yeah yeah i kno i kno a ton of fics at once lol i figured that if i actually post it i'll actually work on it and this is sort of inspired by the arc of D. Gray-Man when they meet Krory (however you spell it) enjoy not the usual vampire story :)
Naruto entered Tsunade's office to find five of his friends there, too. "Good, you're here, Naruto," Tsunade greeted, motioning him to stand next to his comrades. "Now I'm sure you're all wondering why I've assembled such a large team."
It was true, Tsunade had managed to round up Naruto, Sakura, Kiba, Shikamaru, Neji and Tenten. A six man team isn't usually needed for most missions. "Well, you see a nearby village has been having strange occurrences recently," Tsunade explained.
"What kind of occurrences?" Shikamaru asked.
"Disappearances of the villagers," Shizune answered.
"That's not all, the remaining villagers are so terrified of the disappearances, they have blamed all sorts of phenomena, as a reason," Tsunade added.
"Wait, when did this all start?" Kiba questioned, rubbing Akamaru's head.
"It started about a month and a half ago, an outsider was believed to have put a curse upon the village."
"A curse?" Sakura said aloud thinking, bad luck!
"Hai, however I'm not quite certain how true that story is. Anyway, after that day, there have been sightings of 'spirits' throughout the area."
"Spirits?" Kiba asked. "You mean ghosts?"
"Yep."
Oh c'mon, why ghosts! Naruto thought.
"Also, there are normally very few witnesses to these disappearances , however, a certain witness claims to see his wife taken by a man in a cape," Tsunade started, adding suspense before finishing. "Her neck within the captor's teeth."
"H-his teeth?" Tenten asked a little creeped out.
"So we're dealing with a vampire?" Neji asked.
Why! Why vampires? Tenten thought, her inner-self thrashing about.
"Unfortunately, these claims have become so frequent, and more and more people have gone missing, the village has asked for our help. Your mission is investigate what's going on, by asking the remaining townsmen and try to stop whatever's causing the disappearances," Tsunade finished.
"Hai," everyone replied.
"Neji is the only Jonin, so he'll be the captain of this mission. Get your things ready and head to the Village Hidden within the Lotus immediately," Tsunade ordered. The group of ninja all bowed before exiting.
A little while later, the group had decided to stop for a break, considering the mission would be even more confusing if they were tired. They all huddled around a fire, sharing their opinions on the case. "Yeah, I heard these things can fly, too," Kiba declared, eating a rice cake.
"You know if you get bitten, you supposedly turn into one," Sakura added.
"If you want to go according to their legend, supposedly if a vampire bites you, you not only turn into one, but become their slave for all eternity," Shikamaru explained. "They're repelled by garlic, and I believe Christian crosses, but I'm not completely sure. And they can only be killed with a wooden stake."
"What do you think, Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"Me? I'm not worried at all!" he said, hiding a clove of garlic in his pocket.
"Sure."
"We also have to think of what else could be causing these occurrences and sightings," Neji said.
"Like what?" Kiba asked.
"A genjutsu user," Shikamaru suggested.
"I suppose, but what about the villagers' disappearances?" Sakura asked.
"It could really be a serial killer disguising his attacks as a vampire's doing," Neji added.
"Tenten, what do you think? You've been quiet the whole time," Naruto asked.
"Uh, sorry, I kind of spaced out," Tenten replied, trying to laugh it off.
"You okay? You've been spacing out a lot since we received this mission," Kiba questioned, as everyone started getting closer to Tenten.
"Or maybe you're afraid of vampires!" Sakura concluded, as everyone stared at her.
"Huh? O-of course not! I'm not afraid of something that doesn't exist!" Tenten argued, her friends were skeptical. "Really, I'm fine I think I just need some rest."
"Alright, we all may as well get some sleep, we'll head out at dawn," Shikamaru concluded.
"Hai," everyone replied. They all took turns guarding the sleeping group until dawn.
The next morning, the group reached the nearly deserted village. Walking through it's streets, the entire group only felt cold eyes watching them. No one would come out to greet the brave ninja who had agreed to help stop these disappearances. "Yeesh, I wonder what's up with these people!" Naruto complained.
"They don't trust outsiders, Tsunade said something about an outsider placing a curse on this place, that could be it," Kiba explained.
"Most likely, it's like when we had just made a new alliance with Suna a couple years ago, after the Chuunin exams, and we weren't sure that we could trust them. These people feel the same way," Tenten added.
"Oh good! You must be from the Leaf," a middle aged man said, relief in his voice. "My name's Aman, I'm the one who requested your services. Thank you so much for coming on such short notice."
"Thanks aren't necessary, I'm Hyuga, Neji, the leader of this team," Neji introduced, bowing slightly.
"Pleasure to meet you, you must be tired from your journey, follow me and I'll show you where you may stay," Aman suggested, gesturing the group to follow him.
They followed Aman to the other end of the village, where less and less people seem to inhabit. They were nearly out of the village grounds, when the thought occurred to them. Where are we going? Naruto thought.
"Please, forgive me for taking you all so far from the village, but the villagers demanded it. They despise outsiders, even from allied villages. It has to do with an incident that happened about six weeks ago," Aman explained.
"Can you tell us what happened that day?" Shikamaru asked.
"I'm afraid I know about as much as the rumors suggest, however, I would suggest you ask the innkeeper, his name's Jiro. He should be able to tell you something," Aman answered. "His inn isn't too far from here, the name's Kasai no Haru no Sakura Inn (Fire's Spring Cherry Blossoms Inn)"
Tenten and Sakura looked at each other and giggled. "Something wrong?" Aman asked.
"Nothing," Sakura chuckled a little.
"We were thinking how ironic the Inn's name is," Tenten continued.
"You see, my name's Haruno Sakura," Sakura introduced.
"My, my, that is something," Aman laughed, as they reached the guest houses. "Please, make yourselves at home, and thank you once again for doing this for my village."
"It's our job, no thanks required," Kiba assured him.
"I live just two houses down from the inn, please, feel free to come to me for anything," Aman added, just before leaving.
The six, seven if you include Akamaru, of them entered the guest house. It had two bedrooms, a main living space, and 2 bathrooms. They decided that the guys would get the lager bedroom, because there were more of them and went to settle in a little before heading to the inn.
Sakura ha already put her stuff down on her side of the room and left to help Shikamaru strategize. Tenten was about the leave when her bag fell over and a small box fell out. She walked over to her bag, picked up the box and opened it, revealing two red ribbons.
"Arigato gozaimasu," she said, gazing back at the ribbons.
again i kno confusing cliffy lol it'll be more clear in the next review plz! jaa nee!