Hey…..It's my first story. Hope you like. Oh and I don't own the Naruto gang just the original characters so please don't sue my ass…. Other than that ENJOY.

Through All Lies

By TheAka

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The dark skies and light rain seems to reflect the mood of the times. War is the normal again and as history shows, deadlier then the previous. Currently to one man however, those ideas mean nothing. All that is on his mind is the closeness of the glow from the flames and how to escape it. As long as he is in front of the glow, he is fine. The he sees it, his oasis. With all the strength he had left, he jumped in to the ditch and hits the ground….hard. He turns to see the flames that lusted for him, stop just at the ledge's end. He stares at the roaring fire in amazement and is relieved he was able to escape a jutsu with that amount of power behind it. To think, it could have been him with those trees burning in a beautiful glory.

"Glad to see you made it Rei-chan." said a bellowing feminine voice.

Chancing a glance over his shoulder, he sees three mirthful figures. A lanky and tall young man, who despite his appearance, has eyes that are filled with years wisdom and weariness; a small and beautiful young lady, giving off an aura of pure nobleness; and lastly…a giant she-devil, in humble opinion, that was created for the sole purpose of making his days and nights a living hell. However, one thing was off in his mind.

"Where's boss at?" the downed man asked with worry.

"Back at base Rei-Chan. We were done with our jobs and didn't see you at point A and we were worried about you. So we thought we would come over here and save your sorry ass", explained the she-devil with a joyful grin.

"Now, now Heiwa," said the other man in the pack "Stop teasing the poor boy. He just survived the famous Kamon Kinpatsu's Jigoku No Mon. That alone cuts him some slack. Also, if you haven't notice his ankle is dislocated."

"Why should I care if the gaki's foot is busted up?" said the busty tall woman with thick amount of boredom.

"Cause I said so." the man said before he turned to walk away. Without turning to look back to the others he stated, "Now we don't have much time Heiwa. Kamon could be on this way here with back-up when he realizes Reiko escaped. Help Mitsuko-chan put his bone back in place ASAP. I will scout around to make sure our path to camp is clear." With that he was gone.

A pouting Heiwa turns around to help Mitsuko with Reiko's foot.

"Just because he is taller and older doesn't mean he is the boss" said Heiwa, pouting even more of her statement.

With a bored expression, Reiko chimes in with. "No he is not. Unlike you however, he is responsible adult and nin who doesn't need to be told want to do like a child."

With a twitching eye and obvious anger, Heiwa goes to his ankle and suddenly pops it back in place and grins as Reiko screams.

...…

The scream of his young comrade leads to the shaking of his head and a sad, amazing thought. "I haven't gone a thousand meters yet and they are at it."

Five minutes later, after careful scouting, he dubs the area clear for travel to the base. Yet, when he turned to make his step towards the path in their direction, he suddenly felt heavy and realized he was being paralyzed by a strong jutsu. He then hears two enemy nin closing in fast. He was surprised at how they trapped him. He looked down and his eyes widen.

"A preset seal" he says in disbelieve and he had walked right into it. "How the hell could I have missed such a blatant trap?"

They were one meter away now. He hears the unsheathing of sharp metal. He feels the twin winds of their raised weapons, ready to strike him down. Ready to die for his stupidity, he closes his eyes and awaits his death. However, the fatal blows never come. Instead, he hears the smooth slicing of flesh and the sickening crushing of bone. Followed by that is the sweet sound of two dead bodies dropping.

With freedom returned to his body, he turns to see that one of the assailant's head is cut clean off and the other's skull is crushed in. Only one person he knows can cause damage with signature of gracefulness and brutality

"Thank you, Mitsuko-chan" spoke the grateful man with a hint of shame.

With a small smile and in a small, elegant, static voice she replies "You are welcome, Jin-oniichan, and do not feel bad about missing the trap. You are still alive."

He nods his head in understanding. The two proceed to walk to the two dead bodies. Jin picks up the head of the decapitated nin, and carefully examines it.

"Hmmm…these nin seem normal." said the woman, "I see no markings on this one's head to ID him as Shinda Hokō."

"You are right, I see no signs on…" but before Jin could finish his evaluation, something catches his eye.

A faint glow on the forehead of the decapitated nin. "DAMNIT!" he yells while tossing the head as far as he could, fully knowing what the nin really are. He yells to Mitsuko, grabbing her, and pulls her into a full sprint. "RUN! THEY ARE SHINDA HOKŌ."

A couple seconds later, there is a wild charka explosion. The strong blast throws the two several meters forward, ironically at the feet of a healed Reiko and a grinning Heiwa. Heiwa starts to open her mouth but was cut off by an 'upset' Jin.

"One, just one word and I will cut off your breasts and use your bow to boot them into Spring Country."

With blinding speed, Heiwa was suddenly cowering behind Reiko with great fear.

Reiko looked over his shoulder and says, "Why you hiding behind me?"

"Please Rei-Chan, don't let him cut my boobies," Heiwa pleads. Then with a seductive whisper in his ear she says, "And here I thought you loved my tits, Rei-chan." Heiwa puts emphasis into her statement by pressing her ample chest into his back.

Looking down so no one can see his blush, Reiko hastily responds, "Get off me you she-devil. We are wasting time." Reiko pulls himself from Heiwa and starts his way to the base. Shaking their heads in sadness and amusement at the interaction between Reiko and Heiwa, Jin and Mitsuko follow their teammates back to the base.

…...

Three hour later, or in the minds of Jin and Mitsuko, too long with a bickering Reiko and Heiwa ("teasing" Heiwa likes to call it or "harassment" as Reiko calls it), the four return to their base. Upon their arrival, they are greeted by a medic crew rushing pass; ushering a young boy with a large hole in this abdominal. Suddenly, the spirited war of words halts to reality again. Not far behind is another medic crew rushes in a man that seems related to the young boy. A deep gash in his neck and from the amount of blood on this uniform, it is clear that he is to going to be another name of the fallen, only to be remembered by those who loved him.

The dying man looks over to the boy. With tears rolling down this face, the man reaches out to the young boy, as if he is trying to give his life so the young boy can live. His wish is not granted as the young boy dies and moments later the man dies himself, with his arm still stretched out towards the boy and his face still wet with his tears. A female nin soon comes to see the bodies and breaks down in grief. A familiar sight and sound to all who have fought in this or any war. From what is heard, they were her brothers. The only family she had left in the world.

"Poor Hikari. She is the only one of her family left." said Heiwa on the verge of breaking down herself in tears.

Reiko starts to rub her back to calm her when Mitsuko spoke up in her static tone with a bit of emotion.

"We need to end this war. Too many are starting to die now from this stalemate. How much can the soldiers and civilians take of this before the breaking point is reached?" She looks down continuing, "Most of all, what if something happens to one of you. You four are my family and I do not know what I will do with out any of you." She finishes as a tear rolls down her face.

She feels a gentle finger wipe her tear. She looks up to see a masked man with jet black hair with deep ocean blue eyes gazing at her.

"Nothing is going to happen to any of us." He looks up from her, to look at Jin, Heiwa, and Reiko, "We will win this fucking war." he states, as if he is reading their minds and calming the similar fears and thoughts to Mitsuko's mind.

Looking down at Mitsuko again with gentle eyes filled with determination and warmth, "We will win and our family will survive it. I promise you all." He looks at all four of them and releases a grin that no mask can hide, "And we know I always keep my promises."

His eyes shift solely on Reiko, "You placed those kunai at the places I asked Rei?" the masked man asked.

The short, young man looking away and crossing his arms over answered, "Hmph…I am alive, right?"

Reiko's actions instantly reminds the masked man of a certain 'teme' he dearly missed. "And I am glad for that squirt." he said as he ruffles the short man's head, lighting the mood of the once sober-filled group.

He then backs up and says with seriousness, "Okay, tell all the troops to fall back to entrance of the pass. We aren't done yet"

…...

Elsewhere, a smiling man walks up to a giant door with a guard posted on each side.

"I have an important report for the daimyo." he cheerfully said.

The two guards salute, then one process to a handle to open the entrance to the daimyo. He walks in to see his great leader meditating at his throne. When he is close enough he bows to him as he gives his report.

"Momomi-sama, the forces at Yuki no Hiruzu Pass are being pushed back. It seems your plan is going just as scripted. You called it right also when you said Itō wouldn't send the special army but Hara and his generals to help the 4th army's attack on the path." said the cheerful man. His smiling and voice then took a serious tone as he continued. "But you know it will be a matter of time before they take the pass and Kamon is defeated."

The daimyo open his eyes to look at the bowing man. "That is the whole point Roshi-kun. To win the war, we have to kill those special army generals. With Hara and his generals dead, the special army will be nothing, and then the regular army will fall without the special army to save them."

"Wise, as always sir." Looking back up at his leader, the man called Roshi asks, "Is there anymore you wish of me?"

"Is the team in Konoha in ready? I must have their Hokage join Itō." said Momomi.

"Hai, heika. They are in place and have already determined who and when they will strike. With the info you have on their Hokage, I am sure they will piss her off to the point where she would beg to help join his efforts." responded Roshi, with his cheerful smile again.

"Good. You can go now" said the daimyo, as he watches the man stand up to leave his throne room and to his own thoughts. "Soon, I will be an eternal king"

Please give me positive feedback. As I said I am new but if you need to be honest and blunt...then tell me politely and in a way to help me improve and not break me down.

And those that are wondering:

Shinda Hokō = Walking Dead

Jigoku No Mon = Gates of Hell

Heika = Your Majesty

Also is there a beta reader who will love to help me out?