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Let the story begin...
Chapter 13
Let the rain pour,
Let the people adore.
All that is now,
and all that they vow.
Last time on : The opposite of war
We'll have a hiding area on an island not far away from the Land of Water. There he will meet Hoshigaki Kisame and shall hand over Sakura and or the Hoshigakure official. That's when you two will meet up once again. You will take him to the islands training grounds and leave him to battle with Itachi." Konan explained.
"Understood." Zetsu turned to the door and exited.
And now... We return to our heroes as they awaken.
"UP AND AT' EM!" Anko shouted to awaken the group.
Naruto and Sakura were already wide awake and ready to go waiting only on Arias and her carriage driver to return from their 'morning walk'.
Kiba was playing with Akamaru and Anko had disappeared into the woods.
A rough cough came from behind as the carriage driver and Arias returned.
"Bout time!" Kiba commented.
"yea, you guys are almost as bad as Kakashi-Sensai " Sakura sighed..
"Sorry," The carriage driver headed to his carriage and opened to door allowing Arias to enter.
"Hey I got a question for you!" Naruto shouted pointing to the driver.
The drivers head moved to Uzumaki's direction. " What is it?" The mans hat covered his face just as Arias' hat covered hers.
"You told us Arias' name but never yours! So? What is it?!" Naruto shouted still.
"hey yea, I'm curious about that now too," Kiba agreed with Naruto.
The carriage driver sighed in defeat and looked at the two. "My name is Jaaku Kawashi," he answered the two. Naruto Froze. ' R-Ryo? D-did you know that...?' Naruto thought frightfully imagining what might happen.
"Yes, it's not hard for me to identify former teammates and friends..." Ryo responded completely calm.
'And... Your not pissed that he of all people had to come along with that girl?' Naruto questioned.
"Not a bit, she's made her choice, and she choose him. Nothing I can do to change her mind" Ryo answered still calm.
'If you say so... But... If that's Jaaku then does that mean he and she weren't really having a mourning walk?' Naruto thought about it.
"Yep, you guessed it right Genius.." Ryo finished the conversation.
'Eww...' Naruto stuck out his tongue somewhat.
"Hm? Naruto-kun you ok?" Sakura stared at him while the group walked along side the carriage.
"Huh?" Naruto looked back at her confused.
"Your tongues sticking out" Sakura grabbed his tongue with her index finger and thumb.
Kiba took a look back only to see Sakura press her tongue against Naruto's.
Both Naruto and Kiba blushed. Naruto because he hadn't seen that coming and Kiba for having to view it and an image of Hinata being his.
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"Thy fate and mine are sealed..." Ryo looked at the Kyuubi in his cage.
"Perhaps...you are correct, but... Beware, I can sense that up ahead there are 3 or 4 high amounts of chakra." Kyuubi warned.
"I'll see to it to protect Uzumaki as best as I can without further distraction of former feelings and teammates." Ryo bowed and walked down the hallway-like place and headed back to a door down a hallway on the right. Entering the room he sighed.
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A black cloud of smoke leaked out from Naruto's left ear so no one could see him just yet. After reforming into a solid body Ryo immediately jumped into the tree's of the forest and searched for Kakashi's mind link.
After finding it Ryo sent the message : "Get ready, there are 3 or 4 people up ahead, high levels of Chakra too, I'll go up on ahead."
"Understood" Kakashi replied to the message.
The snake formed Kakashi slipped up into Anko's jacket sleeve and repeated the message to he in a whisper.
Anko nodded sliding her eyes down seriously. "Jaaku was it?" the purple-haired Kunoichi asked.
"Yes? What is it?" Jaaku looked at the female curiously.
"Is there a possibility we can cut through the tree in that carraige and stop at the Land of water then head back to Hoshigakure?" Anko looked back at Jaaku completely serious.
"A slight chance, yes but the mission will be at least a week longer." The blonde haired male told her.
"Hm.. We'll stop here real quick. Naruto, and me will head up straight, Kiba Sakura, you two stay with the carriage and protect it as best as you can. " Anko ordered.
"Right!" The group of ninja's said in unison.
"Alright, lets get going then," Anko grabbed Naruto by the wrist and started to drag him ahead with her.
Kiba walked into the woods first with Akamaru following behind him. Behind them the carriage started to enter as careful as it could while Sakura followed behind it.
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"Kakashi, Ryo you can come out now," Anko announced.
The snake-formed Kakashi slipped away from Anko and de-transformed himself. While Ryo simply jumped out from a tree on there right-hand sides.
Naruto blinked. "So Kakash-sensei's been here the whole time?"
"Basically yes. The reason Anko broke the group up is because Ryo or the Kyuubi sensed 3 or 4 high levels of Chakra up ahead. Now we wouldn't want Arias to be kidnapped would we?" Kakashi remarked.
"No, so I guess we have to start moving" Naruto sighed.
"Yep" Anko patted Naruto on the head lightly and playfully.
Ryo unlike the rest of his group was a mile up the road. The group soon followed and caught up with Ryo after some running. "Focus more on the task at hand ..." Ryo send quick and coldly.
"Right," Kakashi agreed.
The four headed up straight towards their soon-to-be opponents while the rest of the group headed west in the forest to avoid attacks and abductions of group members.
Meanwhile as the groups split up...
"Sasuke, Two more people have showed up, the 8 of them split into 2 groups of four." Karin told.
"Right... Suigetsu, Jugo, you two fight the group heading our way, Karin you and I will head to the other group and kidnap the girls..." Sasuke ordered.
Karin mumbled something to low for Sasuke to hear. Not that the Uchiha would have cared. The group of four split up and headed towards the groups as they had been ordered.
Slamming down onto the ground at least a mile or 2 away from Suigetsu and his group the man landed on his feet watching as his teammate Suigetsu slammed his sword into a tree beside him and stood on the swords rather large blade.
Ryo, immediately sensing the rather rough landings began to growl in a low tone.
"Ryo? What's wrong?" Naruto asked.
"mile or 2 up ahead... Get ready, they seem pretty strong" Ryo responded quickly looking around the area for a weapon.
Naruto slipped his hands into his pockets grabbing the kunai's and shurikens inside them.
Kakashi put his book down and prepared himself. This goes the same for Anko. (No not the book she prepared herself for battle like Kakashi's doing)
Meanwhile Sasuke and Karin head off and quickly enough to disable Ryo sensing them, to which they had succeeded.
Once they had gotten in the clear zone they jumped down from the cliffs that stood beside the forest. Once the two had landed in the pathway that divided the cliffs from the forests they headed in the direction Sakura's group had taken. "Karin, I'll attack while you sneak up and grab the targets, understood?" Sasuke ordered.
"Right" Karin answered heading off to the right in order to hide better.
Sasuke quickened his pace and caught up to the group within a matter a seconds, however before he could pick his first victim Sakura's kunai was to his neck and his sword captured by Akamaru.
Sasuke smirked making Sakura raise an eye brow. "What are you planning you traitor?" The pink haired Kunoichi asked. "You'll see" Sasuke responded and threw a small black ball into the ground.
The black ball exploded and gas started to fill the small area. "H-huh? W-what!?" Sakura began to panic before her eye sight began to blur and she and the rest of the group had passed out.
"That was easier then expected" Karin covered her mouth and nose.
Meanwhile...
Jugo threw a silver-haired man into the cliff on his right. Rocks started tumbling down to the injured man. Luckily Kakashi was push away by Anko.
Jumping out of the way Anko immediately threw a kunai at Jugo had made his way behind Kakashi. Unfortunately for him the kunai hit his left arm and created a deep wound.
Kakashi and Anko took this to their advantage and attacked both at once. Kakashi using a Chidori to Jugo stomach and Anko punches him square in the jaw. The double attack sent Jugo back into 3 or 6 trees but not for long.
Only moments later Jugo came rushing out the cloudy area he had crashed into with fully grown tree's in each hand. Using one tree he swung at Kakashi, he was easily able to throw the 29-year-old into a tree and break it in half.
Kakashi after falling unconscious fell to the pathway ground while the tree fell back onto another tree in the opposite direction.
Swinging the other tree Jugo hit Anko and set her flying to his right hand side and nearly tangling herself in the trees and branches as she started to faint.
While Jugo was dealing with the two, Suigetsu had his hands filled fighting off Naruto and Ryo.
Kicking Suigetsu from the front, Naruto had sent him into the air where Ryo was up and ready. Forming his hands in a ball he did a quick flip and slammed it onto Suigetsu's back sending him straight back down to earth and creating a small crater.
Once recovering Suigetsu pulled out his sword and hit Ryo sending him back a little. Naruto came jumping at Suigetsu but due to his lack of energy when hit with the sword he had been thrown onto the ground-headfirst in a knockout right beside Kakashi. Ryo coughed remembering the thoughts and memories racing through his mind.
Suigetsu smirked as he's teammate stood beside him and he raised up his sword.
-GASP!- Will Kakashi die? Will Anko jump infront and sacrifice herself to save Naruto and Kakashi?! What will happen next!??! XD suspense build up!! Yes i lied about the due date...But...i had to make this a cliff hanger, just to build up the suspense of a soon to be death of a character. Ok this time for Sure the next chapter will be due monday or tuesday if not then you guys can feel free to yell and stuff at me. (Also: what do you guys think of Ryo?)