Chapter 21: Akatsuki Invades

Chapter 21: Akatsuki Invades

Sasuke stood leaning against one of the many stadium walls. His eyes were closed as he calmly awaited the arrival of the citizens of Konoha. The Uchiha had been placed as one of the many people guarding the stadium. He knew there was something awkward with the orders of the Hokage over the past few days. The whole village was put on high alert and all shinobi including genin were to report any findings which seemed unusual. However, not everyone was told the reasoning as to why such an order was implemented.

He remembered fighting in the same stadium against Gaara. The locale remained the same as it had been 3 years ago but with visible refurbishing, no doubt to fix the damage from the previous battles held here.

"Sasuke." The voice caused the black haired teen to open his eyes and fixate on the figure of a lazy jounin.

In front of him stood Kakashi along with his recognisable orange book in hand, "What are you here for?"

Kakashi did something very out of character as he closed his book and placed it in the safe confines of his vest pocket. He walked to the railings looking over the large stadium as a few people made their way to the stands, "I came to talk to you."

Sasuke observed the jounin suspiciously noting the serious tone in his voice, "Go ahead."

Kakashi began to speak, his one exposed eye peering over the gathering crowd, "You know of Konoha's current status."

Sasuke kept his eyes on the lazy Hatake, "You came to talk me about why?"

Kakashi nodded before resuming, "The reason why is because we're expecting visitors."

Sasuke folded his arms, "Who?"

Kakashi looked to the stadium floor as a familiar Hyuuga made his way to the middle, "…Akatsuki."

Sasuke's eyes twitched in recognition as he realised what their objective must be, "They're coming for Naruto."

Kakashi turned to face his fellow sharingan wielder, "Correct, they might already be in the vicinity."

Sasuke walked towards the railings, "You weren't supposed to tell me?"

Kakashi put his hands in his trouser pockets, "No, only jounin and Anbu know the full details of the situation."

Sasuke shook his head, "Why wasn't everyone told of this?"

Kakashi sighed, "Akatsuki has become a well known name amongst the shinobi now. Their recent exploits have shown how dangerous they are. The Godaime couldn't risk letting too many people know since it could cause panic."

Sasuke stared at the jounin who was the referee for the final matches. The Hyuuga was standing in the middle of the stadium calmly, "Does he know?"

Kakashi turned to where Sasuke was looking, his eyes came in contact with the form of Neji, "No, the Sandaime's law is still in effect. We aren't allowed to speak of Kyuubi to anyone of the younger generation. Letting him know would have caused too many questions. In the end he would have figured it out." He sighed, "Though, I think he's already suspicious since he was the only jounin not allowed in the meeting."

Sasuke leaned against the railing, resting his arms, "You let me know because I already am aware of the Kyuubi."

Kakashi gave a lazy smile obscured by his face mask, "Precisely." He turned to walk away, "But…you are also one of few who would stand a chance against one of their members."

The ex-Anbu walked away to resume his duties as a guard of the village. Sasuke closed his eyes as he understood a few more connections between Naruto's actions and the current events. 'Dobe, you've known all along.'

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Naruto put on the necklace he had won from Tsunade 3 years prior when she challenged him to learning the technique Rasengan within a week. His seal was inactive leaving him at the best of his capability as well giving his muscles their much needed rest. It was still early in the morning and the sun was shining fiercely illuminating everything its light touched.

He focused knowing that the Akatsuki would be coming today. Letting out a deep sigh to calm himself, he picked up his jacket and put it on. He moved to the small drawer at the side of his bed. Kneeling down he opened one of the compartments. Inside was a scroll along with 6 of the special kunai he needed to perform the Hiraishin No Jutsu. He had stored the rest of the kunai within the scroll since he knew that carrying so many was imprudent due to the amount they weighed as well as how many there were.

He retrieved only a single kunai from the miniature compartment before closing it. Putting the scroll in his pouch he performed his signature hand seal before a shadow clone appeared in front of him.

The shadow clone had a serious demeanour just like Naruto. Clearing his throat, the jinchuuriki addressed the doppelganger, "Investigate the outskirts and make sure you're not destroyed. If you find anything out of the ordinary, let me know."

The clone nodded before leaving his sight. Naruto heard his door close signalling the clone's departure to begin exploring. He knew that security had been increased and it was a lot tighter than it had ever been however he needed to send his own scout just in case there was something they had missed.

Naruto heard cheers from the distance; they were a sign that the final matches were underway. It was time to leave for the stadium if he wanted to make it in time to see Konohamaru's match. He figured it would be the last one since everyone was eager to see how good of a ninja the Sandaime's grandson was.

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Deidara coolly observed the scene in front of him. His eyes were wandering from the various shinobi on guard along Konoha's walls, "They've been expecting us yeah."

His statement caused his partner to turn to him, "What do you mean Sempai?"

The blonde criminal had an angry fire within his eyes, "They knew we were coming yeah."

Tobi looked towards the distance at the security present, "What makes you say that?"

Deidara smacked the clueless criminal, "Are you blind dumbass."

Tobi rubbed his head, "Gomen, I mean, everyone has increased their security because of us. What makes them different?""

Deidara slapped his head as he knew that he would have to explain, "Didn't you notice that we didn't even have to fly into the country? There were hardly any border guards unlike everywhere else. The reason why, is because most of the shinobi have been called back to guard the damn village yeah."

Tobi looked at the wall of Konoha, "So…"

Deidara began to retreat deeper into the forest as his black haired partner followed him. They jumped through the trees until they had a fair amount of distance between themselves and the village of Konoha.

Deidara stopped at one of the trees before facing Tobi, "Somebody let them know yeah."

Tobi looked at the older shinobi, "We have a spy?"

Deidara folded his arms as he began to think about the problematic situation, "Maybe…if we do, there are only two possible candidates."

Tobi scratched his head, "Who?"

Deidara sighed before speaking, "The only two who do their assignments alone. I doubt it's Zetsu since he was the second in this organisation. There's no way a spy would have decided to enter Akatsuki all that time ago and remain undiscovered yeah."

Tobi sat back on the branch of the tree he was standing on, "So it's not Zetsu-sempai."

Deidara nodded his head, "Then it only leaves her." The art appreciating criminal paused for a few seconds before resuming, "There's still too many problems yeah."

Tobi shook his head, "I don't understand Sempai."

Deidara stared at the floor of the forest, "Zetsu is the one who gathers our Intel. Itachi, Kisame and Hidan went to kill Orochimaru on the information he had gathered. If we do have a spy and it isn't him then that means we're being screwed from two sides yeah."

Tobi stood up, "What are we going to do?"

Deidara formed a sculpture in the form of a small bird, "I'm going to attack the village. I'll get the job done; you wait here just in case yeah."

Tobi nodded before speaking, "What about a distraction Sempai?"

Deidara shook his head, "You need to make sure you leave a trail for the little shit to follow yeah. If you draw attention to yourself, then you won't be able to do that."

The two criminals turned to the stare at the trees as they felt a faint chakra signal approaching. It was clear that whoever was approaching was trying to hide their chakra but they didn't conceal it completely. Both of the Akatsuki members hid as the person revealed himself.

Deidara's eyes widened as he recognised the mop of yellow hair as well as the whisker marks adorning his cheeks. He didn't make a move wanting to see exactly what was going on. He looked in the direction of Tobi who was calmly observing the doppelganger on the ground.

Naruto's shadow clone looked at the area before dispelling himself. Tobi jumped onto the forest floor, "A shadow clone? I wonder who that was."

Deidara landed on the hard ground next to his partner, "That was our target yeah."

Tobi tilted his head, "He's the jichuuriki?"

Deidara let the bird sculpture in his hand onto the ground as a cloud of smoke engulfed the area. In place of the small bird figurine was now a large bird capable of transporting up to two people. Deidara jumped onto the birds back, "It looked like he was scouting. They definitely knew we were coming yeah."

Tobi sat back on the ground, "How do you know where to go?"

Deidara smirked preparing to fly, "Where I can make the biggest bang yeah."

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Tsunade looked on as the third match of the first round finished. Originally there were nine competitors after the second test however Udon had got injured during the training month hence being eliminated from the match ups. This led to having an equal amount of contestants which was fine by the Hokage. The leaf hadn't been doing very well as Moegi had got eliminated letting her Suna opponent into the next round. The shinobi's from the hidden village of Rain had the most success so far with two of their shinobi's advancing.

The Godaime had been dragged to the stadium early on due to her assistant Shizune and the fact that Gaara had already headed there. The fights so far had been very good with none of the competitors forfeiting and fighting until they couldn't go on. She looked to the side at the Kazekage, "Well, your shinobi won the last match but how much are you willing to bet that the leaf will be victorious in this battle?"

Shizune clutched onto Ton-Ton harder as the small pig squealed, "Tsunade-sama, you shouldn't be betting during such serious situations."

The Hokage ignored her frantic assistant as Gaara turned to face her, his expression as anonymous as always, "I don't gamble."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow at the young Kage whilst Shizune gave a relieved sigh. "Whatever, I would've won."

She looked through the crowds as the ground below was being prepared for the final match of the first round. 'Where are you Naruto?'

An Anbu appeared in front of the busty blonde, "Report, Hokage-sama."

Tsunade leaned back in her uncomfortable chair before telling him to go ahead.

The masked shinobi nodded, "So far there have been no suspicious activities or signs that Akatsuki has appeared. However, there was an odd plume of smoke in a deeper region of the forest which is currently being investigated. That is all."

Tsunade had a stern demeanour as she spoke, "Very well, Tenzou. Make sure everyone remains alert." She sighed, "Now if only I knew where that baka was."

Tenzou stopped himself from leaving, "I saw Naruto entering the stands a few minutes ago, Hokage-sama." Performing a quick bow, the shinobi known to Team 7 as Yamato disappeared from sight returning to his post.

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Naruto walked through the stands, the roar of the crowd filling his ears. He hoped he wasn't too late as began to descend the stairs to get a seat close to the front. He stopped as a flash of information flowed through his mind. He analysed what he learnt as his clone dispelled itself. There were no signs at all of the Akatsuki, however the jinchuuriki figured they must have covered up their whereabouts well.

He was broken from his thoughts as he heard someone shout his name. Looking towards the front row, he saw Sakura waving at him along with Ino at her side. He smiled before making his way down the rest of the steps and eventually towards the kunoichis.

"Ohayo, Sakura-chan." Leaning inwards he gave the pink haired medic a quick kiss much to the astonishment of the blonde kunoichi seated.

Ino raised an eyebrow, "When did this happen?"

Sakura gave a chuckle as the two shinobi sat down, "About a month ago."

Ino's mouth fell open as Naruto observed the surroundings, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Sakura scratched her forehead, "This is the first time we've had the chance to actually talk over the past month. I've been busy."

Ino folded her legs as she looked at the stadium floor, "Fine, but you could've told me a little earlier."

Sakura shook her head, "I'm surprised Hinata, Kiba or Shino didn't tell you. They were probably the first ones to know."

Ino whirled around to face her friend, "Eh? You told them before me?"

The kunoichi were stopped from continuing their conversation as Naruto spoke, "Oi, what's Neji doing down there?"

Ino sighed, "He's the referee for the matches."

Naruto nodded acknowledging her response as he saw Konohamaru make his way onto the clearing along with a sand-nin. "Did Moegi and Udon make it through?"

Sakura leaned back, "Udon didn't enter since he got injured training and Moegi lost to a sand-nin. She did well but he had too much stamina for her to keep up."

Naruto grinned, "She tried her best though right?" He took in a deep breath before leaning over the railings, "KICK HIS ASS KONOHAMARU! YOU HEAR ME!"

Naruto's loud statement took everyone with shock as Konohamaru looked at the older shinobi with a grin and nodded. Sakura quickly pulled Naruto back into his seat, "Control yourself."

Naruto gave his trademark foxy grin before waiting for the match to start. He knew that Sakura had no idea of what he was expecting to happen today but thought it was for the best.

Ino addressed the genin, "Oi, Naruto, do you know anything about why the village is on high alert?"

Sakura listened intently waiting for the energetic ninja to respond as she was curious also as to what the reason was. Naruto calmly spoke, "It could be anything. I wasn't told why." Naruto knew that he wasn't telling the truth since he did know why however it wasn't a complete lie due to the Godaime not actually telling him. He had found out from Jiraiya a month ago about Akatsuki's plans.

The crowd around them erupted into cheer as the final bout of the first round began. Naruto keenly observed Konohamaru as he began to fight. The Sarutobi started by relying on his taijutsu capabilities whereas the suna-nin was fighting mostly with ninjutsu. His arsenal consisted mainly of Doton jutsu.

The people began to applaud as Konohamaru avoided a rock throw to plant a hard hit on the sand shinobi's face. Naruto smiled as he saw the younger genin begin a combination of punches to try and put an end to the fight as quickly as possible.

Sakura looked on interested, "He's quite good."

Ino laughed before adding her own comment, "Yeah, looks like he can fight as big as he can talk."

Naruto ran a hand through his spiky hair, "This is important to Konohamaru. He isn't here just for himself." The kunoichis looked at him as he resumed, "He's fighting for the honour of being a Sarutobi. There's no way he's going to lose."

Sakura smiled at the blonde before looking towards the match again. Konohamaru had been sent sprawling across the ground courtesy of a Doton jutsu. He slowly rose with blood across his face. The match continued as a back and forth affair with both shinobi trying their hardest to overwhelm the other. The crowd continuously cheered appreciating the action packed display.

Naruto found his thoughts wandering to Akatsuki again, 'Kuso…what the hell is going on?'

He blinked as he looked towards Konohamaru who had now trapped the suna-nin via his blue scarf. He remembered the Sarutobi tried to apply a similar technique against him but it wasn't very effective however the suna-nin was bound in countless spots rendering his arms immobile. Konohamaru unleashed a last attack pummelling the suna-nin with numerous punches and kicks. Naruto gave a victorious smirk as he saw the suna-nin flying through the air, "It's over."

Neji signalled the end of the match as the crowd began to cheer deafeningly for the young Sarutobi. Naruto got up from his seat giving a whistle as Sakura and Ino laughed and cheered at the great display.

The jinchuuriki wiped the smile off his face as he felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Looking towards Konohamaru he saw something descending towards the unsuspecting genin. His eyes widened, "Konohamaru!" He rapidly jumped from the stands through the air.

His actions took everyone by surprise but other shinobi quickly understood what happened when they saw what he was trying to intercept. Naruto entered the path of the clay sculpture heading towards the genin below. Throwing out his hands he yelled, "Arekuruukaze!"

A raving wind encircled him but before he could throw it outwards to decimate the approaching explosive, it contacted blasting him towards the stadium wall. A shadow loomed over the stadium as the crowd looked on afraid of what just had happened.

Neji looked towards the sky as he saw the trademark cloak of the Akatsuki fluttering along with the wearer smirking at them down below. Deidara laughed, "Art is bang yeah!"

Deidara didn't give time for the shinobi to react as he swiftly threw a few more explosive art pieces at the walls of the stadium making them crumble.

Tsunade was on her feet as Gaara looked at the stadium walls collapsing. He raised his hands as sand began to run across the walls to keep them stable. Concentrating harder, the ground began to change as he condensed the minerals in order to form more sand. The newly created sand quickly ran up the walls as he began to close off any openings so the spectators would be safe.

Sasuke who was in the highest part of the stands began to run through the frantic crowd as they tried to escape harm. He saw the sand closing all possible means of the spectators being able to intrude on the battle ground. Dodging the escaping people, he jumped over the railings as the sand closed off all gaps in the stadium.

He landed on the hard ground as he looked towards the laughing blonde in the sky. Pulling out a few shuriken he launched them at the criminal in the sky. Deidara swerved avoiding the projectiles.

Tsunade looked on at the carnage but gave a sigh of relief as the Kazekage stopped everything from collapsing. She looked towards the young Kage who was visibly sweating. Turning her attention towards her assistant she spoke in a commanding tone, "Tell all guarding shinobi to focus on evacuating the people. He can't keep this up long." Shizune nodded as the Godaime rolled up her sleeves to begin battling.

Neji looked on as Sasuke ran up the stadium wall which was covered in sand. He looked towards Konohamaru, "Try not to get in the way." The Sarutobi nodded as he saw the Uchiha attempting to get close to the flying Akatsuki member. Neji activated his byakugan before withdrawing a kunai.

He saw Sasuke miss with his attack before falling back towards the ground and landing on his feet. Neji looked at the Uchiha and gave him a nod. They both began to run at the stadium wall before vertically climbing with their feet. Neji jumped backwards off the sand covered wall flying through the air. Sasuke followed after having gone a little higher and was getting closer to Neji in mid-air.

The Hyuuga turned vertical so his head was facing the ground as Sasuke's feet landed on his. Neji put all his might into pushing the Uchiha upwards. Sasuke smirked as he received the boost needed to send him soaring towards his target. Approaching the clay bird, he clasped its ankle jerking it back.

Deidara taken by surprise at the sudden jolt of movement failed to see a kick heading his way. Sasuke connected with his leg on the blonde's face throwing him off his transport. Jumping onto the bird he followed after the falling Akatsuki and began to throw more punches at him. Deidara who wasn't well versed in taijutsu blocked as much as he could before kicking him away and landing on the hard ground.

He quickly jumped out of the way as a punch impacted where he was standing leaving a large crater. He looked at the Godaime who withdrew her fist from the now decimated rock beneath her. Deidara laughed as he saw the three shinobi surround him, "It was a great welcoming party yeah."

Before they could do anything, he threw a few more explosives around him blowing up the ground and covering the area in dust. His large transport swooped downwards as he jumped onto it. Flying towards the air he moulded a new shape in the form of a clay doll which quickly became as large as the transport he was standing on.

Gaara looked at the Akatsuki who had attacked him months ago. He recognised the shape of the clay doll as it had been the same technique that the blonde criminal attempted to destroy Sunakagure with. He looked towards the ground where the dust was slowly clearing.

Deidara shouted at the leaf-nin, "Let's see what you can do against my specialty #18." The clay doll began to descend towards the stadium ground at a rapid pace. Gaara knew that if it impacted it would decimate the entire stadium to bits. He hoped that the spectators had been evacuated as he let go of the sand holding the walls up. Throwing out his hand the sand rushed for the large explosive swallowing it up in layers of thick sand. The clay doll exploded, making the ball of sand it was contained in expand tremendously. Gaara felt a lot of his chakra leave him as he controlled the explosion to make sure it couldn't escape. As it finished he let go resulting in the sand to slowly fall in the direction of the ground below.

The Godaime diverted her attention from the falling sand to the stadium walls as they began to crumble. She looked through the stands sighing when she saw that the spectators were either out of harms way or had been evacuated.

Naruto slowly rose to his feet as he coughed. Blood fell onto the ground as he saw his damaged state. His jacket had been obliterated and his shirt had various holes in it. He looked at the carnage around him, half of the stadium walls had turned into rubble and there were numerous holes over the floor. He panted wiping the blood from his mouth and turned his attention to the centre of the ground where Sasuke, Neji and the Godaime stood.

Deidara had an angry expression across his face as his attempted deconstruction had been foiled. He looked to the side as he saw Naruto awake and alert. "Hey shithead." His insult caught the jinchuuriki's attention, "Not so strong are you really? You can't protect anything yeah."

Neji, Sasuke and the Godaime turned to where Deidara was talking to set their interest on a reawakened Naruto. Neji's eyes went wide as he stared at the sight of Naruto. He could clearly see all his coils as a menacing red chakra swirled around them relentlessly. He began to sweat as he recognised the ominous chakra as the same one that surrounded Naruto when he fought against the Yondaime. The strangest thing about it was that it seemed alive and was acting on its own.

Naruto stared in disbelief at the familiar criminal in the sky. He thought he had been killed months before by Kakashi. His thoughts returned to the stadium and the condition everything was in, "Kuso…"

Deidara laughed at the angry leaf-nin before beginning to fly away from the stadium. Naruto's eyes were full of rage as he ran up the stadium wall to chase him. Neji shook away his stupor as he also began to run along with Sasuke. The Godaime recognising the shinobi's actions quickly spoke, "Wait."

Both the Hyuuga and Uchiha stopped as they were called by the Hokage. Tsunade, having got their attention, gave her order, "Sasuke, you continue with the pursuit and make sure they don't get Naruto, there might be another one of them." Sasuke nodded before taking off, "Neji, I need you to remain here just in case we require the byakugan to diagnose any injuries."

The Hyuuga nodded as he began to analyse what he just heard from the Hokage. The Akatsuki had come for Naruto and were willing to attack the strongest shinobi village in the world for their objective. He didn't have time to continue thinking as Sakura made her way over to them, "Tsunade-shisou."

The Godaime looked at her apprentice, "How many injured are there?"

Sakura stopped as she neared the Hokage, "We've got 4 critically injured and over 40 with minor injuries. Ino's already began treating them."

Tsunade nodded as she began to make her way to the wounded spectators, "We should get to work."

Sakura stared at her mentor walk away as she looked over the ground for a sign of Naruto. She was worried for him as the last thing she saw was him getting thrown into the now decimated walls. "Where's Naruto?"

Neji was the one to answer her question, "He's gone after the Akatsuki attacker. Sasuke has as well."

Sakura stared at the proud Hyuuga whose eyes were focused on the ground. He was clearly troubled by something as he was clenching his fists. She began to worry as to what might happen to the jinchuuriki having been told that he had ran after the S-class criminal. 'Naruto…be safe.'

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Naruto jumped from building to building as he chased after Deidara who was maniacally laughing at his efforts. His fists were clenched tightly as his anger was on the verge of exploding. He couldn't believe the damage one person could do to their village.

Deidara had left a trail of destruction throughout the village thanks to his clay explosives in order to try and slow down the genin in pursuit. Even though some shinobi had joined the chase with Naruto they had to stop and help citizens as the Akatsuki member continuously threw explosives to make sure there weren't too many people after him. Naruto didn't understand how the criminal had such an accurate aim from a large distance but believed it was to do with the scope in his left eye.

Naruto put his hand into his pouch withdrawing the special kunai which he had been training with over the past week. He wasn't great at performing the Hiraishin No Jutsu but he could execute it nonetheless. Gripping it tightly, he knew that it was the only way he could get close enough to the flying criminal.

Deidara crafted another of his deadly bombs before throwing it in the direction of Naruto. The jinchuuriki saw the descending clay form and jumped out of the way at the last second.

Deidara looked behind him eagerly at the column of smoke that rose from where he attacked. Bringing his transport round he headed closer to see where the genin had ran to. He formed another one of his artworks waiting for the dust to settle. His eyes went wide as he saw a kunai fly through the calming smoke straight at his head.

He moved his head to the side avoiding the kunai but a flash appeared in front of his eyes as his transport screeched giving a sudden movement. Pain filled the blonde artist's senses as he looked to his right arm to see a kunai implanted deeply in his skin along with a furious Naruto staring at him.

Naruto threw a punch at the criminal but Deidara pulled on his clay bird as it moved to the left avoiding Naruto and leaving him to fall to the ground. Deidara pulled out the now blood covered kunai out of his right arm, an enraged expression on his face, "Bastard, I just had this reattached yeah."

Naruto landed on to the ground, instantly looking towards the sky at the S-class criminal, "I'm going to rip every limb off your body."

Deidara looked at the kunai in his hand observing the strange seal tied around it, "I don't think you have time to worry about fighting me yeah." He smirked upon finishing.

Naruto looked around him at the columns of smoke rising from various parts of Konoha. He gritted his teeth in anger, "You came here for me didn't you? Now you're telling me you don't have time to fight."

Deidara pocketed the kunai with which he had been attacked, "I'll come back for you yeah." The missing-nin moved to the side as shuriken flew past him signalling the entrance of Uchiha Sasuke.

Sasuke landed next to Naruto, "Hn, It's not about you having time to fight. You're dying here."

Deidara grinned as he looked at the sharingan wielder, "You can't even get close to me; I don't see how you're going to kill me yeah." He turned his transport around before addressing Naruto, "As long as you're here, expect us to return yeah." With his last words said he ascended higher into the air before flying off.

Naruto closed his eyes knowing it was futile to run after him. He had been preparing to fight the notorious organisation for 2 months now but they had just entered his village and left a path of devastation.

Sasuke stared at his friend whom he had been in little contact with ever since he had found out about his death. He now realised that he failed to see how much of an effect this was having on Naruto. Contrary to the façade the jinchuuriki was displaying, it was evident now to the Uchiha how serious and desperate the situation was for him. He looked towards Naruto's hands which were dripping with blood, "All this training…it's for them isn't it." His comment was a statement rather than a question.

Naruto opened his eyes, his voice calm, "Yeah." He turned to walk away from the Uchiha as he was contemplating a decision in his mind. Rubbing his left forearm he walked in the direction of his home.

Sasuke looked at the Uzumaki as he walked away into the distance. He knew that he was deep in thought from the expression on his visage. Turning around he saw the state the village was in and knew that his help would be required. He took off in the direction of the stadium to report to the Hokage.

Arekuruukaze - Raving Wind (Original)

Hiraishin No Jutsu - Flying Thunder god Technique