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So, back to the story, Inoichi does a mental search—BODY SNATCHER STYLE!—and makes a wild discovery! If it's a shadow clone, then where's the real Tetsu?! Well, if you wanna find out, you know the drill ;)
P.S. If you guys want to ask any questions, maybe I can answer them next chapter either in the beginning or the end? It's up to you, I aim to please and eat, my only goals in life =P
Eggs and Bacon,
CrimsonNi
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"Inoichi-san, calm down! What's wrong?!" The Third demanded.
"IT'S A SHADOW CLONE!"
"What?!" shouted the Third. Sasuke and Kakashi were both standing in utter shock with widened eyes and slacked jaws. However, in immediate action, Kakashi summoned his nin-dogs while Sasuke activated his Sharigan, ready to attack.
The nin-dogs didn't even need to be given an order to attack; they launched forward to latch onto Tetsu, but before they could even get the chance, the cloned Tetsu winked and willed himself gone. "Quickly, use what little scent you've attained and find him!" Kakashi shouted. The nin-dogs instantly moved about.
How could this have happened? How did we not notice? Sasuke wondered. Using his eyes, he scanned around the room to see if he could find any abnormalities but found none. None of it made any sense! There was no way for Tetsu to escape from a guarded cell without catching any attention or being caught…unless…
Suddenly, Sasuke raced out of the room and to the sign-in desk where he signed his and the Third's name earlier. Isiki-san! There was no sign of the man until Sasuke felt a presence hidden behind a nearby broom closet. Sasuke wasted no time in tearing the door open and he found the real Ishiki curled on the ground with his legs and arms bound together and a gag over his mouth. With speed and accuracy, Sasuke set the man free from the bindings and helped him up from the floor.
"Are you alright?"
"No, I mean yes, I mean I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have…I don't know what happened—"
"Ishiki-san, forget about all of that, just tell me what you remember happening last."
"R-Right, I was at the desk and the new guy—the one you were interrogating earlier—was shouting and saying all sorts of things. I kept telling him to shut up or I was going to call the ANBU but he wouldn't shut up. Then this woman came down the hall asking if she could see him—"
"To see Tetsu? Have you ever seen this woman before?"
"No, definitely not. She was too beautiful; if I did see her before, I would have remembered."
"Then what happened?"
"I told her no a couple times, especially since she didn't have ID, but then she kept…flirting with me…distracting me. Next thing I know, I'm passed out and woke up on the ground here until you found me."
"What did she look like?"
"Young, tall, maybe about 5"8' or 5"9', tan, long blonde hair in pigtails, and blue eyes."
"Okay," Even the lower ranks had good enough eyes for detail. "Go on and tell Inoichi-san and Kakashi-san; I'll go out and look for anyone with that description."
"Y-Yes," Ishiki said shakily. He hurried off to the cell while Sasuke wasted no time in running outside. He was determined in ending this little game…
Earlier- Before and After the Tetsu clone popped
Posed as the guy that was stationed at the front desk gave Tetsu a lot of leverage in moving freely about the village. He took note of how it differed from the many villages he's visited in the past, like the fashion sense, the merchandise sold from the stands, the smell of the delicacies, and the chatter that circulated around him. A part of him wanted to feel disgusted at the happy atmosphere since it wasn't an environment he was use to seeing, but another part of him, a part of him that he's rarely noticed, appreciated the freshness. He couldn't help but be enamored by the children's laughter that rung nearby. This was entirely too different from when he was a child.
And just like that, the confusing emotions disappeared when Tetsu felt that his plan had been discovered. Shit! They've already caught on! He collected the clone's memory and saw how the blonde-haired guy figured out he was a shadow clone. If he's assuming correctly, then that masked guy and the silver-haired guy are going to be out looking for him, so it was now or never to escape! Tetsu made his way through the crowds but just as he was about to make it through the other side, he was yanked back with force. For a split moment, Tetsu was scared enough to believe he was already caught.
"Geez, I've been calling you like crazy, Ishiki-san!"
Tetsu—or Ishiki-san—turned around to see who was speaking, but could only see the top of something bright pink. While blinking speculatively, he looked down to see two wide teal orbs staring right at him. It was a woman with bright—very bright—pink hair. "Um…?"
"I was calling you several times and you didn't answer me. That's pretty rude, you know."
"Ah, I'm sorry, it's just been a little…crazy at the holding cells and I was distracted. What did you need me for?" Shit Shit Shit! This was really bad, he knew the bare minimum about this guy he was posing as, but he didn't know shit about this chick! What if she notices that he doesn't say her name? Or that he can't answer certain things?! SHIT!
"Oh, I just wanted to ask if you were going to stop by to see your brother today? Otherwise I'll just have one of the nurses take him to therapy later."
Brother + nurses + therapy = brother at the hospital, possibly in a coma or physically traumatized. That can be useful information. "Actually, there's this new…inmate at the cells, and he's causing a bit of a problem. I might be covering a little overtime."
"Really? Who is he?"
"Some prostitute found outside the village, but he's been causing some trouble for some reason. That's all I know."
The pink-haired woman pursed her lips in thought but then nodded to herself. "Okay then, then I'll see you around. If you do manage to stop by anyway, just send a heads up."
"Of course, thanks a lot…," Tetsu paused, unsure of what to call her. He blushed in both fear and embarrassment. The woman noticed his hesitation and arched an eyebrow, confused as to why he seemed so conflicted. Then, as if a light sparked within her head, she began giggling. "W-What's wrong?"
"You! There's no need to be polite, I'm not married to him yet. You're still allowed to call me Saukra."
"I couldn't…He, I'm sure, wouldn't approve of a man calling his future wife by her name." Thank God…
"Pssh, Sasuke doesn't worry about such trivial things. Oh! I gotta go—like I said, you can call me Sakura. Bye, Ishiki-san!" She ran away through the crowd, hurrying to whatever destination.
Tetsu took the moment to watch her disappear and thought of how cute she looked. The hair color was odd, but given that her name was Sakura, it actually kind of suited her. Too bad she was going to get married; she would have looked splendid covered in sweat and semen. Yet, for some reason, the idea didn't excite him as much as he thought it would. Nevertheless, Tetsu had to get going or escape out of this village was going to be slim. It's probably better to change this disguise into something less suspicious but could get him out of the village. The first image that popped into his head made him want to laugh, but it was doable. Tetsu slid himself in a secluded alleyway and immediately transformed into a tall figure with black clothing and sunglasses. This will have to do.
"Ebisu" quickly ran down the alley and made his way north of the village where the large gates were located. He wasted no time in dillydallying like before and managed to get far enough where it was just a matter of minutes before he was scot-free! And like all the luck in the world, at that very moment, a nin-dog came springing out from the roof tops, scouring the whole area. The two locked eyes even though "Ebisu's" couldn't be seen.
The dog was a small pug with brown fur and droopy dark eyes and he wore a blue shirt and headband. "E…bisu?" The dog started. He trailed off and confusedly looked at "Ebisu" with a tilt of his round, puggish-like face. The mental gears could be seen turning within the little pooch's mind and despite the small physique, the dog was capable of releasing a loud, cautionary growl. "You're not Ebisu!"
"What are you saying? Of course it's me!" Tetsu knew it was a stupid gamble, but it was worth a shot.
The dog issued another growl, but louder and grittier than before. "Sakura already gave you up as the imposter."
Damn bitch, but then again, stupid me. "And how do you know Sakura wasn't the imposter…?"
"It was her scent, no doubt," the dog stated proudly.
"Oh sure, no one's ever been able to find a loophole in that plan! Who could ever be smart enough to fool a talking mutt?" Suddenly, Tetsu could hear two distinct growls resounding behind him. There were two other nin-dogs that arrived.
"Want to say that again?" The brown dog with sunglasses said. The second dog was a light beige and markings on his forehead.
Tetsu could see that he was cornered and no doubt, more nin-dogs were coming as well as their master and reinforcements. "Damn it, what is wrong with this village?! I just want to leave!"
"We can't let you do that," said the pug.
Tetsu dispelled his transformation and revealed his true form, no longer caring about the pretenses. He narrowed his eyes at all three dogs and took his stance in defense. "That's a shame," he snarled. "Because I really didn't want to kill you lot."
All three dogs howled at the threat and they too took a stance in case they needed to pounce. "Stand down!" The pug shouted at Tetsu.
Slowly, Tetsu raised both hands and placed them together before his face. Thos dogs shouted their warnings but he paid no heed. Instead, he allowed them to watch as he formed his fingers into a seal and enacted his most favorite jutsu, Shadow Clone jutsu. The exact numbers weren't known, but there were a lot of Tetsus' suddenly occupying the area.
"Pakkun!" a voice shouted. Kakashi arrived with Sasuke at his side, overwhelmed by the staggering numbers of cloned Tetsus'. The rest of the nin-dogs arrived and assisted the original three in destroying the clones. With each pop of a clone, steam would arise and block the view of the entire area. "Pakkun, where are you?"
"I'm right here, Kakashi," it was the pug that answered.
"Don't lose him, no matter what!"
"There he is!" Sasuke called out as he pointed straight ahead of him. His Sharigan was activated and he could sense the unfamiliar chakra moving away from them. All three, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Pakkun, moved forward to chase after Tetsu while the rest of the nin-dogs disposed of the remaining clones. However, Sasuke noticed the figure running away from them wasn't shaped like the blonde-haired man, but like…a dog? The four-legged fiend headed for the gates with the speed that was easily comparable to light. Sasuke pulled out a kunai knife from his sack and with hands of a perfectionist, he wrapped an explosive tag perfectly around it.
"What are you doing?! That'll cause too much damage!" Pakkun yelled.
Sasuke ignored him and continued to latch, not one, but three explosive tags onto the knife. "He's transformed into a dog. We have to get the guards to close the gates before he escapes and this will slow him down." Sasuke then threw the kunai knife ahead of him but towards the side so they would be hit by the impact. The knife missed hitting Tetsu but within seconds, the paper bomb exploded.
BOOM!
The explosion itself wasn't dangerous, but the fire, burning wood, and building smoke wasn't a reassurance. Tetsu, in defense, created more clones of himself to absorb any impact of the explosion, yet he couldn't stop the small inhalation of the smoke that made his eyes water and lungs feel as if they were dipped in water. With his four legs, he pushed himself to try and run harder but breathing was quickly becoming a difficult task. Don't stop, keep going! He waivered a bit as he ran, but Tetsu was determined to not fall down and get caught; he wanted to be free.
"Sasuke, he's slowed down. I think we can get to him," Kakashi said.
Tetsu was panting and on the verge of passing out but he wasn't completely out of it; he still had one trick up his sleeve. Another wave of smoke appeared before him but it vanished instantaneously to reveal a tall, tan, blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman. The woman looked down at Tetsu with a curious expression. She crouched down and placed a warming hand on top of Tetsu's head. "Don't give up, Tetsu-sama. I'll take care of the rest. Get up and escape while I distract them."
Although weary, Tetsu eyed his female form and felt comforted by her warm icy stare, even though they were his eyes. The woman stood up and made her way opposite of where Tetsu was running, straight for Kakashi and Sasuke. His legs were weak, his vision was blurred, his throat was dry and burning, and overall, he felt like he wanted to sleep for days. But despite all of that, Tetsu overlooked his pain and pushed himself to run, to run, to run. Kakashi and Sasuke saw the woman—Sasuke suspecting it was the one Ishiki-san described earlier—and halted in their pursuit as she took a demeanor of battle. This clone wasn't like the other ones; there was something very different about her.
"Step aside or you'll be taken down," Sasuke ordered.
"Wouldn't be the first time for two men to take me down," she said with a playful wink. "So how about it, boys? Wanna play?"
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Oh my goodness, I have no idea why this chapter was so painful to get out! Maybe I'm still in celebratory mode and didn't feel like it =P (BTW I graduated college this passing Wednesday, so I'm mentally high right now). Anyway, hope it wasn't too bad and if you deem that it was, I promise to up the quality from now on =/.
