I DO NOT OWN NARUTO AND/OR THE CHARACTERS

Betrayed By An Old Friend

Orochimaru and Kabuto are alerted to a presence trespassing through their territory, they make their way to the entrance and watch from the shadows as a weakened Jiraiya makes his way through the surrounding forest. Upon closer inspection, the find some Leaf Village ANBU hot on his trail. Jiraiya stops to face the ANBU.

Jiraiya: Look, I told her I was sorry.

ANBU #1: It doesn't matter, you shouldn't have made the hokage one of you "research" subjects.

ANBU #2: We have our orders to bring you in under our new laws against sex offenders.

Jiraiya: Look, how 'bout you just tell her…

ANBU #1: Quiet! You can come with us and face the hokage's penalty or resist and pay the ultimate penalty.

Jiraiya: Hey, I've felt Tsunade's penalty before, I'd rather face you guys.

ANBU #3: So be it. Fire Style: Slow Burn.

Jiraiya's rips of his jacket as hit bursts into flames and fails to notice another ANBU who delivers a side kick to the head that sends Jiraiya flying into a nearby tree.

ANBU #1: Earth Style: Dusty Foot Jutsu!

The earth under Jiraiya's feet rises up around his ankle, trapping him.

ANBU #2: Now we put an end to your pervy ways. Ninja Art: Sunrise Shot.

Before the three ANBU could finish Jiraiya off, they were struck down by Orochimaru and dispersed.

Kabuto: Shadow Clones, it seems.

Orochimaru: Don't tell me that they've finally had it with your lecherous ways in that prudish village.

Orochimaru and Kabuto appear before Jiraiya.

Jiraiya: I won't tell you, but that is what happened.

Orochimaru: Well, tell me this. What are you doing here and why shouldn't I kill you?

Jiraiya: Well, I suppose that since I'm now an enemy of the Leaf Village, we can be friends again.

Orochimaru: Hmm, I'm afraid that you'll have to do better than that.

Jiraiya: Come on, after everything we've been through. Man, I've had you over for dinner, fish ramen and this is how you do me? Beside, I've got detailed knowledge of the Leaf Village and knowledge I've obtained on Akatsuki from my reconnaissance.

Orochimaru: I guess so. Kabuto?

Kabuto: Yes, Lord Orochimaru?

Orochimaru: Tend to our friend here, if you'd be so kind.

Kabuto bows.

Kabuto: Yes, Lord Orochimaru.

After Kabuto heals Jiraiya, Orochimaru leads him into his lair.

Jiraiya: I see you're still creepy as hell after all these years.

Orochimaru: Well, what creepy to one fellow is paradise to another I suppose.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi stand at the border of Sound Country.

Naruto: Damn it!

Kakashi: What happened?

Naruto: Someone defeated my clones. Thanks to my transformation, I don't think anyone knows that it was me. Should we follow them?

Kakashi: No, we don't know what's waiting for us in Orochimaru's lair and I doubt that he'll stay there knowing that those were shadow clones. Let's head back to the Leaf Village and report to the hokage.

Kakashi and Naruto make it back to the hokage's office to meet with Tsunade, Sakura, and Shizune.

Tsunade: Well?

Kakashi: He got away.

A vain severely throbs in Tsunade's head.

Tsunade: What the hell do I pay you for?! I want that son of a bitch's head on a pike for what he did to me.

Naruto: Ya' know, you oughta calm down. Compare to what he did while he was training me for two years, I'd say that he was respectful to you.

Tsunade throws her desk into a wall in her office.

Tsunade: I don't care what you have to do, you bring him back to here. Dead or alive, got it?

Kakashi & Naruto: Yes, ma'am!

Naruto and Kakashi disappear from the hokage's office. The two shinobi meet up in the Leaf Village's surrounding forest.

Naruto: So, what's the plan?

Kakashi: I don't know, I mean we've both gotten stronger but we're facing two to the Sannin. There is one thing we can count on.

Naruto: What's that?

Kakashi: I'd rather face them, than Lady Tsunade right now.

Months pass and Naruto and Kakashi have no luck tracking Jiraiya and Orochimaru down. Until they receive an anonymous tip giving them the lead that they were looking for.

Kakashi: Finally, this is it Naruto.

Naruto: What?

Kakashi: I figured that the only way we'd be able to take them out is to separate them.

Naruto: Well?

Kakashi: Well, this says that Orochimaru is alone once a month in a process he has to go for his soul to maintain dominance in the body he currently inhabits and it tells us the exact location that he's going to be.

Naruto: Awesome! How long do we have?

Kakashi: This Sunday will be our greatest window of opportunity. Let's go get ready.

Orochimaru walks into a secret location to begin the process of maintaining his dominance over his body. On the outside it appears as if he's simply meditating but on the inside is a fierce battle between Orochimaru's soul and souls of everyone whose body he's taken over. After about a day, Orochimaru completes his process and opens his eyes. He's surprised by a fist to the face, he regains his composure but the attacker is relentless.

Orochimaru: (thinking) Who could this be?

Orochimaru is finally able to identify the shinobi who sprung the assault on him.

Orochimaru: So, it's you, the nine-tailed brat?

Naruto stops his assault to speak with Orochimaru.

Naruto: Who else would it be?

Orochimaru: Do you really think that you'd be able to defeat me by yourself?

Naruto: Who said I was alone?

Orochimaru: What?

Kakashi reaches up from underneath Orochimaru. Orochimaru leaps out of the way but lands directly in the path of a kunai thrown by Naruto, Orochimaru catches the kunai and throws it back at him.

Orochimaru: You'd have to do better than that.

Naruto: Okay.

Naruto disperses the clone of himself and the one he disguised as Kakashi.

Orochimaru: Shadow Clones? How boring.

Naruto: You just keep thinkin' that.

Orochimaru: What?

Orochimaru is met with three Naruto clones who each deliver a kick that lifts him into the air.

Naruto clones: Na-Ru-To!

The real Naruto gives Orochimaru a heel kick to the face that sends him careening to the ground.

Naruto: Uzumaki Barrage!

Kakashi grabs Orochimaru midair and gives him a Lotus that he copied from Gai. Orochimaru picks himself off of the ground to face off with the two shinobi relatively unscathed.

Orochimaru: I thought you two would realize that I'd take a lot more to defeat one of the sannin.

Jiraiya appear next to Orochimaru.

Jiraiya: Don't you mean two of the sannin?

Jiraiya steps in between Orochimaru and the Kakashi & Naruto duo.

Jiraiya: Fools! You dare to think that you can defeat the Great Toad Sage? Now prepare to feel the might of Lord Jiraiya.

Kakashi: Ready, Naruto?

Naruto: Yeah, I've been training with this guy for two and half years, I know all of his tricks.

Naruto and Kakashi prepare themselves for their upcoming battle with the two Sannin. Jiraiya stands ready.

Jiraiya: Hey, Orochimaru, why don't you catch your breath while I take care of these two?

Jiraiya faces off with his two opponents from his former village, then a dubious smile spreads across his and Naruto's face. Jiraiya turns to Orochimaru.

Jiraiya: Psyche!

Jiraiya attacks Orochimaru who's still kind a little diminished from his exchange with Naruto and Kakashi but is still able to defend himself until Naruto and Kakashi join in. Orochimaru fought them with every thing he had but it wasn't the enough. Jiraiya, Naruto, and Kakashi overwhelm Orochimaru and leave him dead.

Jiraiya: Well, I guess we're done here. Let's go.