2 days later…
Kamikure Town, Land of Tea
Two men clad in black walked toward a tree that overlooked the women's bath house. The tallest one said to his apprentice, "So did you master that technique I showed you?" In his mind he chuckled as a wide frown appeared on the apprentice's face.
"No," he gravely replied as another frown appeared on his face. Suddenly out of the blue the young number one hyperactive-knucklehead ninja exclaimed, "Jiraiya, if I don't learn this technique by twelve o'clock noon today, I will no annoy you for a whole week. On the flip side, if I do learn it you have to teach me three new jutsus and not do any 'research' for four days."
Jiraiya thought to himself, "Tsunade must be having quite an affect on me because I'm actually considering this." Jiraiya than told his rambunctious student, "Make it two weeks and you got yourself a deal."
"Fine it's a deal then. You gotta shake on it first though Ero-sennin," Naruto replied mischievously. As the two men shook on it, four people watched from the shadows. Luckily for Naruto and Jiraiya these certain four people hadn't heard them talking about the bet, so they had obviously missed their names. Jiraiya immediately sensed the presence of the four Konoha ninja and signaled for Naruto to stop talking. Both already had their kunai in their hands, and it was just a matter of time until Jiraiya gave Naruto the signal.
"So how's the weather today," questioned the tall man in the black trench-coat. As soon as Jiraiya had stopped talking, the two kunai flew through the air and embedded themselves into the roof where the four Konoha ninja were standing. Kurenai noticed something on one of the kunais. She retrieved the kunai with the note from the roof. It said:
Leave now, we will take no mercy the next time.
P.S. Join a ray at rui.
The four Konoha ninja were surprised. Not only did the enemy sense their presence while they were completely out of view and at least 200 yards away. But also, they were able to prepare an attack on the Konoha ninja and had been prepared for an ambush of some sort. Not only did these facts bug Team 8, but the fact that the two people had mysteriously vanished after they had thrown the kunai when the streets were deserted. Suddenly Kiba broke the silence, "What could this mean?"
"Maybe it refers to the café over there. It is named Ray and Rui's," Shino responded mechanically.
"B-but Shino-kun th-the note s-says n-not to stay here any l-longer," Hinata whispered.
"All-right it's decided, we're going over to that café," yelled Kiba enthusiastically
"Okay team lets head out," Kurenai commanded.
Ray and Rui's Café, Kamikure Town, Land of Tea
"Hey ero-sennin, what if they don't show," asked Naruto quietly.
"Then we have nothing to worry about," Jiraiya replied.
"And if they come?"
"Then we fight."
"Are you positive it's Akatsuki?"
"No, but it's always safer to see if they show we exit the back door got it?"
"Okay ero-sennin," Naruto quietly said. Immediately after, the bell jingled as the door swung open revealing four ninja. Naruto's mouth dropped as he saw who it was… It was Team Kurenai!
"Naruto, let's get out of here," Jiraiya said nudging the boy as he talked. Hinata spotted the two exiting through the back door, as well as the rest of the members of Team Kurenai. The four Konoha ninja ran out of the back only to be greeted by an empty alley.
"Hinata, use your byakugan to find them," Kurenai yelled.
"Kurenai-sensei, I found them, they are heading northwest out to a small hill about 1 kilometer away from here," Hinata said.
"Okay team, lets head out," Kurenai exclaimed.
"So it begins," thought Jiraiya to himself, "I think I'll send Naruto to take on the three Genin, while I have a short little chat with Kurenai." Jiraiya and Naruto had finally reached the hill, and Team Kurenai would reach them in about five minutes. "Just enough time to set up a little trap for Kurenai," Jiraiya muttered to himself. "Summoning Jutsu," Jiraiya exclaimed. A small toad appeared before Jiraiya. "Hey Gamapuchi."
"Yeah boss," squeaked the little toad.
"When you see four Konoha ninjas approach us, swallow the tallest one with the black hair and red eyes," Jiraiya said to the little frog. "Naruto."
"Yeah ero-sennin," Naruto replied.
"You fight the three genin."
"B-but they're my friends," Naruto stammered.
"Do you want to save Sasuke?"
"Of course," Naruto screamed.
"Then show your friends no mercy, and that will be the only way you can beat Sasuke and bring him back to the village."
"Fine."
"Okay boss, hop on in," the little toad squeaked.
Jiraiya first stuck his foot into the toad, and then his leg began to get sucked into the mouth of the tiny toad. After his right leg was inside the toad fully, Jiraiya stuck his right hand into the toad's mouth as his arm was sucked in. Finally, Jiraiya stuck his head inside the tiny little toad, and the rest of his body was sucked into it. Naruto just gawked at the whole process thinking that he was hallucinating as the little toad hoped down the mountain with the Toad sage inside his belly. Finally after the awkward process of Jiraiya being swallowed by a toad no bigger than 12 cm in length and 6 cm in width, Team Kurenai arrived at the hill. As the Ran up the hill Kurenai stepped on something very squishy. A bloodcurdling scream could be heard as Kurenai was swallowed by the toad. Team 8 turned around in disbelief to see their sensei being swallowed whole by a toad.
Team 8 ran to try and catch the little toad; unfortunately for them all three were met with a punch to the gut by a black-robed figure. The three young ninjas flew backwards due to the force of the punch. "We don't want to fight you," Hinata cried out. There was no answer as out from under the ground the shadow clones attempted to punch the three young shinobi. Hinata and Shino back-flipped, but the punch skimmed Kiba's jaw sending into the air only to be met with two more black robes figures that kicked him downwards.
"Man, this guy is more silent then Shino and his fighting style seems so familiar. Yet, I just can't place a finger on where I've seen it before." Kiba thought to himself. Tsuga Kiba yelled plowing through five of the robed figures as they blew up into white colored smoke. Hinata and Shino were doing as well as Kiba taking out five of the black robed figures each. Unfortunately for them, that was only a distraction as four shadow clones pulled Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata, and Shino underground, only allowing their heads to stick out of the ground. With a large poof of smoke all the clones disappeared as the real black robed figure started walking towards them. As the black robed figure walked towards Team 8, Shino's body disappeared in a cloud of bugs, and a kunai headed straight for the black hooded man.
"Shit," said Shino as the kunai came into contact with a log, "I missed." Shino sent out his bugs to go find the black robed man. Just as he started walking to go free his friends, 100 shadow clones jumped towards him, as he called his bugs back, a shadow clone jumped forward punching Shino in the face, as another cloned jumped high into the air. As five clones slid under Shino propelling him into the air as a final clone kicked him downwards. Instead of hitting the mountain though, Shino was met with twelve punches sending his unconscious body into the dirt at the bottom of the hill.
As Shino and the mysterious black figure fought Kiba, Akamaru, and Hinata escaped from their entrapment in the ground. Kiba and Akamaru charged straight for Naruto, little did they know Naruto was waiting for them. Suddenly with a flash of yellow, the black robed figure appeared before Kiba and Akamaru hitting them with a de-powered Rasengan. It instantly knocked out Kiba and Akamaru, which left only Hinata and the black robed figure to fight.
Inside the Belly of Gamapuchi
Meanwhile, as the Team 8 fought against the black robed figure, Jiraiya was having a talk with a certain black-haired, red-eyed jounin. "You have to understand Kurenai, you can't tell anyone about Naruto or I being here, not even Tsunade. If you try to reist, I will knock you out cold…"
Two men in black robes with red coats watched as a certain Uzumaki Naruto knocked out two Konoha ninja senseless and was approaching the third who looked rather pale. "The fun is just about to begin," said the one with a sword strapped to his back.
"Yes, it is," replied a man with black hair.
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Review please. The more reviews I get, the faster chapter three will come out. And if someone can decode "Join a ray at rui" a will do a triple update with Chapters 3,4, and 5. One rule is that your answer must come in the form of a review. I do not own Naruto. Next on Two and a Half Years: Under the Black Robe. The Mysterious Man and the Toad!