As he was surrounded by chakra the spirit of the Shukaku pored out of Gaara's eyes and mouth as well as his body.

Meanwhile Team Gai were on their way to the sand village.

"Would you two slow down, we been running since we left," Tenten complained to Gai and Lee who was going too fast.

"Tenten you need more training," Lee responded.

Shippo landed on the branch and recognize Neji.

"Hey Neji tell your team to stop," Shippo shouted.

"Shippo," Neji responded.

They stopped as Neji explained how he knew Shippo.

"Naruto asked me to find you guys and help you find the Akatsuki's hideout," Shippo said, "By the smell of it we're closer."

"Alright lead the way Shippo," Gai said.

"Not again," Tenten responded.

Meanwhile Zetsu's real body was looking out and saw them.

"Enemies coming from the leaf village, one of them appeared to be Gai," Zetsu said.

"He's a leaf ninja that's skilled in Taijutsu," Itachi explained.

"I'll use that jutsu then," the leader said.

"Let me fight them, I have some unfinished business with Gai," Kisame said.

"Very well, you have the most chakra out of all of us, but we still need 30% of your chakra here," the leader said.

Kisame was happy about it as he was willing to fight.

Meanwhile Team Gai were on there way when Shippo sense something.

"Someone's coming," Shippo said.

Neji activated his Byakugan and saw a sword coming their way from behind.

"Behind us," Neji shouted.

They look to see the sword coming their way.

They dodge the sword as Kisame jumped out.

"You are…" Gai responded.

"You know him Gai-sensei?" Lee asked.

"Do I know you from somewhere?" Gai asked.

Tenten and Neji look at Gai with disbelief.

"Your memory is as bizarre as your title, but I'll refresh your memory," Kisame responded.

Neji stared at Kisame with his Byakugan.

"Impossible, he has huge amount of chakra," Neji said, "I haven't seen this much since Naruto."

Kisame threw his sword into the air and made the hand signs.

Then he spilled water out of his mouth that flooded the area.

Kisame grab his sword and came at Gai first.

Lee kicked Kisame's hand in the air sending his sword flying.

"8-Trigram Air-Palm!" Neji shouted facing his palms at Kisame.

A blast of wind formed from Neji's hand sending Kisame back.

Kisame used his sword to land safely.

Tenten summoned a spike ball with a paper bomb attach from her huge scroll at Kisame.

Kisame used his sword to block the attack but then the weapon exploded.

Kisame escaped underwater as Shippo waited out on a rock formation above the water.

"He's not done just yet," Shippo thought.

"You must be…" Gai responded.

"So you now remember me," Kisame responded coming out of the water.

"We met before haven't we?" Gai asked.

"You have a talent to get on my nerve," Kisame responded.

Meanwhile Sakura Chiyo and Kakashi were fallowing me as I track Sasori's scent as well as Gaara's.

"Naruto how long have the Akatsukis been after you?" Sakura asked.

"I don't know for sure," I responded.

"2 ½ years ago two members came for Naruto but failed," Kakashi explained, "For some reason they waited 3 years to move."

"Its because they needed to make preparations to extract the tail beast," Chiyo explained.

"To extract them from the Jinchuuriki," I said.

"Kakashi-sensei told us about it long time ago," Sakura explained.

At the same time the Shukaku was being removed from Gaara.

Zetsu noticed us and informed the Akatsukis. Itachi decided to go after us since I was with them.

"Everyone hault!" Kakashi ordered.

We stopped in an open field where Itachi was waiting. I knew from his scent who he was.

"Itachi Uchiha," I responded.

"It been a long time Naruto, Kakashi," Itachi responded.

"So this is the boy who killed his whole clan," Chiyo said.

Sakura was getting ready to strike but Kakashi stopped her.

"Naruto Sakura I want you two to stay back and give me back up," Kakashi said, "Against this opponent we can't risk going off on our own. No matter what don't look Itachi strait in the eyes focus on his feet."

"Not a problem," I said.

"I fought the Sharingan before, as long as we're in a group we can help each other stop the Genjutsu," Chiyo said.

"That's true for any Genjutsu type, but Itachi has the Mangekyou Sharingan, you can be caught in it without realizing it," Kakashi said, "I was put into a Genjutsu that felt like three days, but really was just a minute, and I was put in a coma for a week."

"You know so much after one fight," Itachi responded.

"However after it you left so the jutsu must cause eye damage," Kakashi responded and revealed his Sharingan, "Now lets see how much damage your eyes took."

I smirked and got ready to fight.

During Team Gai's battle, Gai tried to kick Kisame but was blocked by the sword.

Gai kicked it and send it back.

"Now!" Gai shouted.

Neji Tenten and Lee came at Kisame from above. Kisame made some hand signs and 3 water clones appeared.

Each water clone stopped Neji Tenten and Lee.

"Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!" Kisame shouted making the hand sign.

Water sprayed out of each of the water clone's arms and formed 3 water prisons with Neji Tenten and Lee in them.

Gai tried to attack with Kisame's sword but the sword tear up his hands with scales.

"Lee Neji Tenten," Gai responded as he watch his students hold their breaths unable to move.

"Now with those three out of the way, I got you to myself," Kisame said as his sword returned to him.

Gai took out his Nun-chucks and swirled one end around.

"Shall we begin!" Kisame shouted running toward Gai.

At the same time our battle with Itachi was beginning.

"I need you to come with me Naruto," Itachi said sticking his finger out.

I could sense that I was caught in a Genjutsu just from that.

Kakashi went to attack Itachi but found himself facing what look like a shadow clone as the real one seem to come at me.

I made the hand sign knowing what to do.

"Release!" I shouted.

Both illusions faded but something was still off as Kakashi Sakura and Chiyo were knock out.

"His Genjutsu is stronger than I thought," I thought as they got up and turned to Itachi.

Meanwhile Gai was doing his best to stop Kisame.

Neji came up with a plan to get him Tenten and Lee out of their prison.

Gai was hit into the water as Kisame made some hand sign.

"Water Style: Shark Feeding Frenzy Jutsu!" Kisame shouted hitting the water.

Several Water sharks fired into the water coming at Gai.

Gai started unleashing the inner gates of chakra to help.

A blast of chakra from Gai pushed the sharks and the water away.

"8-Trigram Air Palm!" Neji shouted sending an air palm that destroyed his water clone freeing him.

Neji hit Lee's water clone destroying it, then Tenten's as both were free.

"Thanks Neji," Tenten said.

They watch as Gai took a pose in the air. Gai dodge Kisame's attack and send multiple firey fist hitting Kisame into the ground hard.

The jutsu failed but something was off.

It turned out that it wasn't Kisame they were fighting

At the same time I was still caught into Itachi's Genjutsu.

The Itachis turn into birds and form together in the air.

"Come with me," Itachi said.

"Not as long I can fight," I said making the hand sign again.

Itachi's birds turned into shurikans coming at me.

"Release!" I shouted.

The shurikans disappeared along with Itachi but I knew I was still caught into a Genjutsu.

"Naruto," I heard someone said.

I turned to see Takashi standing there.

"You sure have grown since I last saw you," Takashi said.

"Nice try, but I know this is a Genjutsu," I said.

"I'm hurt Naruto, aren't we friends?" Takashi said.

"Takashi is, but he was shot and killed years ago," I said.a

"Well I'm back so come on," Takashi said.

I remember back during my training trip with Jiriaya.

…Flashback…

We were on a boat on a river near a town.

"Listen Naruto I'm going to give you tips on what to do when you're caught in Genjutsu," Jiriaya said.

"Tips, but you already taught me how to release Genjutsu," I responded.

"That's true but there will be times where you can't release yourself from Genjutsu," Jiriaya responded, "If you're by yourself, then you can't do anything about it"

"So basically I'm good as dead," I responded.

"True, but if you have a comrade who knows how to release Genjutsu with you, then they can release the hold on you," Jiriaya said.

…End of Flashback…

"Sakura, please release the Genjutsu on me," I thought closing my eyes.

Sure enough I felt someone touch me.

I open my eyes and saw that Sakura and Chiyo both were the ones that released the Genjutsu on me.

"Naruto are you okay?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah, thanks," Naruto said.

"When you kept shouting release while making the hand sign we figured you were trying to break the Genjutsu," Sakura said thinking, "Not to mention you were talking about Takashi as if you were seeing him."

I noticed that Kakashi was still fighting Itachi on his own.

"Naruto are you ready?" Kakashi asked.

"Yeah, I'll show him not to try and trick me with Genjutsu," I said.

Itachi made some hand signs and blew a fireball at us.

We dodge the attack as I pulled out one of my scrolls.

Kakashi had dug underground from the attack. Kakashi jumped out from underground but Itachi stopped and grabbed him forcing him to look into his eyes.

Just then Kakashi climb out of the hole in one piece revealing that the one Itachi had was a shadow clone.

"Now Naruto!" Kakashi shouted.

"On it," I shouted from the air.

I had unleashed my inner power as my eyes were more fox like and my nails were longer, as I forming a Rasengan in my hand in the air and use my other hand.

I remember when I started learning how to do this.

…Flashback…

Jiriaya and I were in an open field talking about our next training.

"Unleashed my inner power at will?" I asked.

"That's right, you said during your fight with Sasuke you felt unbelievable power," Jiriaya said, "I believe that power was your true demon power that was dormant in you, but was the source of your demon base jutsus."

"Okay, but why are we focusing on it now?" I asked.

"So that you can infuse it with your Rasengan. You see, the fourth Hokage may have created the Rasengan, but he had plans in improving the Rasengan, which is part of the reason I learn it as well," Jiriaya said.

"Wait how can you improve the Rasengan?" I asked.

"I already have, but I'm not telling you how until the time has come. The point is, that now that you have gain the hang of using the Rasengan, you now must learn how to improve it into your very own Rasengan," Jiriaya said, "If we can fully unleashed that sleeping power in you, you can fuse it with your Rasengan making it several times stronger."

…End of Flashback…

I finished fusing my power into the Rasengan making it bigger and stronger.

"Giant Rasengan!" I shouted jabbing it into the shadow clone and Itachi.

"Amazing," Sakura thought.

"That boy," Chiyo thought.

At that moment I sense something off about Itachi right as he flew back into the ground.

When it was over we were in the same position as Team Gai as the guy we were fighting wasn't Itachi.

A/N: I'll get Chiyo to know about Naruto in the next chapter, when the teams rested. Anyways I thought it would be better to have Naruto sees a Genjutsu with Takashi. So you know, I'm going to twist things around about what happen to Gaara after the Shukaku was extracted from him. Something I thought of using based off what happen to Kushina after Madara released the Nine-tails from her body. I hope you read that part of Naruto Manga because that will give you ideas, and it'll reflect on Chiyo's fate in this story as well.
Next Time: Chiyo send word to the sand about the person posing Itachi as it was a member of the sand council. We camp out to rest from our battle and Chiyo learns something about me. The next day we finally arrive at the hide out with Team Gai and we have another problem in our hands. What kind of trouble is in store for us and what is it that happen to Gaara? Read To Find Out...