Twilight flapped his wings. "I'm bored. When's Coryn going to send us on a mission? What good is a king who doesn't defend his kingdom?"
"Hey!" snapped Soren. "Don't talk about my nephew like that!"
Twilight glared at him viciously. Suddenly, Otulissa burst into the hollow.
"Strange owls on the horizon!"
Twilight leapt up. "How many? What do they look like?"
"Four, bunched close together. I didn't get a close look at them, but I think one's a Snowy. That's the largest one. There's another who's a sandy color, maybe a Burrowing Owl. There's a pink-red owl, and a dark one. They were having trouble flying."
Twilight drew an ice scimitar. "Alright, let's get going! They won't know what hit them!"
"But wait!" cried Eglantine. "Twilight, they might be innocent and confused!"
You always think that, thought Twilight. "Anyways, better safe than sorry!"
"Curioustiy killed the cat, Naruto!" snapped Sakura. She looked down at her pinkish-red feathers with distaste. "The sign on the door said 'Do Not Open!'"
"Sasuke would have opened it anyways!" the sandy owl snapped back.
"No I wouldn't!" cried the dark-feathered owl.
"STUDENTS! Shut your faces!" hollered Kakashi over his shoulder. Unfortunately, he was not a good flier, and he staggered in midair. (Which looked funny -is attacked by Kakashi fans-) Owls were not designed to holler over shoulders.
Twilight raised his scimitar. This would be a cinch. He'd finish them off in no time!
Kakashi sensed a presence. Hespun around, and saw the gray owl. He flapped forward and slashed out with his talons.
"Great Glaux!" swore Twilight. He sent his ice scimitar flashing down, but Kakashi dodged, and attacked from behind. His talons outstretched as he bore down...
WHAM! Otulissa slammed into him, sending him flying sideways. He winced in pain and went for her instead, but she was ready. She extended her battle claws, locked in the downwards position, and whacked him in the head. Other owls went for the students. In a few minutes, they were all unconscious. The owls grabbed them, and flew back towards the tree.
Naruto awoke with a groan. He was lying on the ground. He sat up, to find his legs tethered with vines. Several owls of various colors stood around him. One with a heart-shaped face, who had a glowing green ember in his claw, stepped forth.
"Who are you?"