Brothers Reunited

Chidori?

So it was Kakashi. No wonder—after Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, someone was still protecting Sasuke.

Uchiha Itachi inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as Sasuke rushed in front of him, he grabbed his wrist and redirected the Chidori into the wall.

The wall was instantly blasted through, leaving a massive hole. The two brothers stared at each other, Itachi's feigned indifference and Sasuke's undisguised fury intertwining in their gazes, reflecting the tragic fate of the Uchiha.

Seeing Sasuke's Ninjutsu so easily neutralized, Naruto was frightened, but he immediately formed hand seals and drew out the Nine-Tails' Chakra. That evil Chakra instantly caught Itachi and Kisame's attention.

Sasuke began to struggle. Itachi applied a slight bit of force, and with a crack, crushed his wrist. "You're in the way."

"Ninpō, Summoning—"

Naruto was about to use the Summoning Technique when Kisame merely gave Samehada a casual swing, and the Chakra on Naruto's body vanished.

Damn it, how did this happen?

"My great sword, Samehada, can shave away and devour Chakra. It'd be troublesome if I let you use Ninjutsu. Rather than cutting off your feet, I might as well cut off your hands."

Samehada came crashing down. A cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared before Naruto, and a toad blocked Samehada with the guard on its arm. At the same time, Jiraiya appeared behind Naruto with a woman slung over his shoulder.

"You really don't understand me at all. Jiraiya the manly man would never be seduced by a woman. I'm better at sweet-talking women into falling for me. If you take me for some lecherous pervert, then that's quite a headache, because women throw themselves at a man like me!"

Jiraiya struck another pose, wanting to amaze everyone present.

Yet everyone there wore blank expressions. Naruto exposed him without