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More hugs and cookies with little m&m's to all! Sorry it took me longer than I hoped to update, but meh I hate schoolwork. Anyway here's chapter 5 finally updated and I sure hope you like it! Remember to review 'cause…I will give you wishes! Okay maybe not, but you get the point!

Miharu-Uchiha

Chapter 4: Recap!

Sasuke grew tired of waiting for the answer and walked towards the cabin. From inside the thick smell of smoke filtered out and was soon followed by black acrid clouds.

"…So we have to get off the ship," Kakashi finished telling the others.

"Kakashi we have a slight problem," Sasuke said motioning back towards the main cabin.

"That complicates things a bit," Kakashi muttered. "I guess we'll have to jump and pray that the momentum doesn't kill us."

"And then what? We're going to swim the rest of the way to land?" Naruto asked.

"I guess so. Hope you can all swim," Kakashi said walking to the edge of the ship and looking over the railing into the black water as the ship plowed through it. "When you hit the water hold your breath. Ready to jump?"

"No," Naruto said as the ship cracked and groaned behind him.

"Jump!" Kakashi yelled.

Naruto and Sakura did, but for some reason Sasuke felt as if his feet were rooted to the deck. He had meant to jump, but couldn't.

"I said jump," Kakashi said this time shoving Sasuke overboard and then jumping himself.

As he did Kakashi felt a hand wrap around his ankle slamming the rest of him into the starboard side. Kakashi maneuvered to try to get away, but the grip was tight. Turning just enough to see Kakashi saw Kohta looming over him.

"If I die, you die with me," Kohta laughed.

His laughter was cut short as Kakashi slammed a kunai into his arm sending them both plummeting towards the freezing water.

Chapter 5: Into the Depths

As soon as Sasuke hit the water the breath was knocked from his lungs, the icy water rushing to fill its place. Sasuke resurfaced sputtering water and looked around for the rest of his team. The waves lolled left and right overtaking the skyline. Whatever he might have been able to see was now disappearing beneath the waves as they crashed onto him, one after another.

"Sasuke!" Naruto's voice yelled from somewhere to the left. Sasuke could barely make out his words over the roaring water. "Have you seen Kakashi-sensei?"

"No, you?" Sasuke shouted avoiding the freezing salt water that threatened to fill his mouth each time he opened it.

He didn't hear Naruto for a minute, but kept heading in the direction of his voice hoping to find him in this inky blackness. Finally he bumped into something.

"Oomph," Naruto said falling beneath the water.

Sasuke grabbed the front, or back he wasn't sure which, part of Naruto's jacket and hauled his head above the water. Sasuke then turned looking for Kakashi and Sakura.

"I haven't seen Kakashi at all," Naruto said still loud, but not yelling this time.

"Where's Sakura?" Sasuke asked his stomach turning from what he hoped was the movement of the waves.

"Right here," a waterlogged Sakura replied still spitting water from her mouth. "I had a hold on your jacket Naruto, but I must have lost it in the waves."

"Speaking of waves they seem to be getting smaller, don't they?" Sasuke observed.

"Whoa," Naruto said looking past them. "I think I know why."

The other two of his teammates turned and saw their ship streaking away like a candle against the blackness. The entire ship was now engulfed in flames and it still hadn't stopped. As it got farther away it seemed to stop and then in a sharp fireworks like motion exploded in a ball of fire. The debris was pushed back by the wind and fiery remnants of their ship now floated in the water nearby.

"Duck baka!" Sasuke said shoving Naruto's head beneath the water's surface as a large piece of the hull slammed into the water beside them.

"Thanks…I think," Naruto muttered resurfacing once more.

Then as if there had never been a ship there was silence and the water returned to its previous glassy state. The charred pieces, some still burning, of the ship were all that remained. Even worse, Kakashi was nowhere to be found. Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto decided it would be wise to try to find their Jonin teacher, all silently hoping he wasn't dead. The water was still now, but it was no easier trying to find Kakashi then it had been before with all the monstrous waves.

They spread out through the icy, black, inky glass, but never leaving each other's line of sight. Sasuke's lips trembled as he moved forward his form cutting through the water each stroke seeming to steal life from his limbs. Suddenly just ahead of him, bubbles disturbed the serene water as they broke the surface. Sasuke watched for a minute praying it wasn't just his imagination and then called for the rest of his cell.

"I'm going down there," Sasuke said after some thought. "If we don't get out of this water we're going to die."

"Be careful," Sakura replied through trembling near blue lips.

Sasuke nodded and dived beneath the surface. Strangely the water down here was almost warmer then the air above him. He followed the stream of bubbles, but still could see nothing until finally he saw a strange object ahead. Getting closer he recognized a huge air bubble of sorts. Inside locked in combat once more was Kakashi and Kohta. Getting closer Sasuke could barely make out their words.

"Who are you working for?" Kakashi asked though it was more of an order than a request. "Tell me or this will become your inky tomb!"

"I rather die then tell you," Kohta laughed crazily the pain appearing to have gotten to him. Apparently he wasn't good at losing. "This is pointless. You know, I wonder how your students are faring. I'm told the water is quite cold when combined with the night air…"

He said more, but Sasuke was forced to return to the surface to get a gulp of air. He breached the top and almost immediately wished he hadn't feeling even more frigid.

"He's down there," Sasuke reported to his team, "in some kind of bubble it looks like."

"Do you think he's coming back up soon?" Naruto said trembling.

"I hope so," Sasuke said.

"He'd better hurry so we can get out of this water," Sakura added. "Otherwise we might freeze from hypothermia."

As if as on cue, Kakashi broke the surface with a splash gulping air and immediately yelled at them, "Go!"

"Sensei?" Sakura started.

"No time!" Kakashi said. "I'll explain later!"

Just as he did, Sakura felt a cold hand wrap around her ankle and pull her down beneath the water. Under the water she could see Kohta's crazed face staring up at her pulling her down with him. Her desperate kicking at his wrist was doing nothing to stop them from sinking into the crushing blackness. Sakura whipped out a kunai and yanking up with her leg at the same time as slashing with the kunai managed to slash Kohta's wrist and wriggle free. She looked up and saw the surface and her team fading she starting to swim up towards the surface, but seemed to be sinking instead. Then Kakashi's arms slipped under her own and pulled her head above the water.

"Where's Kohta?" Kakashi questioned.

"I don't think he'll come back," Sakura sputtered her lungs relishing the sweet air.

Kakashi nodded and they headed in the direction of the shore.

"Sensei?" Sakura asked as they swam. "Who sent those men?"

"I'm not sure Sakura. Hopefully we'll find our answers at the Village Hidden in the Clouds," Kakashi replied. "I hope." He muttered to himself.

Huzzah! Another chapter done! Next we're off to the Land of Lightning! Anyway I'm always open to ideas, suggestions, and comments and I swear I don't bite…hard anyway. Review!