Chapter 10

A tall and slim man wearing a black suit walked down a dim lit hall carrying a briefcase. He kept a steady pace ignoring the security patrols that guard the base. After a brisk ten minute walk he finally made it to a wooden door and knocked.

From inside was a deep voice that beckoned him in. He observed his surroundings as he entered the large office room. On a large wooden desk there was papers scattered on every available desk space so every paper could be studied. Behind the desk was what got the man's attention.

An obese man turned in his chair to look at his new visitor and smiled showing all of his teeth. With a small stocky hand he reached over his desk for the briefcase only to have the briefcase moved farther away from him.

"Ahem" gestured the man in the suit.

"Oh I almost forgot" the short stocky man said with a smile. "You want to be paid, yes?"

The suited man only nodded his head. The office man threw a different briefcase towards the suited man. With quick precision the man opened the briefcase to see cash bills only counted in 100.

The suited man was satisfied and gave the stocky man the briefcase. The short man clapped his hands happily as the briefcase was opened for him. Inside the briefcase were pictures, info, data charts, photo i.d. and a small glass triangle.

The short man instantly got awe strucked by the triangle and pulled it out of the case and settled it on to the desk. He tapped the point of the triangle to activate it.

The triangle opened with the sides slowly to reveal a small ominous light. The short man waited until the light strobes a light directly to the ceiling and saw a picture of an armoured figure holding a woman in his mighty clutch. The focus shifted to a group of three, one of the three was only wearing a towel and seemed to be the leader of the three.

The focus shifted back to the woman as the armoured dark figure stabbed his sword into her deeply.

"Beautiful" the short man said with happiness.

The images kept playing as it showed the events of the chunnin being caught in the armoured man's Genjutsu and started to go insane as he scratched his face. The armoured figure planted his boot on the boy's chest and implanted his sword through the boys head.

"This is..." the tall man started to say in disgust.

"The best thing in the world!" the fat man finished with a wide smile as he continued to watch the images.

The imagery ended with the armoured figure turning back into a boy with red eyes and long white hair running off. The short man picked up a photo id of the young boy who seems to be able control the armoured titan. The red eyes in the photo gave chills to the short stalky man. 'This boy is PERFECT!'

He quickly read the bio info to discover he had prior training as a mercenary. The man couldn't help but laugh to himself out loud.

The tall man had enough and decided to ask to leave.

"Yes now please get out of my sight" the short man said as he bulged into all the info that was recorded about this young mercenary. As soon as the man left with his money he decided it was sound proof to anyone but him.

"This is perfect!" the man repeated himself out loud. "I may not even have to fight this young man! He may just agree if I give him a small wage as a mercenary" he stated. He laughed again.

He went to a bird that was near his window and tied a scroll onto its special leg attachment. The bird flew away at top sped to its intended receiver.

The short man peered outside his window.

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Naruto sat at his desk signing his usually amount of papers. He sighed and walked to the window to peer over the city that was always under his protection day and night. No reports came back from Kiba's team yet about Mara or his where about.

His door opened to have Kiba and one of his teammates walk through the door. Their heads were looking down to the floor as they sloppily stood at attention for the Hokage.

Naruto looked behind them but could not find the third member of the team. 'Was he in the hospital maybe?'

"Kiba where is your third teammate?" the Hokage asked with his arms crossed looking Kiba straight into the eyes.

Kiba only stared back and answered. "He was killed by Mara"

Naruto's eyes went wide with shock at the sudden news. 'Mara? I thought he may put up a bit of a fight but to kill someone?'

"That's not all" Kiba started. "He also killed a woman he held hostage to try to bargain for his escape"

Naruto couldn't believe it. To kill not only a chunnin but to kill an innocent woman that he was using as a hostage?

"Permission to start another search mission party immediately Hokage" Kiba asked within authority.

"Yes Kiba, gather Sasuke, Neji and Shikamaru" Naruto ordered.

Kiba nodded and turned to leave behind his teammate until he was called back in the office room.

"Kiba are you sure he killed them?" Naruto asked with concern.

"Yes Naruto" Kiba answered dropping the whole Hokage thing; they were just friends when they were out of view from prying eyes.

"I saw him stab his sword deep into the woman's belly and again to my teammates head" Kiba said with hatred.

"I don't want to believe such a young man could do such a thing" Naruto said as he sat in his chair at the desk.

"Naruto, you knew this boy has killed before!" Kiba protested to him.

"True" Naruto simply said back.

"Naruto, he was ready to kill in an instant, I mean he even hide a knife with him in the hot springs!" Kiba said.

Naruto just stared off into the distance thinking about what Kiba was saying. He knew from experience that bandits and mercenaries always keep a weapon with them at all time no matter the situation.

"Naruto, why did you even let that young boy enter are village none the less our academy?" Kiba asked.

"Because Kiba" Naruto said as he returned his gaze to Kiba. "I believe everyone should have a chance to become something more than a common mercenary"

Naruto knew Kiba was mad over the death f his former teammate but he was also concerned for his daughter since he knew that Irikia was the only one to actually have a real conversation with mara even if their short.

Naruto didn't want to do what he had to do but he had to discuss this with the elders. He promised himself that his chat with the elders would be as brief as possible since Naruto and the old geezers never actually liked each other.

"Kiba assemble the team and wait for orders at the gate in an hour" Naruto ordered.

Kiba nodded then left.

Naruto gathered his wits and headed for the elders office to discuss what was to happen to Mara.