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Chapter 2. Nii Yugito, the Two Tails Jinchuriki: Saboteurs of the Cloud

-Borders of the land of Grass and the Land of Rain-

It was strange.

She had spent most of the beginning of her life alone, in fear and hated by many. The hate that people would show her was reasonable but completely misplaced. She didn't deserve the isolation, fear and uncertainty that she had experienced at such an age. It wasn't like she chose this path of power and control, unloved and mercilessly treated by those around her.

Like an abandon kitten in a small box, freezing and exposed to the mercy of the rain clouds, the lightning and the thunder. They decided whether she was to be happy, to be powerful, to be controlled or to be alive. People would walk by in the rain looking at the creature cowering in small square walls. Some showed hate for unknown reasons, some for known reasons, and some showed interest in a sense that spelled danger.

But from that point of view it could also be seen who out of those walking by just didn't care. They didn't care what she was, did or going to do. They didn't even care if she was a monster or a harmless kitten. They just moved on ignoring its cries, unbiased, uncaring and just wanting to survive the storm. Those were most of the people, and they were the people that she had learnt she couldn't hate. They were simply doing what she had only been thinking about second handily to escaping loneliness. And that was to live.

It was a cruel world, and especially cruel for one in her position.

"Done worry little blonde, keep moving through the storm! Don't let the fools rule ya, you got the future ahead of ya, fool!. . . . . . Hmm, a little of there, need to change the beat." Rapped her fellow monster.

"Yugtio. You have nothing to fear of the people. As your current Raikage I will ensure your safety, happiness and life. And as one of my soldiers, trust my loyalty to my subordinates and country." Muttered her leader.

"You've got nothing to worry about. You've got me, one of the greatest Kuniochi ever and the current leaders of the Saboteur division to watch your back." Sneered her role model.

"Hu, hu, my students seems to doubt me, yet I have complete faith in her. You're so harsh on me. I knew looking to her as role model would lead to my image falling apart...I would never betray my friends Yugtio. I see you as friend and as such wouldn't just die for you, but would also live for you." Her senesi told her.

"If you have any problems I'm always here." Her friend said without hesitation.

"Come here Yugtio, spar with me. You're one of the few who isn't dull and I know you want to train to." Spoke one of her rivials.

The world was indeed cruel, but also very comforting and pleasant to the point that she had no problems with living her life freely without worry.

But it was strange.

She had been training all her life for such things, studied and seen images of it. Been told of what it would be. She knew what the mission held and what was most likely going to happen in it. She thought she had prepared herself so well before leaving. Yet even with all this and her harsh early life experiences, she was scared.

She was scared. Very scared.

A complete mess of ruins on fire showed itself to blond-haired girl in blue, purple and white. Stone rubble and wood surrounded and littered the abandon village in hills of waste which once were buildings and home. The air was full of smoke from the fires that seemed to spread from the earlier explosions she and her comrades heard. For one such as herself who had not experienced the war at all up until this point, it was like looking at a maze of danger that could easily hid an enemy.

The girl in blue and purple along with her comrade all stood in a clearing that was most likely a street within the village so remained untouched. Their mission was to find all the wars zones and powerhouse fighters of the 3rd Great Shinobi war within 3 months and then return to the village hidden in the clouds. No fighting or involvement was to be taken. Simply reconnaissance and experience.

The young blond in fear of the village wore skin tight, long, dark-blue pants that reached down to her ankles with a light-purple, short-skirt that reach the lower area of her thighs. On the upper portion of her body she wore a dark, fading purple, short-sleeve shirt with a small, white armoured girdle that stopped at her hips covering her stomach before stopping at below just below her chest. Said armour being a female variant to the clouds armour however being design to signify a women 'assets' more. Not that the young girl really had any at this time of her life.

Her hands were clothed with dark-purple, fingerless gloves, as her arms and ankles were wrapped in white bandages, the bandages on her legs hiding the ends of her pants. On top of this, she wore two chains of blue beads, one wrapped around her left arm as the other was wrapped around her right leg and ankle. Her smooth, long, blond hair reached the centre of her back unbound, as bang of it hung over the right portion of her face freely, hiding her right eye and ear. The left side of her face was similar hiding her left ear however allowing plenty of room for those seeing her to see her left eye. Because of this, her head band that surrounded her forehead was mostly hidden by her hair which hid much of her face making it hard to read her.

A rather plain looking, young, genin-Kumo shinobi with an older styled cloud armour and bandana for a headband stared at the sight next to Yugito. "Wow, this village's been fucked up, something bad." Sekiei whispered in awe amongst the squad primarily composed of trainees or genin-level experienced shinobi. They were all currently watching the fire burn through an abandon, in ruins village in which they were to pass through.

Sekiei's friend, a bald, long nosed boy, not one of the most handsome or smartest shinob there nodded in agreement. "Yer, no kidding." Whispered Dun to his friend in shock and dread sweating at the image of the village. He was wearing very similar clothing to Sekiei but with the single long sleeve and his headband around his forehead making his appearance all the more different.

"But we only just heard the explosion as we approached. This means that the ones who did this are still nearby." He spoke continuing to space out at the ideas of a fighting such destructive opponents.

Yugtio couldn't help but agree silently at what her teams mates meant. They hadn't even crossed the border yet and already they had almost come across a fight that shook the ground and echoed the air with unnatural power. She had never fought outside of the village and even then it was only against shinobi of her generation and the sensei's that taught them.

'They really did hold back against me...' echoed the doubt that had been always building in her head. Word of hateful drunks and nobodies in her village had her in doubt about a lot in her village. Belief that those she had trained against were holding back their true strength out of fear of her Jinchuriki background and the wrath of the village council.

Thus the only experience that came close to same feeling of power now was her first and only meeting so far with her prisoner. No, it was more freighting, only for the fact that she had no idea who or what it was that had produced such an unreal and terrifying shadow of unknown in her mind.

"If you're scared you can always run back to the village." The blonde haired boy Cee responded smirking at the situation in front of him. He personally had wanted a more front-line type mission, considering he was always part of either the medical teams or sensory teams, and it defiantly looked like he would get it here. If anything he was happy to out in the field.

Yugito flinched. Was it that obvious she was afraid? She hesitated slightly before going to defend herself, unknowingly keeping her fear hidden from those present with her hesitation.

"I-idiot, I'm not scared." Yelled back Dun flustered and still sweating, stopping Yugito before she could give her own answer. Dun truthful had never fought in a real fight, much like Yugito, so was just as overwhelmed by what was before him. He personal had only wanted to become a shinobi for the wealth and security that it would bring one. It was probably that sense of thinking that brought him to meet his now best friend Sekiei.

'He wasn't talking to me.' Yugito thought relieved.

"Me-me either." Sekiei stated. "I've-I've wanted to prove myself for awhile now." He followed hastily, stuttering in uncertainty as he spoke.

Both of the boys were considered some off the weakest in the younger generation of shinobi, and were honest about such as well. However they were crafty and sneaking earning themselves. They had skill but not alot, which was why they were planning on joining the Security division in the cloud village. It was just one of the many groups of specialists available to Kumo shinobi. The security division would suited their desires perfectly.

"Oi!"Shouted a muscleman 6ft tall, 15 year old Taji in a stern lowered voice. He was wearing the standard Kumo uniform that Cee was also wearing . "Stop treating this as a joke and take it seriously." He continued concerned, much like a few of the others. "Yamakatsu and his squad were checking out this village and they may have gotten caught in the fight." He stated knowing the situation was grim for their fellow shinobi.

Beside Tajki, a young girl with short brown hair and a katana on her back looked very worried, even sick, staring at the area. She wore a short sleeve shirt with the Kumo armour on top with a brown shirt.

Tajki turned to her. "I'm sure there fine Ran." He whispered to the girl Ran. "Yamakatsu one of the strongest in our generation and is even part of the Captain's clan. It would take alot to beat him." He said pointing out the captain behind him with his thumb, trying to comfort her.

Ran smiled somewhat. "Than—"

"Don't be stupid." Said the loud voice of another from their generation. Most of everyone present turned their eyes to the young man wearing the same as many of them but with a scarf around his neck and fairly decent size sideburns for his age. "May have gotten caught?" he questioned. "Be real, they probably were the fight and are probably dead now."

Takji grimanced. "What was that?" He questioned as Sekiei and Dun shuddered and Cee continued to smirk. Yugito watched on curiously, having still lacking many understandings that 'normal' shinobi would be able to comprehend due to her role as a Jinchuriki. More often than not her role would lead her to be isolation from others, trained and observed carefully by the higher ranks of Kumo. It was a role which if fought against would lead to bad results. Disagreements, like such, with others simply didn't bring connections or relationships from her experience. And she would do nearly anything for human connection in the past, her opinions or thoughts be damned.

"Their chances aren't high, we all know it. We search under the rubble and we'll probably find what's left of one of them." The scarf wearing boy continued unsympathetically crossing his arms.

A much older and even more muscleman and taller man reaching nearly 8ft with moderately long, grey hair approached from behind the commenter. "Squad Leader Toroi you're being too harsh."He said in the manliest voice you could imagine, all the while remaining calm and in control. "We don't know that for sure. We can still hope."

Toroi stared up back at his overly tall subordinate that, although was of the same rank as him and even older, was below him for this mission. Younger Jonin were being placed in higher position frequently during the war for number of reasons. Some would say it was simply due their skills, some to replace leaders that had already died, or to even to use the times of war to build even stronger soldiers from its effects. Turning a negative to a positive was a thing all villages tried to do.

"Sorry Johto-san." Toroi answered to the older shinobi. "But this is war and I'm too realistic to believe they're still here." He answered upfront with his thoughts, as many of the others nodded in agreement.

"You're too quick to quit, sideburns." A young darker skinned boy in a dark brown attire, white Kumo armour and with white hair pointed out. "Its' the whole reason I beat you so easily in fights, you quit when it gets hard. It's dull seeing you act like that." He pointed out suddenly, making himself the centre of attention.

"Hehehe, sideburns." Cee muttered under his breath smirking at the insult, as others also smiled, including Yugito.

Toroi glared at his rival squad leader in irritation. "Ha, you think you're funny calling me by that shitty nickname. Screw you, Darui." He responded staring at Darui releasing some killing intent which was impressive for his age (14 years old). Everyone froze watching as darui hardly reacted to the threat, although Yugito could swear in the corner of her eye that his fingers were glowing blue. She at least knew when a threat was presents, and Toroi wasn't the threat.

"Woh, this getting tense." Sekiei muttered to Dun as his friend nodded in agreement.

"Enough!" Shouted the feminie voice of the short-haired, Squad Captain silencing there bickering. "10 minutes search then were gone." She continued sternly, surprising those present from her change of character. They all had know her as a playful and kind sensei up until this point and had never seen her so serious before. Many including Yugito simply guessed that it was due to her responsibility to protect everyone present, including the squad leaders present or not.

As said before, Yamakatsu disappearance wasn't helping her composure. Most of everyone present realised so as looks of worry and concern, which never appeared, had began doing such all over the women's body. Was she concern for Yamakatsu and his team? Was she worried about the details of the missions? Was she worried about the safety of the Squads entrusted to her? Was it the War? Under her outward appearance she wasn't even showing any signs care in the slightest. But under that appearance she was all this and alot more.

Yugito smiled. 'The Captain's so cool and calm. How does she do it?' she thought to herself, not at all seeing what some were. Yugito was still very young and had been guarded for such a longer period of time then even she was unaware of. For her, protecting herself was easy but understanding others was not.

It was only natural at this point.

"Jay, did your summons find anything about what happened here?" Questioned the role model and light of admiration to Yugito. The bald, sunglass wearing boy had already sent them before they entered. It was an interesting skill Jay had been not only being about to summon lizards but he could also communicate orally and telepathically with them over a certain distance to.

Jay flinched at her words somewhat intimated. "Ah, ahm, yes and no Captain." He answered as the she and everyone listened. "My lizards reported that 3 shinobi exited the village after the explosions we heard. A group of my lizards are tracking 2 working together, south-east of here while the remaining 1 is moving south-west. But..." he said becoming uneasy.

"What is it?" the Captain asked frowning.

"I've-I've lost complete communication with lizards tracking the single one. There wasn't even time of an indication of a threat." Jay said shuddering slightly.

"What, you saying that this 'loner' realised he was being tracked and took out the entire summons before they could find out who he was." Cee asked losing some of his earlier joy, not believing someone like that would be here.

Jay nodded. "I don't even know if it is a he." He stated.

The entire group was silent with looks of worry, concern and thought. Jays summons had never been taken down before and had always worked when they trained. No one would ever realise the boy communicating with his friends over multiple spots on the battle field, giving structure to traps and ambushes. It had even worked on the Sensei's to a degree at times.

Yugtio frowned much like her role model, having experienced the difficulties of Jay's use of summons. She could never sense them when they were training which would lead to herself being out-maneuvered. Yet they were taken out so easily by this unknown shinobi, so early into their mission no less. Her fear of the unknown shinobi rose, affecting her already young, damage mental state.

"He's moving away from us right?" Yugtio asked as everyone looked to her surprised at her speaking. She wasn't the most talkative for obvious reasons but when she did speak everyone went on guard. Whether it was because they believe her intuition was good or because of their fear her going berserk, varied amongst the group.

Right now though Yugito's question was only based on her own sense of self preservation. "If he's moving away then we should make sure to move away from the directions he's going." She concluded, making the suggestion that she wanted to happen as everyone thought of different things surrounding her words.

"I don't know." Darui answered being the first to speak. "South-west is our direction and is the quickest way to go." He said thinking about the mission above all. In Darui's mind, they would have had the greater advantage with greater numbers, even with few numbers of experienced shinobi they had present.

"It doesn't matter right now." The captains answered, ignoring any other opinions on the topic. She knew what had to be done and talking about it wasn't going to get them anywhere. They would have worry about the unknown shinobi later. "Cee, Toroi, Tenga you're on sensory. Jay have your lizards start searching the area with Musai, Dun, Sekiei, Tajki, Ran and Darui. See if you can find any traces of Yamakatsu's team. Johto and Moroi, you two are the most experienced shinobi here and I want you to guard our sensory team. But first, come speak with me. There's something we need to discuss." she commanded as all the shinobi instantly went about their orders.

As the group looking for their comrades went about their job, a questioned arised. "How we going to deal with these fires?" Musai, the weakest shinobi there questioned out loud. There was no defending that fact, even with Musai amazing loyalty and pride as a Kumo shinobi. It wasn't something that bothered him as well and was proven one day when one asked why. When asked the question he replied. "If I'm not strong then there is good chance I'm not going to fight. And that means I live longer." As cowardly as it sounded, in this shinobi world many young fighter had died quickly due to their skills being recognised. They were facts unaffected by truth or lies.

Darui smirked at the question. "I got it covered." He answered with some excitement as the Captain watched his actions.

The Captain then quickly looked to the remaining members she had not addressed. "Yugito and...what was your name again 4 eyes?" She questioned having never really met the final member of squad.

Yugito's inner self shed a tear. 'Why am I with the guy that gets forgotten?'

"HA!" Laughed a demonic voice completely unheard by all.

The final member scowled at the treatment, adjusting his glasses at being forgotten so easily. "Why don't you just keep calling me 4 eyes? Since it all it takes to define me." The silver hair boy said continuing to scowl at the highest authority figure there.

'Smart-ass. He's got some attitude for a medical shinobi.' Thought the Captain to herself not having the time for such. "Fine I'll just keep calling you that. Keep guard of our sensors. When Johto and Moroi are done talking with me, go help the others." She said finishing and walking away with the 2 shinobi seniors in toll.

"Yes." Yugito responded in loyalty as her fellow shinobi next to her continued to scowl their leader from a distance.

When they had put some distance from the experience shinobi, Yugito sighed in sorrow. Was she being isolated by her role model, again no less? No, it couldn't be. Guarding the sensory teams was an important task. She was one of the strongest here and was valued for the mission. At least that's what she told herself.

"Well, despite her rank and reputation..." the silver haired boy started, walking over to the sensory team. Yugito paid close attention to the younger boy as said sensors also watched interested in his opinion. "...she's really selfish and rude. Why does anyone even respect her?" He finished surprising the others present.

He was the youngest in the group being only between 7 and 8 years of age and hadn't interacted with any of the shinobi present until the beginning of the mission. An unknown trainee medical shinobi with exceptional skills for his age but nothing more. He was one of the weakest like Sekiei, Dun and Musai, and was mainly there as a support shinobi and for the field experience. It was probably because of his current standing amongst the group that Yugito was so offended by his words.

Her faces twitched at the insult. "You don't know anything about her. What right do you have to speak about her like that?" she resorted.

The silver haired boy stared at her. "Well now, you're being pretty defensive about this, aren't you?" he resorted back.

"I don't blame her." Toroi answered, before Yugito could respond, his hands together focusing on sensing the environment for danger yet eyes never looking away from the boy. "Cause you don't have that right." He stated, glaring at the newb still retaining some anger from earlier. Following the squad leaders action, Cee glared at the medic feeling just as offended.

The medic stared back, questioning and wondering about their response. "You all look up to her. Why?" he asked rhetorically before throwing punches blindly with what he knew. "Is because she's a prodigy? Because she has a blood line? Because she is an heir to a clan? Or because she's the Leader of the Saboteur Division, and of Anbu General ranking?"

Yugito looked at her role model from the distance, overlooking her thin black clothing made by her clan that seemed to magnify her dark skin and purple hair. If she was anyone else she wouldn't have been allowed to wear said clothing without armour in the field.

"It because she cares. And is because she looks beyond the possibilities of the future and focuses on the present." Yugito answered remembering all the times the woman had spoken to her and taught her. Yugito could consider herself close to the captain being all the times they had trained, interacted and even worked together. Being as close as she considered herself, standing up for her now was like defending a family member in Yugito's mind.

The medics' inner mind darkened at the thought pleased he was getting somewhere. 'Well, that's a dangerous way of viewing things. It is quiet...Selfish.' He pondered thinking about the personally of the older women.

He was outside the box right now and wanted to know more. And what better way to get an answer than to poke an open wound. "Being as arrogant as she is, she mustn't focus on her skills all that much then." He said mentally torturing the girl for info without her or anyone else realising.

Yugito scowled the stab feeling it all too well. "She. Has. Plenty. Of. Skills!" She growled lowly at the boy in anger clenching her fists.

The 4-eyes sneered in confidence, not because he was confidence he knew the older woman's skill, but because Yugito was acting as he had intended. "Like what?" He pushed seeing the girls displeasure all the while ignoring the glares of the boys. "...Since you seem to know more than anyone else, prove me wrong." He tempted, a pen and paper appearing in his head waiting for information.

"You little turd!" Thought Yugito infuriated.

She then smiled somewhat thinking she could easily disprove the boy. "I'll tell why and what she cable of then." Yugito responded as the younger shinobi just continued to smirk.

"She is quick, silent and agile making her a great assassin." Yugtio said pointing out her models strongest feature. The medic didn't react, simply shrugging and smirking at the information, setting fire to Yugito's anger for the boy alot more quickly than it should have.

Unknown to Yugito and the boy, Toroi, Cee, and Tenga all wavered in their actions, sensing Yugito's charka surged and rippled with her emotions. Unconsciously, they slowed their actions of sensing the area for danger, focusing more on Yugito.

"She's strong and quick to react, helping her already amazing taijutsu skills." She continued remember how the woman would challenge so many to duels in the village. Only a hand full would stand on equal ground with her, and even less would defeat her. People such as Yugtio's fellow monster, her peaceful sensei and a very few others were among those.

"Her ninjutsu and bloodline, as you said, are at their highest as well." Yugito stated knowing personally that she had wished to have been born into such a position. In Yugito's mind such way of living and existing was a dream come true. Given nothing but respect and admiration by the villagers all the time, them have faith and trust in your existence.

"She's loyal, caring, trustworthy, and is good leader." Yugtio said feeling frustrated and angry that the boy could not have seen such. "This is why she is an S-rank shinobi. Why she is the leader of Saboteur division. And why she is the future leader the Shihouin clan." Yugito was completely focused on the kid before her. Had she realised that she was making an impression not just on the medic but the sensors as well, she probably would have quickly controlled her emotions.

'I'm may not be a sensory type, but I know her charka just spiked massively.' Thought the boy having second thoughts about what he was doing. But only for that small moment.

He smirked again. She was no body according to his information, meaning that she was no threat so he could continue his teasing. "Hmph, well it is impressive I admit. But it sounds more like she was blessed with skills. Never having to work hard in her life." He stated louder then he should have.

Yugito barely keep herself back from decking the snot-noise kid in front of her. Who was he to say these things? 'This spoiled brat doesn't know anything about anyone or the world! I don't care if he is a prodigy in medic ninjutsu, or a noble's son. I'll make him respect sensei and me.' Yugito thought in anger, knowing that she considered the women a teacher and knowing that by disrespecting her sensei, the silver-haired boy was disrespecting Yugito. She truly admired the short and purple-haired women down to her heart.

However Yugito was, despite this spur of anger and emotion and despite her feelings for her sensei, fragile at heart. She wasn't prepared for what the boy had planned to say next.

He spoke softly, not elevating or lowering his voice in any way that could distinguish it. " 'please, let me go home!' ". He said randomly with petty, causing Yugito and everyone else present to falter. " ' No, don't kill them!', 'I don't want to leave my family!'" he continued.

His didn't have any emotion or feeling, being blank and stoic. "Yugito-san, do you know what those words were?" he asked staring at her. She didn't say anything lightly frowning at the boy.

"Of course not. But I'll tell you." He stated before lightly smiling as if he was surrounded by friends and at peace with the world. "Those were the begging of children being stolen from their homes..." he stated without care.

No one reacted, how could they? They didn't fully understand what was happening even with the boy being as clear he was making himself. "...by the respected and loved Captain that leads us." He finished returning to his child-like smile.

It took only a second for Yugito to understand what the boy had said, yet it lasted a very short eternity that she did not want to end. She frowned deeper, her eyes widening and face distorting at the statement not sure how to respond.

Cee release his hands from one another stopping the sensory jutsu, however not moving from his position. He clenched his fist in anger hearing his own teeth try to crush each other. He breathed in, "That's a lie."

The boy medic closed his eyes. 'Not completely a lie but still so true.'

"False." He answered like a child continuing with the 'I-am-right' routine. "I heard the shinobi at the bars talk about it heaps of times." He said child-like, it was in fact true. "They said that she would butcher the children parents in front of them so that they wouldn't run away. Next before leaving she would throw lightning onto their homes, burning them and the bodies to the ground. And then to finish she would tell them "You're families dead, you have nothing. Kumo and the land of Lightning will be your new family now.". " He continued trying to read the students before him. What he had said, he had been told by his superiors and by what little information he could find of the hidden village of clouds. In his mind there was no denying that the current Captain hadn't done such deeds.

Toroi looked to Tenga next to him as the boy looked at him the same time. Toroi stared at him as Tenga responded with a shrug before quickly looking back at Yugito. Both remained silent watching.

The boy smirked again. "And it doesn't end there. I hear she builds their trust as they travel back to the village even when they're begging to go home. And then she leaves them to the Ninjutsu research and development teams..."

Yugtio falter further hearing the name of the division that her original sensei was now in charge of. Much like her role model, her original senesi had been support her for as long as she could remember.

"...Where they violently torture and pull them apart for their special, unique and unusually Ninjutsu." The boy ended in enjoyment sounding somewhat sadistic.

Unknown to the cloud shinobi though, the boy had been praise and known as very good actor. He could play the role as the devil or as an angel with ease, signifying how dangerous he could be.

Yugito gritted her teeth falling for the act, as they became fanged without her knowledge, unable to stand the boy's acting any further. "I swear..." she started releasing a small amount of killing intent controlling herself quiet well. "...if you say one more thing against Yourichi Sensei or the research and development teams..." she mentioned not forgetting her other sensei. At this point the silver haired boy had realised there was something very wrong with Yugito and that he had crossed a line he shouldn't have. "...I'll peal your skin from your very bones." She said cold heartedly, with so much hate that those present were certain she was going to do such.

The young medic was shocked the girl, completely unknown to him, could be so intimating. It signified how much potential she had. It was small to Yugito, but the killing intent she had released was larger than that of Toroi's earlier actions. Briefly he glanced at the sensors wondering if he could piece some of this occurrence together.

He's eyebrow twitched before quickly looking to something else that seem to appear out of nowhere.

"Back down..." Said the slow, oppressing voice of Johto, placing his overly sized hand on Yugito's shoulder as Moroi stood behind him. None of the young shinobi had sensed Johto or Moroi appear until he had touched Yugito as all of them had been focusing on Yugito's spike in personally.

Yugito stopped her thoughts of the medic, quickly realising what she had done. She was fragile but she had commons sense when the situation concerned her security. She worried that Johto was going to respond much like many of the hateful villagers and council members. Of course such an outcome would result with her suffering more oppression and isolation which she had come to fear above many others things. Unfortunately, this may have included her teachers and friends.

She panicked quickly turning to Johto to explain herself. "Johto-sensei, I didn't mean..." she trailed off with her words see that Johto wasn't even looking at her.

"..Tenga." Johto said glaring at the silent sensor next to Toroi and Cee.

Tenga hadn't said anything for awhile since the beginning of the mission and had been using the sensory Jutus as instructed. Much like the medic he was there for the experience of front line operations. But now that everyone was looking at him they could clearly see he was wasn't using the sensory jutsu, his hands weren't even together. He body was facing Yugito's, his right hand in his back pouch, lightly holding a Kunai unseen by those present. But that was enough to know what he was being defensive, or offensive, about.

Just as slowly as before. "I don't want to repeat myself Tenga." Johto stated, in quite the intimating fashion as Moroi remained silent watching the young genin.

'He..He wasn't talking to me.' Wondered Yugito. 'Why? Everyone back the village would focus on me?' she continued remembering that most of everyone would watch, wonder and stare at Yugito in the village, just waiting for a moment like this. 'He's defending me?!' she realised having mixed feelings about the help received.

'Tenga! What are you doing?' Toroi thought sweating and alarmed, wanting to know why Tenga thought such an act was a good thing. Toroi knew that Yourichi, Moroi and Johto were chosen for this mission to control Yugito should she do something stupid. But he also knew that they were there to protect her as they were the some of the only ones who could be trusted with such. Didn't his friend know this?

'He was actually focused on Yugito.' Cee thought knowing about Yugtio the same as Toroi. He didn't really care about Yugito's role as such and never treated her any different than he would treat another. Looking from Tenga to the young medic Cee began to feel sick. 'Disturbing.' His thought questioning the trust of his fellow shinobi.

'He was preparing for a fight? I wonder whose side he would have chosen?' thought the medic taking a 360 view of things, reevaluating his information. 'I don't know anything about Tenga or anything about Moroi for that matter. But I know that Johto was part of the 3rd Raikage's Generation.' He continued, his smirk was gone and sweating sightly. 'I should be more careful and cooperative from this point. What would have happening if he stepped in?'He thought thinking he had gone too far. Hopeful the praise that he received from the foundation for his acting skills was well placed.

With everyone watching, Tenga withdrew his hand looking away from the group, looking somewhat saddened.

"S-sorry Yugtio." He said sounding disappointed in himself.

Yugtio didn't know how to respond, giving a look of astonishment trying to comprehend what had just happened.

"Yugtio! Sai!" Johto stated just as intimating as before shocking the two to the point that they looked straight at Johto without hesitation.

"You two keep causing trouble and I'll send to both back to the village to fend for yourselves!" Johto continued still as slow as before but still as menacing.

'Can he do that?' questioned Moroi, Toroi and Cee in complete sync with one another.

"Yes Sir!" the two in question said.

"Yugtio, control yourself." He said as the girl nodded understanding quickly what the older shinobi meant.

"Sai, know your place..." He said steadierly and slowly looking at the boy with dispassion. "...or I will make you." Johto finished making clear his displeasure with the boy. It had its effect as the boy sweated and lightly shook in worry of the man before him. They all paused for a moment trying to come to terms with what had just happened.

'Tenga. You were focused on me?' Yugito thought to herself feeling sadden. She knew that there were a few members of squads here that held hate towards her for being a jinjurki. But it still hurt to actually see it, causing more pain than what some would think. She frowned glaring at the little shit that had fuel her anger. 'Dam that brat. He must have been lying. Yourichi wouldn't do something like that.'

Said shit, breathed out for the first time in what felt like an age. 'Note to self: Don't push it any further for the remaining time here.' He thought, having realised how disastrous things could have gone. 'No more screwing around, this is my first mission for the Foundation.' He remembered thinking about why he was there.

"Get back to work, all of you!" Johto yelled this time as no one had moved or done anything for the short time between talking. Quickly reacting to Johto orders the sensors went back to watching the area as Yugito and the boy named Sai went to help look for any remains of their fellow squad.

Johto frowned for a number of reasons as the younger shinobi went about their duties. The first reason for his worry being what Yourichi had said about her feelings regarding Yamakatsu and his team. 'Why would she say she feels free? She was going to the check the village out by herself before but at the last second decides not to. And now that Yamakatsu and his team are gone she says she feels free. How could choosing not go herself feel like freedom? I don't get it.' Johto stated in his head.

Moroi came into his view with a neutral face. "Don't dwell on it. We've got bigger things to think about." He said to Johto seeing the stress on oldest shinobi there. The corner of Moroi's eye was watching the captain, Yourichi Shihouin, standing on a high pile of rubble knowing what Johto was thinking.

Johto nodded in acceptance seeing the gesture. "You're right." he responded. There were a lot of big things going on in the world that could make one think of a bit more than the strange thoughts of an ally.

For one, if you were a Kumo Shinobi there was the recent betrayal of an S-rank shinobi of their Village. A god wanna-be that served in the Security division and could fight on par with Yourichi. In a duel that the two S-rank lightning users had after the death of lord 3rd Raikage, neither had ended up winning the fight. Instead causing so much destruction and damage to the mountains surrounding the cloud village and freighting the civilian's to such a point that the new Raikage and his brother had to step in and stop the fight.

Both Shinobi had been angered by the interruption but quickly learnt their place when the 4th Raikage challenged both of them to a fight at the same time the next day. The fight took place at a rocky plateau near a beach east of the Land of Lightning quite far from the civilian population. The fight was over in 20 minutes with Yourichi sustaining a broken arm, leg and 13 other bones and the god wanna-be having 3 ruptured organs and cranial damage that required surgery. It just went to show that being a Kage was like being on a level beyond S-rank.

A few weeks after during the war, the god wanna-be had left in search of power in the shinobi world. Although cursing revenge against the Raikage for defeating him as easily as he did.

'That over confident idiot should just give up. Against the lord Raikage, his lightning style is useless.' Johto thought knowing that even though the brat was extremely and naturally powerful, he was foolish. 'If that Cyclops of Head of shinobi were stronger he would have been able to prevent this idiot from going haywire.' He continued noting the Security Divison's leader's, known as the Head of Shinobi, weakness in command. He was one of the best strategist and a silver tongued rat that talked his way into power not at all able to control or intimate his subordinates. 'Now that the fake god has become one of those damned Pirate lords that have been appearing in the eastern sea, he has been wrecking havoc on the lands of fire and water. If it weren't for the war we would be shoulders deep in demands of retribution.'

Thinking of foreign countries, Johto brought up the memories the of leaf anbu spies that had been recently reported to have appeared in every country without care or worry. Doing as they please because they deemed that it was the right thing for the shinobi world. Johto face twitched at the thought. 'Dam those leaf bastards. Doing whatever the hell they want, when they want, butting into every ones business regardless of how little it affects them. Peace for the world, what a load of bull. Who decided that they should be the ones to do so when they've done nothing to make the world a better place.' Johto had a massive amount of anger towards not just the Leaf, but any foreign village that felt they had a right to control the events of his country when their own people starved from hungry, are put into slavery against their wills and killed by free missing-nin. On top of this the common knowledge that Konoha producing the largest number and strongestmissing-nin irritated him more than anything (seriously think about it a moment).

Going from that train of thought there was so much more that he could keep thinking up of that concerned and disgust him. Hanzo of the salamanders increasing influence and power in the war, the event of the yellow flash destroying 200 of Iwa shinobi, the massive amount of missing-nin that keep leaving and appearing from 5 great nations, and economic standing of the 5 great nations after the war. So many problems that he could see and yet so many that he couldn't.

The world was going to become unbalanced and unequal again, with the great nations struggling and silently fighting for money, as miss-nin and black market dealer live rich of the war ignored by justice. Even Johto was willing to accept that his village would be leaving alot of unjust action unpunished because of their own need to survive. It was something that he hated about his village as well as the shinobi system. He was a man of justice but everything was pointed to a bad ending.

A great darkest was going to spread from the 3rd great shinobi war and yet why?

'How can a choice feel like freedom? We all feel freedom in a choice as individual but why would she feel free from it this time?' His Captains words still had a hold on him. All Johto could do was shake his head of the strangeness of his Captain. She was known to be a prankster and joker at times after all, but still. What she was saying had some deeper meaning. He would have to ponder it later as for know he refocused his thoughts to reality watching and thinking of the safety of the students around him.

As he did so Yugito was running, leading to the other group as Sai followed her, all the time remaining silent in each other's presence. The silver-haired Sai frowned thinking about what he had learnt and what he was suppose to do.

'Well it feels weird being called Sai after all the time at the orphanage but I just have to remember that it's a cover name. My 1st mission is to find out everything about the shinobi named Yourichi, find out as much as I can about the Kumo shinobi and find out as much as I can about their involvement in the war. I've got 4 months before I have to report back.' He thought to himself not really please being called Sai or even being on the mission. But he had to do it, for his family and for his mother. 'Don't worry mother, everyone. I'll work for the foundation for 5 years and earn enough money to pay off the debts of the orphanage.' Kabuto stated reminding himself why he was really here as he join the Kumo trainees in finding any traces of their comrades.

'I'll do whatever I have to for mother.' Kabuto thought knowing that this thought was his only resolve.

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Damn I need to sort out my life. I'm way to inconsistent with chapters and rewrites.

A reminder: All characters are from Naruto, EXCEPT for Yourichi who is from bleach.

Johto is not an OC just a filler character from the chikara arc with a name. He was fightning Chouji for a time in the arc if that helps.

Because I didn't make it clear in the story I'm going to note the squads here:

Squad Cor-ordinating Captain: Yourichi Shihouin

Squad Leaders: Darui ( Squad 1), Toroi (Squad 2), Yamakastu-dead (Squad 3)

Squad 1 Members: Yugito, Cee, Jay, Sekiei, Dun, Moroi

Squad 2 Members: Tajiki, Ran, Tenga, Sai (Actually Kabuto), Musai, Johto

This is more of a sub-plot but its here.

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