Conspiracy

Two women were walking through the empty streets of a small town.

The first woman was slender, with a rather ample chest.

The other was fair-skinned, of average height, with black hair.

They were Tsunade Senju and her apprentice, Shizune Kato.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and the castle they were about to visit exploded and collapsed.

As the dust settled, two people appeared before them.

"Found you," Orochimaru said.

"Orochimaru." Tsunade said in surprise. She had not seen her teammate in twenty years.

"It's been a long time, Orochimaru," Tsunade said. She knew Orochimaru had vanished, so she was extremely wary of him.

"You were quite difficult to find," Orochimaru replied.

"What do you want from me?" Tsunade asked.

"Actually, I'd like to ask you for a small favor," Orochimaru said.

He doesn't look well, Tsunade thought, noticing his loose, bandage-wrapped arms.

"What do you want me to do? Your arms... that isn't a simple injury. How did that happen?"

"I had a little accident while attacking Konoha," Orochimaru said, and Tsunade's eyes widened.

"What did you do? Looks like Sensei did that," Tsunade said with a laugh.

"Not Sensei... your annoying grandson," Orochimaru said. Tsunade and Shizune both froze.

"What grandson?" Tsunade said.

"Don't tell me you didn't know," Orochimaru said with a smile.

Tsunade rushed forward and grabbed him by the collar.

"Answer me," Tsunade shouted, radiating killing intent. Kabuto began to sweat.

"Y-yes... yes... your grandson did this to me," Orochimaru said.

"But... he's already dead," Tsunade said, leaving Orochimaru confused.

"He's alive and kicking. He destroyed my chakra pathways," Orochimaru said irritably.

"But... I received a letter from Sensei saying no one survived the Nine-Tails attack," Tsunade said in shock. Her grandson was alive. She knew her daughter, Kushina, had been pregnant at the time.

"You see... Sensei lied to you," Orochimaru said with a smile.

Tsunade sank into thought.

"Enough," Tsunade said, punching a nearby wall hard enough to crack it.

She would go to Konoha and investigate for herself. No one could stop her.

She was about to charge at Orochimaru when he spoke again.

"If you heal me... I'll bring back your daughter, brother, and lover," Orochimaru said with a sneer. Everyone froze, and Tsunade began to tremble.

"Don't you want to be with them, Tsunade?" Orochimaru asked.

She began to sweat as she recalled everything she had lost.

"What do you intend to do after I heal your arms?" Tsunade asked.

"I don't like lying... I'll destroy Konoha."

"Destroy Konoha? Lady Tsunade, you can't accept those terms," Shizune stressed.

"Shut up, Shizune," Tsunade shouted. Orochimaru sneered.

Tsunade lowered her head, deep in thought.

"You don't have to answer right away," Kabuto explained. "You have one week. This forbidden technique requires human sacrifices, so it's up to you to gather three sacrifices," Kabuto explained.

"Lady Tsunade, let's kill these two animals right now. Look at his arms—they're probably useless," Shizune said.

Tsunade stood frozen.

"Don't think I can't fight just because I can't form hand seals," Orochimaru said, biting his finger.

At the sight of blood, Tsunade began to tremble and tightly gripped her necklace.

"I know about your fear of blood. We'll meet again in a week," Orochimaru said, and the two of them disappeared.

Kisame and Itachi

They scanned the crowd, and their eyes settled on a perfect candidate.

She was slender, with large C-cup breasts and long legs. She wore a dark blue body-hugging dress.

"Do you need something?" the woman asked in a pleasant voice as she looked at the two cloaked figures before her. One of them raised his hat, and she saw a pair of blood-red eyes staring into her soul.

Jiraiya, Hinata, and Naruto

After walking for several minutes, they noticed an inn and decided to stay there.

As they approached the inn, Jiraiya spotted a woman smiling and waving at him.

Jiraiya's heart instantly blossomed.

"You two check in first, and remember to practice your chakra control," Jiraiya said before hurriedly running toward the woman, who waited for him with a smile.

"Let's go in," Naruto said, but Hinata did not follow.

"Is something wrong?" Naruto asked.

Hinata looked toward the rooftop.

"It's nothing, Naruto-kun. Let's go inside," Hinata said. The two of them entered and walked toward the front desk.

"We'd like a room with two beds." Naruto handed over the money and received the key to their room.

The two went up the stairs and headed toward their room.

Naruto immediately threw his fan onto the floor and flopped onto the bed, while Hinata looked out the window.

A few minutes later, Naruto sat up on the bed and began to meditate. He took a deep breath and felt his heartbeat slow. He guided chakra to his ears, allowing him to hear everything: water dripping in the bathroom, a tiny fly buzzing around, even Hinata's heartbeat.

Naruto opened his eyes and looked at Hinata, who was sitting on the sofa reading a magazine.

Hinata's chakra felt unfamiliar to him.

Something's wrong, Naruto thought.

Naruto swiftly pulled out a kunai and threw it at Hinata. It buried itself deep in her right shoulder, only inches from her heart.

Hinata exploded in a puff of smoke—it was only a Shadow Clone.

Suddenly, two people burst through the door.

They were both tall, dressed in long black cloaks, and both wore straw hats. Naruto could not see their faces.

And at this critical moment, his master's master had run off to chase women.

Naruto sensed that one of them possessed Kage-level chakra.

"Where is Hinata?" Naruto asked, but neither of them reacted.

They removed their hats.

"Itachi Uchiha," Naruto said, activating his Sharingan.

"So the rumors are true. You really do have the Sharingan," Itachi said.

"I'll ask again... where is Hinata?" Naruto asked. "If you touched a single hair on her head, I'll kill both of you."

"Quit barking," the other man said with a laugh.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu. Naruto said.

Dozens of shuriken flew toward the two of them.

Kisame merely swung his greatsword and knocked them aside.

"Naruto-kun, as long as you obediently come with us, Hinata will be fine," Itachi said.

"So you're members of Akatsuki, right?" Naruto asked. Both men raised their eyebrows.

"Jiraiya told you, didn't he?" Itachi asked.

"That's right. Where is Hinata?"

"Come with us and you'll find out," Kisame mocked.

"I've had enough," Naruto said, forming a Shadow Clone. "Find her," he ordered the Shadow Clone.

"That's the Flying Thunder God Technique," Itachi said calmly. (Hinata was wearing a ring with a Flying Thunder God Seal.)

Naruto picked up his fan.

That's Madara's fan, Itachi thought, a smile appearing on his lips. This kid is full of surprises.