The Rescue Mission Battle Part 6

"Let's Not waste time anymore!" Kakashi said while pulling his left part of the head protector up.

< Sharingan! >

("Not good!") Kabuto felt something terrible was about to happen.

Kakashi took out a scroll from his vest, bit his finger and drew blood over the scroll.

He closed it again and formed a seal.

"What do you plan to do?" Kabuto asked as he pointed his Kunai at Kakashi.

<Ninja Art Summoning - Earth Style Fanged Pursuit Jutsu>

Kakashi said as he unleashed the technique.

(Poof) (Poof)

(Poof) (Poof)

(Poof) (Poof)

(Poof) (Poof)

Eight ninja dogs appeared out of thin air on the sand.

"GRRRR!!!!!" The dogs snarled at Kabuto.

"Easy…." Kabuto tried to calm the dogs as he stepped backwards.

(WOOF!) Pakkun commanded, following which all the ninja dogs ran towards Kabuto at the same time and captured Kabuto by sinking their fangs into eight different places across Kabuto's body letting the abdomen wide open.

Kakashi then started forming hand seals.

<Ox><Rabbit><Monkey>

He lifted his right hand which was gathering blue lightning energy while being supported by the left.

In about two seconds, the energy in Kakashi's hand reached its full potential…

"Aaaaarrrgghhhhhhh!!!!!!!"

<RAIKIRI>

Kakashi shouted as he charged over towards Kabuto.

Hah! Kakashi thrust the Raikiri into Kabuto.

(Boom!) Kakashi's hand slipped into Kabuto's innards.

Kakashi then removed his hand from. Kabuto's abdomen, following which…

(Blergh!) Kabuto puked some blood and fell onto his knees.

"hah!"

"hah!"

"hah!"

Kabuto breathed in and out heavily as he stared at the ground.

"It's over for you…" Kakashi said…

"Hehe!" Kabuto snickered in a manner of self-mockery…

However, what Kakashi had not realized was Kabuto was using a basic technique of rapid cellular division within a short amount of time over a specific area to heal himself…

His cells regenerated at a speed visible to the eyes, slowly replacing the mangled flesh Kabuto had in the area where he had received the raikiri and the bites from the eight different dogs.

"Hmm?" Kakashi stared at Kabuto followed by the eight ninja dogs.

"You think you have defeated me?" Kabuto asked.

Kakashi frowned upon Kabuto's question.

Just as Kakashi was about to continue ahead…

"I'm here!" Kakashi heard a foreign voice at this moment.

He turned back to see an Old lady interrupting the fight between the Kazekages.

Meanwhile, Kabuto also stared at Granny Chiyo who had just arrived on the field…

"Honored Grandmother Chiyo?" Kabuto stared at her.

Kabuto knew about Granny Chiyo's existence from Sasori, who gave information on some of the most prominent ninjas from the hidden sand that were almost, if not on par with him in terms of prowess.

After the Father and the Mother puppets blocked the attack from the Third Kazekage…

Chiyo also took a second to observe the battlefield.

"You....!" Chiyo stared at Kakashi angrily.

"I am going to kill you!" Chiyo announced as she broke off the Father puppet from the defense and sent him after Kakashi.

"Honoured Grandmother Chiyo!" Rasa screamed, despite which Chiyo paid no attention to him and sent the puppet over quickly…

(Slash!) The father puppet cut through Kakashi using a hidden blade.

(Poof!) Kakashi was replaced by a wooden log which was struck in half by the puppet.

"DAMN IT!"

"He Got Away!" Chiyo cursed, following which the original Rasa ran over to Chiyo, meanwhile, the clone was being chased around by the geometric shapes.

"Honoured Grandmother Chiyo!"

"Why are you attacking him?"

"The Sound has betrayed us, the people from the hidden leaf are helping us…" Rasa justified.

"I DON'T CARE!" Chiyo argued in a bold voice while setting her eyes on Kakashi once again.

"He killed my son and daughter-in-law!"

"I must avenge them!" Chiyo said following which she moved her hands to prepare the next attack.

However, before she could move in…

Kakashi interrupted.

"I think you are mistaking me for someone else…"

"My name is Hatake Kakashi!" Kakashi introduced himself…

"Hatake?"

"Are you the son of Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang?" Chiyo asked.

"Yeah!" Kakashi scratched his head.

Chiyo felt like she had been let down on her hopes for revenge.

("I must not target the son for the sins of his father!") Chiyo declared in her mind following which she withdrew the Father puppet.

(Boom!)

At this moment the Iron Cuboid that was chasing after the clone had destroyed it,

("This is bad!") Rasa thought as he turned to face the Third Kazekage once again.

"Let me help you!" Chiyo said as she joined up with Rasa.

Meanwhile, Kabuto finally stood up once again.

"ARGH!" Kabuto immediately fell onto the ground, as he clenched his abdomen in pain.

("How?")

("I thought I healed it completely!")

*Footsteps*

Kabuto looked up to see Kakashi walking towards him.

"Damn it!" Kabuto cursed at his misfortune and turned to observe how Kimimaro was doing.

"What is that boy watching him for?" Kabuto thought upon seeing Kimimaro patiently waiting for Sasuke who had his eyes closed.

(Whoosh!)

The strange creature flew over the battlefield, trying to land on the ground next to the battle between Third Kazekage Vs. Chiyo and Rasa.

(Bang!) Sasori landed on the ground.

"It's been a long time!"

"Granny Chiyo!" Sasori greeted in a low voice.

"Sasori!" Chiyo looked at Sasori who was in his Hiruko form…

"Sa.."

"So.."

"Ri…" The Third Kazekage managed to mumble in anger before turning his body towards Sasori to face him.

"Hmm?" Sasori looked at the Third Kazekage.

("Looks like even when he is dead, he still abhors me…")

("After all, I did kill him all by myself back in the day…") Sasori thought as he looked at the Third Kazekage.

....

"Kimimaro!" Kabuto called out, to which Kimimaro turned back.

("What?")

("Kabuto-sama was done in by the jounin over there?") Kimimaro thought as he looked at Kakashi who was looking at Sasori that had just landed.

Kimimaro understood tacitly,

("The Akatsuki, huh?")

("I guess its time for us to leave…") Kimimaro thought as he vanished from the spot, only to reappear at the place Kabuto had fallen.

"Hm?" Kakashi turned back to see Kabuto being supported by Kimimaro in his cursed form vanish from the spot, as they fled from the battle.

("This has gotten a whole lot troublesome than before, now that the Akatsuki has managed to poke their nose in this…") Kakashi thought while watching Deidara head over towards the place where Naruto and Orochimaru were battling.

(Whoosh!)

Kakashi also jumped his way over to the other battlefield…

Meanwhile, Sasuke finally opened his eyes, only to see that there was no one other than Sasori, the two Kazekages and Granny Chiyo…

("Who are they?) Sasuke thought as he looked at the two foreign figures…

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Back in the place where Naruto and Orochimaru were battling.

Orochimaru and Naruto stared at each other, not bothering to make any moves towards the other party.

Naruto aimed to have Orochimaru withdraw, if not from the Destruction plan, at least to spare the Third Kazekage…

"Orochimaru!" Naruto called out.

However, before he could continue, both Orochimaru and Naruto looked up at the sky to see a strange creature and a man on its back, making their way over to the battlefield.

("Damn it!")

("It's the Akatsuki!") Orochimaru thought as he looked at Deidara who was draped in the standard Akatsuki attire.

(Whoosh!)

(Whoosh!)

The bird kept flapping its wings in mid-air slightly sending the dust away from the epicenter, where it was flying over…

Deidara stood up on the bird's back and looked towards Orochimaru.

"Hey!"

"You are Orochimaru."

"Aren't you?" Deidara asked.

"Hehe," Orochimaru smirked without giving a single answer.

("This guy!") Deidara got angry. He was the kind of guy who did not know how to make of a first impression, so he just tried to confirm Orochimaru's identity despite knowing the fact he was Orochimaru…

("The Akatsuki has arrived I see…") Naruto looked at Deidara who was flying on the strange creature.

("Looks like it was the man who killed Gaara the last time…")

Naruto thought back to the time where he had to rush over to save Gaara, only to find out he was dead after breaking into the place where Akatsuki was hiding Gaara while sealing the Shukaku into the Gedou Mazou.

That time, it was through the help of Kakashi that the team was able to come out of the mission, unscathed.

("Looks like I have been neglecting sensei's development as well….") Naruto thought as he looked towards the battlefield that was on the other side of the sandhill, only to realize that Kabuto and Kimimaro were making their way over to Orochimaru while being followed by Kakashi from the back…

(Whoosh!) Kakashi arrived beside Naruto, the sametime Kimimaro and Kabuto arrived beside Orochimaru.

("Hmm?") Orochimaru frowned upon seeing Kimimaro is his cursed state and Kabuto who was being supported by him.

("Looks like we have to retreat from this place…") Orochimaru thought as he turned towards Naruto.

"Naruto!"

"Kakashi!" Orochimaru called out, upon which the trio turned into an image as they started to burn up from the feet.

The flames moved up slowly, reaching the ankle, and then the knees.

"It would help us a lot if you could take down Akatsuki for us…" Orochimaru said.

By the time Orochimaru finish saying those words, the image had burned up entirely, only leaving untouched sand in its tracks.

("Damn it!") Naruto cursed in his mind upon seeing that the trio had withdrawn by fleeing away from the battle, pushing all the burden onto Naruto and his team.

("My man is not going to be happy with this one…") Deidara thought as he turned towards Naruto.

"Say!"

"Say!"

"Are you interested in art?" Deidara asked in an excited voice.

Naruto really wanted to facepalm himself after seeing this development.