Six kunai were gripped in each hand, he let a smirk cross his lips before he threw them all, hitting the Kitsune in every major vein and artery in the human, upper torso anatomy, including both lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, stomach and throat.
He was still smiling.
Itachi scowled as he saw the form chuckling softly, the rise and fall of his shoulders evident from a distance.
He walked over to his discarded Wakizashi and gripped it firmly before walking over to the Kitsune.
He stared straight into the animalistic slits that were dancing with sick glee before swiping the great demons head clean off, blood left as if it was a fountain. Itachi let his eyes follow the head before he spun and kicked it as it fell, sending it to another tree, his Wakizashi following shortly behind plunging into the Kitsune's skull.
He was still smiling.
Itachi resisted the urge to shudder, turning his back on the corpse he began focusing on dispelling his technique.
It didn't work.
The tiny hairs on the back of his neck stood on end as he heard a chuckle coming from behind him.
"Ohhh, but little Uchiha, I said that you could leave, when I was done having my fun." Came a very dark and demonic voice from all around him.
Itachi spun around to where the corpse should have been. Note that the key word in that last sentence is 'should'.
Only his Wakizashi and various kunai remained embedded in the trees.
He turned back around and saw the red chakra forming a humanoid shape which quickly revealed the fanged grin and glowing red eyes, only this time they seemed much more demonic as they glowed with an unholy light. "And I'm not done having my fun yet."
Itachi leapt back, in a somersault, reaching his Wakizashi he gripped it in a reverse grip and rushed the Kitsune again.
Kyuubi rushed forward as well, his claws flashing. They passed eachother in an instant, appearing on the opposite sides of where they respectively were.
Kyuubi straightened and smiled just before his arms fell off, cut cleanly from the body.
Itachi looked over his shoulder and smirked himself but it died as red chakra shot from the wounds and quickly regenerated the lost limbs. Kyuubi turned around, its unholy red eyes and gleaming fangs were the only things visible of its face. "Hn, looks like I failed that time. But don't worry little Uchiha, we still have seventy one hours fifty-nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds to go."
Naruto, knowing that Itachi was currently trapped in a world of his own creation reared back his blades in preparation to kill the murderous prodigy.
Just then Kisame crashed through the wall infront of him to his left Samaheda already swinging, while his free hand grabbed Itachi and pulled him away.
Naruto leapt over the blade in a cartwheel like motion, landing on his feet, he backhanded Kisame in the face, Kisame snarled and caught his wrist before he pulled it back. He spun around, taking Naruto with him in the motion and slammed him against the wall.
Naruto vanished in a puff of smoke. Kisame turned again and blocked the two blades that would have taken a chuck out of his ribcage. Pushing the blond off, he then swung, aiming for the boys upper torso, Naruto ducked and then moved into Kisame's follow up swing, close enough to render his large blade ineffective, and plunged his sword into Kisame's stomach.
The shark man however, had a slightly different anatomy than humans, the blade would have pierced his kidneys, causing a painful death, if he had been a normal human, but his kidneys were a bit higher than normal humans and so, Naruto ended up not hitting anything vital.
Kisame punched the blond square in the face, sending him crashing into what remained of his desk. He was about to step forward but then he heard a thud behind him, he turned and received the biggest shock of his life that night.
Uchiha Itachi, the most feared missing nin alongside Orochimaru was laying on the ground, blood seeping from his mouth. His pupils were dilated and the Sharingan slowly faded into black obsidian.
The shark man sensed the approaching presences and knew this was one fight he couldn't win. He hoisted his partner over his shoulder and both immediately vanished in red wisps of smoke.
Naruto calmly walked out of the rubble and took his blade from the floor sheathing it, he rubbed his sore jaw and managed to turn his gaze into one of apathy just as the Anbu and Jounin entered the room.
The masked individuals looked at the wrecked room and turned to their -as of yet- unofficial Hokage for an explanation.
Naruto adjusted his jaw, and spoke. "I want all Anbu search teams to comb the village, your targets are two S class criminals, Uchiha Itachi and Hoshikage Kisame. Capture alive if possible if not dispose of them." He looked around the room once "And get someone to clean this mess up."
"Yes sir, right away." The Anbu captain saluted before they all vanished in a puff of smoke.
Naruto rubbed his forehead, he would definitely have to up the training programs. What good were the guards if they arrived after their leader was dead?
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