Chapter 17: Hokage, we have a problem

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Yoshi had planned to play cards with the men in his squad, but his plans had been interrupted by orders to check out deck B of the ship. They had lost contact with the units and so they were sent in to investigate. It was probably just a radio malfunction since life on the ship was a total bore filled with mundane routines that weakened the muscles. A shinobi was bred to kill, not to go on wild goose chases. He couldn't wait to get to shore and start this war.

He turned the corner to see the bodies of his comrades lying on the floor in the hall way like scattered rag dolls. Some were dead, others still breathing, but some were on the brink of death, stuck as that ice cold knife's edge between life and death. The squad split up putting a chuunin at point. When he had walked five feet from the group a pair of feet knocked him down and then something started moving on the ceiling. The mist ninja tried to hit with shuriken and kunai, but the thing moved to fast. Then a figure dropped down from the ceiling in between the squad. It punched two members with lightening fast precision and used a kunai to cut another man's throat. The mist ninja who had been punched, but wasn't unconscious, tried to use a water jutsu, but found his chakra blocked.

"It's a Hyuuga," shouted the ninja before he was knocked out.

"It looks like a girl to," said Yoshi, a wicked smile on his face. "Now don't you look beautiful? I bet you'd look stunning in your own blood."

He felt metal cut through the veins in his wrist. It didn't hurt at first because realization hadn't struck his brain; it was still working its way up the mountain of his spine. Then he felt the blood pour out of his wrist bringing the pain that caused him to yell out in pain and terror. He hadn't seen the kunai she threw and his squad was too busy with him to notice her as she took them out one by one. Yoshi stared into the girls white iris and felt that chilling numbness spread from his wrist to his entire body. The last thing he saw was a blond man in a black and orange.

"You did a good job Hinata-chan," said Naruto. "Okay Tetsuo and Mizoguchi should have those explosive tags set. Let's go now."

"I'll go first," said Hinata. "That way I could get the Mizukage's fearsome guard squad into a bunch for an easy sword stroke."

"Good idea," said Naruto wishing he'd thought that one up himself. He put her intelligence down as one of the things that he loved.

The guards had heard the explosions and were on their guard making HInata's job the more frustrating. She decided to break off into a run and waited for the men to attack. As soon as the first two threw a punch, HInata slid under their attacks and drove her fist into the stomachs of the two guys behind her and elbowed the guards she'd dodged in the back. She then took out one of her kunai and spun around to thrust it into an approaching guard's throat. Another guard rushed her, but was driven back gentle fist. Hinata sensed one guard coming from behind her and spin kicked him his face. While the dazed guard tried to get back his equilibrium, Hinata let loose a vicious barrage of kicks into his chest and face. The man slumped to the floor unconscious.

Hinata felt a hand on her wrist as one of the guards tried to leave an opening for his squad mates. Hinata drove her index finger into his neck and felt the heart beat as she pumped chakra to stop the blood flow. As soon as she had gotten away from that danger, she found herself surrounded by guards. The four guards managed grab her arms and legs while the remaining guard placed his hands on her breast as he licked her cheeks.

"You're going to be a perfect pet," said the guard, laughing as he licked his lips with hunger.

Just then, Naruto appeared in the air and swung his sword once, cutting through the four guards that were holding Hinata. The fifth guard fell on his ass in shock and as he inched his way to the wall, away from his squad mates' corpses.

"W-w-why d-did you spare me," asked the guard.

"I didn't," replied Naruto as he snapped his fingers triggering the guard's neck to open up. "I just wanted to give you time to figure it out. Hinata is no one's pet."

"I'm okay," said HInata. "You got here in the nick of time. A few minutes and he might have done something."

"Yeah," said Naruto. "This time, I'm leading."

The mist ninjas were looking at the ship charts and studying the tide as the battle preparations were getting under way. Just then, one of the ninja's noticed something on the floor.

"Hey what's this sand doing here," asked the ninja in a loud tone of voice. Everyone looked at him and then heard a noise from outside the door that sounded like a large thump. "What the hell was that?"

Just then, the door burst open as sand flooded the room. There was no time for action, there was no sound. The sand had swallowed some and had formed a spike for others. They were all dead still the same and in the door way was Gaara, standing with a bored look on his face.

"I hope I didn't knock too hard," said Gaara.

Naruto was surprised to Keiji was already in front of the Mizukage's chamber door. Beside him was the resurrected Zabuza, a man who he still had mixed feelings about. Naruto gave a "you first gesture." Keiji opened the door and they all stepped in to see the Mizukage and another man standing as if they had been waiting for them. The stranger had a large heavy sword that was like a sheath with a blade built into it.

"You still cling to that dream of taking my place," asked the Mizukage, "even after the reason to achieve that dream is gone, Zabuza?"

"I made a promise to Haku," said Zabuza. "And besides, your head is perfect the new fireplace I'm building."

"Ah, but you have to deal with me first," said the stranger.

"Akuma, I would like nothing more than to prove once and for all that I'm better than you," said Zabuza, who grinned with his eyes. "But fuck the small talk and let's get to the whole fucking conversation."