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Stitched Kitsune: Chapter 44
Snow Country; Naruto's house (4 days after getting back from Kiri): With Naruto
The entire house was asleep when there was a knock at the door; Naruto was in his bed with both Hinata and Haku sleeping next to him. Both girls were still asleep as Naruto sat up and crawled out of bed; Naruto was still wearing his pajamas as he walked to the front door.
Naruto walked by a table and grabbed his wooden club and walked to the front door 'damn solicitors; I told them I don't want another newspaper subscription' he thought; Naruto looked out the peep hole and saw a familiar face. "What the hell" Naruto said as he opened the door and saw Gato along with his two bodyguards "Gato what the hell are you doing here; it's six in the morning".
"You beautiful blonde bastard you" Gato cheered as he went in and gave Naruto the biggest hug he ever received "I never doubted you kid; you met and exceeded my expectations".
"Get off me dang it" Naruto said as he pushed Gato off of him but Gato was still smiling "what the heck are you talking about".
"I'm talking about your good job in Kiri" Gato said "can I come in?"
Naruto groaned as he rubbed his face "fine, make it quick, and keep it down; the girls are still sleeping" he said as he let Gato and the others in and they all sat at the table "ok what the hell are you doing here?"
"I arrived in Kiri a day after you and the others left to come back here" Gato said "I talked to that Mizukage, Mei; and hot damn is she a piece of ass". "Anyway, we got to talking and she agreed to open Kiri's ports to me and let me build some hotels and casinos; and all she asked for was five percent of the profits, a permanent room in the nicest hotel and no drugs" Gato said.
"Ok great, so you got your deal, I also transferred the money to your account; so why are you here?" Naruto asked wondering what he was getting at.
"As you know the casino and snow resort here in snow country will be done in a few weeks and I came here to give you this" Gato said as he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Naruto; Naruto looked at it and went wide eyed.
"One thousand shares in your company's stocks; this is twice what I owe you for that hotel" Naruto said surprised and Gato nodded.
"That's right kid; and with that much money that means you officially own ten percent of my company and puts you in my inner circle" Gato said "you'll now have even more resources at your disposal and along with that opportunities to make some serious cash". "Kid, with power like this you can get things from other continents across the world; things that'll make stuff here look like dog shit" Gato said as he got back up "Kid, that little spat about the hotel was nothing but a test; I couldn't give a shit about one hotel".
"It was all a test; why?" Naruto asked wide eyed and Gato smirked.
"To see if you'd pull through, and you passed with flying colors" Gato said "you have my full support kid; what ever you need just let me know".
Gato was about to walk out when Naruto spoke up "wait; I do have a request" he said and Gato looked at him.
"What is it kid?" Gato asked and Naruto spoke.
"Do you have people in the hidden villages" Naruto asked and Gato laughed.
"Fuck yes I do; from Kumo to Iwa, from Yuga to Tani" Gato said with a smile "what you need kid; someone found, someone to disappear?"
Naruto smiled and spoke "I need information" he said.
(3 days later) In Doto's castle: With Naruto, Kakuzu, Sasori and Tsunade
Naruto, Kakuzu, Sasori and Tsunade were all walking through the halls of Doto's castle as they were summoned; it's been two days since Gato left to go back to what ever the hell he considers home.
"I wonder what Doto wants" Naruto said as he and the others walked through the castle.
"Not sure; usually he gives us a heads up before giving us a job" Kakuzu said.
"Maybe something came up last minute" Sasori said and Naruto shrugged.
"Who knows" Naruto said "this has been a crazy six months; could be anything"; as Naruto and the others reached Doto's throne room Naruto went wide eyed. "Kimimaro, Tayuya; what are you guys doing here?" Naruto said with a smile as he saw Kimimaro and Tayuya standing next to Doto.
"Hey blondie" Tayuya said with a smile as she saw Naruto.
"Hello Naruto; I hope you are doing well" Kimimaro said; Naruto jogged over and stood in front of Kimimaro.
"I should be asking you the same thing; you look good, not coughing up blood or anything?" Naruto asked and Kimimaro nodded.
"I've recovered well and I'm fit for duty" Kimimaro said "all thanks to you and Lady Tsunade".
Tsunade smiled at this and spoke "Naruto deserves the credit; if he didn't convince me to come and help neither you or Orochimaru would be healed" she said.
"So what are you doing here" Kakuzu said and Doto spoke.
"Apparently these two have a mission for Naruto" Doto said "they didn't tell me but it must be important if they came all this way".
"Actually we came all this way because we don't know where the fuck this kid lives" Tayuya said pointing at Naruto "so we came to you because Lord Doto has a direct line to you". "Lord Orochimaru wants to talk to you personally; he wants to speak to you ASAP" Tayuya said.
"Ok, well I need a few days to arrange transportation" Naruto said and Kimimaro reached into his sleeve and produced a purple snake from his kimono .
"No need, we will be reversed summoned to Lord Orochimaru" Kimimaro said "I assume you can reverse summon yourself back here".
"Yes we can" Tsunade said with a nod "Shizune signed the Slug contract and she can be a beacon to a reverse summoning".
"Very well then; please come close and we'll get going" Kimimaro said and Naruto and the others walked over.
"Man I wish I had a summoning animal; that would be so cool" Naruto said as he stood next to Kimimaro along with the others; the next second there was a large puff of smoke and Naruto, Kimimaro and everyone else vanished leaving Doto alone.
'Naruto wants a summoning contract?' Doto thought before getting up and walking out 'I think I can help with that'. Doto exited into his hall way and found one of his ninja and spoke "get me Roga, Mizure and Fubuki; I have a mission for them" he said and the ninja nodded "and get me the keys to the Kazehana treasure and artifacts vault and meet me there".
"Yes Lord Doto" the ninja said as he ran off and Doto began to walk to the treasure vault.
'Naruto has been a useful ally to me; maybe a show of gratitude would be in order' Doto thought as he walked through his castle.
Meanwhile; In Oto: With Naruto and the others
A puff of smoke appeared in Orochimaru's throne room and Naruto, Kimimaro and the others appeared "that was cool" Naruto said and Kimimaro gave him a slight nod and smile.
"Ah Naruto, Kakuzu, Sasori, Tsunade; you made it" came the voice of Orochimaru who was sitting his throne "welcome back to my humble abode".
"Enough with the pleasantries Orochimaru" Kakuzu said looking at him "I heard you have a job for us; what is it, where is it and how much are we getting paid?"
"And I thought I was the impatient one" Sasori said making the other man scoff.
"Time is precious to me; time I could be using to make more money" Kakuzu said.
"Oh Kakuzu, I'm not asking for you, Sasori or Tsunade" Orochimaru said making all three of them look at Orochimaru "I want to ask Naruto to assist me with a mission I'm planning".
Naruto looked at Orochimaru and spoke "alright what do you want me to do?" Naruto asked "all I got to say is that the payment better equal the risks".
Orochimaru smiled "oh the reward will be worth the risk" Orochimaru said "I want you to do a simple delivery job for me".
Naruto let out a sigh of relief and spoke "thank god a normal mission for once" Naruto said with a smile "what am I delivering and to where?"
"It's in Konoha and I want you to bring it to me" Orochimaru said and Naruto looked at him wide eyed.
"WHAT" Naruto shouted in disbelief.
Back in Snow Country (A few hours later); Naruto's house: With everyone
Naruto was standing next to Kakuzu as he called everyone to a meeting; Hinata, Haku, Fu, Karin, Sakura, Kurenai, Anko, Tsunade, Shizune and Sasori.
"I called you all here because Naruto has a mission from Orochimaru and needs a squad to do it" Kakuzu said "Orochimaru thinks sending us will be over kill and call for an increased response which might jeopardize the mission". "The mission will require sneaking into Konoha" Kakuzu finished and everyone looked surprised.
"Ok, so who will be going on the mission" Sakura asked and Naruto looked at her.
"Well for one, you Sakura" Naruto said and Sakura went wide eyed.
"Me? Why me?" Sakura said and Naruto smiled.
"Because you are the one with the information we need" Naruto said "our mission is a snatch and grab; we will be kidnapping Sasuke Uchiha and delivering him to Orochimaru". Everyone hearing this went wide eyed and Sakura's jaw dropped "Orochimaru needs him for a specific reason; I can't really explain it but…" Naruto said "all I can say is that Sasuke will go to Orochimaru and won't be alive long after we drop him off". "And I have to say… it sounds like a pretty messed up way to die; and that's coming from me" Naruto said as he remembered what Orochimaru told him what he was going to do.
Sakura walked up to Naruto and looked him dead in the eyes "are you serious?" Sakura asked and Naruto nodded.
"Yes I am" Naruto said "looks Sakura, I know that you hate the guy and Konoha; and this is probably that last thing you want to do". "But I really need you to-" Naruto couldn't finish his sentence as Sakura wrapped her hands around Naruto and gave him the biggest hug she could give him.
Sakura pulled away and looked at Naruto with the brightest smile she ever had "you just made me the happiest girl in the world" Sakura said before giving Naruto a kiss on the cheek. Naruto was caught off guard by the kiss and how willing she was to help Naruto kidnap and hand over Sasuke.
"Wait really" Naruto said surprised.
"I'll gladly help you Naruto" Sakura said not skipping a beat until she got an angry look on her face "just when the time comes, I want to see Sasuke die for what he did to me". Naruto nodded at this and spoke.
"Welcome to the team" Naruto said and Sakura smiled as she walked back to the sofa and sat down; Hinata and Haku looked at Sakura giving her a look that made her blush in embarrassment.
"Haha" Anko laughed as she got up and patted Sakura on the shoulder "look at you Sakura, going the 'I Spit On Your Grave' route; I love it". Sakura chuckled and Anko looked at Naruto "hey Naruto; can I go too, I've been growing restless sitting on the side lines?"
"Sure thing Anko; we need someone who knows the area" Naruto said and Anko gave him a thumbs up. "Hinata; if you don't mind, can you come too?" Naruto asked and Hinata looked at him "your Byakugan will be very useful in this mission".
"Sure thing Naruto" Hinata said and Naruto nodded.
"Ok cool; umm lets see here" Naruto said tapping his chin "Karin's back hasn't healed yet and Fu's injury hasn't fully healed yet".
"I'll go Naruto" Haku said raising her hand "With my ice mirrors we can move through Konoha without raising alarms".
"Ok then, Haku will be my number four; now we just need one more" Naruto said as he looked in between Kurenai and Shizune "either one of you ladies like to join us". Kurenai thought about it for a moment and shook her head.
"I don't think I should go" Kurenai said "I don't think I can go back to Konoha so soon".
"No shame here Kurenai; I totally understand" Naruto said and Kurenai nodded.
"I'll go" Shizune said and Naruto looked at her "you can use a medic; and I'm no slouch with my combat skills either". "Also I can sneak into Konoha beforehand as well" Shizune said "I was a jonin before I left with Tsunade; no one will recognize me".
"Sounds good, glad to have you Shizune" Naruto said "alright, so it's me, Sakura, Anko, Hinata, Haku and Shizune".
"Hell yeah; lets kick some ass" Anko said "when are we leaving?"
"Three days; pack some stuff and get ready to leave" Naruto said "prepare for the worst; if we see combat then we should be ready".
"Alright then" Anko said as she hopped up "I'm going to go and get some gear from Doto's armory". "Kurenai; want to come with me?" Anko asked and Kurenai nodded.
"Sure thing" Kurenai said as she walked out with Anko.
Shizune looked to Tsunade and spoke "Lady Tsunade; can you help me prepare a medical scroll?" Shizune asked "I want to be prepared for what ever happens".
"Of course Shizune" Tsunade said as they both walked out.
"Great; I better go and get my stuff ready then" Naruto said as he walked away and to his room. Kakuzu and Sasori both left as well and Sakura spoke up.
"I better go and get my stuff too" Sakura said as she got up before getting pulled back down by Haku.
"Hold on a minute" Haku said with a smile "you seemed very happy when you gave Naruto that kiss"; Sakura began to blush at this and Haku smirked. "Is there something you've been keeping to yourself" Haku said.
Sakura blushed even harder as she looked around and saw Hinata looking at her expectingly, Fu looking at her curiously and Karin looking at her calculatingly.
"Hehehe" Sakura chuckled nervously as she rubbed the back of her head 'aw crap baskets'.
One week later; In Konoha: with Sasuke
Sasuke breathing heavily was standing in front of a destroyed training post that he had been using for training; Sasuke wiped some sweat from his brow and stood up straight.
'Finally did it' Sasuke thought 'only took me two damn months to learn it'; Sasuke looked at his left hand and saw how bruised and cut it was. Learning the chidori was a lot easier than learning this jutsu; and what's worse he had to figure the second part out for himself as Jiraya left not that long ago.
Flashback: 4 days earlier
Sasuke was in the training ground practicing when Jiraya came to him to deliver some news.
"Listen kid, I'm going to be leaving the village for a month" Jiraya said to Sasuke "I have some things to take care of with my spy network and I can't stay here to train you". Jiraya reached into his pocket and pulled out a scroll "here's a scroll to help you with your rasengan; it's just the basics, the rest your going to have to figure out yourself" he said.
"Some damn master you are" Sasuke said taking the scroll "I've been trying to figure this out for the past two months already; all you ever do is just watch and when I fail all you do is criticize".
"Failure is the best teacher kid; learning from your mistakes will help you succeed in the future" Jiraya said before turning around and walking away "try and master that jutsu by the time I get back; other wise you might as well give up on killing Itachi".
Sasuke growled at this 'old bastard' Sasuke said as he outstretched his hand and began to for chakra into his palm 'I'll master this damn jutsu if it's the last thing I do'. A small sphere of chakra appeared in his hand but began to lose control; suddenly the sphere exploded and cut Sasuke's hand.
"Damn it" Sasuke shouted before growling and trying again.
Flashback ends
Sasuke wrapped his hand in new bandages and looked at the sky 'it's about to be night soon' Sasuke thought as he began to exit the training ground. Sasuke walked for a few minutes before getting back to a road and began to walk home; as he did he noticed a woman with short black hair and wearing a kimono walking toward him.
"Hello there; nice day today" she said and Sasuke looked at her as she walked by without a second thought.
'Huh… never seen her before' Sasuke thought before shrugging it off and continuing down the road.
Shizune walked out of range of Sasuke and pressed a button hidden under her sleeve to activate the microphone on hidden in her collar "Naruto this is Shizune; the target is leaving the training ground and making his way towards his house, how copy over" she said.
Outside the village: With Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, Anko, Haku and the sound five
Naruto was sitting down along with Hinata, Sakura, Haku, Anko, Tayuya, Kimimaro, Jirobi, Sakon, Kidomaru as they were waiting outside Konoha, hiding in the forest when the call came through and Naruto responded.
"Copy loud and clear Shizune; make your way out before they close the gates" Naruto said as he got up "alright then time to get to work". Hinata, Sakura, Anko and Haku stood up as well "Haku make an ice mirror for a quick exit back to here" he said.
"Right" Haku said as she made an ice mirror a few feet away; Sakon seeing this got up and knocked on the ice mirror.
"Cool" Sakon said impressed.
"Literally" Ukon said while connected to his brothers back and both chuckled; Haku hearing this chuckled as well from the pun.
"Thank you" Haku said.
Naruto chuckled as well before looking at Hinata "Hinata, use your Byakugan to scan around for any threats; don't want to raise any alarms" he said.
"Alright Naruto" Hinata said as she put her helmet on and secured it.
"Anko; you're going to use your snakes to knock him out him" Naruto said "you got any constrictors in your summoning arsenal?".
Anko smirked and two snakes appeared out of her sleeves "i got anacondas and pythons at the ready" she said and Naruto nodded.
"Good, I'll use my threads to tie his hands and feet" Naruto said before looking at Sakura "last but most important to the plan, Sakura". Sakura smiled and Naruto could feel the anticipation rolling off her "ok Sakura; where does this prick live?" Naruto asked with a smirk.
"Follow me" Sakura said as she began to lead Naruto and the others towards Konoha.
As they did so Kimimaro stood up and spoke "we should get ready as well" Kimimaro said "ready the coffin for sealing and transport".
"Done and done" Jirobo said grabbing the cylindrical coffin and placing it on the ground.
"Kidomaru, set up trip wires; I do not want anyone sneaking up on us" Kimimaru said and Kidomaru nodded.
"Right" Kidomaru said as he went off to begin setting up.
"Tayuya, Sakon, stand guard and wait for them to return" Kimimaro said and both of them nodded "be prepared for anything".
"Copy that" Sakon said with a smile.
"Let's fucking do this" Tayuya said as she and Sakon took up defensive positions on either sides of the group.
'Naruto and his group will be back soon with the Uchiha and we can begin the next phase of the plan' Kimimaro thought 'soon Lord Orochimaru will have his new vessel and Konoha will lose it's last Uchiha'.
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