On that first day, Team Ebisu struggled and argued in the sweltering desert heat with figuring out which way to go to find the temple. All around them for miles all they could see was sand and cacti. "I think that we need to go this way." Moegi said pointing south. "Well, I think we should go this way!" Konohamaru disagreed as he pointed west. "Well, you can go which ever way you want, but me and Udon are going south." Moegi said without consulting Udon. "Um I..""No! What are you talking about? Udon is coming with me and we're going west!" Konohamaru interrupted Udon. "We're going south!" Moegi yelled as she tugged Udon. "We're going west!" Konohamaru insisted. They went back and forth, never once stopping to hear out Udon, until he snapped. "Shut up! Both of you, shut the hell up! What are you? Two years old? The easiest way to settle this is by going both directions at the same time!" Udon yelled. "Oh, you mean southwest right?" Moegi asked. "Yes!" Udon shouted. "Udon, that's a great idea! Why didn't you say something until now? We could've been on our way already." Konohamaru said as he began walking southwest. Udon's face twisted with anger and frustration as he followed Konohamaru.
Back in the Leaf Village, Kakashi was preparing a team to aid him in sealing the Two-Tailed Beast. He personally chose Yamato, Sai, Tenten, Hinata Hyuga, and Choji Akimichi to aid this mission, which was listed as S-Rank. "The Two-Tails' dwelling is a day's journey from here if we work through the night." Kakashi said. "Your jobs are to subdue the beast while I seal it into this jar." Kakashi said referring to a huge jar strapped to Choji's back. "Is it too heavy Choji?" Kakashi asked. "Not at all, Kakashi sensei!" Choji replied. "Alright, then lets go." Kakashi said. They left that night.
Back in the Desert Basin, that night, they discovered how frigid the desert got. "Man, th-th-this is pretty twisted." Konohamaru said, his teeth chattering. "I know! It's hot during the day and then, all of a sudden it's cold at night. What is that about?" Moegi complained. Udon remained silent for a moment and then stopped. "We need to find somewhere to rest for the night." Udon stated, concerned. "If we keep going like this, we'll die." Udon continued. They scouted the area and found a small spot. An abandoned den of an animal long since dead. They decided to stay there for the night, so they could rest.
The next day, they woke up and continued their trek southwest. They walked and walked passed cacti, over dunes, and billions of grains of sand. They walked until they reached a wall of rocks and briefly stopped. "Well, now we know that wasn't the right direction." Konohamaru said. Udon stared foward at the sand. "Now which way do we go?" Moegi said annoyed. No one provided a response. Udon didn't even acknowledge the question, he continued to watch the sand. "Udon what's wrong? Are you okay?" Moegi asked. Udon didn't respond. "I know what his problem is. He's mad because his idea didn't work. I swear he's such a know-it-all sometimes." Konohamaru replied. "We're being stalked." Udon said firmly. Konohamaru looked at the sand where Udon was staring, and sure enough, he saw something underneath the sand move toward them. Konohamaru threw a kunai at the creature under the sand, and it stopped moving. "I got it!" Konohamaru laughed. Then a huge scorpion, about the size of the three of them combined, came from under the sand. Moegi screamed and became paralyzed with fear. "Come on, Udon. We can take it!" Konohamaru proclaimed. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Konohamaru said. Three clones of him appeared and charged at the scorpion. One of the clones was struck by the enormous barb at the end of the scorpion's tail and instantly disappeared. The other two clones were clenched by the scorpion's claws. "Wow, it's fast! Ok, Udon now!" Konohamaru instructed. "1000 Years of Death!" Udon exclaimed as he appeared behind the scorpion. He jabbed a kunai with a paper bomb attached into the anus of the scorpion and ran. The scorpion turned around to go after Udon, but as soon as it moved it promptly exploded. "That was awesome!" Konohamaru said covered in scorpion guts and sand. "Nice distraction." Udon complimented Konohamaru. Moegi stopped screaming, but still wouldn't move because she was also covered in scorpion guts. "This..is..disgusting." Moegi said.
Kakashi and his team were approaching the den of the beast. As they approached the temperature steadily rose. "Man, it is hot!" Tenten said. Everyone ignored her as they were very aware of the temperature change as well. They came to a clearing where the trees suddenly stopped growing and the land was scorched. "This place is creepy." Choji said as he put the jar down. "Well, where is it Kakashi?" Yamato asked. As if to answer his question, the ground began to shake. The beast came from underground and let out a roar that caused all the trees to get singed because of the rapid rise in temperature. The beast was humongous, standing tall above the trees. The coat of the beast was covered or consisted of eerie blue flames. The beast's eyes were slightly bigger than a human head. The right eye was piercing yellow and the left eye was a dull green. The beast resembled a large cat. Even though the beast was enveloped in flames, the entire team had chills as they got ready to fight. "Be prepared. Even though this is only the Two-Tailed Beast, this is not going to be easy." Kakashi said as he lifted his headband revealing the Sharingan in his left eye.