Bijuu Hunt

Chapter 3:

"Now I am sure you are all aware of the events that have recently occurred in Sunagakure, but if you don't, I will quickly debrief you." The blonde hokage with a jewel in the middle of her forehead cleared her throat as she prepared to tell the story to the four Jounin. "Sunagakure was recently attacked by Garra." The one woman in the group of jounin gasped. Everyone else stayed silent. "He along with many sound shinobi infiltrated the village and assassinated the Kazekage. As you know Garra was one of the three legendary sannin along with me and Jaraiya. This means that he is extremely strong. I'm sure you also know that Garra is a Jinkurriki which not only makes him strong and powerful, but also extremely dangerous. Now as for your mission, I have received notice just recently from a reliable source that Garra has left his hideout and…is on his way to Konoha!" This time all four of the Jounin were shocked by Tsunade's words. "Kakashi! Kurenai! Asuma! Guy! Your mission is to intercept the arrival of Garra and his forces. They will be here in roughly two days! But Garra is not your primary target but kill him if possible. Your main goal is to eliminate as much sound ninja accompanying him as possible! This will hopefully make it more difficult for them to attack and maybe even stop it completely! Izumo, Kotetsu, and Hayate will also be accompanying you. They should be waiting at the edge of the village by now. Good luck. Konoha is counting on you. If you fail there will be a chance of a second bijuu attack on our village! I will raise Konoha's defenses while you are gone just in case. Now go!" the Shinobi disappeared immediately after her last word. Tsunade closed her eyes. "NARUTO GET IN HERE NOW!" she shouted. Someone had fallen of the wall outside the glass doors behind her and landed on the balcony. He got up rubbing his head. It was a blonde haired boy wearing a black vest with a white shirt underneath, black shorts and sandals. The hokage stood up, walked to the doors, slid them open, and looked down at Naruto. "Listen you eavesdropping little brat! You are not to accompany those ninja in any way, shape, or form! Do I make myself clear?"

"But—"

"If you follow them you will surly die!"

"But Tsu—"

"DO NOT INTERFERE!" Naruto looked at the angry seriousness in the Hokage's eyes.

"Fine I wont …" he said defeated.

"You won't what?"

"I won't interfere damnit! There, you happy now old hag?!" He ran out of the office door.

"It's for your own good!" Tsunade yelled after him. He ran out of the Hokage tower enraged.

"Damnit! That was my only chance of seeing what a Jinkurikki is capable of! How am I ever going to avenge my father?!" he thought as he sat down against the building. He went to the edge of town where the jounin would have departed. They had already left. "Damnit! Damnit! Damnit!" he yelled in his head. That's when he heard it. A loud coughing fit with hacking and spiting. He turned around to see Hayate Gekko with his arm around Shizune for support. He was obviously very sick.

"Why didn't you say so before? You are in no condition to go on this mission. Stay here and rest." said Shizune. Something came out of Hayate's mouth that sounded like "I must." Followed by another coughing fit. Shizune carried him into a hospital. That's when Naruto got his idea.

Elsewhere…

Two S-rank criminals sprinted through the forest followed by a few sound ninja. "About a day and a half until we reach konoha. We can rest whenever you want." said one of the S-ranks. He was large with blue, rough looking, thick skin. Sharp teeth could be seen when he spoke. He carried a very large sword on his back which was wrapped in white cloth. His forehead protector had the symbol of the Mist village with a cross going through the center. He wore a black robe spotted in red clouds.

"Are you implying that I am weak and need to rest?" said a low powerful voice coming from a man with red hair and green eyes. He carried a large gourd on his back.

"No. I merely meant that our men are getting tired and we still have a long way to go."

"Fine Kisame, we can rest." They all jumped down to the ground and sat down. The Sound shinobi looked exhausted and out of breathe.

"Rest quickly. We will be leaving again in—"Garra began but then he sensed something. He closed his eyes. "Well it seems Konoha is aware of our little visit. Kisame go up ahead and deal with them. They will be on us soon."

"Right, with pleasure." said Kisame. He took of and disappeared into the trees.

Elsewhere…a few hours later…

The six konoha shinobi sprinted through the trees. "Alright guys. Break time." Said the one in front, Kakashi Hatake. They jumped to the ground. "Well done everyone" he said as he sat down against a tree. "We have made excellent progress in a short amount of time by sprinting at top speed. Take a good—"he stopped and started making complicated hand signs. He shouted "Doton: Great Barrier No Jutsu!" then a large wall made of earth came charging through the ground and shielded the group from a large dragon made of water which crashed into it and dispersed. "Resting time is over! We have company!" The wall shattered. Amongst the rubble stood Kisame Hoshigake.

"Hahahahaha! Awwww, are the wittle weaf ninja having nappy time?" he said.

"Its one of the seven swordsman of the mist! Kisame Hoshigake!" shouted Asuma.

"What? Seven swordsmen? There's six more of him?!" said Izumo frightened.

"No don't worry; I'm all that's needed to take care of you little insects!" with that he threw his sword high into the air and shouted "Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave!" Waves upon waves of water erupted from his mouth. It tore down trees and forced the group disperse. The entire area seemed to turn into one big lake. The Shinobi stood on top of the water, looking for the enemy who appeared behind Kurenai. "Ladies first!" he shouted and brought his sword down on the woman. Just then Asuma appeared in front of him and blocked the attack.

"I don't think so!" yelled Asuma and pushed the great sword back causing Kisame to jump back a few feet. The swordsman then tried to charge back and cut Asuma but when he tried to move his legs, he found that his feet were stuck to some sort of extremely sticky liquid. Then he heard a chipping noise from behind him. But he was too late. The lighting enforced hand of Kakashi had already pierced through the heart area of Kisame. Kisame fell with a splash onto the water. He then turned into water.

"A Water clone!" Kakashi thought. "Eyes open everyone! He could be anywhere!" Two blue hands erupted from the water and grabbed Izumo by the ankles. "Aaaaaaaaaaaah!" he screamed before he was swiftly dragged underwater. "Izumo!" yelled Kotetsu, making a dive for his hands which was too late. He then tried to dive in after him but was held back by Guy.

"Trust me, he has the advantage down there!" he said.

"But what about Izumo?!" just then, crimson blood rose to the surface and with it, a body. The back of the body was all that emerged above the water.

"It's Izumo! He's alive!" shouted Kotetsu running toward his friend.

"Kotetsu noooo!" screamed Kakashi catching Kotetsu by the stomach and pulling him backwards. The next scene was devastating. The body exploded showering the entire area in blood which rained on the shinobi. Everyone Gazed horror struck except for Kakashi who was lying over Kotetsu, far from the blast.

"Hahahahahaha! That was great!" yelled Kisame, slowly emerging from the water behind them. "Now who's next?"

Elsewhere…not too far from the group…

A lone ninja sprints through the forest. It seems to be Hayate Gekko who was apparently fine now. "Jeez, they are moving really fast even for me. I need a break." He thought as he jumped down to the ground. He rested there, against a tree. He was there for a few minutes until he sensed an arrow heading straight to his head in front of him. He instinctively moved his head to the side dodging the arrow that dug into the tree behind him. "Now that was close!" he thought. He shot up. "Alright show yourself! I know where you are so come out and stop hiding!" Hayate shouted. Pointing his finger into the distance. A figure emerged from behind a tree a few yards away. "Good perception. I thought I hid myself well. He knew there would be reinforcements on the way! Lord Garra knows and anticipates everything! He will crush your village!" The figure had green hair and blue eyes. He wore a headband with the symbol of the sound and the traditional jounin attire including a green flack jacket. He carried two short swords on his back and a crossbow in his right hand which he attached to the lower back of his jacket. Hayate said nothing but glared at his enemy, analyzing him. "The silent type huh, very well, I shall soon silence you forever!" said the green haired ninja as he charged straight into Hayate, unsheathing one of his swords and bringing it down on him. Hayate unsheathed his own sword from his back and blocked the attack. The two stayed like this for a second before the sound nin turned into purple smoke that engulfed Hayate. "Poison gas clone?!" He thought as he quickly jumped sideways out of the gas, covering his mouth and holding his breathe. That's when the ground below him blew up below him in an upward blast the size of his body. He managed a quick cross block before he was launched yards away. He landed hard then jumped, sticking to the top of a tall tree. "An explosive tag? No, I didn't see one. Must have been an earth jutsu." He thought before the tree he was in exploded as well, sending him pelting to the ground, hurting all over. He laid on the ground facedown. "I won't survive another blast like that! If I could just… "

"Ha! Look at him high in that tree like a scared cat! Well Kitten is about to get a surprise! Flowing Explosion No Jutsu!" The top of the tree exploded and Hayate was pelted to the ground, helpless and bewildered as he lay there. "Hahahaha! This is sooo much fun!" thought Kidoumaru. "He'll never guess the secret of my jutsu!" Hayate laid facedown on the ground when Kidoumaru sent another explosion from under him. This time, the leaf shinobi dodged the explosion by spinning away to the side. "What! Impossible! How could he have possibly anticipated that?!" He stood there surprised as he sent another explosion towards Hayate which was dodged again. He sent explosion after explosion toward him but they were all dodged. "This cant be! He just keeps dodging my attacks no matter how big or fast!" his sight was clouded by all the dust and smoke that rose from the many explosions. "Damn it! Now I cant see him!" Then moments later he heard someone from behind him yell "Dense Black Coffin No Jutsu!".