The First Chappie Of A New Story! Hmm... Not Really Any Background Info I Need To Give You Coz... You'll Read About It. Hope This Is A Good Enough Opening. Enjoy...
Chapter One
His eyes stared disbelievingly at the picture set in front of him.
"Hokage-sama, you can't be serious. I knew she was with them b-but she's leading now?"
Tsunade nodded her head slowly while staring at the son of White Fang carefully as he gripped the picture in his hand shakily. He was uncharacteristically shaken up by the news he had just received, and she hadn't even gone into details about the mission.
"Kakashi, I need you to go with your old team, comprising of Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto – take Sai as well. I want you to find their base, infiltrate and bring her back to Konoha."
"Are you serious? You explained to me earlier the details of what she does and the latest ANBU reports. What exactly do you expect?"
"The council has been having talks with that of Suna and Sound. The other two leading members of her business are from these villages. They want a way to quash what is going on. Kakashi as you know, no ninja village wants its rogues dealing in such businesses that have so much power over village nobles."
Kakashi nodded his understanding. Nothing was more embarrassing for a ninja village than that. He took a scroll from the Hokage.
"What is our time limit?"
"You have two weeks. The head quarters may not be easy to find and bringing her back may be even harder."
Kakashi nodded once more before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Tsunade looked out the window and sighed.
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"Tsunade wants you all for a mission." Kakashi smiled at the four shinobi. They had all grown considerably in the past few years. At the ages of 17 and 18, they were surpassing shinobi twice their age easily.
They were no longer looking up at him; they were his equals in everyway – except for the pink-haired kunoichi who was slightly shorter than him.
Bright blue eyes gazed at him expectantly even though they were slightly covered by blonde bangs. His face had changed dramatically as he had lost all his baby-fat. His face was lean and chiselled but his whisker marks remained the same – they were more defined though. His body was built, lean and quite agile. Body wise – he was handsome and rugged but still innocent in some respects if not a little perverted.
Such corruption of his young mind. Jiraiya!
The raven standing next to him kept his impassive stare. His bangs had been recently cut so his face was clear. His face had also changed as his features became more defined. His body much like Naruto's had changed immensely like that of the raven standing next to him.
He too kept an impassive blanket over his feature but now it wasn't because he didn't know about emotions. He was still steadily learning and of course he had a lot to deal with – with a hyperactive blonde and an easily angered pink haired kunoichi who was now one of the best medics in the ninja world.
"Ne, Kakashi-sempai, what's it about?"
Kakashi handed Naruto the scroll, which he read and then passed on. Sasuke nodded. They all set off to ready themselves and meet at the gates in half an hour.
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"I will not stand for such bloody insolence!" her eyes burned bright with anger, "Send him in." She calmed herself instantly at the sight of the middle aged man in his robes. His eyes shone with mock amusement at the teenager. Her anger was dangerously close to bubbling to the surface.
"Moratachi-san, I don't like to be double-crossed. You have quickly adopted a powerful enemy and you know it."
The elder man laughed in a superior manner.
"No common weapons thug will threaten me."
"It's not that simple, old man. I have a business to run and you will not be a snag to get in my way." Her eyes glowed menacingly.
Moratachi simply shrugged - the smirk never leaving his face. Moratachi was a dealer in his own right and a few months ago he had been informed of the rising popularity of this girl's business. He proceeded to buy her weapons. But, however much respect she may have demanded that didn't stop him from selling her weapons and keeping the money for himself.
The bastard is buying my shit cheap and then selling it at higher prices. There's a fucking problem!
"You are breaching your contract Moratachi-san. The implications of this are more than serious. I see you have made yourself a fine profit as well from your earnings."
The man laughed lightly as if it was a joke.
"What nonsense, young girl. Do you accuse me of acting in an unrighteous manner?"
"I do not accuse. I imply and let the facts come to me. And as you know I abhor liars." A small smirk tugged at her features as a small poof resounded in the room.
Kari Chihara smiled harder at this.
The male that appeared stood at 6 ft. 2in, with long silvery hair and black highlights. His bangs covered his eyes minutely; however the smirk on his face was apparent.
"Chiro, my son… what are you doing here?" Moratachi asked bewildered.
Chiro's smirk hardened and he went to stand behind Kari. From his weapons pouch, he threw a kunai onto the table which was engraved with a phoenix.
"The merchandise my father was selling" he said darkly.
"How dare you betray me Chiro?"
Chiro laughed, "I have been with Kari-kun from the beginning father. I held no interest in your money prospects from the start. And don't be disillusioned, many of your workers and those in Rain are undercover."
Moratachi scowled and walked out indignantly. Kari's smirk turned to a frown. "I want an assassin on his case by tomorrow morning." Chiro nodded and was gone.
Kari smirked devilishly.
Power is something worth obtaining at all costs – something I have achieved.
Her head turned sharply as the door opened. A girl of the same age peeked her head through, "How was it Kari?"
"It was good, Chiche. The bastard will be dead by tomorrow morning." Chiche nodded slowly. However many times it happened, the hired assassinations they would carry out always irked her incredibly – especially the way Kari always seemed to revel in them.
"Don't think I've forgotten you stealing my pocky, you evil Suna bitch!" But then sometimes, she would totally switch…
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"I think I've found the place. Everything in this area seems to be shrouded with a heavy genjutsu." Sasuke gestured for the rest of the team to come over.
"They wouldn't be that obvious, would they? I mean, the rank of this mission is quite high, so we're not dealing with idiots." Sakura remarked calmly.
"Then it's a trap." Sai concluded.
"Unless, that's what they want us to think." Naruto said off-handily.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"Think about it. Anyone that comes looking for these people must be pretty skilled to get through that forest back there with all those traps, so they may just see this as a trap and move on without looking back and miss the place completely."
"The dobe makes a good point."
"How can I make a point and still be a dobe?" Naruto asked incredulously.
"Well, that's because-"
"Can we not get into this?" Kakashi asked in a bored manner.
Some things never change - even after a horrible betrayal and years of fighting to get the other back.
"So what's our plan of action?"
"Dispel it and check it out." Sasuke answered monotonously.
"I'm still not sure of that idea." Sakura said quickly.
"I agree with ugly." Sai agreed. Sakura inwardly fumed. Bastard!
"Kai!"
Sai and Sakura turned to Naruto with surprised expressions but were more shocked to see what appeared. It was a vast field with a large bungalow-type mansion in the middle. Sasuke's sharingan flared and he could easily sense three chakra presences in the house. He smirked.
"Looks like the dobe was right."
"Thanks teme."
"But that doesn't mean they don't still have traps around the area." Sakura added haughtily. Naruto grinned wickedly, "Then let's have some fun."
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Dark green eyes watched the five Konoha ninja closely. A small smile played on her lips mischievously. She pulled her hair into a tight ponytail and tucked a few strands behind her right ear. She stood from her watching post and sauntered into the hallway.
"Chiche, we have company" her voice drawled slowly indicating she was ready for some fun. Chiche poked her head out from the kitchen and grinned as well letting a certain sparkle flash in her eyes.
"Yo Kari, Maya says we have visitors." Chiche yelled in a sing song voice. Kari appeared from the shadows and nodded.
"Konoha shinobi." She smirked.
"Aww, I think your village want ya back Riri."
"Not fucking likely." Maya interjected in a hissed tone. "Sound and Suna tried the same shit and they all got fucked up."
"Must you swear so much May?" Chiche scolded playfully.
Maya scowled but quickly answered, "Let's go beat the shit out of those fuckers for even daring to bring their shitty ass selves around us. Fuck yeah."
Chiche giggled.
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Sasuke's eyes searched the perimeter. He couldn't sense a single trap or see a single wire. He nodded to Naruto, who in turn nodded to Sai. The three men landed in front of the mansion. Naruto stepped forward but instantly the ground underneath cracked and crumbled – giving way underneath them.
"Kuso!"
The three shinobi jumped into the air when suddenly a harsh wind whipped them back to the ground. The each landed on a piece of cracked earth.
"They're attacking!" Naruto yelled.
"No shit, dobe!"
Sasuke stood and got into a fighting stance and the earth started to shift underneath them. A harsh wind circled them and a mini tornado headed towards the trees where Kakashi and Sakura were watching. They both took defensive manoeuvres and landed near the other shinobi.
Water seeped through the cracks in the earth and the shinobi watched helplessly – neither one of them could detect anyone. As the water reached the surface, it turned to ice around their feet – locking them all in place. An icy platform soon materialised in front of them and a figure appeared.
A sinister smirk on her face as she whispered, "You all look like so much fun."
The figure turned to water instantly and all the ice melted away.
Sasuke looked up quickly and dodged an attack of solid ice. His eyes flashed coldly before running to the right. He unsheathed his sword and stabbed forward. The 'chink' of metal hitting metal could be heard as the air in the area rippled. The figure of another woman appeared blocking the attack with a sword of her own.
"Aw, ya found me."
She pushed his sword away with her own and got into a fighting stance. He attacked first, bringing his sword in an arc down attempting to cut down her chest. She sidestepped and struck from the side. He blocked with the hilt and pushed her away.
Quickly forming some hand signs, his sword was surrounding in lightening - flashing and cackling in different directions, ready to strike her a fatal blow.
She smirked lightly, "I bet that's a riot at parties, babe. It's real cute."
Sasuke growled deeply and swung quickly at her. She jumped and formed hand seals of her own. She spun her sword quickly similar to a small cyclone. The wind started to heat up and Sasuke quickly noticed the appearance of fire. The spinning came to a halt and fire consumed the sword.
"I can do tricks too babe."
They exchanged hits and thrusts rapidly – moving across the cracked earth skilfully. She pushed him back to toward the other Konoha shinobi when suddenly the wind picked up again. A usually large cyclone engulfed them, as it sped around them cuts quickly started to appear all over them.
"Oh come on May, why ya have to spoil my fun?"
Naruto shielded his eyes and growled, "This is a weird form of the slicing wind jutsu."
"No shit dobe. Once again, you point out the obvious." Sasuke ground out. A mysterious feminine laugh sounded from above them.
They looked up to see a girl – likely sixteen – floating above them. Her dark blue hair was flowing around her in the direction of the cycle. Her eyes were glaring in boredom. She thrust her hands forward and the speed intensified.
Kari glared from outside the cyclone and Chiche joined her.
"May's having a moment," Chiche smirked.
Kari growled, "Hatake-san is among them. Konoha must seriously want to prove something by getting me back."
Chiche laughed, "Suna tried the same thing by sending the puppet guy and his older sister with the giant fan. We sent them packing pretty quickly."
Kari nodded absent-mindedly but kept her eyes closely watching them all – Kakashi especially…
There Ya Go. Criticisms Are Accepted But Be Polite Please. Thanks!