"Geeze it's about time you showed up..." Shikamaru grumbled at the younger nin that stood before him.

"Our apologizes, Shikamaru-Sama." Daemon's voice softer and lower pitched as he bowed gently at his superior, Shikamaru folding his hands across his chest before he went to respond.

"I guess it doesn't much matter though, Kakashi still hasn't graced me with his presence yet. He's such a pain in the –"

"Sorry I'm late." Kakashi piped up, a thin layer of smoke rolling through the trees before dissipating. Much like Tsuande, Kakashi had not aged at all. Still tall in stature with his silver hair and one good eye he still resembled much of the same appearance that Estella had seen in an old photograph of "Squad Seven" when their parents were young and restless. "So, what's the good word Daemon, Estella?"

"Tsuande gave us orders to team with the two of you in an effort to find the 6th Hokage and the Uchiha." Deamon proceeded to enlighten his two superiors on the situation at hand.

"Have we got any clues as to who would have taken them and where?" Shikamru was quick to question.

"The 6th Hokage is no surprise that someone would be after him but how they managed it is another question that plagues my mind...and the Uchiha's disappearance is nothing short of concerning." Kakashi responded, his mind deep in thought while the possibilities began to swirl through his eyes.

"Kakashi, do you think their scent is still strong enough to track?" Shikamaru questioned.

"Hm...Perhaps for Kiba and Akamaru."

"Do we have time to send for him?" Daemon was quick to interrupt, his eyes and body filled with anxiousness to continue on with the mission with all the necessary elements on their side.

Kakashi eyed the young Uzamaki boy, genuinely surprised at much he looked like his father and though he had seen Daemon many times before Kakashi never really stopped to study him.

"I believe Pakkun will do for this mission." Kaksashi replied, a puff of smoke forming almost instantionsly and vanishing as quick as it came to reveal the ever legendary Pakkun.

"That always did kinda creep me out..." Shikamaru sneered under his breath.

"What's up, Kakashi?" Pakkun questioned his gruff voice a little scratchy from the years past.

"We're looking for the Uchiha and the 6th. They've gone missing, can you track the scent?"

In what seemed liked minutes only took Pakkun seconds to track down the proper scent that would lead them to where the 6th had been taken against his will. Estella could feel her heart lurching out of her chest with ever push that she made off of a tree branch, staying right on Deamon's heels and the rest of the established team.

"When we arrive we'll have Shikamaru asses the situation and from there devise and accurate plan to execute." Kakashi spoke over his shoulder at the two younger nin who nearly nodded in compliance.

"WATCH OUT!" Came the alarmed voice of Pakkun almost seconds to late as a loud thud and a crack of what resembled thunder roared through the forest and echoed through the trees while dust and splintered wood cascaded around the leaf ninja.

"Son of a bitch!" Shikamaru growled, taking a firm fighting stance. "What the hell was that?!"

"Stay close! Form a circle!" Kakashi ordered, the dust slowly settling around them to reveal a cloaked figure that stood in front of him. Clothed in red, with a robe that brushed the ground there was no mistaking where this menace had originated from. "Akatsuki..."

"You gotta be kiddin me, I thought all those guys were dead!" Shikamaru gawked in awe at the sight that stood before him.

"Apparently that's what we get for thinking, Scatter!" Kakashi quickly ordered, the other Ninja doing as instructed but a moment to late. The member of Akatsuki had taken in its first victim with his eyes and as Estella parted and bounded into the trees to get a better aerial perimeter the hellish creature followed her with much enthusiasm. Her green eyes shifted as she looked over her shoulder to see the cloaked figure hot on her trail, the sharigan shining brightly against her raven hair. Quickly she twisted her body around in mid flight, grabbing her pursuer by the forearms as he neared her and with her Amazon strength, flung him into the canopy where she swiftly met him with a solid Amazon punch to his jaw that sent him flying back to earth, causing the ground to shift and quake into a mid sized crater where their enemy had landed. Estella was quick to follow, landing smoothly in a crouching position before slowly rising to stand her eyes gleaming with inner hatred that was now making its presence known.

Steadily she walked to the crater she had made and mercifully reached inside to pull out what the hole contained all the while the male ninja stood by in awe, completely allowing her to take hold of situation at hand. Mercilessly she grabbed the member of Akatsuki and drug him against the ground, parts of him still conscious while she slammed him up against a tree.

"TALK!" She barked at him, her grip deadly around his throat. "Talk or I'll crush you…" she growled, tightening her grip still she felt him gag under her strength but all she received for her chalice attitude was nothing more than mere chuckle and the faint voice of Kakashi warning her before she was forcefully pulled away and covered by Kakashi while a small explosion enveloped the forest. Slowly Kakashi rose off of the young Uchiha girl, parts of his clothes singed from the minor explosion that occurred. "What the hell was that?!" Estella was quick to question, her temper getting the best of her.

"I see you've inherited all parts of your parents, Estella, no doubt about that...but all the same, next time let's try to get information out of them before they decide to spontaneously combust." Kakashi's voice rather non-chalant.

"Kakashi!" Shikamaru beckoned from the pile of remains, slowly pulling out a scratched piece of metal. Kakashi turned and walked toward the intelligent Nin who was studying to plate before showing it to Kakashi. "Look familiar to you?" Shikamaru questioned him gently, Kakashi's eyes going somber at the sight of emblem that had been imbedded into the thing silver plate as memories flooded his brain.

"Pain..."

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