NINE
Konoha: Part III
Itachi and Naruto stood outside the hole Naruto created and stood facing three men standing in darkness.
"Itachi, are we looking at the real Orochimaru, Kabuto and Sasuke?" Naruto asked to the man standing beside him.
"Yes, it's the real them. There isn't a trace of genjutsu or henge," Itachi nodded.
"Alright then lets get started," Naruto smirked.
"Naruto," Sasuke called, "You've joined the Akatsuki, yet your still set on bringing me back to the village."
"I gave up on that long ago, Sasuke. I'm here on orders," Naruto shook his head.
"Orders?" Sasuke questioned.
"Yes, I am here to kill Orochimaru and Kabuto. They are a pain in the Akatuski's side," Naruto laughed.
"I see," Sasuke nodded, "Well, I will leave you to it, then. I will be in my quarters. Let me know when you are finished, we have something to discuss dobe." Sasuke turned around a waved back a Naruto.
"Humph, all right teme," Naruto smirked crossing his arms.
"Sasuke, where are you going?" Orochimaru called.
"I just told you, my quarters," Sasuke snapped.
"No, you aren't. You are to face Itachi and Naruto. They want to kill your master," Kabuto snapped back turning to face Sasuke's back
Sasuke continued to walk off until he was not visible. Kabuto turned back to face Naruto and Itachi.
"He's always been like that," Kabuto shook his head.
"Leave him be. This will be finished quickly," Orochimaru finally spoke.
"It will be," Itachi agreed.
"Itachi, I don't believe you need to use that jutsu on Sasuke. He seems to be willingly staying out of the fight," Naruto stated.
"It would appear so," Itachi nodded.
"I leave Orochimaru to you then," Naruto smirked at Kabuto, "I'll take him."
Itachi nodded while Kabuto made several hands signs. His hands started glowing blue with chakra then lunged at Naruto, who barely blocked his attack.
"Still using that, huh?" Naruto joked.
"Of course, its my best jutsu," Kabuto replied as he tried to kick Naruto who just blocked again.
I'm never going to get anywhere if we are fight with taijutsu, he's better than me. Naruto thought.
Naruto then used Kabuto's body as a launching pad and pushed himself back outside while Kabuto followed him letting his hands go back to normal, leaving Orochimaru and Itachi to battle it out inside. Naruto starting making hands for one of his favorite techniques.
"Raiton: Kangekiha," Naruto exclaimed when he finished his hand signs.
Suddenly water sprayed out of Naruto's mouth soaking Kabuto, then lighting came out of Naruto's fingers traveling down the water to the soaking Kabuto. Kabuto's eye widen when he realized the lighting about to hit him. He was able to jump out of the way before the lighting reached him.
Shit, he knows to use mid or long range jutsu since hand-to-hand combat is my strength, Kabuto thought narrowing his eyes at Naruto.
Naruto landed away from Kabuto whose hands were already glowing blue with chakra. The silver haired shinobi then lunged at Naruto. With in a flash Naruto unsheathed his swords form his back and lunged at Kabuto.
I'm not going to be able use just mid-range jutsus like I wanted to it seems, Naruto thought.
"Chakura no Mesu, again? Is that the only jutsu you can use, Kabuto?" Naruto smirked.
"I'm a medical ninja, what did you expect? A flashy jutsu?" Kabuto snapped.
Naruto and Kabuto fought back and forth with no luck on either side. Neither was able to land a hit on the other. They both stopped for a moment landing a distance from each other. Both breathing heavily.
Naruto's taijutsu is better than before.
Kabuto's taijutsu is better than I originally planned, I'm going to have to….
Naruto lunged at Kabuto but disappeared. Before Kabuto could react Naruto was behind him.
"How did-" Kabuto started.
Naruto then reached around and slashed the grey haired ninja across the stomach with one of his Kibas. Before Naruto could disappear, Kabuto slashed his arm. Naruto reappeared across the field where he was originally standing. Naruto then sheathed both swords so he could make hands signs.
"Ugh," Kabuto grunted as he fell on his back. Barely moving he made several hand signs and his hands turned green as he placed them on his stomach trying to heal it. Once healed to a point where he was able to fight, Kabuto stood.
Naruto formed two shadow clones on each side.
"I see you still use shadow clones," Kabuto laughed, "Lets see if you can use them properly this time!"
"You're still bleeding, Kabuto. You shouldn't be laughing," Naruto said with a serious tone.
Naruto's clones started making hands for another Jutsu but Kabuto was focused on the main Naruto, underestimating the clones like he has done in the past. The clones produced a water whip in hand and slung them at Kabuto, restraining him.
"What the-" Kabuto started finally noticing what the clones were doing before he was interrupted by the clones.
"Suiton: Suiben" the clones exclaimed together.
The main Naruto was making the Rasengan with a twist. The Rasengan appeared then four spears came out of it and started rotating.
"Futon: Rasenshuriken!" The main Naruto exclaimed as he threw the jutsu towards Kabuto.
The jutsu landed on Kabuto who was thrown back (after being released from the water whip) and landed on a near by tree then fell flat on his face.
Naruto then dispelled each clone and started walking towards Kabuto, who was struggling on the ground.
"Impressive, you're still able to move after that jutsu," Naruto said crouching down beside Kabuto who was trying to look up at Naruto, "I thought you would be more of a fight."
"What was that?" Kabuto was barely able to get out.
"Rasenshuriken. It's a wind technique. It creates countless microscopic wind-blades that severely damage the body on a cellular level. The wind-blades sever all nerve channels in the body, leaving the target unable to move after being struck. That's why its impressive you are still able to move, but I guess that's what I get for fighting a medical ninja. They also attack the entire chakra circulatory system, which cannot be repaired by any form of medical ninjutsu whatsoever, so your chakra forming days are over," Naruto explained his new technique with a smile as if he was impressed with himself.
"Aren't you going to kill me?" Kabuto snapped.
"I was, but since you can't form chakra and can barely move, why not take you back alive? Well that is if Itachi will allow it," Naruto smirked, "but for safe measures…"
Naruto then unsheathed on of his swords and hit Kabuto on the back of the head in the same spot he had hit Gaara, knocking Kabuto out.
That was easy Naruto laughed to him self.
He then drug Kabuto back to the large structure where the large hole that Naruto made was. He dropped the body and stepped inside, where he saw Itachi standing over a very large white snake with a strange head.
"What the hell is that?" Naruto asked staring at the snake.
"Orochimaru's true form," Itachi replied as he heard the familiar voice without looking up from snake's body.
"Is he dead?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. Is Kabuto?"
"No," Naruto replied simply.
"What?" Itachi's head snapped up.
"He's unconscious," Naruto caught Itachi's eyes.
"Why didn't you kill him?" Itachi asked narrowing his eyes at Naruto.
"I hit him with the Rasenshuriken, he's unable to move and isn't able to form chakra. I thought an alive Kabuto would be a nice present for Konoha," Naruto smiled.
"Oh, all right. You and I need to go speak with Sasuke," Itachi remembered looking back down at the snake, "I am not looking forward to hauling this to Konoha."
"We don't have to," Naruto said. When Itachi looked at Naruto with a confused looked, Naruto pulled out two scrolls. A green one and a red one, "I will seal the bodies in these."
Itachi nodded for Naruto to seal the bodies. Naruto turned around and walked over to the unconscious Kabuto. Naruto unrolled the green scroll and placed it on top of the body. He then made several hand signs then place both hands on the seal written in the scroll.
"Seal!" Naruto said. Suddenly Kabuto's body was sucked into the seal. Naruto rerolled the scroll, walked over to the white snake and repeated the process. Once he was finished, he and Itachi walked to where Sasuke's quarters would be. Naruto opened the door to find Sasuke standing with his back to the two men. Sasuke turned around to look at the two men. Once he saw it was Naruto and Itachi, Sasuke smirked.
"Orochimaru and Kabuto dead?" Sasuke asked.
"Orochimaru is, but Kabuto's just unconscious and unable to move," Naruto replied with a blank expression.
"Good," Sasuke nodded.
Sasuke looked over to Itachi. Both Uchihas had their sharingan activated when they looked at each other. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Itachi when his sharingan shape changed.
"Tsukuyomi," Itachi whispered and before Naruto knew it, Sasuke had collapsed to the floor.
"I knew you'd do that," Naruto rolled his eyes and looked down at the unconscious Sasuke.
"Now we can take him back to the village without a fight," Itachi said with a serious tone.
"I know, but I still wonder what he want to discuss with me," Naruto sighed then crouched down beside Sasuke and pulled out another green scroll. He repeated the sealing process.
Naruto stood back up and placed the scrolls with the other ones in his pack. Naruto nodded at Itachi signaling that he was ready to leave. Both men walked out of the same hole that Naruto had created earlier. Naruto started to walk away but then was stopped by Itachi.
"Please take care of the hideout. I don't want anyone else finding it," Itachi motioned towards the large building.
Naruto nodded then place his hands on the ground after making several hand signs "Doton: Chidokaku," the ground started to shake again and the building sunk back into the ground. Once it was gone there was not visible sign that anything had happened there. Naruto and Itachi took their leave. They were now headed towards a village that probably never wanted to see their faces again unless it was in a casket.