Tenten's hero

Chapter 24- It beginnings

Shiirya: thanks for waiting so long

Senryu: I would like to thank a few peoplz. Saska (Flamedraseer7213), tsunaren (Karen-sama), and gaarabo (kage of shadows).

Shiirya: Maybe in some parallel universe I own Naruto. But in this one I don't.

Senryu: This chapter will be introduced by…

Shiirya: Orochimaru!!!!!!!!!!!! –demonic music playing-

Orochimaru: -sigh- here's chapter 24 of Tenten's hero. Enjoy. Can I go now; I have the destruction of Konoha to plot?

Senryu: -unties him- I guess so

Orochimaru: And you senryu! I'll get you for not putting me in your story!!!!

Shiirya: -bites him-

Orochimaru: YOU FUCKING FOX!!!!

Senryu: such language…anyways here is your story!!! Please review! By the way, since those of you, who DIDN'T vote on the recent survey, want NaruxHina. I have an idea that will swing the story back to Naruto and Hinata. Just bear with me for now. Please vote next time I give a survey to avoid problems like this.

Akira tied the wheel down with the rope once again. It was their sixth day at sea, and two o' clock in the morning. He walked through the cargo of the ship toward the dormitories below him. Passing by the four room's, Akira knocked on each door as he passed. Nine half asleep crew mates dragged themselves out of their rooms in their pajamas a whole five minutes later. Kiba was the first to react by giving Akira (who had interrupted a very nice dream of him) a cranky 'What the hell stare'.

"What happened?"

Akira stared at the nine shinobi.

" We should be reaching the castle soon."

Shikamaru observed him and sighed.

"But?"

Akira smiled a little, this guy was smart.

" But…there is a spread of thick coral reef surrounding the island, plus the waters are getting shallow."

Sakura stared at him in disbelief.

"So we're going to abandon ship?"

He nodded.

"The best time would probably in an hour. I saw underwater coves under the island that should bring us into the island. I counted four underwater coves so there should be four groups of two, leaving two people to guard the ship."

Shikamaru stared at Akira, something's up with him today.

"I'll stay back."

Kiba smirked a little.

" I'll stay too, swimming isn't my best skill."

Akira nodded

"The rest of you guys be ready in an hour."

Akira walked back to the deck as everyone went back into their dorms. Everyone but Shikamaru. He stood there for another five minutes and walked back into the room, his head full of thoughts.

"How troublesome."

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Akamaru and Mikomi tied the cloth around Tonton as Shinji and Yuka took positions. Akamaru smiled.

"That's the best knot I can do. Now when you infiltrate the tower go straight to her cell. Shinji, you remember where it is right?"

The sparrow nodded as he and Yuka grabbed the cloth surrounding Tonton and rose into the air.

Mikomi watched as they flew over the edge of the ship.

"Be back before dawn. That gives you about three hours to find Tenten and come back. Akamaru yelled to them as they flew off in the direction of the castle.

"Don't get caught."

Shinji yelled back.

"We won't!!!"

Mikomi sighed as Akamaru walked off of the edge of the boat towards her.

"You think they'll be ok?"

He smiled.

"They'll be fine, I'm sure of it."

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In exactly one hour later, eight shinobi lined up at the edge of the ship. The teams were: Neji and Akira, Sakura and Ryuku, Naruto and Hinata, Haku and Ino, and Shikamaru and Kiba to guard the ship. Kiba watched as the eight shinobi jumped into the dark waters.

"Kiba…"

Kiba looked at Shikamaru who watched as the shinobi disappeared into the waters.

"Akira…don't you think what he said was weird?"

Kiba stared at him.

"No doubt you're going to tell me anyway."

Shikamaru smiled a bit.

"Think about it. How could he have known that there were coves below us, it's barely dawn and the waters are to dark at this time to see much anything?"

Kiba sighed.

"Not only that, he counted them, what do think."

Shikamaru sighed.

"Time will tell, but something is defiantly up with him."

Kiba sighed.

"Oh well."