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The Fox's Brush.	By : spookymuffin Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1114 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Ever since they had started scouring the Root base for the rest of their team Yamato had been keeping one eye on Naruto and it would be an understatement to say that he didn’t like what he was seeing; Naruto was very obviously agitated and becoming more and more frustrated with each futile attempt they made to reach the others.
He did not consider himself to be an unreasonable man, Yamato could understand why Naruto might be concerned (they were all familiar with just how reckless Kakashi and Sai could be with their health) but could not condone the way that the younger man was letting the worry get to him... any academy student could tell you that a distracted shinobi was a sloppy shinobi.
He had been fully planning on expressing his disapproval and explaining to Naruto that he needed to get his head on straight before his lack of professionalism got them all in trouble, but then Yamato had felt something so unusual that it immediately grabbed his attention. Through his seeds, Yamato was tuned to Kakashi and Sai’s chakra signatures and he had been able to feel the way they were fluctuating; the other members of their team were obviously engaged in battle
The simple fact that their teammates were caught in a fight in and of itself wasn’t all that strange or worrying (despite the way that Naruto was behaving). What was strange was that Sai’s chakra had spiked suddenly; in what felt surprisingly like fear.
Yamato had been working with Team Kakashi for years now and had been using this method of keeping track of his teammates on missions for just as long. In stark contrast to the other junior members of their team he could probably count the number of times he had felt fear coming off of Sai on one hand. He hardly had time to contemplate what this unusual occurrence might mean before he felt Kakashi’s chakra surge and then drop in a way that indicated he had just used an immensely draining jutsu.
The surprise and unease must have shown on his face because Naruto and Sakura were both looking at him with wide worried eyes, it made them look lost and far younger than they were.
“What’s wrong?” Sakura asked.
“We have to hurry.”
**
Sai reflexively closed his eyes in anticipation of the fatal blow, time seemed to slow to a crawl as his heart thumped almost painfully in his chest; his stomach clenched unpleasantly and he felt the sickly sting of bile in the back of his throat. He had been close to death many times in his short life but he had never felt such an aversion to the concept of his demise before... it was something that he deeply regretted not having the time to think about thoroughly.
There was a strange sound, like the whoosh of rushing air followed by a muffled popping noise and then his whole upper body was drenched with something warm and wet.
He flinched only a little when the liquid hit him and after a few seconds had passed and it didn’t seem like he was going to be crushed to death after all, he cautiously reached up to his face to wipe the mess away from his eyes. It was viscous and sticky, much too thick to be water and when he had managed to mop enough of it off his face with his soggy sleeve to open his eyes he wasn’t really all that surprised to see that it was blood.
Confused and still disorientated by the emotional and physical response he’d had to his near death experience, he had to blink a few times at his surroundings before it became apparent why he hadn’t been pulverised into a bloody pulp. The Akimichi ANBU wasn’t looming over him anymore and with good reason: the man was completely gone from the waist up. The ANBU’s pelvis and legs were slumped awkwardly on the ground in front of Sai, what was left of his intestines had spilled out onto the floor and left a macabre smear of blood and faecal matter on the carpet. The smell was most unpleasant.
Sai looked up and saw that Kakashi was standing a few feet away, one hand clamped over his left eye and his shoulders sagging in exhaustion.
“Sai.” Kakashi’s voice came from across the room, cutting through the haze that had shrouded Sai’s brain. He sounded tired but his voice didn’t waver. “Get up.”
**
Kakashi had pushed away from his current enemy and turned his sharingan on the Akimichi, he saw Sai dodge the first blow and get crowded into the corner before he was blocked out of sight by a veritable wall of meat. Kakashi knew that he didn’t have much time but at least he had had a large target to work with; precision wasn’t a factor as he focused all of his attention on one spot in the middle of the man’s back. He felt his iris contract in the familiar, almost unpleasant way as it deformed into the mangekyo sharingan and watched the air around his opponent shimmer for a second before the ANBU’s torso seemed to collapse in on itself.
One of the chubby legs took a half step before it seemed to get the message that it wasn’t attached to a body anymore, teetering for a second before what was left of the man fell to the ground with a meaty thump.
Pain lanced through the left side of Kakashi’s head and he pressed the heel of his hand against his sharingan eye; it had taken a lot of chakra to make that much bulk disappear and he was already feeling the strain... he was getting too old for this.
Kakashi scanned the room for the other ANBU with his good eye and saw that she had backed off until she was with her remaining teammate, assuming a defensive position over her crouching ally. They didn’t seem to be fazed by what had happened to their squad mate but it didn’t matter; with the massive Akimichi out of the way Kakashi was more than confident that he and Sai could take care of the remaining rogue ANBU, especially since he was almost positive that one of them was not all that offensively capable.
When he was satisfied that their enemies were going to keep their distance and play defensive (at least for the moment) he risked taking his eyes of them and looked back to the bloody mess on the other side of the room. He could see Sai was still crouched in the corner, covered in blood (that thankfully didn’t seem to be his own) and looking an awful sight.
It didn’t look like he had taken any physical damage but Kakashi couldn’t help but notice how Sai spent a worryingly extended period of time staring down at what remained of the man who had almost killed him, blinking owlishly for several seconds before he finally looked up. His gaze was a little unfocused but Kakashi was reassured when he caught a glimmer of comprehension in the younger man’s eyes. Sai was obviously shaken (which was almost unheard of but Kakashi had long given up on being shocked by strange behaviour from the younger members of his team) but nowhere near close to going into shock like Kakashi had originally feared.
It was a reaction that he really only expected from Naruto and Sakura in this day and age but it was clear that something had happened to throw Sai off his game... Kakashi wasn’t sure what that ‘something’ was but at least he knew exactly how to deal with the situation.
“Sai.” Kakashi spoke up, injecting as much authority into his tone as he could muster in his exhausted state. “Get up.”
Sai jumped a little at the sound of his name but Kakashi could already see that he was looking better; the dazed expression being replaced by a more familiar look of blank obedience. Predictably, Sai did as he was told (although maybe a little slower than Kakashi might have liked) and got to his feet.
**
The tentative hope that Sakura had felt when they (finally) found a corridor that lead in the right direction was dashed when they discovered that the door at the end of the hallway wouldn’t budge. There was an intricate design branded into the metal and Sakura couldn’t help but appreciate the irony of being unable to reach the two seal experts on their team because there was a seal in the way.
It was something that she’d make sure to point out the next time that Kakashi was splitting their team up for a mission. Assuming they all got out of this mission alive and well of course...
Her patience was really beginning to wear thin and she could quite clearly see that Naruto had long since passed that point himself. She knew that they were supposed to be keeping a low profile to retain the element of surprise but this was just getting ridiculous.
**
Satisfied that Sai was ready to rejoin the battle Kakashi turned his attention back to the two ANBU across the room. He had turned just in time to catch the end of a sequence of seals that he recognised as a fire element jutsu before there were three massive fire balls hurtling in his direction.
He was a little thrown for a second, confused as to why she had bothered to use such a flashy jutsu from a distance; the fire balls could be easily dodged, even in the small room. It seemed uncharacteristic for someone of ANBU rank to waste time and chakra on a jutsu that was very unlikely to hit its target...
She’s trying to destroy the files, he realised with growing panic.
**
Sai had been presented with small window of opportunity and he took it without thinking. The fire jutsu had completely blocked the line of sight between him and his opponents, giving him just enough time and cover to perform the body flicker technique and cross the room.
He appeared behind his enemies with his tanto already in his hand. He hesitated for a second as he watched all three of the fire balls wink out of existence in quick succession and knew that Kakashi had used his mangekyo again; Sakura was not going to be happy about that.
He raised his sword into the air and prepared to strike, the ANBU who had cast the fire element jutsu hadn’t noticed his presence but the one who was sitting on the ground jerked a little in surprise at the movement behind them and began to turn around.
Sai swung his blade down quickly and with as much force as he could muster, knowing that he might only have one chance to catch the other shinobi off guard. His sword sliced easily into the flesh where the ANBU’s neck joined their shoulder until it hit something hard, severing muscles and major blood vessels in what Sai knew would soon be a fatal wound. Fresh blood sprayed up from the gash, splattering his bare left arm and the front of his shirt but it hardly stood out against the rest of the gore he was already covered in.
His enemy cried out in pain and the room was suddenly very bright again. Whatever darkness jutsu that had been blanketing the room had been dispelled as its caster lost concentration. The other ANBU whirled around in surprise and Sai pulled on his tanto, hoping to retrieve it and block the expected retaliation but his sword was stuck fast; completely embedded in bone.
He only barely managed to retrieve a kunai from his weapons pouch in time to block the downward sweep of his enemy’s katana. His hand was still slick with blood and the force of the blow made the kunai shift unsettlingly in his grip, coming very close to being knocked out of his hand altogether.
The ANBU increased the pressure behind the blade, bending Sai’s wrist at an awkward angle and weakening his grip even further. His joint clicked painfully in protest and he knew that he couldn’t keep this up for very long, but he also knew that he had run out of other options. Kakashi was not going to be in any position to provide immediate aid after using the mangekyo sharingan so often over such a short period of time...
Sai caught movement out of the corner of his eye, from the wall nearest to them. Inexplicably there was a crack forming in the middle of the wall and it was rapidly expanding; sending smaller cracks out from its edges in a spider web of tiny fissures.
The pressure on his wrist weakened marginally and Sai knew that the ANBU had noticed it too. Sai was quickly trying to think of the best way to take advantage of the distraction when the wall caved in dramatically; with such force that it felt like the whole building shook on its foundation. Sai hardly noticed the debris that flew across the room (some of it coming very close to hitting him and his opponent); he was much more concerned with what (or rather who) had ploughed through the wall.
“Rasengan!”

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