A.N.
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"Earth Style: Earth Roots!" The ground below them shook as the roots from the surrounding trees latched on to Kaminari holding the Marihasha down just as Sayuri leapt into the air taking out her katana and formed a single seal. "Wind Style: Beast wave palm!" she rose her arm and swiped her hand down catching Kaminari by surprise.
Not being able to pull away in time she closed her eyes and took the hit. She was send flying back up against the crater. Quickly Sayuri formed three seals making the roots shoot out and pin the woman down.
"Let's move!" A samurai yelled as he leapt down throwing two seals at Kaminari, one at her chest the other at her abdomen.
The woman smiled at Sayuri who leaned on her knees panting heavily. "You did great Sayuri!"
"Thank you." She managed to say as she fell to her knees.
"Be careful with your chakra. Your mother noticed it too, I'm sure of it." Sayuri turned to her aunt in confusion. "It's giving you trouble because you haven't mastered it, that's another thing about our clan. We're all inclined to using jutsu but we are the worst at controlling our chakra. It takes years for us to fully hone our own power. Your father was one of the best at that. You and I are similar in that our chakra is still not under our complete control."
"It sure didn't feel that way to us." Grumbled one of the samurai who held his hand in a single seal.
Kaminari giggled and shook her head. "Believe me, had it been Yūkan fighting you'd all probably be dead. Be thankful that it was me and not him you had to face off against." She turned her attention back to Sayuri. "Hurry and find whoever is doing this and stop him." Sayuri nodded. "Oh! Tell Moriyo thank you…and tell Kakashi…" the woman hesitated. "…Tell Kakashi that I still love him." She grinned.
"I will." Sayuri watched as her aunt slowly turned to ashes slipping through the roots that had held her down.
Detection
The tree leaves brushed her sleeves as she leapt through the forest. The rough bark scratched her palms as she caught a branch to swing herself from one tree to another. She needed to cover ground, and fast. Kabuto was hiding somewhere in the forest and he needed to be stopped! The girl froze as she landed on a higher branch. She placed a hand on her chest and looked to her right.
Someone was hunting them…her…the clones. Someone was killing them. There were only two of them left now but she knew it wouldn't be long until whoever was hunting them down killed her too, and she couldn't afford that. It would cause too much distress on her original. Light and dark green eyes narrowed as she began to climb higher. With a new determined mind set the clone reached the top of one of the trees and looked out into the vast forest.
"Where are you Kabuto?"
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Sayuri and the samurai continued their search on the ground. Soon they found themselves deep in the forest without a trace of Kabuto anywhere. The sun slowly began to make it's descend as the small group continued searching. In a matter of minutes the air around them began to cool the forest becoming dark.
"It's night." One of the samurai said as they came to a halt.
"Captain!" the men exclaimed as Sayuri fell to her knees, her breathing labored.
"Was another clone attacked?"
Sayuri shook her head. "No…My chakra's low."
"What do we do?" another asked as he approached the girl. "We can't continue our search without the captain."
Sayuri's light and dark brown eyes shifted to her team. The remaining three men looked worn out, their chakra depleted from their fight against her aunt and mother. Although the two women didn't win the battle they had served their purpose, to slow them down in their search. Her fists clenched on her lap, there was nothing she could do except wait.
"We'll rest." The three men turned to the konoichi. "It's night, no one is fighting at this moment, it's all just a big staring contest from one side to the other. We need to rest and replenish our chakra. My clones will handle it for now."
The three men hesitated but nodded and sat down around Sayuri each removing their mask to get some fresh air.
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"Shit!" she curled into a ball in midair trying to minimize the damage done by the sudden explosion. She took out two kunai as she landed on another branch and crouched into a defensive stance.
"I found you." Sayuri heard a voice echo throughout the area. She gasped and leaped away from the branch to a higher one as a black blob began to emerge from it. Standing below her smirking in triumph was black Zetsu with his hand on his hip.
Biting her lip, Sayuri swung her hand down sending the two kunai at him. The man smirked and avoided the first by stepping back and easily caught the second.
"Heh!" His smirk widened. "Looks like you're losing your edge…Lady Sayuri."
"Sure…let's go with that." She returned his smirk and made a single seal with one hand. Suddenly the kunai on the branch exploded followed shortly by the one in his hand.
Not wasting any time, the brunette rushed out of the area and arrived near a river. Just as she was about to jump in the man surfaced from the ground right before her and kicked her in the abdomen sending her back. She yelped as her back collided with a tree and managed to lift up her head in time to see him rush at her fist in the air.
"Get away!" she yelled as she stood and took hold of his arm pulling him to the side and sending him to collide with a tree. Sayuri turned on her heel to rush for the water but a root suddenly shot up and coiled around her ankle. She was yanked back causing her to fall face first onto the ground. Sayuri turned around and reached for her foot only to be pushed back down by the weight of her assailant as he took hold of her neck.
"I should have killed you when I had the chance, you little wench!" he hissed, angered by the little trick she pulled on him not too long ago. From his white half Black Zetsu created a wooden like arm and used it to further press down on the girl's throat. Beneath him the clone began to gasp and claw at him trying to break free. "I guess you figured out that earth style jutsu won't work against me…" he smiled wickedly. "Unfortunately for you, earth style jutsu is all you can do considering you're and earth clone."
Her hand reached his face and she pushed against it, becoming desperate at this point. The only thing that managed to do was anger him more as he put more weight into his grip. Her hands suddenly fell to the ground uselessly and her green hued orbs looked glassy. Tightening his grip just a little more made the girls eyes flutter shut.
"Hah!" he pulled away and took out kunai from her pouch. "Two down, one more to go."
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"Gah!" Sayuri, who just moments ago had been sitting against a tree, leaned forward and clutched her throat. She couldn't breathe!
"Captain!" the tree samurai rushed up to her unsure of what to do as the teenager gasped for air. She began to tug on her green Chunin vest, in an attempt to remove the heavy piece of clothing. One of the men caught on to what the brunette was trying to do and kneeled down beside her pulling the zipper down and quickly pushing off her shoulders.
Still panting Sayuri's vision began to blur, the three men before her became six, and suddenly she felt the cool grass hit her cheek. Then, just as suddenly as the tight pressure around her throat appeared it was gone. Taking a big gulp of air Sayuri coughed only to feel a very strong painful, burning sensation on her chest for a total of three long agonizing seconds and then it was gone.
Sayuri lay frozen on the ground staring up at the dark sky in horror. She barely registered the concerned calls of the samurai, or how the one that had removed her vest slowly sat her up, the inky black sky slowly tilted until she faced a small hill covered by dark green grass.
The voiced of the three men blended together and sounded too far away. She was tired…so very tired. Her breathing slowed and her eyelids began to flutter, she let herself fall back against the samurai's chest. Sleep…she thought. Maybe if I sleep…just for a few minutes then—
"Captain Sayuri!" she felt a stinging sensation on her cheek. She blinked once, twice, three times before she realized that she was now facing a tree instead of the small hill.
Did they just slap her?
"What do you think you're doing?!" the one holding her exclaimed. "You can't slap the captain!"
Well that answered her question.
"What were we supposed to do!? Let her pass out!?"
"It's…" Sayuri grimaced at how cracked and dry her throat was.
"Quiet you two!" the third man scolded. "Captain, is trying to speak!"
All three turned to the teen as she slowly pushed herself up. She touched her neck and cleared her throat. "It's fine…" she managed.
"Here," one of them offered her his canteen which she took greedily. Once done she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and watched the tree men carefully.
"I'm ok." She began to stand, but the movement brought on a small surge of pain from her chest. With a frown she turned around and pulled up the shirt ignoring the fact that there were three grown men behind her. "What the hell…?" There was a bright red slash across her chest, right above her heart. Slowly she moved her hand to touch it, but it quickly disappeared giving her an idea of what had just transpired.
"Another clone was just killed." She concluded as she pulled the black long sleeved shirt down.
"May we turn around now?" Confused, Sayuri looked over her shoulder only to find the three men rigid and with their backs to her.
"Ah." She sighed and bent down to pick up her green vest. "The sun's rising, we need to hurry."
"Yes ma'am!" the three men jumped to their feet while their leader replaced her clothing.
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A small hand touched the grass as its owner crouched down while with her other she formed a seal. Closing her eyes she concentrated searching the area for one particular chakra. She over looked the shinobi and the white Zetsu, focusing only on one chakra in particular.
She came to the conclusion that Kabuto would not be moving around from place to place. If that were the case then the Black Zetsu wouldn't be hunting down the clones so diligently. No, the silver haired, creep of a medic had to be in one single spot…somewhere where he could easily watch the madness her unleashed, unfold.
She delved harder, small beads of sweat rolled down her cheek from the exertion. He was hidden somewhere in this damned forest. She had to look for something stationary, which was a task much harder than finding something that moved. It was easier for her to find moving targets because she didn't have to concentrate as hard, usually they'd leave some trace behind, but to find someone that has been stationary probably for too long…that required her complete and utter attention. Yet as if that task wasn't hard enough she still had to keep an eye out for Zetsu.
"There!" she whispered in silent victory. She smiled at having found him. The ninja had been hiding in a cave the whole time, and it wasn't too far from her current position. This was great! She pushed against her knees to stand up. Now all she had to do was take the man down. Suddenly she tensed a small gasp escaping her lips.
She turned to her left where two large chakras were hurdling her way. It was strong enough that she was sure her original could sense it from where ever it was. But who on earth would let their chakra loose in such a flashy manner? And that's when it hit her. Naruto.
She clenched her fists and growled then turned to look back over to her front in the general direction in which Kabuto was.
"Idiot!" she hissed under her breath as she stomped towards Naruto's direction. Kabuto will have to wait. At the moment it was more important to stop the blonde from being captured then beating the silver haired, glasses, wearing idiot who decided to create and army of undead.
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"Damn!" Naruto yelled as he jumped out of the giant dog summoning way. Blue eyes turned to the sickly red head male. "Nagato tell your dog to stop attacking me!" he ordered the revived rain ninja as he leapt up into the air hand raised to the sky as he made a Rasengan and aiming it at the mutt's head.
It hadn't even been five minutes since he and Bee were crossed paths with Itachi Uchiha and Nagato, and they were already at it. Granted, they weren't fighting willingly, but the two former Akatsuki members weren't taking it easy on them. Naruto struggled to keep his distance from the crippled redhead as the man took to the skies while on his bird summon. Behind him Bee wasn't fairing much better, Itachi was attacking him relentlessly.
The blonde teen leaped out of the way as the dog seemed to have grown three more heads out of nowhere. Gritting his teeth Naruto tried his Rasengan once more, this time taking extra time to make the jutsu larger before sending it at the summon only to see it grow six more heads as it cried out in pain.
"Why won't they stop!?" Naruto cried out as he gave it his all.
"Hitting the dog just makes him multiply! You have to defeat me!" Nagato yelled out to the blonde.
"You could have said that earlier!" The blonde replied in annoyance.
"Naruto, attack me now!" the redhead ordered as the blonde avoided being hit by the dog.
"I'm a little busy at the moment!" he cried out as he slammed the dogs down with the golden chakra arm that came out from his body.
"Naru—" Nagato was cut short as he was punched off his bird and onto the ground. The dog summon that Naruto had been trying to keep down suddenly disappearing in a 'poof.'
Behind him both Itachi and Bee clashed kunai against sword and stopped momentarily to see what had happened. The Uchiha suddenly shoved the Cloud ninja away and rushed over to Nagato, pulling the man up and leaping back on to the bird summons head. Bee let his hands fall to his sides as Naruto gawked at the person standing before him.
The Uchiha looked down at the new addition to the fight and gave her a curt nod.
"Sayuri?!" The Uzumaki exclaimed. What was she doing here? He thought she was in the eastern part of the forest. So then how…he narrowed his blue eyes once the girl turned from Itachi and Nagato to him. "You're a clone." He pointed at the brunette as she marched over to him and punched his head. "Ow!" he cried.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Naruto?!" She practically growled. "Don't you realize that if they…" she pointed at Itachi and Nagato. "…Catch you and take you to Madara, then we'll lose the war?!"
"Yo! You know her?" Green hued eyes shifted to the tall dark man before turning her eyes back at the blonde whose body was completely encased in golden chakra.
Naruto gasped as the girl took him by the collar and pulled him down to her eye level. "You brought Bee here too?!"
"Yo! You know me?!" the cloud ninja asked amused by the small woman.
"Uh…Bee, this is Sayuri. She's my teammate." Naruto introduced her nervously. "Well she's more of a clone of my teammate…" he laughed nervously at Sayuri's glare.
She scoffed and pushed the blonde who stumbled back only to be caught by a very much amused Bee. "You two shouldn't be here." She sighed and shook her head.
"But Granny Tsunade, and the Raikage let us go!" Naruto exclaimed.
"WELL THAT WAS A STUPID DECISION!" She yelled at the two who only managed to shrink in their spots. Sayuri shook her head and turned back to the two Akatsuki. "It doesn't matter anymore. My job, above all else, is to make sure Madara doesn't get his hands on either of you."
"Hello, Sayuri." The brunette's attention turned to Itachi who stood at the center of the summons head.
"Itachi…" She whispered sadly as a wave of guilt washed over her like a bucket of cold water. She couldn't do the one thing he had asked of her. So how could she even look him in the eyes. She was a sorry excuse of a friend. "Itachi…I'm—" the Uchiha raised a hand up to stop the girl.
"It's ok. You had warned me about my brother finding out the truth before, but I didn't listen. I'm sorry Sayuri I should have never placed you in such a predicament."
The young Marihasha shook her head. "No…it's fine. But now is not the time for this you and him…" she gestured towards Nagato. "…Have to go." She looked at Nagato apologetically. "I'm sorry but you can't stay."
"I understand. That's why…" Itachi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan from one eye alarming the three ninja below him. Suddenly Naruto leaned forward clutching his throat.
"Naruto!" Sayuri exclaimed as she watched a crow squirming its way out of the blonde's mouth. Both Bee and Sayuri stood still unsure of what to do while Itachi looked down at them in relief.
"Good. It came out." The Uchiha sighed as Naruto fell to his knees while Sayuri patted his back looking at the bird with a mixture of amazement and disgust.
"W-Why did I just spit out a bird?!" the blonde asked as he began to regain his bearings. Suddenly he remembered the conversation he had with the elder Uchiha during the time that he had been looking for Sasuke. How Itachi had asked him what he would do if Sasuke tried to attack Konoha right before forcing a crow down his throat.
Sayuri kept her gaze on the crow until she felt a shift in the air. Her brown eyes swept to Itachi ho had his eyes closed tightly shut. "Shit…!" Sayuri cursed under her breath.
"NARUTO! He's using Amaterasu!" Nagato warned.
In a matter of seconds Sayuri hauled Naruto away while Bee threw a sword at Itachi only to have it blocked by Nagato who simply repelled it. Everyone held their breath waiting for the great ball of flame that never came while Itachi remained crouched on the bird's beak staring directly at the crow that he had summoned from Naruto just moments ago.
"…It's not Amaterasu…?" the red head asked. It was then that the crow turned and flew back towards Naruto's direction and landed on his shoulder. It looked up at Sayuri and tilted its head to the side before nodding the hand that was on Naruto's back onto its head.
"E-eh?" she stared down at the bird in confusion until Naruto began to chuckle.
"Hey Sayuri, I think it likes you!"
Sayuri looked from the bird to Itachi who turned and looked at Nagato setting the man and his summon, in flames before jumping off and landing before the two Konoha nin.
"Itachi!" Sayuri exclaimed stepping in front of Naruto a kunai in hand.
"Calm down I'm not being controlled anymore. I layered a new genjutsu on top of the enemy jutsu. With this the Edo Tensei is cancelled."
"Genjutsu…" Sayuri looked back down at the crow and noticed its Mangekyo eye. "You transplanted an eye on the bird and made it cast a genjutsu on you?" the brunette asked amazed by Itachi's ability to plan things out ahead of time.
"It's more of an order…To protect the Village of Konoha."
Sayuri narrowed her eyes. "Order…" she turned back to the crow and it suddenly dawned on her. "You implanted Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan into this bird!?"
Itachi smiled. "That's right. I rigged it so that it would react with my Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Uchiha Shisui?" Naruto asked at a complete loss. "Who's he?"
"You talkin' about 'Shisui of the Sunshin,' the most powerful genjutsu user of the Uchiha?" asked Bee as he made his way towards the small group.
Itachi nodded. "Shisui's eyes create the most powerful genjutsu, able to control an individual without them even noticing. I embedded the command 'Protect Konoha' as a genjutsu into Shisui's eye, then I transplanted the eye into that crown and entrusted it to you, Naruto…I just never thought it would be used on me."
"Why would you give me this in the first place?" Naruto asked.
"To make sure that Sasuke would never become a threat to Konoha…" Sayuri answered. Naruto turned to Sayuri who kept her gaze fixed on Itachi's. "That's why back then you were so sure that Sasuke would return."
"Yes…that's correct."
"Shinra Tensei!" Everyone turned to see Nagato with his Rinnegan activated just before they were sent flying back by his jutsu.
Bee was sent crashing into several trees as Nagato appeared behind him about to reach for his scarf until he transformed into his tailed beast form and leapt back. "It's a good thing I kept my cool! Not so fast you damn fool!" he said before lunging at the man.
"Preta Path!" Nagato summered and with that Bee's chakra began to disappear.
"He's sucking up my chakra!?" the cloud nin exclaimed and pushed away from the Akatsuki as his hair began to turn from a dull purple gray to a bright red.
"Bee!" Naruto exclaimed leaving Sayuri behind.
"Naruto stop!" but the brunette was too late Nagato had grabbed onto Naruto's chakra and pulled back using his Human path.
"Get away from him!" Sayuri shouted as she kicked the man away and pulled Naruto back. "Now Itachi!" the brunette exclaimed as the Uchiha landed before them and active his Sharingan causing a black fire to emerge around Nagato. "Don't let him get his hands on you he's trying to capture you and Bee."
"What?!" Naruto turned to Nagato. "Hey buddy can't you fight it?!" The redhead only stared back before he raised his hands forming a seal.
"He's gone Naruto, he's under Kabuto's complete control."
"Kabuto?!" Naruto turned to Sayuri alarmed. "He's the one doing this!?" Sayuri nodded.
"Here he comes!" Itachi announced as a large skeleton began to form behind him. They all watched as Nagato sent a black sphere up into the air followed by the rumbling of the ground beneath them as slowly one by one large chunks of rocks began to surround the sphere. Gradually the speed, in which the earth began to accumulate around the sphere, began to accelerate causing the ground that the four ninja were standing on to cave into on its self before it began to rise.
"Whoa!" Naruto exclaimed.
"That black sphere has a powerful gravitational pull." Itachi stated as all four crouched down trying to keep themselves from being pulled into the growing mass of rock.
"Now what, yo?!"
"How the heck to we stop it?!" Sayuri exclaimed as she felt herself steadily being pulled up.
"Stay low." Itachi ordered as he took hold of her wrist just as the slab of ground they were standing on began to float up into the air followed by Naruto and Bee as their portions of earth also began to levitate, slowly being drawn towards the sphere.
"He got me with this technique before, it's a nasty one! If he gets you with it you're dead!" Naruto explained as he held on to the grass on his slab of earth.
"Uhh, Naruto…" Itachi began.
"Whaaat?!"
"If that's true than how are you still alive?"
Naruto shut his mouth at a complete loss while Bee took in the information and began to laugh. "So we're all right, we can still fight!"
"THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES!" Naruto yelled. "How can you be so relaxed when we're seconds away from being crushed into dust!"
"Dust?!" Sayuri exclaimed. "But you escaped then there has to be a way to stop it right, Naruto?"
Naruto frowned. "At the time the nine tails had gone berserk, I don't even remember how exactly I got out."
Both Sayuri and Itachi frowned. The girl watched Nagato as he stared up at them completely calm. Itachi on the other hand kept his eyes on the mass that was drawing them to it. The two then switched, Sayuri looking up at the sphere while Itachi looked at Nagato.
It was then that it dawned on the two ninja. "The sphere!" Sayuri exclaimed happily. Itachi smirked and gave the Marihasha a small nod.
"Huh?!" Naruto questioned as he looked at the two shinobi.
"Naruto, notice how the black orb that Nagato threw is the center of the mass." Naruto glanced up and nodded. "If we destroy it, then that should end the technique. We have to hit it all at once with our strongest long range attacks!"
"But how are we supposed to aim with all this rubble flying around?!" Naruto asked.
"We don't need to aim!" Sayuri responded.
Naruto looked at the brunette as if she lost her mind. If he didn't aim how the hell was he supposed to hit the growing sphere of rubble?! His attention turned to Itachi as he chuckled, Susanoo beginning to take the shape of a man behind him.
"The gravity will pull our attacks straight to the targets!" Sayuri grinned. It was nice having Itachi back. She wondered if things had been different would he have chosen to become a Jonin instructor. Perhaps he would have. Brown eyes turned to the smiling man behind her. He would have been a great sensei.
"You ready?!" Itachi asked his companions as he turned to look at the sphere that was slowly closing in.
"Yes!" the other three nodded standing up as they well they could, given the circumstances.
"Yasaka Magatama!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Bullet!"
"Tailed beast bomb!"
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
The forest trembled with the force of the sudden explosion. The four ninja fell to the ground along with the other debris scratched here and there but otherwise unharmed. Behind them Susanoo took out his sword and pierced Nagato's torso.
"I'm sorry Itachi." Said the red headed man.
"Are you back with us now?" Itachi asked the Rinnegan wielder. "This is the sword of Totsuka, I'm about to seal you away permanently…any last words?"
Nagato smiled, eyes shifting over to the blonde. "Naruto…I'm going back to where our teacher waits for me. To watch how your story ends." He glanced down at the ground for a second before locking eyes with the nine tails' host. "I think you're the third part of this trilogy…the first was Jiraya and he was a masterpiece. But I…I was garbage." He chuckled. "…An utter failure. My way was wrong. Even our master wouldn't acknowledge me as a true part of the series. The third and final part is here. Wrap it all up! Be so stellar that everyone forgets how horrible the second part was, Naruto!"
And with one final smile the man was sealed.
"I really hate the Endoten or whatever it is jutsu. You're forced to fight people you don't want to fight…" He turned to Sayuri who looked on at Itachi sadly. "It's happening in other battlefields as well…isn't it?"
Sayuri nodded. "Yes." She rubbed her arm as she looked at the blue morning sky. "Yesterday my original had to fight our mother and aunt. That's why I'm going to stop it!" She smiled. "I know who's using the technique and I know where he is."
"Then I'll come with you." Itachi declared as he placed a hand on the young teen's shoulders. "You'll need all the help you can get."
Sayuri smiled and was about to respond when Naruto interrupted. "No! Leave it to me, I'll handle this!" he formed a single seal making a single clone of himself while losing the golden chakra that had surrounded his body.
"Wha…?"
Bee frowned. "You used the Kyuubi chakra for too long. Don't make any more clones."
"Don't overdo it Naruto. Sayuri and I are perfect to stop the Edo Tensei. I have a plan—"
Naruto growled under his breath. "I'll deal with this war myself! I'll take care of everything…It's my duty!" He hit his fist against his chest only to start panting seconds after his declaration.
"You're an idiot…" Sayuri sighed and shook her head. Naruto was about to retort but Sayuri quieted the teen with a stern gaze. "Just look at yourself! You're pushing yourself, claiming that it is your job to do all this, but it really isn't. Do you have any idea why we're even going to war? Why we tried to keep you out of it?!" Naruto stood still as the brunette walked up to him. "It was to protect you, to keep Madara from reaching you. You've become arrogant Naruto…Just because you have the Kyuubi's chakra doesn't mean that you have to let it get to your head!" She tapped a finger against his temple lightly.
"She's right." Blue eyes turned to Itachi. "If you forget about the others and become arrogant and let your ego grow, you'll end up just like Madara." Naruto gulped, the idea of becoming just like the man that had caused all this was frightening. "No matter how powerful you become, never try to shoulder everything alone. Otherwise you will fail. Your father, Minato, could be Hokage because he had your mother, Kushina, and all the others. Your dream is the same as his, so remember this…"
Sayuri stepped aside and crossed her arms. Beside her Bee picked up Samehada and placed it on his back.
"It is not that if you become Hokage everyone will acknowledge you…it is the ones who are acknowledged that become Hokage. Do not forget your friends." Naruto's eyes widened at the realization.
"Naruto…" Bee called. "I made a promise to a guy called Iruka. I swore to protect you…I won't let you go alone! I'm still alive after all!" the man laughed.
Sayuri tilted her head at Naruto's sullen look. "Hey…" she placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't give us that face." He looked down at the girl beside him only to find her smiling. "Just know that you're not alone."
Naruto gave her a slow smile. "Ye—what the hell are you doing?!" The blonde exclaimed making Sayuri jump back in surprise. They all turned to a calm Itachi and the burning crow on his arm.
"Shisui's eyes won't activate for another ten years…you won't be able to use it against Sasuke. Besides, you posses something better than this eye: Shisui's feelings. That is what he really wanted t hand down to someone. His eye is not needed any more, now you are able to beat Sasuke even without using this."
"This is great!" Naruto exclaimed. "You're here, so you can meet with Sasuke too! You can—"
"No." the Uchiha interrupted. "I tried to do everything on my own…and failed. This time I'll leave this matter to his friends." Sharingan eyes shifted from Naruto to Sayuri.
The brunette scoffed. "Right…" she patted Naruto's back before she began to walk past Itachi. "Good luck, Naruto. Knowing how stubborn Sasuke is, you'll need it." She paused and turned to Itachi. "You coming?"
"Heh." Itachi smiled. "Bee, take care of Naruto."
"Oh! Yeah!" the man laughed watching as Itachi and Sayuri leaped off into the forest.
"So you tracked him down?" Itachi glanced to his right where the brunette was.
"Yes…I'm certain that it's him." He nodded and sped up following the girl's lead.
A.N.
Sorry for the tardiness. This has to be the longest chapter I've ever written and that's considering I've been having a HUGE writer's block. Anyway, I'm hoping to put up the following chapter soon for you guys to read. Thank you all for your patience.
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