Hello all, I am just here to tell you a thing or two. First of all, Happy Easter. Second, I will be able to go back to a normal upload schedule again. I have returned from my vacation and I finally have constant internet now. I will be uploading a new chapter every 3-5 days like I originally promised. Thanks everyone for waiting. Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Rescue attempt

The voice seemed to come from nowhere, but also everywhere at the same time. It confused everyone, and everyone was on alert.

"Just who exactly are you and what exactly are you trying to do? Do you think that this is some sort of game that you're playing? Come out and show your true self!" This guy had barely been talking to them but he had already upset Naruto a lot.

"Just what are you asking for child? Are you asking me to send you to your death? This is my true form. I'm just so small that I seem overpowering to you. I can kill you right now if I wish. But my boss wants to do it personally."

''You coward! You can't really comw out here because you're too afraid to face all of us at once! I don't know who or what you are, but I am going to find you and stop you myself! You're just a coward."

"I am not the coward here child!" A human torso appeared from the celing and stopped right in front of Naruto's face. "You are the true coward here llittle boy." NAruto was so surprised, he seemed to forget how to attack. The man's hand swung around an backhanded him across the face. Naruto fell to the ground with a huge thud and looked up at the area where his attacker used to be. The torso had dissappeared as soon as it had appeared.

"So is this how we're going to play it?"

"Why yes indeed child. This is how we're going to play this nice little game of ours." The man rose from in front of Naruto and slapped him again, this time much harder. Then dissappeared again. "This is always the best part when they try to squirm away and try to defeat me. This is my favorite game. And of course, I never lose at my own game." The man continued to appear and dissappear, while still slaping Naruto. He seemed to be able to move wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted. He was nowhere and everywhere at the same time.

"Enough of this, you bastard! I'm going to kill you right now." NAruto suddenly exploded in a ball of orange energy. He's transforming into Tailed-Beast mode. This guys really does make Naruto that mad. HInata watched as the orange died down, then gazed at Naruto, who seemed to be radiating energy. "Wha-. What is this? I have never seen anything like this before." NAruto seemed to take it all in at once.

"Come on NAruto what is it? We need to know so we can fight him!" Kiba's cries could barely even reach NAruto, he was to stunned to even speak.

"This guy, his hatred. It's all over the place. It's all over the walls, it's beneath us, it's above us. I can sense his hatred, everywhere. You guys all need to get out now, it's to dangerous to be in here. Grab Hinata and go! You all have no time!" One ANBU wasted no time grabbing Hinata by the waist and pulling her out of the cave.

"You two, come on we need to get out. This is the guy that Tsunade was talking about, the one that breaks himself down to a molecular level and moves about everywhere. We can't stay here, this terrain gives him the advantage." The ANBU that was carrying Hinata ran out of the cave, along with five other ANBU and Kiba and Tenten. The last one used an Earth Style jutsu and dissppeared underground.

"Where do you think you are going little boy? Our game isn't over yet. And long as you still stand there, we still have a game to finish. And this is a game where I make up all the rules."

"That is where you are wrong. Even if you make up the rules, I am still going to win this game. I'm going to break all of your stupid rules, that's the way that I am going to play this game." Naruto began to form the rasengan in his hand, before adding the wind chakra to it.

"Foolish boy. HAve you learned nothing? There is no way that you can win this game. Give up, and suffer much less pain." The Wind Rasen Shuriken was now complete, and NAruto was ready to throw it. "You think one jutsu will be able to stop me? You are still so ignorant child. I have never lost my own game."

"Then this will be your first, last, and only game that you will ever lose. I don't like playing around with games that much, but this is an exection. To kick your ass!" NAruto threw the Wind Rasen Shuriken at the ground, then sprung back to avoid the blast radius. "NAruto Uzumaki, undefeated!"

"You brat! I didn't think that you were that smart! I'm still going to kill you. I hope you realize that." NAruto smirked and landed in front of his comrades, who were staring at the remains of what used to be the cave.

"How did you come up with a solution that quickly? I never thought that you would use that jutsu in order to destroy the atoms that made up the area in that cave. Plus, that explosion was huge. It should have been able to destroy all the cells that he blended with those atoms." One of the ANBU said.

"Yeah, that was my plan. I thought that maybe I could destroy some of the molecules that were in that area. And maybe I would get some of his while I was at it. That was the purpose of my attack. But I wouldn't say that he was done yet. He may still be alive."

Then Tenten spoke, "Well I honestly didn't expect you to be able to come up with a strategy like that so quickly. Well done, I applaud you."

"Hinata, are you able to walk? I think that this ANBU guy can put you down now."

"Yeah. I can walk. My legs are healed now." She turned her head to face the ANBU. "Sir, you can put me down now, I can manage on my own."

"Yes, Lady Hinata." Hinata was placed down on solid ground, then walked over to Naruto. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight squeeze. NAruto did the same.

''Hinata, I need you to let go for a second."

"W-Why Naruto?"

"You just have to trust me on this one." She let go and so did he. "I can sense the hatred of our attacker. And he is actually quite close to us now." He turned around. The man appeared from the ground, slowly rising. But he only got to his midsection before he stopped moving. Ironically, the man started to clap.

"Well done brat. This is the most fun that anyone's ever given me in my own game. You were truly the best that I have ever faced. Sadly though, your luck ends right here and now. I'm going to kill you, and all your friends over there to. Those who are ignorant and foolish die quickly in this world."

"You're wrong again. I am not simply playing this game by myself, I have a team with me. And teams will always defeat those who act alone. You are truly the ignorant one. And that is why we beat you at your own game. Your winning streak is going to end with the next turn. We'll go first."

"Idiot. You still won't be able to beat me. Regardless if I had a team or not, I'm still going to kill all of you. Now it is my turn. Not yours you ignorant br-" He never finished the rest of his sentence.

"I told you that it was our turn." The end of the sword stuck straight out between the eyeholes of his white Yami mask, which now had seven symbols on it. The ANBU who held the hilt of his sword rose out of the ground. He swiftly pulled out the bloody blade that had been stuck inside the man's head. Naruto smiled and deactivated Tailed Beast mode.

The man that had just been killed had suddenly started to fall apart. Little bits and pieces from his body just dissappeared. The cells are giving way and are started to go into the ground. This man was smart. He was not giving out any secrets after his death. The mask fell to the ground with a soft clunk. The ANBU picked it up and examined it.

"We should keep this. And the robe too. Remember not to leave any trace that we were here." The other ANBU came and walked over to help their comrade. "You guys should go back to the village. We'll clean up here and meet you there soon. We'll deal with any Yami members that happen to come here. It shouldn't be much of a problem."

Naruto and the others nodded and began to run in the direction of the Leaf Village.

"Geez Naruto. That guy sure looked tough to beat."

"Not really Kiba. He almost seemed to want to tell everyone about his amazing ability. He was too overconfident and acted carelessly. And he only used that one strategy that whole time we fought him. You guys could have beat him easily too."

"I have a question for both of you. Naruto and Hinata I mean." Naruto looked back at Tenten. He thought that is was odd that she was asking that.

"Sure, why not."

"Are you guys really dating? Or is it just a rumor?'' HInata began to blush really bad. Naruto was just, well, annoyed.

Naruto let Hinata answer, "Yes. We are." Kiba, Tenten, and Akamaru put on the same face that they had on at the end of their previous mission.