Chapter 38: Under Attack!?!

Hello World! This chapter has a minor battle scene and I hope you guys and gals will like it. I will have the next chapter uploaded this weekend, tomorrow I'm going to go see the movie, 'Avatar'. That movie is gonna be so awesome.

* Takigakure *

Squad 13 entered Takigakure territory after taking a two days to get there. Itachi was in front and Hinata was behind him to his right and Shino to his left behind him. Itachi held his hand up signaling them to stop, each of them landed on a thick branch of a tree.

Shino looked to his sensei asking, "Is this where we are suppose to meet the contact?" Itachi nodded and asked Hinata, "What do you see with you byakugan?" Hinata had activated her byakugan and told her sensei, "I see a four man squad heading this way, they each have on the Waterfall headbands.... Their making contact right.... now!"

From the trees ahead of them, one ninja jumped out asking, "Are you the squad the Hokage told us about?" Itachi nodded replying, "Yes, were the squad. From what I've read in the file says that you wanted the team that best knew our jinchuriki."

The waterfall nin looked behind himself to wave to the other three that came with him. Soon after three other ninjas came onto the same tree the first one was on. The female of the group said, "Our village chief wanted to be sure we got the jinchuriki's handlers. Our chief wouldn't want Fu going with a squad that would discriminatory against her."

Shino said to the squad, "That makes sense." Itachi held out a scroll saying, "This was the amount your village requested. Our understanding is that we are to meet with your village elders."

The leader of the group nodded and motioned for them to follow. They started rushing through the trees quickly stopping at a massive waterfall. One of the waterfall ninja said, "We have to go through the waterfall to get to the village, stay close." The leader of the group did some handsigns yelling, "Water Style: Splitting Wave!" He clapped his hands together splitting a small entrance through the waterfall.

Everyone moved through the waterfall safely, as the captain went through the waterfall he had to keep his hands pointed at the waterfall, after passing through he released his hands causing the hole to close up. Entering the village Hinata, Shino and Itachi saw a massive tree in the center of a giant lake with part of a village floating on top of it surrounding the tree and another part of the village surrounding the giant caves edge.

The captain said, "Okay, you three go find Fu and tell her to report to the Chief's Tower. I'll escort the Konoha ninja their now." His team nodded and jumped out to the village to find Fu.

* Takigakure Tower *

The captain had Squad 13 follow to a large tower in front of the massive tree. They entered the tower walking up a number of steps to enter a large room that had four elderly men, an old woman, a mature man and another who looked rather young. All seven were sitting on pillow seats in a semi-circle facing the center where Squad 13 was currently standing.

One elder had a fire symbol outline on his chest, another had outlines of waves on his chest, another with a lightning outline on his chest, another had a stone outline drawing on his chest, and finally the old woman had a tornado like drawing on her chest as well. Both the mature man and young man had no symbols similar to theirs.

The captain bowed and then the mature man made a hand gesture for him to leave, the man did so and left. Itachi and his team bowed to them. The chief was the mature man saying, "So your the famed Squad 13 I've heard about. So which of you is the jinchuriki?"

Itachi said to them, "None. Ours went on a training mission and won't be back home until the end of the month." The elder with the water symbol spoke saying, "We were hoping to ease Fu's thoughts about leaving if she met your jinchuriki."

Shino spoke saying, "We have something just as good. I am one of Naruto's friends and one he could truly trust and..." Shino pointed to Hinata saying, "She has lived with him since they were babies and she is also his girlfriend."

The elder with the rock symbol said, "Oh. Such beauty this one has. Tell me girl, is your boyfriend respected in his village?" Hinata looked at the elder who asked her the question saying, "At first no, but as time went on Naruto gained the respect of the village during the chunnin exams three years ago. He even befriended the Sunagakure's jinchuriki and has met Kirigakure's jinchuriki as well, though Naruto and the Rokubi jinchuriki met only once, they seem to have an understanding."

The young man spoke, "Well that should be good enough for Fu and I must say that it's a shame we couldn't meet this Naruto in person." The chief said, "Yes, but it doesn't matter. Do you have the trade?"

Itachi held out the scroll saying, "We want to meet Fu first before we give you the money." They all nodded in an understanding, but after they all heard a knock at the door. The village chief shouted, "Enter!"

The two doors opened revealing a girl standing about the same height as Hinata, she had on a high white shirt that showed her well toned stomach, a white skirt and leg fishnets similar to Temari's, armlets and a fishnet waistband, wearing the Takigakure forehead protector on her arm like Shikamaru. She was also carries a cylindrical object on her back, but Hinata knew it was her from the description Neji gave her and Naruto. This girl had bright neon green hair, tan skin, and red eyes.

Shino was a bit stunned by her beauty that he had a slight blush that no one could see except for one person. Fu walked in and looked at Shino giving him a quick smile, after she stood in the center with her hands on her hips saying, "Well I'm here."

The elder woman said, "Fu allow us to introduce your escorts to Konoha who you will now be staying with." Fu happy expression turned serious, turning around to look at her 'escorts' she asked, "So it's time huh?"

The village chief said to her, "Yes it is. I know this is selfish, but with the information roaming around about this organization attacking villages with jinchuriki, I have to think of the village first. We are simply a small ninja village, only three ninja have really stood out. First it was Kakuzu who killed five elders for power, then it was Jinteki who was our greatest scholar and taught most of our current ninja all they needed to know, but sadly disappeared after the Third Ninja War, and the final... is you. The hero of the village who holds a demon inside herself, keeping us safe."

Fu was stunned at the man's words and continued to listen, "I've watched over you since your parent's death and I'm glad no one in this village took action against you, but that doesn't mean they don't wish too. This village is frightened of you when they shouldn't be. I know I told you months ago about your departure from the village and I know how you would rather die than to leave, but if you stay not only would we not be able to protect you, but these men will have no hesitation in destroying us to get to you. So as your most heroic effort, I ask you to leave in order to spare this village from death."

Fu looked like she was about to cry, but withheld them fearing that the konoha ninja would think less of her. Sucking up her tears she asks, "Is it okay if I stay one more day?" The young man of the council said, "That's not entirely up to us, your escorts might need to get back soon."

Itachi was about to say something when Hinata broke in saying, "We do have something to get back to, but I think we could at least spare her a day. Can't we sensei?" Itachi looked at his student as their gazes locked. Itachi broke it and looked over to Shino, who was looking back at him. Letting out a sigh he says, "If it is alright with the council." Fu turned from looking at Hinata and the others to the council.

The young man, the chief, the elderly woman and the two old men with the water and rock symbol rose their hands stating, "It's agreed to a 5-2-vote. Fu you may stay for the rest of today and till three tomorrow and as for our guests, I have arranged a place for you to stay at one of our cabins close to this tower."

Itachi and his team bowed and he walked over to the chief handing over the scroll. The elderly woman said, "Fu, why don't you show them around the village. Afraid there isn't much to our small village, but we have our own little charm." That last part was directed at Itachi and his team. Fu did a bow in gratitude and walked out the door followed by Itachi and his team.

Once the door closed, Fu looked at the team and asked a question to Hinata, "Are you the jinchuriki?" Hinata smiled and said, "No, afraid not. He's away on a personal mission, but will be back sometime by the end of this month though."

Itachi asked the young girl, "That is unlike the meetings back home, it seems like your elders don't argue, somehow it seems they have a complete understanding of each other, and from what I've just seen, it looks as if they know what the outcome of the situation is."

Fu looked at Itachi saying, "Well, from what I know about the five major villages is that your leaders are not with each other all the time. Am I right?" All three nodded, "There you go. Those seven are always together, when village missions are given all seven debrief you, we found long ago that doing things separately makes an unhealthy rift and that's also how it turned out when Kakuzu killed the first five elders easily." Shino asked, "What do you mean?" Fu began walking with them following.

"You see, long ago each elder would take shifts between each day. The five elders would take the weekdays, the chief would take Saturday and the civilian leader would take the final day, but all information went to the village chief for the final 'okay'. It was suppose to let everyone get to know each of them, but it also had a gap in it. Our village is small and it's almost easy to find the locations of the seven and Kakuzu used this. He hunted down each elder to their homes and killed them."

Hinata continued saying, "And it was because of that? The reason for all seven to be together?" Fu looked at her and said, "Yes. There was another assassination attempt on all of them, but this time a larger group and it failed when all five and the village chief dispatched them, as if they were brushing off a fly on their shoulder. It works better this way since all who enter has a chance to meet all of them at a time instead of coming in everyday to see them."

Once they left the tower Shino asked, "The civilian leader has no ninja ability?" Fu answered, "Well yeah he does, but that seat was recently filled, he is the son of the last civilian leader and it was a different leader a long time ago that at that time didn't know any kind of ninja skill. Our last civilian leader died three years ago when one of our jounin who went rouge killed him. I was away on a mission at the time, but from what I know was that the chief dispatched him quickly."

Fu lead them around the village showing them to all kinds of places. Though the shops in Konoha were better and bigger, but what the elder said about their village having their own kind of charm was right. All three felt something that they haven't felt in Konoha, they couldn't put their fingers on it, but they liked this feeling. They all sat down to eat at a ramen stall that squad thirteen insisted eating at.

All four ordered their ramen and began eating. Fu was in the center along with Hinata, Shino was to Fu's right and Itachi was to Hinata's left. Fu began sharing with them about life in the village and they told her stories about Naruto and the village. When Shino ate, he lifted his jacket hood covering his face when he ate, after passing stories Shino looked down and saw a small beetle walking across the counter.

He put his mask back on and took his hood off and then he reached out to grab it, but another hand covered the small beetle. Shino looked up at Fu who was looking back at him and he heard her speak saying, "You shouldn't kill insects." Fu scooped the bug up in her hand and then placed it on the ground. She looked back at Shino and they locked gazes for a moment before Hinata said, "No Fu you see Shino wasn't going to kill it."

Fu broke her gaze from Shino to look at Hinata, "You see Fu, in our village we have a clan that fights and tracks with all kinds of bugs. That clan is called the Aburame clan and Shino is part of that clan. He would never hurt any bugs." Fu widened her eyes at this and then turned her attention back to Shino.

Fu apologized and said, "Sorry, I made the assumption that you were going to kill it. Most of the people I've met don't like bugs and kill them first chance they get." Shino nodded and said, "Almost everyone outside the Konoha 12 kill bugs without the single thought of just letting it mind it's own business. You and me are like the bugs, most make a simple assumption about us and think nothing of our true personalities."

Fu slightly blushed and then smiled saying, "When I get to your village... Do you think I could see your clan's bugs?" Shino nodded and then she was smiling more. The two began talking about different types of bugs not realizing that Hinata and Itachi moved from their seats to a bench that was across the stall. Itachi was smiling saying, "This is the first time I've seen Shino let his guard down and so easily."

Hinata was smiling saying, "How long should we sit here and watch them?" Itachi continued watching them and said to her, "Let's see how long it takes before they notice we're gone, but if it takes longer than an hour then we'll let our presence known." Hinata nodded in agreement and watched how Shino and Fu continued to talk and seemed to be unaware of the world around them. Hinata remembered that feeling when she was with Naruto.

'Naruto-kun... Where are you.' Hinata had that thought in her head and felt for that split second something she hasn't felt since he left, 'loneliness'.

* Land of Waves *

Zabuza had his sword stabbed in the ground with his traveling cloak hanging on it. He was standing on a hill looking at three spots in the ground with three crosses on each spot, he had set three bouquet of flowers by each cross.

(Zabuza is still wearing his blue jumpsuit)

He was standing there motionless before finally realizing he was being watched. He let out a sigh before tossing his cloak off the hill and grabbing his massive sword, "Come on out whoever you are!" He waited a few seconds before a figure moved from the trees.

Zabuza looked at the person's attire, which was a long, white cloak with black clouds, a chin-high collar and hood allowing the wearer to see out, but not allowing anyone to see the person's face based on how the head design shaded the wearers face, and from what Zabuza could see from the inside of the hood was that the interior was black as well and he also seen his cloak open toward the bottom letting the two swords strapped to his sides show. Zabuza remembered a rumor about men similar wearing the same thing except they had black cloaks with red clouds.

Zabuza decided it was a long shot, "I heard rumors about a group going around attacking jinchuriki." The person stood there staring at him, "Would you be with the group called Akatsuki?"

The figure spoke saying, "Nope... This outfit is more like me mocking Akatsuki. I have a different agenda from them." Zabuza rested his sword on his shoulder asking, "Well then if you were with them, I'd tell you that your wasting time with me. I have no demon sealed in me nor do I know the location of any jinchuriki."

The man moved his hand to his high collar unbuttoning it and pulling his hood off. Zabuza's eyes widen in a quick surprise saying, "Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in... Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto looked at Zabuza allowing him to observe his face. Zabuza noticed his blonde hair with silver highlights now and three bridge piercings in this nose. Naruto spoke saying, "It's Namikaze now." Zabuza looked at him funny saying, "Namikaze? As in the Speed Demons?"

Naruto nodded at his question, "I should have guessed that. What brings you all the way out here? Because as you know I intend to finish the fight between you and Haku." Naruto smiled and said, "Kinda, but I'm more here to talk to you about a proposition."

Zabuza eyed him asking, "What kind of proposition?" Naruto kept his smile saying, "What if I told you that I'm putting a team together." Zabuza let a low laugh escape his lips, "Then I'd ask, what kind of team?"

Naruto walked over to a tree leaning against it saying, "Well to be honest, you'd be the first member. So you want in?" Zabuza rested his sword at his side saying, "First things first." He then aims his sword at Naruto saying, "We'll talk about that later, but now... Let's settle this first." Naruto shoulders slump a little and he slowly reaches for his two swords pulling both out holding the sword in his right (Shuusui) in a reverse grip and the sword in his left (Benihime) in a horizontal form in front of him.

Zabuza let's out a low chuckle saying, "I've been looking forward to this for a long time now." Naruto makes a grin and slides his foot in Zabuza's direction before dashing out at the man. The two engaged in a vicious sword battle.

Zabuza swung his sword horizontally at Naruto, who blocked it, but skidded back from the force of the blade. Zabuza told Naruto, "I've been training non-stop since our encounter three years ago and look around. The entire area is wet from the recent rain activity." Naruto looked around while he tapped one of his swords on his shoulders waiting for Zabuza to attack. Zabuza saw him waiting and rushed at Naruto with another horizontal swing, but Naruto evaded by doing a side flip over the sword. Once Zabuza's sword made the complete swing Naruto blurred out from in front of Zabuza and then he appeared behind him.

Zabuza was surprised at his speed and slowly looked at his left shoulder to see a cut going from the left side of his chest to his shoulder. 'He cut my shoulder so fast that I didn't even feel the slightest pain until now. This was worth the wait.' thought Zabuza. Naruto was in a crouched position with Benihime sheathed and Shuusui in his right extended with some blood on it. Zabuza turned around quickly and ran through some handsigns at amazing speeds yelling out, "Water Style: Hidden Shellshock!" From underneath Naruto little water bubbles the size of a baseball appeared all around him.

Naruto saw them and then he heard them. The little water bubbles exploded sending shockwaves of pressure all around and since they were close to Naruto it had a double effect. Naruto's cloak got shredded up a little and he fell to the ground from the force of the explosions. While Naruto was down Zabuza did some more handsigns and yelled, "Water Style: Water Slicer!" Around Naruto four pillars of water appeared a couple feet away from Naruto and then jetted at Naruto creating blades that sliced through Naruto, dicing him up.

But it wasn't the result Zabuza was hoping for. Naruto's body turned to water, "A water substitution jutsu?" From in front of Zabuza a lump of water was gathering in front of him, taking the form of Naruto. Naruto smiled and said, "That was close. My turn now!" Naruto did some handsigns and then afterward closed his hands together yelling, "Ice Style!" Zabuza's eyes widened in complete surprise, "Ripping Saw Blades!"

The water around Zabuza shot up taking an ice form of saw blades that soon flew after Zabuza. He reached out for his sword and with all his might swung it at both ice blades shattering them. Naruto went through another set of handsigns closing his hands together again yelling, "Ice Style: Thousand Needles of Death!" Naruto stomped his foot on the ground shooting water in the air that later took the form of ice needles. The needles aimed at Zabuza and Naruto aimed his hand at him causing the needles to shoot forward at Zabuza.

Zabuza did his own handsigns, "Water Style: Water Wall." A wall of water shot up from the ground in front of him with enough pressure that once the needles hit the water the needles flew up. The water distorted his vision of Naruto for a brief moment, before Naruto broke through the water wall swinging both swords at Zabuza. Quickly Zabuza grabs his sword again to block.

Underneath his bandages he smiled. Both men's swords were locked with each other, Zabuza had his right hand on his sword handle and his left was gripping the dull side of the blade through the hole at the top. Zabuza twisted his handle making a clicking sound, he quickly kicked out hitting Naruto's stomach making him stumble back. Zabuza pulled his handle that seemed to separate from his massive blade revealing a sword that was as long as the huge blade.

Zabuza used his left that was holding the huge blade in the hole tossing it at Naruto with great force. Naruto blocked but the force of the blade knocked his arms above his head leaving him defenseless. Zabuza used his second hidden sword to slash Naruto from his stomach up diagonally to the left side of his shoulder. Naruto looked at Zabuza asking, "So there was a hidden sword inside that massive one?"

Zabuza chuckled holding the thin sword out, "Not many know about this blade. I can't really use my 'Guillotine' against you since your fast. So I'm just gonna have to use 'Executioner'." Naruto charged Zabuza swinging with Benihime, but Zabuza countered with Executioner. Both swords locked and Naruto charged wind chakra into Benihime.

Hoping to cut Zabuza's sword in half, but nothing happened. Zabuza saw the expression on Naruto's face saying, "Let me guess, you tried charging chakra in to your sword to try and cut mine in half right?" Naruto made eye contact with Zabuza, "You won't succeed, because my blade is made of chakra metal as well and I have my blade coated with a certain water substance."

What took both men by surprise was that both blades began had small hints of ice surrounding them. They quickly broke off from each other in a stare down. Naruto then sheathed both swords and said, "I don't have a lot of time to do this, I wanna end this. I have a mission and I have to complete it..."

Zabuza said, "So you don't wanna play huh?" Naruto sighed and asked, "I wasn't planning on using this jutsu, but you leave me no choice. I have a schedule to keep and someone important to me who I've kept waiting for to long."

Zabuza watched him with a slight confusion. Naruto did a few handsigns closing them together yelling, "Dark Style!...."

* Takigakure: One day later *

Itachi and his team helped Fu pack her bags and they received her paperwork from the council. Itachi, his team, Fu, the elder woman and the chief were at the cave entrance to leading out to the massive waterfall.

Itachi and Shino decided to carry Fu's luggage for her. Fu took one last look at the chief and the three elders who came to see her off, "Thank you again for all you've done for me." The chief smiled and said, "No thank you for saving the village, not once, but twice. I hope you have a good life kid." Fu smiled at the man and gave him a hug, which he returned. Letting go she looked at the old lady and said, "Thank you for giving me a home to stay at granny."

The old lady smiled at the girl and said, "It was my pleasure Fu. Now you take care of yourself and don't let Nanabi's power influence you." Fu gave the short old lady a hug and told her, "Don't worry, I won't let him influence me."

The chief was talking with Itachi now, "Thank your Hokage for allowing this." Itachi nods saying, "It's our pleasure. Alright team let's go, we have a two day trip back to the village." Hinata, Shino and Fu nodded and followed Itachi into the cave. Fu stopped and took on last look at the only two people who were close to family. She waved goodbye one last time and they did the same.

When they reached the waterfall, Fu did the necessary handsigns to part the water slightly allowing them to leave the waterfall safely. Once outside Itachi said to his team, "Okay listen up, were gonna travel till nightfall and stop to camp. We will get up early and begin moving till we reach the nearest town to rest, afterward we will do a straight shot home. Understood?"

Hinata and Shino nodded, but Fu raised her hand asking, "Where will I be staying?" Hinata said to her, "You can stay with me and my family, until your able to afford your own apartment." Fu looked a little unsure asking, "Really, it wouldn't be a problem?" Hinata shook her head saying, "Not at all."

Itachi said, "Then it's settled. First let's get home and meet the Hokage so you can have a position in our village. What is you ninja rank?" Fu rubbed the back of her head saying, "I'm a low jounin." Itachi told her, "Well to be honest, you might start off as a gennin in our village and work your way up the ladder. Each village promotes their ninja differently and there are no exceptions."

Fu agreed and said, "I understand. I don't mind starting off fresh." Itachi said, "Good now let's go." The tree nodded and followed him heading southeast toward Konoha and Fu's new home. She only hoped that people would like her and not try and avoid her like the villagers in Taki.

* Land of Waves *

After an entire day of battling, the area was now covered in a dark wave of mist was covering the ground of the entire area. Trees were split in half or knocked down, chunks of earth was missing, and blood was splattered on some of the trees. Naruto soon appears from the shadowed ground quietly. Zabuza looked cut up, bruised and worn out, his clothes were ripped apart and his blade had chips all in it, he was looking around for Naruto desperately.

Naruto jumped out from the shadows reaching out to grab Zabuza behind his head pulling him down for a knee to the face. Zabuza was hit with full impact, and quickly Naruto unsheathed both swords and stabbed Zabuza through his hands pinning him to a tree. In the little attack Zabuza dropped his sword, which Naruto picked up aiming it at Zabuza's neck. Naruto looked in bad condition as well, he was cut up, beat up, his clothes underneath his cloak was also ripped apart. Naruto took in some deep breaths calming himself. The black mist began to dissipate slowly until it disappeared completely.

Naruto asked, "So what's your answer?" Zabuza was wincing in pain a little from Naruto's swords stuck in his hands but said, "Okay, I'll join this little team you got. I just wanted to make sure my leader isn't weaker than me otherwise I'd never join." Naruto stabbed Zabuza's sword in the ground and proceeded to take out his swords he stabbed in his hands. Zabuza let himself fall in a seated position asking, "So I have to leave my village again? Huh, I'm probably the first ninja in history to abandon his village twice."

Naruto shook his head saying, "No you won't leave. I just need you to take one of these and listen to my plan." Zabuza watched as Naruto pulled out a small box from his ninja pouch. Opening it Naruto pulled out from it a small black metal object that was as big as his pinky, "Now let me tell you my devious plan." Zabuza leaned forward to listen to Naruto's plan and slowly thought more and more that this team was going to be as suicidal as him for even joining.

Naruto hands the little metal object to Zabuza hearing him ask, "So does it matter where?" Naruto shook his head saying, "Nope. And if you could try and get about three people you trust to help out."

Zabuza nodded asking, "Do I have to wear that cloak and what's this team called?" Naruto answered, "I'd like it if you did and our group is called, 'Gyouten'." Zabuza leaned his head against the tree and said, "What do we do now?"

Naruto sat down to looking at the man in front of him, "Well, you go on and do your little missions or whatever for your village, but when that metal stops receiving, then that's when you make your move with your team. I have to go to two more places and get set up as well." Naruto stands back up helping Zabuza to his feet as well, "You want me to send word to Kiri to come get you?"

Zabuza thought for a moment before saying, "If you wouldn't mind." Naruto rubbed some blood that was coming out of his mouth smearing it on his thumb running through some handsigns, "Summoning Jutsu!" He slams his hand on the ground causing some smoke to pop out. Once it cleared a small dark blue toad with yellow spots on it's body appeared. Naruto smiled and said, "Peach good to see ya."

The small toad that could fit in Naruto's hand asks, "Hello Naruto-sama. What can I do for you today?" Naruto kneels down next to the frog saying, "I need to go to Kirigakure and tell them Zabuza is hurt and will need assistance. Tell them that I will be taking him on the main road back there and will meet them halfway."

Peach nods and takes one good leap straight up high in the air disappearing from sight. Zabuza asks Naruto, "Can that little toad make it?" Naruto chuckles saying, "Don't doubt Peach. She's pretty damn fast for a shrimp." Naruto walks over to a certain area grabbing his cloak and Zabuza's Guillotine blade. Zabuza takes the blade and slides his thinner sword into it completing it's natural form.

Zabuza makes a hand gesture for them to leave and Naruto agrees and they set off toward Kiri. It didn't take Peach long to deliver the news to Kiri, the Godaime sent out a retrieval team to go and fetch Zabuza. Though he was alone when they got to him as Naruto disappeared when he sensed the Kiri ninja were close by. Ao was leading the team sent out to retrieve Zabuza and asked him, "You went out to simply pay your respects and here you are all beat up and seem like your about to kick the bucket."

Zabuza responds, "Yeah, well one thing led to another." Ao let's out a small sigh and tells him, "We have a problem." Zabuza gives him a strange look and listens to the problem. Ao looks Zabuza in the eyes telling him, "The Sanbi is gone."

Zabuza's eyes widen in shock, "What do you mean it's gone?" Ao responds, "The two man squad that does the daily routine found traces of a battle and the last two man team that last checked it out remembered men in black cloaks with red clouds. Sound familiar?" Zabuza runs his hand through his hair asking, "Did they find anything?" Ao tells him, "They found discarded and destroyed puppets and traces of purple blood that were assuming is the Sanbi's blood. Right now the Godaime is sending out a team to look for Utakata to bring him back safely so we can protect him, but so far nothing."

Zabuza grunts saying, "First let's get back to Kiri and see if we can find anything that can lead us to wherever they might have taken Sanbi." Ao nods and makes a hand movement for the two men that went with him to help Zabuza back home.

* Konoha: Two Days Later *

Squad 13 had just returned from their mission with Fu, who was amazed at the size of the village. The closer they got to the village the more bigger it looked to her. Waiting at the front gate was Sarutobi and Tsunade, Shizune were his escorts. The group began to walk toward them, Fu was a little scared that since she was in a new place that she will be mistreated.

When they were within shouting distance something happened. Fu grabs her head and screams out in utter pain falling for the ground, Shino was quick to react and catches her before she hits the ground. Fu screams, "IT HURTS!!! MY HEAD IS SPLITTING OPEN!!!" Tsunade and Shizune rush over to the girl and Tsunade asks, "What is it? What's wrong?" Fu continues to roll around in Shino's arms screaming, "MY HEAD FEELS LIKE IT'S BEING RIPPED TO PIECES!!! SHINO-KUN MAKE IT STOP!!!" Shino kept her from thrashing around holding her still while Shizune took out some items.

Shizune pulls out a syringe and a small bottle, using the syringe to take the substance out and injects it into Fu. Slowly she begins to lessen her scream and calms to a stop falling asleep. Sarutobi moves over to them asking, "What the hell happened?"

Hinata responds, "I don't know, this is the first time this has happened. She was fine from when we first met her till now." Sarutobi looks around as a few people heard the screaming and tells them, "All of you come with me. We're taking her to a medical room reserved for kages." They all agree and Shino lifts her up bridal style and the group follows the Hokage to the Kage's medical room, so they can get to the bottom of what just happened.

* Some Town in Land of Fire: Same Time *

Naruto was passing through this town lightly bandaged up from his fight against Zabuza two days earlier. When out of nowhere he grabs his head and begins screaming in agony. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!!!" Naruto began rolling on the ground beating his head into the ground from the shear pain. A few of the townspeople gathered to try and help, but every time they got closer Naruto would thrash around hitting anyone.

After about two minutes, he finally calmed down, but remained on the floor panting heavily, "What... in Kami's... name was that?" Kyuubi linked with Naruto asking in the same manner, "NARUTO... ARE YOU... OKAY?"

Naruto forces himself to stand and jumps out of the area to get away from the townies. He sluggishly found a sturdy tree to relax by, "What on earth was that?" Kyuubi replies after catching it's breath, "ONE OF MY BRETHREN... I DON'T KNOW, BUT.... SOMETHING'S HAPPENED."

Naruto relaxed for a moment before saying, "That hurt like hell. I gotta keep moving." Naruto cut his link and sluggishly ran off in a certain direction.

* Land of Rivers *

The Rokubi's jailer just took himself off the ground dusting himself off, picking his pipe back up, "That was something else. What in Kami's name was that immense pain I was feeling?" Utakata looked around making sure no one was around, "That may have been the worse headache I've had yet."

Utakata dipped his pipe in his bamboo container to blow a few more bubbles, "Well, now how should I prevent that from happening again?" Utakata picked up a straw hat he had gotten some time ago and continued his journey.

* Iwagakure *

A tall man who was wearing heavily red armor, black gloves and a black sleeveless-kimono top, a red hat, orange eyes, light tan skin, and an orange ninja type mask, and he seems to be carrying with him a furnace on his back that seems to emit steam.

The giant man stands up after falling down from a massive headache that caused him immense pain. A short woman with black hair walks up to him asking, "Han-sama? Are you alright?"

Han straightens himself out replying, "Tell the Tsuchikage what just happened. I'm not sure what it was, but that was no ordinary headache." The woman agrees and jumps off to alert the kage. Han calls out, "Come out here."

Another nin with the standard Iwa jounin outfit jumps down in a bow, "What can I help you with Han-sama?" Han takes one good breath to calm himself, "Get my team ready. I'm gonna go look for Roshi. He's been gone to long."

The ninja nods and leaps off. Han shoots steam out of his furnace saying to himself, "What is going on?"

* Sunagakure *

Kankuro walks out of the Kazekage's office telling Baki, "Gaara says he's fine, but I don't know. This was the first time I've ever heard him scream like that." Baki looks at the few ninja around him saying, "Listen up! Our Kazekage may have come under attack, put the village on lock down! No one leaves, no one gets in!" The sand nin bow and rush off to deliver the message."

Gaara walks out of the room wearing the standard kage robes, "I'm not sure that was any kind of attempt on my life." Kankuro looks at his little brother saying, "Still we can't be to careful." Baki asks his kage, "What exactly happened?"

Gaara shook his head saying, "I don't know. One minute I'm signing documents and the next I receive the biggest headache ever. Send a message hawk to Konoha and ask them if something similar has happened to Naruto-nii."

Baki and Kankuro agree and leave to send the message. Gaara limps back to his office and gently sits down, "I hope this isn't a sign." talking to no one.

* Kumogakure *

The Yondaime Raikage was sitting in his office finishing up some documents when he was interrupted by one of his ninja barging into his office. He was a tall muscular man, dark-tanned skin, white hair and goatee.

"RAIKAGE-SAMA!"

The Raikage known as Ē, looked at the man before him who looked out of breath, "Calm down boy. Now tell me what has you all worked up?" The cloud nin took a minute to catch his breath saying, "It's Yugito Nii and Kirabi! About ten minutes ago both of them were in agonizing pain. We don't know what happened they just toppled over in pain from a great headache."

Ē took on a serious expression, "Where are they now?" The nin answers, "We took Kirabi back to your home Raikage-sama and we took Yugito Nii back to her home." Ē stood up and said, "I'm taking the rest of the day off. Put the village on lock down until we can find out what happened." The young nin nodded and watched the kage jump out of the window of he tower, "Why doesn't he just use the stairs?"

* A Cave Somewhere *

A giant rocky statue with only its upper torso and arms visible, Its back has a number of rocky protrusions, the Statue is wearing a blindfold it's arms are also bound in shackles and it has a hanging next to it's mouth.

On four of the fingers was, Tobi, Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori standing on the statue's fingers, while the other five fingers had holographic figures on each finger. Deidara called out saying, "I wasn't expecting the Sanbi's body to disappear from existence. I only thought that it took the chakra not the whole thing." Sasori responded, "Well these things are living chakra monsters. So it was only natural for the Gedo to absorb it's whole body."

Tobi said in his natural child tone, "Tobi doesn't want to sit here for another three days to seal the Yonbi!" Pain was in his holographic form saying, "We will rest for three days to allow ourselves to gain the nutrients we need to continue. We will assemble tomorrow."

Everyone nodded and the holographic images faded from existence. Kisame looks at the floor to where Roshi was and sees him rolling in pain in his sleep, "Looks like the rest of the biju can sense Sanbi's disappearance."

Sasori tells the group, "I need to repair my puppet. I'll return tomorrow." Deidara nods and says, "I'm heading for the nearest town to eat." Tobi runs over to him yelling, "Tobi will go with!" Deidara groans as Tobi follows him.

Kisame walks over to Roshi's body, "Soon you won't have to suffer anymore old man." Kisame then kicks Roshi into the cave wall causing Roshi to stir in pain. Kisame leaves the cave to go hunt some fish to eat. Leaving the broken old man in the cave alone.

Thank you all for your wait and I hope you guys liked the little battle between Naruto and Zabuza. The next chapter will be called, 'Triumphant Return'.Well as always R&R, Stay Gold, and Goodbye World!!!

-Jinteki is the name I gave to Pain's Human Realm. I just thought I would add that.

-Gyouten- 'Dawn'