Chapter IX
Zukuari was hot on the chase.
It was only two hours, and she had already caught up to him.
"Tukuto-kun, leave this village, and I'll personally hunt you down and kill you." She yelled at him.
"Really? Well, looks like you'll be killing me in a few years." Tukuto snickered.
"Tukuto, this isn't the time." Zumoto said, joining in on the scene.
"Finally, we get some fun."
All three, convienently at the same time, slit their finger with kunai and spread it on their arm. They each formed the signs: boar, dog, bird, monkey, sheep, and then slammed their hand on the ground, yelling: Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
They were each rose up into the air by a massive Kuchiyose, Tukuto on a large toad, Zukuari on a large slug, and Zumoto on a large snake. The snake, Nista, glared at Gamaforsta, Tukuto's toad. Mikuzi, the slug, was silent.
"All right, Tukuto, you're coming back, even if it costs us our lives." Zukuari scowled.
"Interesting…" Tukuto cackled. "Well, this'll be a fun party!"
"This is getting ridiculous. C'mon, Tukuto!" Zumoto yelled.
Each Kuchiyose looked at one another, anticipating the battle that was about to be fought.
Nista sped towards Gamaforsta with bloodlust in his mouth, ready to kill.
Nista sunk his fangs into the toad, dripping poison into his rival.
The toad exploded, and Tukuto leaped into the air, amazingly high, and landed on the ground several yards away from Mikuzi.
Zukuari formed hand signs and leaped down, chakra pouring out from her hands. She was ready to lay down the chakra scalpel on all of Tukuto's limbs, making it impossible for him to move.
He was able to charge up a Rasengan and slam it onto her chest before she could attack, however.
Zukuari was cut short, and sent flying into the forest. She was laying unconscious somewhere, Zumoto couldn't see.
Gamaforsta, Mikuzi, and Nista all disappeared, tired of this drama.
Zumoto leaped down and chased after Tukuto, who was still on his escape.
Zumoto cursed to himself, if only they had got more help.
Tukuto looked out of the corner of his eye. Zumoto was gaining on him.
Within a half hour, another battle would be taken place.
"Tukuto?" Zukuari asked.
"Huh?" Tukuto asked, snapping back to reality.
"What's wrong?" Zukuari asked.
"Nothing." Tukuto said, and left. He went back home, and layed down in his bed to take a nap. A half hour passed, and he was still awake. He couldn't get to sleep at all.
Zumoto had caught up by now.
"Tukuto! Come on!" Zumoto pleaded.
"You're stupid, Zumoto." Tukuto said firmly.
"Does Konohagakure mean NOTHING to you?!" Zumoto yelled.
"Zumoto, truth be told, it does. Konoha means a lot." Tukuto said.
"Then why are you leaving?" Zumoto yelled.
"Because you know as well as I do what is coming in the future." Tukuto said.
"Tukuto, I'm going to beat the living crap out of you if you don't come back with me!" Zumoto yelled.
Tukuto formed a rectangular seal with his hands, and pointed it at Zumoto.
"SHINTENSHIN NO JUTSU!" he yelled.
Moments later, Tukuto was controlling Zumoto's body.
"Finally, you get to experience the art of the Mind Destruction." Tukuto said through Zumoto's body.
Zumoto, being controlled by Tukuto, placed his index and middle fingers, on both hands, on both sides of his neck, on each side of the Adam's apple. He pushed in hard. Soon, he passed out, and collapsed on the ground.
Tukuto, back in his own body, said, "Goodbye…comrade…," departing into the dark forest, leaving The Land of Fire.
Tukuto was now in the Land of Rice. His teammates had chased him in the direction he wasn't headed. His original itinerary was to head to Iwagakure, and seek hiding there.
"Damn it!" Tukuto yelled. "Is there no one I can trust anymore?"
He stood there for a while, and then continued walking. "I'll seek training from him." He said to himself.
He formed a few hand seals, and disappeared.
