Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to these characters. Takara and Ichiro belong to Mattwilson83. I highly recommend reading his work. Just google mattwilson83. Great writer and artist.
Kazekage's Guards
Gaara was being escorted to the Kage Summit. The meeting had been called by Hokage Tsunade. Gaara had inside information from Temari about setting up an International team called the Avengers. The Kazekage would announce his full support. Gaara had chosen members of his village to join the Avengers. Four of them were accompanying him to the Kage Summit. The first was his brother Kankuro wearing his armor he designed which was mostly a dull silver trimmed in black and purple. Behind the puppet master were little iron puppets used for support. Matsuri was the second candidate and his girlfriend. After the gamma incident it seemed like her intelligence had been stripped from her. However with Gaara and Temari's help she returned to her old self only with more confidence. The third was Takara a slender young bald woman wearing a sand brown body suit with black sides of her upper body, along knee high sand brown boots. She was originally chosen to study with monks on Titan mountain to kill Gaara. After the battle in Konoha and Gaara's reform Takara continued her training to protect the Sand Village. She excelled in her telepathy training which put her in contact with the ten tails at the age of twelve. The demon attempted to posses the young woman and nearly destroyed the temple. However Takara was able to push back freeing herself from the moon beast earning the name the Moon Dragon. The fourth guard was Ichiro a tall young man his black hair covered his right eye wearing a sand brown full body suit with granite grey gloves and boots. The suit was special made to resist fire because more than a year and a half ago Ichiro was caught in the wave of energy when a meteor hit. The energy changed his dna causing him to ignite his body on fire. He could unleash fire from his hands and mouth as well as have the ability to fly. Ichiro befriended Takara since she returned to Suna and was trained by her after he recieved his abilities. Now the two were traveling as the Kazekage's bodyguards on the way to the Kage sumit.
As the group walked along the road Takara stopped the group looking left. "We're not alone."
Everyone followed her gaze as black threads charged out of the forest attempting to wrap around the group. Ichiro ignited his body taking to the air seeing Kakuzu seven feet away. The ninja unleashed a wave of fire catching the Atkatsuki's. Kakuzu releashed his captive leaping away from the fire before grabbing a bolder throwing it at Ichiro. The sand ninja dodged countering with three fire shuriken. Kakuzu leaped left before throwing three kunai. Ichiro dodged two blades but was hit in the hip by third bring him down. The fire warrior caught himself before hitting the ground only to be struck with a hard hit from Kakuzu dousing his flames. Ichiro was on the ground as the Atkatsuki toward over him. Kakuzu raised his fist to end. Takara struck with a hard kick into Kakuzu's face forcing him to the side.
"Thanks Takara." Ichiro said.
Kakuzu roared in fury as he threw off his cloak revealing his stitched up body along with four masks on his back one covered in cracks. "I met a strange ninja not long ago and under estimated him. A mistake I won't make again."
Kakuzu's skin started to stretch as black lines appeared from between his stitches. The masks on his back bulged and pulled until his skin tore and took three different shapes. The first mask fired a heavy gust of wind knocking the two back. The two guards stood up as another masked warrior fired a bolt of electricity separating the two. The lighting mask chased after Takara as the wind and water went after Ichiro. Ichiro lit up attempting to take to the air until the wind creature blew him out. Ichiro fell grabbing a branch until being hit with a water bullet knocking him through a tree. Takara was running through the woods dodging the lighting beams. The psychic charged Kakuzu who returned the gesture forcing the lighting mask to back off. As soon as Kakuzu was within range Takara leaped in the air tossing two kunai into Kakuzu's back. The Atkatsuki warrior pulled the blades out only to see paper bombs attached to them. Takara rushed away to save her partner as the bombs exploded. Ichiro unable to flame on had to use basic ninja skills to dodge. Suddenly the two mask fused into one firing a powerful water tornado. Takara landed behind Ichiro placing both hands on the temples of her head. The fire ninja immediately lit up countering the a blast of fire over powering the two masks turning them into ash.
Ichiro powered down and turned to his partner. "I wish you warn me before you fuse your mind with my own."
Takara scowled and replied, "It seemed like an emergency. Next time I'll just let you die."
The psychic scanned the area to find Kakuzu and the lighting mask. "Our attacker has left."
"Awesome we scared him off!" Ichiro cheered.
"No not awesome. He is a lot more skilled than we saw. We're only alive because he didn't know what our abilities were."
Ichiro held a grimm look on his face replied, "I've learned not to question your intuition. We better get back to the Kazekage."
Takara nodded in agreement.
