Summary: While looking for Itachi, Team Hebi comes across a wolf-like creature that can't tell the difference between friend and foe and would seem to have taken a liking to Sasuke. SasuXSaku, NaruXHina, and slight SuiXKarin.

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'Thoughts'

Normal

"Speaking"

"Speaking animal(s)"

"Inner-Sakura"

Flashback/dream/etc.

'Flashback/dream thoughts'

Wolfish Desires

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CH 1 Monster

It was a warm sunny Monday morning, with large puffy white clouds slowly swimming across the air, high overhead. It would have been a nice day had it not been for the sticky mud from the daily rains, the unnatural silence of the forest, and the fact that Team Hebi had yet to gather any new information, from the nearby town, linking to Uchiha Itachi or the Akatsuki, but instead heard stories of monsters that were acclaimed to kill several villagers and farm animals.

Karin took her eyes off the youngest Uchiha and rested them on her muddy feet that were sinking deeper into the mud. She growled and glanced at Suigetsu, who had been smiling ever since they entered Rain country. He couldn't wait till it rained. She glared at him as he sipped his water.

"Karin, is Jugo almost here yet?"

Karin blushed; her Sasuke-kun had said something to her. She closed her eyes to sense the gentle giant.

"Yes, he's almost here. What the-?" The other two looked at her expectantly. 'This chakra . . . it's one of the leaf ninja that were following us. But something's different . . . Damn it! They better not try to take my Sasuke-kun!' "Sasuke, one of the leaf ninja is heading strait toward Jugo, and fast."

Sasuke closed his eyes, deep in thought. "We'll meet up with Jugo before the other ninja. I don't want him to lose control." They leaped off into the trees.

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Jugo walked along the large dirt path quietly. He didn't like this forest. He couldn't hear or see any animals. A villager said that vicious monsters killed many of the animals that didn't flee from the forest and now the beasts were killing horses, cattle, and people. When he asked what they liked like the villager replied that no one had seen them and lived. But at night you could hear and feel them watching you through the darkness. He sighed. Sasuke wouldn't be too thrilled that he couldn't dig up some information on Itachi.

Suddenly a dark shadow dashed out from nearby foliage, almost smashing into Jugo.

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"We're too late, they've crossed paths!" Karin yelled.

Sasuke inwardly swore. He really didn't need this to happen when they were so close to Itachi. They recently found out that the Akatsuki base was somewhere in Rain.

A large explosion made them stop for a second as the earth shook. Suigetsu scowled as they ran faster than before. "Jugo must of lost control already. Heh, I feel sorry for the leaf ninja."

They arrived to see someone on a fighting stance and a monster surrounded by smoke and broken rock.

Sasuke was the firs to speak. "Jugo."

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It's a short chapter, I know. The next chapter will be longer and I realize that it's like this in all my stories I've written on both the computer and on paper. I guess that's my style. Anyway, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Preview: Ch 2 Please Help Me

"Aaah! Suigetsu, watch where you get thrown! You almost hit me!" Karin yelled as Suigetsu splashed into a tree only to collect together.

"Shut up, Karin!" He picked up his sword ready for another round.