AN: This is the first Naruto fanfic I've written and I haven't read any so I'm not sure if this one is any good, but please review anyway.

Disclaimer: I don't speak Japanese, so I can't own Naruto. If I did I would be richer and speak a lot more than just one language.

Chapter 2: Mission to Hell

Tsunade groaned and lowed the file she had been reading. This was a disaster, she only had genin left and now she had another A-class mission to allocate.

"Shizune!" The hokage's assistant hurried into the room. "Who do we have left?"

"We have Kakashi's team and if we wait a few days we can allocate Kurenai and Gai's teams can be used to reinforce them."

Tsunade frowned. "We still don't have enough ninjas to respond to the request immediately. Okay allocate Kakashi's team to reconnaissance. Inform them that they must not engage the enemy if at all possible, they are only a three man cell so they should not attempt to attack whatever it is that's launching these attacks."

"Attacks?" Shizune picked up the file that Tsunade threw down onto the table and read it aloud, "There have been attacks on 48 villages near the land of corn. All villages were completely destroyed and there were no survivors. The size and power of the enemy is unknown as is their motives." She put the file down. "Genin can't handle this kind of mission, just wait till one of the jonin teams get back in a few days."

"In a few days all the villages in that area will be destroyed." Tsunade snapped "We need to act now." She raised the file so Shizune could see the dates of the attacks. "48 attacks, in three days." She sighed. "Send team 7 on reconnaissance, then send any other cells you can muster as reinforcements. We need to deal with this quickly."

Shizune recognising that this meeting was over bowed and hurried out to make the necessary arrangements.

-*-

Naruto was busy doing one of the few things he was good, eating ramen, when Kakashi found him. The jonin groaned, Naruto never seemed prepared for any mission, he could take up to half an hour to get ready to leave.

"Naruto, we have to leave now, it's very important."

Naruto finished his food and leapt up from his chair. "So where are we going Kakashi sensei"

"The land of corn, there have been some attacks on the villages around that area." Kakashi paused, "It may interest you to know that this is at least, an A-class mission."

-*-

"Come on Kakashi-sensei, we need to get there quickly." Naruto sped ahead of his team mates. Sakura sighed Naruto just wouldn't slow down for anyone. The thought of an A-class mission spurred him on at incredible speed. Kakashi leapt across from tree to tree.

"We should be at the land of corns border in a few minutes, once we are there we can..."

A man in a large cloak dropped down infront of them, his hood fell from his head allowing Kakashi to see the mans face. He had black hair, relatively long and hanging down over his eyes. His eyes were bright red and his mouth merely a slit. However it was not this that interested the jonin, the man's whole form was flooded with a strange kind of crimson chakra, it pulsed through his body in time with his heartbeat. The man sneered cruelly, raising his hand in a mocking wave.

"Greetings, I am Monotori, what are you doing in my land?"

Kakashi moved warily into a defensive stance, "You aren't the lord of this land. Why are you blocking us."

The man smiled, "You are ninjas from the Konoha village, you are here to investigate attacks on the local village. I am here to kill you."

He leapt off the branch throwing three kunai knives which were easily blocked then shot a fire ball that Kakashi easily avoided. bringing his foot swinging into the man in the cloaks chest.

The man smiled grabbing Kakashi's foot and the strange chakra intensified. Red lightening shot down Kakashi's leg and covered his body, he felt as if his soul was being torn out. Then every chakra signal he could see disappeared.

Naruto and Sakura gasped as their sensei staggered backwards, disorientated by his opponents jutsu.

"What did you do?"

Monotori staggered, apparently as thrown by the technique as Kakashi, he turned his eyes closed tightly. As he regained balance he opened his eyes to reveal...

"Looking for this." Kakashi's sharingan.