Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did Hinata would be the main character and would get Naruto in the end.

Author's Note: I wrote this with my friend the "Selphie" in her joint account with her friend, under the penname SelphienKairi.

Introduction: The Wind

"This is so boring there's nothing here," Naruto sighed as they headed through a large forest.

"Naruto!" Sakura scolded as she followed after him looking up from the ground she'd been studying.

"This does seem pointless," Sasuke stated looking out at the trees around them wearily.

"We have to keep our eyes opened people have seen a hole appear in the sky and a strong wind that sucked trees and rocks through," Kakashi stated with a sigh.

Suddenly they jumped to attention as out of the trees came a man. "What are you doing?" Naruto demanded going to stop him.

Behind him charging through the trees emerged Kiba, Akamaru loyally at his side. Shino and Hinata and their sensei followed close behind. Before any of them could react the man suddenly disappeared without warning. "What the!" Kiba exclaimed.

"Kakashi what are you doing here?" Kurenai-sensei asked shocked.

"Looking into strange phenomenon what are you doing?" he replied in his same calm tone he always used.

"Following that crook!" Kiba announced angry that he had lost him.

Akamaru suddenly jumped into Kiba's jacket with a fearful yelp. At that moment they were caught off guard as a strong wind started heading into the sky trying to pull them upward. Each ninja did their best to brace themselves against the wind. Looking up they were able to see a black hole in the sky and the wind was being sucked in it. The wind pulled dirt and small rocks through as well as branches of tree. Naruto fell getting pulled toward the black hole. Kakashi grabbed Naruto by his shirt to stop him from being sucked in. Sakura screamed as she was taken up by the wind. A hand grabbed her preventing her from flying away she looked down to see Sasuke holding her tight his other arm hooked around a tree. Her heart raced, Sasuke held her in his arms!

Hinata let out a terrified yelp as the root she'd been holding was pulled up and she went toward the sky. Kiba grabbed her arm his claws sticking into a nearby tree.

Kurenai fell forward and into a intense complex of vines. She was still pulled up toward the hole but the vines were preventing her from moving. Kakashi used his chakura keeping his feet on the ground as he held onto Naruto in front of him low to the ground was Shino who was holding tight. Panic was filling Sakura she was helpless she didn't know what to do all she could do was hold onto Sasuke's arm. There was a ripping noise and she turned to see the bark under Kiba's nails get ripped up and he and Hinata were pulled toward the sky. Then to her great relief a hand grabbed Kiba's arm. Kakashi held on tight and was starting to waver slightly in his footing as the wind picked up.

Sakura heard more ripping of bark to her great horror. She looked down at Sasuke holding her and saw that the bark was being ripped off the tree there as well. It was impossible not Sasuke too! He was torn away from the tree and she screamed closing her eyes but she didn't move far. She opened her eyes to see Sasuke had managed to grab onto Naruto's leg. However Kakashi now struggled to keep on the ground as the wind worked harder to pull him into the air.

Kakashi couldn't lose his concentration he had to stay focused keep the kids and stay on the ground. Then suddenly he was hit in the chest as Shino was pulled off of the ground. He couldn't stay on the ground anymore and fell. They were all lifted into the air.

"NO!!" Kurenai screamed trying to escape from the vines watching them disappear into the blackness of the vortex.

She grabbed a kunai cutting herself free the hole was shrinking if she didn't hurry she wouldn't be able to follow them. She fell finally released but it was too late looking up she was able to see the hole disappear. "KIBA, HINATA, SHINO!" she called trying to reach her team.

They were all gone she was alone. She stared at the sky in shock on her knees this was impossible it can't be real. This had to be a dream they were just on the other side of the trees just waiting for her. There was a rustle and she jumped praying that it was her team.

Out of the trees an enormous gray wolf leapt into the clearing where she knelt. At the wolf's side ran a tall man with gray hair and a large scar across his face. Behind them came three young men one with black and two with light brown hair and a wolf at each of their sides.

She was too shocked and disappointed to speak but stared at the four men and their wolves. "We missed it again," the old man stated gruffly as if with a snarl in his throat.

He looked over at her his gray eyes cold. She wished she could bring herself to stand upright and ward off that cold look. Her legs however were like jelly and she was still in shock. Her last hope was gone they weren't coming back. She had lost them all. The boy with black hair came over to her and knelt beside her his black wolf at his side. "Are you alright you weren't hurt were you?" he asked his gray eyes kind.

"The wind took them all," she gasped finally able to get something out.

"How many?" another boy asked standing tall his brown hair messy and to his shoulders.

His wolf gave her the same stern impassive look that the boy gave her. "Kakashi and his team and my students," she stated.

"So seven?" the man asked his tone firm, "or six?"

"Seven," she replied looking at the third boy who was standing next to a tree looking up at the sky where the hole had been not saying a word his long brown hair down his back and rather smooth in comparison to the others.

"Alright," the old man stated and turned to leave.

"Father we can't just leave her," the boy next to her stated looking up at the gray haired man sternly. "She's in shock."

"Come now," the gray haired man ordered his tone firm and final.

The other two followed after their father the one at her side looked at her sadly then stood his head bowed following the others. Kuina looked back up at the sky her shock still not allowing her to get up on her feet.

Author's Note: Don't forget to tell me what you think because I'm sure going to be telling you