Kiba's eyes widened. He looked over to Shino. "What's going on?!" Hinata was scared as well.
Yumi glared over to Shino. "YOU!" Her voice had an echo to it. "It's all your fault!" She slowly walked towards Shino. He didn't move.
The thinner man ran in front of Yumi. "You aren't going anywhere! You are coming with us!"
Without hesitation, Yumi put her hand on his shoulder and shoved him to the side. The force of her shoved sent him flying into the rock wall. He slowly stood to his feet and looked over to his partner. The larger man nodded.
Yumi made her way towards Shino. Her power getting stronger in every step. Naruto shivered.
Just then Yumi stopped. She looked around and noticed that a strange barrier was forming around her. It was like a giant cube of a force field. She put her hand to it and got shocked.
The two men laughed. "Our master warned us that this would happen. So we came prepared. This is a special container." The larger man said.
Everyone looked to see seals on each corner on the ground. Yumi bunched at the wall but was only thrown back by the electric shock. She looked over her shoulder at the two men.
"Don't try. Nothing can break through this container. Not even your freaky powers." The thinner man chuckled. "NOW YOU BRATS!" he called out to the group. "You guys better leave! We didn't want to fight but if we have to, you guys won't stand a chance!"
Naruto clenched his fists. Shino tried to think of a plan. He couldn't come up with anything. Hinata looked over to Kiba. He was talking to Akamaru.
Just then Kiba fed Akamaru a pill and he turned into a copy of Kiba. "WE CAN BREAK IT!" Kiba called out. Then as quick as a flash, Kiba and Akamaru spun at a rapid rate and flew right into the containers wall. They spun against it, trying to break through but only ended up getting shocked just like Yumi. The two of them landed on their feet and skidded back over to Hinata. Kiba panted.
"Dam… that thing is tough." He said wiping his mouth.
Naruto gritted his teeth and looked over to the two men. They were laughing. It was Naruto's turn.
Naruto crossed his two fingers and created a clone of himself right beside him. Naruto held out his open hand in front of the clone. The clone started to create a small ball of chakra in Naruto's hand. Then once it was at full power, the clone disappeared with a "poof". Naruto looked over to Yumi who was standing there still glowing with energy.
"I'LL GET YOU OUT YUMI!" He called out. Naruto jumped up into the air towards the wall. "RASANGAN!" He called out as his ball of chakra made contact with the wall.
Yumi looked up and saw Naruto struggling to break through.
"AHAHA DON'T TRY KID!" The larger man shouted. "NOTHING CAN BREAK THROUGH THIS!"
Naruto screamed once the electric shock took place but he didn't give up. He pressed harder against the wall, trying to ignore the pain coursing through his body.
"Naruto." Hinata said.
"NARUTO! STOP THIS!" Yumi shouted out. "Don't waist your life for me!"
Naruto screwed his eyes shut. "I AM BREAKING YOU OUT OF HERE AND THAT'S THAT! I NEVER GIVE UP! THAT'S MY WAY OF THE NINJA!" And with that final word a large "crack" was heard. Naruto had left a crack in the wall.
The two men gasped. This was not possible; nothing should even dent this wall. How can a little boy be able to crack it? But they knew Naruto couldn't be able to break all the way through.
Yumi's eyes widened. She was shaking all over, fearing for Naruto's life. The strength of the electric shock doubled and sent Naruto flying backwards. He skidded across the ground and laid there in silence. Yumi covered her mouth choking back tears. Is he…?! She thought.
Then she felt a strange feeling in the back of her mind, like something or someone was trying to pull her back there. She fell to her knees with a blank expression. Her eye's glow grew brighter and her skin pale. She gripped her forehead like it was in pain, but it wasn't.
Just then Naruto slowly sat up, rubbing his head. "Dammit…" He said under his breath.
"Naruto…" Hinata said relieved. Everyone was relieved, except for the two men in the back.
"That's what you get for trying to break through!" The thinner man shouted.
Kiba took a step forward. "You guys are pissing me off! You just hide! Come out and fight! Or are you scared?" Akamaru barked in agreement.
The thinner man clenched his fists and took a step forward, only to be blocked by the larger mans arm. "Don't… lets leave this to Hitomi…" He nodded towards the black bird, still perched on his bold shoulder.
The bird nodded back and took flight. It flew over the container and landed between Yumi and Naruto. Everyone looked down at the eerie looking animal. It just cocked its head and blinked.
The larger man started to form hand signs. "AKKI TORI JUTSU!"
His voice echoed around them. They all looked to the bird waiting for something to happen, then something did. The bird started to transform. It grew in size but it also started to mutate. Its feathers grew sharp, its eyes narrowed into slits, its beak became jagged and its tail grew long and spiked at the end.
Naruto stood up and blinked at the creature. Everyone prepared themselves. Naruto looked back to the group. "W-what is that?"
Kiba looked down at the now shaking Akamaru. "I dunno but Akamaru says that it is very powerful." Akamaru jumped up into Kiba's coat and buried himself in it.
Hinata shivered in fear but looked past the bird. "Look. There is something wrong with Yumi." She said pointing.
Everyone directed their attention to the princess who was now on her knees. She looked like she was in great pain.
Naruto clenched his fists. "I have to try again."
"Are you nuts?! You almost died. Not to mention there is a giant… monster blocking our way!" Kiba said, trying to knock some sense into Naruto. It wasn't working.
"I don't care. We have to save Yumi. Not only because it's our mission but also because she is our friend." He said taking out a kunai knife.
Shino took a step forward. "We need a plan." Everyone looked over to him.
"W-what can we do?" Hinata asked.
Shino thought for a moment. "Hinata, I need you to help me distract the bird while Kiba and Naruto try to break through the wall."
Hinata nodded. "Okay."
Akamaru poked his head out from under Kiba's coat. "You ready buddy?" Kiba asked. Akamaru nodded slowly.
Naruto took a deep breath in. "ALRIGHT LETS DO THIS!" He was all pumped up.
Shino looked over to Yumi. She was shivering, her skin getting even paler. Then something caught his eye. It looked like rays of light were coming from her back. Maybe it was a trick from the sun, or maybe her sunglasses were fogged. He thought nothing of it and got ready to save her life.
The large bird took a step forward and opened its beak. The horrible cry escaped its mouth. Everyone covered their ears. The sound was horrible. It sounded like hundred of shrieks of people in pain. It started to make them feel dizzy.
Shino got a hold of himself and started to take control. "Lets go." He commanded.
The group nodded and ran right at the bird.
The bird stopped its shriek and watched the ninjas run right at him. It readied itself for the attack.
Shino stopped in his place and held out his arms in front of him. Just then hundreds of insects came crawling out from under his sleeves. They took flight right at the bird.
The bird shrieked in fear as the insects swarm around it. Crawling all over its feathers and into its mouth. It choked and spat, trying to get rid of the insects now entering its mouth.
Hinata stood a few meters in front of the beast. Her bayakugan telling what the bird's next move was. She was ready to warn Shino of anything that the monster might do unexpectedly.
While this was taking place, Naruto and Kiba ran right past the monster.
"NARUTO LOOK OUT! IT'S FOOT!" Hinata shouted.
Naruto looked up and saw that the bird was just about to step on him. He jumped out of the way just in time as its monstrous foot made impact with the ground. Naruto continued to run and the container.
Akamaru jumped out from Kiba's coat and transformed into a replica of Kiba once again. Naruto created a clone of himself that ran beside him. Once again it started to form a ball of chakra in Naruto's palm.
But the bird like creature couldn't have that. It turned its attention to the children planning to break the force field. The bird lowered its head and stepped right between the wall and Naruto. The two of them skidded to a stop and jumped out of the way from the birds other foot, trying to squish them.
"Naruto! DUCK!" Hinata shouted.
Naruto did what he was told and the birds beak just missed his head. The ball of energy in his hand was at full power. His clone didn't disappear though. It was trying to keep the bird occupied as Naruto ran at the wall.
Kiba was also occupied. He kept dodging the bird' attacks. Every dodge came close, this bird moved fast. Hinata's constant warnings kept him on his fete though. Akamaru was also dodging the monsters movements; he was still in the form as Kiba.
Naruto didn't stop running though. He jumped over the bird's tail and right at the wall. "RASANGAN!" he shouted as his jutsu hit the barrier right at the crack he had left before. Once again the electricity shocked Naruto. He looked down at Yumi as his rasangan's energy pressed against the wall.
Naruto knew that there was more to Yumi. He felt like they were the same. That weird energy from before seemed like his own. His eyes widened as Yumi slowly looked up at him. Her skin was white and her eyes glowing a bright violet.
Many things were going through her mind at that moment. But once she saw Naruto risking his life once again for her sake snapped her out of this state of mind. All her thoughts stopped and all attention was on the eager boy. Yumi felt so guilty. She felt that it was all her fault for Naruto's pain. She completely blamed herself for Riko's death. She looked down at her birth mark on her stomach. The crescent moon around her belly button started to glow itself. A strange power filled Yumi's entire body. Her finger tips tingled.
She slowly got to her feet. Her eyes still on the boy.
Kiba watched as his best friend get smacked to the side. Akamaru turned back into himself as he skidded across the ground. He laid there unconscious. Kiba ran to his friend's aid but was only smacked to the side just like the dog. He landed beside Hinata who rushed to his side.
Shino's insects started to swarm around the bird once again. The creature opened its mouth to let out the horrible scream. They covered their ears from the ear splitting screech.
Naruto screwed his eyes shut, trying to block out the unbearable noise. Yumi winced at the sound. She looked up at Naruto once again and saw that he was suffering even more now. Yumi had to do something and something quick.
The princess clenched her fists. She took a step back and readied herself for what she was about to do.
Shino looked over to the barrier. He looked up at Naruto who was still trying to break through. Then his gaze moved over to Yumi. His eyebrows rose. He watched as Yumi jump right at where Naruto was. As she flew towards him Shino saw the strange rays of light come from her back once again.
