Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any characters therewith. Neither do I own Riku, who I am using with the permission of AzNcHiBi. I only own Katsuki.
Beware: Randomness will abound here due to AzNcHiBi's doing.
As the two jonin approached a dango stand in Konoha, a tall young man with a bandana covering his dark brown hair, and a toothpick sticking out of his mouth, walked up behind Riku and put his hands over her eyes.
"…Let me guess…" she said, sighing. "Genma?"
"Right again, Riku," he said, laughing and hugging her. "Can't I ever fool you for once?"
Riku rolled her eyes at Katsuki, who was blushing with embarrassment at being with the embracing couple.
"Ahem. Can we just get some dango so I can go home?" The brunette asked.
"Complaining, Katsuki-hime? That's not like you…" came a deep, seductive voice. Said young woman whirled around to find herself in Kakashi's arms. He smiled and brushed back the long bangs that fell over her headband.
"Hey, Kakashi-san. I've got an idea. These fine young ladies were just about to get some dango. How about we treat them?" Genma asked, releasing Riku and holding her hand instead.
"Great idea," the copy-ninja replied. Just as the four were about to enter the dango shop, a huge explosion was set off on the next block over.
"What was that?!" Katsuki asked, tugging on her black half-gloves. The group began to run through the streets, passing panicked people.
"What's going on?" Genma asked a purple-haired woman with a khaki trench coat.
"S-class criminals. Akatsuki," came Anko's curt reply. Out of a huge cloud of smoke came an enormous white clay bird. On its back was a blonde figure clad in red and black. He wore a look of absolute maniacal delight on his face.
"Deidara from Iwagakure," Katsuki said, instantly recognizing his image from her bingo book. Two other figures emerged from the dust: an average-height young man with black hair and red eyes, and a large, hunched-over man who seemed to be crawling rather than walking. Both of them were dressed in the same black cloak with red clouds.
"Uchiha Itachi…" came Riku's stunned observation.
"…And Akasuna no Sasori, from the looks of it," Kakashi said, lifting his hitai-ate so he could see with his Sharingan eye. About forty ANBU appeared from nowhere to help combat the three Akatsuki members, although many knew this fight would most likely be their last. Readying their weapons, all shinobi present ran at the intruders, hoping to maim, if not kill, the adversaries. Just as the Black Ops reached Itachi, they froze inexplicably, before their bodies were slashed into mincemeat by another man-like creature not unlike the slouching figure beside Itachi. Insane laughter was heard above as the Iwa ninja threw small, white statuettes to the earth; some as birds, some as spiders. Either figurine would explode on contact, instantly killing whomever they touched.
"Katsuki! Now would be a good time…" Riku shouted, biting her thumb as her other hand whipped out a scroll. Katsuki nodded and leaped up.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" the raven-haired woman shouted, bounding onto her white hawk familiar.
"Hakurei, get us up there!" Riku shouted to the bird, grabbing hold of Katsuki as she landed on the familiar's back. The blonde Iwa ninja leaped off his clay bird onto a large rooftop. He sent it down to his comrades just as Riku and Katsuki leaped at him, throwing shuriken and kunai alike. These, he countered with his own projectiles, before eyeing the girls with a smirk.
"You two are very pretty, yeah… Maybe it would be a bad thing for me to kill you. My friends and I could have some use for you…" Deidara said, speaking for the first time.
"We will NOT be your slaves! So keep your mouth shut, you sonofa-"
"Katsuki. Not now," Riku said calmly. Suddenly, the two women leaped apart as an ANBU attacked them.
"Katsuki! That's no ANBU! That's a-"
"Understood," the woman said, already whipping out a kunai and throwing it at the hunch-backed figure who stood beside Itachi on Deidara's clay bird. Both darted out of the way before backing Riku into a corner.
"Sensei!" Katsuki shouted, but she was blocked by Deidara, who gave her a smirk before showing her his palms. She looked at them and saw two spiders ready to launch themselves at her. Just as they began to spring, a blast of a strong-smelling green substance hit Deidara, knocking him to the ground.
"She… She didn't…" the young jonin thought, her eyes starting to water from the smell. The brunette looked cautiously over at her sensei and saw the raven-haired woman was holding an enormous garden hose.
"HA, HA! TAKE THAT AKATSUKI BOYS!" Riku shouted, whipping out another hose and spraying Itachi and Sasori with a liquid brown substance.
"Sah… Sashimi-sensei…. You didn't just use…?"
"YEP! BWAHAHAHA! FEAR MY 'DEATH BY WASABI AND SHOYU' ATTACK!" the random teacher shouted, spraying the two condiments all over the rooftop.
"At this rate, neither the Akatsuki nor us will be able to fight each other…" Katsuki thought, dashing toward the nearest target: Deidara. His eyes were watering badly and he seemed to be having trouble breathing.
"Perfect. Couldn't have been better-"
POOF! The clone went up in a puff of smoke, leaving a dazed kunoichi still hurling herself toward the edge of the roof. She tried to stop, but her shoes skidded on the slippery shoyu. Four feet… then two… finally…
"KATSUKI!!!" In her attempt to break past Itachi and Sasori and leap after her disciple, the latter punched Riku in the stomach, knocking her unconscious immediately.
"Deidara… Do you have the other girl?" came a deep, resonating voice from the stooped man. From over the side of the building came another clay bird, bearing both Deidara and the unconscious figure of Katsuki in his arms.
"Sure, Sasori-danna, yeah," he said, smirking.
"Let's go back. Leader's waiting," Itachi said, turning on his heel and elegantly stepping onto the waiting bird. Once Sasori joined them, Deidara turned the bird and headed to the southern border of Konoha.
On the ground:
Kakashi and Genma had seen their girlfriends fight on the rooftop above them while they and the other ANBU dealt with Sasori's puppets on the ground. Now, they watched, locked in combat, as the very people they had ultimately vowed to protect them from took the two young women away.
"Kakashi!" Genma shouted, parrying an attack from a dead puppet ANBU.
"I know…" the copy-ninja replied, gritting his teeth. "I know…"
"We have to get them back before its too l-" Suddenly, all puppets stopped attacking and dropped where they stood. An ominous silence settled over the defenders of Konohagakure as they surveyed the amount of damage and casualties.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Kakashi and Genma whirled around to see Ibiki there with Kurenai. Obviously the Yuuhi had run a long distance just to find the Jonin commander.
"Kakashi, Genma. I'm giving you an assignment to bring those girls back. They have great knowledge that, if left in the wrong hands, could spell the end of Konohagakure. If you so happen to take out an Akatsuki or two…"
"You didn't have to tell us," Genma said, already running toward his home to pack a few things.
"We would have gone after them anyway." Kakashi looked at Ibiki calmly before bowing deeply and following the Shiranui.
"Hmph. Something's got them riled…" Anko said, smirking as she wiped off a few blood drops from her face.
"If you don't know... You don't deserve to be a chuunin exam proctor," Asuma said gravely, walking up behind Kurenai. Solemnly, the group then began to find medical help for the wounded and others.
