The scent of blood was in the air, the smell a member of the Inuzuka clan knew all to well. Kiba could tell many things from the smell. Even though he saw no light he knew someone was bleeding near an open campfire. Akamaru paused to sniff the air, he was worried, the smell was too familiar. The pair of ninja and dog paused on a branch high up on a tree to concentrate on the smell. It was undoubtedly the smell of Shikamaru. They had worked together several times in the past so Kiba knew this smell well. Shikamaru had less sweat smell than most ninjas in fact he smelled almost more like a girl, except for that faint hint of Barbecue his clothes had absorbed from no doubt hanging with Choji too long. "Akamaru" Kiba said in a tone that Akamuru knew meant "come". Kiba knelt down near his dog and whispered a short command to Akamaru. He gave Akamaru a small pat on his head, which his faithful dog accepted happily.
Akamaru bounded forward from tree to tree following the scent that he was told to follow. He stopped cautiously, and looked around. The smell seemed to be here but the person was not. Akamaru sniffed the air once more and noticed the cloth of a jacket from around the trunk of this tree but a little higher. A small bug flew from Akamaru's neck up to the higher branch where Shino was waiting. Akamaru launched himself upwards after the bug and landed at Shino's feat. The bug landed softly on Shino's outstretched index finger. Shino nodded and whispered to the bug, which immediately flew back to Akamaru. "Shino looked down at the small dog that was begging at his leg for attention. "Go now Akamaru, go back to Kiba we will meet up where Shikamaru is." Akamaru let out a small bark of agreement and ran off to meet up with Kiba who waited patiently for his friend to return. Akamaru was nearly out of sight when Shino spotted a tree branch rustle over where Akamaru was running.
Akamaru bounded from branch to branch his tongue trailing out of his mouth as he ran. He was in amazing physical condition for a dog his age. He was being careful not to attract much attention; he didn't like seeing his friend, Kiba so worried. He sprung over a particularly wide gab between branches when an attack came from above. In the blink of an eye Akamaru was cleaved in two as a ninja fell fast brandishing the katana that was too spell Akamaru's demise. The small dogs flesh turned black in an instant and broke into thousands of tiny insects. Akamaru leapt down from above landing with all four paws on his attackers head, and as soon as he had landed pushed off against the ninjas face with his back paws springing forward to the next branch. The attacker tried to regain his composure, but it was too late the ninja fell with a poof of smoke to the ground.
Shino was hot on the trail of Akamaru. He had lost sight of the pursuing ninja. But the most important thing to do right now was to regroup with Kiba. Shino was suddenly blocked by a man in white. His light blue hair hung down to his shoulders. He wore a kimono that seemed too large for him. The sleeves hung down a foot past where his hands laid. He swung a katana towards Shino. The swordsman was instantly covered in a mass of black bugs. A poof of smoke and he disappeared. "Kage Bushin" Shino questioned to himself. "We have to be careful".
Akamaru reached Kiba barking frantically. Akamaru jumped towards Kiba, as Kiba saw the sword wielding ninja come at him from the side. "Quadruped bushin no jutsu" Kiba yelled as his body spun into a violent cyclone towards Akamaru. In mid spin Kiba grabbed the outstretched paws of Akamaru. The dog joined in the cyclone. Kiba positioned his aim carefully as he released Akamaru's paws. The small dog flew spinning at the sword-wielding attacker. Which disappeared in a cloud of smoke as Akamaru struck him. Akamaru flipped over backwards as he landed on a nearby tree.
Shino jumped up behind where Kiba landed. "Is everything ok here?" Shino questioned.
"It will be as soon as you're dead," Kiba yelled as he brought back his elbow connecting with Shino's face, shattering his glasses before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Kiba yelled into the trees "you think that would fool me? Shino has never smelled that good. He reeks of bugs. Isn't that right Shino?"
Shino glared down at Kiba in annoyance, while Kiba only grinned back.
The shrill voice suddenly rang out from everywhere around them. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu" in moments the ninja in the white kimono was everywhere. Clones of him filled the trees; each one with there right had grasping the hilt of a black Katana. They all attacked at once, ninjas flying out of trees slashing hard at Kiba. One after the other came past Kiba slashing high then low.
Kiba flipped and spun to try to avoid the razor sharp blade of the Katana. He was able to slash out and take out a few clones but more that he hit, hit him. Kiba was fortunately just fast enough to avoid any lethal blows, but he had been cut up pretty badly.
The slashing stopped as soon as it started. "Where is the hyper one in the Orange coat?"
"What do you want with Naruto?" Kiba asked as Akamaru licked his wounds.
"To kill him of course. Do you know where he is or not?" the blue haired ninjas asked simultaneously in an annoyed voice.
"We're not Naruto's babysitters who knows where that clown is" Kiba retorted.
A moment later the Ninjas sprang from their perches again, this time launching themselves at Shino. The bugs launched out in all directions. Many of the clones were dispersed before reaching Shino but the ones that got through made deeper cuts than the ones inflicted on Kiba. Deep gashes appeared in Shino's clothing. Another one came through a gap in the bug defense slashing through Shino's mid section. Shino's body turned black as night as it fell apart into thousands of ink black bugs.
Kiba dropped with an elbow from the branch above taking out that clone. As he landed His body spun into a cyclone tearing through a group of clones, as another cyclone zipped passed the opposite direction taking out several others. The two cyclones stopped on two opposite branches. Two Kibas stood ready for more attacks; Shino was nowhere to be seen. In a cloud of smoke the right Kiba transformed back into Akamaru, who gave a bark or triumph.
One Swordsman remained now. "Well done, you were able to survive the first wave. Shall we try another?" He said eerily as he reached up his sleeve and grabbed a Wakazashi in his left hand. "Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" The trees were immediately filled with ninjas again. These were all holding both swords, the Katana and Wakazashi.
Without warning a mound of black bugs mounted behind one of the ninjas that shrunk away as Shino stepped forward grabbing the swordsman covering him in bugs. Except this one did not disappear. The swordsman screamed in terror.
"We were a very bad pair to run into for one that wishes to remain hidden." Shino said smoothly
The other clones all disappeared together as the bugs drained away at the ninjas chakra.
"I planted bugs on you and your first wave of clones. When you made the seconded wave, you were the only one with a bug. Detection is my specialty."
The bugs dispersed as the last of the Chakra was drained from their enemy.
"Kiba jumped up next to Shino" We have to get going. Shikamaru could be in serious trouble," Kiba said in a slightly scared tone. "Might as well warn Naruto while were at it."
Shino whispered to a group of bugs. "Find Naruto" and they flew off in all directions.
Shikamaru lay there on the border of consciousness. He barely could make out the outlines of his comrades, Shino and Kiba.
He barely made out Kiba yelling, "Shikamaru, can you hear me? Can you walk?" Thoughts were jumbled and confused in Shikamaru's mind. "Was there any reason I couldn't walk?" He slid more and more into consciousness and it all came back to him in a sudden rush of memory. Every bit of him ached in ways he never experienced. He felt as if he would never move again.
"Oh it's you two" Shikamaru managed to wheeze out.
"Were going to get you out of here, its not safe" Kiba said as he hoisted Shikamaru up on his shoulder.
"Not safe? I don't think you need to tell me how it's not safe," Shikamaru thought. He noticed the wounds on Kiba and Shino. "How troublesome" he murmured.
Shino did his best to patch up the wounds on Kiba and Shikamaru before they left for Konoha village.
It was slow travel getting to Konoha injured and caring a near Unconscious Shikamaru but they would arrive soon.
Kiba could smell smoke coming from Konoha village but they had no choice but to press on. Shikamaru needed Medical attention as quickly as possible. They could only trust the ninjas of Konoha to cover the obvious fire.
The 3 young ninjas, and dog made there way down the road that led to Konoha village. The front gate was clearly in view now, as their hearts became even more troubled by the sounds of combat coming from with in the village gates.
A young looking ninja stumbled out through the front gate, barely on his feet. Even at this distance they immediately recognized their comrade, Hyuuga Neji.
A distant shout rang out through the forest "Konoha Whirlwind" as a spinning green form flew at Neji. Rock Lees leg hung caught in Neji's hand several inches from hitting him in the jaw. There was a small audible boom as the chakra surged through the muscles of Rock Lees leg. He shrank back in pain from Neji's soft palm strike. The two young ninjas were fighting all out, exchanging blow for blow. Neji came in with a quick palm to Rock Lee's side, which was immediately countered with 3 very fast fists to Neji's chest. Neji leapt in the air away from Rock Lee desperately trying to get away into the forest. Rock Lee quickly grabbed hold of the fleeing Hyuuga's ankle in an attempt to pull him back. "You're not going anywhere Neji." They heard Rock Lee yell. Neji fell to the ground, catching himself with one outstretched hand, which he used against the ground to spin his body around. As he did this, chakra burst from every chakra hole in his body pushing Rock Lee back against the gate of Konoha village. Neji quickly got back to his feet at sprang away into the forest. Rock Lee gave chase after regaining his composure.
Kiba and Shino looked at each other in utter disbelief. They stared at the gates to there home. Where only the night before they had left it, a happy, peaceful place. The four of them cautiously walked toward Konoha village. They walked toward the unknown battle that's taking place in their once peaceful Ninja village.
Akamaru bounded forward from tree to tree following the scent that he was told to follow. He stopped cautiously, and looked around. The smell seemed to be here but the person was not. Akamaru sniffed the air once more and noticed the cloth of a jacket from around the trunk of this tree but a little higher. A small bug flew from Akamaru's neck up to the higher branch where Shino was waiting. Akamaru launched himself upwards after the bug and landed at Shino's feat. The bug landed softly on Shino's outstretched index finger. Shino nodded and whispered to the bug, which immediately flew back to Akamaru. "Shino looked down at the small dog that was begging at his leg for attention. "Go now Akamaru, go back to Kiba we will meet up where Shikamaru is." Akamaru let out a small bark of agreement and ran off to meet up with Kiba who waited patiently for his friend to return. Akamaru was nearly out of sight when Shino spotted a tree branch rustle over where Akamaru was running.
Akamaru bounded from branch to branch his tongue trailing out of his mouth as he ran. He was in amazing physical condition for a dog his age. He was being careful not to attract much attention; he didn't like seeing his friend, Kiba so worried. He sprung over a particularly wide gab between branches when an attack came from above. In the blink of an eye Akamaru was cleaved in two as a ninja fell fast brandishing the katana that was too spell Akamaru's demise. The small dogs flesh turned black in an instant and broke into thousands of tiny insects. Akamaru leapt down from above landing with all four paws on his attackers head, and as soon as he had landed pushed off against the ninjas face with his back paws springing forward to the next branch. The attacker tried to regain his composure, but it was too late the ninja fell with a poof of smoke to the ground.
Shino was hot on the trail of Akamaru. He had lost sight of the pursuing ninja. But the most important thing to do right now was to regroup with Kiba. Shino was suddenly blocked by a man in white. His light blue hair hung down to his shoulders. He wore a kimono that seemed too large for him. The sleeves hung down a foot past where his hands laid. He swung a katana towards Shino. The swordsman was instantly covered in a mass of black bugs. A poof of smoke and he disappeared. "Kage Bushin" Shino questioned to himself. "We have to be careful".
Akamaru reached Kiba barking frantically. Akamaru jumped towards Kiba, as Kiba saw the sword wielding ninja come at him from the side. "Quadruped bushin no jutsu" Kiba yelled as his body spun into a violent cyclone towards Akamaru. In mid spin Kiba grabbed the outstretched paws of Akamaru. The dog joined in the cyclone. Kiba positioned his aim carefully as he released Akamaru's paws. The small dog flew spinning at the sword-wielding attacker. Which disappeared in a cloud of smoke as Akamaru struck him. Akamaru flipped over backwards as he landed on a nearby tree.
Shino jumped up behind where Kiba landed. "Is everything ok here?" Shino questioned.
"It will be as soon as you're dead," Kiba yelled as he brought back his elbow connecting with Shino's face, shattering his glasses before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Kiba yelled into the trees "you think that would fool me? Shino has never smelled that good. He reeks of bugs. Isn't that right Shino?"
Shino glared down at Kiba in annoyance, while Kiba only grinned back.
The shrill voice suddenly rang out from everywhere around them. "Kage Bushin no Jutsu" in moments the ninja in the white kimono was everywhere. Clones of him filled the trees; each one with there right had grasping the hilt of a black Katana. They all attacked at once, ninjas flying out of trees slashing hard at Kiba. One after the other came past Kiba slashing high then low.
Kiba flipped and spun to try to avoid the razor sharp blade of the Katana. He was able to slash out and take out a few clones but more that he hit, hit him. Kiba was fortunately just fast enough to avoid any lethal blows, but he had been cut up pretty badly.
The slashing stopped as soon as it started. "Where is the hyper one in the Orange coat?"
"What do you want with Naruto?" Kiba asked as Akamaru licked his wounds.
"To kill him of course. Do you know where he is or not?" the blue haired ninjas asked simultaneously in an annoyed voice.
"We're not Naruto's babysitters who knows where that clown is" Kiba retorted.
A moment later the Ninjas sprang from their perches again, this time launching themselves at Shino. The bugs launched out in all directions. Many of the clones were dispersed before reaching Shino but the ones that got through made deeper cuts than the ones inflicted on Kiba. Deep gashes appeared in Shino's clothing. Another one came through a gap in the bug defense slashing through Shino's mid section. Shino's body turned black as night as it fell apart into thousands of ink black bugs.
Kiba dropped with an elbow from the branch above taking out that clone. As he landed His body spun into a cyclone tearing through a group of clones, as another cyclone zipped passed the opposite direction taking out several others. The two cyclones stopped on two opposite branches. Two Kibas stood ready for more attacks; Shino was nowhere to be seen. In a cloud of smoke the right Kiba transformed back into Akamaru, who gave a bark or triumph.
One Swordsman remained now. "Well done, you were able to survive the first wave. Shall we try another?" He said eerily as he reached up his sleeve and grabbed a Wakazashi in his left hand. "Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" The trees were immediately filled with ninjas again. These were all holding both swords, the Katana and Wakazashi.
Without warning a mound of black bugs mounted behind one of the ninjas that shrunk away as Shino stepped forward grabbing the swordsman covering him in bugs. Except this one did not disappear. The swordsman screamed in terror.
"We were a very bad pair to run into for one that wishes to remain hidden." Shino said smoothly
The other clones all disappeared together as the bugs drained away at the ninjas chakra.
"I planted bugs on you and your first wave of clones. When you made the seconded wave, you were the only one with a bug. Detection is my specialty."
The bugs dispersed as the last of the Chakra was drained from their enemy.
"Kiba jumped up next to Shino" We have to get going. Shikamaru could be in serious trouble," Kiba said in a slightly scared tone. "Might as well warn Naruto while were at it."
Shino whispered to a group of bugs. "Find Naruto" and they flew off in all directions.
Shikamaru lay there on the border of consciousness. He barely could make out the outlines of his comrades, Shino and Kiba.
He barely made out Kiba yelling, "Shikamaru, can you hear me? Can you walk?" Thoughts were jumbled and confused in Shikamaru's mind. "Was there any reason I couldn't walk?" He slid more and more into consciousness and it all came back to him in a sudden rush of memory. Every bit of him ached in ways he never experienced. He felt as if he would never move again.
"Oh it's you two" Shikamaru managed to wheeze out.
"Were going to get you out of here, its not safe" Kiba said as he hoisted Shikamaru up on his shoulder.
"Not safe? I don't think you need to tell me how it's not safe," Shikamaru thought. He noticed the wounds on Kiba and Shino. "How troublesome" he murmured.
Shino did his best to patch up the wounds on Kiba and Shikamaru before they left for Konoha village.
It was slow travel getting to Konoha injured and caring a near Unconscious Shikamaru but they would arrive soon.
Kiba could smell smoke coming from Konoha village but they had no choice but to press on. Shikamaru needed Medical attention as quickly as possible. They could only trust the ninjas of Konoha to cover the obvious fire.
The 3 young ninjas, and dog made there way down the road that led to Konoha village. The front gate was clearly in view now, as their hearts became even more troubled by the sounds of combat coming from with in the village gates.
A young looking ninja stumbled out through the front gate, barely on his feet. Even at this distance they immediately recognized their comrade, Hyuuga Neji.
A distant shout rang out through the forest "Konoha Whirlwind" as a spinning green form flew at Neji. Rock Lees leg hung caught in Neji's hand several inches from hitting him in the jaw. There was a small audible boom as the chakra surged through the muscles of Rock Lees leg. He shrank back in pain from Neji's soft palm strike. The two young ninjas were fighting all out, exchanging blow for blow. Neji came in with a quick palm to Rock Lee's side, which was immediately countered with 3 very fast fists to Neji's chest. Neji leapt in the air away from Rock Lee desperately trying to get away into the forest. Rock Lee quickly grabbed hold of the fleeing Hyuuga's ankle in an attempt to pull him back. "You're not going anywhere Neji." They heard Rock Lee yell. Neji fell to the ground, catching himself with one outstretched hand, which he used against the ground to spin his body around. As he did this, chakra burst from every chakra hole in his body pushing Rock Lee back against the gate of Konoha village. Neji quickly got back to his feet at sprang away into the forest. Rock Lee gave chase after regaining his composure.
Kiba and Shino looked at each other in utter disbelief. They stared at the gates to there home. Where only the night before they had left it, a happy, peaceful place. The four of them cautiously walked toward Konoha village. They walked toward the unknown battle that's taking place in their once peaceful Ninja village.