Day 2: Heads Up! Heads Down!
The group finished walking through the forest and came to a bridge that stretched about twenty feet. By the looks of it the bridge seemed old and not super sturdy so the gang slowly walked across it and they found themselves facing a rocky ravine. The group walked for what felt like hours. The sun was hot and making everyone sweat.
Heartless turned around facing Kiba and started walking backwards.
"So you're Kiba Inuzuka, Hey don't you have a dog?" Asked Heartless smiling but Kiba said nothing staring into Heartless's cold evil eyes and weird smile but Heartless continued his talk.
"You know they say that dogs are man's best friend but it's a shame that dogs have to die. Soon yours will too because all dogs age quicker than humans and soon poof their gone but I can help you make sure he's always with you Kiba. Send him to my new cell and I'll make a fur coat out of him and then you guys can always be best friends." Finished Heartless letting out a evil chuckle.
Kiba snapped and dropped Heartless's chain but Naruto and Sakura grabbed him and held him back. Kiba wanted to murder this guy for such a comment.
Neji grabbed the chain of Heartless's collar and Kakashi got in between Kiba and Heartless.
Kiba struggled to get his hands on heartless but couldn't.
"Let me go you two this sick animal is going to get what's coming to him for saying that about my dog." Said Kiba in a voice of rage.
Heartless just laughed at the uneasy Kiba and watched him struggle to get him.
"I won't let you make a coat out of my dog. He's a good dog and will rest in peace when he dies so just shut your mouth." Finished Kiba.
After what seemed five minutes Kiba stopped struggling and Kakashi looked at Heartless who continued to smile.
Heartless turned around and faced forward still smiling.
Kakashi turned and looked at Kiba and let out a sigh.
"Kiba, I need you to calm down and no matter what this devil says ignore him and keep your mind on the mission. Can you do that?" Asked Kakashi and Kiba took a deep breath and exhaled and nodded.
The group continued to walk through the narrow landscape and had to stop for there seemed to have been a landslide and it now block the road.
"Get to cover and keep your heads down!" Yelled Heartless and he broke free from Kiba's control and got behind a big boulder.
Everyone moved to Heartless and Kiba got control of the chain to the collar.
"What was that for?" Asked Kiba in an irate voice and there was a small whizzing sound and everyone turned to see an arrow zip by them with purple goop on it and hit the ground where they were originally stood.
"Bounty Hunters." Said Heartless letting out a chuckle and then sighed.
Kakashi carefully looked up and saw in a good far of distance a man lying down with a crossbow and saw on the other side of the rocks six men with swords all dressed in dust colored ninja outfitting. Kakashi got back down and looked at Heartless who smiled at him.
"Listen up there Heartless this is the Desert Cobras so come on out so we can kill you and collect the reward and tell your body guards to leave now unless they want to get a piece of death." Said the leader of the group of the Desert Cobras.
Heartless let out a hushed snigger to the words of the Desert Cobras.
"What's so funny?" Asked Naruto in an irritated voice.
"I just find it amusing they call you guys bodyguards. I don't need bodyguards I could take these guys out very easily because you see I can sense in the leaders vocal cords a hint of nervousness that he's out here waiting for me." Replied Heartless.
Before anyone could stop him Heartless climbed the rocks and the rest of the grouped peeked up and Kiba without having a care in the world let go of the chain.
Kakashi turned and looked at Kiba who smiled.
"Kiba, what are you doing? Get him back here now." Said Kakashi but Kiba was off in his own world hoping that this guy would get killed.
Kakashi reached for the chain but it was too far so he climbed the rocks and grabbed the chain.
Heartless turned and looked at Kakashi and smiled.
"You'll get hurt by that man with the crossbow. Even though I've done wrong let me help. I suggest that you let me be a distraction so you all can get the crossbow guy and we can move on. Just trust me. I promise I won't runaway." Said Heartless and Kakashi let go of the chain and dropped back behind the boulder and began discussing a plan to take out the bowman.
Heartless walked slowly to the ground snakes but soon picked up the pace and ran faster and faster.
"Oh crap he's heading right for us. Go get him boys and take him out." Said the leader of the Desert Snakes and the members moved fast.
Everyone looked to see the first swing of a Desert Snake's sword slice the chains that held Heartless and everyone froze.
Heartless was now loose and free to move. Heartless let out a wicked laugh and the member that had cut him free dropped his sword and began to run away from the monster as quick as he could. Heartless picked up the sword and examined it and smiled.
"Hey buddy, you forgot this!" Yelled Heartless and he threw the sword and the other members ducked but the sword got to the runaway member and stabbed him in the back going straight through him. The man dropped to his knees and fell face forward on the ground.
"Well what are you waiting for?" Asked the leader of the Desert Cobras to his remaining troops. The troops moved quick and circled Heartless and attacked. One troop swung his sword but Heartless dodged and grabbed the member's wrist and had him stab himself in the chest. Another member came up behind Heartless but Heartless turned and used the dead member as a shield. Heartless pushed the dead body on the attacking member and the man caught the body then Heartless quickly got behind the man and snapped his neck killing him. Heartless turned and looked at the leader who shook in fear.
"Shoot him." Said the leader but there was no response and the leader looked up to see that his bowman knocked out and Heartless's escorts standing over his body and just gave a mean stare at the leader. The leader drew his sword but Kakashi acted quick and knocked out the leader. Heartless smiled at everyone and calmly walked over to his escorts and stopped in front of Kakashi who just gave him a hard look.
"Well, let's get going." Said Heartless and the group continued their walk.
After walking for so long night soon came and the group stopped in a another forest clearing after getting through the ravine and setup for camp. Kiba stood guard-watching Heartless sitting and just looking at him and smiling a nice smile.
"Are you still mad at me?" Asked Heartless.
"What the hell do you think?" Retorted Kiba in an angry tone.
"Well even though I don't care I am sorry for hurting your feelings. I was just playing around that's all. Can't a guy have any fun with you all?" Finished Heartless.
Kiba ran up to Heartless and shoved him by his neck up against the tree snarling and bearing his teeth at him like he was a wild animal but Heartless just smiled not really showing any fear at all.
"You listen and listen good you devil. You are going to shut up for the rest of the trip and never bother us again. If I hear you bring up one more thing about my best friend or my comrades I'll slit your throat personally and make sure you never say anything ever again." Concluded Kiba.
Heartless sniggered.
"What's so funny?" Asked Kiba in his mad voice.
"Nothing, it's just you remind me of Denrich." Replied Heartless in a calm voice.
"Who the crap is Denrich?" Asked Kiba.
"He was an bounty hunter who almost caught me but his hot head got him dead. Let's just say what happened to him he really got to know what it's like to be a hot head." Replied Heartless smiling and chuckling at the same time.
"How could you do that to someone?" Asked Kiba.
"You know what they say Kiba, burn baby, burn for all eternity." Finished Heartless who was now laughing uncontrollably and Kiba backed away letting go of Heartless.
Kiba watched as Heartless laughed himself to sleep. Kiba stared at the sleeping Heartless who looked like a little angel.
"This guy is seriously messed up. We should just kill him now but that's not the mission. I'm right now sick of this guy and sick to my stomach." Said Kiba quietly to himself and he turned around looking at bushes and threw up in them.
Kiba then turned around and looked over at a sleeping Naruto and he walked over and stopped.
"Get up Naruto. Your turn to watch him." Said Kiba.