Kabuto paused as he recalled everything that happened when he arrived at the bridge as the spy for Sasori."You wouldn't have been able to pull that off unless you had met Sasori personally, and that's the only occasion I can think of when he could have told you about our rendezvous.

Sakura stared at Kabuto with a hardened expression on her face as Kabuto spoke.

"There is no way that Sasori could've been aware that the justu he placed on me had worn off, so for him to have divulged such sensitive intelligence to you, it means Sasori was acknowledging your power," He said."Sasori bore a grudge against Orochimaru. He always said he would be the one to personally bring Orochimaru down."

Kabuto paused for a moment."The fact that Sasori ended up involving all of you in this matter means that he must need you to do the job for him. Or, to put it, he either been captured or no longer alive."

"It unfortunately the latter," Sakura replied.

Kabuto smiled."That I wonderful news," He said.

****

Meanwhile, back on the other side...

Kaiya's eyes narrowed as the dust cleared to see Naruto growling at Orochimaru. He then stood up as strange bubbles gathered around in the air.

'What this' Orochimaru thought eyes widened slightly.

"That dense," Kaiya said as she saw it gathering into a black ball near Naruto's mouth.

'That I going to be trouble might be almost time for her.' Orochimaru thought, glancing over briefly where he felt Kaiya's presence.

The black ball began to shrink as the power created a crater underneath Naruto, who was in his four-tail four state.

Orochimaru jumped back multiple times until he stopped back near a Rocky formation wall.

'One can't be on the receiving end of that much-concentrated charka and survive.'

'It might be time for me to step in soon.' Kaiya thought as she saw Naruto focusing the ball of charka.

Her attention is drawn down below seeing Sai sneaking closer with her snake clone still close behind him and narrowing her eyes, wondering what he was planning down there.

Naruto's mouth then began opening slowly before she allowed the ball of charka.

"You're still going to stay focused on holding me in place?" Yamato asked.

"Shut it," Kaiya commanded as she witnessed Naruto getting bigger than her and tilting his head back slower as her father bit his thumbs before moving them toward the ground as a powerful beam came towards him.

Her eyes widened at the sight of the massive explosion as the beam made contact with the three gates and quickly jumped down relaseing Yamato and rushed over quickly to the other side of the gates right before her father crashed into her arms.

"That was close," She muttered, looking at her father's twisted-up condition before he turned around in her arms and shot the sword out of his mouth, hitting Naruto in the chest and stretching his neck as Naruto was sent up and far back towards the other direction.

Kaiya sighed at the fact that her father didn't just get out of her arms before doing this.

****

Meanwhile, back at the bridge...

A large dust cloud is seen as Kabuto covers his face, blocking the dust.

As it cleared up, some Kabuto saw the long neck of Orochimaru with his sword coming out of his mouth.

Sakura gasped as the dust cleared up fully to see a cloak Naruto in the rocks with a chest against his chest.

"He's closer to becoming the Nine Tails than ever before," Kabuto stated.

Yamato stared at Naruto with narrow eyes as Sakura looked at him with wide eyes at the sight of Naruto.

"Naruto," Sakura whispered.

"I got Naruto near me," Yamato said to his clone, who was still on the side watching everything and reported back his original about Sai.

Sakura stared at Naruto as she saw images of him from when they first became a team to when he came back from training to his state now.

'That creature is Naruto.' Sakura thought, surprised at what she was seeing.

Kabuto simply at the two as Orochimaru's sword attempts to stab more into Naruto, pushing him more into the rocks.

"Naruto!" Sakura shouted, worried.

'This must be what Master Jairya was talking about when he said a smaller version of the Nine-Tails.' Yamato thought as he studied Naruto's appearance.

Naruto grabbed the sword and swung it away. Kabuto's eyes widened as he jumped, avoiding being hit, and Yamato grabbed Sakura, getting both himself and herself out of the way of the sword.

The three landed safely away from the bridge as the cloud of dust covered the bridge from the sword crashing into it.

"This isn't so much a battle between Ninja anymore," Kabuto stated."It is some kind of epic battle between two monsters."

The sword then started to retreat towards Orochimaru's mouth as he lowered his neck. Naruto then let out a loud screeching cry.

"Well, look at that," Kabuto said."I can't he go this far just to save Sasuke."

Sakura stared thoughtfully at Naruto.

"Now the boy is gone, and only the monster remains," Kabuto commented."What a pitful child."

Sakura eyes filled up with tears as she gazed at Naruto current state.

Naruto let out a loud cry from his position on the rock. Sakura then ran towards Naruto.

"Sakura, come back!" Yamato shouted.

Sakura continued running as tears fell down her face.

"You have to stay away from him!" Yamato commanded.

Kabuto simply stared as Sakura rushed past him towards Naruto.

"Naruto," Sakura said as she got closer to Naruto on the rock."Naruto, stop. It's okay. I can rescue Sasuke!" She shouted.

As soon as she got close, Naruto glanced at her a moment before he growled the next comment, one of his tails moved towards Sakura.

****

Meanwhile, back with Kaiya...

Kaiya looked at her father concern as he slowly lowered his neck and opened his mouth as a hand slowly began to come out.

'He definitely reached his limit.' Kaiya thought as she kneel down let go of the original body as two arms and a hand started coming on out from the mouth.

"Got you," She whispered catching the new body of her father in her arms and could see the exhaustion on his face.

"Seems like the time has finally come," Orochimaru said."As I predicted,this body is starting to show signs of rejection."

"It time we head back to the hideout your at your limit," Kaiya said slowly helping him back on his feet.

Orochimaru panted before turning away from Kaiya as he noticed Sai coming there way. Kaiya lifted a hand as she ended the clone justu.

"I'm an envoy from Danzo," Sai said."I'm not your enemy,"

Kaiya eyes narrowed her eyes under her cloak at the name Danzo remembering the dream she had when she first got her curse mark.

Orochimaru stared at Sai for a while as he stood up regaining his strength and freeing himself from Kaiya's supporting hold.

"That senile geezers still alive," Orochimaru said."And he still up to his old tricks? So,what do you want to talk about?" He asked.

"I came bearing a message from Danzo to be delivered to you," Sai replied with a fake smile."He says-"

"Hold it!" Orochimaru snapped cutting Sai off."When you speak to me,I suggest you choose your words carefully."

Sai simply smiled.

"Are else you'll die," Orochimaru said.

"But sir, I am only allowed to rely exactly as Danzo instructed me," Sai said."If the message meets with your displeasure, by all neans,do what you will."

Orochimaru lucked his lips before lifting his arms and spitting out his sword which hit Sai as his eyes widened I surprise at the action.

Chapter End!

Here we go finally chapter nine of The Rouge Senju- Serpent has been published. We continue the Tenchi Bridge mission arc. In this chapter, Naruto and Orochimaru continue there battle until Orochimaru reaches his limit. Sai then reveals himself that he has a message from Danzo until Orochimaru suddenly hits him with a sword. I hope you enjoy the story after this arc there will be an original arc I made happening before the next cannon arc.

Thanks for reading!

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