Author's Note: All right I started on this earlier today and finally decided to post this bad boy. Thanks to all my reviewers so far. I'm starting to build a strong readership with this story so this is dedicated to everyone that's reviewed so far. Thanks guys. Also I raising it to T because of the language.
Shinobi Sentai Naruranger
Chapter 3
We Are All In This Together
"So how do we rescue her?" Sakura asked.
"We need to formulate a plan." Sasuke said.
"No shit Sherlock!" Naruto said.
"Quiet!" Jiraiya thumped his student on the head.
"What I mean is we need to organize a team." Sasuke added.
"We already have a team!" Naruto quipped.
"Shut up." Jiraiya thumped him again.
"Just the four of us? Open your eyes Naruto we're no match for Orochimaru not to mention we have no idea what lies in store for us beyond those borders." Sasuke said.
"Sasuke has a point, in order for this to work we need to organize a larger and stronger team than what we had previously. I think its best with some of the Jounin were to accompany us to the Land of Sound." Jiraiya told them.
"Agreed, I'll round up anyone we have available and report back here in the morning." Kakashi said.
"We dont have time Orochimaru could kill her!" Naruto said.
The Toad Sage sighed and put his hands on the young ninja's shoulders and looked him in the eye.
"Look Naruto, I appreciate your concern and I know your ready to take him on all by yourself but we got to be smart about this and take the necessary precautions, if we dont it could end in disaster for everyone involved. Including Tsunade." he said.
Realizing what he said the young apprentice looked away, Jiraiya frowned he knew how much he wanted to help her. He knew how much he wanted to battle Orochimaru and that he wanted to get his power back before it could be used for evil. The problem with Naruto is that he's always thinking with his heart instead of his head even though he too was concerned about her. This wasnt the time for that. He couldnt afford any more casualites at the hands of Orochimaru. Naruto threw off his master's hand and walked off to sulk. Watching him walk off Sakura felt her heart sink in her chest. She knew how passionate he was about fighting for what's right and sometimes it got the better of him.
"He'll be ok." Kakashi assured them.
"Right let's get started on a strategy." replied Jiraiya.
Sakura watched her teammate head towards the forest and went after him. Lee noticed the same and followed them Sasuke stayed behind to hear the plan the Jounin were about to conduct. Naruto walked down the dirt path leading into the forest when she caught up with him.
"Naruto." He turned to see her standing at the top of the hill.
"Oh hey Sakura."
"Mind if I come with you?"
"Sure." he shrugged and continued on his way. Sakura ran after him meanwhile Lee watched them from the hilltop.
A few minutes into the walk he was completely silent. It was a little anerving for her, normally he wouldnt shut up but after leaving the group he was unusually quiet. She tried to think of something to say that would break the tension but nothing came to mind. He continued down the path with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed. She use to wonder how he could walk around like that. This was starting to get on her nerves she couldnt take it anymore she had to say something.
"Anything on your mind?"
How could she say something that stupid? Of course there was something bothering him! She cursed herself for saying something so blatently obvious and tapped the side of her brow trying to figure out something else to say.
"I'm just mad at how everything turned out." he finally said.
She looked up surprised that he'd said something.
"I know how you feel Naruto."
"No you dont, I'm angry at Tsunade for taking away our morphers...but I'm also mad at myself."
"Why would you be angry at yourself? You didnt do anything to cause that."
"I just feel responsible for everything that happened." he said.
"You shouldnt blame yourself Naruto, no one knew he'd be back that soon."
"Yeah but we should have. Its like he said we had this gaping hole in our defense wall and he just walked in like he owned the place and took the form of our of our friends. We're ninjas we should have seen it coming, and on top of that after trying to steal them ourselves we pratically invited him to do the same thing." he said.
Sakura grabbed his shoulder and pressed him against a tree
"Stop beating yourself up goddamn it we're as much to blame as you are. Its not all your fault!" she told him.
"Sakura..."
"She is right you know." Lee said coming down the hill.
"Lee." they said.
"Sorry I did not mean to eavesdrop, you have to forgive me. We are all at fault for what had happened." he said.
"What are you talking about? You didnt steal the morphers. Sasuke was part of it, actually he kind of wussed out on us." Naruto said.
"I heard that." came Sasuke's voice.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were with the jounin?" said Sakura.
"I got tired of listening to them." he said.
Naruto and the others chuckled.
"Look we're Rangers now that means that we're all in this together." Sasuke said.
"Right." Sakura said.
"Ok." said Naruto.
"Hmm agreed." nodded Lee.
"So what do you say we get Tsunade and our morphers back? Who's with me?" The Blue Ranger said holding out his hand.
"I am." said Sakura.
"Count me in." Naruto said.
"Me too!" said Lee.
And piled thier hands on top of each other enthusastically.
"I suppose you guys are going ahead with this..." said a voice.
The ninjas looked at each other and then looked up and saw Kakashi squatting on a tree branch above them and screamed.
"Kakashi sensi!" yelled Naruto.
"You didnt really think you'd make it out of here without us knowing did you?" he asked.
"If you did then your sadly mistaken." Shizune said leaning against a tree.
"You too?!" he yelled.
"Yep." she said matter-of-factly.
"If you guys are going to the Sound Village you'll need some wheels." Kakashi told them.
The Rangers gave each other bewildered expressions.
"But there are no cars around here." Sakura told him.
"Come with us." Shizune told them and teleported away
And with that Kakashi jumped from the tree and did a ninja hand sign and the rest of the group vanished. The ninjas then reappeared infront of a shed in the middle of the village.
"Huh? What is this place?" Sakura asked.
"You'll see." Kakashi told her.
He let Shizune open the door and the six of them walked in. The shed was completely dark until Shizune turned on a light what they saw astounded them. What sat in front of them was a quartet of stylized off road bikes that were fashioned after thier zords. Each motorcycle had the head of their animal spirit on the front of the bike. Naruto's bike had fox paws on the sides of the front axle and its tail curved upward on the rear fender. A simular style was on Sasuke and Sakura's bikes. Lee's was a little different with the gorilla's hands and arms along the front fender of the bike and had a regular rear fender.
"Oh no way!" Sakura said.
"You got to be kidding!" said Naruto.
"That is incredible!" Lee spoke.
"You built these?" Sasuke asked.
"We figured you guys might need them but yes we built them for you. So at least now you have a way of getting to the Hidden Sound Village in record time." Shizune said.
"We've given you special clearance to leave the village since this is a rescue mission and takes presidence over everything else." Kakashi explained to them.
"Right." Naruto said.
"Be careful you guys, we'll be sending reinforcements later." Kakashi told them.
"We will." Sakura said.
"Go now." he said.
"Thank you sensi." Naruto told him.
"You got it. Get in and get out of there as fast as you can. The longer your there the more at risk you'll be in." he advised them.
"We'll do our best. All right guys let's ride!" Naruto said.
The Rangers climbed onto their Ninja Bikes and started them up. Shizune opened the shed door and stepped back. Naruto hit the throttle and spun his rear tire as he raced out of the shed followed by Sakura, Sasuke and Lee the four Ninja Rangers raced across the village and came up to the gate, the Jounin saw them coming and leaped out of the way as they raced past.
"What are you doing?!" yelled Guy.
"I am sorry Guy-sensi, we have special clearance from Kakashi!" yelled Lee.
"Kakashi??" Guy said stunned and screamed grabbing his head.
"Kakashi what have you done?!"
The Shinobi Rangers raced through the forest coming up to the main road hit hypersonic speed and disappeared in a flash.
"Let's go save Tsunade." Naruto said to himself.
Author's Note: All right I'm posting this a little sooner than I thought. I want to thank everyone for all the reviews I got today really means a lot guys. And its great that my story has found its little niche in the fandoms. Thanks again for everything guys!
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