Kankuro, slowly woke up, groggy and not quite understanding where he was exactly.

All he knew was that a woman was looming over him.

Kankuro: Are you an angel?

He leaned only to get slammed back to his bed by Sakura's demon strength.

Sakura: Lay back down!

(Slam)

Kankuro: OOF!?

Temari: Amazing! You managed to cure him so fast!

Sakura: The biggest problem was the poison in his system.

Sakura: The reason your people were having trouble was due to the fact the poison came from a near extinct plant.

Sakura: Through Lady Tsunade's secret teachings, I was able to create an antidote.

Sakura: I also gave him a small steroid to help jumpstart his body. But he shouldn't get back into the action for a while.

Kankuro: Gaara.. Wh-where's Gaara?

Temari: He's been taken...

The Kakashi Shadow clone chimes in.

Kakashi: But we're hot on the trail.

Kankuro: Then I have a lot if catching up to do-

(SLAM)

Kankuro:(GRUNTS)

Sakura: Weren't you listing to me!?!

Sakura: Either stay put or I'll put you under.

Kankuro: But-

Sakura: But nothing.

Sakura: With you now awake, I can now catch up with my team.

Temari: I'll prepare a team.

Sakura: We'll see you there.

(Opening Theme)

Hot on the trail racing across the desert, Kiryu, Majima and Kakashi discover a rock in the road.

Majima: My god...

Kiryu: It's a big rock.

The trail went cold in front of a large sandstone monolith across a little river.

Kakashi: There must be a way inside. Some type of cave entrance hidden with jutsu.

Kiryu: Or they might be atop it.

Majima: Let's split up gang! Kiryu, you're with Kakashi and I'll go with Sakura.

Kiryu: She isn't here.

Majima:(shrugs) Guess I'll go alone~

Kakashi: You're with me. Kiryu, check the top. Keep an eye for traps, we don't want to alert them.

Majima: Like hell we don't!

Majima: ITACHI-

(SMACK)

(Poof)

Kakashi: Tch! He went on ahead!

Kakashi dashes off to catch Majima as Kiryu shrugs. He begins climbing to the top of the rock which was perhaps half a mile in diameter.

It was no challenge to get to the top, but it was dissapointing to see the top.

Kiryu: Crap.

Kiryu: I was wrong...

???: Mister, are you lost?

Kiryu:?

Somehow dodging every sense Kiryu had, this little girl snuck up behind him.

Kiryu: No, I'm just looking for a friend. Red hair, baggy eyes. Likes sand.

Kiryu: What's your name kid?

Haruka: Haruka.

Kiryu: Sup. I'm Kiryu. Have you seen my pal, Haruka?

Haruka:...

Haruka:(nods)

Haruka: He's under us.

Kiryu: Under? Hmmm... I see. Are your parents around? Things might get dangerous.

Haruka: I have no parents.

Kiryu: An orphan? Same...

(Flap, flap, flap)

The two watch as a pure white dove flies towards them. Upon landing in between the two, Kiryu and Haruka saw how it was no normal dove.

(BOOOOOM)

???:(Chief kiss)

???: What a wonderful piece that was!

(Explosive artist: Deidara)
(Jonin+ level Shinobi)

When the smoke cleared, no piece or sign of Kiryu nor Haruka could be found.

Deidara: Huh?

Kiryu: Oi...

A hand lands on Deidara's shoulder, who turns back to see Kiryu. In the Shinobi's arm, was Haruka.

Kiryu: I'm going to beat the crap out of you.

Haruka stares at Kiryu, almost confused.

(Elsewhere...)

Majima: I'm sneaking~ I'm sneaking ~

Majima: DID YOU HEAR THAT I'M SNEAKING!? NOPE, BECAUSE I'M SNEAKING!!

Having discovered the cave entrance, Majima followed the path all the way to a large caver where Gaara laid in front of the massive statue.

He gasps as he approachs Gaara.

Majima:(gasp)

Majima: I knew bad art could kill... am I right?

Majima:(kicks Gaara)

Gaara:...

Majima: Hmph. Where's your fight...?

Kakashi places a hand on Majima's shoulder, and a kunai to his throat.

Kakashi: Don't run like that again.

Majima: But Kakashi-sensei...! It was fun!

Kakashi:....

Kakashi: I'll secure Gaara, you'll keep an eye out.

Majima: Are you making fun of my eye patch!? You wanna fight old man?!

Kakashi: Be serious.

Majima: How can I? Itachi ain't here... Some other punk not worth my time is instead.

He turns to the second Akatsuki member involved with the kidnapping of Gaara.

???: Punk? I'm a messenger of the one true GOD!!

(Immortal preacher; Hidan)
(Jonin+ Level Shinobi)

Majima: I have no interest in fighting this loser.

Majima: He's all yours.

Digging his hands in his pockets, Majima walks away.

Kakashi: I knew this was a possibility...

Majima: Good for you.

Kakashi: But did you think of the possibility of him knowing where Itachi is?

He stops and sighs.

Majima: Fine... I'll stick around. And I'll even throw in a bone and help Gaara.

Majima: But I ain't wasting my strength on that guy.

He walks over to Gaara and sits on him.

Majima:(pulls out snacks) Well?! Get to you two! Chop-chop!

Kakashi:(sigh)

(Above...)

Deidara: Heh... You're fast. But still have a long way to go before you can say you're better than the yellow flash.

He glares at the smoke coming from Kiryu's back.

(Crunch)

Deidara:!?

Tightening his grip on Deidara's shoulder, Kiryu's glare intensifies.

Kiryu: Hmph. You want to see speed?

He lifts and tosses Deidara away, far enough for him to lower Haruka.

The Akatsuki member of course landed on their feet, however, Kiryu's goal was to simply prepare a Shadow clone to protect Haruka before turning to his enemy.

Deidara: I can tell, you an I are going to make some fantastic art!

Kiryu: No thanks. I'm bad at drawing.

Deidara: Oh, my art has nothing to do with drawing.

Kiryu: I don't get it.

He does a little hop and shakes his limbs to loosen up. Kiryu's chakra burst like flames off his body with a pinkish purple hue.

Deidara:(mind) I know all about your styles, dragon jinchuriki-

Kiryu appears in front of Deidara, seemingly with nine pairs of arms.

Deidara: Huh?

(Battle theme)

Kiryu: "Rush Style; Dragon Shower".

(WHAM-WHAM-WHAM)⁹

Another Kiryu appears stepping out of him, then another that one, until a Kiryu stepped behind Deidara. It took a moment because of all the punches for Deidara to realize these Kiryu's were afterimages.

Kiryu:(lifts leg)

The momentum finally caught up and Deidara flew back, straight into Kiryu's leg, flipping him straight into the ground.

(CRASH)

Kiryu: Get up.

Deidara: Well... I'll be damned.

Deidara:(looks up at Kiryu) You just might make me have to try.

A clay snake attempts to slide up Kiryu's leg.

He is a step ahead, and jumps back, only to find a large clay bird flying towards him from behind.

Here he noticed more clay animals surrounding him.

(BOOOOOM)

He was cutting it close, but the second Kiryu's feet touched the ground, he was able to leap up as all the Clay creatures exploded, except for the bird which grabbed and lifted Deidara into the sky.

Kiryu: Hmph.

He looks up at Deidara who stood proudly on his clay bird.

Deidara: You're specialty is close range, isn't it? Haha!

Deidara: Well, long range is where I'm king!

Kiryu: Long... Mid... Close...

Kiryu: It doesn't matter. I'll win this fight. And make you pay for trying to hurt a kid!!

Haruka:!

He leaps high into the air to attack Deidara, but he of course easily flies past him and throws his clay art.

Deidara: "C1; Bird Flock"!

A flock of bird sized clay creatures flew towards Kiryu who was falling back down to the top of the mega rock.

Flying straight into him, Kiryu punches them all, so they'd exploded in front of him.

Landing, Kiryu could easily lose the flock, but he knew they would target his shadow clone and Haruka once he dissapeared, so he prepared.

Haruka looked worried, until Shadow Clone Kiryu offered his hand.

Kiryu: I'll win. Don't worry.

Haruka:..(nods)

She holds his hand.

(Below...)

Majima was the only one who took notice of the explosion as Kakashi and Hidan fought.

Hidan: The Sharingan warrior, you shall make a great fucking sacrifice to my lord!

Backflipping over his three bladed scythe, Kakashi threw a kunai into Hidan's throat.

Hidan:(smirks)

Grabbing the kunai, Hidan slits his own throat, flaunting his immortality.

Kakashi:(mind) I've heard of this man... Normal attacks won't help me here.

(Ch-ch-ch)

Whilst backing away, Kakashi was forced to dodge as Hidan threw his scythe which was attached to a chain for his swinging pleasure.

Hidan: Hell yeah! What are you going to do now!?

Kakashi dodged the best he could, but even he had his limits. And was eventually cut.

(Shunk)

Kakashi: Tch!

Hidan: Yeah-ha-ha!

Pulling his scythe back, Hidan was able to perform his signature technique. Consuming Kakashi's blood, skeleton tattoos appeared across his body after he quickly made a symbol on the ground.

Kakashi threw a kunai, but they made no attempt to dodge. The kunai landed in Hidan's shoulder and Kakashi immediately received the same injury.

Hidan: Hahaha! Go ahead... Keep trying to kill me. Or should I do it for you?

Meanwhile, Majima was playing with the stream of chakra that was being drained out of Gaara and into the statue.

Majima: Hmm..(touches chakra) Aaaaaghah!?

Majima:....

Majima:(touches chakra) Owwwwww!!

Majima:(tries to lick chakra)

Kakashi: Majima!

Majima: Eh? The hell do you want?! A bail out, because nah! Not interested.

Kakashi: No. I would like you to watch me defeat this scum.

Majima: And how are you going to do that?

Kakashi: What do you know about the Mangekyo Sharingan?

Majima:(glares) What do you know...?

Kakashi: I know that you're copying much more than just my signature technique.

Majima:...

Majima:(grinning) Kakashi-Sensei, you're not as obsolete as I thought you'd be!

Hidan: Hey! Noticed! Me! Stabbing! Us-

Kakashi: "Kamui"!

Revealing his Sharingan eye, Hidan watch it war into a different shape.

(Mangekyo Sharingan; Kakashi)

The symbol Hidan stood on vanished, absorbed into itself.

Kakashi: And with the bond now broken!

Hidan leaped back, barely avoiding getting sucked into Kakashi's Kamui, he did however not escape unscathed.

Losing their left arm, the black stained Hidan glared at Kakashi.

Hidan: BASTARD!!! HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO DO THE LORDS WORK WITH ONE ARM!?

Kakashi: Ask them when I send you to hell.

Majima:(cheering) Go! Kakashi! Go, go, Kakashi!

To be continued....