Truthfully, I only re-edited chapter 1-3. I didn't do 4-6 because I was so bored that I felt like masturbating just to ease the boredom. No joke. Anyways, enjoy your fucking chapter and wait next week for the new installment. Fucking fags.

Even though shadows formed around them, Mei remained strong. Hwever, the same couldn't be said for her subordinates. Naruto—he's practically worthless now—was down on his knees shivering and gasping. She wondered why again Zabuza decided to follow him; or maybe it was the other way around.

She didn't have much time to ponder when she felt such intense KI coming from behind. She dodged right in time, just when the Shadow came crashing down on her.

She wiped a bit of sweat that gathered on her forehead, "Just who are you?" To anyone else, that question would have been answered immediately just by feeling the woman's KI; however, the Shadow, shrugged it off and scowled, just wondering how pathetic her lackeys are by being scared of her.

Despite that, the Shadow smirked (though Mei couldn't really tell due to his dark appearance),chillingly he said, "Quite demanding, eh? Well, you should at least recognize me by the should of my voice."

Is—is he mocking me?Mei though, with a slight frown silently creeping up into her face.-He stupid? "I doubt that Shadow-san," she said with a frown. "What makes you think I might recognizing you just my the sound of your voice?" Mei quickly lost her frown. She replaced it with a smirk. If I could have him say just a hint about what, who, he is, then I might be able to make a better plan. She watched him 'ponder' for a bit; After all, he's above the other shinobis I've fought so far.

The Shadow seemed to contemplate what she said. On one hand, he could just reveal everything to her; but on the other, he could just have more fun seeing her struggling face, shit, maybe even more!

He chuckled darkly, "Ara, Ara, now, where would be the fun in that?" The Shadow dropped a few paper bombs and disappeared just when the bomb ignited into a fiery explosion.

Mei saw that coming, but that didn't mean well for Naruto and her downed soldiers

She cursed, "Fuck."

The explosion itself wasn't as powerful as it seemed but it still damaged Mei greatly and to some extent, killed some of the soldiers she wasn't able to protect.

She glared at the chuckling Shadow.

"My, my Mei. Just when I thought you've gotten stronger, you go and do something as stupid as this. What ever happened to your good old Mist days where you slaughtered your opponents left and right neither caring for your commands nor innocents who got in your way? Sigh, so disappointing." He disappeared and reappeared right behind Mei with a kunai extended, fully intending to kill her there.

He never got the change because Mei instinctively jumped away but when she landed, she cringed and fell to a knee. The explosion really damaged her badly. She had, at least, second-degree burns from her right arm all the way to her right leg. And her torso was slightly damaged as well. She practically looked half-dead with the burns and smudges on her.

She growled deeply, but found that hurt as well. She didn't care though. She glared as hard as she could at the Shadow.

The Shadow shook his head, "Pathetic. I had some hope in you, but, I guess, you're not worthy of the title 'Mizukage.' For you shall die today!"

It was around that time that Naruto found himself floating—aimlessly. He shuddered to think what happened.-He cringed at that thought. He couldn't have allowed himself to die, right? But deep inside, he knew, he just knew that maybe, just maybe, he did die. But he can't die. He still has to achieve his dream, his master's dream, mankind's dream.

The pit in his stomach growled at that. He felt himself spinning and spinning until he came to an abrupt halt. The endless clouds replaced themselves with a darked sewer. The only thing you could see was the ceiling which was glowing with an eerie glow. And on the ceiling was a single mark.

A mark of a flying bird. Flying free, high, and out of man's reach. Yet, he felt a strange power flowing within the mark. A power clearly calling out to him.

"I see you found out the power that was just made to your will."

Naruto turned to see Kyūbi at the other side of the long corridor. He wondered brief how it got there when it wasn't there to begin with. Then he remembered what it said.

"What do you mean?" he inquired.

"You do remember when I said I would covert your chakra into something that will be a benefactor into your life, right?" Naruto nods. "Well, simply said, you have activated it. And right on time."

"But... why now?"

"Because you felt absolutely powerless and disgusted with 'war,' as you humans put it, and it subconsciously responded to your will, and you ambition." Kyūbi seemed a bit amused at Naruto's confused look. She blew wind right into his face to make him snap out of it.

"W-What? Why'd you do that?" he seemed annoyed now. He really didn't like being disturbed when thinking. But he quickly shock it off and decided to voice another question. "Do you know what this 'power' is?"

Kyubi chuckled, she just knew he was going to ask, "You'll rind out. Because like I said, this power is shaped by the individual. The only thing I could say is how to activate it."

"And how do I do that?"

"By opening you eyes!"

Kyuni roared and he sudden;y ound himself floating again but this time; he just kept floating higher and higher until he found himself awake.

He felt no different opening his eyes. He didn't feel any strong nor faster, or either smarter. Is this a joke? He was about to complain more but he felt danger right in front of him. Noticing the situation he's in by now, he yelled, "Mei," he ran to her side only for her to slap him away. "Mei?"

She glared at him, almost murderously, "You dare wake up now? You fool?"

Naruto, shocked to say the least, stuttered, "But Mei—I—"

He was interrupted when he felt KI coming form his back. He stood up and dodged, taking Mei with him, as the Shadow appeared with a Water Dragon.

He heard the Shadow chuckle, "So, you've woke up. But I wonder how long you'll be able to say awake before you go back to sleep—permanently."

He calmly turned around to see Naruto not even paying attention to him. He growled.

"Don't worry Mei," Naruto reassured, a little bit in turmoil with himself. "I'll beat this guy and then we can go to the Mizukage's place since this Shadow guy technically destroyed the Fort."

Mei smiled weakly, though her ace was something else, "Fuck you Naruto. Fuck you."

Naruto stood up, not bothering or acknowledging what she said and grinned at her, "Fuck you, too, Mei."

He walked forward and unsheathed his Reverse Katana. In the background you could only hear the wind blowing right through, not to mention Mei's cursing out Naruto, as well as the rustling of the trees. A perfect setting for an epic battle.

Still fuming and a little pout—ish at being ignored, the Shadow... yawned, "Yeah, whatever. Let's get this over with."

What neither one noticed was Naruto's eye change. Instead of the round pupil being only in the middle, there was also the same mark that he saw in his subconscious in his eyes. He didn't realize it flapping inside.

Neither said anything as they both charged at each other. One with his Shushin and the other with Shinsoku. Kunai met sword and the trees behind rattled with power from the overflowing combatants.

"You know Aoi," Zabuza began as he clashed blades with Kisame.

"What Zabuza?" Aoi replied drawing support from the side.

"This guy looks like my dinner from a few weeks back." Zabuza roared as he slashed and slashed until he felt Kisame ready to deliver a kick to his abdomen. Aoi blocked the kick for him and Zabuza left a kick of his own.

Kisame dodged and grinned.

"Really Zabuza? Your lunch was that ugly?" Aoi raised an eyebrow and charged forward with Zabuza in toll. He glanced at the two squads of ninja remaining and nodded.

They knew what to do.

"Yeah. I asked Haku never to cook again. I once asked her what the fuck she was cooking but she remained silent," Zabuza did a vertical slash. "Though, her face looked like she killed something that she's regretful for doing. I half wondered if it was Kisame's relative." Zabuza laughed and was prepared to strike again when he felt Kisame move from his spot.

Kisame grinned, "Oh? So, your saying this 'Haku' killed your mother?"

Zabuza ignored the jab and rushed again. Aoi glanced once again at the two squads to see if they're ready by now, but no; they looked about half finished in gathering their chakra, judging by what he's seeing from the Byakugan. He turned towards Kisame when felt a chakra spike.

Aoi, seeing Kisame's reserves go up even larger and stronger, immediately ordered, "Zabuza!"

With that lone distraction, Zabuza glanced back and saw Aoi pointing ahead. "LOOK OUT!" He turned to see a turret of water blasting right to him. Placing his zanbacto forward, and his left arm behind it, Zabuza took the attack head on. He had no chance to dodge that even if he wanted to.

The blunt of the force ricocheted him towards the hall and out of the room and towards the hole they blasted thru to get up in the floors.

Kisame whislted, "Am I really that good?" he turned to see Aoi charging at him with his sword. He blocked it with his Samehada and absorbed some of Aoi's chakra at the same time. Aoi, feeling his chakra slipping away, grunted and back-flipped backwards.

"Aoi! Sir!" He turned just in time to see his squadron finish the jutsu. He nodded in relief. Wind, water, and lightning gather around the eight shinobi and slowly, it picked up dust and debris. The lightning crackled and then the wind flew towards Kisame followed by the water and then the lightning.

ELEMETAL RELEASE: ENVIROMENTAL TECHNIQUE!

But that wasn't it. Aoi, used his remaining chakra and called out: Water Release: Iron Wall; a jet of water erupted from the floor and the color of the water was like the technique described. It was slightly silver with a bit of blue. The technique fused with the lightning and that fused with the water and the wind to create a devastating whirlpool inside a hurricane that quickly demolished everything in it's way towards Kisame.

Despite all that, Kisame grinned more ferally that usual, what idiots. And then he swung his Samehada right when the jutsu came.

An explosion or water and electricity circled around until the water and lightning appeared to be sucked back into the circle. Just as it reseeded, Kisame stepped out of there and chuckled, "What?" He blinked. "Was I not supposed to do that?"

Absent minded, Zoro thoughtfully weighed his options on the opponent in front of him. From what he recalled—experienced—in his own mind was, terrifying. He saw things and experienced things that would have left him dead if not for somebody's intervention. Even though he's dead, he silently thanked him.

The red tomes from the Uchiha spinned emotionlessly. He silently observed his opponents as they cautiously took each step. But more, he eyed the Morimo haired one the longest. Why? Because he was the hardest ever to place a genjutsu on. He wondered why until he saw that he had no chakra, so, the only thing he could do was to cloud his senses forcefully. But he then began to wonder how he was able to break against the illusion by injecting foreign chakra into him when he has no chakra.

He sighed, "Listen," he began emotionlessly. "I think it would be best if you people just quit. If you do, you'll survive, but if you don't.." He left the threat hanging in the air.

Haku stared impassively, while Zoro hitched an eyebrow, mentally thinking how arrogant the Uchiha is.

Haku released an Ice Breath, and mumbled: Ice Style: Demonic Ice Mirrors. Haku applied a huge amount of chakra and mirror after mirrors appeared surrounding the whole area. She disappeared into one while the Uchiha, "Hnned" to himself.

This could be interesting, he thought as he dodged a few senbons from one or two of the mirrors. But she still has a long way to go.

He gathered chakra and blew a huge amount of fire from his mouth. He still stared monotonelessly at the unmoving ice mirrors. They didn't dissolve? He decided another method, but before he could, he sensed Zoro from behind and dodged.

"A sneak attack," he stared emotionlessly at Zoro as he stood in front of him. "Weak, but effective."

Zoro roared and charged at him only for his eye sight to go blind. He swung hard and hit one of the ice mirrors, blinded from his sight.

"Zoro!" Haku thought. She was about to go help him when she saw the Uchiha right in front of her. She cringed when he manged to hit her right in her lg just as she left.

"Urg." She groaned out.

Itachi Uchiha stared long and hard at both of them, this is getting pathetic. I need to find Uzumaki and also retrieve Kisame.

"You two have fought... 'well,' I suppose," Haku and Zoro heard Itachi say. "However, your efforts were in vain; but I still admired the potential you both posses. So, for now, I'll allow you both to live. But, next time though, I won't be as merciful."

Itachi vanshied and in his place were a bunch of crows.

Haku looked over Zoro to see him unconscious, but not injured. She herself though was injured but not unconscious. She looked around to she her team all but dead. She couldn't help but choke at her failure. However, she stopped herself. She still had to destroy the control room. She still had to finish her mission. Applying first aid to her wounded leg, she left Zoro and continued onward.

Which will be pretty easy since every enemy shinobi is dead and gone:)

For a while, Kakashi felt like a judge. He felt like deadpanning basically. He really hated team meetings, especially now of all times.

He sighed, "Sasuke, I know you're mad but venting out your frustrations on your teammates is unbecoming of a shinobi."

Sasuke scoffed and turned away from the apologizing picket. He glanced at Shino to see him pushing up his glasses. But he could tell from his eyebrow position that he looked agitated, and a little mad. Maybe somebody stepped on one of his bugs and he didn't like.

Sasuke felt Sakura's pleading eyes behind him and said, "Sakura," he took a long pause to add more affect in his monologue, "Stop." He growled out the last part and she looked visibly startled.

Her pleading eyes fell to the ground and sniffed. He won't forgive me, she thought to herself, contemplating on doing something to make him forgive her. Saskue-kun.

Kakashi saw the interaction and was, at least a little pleased on how Sasuke handled that. He looked over Shino to see walk over to Sakura.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, "Sakura it's not, bitch, your fault, why'd you quit, it's our fault for not giving you a boast of motivation when you needed it the most, we could of passed, either way, you saved us and allowed us to participate into another chunin exam when the time comes. I, fuck you, thank you." Shino clearly struggled to say the words he wants to say. If he did, that is, that would be way out of character and illogical.

Kakashi shook his head. This meeting was getting way out of hand. He needed to put it back on track. He coughed, and cleared his throat, gathering the attention of his students. "Well, as I cans see. The only way we can get past this by… going on a mission!" He eyed smiled. "Well, what do you say?"

Sasuke's eye twitched in annoyance, "Whatever."

"Ma ma Sasuke. I'll even throw in so training?" Eye smile. "What do you say?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow and sighed, "Fine, but this better be worth my time."

Shino pushed his sunglasses forward, "Sensei. I suppose you mean training for all of us, right?"

Eye smile, "Of course."

Nod.

Sakura nervously gulped and said, "Uh, sensei?" Eye smile, "Yes Sakura?" Nervous fidget, "Well, would it be possible to learn a jutsu or two?"

Kakashi raised an eyebrow. I thought she wants—oh, I get it. He eye smiled, "Of course. But only if you increase your chakra a little because now, it would seem you wouldn't even be able to learn even one."

Sakura smiled, a bit, but then looked down when she felt Sasuke glare at her. Kakashi slapped his hands together, "OK! Off to the Hokage's Tower! Dog walking, 'hears,' we come!"

Sasuke grumbled, Sakura still felt depressed, and Shino remained impassive. Kakashi eye smiled and teleported away.

After a long day at work, Sasuke finally arrived at his place. Tired, angry, and powerless, "Damn Kakashi, not even teaching me anything today." He scoffed at today's events and hit the wall. "Fuck!"

He thought back to the chunin exam and the people in it. Then he thought about his teammates, he growled, "They're bringing me down! Fuck!" He went outside and pounded on his training dummy. "Every." He pounded again, growling and beating at the dummy, "Fucking. Time!" he finally broke the dummy and allowed it to roll down from the post on to the floor.

He collapsed in a heap of pity and weakness, "Itachi-ni."

Do you want power?

Sasuke's eyes went wide. He quickly sprang up and looked around, "Where are you? How'd you get in here?"

Do you want power Uchiha?

Sasuke growled, "If you don't show up then-."

Do you want power or not?

Sasuke bit his lip, as he continued to growl, "Yes."

Hahahaha! I want you to gravel and say, 'Yes! I want power!'

Sasuke activated his sharingan at that. How dare he tell him to gravel at him? Does he even know what he is basically telling him to do?

Are you going to do it or not? Hahahaha!

Instead, the Uchiha gathered chakra and blasted huge amount of fire chakra around him. He didn't hear a scream, so that means he didn't get him.

Hahahaha! Well nice Sasuke! Very nice.

Sasuke remained quiet his eyes moving left and right.

I like that. However, I won't be able to stay here for long; So, just wait a little longer and I'll give you a gift in a few days from now.

"What kind of gift?" He spook coolly.

Trust me. It's the power necessary to kill Itachi, your brother.

"How do you know that name?" Sasuke asked colder than usual.

Hm, well, I used to work with him; but that's a story for another time.

Sasuke didn't believe him. He just continued to look around silently.

Well, like I said. Time is of the essence; so, Ja Ne!

Sasuke looked around until he felt four chakra signatures coming towards him very fast. He turned towards the source. Anbu? He thought as he eyed the four masked shinobi.

"Uchiha-san, are you alright?" the bear mask Anbu inquired.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Good," Bear turn towards his teammate. Cat walked forward, "Do you mind explaining this fire?"

Sasuke looked at his house and yep, it was on fire. He sighed

Damn.

A/N:

Next chapter: Conclusion pt 2.

O' yeah, I have some pics in my profile that tell how Haku, Naruto, Zoro, and Zabuza look. Just copy and paste. ;)

The chapter after next will probably be a short chapter that only has Sasuke and his last moments in Konoha, so, no Naruto. But no Sasuke next chapter!

OMAKE: Not funny at all.

Itachi stared impassively as Haku disappeared from his sight and right into the mirrors around. He was about to spring into action when he felt something wrong "down there."

He placed his hand forward in a defensive manner, "Wait wait wait!"

Weirdly, Haku stopped her incoming attack, "What?" she asked a little peeved.

Itachi dug his hand into his pants and Haku saw him move it up and down. She blushed a little, 'w-what are you doing?" she stuttered.

Itachi, who was looking down the whole time, looked up, with his hand still in his pants, "O' well, My balls were kind of itchy so I just had to scratch" He stopped a little and moved slower whn he felt Haku looking at him.

"W-what?" Itachi stuttered a little self-conscious at the moment. He watched as Haku titled her ead to the side as he slowed down some more on his scratching.

"No-no-no don't stop," she whispered.

Meanwhile, Zoro grabbed his nuts and scratched, "Wait," he looked down... only to freeze in shock. "My dick is gone!" He looked around and then snapped, "I must of dropped it some where!"

And with that he left. Only to find Mei having sex with Naruto while the Shadow taped it in his camara.

He found it a few minutes later in a guy named Sai's hand.

The End.