AN: Sorry for the delay 0_o Stupid English coarse work needed to be done :(
I have finally reviled the identity of the villains of the story and hope that you think they are suitable ^_^
Let me know what you think (especially about the leader of the evil organisation) Hope you enjoy ^_^
Kamoku
I moved from one body to the next, testing for a pulse. Whenever I found one, I quickly slit the owners throat with a Kunai before moving to the next cloak.
This exercise continued for several minutes until I had inspected them all.
At this point, curiosity got the better of me and I removed one of the cloaks' hoods in the hope of finding a forehead protector that would betray the attackers origins.
Instead, the thing that I found sent me jumping away from it, screaming in terror.
The face of my attacker was featureless, but for the gaping mouth that contained daggered teeth, aliened in several rows that resembled the structure of a shark's jaws.
This must be some form of twisted summoning jutsu. I thought in disgust, as I observed the two severed heads – that where still draining their blood into the sand – and found that these too, had lost their features and transformed to a state identical to the one held by the other cloaked creatures.
Letting out a shaky breath, I turned away from the ugly sight and allowed myself time to recuperate a little from the fight.
However, my peace was disturbed as a sadistic laugh tore through the air, making me flinch as it came into contact with my ear drums.
"Your pretty good." Announced the disembodied voice, as I span around trying to find its source.
"Yes I am." I replied fiercely, attempting to mask my new found terror. "And I'm guessing your not so good, seams you feel the need to hide from me." I continued mockingly.
A sudden flash of black flew from behind a tall sand dune and landed beside me.
"Stupid girl." It whispered into my ear, before drawing a samurai sword and forcing it deeply into my stomach, causing me to scream in pain as I jumped away from the new foe.
My blood seeped from the wound at a dizzyingly fast rate, as I observed the enemy that stood before me.
Another black cloak.
"What is it with you and cloaks?" I asked weakly, causing the hooded male to let out another sadistic roar of laughter.
Instead of waiting for an answer to my question I drew a Kunai and flung it towards his exposed throat.
"Manners." He tutted sarcastically, as he caught the knife by its handle. "I guess I should teach you some respect for your elders." He continued threateningly, before throwing my weapon straight back at me, making me fall heavily to the ground in order to dodge it.
I released a weak groan, as sand entered my gaping wound, where it dug into my tender flesh, leaving me in excruciating pain.
The male laughed his trilling mockeries, as I forced myself back to my feet.
"Do you want me to kill you?" I threatened, angrily whilst attempting to enter my battle stance.
The cloak continued with his mocking laughter in response.
"I guess that means yes then." I muttered flatly.
I will have to use that jutsu. I thought. There is no other way now.
"What was that, dear?" the patronising voice asked, pulling me away from my musings.
I did not deem it fit to answer him with words, preferring instead, the use of hand signs.
I formed a half Ram, with my left hand and – removing it from my stomach – extended my right arm away from my body whilst facing my palm towards the ground.
"Amida." I called weakly, begging for her assistance.
The beautiful spirit obliged, bursting into existence, and enveloped me with an angelic light that filled me with hope and an unnatural strength – given the state that my body was in.
"You think your pretty little fairy is going to save you?" He asked in his infuriatingly, patronising tone and laughing again.
"Don't patronise us, if you want to live." I warned, feeling Amida's anger growing alongside my own.
"You really think you and your pixie have a chance against me? Foolish brat." He screamed his laughter after this.
That was the last straw.
Before I could even scream back an insult Amida had begun to twist her form in response to my anger.
Everything around me had turned red as I gazed through Amida's aura. Looking towards her features, I discovered that her angelic face had become that of a demon. Her once flowing locks where blood red vipers.
Seeing the cloak stubble away from us a little I gave a triumphant laugh that was mirrored by Amida, who exposed her dagger like fangs in her sadistic joy.
"What you gonna do, you stupid little bitch?" He cursed in his mocking tone.
"Looks like we are the ones that have to teach you some respect." I teased, imitating his sarcastic voice.
"1000-Arm, Death Embrace!" I cried – to Amida's apparent glee.
She unfolded her delicate arms from where they had been resting over her chest, and extended them towards the cloak with deceptive grace. A blinding light then issued from her palms as they multiplied into a thousand identical fists.
The cloak was engulfed by her fiery form as she rained Chakra infused fists at him, with lightning speed and flawless accuracy.
I fell to my knees – my body completely drained of Chakra – as Amida dispersed before me.
I allowed my self a smile as I observed the unmoving figure, laying on the sand where Amida had left him.
"What are you so pleased about. You useless piece of shit." A voice insulted.
My eyes widened as the figure lifted himself from the earth and shrugged off his tattered cloak, showing absolutely no sign of injury.
"Wh-what the hell are you?" I stammered in terror as I saw his uninjured figure.
He responded with a hysterical fit of laughter, throwing his head back in malicious mirth.
"I'm the last face you'll ever see." He answered eventually, whilst withdrawing several Kunai from a pouch that rested on his left thigh.
He charged his Chakra through the blades and hurtled them towards me.
I braced myself for the inevitable, as the viscous fangs that flew towards me drew closer.
At least I'll see Father again. I thought with a smile, as I waited for death to take me.
Half An Hour Earlier
Hokorashi
We looked towards The young Kazekage for an answer that he seemed unable to provide in his stunned silence.
He stood wide eyed, re-reading the scroll over and over again, seeming unable to take in the full meaning of the words before him.
After several minutes he eventually found his voice for long enough to utter a single word:
"Samurai." He announced, making even Shan look up at him questioningly.
"The Samurai from The Iron Country?" I questioned in disbelief. I had been told many times by Sakura sensei that The Iron Samurai where noble warriors that had aided the combined shinobi forces in the great ninja war.
"No." Gaara replied with a shake of his head. "There are other Samurai in this world – though they have only recently formed. The Samurai of The Myou Tsurugi." We looked at him in confusion, willing him to continue with his explanation. With a sigh, he eventually obliged.
"They are formed from the betrayers of The Iron, and they are led by a former Akatsuki." He informed us in a monotonous voice.
"Akatsuki!" Kinaga cried in shock. "But..." She began before the red haired male cut her off.
"Yes. We too thought that they were all dead. Until recently. Your ANBU leader discovered a small camp of the Samurai, several months ago."
This information received a gasped, "Itachi Sempai?" from Kinaga, who gained a nod from the Kazekage, before he continued.
"His squad captured the deserters and took them back to your village for interrogation. Your Hokage informed us of the information that the captured provided, and our Jounin have been pursuing the new organisation ever since. But it is only now that we have received news of the former Akatsuki being their leader." He explained whilst holding up the scroll.
"Which Akatsuki is it?" I questioned when he didn't continue.
"Kisame Hoshigaki. Monster of the Hidden Mist."
"But Itachi Sama and Deidara Sama killed him!" I exclaimed in disbelieve.
"Apparently not." Was all that the red haired male deemed fit to say.
The five of us became lost in our thoughts for several minutes before Shan eventually regained her voice and bought us back to reality.
"So what about Kamoku?" She questioned the Kazekage in desperation.
"Kamoku?" He replied with a puzzled expression.
Matsuri – apparently taking advantage of the opportunity to get close to her unenthusiastic love interest – stood on the tips of her ninja sandals and whispered an explanation of who Kamoku was into his ear.
Though this interaction would have been comical under normal circumstances – especially since Gaara failed to hide his disdainful expression from us whilst the girl was invading his personal space – Matsuri's behaviour left me feeling enraged at her for taking advantage of Kamoku's misfortune.
Aiming an angry scowl at the Sand nin, I continued Shan's question for her when she appeared, again, muted by her distress.
"What would you have us do for our squad leader, Kazekage Gaara?" I asked in an almost business like manner.
"I would have liked to have collected more information on the matter first, before deciding on how to proceed, though that seems impracticable. " He began, more to himself than to us. He paused a while before continuing.
"I will go myself to collect your leader, seems I know my country well and will be able to find her faster than anyone else. Not only that, I am best experienced in the matter of facing an Akatsuki. That is, more experienced that you four at least, so, if it is Kisame who has attacked your friend, I will be best equipped to fight him." He observed my fellow Leaf nin for a while before addressing his student.
"Matsuri." Again she swooned before hastening to his side. "Fetch my gourd." He ordered, neglecting any pleasantries that may have drawn the konoichi further into infatuation.
She looked a little disheartened at his bluntness, but quickly recovered enough to run off in an almost skipping fashion.
Gaara watched her go before turning back towards us, shaking his head.
"I would ask you to come with me to show me the way," he began, directing his comment at Shan, "though I would be less detectable if I travelled alone." He justified to Shan who nodded in reply.
"I didn't catch your names." He stated, his complexion a little warmer than it had been before.
"Oh yes. This is Shan," began Kinaga with a gesture towards the Hyuga who nodded towards the young Kage in agreement.
"this is Hokorashi," she then continued, flashing me with her brilliant smile as I mirrored Shan's previous movements.
"And I'm Kinaga." She finished offering her hand to Gaara, who shook it cautiously, before responding with a:
"It's a pleasure to meet you all, though I would rather have met you under less desperate circumstances." The Sand Kage finished with a sad look in his green eyes making us fall back into our previous, pensive states.
After perhaps a further minute of silence I heard the sound of dainty footsteps approaching.
"Gaara sempai! I've got it!" She called, delighted with her hasty collection and delivery of the strange, sand filled pottery.
She was greeted with a nod as the raccoon eyed nin excepted the gourd and fastened it to his back.
"Shan san." He directed at the blonde with a surprisingly soft tone that I believe made Matsuri's blood boil with jealousy, judging by the way that her eyes narrowed at the Hyuga whilst Gaara continued speaking to her. "Do you know, roughly, where you left Kamoku?"
I flinched at the bad choice of words that may have suggested that Shan had abandoned her friend, though she didn't seem to notice this. It seemed that she was concentrating more on answering the question, rather than the poor way in which it had been delivered.
"About ten minutes away in that direction." she answered whilst pointing to the horizon, over which she had appeared minuets earlier.
"Please save her" Shan begged, as a fresh batch of tears welled over her cheeks.
He nodded in response, before aiming some inaudible orders at Matsuri and sprinting away, without so much as a good bye.
AN: Gaara to the rescue! Du-du-du-da! ^_^
Lol
Well I hope you like this chapter. Let me know what you think of Kamoku's jutsu and the villains ^_^