"Sasuke!" yelled Naruto.
Sasuke was with a female ninja with red hair. She was a pretty girl of some age at around her teens, she wore a black skirt with a pair of boots, and she was wielding her own sword. She wasn't tall, and she was a bit shorter than Naruto.
"Sasuke, what the fuck is going on?" asked Naruto.
"Well, the Hokage is out of town, and we've been trying to reach him for a while now. He told me, that he's going to need to send his own men on the field to check on the village, and they're not sure if it's an ambush or not. So he's called the Genin team back. This is the team Naruto, I'm sure of it." said Sasuke.
"Why is she... She's the entire team?" asked Naruto.
"My name is Kiaka. I'm a Genin. I have special mission, and I need to get to the Hokage. I have to bring in the shinobi in order to find the responsible."
"The responsible?" asked Naruto, surprised. He hadn't even seen her in person before.
"That's right. The Hokage told us to wait for him and tell him everything about the Fourth's return."
"The Fourth is alive?"
"Yes," answered Kaika. "But he's not like before. You see..."
"He's changed," completed Sasuke.
Kaika shaked her head, a hint of satisfaction in her voice. "I've read about him since I was young. And it must have been because he couldn't be as good as he wanted. He's had a good childhood. I guess I should've known..."
"What are you talking about?" asked angrely Narutp.
"The Fourth, he used to be good to us. But he didn't want to be our father. He just wanted to be a hero. Like all heroes, he wanted you to follow him, to do his bidding. You would obey him. Like a little son. But he couldn't be a hero for you. He could never be your father. I guess he always was. We were kids to him. He loved us. We loved him. But he wouldn't understand."
"Then what was..." Naruto trailed off.
"The explosion, the man in the glowing mask, that's the Fourth," said Kaika. "He's our enemy... But he hasn't changed one jot. You know we're not going to kill him, but we're not going to let him off the hook. We can't let him win. If we try anything rash, his minions will swoop into the city and kill us." explained Kaika.
"Naruto," said Sasuke. "I know this is really confusing, I'm a bit confused too to be honest with you, but right now, we have to move. Fast. If we're spotted, it's all over."
Kaika nodded. "Yes, I can explain everything in details. I have an hideout far from the village. But we need to be discreet."
Naruto smiled. "I agree. I understand your point, but we have to know how to get there, so that if we lose sight of you, we could still regroup at your hideout. It would be so much easier if we were not being searched for, but I think you two are not thinking outside the box. No need to hide anymore, it would be too dangerous."
Kaika raised a finger. "Wait, what are you planning to..."
"Kage-Bunshi!"