(A/N): Hey guys, I'm back, hopefully with a better story

I made some major character changes so enjoy~


Flying back to house, the flock landed lightly on the back deck. Inside, a few lights were on. Max had brought Fang a piece of cake, and even if it was a teensy bit squished, she was sure it would taste good.

Max headed down the hall and tapped on the closed door of the boy's room. No answer. Had he already fallen asleep?

She opened the door a bit and peered in. "Fang?"

A flash of black caught her eye, and she whirled on the spot, grabbing the offending blur.

It was Fang; backpack in hand, which looked full of supplies. And he was heading towards the front door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Max asked, hand on hip.

Fang turned around, an expressionless look on his face. "I'm leaving."

Max's heart dropped somewhere around her stomach, and her skin went cold, as if she'd stepped into a freezer. Slowly, she reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "Say that again."

Dark eyes stared into her brown ones. "I'm leaving."

Laughing, the Flock popped their heads through the door. "Max, What are you doing? We're going to take a few-" Nudge trailed off as she saw Max confronting Fang. "What's going on?"

"This idiot says he's leaving. Now," Max said, "Why are you leaving exactly?"

Just like that, something flickered out in Fang's eyes. "I'm a distraction to you. The flock needs you to be a leader, Max. And I... well, I need you to be Max. And the flock needs you to lead them. We don't want another incident like the last one. You can't lead while I'm around, so I'm leaving."

Max narrowed her eyes, "Just like that, you're leaving? So this is basically all my fault. Me being distracting and distracted. I get it, I can do better, but it's not all my fault!"

Tension started to crackle in the room, and the rest of the flock was watching Max and Fang like impending doom was about to occur. Then, like a switch had been flicked, Max snatched the backpack off of Fang's shoulder and started walking out the door.

"What the hell are you doing Max?" Fang called after her.

"What does it look like I'm doing? Leaving! I'd like to see you lead the whole flock without getting distracted. Let's see you do it. Have fun!"

The leader of the flock walked to the front door and started running, anger rolling off her in waves. Taking flight, she poured on the hyper speed eager to just get away from it all.


Max came to a stop over a large village surrounded by tall wooden walls, a large gate in front with a watch post next to it. Smirking, she flew over the top and landed on the other side. Glancing around, she noticed something… strange.

People were jumping over the rooftops with ease, all with a strange metal plated headband with a strange leaf/snail symbol on it. What was even weirder was that no one on the streets was acting like it was unusual. Maybe it was a new civilization of mutants? Anyways, she would have to find somewhere to stay the night and figure out what she was going to do in the morning.


Three figures slipped into the Hokage's office. Two were clad in the bone-white armor of the ANBU, and the other was wearing the heavy trench coat of the T&I department. Upon seeing the two ANBU, the T&I chuunin looked very confused as to what she was doing in the office, but approached the Hokage anyway.

The Sandime looked at the small group assembled before him and cleared is throat, "Approximately one minute ago, I received a messenger from the Barrier Department an unknown projectile heading through the barrier surrounding Konoha. Because we have no idea if this is a possible threat, I'm sending Weasel and Dog," he gestured at the two ANBU, "To apprehend it. If it's human, then hand it over to Akata and she'll get as much information as she can out of it. Clear?"

"Crystal." The two ANBU answered.

Akata raised her hand slightly. "Not that I don't want the job, but why me?"

"Your uncle, Ibiki, and Anko are all busy with their own interrogations, so you're next on the list." The Sandime replied.

"Yes sir."

"Dismissed then."

Weasel and Dog teleported away in clouds of smoke, while Akata headed over the rooftops to the hidden T&I headquarters to wait for her next victim.


Max's sixth sense of impending doom woke her, an instinct that never failed her, and snapped to attention on the tree she had been sleeping in. It was a good hundred feet off the ground, and she knew not many people thought to look up. Then she remembered the mutant people that jumped over the rooftops with ease and moved to leap off the branch before she was caught when something sharp and shiny hit the branch next to her. An unknown force smashed into her from behind pushing her off the tree.

Flipping in mid-air and snapping her wings out, she turned to see her attackers. A figure masked with a snarling dog with white hair was standing upside-down on one of the branches, and another person masked with a weasel mask was crouched on a nearby rooftop. She didn't have any more time to think as they both jumped at her, weapons outstretched, and- wait, did that guy have lightning on his hand?

Dodging the attack, she whirled around in the air and snapped a kick out at the weasel-masked man who had tried to attack her while she was distracted. The kick collided with his side and he let out a small, almost inaudible grunt of pain, but he quickly retaliated and smashed his hand to her head as they were falling to the ground. The world went black for Max, once again.


Weasel caught the girl that couldn't be much older than him with ease, and quickly applied the restraining seals before tying her up, taking note of the large brown wings she seemed to have.

"All done Weasel?" Dog questioned, at his younger teammates nod, they teleported to the T&I HQ, where Akata would be waiting with an open cell and chains.


Akata pinned long strawberry blonde hair up into a bun as soon as she got the cell, rearranged the room slightly, and grabbed a few scrolls of… supplies. Now all she had to do was wait. And wait. And wait some more until her victim came.

A polite knock sounded on the cell door, and she opened it to Weasel carrying a girl that couldn't be much older than her. "Set her down in the chair, Weasel. I'll take care of the rest. Anything I should know?"

"She can fly." He responded, voice slightly muffled by the mask.

Akata blinked. "That's nothing really new. Can't the Tsuchikage fly?"

"Hn. He doesn't need wings though. She seems to have them grafted to her back."

Raising an eyebrow, Akata asked, "Orochimaru's work?"

"I don't know."

"Fine. Let me get to work then."


Max woke up to a very familiar position, restrained by some material that kept her anchored to a chair. Glancing around, she noted three things. She was captured by an unknown party, again, the restraints were really uncomfortable, and three, there was girl around her age standing in front of her, an oversized toothpick dangling from her mouth. At the sight of her, she glared and demanded, "What am I doing here?"

The girl leaned the chair she was sitting on back on two legs idly. "You're not in any position to make any demands. You don't recognize this?"

She tapped the metal plate that was tied to her head like a bandana. It had an insignia on it that looked like a misshapen snail or leaf.

"No, why would I?" Max snarled back.

The other girl shrugged, "No reason. So, who are you?"

"None of your business."

Girl, as Max decided to call her, grinned demonically, and her whole demeanor changed into a more threatening one than the casual one before. "I have a feeling I'll find out eventually." Girl said.


(A/N): That's all for now peeps! don't forget to drop a review if you have time! ^_^

I'll update when I can, but it might not be for a while.

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