Chapter 45: The Four Previous (We Are)

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Noda turns to Sasuke, as Itachi's spirit is freed and he climbs upwards.

"I..." Sasuke stops speaking. Noda turns drawing a kunai he readies to kill Kabuto when  Sasuke speaks. "What am I?" He asks, a moment later, the wall to the cave bursts down, Suigetsu & Jugo stand together at the entrance made.

"Found you." Suigetsu chuckles. A moment later, a person jumps down with them, orange haired he stares at Noda.

"You guys..." Sasuke stares at the members of the Hebi, or Taka.

"What're you doing here?" Suigetsu asks.

"Stopping the Edo Tensei."

"Huh? You've always been like that. You never explain things to people. Well, it's been a while since we saw you. So you better tell us!"

Sasuke points behind the trio to Noda who's turns to the group, and Kabuto, who's directly behind Suigetsu. "It's Kabuto."

"Kabuto was using the Edo Tensei." Noda says.

Suigetsu approaches Kabuto and inspects him. "This is Kabuto? He's kind of gross, huh?" He looks to the skin exiting his belly. "This one coming from his gut looks like a huge-."

"Just leave him be."

Noda & Jugo inspect Anko's body, Noda readies to remove the poison in her system using his own blood.

"What do you want with me at this point? Why'd you go out of your way to look for me?"

"Oh yeah! That's right, see... We found something incredible in one of the hideouts." Suigetsu grabs a scroll from his cloak and he gives it to Sasuke.

"Earlier, you said that Itachi stopped the Edo Tensei... but it seems it didn't work on Madara Uchiha."

"I see." Sasuke mutters. "So it hasn't been stopped."

"Never mind that. Look, look!" Suigetsu shows a scroll to Sasuke who reads through it. "See! Amazing, right?"

"Sasuke, what is it?"

"With this, we Taka can rule the Shinobi world!"

"This is it..." Sasuke stares at the scroll. "The human who's all knowing." Sasuke stands. "I have to meet with someone Noda and I are leaving."

"Huh? Who?"

"Orochimaru."

"Huh?! What are you talking about? You killed Orochimaru!" Suigetsu says outraged and confused. "I thought you would use this to..." He stops speaking as Sasuke turns to Anko, Noda's eyes fall on her curse mark. With a sigh he extends a hand.

"Get me a portion of Kabuto's flesh, and some nature energy, I'll have him here in a minute, but, we play by my rule with this, I'll be inserting some of my blood into his new body to ensure I can control him."

"Fine." Sasuke does it, with the preparations made, Noda releases Orochimaru, with a curse unsealing. Orochimaru smiles upon being released and grins. Noda then cuts Orochimaru free of Anko's body, and begins to help her, pushing out Kabuto's poison he keeps her asleep using a genjutsu. He grabs her and carries her as Sasuke deals with Orochimaru. He joins the group in traveling to Konoha to learn everything. Akashi and Noda glance to each other with suspicion, Noda having reverted back to his war uniform on the way.

The group of six walk together in the dead of night through Konoha. Everyone senses the ten tails, despite none of them having sensory capabilities except for Noda, his eyes are probably the widest.

"Let's just go. Hurry up and lead the way, Orochimaru." Sasuke orders.

The group walk over, and after a small travel find the remains of the Uzumaki safe haven within Konoha.

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