Red Moon Assassin
By: Gardie
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and related things. I just enjoy it and write fan fiction.
AN: None of my friends at school like Orochimaru or Gaara! What's wrong with some people?
Iluvanime493: No they won't. Only you and four other people read the last chapter. No one likes this
story.
Chapter 6Ino turned her horse around and galloped back to help Sakura. Two of the men grabbed Sakura and began to take her away, escorted by another four. The remaining three blocked Ino's way. Without pausing she made her horse jump over the row of ninja, she could tell they were ninja by the way they were dressed in brown and green. When she caught up to Sakura Ino vaulted off the horse and kicked the two men that holding Sakura in the face.
"Don't worry, Sakura," Ino reassured Ino, "I can deal with these people."
"How?" inquired Sakura, her voice trembling in shock.
"My father taught me to fight."
"Give up the girl," commanded one of the ninja, "You aren't strong enough to keep her from us. We're The Silently Cheeping Birds!"
Ino eyed surveyed her seven adversaries coolly.
"You're only a part of The Silently Cheeping Birds, not the whole thing. You guys aren't that tough."
"I'll prove you wrong! Die!"
The angry ninja ran at Ino, a dagger clenched in his right hand. Ino knocked his arm to his arm, kneed him in the stomach and rammed her elbow into the back of his neck. The man fell down and didn't move.
"She killed our commander!" yelled one ninja, "Get her!"
Ino braced herself for the conflict and soon was fighting six ninja t once. She had been extremely well trained and was managing to hold her own against her opponents. Ino blocked their attacks or deflected them at their comrades. The battle continued smoothly as if it had been specially choreographed for a movie, no matter how the ninja attacked they weren't able to penetrate Ino's defence. She'd block a punch, side-step an attack from behind, duck another punch and roll away from the fight only to be surrounded again and repeat a similar set of moves. Sakura watched the whole thing with fascination as her new friend fought to protect her even at the risk of losing her life. A movement caught Sakura's eye and she noticed that the "dead" ninja were stirring.
"Ino! The others are recovering!"
Ino cursed but she knew that she needed to end the fight. She deftly moved until she was behind one of the ninja and pushed him forward. The ninja pitched forward and knocked his head against the head of another ninja and the two fell to their knees, moaning in pain. Ino then dived in front of the others, swing her leg low, knocking two to the ground, before raising her sweep and hitting the last two in the stomach. Ino ran to Sakura and pulled the pink-haired girl to her feet.
"Let's go! We need to get back to the farm!"
The two girls started to run back to Shikamaru's farm, followed closely by the group of ninja. Just as they were about to be caught they saw Kimimaro and Gaara speeding towards them. Kimi pointed his fingers and fired his finger bones at the ninja. Two ninja were hit in the chest, five bones each. The projectiles tore through the two ninja's armour and ripped into their chest. The bones cut through the lungs and heart causing bright red blood to squirt out of the injured ninja's chest. Blood flowed down both their clothes and their throats, forcing them to cough up blood and foam red at the mouth. The two ninja then collapsed to the ground as their own blood filled their lungs and drowned them. The other ninja saw what happened to their teammates and, deciding not to fight the two newcomers, turned and ran. Gaara wasn't ready to let them go however and raised his two fists.
"Sabaku Kyuu!"
Sand burst out of the ground, wrapped around the ankles of another unfortunate ninja, and fully encased him in an inescapable cocoon.
"Sabaku Sousou!"
Gaara clenched his fist and the sand copied the movement compressed the trapped ninja into a shapeless lump. A thick, dark paste of blood, mixed with sand poured onto the grass before the lifeless body of the ninja onto it.
"Are you alright?" Kimi asked Sakura.
"I'm okay. I was only bruised when I fell off my horse. Ino protected me."
"How did you know to come?" asked Ino.
"Sakura's horse ran back without her," answered Gaara, "We just went in the direction it seemed to come from."
"We can talk later," said Kimi, "Let's get back to the farm."
Kimimaro, Gaara, Shikamaru, Sakura and Ino were all sitting in Shikamaru's dining room eat supper.
"I can't believe they found us so fast," commented Kimi, "I thought we'd at least get a few days."
"It's sure troublesome how persistent they were," agreed Shikamaru, "I wonder how they knew you'd be here."
"Well it's a good thing I was out with Ino," said Sakura, "Thank you for helping me."
"It wasn't anything," insisted, "Don't worry about it."
"But if you weren't there."
"Neither would you have been," Ino turned to Kimimaro, "I'm so sorry that I put Sakura in danger. I didn't know she was a target of The Silently Cheeping Birds."
"It's okay," replied Kimi, "At least nothing happened."
"But we're going to have to move again," decided Gaara, "If they know where we are it's no use staying here. We need to get to my home village of Suna."
"I agreed," agreed Shikamaru, "If they know your location and you're here you're in a worse position than in Luho because here you don't have back-up from Red Moon. You're in a troublesome situation and will have to keep moving."
"Shikamaru," said Kimi, "Can you send a message to Itachi, telling him we've been found?"
"Sure. He'll know in no time."
"Good. Sakura, get some sleep. We'll leave as soon as the sun rises. Gaara, I'll sleep in the same room as Sakura. I want you to patrol the farmyard and make sure no one from The Silently Cheeping Birds is here."
"Fine."
"Kimimaro," said Sakura quietly, "Can Ino stay with us?"
Kimi looked at her, "Why?"
"Well, it would be nice to have someone to talk to and she can help protect me. Please?"
"What do you say, Ino?"
"I don't mind going with. I'll need to talk to my cousin but I'm sure it will be fine. It's no as though I was doing anything here."
"Alright. If Ino has permission to come she can come. You do realise it will be dangerous."
"Of course. I'm not afraid though."
"It was your choice. You go get permission and then rest well. Someone will fetch you tomorrow."
The next morning, just as the sun was rising, Gaara woke Ino and they joined Sakura, Kimi and Shika outside.
"That's the quickest way to Suna," said Shikamaru, pointing, "I hope you make it through your troublesome journey."
"I'm sure we will," replied Kimi, "We're sorry we disturbed you."
"At least it was only one day."
"Goodbye Shikamaru!" called Sakura as they headed down the path.
Shikamaru raised his hand and waved them off as they headed to Suna. When they were out of sight he went to a hidden aviary and wrote a message.
"Itachi.
Sakura was discovered. Are heading to Suna.
Shikamaru"
He then tied the message on a flacon's leg and released it. The bird flew up into the sky and headed to Red Moon headquarters.
