Author's Note: Hora! Update finish! Thanks for reading. Enjoy...

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the jutsus... but some of them is my creation, yeah.

Chapter 8

Tenten jumped from tower to tower, memorizing what the guards below already told her. She ran vertically on the fortress's wall, right to the tallest tower. When she arrived there, she's not alone.

"Welcome, Young Lady."

A man greeted her casually. His hair was short messy brown, with his eyebrow extended till his ear. His cape was black and long, fluttered in the wind. Two large katana was strapped safely on his back. The sunset wrapped his figure perfectly, emphasizing his strength and dignity. He grinned slyly and said, "Have we met before? I think I recognize you, Woman."

"Does it matter now?" Tenten twirled her kunai. "Izaki Guntai?"

"It is if it's about a fine lady like you."

Swish… Tenten froze when she realized he was behind her already. She smirked.

"Nice… You have a high speed, eh?"

"Wanna play… eh, Young Lady?" Izaki raised his hand. "I see that you have company."

Shikamaru, Kiba, and Naruto jumped beside her. Kiba looked at Izaki closely and said, "Heh! So… you're the S-Rank Criminal, eh?!"

"YOSH!!" Naruto raised his fist. "Let's finish him!!!"

"Hooo… aren't we a little bit noisy here?" Izaki chuckled. "Let's play first, shall we? Kirigakure no Jutsu1…"

Mist soon covered the tower and spread to the whole fortress. Naruto tsked and shouted, "This mist is annoying!"

"Shut up, Naruto!" Kiba smacked him hard on the head. "He locate us by sound! Akamaru!"

"Warf!"

Akamaru suddenly appeared beside Kiba. The Dog User crouched down and shouted, "Shikyaku no Jutsu!"

Grit! A loud sound of nails clashed with rock was heard.

"Find him together with me, Akamaru!"

"Warf!"

The two of them sniffed the air. Kiba grinned widely.

"Found you!"

He jumped into the mist suddenly. Shikamaru shouted, "Kiba! Wait! Don't separate yourse…"

"GRAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!"

Craaaasshhh!! A sound of blood spilled was heard. Akamaru barked and blasted into the mist, following Kiba. Just a second later the sound of Akamaru's whine echoed through the mist.

"Shit!" Shikamaru cursed under his breath. His black eyes observed the mist carefully. "We lost them…"

"Hey, what happened to Kiba?!" Naruto turned to look at Shikamaru nervously. "What's happening here?!"

"This mist…" Tenten raised her hand like she wants to touch the air. "… is not just a regular Kirigakure no Jutsu. It also disguised the user's scent…"

"CLEVER!!!!" Izaki's voice echoed through the infinite whiteness. "I praise you, Young Lady! As I expected from a fine woman… HAHAHAHA!!!"

"Utsusemi no Jutsu2," Shikamaru took out his kunai. "He's dangerous…"

"Now… which one shall I kill next? The garrulous blonde? The lazy-looking boy? Or… the gorgeous lady…? Hm… I wonder if I can get inside that body… eh? HAHAHAHAHA!!"

Tenten sweatdropped.

"He's a pervert."

"I know that from the start."

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"Neji-nii-san."

Neji turned around and nodded his head politely.

"Yes, Hinata-sama?"

Hinata smiled shyly and said, "Don't be so formal, Neji-nii-san. You're older than me. Maybe… maybe we should be… a little more casual to each other."

"It's normal since I'm a Bunke," Neji folded his arms and looked up at the sky again. Hinata averted her gaze, feeling a little uncomfortable when the topic of their family rises again. Neji felt the tension and soon said, "Why are you here, Hinata-sama? This is not the kind of place you love to visit."

Hinata smiled gently.

"Have you decided what will you give to Tenten-san?"

Neji looked at Hinata. He smiled and said, "And you're here to help me?"

"Urm… anou… you've been here for hours and I guess what else can it be?" Hinata muttered the words so faintly that Neji had to bend his body a little. "I mean… etou… you… you must be… a… anou… sa…"

"A… I guess I really have a hard time to think about it," Neji turned away. Hinata raised her head. "Tenten is not Haruno Sakura or Yamanaka Ino… She's… too unpredictable for this kind of thing. Maybe… Maybe I need a little help… eh?"

Hinata smiled. Neji-nii-san sure has changed. The usually stoic and cold figure now melted his glacial cell and wants to say some words to comfort others…

"I'll show you some good things, Neji-nii-san," said Hinata loudly. Neji raised his eyebrows; his eyes softened at the sight of Hinata trying to help him and ignored her timidity. "Sakura-chan will help us too. She's close to Tenten-san and she must've known what's the best present to give! I… anou… I mean… let's go, shall we, Neji-nii-san?"

Neji quietly nodded and followed Hinata.

"Sure, Hinata-sama."

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Calm down… Don't panic…

A pair of brown eyes ran searchingly in the mist.

There's must be some trick… some trick… shit. If any of the Hyuuga's here, this thing is nothing! Eyes… we need to see some…

"ONE DOWN…"

CHING!!! Izaki's Katana clashed with Shikamaru's kunai. Naruto quickly jumped from Shikamaru's back, his fist swung at full force.

"There you are!!!"

"Naruto! DON'T!!!"

Ching! Tenten blocked Izaki's other Katana with her kunai, a few centimeters from Naruto's head. Seeing a chance, Naruto swung his kunai…

Craaaasshh!!! It cut Izaki's head… which turned into water.

"NANI?!" Naruto stepped to the ground. "Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu3?!"

"I have enough now!" Tenten groaned in ferocity. She bit her thumb till it bleeds and opened up a scroll, spilled her blood on top of the writing. "He's wasting my time! Neji's waiting for me!"

Tenten threw the scroll upward and touched it when it fluttered in the air.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Sabishii Hikou: Fukurou4!"

Pooof!!! Ten huge ninja owls appeared on top of the trio's head. All them flashed into the mist. The summoning scroll folded itself and flied to Tenten's pouch. Naruto and Shikamaru astounded, their jaws dropped to the ground. Since when she could summon owls?! A moment later, a loud groan was heard along with a great gust of wind. Tenten smirked and said, "Found you."

The mist disappeared slowly and there he was, screaming inside a whirlwind of fluttering owls.

"Damn it! You b$$$h!!" Izaki swung his hand furiously to the owls. "How do you know my location?!"

"You can't hide the sound of your breath," said Tenten coolly. She raised her kunai. "It's over now."

"Heh! For you."

Swish… a katana was placed underneath her throat. Izaki was behind her.

"Nee-chan!"

"Step back!" shouted Izaki towards Naruto. He pushed the katana to Tenten's throat, made a long cut. Naruto halted his movement, along with Shikamaru. Tenten's eyes moved to the figure inside the owls' whirlwind. It splashed into a puddle of water. Izaki smirked, "Surprised? Too bad your owls can't detect which one is real."

"No," Tenten smiled mischievously. "They can."

CRAAASSHH!!! Izaki stumbled forward, stepping away from Tenten. A katana pierced his back. A huge owl flew beside Tenten; its claw wielded another katana. Enraged, Izaki raised his other katana and shouted, "Damn OWL!!!!"

Voom!! He stopped. Shikamaru smirked.

"Kage Shibari no Jutsu5 success."

Izaki's eyes widen. He looked at Shikamaru with pure hatred and suddenly, he grinned. Death aura emanating from him, slowly but surely. Tenten narrowed her cocoa brown eyes. Something is not right.

"You guys… are persistent…"

CRACK!! The tower's floor was lifted, cutting off Shikamaru's shadow. A massive amount of chakra emerged from Izaki's body, lifting rocks and other materials around him. Tenten stepped back, the chakra blew everything away from him. Izaki growled, his body started to shine. Naruto's eyes widen.

"Is he… a Jinchuuriki too?!"

BOOM!! Everyone was thrown away far from Izaki—blasted from the tower. Shikamaru spun in the air, landed safely on the ground. Naruto fell to the river, splashing water everywhere. Tenten caught one of her owls' wings, swung herself to sit on its back. Other nine owls circled around her protectively.

"What now, Mistress?" The biggest male owl beside her said. He wielded three scythes on his back. "Shall we attack?"

"Wait, Kusakiri," Tenten eyed the collapsing tower below her. "We don't know his ability yet. It's too risky too…"

"HELP ME, DAMMIT!!!"

"WARF!!"

"That voice…" Tenten looked to the sky. And there they were… Kiba and Akamaru, falling from heaven. "Kiba! Akamaru! You're OK!"

"NOT IF WE FALL, BAKAAAAAA!!!!!"

"Misagi! Hane!"

Swift… the two owls caught Kiba and Akamaru in their feet just in time. Kiba exhaled in relieve and said, "We're save…"

"Where have you been?! We're so worried!!"

"Instead of scoldin' me, look down!!!"

Tenten followed Kiba's instruction and froze. It's… a Bijuu?

"You sure make me wait, Izaki… I'm bored… You better give me some flesh… Nice and delicious flesh…"

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1 Hiding Mist Technique

2 Projection Technique

3 Water Doppelganger Technique

4 Summoning Technique: Silent Flight: Owl

5 Shadow Bind Techniques

Author's Note: Sorry if it sucks. But actually I enjoy writing it so much. I guess I'm in for action, but not for romance or sappy stuff. Every jutsu here is from Naruto except for the Summoning Tenten used. I hope I didn't screw the Japanese though. Well... NEXT! The Rampage of The Jinchuuriki!