A Long Road Ch 14
A Naruto Fan Fiction
I do not own Naruto
Ch 14: Ambush
This was the day to take action and move on the target. Asuma, Shikamaru and Kiba were mixed into the crowd of people that filled the street. They disappeared nicely in the black robes, going from stall to stall looking at the merchant's wares. Naruto was the only one that was not on the ground; he was set up at the end of the block under a green tarp with the rifle. This would be his first time using it on mission he hoped dearly that when he had forged the barrel he had not accidently curved it.
According to Naruto's "source" the target would make a stop on this street before the official business he had come here for. As far as they knew this would be the best chance to catch him off guard. Bee made his appearance within an hour of their stakeout. Three others accompanied him and there were probably more following. The ones he could identify as ninja were a blond, a redhead and another who seemed to be a little too relaxed.
Naruto pulled out his mirror and flashed the sunlight at Kiba who was stationed in an ally. Akamaru barked three times sharply and the three moved into position. Shikamaru was across the street and Asuma and Kiba on either side. Bee walked into a store that looked like it had not seen business in a very long time, but the three that were with him stood outside as guards. Shikamaru used his shadow technique to paralyze them discreetly. They struggled silently to be free of the trap but couldn't even manage to blink.
Some time had passed while they waited for Bee to reveal himself again. When he walked out of the shop Asuma quickly came up from behind drawing his trench knife and charging it with wind chakra. Bee must have sensed the spike of energy behind him because he twisted suddenly drawing one of his many blades. Asuma was able to cut through it like butter and Bee jumped back in retreat. He wasn't left with much room however as Kiba and Akamaru jumped transforming into two sharp cyclones.
By now the street had erupted in chaos as people ran for cover in shops and otherwise. Now that the area was clear Naruto could get a clear shot with his rifle; however his comrades were still to close to the target. A group of four ninja that had been escorting Bee from the shadows made themselves known. Naruto fired and pegged one on the shoulder. He popped another round into the barrel and adjusted the scope. The next shot buried itself into the chest of one of the enemies. With two down Naruto reloaded but it was late and they had already attacked Shikamaru. He had no choice but to relieve his hold on the three that were with Bee.
The next shot almost missed the redhead as she jumped toward Shikamaru hitting her around the hip. The odds were now five to four with the advantage against them. Noticing that Naruto was the greatest threat the other two Shikamaru had captured previously were now heading directly toward him. With his broken leg he wouldn't stand much of a chance in a fight. He fired the rifle rapidly but not a single shot connected, they were moving much to fast for him to be able any accuracy.
Naruto then got to his feet and drew his pistol waiting for them to arrive. Glancing back down at the battlefield he could see that Kiba and Asuma were having a hard time fighting Bee; it almost looked like the man was playing with them. Then Naruto's adversaries jumped to the roof, drawing their blades. He would need to make quick work of them so he could help the others. With his leg in its current condition he wouldn't be able to fight hand to hand or with his blades. "Surrender and we can make things easer for you." The blond one said in a professional tone. It was strange that she had made the offer considering that he had almost killed her teammate; perhaps she knew that they needed to take one alive and he was the best choice with his broken leg. However Naruto didn't say a word and stretched out his hand. They both made a move to attack him but he released the barley visible black crystals and they broke up and expanded with enough force to knock the blond woman off the building. Naruto was sent tumbling in the opposite direction avoiding the mans attack. Now pushed up with his back to the stairwell wall the man made another quick move in his direction before Naruto could right himself. He raised his pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet ripped through his right lung leaving him to fall to the ground gasping for air.
The blond jumped back to the roof and sprinted at Naruto once again. Another shot stopped her in her tracks as well, but instead of falling to the ground she solidified into a pool of water. Crap, how did he not notice a water clone? Before he had time to react a hit to the back of the neck disoriented him, and he fell to his hands and knees.
There was no good way to get out of this situation; looking around he could see that his rifle was still leaning against the ledge of the building. He started to crawl so it would seem like a weak attempt to get away from the fate that awaited him. She kicked him in the back before he could get to far forcing him to the ground. "Don't be so pathetic." She called. Quickly he reached forward grabbing the butt of the gun and spun around on his back. Using it as a club he wacked her in the side of the head and she stumbled once again he let the crystals form on his hand and sent the wave of pressure hurling toward her. She was lifted off her feet and sent crashing agents stairwell wall. She lost consciousness instantly.
Naruto crawled back to the ledge with the rifle in hand. However it was useless now; the long barrel had been bent when he hit the woman's head with it. Looking back at the fight below Shikamaru had dealt with the hidden guards and was now fighting along side the others. Bee was still making quick work of the attacks they were throwing at him. It was obvious to Naruto that they could not win like this, and with reinforcements no doubt on their way they didn't have much time to end this.
He slung the useless weapon on his back and jumped down letting his good leg take the brunt of the fall, and ran to their aid. As he approached he popped open his pistol and let the shells fall out and replaced them with two more. Fortunately Bee had his back turned when got close. He took aim and let a shot go. One of the giant daggers Bee held between his chin and neck shattered; the pistol could pack a punch but it was far from being accurate. Bee spun around to see Naruto. Just then realizing how big of a threat Naruto was he decided to get serious. Bee moved faster than anyone thought he could and punched Naruto in the chest sending him to the ground gasping. Running over he stood over Naruto ready to crush his scull in, but before he could manage Kiba came up from behind preforming a double fang with Akamaru. Bee twisted lashing out with one of his daggers slicing Kiba's left side around the gut, he then jumped back distancing himself from his attackers and avoiding Akamaru's strike.
Getting to his feet Naruto and Bee locked eyes daring the other to make the first move. Neither got the chance as twenty mist ninja rounded the corner on Bee's side. Asuma called to fall back and dropped a rather large smoke bomb that filled the street. As the cloud surrounded Naruto he did not drop his gaze, and neither did Bee. They had underestimated his strength, a mistake they wouldn't have a chance to fix.
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First chapter in a while, sorry about that. It took me some time to put this together but the next chapter will be within a week.
I skipped the first part of this chapter just because I wanted this part of the story to end. Just to make things clear this takes place after the dream sequence in the last chapter.
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