Hey guys, continuing from last week, I was busy on the weekend, so had no time to update. Just to clear things up, this one is based after Sasuke has left, but before the time skip. (During the 50 or so episodes of fillers there were in that period of time.) Anyways, i wont keep ya waiting.
It happened quickly. Three people, in black masks and crimson cloaks burst from the bushes on their left, while three figures in black hoods appeared from the right.The leaf ninja were caught between two well-armed, dangerous looking groups.One of the reds flashes forwards, and produced a curved dagger from his cloak. He brought the blade down towards Shikamaru's face. He began to bring his kunai up to block. He wouldn't make it.The blade was halted inches away, as the figure was spear tackled by a large, black cloaked figure, and they began wrestling viciously on the dusty ground.Immediately, the remaining members of the two groups rushed at each other, meeting in open combat, while the leaf ninja were unsure."The black hoods don't seem to want to kill us." Shikamaru muttered. "We should help them."And with that notion, the leaf nin raced to help.Shikamaru darted to help the large man who had helped him, as to repay his debt. He quickly made a hand sign."Move!" He yeled to the large figure. "Shadow Possession Jutsu!"As the black shadow raced towards the scuffling pair, the large man leaped away, allowing Shikamaru to control the crimson cloaked figure.The black figure quickly got to his feet, and took a massive mace from his back.He glanced at Shikamaru. "Is it safe for me to whack 'im?" The huge man asked.Shikamaru nodded, keeping his concentration on the jutsu.The big man swung his huge weapon beside him a couple of times, then stepped forward, and brought the weapon smashing across the incapacitated ninja's face, just after Shikamaru released his control.What happened to the crimson figure was unbelievable.The head separated with the sound of snapping wood, and the figure tackled the large man to the ground and began wrestling again, this time, headless.
Sakura and Hinata quickly raced to the aid of the female member, who was engaged in a ferocious duel with a crimson member.The hooded girl had a strange pair of metallic white gloves on, which had four long blades protruding from the knuckles.She danced around the masked member, who fended off her attacks with two curved knives.Once the girl noticed Sakura and Hinata, she quickly lashed out with her foot to the masked figure, who stumbled back toward them.They took their cue. Hinata lashed out with her hand, striking a chakra point at the top of the spine. Somehow, it didn't work.Sakura had more fortune. She focused chakra into her hand and hammered the masked man in the back, connecting with a sickening crunch. Several things broke with a snapping sound, and the figure flew forwards.Right on to the girl's claws. The girl reefed her claws up into it's torso, then twisted them.She glanced down, and noticed a black liquid spilling out of the wound onto her weapons.She quickly sucked in a gasp. "Manikins..."
Naruto stood still in awe as the two remaining fighters clashed.The hooded character had a small cylinder, which sprung out into a large staff.The masked figure however, was in possesion of a crossbow, but did not appear to be using it, using his hands to fight.The two warriors flew at each other, firing vicious blows at each other, obviously trying to make every attack fatal.But it was not to last. The masked figure swung a devastating punch, knocking the hooded figure off of his feet and sending his staff flying.The two figures stood sock still, even Naruto not moving.It was then that the masked ninja pulled out the crossbow, pulled the bolt back and pointed it, point blank, at the hooded nin.Naruto thought quickly. Or rather, he didn't think at all. As the masked man was about to fire, Naruto sprung in front of him, shielding the hooded nin, wincing for the coming pain.It didn't come.Naruto opened his eyes, to see the hooded figure slumped in a heap."That was close," He breathed in relief."Thankyou. For that." The hooded nin breathed nervously."Anytime.""Wolf!" a female voice called. "They're manikins!"Another hooded person, a female, walked up to them, followed by Hinata and Sakura.The hooded figure, Wolf, got up and dusted himself. "Someone must have dispatched the puppeteer." He said."Puppeteer? Manikins? What are you on about!" Naruto demanded."Manikins are humans that are no longer... Human. I'll explain later, all you need to know is that unless you kill the puppeteer that controls them, they won't die." He said grimly, gesturing to the crumpled Manikin.Suddenly, Shikamaru and a very large man appeared at the scene."So somebody bumped off the puppeteer?" The massive man asked. "What a stroke of luck.""Well, let's not dwell on it." Wolf surmised. He turned towards the leaf nin. "You have to come with us.""Im not going anywhere until I get an explanation.!" Naruto said angrily."If we stay here any longer, you won't be alive to get one. Look, I know this may seem wierd and confusing, bit we have to leave for your safety.""Why should we follow you?" Sakura butted in."We're the reason you're here. Please, trust us." The female said."Fine." Shikamaru said, taking charge. "Lead the way," he said following after Wolf as he walked off.As they left, Hinata couldn't help but be curious about these manikins. Who was controlling them? And what happened to this puppeteer?
Further away, a tall blonde boy stood over the unmoving body of a puppeteer, a small girl next to him.The blonde bent over and prised his knife from the body."He seemed to be concentrating hard. Do you reckon his manikins were fighting someone?" The girl asked naively.The boy cleaned the blood off the knife, and nodded."So they are on the move then." She said, deep in thought.The blond simply motioned for her to follow, then started off back towards the path. He was thinking himself. If they came after her, would he be able to protect her? Or would he fail again?He mentally slapped himself. He would die before he let anything happen to her. And it didn't matter how many of those bastards came, he would not let her get involved in anything dangerous.He glanced down at the girl, who was bounding happily beside him. How long could he protect her?
They had been hiking through the sense forest for the better part of two hours, and Naruto was feeling the strain.They all were. After the fight, the group had been moving silently through the forestry, and nobody dared to break the silence.It was Sakura who was the first to speak."So what are your names?" She asked the hooded nin, curious."No names, it makes you get too attatched." Wolf said, hacking through a thick vine with a knife. "Everyone has their callsign, and we stick to it. As you know, I'm wolf." He said, gesturing to himself."Bear." The large man said."Cat. It's because of the claws." The female said, being the first to give an explanation."We've been informed to give you your callsigns as well. Blondie, you'll be known as fox." He said, gesturing to Naruto. "You three are Pineapple, Rose thorn, and Eagle." He said, pointing to Shikamaru, Sakura and Hinata respectively.Shikamaru clutched at his hair defensively. "Pineapple!""I dunno, I quite like mine." Naruto chimed in."Wrap it up, we're here." Wolf said. They found themselves standing in front of a concrete compound, which was built into the side of a large cave formation."Welcome," Wolf said, with slight pride. "To Dawn.".
I know it isn't much, but I've got two papers due, so I'm rushing to get them done. Nonetheless, I hope you guys like the story, and note that it may seem confusing right now, but the mystery and plot will unfold soon. Review peeps!SS-60 SiX
It happened quickly. Three people, in black masks and crimson cloaks burst from the bushes on their left, while three figures in black hoods appeared from the right.The leaf ninja were caught between two well-armed, dangerous looking groups.One of the reds flashes forwards, and produced a curved dagger from his cloak. He brought the blade down towards Shikamaru's face. He began to bring his kunai up to block. He wouldn't make it.The blade was halted inches away, as the figure was spear tackled by a large, black cloaked figure, and they began wrestling viciously on the dusty ground.Immediately, the remaining members of the two groups rushed at each other, meeting in open combat, while the leaf ninja were unsure."The black hoods don't seem to want to kill us." Shikamaru muttered. "We should help them."And with that notion, the leaf nin raced to help.Shikamaru darted to help the large man who had helped him, as to repay his debt. He quickly made a hand sign."Move!" He yeled to the large figure. "Shadow Possession Jutsu!"As the black shadow raced towards the scuffling pair, the large man leaped away, allowing Shikamaru to control the crimson cloaked figure.The black figure quickly got to his feet, and took a massive mace from his back.He glanced at Shikamaru. "Is it safe for me to whack 'im?" The huge man asked.Shikamaru nodded, keeping his concentration on the jutsu.The big man swung his huge weapon beside him a couple of times, then stepped forward, and brought the weapon smashing across the incapacitated ninja's face, just after Shikamaru released his control.What happened to the crimson figure was unbelievable.The head separated with the sound of snapping wood, and the figure tackled the large man to the ground and began wrestling again, this time, headless.
Sakura and Hinata quickly raced to the aid of the female member, who was engaged in a ferocious duel with a crimson member.The hooded girl had a strange pair of metallic white gloves on, which had four long blades protruding from the knuckles.She danced around the masked member, who fended off her attacks with two curved knives.Once the girl noticed Sakura and Hinata, she quickly lashed out with her foot to the masked figure, who stumbled back toward them.They took their cue. Hinata lashed out with her hand, striking a chakra point at the top of the spine. Somehow, it didn't work.Sakura had more fortune. She focused chakra into her hand and hammered the masked man in the back, connecting with a sickening crunch. Several things broke with a snapping sound, and the figure flew forwards.Right on to the girl's claws. The girl reefed her claws up into it's torso, then twisted them.She glanced down, and noticed a black liquid spilling out of the wound onto her weapons.She quickly sucked in a gasp. "Manikins..."
Naruto stood still in awe as the two remaining fighters clashed.The hooded character had a small cylinder, which sprung out into a large staff.The masked figure however, was in possesion of a crossbow, but did not appear to be using it, using his hands to fight.The two warriors flew at each other, firing vicious blows at each other, obviously trying to make every attack fatal.But it was not to last. The masked figure swung a devastating punch, knocking the hooded figure off of his feet and sending his staff flying.The two figures stood sock still, even Naruto not moving.It was then that the masked ninja pulled out the crossbow, pulled the bolt back and pointed it, point blank, at the hooded nin.Naruto thought quickly. Or rather, he didn't think at all. As the masked man was about to fire, Naruto sprung in front of him, shielding the hooded nin, wincing for the coming pain.It didn't come.Naruto opened his eyes, to see the hooded figure slumped in a heap."That was close," He breathed in relief."Thankyou. For that." The hooded nin breathed nervously."Anytime.""Wolf!" a female voice called. "They're manikins!"Another hooded person, a female, walked up to them, followed by Hinata and Sakura.The hooded figure, Wolf, got up and dusted himself. "Someone must have dispatched the puppeteer." He said."Puppeteer? Manikins? What are you on about!" Naruto demanded."Manikins are humans that are no longer... Human. I'll explain later, all you need to know is that unless you kill the puppeteer that controls them, they won't die." He said grimly, gesturing to the crumpled Manikin.Suddenly, Shikamaru and a very large man appeared at the scene."So somebody bumped off the puppeteer?" The massive man asked. "What a stroke of luck.""Well, let's not dwell on it." Wolf surmised. He turned towards the leaf nin. "You have to come with us.""Im not going anywhere until I get an explanation.!" Naruto said angrily."If we stay here any longer, you won't be alive to get one. Look, I know this may seem wierd and confusing, bit we have to leave for your safety.""Why should we follow you?" Sakura butted in."We're the reason you're here. Please, trust us." The female said."Fine." Shikamaru said, taking charge. "Lead the way," he said following after Wolf as he walked off.As they left, Hinata couldn't help but be curious about these manikins. Who was controlling them? And what happened to this puppeteer?
Further away, a tall blonde boy stood over the unmoving body of a puppeteer, a small girl next to him.The blonde bent over and prised his knife from the body."He seemed to be concentrating hard. Do you reckon his manikins were fighting someone?" The girl asked naively.The boy cleaned the blood off the knife, and nodded."So they are on the move then." She said, deep in thought.The blond simply motioned for her to follow, then started off back towards the path. He was thinking himself. If they came after her, would he be able to protect her? Or would he fail again?He mentally slapped himself. He would die before he let anything happen to her. And it didn't matter how many of those bastards came, he would not let her get involved in anything dangerous.He glanced down at the girl, who was bounding happily beside him. How long could he protect her?
They had been hiking through the sense forest for the better part of two hours, and Naruto was feeling the strain.They all were. After the fight, the group had been moving silently through the forestry, and nobody dared to break the silence.It was Sakura who was the first to speak."So what are your names?" She asked the hooded nin, curious."No names, it makes you get too attatched." Wolf said, hacking through a thick vine with a knife. "Everyone has their callsign, and we stick to it. As you know, I'm wolf." He said, gesturing to himself."Bear." The large man said."Cat. It's because of the claws." The female said, being the first to give an explanation."We've been informed to give you your callsigns as well. Blondie, you'll be known as fox." He said, gesturing to Naruto. "You three are Pineapple, Rose thorn, and Eagle." He said, pointing to Shikamaru, Sakura and Hinata respectively.Shikamaru clutched at his hair defensively. "Pineapple!""I dunno, I quite like mine." Naruto chimed in."Wrap it up, we're here." Wolf said. They found themselves standing in front of a concrete compound, which was built into the side of a large cave formation."Welcome," Wolf said, with slight pride. "To Dawn.".
I know it isn't much, but I've got two papers due, so I'm rushing to get them done. Nonetheless, I hope you guys like the story, and note that it may seem confusing right now, but the mystery and plot will unfold soon. Review peeps!SS-60 SiX