Chapter V


Black smoke and burning embers of raging fire painted the dark ominous sky. The cries and screams of the innocent people who's been saved from their burning houses echoed as the fire continue to escalate.

Hanabusa and Akatsuki busied themselves saving those who are still trapped to their homes while Asuka and the other medical volunteers scramble to give relief to the other injured villagers.

"Water style: Great water dragon jutsu!" Shin exclaimed as raging water like dragon came out of his mouth in his effort to put out the fire that has been destroying homes.

"Its good that Shin is also has affinity with water he's been a great help!" Naruto said from behind Sasuke who just finished pulling another trap man out of his house.

"Well with your wind style and my fire it won't much help other than we do a grunt work..." Sasuke shrug his shoulders.

Naruto twitch a vein popping out of his forehead, "Speaking of grunt work. Why am I the only one doing the physical labor stuff?! Do some work too asshole!"

"Whatever dobe..." Naruto was about to retort back to Sasuke but Shin's angry voice cut him off.

"Can't you guys help?!" Annoyed and irritated Shin said while wiping his sweat.

"Yeah yeah..."

After the fires are finally put out Kaname checked everyone who made it out alive noticing Nozomi is missing among those who are rescued.

"Nozomi, I can't see her where is she?" Asuka said in panic.

"No…not her I thought she was with us when we left our home." Airi, Asuka's mother sobbed, falling to her knees while being hugged by her son Kiseki

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Sasuke seeing 'his Hinata' in despair wanted to console her but Kaname beat him to it hugging Asuka and letting her cry on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, I should have protected her better."

"No…it's not your fault…" Asuka said before fainting into Kaname's arms.

"I can't see Minato as well, isn't he with you guys?" Naruto asked to the children who simply nodded their heads sideways.

"He must have gone out…we should check outside." Shin suggested but was stopped by a serious looking Hanabusa.

"You are technically strangers to our village and your sudden appearance caused this disaster to happen making you suspects for this arson of the village."

"What? We arsonists? Excuse me pal but we didn't do anything we were asleep when the fire broke out." Naruto argued anger and frustration evident on his voice as he spoke.

"Hanabusa's right, all of you are to be detained until an investigation proving your innocence is proven." Kaname said glaring his dark red eyes to Naruto while carrying the unconscious Asuka in her arms followed closely by Kiseki. "Detain them in the prison for a while, Akatsuki search for Nozomi, Seiren investigate what happened."

Choosing not to argue anymore the shinobi's from Konoha along with the kids followed Hanabusa.


Kaname lay Asuka gently on a couch inside his office before taking a seat on his desk rubbing his temples on a headache he was now suffering from, thinking of what just happened to his village and the still missing Nozomi. Kiseki helped his aneki wake up by letting her inhale scent of ammonia and wiped her face with a wet cloth.

"Kiseki..." Asuka said wailing and hugged the raved haired boy close to her.

"Don't worry about Nozomi I'm sure she's safe and Akatsuki-san will not stop until he finds her."

"He's right, so don't worry about her, she's a tough kid I'm sure of it." Kaname said reassuring Asuka placing a chaste kiss on the top of her hair.


"The three of them aren't your average villagers guys...they're not ninja's but still..." Naruto trailed off after having to witness the prowess of their strength Akatsuki and Hanabusa who could lift a ton of weight while the lady guard who only uses her prowess in martial arts defeated them in 'taijutsu'.

"There's something strange about them...especially their leader. Just by what we witness earlier how uncanny their strenght is despite not being a shinobi imagine what their leader can do." Sasuke said as he watch Kaname talk to one of the children they rescued.

"There's something suspicious about this whole place the people and their leader and I intend to find out what they're hiding..."

"Hey you guys." Hanabusa approached the three with a grim look on his face, "Kaname-sama is asking for your presence right now. So follow me."

"We have to find the children as fast as we can..." Kaname proposed to the seven adults present before him.

"Count us in too! It's my son and an innocent girl we're talking about here and as a Hokage I swear I'll get them back!" Naruto exclaimed his hands slowly clench into a fist to prove his point.

"What he said." Sasuke nodded.

"Where do we start Kaname." Akatsuki asked looking at his leader.

"It's time..."