Mangekyou

Chapter 11

Part 11 of Naruto: Mangekyou

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Enough talk.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 11

“Let me try.”

They still hadn’t gotten word from Sasori and Deidara that the One Tails had been captured and they sure as hell weren’t going to get word from the zombie twins even if they did capture the Two Tails. The Three Tails was loose so they could catch it whenever and the Four Tails who the two were supposed to capture was as an old man who they knew remained in so they could deal with him

Itachi just glanced at his partner with a raised brow, who in turn shot him a baretooth shark like smirk.

“Ambush and capture were what I was trained in.”

… there was that and killing traitors.

Not to mention Kisame with Samaheda was built for dealing Jinchuuriki.

Itachi kept his face impassive and his tone neutral at his team mate’s volunteering thinking of the last time Kisame had volunteered. That had ended with Orochimaru dead before Itachi had even been able to negotiate with his fellow former Leaf Nin.

“As long as you don’t kill Naruto-kun we’ll be fine…”

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Naruto’s Apartment

There was still one thing that troubled Kurenai. Well two. One, still, was what Itachi had said during their encounter, but Kurenai was sure that was just her own paranoia. The other she hoped her student could answer for her.

"Naruto..."

The blonde's brow arched as he glanced back over his right shoulder. He'd been sealing leftovers.

"What's up sensei..?"

Here went nothing figured Kurenai...

"How... Skilled are you... Really?" she wondered hesitantly because from what she'd seen against Sasuke and add the fact that the Hokage himself had said Naruto had held back. Then there was the fact he'd fended off Itachi for however long he had. For a Genin to hold off a former ANBU Commander was unfathomable. Not to mention the fact Jiraiya-sama had just said Naruto was easily skilled enough to be a Chuunin.

Sure they'd sparred a few times but the most severe Genjutsu that Kurenai had used against her student was for misdirection and isolation at best. Techniques used for restraint and capture rather than anything truly dangerous and Naruto dealt with those comfortably.

"I hmm..." began Naruto only to pause. He'd never really fought anyone all Jutsus blazing. "...don't really know sensei." admitted the teen finally with a shrug of his shoulders.

Probably on par with the Old Man which was ridiculous considering he was barely sixteen, maybe even further... Not that he’d admit that out loud anytime soon.

It did make sense though.

"I mean I got tonnes of Jutsu cause of Sasuke." shrugged Naruto. Sasuke-Chan just couldn't help himself when it came to showing off.

What surprised Kurenai though was when Naruto picked up a left over aojiso leaf - from the sashimi he’d been wrapping up.

"...I can cut leaves too." chuckled Naruto once more as he held up the little leaf between the index finger and thumb on his right hand. "Makes cooking faster."