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"Baka! What are you doing looking at these babies!" a shinobi whispered harshly. "We're supposed to get the Hyuuga mother!"
"She's dead," the other replied. "How about we steal the Hyuuga's baby?"
"Are you crazy?!" came the instant remark. "There are ANBU guarding all the babies that come from clans!"
"Then the mission's a no-go," the other said.
"Then let's get out of here!" the first whispered.
The guy was ready to leave when he noticed his companion hadn't moved.
"Come on!" the shinobi urged.
"I want a baby," the kunoichi said.
"Fine, we'll work on it when we get back," the guy said.
"You know I can't conceive a child," the woman whispered harshly.
"Well, we can't steal one in an ANBU-watched building," the other argued. "And it's not like some random Leaf nin will be carrying a child around."
Suddenly a door closed near them.
"Freakin' ANBU..." a Leaf nin said, holding a sleeping blond baby. "I think I lost them... You'd think stealing a baby for ransom money would be easier than this..."
The two ninjas shared a look before silently approaching the ninja who was looking out the window to see if any ANBU were outside. A hand grabbed him over the mouth before electricity coursed through his body and he went limp. The two nins then took the baby and left.
"It's no Hyuuga baby, but Kumogakure will be happy," the guy said.
"Kumogakure?" the kunoichi blinked. "Forget that! I have a child now!"
"We probably should have found out why this damn child was so important..." the male ninja muttered.
"Shut up and keep moving!" the kunoichi yelled. "I'm not letting those Leaf bastards take away my baby!"
"... Protective much?" the guy asked.
With that, the two ran on, trying to shake off the hunter nin that were now pursuing them.
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Deep inside a cavern, a fire was lit with three figures near it.
"No fair," the guy pouted. "You never let me drink your milk."
"Well, he needs my milk," the kunoichi glared at her partner. "A mother has to care for her baby and this baby can't eat solid foods yet."
"Lucky son of a..." the guy began before a kunai landed too close for comfort in-between his legs.
"Watch your language," the kunoichi warned.
"When he's done, how about we spend some quality time?" the guy offered with a grin.
"I'll have to take a rain check," the girl said. "We have a baby now."
"But he's too young to be able to remember anything..." the guy whined.
"I said I'll take a rain check..." the woman glared.
The guy then settled for glaring at the blond kid who was sucking away.
'I am not jealous of a little brat...' began the man's chant. 'I am not jealous of a little brat...'
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The two had passed into Lightning Country a few days ago and were almost at Kumogakure when three shinobi from Leaf had finally caught them.
"We of ROOT are here for the child," one of them said.
"Finally!" the guy yelled. "Take him! Freakin' brat's been driving me crazy!"
"What?! No!" the kunoichi yelled. "You're not taking my baby!"
"Hand over the jinchuuriki," the ROOT member spoke again.
"Hear that? A jinchuuriki," the guy said. "Get rid of it."
"I'm not handing over my baby," the kunoichi repeated firmly.
"It's four-against-one," the woman's ex-partner stated.
"Then I'll beat every last one of you..." the woman growled.
Unfortunately, fighting with a baby hindered her capabilities and she fell.
"Here's your brat," the guy said, shoving the baby into a ROOT members arms. "I'll take my leave."
The ROOT member nodded and the man only made it a few steps before the other two killed him, one slicing his head off and the other separating his body at the waist with their swords. The ROOT member was about to walk away when a hand grabbed his leg. He looked to see the woman was still alive with a look of rage on her face. Electricity ran through his body as the ROOT member crumpled to the ground. One of the ROOT members then stabbed her through the back and pierced through her heart, twisted his blade, and pulled out, killing the woman. The third ROOT member then used a fire jutsu to burn away the bodies after the second ROOT member gathered the two heads.
"ROOT member reporting to Danzo," the ROOT member began, speaking into a microphone in his mask. "Targets one and two: Down. Target three: Acquired."
"Bring it in," Danzo ordered. "Leaf's weapon must remain in Konoha."
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Unfortunately for the three ROOT members, the smoke caught the sight of a certain team of ninjas. When the three were caught in a low-flying cloud, they were killed. When the cloud passed, three ninjas with a cloud symbol took the blond child with them to their village.
Yes, this is an alternative to my Of Rocks and Leaves. I was also wondering what would happen with Kumo. I may also make one for Kiri and Suna, although Suna is less likely as there is already a small number of them. This is all I have pre-written, as I need to figure out appropriate changes for Kumo so it doesn't just end up another version of Iwa as well as make up a lot of OCs. I haven't figured out yet if and how I should involve Yugito.