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'Interesting it seem that it took three nights but the jutsu has finally seem to have and taken effect fully' Kabuto thought to himself as looked through part of binoculars from afar. He would have wanted to get closer and even more to take Sakura to lab where he could examine her as even from his distance it was possible to see just how detail her stone form was.

Truthfully he did not think that this jutsu would even work ever seen he was first told of it by Orochimaru-sama. Since it would more like something from book as magic was not something that he believed in. Though once see the result the jutsu in action he could not deny the fact the fact that it work and Sakura had become the unwillingly test subject to prove that it did. Though it seem that the her chakra control played a part in how long it took for the jutsu to take full effect as trying this jutsu again on others with more normal level of chakra control would be need. Clearly three days was too long a time to take for something that Orochimaru-sama wanted to take effect immediately.

'Well anyway it time I report my finding to Orochimaru-sama as he is sure to be pleased that the experiment was a success as the jutsu does indeed work as its intention too' Kabuto thought before vanishing in the settling night.

Thus leaving the two shadow clone to marvel over the Sakura statue while also trying to keep a eye for anyone as one. Focusing primarily on the possibility of threats coming from one of his windows while the other shadow clone was primary focusing on though that come from either side of the hallway his apartment was in. Naruto was not sure exactly what this was about and did not want to let his guard down just yet.

"So what is that you just had to show me Naruto that you could not tell me about back at Ichiraku's" Iruka asked as his former student had come to him while he was eating and told there was something he need him to check out for him.

Though what it was seem serious as Naruto even turned down a bowl of ramen that Ayame offered him when she saw.

"Were almost there as it was left right outside my door and I am not sure what to make of it really" the blond told him confused.

"Naruto this is not one of those 'gifts' are they" Iruka asked as shortly after he promoted Naruto to being genin he decided to stop by one day where noticed a gift basket that had is name on it. Knowing there was something wrong he quickly store the basket in scroll before Naruto could open the door. Later he learned after examining it the food was poisoned with large enough dose to kill an elephant. The Third told him after he informed him of this that it was not the first time that people had tried to trick Naruto like this. They would leave him traps disguised as gifts from him.

"That what I went and got you for to see if you can check it out" Naruto told him.

"So just what is…..it" Iruka said as came up to seeing the Sakura statue from the side and was blow back by the detail in it just like Naruto was when he first discovered it.

"So what do think" Naruto asked curiously.

"I…I…I really do not know what to say as this looks too detailed to be a trap…KAI….and it does not seem to be object under a genjustu either then again it could be from someone with abilities above mine" Iruka told him as he now looked at petrified Haruno girl.

"I fairly certain this is not a trap as the detail in this statue is far too much to be something used in trap where it could be set to blow or something once you move it" Iruka told.

"Y….." Kakashi said as he appeared on the banister but stopped mid greeting at the sight of the statue before him.

"Naruto when did this appear" Kakashi asked seriously.

"I guess around sunset as their was someone at my door but by the time that I answer the door the only thing here was this statue of Sakura" Naruto said confused at why Kakashi would be interested in knowing this.

"Sakura has not come home yet as her parents were looking for her and they just happen to come across me during their search. She told them that she was going to a friend's house to thank them for carrying her home yesterday" he said.

"Sakura-chan was coming to my house" Naruto asked.

"Mostly likely as she simply called you a friend because you know how her parents fell about you. If she told them where she was really going they would be clear upset over it" the Jonin sensei said.

"Okay so Sakura was coming to visit Naruto, he hear someone knocking on the door, and then when he finally answer it instead of Sakura there is this statue of her instead. Kakashi you do not think that" Iruka asked as everything was beginning to make some sense despite how unlike the truth seem to be.

Kakashi just nodded as Naruto for his part seem confused over what was going on.

"What going on Kakashi-sensei, Iruka-sensei" Naruto asked.

"Naruto, Kakashi and I have come to the conclusion that this statue IS Sakura as your place was her last known whereabouts" Iruka told him.

"That and I asked some the Anbu currently patrolling the village and they have not seen Sakura leave your apartment complex but they did see her enter it, Naruto" the Leader of his genin team informed her.

"But that not possible right people can not turn to stone" Naruto said shocked at what they were suggesting.

"That common belief most people hold but there was time where people were crystallized down to their blood. It was only in a single battle but still the fact were that it actually happen. So it possible Sakura was effected by something similar yet slower" Kakashi said.