Chapter 5 "Enemies"

"What did you say?" yelled Kyo.

"Jynx has been kidnapped! We took a nap after being attacked by one of your traps! A swinging tree trunk nearly killed us," yelled Wolf.

"But… I didn't set up any falling tree traps… Shit! They're faster than I thought! Wolf! Lead me to the site of the kidnapping!" ordered Kyo. They took off running, following the path that Wolf had left. Soon within minutes of their departure they arrived at site that Wolf had left Kaneda.

"Kaneda said he would scout around. He said he'd meet me back here in a little bit," said Wolf as he took a few sniffs at the air. "Funny smell in the air… it makes my nose itch."

"What's it smell like?" asked Kyo.

"Smelly, and unnatural flowers. It's making me feel sick," said Wolf.

"Then stop trying to sniff out the kidnappers. I don't want you incapacitating yourself so early. Besides, Kaneda should be here soon," snapped Kyo. A snap of a few branches as Kaneda fell out of a tree. He was covered in scratches and his clothes were torn in several places.

"Ugh… God that hurt," whined Kaneda. He stood up and rubbed at a few bruises. Kyo and Wolf looked at him as if expecting something. "Oh fine… Just give me a second," said Kaneda as he took a few minutes to compose himself, "I found an area that showed recent signs in an inhabitant. Who ever it was, they were in a definite hurry. They tried to cover it up but the left a few things. I couldn't tell if it was our kidnapper or what but…"

"Shit! Show us the way… and hurry!" demanded Kyo.

"Fine then!" yelled Kaneda then he added in a whisper, "jeez! Don't get your panties in a twist…"

"I heard that!" roared Kyo. She shoved Kaneda forward. Kaneda grumbled at the injustice of being first. Nevertheless, he led them anyways. Following a well-hidden path, Kaneda brought them to a small clearing far off the beaten path.

"Wolf? Do you smell any thing?" asked Kyo. Wolf nodded; he had an intensely sick look on his face.

"It's the flowers from before… I don't feel so good anymore…" said Wolf as he fell to his knees. Kyo dived and caught Wolf before he could hit the ground. She plugged his nose. Wolf slowly came back to reality.

"Kaneda, take care of Wolf. I need to take a look around," said Kyo as she handed Wolf to Kaneda. Red-Eye was following Wolf and was desperate to comfort him. Kyo left the area, heading for the unknown.

Kaneda picked one of the bedding rolls out of a pack and put it behind Wolf's head. Wolf's face was pale and he was sweating profusely.

Meanwhile,

"Any chance of them following us? I would… hate for you to screw this up," said a man covered in bandages. The man next to him shivered at the hate shining in his eyes.

"Yes, Matu-sama. My "Scent of the Roses" will keep that Daruna incapacitated. He won't use his nose again for the next week," said the man following Matu. He was wearing green and brown robes. He had a headband from the Grass village. The symbol had been crossed out.

"Good. You won't die today then," said Matu, "Now move it!" The ex-Grass Nin picked up Jynx and took off after Matu.

Meanwhile Kyo was having a difficult time…

"Shit! Shit! Shit shit shit! Why did this have to happen to me?" lamented Kyo. She punched a tree, causing the bark to break off the tree. Blood was pouring down her hands. "Why me? Why does something like this always happen to me? I don't know what to do… I feel so useless…" she hit the tree again, making a bloody print of her fist on the tree. "Argh! Shit! Just calm down Kyo, now what can you do to find Jynx?" she asked herself. As she just now noticed the pain in her hands, she drew some bandages out of her pack.

Kaneda picked the bandages out of her hands and began to unroll it. "If you needed help, you should have asked me. You know that this is where I shine," he said as he wrapped Kyo's hands. "I don't want you injuring yourself for our sake," he said.

"I know that! It's just that… I'm the Jounin teacher not you. I'm the one who's supposed to know what to do, not you," said Kyo as she looked to the ground, "I'm the teacher… not you…"

"Sis, you know you have a good mind for tactics, and you will be a better shinobi than I'll ever be. All I ever had to claim for myself was a mind that could solve problems and create strategies. I'll never be able to compare with you in the other areas," said Kaneda as he leaned his forehead against Kyo's.

"Thank you little bro, I do not know where I'd be without you," said Kyo with a smile.

"Besides I think I have a plan that will help us find Jynx. We just need Wolf's help for it," said Kaneda with a grin. Kyo just stared at him before picking Kaneda up off the ground and dragging him with her back to Wolf.

Wolf was all alone in the clearing. His face was still pale but it seemed he was recovering. He seemed to be preparing himself for something. Red-Eye wasn't there.

"Wolf! Where's Red-Eye?" asked Kyo.

"Gone. I sent him back home. If I can't stand the smell then he can't. He was suffering for me so I sent him home," replied Wolf. Upon a closer look, his face was tear-streaked. "First time that I'm going to be without him for so long," he looked as if he was about to cry.

"Wolf," said Kyo as she knelt down to hug him, "I need your help to find Jynx. Do you think you can do that?"

"I can't use my nose if that's what you need," said Kyo.

"We need your ears. Yours will give us all the information we need to find him," said Kyo. Wolf nodded in agreement. "Thank you," said Kyo as Kaneda moved behind Wolf, "We are going to attempt to boost your hearing beyond what you are currently capable of. There is a chance that it will temporary deafen you. I will boost it while Kaneda will help you sort through the sounds. Neither of us will be doing anything, all of the control and the power behind the ears, will be yours."

"Alright. Let's start it now then!" said Wolf with a smile. Wolf sat down in between the siblings. Kyo placed her hands on Wolf's chest while Kaneda placed his hand underneath each ear.

Kyo smiled grimly, "No time like the present. On my mark 3…2…1… Go!" Kyo immediately began pumping Chakra into Wolf. Wolf's hearing suddenly expanded beyond anything he had ever felt before. Wolf flinched violently but managed to keep searching.

"Red-Eye to the east, but that's not what I need to find. Where are they?" thought Wolf as he continued to search, "Nothing coming from that area but why?"

"… far enough. Drop her and make her wake up Yoane" said Matu. Yoane threw Jynx to the ground. He dropped down and held a plucked rose up to Jynx' nose. Jynx shuddered violently. Yoane kept the rose under her nose. Jynx finally woke with a start. Her face was pale at being forced to smell the rose. The revolting smell seemed to linger in her nostrils. The second she noticed her surroundings she tried to run away but… her hands and feet were bound with ivy.

"Yes. Finally awake Touya?" said Matu. Jynx' eyes widened as she recognized the voice that haunted her nightmares. "Yes, it's me," said Matu, "The one whose life you so easily ruined." Jynx began shivering at the voice for it brought up memories too painful to name. "Do you realize what you did to me?" asked Matu, "No? Then let me show you." Matu began to unwrap the bandages around his head. As flesh met air, a sharp intake of air could be heard from Jynx. The flesh had been burned beyond recognition.

"Agh!" yelled Wolf as blood began to poor from his left ear.

"Just a little bit longer. Can you pinpoint exactly where they are?" asked Kyo.

"… make you suffer that which has been done to me. Katon: Housenka!" roared Matu as he blew a thin, concentrated stream of fire at Jynx' legs. Jynx let a piercing scream loose that echoed for miles.

"Jyyyyynnnnnx!" yelled Wolf as he broke from the grips of Kaneda and Kyo. He sprinted towards Jynx at a speed boosted by Kyo's chakra. Kyo took off after him, still dizzy from contact being broken so quickly. Kaneda was breathing quick and uncontrollably.

Wolf was breaking branches and tripping over bushes as he ran at the place where Jynx was held.

"…yuendan!" roared Matu as a huge gout of flame roared out at Jynx, enveloping her. Wolf emerged into the clearing just as Matu finished the jutsu. Wolf could only stand and watch. When the flame dissipated, Jynx was gone.

"NNOOOOOOOOOOO!" howled Wolf as he hurtled himself at Matu, blood pouring from his left ear. Wolf slammed a fist into Matu's face, making him reel back from the blow.

Next up: Things you never want to do! An epic battle and a past told! And What THE?

B: I felt so bad when I wrote this. I really didn't want to write this. I just had to, so I could make certain things happen.