Huh, this took awhile to update. Ah well, I'll try and go faster next time.

I don't own Naruto.


Only one more day until they would finally arrive. Dosu and Naruto couldn't seem to wait until they reached the fortress. Sakura had tensed up a bit, but seemed determined. Kin had eased up noticeably since the previous night, but was still nervous.

None of them could quite read Jiraiya.

Dosu's mind raced, trying to make sense of everything, specifically regarding Kin. Is she with me, or them? Her mind is coming back, but it's not the same as before. No, it doesn't matter. If necessary, I can do this myself. Kin was an ally because of convenience only. Still, it would be better if-

His thoughts were cut short as the ninja from before suddenly burst out of a nearby bush, taking all of them completely by surprise. She was clutching her shoulder, as if injured. It shocked him slightly that he had been so focused in his thoughts that he never heard her arrive, let alone that she had apparently been fighting.

A number of kunai were sent out of the nearby bush towards her. Naruto sped forward, grabbing her and getting her out of the way.

"Sakura, grab her and get her out of here." Ordered Jiraiya. "Kin, go with her as cover." The two nodded before sprinting forward. "Dosu, Naruto, your with me."

The two stood still, standing on either side. Hearing a familiar sound coming from the treeline, they scattered, avoiding the sudden barrage.

Dosu and Naruto both took off sprinting the second they landed. The trees quickly blocked their line of sight, although Dosu quickly heard the number of footfalls around Naruto increase dramatically.

A shape began to form in front of him. He lashed out with his melody arm, only for it to be blocked by a strange, claw-like object. His one eye stared intently at the new man for only a second, before they separated.

Their was a number of small, poofing sounds in the distance as the two met once again. Dosu struck out with his melody arm once again. The man used the claw arm once again to knock it to the side, this time causing it to pass inches away from his head. Their positions held for a second before the man fell down, crouching on all fours and shaking as the sound waves started to effect his body.

Before Dosu could deliver the final blow, however, the ground started to shake. He jumped backwards a short distance, watching as the ground where he had been started to crumple, forming what appeared to be the edge of a circle. His eyes followed the newly formed crater to the opposite end, where several clones of Naruto were being pulled downwards by the dirt towards a strange, hunchbacked man in the center.

He continued his calculated retreat, watching as the clones disappeared. Then, a tongue shot out from somewhere near the edge. One of the Naruto's grabbed it and was pulled back onto the safe ground. Dosu ran over, joining the blonde, along with Jiraiya and a fairly large frog. Across the area, two men, including the one Dosu had been fighting, stood watching. In between the two, the third figure rose from the ground. The three looked at each other and nodded before retreating.


"Alright, we should be far enough." Said Sakura, finally putting the girl down. Kin stood a few feet away, watching out of the doorway from the temple the three had found. "Now then let me see your wound." The strange girl moved away a few inches, before grabbing the wound once again. "It's alright, we won't hurt you."

"We're after the same guy." Kin added gently, although not turning around.

She still seemed hesitant, but gave in. Without saying a word, she removed the mask from her face, revealing her long, orange hair. Then, she pulled her shirt backwards, revealing a gash behind her right shoulder. Her face blushed as Sakura rubbed ointment over the mark, a fact Kin didn't fail to notice. Jeez, Sakura's hot and all but still...(AN:No, I am not making that part up. Look at her face at that part. She really is blushing. And here I've seen NaruSasa stories on this sight...)

Then, she spotted something out the small opening in the doorway. "Uh, guys...Dosu, Naruto, and Jiraiya are coming back. Might want to hurry up."

Sakura span her head around. "WHAT!? I'm almost done, just...stall them for a minute." Kin nodded before slipping out the door, having opened it as little as possible. She closed it carefully, before waving at the three others. They were near her a few seconds later.

"Hey...H-how was it?" She asked, still blocking the doorway.

"They ran off before we could catch them." Naruto sighed. "So, is Sakura in there?" He started to press inwards, but Kin stepped into his way, earning her curious stares from all three.

"Yeah...yeah she is."

"Alright then just let us through."

"Umm... OK, I will." It was silent for a few more seconds.

"THEN LET ME THROUGH!"

Kin was struggling to come up with something when she heard Sakura. "Alright, we're done! They can come in!"

Naruto practically barged through the doorway, before slamming to a stop. "W-who is that?" Sakura's eye was visibly twitching.

"THIS IS THE GIRL YOU RESCUED!" He stared at her for a minute.

"That was a girl!?" Sakura smacked the top of his head, sending him to the ground.

"OF COURSE IT WAS! DIDN'T YOU NOTICE WE KEPT REFERRING TO HER AS SHE!" He got up slowly, rubbing his head along the way.

Kin was staring at the display in front of her, completely baffled. However, Dosu and Jiraiya largely ignored them, and walked towards the girl.

"So...who are you?" Said Jiraiya, a gentle look covering his face.

"My name is Fuuma Sasame." She started.

"Do you know why those men were chasing you, then?" She nodded.

(AN: I'm skipping her explanation. If you know the episode, you know the story. Sasame...fuuma clan...Arashi...Orochimaru...Land of Fields...tear tear bitch bitch...Naruto speech...joins group. Oh, and if you don't know the episode, its 137. The speech is near the end. I looked it up for reference. Now then, be prepared for a dramatic scene change.)


Dosu's eyes flickered back and forth between the sound nin and Jiraiya, waiting for him to finally order their move. The idiots out there were definitely fooled by the replacements.

"Why!? Once we caught them, you only said that you'd take them to Orochimaru for inspection!" Stated the idiot girl in surprise.

"For inspection, only their heads are enough." The man Dosu had fought brought his weapon upwards in anticipation.

"NO! For me, they-" Her voice was cut off as the man smacked her with the blade. She would have smashed into a rock if Naruto hadn't broken cover.

The two men stared across the field in surprise. "The Fuuma paralysis drug didn't work!"

Dosu, however, could only shake his head. Idiot. He just made us lose our opening. The four others jumped out as well, only a second later.

The front sound removed five kunai and threw them at the 'corpses,' which then turned back into logs. "Kawarimi..."

"Sakura, take care of Sasame." Ordered Naruto, before charging forward, with Kin and Dosu right behind him.

The claw Fuuma and the Spider one both ran forwards, meeting the three head on. While Dosu and Naruto distracted these two, Kin kept moving, heading towards the hunchback. She removed a kunai along the way, slashing at his face as she reached him. The man was forced to jump backwards, landing on the rock below.

"Like I thought." She said, mockingly. "That technique only works through dirt. You can't use it in these rocks." She removed her 'special' senbon and threw them forwards. The man chuckled a bit as they flew past him, sticking into the rock a few inches behind him. "It's over."

She pulled her arm slightly, causing the bells to ring. The man's eyes burst open as he suddenly started seeing the number of Kin's increase rapidly. Each of the clones reached towards their pouch and removed two more kunai. The knives came in a wave as each Kin threw their blades. He jumped into the air, looking downwards as they imbedded themselves below.

However, his gaze was diverted as he realized how badly his teammates were fairing. They were both laying on the ground, seemingly unconscious. Kin watched from the ground as the man started shaking, before his entire back burst open in a wave of chakra. The body fell to the ground and shattered, leaving it's place a girl with bright blue wings and green hair. While all five of the ninja stared onwards, the girl flew slightly into the sky and went through a number of seals.

The four wings along her back all seemed to flow around her, before heading directly towards Kin, who could only stare wide-eyed as the attack flew forward. She closed her eyes, not noticing as Jiraiya appeared beside her. Hearing a loud crash, she opened her eyes slowly, trying to take in what happened.

She was standing inside of a giant...THING. She watched as acid oozed downwards off of the walls, melting a log. Am I in...hell? She turned her head, seeing the man kneeling beside her. Yeah, probably.

However, before her thoughts continued, the shelter disappeared, leaving her standing back where she had been before. The pale girl was still floating where she had been before, although her wings looked worse for wear.

"I...trusted that the clan would be revived. I trusted that!" The girl turned into a blue blur, appearing next to her fallen teammates. She grabbed them, then disappeared again, just as Sasame woke up.


Yeah, I got kinda lazy near the end and author's noted my way out...sorry about that.

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