Yes, so two dead fic ideas later and I'm still back at Fire Paved Skies. I guess I just can't take my mind off this story. It's so weird. It's like I'm possessed by it lol.

Anyway, there is now a deathly important task at hand, that is going to really push Kurenai and the others to their limits. This is really do or die right here. Will they win? Read and see.

Vielen Dank,
Symbiotic

April 10th
Konohagakure
"Oneechan what are we going to do," Hanabi said.

"We're going to run right now imouto chan," Hinata said. "I got to go tell Kurenai sensei. Naruto kun?"

"I see the planes," Naruto said.

"Is your P5U1 loaded with rockets," she asked.

"Yes it is," Naruto asked. "But I can't take all of them on?"

"If you find any of them on the ground," Hinata said. "Blow them to pieces. Sensei, me and the others can deal with the airships and planes."

"Got it," Naruto said. He then focused some chakra onto his feet and ran down the side of the control tower, running to the hangar with the P5U1. "Out of the way," he said, pushing a mechanic aside. "Huge attack inbound, and I'm the only one who can stop it."

"By all means go she's ready to fly," the mechanic said. Naruto then closed the canopy and quickly taxied out to the runway, taking off without even using a fourth of the airfield's runway.

"Lets go open up some cans," Naruto said, climbing higher up into the air. He then banked towards the massive group of enemy vehicles, ready to turn a few lumbering Panzers to scrap metal.

"I don't need a doctor," Tenten screamed. Ino was dragging her out of the house, and she was kicking and screaming along the way. "Let me kill them, they killed Arien! They killed Arien!"

"Tenten calm down," Ino ordered. She then showed Tenten a bullet that she had pulled from a magazine. "You see this?" Tenten nodded her head. "It will be in your chest if you do not calm down. I need you to do that for just a little while. We're going to go to Sakura and she'll make you all better."

"All better," Tenten said slowly. She had heard those words so many times in her life. Yet as comforting as they were, she could never ever feel comfort from them. "Nothing will ever be better."

"Tenten were you in love with Arien," Ino asked.

"No," Tenten said. "He did something that you can never get from love."

"What," Ino asked. Tenten was silent for a few seconds. "Teni?"

"He brought me peace," Tenten said. "Now I'll never have that peace again." She then started crying.

"Alright," Ino said. "Listen Ten, I need you to get a hold of yourself. You can wail to Sakura all you want, but right now we have go back to the airfield. Get to your planes, and get in the air around the tower."

"Ok," Tenten said. "I can do that."

"Good," Ino said, leading her over to a jeep. "Can you shoot the machine gun in the back?"

"Of course I can," Tenten said.

"Good," Ino said. She then got into the second passengers seat, while Tenten got behind the M2 in the back of the jeep. "Back to Hamura airfield, and make it fast." The driver nodded yes, and then began to drive down the dirt road back to the city.

Not wasting any time, Hinata decided to go directly back to the HQ of Black Swan instead of going to find Kurenai, who had probably left the building. "What's going on niichan," Hanabi asked.

"Bad stuff Hanabi," Hinata said. "That's all I can say. Bad stuff. Kurenai sensei, you in here?" No response came. "Niichan, search the whole building, get Talia and the children to help if you need them. Just find sensei."

"What about you," Hanabi asked.

"If she's already out," Hinata said, going over to a room with radio equipment in it. "Then I can call her. Do it now!"

"Hai," Hanabi replied. She then began running through the house, trying frantically to find Kurenai. Meanwhile, Hinata began frantically toying with the radio to try and pick up her mentor.

"Sensei you out there," Hinata said. "Come in sensei?"

"I'm right out here," Kurenai said. "Flying patrol with Shino. What's going on?"

"Listen, there are so many planes and airships that are from the Blood Red gang all massing," Hinata said. "I'm afraid they may be after the HQ."

"That's not what they are after," Asuma said. "We had a truck with a radio, so that's how I'm talking to both of you. They're after dad."

"The Hokage," Kurenai exclaimed. "What are they trying to with that?"

"I don't know but we got to think fast," Asuma said.

"Maybe now is the time you should pick up the pieces like Naruto kun said," Hinata said. "Why don't you at least try?"

"Fine," Kurenai said. She then began to think of a plan. Still after two minutes she hadn't come up with anything.

"I'll authorize all forces to..." Asuma began to say.

"No," Kurenai said. "Asuma, I want you to take every plane, every airship, every tank, every man, every truck, every jeep, every weapon or tool of war that you can find. That's what I want you do right now."

"But you'll be all alone," Asuma said. "I can't risk that."

"I just need twenty T34s and about forty planes," Kurenai said. "I know that the Hokage air guard pilots are not idiots, but they can't handle this alone."

"What's your plan," Asuma said.

"They're probably taking forces from the neighborhoods they took from us," Kurenai said. "Those neighborhoods are probably defenseless now. Go take them." Asuma began thinking about what Kurenai had just explained to him. It made a lot of sense, but it was very risky for him to leave her with such little force to defend his father. "Asuma?"

"I'm not going to like this," Asuma said. "But I'll do it."

"Oh thank you so much," Kurenai said. "If this works, and we both come out alive, I'll make sure you get rewarded."

"How so," Asuma asked.

"You know," Kurenai said sensually. "You know it very well. So wait, are they heading for the tower now?"

"No," another voice said interrupting them. "They aren't. They are headed for a massing point. I'm going to see how many Panzers I blow up before I run out of ammo."

"Naruto kun," Hinata said happily. "Oh thank kami sama. Yes, blow up as many of those tanks as you can. Sensei we need a plane for niichan?"

"Probably should just give her a Devastator," Naruto said. "I think she can handle one if she can handle a Provost."

"No," Kurenai said. "Can Hanabi fly on her own?"

"Yes," Hinata said.

"Tell her to fly the Provost down to the Hamura airfield, you know the one we always use," Kurenai said. "Tell her to go to Hangar 18."

"Hangar 18," Hinata said, perplexed by her sensei's instructions. "What is in there?"

"Her fighter," Kurenai said. "It's one of a kind, and it will fit her well."

"Fine then," Hinata said. "What about the others?"

"Have Kinn get the Pandora into the air," Naruto said. "And have Sakura get ready."

"I'll get the other pilots and weapons," Kurenai said. "Be ready at Hokage tower quick. We don't have much time."

"Got it," Hinata said. "Hinata out." She then shut off the radio. "This is going to be one fight I don't think any of us will forget, I can tell."

"Alright Teni," Ino said, still having her Bazooka at ready, sitting at her side. "How you doing back there?"

"Fine," Tenten said in a monotone voice.

"That's good," Ino replied. "Good to see she still has some control over what's left of her sanity. Man, I did not think Tenten would find such importance in Arien. Was she like preparing for the inevitable? But what would the inevitable have been?" Ino's speaking in her mind then stopped. "Wait, no no no no it couldn't be that. Was Tenten preparing to fall in love with Arien?"

"Ma'am," the driver said. " The roads are probably blocked the way we are going. I know another way."

"Really," Ino said. Ino now had fully caught on to what the driver was planning. "Pull over then." The driver, not believing anything would happen pulled over to the side of the street. Many people were walking around going to their jobs and other things, and it was not the best place that Ino wanted to do what she wanted to do. "Why'd we stop?"

"Oh no reason," Ino said, reaching into the glove compartment. "Perfect," she thought. "Just step out so you can show me on the map what your other route is."

"Sure," the guy said, reaching for a map. But he did not have one. "Um, I don't have one?"

"Just as I thought," Ino said, taking out a hidden sawed off double barrel shotgun.

"Wait wait I can explain it's all Satoshi's fault I'm a Black Swan," he screamed. "It was all a con, I have a family and Satoshi said..."

"If there is anything I hate the most, it's traitors," Ino said, shoving the shotgun in his head.

"Come on for my family," the guy begged.

"Let me see a photo," Ino ordered.

"I don't have one," he said slowly.

"Traitor," Ino said. The then laughed as both triggers on the shotgun, firing two ten gauge shotgun shells into the man and splattering blood all over herself, the jeep, and some people around. She then looked around. "Everyone get inside, there will be heavy fighting soon." No one listened to her. "It's for your own safety, what I just did was for your own safety."

"Um Ino," Tenten said.

"Not now Teni I'm trying to get everyone inside," Ino said.

"Ino take cover," Tenten yelled, whipping her .50 caliber around and beginning to shoot it another SKDFZ armored car, this one being torn to pieces. Ino ducked to avoid the smoldering metal raining down on them.

"I'll take your word," Ino said. "Lets go now."

"Wait, who will shoot a rocket," Tenten asked. A man then walked up to them on the street. "What the?"

"Do you need a driver," the guy asked.

"What's your name, " Ino asked.

"Saiyo Minazaki," he said. "I raced in the professional motor circuit. Do you girls need to get somewhere?"

"Hamura airfield," Ino said. "We need to get some planes in the air right now, and there are some criminals trying to kill us with a small army." Saiyo then got behind the wheel of the jeep.

"Well then," Saiyo said. "Just hang out. This is going to be one hell of a ride." He then started the jeep. "I can predict that there will be fun in your near future."

"How can you do," Tenten began to say. Saiyo then hit the gas. "That!" Tenten then hung on for dear life, as they began a ride into hell.

"Niichan," Hanabi said, walking with Hinata do the hangar that was labeled "Hangar 18". "What is this place?"

"Hangar 18," Hinata said. "That's all I know." Her, along with six other Black Swan pilots then began opening the massive doors, letting the sun inside shine on the aircraft it was hiding. Inside, was a P54 Angel. "An Angel? Is Kurenai sensei mad?"

"What's so bad about this," Hanabi asked.

"Only the best pilots fly the Angel," Hinata said. "I don't know if you can handle it."

"This isn't the time to question that," Hanabi said. "We must do it now."

"I swear if you kill yourself then I won't be at your funeral," Hinata said, giving her sister a pair of goggles. "Remember Bolkes Dikta?"

"Attack out of the sun, attack in groups, follow through with your attack, always fire at close range, hit from behind, if he dives then meet his attack not run, and remember the line of retreat," Hanabi said, slipping the goggles over her eyes.

"Then lets go," Hinata said. "We only got so much time before some really bad fighting begins."