Author's Note: Hm... did I say I have a bad intention in this chapter? That's right! Yahoooooo!! Lalalala somehow, I'm enjoying this! hehehe... (grinning mischievously).

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto... but I make some of the jutsu here. My imagination. The original one is belong to the genius Masashi Kishimoto and... the game maker cuz some of them are from the game series (they rocks!). Enjoy this as I do, alright! Dang! I'm in good mood!

Chapter 11


She didn't know what woke her up. But whatever it was, it made her fully conscious now. Tenten reached her weapon pouch, her eyes observing her surrounding. Shikamaru was still asleep, and so was Naruto. But Kiba was awake. He sat beside the sleeping Akamaru. His eyes flickered.

"Kiba, was it…"

"Yeah," Kiba nodded slowly. "We gotta move. Fast. But I don't know if we'll make it in our current condition. We all worn-out."

"I guess we have to withdraw…" Tenten winced when her back ached again. "Damn, this wound… I can't run as fast as I used to. Wake Naruto and Shikamaru, Kiba."

"No helpin' it, eh?" Kiba stood and walked to Naruto's place. "I guess we gotta run after all. Wake up, sleepy head! We gotta move! Now!!"

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"Good morning, Neji-sama."

"Hn."

"Anything you need?"

Neji's eyes wiped all of the shop's collection. He looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Can you make a new form?"

"Oh, sure, Neji-sama!" said the shopkeeper quickly. "We can!! Just tell us what do you want and we'll made it for you."

Neji smirked and handed him a paper. The shopkeeper glared when he saw the picture.

"Neji-sama… It's…"

"Can you get it done this afternoon?" Neji cut off his sentence. The shopkeeper looked at him and nodded.

"Don't worry, Neji-sama! We'll get this one done this afternoon!"

"Good."

Neji turned around and walked away. An honest smile crept up his face.

Tenten… go home soon, will you?

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"Damn… it!!!"

THWACK!! Naruto's fist hit the enemy right on the face—sending him flying to the nearby tree. One down, four coming. Kiba panted heavily. They have been fighting for the last two hours with their weakened state and this was too hard to handle. Tenten winced when her back ached for the hundredth time in this whole day. Her finger traced her pouch. Two small scrolls… one huge scroll… They should have been enough… But I have no chakra and can't do any taijutsu with my current state! Fuck it! They're keep coming like there's no end!

Dozens of robbers encircled the four of them, giving them no way out.

"We finally catch you up," said one of them, grinning slyly. He raised his kunai. "There is no way out! We'll finish you here! It's great now that all of you are incapable of fighting…"

"Tch… All of ya are the survivor of Neutral Offender, right?!" Kiba gritted his teeth. "Out for revenge?"

"Aaahh… it's more like…" the man twirled his kunai. "… more like taking advantage. It's not an everyday thing finding all of you in this state. Konoha will give us something big if they know that four of their best shinobi is in our hand… it is if you're not dead. You know, we really don't care if all of you died… because even if you are, something good is coming up… like getting paid by the Rock Village. Hehehehe… one assault will be enough to destroy Konoha later on…"

Shikamaru took a deep breath.

"Geez… that reason is troublesome."

The leader raised his hand.

"Now…" He said, smirking. "GET THEM!!"

All of the robbers jumped towards them. Tenten opened two of her small scrolls, winced when the move sent aches to her spine.

"Sougu: Shikyuu Geki1!"

The twisting barrier of spiked orbs pierced through her attacking opponents—protecting herself and her team. When her scrolls fold again, seven kagebunshins jumped and shouted, "Number against number!!!"

"Let's go, Akamaruuuu!!!" Kiba and Akamaru jumped from the barrier too, started the Gatsuuga. "Give 'em some spin!!"

"Ninpou…" Shikamaru began his move. "… Kage Nui2!"

The battle commenced. All four of them jumped to four different directions. Tenten twirled her small scroll, her mind calculate all her attack. Twenty shinobis… My two small scrolls have their limit… but my huge one… hell, my chakra is at its limit…

"Kagura Shuriken no Mai!3"

Storm of shuriken showered down the robbers. It slashed violently, sending few of them drop dead to the ground. Tenten flashed through the corpses, her other small scroll opened in front of her. One scroll out. Fourteen shinobis.

"Sougu: Ryuu no Mai4!"

A loud roar was heard when the scroll blasted to her opponent in the shape of a dragon. It soared past them and a second later, a bombardment of weaponry stormed to every direction—brutally killed those who get caught in the storm. Tenten jumped to the sky, her empty scroll folded itself and flew to her pouch. Her huge scroll fluttered open, circling her. Two scrolls out. Six shinobis.

"Sougu: Shinu…"

"Suiton: Kaihoudan5!"

SPLASH! Tenten was thrown by the blast, her huge scroll defend her from direct impact. She flew to a tree, applying her chakra just in time to crouch on the tree branch instead of crashing. But still, it sent unbearable pain to her spine.

"Fuck!" She grimaced, only to realize the six shinobi now jumped towards her, all with their own ninjutsu.

"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!"

"Suiton: Kaihoudan!"

"Futon: Daitoppa!"

"Doton:…"

"I'm sick of all of this!!" The huge scroll opened in front of her. "Sougu: Shiryuu Guchi no Jutsu6!"

A giant red dragon head ricocheted out of the scroll, swallowed all shinobis on its path. When it closed its mouth, screams were heard, along with rain of blood gush out of the dragonhead. Six corpses fell to the ground and the dragonhead evaporated into thin air.

"Guh!" Tenten fell to her knees. She panted heavily, realizing her chakra was really at its limit. For her displeasure, there are still enemies around them. Her body trembled for lack of energy, refusing all of her commands. "Darn it! Move!! My body, move! MOVE!!"

"AAAAARRRGHHH!!!"

POOF!! Twelve Kagebunshins disappeared when Naruto crashed to a tree. He panted heavily, blood ran down his chin. Just a second later, his body began to shake—made him screamed in pain. Tenten immediately recognize the symptom.

Tremulous Death Poison!

"Now… I see that you're the weakest!" The robber's leader twisted his senbon. Seven of his subordinate jumped to his side. "You'll die forty eight hours starting from now but the scenario's not like that. We'll kill you on this spot!"

Dammit! Tenten was just about to jump when her knees buckled to the tree branch again. She had no more chakra left. She saw Kiba and Akamaru desperately fighting ten robbers at once and Shikamaru with his shadow fighting six. There's no way they could save Naruto… Tenten desperately tried to move but to no avail. She watched in horror as the eight robbers prepared for their final attack…

Will I… see another death of my family?

"Nee-chaaaaannn!!!"

"Shizuo-kun!" Tenten quickly ran after the Rock-nin. Neji reached out for her and shouted, "No! Tenten! Don't go on your own!"

Swish! Neji flipped backward just in time when his opponent attacked him. He shouted, "Lee!! Go with Tenten!"

"I can't, Neji-kun!! I'm surrounded!"

They… tried to help me… But… I…

"ARGH!!" Tenten crouched in pain. Her whole body was wounded by the fight but still, she couldn't get Shizuo. The Rock-Nin laughed maniacally, twirled his kunai and shouted, "We maybe failed on stealing the sacred scroll thanks to you… BUT REVENGE!! This kid will DIE!"

"NO! Shizuo-kun!!"

CRAAASSHH! Blood streamed from his wound, littering the forest floor and dripped to her face. Her brown eyes widen in shock when the black-haired little boy coughed blood. The Rock-nin throwed him to her like a trash and quickly disappeared into the forest…

"A… Anee-chan…" Those little hands were covered with blood, but still reached out to her face. She could feel the soft touch on her wet cheeks, gently brushed her tears. His eyes showed confusion and concern. "Why… are you crying? I… I'm OK…"

"I'm not… crying…" Tenten held the little boy in her arms gently, her hand desperately tried to stop the blood. Despite all of her efforts, tears kept flowing from her eyes—blurred her sight "I'm not crying… Now hang in there, Shizuo-kun… Hang in there…"

"I… I don't feel anything, Anee-chan…" Shizuo grinned. "I'm… OK…"

You're not!! Dammit!!! You're not!!! Tenten held him close and nodded her head slowly, mumbled, "You're OK… You're Ok, Shizuo… You'll be alright…"

"Nee-chan… I… I can't see anything…" Shizuo's hand cupped her cheeks for guidance. His body shook from the lack of blood. "Nee-chan… what's wrong? It's… black…"

Tenten stared in shock as Shizuo's hands fell from her cheeks. The little boy gaped for breath, his soft blue eyes opened for a very short moment—looked deep into her eyes…

"I'm sleepy… Nee… chan…"

You sleep forever, Shizuo-kun… You're leaving me behind… Now… when I thought I could erase my sin… When I thought… The burden finally leaves my shoulder…

Naruto opened his eyes, looked at the eight shinobis in front of him. They had their katanas ready for the kill.

"SLASH HIM!!!"

Once again… I… can't do anything…

The eight shinobis jumped towards Naruto. Their katanas swished at high speed. Naruto could only watch as they get closer… as they aim for his vital organs…

"NARUTO!!!"

CRAAAAASSSSHHHH!!!

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Hinata lifted her head when a sudden uneasy feeling rose from her heart. She looked at the sky worriedly. Sakura turned to look at her and said, "What's wrong, Hinata? You look worried. Anything wrong?"

"No… urm…" Hinata slowly turned her gaze to the hospital garden. "N-Nothing… Nothing, Sakura-san…"

Sakura examined her face for a while and then said, "Ah, well… OK, then. Let's go. Tsunade-sama wants us to go to her office right away."

"O-Ok… L-Let's go," Hinata followed Sakura. She closed her eyes briefly while walking beside her, sending prayer with all her heart.

Naruto-kun… Be careful…

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Blood splattered to the ground. Naruto's eyes widen in shock when the blood was spilled to his face… But it wasn't his blood… Tenten was standing in front of him, seven poisonous katanas pierced through her body. Blood dripped from the Katana's blade and from her wounds to the ground, coloring the forest floor…

"Nee-chan…"

"GATSUUGA!!!"

CRAAASSHH!! All of the eight shinobis were thrown by Kiba and Akamaru's combined attack. Tenten fell to her knees, coughed blood. When she fell forward, Shikamaru appeared in front of her and caught her before she hit the ground. All the katanas were still embedded themselves to her body, slowly opening her wounds…

"FOOL!!" shouted Shikamaru, his eyes were filled with anxiety. His hand trembled when he touched one of the Katanas' hilts on her back. "What the hell are you doing?! Dumbass!! Blockhead! You could've been killed!! You could've… could've…"

"Maybe…" Tenten coughed quite a bit of blood. Despite all the wounds, she grinned. "Ma… Maybe… I… I just forget… the first principle… of medics… is evasion..."

Her vision blurred fast and her body collapsed on Shikamaru, completely powerless. Kiba ran towards her, shouted, "Nee-chan! Hey!! Are you Ok?! Nee-chan!"

"She's not ok!" Shikamaru gripped one of the Katana. "These fucking katanas… they pierced through her, damn it! Tenten! Hey! Don't you dare close your eyes!! Hang on! HEY!!"

Naruto watched all the scenes in fear. His body was completely numb and his eyes were fixated on those katanas emerging from her chest, stomach, and shoulders. His hand slowly lifted to touch the blood on his cheek. Her blood…

"Hah! At least one is going to die!" The remaining robbers gathered triumphantly. "No, TWO! HAHAHAHA!! Nice drama… But it ends here!"

Kiba gritted his teeth. Akamaru growled. Shikamaru's eyes narrowed.

"All of you…" Kiba clenched his fist. He was furious. Beaten by weaklings… "I'll…"

"… NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!!!"

BOOOM!!! A blast of chakra almost threw Shikamaru and Kiba away from Naruto. The boy crouched down, two tails waving on his back. His flaming red eyes were filled with tears and now fixated on the robbers.

"DON'T YOU EVER MOCK NEE-CHAN!!! LAUGHING LIKE THAT AGAIN… AND I'LL CRUSH YOU TO PIECES! YOU BASTARD!!!!!"

Tenten's soft brown eyes watched quietly as Naruto ricocheted towards the robber. She saw the tears streamed down his cheek and she heard all his words. Naruto…

Blast by blast happened when Naruto went on a rampage. Shikamaru reverted his attention to the katanas, gripped it tightly.

"Bear with this one, Tenten."

Crash! He slid the Katana out from her body, sending waves of pain to her nerves. Tenten coughed, closed her eyes when Shikamaru pulled more katanas off her. Kiba watched fearfully and shouted, "Hey! It's… It's painful! And her blood will gush out freely, dude! Watch it!"

"We have no time!" Shikamaru took out rolls of bandages. He pulled her clothes upward to reveal her wounded stomach and bandaged her tightly to stop the blood. Tenten coughed more blood. Her consciousness was slowly fading away. "She'll die from blood loss! We have to take her to Konoha as soon as possible!!"

"GRAAAAAHHH!!!"

BOOOM!!! The last robber dropped dead to the ground. Naruto panted heavily when his tails disappeared. He quickly ran toward Tenten, concerned filled his eyes. Shikamaru finished bandaging her wound, only to see the blood slowly leaked through the bandages.

"Damn it!" Kiba made his seal and gathered the remaining chakra inside him. "Shikyaku no Jutsu!!"

He crouched, applying chakra to all part of his body.

"Tie her on my back!" shouted the dog boy. "I'm the fastest here! Faster than Akamaru! I'll run to Konoha! Tie her! Hurry!!"

Shikamaru stunned for a while but then nodded and tied Tenten firmly on Kiba's back. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "We'll follow you! You go ahead!!"

Kiba gritted his teeth, his bluish chakra covered both Tenten and himself.

"Follow me later, Akamaru!" Akamaru barked as a reply. Kiba crouched for more strength, ready to run. "NOW… HERE… WE… GOOOO!!!!!"

FLASH!! He disappeared from their sight, running desperately towards Konoha.

To be continued...

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1 Weapon: Circular Battle Attack

2 Ninja Arts: Shadow Sewing

3 Ancient Shuriken Dance

4 Weapon: Dragon Dance

5 Water Release: Pressure Cannon

6 Weapon: Death Dragon Mouth Technique

Number 4 and 6 are my creation!

Author's Note: I've told you so... haven't I? I have a really BAD intention with this. Let's see if it continues... or ends... in the next chapter! Will Kiba make it? Or... Gosh... I'm a Cliffhanger Demon, eh? Please review, everyone! Anything!