Naruto: Journey Of The Strongest Teacher - Chapter 78

Yugito woke up and saw her Genin laying on her.

“So you woke up, huh? I welcome you back to the living world.”

“What happened,” she asked.

“After you lost consciousness, I tricked the two. I did not want to risk your life, so I made them think they got you. They did not think much about my fake death too. Now you are alive and your squad is fine too. What are you going to do?”

Yugito looked to her Genin. She sighed in relief that Ishizu kept his promise.

“I will go back to Kumo and report about it. Those Akatsuki are too dangerous to be left alive.”

Ishizu POV

I nodded at her reasoning. It was also time for me to go back too. With that, Akatsuki got the Yugito clone and the seal would slow down the extraction, making it seem like they transferred enough chakra. I can only hope that they won’t be so stupid to go into the land of fire.

Either way, my next objective was Isobu. It should be time, and I think I will call for Tayuya so she can get me the location of Guren.

With Orochimaru’s death earlier than canon, I need to be informed about Kabuto’s moves. I have to have him monitored somehow because I don’t need him to go crazy earlier on. Shortly after Yugito left, I left for Konoha.

Akatsuki hideout.

“You have the Jinchūriki of the Nibi. Let’s begin the extraction,” said Pain as he summoned the Gedo Mazo to extract the chakra.

“What is wrong, Kakuzu?” questioned Pain, looking at the unnerved man.

“When we got the Jinchūriki, someone attacked us. From the voice I found out, it was the same Shinobi who was here during the extraction of the One Tails. We fought, and he died, but I can’t seem to think there is something wrong.”

“If you are certain that he is dead, then there is nothing to worry about. The Jinchūriki is here and we are extracting the chakra now,” said Pain.

The only one that frowned was Tobi, who was shadowing the extraction. The extraction of Shukaku was short because there was one more person available, but with Sasori’s death and him not being introduced yet, the chakra extraction took longer than 3 days and 3 nights.

Something was wrong. He could feel it, but he couldn’t find the cause. After the extraction, Tobi teleported to the corpse and examined it to find something.

“Zetsu, tell me what do you see.”

The plant came out from below and analyzed the corpse.

“It’s a Wood Clone?” the white part said confused.

“No wood clone could handle the extraction of the statue. Whoever made this copy must have used the Wood Style and something else to hide it from me. How can that be?” asked the black.

“There is a hint of Wood Style there so whoever it was can use the wood release and could extract the chakra of both the One Tails and the Two Tails. We saw the chakra coming from the clone so by default Yugito Nii should be dead, but I somehow doubt that,” Tobi hypothesized before his gaze fell on Zetsu.

“Go to Kumogakure and look if Yugito Nii of Kumogakure is alive. If she is, then she will most likely report to the Raikage about us, and this isn’t good. I will talk to Pain about this probability. The Tree Tails will soon come out, and we know the location of the 4 to 6 Tails. Killer Bee is somewhere in Kumo and we still have no location or the 7 Tails.”

“After you are done with Yugito, go and find the location of the Seven Tails. I believe or little friend has found her and is hiding here somewhere. If this goes on, we will have to fight the other nations. We need the 10 Tails for this.”

Zetsu nodded.

“It will be done.” With that, he disappeared into the ground.

Tobi looked toward the sky.

“I don’t know who you are, but no matter what you do, you will not survive. If you think you can get the 3 Tails, then you are mistaken. I will personally come and kill you.”

Back in Konoha, Ishizu sneezes.

“Someone is talking about me. The timing should be where the Obito and Zetsu found out about the clone. Zetsu should see the difference after the chakra was extracted. That means they will move faster. I have enough chakra from the God Tree for the 4th and 5th Tails so all I need is Isobu, Saiken, and Gyuki. Maybe if I find Kabuto next time, I can get him to tell me the location of Kinkaku and Ginkaku. With Killer Bee… let’s hope Itachi or Kisame will go for him so I can know when it happens.

Somewhere in the land of fire.

A clone of Ishizu was waiting for Tayuya, who appeared moments later and bowed. For Tayuya, Ishizu was like a god. She instantly started to dislike Orochimaru when she heard about the curse mark’s true nature.

Tayuya quickly let go of Orochimaru and devoted herself to Ishizu. When she heard that Orochimaru was killed, she started to cry and curse him for what he had done for a few hours.

“Are you done, Tayuya? If so, I have a mission for you?”

Tayuya nodded.

“What is my mission, Ishizu-sama?”

“I hope your sky network knows where Guren is. With Orochimaru dead, I need information about Kabuto’s whereabouts and what he is going to do. Find her and then report to me as quickly as possible.”

Tayuya bowed.

“It will be done.” After that, she disappeared.

Back in Konoha, Ishizu watched his old team 11.

Naruto was facing off against Hinata and Ino. The two girls were coordinating perfectly so that Naruto entered Sage Mode to win the fight.

“Ishizu-sensei, how were we?” asked Hinata as she saw him with his Byakugan.

“Wonderful. I am proud to have been your teacher. I am happy for you to Ino. Soon you will be a full Sage just like me and Naruto,” said Ishizu.

“Yes, and I will be one before Sakura,” proclaimed Ino proudly.

Days went by and it would seem that Hidan and Kakuzu weren’t going on another mission to the land of fire. Ishizu shrugged. The moment Ishizu would get the message that the fire temple was attacked, he would find the two and kill them, but it seemed that they stayed dormant.

They were going to concentrate on finding the Bijuus. It was only a matter of time until Zetsu would spot Fu. He could come inside Konoha easily, and even if Ishizu could find him, it would probably only be a clone.

Killing him would signal the other that someone could find him and make him even harder to track.

At one point, Tayuya sends Ishizu a message she found a hideout of Orochimaru with Guren inside. Unfortunately, and ANBU has spotted Tayuya, and the Hokage held a meeting.

“ANBU report, what you have seen,” said Tsunade.

“During my mission, I spotted a hideout belonging to Orochimaru. He is confirmed dead, but I spotted someone else.”

“Who was it?” asked Tsunade.

“I could confirm thanks to Shikamaru Nara that it was the Kunoichi which took part during the 3rd Hokage’s death and was saved by the unknown Shinobi during her fight with Shikamaru Nara and Temari of the Sand.”

“Do you think it was the same person who stopped you at the Valley of End and the same one that sabotaged the Akatsuki as well as the one who helped you kill Orochimaru?”

Naruto frowned, “I don’t know his motives. He helped Sasuke with the curse seal, but he prohibited us from taking him back to Konoha, saying that he had to fight Itachi. The Kunoichi is probably his spy, but I don’t know for what.”

“Maybe he is going to get the 3 Tails? questioned Ishizu.

“Explained Sasaki,” ordered Tsunade.

Ishizu sighed, “You all know that the Yondaime Mizukage was killed a few years ago during that whole civil war by the current Mizukage, Mei Terumi. You can not kill a Bijuu so after the death of Yagura, the chakra of the Sanbi scattered and I think he knows where it will come back so he sent the spy to confirm the location. What the right-hand man of Orochimaru is doing there, I don’t know. Whatever it is, it ain’t good for us.”

“Then it is decided. If the Sanbi is truly there, we have to seal it so the Akatsuki or the unknown Shinobi won’t get it. Ishizu, you are a Fuinjutsu specialist.

Come up with a sealing Jutsu that can contain the Sanbi. I will make a team for finding out what is going on there. If the Sanbi is there, send a message so I can dispatch a unit to seal it. If this mysterious person is an ally, we have to ask him for help. If not…,” said Tsunade.

Meanwhile, Ishizu frowned. Why was Kabuto there? He should be infusing himself with Orochimaru’s DNA to become a monster and a Sage later.

‘Questions, questions, questions. I don’t need them. I need facts.’