Quote of the chapter: "They say before you start a war, you better know what you're fighting for." -Angel with a Shotgun by The Cab

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Rays of sunshine glimmered through the forest as the dark shadows of the towering trees overshadowed the people inside the forest.

With their backs covered by each other's guard, their eyes are all set to prepare for any movements as the princess stayed at the center being protected by the shinobis.

From left to right, the four man-squad were surrounded by the enemies as if it was a trap and the two strangers known as Taiki and Kakeru were no where to be seen.

The men were wearing the exact same kind of clothing along with the similar design as they stand on their ground in a mighty manner with their dark long sleeves sliced to half, showing off their upright musical symbol imprinted on their left wrists.

One man squinted his eyes as he examined Sakura from head to toe. "Why is there a kunoichi? Kunoichis are weak!" He claimed as Sakura's temper began to rise up.

"Her hair color is weird too!" Another added, resulting Sakura's hands squished into fists and the princess chuckled slightly.

"Don't underestimate me, shannaro!" With a fast movement, Sakura mustered up a pinch of her strength to crack the ground with one heck of a punch.

"Now!"

Since the three men expected the pinkette's reaction, they automatically started their plan.

Kakashi guarded the princess by heading to the checkpoint, letting his former students battle the ambush.

They did saved the world, so why not leave them the hard job?

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura covered Kakashi as well as the princess by starting their attacks. In addition, the trio used teamwork in defeating the opponents.

Just as the ground shook like an earthquake, the unknown men fell to the ground as it gave team Kakashi the upper-hand in beating them.

Sasuke used taijutsu as his first move, trying to not let them know his expertise. One of them charged towards him with a kunai in hand, as Sasuke docked his head and grabbed the man's right arm-which contains the kunai-just when another man came in running to attack. With the exact time, Sasuke threw the weapon that was inside the enemy's fist towards another man's vital point.

Twirls of crimson and ebony streaks mixed as Sasuke activated his sharingan and the vision of the opponent he was holding blurred, swamping into the genjutsu world. With the man's twisted arm, the foe groaned in pain while other men came closer.

Sasuke hissed and jumped foorward, giving him a chance to kick two enemies' chests and felt a presence above. He immediately brought out his katana, slicing the enemy's neck just when the opponent jumped from the tree branch. Blood dripped from the man's neck when Sasuke released his katana and placed it back on his sheath.

Landing on the ground, he extended his hold on to the broken arm to let him kick the man with a twisted arm's belly, resulting the enemy to hit three of his allies at the back.

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Dodging their incoming attacks, Sakura swiftly punched the man in front of her and used her elbow to knock out the competitor behind her. She moved into a squat position in order to avoid the kunai that was suppose to hit her. In a fast rate of speed, she spun as her legs made contact with the enemies' foot, making them fall and she used this advantage to kick them to the other side.

However one of them caught Sakura by the waist from behind and struck Sakura with a sharp kunai. She grunted while pushing her weight at her back, resulting the opponent to collide with the tree. The man screamed in pain just as Sakura grabbed the kunai that was jabbed at her thigh and quickly plunged it over the man's neck where the connection of the brain and spinal cord was located. Streaks of scarlet blood spilled as she countered evilly when she noticed that the man she put to death was also the man who insulted and started her outrage.

"Who's the weak one now?" Sakura murmured while a new pair of men charged at her.

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"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!"

Mist was evident as multiple clones that belongs to the jinchuuriki appeared in a blink of an eye.

The enemies swung their own silver spears as they targeted Naruto with his clones.

With that, Naruto smirked victoriously while he thought of a brilliant plan.

Aiming for the right shot, they released their weapons as the Naruto/s jumped high which effected the spears to hit the other antagonists' backs.

As the clones landed around the enemies that served as a wall, they were astonished that the clones were not attacking. They were merely scaring them, to which they to step back right into Naruto's trap as an outcome.

The foes' eyes bulged out in shock just as Naruto sped up with his special skill.

"Rasengan!"

A loud boom echoed as the branches moved by the sudden attack while the opponents were crushed.

Just when Naruto finished off clearing his location, he averted his gaze to his allies as he noticed that they were almost finished dealing with their enemies.

One of them was about to knock out the pinkette when she was caught off guard due to the addition of opponents that was occupying her fighting trance, though her teammate swirled as he used his foot in kicking the man's head. With much force at the damage, the enemy's head turned as the connection of his nervous system broke.

Sakura made her move as she was saved. A man ran to her, ready to fight just as she held the man's arm and swiveled it. While she was holding off an enemy, dozens of kunai was thrown unto her. However, she was able to block it by crouching and bringing the man she was clutching in front of her. The man she used as a shield dropped lifeless to the ground.

A smile engraved Sakura's lips as she made eye contact with her ally. "Thanks Naruto."

"I'm always here for you Sakura-chan!"

In a split second, shurikens swung in mid-air which was targeted towards the two shinobi. Unfortunately, they were too late to notice as their instinct blocked their heads with their arms.

The two were quite surprised that pain has not pierced their arms. When they took a peek of the battlefield, shock was even more visible in their expressions.

"Quit being the savior, we're still in battle." The man remarked as he used his katana to obstruct the incoming shurikens with only one hand.

Naruto stuck his tongue out playfully. "Teme."

Sakura positioned herself next to Sasuke as Naruto moved towards the free spot between Sasuke and Sakura, forming a triangle while they cover each other's backs.

"Ready?" Sakura questioned.

"Yosh!"

Sasuke eyed his surroundings suspiciously. The enemies were scattered in the area, waiting for their action. "You know what to do. Go."

Naruto summoned multiple clones and hopped from tree to tree while hitting the enemies, effecting them to fall.

Once the opponents landed on the grass, Sakura gathered all her strength as her fist met the ground and the clones forced the opponents to be at one place.

Sasuke formed seals as he breathed in oxygen, aiming for the enemies in front of him.

"Now!"

"Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu!" The last Uchiha blew a sphere of unending fire, roasting their opponents.

Naruto, willing to help his teammate, created some hand seals and inhaled. "Fuuton: Reppushou!" He exhaled air, directing it to Sasuke's fire as the flame increased and the enemies gasped in pain to which Naruto's clones inside the fire also disappeared.

After all, it was one of Naruto's wishes to learn more about wind techniques so that he may help Sasuke in terms of his fire skills.

Just when the smoke cleared, the enemies were black as ashes and lifeless as stones.

In all honesty, Sakura was proud while watching the two of her teammates working together.

It was nostalgic and she cannot ask for anything rather than to have her team back. Miraculously for her, her prioritized dream happened in reality.

"Now I understand why you three did save the world." A gust of breeze whirled, forming into a man that the Konoha ninja knew as an enemy named as Taiki. "Right Kakeru-senpai?" He stood at one of the tree's thick branches with might.

The said man appeared through a mysterious portal just as he replied. "I don't really care."

"You suck old man."

Naruto, who wants to cut to the chase and defeat these bastards while they are busy talking, launched pairs of kunai and shurikens at the same time and was about to form seals.

Sasuke who saw his movements, warned him. "Naruto, you shouldn't-"

"Hanpatsu Kaze No Jutsu!" Taiki muttered as he casted a potent breeze that he used as shield, making the weapons turn to Naruto instead while the jinchuuriki blocked every steel blade that was about to stab him as Sasuke crossed his arms against his head to avoid getting thrown by the wind.

Although, Naruto was slashed by one kunai that impaled near his stomach which made him hiss in torture.

"Well that was rude, I was not yet finished talking." Taiki crossed his arms against his chest after he extended his arm.

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted in automatic as she ran towards her injured teammate.

"No, you'll be staying here." Kakeru mentioned, raising his hand as the violet pendant on his necklace lit up. Indigo streaks of light formed as a portal opened just when Sakura ran to Naruto.

Just when Sakura went out of the portal, she noticed that she was in a cage with purple and royal blue color illuminating from the steel that was preventing her to leave. She was in a trap.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto blurted while he carelessly moved, making him caress his wound.

When the pinkette averted her vision back to Naruto, she felt guilty to see her ally suffer, knowing that she has the capacity to heal him. But what can she do? She was inside a cage for heaven's sake.

She cannot just magically leave the trap in one snap.

Suddenly, an idea popped in her mind. She brought out the numbchuks-that was given by Lee-from her pocket and injected some of her chakra. She took a quick glance up to see Kakeru mocking Naruto as he walk towards him.

Though, Sasuke created a clone as he stalled Kakeru and Taiki by fighting them with taijutsu so that Sakura could go with her action.

Thankfully, Naruto also noticed Sakura's plan. Sakura tossed the numbchuks as she yelled Naruto's name to which Naruto reacted by immediately caught the weapon.

Sakura sighed in relief. "Now how to get out of this stupid cage." She kicked the bars in fron of her though it was unbreakable.

In addition, Kakeru was too late to send the numbchuks into another dimension since it was already in Naruto's hands.

With the help of the kyuubi's chakra and Sakura's ailment, Naruto was able to fully recover in a nick of time.

Taiki got the upper-hand when Sasuke noticed that Sakura was finished, he gripped his kunai tightly as he injected the weapon directly to Sasuke's chest.

All they could hear was Taiki's laugh as if it was mocking them.

He won.

"Sasuke!"

But he was damn wrong.

Bolts of lightning struck Taiki since the one he stabbed was a lightning clone. However, Taiki was just in time to release his hold and not die due to electricity.

Taiki cursed and his eyebrows furrowed once he saw the real Sasuke flipped back from Kakeru's attack.

Naruto stood up as he brought something out from his backpack-miraculously it has not been stolen from him during the fight-which was a fuuma shuriken.

"Remember this teme?"

By the sight of the weapon, Sasuke just nodded in reminiscence.

Ah, good old days.

Naruto produced a clone as the clone quickly dashed the two fuuma shurikens towards Kakeru and Taiki. Taiki was able to dodge since his skill was the wind so he was able to control the passage of the weapon. "Ha! Is that all you got?!"

Kakeru transferred into another dimension by forming a portal just when the shuriken almost hit him.

But when Kakeru got out of another portal, Sasuke was just in time to send the large shuriken towards him.

The four-blade weapon pierced Kakeru's body into half. Blood splattered from his position.

"We did it, one down!" Naruto cheered as Sasuke was mentally happy.

Another laugh came in from their foes. However it was not from Taiki. It was from Kakeru-the man they supposedly killed.

"You think I was that easy to kill? You little brats!" He stated, violet smoke covering his wounds and when the smoke cleared, his body was fully healed.

"I-Impossible." Sakura mumbled as her teammates were surprised as her.

"Damnit." Sasuke cursed.

Naruto gritted his teeth. "How the hell do you kill a regenerating man and a guy who practically turns into wind?"

Just then, Naruto realized the color of the smoke. Color of the jail bars. His gem. Naruto stared at it as Sasuke noticed his action.

"That's his weak spot." Naruto whispered as he charged towards Kakeru.

"Naruto, no!"

He brought up his fist and was about to give a strong punch, but he did not notice his skill as an indigo portal was able to immerse Naruto like a black hole.

Sakura held the cage, urging to break it as she saw her non-blood-related brother getting into another dimension. "Naruto!"

END OF CHAPTER 11 

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//PUBLISHED.3.30.15.//

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