Soul: This is a remake of Rineheart of Konoha, I'm doing it all over and I'm changing the name to Blood and the setting is on the way to wave, right before they meet Zabuza and Haku, they meet the Oni brothers. I'm not that good at fight scenes but I'll try my best. Oh and I made my own Kekkei Genkai, I'll put the meaning of it at the end of the chapter.
Summery: Takes place on the way to wave, I don't have a good summery yet, I will have one soon.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did Itachi wouldn't be the one to murder his clan, Sakura would date Lee. I don't despise her nor do I like her that much, sorry Sakura fans but she needs to get her priorities straitened out.
Jutsu's: "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu."
Kekkei Genkai's: "Byakugan, Ketsuekigan."
Thoughts: 'Oh no!'
Talking: "Run for it!"
Inner beings (Inner Sakura and others): "Shut up!"
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Blood
By
Soul-Girl
Chapter one
Four years earlier. . .
The Nukenins ran out of Konoha after a botched assassination attempted on the Kyuubi vessel, they had to leave before they were found. "Idiots. What hell happened back there?" The leader fiercely whispered as he continued to jump from tree to tree, trying to putting more distances between them and Konoha.
"Gasu stepped on a cat-" he was cut by one of his partners.
"Itsuwari, you bastard!" Gasu growled at him.
"-and alerted this Chuunin (Iruka), that was talking with the gaki and the Chuunin picked up the gaki and ran to the Hokage tower." Itsuwari said dropping from the tree tops with other two and continued to run on the ground.
They all stopped when the felt a presences in front of them, tensing they got their weapons ready. "Ketsuekigan." A voice whispered as crimson eyes stared at them from the shadows.
They began to scream as blood started to come out of their eyes, mouths, noses and ears until their heads exploded from the pressure. Lifeless bodies drop to ground with a fleshy thump.
"Katon: Endan." A steady stream of fire was blown at the corpses, burning any and all traces that they were there; the only evidence was the black scorch mark on the ground.
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The Sandaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third Hokage, lit his pipe as he stared at the mask the Hunternin used. A red mask stared back; the mask had small red horns and sinister smile showing razor-sharp teeth that screamed blood thirsty and blood lust. "No." it was simple and clear and yet, even though there was no emotion, there was the slightest bit of distaste in the tone of voice.
The Sandaime sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose trying to will his headache down to a dull throb slowly but surely it was working. Sighing for the eighth time that nigh and taking a scroll out of one of the side compartments of his desk he tossed it to the cloaked figure standing in front of him.
Opening the scroll and scanning the contents with narrowed eyes, a tight sigh came from behind the red mask. "You can not be serious," the voice said "You're taking me off active duty?"
"I' am, it's also paid leave. I'm worried about you're mental stability, you've been at this for a few years nonstop and I think it's time you took a break. " Sarutobi said as he lit his pipe again and took a couple of puffs from it.
"But-" the voice tried to argue back, tried being the key word. "No buts. You have three options: 1) I demote you and work your way back up to the stat that you are at now. 2) You follow the order I've given you and after an amount of time has pass or I until I see fit that you can go back to work. Or 3) You can quit being a ninja all together." he said smiling all the while he listed the options.
"You're a sadistic man, Hokage-sama." sighing and tucking the scroll into one of the pockets of the cloak. "I guess I really don't have a choice, do I?" watching the older man shake his balding head no, the cloaked figure sighed again. "I thought so. Well then, I guess I'll see you when I see you. Ja." Bowing and disappearing in a puff of white smoke.
"This is going to be a long year." Sarutobi muttered taking another puff from his pipe, looking over desk at the piles of paper work and pinched the bridge of his nose. "A very long year." He sighed and got work.
Four years later. . .
"Ojii-san, we're tried of D-rank mission! We want something harder!" Naruto exclaimed loudly, Sasuke and Sakura agreeing wholehearted.
"Naruto, you baka! Show some respect to Hokage-sama!" Iruka stood from his seat to yell at Naruto. "Besides you're team isn't ready yet-"
"It's fine Iruka." Iruka quickly took his and shut his mouth. "What do you think Kakashi, are they ready for a C-rank mission?" the Hokage turned his gaze upon the cycloptic Jounin.
Kakashi closed his orange book with a snap and closed his eye as he looked as if to think things over. "I think they're ready, Hokage-same." The age old Hokage nodded.
"Your mission is to protect and escort a bridge builder from thieves and stay until the bridge is completed. Send in Tazuna the bridge builder!" The Sandaime bellowed. The door be hind them opened to revile old man with dingy civilian clothes, a straw hat around his neck and large bottle of sake in his hand.
"What? They're all kids!" he paused to take couple of deep swigs from his sake bottle. "I paid good money for protection and I get a bunch of snot nosed brat that look like their about to wet themselves, especially the smallest one with the idiotic face, is he really a ninja?" Tazuna looked down nose a them.
Naruto started to laugh, "Who's the smallest with the idiotic face?" Sasuke and Sakura stood on either side of Naruto and it seemed he had finally noticed the height deference and he had to be retrained by Kakashi as he began to struggle and shout out threats at the old man. "I'm going to kill you!"
"Don't kill the man you're supposed to escort, idiot." Kakashi said to Naruto as he turned Tazuna. "I' am the bridge building expert Tazuna. Once I returned to my country, I will have all of you protect my life with yours while I complete the bridge.
"My team is more than capable Tazuna-san. And if trouble should arise, I, a Jounin, should be enough to handle the problem." Kakashi defended. "Team 7 pack enough clothes, supplies and whatever else you think you might need and meet at the west gate in an hour." With that last note Kakashi used Shunshin to leave.
"Are you sure about this, Hokage-sama?" Iruka asked as he watched the three Gennin and their client leave the mission room.
"Yes, but I'm also sending Akai with them, send a message to her and have her meet them at the gate and also her have her give this note to Kakashi." The Sandaime gave an envelope to Iruka as the scarred Chuunin stood and bowed before transported away.
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"Where is Kakashi-sensei?!" Naruto began to rant as he paced back and forth. "Clam down, dobe."
"Sasuke-teme!" Naruto growled as he spun around to face Sasuke. "Maa, maa, Naruto, we're here." Kakashi said as he and Tazuna appeared form around the bend and where making their way over to the three scowling Gennin.
"You're late!" Sakura and Naruto shouted as they pointed at Kakashi. "I had to help this cute little girl find her way home." It seemed almost believable and they were going to let it slide. This time. "Does everyone have their supplies?" he for their nod. "Yosh."
"Matte, mina-san!" Team 7 and Tazuna turned to see a girl in her early teens running towards them, garbed in miko robes; dark blue hakamas, a dark blue kimono shirt with a thin white haori was placed over it, a wide banded black choker, white tabi socks, brown woven sandals and a brown rutsack. The long sleeves of her kimono flapped in the wind behind her as she clutched a beige envelope with both hands to her chest.
"Gomennasai, Kakashi-senpai." She stopped in front to catch her breath, long black hair had framed her face and shoulders down to her lower back. She gave Kakashi the envelope and pulled a white ribbon out of her pocket and tied her hair back in a low ponytail with it.
Kakashi read over the info on the slip of paper before nodding and placing it in his pouch. "Team 7, this is Munesanzun Akai. Akai, this is Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and our client, Tazuna the bridge builder." Kakashi said as he pointed them out when he said their names.
'Another rival for Sasuke-kun's love! I won't let her win! Cha!' Sakura thought as pumped her fist.
'Another weak girl that'll weigh me down. I need to get stronger so I can finally kill Him and resurrect my clan with a strong Kunoichi.' Sasuke thought as he imagined killing the man that ruined his life.
'She looks familiar. . .But from where?' Naruto thought as he scratched the back of his head and sweat dropped.
"Konnichiwa, mina-san!" She enthusiastically greeted as she gave a short bow to them, her brown eyes sparkled with mischief. "Why is she here Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked, trying not to sound too rude.
"Akai-chan will be joining us on our mission as an overseer and in the event of combat, as a medic." Kakashi finished, ignoring the pointed look Akai shot him, and the trip to wave began.
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"Ano, Munesanzun-san?" Sakura started. "Call me Akai-san, Haruno-san." Akai stated as they walked side by side on Tazuna's right side, with Naruto in front Sasuke on the left and Kakashi bringing up the rear, they formed a diamond formulation around him.
"Akai-san, what do you do? If don't mind me asking." she gave the taller girl her full attention. "I don't mind. I'm work in a temple, the homeless shelter and the hospital." She replied and played with the him of her left kimono sleeve, a slight blush on her cheeks.
"If you do all this great stuff, then why did you leave?" Naruto asked his hands behind his head, Sasuke was listening in on the conversation. "Hokage-sama thought I needed a break away from the hassle of the village." She replied, the blush on her cheeks darkened.
"You don't have to be so modest, Akai-chan." Kakashi chimed from behind his book. Akai tensed and rounded on him, "Don't call me that, you letcher!" her long sleeved covered hands flew to her mouth as her face turned a flaming red. "I'm so sorry, Kakashi-senpai." She squeaked out from behind her hands.
~*~
After an embarrassing and awkward pause team 7 plus two continued on their way with Sakura asking many questions about the other shinobi and their countries. As they passed a puddle two ninjas jump out of it and wrapped Kakashi in between the chains that connected to their gauntlets and ripped him to shreds.
Everyone looked on horrified and Sakura gave a scream as blood splattered everywhere, "Second one." They said as they appeared behind Naruto and charged. Sasuke, thinking quickly, threw a shrunken and kunai at the chain and pined it to a tree and landed on their gauntlets and kicked them both in the face, sending their heads reeling back.
Sakura stood in front of Tazuna with a kunai in her hands, protecting him as best as she could. They disconnected the chain and one kicked Sasuke into Naruto, sending both crashing a few feet back, while the other charged at the remaining three. Sasuke got to his feet as fast as he could and tried to intercept the Nukenin, the thoughts of 'I'm not going to make it!' filled his head as he tried to make his body go faster.
TBC
Soul: Ketsuekigan means Blood eye. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Chapter two is next. Read and Review. Ja-Ne ^ , ~ from: Soul-Girl!