Chase

"So Sasuke has gone rogue?"

I carried Sakura all the way over to where Tsunade was, when I arrived she was sleeping as Shizune was on a mission and she was all alone, Sakura was surprised to have woken up in the Hokage's office.

"Ye-yes."

"You're not hiding anything else from us are you?"

I asked Sakura, she nodded as she looked down on the floor, she then looked at Tsunade and bowed.

"Please help Sasuke come back to the village, I'll do anything."

I was right behind Tsunade so I don't know who she was requesting to, Tsunade looked like she was contemplating as she tapped the pen on the table.

"Yuki, how fast can you bring Shikamaru?"

"I can drag him back within a minute or so depending if he's awake or not."

"Go."

I nodded, and disappeared, I've already marked Konoha's significant landmarks, naturally I included the clan houses, specifically only in their gates, when I arrived at their gate I immediately went in

It was still dawn, so without question I entered, I was glad Shikaku was there, he looked at me and wondered.

"Why are you here Yuki?"

"Lady Tsunade is calling for Shikamaru."

"Did he do something?"

"No."

"Go and drag him out of here."

I nodded, and luckily Shikamaru was already awake, he saw me and shook his head.

"Wait! Let me get my flak jacket, I feel like this is going to be quite troublesome."

"Alright."

After a minute or two he returned, he had washed his face only and was ready to go, he nodded and when I placed my hand on his shoulder we had arrived directly to The Hokage's office.

"I'll never get used to that feeling."

"Shikamaru, I have a mission for you, its regarding Sasuke, he has gone rogue, I want you to assemble a team and retrieve him."

"What about the other Chunin's and Jonin's?"

"They're on very important missions, and you are the only left to do it, as a Chunin go and do this mission, after all he is still your friend."

"What a drag, I can call on anyone right?"

Tsunade nodded, Sakura who was sitting on the side looked anxiously, Shikamaru was thinking, he then pointed at me.

"Yuki should be enough."

"I'm sorry Shikamaru, Yuki isn't available, I have other tasks for him."

Sakura looked at us, she was bewildered by Tsunade's statement, Shikamaru clicked his tongue, I continued acting like it was none of my concern, Tsunade caught their expressions, and stopped tapping the pen on the table.

"As the two of you know, I'm doing my best, if I give Yuki to you he may have the possibility of bringing Sasuke back but who knows how many Shinobi's Orochimaru may have brought to retrieve Sasuke as well."

"That is my quesiton as well, Yuki has the highest chance of bringing Sasuke back."

"While that is true, you forget, Yuki is also human, he does not have an endless supply of chakra, who knows what plans Orochimaru may have had just to retrieve Sasuke back."

"Then what will Yuki do?"

"It is classified."

"Alright, I'll accept the mission."

Shikamaru nodded and left, Sakura who was at the side, hesitantly stood up then left, I then walked forward in front of Tsunade.

"Go to Suna, how fast can you arrive there?"

"Pretty fast, what do you want me to do?"

"Ask for reinforcements, I heard that The Kazekage's son feels indebted to the leaf and Naruto, I'm sure he is willing to join the retrieval mission."

"Is that all?"

"I'm sure you've marked Shikamaru already, help them alright?"

I nodded, I already had visited Suna, I stole a few rabbits there but there weren't that many and I was disappointed, when I stepped outside the door, Sakura was there waiting, anxious as ever, tears ready to burst out.

"Yuki, please."

"I can't make any promises, as you know, he's made his choice, but I'll try my best I guess, if it makes you feel any better, I'm going to Suna to call for reinforcements just in case things go awry."

"I un-understand."

She quietly left as I just stared at her back not saying anything else, when she was gone I immediately left for Suna.

-

As I arrived at the Kazekage office, they were surprised, I stood there.

"The Hokage has a request."

"What kind of request."

Baki who was at the Kazekage's office spoke, as Gaara was also reading documents, but right before I could speak he closed the folder and stood up.

"I'll accept."

"Alright, the situation is as follows, Sasuke Uchiha has gone rogue, we have already made a search team responsible for retrieving him but the Hokage feels that the team isn't enough, most of our capable Shinobi's are out on a mission thus we had to send out Shikamaru a new Chunin and genins to retrieve him."

Gaara nodded, Baki wanted to say something, but he realized, that without the attack on Konoha this wouldn't have happened.

"Go and call Temari and Kankuro."

Baki nodded, I just sat there waiting for them, Gaara continued to look at me.

"Yuki was it?"

I nodded as Gaara looked at me intently, I wonder what's happening now.

"What's inside you?"

"Nothing."

"Shukaku seems to be very afraid of you."

Alright, I'm not going to extract Shukaku now lest my identity be revealed, I'll wait for the Akatsuki to take him away instead.

"I'm just a regular shinobi that knows the Uzumaki sealing techniques maybe that's why."

"I see, perhaps its afraid of being sealed again, excuse me for my rude questions."

"It's not a problem."

Shortly Baki returned with Kankuro and Temari, Kankuro was furious when he saw me, I just smiled and waved, Gaara then recounted the situation to them, they agreed to help since they saw how Gaara had changed.

"So how are we gonna travel there fast?"

"I arrived here fast because I teleported, but we have to travel normally first when we arrive at the border I can teleport us directly to where they are."

"So it is true."

Baki interrupted us as he looked at me.

"What is true?"

"You do know the Fourth Hokage's Technique, I thought my eyes had deceived me, fear not I will not reveal your jutsu casually, the three of them will learn of it naturally."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Temari asked as she looked at me in a questioning tone, I didn't say anything as Gaara walked over her, signaling that we should get going now.

I mean I could teleport us right here right now but I wouldn't be fashionably late for the retrieval mission, got to take my sweet time.

-

When we finally reached the border, I went to Choji first, I've marked the sound four right before I let them off.

"You guys go on ahead, they're all up ahead, if you go straight in that direction you'll find marks of battles."

"Understood, please take him back to Konoha, we'll find our way."

Gaara told me as his sand moved, I nodded and carried Choji on my back, he was passed out now that I have to carry him back to Tsunade.

"Go to the hospital now!"

Tsunade touched my shoulder as she knew I could teleport there and once we arrived she called for a stretcher and I placed Choji there.

"Go back now and help them."

"Understood."

When I returned, I went directly to where Kimimaro was, Gaara was startled when he saw me in an instant but.

"You! Who are you! Why do you feel familiar!"

"The same could be said to you."

"Who are you!"

Kimimaro yelled at me, we had the same white hair, Gaara and Lee looked at us both, is this a new misunderstanding?

"Can you two help the others instead and let me deal with him?"

Gaara, nodded and left with Lee, leaving us both alone.

"So you're from the Kaguya clan."

I told him as he nodded, he looked like I was a relative, I didn't say anything.

"And you are also from the Kaguya clan?"

"Technically, but, my mother's name is Kaguya, and she is your ancestor, that makes me your grandfather or something."

I could see he was pissed, but he was surprised when I spawned one bone that protruding on my palm, it had a different color, it was Ash colored.

"Do you have any questions before you disappear from the face of the earth?"

"What is your relationship to the Kaguya clan?"

"You're clan only inherited part of the original bloodline that is inside me, it's sad to say you didn't awaken the original bones that should have been in you, as you can see, I'm the better version of you."

"I see."

No words had to be said, we then lunged towards each other, too bad he wasn't using his second version of the curse mark since I interrupted his fight with Gaara right before it could start.

When he was about to stab me, I made the bone in my palm longer hitting him before he hit me, he stopped just right in front of me, there were tears in his eyes.

"I guess, I am a failed product after all."

I didn't say anything as I saw him disintegrate in front of me.

'Now time to grab some popcorn and watch the first duel at the valley of the end.'