Chapter 8: The Grass Village Shinobi
"What the…" Kasumi states… "Shikamaru, along with Kankarou and Temari have headed back. Did they spot Ogami?" Doku approaches. "Perhaps we should go down there." "No… No… Ogami isn't that stupid. Something else must have caused them to head back…. I shall follow them, you meet up with Ogami and follow the other team. I have a theory on where the Uzamaki and Aburame are..." She jumps off her branch and toward Shikamaru's group, and Doku sighs. I hate being led by a cocky little kid…. I'm the oldest, I should lead… Doku jumps down and follows Ogami's trail.
"So… why are we heading back?" Temari asks. "Forget your favorite Kunai?" she jokes. "No." Shikamaru replies. "Two of our teammates are back there." "Ah… you forgot your teammates." She smiles. "You might get demoted for that." "Oh shut up. Your so troublesome." He looks behind him at a form far in the distance following them. He tosses a flash bomb in front of him. As it explodes in a flash of light, his shadow goes back and takes control of the stalker. He walks back to find a girl struggling to get out of his jutsu. Arggg… why do I ALLWAYS come up against women… "It seems I miscalculated your perceptiveness." She states. "And Ogami's stupidity…" she adds underneath her breath. "My name is Kasumi Hashi. I am a Jounin from the Village of Grass." Shikamaru eyes her strangely. "A Jounin? At your age? Bah. You lie. You are at most 18 years old." "17 actually. And I AM a Jounin." Kakarou and Temari finally noticed Shikamaru was gone and landed next to him. "Talk. Why are you following us." "I will tell the Nara and only the Nara. You 2, scram." Temari glares in rage, but slowly walks away. Kankarou follows. "Ok, we were ordered by our Kage to gain information on the 3 people who defeated the Sand Shinobi. We could only find you, Nara Shikamaru." "Your intel is a little off. I didn't defeat any Sand Shinobi." "We are speaking of your battle with the female. You would have won if you did not quit." "Sigh… so troublesome. And the other two?" "Uzamaki Naruto: Defeated the Sand User. Aburame Shino: Defeated the Puppeteer." Shikamaru nods at Naruto's mention, but Shino's catches him offguard. Shino never talked about defeating Kankarou. Then again, he never talked much at all.
Hinata screams in fear as Akamaru lunges at her. She quickly moves out of the way, and stares blankly at Kiba and Tsunade as they run after the zombified dog. "Oh! Look at me! Let's stab a poisoned needle into a dog and see what it does! It won't do anything bad!" Kiba rolls his eyes as he mocks Tsunade. "Shut up and help me catch this dumb dog." "Don't call Akamaru dumb!" Hinata stares at them as they pass I wonder whats wrong with Akamaru… She starts to follow them, but they stop suddenly as a large beast in a ball of sand appears in front of them, Garra right behind. Tsunade forms a defencive pose, and Kiba just stares in fear. Hinata screams in fear and is about to run away when she is bitten by Akamaru. She convulses as her skin pigment turns green. Sand suddenly covers her and the dog. Sakura and Chouji walk out from behind Garra. Tsunade approaches them. "What the hell is he doing here?" "He's helping us get this back. We need you to purify the green liquid from them. They're possessed." "What the hell is it?" "Its Shino and Naruto fused." Tsunade stares. "What… the... hell… How did… Only Shikamaru can…. Ok, explain."
Doku, Ogami and Yugo stare at the two females talking, while keeping there eyes slightly on the sand demon and his captive beast. "So…" Doku states "What do you think that thing is?" "Don't know." Ogami states bluntly. Suddenly he notices Chouji pointing in their direction and whispering into Garra's Ear. "I suggest we make ourselves scarce" Ogami manages to say before a river of sand flies in their direction. Ogami and Yugo manage to jump out of the way, but Doku is trapped in the sand. He quickly pulls out a scroll. If he uses that sand coffin on me, he better be ready to die. He slams the scroll into his chest "Summoning Jutsu! Virulet Armor of Mishaki!" He is immediately covered in purple samurai armor, a purple mist excreting from it. Ogami stares in disbelief at the stupidity of his partner. What the… we're not supposed to kill them you idiot. Ogami talks to Yugo, and the wolf jumps down toward Doku.
Sakura stares in disbelief as a Man in Purple Misty Armor and a wolf appear in sand near garra. "Who are you?" Garra asks. "My name is unimportant. I shall not reveal my mission to a demon like you." The wolf growls slightly and Doku sighs. "It appears my teammate wants me to cooperate. My name is Doku Bushi. I am a samurai from the village of grass." Tsunade steps up. "Village of grass? Never heard of it. How do we know you aren't lying?" "Don't believe me if you don't want to. I honestly don't care. But if you kill me, you're killing yourselves as well" He smiles wickedly. "So I suggest you tell your Demon puppet here to back off." Tsunade growls and tells Garra to hold him tighter.