Chapter 12 - The Message

No Such Thing as Home

Chapter 12
The Message

Cage -Pein as he is known to the Akatsuki-



"Your brother and the nine tails are begining to... Become a problem. We will need to dispose of them. Since none of you have been able to catch the ninetails I shall go. Dose any one volenter to kill the Uchiha?" Pein said speaking openly to the crowd.

"I will... I have a debt to pay... Sorry Itachi." Dediedra said raising his stitched and bloody arms. Itachi murmured something under his breath.

"Enough! Itachi you stay here encase your brother happens to come by. If you find the ninetails do not harm him, I shall deal with him myself... As well as Lily. You my kill the rest if you like, but we must keep Lily alive." Pein said his image dissipated into thin air and then slowly the rest left.

Then the image of Pein and Toby re figured, along with Pein's partner. They looked around to make sure no one was watching. "Well then will you leave the ninetails brat to me then... And the Uchiha to Dediedra? What will you do? If he fails?" Pein asked.

"I shall do nothing, but simply stand their like the idiot Dediedra makes me to be. I shall leave the Uchiha brothers to fight it out if he dose fail though..." Toby said smirking under his mask.

"So then... The plan is going accordingly..." The woman said standing next to Pein.

"Yes, I expect good results from you two, you haven't failed me before this... But I worn you your family will be involved... Do you still wish to continue... Cage?" Toby said almost threateningly.

"Of course... I shall not fail you master... Please do not use that name either, I gave that name away long ago Pien is my name now." Pein said.

And with that they departed leaving the empty cave behind him once again eerie and dark... They're mission begun.

Sai



"Alright lets go!" Naruto shouted from the arch of the door way out of the leaf village.

"Remember Naruto your not in charge of this mission! Maybe the rain will cool that hot head of yours!" Kiba said over the loud thundering over head.

"Well I am so lets get going... We don't know if they may change direction or not..." Lily said leading the way the rain not even bothering her.

Sai remembered that morning when Naruto came screaming into his room...

Flash Back......................................................................................................


"SAI! We have a mission to go find Sasuke, in the Earth country! Come on hurry up!" Naruto stood over Sai's bed yelling in his ear and poking him in the chest. Sai shaved Naruto from him and got up, and dressed in his closet while Naruto yelled for him to hurry up.

"So how did they find out where Sasuke was in the first place?" Sai asked trying to keep Naruto preoccupied from yelling at him.

"Lily got a note from her brothers this morning, they said they were traveling with Sasuke and told Lily where they were... Lily was in historicist, apparently her brothers were Orochimaru's captives and Sasuke let them free, so they joined him because they didn't know where she was. It was quite odd, Lily just came screaming into my apartment and started crying all over me then gave me the note. We gave it to Tsunade she said that the note corresponded from the information the sand had just sent her and told us we were going on a big mission and that we we need to get our team and Lily's team assembled in her office. Kakashi sesnsie's coming too!" Naruto said, Sai could feel him jumping around excitedly, shaking the floor boards.

End..................................................................................................................



And so Sai and Naruto woke Kiba, Yamoto and Hinata. It was quite hilarious Sai thought by the way every body was laughing. Kiba influenced Naruto, Yamoto and himself to sing Hinata awake the way Iruka gave as a punishment for sleeping in class. By standing and and singing in front of the whole class. Only now it was the reverse situation in the Hyuuga mansion and they all began to sing...

You can't ride in my little red wagon...
The front seat's broken and the axle's dragen...
Oompa
Oompa
Oompapa
Second verse!
Same as the first...
A little bit louder...
A little bit worse
Girly girl style...
Like you can't like... Ride in little red wagon...
The front seat's like tottaly broken and the axle's dragen...
Like Oompa
Oompa
Oompapa
Third verse!
Same as the like... first...
A little bit like louder
And like a little bit worse...
Iruka style!
You can't sleep in my class!
I'll give you detention and extra suspension!
Wake up!
Wake up!
Wake up up up!
-A song from my camp with an adjustment to the last verse but the original went on for 7 more verses...-
And it went on for nineteen other verses in which lord Hyuuga with Neji's help, kicked them out... Some of the verses ranged from Tsunade style to Janitor style. All of which were rude and insulting - and it didn't help that there was a Lord Hyuuga and Neji style...

So now there they were on there way to the Earth country. And with Naruto leading the twenty ninth verse of the little red wagon they were half way there in no time. They were all in high spirits of finding their friends. They went and stopped for a meal none of them had any breakfast and running made them hungry. Sakura cooked up some rice and Lily kept watch for any Akatsuki coming into there camp.

Sai ate his lunch while shouting back Naruto's lines of the little red wagon. He now was now on to his own wacky Sakura version. Which Sakura quickly put a stop too, by punching him in the head. After they were done they started off again, this time they were quite trying to sense there was any other dangerous ninja around.

Naruto


By sun set they were at the village, they all split up into separate teams in search of Sasuke, David, Kai and any of the Akatsuki. Hinata, Naruto, Lily, Kakshi and Yamoto went in one large group while the rest searched on their own. Of course the reasoning for this was in case Lily or Naruto was attacked by the Akatsuki they'd have back up. Kakashi used his dog summons to help them sniff their friends out. Lily told them to just look for a stag, because that's what David wrote he'd use to try to lead us in the right direction. Lily also insisted using her wolf, which she claimed had tracked a persons trail from two years ago.

After a few minutes of searching, Kai's sent was picked up and another familiar sent. The dogs and Lily's wolf barked at a man in a black ANBU robe. The man turned around at the noise, Lily caught him with in a few minutes in which he tried to escape -to no effect- the man relaxed in Lily's grip, but Lily refused to let go. "Who are you? And why do you have the scent of Uzumaki, Kai on you?" Lily took out a kunian and placed it on his neck.

"Ah... I think I've heard that name before... But I am Kabuto." The man broke Lily's grip and disappeared into the ground, Lily cursed. But the man was now only a few feet away from her, she looked back to see why the others did not help her. But the reason was oblivions by the look on their features, shock, surprise, recognition and then shock again. Naruto even looked angry for a moment.

The man uncovered his hood, he had silver hair and looked to be about Kakashi's age or younger. He wore glasses and a black uniform Lily stared at the moment before asking if any of the others knew him. Naruto snarled before starting...

"Yeah I knew him... He worked for Orochimaru, he did experiments on people. He's a medical ninja, he almost killed me a few years back. But then again I almost killed him too." Naruto lunged forward but Kakashi caught him before he got close enough too put a hand on Kabuto.

"Well, well Naruto, it's nice to see you. I've been meaning to talk to you... But first I shall be polite enough to ask who this lovely woman next to you is?" Kabuto gestured toward Lily. She took a step back word in disgust, her stance slightly tensed.

"She's my cousin, Uzimaki, Lily her brothers was Kai and David, and he were your prisoners! I can't wait to get my hands on your #$% for that!" Naruto said still trying to pull loose from Kakashi's grip.

"Ah yes, I remember one of the prisoners calling out that name. He looked a lot like you Naruto only red ey-" Lily took the chance to upper cut Kabuto in the jaw. Kabuto dodged and re-appeared behind the small group of people. Lily gasped, but Kabutopjust drowned on. "Now that was very rude of you... Sadly he's escaped and run off with Sasuke..." Kabuto sneered in the direction of Lily, she growled back, sounding more wolf like then ever.

"Hm... Your interesting... Just like that boy. But I have no time to 'test' your abilities. You see, Orochimaru has 'infected' me and I have no time to spare for fools. But I came here to give Naruto a present, to thank him for not giving up. Even though the whole village hated you, you still didn't give into their hatred and you've passed your courage to me. One day I'll be as strong, if not stronger than lord Orochimaru!" Kabuto undid his cloak revealing a scaly eye and arm. Naruto stopped struggling and stood still.

Kabuto took this time to through a book at him and then he started to walk away when Lily, in her demonic form, took over and launched herself on him. She grabbed his neck with her teeth and her claws held his arms while the tails behind her held his legs. Kabuto tried to tug her off, but his skin was suddenly covered with sweat and it froze across his skin, he couldn't lift a finger, he was breathing heavily, paralyzed with... Fear.

It was as though a wild, ravenous, cold monster was sucking all the light from the world. Turning the once heated streets and sunny background into a black slab of ice crushing him on the inside and out, or cavern lost and alone. Kabuto felt like he was shrinking, withering away frozen in fear like a tool broken and forgotten...

Naruto could feel his fear, and his own creeping in on him. He never felt so alone before but he could tell this was nothing compared to what Kabuto was feeling now. He almost felt sorry for him, but he knew Kabuto deserved this. Or dose he? Should I just let Lily suck the life out of him or whatever she's doing. He felt Hinata shiver next to him, Lily probably didn't mean to take this so far. She was hurting Hinata and he felt that she didn't mean too but, Naruto had to get Lily out of there.

"Lily! Stop! He's had enough!" Naruto yelled trying to comfort Hinata at the same time, while she was shaking. Hinata looked up at his liquid blue eyes only one thought ran through her mind. My savior! Naruto's saved me from that icy pit!



Lily stared mutely at him as though she was still taking in what he said. She suddenly looked at Kakshi, Yamoto and Hinata -who were all shaking if only a little. Lily jumped off as if scared of her own power, Naruto had no doubt that she had practice with stunning people like this. But she didn't know how to stop or keep it under control to much. Lily tuned back to her normal self her skin sweaty, she was breathing hard and her hands purple, almost blue the very tips ice. Her skin had icy sweat all over it too, her eye lashes hung tiny ice sickles

Kabuto was worse off even then Lily, he was frozen by fear and the ice holding him to the ground. The place where Lily held him erupted with black flames that Naruto had only seen once before. That time Itachi had exploded from Jiraiya's stone toad stomaches That time Jiraiya had told him not to touch it and he guessed that Kabuto shouldn't touch it either if he cared for his health.

The rest were perfectly fine, Yamoto went to help Lily while Kakashi made sure Kabuto didn't escape. Lily's mouth dribbled with blood which almost froze as her cold breath caught it. She looked like she was choking but after a few minutes all the blood that was logged in her throut like frozen cones, came out and she could breath. Hinata and Naruto went over to her too. Her eyes, Naruto was sure, were frozen because of the dull misted affect that was over them. She wouldn't move and her skin felt icy even near her heart. She slowly got up after Yamoto's offer to help her walk. "I-I'm fine just chilled, Kakashi you don't need to watch that thing. It's just a shadow clone..."

"It's what?" Kakashi said looking at the clone, it should have vanished by now if it was indeed a clone.

"I froze it, that clone won't move until it's melted. Kabuto escaped us when he reappeared the se-second time. I realized that when I saw him over Naruto's shoulder, so I let go. Besides you all looked sweetened to de-death. Any ways lets pick the sent up again." Lily said patting Midnight's muzzle affectionately

"Are you sur-sure you sho-should mo-move." Hinata said ready to catch Lily encase she fell.

"I'm fine!" And to prove it she climbed the fence beside her and flipped down.

"Okay... Let's get going, oh wait Naruto the book..." Yamoto pointed to the forgotten book. It was binded in brown leather and with gold letters it said 'Akatsuki Information'.



"Huh... I'll examine it later lets get moving." Lily said, every one else looked tempted to open it.

"Come -!" Lily called but she stopped, three things happened at once. First there was an explosion which Lily wasn't even curious about, second out of no where she snarled dangerously and least of all, two boy's came out of a restaurant

Kai



Bang!

Whoosh!

"What was that?" Kai said looking out the open window there was a huge explosion, he could only guess that since it was about time to meet him, it was Sasuke. David looked too and sighed, Just when we were beginning to act normal again...



Kai walked out side to get a better look at the explosion. There were some people starring out side to and a girl crouched staring at him, he ignored her though. But now she was saying some thing, to him. "Who are you? Why do you smell like..." She stopped as if something had hit her, she steadily got up and water filled her eyes David looked at her with watery eyes too. Huh? Am I missing some thing here? And why would she care what we smell like?


But his thoughts were slurred as he felt a choking embrace and cold tears on his shoulder. He could hear a muffled crying too but he wasn't sure if it came from David or the thing that was strangling him. Probably both... He looked down to see it was indeed the girl that was standing a few feet from him before.

She had long blond hair -Like Lily's- She had pale skin -Like Lily's- And her muffled crying even sounded like Lily's. But he wouldn't know until he saw her eyes which was the only thing that he knew would give him permission to rejoice And as though she read his mind she looked up and their were Lily's eyes.

Kai felt breathless before holding her tighter along with David, he didn't care if the world was watching, he didn't care if tears that he held for what seemed like forever flowed down his face. The only thing he cared about was not letting his sister go again. But a thought struck him so suddenly that he lackened his grip. If she was with Naruto, and his friends. Where were those heroes?



He looked over Lily's head, which was almost as tall as his, and looked at the group gathered starring akwourdly in their direction, deciding whether to save Lily or let her continue her 'molly-cobbling' over the two boys she was clinging too.

"Lily, is that relay you? You've seemed to have changed, like your skin isn't covered with bruises, stitches and scrapes." David said letting her go so he could see her fully for the first time in three years.

"Well, wh-what can I say? I-I have been getting in less trouble..." Lily said looking David up and down too, then she turned to Kai who was also studying her as though she was a whole new person.

"Your voice hasn't changed one bit though, I bet you can sing even better though I'd love to hear you!" Kai said laughing, David was laughing and then Lily laughed hole heartedly.

The strangers had no idea why they were ignoring each other, then crying then laughing together. It just didn't make sense to them, the way they were laughing about Lily's voice as though it had some secret meaning. One in an orange jump suite -I don't know his name at alllllll neither do you, he's only the main charactor...- stepped up and spoke in a loud annoying voice.

"Lily, we have Sasuke's sent come on!"

"Oh right! I'm so sorry! Guys this is Kai and David my brothers..." Lily said relishing the last word.

"Oh... Oh these are? Well their older then I- well no offense... I mean a... Hi?" Naruto said holding out his hand waywardly.

"This is Naruto, he's been taking care of me... But I'm sure you know about that..." Lily said slightly embarrassed. The rest introduced them selves, after that their was an ackwourd silence as the started walking toward where they saw the explosion.


"Wait Lily... Are you cold? Did you use- You know you shouldn't- It gives you a head ache and other people get hurt and using that much power at close range- You finger tips are purple- I should have noticed it before..." David changed from big brother to doctor in one second. He was checking her temperature which was below 50 degrees and he took time to do a routine check up while they were hiking. He said that as soon as they get back that she will be put in a 90 degree room for four minutes and then put into a regular room with lots of flowers that had no insects in it.

Now Kakshi, Naruto, Yamoto and Hinata were no doctors but they knew that was extremely weird to keep some one in an oven and then put them in a room with flowers.

"Of course you'll have many more injury's though if you go up against these people so I may have to change my subscription." David said as though fighting was absolutely normal and univiodeble. Not that it wasn't...

The group regrouped at the site of the explosion, Kai and David introduced them selves. David told them they were supposed to meet Sasuke here. The concluded that he must have met some Akatsuki here, because this was near one of their lairs. "It must have been Dediedra! I mean he loves blow'in every thing up! Remember he blew out the wall on one of his visits. He always did have a short temper..." Kai said smelling the ash that covered the ground.

"Hmm... I smell... Cage.... He must have been with Dediedra right before his happened. I think Sasuke must have won, if that's the case he should be with Karin, Suigetsu and Juugo in a cabin where Sasuke once went. Me and David know where to go, Karin probably thought of some harebrained scheam to carry Sasuke's sent all over. But we don't need his sent... We can use Karin's... You see I stole some of her perfume just to keep her from fogging up my scenes but I see now that it has other purposes!" Kai handed a small glass bottle to Lily, she sniffed it quickly and put her head to the ground. It was sudden they were all sure Lily's face had magnetic energy dragging her to the ground.

"That smells putrid! Put it away, I could smell that for four years!" Lily said lifting her self up, then she started making some weird clicking sound with her tung. Midnight came running from the road ahead of them.

"I found them, the raven haired one was hurt severely but is well now... Kai? David, is that you? Have you gotten taller?" Midnight turned her head to the two.

"How bad was he hurt?" Sakura shouted.

"Oh, well, enough to be getting on with. Their going to leave any time now, you better hurry, they're fast. I'll lead with the dog, Akamaru I believe his name was... The rest of the dogs aren't needed anymore Mr.Hatake." Midnight said.

"Lets get going then!" Naruto shouted. They trampled down the road happily on their way. Little do they know what they'll find...

So will they find Sasuke? How will Sasuke react in the next chapter when he finds his plans have gone wrong? Or is this what he wanted? What will happen with Cage? Who is Toby relay? And why is Cage taking orders from him? Find out in Chapter Thirteen

O.K. I know that the latest Manga chapter says that the forth hokage's and his wife's name are different then the one's that I used but, oh well! It a fanfic... So who cares? I will have Sasuke action in the next chapter no worries! Thanks to all my Reviewers!

Sorry I haven't updated for such a long time but 8th grade, Junior High is killer! This and Next week will be hectic, so I might not update for a while... The good news is, is that I got a new desk for my computer!

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