Chapter 22: The Missions
Ino started the mission out by riding Yoshitune to the Hidden Mist Village. Then when she got to the gate she dispelled him, knowing a lot of people would get scared seeing a giant dog, taller than her with a fierce spiky collar and spiky teeth. It'd give them nightmares or either make them wet their pants.
She walked over to the village gates guards and said,"I'm here to pick up the chosen ones for the Oracle..."
"Hai...Onegai come with me. I'll escort you to them."He said, with a smirk. For some reason, it wasn't even a pleasing smirk, it was like a lecherous one.
"Arigato."
The guard walked her to a mansion, where a group of people were standing outside in front of. She assessed the group, when an old guy with grey hair stepped forth.
"Are you Yamanaka Ino of the Akatsuki?"He asked.
"Hai."
"Onegai come with me,"He said, with a small bow. Ino bowed back before following him into the mansion. Finally going through all these twisties and turnies, they finally came to a room where 3 people were seated. One woman and 2 men.
"Ichigo, Minato, Retsu...you're escort, Ino-sama, is here and ready for you."The ojiisan said, before turning back to Ino.
"Arigato for escorting my children to the Oracle. Onegai keep them safe for many people will try to kill them to stop the prophecy from coming true."
"You're welcome, Ojiisan."Ino smiled.
"Children, onegai introduce yourselves. This is Ino-sama, your escort."Ojiisan said, beckoning to Ino.
"I am Ichigo Myodo."The raven haired woman said, she was actually younger than Ino by like a year.
"Retsu Myodo."The brunette guy said.
"Minato Myodo...but Retsu! With tits like that, how can you only say you're name, you idiot!!"Minato said to Retsu, not even caring that Ino had heard him. She flushed red before getting angry at his statement.
"You're right, why didn't I say something else?"Retsu said, causing Ichigo to roll her eyes and say.
"Don't mind them, they're dumbasses."Ichigo said with attitude and her hands on her nonexistent hips.
" Ino...Are you guys ready to leave?"Ino asked, with her hands behind her head.
"Hai!"All 3 chorused receiving a satisiying nod from ojiisan and Ino both,"Leave your stuff to me."
With Ino took her summoning scroll from her pocket, layed it on the ground and poured chakra into it,"Ninja Art: Kuchiyose No Jutsu!"
They all watched as 4 big dogs bounded out of the smoke.
"Konnichiwa, Yoshitune, Yoko, Juugo, Unohana. I need you guys to carry these guys. We're on our way to Amegakure."
"Hai!!"All 4 dogs chorused. Ino nodded before touching all the items for the trip and watched them disappear in a puff of smoke.
"Where did you put all of that?"Ichigo asked.
"Since summoning scrolls holds contents in it already, I just sent the stuff there. Now hop on."Ino explained before climbing onto Yoshitune.
"I see you are a skill ninja. Summoning requires skill."Ojiisan said with a smile,"Now I am reassured that my children will be safe."
"Goodbye father."Ichigo said, with a wave as all 4 dogs ran off with intense speed going on.
"Good luck my children!!"Ojiisan said, waving back and with a tinkling old man like laugh.
"I hope they make it there without any problems.."An older woman standing next to ojiisan said.
"I'm sure they will. Pein reassured me that the Akatsuki is full of skilled members. If Pein said that, I'm sure he gives his trust in her."
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"Itachi-san. I have a small mission for you."Pein said after watching the Sharingan user walk into his room.
"I'm listening."
"I have received news that there is a crystal that can trap any kind of chakra inside the barrier. This crystal will be such a great assest to us when we fight Uchiha."Pein said.
"I have heard of that crystal....when will I need to be back and where did you hear its at?"Itachi asked, needing to know that information.
"Just be back soon...possibly before Ino comes back. I sent her on that mission just to get her out of here so we can keep an eye on Tobi. The crystal is rumored to be in the Kumo clan's graveyard since they used it last to entrap their dictator."Pein explained.
"Hai. I'm on it."Itachi said, his cloak sweeping up a small breeze as he walked back out of the room and closed Pein's door behind him.
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"Ino-chan!!"Retsu called out from Yoko's back.
"What?"Ino answered, turning back to him.
"Do ya got a boyfriend? Coz I want to be yours!"He said, with a smirk.
"Matter of fact, I do. I have a kid too."Ino said with a smile.
"OMG!! YOU DO!!?"All 3 siblings screamed in shock.
"I have a boyfriend but the child is actually a cousin but his our family died so I took him in."Ino explained.
"Oh...I begining to think something else that you were possibly a slut or something."Ichigo said, all snooty like. Yoshitune actually stop on Ino's account for she got of and was about to ring her neck if Yoshitune hadn't had stopped her.
"Ino-Danna! Calm down, she didn't mean it!!"Yoshtiune said, holding onto the back of her collar.
"Let me go, Yoshi!! Let me at her!!!"Ino said. Ichigo rolled her eyes and said.
"I didn't mean it, it's just you're like a year older than me with a child. Now if that was your child then you would be a slut depending on how old the child is....is it a girl or a boy? How old?"Ichigo gushed.
"Sis I thought you hated children?!?"Minato asked, confused. Ichigo always was kicking children around the way.
"Only the annoying ones! Do you have a picture of all out you?"Ichigo gushed again after answering Minato's question in a second.
"You're lucky that I do."Ino smiled, throwing the picture of her, Deidara, and Jinta at the girl.
"Eh Ichigo! Let me get that picture after you, I wanna see the guy I'm going up against."Retsu smirked, with his chest sticking out like a superhero.
"Oooo!!! Ino-chan!! He is hawt!! And the little boy looks like an angel!!"Ichigo screeched. Ino blushed and said.
"I know....and he is an angel."
"You all really do look like a real family. The boy looks like your biological child....What's their's names?"
"My boyfriend is Deidara and my angel is Jinta. He's 4 and is the Yamanaka prodigy."Ino bragged.
Retsu looked at Deidara with disgust and said,"He ain't nothing special. I've got a chance anyway. I'm way better than him."
Both Ichigo and Minato started snickering after hearing that.
"What the hell's so funny!?"
"Hearing you say that about that Deidara guy."Minato answered. Ino shook her head at the siblings...they were hilarious.
"Well...its close to dark, we'll settle down here for tonight."Ino said, Yoshi leading the other dogs under a giant tree similar to one Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto slept under.
Ino pulled her scroll out again and summoned the tents for the night. Ino sat down on a log and watched them put up their tents. Ichigo go hers up first and sat down next to Ino.
"Tonight's a beautiful night, right?"She asked, turning to the blonde.
"Hai....it reminds me of the night me and Deidara-kun was moonlight watching."Ino said looking at the girl who just stared back. By this time, Minato and Retsu finished with their tents as well and sat on the log across from Ichigo's and Ino's, all four watching the fire crackle when....
A static noise filled their little campsite and looked at Ino when she pulled her radio out of her pocket.
"Konnichiwa?"
"Mommy?"
"Hai. What's wrong, Jinta?"Ino asked with a smile.
"I can't sleep...and Daddy doesn't know any lullabys..."Jinta whined. Ino had to admit, even over radio, Jinta still sounded cute as usual.
"Un. I don't any. Ino can you sing him one, yeah?"Deidara's voice asked over the radio. Ino giggled and said.
"Hai."
"Yay!!"
"Ino-sama, you're son sounds sooo kawaii!!!"Ichigo gushed over the radio,
"He ain't all that."Retsu muttered, unfortunately for him, both Ino and Deidara heard him.
"Nani!!? Are you kookoo bananas!? He's adorable!?"Both Ichigo and Ino screeched. Then Deidara added.
"You are so lucky I'm not there to beat your ass, yeah!"
"Back to the lullaby...Here's the song my mom used to sing to me before she died...."Ino said, before starting the song,
"Aki no yu hi ni, Teruyama momiji
Koi mou suimo, kazu aru naka ni
Matsu o irodoru kaede ya tsuta wa
Yamja no fumoto no susomo yu.
In the sunset light, the mountain glows with autumn leaves -
Deep scarlet and light gold, everywhere.
Maples and vines, vivid among the pine trees,
The foot of the mountain a woven brocade.
She repeated.
Aki no yu hi ni, Teruyama momiji
Koi mou suimo, kazu aru naka ni
Matsu o irodoru kaede ya tsuta wa
Yamja no fumoto no susomo yu....."
"Wow....he's sleep already.."Deidara chuckled lightly,"You have a beautiful voice, ai."
"Arigato."
"Ino was that you singing!?"A voice came over the radio.
"Hai, Itachi-san."Ino blushed.
"Nice singing."
"Arigato."Ino blushed even more hearing that and seeing Ichigo and her brothers nod their heads in agreement.
"Good night. I'll be back soon."Ino said over the radio before it disconnected.
"They're right. You really do have a beautiful voice."Ichigo complimented with a twinkle in her eye.
"Arigato....you guys can go to sleep or Whatever. I got the watch."Ino said, tossing some sticks into the fire.
"Yup! I'm gonna go catch up on my beauty sleep even though I really don't need it!"Ichigo flaunted, tossing her hair over her shoulder.
"Sure...."Minato snickered.
"I really don't need it!?"She retorted back, turning back to her blonde brother. Ino had just noticed that they all had different colored hair for siblings. Minato's hair was blonde, Ichigo's had an oyxn color, and Retsu was a brunette.
"I'll pretend I believe that, even though we all know that you have the maids replace the broken mirrors everytime you look in them!"Retsu joked, causing Minato to double over in laughs.
Ino flushed and quickly hopped into the trees to cover up her urge to laugh.
"Just shut up!"Ichigo yelled, before stomping into her tent angrily. She threw up the tent flaps and stomped inside then quickly snatched it down.
Ino sat down in a tree that overlooked their little campsite. The tree she sat in was wide enough for her to spread her legs across and still have room. She had her right leg propped up, her right arm resting on it, and her left leg stretched.
Ino watched as the lights from both tents dimmed before finally going off completely......
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After an hour of night watching, Ino started dozing off but still on guard.
Into an half an hour of sleep, a kunai sprung from the underbrush across from Ichigo's tent. Ino, using her ANBU speed, intercepted it.
"Who's there?"She called out, causing Retsu, Minato, and Ichigo all to stick their heads out of their tents.
"What's going on, Ino-sama?"Minato whispered, trying to keep the quiet going, and adopting the sama term from Ichigo.
"Someone's trying to attack. I'll take care of this."Ino whispered back. She launched 2 kunais into the brushes and smirked when 2 people bustled out. A man and a woman.
"Look Mori, they paid for a pathetic ninja to guard them."The woman smirked.
"I can see that, Suzi."Mori sneered back sarcastically.
"..."Ino was quiet, just watching them and observing. Based on his chakra levels, Mori was something that would require her attention, while Suzi was nothing to sneeze at unless she had some hidden talent Ino couldn't tell by. But based on her physical appearance, she was more of a close ranged person like Neji, while Mori was neither, like Naruto.
"Such a introverted person. At least say something back."Suzi taunted.
"I have nothing to say."Ino retorted, already in her fighting stance.
"Suzi shut up! You didn't even notice yet, did you!?"Mori called over to the red-headed Suzi. Mori had that unsual hair color....pink for some reason just like Sakura.
"Yea I did!"Suzi retorted, a stain of pink staining her cheeks.
"Then what did I notice?"
"......just shaddup!"Her blushed grew heavier, and their bickering caused Ichigo, Minato, and Retsu to all giggle silently.
"She's no ordinary person...She's Akatsuki. Look at her robe, the patterns!"Mori advised, and Ino saw Suzi turn to her and look at her outfit.
"...So?"Suzi said, turning back to Mori confused.
"Akatsuki is full of the great shinobi from different villages. From her headband, she's from the Leaf Village. Akatsuki are also S-Class criminals. Do you know how dangerous you have to be to become an S-Class Criminal!?"Mori sneered at the dumb redhead. Suzi was a walking stereotype in the making.
"Blah blah blah. She can't be that strong..She looks too innocent."Suzi retorted.
"You're a rogue ninja! You should know that looks can be deceiving!"Both Ino and Mori said at the same time. They turned to eachother, both shocked, a staredown until Mori finally chuckled...it being low and deep like an earthquake.
"Shut up, girl!!"Suzi yelled, her eyes growing darker by the second from being angry and ridiculed.
"And whatcha gonna do about it?"Ino smirked, noticing her anger and decided to mock her enough to make her do rash things.
"That's it!!"Suzi yelled, charging at Ino, fist locked behind her in strike mode.
"Suzi No!!"Mori yelled.
Ino smirked and when Suzi finally reached her, kicked out, sending the girl flying into the bushes. Mori looked back at the area where Suzi landed before turning back to Ino with a snarl.
"You Bitch!"Suzi cried, running out of the bushes. She ran at Ino again and engaged her in a taijutsu battle again. This time she landed a hit fight in Ino's face, sending her skidding back a few feet. This time, Ino looked up to see Mori coming forth to attack her. He stopped in front of her a few feet and call out.
"Ninja Art: Dark Dragons!"
Both Ino's and Suzi's eyes widened in horror just watching the black and red dragons com forth and loop around his body in a protective manner.
"I've never seen this attack before, Mori?"Suzi said, backing up a little.
"I know."He said darkly with a smile before sending both dragons at the terror struck blonde and redhead.
"Aaaa!!!"Suzi cried, as the dragon's tail struck her in the face. It picked her up and teared at her until he she bled in its arms. When she finally stopped screaming, it dropped her on the ground from the air....all 40 feet.
Ino, seeing what happened to Suzi, didn't want the same thing to happen to her. She dodged and dodged and twisted to avoid the dragon. While the dragons were taking care of Ino and Suzi, Mori had snuck up on the tent and ripped it open, grabing Ichigo by her wrist.
"Ino-sama!!!"She screamed.
"Sis!"Retsu and Minato screamed before both taking a swing at Mori. He smirked before simply stepping back. Ino, hearing Ichigo's scream, turned to the girl only to get smacked by the dragon.
"It was no use. I don't know why your father sent a pathetic Akatsuki member out here to protect you three. I'll make sure I stop that prophecy from happening!"Mori yelled. He stumbled forward, letting go of the raven haired girl when Ino kicked him in his back.
"Girl!"Mori screeched, lunging for Ino. She smiled and ducked under him. All he saw was two sets of lunging teeth and raging claws headed straight for him when Ino got out of his way. Both dragons decided to come for Ino at the same time, not knowing their master was right behind her. Ichigo sobbed after seeing all the blood and gore from his remains. Minato shielded her from the view and wrapped her in his chest to console her. Retsu was always the comical brother while he was the sensitive one most of the time.
"We'll move camp,"Ino ordered, after watching the dragons disappear since they ate their own summoner,".....To this cave."