Sasuke didn't even yell at Naruto or Sakura as either gripped the boy's arm's as a sense of protection; Kakashi also glancing behind him twice a milla-second to make sure his comrades were alright. It was while he had been looking at the terrified faces of the fifteen year olds, did he feel himself step on something other then the ground. Stopping, he held his hand up for the other's to stop as well as he investigated. Under his foot was a small black hand bag that was meant to fit around one's waist.

Picking it up, Kakashi carefully flipped open the bag to find a few news clippings and a photo. "Hey, Hey, what's it say? What's it say?" Naruto asked, running to his sensei's side.

Kakashi sighed, taking the first news clipping out and reading it to the anxious boy. "Geological Surveyor Missing…With the construction of the All God's Dam approaching, Masumi Makimura (26), a geological surveyor dispatched to the area, has gone missing. Mr. Makimura went to the area to investigate the site that would be submerged once the dam was built, but hasn't been heard from for five days…"

Sasuke looked from Kakashi to Naruto; the look of grim on his features. "Great, we're next in line then?"

"Wait, wait! There's another!" Naruto told the boy, hoping that this one would hold better news.

Again Murphy's law."The search for Masumi Makimura (26), the surveyor missing since the fourth of this month, came to a close yesterday. Mr. Makimura had been helping to conduct a geological survey for All God's Dam. As of yesterday, he had been missing for ten days."

The three genin felt sick and faint. Ten day's and they were still searching for this person and his girlfriend. As if reading the troubled minds, Kakashi sighed. "It's not likely, but they could very well still be alive."

"Right, and dobe will learn how to use the Sharigan." Sasuke said sighing lightly at the seemingly hopeless situation.

"Oi,Oi!" Naruto suddenly shouted, pointing over the sensei's shoulder at an image.

Indeed, the figure outline of a woman could be seen walking below the hill, into one of the very large houses of the village. Without a second thought, Naruto ran down towards the only hope they seemed to have, the other's following in hot pursuit. "I have a bad feeling about this." Sakura whispered to Sasuke, whom only nodded.

"Yeah, I know…"

As the group reached the house, a light passed through the wooden window; though it was to high for even Kakashi to peer into. As Kakashi inspected the outside of the house more, Sakura gripped Sasuke's hand tighter; having grasped it to keep up when they ran down the hill. "I wonder if anyone else is here…"

Sasuke could understand her fear as she released his hand and walked over to Naruto. "Mmmm…" Was his only reply as she passed him.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and reached back to grab it; frightened for the first time in his life. "Sen-"

"Are you leaving me again?"

Sasuke whirled around as the haunting voice made chills run up his pale back; though found no one to accuse. Now looking at his hand which felt cold and clammy; he only snapped from his thoughts when he heard Kakashi call out his name. "Sasuke? You alright back there?"

It seemed they really were going to go into the house as he heard Kakashi slowly open the door. "Yeah…" the raven replied uncertain, as they proceeded inward.

Inside was more solid looking then the outside, with pots and shelves and such still in semi-good condition. Sasuke looked through the wooden bar's on his left; another room being displayed beyond them. The room they stood in now was small, almost like a closet; perhaps a greeting entrance or something along those lines since there were a few sandals on a mat next to the door ahead. Sasuke let out a deep breath as he looked at one of the jar's on the shelve to his right. His hand inches away, he suddenly heard a high pitch scream from Naruto; whom, being his clumsy self, fell back into Sasuke, causing the both of them to fall into the shelves; breaking them entirely. As jar's fell and crashed to the ground, spraying ther containments everywhere, Sasuke growled. "What the hell is your problem?"

The blonde pointed towards the room that Sasuke had peered into just a second ago. Inside, a woman gazed darkly at them, her eyes black with malice as she groaned at them. Sakura screeched, also seeing the figure and hiding behind Kakashi, whom had released his Sharigan; only to have a surprise in store. "I….I can see through her…this isn't an illusion either." He muttered as he placed his headband back over his eye and put an arm around the clinging pink haired ninja.

Naruto shivered, and stood, now drenched in liquid that smelled horrible; almost like rotten eggs. Sasuke also picked himself up before moaning in disgust; somehow not as shaken as the other's about the apparition. Naruto backed up behind Kakashi as well as the woman moaned again, disappearing.

"C-can we just go back?" Sakura whispered, shaking like a leaf, her eyes shut as she was afraid of what she would see next.

"I'm with Sakura-chan on this one." Naruto agreed looking at their sensei hopefully.

Sasuke didn't say anything but he was sure as hell going to protest if Kakashi didn't allow them to turn back. Again, his gut feeling came true as the Jounin sighed shaking his head. "We can't do that you know? We are safer inside then out. Besides, ghosts can't hurt you. They go through things remember?" Kakashi said, the look of doubt in his voice even as he tried to hide it.

A sudden crash outside made all four of the ninja jump as angry voices filled their ears. Looking towards the door, Kakashi held up his hand for the other genin to stay put while he checked it out. The three huddled around each other as their sensei approached the dooor, pausing as his hand rested on the handle. Taking a deep breath, he shoved it open; to be met eye to eye with horror. In front of him stood about five or so villager's with torches and weapons; there dead black eye's looking at the ninja's. "Run!" Kakashi called to the frozen Genin; their eyes widened with the certain fear of dying.

All three cried out the man's name as a villager raised his sickle, and slashed downward at Kakashi, causing the masked man to fall back, holding his chest. Naruto blinked as Kakashi struggled to stand. There was no wound, no sign of bleeding; nothing. Seeing the blank stares behind him, Kakashi ducked as a ghostly pole was whipped at him. "These attacks kill the spirit inside you. You can only take so many before you die." He explained, trying to fight the village men with all he had.

His hands went through them, his knifes and shuriken did the same, and even his hounds were no use. Finding no other solution, the Jounin ducked under the arm of a ghost and took off towards the hill again; the villager's chasing after him, the other ninja forgotten. Naruto screamed his leader's name, Sakura and Sasuke the only thing that held him back from running after the ghostly figures that threatened their sensei's life.

"He gave us a chance to figure out how to get out of here, we have to take it Naruto!" Sasuke growled, holding the boy's arms.

"No, I don't want to! I can beat them!" Naruto protested to no end, refusing to believe what he just seen.

Sakura clutched the raven's arm as well, her eyes still closed as she cried. "We can't give up on him yet…" Sasuke explained, nudging the girl off before he hit Naruto square in the head, causing the blonde to spin around in anger as he clutched the dark blue collar of Sasuke's shirt.

"If we want to save Kakashi, we have to find a way out of here first dobe!" Sasuke explained, slapping his cold, pale hands away, "Now let's do what we have to and get the hell outta here."

Sasuke felt the two hands slip into his own as he pressed forward, pulling his comrades alone with him. 'I can't blame them for being scared; hell I'm scared shit-less but we have to try and get outta here.' He thought as Naruto reached for the handle of the door causing all three of the genin's hand's to tighten. 'We're one; and we'll get through this together.' Sakura prayed as she gripped Sasuke's hand tighter; watching Naruto's hand clamp over the handle.

'I'll get us outta here and save Kakashi sensei to; believe it!' Naruto demanded in his head before slowly opening the door.