The mysterious man of chains jumped into the air to avoid a Chouson strike. The beast's hands were almost as big as his chest, and he was extremely fast. The man was would wear down, eventually, but the demon would not. He had to find a way to end this fast.

He landed back by the wall where the body of Toya had been thrown to and braced himself. He put his hands together in the form of the earth symbol. Chakra began to flow from him as chains came from the ground. They were giant; well over a foot thick. They broke the ground back and forth as they jumped and circled around Chouson and began to constrict around him.

"You won't be able to escape these chains." He said.

Chouson merely growled and struggled to break free. He was insanely strong and the man was having a hard time keeping him constricted. He tightened his hands together and put more energy into the chains.

"Just give up!" The man yelled as he binded Chouson even more. The beast screamed in pain as the chains began to burry themselves into his body. Still the man continued tightening his grip.

Then Chouson exploded in rage. The chains broke and the man flew backwards into the wall. The beast began to charge the man as he stood up quickly.

"Damn…"

He made more signs this time, his hands moving at the speed of light.

"Chain prison!"

This time a horde of hundreds of chains exploded from the ground and rushed the charging Chouson. Many of the chains hit Chouson head on, slowing down his charge. The rest of the chains swarmed him and closed in. The molded themselves into a giant ball.

"You can not escape. This is the end."

He squeezed his hands together and the chains imploded. Smoke flew everywhere and the building began to shake uncontrollably. The ceiling began to fall, along with the rest of the building.

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Kirai stopped when the noise began. Everyone stopped behind him hurriedly.

"What is going on?" Temari interjected.

"A building is falling down." Shikamaru replied.

"They are there…" Gaara said. "We must go there."

Everyone looked at Gaara, then Kirai, who merely shrugged. "Let's go there, then."

Everyone nodded and continued on through the city streets.

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Sakura jumped up from the pile of rubble that was once the empty warehouse they were fighting in. The sky was open now and the entire building a complete mess. Not one area was left standing. The last thing she remembered was a charging Kashaku before the quake happened. They were going to rescue Sasuke…

"Chouji!" She remembered. "Where are you?" She began to dig through the rubble.

"I'm over here." Came a voice from the rubble.

Sakura ran to the voice. Chouji was there, buried in rubble. Sakura raised her hand and punched the ground, causing the rubble to blast away from her fallen comrade. Chouji stood up and wiped off his clothes.

"What happened?" he asked.

Sakura shrugged. "Iuno. We were getting ready to fight and the entire building came crashing down."

"Sorry about that." Came a voice from behind them.

Sakura and Chouji turned suddenly. The mysterious man was sitting there on top of a large rock. He was bruised and dirty, but they could see him clearly in the moonlight. He was medium build and had average-length brown hair. He wore dark silver robes with the sleeves cut off and a large 'v' shape down the center.

"That was my new technique. I hadn't got to test it a lot, so I didn't know the effect would be that wide." He smiled.

"Who are you?" Sakura asked.

"My name is Kujo. I'm a member of Genji."

"Genji?" Chouji said questionably. "That is what the crazy old woman kept talking about. She said Genji was bad news."

Kujo laughed. "People tend to think that. They say trouble follows us wherever we go, but it's actually kinda the opposite. We follow the trouble. That's what I was doing here."

"So why were you helping us?" Sakura asked.

"Our objective was the trap Shimzai and take him out. He has been nothing but trouble for us. Now that he is a leader of Eisei Fushi, he's been even a bigger pain."

"I understand. So it looks like we all just stumbled on this."

"Meh..not exactly."

Chouji and Sakura looked at him questionably.

"That Sasuke. We lured him here to bring out Shimzai."

"You mean Eisei Fushi wants Sasuke."

"They want a kid named Naruto. Sasuke was only the means to draw him there."

Sakura's eyes opened wide with surprise. "Naruto! He's here?"

"In the flesh. Now, I need to go after Shimzai."

The rubble blew up in the air like an explosion. The three looked over to the explosion immediately. From the blast, the menacing bodies of Shimzai and Kashaku appeared.

"It looks like you found me!" Shimzai said as he smiled. "You must be my replacement, I take it?"

"The one and only. I'm glad you decided to show up. Now I don't have to run so far to kill you."

Shimzai laughed. "Why do you think you stand a chance? You were my replacement, remember?"

"Just shut up and fight me." Kujo said.

Shimzai put Sasuke down on the ground. "Kashaku. Take care of those pests while I handle this Genji."

"As you wish." He said. His eyes flashed in the moonlight, making him look frightening.

Shimzai placed the injured Sasuke down and stood upright again. "Make it fast."

Kashaku charged Chouji and Sakura, his sword coming out fast and getting ready for the kill. Chouji braced himself for the upcoming attack, Sakura behind him, ready to defend herself.

Suddenly Kashaku fell backwards and his the ground sliding. Kujo and Shimzai looked on as a flash of light broke over the entire area.

"What is going on here?" Shimzai asked.

"Those eyes are powerful indeed, but they have nothing against mine."

Sakura and Chouji opened their eyes. In front of them Stood Neji Hyuga standing in attack stance, ready to counter any move Kashaku made.

"Byakugan?" Kashaku said. "Damn!"

Kujo stood up beside Neji. "I see you are an ally. You handle this thing. I'll take Shimzai…"

"Understood." Neji said.

Shimzai laughed. "You fools think one Leaf ninja can make a difference?"

"How about two!" Shouted someone from behind him.

Naruto jumped out from behind. Shimzai turned, but he was too late. Naruto sent a kick directly into his back, sending him flying into the ground.

"Don't even THINK you're getting away with Sasuke! I refuse!"

" Naruto!" Sakura said. "You're alive!"

Shimzai stood up and looked around. He was surrounded. Naruto on once side, Kujo and Neji to the other. "You guys are more clever than I gave you credit for. It's time we stop playing around."

He jumped backwards and landed away from the group. "Now, Genji, fight me!"

"Let me take him!" Naruto said.

"No. They want you. You should escape now. Stay on your guard and back me up. I'll handle him. Blayne would be upset if I put you in danger."

"Blayne?" Naruto asked. "Is he still here?"

"On the way. Now just hold out until he arrives."

Kujo took a step foreward and stared Shimzai right in the eyes. "Are you ready?"

Shimzai laughed. "Don't talk back to your elders. It's impolite."

Without another work, Kujo charged.