Chapter 21

Jealousy.

"ANBU Black Ops Squad leaders?" Jord asked hastily.

"Yes, I watched you fight Itachi, and it's been quite a long time since we've had any Uchiha's on the team.", The leader explained.

"Well, I say, Yes!", Jord was happier than ever, fourteen and leader of a Black Ops squad.

Jord ran to MinMin's house to tell her the news, and it seemed she had a little get together.

"MinMin!", Jord yelled as he burst through the doors, and all of MinMin's guests stared at him. He had an anime sweat moment…

"Well, I am officially an ANBU squad leader!", There were tons of girlish screams f happiness and joy, except for MinMin, she sat there staring at the ground, not knowing what to think, as girls hugged Jord with joy. MinMin had a jealous look on her face.

Jord decided to leave until the party cleared, and he walked back in.

"MinMin? What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy for me?"

"I am, it's just that, you passed me through the ranks so fast…", MinMin looked down and then back at him.

"It was pure luck he saw me fighting, I don't even think I could take on an ANBU and live!", Jord explained.

"Well, maybe not, but maybe it was destiny you became Black-Ops leader.", MinMin argued.

"Feh, if you believe in that stuff.", Jord said under his breath.

"Well, I am happy for you, Jord, congratulations.", She said, sitting down at a table.

"MinMin! Look out!", Jord shrieked as kunai flew through the windows of her house, the too k cover behind furniture and walls, Jord looked out. It was Dark-Ops agents from the Yamazoori.

He looked at the village gates and saw several Yamazoori jumping through the gates destroying everything in their path.

Jord stood up, and began dodging flying blades and jumped through a broken window and began killing off the Dark-Ops one by one.

MinMin stood up and started shooting out fire setting her house a flame.

"Fire Dragon Bomb! Fire Dragon Missile!! Kuchiyoise No Jutsu!! Fire Dragon Lord: Nova!!!"

The fire around MinMin's house fired mini fire dragons and hit the Yamazoori and Jord would slice them so they'd fall and burn.

Then all the fire around her house spun around and created a large solid dragon with firey claws, and it's eyes as red as fire itself.

The dragon's skin was so red it looked like it was on fire.

"Long time no see, MinMin.", The dragon said in a very low and slow, powerful voice, "Ahh an Uchiha, haven't seen…wait a minute…you're Uchiha Jord!"

"Yeah, and you are?"

"You don't remember me?! I am Nova?"

"Oh yeah, the dragon MinMin summoned when we were younger on accident, you were smaller then.", Jord replied.

"Now let's get rid of these punks, he beckoned for MinMin to get on his fiery scales, she obliged, and the zoomed, off, Jord set his weights down behind a house, and ran to follow the dragon, the were sending fire all around killing the Yamazoori.

"SIR!", An ANBU saluted.

"Report.", Jord said not concerned about sounding very forceful.

"SIR! The Yamazoori seem to be headed towards the Hokage's office, they're not alone, it seems some Akatsuki members are with them, SIR!"

"Enough with the 'sir'.

"YES, SIR!", The ANBU yelled.

"Take the squad and guard the Hokage's office from every direction, have two ANBU inside the office with her…", Jord commanded.

"Right away!", and the ANBU zipped away.

Jord stared at the gate wait for one person in particular. He saw a red haired squirrel rush into the village, and zip past Jord, Jord kicked it into a building, it was the red head he saw when he was in the Yamazoori village.

"Hello again.", Jord said staring at the dizzy looking Yamazoori, who then used his bloodline and made two long double edged swords come out of his wrists and stay there, he ran up and tried to slice Jord, but, Jord was too fast, and Jord grabbed the red head's two arms, yanked them while holding his foot to his chest and pulled until there was a loud CRUNCH!!

Jord had pulled the Yamazoori's two arms out of his sockets and broke his ribs.

"Ugh…", The Yamazoori was in tremendous pain, he coughed up blood and it ran down the corners of his mouth, and fainted.

There were too many Yamazoori to handle, so he told everyone to move to the Hokage's office and group together.

It was a very crowded hallway, but enough room to fight whatever was going to come. And as Jord expected, corpses of Yamazoori and friendly ninjas and weapons flew through the air, it started to get less crammed so Jord signaled for something. Everyone but the Yamazoori ducked and a fire colored dragon came rushing threw killing every foe in he hallway, the village was finally clear, the surviving Yamazoori retreated with the few Akatsuki that weren't killed.

Over a months time, the village looked better than ever. The dead were disposed of with dignity, and the injured were treated, the village was shining.

Jord built himself a home finally and it was inside the Uchiha Clan next to the pond. No one was afraid of walking into the Uchiha Clan anymore. Some still call it a cursed land, but many shinobi do not.

Jord still roams around at night, he doesn't sleep much, he only sleeps the day before big occasions to be ready for it.

It was nighttime now, no one was out most shops were closed, but Jord had become fond of the Ichiraku Ramen Shop, so he was there on his nighttime walks.

MinMin was out and she knew where Jord was so she decided to visit, she was happy they were together now, but it really hadn't been an intimate relationship, and ever since Jord was on the ANBU Team he was always on rough missions, most of which were escorts.

The village had been quiet for a while and no foes had entered the village since the Yamazoori attack. The Chunins were decided and the only people that achieved Chunin rank was Nara Shikamaru, and he wasn't very happy about it, HIM, and Chronos.

"Hello, Jord", MinMin said sitting down next to him at Ichiraku.

Jord was still in his ANBU uniform. His mask was latched onto his back with two katanas there. The uniform had a front metal plate and a back metal plate., his leggings were the same with metal knee plates.

"Hey.", Jord said staring at his ramen.

"Are you okay?", MinMin asked put her hand gently on his.

"Yeah, I have an A+ Rank mission tomorrow and have to gather a few more people to come , I didn't tell you, but on my last mission, over half of the team was killed.", Jord said, fists clenched.

"I'll go.", MinMin offered.

"Are you sure? I already have Chronos, and HIM, and a few ANBU."

"Yeah, I haven't been on a mission in weeks.", MinMin explained.

"Sure, you can come along.", Jord said, "You have to meet me at the gate six am sharp tomorrow."

"Okay, got it.", MinMin stood up, " Turn around."

"Jord looked at her, she grabbed him by the shoulders and kissed him, he stood up, and grabbed her waist, and continued to kiss her. She pushed away to breathe and blushed.

"I'll see you at six am tomorrow", she smiled and left.

Jord was happy, he fell asleep at the gate and was woken up by ANBU kicking him.

"Put on your mask.", One of the ANBU said.

"Okay", Jord obliged.

His mask was a cat face, with three painted whiskers on each side. The eyes were a dark shade of red, like blood, and the mouth was straight.

MinMin, Chronos and HIM walked up.

"WE'RE NOT LATE ARE WE, HUNH? HUNH?!", HIM yelled.

An ANBU whispered to Jord, "What's his problem…?"

"No one knows…", Jord whispered back.

"No we were just about to leave…", Jord said.

"Move Out!", Jord ordered. The 3 ANBU and the others followed behind Jord.