Naruto smiled happily, as he was in the Hokage's office. He hadn't gotten a mission in a while, so this seemed exciting to him. Naruto asked with a grin on his face, "What's my mission, Grandma Tsunade?" The fifth Hokage explained with a serious facial expression as she sat down in a chair behind her desk, "Well, this mission concerns your friends who live in Mochinoki city. I'm very worried about their safety." Naruto exclaimed in amazement, "Oh, no! Did something bad happen to them? Don't tell me that their books got burned, because that's even worse!" Tsunade replied calmly, "Nothing bad happened to them, so stop worrying. Anyway, there have sightings of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki in that city. Your friends are strong, but they're probably not strong enough to go up against members of the Akatsuki. Itachi and Kisame have probably heard of those legendary orbs that your friends have in their possession, so you need to guard them. I've requested back up for you, too." Then, Team 10 entered the Hokage's office.
Meanwhile, Ichigo and Pudding decided to train in the Barren Valley with Zatch and Kiyo. (A/N: For those of you who don't know, the Barren Valley is from the Pokemon series.) Ichigo exclaimed while noticing a new spell in her red book, "Ryuka Razu Gadyuu!" However, nothing happened. Ichigo wondered as she looked puzzled, "That's strange. Why didn't the spell work?" Kiyo replied with a smile as he remembered Zatch's third spell, "There are some spells that only work under certain conditions, and maybe it's because there isn't any fire in a place like this." Pudding shouted with strong emotions as she opened her yellow book, "Gigano Ganreizu Zakerga!" Interestingly enough, this spell also failed to have any effect. Zatch told everyone with a cheerful facial expression, "I have a great idea! Ichigo, do you have some of the orbs with you?" She responded nicely while getting the red, orange, and yellow orbs out of her red handbag, "Yes, Zatch. I don't know what you're thinking, but it seems like you have a plan." He told Ichigo to cast the spell again, and she followed his instructions. Ichigo shouted angrily, "Ryuka Razu Gadyuu!" Suddenly, Ichigo unleashed a huge red vortex of fire from her mouth, and it obliterated a large amount of rocks! Pudding used the newest spell in her yellow book, and something happened this time! She fired a massive amount of electrical bullets from her mouth, and they completely destroyed some giant boulders!
Elsewhere, Lettuce and Mint were training in the autumn-colored woods with Zakuro. Lettuce thought to herself as she looked at her green book, "I wonder if that new spell will work this time." Unknown to the trio, Itachi and Kisame were watching from behind a nearby a tree. Mint said to Zakuro with a nice facial expression, "I'm sure that this new spell will work, Zakuro! After all, it's not hard for me to manipulate water." Kisame exclaimed while coming out from behind the tree, "Well, we've ran into another person who thinks that they've mastered the water element! My name is Kisame, and I'm one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist!" Mint responded in a sarcastic tone, "Wow, you seem really scary." Lettuce shouted fiercely, "Juron!" Giant roots appeared out of the ground, but Kisame slaughtered them with his Samehada! He shouted evilly while making some hand signs, "Water Release: Exploding Water Shock Wave!" Kisame unleashed a giant surge of water from his mouth, and it created a giant tidal wave! Zakuro, Mint, and Lettuce flew into the air, and they stayed up in the sky! Kisame created two water clones of himself, and the tidal wave had turned the battlefield into a small version of an ocean! The girls flew back down to the battlefield, and they stood on the water. Kisame told them while snickering viciously, "You've fallen into my trap! Water Prison Jutsu!" Kisame and his clones made three water prisons, and the girls were trapped! He asked Itachi while looking back at him, "Should we extract their unusual tailed beasts, Itachi?" He responded with a stern facial expression, "Their powers are at strange levels, and those strange energies don't seem like they belong to any tailed beasts." Mint thought as she was in the water prison, "There has to be something that can get me out of here!" At that moment, Mint remembered her new spell!
Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji were running through the forest with Naruto. Ino asked with a curious facial expression, "Naruto, who are your friends in Mochinoki?" Shikamaru commented with a bored facial expression, "I heard that one of them is a chick who can manipulate shadows, but she's not from the Nara clan." Choji said while smiling, "Hopefully, this city has some potato chips." Naruto explained to his friends as they saw Mochinoki coming into their view, "They're the heroes who stopped Deep Blue from annihilating the entire world, and they've got amazing powers!" Ino shouted with an amazed facial expression, "Now I know who you're talking about! That guy named Kiyo Takamine is one of those heroes! He's more amazing than Sasuke, and I hope that he's single!" Naruto thought with an embarrassed facial expression, "Oh, boy. Ichigo's really going to hate Ino."
Meanwhile, Ichigo looked really happy. She told Kiyo with a sweet look in her eyes, "This is amazing, Kiyo! Pudding and I have learned some new spells, and we're really excited! When we encounter our next enemies, they'll be blown away! I'm really determined to take down those bad ninjas! Ichigo's determination caused her hair, her outfit, and her book to turn orange! A new spell was also in her orange book, and Ichigo decided to test it out! Suddenly, Happy Child teleported in front of them with Blue Bayou and Sweet Juliet! Ichigo asked while going into a combat stance, "What are you doing here?" Happy Child explained while looking sadistic, "Yesterday, a strange guy used his weird mind powers to make Royal Highness fall into a coma! We've come to eliminate you, because we think that he was sent by you!" Kiyo said defensively, "We don't know what you're talking about, but you seem like a really bad guy!" He shouted with strong emotions, "Zakerga!" Zatch unleashed a beam of lightning from his mouth, but the evil trio dodged it! Blue Bayou slammed his fist into the ground to create a chasm, and it almost reached the protagonists! Happy Child screamed loudly, and he unleashed ultrasonic sound waves from his mouth! The sound waves were immense, and everyone covered their ears! Happy Child explained as he looked cocky, "There's no way that you can win!" Naruto shouted while he was jumping into the air with a large army of clones, "Hey, you jerk! Never underestimate your opponents!" The large army of 100 clones slammed themselves into Happy Child, and the real Naruto grabbed his scepter! He exclaimed while breaking it in half, "Your evil magic is useless now, you jerk!"
Blue Bayou tried to run towards the clones to help Happy Child, but he felt like he was immobilized by something! Shikamaru explained while standing behind him, "You're movement is restrained by Shadow Possession Jutsu, you know." Sweet Juliet turned around, and Ino used the Mind Transfer Jutsu on him! Ino fainted, and Choji caught her. Blue Bayou asked Sweet Juliet in a brutal tone, "What's wrong with you?" Sweet Juliet explained while being possessed by Ino's soul, "Your teammate can't hear you, so you should just give up." Shikamaru used the Shadow Strangle Jutsu on Blue Bayou, and a shadowy hand reached for the antagonist's neck! Ino released the Mind Transfer Jutsu from Sweet Juliet, and her soul returned back to her body. Ichigo yelled with a determined facial expression, "Let's see if this spell works! Raja Ganzu Seishiru!" Then, something awesome happened. Three orange spheres surrounded the Saint Rose Crusaders, and they were carried up in the air to form a triangle! The orange spheres also had the ability to neutralize an opponent's abilities, so Happy Child couldn't teleport. He shouted while looking annoyed, "Well, that was a sneaky attack!" At that moment, the three orange spheres slammed into each other! An orange explosion occurred in the sky, and the Saint Rose Crusaders screamed in pain!
Elsewhere, Mint was hoping that her new spell would work. She had the blue orb in her back pocket, so she felt somewhat happy. Mint screamed with strong emotions, "Take this, Kisame! Akur Rija Kiroda!" A blue ball of energy appeared in the middle of the ocean-like battlefield, and Kisame laughed. He shouted with a sadistic facial expression, "Don't insult me with your simple tricks, little girl!" The blue ball of energy began to absorb all of the water, including the three water prisons! The Mew Mews were freed, and the blue ball of energy also absorbed water from the river that was down below! Also, it absorbed energy from Kisame's water clones! Then, the blue ball of energy slammed into Kisame! A blue blast occurred, and everyone covered their eyes! When the smoke cleared, Kisame looked like he had taken tons of damage from that attack! Itachi thought as he used his Sharingan to predict the future, "Unfortunately, Kisame won't survive against Lettuce's new spell. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to refer to it as an ultimate jutsu." Lettuce shouted with a furious facial expression, "Chaajiru Seishi Juron!"
Suddenly, the trees were glowing with a green aura! This spell had the power to make trees emerge from underground, and they appeared behind the Mew Mews! Lettuce absorbed energy from her newly created trees, and she manipulated the plant energy to form a giant green tornado around Kisame! He screamed with a shocked facial expression, "This isn't chakra at all, so my Samehada can't absorb it!" At that moment, the green tornado turned into a green explosion! The green light was extremely bright, and a massive amount of wind pushed everyone else back against the trees! When the bright light faded, Kisame was lying on the ground. His scratched headband was covered in green flames, and he began to disappear. Kisame shouted with a vicious look on his face as he disappeared, "Tell the mamodo named Bari that I'd like to fight him someday. It would be a clash of raw power."
Zakuro noticed that Itachi was still standing there, and she glared at him. Itachi explained as he walked away, "Don't be alarmed, Zakuro. I'm not going to fight you. After all, I realized something. You've been fighting many shinobi, so I want to see what you had to go through. That's why I'm going to track down your most powerful mamodo enemy." Zakuro responded calmly, "Well, good luck with that." The Mew Mews parted ways with Itachi, and they headed back home to Kiyo's house.
Naruto yelled excitedly as he looked up at the blue sky, "All right, guys! We won against those jerks!" Shikamaru said with an annoyed facial expression, "Even after you win a fight, you're still loud." Choji added as he noisily ate some potato chips, "Well, at least we beat those guys." Ino said to Kiyo with a flirtatious smile as the group walked to the house, "Wow, you're so smart and handsome." Ichigo exclaimed while looking jealous, "Keep your hands off my boyfriend, Ino!" She responded in a defensive tone, "Well, at least I have long hair! Besides, Kiyo and Zatch are so talented!" Kiyo told Ino while he looked happy, "Ichigo's my girlfriend, you know." Zatch added while looking at Ino, "You have a rivalry with Sakura, and Ichigo is probably more talented than both of you." Pudding asked Shikamaru and Choji with a confused facial expression, "Is Ino always like this?" Shikamaru told her as he looked up at the clouds, "If you say one bad thing about Sasuke, then she'll get really mad." Pudding giggled, and the group walked back to the house.
A/N: How was Chapter 25? Will Sasuke hear the news about Itachi being seen in Mochinoki? What will happen when Itachi meets Deep Blue? Can the Mew Mews win against Itachi? Find out in Chapter 26!