A/N I'm sorry this chapter is short but I'm hoping to make the next one longer
Last Time
Kiba and Hinata were now awaiting the arrival of their sensei
"He tells us to be here in an hour and he's the one who's late" grumbled Kiba as he sat against Akamaru petting his head absentmindedly.
"Hey are you two going to sit their all day or are you coming along?" asked Kakashi already half way away from the gate.
Kiba and Hinata jumped up and took off after him
'We're coming Naruto and we're gonna bring you back' thought Hinata gleefully to herself as they walked down the road.
***
Kakashi, Kiba, and Hinata had been searching for their lost teammate for three days now with only his old headband to guide them.
Flashback
"The day I became Hokage I found this on my desk with a note attached to it" said Tsunade holding out a standard Konoha headband.
The only difference was a large slash through the center of the metal piece of the headband to show that who ever owned it no longer belonged to the village.
Kiba took the head band and gave it a sniff
"That's defiantly Naruto's" said Kiba looking at the headband.
"What did the note say?" asked Kakashi
"It said 'To the newest Hokage, by the time you read this my name will have probably been long forgotten so there isn't any need to tell my name.
As for what I want to say that's simple, I was thrown out of the village because of murder which is true, don't worry I'm not planning. Any attempts on your life, just know this I will never return to this village so I want you to choose a successor that has the same.
Qualities of that the Third possessed kindness, generosity, a loving understanding, and a will of fire' that was it" said Tsunade leaning forwards on her desk.
"I never knew Naruto was such a deep thinker" said Kiba
"Kiba there were many things that we didn't know about Naruto" said Kakashi solemnly.
End Flashback
"Hey Kakashi sensei, I was just wondering how exactly are we going to convince Naruto to comeback with us once we find him?" asked Kiba after they had sat down to make camp.
"We aren't going to be doing anything Kiba, Hinata will" said Kakashi as a grin curled his mask.
This caused Hinata to become marble, and Kiba to roll on the ground clutching his sides saying he can't breathe.
"Don't worry Hinata it's just a joke, now what we'll do is tell him he's been offered amnesty if he'll comeback to the village" said Kakashi.
"And if I was Naruto and someone handed me something like that I'd tell you where to go" said Kiba flatly.
"I know, but what ever the Fifth wants" said Kakashi shrugging
"Yeah and besides she did say get him back anyway we can, right Hinata" he said sheepishly causing her to turn to marble once again.
"Well I guess it's an improvement to her fainting" said Kiba after Hinata had recovered from her paralyses.
"Alright Kiba that's enough torturing Hinata for today" said Kakashi starting a fire then pulling out a scroll.
He put some chakra into the scroll there was a puff of smoke as three bowls, cups, and forks appeared.
Then he turned to Kiba
"Why don't you and Akamaru go and find some herbs for me to make some soup" said Kakashi Kiba and Akamaru nodded the walked into the forest.
Kakashi then turned his attention to Hinata
"Hinata, I realize this is a great personal matter to you I just want you to be aware that Naruto more than likely won't return with us" said Kakashi.
Hinata hung her head
"I-I-I-m-m-m w-w-w-e-e-l-l a-a-w-a-re-t-t-h-a-a-a-t-t-t h-h-h-e-e-e-w-w-w-o-n't what t-t-o-o-c-c-o-o-m,m,m w-w-i-thhh us" said Hinata solemnly.
'Naruto you don't know just how much your leaving affected her' thought Kakashi looking at the timid young woman before him.
'When Naruto was around she was more confident in her abilities, but now she's nothing but a depressed empty shell' thought Kakashi as he reminisced about when she was younger. And how her confidence that she'd gained from being with Naruto disappeared as her depression appeared. (Sorry if that don't make sense)
Suddenly a rustling sound behind them caused them both to pull out a kunai they each took a fighting stance only to let their guards down.
As Kiba appeared riding on Akamaru's back
"Sorry guys I didn't mean to frighten you, but Akamaru found this" said Kiba throwing a black shirt onto the ground it was covered with tares.
"What's so significant about a black shirt?" asked Kakashi
"Its got Naruto's sent on it" said Kiba.
These words caused both Hinata and Kakashi to stare at the cloth in fear,
'Was he attacked' thought Kakashi.
'Oh Naruto please be alright' thought Hinata as tears began to form below her eyes, wile the group of ninja's stared and talked about the cloth, another group was sitting not to far away from them.
***
"Is that her?" asked a man dressed in a black stealth suit his face hidden behind a black mask.
"Yes," said another man wearing the same outfit
The leader of the group looked at the ninja's from far away he was wearing a stealth suit with carbon black metal forearm guards.
His face covered in the same mask as the others
"The one wearing the headband over his eye is the one we must worry about the most" said the leader his black eyes stared angrily at the ninja.
"Why should we fear him?" asked one of the men
"Because he's Kakashi Hatake of the Sharingan Eye or the Copy Cat Ninja" said the leader.
His words caused a cold chill to run through the men's spines
"So that's Kakashi" said one of the men after a long silence
"Yes, but we won't attack them just yet we'll wait until only one is awake" said the leader as a grin curled his mask.
***
"What does this mean Kakashi sensei?" asked Hinata with out a single stutter one of her few moments now a day.
"It doesn't mean anything Hinata, this is the shirt he wore when he left the village and it's entirely possible that he might have run into a wild animal. Before he found a new home or he did it himself, after he had an attack of rage" said Kakashi remembering the Four-Tailed Kyuubi.
"No, I don't think so these rips appear to be from stretching" said Kiba examining the shirt.
"Maybe Naruto's stomach finally got the better of his shirt" said Kakashi trying to lighten the mood which was unsuccessful.
"I think its time we turn in" said Kakashi breaking the silence that followed his comment
"I'll take first watch" said Kiba
"Fine wake me in two hours I'll take the next watch then Hinata will take the final watch" said Kakashi going into his tent.
Hinata nodded and walked into her own tent and went to bed leaving only Kiba with Akamaru.
***
The three ninja's that had hidden in bushes around the campsite once they were sure that everyone was asleep except for Kiba and Akamaru they made their move.
They used a canister containing an invisible gas that filled the area and within minutes Kiba and Akamaru were out like a light.
The men then made their way towards the now sleeping ninja's as they made their way towards Hinata's tent they failed to notice the faint popping sound of Kiba turning into a log the men were just about to open the tent, and grab Hinata.
"You three got a death wish it isn't wise to enter a konoichi's tent wile she's sleeping" said Kiba softly causing the three ninja to jump out of their skins.
They turned to see Kiba seated on the back of a snarling Akamaru
"I'm going to give you guys three seconds to leave before my buddy rips you to pieces" said Kiba slyly.
The three took note of the human sized dog then disappeared in different directions
"Well one thing about it boy, you can't say we didn't get some excitement tonight" said Kiba as two silent blow guns shots were fired at them.
Hitting Kiba in the neck and Akamaru in the side they both fell to the ground unconscious.
'Where did that come from' were Kiba's last thoughts before he lost consciousness all together.
He awoke the next morning to the sound of Kakashi yelling for him and Akamaru to wake up.
He groaned as he stretched his tensed muscles then everything came flooding back to him
"Kakashi sensei three men came they grabbed Hinata and hit me and Akamaru with some kind of sleeping darts" said Kiba pulling the dart from his neck.
"I'm well aware of the situation Kiba but now we've got to find Hinata" said Kakashi as he'd already packed up the tents.
Kiba and Akamaru jumped to their feet and began to sniff the air only to smell woods
"Damn it, who ever took her used a cover sent neither of us can smell her" said Kiba punching a nearby tree.
"Calm down Kiba now I'm sure Hinata's fine for the time being, if there was only three of them they won't have gone far" said Kakashi doing a set of hand signs.
Then he pricked his thumb and slammed his palm to the ground
"Summoning Jutsu" he said as a small brown pug with a black snout and black rings around his eyes that those of a raccoon.
He had a small cape on his back and a Konoha head band over his ears he then raised his right paw.
"Yo, Kakashi" said the dog
"Hello Paku, I need you to track Hinata's sent" said Kakashi holding a piece of cloth beneath the dogs nose.
The dog took a single sniff of the cloth then began to sniff the air he then took off to the west they followed him closely.
"Hold on a second how can he smell Hinata's sent when neither Akamaru nor I couldn't" said Kiba.
"Paku's nose is a thousand times more sensitive than even Akamaru's nose" said Kakashi this cause a small growl to escape Akamaru.
"Kakashi someone's coming towards the area were Hinata's sent is coming from" said Paku.
"Can you make out who it is?" asked Kakashi
"No, I've never smelt this guy's sent before" said Paku
Kiba and Akamaru began to sniff the air along with Paku
"It kinda smells like blood" said Kiba after several seconds.
'Please don't let it be Hinata's thought Kiba as they ran deeper into the now thinning forest until they came to a small clearing.
In the center of the clearing was Hinata tied to a pole in front of her were five ninja's each one holding a different weapon of their choosing.
One held a katana; another held a die-katanta (think a half size katana), one had a dagger in each hand, the last two both held a single broadsword.
The oddest thing about the five men was they were all wearing black stealth suites in the middle of the day.
One of the men holding a broadsword stepped forwards
"Kakashi Hatake and young man of the Inuzuka clan please leave the area we only want the Hyuga" said the man.
Kiba mocked like he was thinking
"Nah I don't think so" he said then he ran towards the men only to slam into a wall of chakra
"What the hell?" he said getting to his feet
"We knew it was only a matter of time before you'd come to find her so we waited that way when you came you could take her. Back to your village and get her to a hospital because we don't wish to kill her we only want her eyes" said the man now turning to Hinata.
He formed a single hand sign that released the Jutsu on her she opened her eyes with a look of absolute shock.
"W-w-w-h-e-re a-m I?" she stuttered
"Don't worry miss it will all be over soon" said the man pulling a small bag from his pocket then he pulled out a knife.
Kiba and Kakashi could do nothing more than watch as the man inched the knife closer to her eyes that had filled with tears.
A/N for those of you who are thinking 'Naruto is going to appear I'm sorry to disappoint you but he won't be in the next chapter any who read and review please