"Let's split up and search for Sasuke and Orochimaru.....there are four ways here. Naruto-Sakura will be in one team and go this way, Yamato will cover this route, Sai take the route on you extreme left while i will take the straight way. If you find Sasuke or Orochimaru don't engage immediately but inform us through the *Thought-connecting formation* engraved on your head-bands. Thank Sakura for that." said Kakashi as he ordered them to split up and search for Sasuke and inform the others.
"Wowww...that's so cool Sakura-chan ,with this we will be able to call for reinforcement if the situation calls for it. You really have been working hard in these two years ,learning Medical ninjutsu from Granny Tsunade will also practicing the formations." praised Naruto clearly impressed and happy about how capable this little girl who always used to follow Ichizu-sensei while training has grown into.
"It was all because of Kakashi-sensei and Ichizu-sensei help that i was able to master these many formations while also learning Taijutsu with Medical Ninjutsu. Though every day training did feel like hell...it does has some advantages too." replied Sakura modestly while remembering what her sensei taught her while teaching her about formations.
........................................./flashback/................................................
"So what do you think formations are and why are they rarely used????" asked Ichizu with his arms crossed and a light smile you his face after seeing Sakura in deep thoughts.
'What are formations come to think of it ,i never found out the meaning of these formations.' thought Sakura as she came to a conclusion that only Ichizu could answer this question. She looked towards Ichizu with a gaze filled with yearning to learn and asked "I don't know Sensei please tell me what are formations????."
" Formations can be regarded as a seals placed in a systematic way ,allowing them to draw power from the world law itself. They are very hard to learn and even hard to master plus the power output generated by the formation is directly linked to your understanding of this world and everything around you." taught Ichizu patiently waiting for Sakura is absorb all the information he just gave her.
"S i need to understand the world around me to increase my output generated by the formation that i have learned???." asked Sakura after digesting all that Ichizu had spoken.
" Yes connect with law and try to understand it ,you have great talent in this field and if you are to capably utilize it then you wouldn't be any weaker than a peak kage and that's not all ,this field very extremely flexible so it can also be used to pressurize ,suppress ,weaken ,etc on the enemies." said Ichizu ,explaining formation to Sakura.
.............................../flashback ends/..........................................
"Let's get going guys..." said Sai as he wanted to finish this mission rather quickly and return to the village to his his brother.
{Swoosh}
They ran of to find Sasuke from different directions. After running for about 20 minutes while checking every room they came through, they still couldn't find Sasuke. Naruto was getting frustrated due to not being able to find Sasuke.
Naruto and Sakura saw light coming from the front ,knowing that it led to an open space both of them speed up as the upcoming light got bigger and bigger.
{Swoosh}
They arrived at the open space inside an open dome type place ,Others also arrived at the place entering through 4 different entry points.
"Kakashi-sensei we didn't find a single living things on our way here."
"Same here, i also didn't encountered a single soul on my way here."
"I found clues about someone fighting in a relatively large room on my way here, though the battle took place some days ago....the marks ,scratches , battle marks scattered all over the room though there weren't any living beings on my way here."
"Hmmmm....looks like Sasuke isn't here."
Suddenly Kakashi narrows his eyes while looking at a huge rock located in the middle of the dome. Kakashi unsheathes his swords and teleported above the rock swinging his sword downwards towards the rock while coating them with *lightning-release*.
{Shing}
The swords slashed the rock to two portions.
"What the....." said Naruto as his eyes widened upon realizing that the rock which was sliced by Kakashi-sensei joined back together and started cracking.
"Fufufufufufufufu.......as expected from the famous *Kakashi of the sharingan* you really have sharp eyes." said a person-wearing long red-cloak covering his body and had long sleeves.
"Kabuto???.....is that you...wh..what happened to you." asked Naruto, astonished to see his appearance.
Kabuto had two small horns on the sides of his head as his skin, eyes and body structure looked more like that of a snake.
"Hehehehehehe.......you must have come here to find Sasuke haven't you Naruto????." asked Kabuto while a huge grin surfaced face which scared Sakura a little ,while Yamato had a disgusted expression on face as he knew that Kabuto had been experimented upon and made into something which he shouldn't have.
"WHERE IS SASUKE!!!!!!!" shouted Naruto as slits appeared inside his iris which suddenly turned red and were currently focused on Kabuto, as anger and hatred bubbled inside his heart after thinking that they could have done many similar things to Sasuke.
Same was with Sakura as she quickly deployed *World-blocking formation* and quickly paralyzed Kabuto to stop him from escaping ,she was very angry and sad as she couldn't meet Sasuke and persuade him to return back.
Kabuto utilized Snake-sage energy and broke through the formation as it was based on world law and nature energy was the closest thing to it making him immune to formations .....well most of them anyway.
Yamato made handsigns and sent some *Wood-release:-impaling spears* at Kabuto who used *Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation* making the ground to have drastic alterations forms tight ropes binding the incoming attack and stopping it in mid-air.
Sai made many scroll-beasts attacking Kabuto with his *Ink-release* and directly impaled the incoming creatures by manipulating the ground beneath their feats. Kakashi suddenly appeared behind Kabuto with his lightning-clad sword thrusting forward to pierce Kabuto and paralyzing him.He didn't wanted to kill Kabuto as he could give more info about Sasuke and Orochimaru.
Suddenly Kabuto's body liquefied and escaped the incoming attack while saying " I have no intentions to fight you guys i just want to tell you something before i leave."
"Speak...." coldly stated Naruto as he looked towards Kabuto.
"Orochimaru has been killed by Sasuke ,here this contains all the information about what happened and also the information on every Akatsuki members with this we are even now. Next time we meet we will be enemies."
{Woosh} he disappeared.
"Sasuke 'killed' Orochimaru?????"