Naruto's Weakening Seal and the Darkness Shinobi :

Part I of the Darkness Chronicles

Written by Entei Artist, Devdog47, and Senacku

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This story is written in three perspectives. Kyoka is written by Devdog47, Natari is written by Senacku, and Mikomi is written by Entei Artist. Chapters will have different writing styles because of the variation of authors.

Disclaimer: We do not own Naruto, nor its characters, places, etc., etc.

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The Flawed Seal

Chapter 6

Told by Mikomi Miyako

There was something wrong with Natari. I sensed that she was not telling us the whole story, but it wasn't as if she would tell me if I asked. So I decided to keep quiet.

I was worried about Kyoka, but I did not voice my thoughts. She would pull through, I was sure. She was smart and clever and tough – no way on earth could anyone ever defeat her. But the back of my mind betrayed me. 'It isn't Kyoka you're worried about! It's Itachi!' it sneered at me mockingly. 'Your best friend is in trouble and all you can think about is some boy who never gave you a second though. Pitiful!'

'What? Is it wrong to worry about him? He's probably going to get his butt kicked by Kyoka; why shouldn't I worry? He is my friend, too,' I thought firmly, but I was losing trust in my own thoughts. Thinking over my earlier actions, I concluded that none of my friends would ever suspect that I had known Itachi before this day.

"Hey, Mikomi!" Natari shouted at me.

"What?" I growled back, cursing her for interrupting my very personal thoughts.

"Hurry up! You're dragging everyone behind, you retard!"

"Heh, you're not in any position to call anyone a retard, dearie."

"Oh, yeah? Well – hey, what's that thing?" Natari asked, pointing at the dark figure hiding behind the trees. It darted to another place, with the speed only an experienced ninja could master.

"Come out," I told the person loudly, motioning with my head for Eureka to take Naruto and run at first sign of trouble.

"What are you people going to do with Naruto?" the person asked, stepping out of the shadows. I took a good look at him. He was obviously a ninja from Konoha when I saw the leaf headband that adorned his head. He wore the average clothing, but a scar ran across his nose, and his brown hair stretched back in ponytail. He didn't look that bad.

"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto exclaimed and almost would have run to him if Natari hadn't been holding him back.

"Are you okay, Naruto?" Iruka asked, concerned.

"Yeah! They even fed me ramen, but they're going to take me to their –" Naruto said, but the rest of his words were muffled by Eureka's hand.

"Sorry, sensei," I said mockingly, smirking at him, "but we can't tell you our plans. We have strict orders to keep it a secret."

"You aren't going to get away with this," he said fiercely.

"Why do you want him, anyways? Let us have him and you'll save yourself a life. He can't be that important to you village," I said. I new perfectly well why, but I liked playing with people's minds.

"Each individual is very important, despite your thoughts or morals. I can't let you take him. I am responsible for his well-being."

'Heh. Liar,' I thought, laughing. 'Morals, my foot. More like the nine-tails fox.'

"Don't worry; we're not going to hurt him. He'll be back, good as new in a few days… weeks… however long it takes for us to do our work. We are no real threat to him unless he pushes us to the limits."

"So you expect me to just stand here while you haul him off to some godforsaken land? I don't think so," he said, and then a confused expression crawled on his face. "What village are you from? I do not recognize your headbands."

"It would be foolish of me to give you that advantage, mm? Besides, that is not important," I said, giving Eureka and Natari the signal to go.

"Crap, Naruto has a whole bunch of people after him! Before we even get home, we'll be run down by these losers," Natari complained. "Soon there will be no one left to keep him hostage!"

"Heh, it's not like this is going to take long. And besides, Kyoka had a cold. I'm doing fine."

"Okay. Take care, mm?" Eureka told me, and I nodded. After they started running, I turned back to Iruka. "It was wise of you not to follow them. You will have a much better chance without Natari helping me."

"Shall we make this fair? If you win, I'll let you go. If I win, you tell me where they're heading and what they're going to do with Naruto."

I shrugged. "Depends. Are we battling to the death?"

"There is no need for that."

"Fine with me, but are you sure you want to do this? You are but a chunin, and you are battling me, the most experienced Jounin in my village. You don't have much of a chance."

"Well, I can't just stand here and watch like a coward," he said, like that would be the worst thing that could ever happen.

"Well," I told him, and reached his side before he could blink. I was only an inch of two shorter than him. I raised my hand to caress the curve of his jaw and winked. "Won't this be fun?"

Before he could say anything or protest, I backed a good ten meters. Smiling lightly, I preformed my special jutsu that materialized water from the oxygen and hydrogen in the air. Once it formed, I used my chakra to control it and sent a big wave hurling towards Iruka. He dodged it, luckily for him, but didn't see another wave coming because he was too busy trying to throw a kunai knife in my way, which missed. The wave engulfed him, and the force of the impact pushed him up against a nearby tree, drenching him in water. I, in return, picked up the kunai that lay next to my foot, and pressed it close to his throat, smiling at the fact he was momentarily unconscious from the collision with my wave.

"How short that took," I said to his unconscious form, grinning. The kunai dropped from my hand to the ground beside him, and I ruffled his hair fondly. I began to walk away, but then I heard quick footsteps come from the back and felt the cool metal of the kunai press against my neck and his labored breathing against my ear.

"You let down your guard," he said, laughing slightly, but it halted swiftly when I plunged a shuriken in his shoulder. He grabbed it involuntarily, wincing at the pain.

Chuckling, I grinned at him. "Come again? Oh, before I forget, that shuriken has poison in it. It's injecting it in your blood as we speak. Don't worry; you won't die unless you run around a lot. I'd hate for you to die, you know?"

"You –" he growled, but I cut him off.

"Please, save your breath for someone who cares," I said lazily, and began the jutsu that we were taught in the Darkness village before we even began school. As it progressed, I could see his eyes lose its fire and his form collapse onto the ground.

I lifted his limp body onto the tree that he had been on just moments ago. I took out some rope from my knapsack and used it to tie him securely to the tree. Brushing the dirt and grime off of my hands, I stood up. I could hear more footsteps in the distance, so I squinted to see who it was.

"Kyoka!"

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End Notes: Another chapter done! My friends and I are starting on brainstorming for a sequel. Itachi and Mikomi, sitting in a tree... K-I-S-S-I-N-G! XD

A special thanks to SpeedDemon315 for faithfully reviewing every chapter! I think of you everytime I update. Special homemade cookies for you!