Last chapter was an extra long one, but I just wanted to go to Yugito before I finished. This one did take a while to finish, I was thinking about what to do and decided to try and make this the worst chapter I've created.
Utakata's POV
Utakata finally spotted him. Koene and Hotaru. He was pushing Hotaru into a small rowing boat. Two men guarding his back. Utakata gritted his teeth and tried to find some way to approach him without getting killed. Most of the hunter ninja were good with weapons and long-distance fighting. They were silent killers you could say. Koene was one of many leaders. Each hunter general led a group of hunter ninja to hunt different rogue ninja. Of course this included Utakata as well. Hotaru was only bait. If he could get them away from her and try to kill Koene he could win this without too much damage.
"You son of a bitch! Let me go!" Hotaru shouted.
"Why don't you shut up you stupid bitch! You're only here so that we can lure your little boyfriend out here. After that you're dead, brat." Koene retaliated.
Hotaru was quiet.
"Boss don't you think we should move out? It doesn't look like the jinchuuriki is coming." One of them men said.
"No...don't you hear that? The screaming? The cries for help? He's coming...he's coming..." Koene confirmed.
The other two hunters looked doubtful but they listened to him anyway. Utakata looked around at the area. They were at the edge of a beach. Hotaru tied up and sitting in the middle of the boat was silent and crying softly. The other ninja were waiting around for Utakata to show up on the beach.
If they wanted him so badly, they would get him. Utakata hopped down from the tree he was hiding in and emerged from the forest, his bubble blower in hand. As soon as he was visible the hunters turned and stared at Utakata. The two guards had surprised faces. Koene seemed to be a bit too happy to see Utakata.
"Well, well. You made short work of my men didn't you?" He said, walking towards him.
"I don't have time for your little side comments. Just let Hotaru go and I'll go with you." Utakata reasoned.
"I'm no idiot, Utakata. Your ass is going to be dead in just about a few seconds. The girl can die along with you." Koene said.
"Wait, boss. That's not our orders! We're supposed to capture him not kill him!" One of the guards said. Koene brought out his kunai and threw it at the guard. It hit his forehead and the ninja slumped to the ground. Blood leaking from his wound. Koene turned to the other guard.
"Any other comments, Posotame?" Koene said as he turned to Posotame. He shook his head quickly and Koene smiled.
"I don't give a damn about the rules anymore. You've cause enough trouble." Koene said.
"Fine. Let's make this harder than it has to be." Utakata said as he began to weave signs.
"Water Style: Great Cascade Jutsu!" Utakata shouted firing a ball of water into the air. It began to fall down but Koene dodged it throwing multiple shuriken at Utakata.
Utakata ducked just in time to avoid a shuriken aimed for his head. However it left him open. Koene had time to deliver a kick to the side of his face. Utakata skidded across the sand. Koene with fast movements punched Utakata in the stomach causing blood to erupt from his mouth.
Koene then grabbed Utakata's feet and through him into the air. His blue robe came off revealing his skinny frame and his white pants underneath. His chest was bare and open to the cold which made him shiver as he flew through the air. His bubble blower had been lost in the initial attack and now he was weaponless. Koene through a wave of kunai and shuriken his way and Utakata had little time to defend himself. All he could do was block his face and bear through it. A kunai first hit his arm and then his stomach. Most of them just grazed Utakata. Still the wounds stung as Utakata fell onto the ground.
Fuck...fuck...fuck...Utakata cursed to himself. He was getting beaten and one of his only weapons was gone.
"Looking for this?" Koene asked. He revealed the bubble blower in his hands. "I figured you might need this."
Utakata looked at him and wondered if he might actually give it back. Koene smiled, "I don't believe in fair fights."
He snapped the blower in half and threw it into the boat beside Hotaru who was watching with horror.
"You...you di-" Utakata began.
He didn't have a chance to finish. Koene punched him in the stomach, winding him and then kicked him so that half of his body was submerged in water.
"What was that?" Koene asked again tauntingly.
He's just dragging this out on purpose...Utakata thought as blood ran down his face from his mouth. Koene began to kick him viciously. Utakata took it all in. He didn't bother trying to fight back. He would die eventually one day. Kirigakure would never leave him alone. They'd always want what is theirs and nothing else. So he might as well be rid of them here. He'd killed all those people back there...didn't he deserve to die?
"I'm done with you rogues! I'm done with all of this!" Koene cried.
He stopped kicking and held his head with his hands. He seemed to be crying and sniveling. Utakata realized just what the both of them had in common. They were both done. Done with the world they were living in.
Utakata got up. He took deep breaths. His arm must've been broken. He probably had a few broken ribs too. but still Utakata got up.
"Utakata! Enough! You don't have to do this! Just run..." Hotaru yelled from the wooden boat.
I can't be...like him. Utakata thought. He couldn't be like him. He had to believe there was some good left in the world or else the world would drown him in evil.
"No, Hotaru." Utakata managed to say. Hotaru was struggling to get out of the boat and stopped when she heard him speak. "Don't. I've got this."
Utakata closed his eyes. He was going to have to depend on Six-Tails for this job. He couldn't bear the thought of losing. Not to this scumbag. He connected his hands for one final sign. Then he began to build up his chakra slowly. Then he felt it. A wave of chakra oozed out of the seal and flowed throughout his body, creating a red chakra cloak that bubbled and made the air go from cold to warm in a matter of seconds.
"Holy shit..." Koene gaped. His mouth was wide as he watched Utakata walk toward him with ease. His wounds were already healing. Koene put his fingers to his mouth and whistled. It was a high pitched noise that anyone could hear if they listened well enough.
"Go ahead. Get your men over here. It won't matter, in fact it'll be great. I can finally kill you all and get rid of you!" Utakata exclaimed.
"You can go to hell." Koene said.
Utakata heard a rustle not too far from where he was standing. He looked over at the forest and saw more ninja appear. Some were wounded, parts of their skin was burnt or worse, gone completely. Some limped and were holding back tears while others were full of resentment. It was obvious they wanted to kill Utakata. Too bad they won't get a chance, Utakata thought with a smirk.
He held his hands out above of his head and stretched them. He focused all his chakra into creating a bubble stronger than anyone he'd ever created. It was purple and dark giving off a gloomy light. The hunters were too afraid to even speak. The whole forest was quiet as Utakata yelled and threw the ball into the forest.
Han's POV
Han had went from a nightmare to reality in seconds. Mostly because it only took one bucket of mucky water to wake him up. The first thing Han noticed was that the remains of his armor had been stripped away revealing his bulky large figure and his dark brown hair that only tickled his neck. In fact the only piece of clothing he had left was his pants. They seemed light and thin like even a bug could tear through.
The next thing Han noticed was the room. There was a single light shining above him in a circle. Anywhere outside of that circle was shrouded by darkness. The air was cold and dusty, centipedes and roaches crawled along the floor not even bothered by the man sitting on a chair in the middle of the room. His hands and legs were bound by a tight string that not even Han could break. He hated it here but there was absolutely nothing he could do.
He was all out of options so he did the most typical thing any average person would do, "Hello? Is anyone there?"
"No one but us." A voice called from the darkness.
"Who are you?" Han asked. The mystery man emerged from the darkness and Han realized it was a woman. She had long white hair that reached down past her shoulders and was wearing a t-shirt that seemed too big for her as well as a skirt to match the leaf print. She had a smile on her face but her entire face seemed coy and full of mischievousness.
"My name is Tumuka. Yours?" She answered.
Han was silent. Tumuka frowned, "Not the talkative type are we? Don't worry. I'm pretty sure I'll get something out of you when I'm done."
"Let me go." Han said with conviction. Tumuka let out a sigh.
"That's not how it works. This is the interrogation room. I need to get as much intel out of you as I can by any means necessary." She explained.
"My background has nothing to do with Sejio's daughter."
"Fool. We aren't supposed to get information on that whiny girl. We want to know everything you know. We don't know your name or where you even come from. You could be an assasin or a terrorist ninja."
"You aren't getting anything out of me."
"Well, we'll see." Tumuka began to circle Han's chair, "Let's start with question number one, your name, home village, and clan if you have one?"
Han only glared at the broad. Tumuka squinted and clenched her fists. "Bad dogs deserve punishment."
She disappeared into the darkness and reappeared with a kunai and a device of some sort. She planted the device on Han's chest and then punched him hard. She then began to slowly twirl the knife and drag it playfully along Han's skin. She started with his cheek, making small cuts that bled but did nothing more. She eventually went down his body and made a deep cut along his stomach.
It stung like hell, the cold air didn't help at all. She dropped the kunai and began to weave signs. She stopped at the sign of the boar and the device on Han's chest released volts of electricity. They coursed through Han's body making him cry out. It felt like sharp blades piercing every nook and cranny in his body. His head felt like exploded and his arms were flailing around. He fell off his chair and landed on the ground, the electricity still making his body tingle and hurt. She finally released the sign and let her hands drop to her sides.
"My mark had been made. If I choose to, I can electrocute you whenever I want to. Feel like talking now?" She said.
And yet Han remained quiet. Tumuka walked over to him and began to kick his chest and punch his face. The cuts all over his body sent flashes of pain all over and his body began to bleed heavily. Tumuka slowly backed away, observing the damage she'd done.
She laughed, "Are you a dumbass? This is just going to go on and on and on until you either die or answer my questions! The pain...the torture. It will never end. As long as I live," She shook her head, "You suffer."
Naruto's POV
Naruto had never been happier to see the fool faced egomaniac and his dumb mutt in his entire life. Naruto was lying in a pool of blood and water mixed together. His clothes were wet and stuck to his skin. He was coughing violently, seawater drooling from his mouth. He looked around, Sakura and Sai were nowhere to be seen. Only the rapper was left and he was lying on the grass, unresponsive. Kiba was standing in front of Naruto to protect him while Akamaru whined and rubbed his head against Kiba. Kisame was nowhere to be seen.
"Kiba?" Naruto said still wondering if he was imagining things.
"Who do you think I am you dunce?" Kiba responded. "Lady Tsunade sent us out to go help you. We would've gotten here sooner but Akamaru had to take a few bathroom breaks."
"Us?" Naruto asked. He looked around but saw no one. He figured they must have been hiding somewhere. He realized with shock that Hinata must've come as well. She was in danger if she stepped in and intervened just like the fight with Pain.
He didn't want to think about what might happen if she made the same move.
"Kiba, this guy outclasses you. Get Hinata and Shino and leave before you die." Naruto told Kiba.
The boy just snickered, "Naruto, you have to be kidding me. There's no way I'm going to leave, not even if this guy was the Hokage. I'm helping you whether you like it or not."
Naruto frowned, "You don't understand..."
"No you don't understand! I don't give a damn about what you think! For once, Naruto...can I at least try to make a difference? To help someone just once? I'm tired of being the second wheel. I'm always in your shadow but I know I'll eventually have my own." Kiba shouted. "Give me a chance, I'm not as weak as you think."
Naruto was speechless. Never had he thought that Kiba would pour his thoughts out to Naruto like that. He was always putting on an act, trying to puff up his pride and make himself look cool, instead Kiba showed something he never showed, vulnerability.
Kiba took the silence as a surrender and sighed. Naruto looked around for Kisame but only saw green. The Akatsuki member finally showed himself, walking out of the shady forest. Naruto locked his eyes on the body he was holding. It was Sai. Naruto flinched and wondered if he was dead.
Kisame threw the body onto the grass carelessly, Sai rolled over onto his back and stared up at the sky. Naruto noticed with relief that his body was trembling and that he was coughing. Naruto began to ran over to Sai but was cut off by the fast moving Kisame. His sword in hand, he aimed at Naruto's wound who jumped up into the air to avoid the incoming strike. Kiba began to move as well.
"Man Beast Taijutsu! Down On All Fours Technique!" He said.
Chakra surrounded his hands and feet as well as Akamaru's paws. The two of them moved so fast that they were two blurs moving with grace. All you could see was claw marks in the dirt showing that they were coming toward you. As Naruto watched. The two of them collided with Kisame who was holding his sword up in defense. They jumped backwards to avoid Kisame's slice.
What Kisame didn't see was the blow from behind. Hinata had appeared, jumping from one of the trees.
"Gentle Fist!" She shouted as her palm collided with Kisame's back. His knees collapsed and he flew into the ground face first. Naruto picked up Sai and slung his arm around his neck. He dragged him across the ground.
"Come on, Sai. Don't die now." He whispered as he laid him on the ground. "I'm sorry if I was a jerk when we met. You just pissed me off so much."
Sai looked at him with emptiness in his eyes, "I understand. It's not that much of a big deal."
Sai coughed again. Naruto wished Sakura were here. Wherever she was he hoped she was anything but dead. She was more than a medic, she was...Naruto couldn't dwell on it. She loved Sasuke. It ended there. He looked at the battle and was amazed. Hinata and Kiba seemed to be holding their own. Akamaru had a iron grip on Kisame's neck while Hinata attacked him with Gentle Fist. Kiba and her took turns on the beating. But something was wrong. Kisame's sword was gone. Naruto couldn't spot it anywhere. He suddenly got up with sudden alarm staring at the ground.
He heard a cry right then. His head looked up and he saw the next events in slow motion. At first it was all safe, Kisame seemed to be completely tired and beaten, his nose and mouth bleeding while the two members of Team 8 pummeled him.
Then the ground moved underneath Kisame and rocks, dirt, and sand flew into the air. It was Samehada. The weird sword had a mind of its own. It was swallowing Kisame. But Kiba and Akamaru weren't moving. The sword completely swallowed up Kisame.
Naruto could only watch in horror as Kiba's right arm came off and Akamaru's paws were chopped off.