Riku looked around something was wrong, the mist felt heavy against her skin. Somehow she could see her breath as if the area had gotten even colder since Tadashi's arrival, looking around it hit her everyone was gone. Team Guy, Toshiro and Koji, even those strange people they were fighting it was just her and Tadashi. He lifted a finger a creepy smile on his face as he began to jester towards the young Sarutobi. "...Riku." he whispered but his voice was so loud in her ears. Then she took a step forward, panic was on her face she couldn't control her body as she took another step closer to Tadashi. "Do not fear child...with your death your Grandfather will lead your village to new glory when they and Kumogakure slaughter each other." Tears escaped Riku's eyes she was trying to fight she was trying to break away somehow but the thought of her death and what would happen was clouding her ability to think. Suddenly she felt it, a warm hand was placed on her shoulder then another looking behind her now able to move she saw figures it was hard to make them out but one had piercing red eyes and the other had a flower in it's hand.

"Koji?...Toshiro?" she asked aloud as she reached out to them. She didn't get an answer as each of the figures held out a hand, suddenly another was there a strange hair cut, then another with strange eyes, finally the last one with two scrolls in it's hands. It had to be it was them trying to help her, blocking out the whispers of the man she ran towards the figures break free of the gaze of Tadashi.

Hitomi was exhausted as she slide back a few feet, the mist around them thickened right around when the genin went on with the cart. Guy had vanished as well leaving Hitomi alone with Tadashi, she did her best to keep him back but this guy's taijutsu was far better then her leaving her on the defensive for the fight. She wasn't able to stop for long as she leap backwards, Tadashi closed the range and was aimed a high kick for her. As fast as she could she used three hand seals before water began to shot from her mouth knocking the man back giving Hitomi some breathing room. Using the time Hitomi used two more jutsus, the first was the Water Style Pillar Encirclement which caused four pillars to form around her and began to spin as a protection. Second she slammed her hands to the ground, causing it to split open at Tadashi's feet.

Tadashi leap to avoid it but he suddenly stopped, Hitomi looked at him she had no idea why he stopped. He had been attacking non stop but for him to suddenly stop she was not about to give him a chance, she ran forward leaving the safety of her water barrier a kunai in hand as slashed, but Tadashi blocked her hand. He forced her arm behind her back but he didn't make a move besides that. "Stop toying with me!" Hitomi shouted as she tried to bite her right thumb but yet again like he knew what would happen he prevented her by trapping her other arm behind her back now as well. This guy was strong but there was nothing like that in the file they had gotten on him, she felt him push her as he began to walk Hitomi didn't want to admit it but she had lose and was now trapped at him hands.

"Just kill me I will not give up any information to you." she growled.

Again Tadashi did not speak, finally the two of them reached the edge of the mist and once they stepped out Tadashi released Hitomi's arms. She spun around ready to strike she stopped, Guy was standing there a serious look on his face. "Guy?"

He nodded, "It seems that this mist causes people to look different, it show each of us as Tadashi...which means he is after the kids."

Hitomi growled, "I'm not about to let that little shit harm my team!" her fists were clinched as she ran. They told them to keep on the route so they would follow it to find them, "I think I get what happened."

Guy looked over to her curious to her thoughts.

"I think he plans on framing the Kumo ninjas for the death or he plans on somehow using Riku to get to the Third." Hitomi jumped into the trees now moving as fast as she could, she felt like a fool for not figuring out it was Guy sooner, she looked to him. "How did you figure it out?"

Guy smiled, "Hitomi I noticed once I had overpowered you physically, you went straight into a defensive stance and used that water pillar jutsu. You are the only person I know in the village that uses that, then you followed it up with an Earth jutsu. "I just had to hold you long enough to get out of the mist."

"Thanks Guy...if it weren't for you and I was with someone else...I could have seriously hurt them...or worse." Hitomi mumbled.

"Don't think like that Hitomi, I'm sure you would have figured it out had someone else been here. Kakashi would have been easy to notice as well as Asuma, but enough what if's lets focus on getting to our genins."

Riku slowly opened her eyes, everything felt heavy. She was looking up at the sky or she would have if the mist wasn't still covering the area but she was looking up at Toshiro's face as he held her. "Riku?! You are free."

"What...what happened?" she asked as she tried to sit up once she did she felt a sharp pain in her right shoulder, even thou Koji had shielded her the blade still manage to make contact and wounded her, she felt the pain but did her best to not shout or cry out forcing herself up.

"Koji did his best to shield you from another one of those things that attacked us, right now the others are fighting the four of them while i protect you since that guy trapped you in some kind of genjutsu." the two looked over to see Lee spin kicking his, Tenten opening a scroll and two iron spiked balls struck the thing, Neji had already bested his and was assisting Koji. "Somethings wrong with Koji."

"What do you mean?"

"Well he awakened his Sharingan but he keep saying something like he could see the color of their chakra and how he was seeing their attacks moments before they happened. But something must be up with that or more likely he isn't used to it, I've haven't seen him hit the thing with one attack and he also looks slugish. I think his chakra is drain from his dojutsu." Toshiro was honest with Riku as he stood next to her. "Then there are them." he pointed further in the mist and all they could see was figures fighting what looked like Tadashi.

"Sensei and Guy?" Riku asked.

Toshiro shrugged, "We don't know."

Koji ducked another attack of the armored person, his new ability was nice but getting used to it was a pain trying to use his clan's famous jutsu but the fire ball he shot was wide right, Neji struck the person twice in the temple. "If you are not going to be of use get out of the way Uchiha." Neji ran towards Tenten to assist her.

"Dammit!" Koji growled as he punched the ground, he looked up after his outburst to see Lee getting struck in the leg. Figuring now he need to help he rushed over to see that was going to happen, he pulled a kunai and throw it so it was pin down the arm that was about to make contact with Lee. Lee took advantage of this striking the armored person square in the chest, before using the Leaf Hurricane move he had learned striking the figure twice before it fell back.

Koji felt weak but he smiled at Lee before his eyes reverted back to his normal onyx color, he began to stagger before he fell. Thankfully Lee caught him and keep him from hitting the ground, "Thanks...Lee, I guess that...the Sharingan takes a lot...out of me." He mumbled.

"Don't worry Koji I will protect you." Lee answered as Riku and Toshiro joined them, Neji and Tenten were close behind as they looked at the huge fight in the mist. The only thing they could make out was lightening. "That isn't Guy-Sensei, I've never seen him use anything like that."

Toshiro was focused on the fight, "It isn't Hitomi-Sensei either."

The fighting stopped, all of them looked on as the figures walked towards them. Neji and Toshiro took the front with Riku and Tenten close behind them protecting Koji and Lee who was still holding up his friend. The figures were two large men, one wearing a Kumo vest on the chest of one, his blond hair combed back and in rows, and sunglasses hide his eyes. Next to him a man with no shirt on, strange gold rings over his wrists and a big gold belt around his waist, his hair was just like the others. "Bee go take care of the goods on the cart."

"That won't be no problem there bro." he sang as he walked over to the cart and began to take inventory.

The group calmed down once they saw it was the Kumogakure ninjas but they did noticed that the guy giving orders was a bit aggressive, "This is what Konoha sent, a bunch of children?" he asked looking them over taking a note that most of them were part of one of the clans, the two to really stand out were the Hyuga and the Uchiha.

Neji bowed holding back his anger for the Kumo ninja for what happened to his father but he knew his place, "Sorry sir we were separated from our Jounin Senseis."

The man made an audio grunt as he looked down at the children, Bee was the one who spoke once he came back. "Don't worry kids sometimes my Bro is just like that, I'm Bee."

"Hello, I'm Riku Sarutobi, that is Toshiro Yamanaka, Tenten, Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, and Koji Uchiha." she pointed to each one as she said their names enjoying the more relaxed and nice Bee.

Guy and Hitomi landed having finally found their students, they rushed up to them after checking on them Hitomi looked as she had seen someone she had lost, "Bee!" she cried out running up and embracing the dark skinned man.

"Hey yo it's little Nii." he laughed patting her back. "Look at how much you've grown."

She smiled and looked towards the other man quickly letting go and bowing her head, "Thank you for protecting our students Raikage."

On the mention of Raikage the others were shocked they had no idea that who it was.

"Next time send capable ninjas on a mission."

Hitomi nervously laughed along with Bee, Koji weakly lifted his head. "How...how do you know them Sensei?"

"That...is an old story, it was around ten years ago."

'...during the Third Shinobi War I was lost, because of the war I had been split off from my Sensei and teammates during an Iwa ambush. I was alone, I was wounded, and I was lost. I was doing what I could to hide but after two days of wondering the forest I had been found out. Three Iwa ninjas had me cornered and...the things they said were terrible they were going to do awful things and I wasn't in a condition to fight back or stop them. I pushed myself against the base of a tree I had no where else to go but suddenly two streaks of lightening rushed passed me and within seconds the three Iwa shinobi were dead and a hand was out before me.'

"Bee this was a waste of time." Ay shouted.

Bee shook his head as he helped the young Hitomi to her feet, a small tear in her eye as she embraced the man. "Thank you...but why would you help me? I'm from Konoha...even I heard about your fight with Minato."

"Yes Bee why did we help her, if Konoha sent really fighters and not children in battle they might be in a better situation in this war." The Raikage huffed.

"Ignore my brother, but I helped because it was the right thing to do. Three Iwa adults going to kill a Konoha kid isn't fair...besides, we maybe enemies today but I hold out hope for us being friends tomorrow."

'It was Bee's words that keep me going, I managed to find one of Minato's special kunias, I took hold of it. I was out of energy and time, my wound wasn't healing. I passed out and awake in the arms of him, he found me and got me home. He was the only person I told about what happened between me, the Raikage and Bee.'

"That is how I know them twice now." Hitomi smiled.

"We will take the goods from here...just make sure you get home safely." Ay said, it had to be one of the nicest things he said to someone outside the village.

Guy gave them a thumbs up, "Thank you Raikage I hope this will help with relations between our village."

The Raikage just laughed at that, "Bee we are leaving."

"Goodbye Hitomi, next time I hope we can spend more time together." Bee said picking up his half of the goods before the two left the Leaf ninjas.

"Well team I say we start the journey home, Lee I will take Koji." Guy suggested.

"No need Sensei, I will carry him home. This will be good training!" Lee cheered as he already dashed off with Guy not far behind him.

"Those two don't really have an off switch do they?" Toshiro asked.

"No." Neji and Tenten said in unison.