Chapter 25: Meeting Kabuto. Hurigo's Return.
Shinjin punched his sand covered fists and kicked his sand covered feet at both of the clones. Ukito released Hinto from his shadow possession and was using a weak fire jutsu to keep the the crazed jounin from interferring. Geof smiled under his head band and bandages and rushed forward to aid his friend in battle while Kairi, Lin, and Suki helped gaurd the still recovering Susuke and Sinji. Mako followed behind Geof and gave his squadmate a push off the ground with his hands allowing Geof to jump high over Five and Nine.
"Fire Style," Geof shouted with his raspy voice, "Fire Ball Jutsu!" Geof held up his fingers before his mouth and blew hard firing a large fire ball down upon them.
Shinjin jumped back and landed next to Geof as Five and Nine dodged away from the fire ball. Shinjin returned the sand to his gourd on his thigh. He started breathing heavy as he cracked his gauntlet covered right hand.
"How's the hand Shinjin?" Geof asked, his voice shaky from pain yet filled with concern.
"Good enough to kill these assholes." He brushed his red mohawk back as he looked up and over at Nine. "You know you're not nearly as good looking as I am."
Nine looked over himself then at the boy before him. He smiled as he ran his hand over the bare scalp of the side of his head and turned as he pulled the top of his leotard away to reveal the Black Dragon tattoo upon his back.
"I think I got the likeness pretty damn close." Nine mocked as he started to laugh.
"Only difference is," Shinjin stepped forward and stared his doupleganger in the same black eyes of his own, "I can use this." Shinjin dropped the gourd of of his black sand down at the feet of Nine.
"Is that suppose to impress him?" Five snorted.
"Impress?" Shinjin thought for a moment. "No. But it should fill him with fear." Shinjin smiled as the goard opened on its own and the sand shot out and pierced Five all over his body. "Yamamoto Secret Technique 12, Sand Spear."
The sand retreated from Five and he hell to the ground breathing heavy. Shinjin grabbed up his goard and slid back just as Nine kicked at his face. Five stood back and started laughin as he stood back up and cracked his back.
"Earth Style," Five snarled staring over Shinjin, "Rock Armor Jutsu. You can pierce slash, cut, smash, hell even take a pistol and shoot at me all that you want! Nothing will get past my armor!"
"A defense nearly as good as your uncle's." Nine mocked. Shinjin hated seeing that man use his own voice and his own features speaks those words. "Maybe I'll pay him a visit, but that ultimate defense of his to the test." Nine licked his face for it to become blank again, and then it took the shape of Geof with his face wrapped up and the head band over his mouth. "Or maybe go see Lord Orichimaru as Geof over there." His voice was raspy just as the young genin standing next to Shinjin.
"I'm getting sick of that trick." Geof said angrily.
"You and me both." Shinjin said just as angrily.
"Want me to roast him again?" Geof asked pulling out a large pouch.
"Dont miss this time." Shinjin pulled his katana from his side where he had it sheathed. "Ready?"
"Wait." Mako stepped up beside Shinjin. He looked him over and crouched low along with Geof. "I'm ready now."
Geof nodded his bandaged head and started doing hand signs. He finished, his hands out straight with his index and middle fingers extended to the air. "Fire Style, Volcanic Cannon Jutsu." Geof crushed the pouches in his hands and shoved his hands out causing lava to fire from his hands and rush over Nine. Nine hopped backwards to avoid the flowing fire again and again.
Five rushed forward as Mako intercepted him and started to fight him hand. Mako's eyes were wide with the Byukugan, his fist opened as he started his gentle fist style was striking towards the chubby clone. Mako lept into the air and flipped twice sideways and slammed his sandled covered foot into the head of Five. Five pushed Mako back and rushed forward attacking him.
Shinjin pushed Nine back towards Geof and Five towards Mako anytime they tried to get away. Chiji and Felicia lept into the battle and started fighting alongside Mako and Geof. Chiji taking over with Geof fighting Nine from a distance while keeping him from getting far away. Felicia went hand to hand with Five while Mako rested, and then they would trade off fighting against the clone.
A loud clap of thunder struck the battle silent. Five and Nine froze solid as they looked over at the rock at the base of the tree. The rock began to move and out walked a silver haired man with spectacles that rested upon his nose. Behind him walked a man that made Squad Four shiver. Felicia looked on in disbelief as Hurigo walked out and smiled at them all.
"Well if it isnt my favorite little Nomad and Vampire." Hurigo rested with his hand upon his belt. Kabuto looked over at Hurigo then out at the Hidden Leaf Shinobis.
"Which of you is Yamamoto?" Kabuto asked. His face was smiling yet his eyes showed anger. "None of you have the black hair of the clan."
"Right here my Lord!" Five said pointing to Shinjin. "He is the Black Sand Nomad we've been seeking sir!"
"Where's the slithering voice I like so much Five?" Hurigo mocked.
"Oh that bothered me so I unforked his tongue." Kabuto smiled leaning over his shoulder. "He is very annoying when he ssssspoke like that." Kabuto chuckled to himself.
"Sorry Lord Kabuto sir." Five looked away, not before glaring at Hurigo.
"I think that's enough of him." Hurigo's plane features twisted as his demonic smile stretched his skin. He ran forward and rammed his fist straight through the clone's chest. "Hidden Mist Style, Piercing Wave Strike." Hurigo smiled as Five began to desinegrate upon his hand.
"Hurigo!" Nine's face melted away to reveal the faceless man once more. Where the mouth should have been split apart and yelled loudly the ear piercing scream.
"Nine enough of that." Kabuto placed his hand upon the clone's arm. "Its enough. We still have use of you, dont end up like Five please." The faceless man nodded his head and vanished with a puff of smoke "Now then," Kabuto clapped his hands at the genin and three Jounin, "You all faught greatly. Now simply give me the Nomad Boy, and we'll be on our way. No harm no foul."
"No harm my ass!" Susuke yelled from his resting spot. He made his way to his feet and grasped his fully dislodged right arm. "Your clones completely pulled my arm from socket, and broke my teammates!" Sinji stood up by his teammate and nodded his head as his left arm hung by his side lifelessly.
"You should have returned home then." Hurigo sneared.
Hinto Uzumaki watched silently as Hurigo and Kabuto confronted the Hidden Leaf Shinobis. He stepped forward and stood next to Chiji and Felicia. He looked to each of his fellow Jounin then back at the two Hidden Sound ninjas.
"Take him." He said stepping forward.
"What?" The other Leaf Shinobi yelled as one.
"You cant brother!" Kairi stepped up to her brother's side. "He is a member of our village just as you and me."
"Listen to Kairi, Hinto Sensei." Lin said also stepping forward. "You cant handle over a comrade like this."
"He is a member of my Squad Hinto," Felicia snarled, "You have no right."
"If they try and take them I will burn to them where they stand." Geof said with his raspy voice.
Hurigo and Kabuto looked over Geof with intrest filled eyes. Shinjin noticed this and looked over at his friend and then back at the consipirators. Hurigo looked over at Shinjin and waved hello.
"Who do we listen to my lord?" Hurigo asked leaning over to Kabuto.
"I'd like to listen to Lord Hinto Uzumaki." Kabuto smiled. "But I do believe we'll have to take him by force."
"It'll be the last thing you ever do." Shinjin said tightening the gauntlett on his arm. He flexed his back, causing his dragon tattoo to move slightly from the action. "Ask your man over there. He will know what's it like to fight me."
"Who said we were going to be the ones doing the fighting?" Hurigo asked confused. "I'm not prepared for a battle. Are you Lord Kabuto?"
"I'm a healer not a fighter." Kabuto said defensively.
"Well I'm not!" Shinjin began to make hand signs quickly. "YAMAMOTO SECRET TECHNIQUE ONE! BLACK SAND DRAGON JUTSU!" Shinjin shouted loudly causing the black sand to take the shape of the dragon and sent it flying out.
As the dragon shapped jutsu approached Kabuto, the one time traitor smirked as three Black Sand Dragons came bursting from the stair way canceled out the one that Shinjin had fired. Shinjin and the rest of Leaf Shinboi stared on in disbeilf as three black cloaked men stepped from the stair way leading down to the Hidden Sound Village. Shinjin's eyes widened as the three men removed the hoods of their cloaks.
"Cousins?"