Welcome back to the story of Legends!

Sorry for the long delay, been busy and all. I would like to start by saying that I have made minor editing, the main change is that Sylis has been changed from a fox half-demon to a wolf half-demon. One reason for this change is cause a lone wolf fits his personality better than a mischievous fox, also there would be a relationship between the Kyubi and Sylis and I just felt like that would be way to… coincidental for my taste. Though they may still have history, it is nothing like what was originally planed. This chapter is a little shorter cause I at least wanted to get something out to you guys. Enjoy and as always, I do not own Naruto. All OC are owned by their respective creators.

Dialog Legend

-"Spoken"-

-'Thoughts'-

-Flashbacks-

-Being Read-

-Kyubi-

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Legends of Konoha

Infiltrate the Hidden Base

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The night sky was tinted red and gray from fire and smoke. A small hut was slowly burning to the ground as a feral growl filled the air. In the middle of the fiery ring, a woman with a long black ponytail held the burnt remains of a corpse in her arms, her forehead pressed against the dead's. At the sound of footsteps, she raised her head, her features glowing in the yellow light of the flame. Her silver eyes burned with hatred, her ears were not normal, but pointed. She let out another growl, showing her fangs. She stood to her feet, sniffing the air.

"Where…" She spoke softly. "Tell me! Where is my son!?" Out of the fire, five cloaked figures emerged, their faces hidden by their garbs. The impatient demon let out another growl. "I will not ask again…" A tear rolled down her cheek, falling to the dirt ground. "You killed my beloved and I'll never forgive you for that, but if there is a single hair harmed on my son, I will make sure the entire continent is turn into a desolate wasteland!" No one spoke, only the crackling of the fire kept the silence away. "If that's how it will be… Then die!" Before she could take a step, roots and chains emerged from the snow, entangling the woman. Her eyes began to glow a deep violet but stopped as a small figure dash out in front of her, a worried expression replacing her rage. "No, get out of here!" Ignoring her word, the small child let out a growl, leaping at the five strangers. The middleman cried out in pain, clutching his right eye, blood pouring though his fingers.

"Little bastard!" The man lashed out with his left arm, a metal claw came in contact with the boy's right arm. The small child was thrown with such force; he skipped across the frozen tundra like a rag doll, slowly rolling to a stop.

"No!" The woman cried as the boy attempted to stand on his feet. "I'll take ca-ARG!" She cried out, it felt as if electricity was surging through her body, causing her to fall to her knees. As the boy staggered, the other four figured moved their arms in a flash, embedding the boy's body with kunai. The metal pierce his skin, embedding themselves into his chest and shoulder. The boy fell on back, his head walling on its side. He saw the woman break free of the chains, rushing to the child's side. She cradled the boy; bring his head against her breast. The boy's sight was now looking to the sky; his eyes caught the shimmer of a blade rushing towards the woman's skull.

The young man awoke with a gasp, his face covered in sweat. His breathing was heavy, his left hand quickly shot to his right arm, which housed a series of strange scars. His eyes shot back and forth, surveying the surrounding area. It was night; the stars were shining brightly along with the partial moon. He was sitting on a rather large tree branch that was suspended more than thirty feet in the air.

"Damn…" He spoke in a harsh whisper as he stood to his feet. He wore black sandals of a shinobi; his pants were blacker that an abyss. Along his waist were two long daggers that were perfect for quick attacks, yet it seemed as though they were never used. He wore what looked like a Chunin vest of Konoha, but dark blue instead of green, the swirl of Konoha missing as well. Left unzipped, a sleeveless gray shirt could be seen underneath, he also wore black half fingered gloves. Shining in the moonlight was the Leaf headband around his neck. His long blue hair went down past his waist, flowing freely in the gentle breeze. On the top of his head were ears of a fox. His face held a stone cold expression; kindness was an emotion that appeared to be absent, his gray eyes shone like silver through his bangs. "The same damn dream…" He punched the trunk of the tree in anger, letting out a deep growl.

"Sylis!" A hushed, yet harsh voice called out. The hanyo looked down to see Temari, giving a slight glare from her position on the ground.

"What do you want woman…" The hanyo aggressively demanded, a vein slowly throbbing on the forehead of flaxen haired kunoichi.

"The name is Temari..." She abruptly shot her arm up, pointing at the blue haired shinobi. "And you will address me as such!" Sylis simple scoffed at it, causing the kunoichi to let out an angry sigh. 'How did I get stuck with him?' Wanting to abandon the thoughts and return to bed, Temari slipped back into her sleeping bag. She tried clearing her mind, but just the opposite happened as her memories turned into images.

Two days ago…

The Suna kunoichi was walking down the streets of Konoha, the sun barely peeking over the horizon. She had finished her morning workout only to be joined by a Leaf Jounin, informing her that the Hokage requested an audience. Making her way through the still silent town, she soon found the familiar tower. After ascending the many stairs and navigating the halls, Temari found herself in front of a pair of massive doors. Knocking on the door, she heard a command for her to enter. Opening the door, Tsunade could be seen in between mountains of papers and forms. The older blonde motioned for the girl to approach her desk.

"You wanted to see me, Hokage-sama?" Temari asked, respectfully bowing.

"Yes I did." The older blonde's hand moved to a drawer, pulling out a scroll. She placed it on the edge of the desk, leaning back in her chair afterwards. "We have received complaints of disturbances as well strange people wandering around a small village that serves as a checkpoint between Suna and Konoha." She let out a deep sigh. "Because of the Chunin Exams, the Kazekage and I wish to keep the path safe for all those traveling." Her eyes returned to the younger kunoichi in front of her. "Gaara has requested that you lead a team of our shinobi to investigate." Temari closed the scroll after confirming it's content.

"Which Jounin will be coming with me?" The older woman shook her head.

"I feel that the selected can handle this, their skills are impressive." Tsunade reached for three files, handing them to Temari. "The first is Genin, Ryuu Kenshin." As she spoke, the brunette scanned the papers. "Age sixteen, he is not on any team at the moment, he graduated the academy years ago with average marks. He is skilled with wrist swords (1), using his family's taijutsu style, Ryuuken. The second member is Kokuzoku Junko, age thirteen, she graduated this year at the academy with average marks, though her skills on the battlefield are far above average." Temari glanced at her profile; at the top was a picture of a younger girl with medium length, orange hair. She had her eyes closed, a smile on her face. Before the older woman could continue her briefing, a figure jumped onto the open window still. Tsunade knew who it was, but Temari could only see a darken figure due to the sunlight.

"Perfect timing Sylis." Tsunade turned her head towards the hanyo.

'Sylis?' The younger blonde was about to recall old memories, but was interrupted by the voice of the blue haired hanyo.

"I heard you have a mission for me old hag" A vein bulged at the nickname Sylis had given to the Hokage. Her right hand slowly began searching the top of her desk.

"What have I told you about calling me that!" She yelled as her hand found an object and launched it at the hanyo. He scoffed, dodging it with ease.

"Must be getting blind in your old age." The Hokage growled in anger, but blew it off, wanting to get the annoyance out of the room. Before he could insult her again, Sylis took noticed of the other presence in the room. Glancing at Temari, he quirked his brow. "What's she doing here?"

"Sylis, you will be accompanying Temari on this mission. Your objective is-"

"What!?" Sylis glared angrily at the older blonde. The younger cringed at his booming voice while the older appeared to be unfazed. "What part of 'I work alone' don't you understand!?" His voice boomed through the room, he slammed his fists on the Hokage's desk. Tsunade smirked; taking his outburst as a successful counterattack.

"You will go on this mission, I don't care if you like it or not Sylis." She returned to her chair, rubbing her temples. "Hinata is busy with another mission and Naruto hasn't returned." While the two were arguing, Temari looked over Sylis' brief profile. Skilled in close quarters combat and tracking, his most deadly weapons are his own claws but will occasionally use large daggers. Combined with his hanyo attributes of increased healing rate, agility and inhuman strength, he is an excellent choice for a fighter. There is no information on his ninjutsu or genjutsu abilities. Sylis biggest fault is his inability to work with and trust others, refusing to take orders from anyone. This is a huge liability for mission success.

'Well that sounds on the dot…' Temari glanced up to watch the scene that was going on in front of her. The hanyo and Hokage arguing like kids, she could help but grin at the childishness of the situation either.

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'This is going to be a long mission…' She thought as she drifted into unconsciousness.

Meanwhile…

The night was dark with the exception of the partial moon, the sounds of crickets chirping was all that broke the silence. In the midst of the trees, a cloaked man stood, the moonlight reflecting off his glasses. We surveyed back and forth, bringing what seemed like a piece of grass to his lips. Blowing on it, it produced no sound. After ten minutes, he was joined by another figure, emerging from the shadows.

"You are late." A man's voice came from the figure wearing glasses. The second shrugged their shoulders, crossing their arms afterwards.

"I had to avoid being caught, cut me some slack." The second figure states calmly.

"Fair enough, I do not doubt you." The man shifted, his glasses no longer reflecting light. "I assume everything is going as planned?" The second figure held out a scroll, avoiding the moonlight as much as possible.

"There is another, one more than expected." A laugh escaped the man, after reading the scroll.

"No matter, they're just an extra in the script. We will dispose of them." He placed the scroll inside of his cloak, turning away from the other figure. "Go now, before you are discovered." The second figure quickly disappeared, leaving the young man alone again. "Do not fail our master."

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The morning came quickly; as the others began to stir awake, they found Sylis was already awake. Sylis was leaning against a tree while the others finished taking down camp.

"What's taking so long?" Sylis barked, glaring at the three. His remark caused his to receive glared from the others as while Kenshin just shook his head.

"Well you could help us." The orange haired girl said as she wiped the sweat off her brow. Covering her petite body was a black short-sleeved shirt; the cloth extending passed her waist to act as a skirt. Around her waist was a white sash which held a chain and sickle against her lower back. She wore black boots that covered up to her knee, around her left thigh was a kunai holster.

"Junko is right you know." Kenshin placed his things on the ground, pointing at the hanyo. "We would already be on our way if you would do something." Sylis scoffed and looked away.

"Well if you didn't bring so much junk, there wouldn't be anything to do put away now would there?" The hanyo grinned at his victory. The others just moaned at his stubbornness.

"Listen Sylis…" Temari walked over, her voice was calm. "I know you don't want to be here, but you're really starting to piss me off." She gave a harsh look. "Once we get to the village, we just have to investigate. Do you think you could give it a rest till then?" Sylis scoffed before walking off. Temari let out a sigh, turning back to the rest of the group. "Alright, lets move it."

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As the group was walking through he town, the citizens were throwing hateful glares at the ninjas, whispering in disgust.

"What is that 'thing'?"

"It must be a filthy sub-human."

"What is that monstrosity doing in our town?"

"We should kill that unholy creature." Although they were just whispers, Sylis heard their words as if they were standing right next to him. He did his best to ignore it all, but couldn't help to let a growl slip. The brunette kunoichi of the group stop and turned to the hanyo. Taking notice of the teal eyes watching him, he glanced at the girl.

"What is it…" He spoke harshly, but kept his voice to just above a whisper.

"Why don't you secure the parameter, see if there is anything you can find." The expression on Sylis face was a mixture of confusion and annoyance. His eyes narrowed, making Temari feel as if he were peering into her very soul, analyzing her every thought. His eyes widen in surprise, but he quickly turn to hide his face. Without a word, he disappeared into the crowd, leaving Temari and the two confused Genin. Turning around, she saw the looks Kenshin and Junko were giving her. Rubbing the back of her head, she smiled nervously. "He is looking into something." She placed her hands at her side and walked in front of the Genin. "Come on, we have to meet with the village head right away."

"Yes ma'am!" The younger two said in unison. The trio continued down the crowded streets until they reached an elaborate looking building. Upon entering, they took note of the traditional Japanese interior. A man with gray hair and blue kimono was kneeling on the tatami mats that made up the floor. Next to him was a younger man with black hair, holding many scrolls, by his appearance; one would guess he was an assistant. Looking up from the scrolls in front of them, the gray haired man smiled.

"Ah, you must be the shinobi from Konohagakure! Welcome." The man looked at the three approaching, a look of concern on his face. "Weren't there four of you?" The leader of the group bowed respectfully to the client.

"I sent our other member to gather information." Temari announced while Kenshin and Junko stood still behind her. A saddened look appeared on the older man's face.

"I see… I would like to apologize for the behavior of the citizens here." He made his way to a window, staring at the bustling townsfolk. "As you know, yokai and hanyo are rarely seen in this world and the people hate them because they fear their power." He turned and faced the three shinobi. "I hope this will not stop you from assisting us."

"Of course not, it will not be a problem." Temari reassured the older man. "We will begin our investigation right away." The three disappeared in a flash, leaving the two alone. The younger assistant turned to the older, a worried look on his face.

"Master, do you-"

"Do not worry." The gray haired man faced the other. "Now that they are here, everything will be fine."

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A few hours had passed and very little had been accomplished. Temari and Kenshin were currently waiting on Sylis and Junko to return. The sun peaked in and out from behind the clouds, blinding the red haired Genin.

"Damn, they're late." Kenshin brought his hand up, blocking the light. He squinted and turned to the kunoichi. "Shouldn't we go look for them?" The Suna Nin was about to speak when the orange hair kunoichi came running, out of breath.

"Junko? What's wrong?" Temari ran to the other girl, quickly checking for wounds.

"I-I found something." She spoke in between gasps for air. "But Sylis ran ahead, he was chasing two people." She took a deep breath, trying to regain her composure. "They looked like regular thugs, he followed them into a weird underground entrance of some sort." She bowed her head in shame. "I tried to stop him so we could all go in together, but he didn't listen." At hearing this, Kenshin slapped his face, slowly dragging his hand down.

"That idiot!" Temari yelled, readjusting the large fan on her back. "Junko, lead the way. We are going in!" The three moved in a flash, heading through the thick forest terrain. It wasn't long until the reached the entrance that Junko spoke of. Temari stood in front of stairs that led down into the depth of the earth. 'Is this suppose to be hidden?' Temari couldn't let the thought leave her mind. 'This could have been discovered by anyone… you'd think they would at least have covered it physically…' She didn't dwell on it long, they had a comrade to recover. Without word, she hurried down the stairs, the others in tow.

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Monitors flickered in a dimly lit room, the walls were made of ever gray bricks, giving the look of a, eerie dungeon. A man came into view, the images of the screen reflecting off his glasses.

"I see… So they finally entered." The silver haired man grew a cynical smirk. The sound of footsteps quickly brought him out of his current thoughts, his gaze fell on a man with jet black, spiky hair. Standing at six foot, the man's body was covered in a cloak, his face covered in a black mask.

"What are your orders, Kabuto-san?" The man's raspy voice asked, his narrow eyes watching the silver haired man closely.

"Do as you wish, but don't forget the mission." Kabuto adjusted his glasses, hiding the seriousness on his face. "Track down the missing intruder personally, send your subordinates after the others." Bowing, the cloaked figure quickly disappeared.

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The trio ran down the seemingly endless hallway, the dim torchlight was barely enough to see where they were going.

"Don't you find it weird?" Kenshin turned his head to their blonde leader.

"You mean that we haven't encountered an enemy yet?" Temari looked straight ahead, her eyes narrowing slightly. "Yes, I do. There is a chance that they are busy fighting Sylis, so we'd better help the idiot." The blonde quicken her pace, the other two followed. After what seemed like an eternity, the narrow hall opened up, revealing a fork in the road. Above each doorway was a different word. Junko walked in the middle, glancing at each path from left to right.

"Heaven, Earth, and Hell…" She turned back to her comrades, a questioning look staring back at them. "Which way do we go?"

"We must assume that we are up against shinobi, so the best course of action would be to stick together." Temari crossed her arms, a worried expression on her face. "But we have to find Sylis." She quickly changed from worry to anger, her fist shaking with rage. 'Damn that reckless idiot!' "Kenshin, take Hell. Junko, take Heaven. I'll take Earth." As the three split up, the echoing footsteps of the Genin faded. She had been running for minutes now, in that time she had already come up with many tactics for countless scenarios. The kunoichi's thoughts changed to that of the hanyo she was searching for. 'Doing something so rash, so foolish… What was he thinking?' Temari was quickly snapped out of her thoughts by a loud slam, she turned to find her way blocked. "Damn!" She slammed her fist against the wall, discovering that it was indeed solid. Her head snapped back at a sudden sound, the mixture of clashing metal and cries of pain. Reaching for her fan, she went the only way she could, towards the fray. As she drew closer, she could now distinguish actual words instead of just yelling.

"Like I'm afraid of a freak like-" A sound of a fist connecting with it's intending victim, followed by a loud thud.

"Shut up!" Another barrage of strikes hit their intended target. Assuming all were enemies, Temari slowed as she came near the end of the hall. She pressed herself against the wall, staying in the slim shadows. Slowly adjusting her head, she could see a large circular room. In the middle stood her blue haired comrade, holding a thug in the air by the neck. At his feet was another man, his body bruised and bloody. "So, you gonna tell me what I want to- Hey!" The man fainted in his grasp. "Damn it!" Sylis dropped the unconscious man to the ground, growling in frustration. His ears animalistic ears twitched at the sound of footsteps, causing him to quickly turn around. "Huh." He eyes watched as Temari made her way towards him, dragging her battle fan across the ground. "Well," the hanyo crossed his arms and closed his eyes, "it's about time you sho-"

"You idiot!" Her fist met his skull with a loud crunch, causing Sylis to glare at the Suna Nin.

"What the hell was that for woman!?" He was struck again, adding a second bump to his head. "Would you quit hitting me!"

"Just what the hell were you thinking!?" Temari yelled at the top of her lungs. "What made you think it was such a good idea to go off on your own!?"

"I handled it didn't I?" He scoffed, crossing his arms again.

"That's not the point!"

"Stop your yapping you annoying woman! Agh! Quit hitting me!"

"Baka…" She adjusted the grip on her fan, walking passed the blue haired shinobi. "So, did you find anything out?" He shrugged his shoulders, walking at her same pace.

"They know how to fight, they aren't just thugs." As they were walking, he dislodged a kunai from the wall.

"Shinobi?" Temari looked over her shoulder, seeing a nod from the serious faced hanyo. She turned back to the path ahead of her, leaving the large room and into yet another hallway. Taking in the new information, she kept a careful eye on her surroundings. 'So… We are dealing with enemy ninja… Could it be missing-nin acting as thieves?' She continued to run ideals as well as plans through her head. The first thing she needed to do was regroup with the rest of her team; their safety was top priority over everything else. The two continued to walk in silence, Sylis trailing behind her. The two had hit another diving fork when a sudden thought hit her like a ton of bricks. 'Wait… Why is he being so… cooperative?' Her eyes widened as she whipped around, standing in an attack position. Her sudden action made Sylis quirk his brow, giving her an odd glare.

"What's your problem woman? That time of the month or something?" She nearly fell on the floor when she heard that, she stood to her feet and swung her massive fan. Dodging at the last second, the unique weapon crashed into the ground leaving Sylis to glare at his supposed ally. "What the hell you crazy bitch!?"

"You idiot!" The two began glaring at each other; both making a noise that resembled a growl.

"I'm the idiot? Who keeps hitting their own ally?" Sylis yelled, crossing his arms.

"Than stop acting like an ass!"

"Shut up!" The bickering continued for minutes until Temari finally turned her back to the cause of her distress.

"Lets just get out of here. The sooner we do, the sooner I can forget all about this mission."

"Fine by me woman." He opened his eyes, sniffing the air. "Where are you going? You won't get out that way." She turned on her heel, giving off an annoyed look.

"Since when did you give a rat's ass about any of us you damn sub-human!?" Realizing what she had said, the wind summoner quickly clapped her hand over her mouth. It was the first time; she had ever seen an expression of pain in the hanyo's eyes. "Sylis, I… I didn't-" His gaze lowered, hiding his eyes in the shadow of his bangs.

"Well…" The wolf brought a hand to the headband around his neck, ripping it off in a swift movement. "I'll do you and the others a favor…" The headband hit the stone floor with a loud clang. Sylis turned his back to the blonde, walking down a different path. "Tell the old hag, she is down a pawn."

"Wait!" She called out, taking a step and reaching out to him.

"Follow me, and I'll kill you." Sylis' cold voice stopped her dead in her tracks; she felt a terrifying killing intent that made her shiver. She was frozen in fear, only able to listen to his fading footsteps. She fell to her knees, breathing heavily. She hadn't felt fear like that since one of Gaara's transformations. Not only that, but she hadn't meant what she said.

"Sylis…" She felt no hatred for hanyo, what she said was out of rage but Temari knew that there was no excuse for what she said. "Well… There is nothing I can do…" She recomposed herself. 'I'll find that others and we will return to Konoha… without Sylis…' Temari grabbed her battle fan and ran down her chosen path. No sooner had she chosen a path, she came to another large room and its size was comparable to that of the Chunin battle arena. She saw another opening and ran to it, just to have it slam shut in front of her face.

"This will be you final resting place." Temari whipped around to find herself surrounded. The figure talking was a large man who was shrouded in a cloak while the surrounding foes were dressed in familiar garbs of black and gray.

"So… This is the doing of Otogakure?" Temari swiftly opened her fan, the scowl on her face quickly changed to a smirk. "I'll show you the true strength of Suna!"

Glossary

(1) A wrist sword is exactly like that of Sora from the anime .hack//SIGN or Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist.

Ryuuken – Dragon Fist: A form of taijutsu that was developed by the Ryuu clan. Unlike most forms of taijutsu that are simply hand-to-hand, this style utilizes blades that are attached to the wrist, attacking as if they are an extension of their arms. While some argue that this is a form of swordsmanship, the style can be used without the blades though it is less effective.

Ok, thanks for reading. I again apologize for the long wait; I am doing my best to get back into the story from my video games. To those of you who haven't left a review, why not? I need the input from the readers and I see there are a quite a bit of you who have my story or me on their alert list. Can't wait to what you guys think.

Dragon Man, sorry Kenshin hasn't seen more action, I promise he will get more in the next chapter.