Knowledge of fillers can be very, very useful. XDD
...huh. I thought i'd put up Chapter 2 before. Ohwell.
Chapter Three-Blue Hunt
"Your target is a Konoha-nin by the name of Morino Idate. He is a genin, but has shown prodigious skill. Unfortunately, he has used it to steal a vitally important scroll-and the sword of the Second Hokage, the Sword of the Flying Thunder God." said Iruka grimly.
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"Right." said Shikamaru, stifling a yawn. "If we split into three groups, it'll be easier to find him. Lee, Tenten. You come with me. Neji, you take Kiba and Hinata. Naruto, you go with Sasuke and Ino."
There was a circle of nods.
"Kiba, you go first." said Shikamaru. "We'll follow after you to each side, you're the best with the ninken."
There were nine dogs around them, all white or grey furred, save one with bright orange fur-and two tails.
They split, three ninja and three dogs leaving in each direction, one straight ahead, and one to each side away from the village.
It only took a few moments for Kiba to find a scent, turning on a large tangent. A fair distance to each side, the other two groups altered course as well.
They were homing in.
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"Stupid boy, you really though you could make chunin by doing this?"
"W…what?"
In the trees fifty metres away, Neji recounted what was happening to Shikamaru, having caught up, reunited and begun to plan what to do.
"He's a jonin." said Neji in an undertone. "His name is Rokusho Aoi, and he's meant to be a sensei. Idate's."
"So he's behind this." sighed Shikamaru. "Can we take him? He's a jonin."
"And we're chunin, and outnumber him eight to one." said Kiba. "What of it? Let's do it!"~
"Yeah!" agreed Naruto. "Let's not waste anymore time. Let's do it!"
"Dobe." said Sasuke. "We need to have a plan. And then charge."
"Troublesome." groaned Shikamaru at the argument.
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"Kagemane no Jutsu!" came two voices, from opposite sides of the clearing.
A pair of shadows spiralled in, one capturing the surprised Idate, the other headed for Aoi.
The Blue haired ninja flipped backwards away from it, drawing a cylinder he had in his belt, channelling a pulse of chakra into it.
Lightning formed itself out of the handle, creating a blade with an ominous buzzing sound.
Shikamaru gulped, cancelling his kagemane. On the other side of the clearing, Ino maintained her hold on the panicked Idate.
"Tsuuga!" came four cries.
"Jyuken!" came another two.
"Konoha Senpu!" came a seventh.
As an onslaught of various taijutsu flew towards Aoi, he simply swung the Thunder sword.
Its arc caught them all, a dangerous shock knocking them to the floor.
But from behind him,
"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"
Aoi turned quickly, but not fast enough to avoid a large fireball striking him in the chest, throwing him backwards.
Where eight ninken and one fox waited, transformed into each of the Wolves by Jujin Bunshin.
"Tsuuuuga!"
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"I told you we could take him." said Kiba confidently.
"It was the planning that did it." sniffed Neji.
"I think it was both." said Hinata quietly.
"And I think that the flames of youth were all we needed!" said Lee dramatically, picking up the handle of the Thunder God Sword, and forcing out a spark of chakra.
It flared to life.
"Spoils of war!" he proclaimed dramatically, pointing the blade to the sky.
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