Chapter 25

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At the request of Rhonda, even though Hogwarts had already started, Will was travelling with them. Rhonda had claimed that the two were due for some god-brotherly bonding.

The first place the group of five went was Kiri. The village was huge, and instead of being built like Konoha, it was stretched out along the coastline, meaning there were plenty of beaches for the younger three to play on.

Even though the sun was about to set, Gaara, Naruto, and Sasuke puppy dog eyed him into taking them to one of the many beaches. Will and Harry sat back from the water as the three played.

"You're trying to become an Animagus?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Uh yeah, but not any time soon," Will assured him, "Like Megan said, she's just a first year."

"Well at least your just trying for an Animagus," Harry said, "I chose the Lord Dragon ritual. Not the best choice to make." Harry felt Hell's playful push, before the dragon's presence froze. Harry froze too, trying to figure out what was wrong.

"Harry?" Will asked, "Are you alright?"

"What do you mean by 'mate' you stupid dragon!" Harry muttered furiously, "The book never said anything about a mate!" Will sweatdropped.

"Yeah, I'll just go check on the brats," he said, hurrying over to where the three were building a sand castle.

"This isn't fair," Harry groaned.

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A Few Hours Later

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The five were back at the hotel, and the younger three were asleep. Will was glancing at Harry every few seconds and snickering to himself.

"You know," Harry said, "I can hear you."

"I guess it's a good thing we are going for Animagus," Will said, trying not to laugh, "We won't have mates."
"I hate you," Harry said, though a smile was on his face.

"So what does this mate stuff entail?" Will asked.

"On the same theory of soulmates," Harry answered, "I, or rather Hell, just has the ability to sense 'The One', if that makes any sense."

"That's gotta be nice," Will said, "To know who your destined to be with."

"Aren't you a little young to be thinking of love," Harry teased, "Even I didn't start noticing girls until the Yule Ball in my fourth year, and only because I was forced. At least I've learned how to dance since then."

"You know how to dance?"

"After the Yule Ball disaster, upon which neither of the Patil twins ever spoke to me again, I decided it was time to learn. Who knew Severus Snape could be a good teacher?"

"Snape? No way!"

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"So who is our new guest?" the Mizukage asked. One of Danzo's men from Konoha had warned him about a young man taking a vacation with three children. Although there were four children with him, the man fit the description given to them, as did three of the four kids. He had sent two of his swordsmen to investigate him.

"We didn't get close enough to hear anything they said, but he was able to sense us anyway," Kisame replied, "He froze when we moved closer."

"How close did you get?"

"The Hyuuga's Byakugan wouldn't have seen us," Zabuza answered, "There should be no way he could."

"He's from the Outside," the Mizukage told them, "I want you two to continue watching him, and report his movements back to me." Both swordsmen nodded and disappeared.

"What are you getting me into Danzo?"

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"Great," Harry muttered. Will had finally trailed off to sleep, and apparently his mate was closing in fast, "Stupid book. I'm re-writing it. All I need to do is get others to go through with the rituals for the other Lord Dragons." A mental growl from Hell let him know that his mate was just outside the window, along with someone else. Harry's eye twitched, and he walked to the window.

"You know, it's not polite to spy on people," Harry said, looking directly at a surprised Zabuza, "Someone might get the wrong idea." Zabuza disappeared and Harry waited for a few seconds before looking at the spot Kisame was hiding in, "Are you gonna go with him, or do you guys just spy on unsuspecting civilians until you're caught?" Kisame tensed, before he too disappeared. "Well, this has been a wonderful vacation so far. So, Hell, which one was my mate?" a few seconds pause, "What do you mean you don't know?"

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"Civilian my ass," Zabuza muttered, as Kisame appeared next to him.

"We got too close, too soon," Kisame said, "Besides, it's time for a meeting with the others."

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Harry let his eyes close while listening to the mutterings and whispers going on in the market place.

"…coup d'état…"

"…killed…half…council…"

"…almost…Mizukage…"

"…terrible…worse than…Demon…"

"…Swordsmen…planned…months…"

"People are strange," Harry muttered.

"You're telling me," Will agreed. A shinobi sped past them carrying a yellow haired blob, "Um…I think that was Naruto." Harry's eyes opened and he apparated in front of the shinobi catching him by surprise.

"Boo," he said, stopping the shinobi by tripping him and grabbing Naruto before he hit the ground, "This blonde's mine. Go get your own." Harry then continued on his way as though nothing happened, but not before leaving a little surprise for the would be kidnapper.

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"He killed a shinobi in broad daylight, with a poison we don't have a cure for!" one of the remaining Kiri council members yelled. The rest had been killed off in the previous night during the coup d'état. None of the Seven Swordsmen had shown any signs of disloyalty so the coup came as a surprise.

"Yes, but it wasn't one of our shinobi. It was one of Iwa's and they were here without permission anyway," the Mizukage argued. He could swear that the Swordsmen planned to leave the most annoying of the council alive just incase they didn't manage to kill him off.

"And if he moves to use it on one of ours?" another council member asked.

"The only reason he even killed the shinobi was because the shinobi tried to kidnap one of the children he was looking after. As long as we leave them and him alone, he should leave us alone."

"But it's an incurable poison!" another annoyance the Swordsmen either failed to kill or left alive to annoy him yelled out.

"Then send a sample to Konoha, so they can send it to the medic-nin Tsunade to analyze," the Mizukage said, before leaving the room.

'I need a drink,' he thought, 'I know somehow the blame for all this either leads back to Orochimaru or Danzo.'

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This feels more like a filler chapter to me than anything, but it's a bit more into Will and the Mizukage's characters I suppose. And that 'incurable poison' will be explained in a few chapters. Read and Review please! Smiles!

Rune