Madara + Kabuto Vs Itachi + ????

[Hoden Jisei]

- Two men had ended their journey, looking out with killer intent at the monument that staid infront of them. One had glasses, bad skin, and snake slithering through their black cloak; the other wore a black, red armor lying underneath, and a simple, orange mask only exposing their eyes. The man smirked behind his mask at the fate he kept dying to see in his eyes; he felt as though the man was playing with him. The statue of the man he hated, yet viewed as a proud shinobi, to be standing next to him. He wished he could've killed him on that day; sadly, his fate would die another way.-

??????: "This is the place... our little friends should be arriving soon... are you ready, Kabuto?"

- The scaley teenager with the glasses nodded, confirming the masked man's hopes. The masked man rested his hand on the hilt of his sword, where his smirk could only show his pride. Only one real Uchiha still existed since Sasuke's death at the hands of his older brother. Kakashi wasn't a true Uchiha due to his White Fang blood, and on the account of getting a transplant Sharingan. He stopped his thinking, Kabuto rambling on about his desires. -

Kabuto Yakushi: "Can we hurry this up, I don't feel like dealing with people from his past? And I'm wondering when I get Sasuke's blood for resear-"

- The masked man slapped Kabuto's head to shut him up, making the nerd be quiet, and simply continuing to walk towards the water. It changed much, the grass covering the waterfall, and water around the bottom of the monument growing large due to continuous water supplies. They walked through it, using a balance of chakra to walk on the water. The masked man would remove his mask, having an emotionless stance as he looked around. -

Madara Uchiha: "Complete this, and you can experiment on Zetsu, too... Cover me, I can hear them...,"

- He could sense chakra, using his third Tamoe Sharingan eyes to locate the source of it. As he waited, he ran everything through his head; if Madara had someone like Kabuto, who could Itachi have? It was a hard thought to process, there being possibly anyone from the Akatsuki who was still alive; maybe Nagato would let his paths join the event? -

[Neji Hyuuga]

The river rapids rushed violently as the long stretch of water descended into infinity, the great falls in which the river was made unending marked the border of the Land of Fire. Leaves and grass strayed down silently from the tall cliffs in which the wind blew them into the water. Towards the great falls, the water was more peaceful, and easily walked upon with the chakra gift of buoyancy. On the sides of the grand falls, two statues had been erected from the first great ninja war, the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. In the end, Madara had lost, but he was still alive to this very day. Hashirama was long dead, and in the past, had been used as a summoning for Orochimaru's failed assault against the Hidden Leaf. Now things were much more different, Madara had surpassed his previous power by very much.

Upon the infinite river, the horizon, the beginning of what would be made out by the naked eye, a figure could be seen walking forward. At first, just a gray shadow, matching the fog in which rose from the rapids. As it approached more and more, the figure started to become clear in vision. From the water, blue chakra glowed, under black sandals on white socked feet. Upon the legs of this figure, navy pants extended to a waist, and above these was a black short sleeved shirt with the Uchiha trademark symbol upon its back. The fan of the clan, the symbol of fire in which was their greatest element. Around all of this, a black cloak with red clouds scattered upon it promiscuously, the grand logo of the Akatsuki. Atop it all, a straw hat, with white paper strips hanging from it to conceal the facial appearance to the public. Inside these strips, two red eyes stared forward with murderous intent. On these red eyes, three tomoe danced upon the iris moving slowly in an orbit around the pupil. However, deep in the pupil, inside the mind a loving and caring person could be seen. Hidden by the exterior shell of a dark personality.

This figure was none other than Itachi Uchiha, the second living survivor of the Uchiha Clan, and one of its murderers which brought it nearly to an end. All had been killed except for Madara Uchiha, the helper of the murder, and Sasuke Uchiha, the one brother who had been pitied upon. That had changed as well, as Itachi now had the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. It was yet to be revealed to any foe, as he was saving it for just the right moment.

Wrapped in his arms, he carried a smaller figure. What could now be seen as he had approached more to the area, was a very young girl. No older than seven, she was no more than three feet tall. The small girl had her exposed arms wrapped around him in an embrace as she laid in his hold. She was wearing a black shirt, with no sleeves, but decently sized straps over her shoulders as not to be revealing. She also had long, black silky pants on, with an elastic waistband which fitted her well. Her black hair fell down to her waist, or rather down to Itachi's stomach due to her position. She blinked once before closing her eyes, they had no pupil, indicating she was of Hyuuga descent. Her best technique was the byakugan, yet she had barely any training in the actual taijutsu of the Hyuuga family. To those that would recognize her, she was Hanabi Hyuuga. The youngest of the family, and the most innocent, being the weakest, even of her sister who was an utter failure. Itachi had taken her, and protected her. However, his true intentions were yet to happen.

Itachi could sense the massive chakra reserves of Kabuto and Madara from the distance they now had, possibly only a mile away from each other, both now in the Final Valley. Due to feeling the presence before, Itachi knew immediately that it was Madara, and Kabuto was now in visual sight. Itachi stopped his movement forward, and stood quietly. His arms shifted just a little.

Itachi "Hanabi.. We're here."

She shifted slightly in his arms, the young girl was half-asleep, warm and comfortable in his hold, the cloak providing enough warmth for the both of them in the cold river. Hanabi mumbled slightly.

Hanabi "Already, Onii-san? But I'm sleepy..."

Itachi nodded down to her even though she wasn't opening her eyes. He would have to take her somewhere before the fight would start if it did, her protection was one of his main priorities. Looking forward, he waited for the confrontation to begin. It was only a matter of time now until something happened.

[Hoden Jisei]

- Madara threw his mask into the water, letting it sink adrift as he stared at his fellow comrade of the Uchiha; he stood angered. He felt at disgrace, sensing such weak chakra from Itachi's partner in the fight. He knew it was child by the amount of chakra, but wasn't sure of whom it was. He would've laughed to himself, the same with Kabuto; they were the more serious type. He stopped himself from moving, instead using his eyes to scan the area, looking for someone or something; there was one person still unaccounted for. Not specifically did it have to be fighter, though. As the duo stood there, he looked into the field of grass above the waterfall; there stood a large venus-flytrap-like plant. However, he knew by its chakra that it wasn't a plant; there, in the high elevation, stood Zetsu. -

White-Half Zetsu: "Oh, do my eyes deceive me... how silly! Itachi-senpai has that girl as his partner, wouldn't boss be delighted to know!"

- The White-half of Zetsu snickered like a child, keeping a calm, cool, and relaxed tone despite a fight about to fight. It always kept that kind of attitude, but then, the Black-half would intervene as always. It just wanted to be more serious, and not so care-free. An attitude like that could lead to death; however, it didn't care. If you killed it, the white-half would probably still be care-free. -

Black-Half Zetsu: "This will be so enjoyable... wait, those eyes... she's of the Hyuga Clan...! This partner of Itachi is going to be a threat to Madara... but, it will be so tasteful to watch the little girl get tossed around, and bleed some... hehe."

- The White-half said nothing in return, the Black-half pleased with its silence. It would record what happened in the fights, and leave as the fight concluded. If it were to be attacked by Itachi and girlfriend, they could simply change their location to avoid direct damage. However, with Madara's secret, the death of Zetsu would no longer be a problem. However, he wanted these recordings, as possibly something would come in handy. Madara noticed them, their words being unreadable, and undecipherable from this range. He spoke to Kabuto as the last words before the start of the fight. -

Madara Uchiha: "They're in position... When they come at us, you know what to do, Kabuto,"

- He said to his partner, Kabuto returning a confident smirk on his lips. The Snake on Kabuto's shoulder would slither out his sleeve, Kabuto looking down at it. He ignored it, fixing his posture, and preparing for the ever-nearing fight to start. He didn't know who'd make the first move, but as Madara had done, Kabuto sensed the weak chakra coming from the young girl. Kabuto smirked, his job to be easy because his opponent was of young age, and probably had barely any knowledge of how to fight. This would be an easier task than defeating Tsunade when she was afraid of blood. He smirked. As they got on the river, Madara looked at Itachi, making false expressions at him. He spoke to him. -

Madara Uchiha: "Why is this child here, Itachi? She's far too fragile to be a competent kunoichi... just look at her: holding your hand, shivering in the cold, and being a pedophile... with a seven year old."

- Kabuto smirked at this, deciding to add his own comment into the matter; he knew it would backfire, but he had to agree in this specific moment in time. He let out his voice. -

Kabuto Yakushi: "Yeah, you're starting to seem like a bigger pedophile than Orochimaru...,"

- Madara sighed, ignoring his partner's comments; he found that rude, and an act of Kabuto being a hypocrite. He would simply stand there, waiting to see what Itachi would do in response to his complaints, hoping Itachi would attack. Madara wanted a challenge from this inferior Uchiha of his Clan. Perhaps Itachi got the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, but he still isn't able to be considered at Madara's level... atleast that's what Madara believes. He waits. Only waits. Kabuto was prepared to summon Manda II, an enhanced version of the original Manda (Aka Boss Snake), basically being a Clone with greater abilities. Otherwise, he'd use Medical Techniques, and the few techniques he learned from Absorbing Orochimaru. The Snake form would be a simple way to eat Hanabi whole, and kill her or use the Skin shedding to free himself. There were many ways he could go. -

[Neji Hyuuga]

Itachi stood quietly as the insults came at him. It was rather odd the comments they were making, a pedophile, yes but he wouldn't openly admit it. Not just yet. But rather, a bigger pedophile than Orochimaru himself, coming from the henchmen who nursed after the young boy in the mans place. It did not matter, Orochimaru was now sealed inside the Totsuka blade, never to be seen again as he wandered his world of drunken stupor, dreaming of getting his ass pounded by a young boy.

Soon, a second figure began to rise from the water next to Itachi. Blue skin stood out almost immediately, it was Kisame Hoshigaki. The samehada rested at his back, a hand on the handle of the blade.

Kisame "So you really do have her, Itachi.. That's quite a surprise."

Itachi "Quiet, Kisame.. A fight is about to start."

Hanabi "Mm... Onii-san.."

Kisame "Heh heh heh.. So it's Onii-san now, eh, Itachi-san?"

Itachi didn't comment. Rather, he made a almost instant hand seal, and crows flocked around his body. Soon Hanabi was transformed into one of the crows, and the flock shot out to the east, deep into the forests away from the battle. The two bodies reformed, into Hanabi, and a Crow Clone of Itachi to protect her while she rested.

Itachi now prepared himself for the fight he was about to have. Kisame drew Samehada, and waited, smirking at the two.

Itachi "Kisame.. You know what to do.."

Kisame "Of course, Itachi-san.."

The two waited for the first move. They were both ready.

[Hoden Jisei]

- Madara turned towards Kabuto, nodding in approval of him to take the first step; the Sharingan holder would take the first attack. He performed handseals quickly, controlling Fire Chakra to his mouth, blowing out a great fireball at the duo infront of them to break the tension of the opening the fight. -

Madara Uchiha: "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"

- Madara would bump up to his powerful Sharingan, willing to go one-on-one with Itachi's sharingan. He attempted scorch the battlefield, he knew this would be a danger for his girlfriend whom was hidden with a Crow Clone. Afterall, clones can't go far from the original. Kabuto would move towards the Shark-man, keeping a distance as he prepared to fight close-range. He would go snake form if required, able to disappear with the prey it catches hold of; he could separate them from each other, and unleash Manda II in a place the opposing Sharingan-holder couldn't kill Manda II. For now, he'd use Medical Chakra to make the Chakra Scalpel, despite chakra being the sword absorbs. If Kabuto used the snake flexibility right, he would be able to move around the Samehada. Now, Kabuto waited, standing yards away from Kisame; Madara would do the same tactic with Itachi, waiting, and most likely using Intangibility if needing protection. -

[Neji Hyuuga]

The crow clone had successfully escaped the proximity as the cliff ignited in flames, rocks severed and falling, grass and tree burning. The crow clone went as far as it could with Hanabi, before stopping in a rather medium sized clearing, and sitting down, leaning against a tree. Hanabi wrapped her arms around the clone, thinking it was really Itachi, not conscious of the massacre that was about to take place just a few minutes away. Sleepily, she mumbled and cuddled up against him, in the warmth of the akatsuki cloak.

Hanabi "..I love you, Onii-san.."

The crow clone placed an arm on the girls back and rubbed lightly, still it had Itachi's personality and emotions, even if it wasn't him it would share his thoughts and memories.

Itachi (Crow Clone) "Onii-san loves you too."

This was an obvious weakness for Itachi, greater than the blindness he once nearly had before taking his brothers eyes. Now he was a brother all over again, except this time, the relationship could finally stay and develop even if it wasn't truly blood. If anything were to happen to his nee-chan, he himself would have to end the person who did it, to his final breath. He could only hope that Madara would leave her out of it, as she was innocent, and wasn't there to fight. She had only wanted a brother, of which Itachi somehow became.

Back at the fight, Kisame pointed Samehada at the nerdy snake-boy. He smiled, his pointed teeth showing and shining white. Rather, glistening in the bleak sunlight of the Final Valley. His cloak ruffled slightly from the wind pressure of the waterfall.

Kisame "Heh heh.. I'll take the ophidiophiliac. It'll be fun seeing how he plays with his snakes."

Itachi didn't comment, and water began to swirl around the Samehada. Pointing it directly at Kabuto, the water formed around the end of the Samehada as the head of a shark, and the entire body of the shark following the head shot off of Samehada directly at Kabuto at high speed. Kisame used his water shark missile technique.

Kisame "Suiton: Suikōdan no Jutsu!"

Now that he could focus on Madara, Itachi flickered forward, so he was several meters away from Madara, and a bit to the side of Kisame. He stared into Madara's eyes of which he could see, his sharingan tomoe still spinning slowly around his pupils.

Itachi "It's been a long time, Madara... Unfortunately, this is where it all ends."

Itachi continued to look forward. Slowly, his tomoe shifted, his eyes becoming darker and taking a different shape. But, it was different than the Mangekyo Sharingan that Madara had seen before. It was a more advanced design, something completely new. It was Itachi's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, for he too, had finally achieved infinite vision, without the blindness of the Mangekyo. The design seemed as if, it was all centering down to the pupil, surrounding it completely, as if it were a vortex spiraling inward.

Spoiler:

Itachi "Our eyes... are equal."

As he said this, the whole entrance to the idea was a simple distraction. Immediately, Itachi threw a kunai with an exploding tag attached forward at Madara. The tag was lit, and suddenly, four spinning drills of water from four corners around Madara shot up and at him directly. If his plan worked, Madara would get drilled into, held into place by the water and then the exploding tag would make contact with him as it exploded. It was a small start, but it would work if it went the right way. If he attempted to teleport at first because of the kunai, he would be hit by the drills as he solidified.. thus holding him in place for the real impact. He didn't know if it would work perfectly or not. That was his plan. Itachi performed his technique without saying its name, and no hand seals were needed, thus leaving it unable to be copied.

[Hoden Jisei]

- Madara turned his head, seeing the kunai thrown, and water drills coming at him; he couldn't think forever on this. He knew the explosion tag would do alot, and the water drills would keep him in, most likely putting the fire out if it hit him. However, he couldn't take the hit; he had the avoid this situation. As the explosion was near lit, he teleported, his body still being solid from the beginning of the fight. He would teleport to yards behind Itachi, beginning to speak to his soon-to-die brethren. This was important to him, to hear the truth, and know what is what. -

Madara Uchiha: "No, they aren't, you fool... but if you so desire to believe that, fight me with the eyes...,"

- Madara stood there, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, holding a simple smirk at Itachi; he knew Itachi could near match his knowledge and power of it. If Itachi used physical attacks, he'd turn intangible, or teleport. He just wanted to prove it. Meanwhile, the Zetsus were laughing their lazy asses off when they hear about the fight. The White-Zetsu laughing... well, only. It laughed. -

White-Zetsu: "Snakes... haha, Kabuto-senpai is going to use his snake! I always wondered why he lived with Orochimaru-senpai. Okay. Now we get to watch pedophiles fight... well, pedophiles and killers, kinda even on both parts...,"

Black-Zetsu: "Shut up, you idiot. We won't get the vocal recordings unless you keep your voice down. Wa- wah, Itachi-san has Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan... hmph, looks like Tobi is going to get a good challenge."

- As for Kabuto, he kept a simple demeanor, staring calmly at the Hoshigaki man. As the shark came at him, he had Snakes slithering out of his cloak. He spoke to them telepathically, having a sort of communication with the snakes that he beckoned to do his work. They normally listened, and did as told, him not having to ask them twice for a job done. -

Kabuto (Telepathically To The Snakes): "Stop that missile,"

- As he gave the order, snakes shot out of his cloak, going at the missile in order to stop it. Kabuto would burn slowly into ashes, keeping the stance he had after turning to the left. He left an after-image, fooling the Akatsuki into thinking he was still there. He wouldn't summon Manda II, due to the hated Amaterasu that Itachi knew; he couldn't let this enhanced snake get killed. However, he could separate the Shark-Eye Team if he went Snake-form. But, he wanted to take things slow. For now, he performed handseals, running in a circle as he got closer and closer to Kisame, the Chakra Scalpel technique forming in his hands. -

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[Neji Hyuuga]

Kisame couldn't help but keep his smile as the snakes shot out of the cloak into the water shark, the shark exploding upon impact with the hundreds of little creatures, dispersing them outward in all directions into the vast river of the Final Valley. Then, it seemed an after-image of Kabuto was burning.

Kisame "Hiding is useless.. My samehada will find you."

The samehada he held detected Kabuto's chakra as he came at Kisame with the chakra scalpel. The samehada was hungry, and it was ready to eat all of his chakra until he had nothing left. Letting go of the handle of Samehada for just a moment, he held it under his arm.

Kisame "Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu!

Kisame made a few quick hand seals, and two water clones arose from the water next to him. All three of them laughed at the same time in unity, before running all around Kabuto. Kisame held his Samehada again as they charged. One straight at him, one to his right, on to his left. The first Kisame, the real one, jumped up and swung the Samehada downward the bash into the back of his head, and the other two swung horizontally, One of them swung at his shoulder and arm, to dispel the chakra scalpel, and the other aimed to hit him hard in the gut into the vertical blade. All three blades would grind into him, and hopefully tear his fragile slimey body apart. Kisame held his grin throughout the entire thing.

Kisame "Your chakra is mine!"

Itachi saw Madara teleport just in front of him, he figured he would that as an escape tactic, and it seemed Madara was solid the entire time. Now that Madara was behind him, Itachi slowly turned to face him. He wanted to end this fight as quickly as he could. With his Eternal Mangekyo still activated, Itachi stared back into Madara's. He would start with something simple and not as noticeable.

Itachi "Then let me correct myself.. My eyes, are more powerful than yours. Not with time, but with ability. Madara.. this is the end for you."

He activated his Tsukuyomi Mode technique, where he emitted a barrier of Tsukuyomi around the two, which would cause Madara to move in slow motion rather than normal speed. It would give Itachi the upper hand, unless he broke it quickly. As the effects started to take place, Itachi looked down just momentarily, and then looked back up, using his Mangekyo Flicker technique to appear a foot away from Madara within an instant, his fist flying forward with high force in an attempt to slam it directly into Madara's face and send him back. Due to the slow motion of the new Tsukuyomi, Madara's teleporting wouldn't have enough time to truly activate and move him away.

Far in the distance, the crow clone still held on to Hanabi as she rested peacefully. It was about mid-day now, and as autumn set in so did the cold of the forests and the air. The crow clone closed its cloak around Hanabi, to keep her warm. In response, she shifted just a little bit before staying asleep again. The clone watched its surroundings, waiting for even the slightest threat to come to them.

[Hoden Jisei]

White-Zetsu: "I just realized... Kisame-senpai is a real creeper... 'My Samehada will find you'... that sounds kinda like a gay come-on to Kabuto-senpai...? Hm... Mizu Bunshin No Jutsu... I think this is gonna get bad... Group Sex... Group Orgy? I dunno, Black-senpai, it doesn't seem right...,"

- The Black-Zetsu was irritated by his white-counterpart, sighing to himself. He thought for a moment, looking at Itachi strangely, seeing he had the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan staring down Tobi. He didn't like the looks of it; Tobi only had one simple Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan technique at his disposal, and it didn't do damage. -

Black-Zetsu: "Quiet, you baka. Did you hear that... the little prick-Uchiha claims his eyes are greater than Tobi's... oh, he shouldn't of said that... I think Tobi's gonna be a bad boy...!"

- White-Zetsu was saddened by this, hoping Tobi would remain a good boy. He accepted it though, him never being serious. However, he looked at Kabuto, making note of him walking nearly into a trap. He spoke. -

White-Zetsu: "He lost his snake!? Now, Kabuto-senpai is going to get raped over and over without it... poor Kabuto-senpai. I wonder if Kisame-senpai screwed up, and meant to say 'Your ass is mine'? Cause, seriously... he isn't really that attractive..., so I can see why he hangs around mostly men. And... wait, do sharks have a penis'? Maybe he's a girl...?"

- White-Zetsu stayed quiet after being hushed by Black-Zetsu. It was starting out good, so they tried to talk as least as they could. Being a natural spy, Zetsu had good hearing, so despite the distance, he could still hear them; that was how Madara planned it after all. Meanwhile, Kabuto, seeing the clones come at him from all sides, had performed handseals, burrowing into the ground which became sand up until he finished his descent, which made him release the chakra scalpel technique. He made sure to escape the Kisames' grasps, leaving them the only option but to find him. Unless they were extremely fast, they couldn't reach him from this distance in time. -

Kabuto (To Himself): "Shit! That was a close one... It may be a problem to handle all of them at once... with that Samehada just waiting to take my chakra. I'll have to keep moving, cause of that damned Sword could probably be a dog, leading Kisame to my location...? Now seems like the time for a separation manuever, if I can just find the real Kisame...,"

- Kabuto moved quickly, using vibrations, and chakra sensing to know if a threat was close. If he sensed the right vibration, he could find Kisame, or possibly a clone, to attack from behind. Even if it hit the sword, all clones generally disperse when a part of them is inflicted damage. He smirked at his genious, him willing to let himself be trapped simply to take Kisame away. -

White-Zetsu: "Aw... Kabuto-senpai's gone... wait, no? I can sense him... he's underground somewhere. I mean, I would be too if a man-shark hybrid was marching along with a sword at me... and the sword was big. And, you know, the fact that he made many clones with large swords... So, Tobi-senpai...,"

- Madara felt the Tsukiyomi barrier, his body moving slowly as he was in the process of lifting his taken out sword into the air. As Itachi went to punch, Madara would see it in slow motion, his body acting the same way. He slowly turned his blade, the result being a minor cut on Itachi's arm, with Madara having a nose bleed from being punched, losing two teeth as he spit out blood. He bounced on the water, staying above it, but getting his back and chest wet. He slowly gets up, holding his katana in precision, ready to fight back the best he could; he never dealed with a genjutsu like this. -

White-Zetsu: "Why Tobi-senpai bein' so slow? He'll never win like this... wait, is Itachi-senpai doin' this? He sure is smart to pull over the obvious... ! I tell ya, I think Kisame-senpai is just here to play with his sword... then rape Kabuto-senpai's ass with it."

- The Black-Zetsu disagreed, opening more debating between the two halves of Zetsu's personality. He answered. -

Black-Zetsu: "It appears to be Genjutsu causing it, if anything... cause Tobi-senpai wants to kill Itachi, so he wouldn't go slow like that. Nor would a handless Ninjutsu or Taijutsu work from such a long-distance without a cause. So, shh! We need to get this recorded, cause perhaps this will give insight to the boss later...,"

[Neji Hyuuga]

Kisame was slightly irritated as the three of him slid across the surface of the water, looking around for his opponent before remembering the Samehada would sniff him out. He used some kind of escape technique, and he had a pretty good attack too. Rather than giving himself away, one of the clones spoke in his place.

Kisame (Water Clone) "Aw, that's too bad. I wanted to enjoy seeing your flesh hang from your body as you bled... Oh well, looks like I'll just have to find you and try again. Heh heh heh."

Kisame held out the Samehada, and it appeared to be leading him to the ground near the water of the river, upon the foot of a statue. Visibly, a part of it looked like sand, which was a dead giveaway. But Kisame decided to ignore it, and pretend he didn't know what was going on. Kisame would give his opponent a nice surprise for when he decided to come out of hiding. He'd use his special technique, which would surely change the tides of the battle. Heh, tides. Kisame reached down, the other two clones did as well, to match him as all three put the samehadas away on their backs. Each one brought a palm up, and then slammed it on the surface. Due to the mass of chakra being made, it looked as if all three used a technique, when really only Kisame did. Five sharks made of chakra formed in the water, and began to swim as a pack, patrolling and waiting for Kabuto to emerge. The sharks regenerated from the water they swam in, so it would be very difficult to destroy them. Kisame as well had his two water clones, so he was fully protected from the snake-boy. All three clones drew their Samehada, and waited for the enemy to emerge.

Kisame "Where oh where could chibi orochimaru be.. Maybe he's playing with his snakes. Heh heh heh.."

While that happened, Itachi showed no reaction to the small cut on his arm, and was slightly pleased with the result of his punch. However, he wouldn't give Madara the idea of a taijutsu assault again. Rather, this time, he threw a shuriken at Madara. Then he shot through a few hand seals, inhaled, and then exhaled heavily. A ball of flame shot out into the air violently, forming almost instantly as a spark would ignite an oil tanker.

Itachi "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

The slow motion of the tsukuyomi barrier would make the ball of fire hard to dodge, as well as the speed it was already moving it. Considering he would also need to block the shuriken coming at him, in Itachi's mind, Madara was fucked. The fireball was closing in, and the shuriken would have to make contact with him. The distance MIGHT be enough to warp the fireball away, at the cost of taking minor damage from the shuriken. However, Itachi could only wait to see what would really happen as he kept his distance.

And speaking of distance, back at the small clearing the crow clone still held Hanabi close to it. She slept quietly, still embracing the clone in the warmth of the closed cloak. Ever since Itachi had taken her from the hyuuga family household, she'd been so much happier. A lot of people would wonder though, why Itachi? What reasons could he have, for taking the youngest daughter of the main family of Hyuuga? Most would say rape, or death, or just for her eyes. But none of that was it, none of it at all.

[Hoden Jisei]

Black-Zetsu: "Kabuto-senpai's been a while... could he be... no, what if the water isn't large en-...,"

- The Black-Zetsu commented, having a dark feeling coming out from Kabuto's absence. He never knew the arrogant Kabuto to be taking such a long hiding break. It was never-breaking. He was curious; could Kabuto be performing this technique? It was inevitable that he'd have to use this on the person nicknamed the Tailed Beast Without A Tail. The White-Zetsu had to interrupt. -

White-Zetsu: "Hey... what happened to Itachi's minor-girlfriend? Must've left with a clone or something... the little pussy. If it were me, I'd tell her, like b*tch, get in the kitchen, and make me some dinner! Or... in this case, say fight, or die; in this world, when you're all alone...,"

Black-Zetsu: "...the only one you can count on.. is yourself."

White-Zetsu: "Luckily, I have two-selfs! Kisame-senpai needs to learn to speak English... some of these folks might not know Chibi means small. Really... hearing a guy cackle he'll find you, sounds kinda rapist-cliche...,"

- As the Black-Zetsu predicted, Kabuto was up to that, explaining his hiding. He stayed hidden for few more seconds, performing a technique as he fell into the water, being vulnerable as the water shook, being from both Kabuto and Madara getting hit. He noticed the Sharks were coming at him, as Kisame wanted, but he wouldn't give them that. Manda II appeared quickly underwater, moving quickly, and using his heightened senses to help Kabuto. It would swim for the real Kisame, opening its mouth as it was straight below Kisame, attempting to chomp on him from below. The oderless water clones would interfere, and the Enhanced-Manda wouldn't die from simple attacks by the Clones. It could shake them off, and disperse them. Kisame would be dead unless he seen it coming, or was able to dodge it. If he did, it'd come back after him. If Itachi helped, Madara would attack in the next free instance while Itachi was busy. -

White-Zetsu: "Oooh! Kabuto-senpai's big snake... oooh, I wish I had a snake that big! Waaaiiit... are we male?"

Black-Zetsu: " (Sighs) Hell if I know, now just shut up, and watch,"

- Since Itachi's weapon would already be thrown, the slowed down Madara would feel the force field keeping him behind, but was still able to use his Katana to deflect the shuriken. As he was in the process of doing, he turned intangible, all things literally going through him. Now, he had time, and would be given his full speed back after this period. -

[Inbō Sake]

Itachi wasn't expecting Madara to have time to turn intangible as the massive ball of flame passed through him, lowered, and smashed into the river. Igniting, a thick stack of steam and smoke arose from the water. Waves were emitted from the impact, but not big enough to disturb them as they stood upon the surface of the water. Everything between Madara and Itachi remained still for a moment as the barrier of Tsukuyomi was lifted due to its time expiring. A small trickle of blood leaked from Itachi's left eye socket, him hiding his obvious strain from the use of the technique. It had effected him now that it was over, but due to his sheer willpower he overcame the pain and held himself together while he had the energy. Now that Madara was intangible, all he could do was wait for an attack. He kept himself ready, his arm up inside the sleeve hidden in the akatsuki cloak he held a kunai tightly in his right hand. He waited for just the right moment to attack.

Itachi "Hiding in transparency won't make the fight end any quicker."

He stared into the intangible Madara intently, ready to end him if only he could make contact with the mans flesh. All he needed to see was one little part of him, and he'd burn to death, his entire body cauterized from existence. It wouldn't happen yet though, not yet.

Kisame had been waiting long enough. He was sick of the wait, and was ready to end this with the snake-boy. Waiting wasn't his favorite thing to do, and he could be somewhere else right now. Killing people who eat shark fin soup. He placed his palm about the water's surface, and chakra began to mass out. Suddenly, a new presence was underwater as the five sharks went after Manda II. Kisame did not know as he started his technique.

Suddenly, a orb of water was made just under the surface. Then, it split out, into hundreds of water shark missiles. An infinite amount shot out into the river. Many of them were headed after Manda, several hit the sides, some hit the place where Kabuto would have been hiding. Many were even after Kabuto himself as more and more were created and sent out. Manda would be hit for a long time, if it didn't die, it would have to eventually drown. Kisame smiled to himself again. If anything was under the water, it wouldn't be alive for long.

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