Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Naruto except some of the OC's in the story, the others belong to friends or other members. Thanks to everyone who made this possible!
OC's introduced this chapter (and their creator); Ochina Kazuki (Ryu-Kazuki), Ochina Tensai (Cross the Bloodstained), Tonami Kudosai (Ryu-Kazuki), Sodina Niju (Ryu-Kazuki)
This story takes place during Shippuden.
The Heartbreaker of the Hidden Leaf? or The Wolf of Misery: Kazuki Ochina?
After about nine hours of quick traveling, they had entered the border of the Land of River, between Kaze no Kuni, the Land of Wind, and Konoha no Kuni, the Land of Fire, only a few miles back. As they reached the heart of the country, the village of Kagegakure, the village hidden within the shadows. "Well... We're here..." Tanni said as she looked up at the gates, the others slowly stepped up behind her.
"Lord Kuraikage!" an anbu black ops for Kagegakure appeared in the main offices of the village, standing in front of the village leader as he bowed to him. The anbu wore the same uniform as Konoha anbu and had a bird based mask covering his face.
In front of the anbu sat the Kuraikage, wearing the traditional Kage cloak with a black tip on the hat, and a face mask covering the bottom half his face from under his eyes to below his chin. "Yes what is it?" he said as he was looking at some papers, his voice sounded as that of a sixteen year old. As he then stood up, getting ready to head home.
"I've received word of some foreign shinobi approaching the village," the anbu said clearly without any emotion. The kage looks over to the anbu, "Niju. What do they look like?" he asked. "There's a blonde and a red haired male, a Hyuga girl and a silver haired wolf girl." the anbu replied, still speaking clearly.
The kage ran out of his office as the anbu made a simple handseal and disappeared in a vortex like smoke poof.
The team of four had been escorted to a house for one of the main clans consisting in the village, the Ochina main Household. Their escort was another anbu black ops, this one wore a snake mask covering his face, and he kept silent, never saying a word.
When they approached, they each passed by a tree which made noises. Curiously, Shinitobi looked up at the tree, wondering what the noises were. Then suddenly, a figure fell on him from a branch above. When he saw, Shiniboti shrieked, "What the, oh crap!"
The anbu turned and glared at the figure from behind his mask, only saying one word, "Tensai." The figure looked over, it was just a fourteen year old boy with black hair and blue eyes, wearing the Kagegakure style chûnin jacket. Tensai looked at the anbu, "What? All I did was land on this soft squishy..." he looked down and saw Shinitobi. "Oh god!" he yelled as they both stood up. The anbu still glared as Tensai turned and walked off sighing, "Yeah, yeah Kudosai."
They walked up to the house as the anbu nodded and disappeared. Tanni then stormed over of the front door of the home and balled up her hand as she began to bang on it with her fist. She started yelling with rage in her voice, "Alright you idiot! Where's my sword! I know you're in there!" The knob turned slowly as the door opened.
The door was opened by a sixteen year old shinobi around Kakashi's height with black hair, his bangs dangling in his face slightly, a scar with three claw marks on the right side of his face, and blue eyes like the other kid. He wore a black shirt, that on the back had the Ochina clan insignia, and navy blue pants with a tear on the right knee. His Kagegakure headband sat perfectly across his forehead, as he liked to show proper edicute when it came to his enrollment in the ninja forces for the village. Lastly resting on his back in its own sheath, was a katana with the Ochina insignia embedded into the hilt, the name of the sword was the Seintaga.
Tanni held her head up glaring at him from in front of him. Seeing as how she was a little over a few inches shorter than him she had to look up to the boy. She took both of her hands and grabbed the collar of his shirt pulling him down to her face. Even though she is smaller than him, she's still feisty. "Alright Kazuki. Where is it?! Where's my sword!" she growled at him. She was so angry the growl seemed like it was caged in her throat.
"Tanni, how unpleasant of a surprise." he said, his voice sounding the exact same as the Kuraikage's. He stepped out of the way and let them in, shutting the door behind them. "I think I left it in my study, I haven't seen it in ages," he said as he walked down a hallway to a study room full of scrolls and other documents. "Its been two years, and you'd better find it if you want to be able to walk!" she snapped at him following to the study, the others behind her.
Naruto was mumbling under his breath, "I can't believe we came all the way out here to see this idiot. What a waste of my time!" "I just don't see what Tanni seems to think is so interesting about him. I mean all she's been doing is mumbling to herself about how mad she is at him, the whole way here..." Shinitobi scoffed as he put his hands on his hips.
After a few minutes of searching Kazuki sighed turning to Tanni, "I'm sorry, I just can't find it." Tanni stayed silent and looked away, keeping an angry look on her face. "Its fine," she sighed.
"I have an idea," he said trying to lighten the mood, "I'll take you all out for something to eat. You all did go through the trouble of traveling here. What do you say?" "Well I am pretty hungry after it took us so long to get here," said Naruto, acting like Kazuki owed them for the trip.
Kazuki's eye began to twitch. "I wasn't talking to you idiot! I was talking to Tanni!" he said as he almost exploded on Naruto. Shinitobi snickered a little to himself as Hinata shelled herself away. "Sorry, I only get like that when idiots are around," Kazuki said calming down. Naruto glared at Kazuki, as his eye then began to twitch.
"I suppose its a start. But don't treat this like a date or anything, I know about your little nickname from Konoha," Tanni stated sternly with a hand on her hip and the other waving a finger in Kazuki' face. "Oh, and you're any different? Miss Loveless?" Kazuki said with that hint of a smart remark in his tone.
"Can we just go! Please! I need some ramen noodles badly!" Naruto pleaded, both of his hands cupped together as if he needed it for survival. "Alright, let's go," Kazuki said before they all walked out into the village.
They walked around a bit until they reached a restaurant they all agreed on. The five of them then walked in. "Now this is what I'm talking about!" Naruto proclaimed, happier than he was earlier. "I have to admit, he's right," Shinitobi said as he grinned, impressed by the look of the place.
"Come Tanni, we can go find a place to sit and catch up," Kazuki said as he walked over to a table. Tanni then followed since she had no way to argue.
"Look Naruto. There's a booth over there we can sit at," Hinata said a little louder than her normal hushed tone, but still quiet enough to only be heard by him and Shinitobi. Naruto nodded as they both walked over.
"Now wait a minute! How come Kazuki gets to sit with Tanni and... I'm all alone now aren't I?" Shinitobi said, sighing as he went to sit in the booth behind Naruto and Hinata's.
"So, the only reason you came here was because of that sword?" Kazuki asked not looking over a menu, "Or did you really come to see me?" "That's my business, not yours," she said hiding her face behind her menu. "Then if its not my businesses, why did you come to me?" he said, not even remotely surprised she'd say that as a response.
"Can we drop the subject?" she asked her voice without a tone to it this time. "Fine," he said sighing.
At the other tables Naruto and Hinata had their food and began eating, as did Shinitobi. Shinitobi looked over holding up the fish he had with his chopsticks glaring at Kazuki. "How come he's so great? He gets to sit with the pretty girl! I bet he doesn't even respect her!" he thought to himself as he dropped the piece he was holding.
One of the employees at the restaurant walked up to Kazuki and Tanni. "Lord Kuraikage, a man outside wishes to speak with you," the employee said. "Alright," Kazuki sighed again. Turning back to Tanni, "I'm sorry, I'll be back after I take care of this," he said as he walked out. "Yeah..." Tanni said her chin rested on the top of her hand as she looked down at the table.
Tanni sat there for a while, Kazuki hadn't returned. She sighed a little then jolted up. "Wait a minute, what do I care? Its not like this is a date or anything! I shouldn't care if he's not here, he lost my sword!" said said to herself, getting herself a bit excited again.
"Hmm.." Shinitobi thought to himself, as he had just finished his meal as he began to look around, "Its quiet around here, and it doesn't seem too good."
At that moment, a kunai flew in the restaurant with a note attached to it by a string. Once the kunai landed, a few shinobi outside dashed off in the direction of the forest beyond the village gates.
People shrieked and screamed when the kunai flew in, but Tanni and the others ran over to it. Shinitobi took it out of the wall and held the note in his hand, the other three looked at it over his shoulder as he unfolded it.
"Tanni... Its a misfortune to see you again after what happened, but lucky me I've been able to succeed where you failed two years ago before betraying us. Once I lead the Kuraikage into the trap I set outside the village gates in the forest, my squad and I can take him to Rasengaru. Where she'll be happy enough to reward our efforts. I only wrote this so you could try and stop me, even though you'd fail and I'll be able to kill you to further please Rasengaru, if you feel the urge to save your little friend. Please do so. Warm regards, Heidoshi."
Tanni started growling some after reading the note as she took off to the forest outside the gates of the village.
"Hey wait a minue! Tanni!" Naruto yelled. "Sister, wait!" Hinata said as they trailed after Tanni, but quickly paying for their meal before they left.
Tanni ran hot on the trail of the enemy as she was mixed with thoughts inside. "Kazuki, you better not be stupid enough to fall for this. I know he may have got you into chasing him, but you'd better be alive when I find you!" she thought in her head as she continued running, clutching a heart shaped locket around her neck that she had concealed under her shirt. Her thoughts continued to be filled with concern, "After everything we've been through in our lives, you'd better not die on me today Kazuki Ochina!"
