• Dark Dawn •

Ep 22 - Concern

(Arc 3 - Curse - pt 3)
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Naruto

"Hey, you guys find anything yet? I'm kinda in a bind here?" Naruto whispered urgently into a crystal that had been tucked into his shoes.

"....no, nothing so far..." Itachi's voice came over the crystal. Then a sigh came across the crystal. "I dont see anything about curse marks in these files."

Another voice came from the background. "The next time you try something like that and surprise me again, I'll fking blow you u-" Deidara's voice cut off as if he were being flung onto the other side of the room.

"Be quiet for once!" Konan's voice said after the slamming noise had stopped. "This is important!"

A faint 'fine!' was heard through the crystal.

This crystal was something Naruto had made, in accordance to how Nagato's six paths and the Harashin jutsu worked. Using these crystals, he could connect to different people, however long the distance. Before Naruto had left the Akatsuki after a short visit, Naruto had rushed out in a hurry, but gave one to the Akatsuki.

Around when Naruto came to, he immediately felt the crystal that was in his shoe.

After 5 minutes of explaining, the Akatsuki was able to understand how the crystal transmitter worked.

"Okay, so another thing. Do you know my current location?" Naruto whispered into the crystal. "That info on him should include that much!"

"When you sent that chakara fox over, it only had one dealing scroll. There aren't much more sources

Currently, Naruto was in a strange room, with a bed and all. He had checked around for any exists, but they seemed to be underground. As for the moment, any jutsu cannot be performed in this room.

It's probably a barrier.

Damn. The guy's good.

"Should I try to talk to him? Get him on our side?" Naruto asked Itachi, ignoring Kurama. "I mean, I was already planning on that, but like, more."

Itachi simply replied, "Do what you think best. He had once betrayed the Akatsuki before, so I don't know if I should trust him. I'll still back you though, whatever your choice is."

"I'll go for a bargain with him. I have a feeling he's going to come soon."

"I mean, he did bring me to him. I don't have to track him down now."

   
Naruto had been awake for about an hour now. The Akatsuki had caught on with Naruto's story during that time.

The assassination attempt being at the top.

"What are you going to do next, Naruto?" Pein had asked.

Naruto put a hand to the wall. "Leaving."

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Early morning - Konoha
Sasuke

"Where's Naruto?" Kakashi inquired. Team 7 had gotten together to continue their training and hone their skills as a group.

Sasuke had resolved on not involving other people in their problems. "Well, I think he went on a training trip. I don't really know...." He trailed off. What is he up to now?

Sakura, for once didn't make any comments. She just stared intently at Sasuke's face and studied it.

Kakashi observed the two genin in front of him. He knew that the mood had shifted for the worse, but the problem was how to fix it. "Well, are you two still up for training?"