Naruto Shippuden: Ookami's Tale - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Rematch, Sharingan vs Sharingan

Land of Rivers, Grassy Field

"This is him?" Chiyo stepped forwarded as Naruto's rage began to grow. "The kid who wiped out his entire clan?"

"It's been a long time Kakashi...Naruto." Itachi stated his eyes locked with Naruto's.

"Bastard! Not just me, but Gaara, too?! I'm going to kick all your asses!" Naruto growed as he pointed at Itachi.

Itachi raised his hand from out of his cloak, "Everyone! Don't look directly in to his eyes, or you're finished!" Kakashi yelled everyone quickly looked down towards Itachi's feet. "Itachi's genjutsu are eye techniques. In other words, they take effect through your vision. You're ok as long as you don't make eye contact."

"I know that." Naruto mumbled.

"But then, how are we supposed to fight him?" Sakura questioned.

"Well, you..." Kakashi stated as he thought back to when he asked Guy how he fought of Itachi. "...You focus on his feet and body, and attack based on how he moves."

The group focused their eyes on the center of Itachi's chest, "That's easier said the done." Sakura added.

"The Uchiha clan? Been a long time since I've fought a Sharingan user." Chiyo stated. "They're nothing special though. There are plenty of ways to fight eye techniques.

"What should we do?" Naruto questioned.

"When it's one on one, run away. When it's two on one, get him from behind." Chiyo answered.

"What do you mean?" he added.

"When it's one on one run away, is obvious right? In that situation you can't win...But if it's two on one, if one person gets caught in a genjutsu, the other can attack the guy from behind. And if you attack the user, the genjutsu vanishes." she stated.

"And if that's not possible?" Kairu asked.

"Then you dispel the genjutsu by hitting your ally. In other words since there are many of us, one person will be the diversion, and the rest will attack the Sharingan's blind spot from behind." she finished.

"I see." Sakura said nodding her head.

"Yes." Kairu added.

"I guess old people have their uses!" Naruto chuckled. "Okay, I'll attack him..."

"Wait!" Kakashi ordered taking a step infront of Naruto.

"What do you mean wait?" Naruto argued.

"Are you saying my tactics for fighting the Sharingan are wrong?" Chiyo questioned.

"Well, if we were taking about regular genjutsu, your strategy would be fine. But in this case, thing are a bit more complicated." Kakashi answered.

"I'm not following Kakashi. Isn't the Sharingan genjutsu like the Urufugan genjutsu?" Kairu questioned giving a nodded to Kitai to fall back into the forest.

"He uses the Mangekyou Sharingan far more powerful than the Sharingan and Urufugan." Kakashi replied as he thought back to when he was trapped in Itachi's Tsukuyomi. "You suffer the full effect the instant you're caught. In other words, while it's seems to be a second to everyone else it can feel like hours, or days, for the one trapped. I was lost in his phantom world for three days and ended up unconscious for a week. Dispelling the technique isn't possible.

"He's a dangerous opponent, just who is he?" Chiyo asked.

"Impressive as always, Kakashi. You learned much from just one encounter with my Tsukuyomi." Itachi stated.

"I'm not done yet. After using that technique, you were very fatigued and retreated immediately" Kakashi said his eyes focused on Itachi. "Besides using a large amount of chakra, using that technique poses a huge risk to your eyes." Right, Itachi?"

Itachi was silent for a minute before he opened his mouth, "An impressive analysis, for having only seen it once." he answered emotionless.

"Itachi." Kakashi stated as he grabbed his headband lifting it off his right eye. "How bad has your eyesight become?"

Itachi was taken back by the question as he closed his eyes for a second, "Kakashi you couldn't have..."

"Well, I may have let my guard down last time, but I'm no slouch, you know. Things will be different this time." Kakashi said.

Naruto smiled, "That goes for me, too! You're making a big mistake if you think I'm the same as last time!" he yelled.

"Naruto, I'll take him." Kakashi ordered his tone changed as he turned his head to look at Naruto.

"Don't tell me you mean 'not fighting is our teamwork' again?!" Naruto cried.

"No, this time I'll need you and Kairu to back me up." he answered.

Naruto and Kairu both looked shocked. "Alright Kakashi." Kairu said as his activated his Urufugan.

"While I'd like to act cool and say, 'You go on ahead', I won't be able to hold him off myself." Kakashi informed them as Sakura, Naruto, and Kairu all looked at him and gave a nod focusing on Itachi again.

Itachi lifted his arm up as his coat slipped down revealing his hand, "It's time for you to come with me, Naruto."

Kakashi charged at Itachi as Kairu ran after him, Kakashi punch Itachi's face but Itachi grabbed Kakashi's hand stopping the attack. Kairu grabbed a kunai with a paper bomb attached to it and threw it at Itachi's feet. Looking down he let go of Kakashi's hand allowing him to slide back towards the group. Sakura and Chiyo looked at Naruto as he stood their not moving

"Naruto are you alright?" Kakashi questioned as he stopped sliding back.

"What...happen to me?" Naruto asked.

"You were caught in a genjutsu." Sakura answered as Chiyo and her let go of his arms. "But your going to be fine, we funneled are chakra into you and broke the genjutsu."

"I don't get it, where are his shadow clones?" Naruto wondered.

"Naruto he hasn't used any shadow clones." Kairu said.

"You ran off and started using your Rasengan even thou nothing was around." Sakura added. "Don't you remember any of that?"

Naruto's face was still in a shocked state as he remembered. "Are you saying I was already in the genjutsu?"

"This guy is using more then a visal jutsu." Chiyo said

"I guess it's time for the main event. Better get it together, Naruto!" Kakashi ordered.

"Hey snap out of it." Sakura said place her hand on Naruto's cheek.

"Come on Naruto...Kairu, I'll show you how it's done."

Kakashi got up and ran towards Itachi, before he made it five feet Itachi started doing hand seals, "Fire Style Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Small fireballs began to fly out of his mouth. Kakashi quickly jumped to the right to avoid the first few, then above the last of them.

"What a dodge." Sakura stated in amazement.

"He's not done yet be ready!" Kakashi yelled.

"Fire Style Fireball Jutsu!" Itachi yelled as he created a giant fireball in front of him and sent it at the other four. Chiyo, Kairu, Naruto, and Sakura all jumped over the fireball as it crashed into the ground causing a giant explosion. The dirt cleared away with Kakashi the only one standing with his Lightening Blade charging in his hand.

The two stared at each other as Kakashi lowered his right arm causing it to leave a trail in the ground as he charged at Itachi. "Lightening Balde!" Just as he was about to strike Itachi, he jumped back causing Kakashi to hit the ground. Looking up he let out a small gasp as Naruto and his shadow clone came falling down from above him.

"Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as he slammed it into Itachi's chest sending the two of them into a small explosion.

"Did he get him?" Chiyo asked taking cover from behind a tree.

"Naruto?!" Sakura cried looking around the tree.

As the dust cleared Itachi stood outside of the hole. (Now!) Kairu nodded to Kitai as she dashed out of the tree line with a kunai in her mouth, Kairu charged out from the other side of the tree line his father's sword in hand. The two meet Kitai swing at his knees, and Kairu swing at his upper chest. They turned to see crows fly up into the air from where Itachi was standing as the two jumped back into the forest.

(Even with Kakashi's deversion, me and Naruto both missed. The Sharingan is a powerful Dojutsu indeed.) Kairu thought taking a deep breath. Kakashi placed his hand on Kairu's shoulder. "I have a plan I'll need your help." he said.

The began to do the same hand seals, "Hidden Mist Jutsu!" as a thick mist began to fall upon the battlefield.

"The Hidden Mist Jutsu, quite an effective jutsu to keep one from casting a genjutsu. Unless one possesses the Sharingan like me." Itachi mumbled. "Kakashi can we please stop this childish game of hide and seek?!"

Kakashi stepped out from the tree line. "I suppose we could, why not." quickly throwing three kunai, Itachi dodged them, "Fire Style Fireball Jutsu!" As he created another fireball, engulfing Kakashi. The fireball exploded dispelling the mist, a longer hole was made as Itachi saw that Kakashi had escaped underground.

(It's on your move Kakashi.) Kairu thought waiting for Kakashi to continue the plan, just as fast as he disappeared he punch through the ground trying to land an uppercut, Itachi quickly moved back and grabbed Kakashi's sleeve. Pulling him down he punch forward as Kakashi went lower than his arm to avoid it.

Itachi grabbed the back of Kakashi's neck and pulled him in locking eyes with each other. "Don't tell me Kakashi-Sensai is caught in his genjutsu?" Sakura said.

"No wonder my genjutsu hade no effect on you." Itachi said as Kakashi climbed out of the hole he made. "Because you are a shadow clone."

"Attack him and my shadow clone go now!" Kakashi ordered.

Kairu ran out of the tree line first as his chakra began to form around his hands, running forward he hit Itachi in both of his knees to prevent him from escaping. He jumped above him as Naruto charged from behind Itachi. The two ran both holding his Rasengan. "Giant Rasengan!" the two yelled as they hit Itachi with it causing a massicv explosion.

"That's amazing." Sakura said.

"My word what power." Chiyo added.

Kairu landed next to Kakashi as he looked at him. "That was massive."

"What...was with that smile." Naruto mumbled.