Hello everyone. This is book 2 of the 'Naruto and the Dinosaur Clan' fic. This story does not focus on Naruto that much, but more on things that will happen before Shippuden starts and the other characters that plays significant roles. This story starts right after book 1 of 'Naruto and the Dinosaur Clan' fic, so I recommend you read that story first so that you can follow on what is occurring here.
Also I'm going to use italics for 'thoughts'. Chapters maybe around 2K to 3K plus, and I do apologize for any grammar errors I've made.
More dinosaurs and mystery awaits in the Naruto world.
Please enjoy and review, they are my fuel.
Chapter 1: The S-rank mission
In the wake of Naruto's training with Jiraiya, the recent dinosaur attacks, the betrayal of Shimura Danzo, the truth behind Uchiha Itachi, and potential gang wars, Konoha had given a S-rank mission to four shinobis.
A seasoned ANBU known for her exceptional leaf style kenjutsu, a woman with long purple hair and at twenty-one years of age.
Uzuki Yugao.
The second was a jounin now turned ANBU, one specialized in genjutsu, and former sensei of Team 8.
Yuhi Kurenai.
The third was a former captured Sound ninja now turned leaf shinobi due to the lack of options for her. Given a second chance, she was going to make sure it was put to good use and assist Konoha for her own sake, and for the greater good.
Tayuya.
And finally the last person on the team. A former citizen of Kirigakure, turned refugee and now a fresh ANBU wielding the sharingan of Uchiha Mikoto in one eye. At seventeen, he's the youngest member of the Kaseki Clan, a clan whose fighting companions are of an ancient force, the dinosaurs.
Kaseki Kohaku.
They had just been dismissed by the Fifth Hokage, Senju Tsunade. They were still inside the tower as they began to discuss their mission among themselves.
"So what is our first move?" Yugao asked Tayuya. "We go to the land of rice fields, we pick up the trail there." Tayuya said.
"Once we get there?" Kurenai asked.
"We blend in there, find out if anyone there knows about who sent the three Allosaurus. And find out what is the situation between gangs now that Gato is dead. And maybe find a way to retrieve Itachi." Kohaku said.
"Whoa, Gato? As in the owner of Gato's Transport?" Tayuya asked as she put her konoha head band.
"Yeah, him."
"Well crap. With him dead-"
"Everyone else will want the top spot, thus a gang war and Konoha's trading will get affected. Yeah we know." Kurenai said.
"That's why we're heading to the Land of Rice Fields as well. Everyone, get what you need and assemble at the main gate in one hour." Yugao said. "And no shinobi attire, no vest, no head band. We do this undercover.
"Get what I need? Uh yeah, I don't have anything now that I'm with you all." Tayuya said pointing at herself. Yugao turned her head to Kohaku, motioning him to do something.
Sighing, Kohaku gave Tayuya sufficient money and said, "Get what you need and quick." Kohaku said to her and left the three women to fetch his gear. Then three ladies parted as well.
An hour passed, and soon the party assembled.
Kohaku was in his black hoodie, red t-shirt, dark grey pants and black sandals. Kurenai was in her regular outfit minus her head band. Tayuya too was in her regular outfit without her purple rope belt. Yugao was wearing her ANBU pants and grey t-shirt and black sandals. Each had their own bag to carry.
"Alright we ready?" Yugao asked everyone and they nodded. "Wait, are you going to bring any dinosaurs with us Kohaku-san?" She asked the Kaseki.
He shook his head. "We don't really need them I think. But in case, there's the summoning jutsu." He said.
"Ok, let's move." She declared and the four leapt onto the trees and jumping from tree to tree, setting off in their S-rank mission. Halfway in their journey, Kurenai decided to voice her question. "Once we get there, how do we proceed?" She asked as she leapt from a tree branch.
"Tayuya?" Yugao asked the former sound ninja.
"Uh listen you guys just want me to take you to the Land of Rice Fields because I know the place. But the planning was not supposed to be on me." Tayuya said.
"Wait, so we don't have a proper plan?" Kurenai asked in an alarmed tone.
"I say we split up." Kohaku suggested making a leap from a tree. "We get to a town, I ask around about Uchiha Itachi. Tayuya, you should know about the gang that suicide bomber came from, you should look into if that gang knows about any news about dinosaurs. That leaves the trail on the counterfeit cigarettes. Then we meet back."
"Kurenai and I will handle that." Yugao confirmed.
"Alright, that's our plan?" Kurenai asked. "I'm going to need more than just what I know if I'm going to help." Tayuya said as she leapt from a branch. Kohaku took a leap from a branch and twisted his body around, taking a book from his bag.
"Catch, quickly!" He called to her and tossed the book. "Whoa fu-" Tayuya caught the book.
"Think of it as a quick guide." Kohaku said making another jump. Tayuya in the mid-air flipped through the pages, the numerous species of dinosaurs were revealed to her.
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Raptors, Spinosaurus and many more the Kaseki Clan currently have. "Holy shit that's a lot of dinosaurs." Tayuya said through her breath, amazed by the pictures of ancient might, despite it only being in a book.
"Alright let's pick up the pace." Yugao ordered, and everyone continued to jump through the trees.
At last, they were at the edge of the Land of Rice Fields. They all stopped and landed on a tree that was at the edge of a slope. Their eyes fixed on the numerous rice fields scattered across.
"That's the Land of Rice Fields, where the Village Hidden in the Sound lurks." Tayuya said. Kohaku removed the bandages that wrapped half of his face, his left eye opened, showing the three tomoe Sharingan. "Huh, the Uchiha eye." Tayuya said seeing Kohaku' face.
"And we will do best our best not to show it too much. We're undercover." Kohaku put on an eyepatch.
"Let's get to the nearest town." Kurenai said. The party head out, leaping off from the tree they climbed down to the rice fields. Trekking down the path, they've reached a post town. It looked quite uncomfortable, buildings appeared in suggestive manners and the people were not the most welcoming at all.
"Well this is a hospitable place." Kurenai said, eyeing around the place.
Kohaku rubbed his hands together. "The perfect environment."
"Alright, you guys better not make a scene or else everyone is going to be on our asses." Tayuya said to them. "We do what we can, and meet back here in an hour." And with that, everyone split up.
Kohaku trudged his way to the nearest bar, entering inside the customers there mainly consisted on tattooed thugs, and ladies dressed in 'appealing' style. He slowly got to the counter seats as the customers kept their eyes on him. He took his seat, and the lady bartender went up to him.
"What can I get you one eyed sir?" She asked in a sweet and low voice.
"Cola." He answered.
"Coming right up." She went to prepare his drink. As he waited, Kohaku began scanning around the bar, seeing the thugs in the bar tending to themselves, he was prepared for anything.
"Here you go." She placed a glass of cola on the counter. "Hey while we're at it, perhaps you could help me out with something." Kohaku said. The lady bartender smirked a bit. "Perhaps. If I were to have a form of motivation sweetie."
Kohaku had a stoic face, he placed a hand in his jacket and slowly said. "I'm looking for someone who can help me contact a mercenary group, the Akatsuki. You help me, and I'll help you."
"How do you intend to help me?" Her face soon turned somewhat serious.
"You help me first and you'll find out." His face remained stoic and intact, not willing to budge in this negotiation. The lady bartender had a slight scowl at first, but she gave in.
She sighed, "I don't know what group you're talking about. But there's this boss man. He came here rather recently. His name is Daichi Akio, he has some thugs under his command like a gang. Word is that he knows high tier criminals as well for whatever reasons. And that he was Iwa Chunin too."
Kohaku narrowed his eyes a bit. "Where can I find him?" She discretely pointed at the back of the bar. Kohaku pulled out his hand from his jacket. Finishing his cola, he dropped something in the glass.
"Take it and get out this dump." Kohaku said, taking a few bills to pay for the cola as well. The lady bartender gasped when she saw a small gold piece in the glass.
The Kaseki made his way to the back of the bar. At a round table there he was, Daichi Akio. The same mob boss in a white suit who he saw at the hotel when he and Yugao was labelled missing nins. The mob boss was seated in between two henchmen in black suits.
"Daichi Akio?" Kohaku politely asked. His two henchmen immediately stood up. "Who the hell are you?" One asked aggressively.
"I am seeking your help Daichi Akio."
"And I should give a crap because? Who are you to just come up here and talk to me?" Akio said to him rudely. The other customers noticing were starting to take their leave.
"Because otherwise I could give you a free makeover of that cheap white suit of yours." Kohaku threatened him.
One henchman growled. "You bastard! You really think-" Before he could finish, Kohaku delivered a strike to his throat, and a punch to the face and a kick to the gut, and the henchman was out for the count. Kohaku quickly gave a spinning kick on the other thug, knocking him out quick.
Before Akio could react, Kohaku pounced on him hard, legs pinning him down. "I did ask nicely. But now it's come to this." The Kaseki let a low rumbling growl that went right through Akio.
"You are a dead man, when I get out of-" Akio's threat was cut short when Kohaku decided to reveal his left eye to give Akio something else to be scared of.
"The Sharingan?! You're…you're…the copy ninja-"
"I want Uchiha Itachi of the Akatsuki. How do I contact the organization?" Kohaku snarled at him.
"I-Itachi, that S-rank ninja, the Akatsuki?" Akio stammered.
"Where is he?!" Kohaku growled.
"I d-don't know. I swear."
"Who would know?!" Kohaku grabbed his collar and lifted him up. Fear was overwhelming Akio by the sight of the Sharingan.
"I…I-"
"Give me a name or I will make sure you will know what getting swallowed whole feels like!"
"Za-Zangei! Zangei!"
"Who is he?!"
"He-He's a bounty exchange master, he runs a bounty station in the Land of Fire. My boys dropped of bodies of at that disposal centre for the bounty. My boys said that they saw an Akatsuki member, Kakuzu! That's his name. They said he was dropping of another body for money as well. That's it! That's all I know! I swear!"
"If you're lying, I'll be back for you." Kohaku hissed before giving a final head butt knocking him out. Kohaku then stood back, seeing the mess he made.
"Had to show the Sharingan, well crap. Well I hope the others have it easier than me." He thought.
Tayuya was not having an easy time. All by herself, she had to find any gang member that fits the MO of the suicide bomber. Walking down the streets, Tayuya was being careful of her surroundings as she read the Kaseki Clan Dinosaur Guide book, or at least trying her best to read the names of the species.
"Sp-Spino…Spinosaurass? What? Stego…Stegosaw? What the hell? Tyran-Tyrannosaurus? Ok, Parasaw-Parasauru…ah you know what? Fuck this shit." Tayuya closed the book and put it in her bag.
An idea hit her. She stopped in her tracks, making her to the side of the streets. She set her bag down and took out her flute. Tayuya took her cap off her head and set it down on the ground facing up.
She started to play a melody, with her cap on the ground waiting to be fed with some donations from any passer-by. As she played her flute, she paid attention to the people around to see if anyone fit the MO of the gang the suicide bomber belonged to. She continued to scan around as the people moved through the streets.
So far no one even bothered to give some change to Tayuya for her performance in the flute, not that she was bothered by it either.
To her left however, she saw someone coming, someone she'd recognized.
Kaseki Kohaku.
He noticed her playing the flute, and he went up to her. She continued to play the flute, but her eyes showed confusion as to why Kohaku was making his way towards her. He stood in front of her, apart from the flute melody, things were silent between them.
Kohaku reached into his pocket, he took out something and dropped it into the cap. Tayuya saw it what was, a 1 yen coin, the smallest denomination in currency.
Kohaku made a small smirk as he saw Tayuya's unamused face. She still played the flute, with both middle fingers up right and pointed straight at him.
"You find anything yet?" He chuckled. Tayuya shook her head, still playing the flute. And as soon as she said, her eyes were soon on someone behind him whom was walking down the streets. Someone, a man with a straw hat, in a kimono and Tayuya could see a mark she'd recognized. A tattoo on the chest. It fit the description as the bomber that attacked the village with Allosaurus.
Tayuya applied chakra into the flute this time. Casting her genjutsu onto him quickly before he tried anything.
Hope you've enjoyed this chapter my readers, thank you for reading.
And I hope to see you in the next chapter.