Flowery Fox - 《[ NaruIno ]》[COMPLETE]

Akatsuki's plan/ 14

Naruto and Sasuke were confronting each other. Looking at the other they saw a 8 year old boy. Those appearances resemble the two rivals during their academy days. Naruto looked at Sasuke and moved his lips, motioning to tell him something.

"Sasuke... Itachi said that I should tell you the following when I met you."

Naruto's talking turned into inaudible whispering. Sasuke's eyes widened. It couldn't be.... Itachi could not...

A bright light erupted and engulfed the boys before Sasuke could finish his thought

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With a flash, Sasuke and the masked ninja appeared in one of his common hideouts. Sasuke - still feeling sore because of his intense battle with Naruto - dropped onto the bed and thought about Itachi's message. What was his plan?

"You have to be careful, Sasuke."

Sasuke looked up and glanced at the masked shinobi. A giant wave of anger rolled over him.

"You could've just helped me kill Naruto. But you had to make me retreat. It's all your fault that he is still ali..."

Sasuke could not finish his sentence. The Masked ninja grabbed his neck and held it tight. Sasuke tried to breathe but he couldn't.

"Do not doubt me. I won't let you harm the operation for the greater good."

The shinobi let go of Sasuke who caught his breath.

"Besides, we can't kill the Nine-Tails yet. We need him. If we brake him, we have a higher chance of achieving our goal."

Sasuke hissed. "What goal? What operation? Just tell me what's going on!"

The Masked shinobi looked at the angered Sasuke and sighed. He had to tell Sasuke unless he wanted to make Sasuke leave the hideout and start some action himself.

The Masked shinobi slowly took his mask off and revealed his face to Sasuke who flinched. Behind the mask was a completely tattoed face with a lot of different signs and marks. Sasuke could see a lot of scars as well. He had completely  black hair with a lot of white strains. He could see the Sharingan in one eye and a white-blue-ish eye on the other side. The ninja had a rather muscular face and looking at the tattoes he saw that those tattoes went all over his body.

Sasuke growled. "Just who are you?" A shinobi with a Sharingan and Senju-marks. It couldn't possibly be...

"Sasuke. I am the Fire Sage. My body contains the combined blood of the Uchiha and the Senju. I am Rikuro Uchiha."

Sasuke flinched again. Rikuro Uchiha. The Fire Sage. The one with the powers of both Konoha clans. To think that he was working against Konoha.

Rikuro continued staring at Sasuke. "Do you know something of the Fire Sage, Sasuke?"

"Some things. It was told that the Fire Sage was trying to unite the different branches of the different clans in Konoha."

"Exactly. That is the ultimate goal. My personal goal. And soon yours."

Sasuke growled. "What do you mean, 'my personal goal'? What makes you think I will help you?"

Rikuro stayed calm. "I know that you'll help me, because you have no other choice. You are haunted by a lot of villages. It all depends on what your goal is."