::Finally, Chapter 9…
::I seriously hope you guys like it!!!
Chapter 9: Trapped
Very early the next day…
"Wake up guys! Let's go!" An enthusiastic Naruto said.
"Wait a second Naruto, the sun's not even up yet." Kiba said, yawning.
"Hinata can't wait any longer!!! The others are all ready!" He replied.
"Fine then." Kiba said, standing up and waking Akamaru.
"LET'S GO!" Naruto said as he began walking towards The Mist.
"Well he's in a good mood isn't he?" Ino said to Kiba.
"Yeah, too good if you ask me. I'm still sleepy." He replied, yawning.
"Don't act like Shikamaru now, I never liked a lazyass." She said.
"Sorry. So let's go then." And all of them began to walk.
The sun rose up in the sky, but now the ninjas from Konoha were too far into the Mist to see it's beautiful golden glow. They were nearing the Akatsuki hideout, that they knew for sure.
"Guys, how long do you think before we reach the damned place?" Naruto said.
"Shut up Naruto. We're near, its just past that river over there." Sasuke said.
"Okay, okay." He said.
Suddenly, one of the Akatsuki stopped them before they reached the river.
"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, find the hideout and save Hinata. We'll take care of this." Kakashi said.
"Yes, sensei." The three said in chorus and then leaped for the trees, looking for the hideout.
"Now, you two get ready." Kakashi said to Kiba and Ino.
"We are." They said.
"You're not going to save your princess that way. Me and my Samehada will make sure of that. You'll lose your limbs before you get through me." He said, as he pulled out a particularly large scale-covered sword.
"Go ahead and try blue skin!" Kiba said.
"Be careful. He was one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist." Kakashi said to the two.
"Don't worry Kakashi-sensei." Ino said.
"Mizu Bunshin No Jutsu" The blue-skinned Akatsuki said, creating a number of clones of himself. "This is going to be easy."
"Suiro no Jutsu." Said one of the clones, imprisoning Ino in an impenetrable ball of water.
"Don't be so sure.Jinjū Konbi Henge: Sōtōrō !" Kiba said, performing the double-headed wolf transformation with Akamaru. He then attacks the clones surrounding Ino, making them disappear, freeing her from the watery prison.
"Thank You Kiba-kun." Ino said.
"It's not over just yet." He said. Attaking the blue-skinned Akatsuki once more, and missed. Then he managed to dodge an attack that would have ripped his limb off.
"Kiba-kun! Be Careful!" Ino said.
"Don't worry, I can take this." Kiba replied before taking a successful shot, hitting the Akatsuki in the chest.
"Kiba is showing real promise. He's improved more than I thought." Kakashi thought, while preparing to attack, since Kiba and Ino were part of the distraction.
"CHIDORI!" Kakashi hit the Akatsuki, and knocked him out.
"He wasn't so tough after all, Kakashi-sensei." Kiba said, petting Akamaru for a job well done.
"Let's go get the others and rescue Hinata, they might be needing our help." Ino said.
"So, were just gonna leave this guy here?" Kiba asked.
"Yes. We need to accomplish the mission. It wasn't to kill him. Besides, the others could be in big trouble. Remember, Sasuke's brother killed his whole clan by himself. Besides, this one will not be causing any more trouble in a long time. " The masked jonin said.
"Yes Kakashi-sensei." Kiba replied.
They began to make their way through the hideout, looking for Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura. They followed the trail of traps that have already been disabled, hoping it would lead them to the three, or even better, to four.
Meanwhile…
The three have been searching for a probable place where the Akatsuki might have held Hinata. They went through more and more torch-lit hallways of stone, with no success. There were traps everywhere, but they were able to manage through them. They think this might not be the Akatsuki's main hideout. They found no other Akatsuki there.
"My brother is the only other person left in here. Soon, there won't be." Sasuke thought, as his thirst for revenge grew by the second. He's close to fulfilling his purpose, his life as an avenger is about to be over.
"The dungeons are probably this way." Sasuke said, motioning the two to follow him.
They entered the wet stone stairway into deep darkness. You could hear the eerie drops of water falling from the ceiling.
"I can't imagine how Hinata must be feeling! This place is just…just… not right." Sakura said.
"That's why we're here to rescue her." Naruto said.
The dark hallway had a few cells in it, some were covered in spider webs, others had skeletons in them. The last one in the hall had a beautiful silhouette of a girl. Naruto quickly made his way into the cell by breaking the door, and a slumbering purple-haired heiress awoke.
"N-NARUTO-KUN! I knew you wouldn't leave me here!" Hinata said smiling, hugging the blonde shinobi.
"Of course I wouldn't!" Naruto said enthusiastically.
"Thank you so much Naruto-kun. Oh, and to you too Sakura-chan, Sasuke-san." she replied.
The four made their way through the dungeons, and as Naruto and Hinata got out of the passage, the door suddenly shut behind them, leaving Sasuke and Sakura inside.
"N-Naruto-kun! I can't get it open! The door is stuck!" Hinata said frantically as she tried everything to pry the door open.
"Let me give it a try." Naruto said. He also did all he could, but the door wouldn't budge.
"What now Naruto-kun? We wait for the others?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah, I guess that's all we can do right now." Naruto answered.
Back to Kakashi's group…
"They're this way. I can smell it." Kiba said, motioning to the others to follow.
"Okay Kiba-kun." Ino said, following him.
They went through more and more torch-lit halls, through disabled traps, and other things you could expect an Akatsuki hideout to have.
"Where is the other Uchiha? Shouldn't he be showing himself by now?" Kakashi asked himself.
"Damn!!! They're still a pretty long way from here!" Kiba said, starting to go faster.
"I'm starting to get worried. Sasuke's brother could be here anywhere! You think they've rescued Hinata yet? I wonder how they're doing." Ino said worriedly.
"Don't be so pessimistic Ino! We've known those guys for so long, I think they can handle themselves, but we still need to get there now. Sasuke's brother is no way near a pushover." Kiba said.
"Okay! But you can't blame me for worrying!"
"I know. But just don't freak out like that. This is a serious situation!"
"Hey, you two. This is no time for arguments, let's just calm down and get there okay. If you keep like that, we'll get discovered, now we don't want that happening now do we?" Kakashi said sarcastically.
"Y-yes Kakashi-sensei." Ino said.
"Right, they should be just through this hallway. Come on!" Kiba said.
They hurriedly went through the last torch-lit hallway, and saw two shadowy figures, you couldn't mistake for anyone other than Naruto and Hinata.
"We found them!" Ino said happily. "Hinata! Oh my gosh! Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine." Hinata replied, smiling.
"Well, you two seem okay, but where are Sasuke and Sakura?" Ino asked.
"When we got into that door that led to the dungeons, we got Hinata out, and then the door suddenly closed behind us! Sasuke and Sakura-chan are still inside! We can't get the door open!" Naruto said hastily.
"Right, let me try something." Kakashi performed a few hand seals, but was still unable to open the door. "This can only be opened in a special way, and only from the inside. There's nothing we can do. We have to hope that Sasuke and Sakura can figure it out."
"So we just wait here, AGAIN?" Naruto said.
"Hey, just listen to Kakashi-sensei. There's nothing we can do. I'd like to open that door as much as you guys, but it won't make a difference." Kiba said. "It's all in their hands now."
"Who's the pessimistic one now? Anyway, I believe they'll make it! Sakura and Sasuke have been through so much. They'll be out of there in no time." Ino said.
"I hope so." Naruto said worriedly.
"Don't worry so much Naurto-kun. Everything will be okay." Hinata said to Naruto with a smile.
"Yeah! They will get out of there! They'll be fine!" Naruto said, cheering up.
::Well, that's Chapter 9… I hope you enjoyed it.
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::I'm having a hard time thinking of something to write, and I'm pretty busy with school, so sorry for the long time to update!