[A/N: I found this pic hilarious for some reason XDD.....Man I'm so immature]
Nobody moved as the smoke cleared from Naruto's attack. And Sakura's alarmed expression remained painted on her face as her eyes landed on Gaara's signed figure being held up by the red-haired man. His right sleeve was burnt off, revealing bright red flesh underneath, as well as on his face, however, it would've been worse had Gaara's sand not protected him at the last second. But the sight still made Sakura blanch.
"Huh, that actually worked, un." The blonde Akatsuki said as if he hadn't just witnessed someone almost get blown to bits. "That was a cool jutsu though, it made a huge bang. What's it called un?" Sasuke glanced at Naruto, wondering if he would really give away his main jutsu.
"I'll give you a hint, it ends with bomb 'ttebayo!" Right after finishing that sentence, Naruto threw a smaller bijuu bomb at the blonde Akatsuki, but he easily evaded it with a disappointed frown.
"Well that's not very helpful, maybe you'll be more talkative after experiencing some real explosions un!" Then the Akatsuki member pulled out some clay, and Kakashi instantly identified him as Deidara, an ex Iwa nin.
"Naruto, take him!" Kakashi yelled. Naruto quickly charged Deidara after and Kakashi didn't wait to watch the rest. He instead turned back to the other Akatsuki, Sasori, who was holding Gaara.
This would be interesting. Kakashi looked at his two other students, only to realize that one was missing.
"Sakura went to go fight the puppet man," Sasuke explained, and Kakashi would've asked how he knew Sasori's specialty but decided against it.
While Sasuke and Kakashi were being socially awkward hermits, Sakura was getting her ass handed to her but not really. She couldn't make any outright attacks without having to redirect them into the trees at the last minute because Sasori would always put Gaara in between him and her attack. She knew what Sasori's aim was, he wanted to tire her out enough so that he could put down Gaara to attack her because he couldn't wield a puppet while using both of his hands to move Gaara around like a rag doll.
This would have been a piece of cake if Sasuke and Kakashi weren't being lazy asses. But alas, nothing is ever easy for Team 7.
"Oi, you two! Get off your asses and help us 'ttebayo!" Sakura heard as she redirected yet another tungsten shard. But this time when it hit the bushes, instead of broken twigs, Sakura heard a groan of pain and silently prayed that it wasn't another Akatsuki.
Thankfully it wasn't, but the several sound nins that emerged from the trees made Sakura almost wish for another Akatsuki instead, almost.
"Aw man, we leave for a few years and you manage to get yourselves caught up fighting against not one, but two S-Ranks?" Wait a minute, that was Tsunade's voice.
Both Sasori and Sakura paused momentarily to watch the three Sannin emerge from the middle of the Sound-nin mob, with Tsunade handing money to a smirking Jiraiya. "That bet in the Chuunin Exams was a one-time thing. You shouldn't have gotten cocky."
"Dear Kami is nobody concerned about the two Akatsuki and half-dead Kazekage?" Sakura all but yelled. But it successfully focused everyone.
"Ohh right! Alright, let's attack." Orochimaru said nonchalantly.
"Hai, Otokage-sama." The sound nins chorused before charging at Sasori and Deidara.
While the Sound nins, Sannin, Sakura, and Naruto were fighting, Sasuke lazily looked up at Kakashi, who was sitting on a branch. "We should probably go help."
Kakashi nodded and dropped down to the grass, and the two Sharingan wielders joined the fray. Bombs were being thrown left and right, and Sasuke found himself dodging paper bombs, clay bombs, and even a few stray bijuu bombs. He was about to yell at Naruto to aim better but he was beaten to it by Sakura.
"Naruto! Get your act together! We don't need another person on our side bijuu bombed." She was right, though that wouldn't be the wording that he'd use.
A distracted "Gomen Sakura-chan 'ttebayo!" Was the only reply she got.
After what felt like 30 minutes to Sasuke, he finally got fed up and decided to just genjutsu both Deidara and Sasori. Itachi taught him a trick back in Konoha, but he needed both of them to look into his eyes.
This was easier said than done. Getting close to the two nins without them noticing was a challenge in itself, with all the projectiles and raging jutsu being thrown around, it would be almost impossible not to come out looking like a deformed pin-cushion.
It would have been easier if there weren't so many sound nin. Dodging Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi's projectiles were a piece of cake, mostly because they deliberately aimed away from him.
But goddamnit those stupid oto nins! Do they not see his very much intact Suna headband? He's not an enemy! So why were they aiming for him too?
And the worst part was that as much as he wanted to yell at them, he couldn't because it would alert Sasori and Deidara to his position.
"Orochimaru! You went overboard with the jounin! It's so cramped here that I can't even move my toes!" Sasuke heard Jiraiya's muffled complaint and silently agreed with him. This is why you don't make Orochimaru a Kage.
He turns a big problem into a problem that's so colossal that you start writing your will on the spot.
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Ugh I have like no time to write during the week anymore... HOMEWORK IS KILLING ME!!!
But I finished all my homework early so I could write a bit!!
It's almost Friday!! (or is Friday for some of you)
Question: What was the highlight of your week?
-Isabelle
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Ascending (Sequel to Rock Bottom)
FanfictionIt's been two years since the Danzo incident. Two whole years since the members of Team 7 have had any interaction with one another. But when an emergency letter is sent from Suna informing them that Gaara has been kidnapped, they are quick to retur...
