Prologue
"Everyone listen up, Raito's dead… He's been murdered," explains the Leader of the N.C., Ninja council.
"Who in their right mind would murder Raito?" another member argues.
"Well, it's obvious that they weren't working alone. Because there is no way they can get best the guards and the Black Ops agents," states another.
"Listen all of you, I want you all to report back to your villages and act like nothing happened. We don't want anybody to investigate, well not yet because we need to get a grip and an understanding on the situation," Leader "and that goes for you two Ukiro, we don't want another incident scaring half the god-damn world."
Chapter 1 Death in the Mountains
East Kaito Peninsula 1
Hidden Flame Village2
Four years after Raito's3 death
With the few resources left in the village the Jonin are ordered to make trade agreements with other villages. The volcano is the only source of energy that the people receive, heating homes and black smith shops is the main reason for the shortage of supplies. As more trade agreements are made the village is learning that they are loosing a lot of back up and therefore easy targets for an ambush.
"Well now that most of the Jonin4 are gone we should start forming some new teams," states Ukiro5 "Kaizen6, Hina7, and Hibiki8, go form a team that you believe would be able to help the village."
"What about you, are you going to form a team?" asks Hibiki.
"Yeah, I think I will," answers Ukiro "You're dismissed." As the days go by Ukiro continues to think about the team he is going to assemble. Two weeks after the meeting the other Jonin have finally made a team, but Ukiro still sits in his office pondering on who his teammates will be.
"Hey, Ukiro, get a team yet?" asks the taunting Kaizen.
"No not yet. Why do you ask?" questions the agonized Ukiro.
"Because we all ready have our teams and when your team is ready lets see whose team is the ladder," states Kaizen.
Three days later
After weeks of searching, Ukiro's finally finds the team he likes. The only problem is that they hate each other and they want the other dead.
"Will Kaizen, Hibiki, and Hina please report to the Hokage's quarters," announces Ukiro's supervisor. As Ukiro patiently for them to arrive he begins to asses the situation at hand.
"What the hell took so long?" asks the enraged Ukiro.
"Sorry sir, but we had a small…"
"Sorry… sorry… you three better be more then sorry. A group of people attacked a small village to the south. It's located in the mountains, now go and get your squads and try to get the attack to stop," interrupts Ukiro now concerned on what might happen if the are to late.
Kaito mountains9, 3oo miles from mainland
"Kenshin10, go hold the temple hostage, but don't kill anyone," orders the somewhat sympathetic Ryou11.
"Yes sir," answers Kenshin. As Kenshin goes towards the temple the rescue team gets closer at an increasing speed.
Rescue group
"Hina, circle around and come in from behind," commands Kaizen "Hibiki go towards the sky, and when I give the signal you open fire with your Meteor Smash12 technique, got it."
"Got it," Hibiki and Hina answer simultaneously. As they get their attack strategy under control the Kaito temple13 is successfully taken hostage.
Kaito mountains
As the temple is take hostage Ryou starts to devise a new plan to take care of the village and the approaching visitors "Okay Masuyo, go to the rear entrance and Riku go to the sky and when I give the signal attack ahead of you with your Shadow Blizzard Impalement 14technique, got it."
"Got it," Masuyo and Riku stated simultaneously. As the unknown group takes over the village, a mysterious sound emits from under the temple. Emitting from the pores of the ground a mysterious shadow appeared beneath the group's feet.
"Kenshin, I want you to capture the demon while I take care of our third guest," states Ryou.
Hidden Flame Village
As the village is under siege, Ukiro begins to train his new team "Good job, now stop trying to hit me and just hit me. It isn't that hard all you have to do is work on your teamwork and the timing of your jutsu."
"Easy for you to say sensei, your a Jonin and we're Genin clearly out ranked it all manners," states Hikari15 and Junko16. As they progress in their training they start to contemplate if they can actually win the small task at hand.
Kaito mountains
"Listen you have to get the demon under control or we can all kiss are lovely lives goodbye," screams Ryou.
As Kenshin's jutsu doesn't affect the demon, he starts to come up with away around its tough hide. While the demon becomes more enraged the rescue group leader finally arrives at the scene only to be knocked unconscious by one of Ryou's jutsu.
"Who are you?" asks Ryou.
"You can call me Roy17, now let the demon go and call of the rest of your men. If you don't then I guess I'll just have to kill you, Ryou."
1 This is where the Hidden Flame Village is located in the Kaito region
2 Main Village of the Kaito region
3 Former Hokage of the Hidden Flame Village
4 The second highest rank a shinobi can have
5 New Hokage of the Hidden Flame Village
6 Jonin, specializes in offensive combat
7 Jonin, specializes in defensive combat
8 Jonin, he is a member of the medic-core
9 The mountain region of the Hidden Flame Village
10 He is a member of an unknown organization
11 Leader of the organization
12 One of the many jutsu of this world; this jutsu allows a person to rapture the air around them and hit the person with a sonic boom
13 This is where a very powerful demon was sealed beneath the ground
14 This jutsu summons a demonic aura of snow and impales anybody, the user chooses who, on the inside
15 He is the main character, his specialty is burst combat, burst combat is when a person busts chakara out of their body, but mainly the hands
16 Him and Hikari are both genin and they are life-long friends. Junko specializes in earth style
17 Unknown person, actually I do know who he is, I just not going to tell
18 Another hidden village, this village is located in the sky, but it is relatively easy to get to
19 Ninja Council, it's just like the U.N., it is where the villages get together to make prime decisions
20 Third highest rank a shinobi can have
21 Hokage of the Sky Village
22 Another jutsu, ability will not be told until I have permission to reveal the name from the person who designed the character
23 The demon's name will be revealed in chapter five by Ukiro