Okay, I know that this chapter is like, pathetically short compared to the others, but I had to end it the way I did. No, not the story, just the chapter. The story is far from over. In fact I'm planning on writing a sequel when this one is finished!

So, don't worry, I won't let the other chapters be as sickeningly short as this one was! It's just, this had to be the way it is.

Hehehehe...I have a feeling(I hope) that this little addition will get your nerves and fuck-what-happens-next? sensors going haywire!

So, without futher ado I present...

...Spirit Sound Five.

"Can you guys hear that?"

Ino and Shikamaru looked up at Chouji's question, their ears perked intently. Indeed they could hear the faint whistling noise that seemed to be coming from the very walls around them. Shikamaru clicked his tongue in annoyance, reaching his hands up and forming the seal that Lee had taught them.

"Troublesome. Should've known it wouldn't be easy for us." He muttered. Ino's eyes darted around the room in fear, as if expecting a monster to appear from nowhere, which in a sense was most likely to happen.

"What seal is that?" she whispered. Shikamaru glanced at her before refocusing on his task.

"A barrier seal. It's going to keep out the ghost as long as I hold it like this. Well, as long as the ghost is relatively weak." He added with a shrug. Chouji watched his friend carefully, noting the sweat forming on the brunette's brow at an increasing rate.

"It's a strong one, isn't it?" he asked quietly. Shikamaru looked at him and smirked.

"I'm supposed to be the observant one, remember?" he joked. Then he grit his teeth as another strong wave of ghostly energy washed over him. He groaned. "I don't think this is going to keep it out much longer."

Ino squeaked in fear, her hands clutched before her chest in a prayer. Chouji stood up, turning to the door with a frown.

"Where's it coming from?" he asked. Shikamaru motioned the wall to the left with his head before grunting in discomfort.

"That way. Whichever spirit it is, it's not making this ea-fuck!" Shikamaru was sent flying across the room and into several boxes which crashed down around him loudly. Ino shrieked and ran over to him, helping him to his feet. All three turned to the wall where they could see a large figure gliding through.

A large ghost slid through the wall, the air around him seeming hazy and hot. Short tufts of orange hair were spread scarcely over his skull and his skin was dark and tanned all over his obese body. His burning eyes were directed at Shikamaru, who could only stare back from his corner.

"Oh shit." The brunette whispered.

"Neji, what can you see?"

"Something's coming this way."

Lee gulped and stood closer to Tenten, who was shivering slightly.

Hey, she was a technical girl, she didn't do ghost fighting.

Neji was in front of them, his eyes alert. The veins were visible next to them and seemed to throb with the concentration. His Byakugan took quite a lot of that.

The odd whistling sound that was emitting from the very air around them sent shivers down all of their spines.

"How far?" Lee asked.

Neji studied the spirit figure that was making its way towards them from the other hall.

"Fifteen meters...Ten...Nine...Eight...Seven..."

Tenten gasped as a figure appeared at the end of the hall they were in.

"Six...Five...Four..."

Lee grit his teeth, studying the ghost. It had six arms and jet black hair tied up in a high ponytail.

"Three...Two..."

Neji watched as the figure stopped in front of them, lips pulled back into a sneer.

"One." Neji finished softly.

"S-Shino-kun?"

"Yes. I can hear it." Shino replied. Hinata was standing right behind him, her hands clasped in front of her. Although she possessed the same seeing powers as her cousin Neji, she wasn't nearly as brave as him. The prospect of coming face to face with a ghost scared her greatly.

And what's more, neither Neji nor Kiba were there to take care of her this time. She knew that Shino wouldn't let her get hurt, but there was only so much the bespectacled boy could do.

He was a technician, not a ghost hunter.

"S-should we c-call for help?" she asked silently, reaching into her pocket for the small radio. However, as soon as she pulled it out, Shino grabbed her hand and shook his head.

"It's useless." He said.

She stared at him. "W-what do y-you mean?"

"They won't work." He replied simply and released her hand. She inspected the small machine and noticed that it indeed, wasn't functioning.

They had no way to talk to the others.

"W-why isn't it w-working? They w-were fine b-before!" she stammered fearfully. Shino looked up and studied their surroundings. They stood just outside the school room, about six doors away from the front entrance. They were on the opposite side of the back entrance, with two rooms between them and said entrance. They were also at the end of the hall.

In other words, they were cornered.

"They aren't working because of the strange music that is being played right now." He said calmly. He could tell that the whistling sound was interfering with their equipment.

How did he know?

He was just a good guesser.

"W-what should w-we do?" Hinata whispered fearfully. Shino was about to speak, but was cut off when a figure appeared four doors away from them. Hinata gasped, reaching out and clutching onto Shino's arm in terror. The two studied the ghosts, noting with a sick realization that it seemed to have another head growing behind its original.

"I think we should perform the seal you're cousin taught us and hope for the best." He said softly.

"Oi, look at that, un!"

"You're too loud."

Deidara pouted ever so slightly, but it was short lived as they turned their attention back to the ghost that had appeared before them. Sasori regarded the spirit coolly, his arms crossed. Deidara was barely containing his excitement.

"Aw, we got the girl ghost, un!" he whined when said spirit became clearer.

Indeed there before them was the spirit of a woman, her red hair protruding from the tight, woven hat she wore. She looked like a maid, with the addition of a few bloody slices across her chest and arms. In her hand she held a flute.

"Ugh, this is annoying." Sasori groaned, looking at the spirit in distaste. She turned her angry eyes to him and raised the flute to her lips. An eerie melody began playing and Deidara jumped when the bush near him seemed to move on its own, a branch lashing out at his foot.

"This is something new, un. It's not every day you find a ghost who can manipulate their surroundings this way." He speculated, watching in avid fascination as the bush kept lashing out at him.

Sasori grunted his agreement, easily kicking away the small stones that rolled towards him of their own accord. "But this situation could get tiresome after a while." He turned back to the spirit and grinned. "Let's not keep our spirit friend waiting."

Deidara smirked, reaching into the small satchel he had clipped to his waist and pulling out the small, clay cross. "As you wish, Sasori-no-Danna."

"Itachi."

"I know. I'm not blind."

Kisame snorted causing Itachi to glare at him. "I'm not!"

"Yeah sure. Whatever." Kisame said with a smirk. Itachi strengthened the glare, but turned his attention back to their immediate problem.

The ghost of a young man had appeared before them.

At least, he looked young. However his hair was white. But his face was small, smooth and slightly rounded. His eyebrows were shaved off and there was red make-up applied to his eyelids. Three dots were painted onto his forehead, right between his eyes.

He was staring at them, the faded grey robe he wore shimmering around the edges as he hovered above the soil. Itachi recognized him from the picture.

"Kimimaro." He said. The ghost turned to him slowly.

Kisame clenched his fists, staring at the ghost intently. Itachi could already tell that things were going to get difficult. If the ghost was this close to them, the protective charms weren't working.

The ghost boy suddenly raised its one arm, palm facing them. They two men watched in disgust as the skin broke on said palm, and a sharp ended bone began extending from the boy's hand. When it was about the same length as an arm, the growing stopped. The ghosts swung his hand back down, the bone-sword making a sharp whistling sound that seemed to echo on for ages. His eyes glared at the two men.

Kisame sighed. "Great. We got us a Calcium Kid to deal with."

Sasuke stared into the small hole, his face twisted in disgust.

Several corpses were seated in the cavern beyond it, bones visible between random stretches of decomposing skin. The stench was made his eyes water and he stepped back to gag at the sheer foulness of it all. He coughed a bit, shaking his head as if it would rid him of the images.

"That's just...wrong." he groaned. Kakashi sighed, agreeing with him whole heartedly. Sakura peeked down into the hole, her eyes narrowed slightly.

"There's only four bodies." She said.

Kakashi nodded. "Yes. So?"

"Well, there were five members of the Yakushi family." The pinkette said. Kakashi paused, peering into the hole before turning back to the girl.

"Who am I missing?"

"Well, there was the father, Orochimaru. Then the eldest son Kabuto. Then came the daughter Guren. After that were the two younger sons Kimimaro and Yuukimaru." Sakura said, counting the names off her fingers.

Kakashi realized that she was right and once again stared into the hole. After studying the barely-kept-together corpses and let out an aggravated sigh.

"Orochimaru's corpse isn't here." He stated.

Sasuke rubbed his face in frustration. "So then where is it?"

"No idea. But I'm guessing that he's the one who buried his kids in here." Kakashi said thoughtfully.

Sakura gaped. "B-but...by the looks of the corpses, they weren't dead for one hundred years!" she said.

Kakashi nodded. "Most likely they weren't. Chances are, he buried them alive, and they slowly starved to death."

Sakura placed a hand over her mouth, looking ill. Sasuke glared off into space at the sheer sickness of the whole idea. 'Psychopath. What the hell was wrong with this family?'

Their thoughts were ripped away from them when a rustling sound was heard. The three spun around to stare at the entrance of the basement.

The sight that met them made their blood run cold.

A tall, pale man with long, greasy black hair and yellow-snake-like eyes was staring at them. The man smiled cruelly, a long, pale pink tongue coming from that mouth and sliding around like some skinless snake tail.

Kakashi stared wide eyed as the figure began shifting towards them ever so slowly. "Oh, this is not good."

I know, so ridiculously short compared to the others, ne? But, but! It's got your nerves tingling, does it not?

Well, here is the semi-almost-not quite-intermission chapter that begins the next part of the action! Let me know just how wired you guys are through reviews! That way I'll get pumped to write the next one faster! WOOT!

Look forward to a few battle scenes in the next chapter or chapters!

P.S! It should be pretty obvious who each of the ghosts are, I even named one! But, just to get more reviews-:P- name all of the ghosts that have appeared! (including the one I named!)

See y'all next chapter!