The Savior: Uzumaki Naruto

Chapter 8: The Battle Begins

Previously:

Deidara smirked aggressively, before pointing towards Sasuke himself.

"And what did I do?"

"You killed that snake bastard before I had another chance to, hmm! And now you'll pay!!" shouted the childish Akatsuki member.

     'If only they knew.

     'If only they knew just how much stronger I've become, they'd cower at my feet.

     'Uchiha Itachi.

     'Uzumaki Naruto.

     'Watch me as I dismantle this piece of garbage, and fear that you're next. Cower under me. Beg for mercy. Prepare to meet Death itself.'

     Sasuke then charged their attackers. This would be fun.

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     The avenger was on somewhat of a back foot. Having no way to simultaneously protect his team and play offense at the same time left the Uchiha in a tight spot.

     "Take this, hmm!"

     A series of large explosions happened all around Sasuke's team. The Uchiha grimaced and simply hoped they'd be fine. Well, not that he cared, but there was an opening to take advantage of.

     Sasuke quickly got in position and activated his Stage Two Cursed Seal. Given the giant wing-like hands that sprouted from his back, he could jump even higher than your average shinobi. This was crucial, as Deidara was currently atop a hovering clay dragon, and showed no signs on missing the ground.

Before Deidara had a chance to react, one of the wings of his dragon had been completely severed by a Chidori Spear. 'Damn!'

He rolled as he hit the ground, but was briefly tackled, sword held against his throat.

"Where is Uchiha Itachi?" Sasuke asked in a low, cold tone. He was done with this encounter.

Before he got an answer, he caught a few senbon racing towards him in his peripheral. He grimaced and evaded, leaving Deidara to slowly arise once more.

"I thought I told you to back off? hmm." the blonde asked the puppet next to him.

The lack of facial expression was chilling, even to Sasuke. "You were going to be killed. I wouldn't hear the end of it from our leader if I stood by and let it happen." a gruff voice said.

"So, you're Sasori of the Red Sand? Maybe you can tell me where Uchiha Itachi is." The raven-haired teen commented. A beat of silence, and the wielder of the Cursed Transformation flickered, before running his sword horizontally through the huge mass. It wasn't the direct halfway point, but closer to the front.

A few coughs were heard, but no one ever emerged from the split puppet. Sasuke had just ended Sasori of the Red Sand in a single hit.

"You bastard! I should kill you for that too! hm!" Deidara yelled looking over at the Uchiha. Truth was, he was appalled. It was completely indistinguishable: did Sasori see it and not dodge on purpose? Or was Sasuke truly a force to be reckoned with?

Either way, he had an annoying blonde to deal with. 'Ironic.' he thought, before charging Deidara silently.

The Explosion Release user narrowed his eyes, and prepared himself. Hopefully he still remembers the Explosion style that Gari attempted to teach him.