It wasn't until nightfall that there was any sort of movement from the shack. Ichirou left the shack in a hurry. He looked over his shoulder every now and then, clearly cautious. Naruto used hand signals to tell both Itami and Sasuke of Ichirou's movements. They nodded and moved soundlessly through the trees to get ahead of Ichirou. Naruto stayed behind and trailed him. Ichirou kept walking in his suspicious way to wherever he was going. He stopped when he reached a small cove that was well hidden. He stood in the centre of the cove for ten minutes, just silent and still. Then out of nowhere, stepped a tall well built man that had short spiky yellow hair. Just like her father's. He was dressed in a black half-sleeve shirt and loose black pants. He exuded an air of mystery and sent a shiver up Naruto's spine. She felt that this guy was powerful and she knew that Sasuke and Itami felt it too.
"Who is he?" Itami asked quietly.
Naruto quietly shushed him and leaned closer to listen in to what Ichirou and the mysterious figure where saying. All she heard was a deep voice saying in an over joyous tone, "Oh, Leaf Shinobi, you can come out from your hiding place now." Ichirou looked confused at the comment made by this mysterious man but when he saw us do the cool ninja jump-land-stand thing he looked angered.
"What are you doing here?" Ichirou yelled.
"Our job." Naruto answered.
"And a fine job you're doing. I almost didn't know you were there." Said the mysterious man. He stepped out of the shadows and Naruto saw a mark on his face. The mark was black and had nine squares of various sizes making a diamond shape on his forehead. The man looked over at Naruto. "Ah, a Namikaze. No wonder you were so silent. You wouldn't be the Hokage's child would you? You bear such a great resemblance to him. How is Konaha's Yellow Flash doing these days? I haven't seen him in quite a while. I might have to drop in and—"
"You talk too much." Naruto butted in, annoyed that the man could waste time talking although she was interested in how he knew her father.
"That isn't very good manners I would have thought that Minato would teach you better but it seems that he hasn't. Ah well, what can you do about—"
"Don't you dare talk shit about my father!" Naruto said before she took a deep breath and exhaled chakra lased air into the small cove. Her wind type chakra made the wind all the more stronger. Everyone in the cove save for Naruto shielded themselves against the wind. Naruto was angry that this man had the nerve to insult her father.
"Ooh, feisty." Said the mysterious man. "Now, I know you didn't get the fiery side of your personality from your father. Your mother is the Uzumaki, correct?"
"Why should I tell you who my mother is? We are here on a mission and I plan to complete it successfully. Now, are you the one causing the disappearances?" Naruto asked.
"Yes." Said the mysterious man, as if stating that the sky was blue.
"Why?" Sasuke asked.
"Why, because I want to give a person a demon's power without sealing a demon inside of them. You see Ichirou here, is the closest I have ever gotten in completely putting the demon's power in him. He only has a quarter of a demon's power but it has made his so much stronger." The mysterious man said.
"What is your name?" Itami asked out of no where.
"Oh, how rude of me. My name is Kazar Namikaze and I am the Hokage's brother."
So that explains the hair, Sasuke thought. Why is he here though and not at the village?
Naruto could only stare at the man in front of her. This Kazar character was her uncle? She couldn't believe it. But that didn't matter. He was making people disappear and causing heart break for so many.
Kazar signalled for Ichirou to attack and he leapt forward at the group. The three Leaf Shinobi jumped out of the way. Itami and Sasuke yelled to Naruto that they would take Ichirou. With that she went for Kazar. She lunged and they fought for quite a while, not getting a single scratch on either of them. But Kazar saw an opening and pinned the girl to the ground. He leaned in, about to bite her neck and place the curse mark on her. She got loose and jerked away from him. He still bit her but he missed his mark and bit her on the jaw bone. He saw the blackness of the curse mark swirl under her skin until it took the proper shape on her cheek. This all took place within the span of two seconds.
Naruto got free and stood on her two feet. A rush of crippling pain pulsed through her and her legs gave out. She covered her face with her hands and screamed with the pain. Itami and Sasuke sprinted over to help their team mate, their opponent forgotten in their worry. Sasuke held the screaming girl in his arms, not understanding what was happening. He just wanted her to be safe. What would he say to the Hokage? What would he say to Kushina? Oh shit! He was in trouble.
Naruto felt a stir inside of her. It was big and scary and made a deep and evil chuckle that resonated inside of her, bouncing off the walls of her head and attacking her ears. It was deafening. A personal audio torture that no one else could hear. Then the sound died out and all there was, was the cavernous darkness of unconsciousness.