A Long Road Ch 12

A Naruto Fan Fiction

I do not own Naruto

Ch 12: Fluster Cucked

The sun illuminated the sky dimly as Kiba made faint growling sounds in his sleep. All that remained of the fire was a few hot coals that refused to give in to the frigid morning air. Naruto's eyes opened half way and he stood and stretched his still sleeping muscles. Kicking Kiba gently in the shin he regained consciousness as well, the dog whisperer called to his loyal hound and Akamaru limped out of the tent. After waking Asuma and Shikamaru they snuffed out the fire and packed up there camp.

Naruto looked at Kiba and grinned; it had felt good to get some of the wait off of his shoulders by telling what happened after he had left. "Did Akamaru bury something in the night?" Asuma asked looking at the small mound of fresh dirt. "There was a little trouble last night. I took care of it." Naruto replied. Asuma looked serious "How many?" "Four. The message they were carrying said the were due back in a few days." "Well," said Asuma letting out a long breath "we will need to make this quick. How long do we have?" "Five days at the most maybe sooner." "We need to get to the village ahead of schedule. If they find these bodies sooner then we expect then the assassination happens it will probably lead the to the abandoned docks. Its well known that the area is used for smuggling." Everyone agreed and quickly headed off as fast as they could.

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There was a small mountain about three kilometers from the village where their target was situated. About half way up a cave just big enough to hold all three of them would be the base camp for this operation. Luckily the cave was opposite to the town so if they needed to start it wouldn't be seen.

As Naruto walked into the rock inlet fond memories flooded his mind. It wasn't nearly as big as the one that Deus had lived in, but all the same he couldn't help but feel a tinge of nostalgia.

"Do we know where the target is?" asked Shikamaru. "No. The only thing that we know about him is that he is visiting the town on temporary basis, and that he is a semi well know politician." Said Asuma. Naruto spoke up having finally had enough of the mystery surrounding this mission. "What is this rely about Asuma?" "Naruto?" was his only reply. "I'm asking why we were chosen for this mission. Assassination is usually reserved for ANBU, and even if for some reason we were picked why is it that we were assigned to such a high profile target? We weren't given any details, most likely for the chance that we were caught. This all seems a little much for a team that has no reason to be doing this sort of thing." Asuma thought at this for a moment. "Fine. The truth is Naruto that ANBU is a little short handed at the moment. Now I'm not sure of all the details, but it seems that most of them are called away at the moment. I couldn't say why, that kind of thing is above me." Naruto still wasn't satisfied with the vague answer, but it was all he could get at the moment so he would have to be. "It doesn't matter now." Shikamaru interjected. "We were given the mission and I for one plan on completing it." Feeling a little left out Kiba felt he should say something. "So how do we find this guy? It will be hard to ask around with out drawing attention." "He's right. If we draw attention to ourselves then it could make thing more complicated then this needs to be." Shikamaru analyzed the situation and added, "I think Naruto should go. He looks a little suspicious but he doesn't look like a ninja. If one of us went with a jutsu to hide our appearance we could still get noticed by someone with a trained eye." Everyone looked at Naruto. It was decided.

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He walked into the town with nothing but a pack on his back and the knives in his belt. The sun had disappeared over the horizon and dark storm clouds were moving in form the opposite direction. It would rain tonight.

The first thing he would need to find was someone who was savvy with happenings in the town. Going to a public place would help with that, maybe a bar. Still he couldn't go just anywhere; a place that was frequented by ninja would be preferable, that would also be very risky. Somewhere popular would definitely have a few ninja mixed in with the crowd. It was getting to that time of night where everyone was going with there friends to have a drink.

It took him no more then ten minutes to find such a place. He had followed a "hip" group from a distance until they led him to "pLACE". Just from reading the name he could tell that this was where everyone who was anyone went. There was a line a mile long but he was willing to bet that there was a door in the back, and the lock wouldn't give him much trouble.

Once inside he put on his mask, a metaphorical mask that is. The look on his face told everyone that he was ready to mingle and enjoy the night. He took a sat at the crowded bar and ordered a light beer. He had a strong tolerance for alcohol but depending on how long he was staying the drinks might affect him. He was attractive enough for several girls to approach him and he had joined a few groups of people but no one seemed to fit what he was looking for.

Finally out of the background he heard what he had been searching for. He looked over to see a group of people standing next to the bar. He needed to introduce himself somehow. He saw an attractive woman with them; brown short hair, average height with a slightly muscular build. He greeted her warmly and they got to talking. As it happened, she was one of the people who were in charge of making preparations for the arrival of one powerful political official. This was perfect for him. The job was so hard however that she was planning to leave on her next payday. Further questioning went nowhere however; she had hated it so much that she avoided the topic at all costs.

Thunder struck and the lights went out. The sound had been so great that all voices dropped down to a low whisper. She said that it was about time that she headed home. He couldn't let her leave just yet; there was more that he needed to know. She was insistent on leaving but when he asked her if she wanted to go back to his place the answer was almost instant. Yes.

They made there was outside and the rain was coming down so hard that they could barley hear each other. Naruto had rented a room at a hotel just before he went to the club just for a situation like this. Of course he had no intent to sleep with her, but if things didn't start going smoothly he knew that things might get… messy. Once in Naruto's room she insisted on freshening up. Good. Time to think was just what he needed. It would be difficult to get any information out of her seeing as she hated her job. Restraining her and interrogation would be an acceptable option; however killing her didn't appeal to him in the slightest. But it wasn't like he could leave her to reveal someone was willing to tie her down and hurt her to get information on her employer.

He walked over to the window and closed the curtains. Even inside the sounds of the storm were defining; if she called for help no one would hear her. He moved over to the door and locked the dead bolt as well as the chain. His head hit the door with enough force to create a dent in the wood. He leaned against the door and slid to his knees, he twisted his body to sit with his back to it. The woman he had brought here had delivered a solid blow to the back of his neck, and was now standing over him. He had not heard the bathroom door open or her walk up behind him. She quickly kicked him in the face and he blacked out.

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He woke tied up tightly to a chair. Dazed and disoriented he looked around. He was still in the apartment, and the girl was nowhere to be seen. He was Fluster Cucked. No. That wasn't right. The haze over his mind hadn't lifted quite yet. He looked over at the door to see it was unlocked; had she just tied him up and left? Struggling to get his arms free Naruto noticed that his left hand was a little loose. Working on it for just over a minute he looked up again to see the door handle turn. "Fuck."

Two people walked into the room to see Naruto still passed out, his head limp and hanging. "This was what you brought me here for? Did you want me to help get rid of him or something?" "Just listen for a sec'. He was asking about Bee." "So what? Everyone has been asking questions about him lately." "Ya but he's due to arrive tomorrow, and look at this guy he's obviously a spy!" "How can you tell that just by how he looks?" "I found this in his pocket!" "A coupon? Hmm…well it is from the fire country village."

Crap. This was perfect, just fucking perfect. But he knew the situation wasn't all bad. From what he had heard the only people who knew about him were here, and he got the name of the person he was looking for. If he could escape and take care of both of them, he would be home free. He could also tell by there voices that they were both women; the one that brought here and another.

"Well I guess ill question him." The other said. A hard slap to the face that was supposed to wake him brought his head up. He played the role acting startled and confused. With every question they asked he gave a time consuming answer; all that he needed was enough time to get one of his arms loose. He could have tried to break loose with a shock wave but his wrists would slap like twigs.

They turned around to speak in the next room; this was a good a chance as any to get free. He managed to slip his left hand out of the wrist restraint, and quickly started to untie his other, then his legs. "Oh fuck!" the other said turning back into the room. With only one leg free he didn't have much of a chance to fight. Gathering the energy in his ankle he unleashed it with a force that turned the fibers of the thick rope into pulp, and the wood of the chair into spinters. There was also a sickening crack signifying the damage in his lower leg.

With out missing a second she pulled out a kuni and ran at him. He needed a weapon quickly. The first strike he managed to redirect but the second dug into the soft tissue below his left shoulder. Thanks to the momentum she had used and Naruto's broken ankle they fell in a storm of appendages. Limbs interlocked they continued to struggle. He grabbed a kuni from her pouch, and gained the advantage by rolling on top of her. Rearing back his hand he aimed the knife at her neck, but a swift kick to the head by the woman he had brought here sent him to the floor; the kuni had missed by inches and stuck out of the floor just out of reach.

"Aika, don't get involved! I can handle this!" the other women said. In Naruto's opinion she was being rather ungrateful considering Aika had saved her life, but now was not the time to think about being polite. She leapt to her feet and grabbed the kuni out of the floor. With his broken ankle he wasn't fast enough and was sent face first to the ground by a kick to his back. He rolled on his back and she was standing over him. Without thinking he stuck out his hand and sent a force that hurled her into the sealing. Bits of spackle from the roof rained down with her as she fell. She was knocked out by the sudden and powerful wave that had struck her. Getting to his feet Naruto limped over to Aika and put her to sleep with one punch.

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Aika awoke completely restrained to a new chair with nothing more then a dark room and the raging storm outside. Screaming was no use, the storm would have been enough to silence her but the gag in her mouth made sure of it. Naruto walked out of the kitchen with a half eaten sandwich at the sound of her twice-muffled scream. He grabbed a chair and sat in it facing her. For a long time nothing was said as he finished his snack. To Aika the silence was agonizing; he only sat there looking at her with unfeeling eyes chewing.

Swallowing the last bite he looked at her strait in the eyes and said, "Ready to talk?" she gave no sign of conformation and he shrugged. "Well have it your way." He grabbed a pair of pliers off the ground and stuck one of her long fingernails between its grip. Another muffled scream filled the room and once again he stared into her eyes. "Ready to talk? We have all night for this."

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