Konton ran down the street, not even attempting to dodge the people in her way. Gaara, Temari and Konkuro were close behind. The darkness had fallen on the city now and the people were beginning to fade. A sound of marching came from the main street, and Konton was running to see what was happening.
They arrived at the main street. Konton stopped suddenly, the sand ninjas just behind her. On the street, dozens of police ninja were marching their way foreward. The people stood on the side of the street watching in awe with them at what was happening.
Without warning, Konton took off again. She ran down the side of the street parallel to the march until she raced ahead of them. Then she stopped to catch her breath. She wasn't as fit as her bodyguards, who had finally managed to catch up to her.
"What's going on here?" Konton asked.
A man standing beside them from the crowd looked at the girl. "There is a big ruckus on the west side. A large group of hostile ninjas in a warehouse. A man informed the police it was an emergency. Guess he was right. They're sending the whole force."
"That bad?" Temari said.
"Yea, that bad." The man said.
"I wonder if it has something to do with Naruto?" Konton said.
"Or Blayne." Gaara said.
Konton looked at Gaara, who only nodded silently. They took off again together. Konkuro and Temari paused for a moment.
"Hey! Come on!" Konkuro yelled, then they began to follow.
The group ran on ahead of the police. The streets were open now, making travel much easier. They followed the main street as it curved to the northwest. Konton led the way, Gaara close behind. Temari and Konkuro were still catching up.
"Can you sense them?" Konton asked.
Gaara nodded. "I can, but its not Naruto or Blayne. It's somebody else. Somebody…familiar."
Konton replied. "Whoever it is, it might have something to do with them still. We should go check it out."
"I agree." Gaara jumped ahead of Konton and took the lead. Konton followed silently. Temari and Konkuro finally caught up to the girl. "Do you think it's the Eisei Fushi?" Konkuo asked.
"Something tells me it is. That's why I think Blayne and Naruto will be there, eventually."
They ran on through the lonely streets.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Sasuke sliced through another of the oncoming ninja. He cut directly through the wrist, causing his hand to fall off and he screamed in pain as he fell to the floor directly after. He had already taken down a dozen more, but they were closing in too fast now. Each person was getting closer to landing a hit. He was wearing down.
He sheathed his sword and put his hands together in front of his mouth. He breathed in deep as more ninjas approached.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!" he yelled.
Then he exhaled a massive array of flames onto the approaching enemies. Some were caught in the jutsu and fell to the ground in pain, some managed to jump back and dodge the blow altogether.
At the end of the blow, Sasuke put his hands down and stood still. Sakura came up behind him. Shimzai appeared from the smoke, directly in front of them.
"You're really good." He spoke. "It appears as if my henchman aren't going to be able to handle you."
He placed his hands together and held them to his mouth. He bit into one finger and a drop of blood fell to the ground.
"Summoning Technique! Spawn of the World!"
The ground from underneath him turned bright red. Large, dark figures began to rise through the ground itself. Sakura moved closer behind Sasuke.
"What is that?" she asked.
Sasuke took a step back, moving Sakura also. The ninja around them began to flee in terror. Their loyalties to Shimzai were not so firm, after all.
The forms finally finished their transformation and stood on the ground. The one on the left was a smaller, humanlike figure. He had long, dark, green hair and wore black Shinobi gear. A dark green cape was attached to his shoulders, and a very long, crooked dagger was attached to his waist.
The second figure was much larger, well over twice Sasuke's height. He had a rough, scarred face and wore heavy body-armor. A large axe was thrown across his back. His hands looked as if they had the power to crush steel. Though much more intimidating, the smaller figure appeared to be the smarter of the two, though both proved to be quite demonic in appearance.
"Those guys are strong." Sasuke stated. "I can feel their chakra from here."
Shimzai smiled. "These aren't ordinary henchman. They are demons, created by me and the Eisei Fushi. I would like to see you take them down.!"
The smaller demon stepped foreward. "I am Kashaku, the master of speed."
Next the larger. "I am Chouson, the god of strength."
Sasuke smiled. "I don't care who you are. I will kill you both."
Shimzai laughed. "Good luck trying! These two are the ultimate fighters. They care nothing for mercy or methods. You will be mine before you realize what you're in for." He looked at Kashaku and Chouson. "I want him alive. You can torture him all you want, but make sure he is still breathing for the operation."
Kashaku nodded. "As you wish, master."
Sasuke unsheathed his sword once more. "Just try me!"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The monster charged Blayne, chakra blasts raging from his mouth like blades of lightning. Blayne brought his sword up to block the blasts. As the demon approached, it jumped high in the air. Blayne jumped with the demon, prepared to meet it in mid-air. He held his sword in his left hand and began to charge chakra to his right.
"Defense! Mist Shroud Jutsu!" he raised his hand and unleashed the chakra, which, instead of shooting out like an attack, flared into a bright blue smoke, emitting the entire alley in mist.
The demon roared at the change in scenery. Perfect, Blayne thought. It can't detect me! He fell back to the ground and jumped behind the demon, then jumped into the air. He grabbed his sword with both hands and charged the demon, When he arrived, he swung the sword down on the monster and sent it flying into the ground. He unleashed another wild scream as he landed.
Blayne followed through with his strike and began to descend, his sword still in striking position. He screamed toward the ground. The beast jumped up and began to summon chakra. Then it leaped into the air to meet Blayne once again. This time, Blayne once again swung his blade at the demon, but before he could land the attack, the beast began to glow a bright red. Suddenly, it exploded, letting off an explosion of powerful force.
Blayne dropped his sword and fell to the ground, pain surging through his veins. He landed and bounced into a wall. The smoke began to clear as he lost focus. He looked up. The beast could not be seen. After a moment, he began to rise slowly, clearly in pain.
"He…commited Hara Kiri." Blayne laughed. "Well I survived, so I guess he failed." He walked over to where his sword was and bent over slowly to pick it up.
"I'm glad I made it in time. If Naruto and that other one had been here when he exploded…" he didn't want to think of that miserable thought.
An awkward sound came from the back of the alley. Blayne turned and looked to where the sound was coming from. Chakra began to gather into a ball that floated in mid-air.
"What is this?" Blayne said to himself.
The ball turned dark red as more chakra began to gather. Then it began to take shape.
Blayne's eyes opened in shock. "It's reforming! But how…?"
Just as he suspected, the beast slowly began to return to form. As it finished, it's body slammed back on the ground. No scratches were on its body.
"Amazing."
The monster looked at Blayne and let out its terrible roar, then began to charge again.
"Well isn't this just great?" Blayne growled. He pulled his sword back up into striking position. "Let's try this again." He began to summon chakra into his sword. It slowly began to spark like lightning. At last, the sword was glowing and emitting flares of chakra.
As soon as the demon was within striking distance, Blayne sent his sword through the monster with an uppercut. The monster began to glow bright again.
"What I thought!" Blayne jumped away as the monster exploded once again. He barely managed to escape the blast and landed on one knee. He watched after the explosion as the chakra began to radiate around the room.
Then he noticed. One large ball of chakra still floated where the beast had stood as it exploded. Blayne smiled. "Got ya."
He released all chakra from his sword and approached the small ball. Without a word, the lifted his sword and stabbed the ball. It exploded on contact. The chakra from around the room began to dissipate.
"That takes care of that problem." Blayne said. A sharp pain came through his torso. He grabbed his stomach. "It must have hit me more than I thought." He looked at his stomach where the pain came from. A large gash of blood cut into his stomach.
"Great." He pulled down his shirt and began to walk out of the alley. "I can't let him down."
Silently, he walked away.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Sakura stepped back from Sasuke. The demons in from of them smiled. "Scared, are you, little girl?" Kashaku asked.
Sasuke looked back at Sakura. "Get out of here. Go get help. I'll take care of these two."
Sakura grabbed Sasuke's arm. "Are you sure? I can feel their chakra flowing. They are….so powerful."
Sasuke smiled. "I'm not too bad, either. Just go, please."
Sakura nodded, then turned and ran back towards the entrance. The demons looked at Shimzai, who smiled. "We can't just let her go. Go get her, Chouson."
The large demon nodded. "As you wish." The armored beast put his hands together and made the signs. Then his disappeared.
He instantly reappeared in front of the retreating Sakura. Sakura froze in fear at the sight of the awesome monster. He smiled at her. "You're mine" He reached from behind him and pulled out his battle axe. Sakura could only look on in fear.
He raised the axe high in the air and began to bring it down on the hopeless figure. He brought it down with a powerful force and let out a cry of effort upon the swing.
But it stopped three feet before it hit Sakura. She opened her eyes. Two hands held the battle axe in place. She searched anxiously to discover who her savior was. She found him directly in front of her.
The valiant Chouji stood, both hands in the air, using all his energy to hold back the powerful Chouson's blow.
"Now! Toya!" he yelled.
Then Toya appeared out from behind the giant, two kunais on his hands. Chakra was being charged to each one as he leaped in the air. He fell down on Chouson and jammed the kunais into his back. They slid though his armor and the monster let out a shrill cry.
This gave Chouji enough time and leverage to through the axe away from Chouson. Then he extended his right hand back and summoned chakra into it.
"Partial Body expansion Jutsu!" he yelled. He swung his arm foreword, which instantly expanded and launched into the giants stomach. He fell backwards and slid on his back to the wall.
Toya landed beside Chouji and Sakura. Chouji looked back at the girl. "We've got your back."
On the other side of the room, Sasuke and Shimzai watched as the chubby ninja fought valiantly against Chouson. Sasuke looked back at Kashaku and smiled. "Now, I think its time we get down to business."
Kashaku stood still, no emotion on his face. "It's your death. If you're so insistent, then shall we begin?"
Sasuke nodded, and then charged.