Kakashi came to sudden pause on the thick tree branch and as did the rest of the team in turn. They crutched into a low position on the surface and awaited Kakashi's explaination.Only the sound of distant birds calling to one another could be heard in the thick forest which neared the border where Leaf and Sand had made a previous agreement never to cross unwelcomed.
It was low, yes, but he was still able to sence distant chakra not belonging to Leaf shinobi.They weren't far off either and Kakashi's sharigan picked up atleast a combined number of ten minimum.Tsunde had been correct, Sand had begun to into Leaf country unannouced. But why? They had agreed to follow the rules as did Leaf when the two countries signed the treaty. Why would they need to invade the land?
Kakashi glanced to his right at a masked Genma who, like the others, awaited silently for the next course of action needed to be taken.Kakashi survayed the surroundings, and began to quickly analysis the possible obtions there were.Attack directly.Create a three corner battle. The basic act first ask questions later. Or be passive. Await for Sand to make the first move, if they choose to fight or to just retreat back into thier country.Kakashi was sure that they were able to sence thier chakra as he was able to sence them, Leaf presence threaten them to proceed back, yet they didn't. That was when Kakashi knew the course of action which had to be taken.
Silently he gave the signal to send Two Anbu members to circle around the left and to keep their Chakra extremly low. The element from now on was crutial. He then turned to his left and directed two others to circle around the right.. Which left one other Anbe next to himself. Giving the go signal, everone took off to thier respective location in blur of speed.
Kakashi and the anbu memeber moved swiftly threw the thick jungle silently and with little effort. So so they thought untill a well aimed punch was hammered into the right cheek of the Anbu. His body went soaring into a nearby tree trunk but was able to regain control and landed gracfully on the surface, his feet sticking to the wood with chakra. He looked up, the side of his mask slightly cracked from the attack.
Kakashi stopped on the trunk as another attack was directed at him. He saw his attacker from the corner of his eye and gracfully dodged the kunai that buzzed past his left ear. Followed by the enemy who held onto the weapon. They must have senced us coming.Kakashi thought as he reached out and tightly grabbed the wrist of the passing shinobi and swiftly hammered a mightly kick into the gut.Not even blinking as blood spit from the younge mans face all over his.His sharigen immeditaly picked up a seal being performed from behind him and the pupples were sent spinning as he gathered the imformation. Kakashi quickly released his captured enemy and back flipped from the branch as a huge fire ball flew past.He nose dived fast head first towards the ground before twisting his body seconds before impast and landed in a crutch on the forest floor. Turning his gaze upwards he found nothing but leaves. Suddenly he swiftly dodged another huge fire ball but gasped as a kunai piered his forhead in complete terror before his body puffed into a log on the dirt floor.
Kakashi hid well behind a large trunk, using his chakra to allow him to remain on the steep surface. He had been well aware of the figure behind him and quickly performed Kawarimi no Justsu to replace his boby with a log giving the real Kakashi enough time to hide even before the clone had hit the floor. His attention was drawn to the Anbu member who was now inganged in a hand to hand combat with a blond shinobi from sand.He knew that there had to be more around, he couldn't have been the only one.
Kakashi turned onto all fours on the tree and rapidly began to climb the tree to the highest branch. Once perched there, he stood up in order to obtain a must better view of his surroundings.
Suddenly he barely dodged a roundhouse kick aimed at his head by purposely falling backwards and transferring some chakra to his feet. He ran around the branch in a blink of an eye and sent a well aimed kick straight into the spine of his attacker. Hearinga gasp escape the mans lips as he was sent flying face first into the tree.
"I'm sure that you are a civilized Shinobi, so what do you say we put this messy confertation behind us and you and your friends return to Sand.?"Kakashi smiled.
"Eat shit, copy ninja!"He snapped and pushed himself forward thrusting his palm towards Kakashi's neck, Kakashi ducked though then rolled to the left missing a kick aimed at the top of his head. He performed a seris of seals in a blink of an eye.
"Konashibari no jutus."He spoke and before the man could do anything he felt his body become frozen in place, and no matter how much he struggled he couldn't move.Kakashi withdrew his blade from it's holster and without a second thought he swiftly sliced the blade threw the man's waist.
Suddenly Kakashi felt a tremendous pain run threw his body and his legs gave out from under him. He colapsed to his knees on the branch as the katana slipped from his grasp and plunged down to the ground. He felt warm liquid begin to fill within his vest. He glanced down to see that his normally white vest had turned red, soaked with red.His blood. But how, he didn't even see the man holding a knife or even attack him.Nore did he feel any sort of pain untill now but he saw the kunai stabbed within his chest none the less.
He grunted in pain and struggled to his feet, shutting his sharigen in an attempt to shut off the pain that rain through it from lack of use over the last two years.He had to find his team, there is no time to rest. He thought stubbornly
He leaped off the branch onto another one untill he reached his teammate who had taken care of his opponiant.
"Lutianate you're injured"He spoke.
"I'm fine.Let's find the others."Kakashi replyed and swiftly yanked the weapon from his flesh hidding the pain he felt, well from his teammate.He turned and leapt away, followed closely by the man.
Once Kakashi had found the others, they had already come into contact with eachother. One was badly injured like Kakashi and three were missing.Kakashi felt the hard edge of his mask irriateing his neck and with a grunt of pain ripped it from the side of his head and carelessly threw it to the side.
"Mission Complete?"He inquired.The others nodded simutaniously."Any casualties?"he spoke in a low tone. They once again nodded simutaniously but this time slower and deeply saddened. Kakashi hung his head in a silent tribute to his fallen teammates, as did everyone else.After a moment Genma looked up and removed the dog mask which allowed his long brown hair to fall freely over his ears.
"You're injured Lutienate."He replyed. Kakashi didn't even bother to meet his friends gaze before he shrugged off the hand he extended to help him.
"So I've been told."He whispered and shifted his body from the crowd not likeing the closness the group had become. It made his feel trapped somewhat.
"We've captured four Sand for questioning. We await your command."Spoke a young red head from in the middle of the group.
"Understood."He replyed and turned to walk over to where he saw the four shinobi's sat tied up to the huge tree truck, also senceing that their chakra was almost running on empty.Genma and the others had made sure to beat them to an inch from death.
Kneeling down infront of the prisioners, he roughly yanked the gag off one the shinobis mouth.
"Alright listen up."Kakashi ordered. His face purposly absent of any pain that he was feeling behind a normal laid but expression. Even though he he didn't appear angry in any way, his voice held hatrid towards the ones whose hands had killed his comrades, his friends."Just level with me. You do that and I'll let you go."He ingnored the obvious abjection from behind him"Why is Sand entering Konoha?"
"Fuck you!"Kakashi swiftly struck him in the nose with the ball of his hand, the man grunted as he felt the nose break adn begin to bleed heavily.
"Once again. Why are you here?"Kakashi replyed. This time the man remained silent as only deep laboured breathing escaped his lip, now drenched with blood.Kakashi threatened to strick him once more, but he quickly spoke up.
"I don't know alright?"He cried". We were just supposed to cross the border into Leaf that's it I swear!"
Something was suspitious. Why would the sand send Shinobi into leaf borders for the soul purpose of fighting the resisents that was sent?Unless...
"Who gave you the orders? Was it directly from Tokya?"Kakashi inquired.The man nodded his head. The orders did come from the Hokage of Sand. But why would he suddenly go against the treaty?
"What's that mean?"Genma asked. Kakashi quickly performed a Jutsu and all four prisoners instantly fell into a deep sleep. Placing a hand on his wound for support, he rose to his feet.
"This was just a distraction for the real objective of sand."He replyed.
"What.."
"Of course, with the Anbu gone, Konoha's main defense. Sand spies would be able to penatrate the cities walls for information with little to no effort on thier part."An Anbu spoke up.
"But, wait. Why would Sand need spies in the first place?I thought we signed a peace treay with them over 15 years ago."Another contined.
"Somebody's not playing by the rules."Genma snorted and crossed his arms across his chest."That's why you asked the man if he got his orders directly from Tokya, isn't it? To be absolutly positive that Tokya has betrayed Leaf and Tsunde, which he has."Kakashi gave a simple nod.
"Perhaps the reason behind Tokya's sudden change of heart lies with another counrty?"
"Perhapes. But we are no good in our present situation. We will return to Konoha where Tsunde will be reported this news a.s.a.p."Kakashi replyed as he began to sway slightly as he felt his chakra begin to drain. Damn, he thought, the wound must run depper into his flesh than he had first concluded.Still he manged to keep on his feet.
"Are we just going to leave them here, lutienate?"Genma asked. Kakashi shock his head.
"No,"He replyed."Hokage could have good use for them yet. We will take them with us-"Kakashi felt his eyes rolled into the back of his head and his control over his body disappear and he fell limp on the forest floor.
"Kakashi!"Genma rushed to his side finding his friend unconsious, to his relif."He's run out of chakra, that's all.I will carry him to the nearest medical tent, each of you pick up a Sand. Move out!"