"What's wrong?" Haku asked as she pulled up a seat next to him.
"I am bored. Jaffar and Zabuza is out on a mission and he's due back tonight. Emerald and Nino is helping out at the hospital. Naruto and Kyushina is out practiceing. Hinata and Lee are helping each other with magic. I have nothing to do. What are you doing here?" Chrono muttered as he placed his head on the table with his wing sagging behind him.
"I just came back from my mission." Haku stated.
"Really? How it go?" Chrono asked.
"Nothing major. Some bandits, but nothing serious." Haku replied.
"Well, I'm gonna go take a walk then." Chrono said as he stood up.
"How about you come with me to the hot spring." Haku said.
"What do you mean?" Chrono asked.
"Today's co-ed hot spring day. Both genders in the same spring like a lake party." Haku said.
"I guess I'll come." Chrono muttered as Haku went to her apartment and came out with a bikini that hugged her curves and a towel.
The pair left the apartment and were in-route of the hot spring when Chrono saw a pale white jounin from sound village. In front, two boys and a girl marched on with a nervous look in their face. The jounin had a kunai out hidden from the general public as they marched on.
"Haku. That jounin has a knife out." Chrono muttered as he started walking toward the group.
Haku took that hint and followed Chrono.
"What's wrong?" Haku muttered.
"That jounin has those genins at knife point." Chrono replied as he manipulated the wind to hide their footprint sound.
The unlikely pair followed the group into an inn and from there, they managed to find the room they where staying at from the outside. On the roof of the Inn, Haku is looking around as Chrono sighed.
"We can't listen into the conversation." Chrono muttered.
"That's expected. I just wonder how can we get a look inside." Haku stated.
"I am gonna use an old skill of mine." Chrono said with a smile as he closed both of his eyes.
A few seconds later, his eyes glowwed sky blue as his sky eyes activated.
"Is that a bloodline limit?" Haku asked noticing the glowing blue eyes.
"No. It's a seal placed on me. I can use it to peek on anyone from the view of the sky without any obstruction." Chrono muttered as he viewed the room in question.
Through the sky eyes, Chrono saw that the white jounin summoned three coffins. The genins walked into the coffin as the jounin resealed the coffin and left the room. Chrono's sky eyes ran over the coffin and his eyes widen.
"The coffins is killing them!" Chrono exclaimed as he commanded the wind to lift him to the window of the coffin room.
Inside the room, an ice mirror materalize as Haku entered the room. With one swift movement, Haku opened the window as Chrono landed in the room.
"There's the coffins." Chrono muttered as he started walking to the coffins the jounins left.
"Let's start with this one." Haku said as she walked to the last coffin.
Chrono nodded as he materalized an axe and started hacking away at the coffin. Each hack made left little marks on the coffin encasing the genins. Haku was first to pick up on the fact.
"We need to overwhelm it." Haku said as she looked for a heavy item to smash into the coffin.
A sudden lurch came as the coffin on the farest left sank back into the ground.
"Hurry." chrono commanded as he materailized another axe and started to hack away at the coffin.
Haku helped by condensing the water around the coffin until it was thick as kunais. She flash freezed the water and fired the kunais at the mark Chrono made. The mark widen a bit as Chrono smiled.
"The coffin is weakening." Chrono exclaimed as he backed up to attack with magic.
The second coffin sank back into the ground as Chrono pointed at the coffin. The coffin expanded from the inside as Chrono funneled air into it. The coffin started to sink into the ground when it halted and the coffin door blasted open with a blast of wind and light. The girl fell out of the coffin as Haku leapt to her side looking her over for any signs of injury. Thankfully, none existed.
"She's ok. No injuries that I can see." Haku said as she picked up and carried the girl bridal style.
"Ok. Let's get out of here before that jounin comes back." Chrono muttered as the pair exited the room via that window.
Once the pair placed some distance between them and the inn they found the coffins, Haku stopped as she placed the girl on the ground. Chrono landed beside her as he pulled out his staff and chanted a quick healing spell aimed at the girl. Color returned back to her face as she stirred from her slumber. The pair backed up to give her space as she pushed herself into a sitting position.
"Where am I?" the genin asked.
"Away from the coffin room." Haku replied.
"You saved me?" the girl asked as some steel colored her voice.
"We saved you. My question to you is who are you?" Chrono asked.
The girl flinched as she looked at the one winged Dragon.
"Kin. I am a genin from Sound Village." Kin replied.
"Why where you forced into the coffin?" Haku asked.
At that, Kin's expression turnned into undeniable fury.
"Orochimaru. He betrayed us." Kin spat.
The mention of Orochimaru's name got Chrono's attention.
"He's the white jounin? What is he doing here?" Chrono demanded.
Kin turnned her fury laced face toward Chrono as she pulled out some sebons.
"I won't tell you." Kin replied.
"I'm not asking. I'm commanding you. Someone like you will not stand up to me. Besides, you want revenge on him don't you?" Chrono stated.
That got Kin as her hand dropped the sebons as she felt the sudden sharp rise of unearthly killing intent from Chrono.
"Invasion." Kin muttered.
"Invasion!" Chrono and Haku exclaimed.
"He plans on attacking Kohona with that aid of Suna." Kin replied.
"This isn't good. The chunin exam is only three days away. Jaffar and Zabuza won't have time to recover and there will be many people there. We need to tell the Hokage." Haku muttered.
"Ok. Let's get going. We have to let Sarutobi know as soon as we can." Chrono muttered as he grabbed Kin and started to carry her bridal style.
"Let me go!" Kin exclaimed.
"Let's go." Haku said as she poofed.
Chrono commanded the wind as he lifted off wiht Kin in his arms, squirming at the unnatural flight she was taking and clinging to Chrono as he flew to the Hokage's tower. One ice mirror and wind landing later, Chrono, Haku, and Kin where outside of the Hokage's office as the door opened. The trio entered with Kin in front as Sarutobi looked up from his stacks of paper to see them.
"Chrono. It's nice to see you. What's wrong? Why do you have a Sound genin with you?" Sarutobi asked as he stood up.
"I just recieved word that there is an invasion of Sound and Sand." Chrono bluntly said.
That got the Hokage's attention.
"An invasion? Is your source reliable?" He asked.
"A jounin killed two genins within your village and attempted to kill this girl here. It seems like they were goning to sacrifice the genins for something. This girl here can explain more." Haku reported as Kin took a slight step forward, nervous beyond all aid.
"Tell me, why does that Leader of Sound village want to invade Konoha?" Sarutobi asked.
"I don't know. I was told just to prepare for an invasion and that I was needed to make it a reality. He led me to an inn room with two genins and told us to stay inside this coffin." Kin muttered as Sarutobi's eyes widen slightly.
Sarutobi asked.
"Tsuchi Kin." Kin replied.
"Well then Kin, I thank you for alerting me to this potential attack." sarutobi said.
"I'm not doing this for you. I want the bells of death to right over that traitor Orochimaru!" Kin exclaimed as a flash of light blinded everyone.
As soon as the light died down, Chrono placed a hand on Kin.
"This light..." Chrono whispered.
"He's here?" Sarutobi muttered.
"Yes. He's the leader of Otogakure." Kin muttered as Chrono walked infront of Kin.
"More importantly, I need to keep you here. You have something he wants." chrono muttered.
"What do you mean?" Kin spat turning on Chrono.
"You have an ability that only resides in Chrono and three other people in Konoha." Haku said.
"What do you mean?" Kin asked, curious.
"You can use Light Magic." Chrono muttered.
Kin laughed.
"I don't think Orochimaru wants to learn card tricks." Kin said.
Chrono's only reply was to summon a spear in his right hand and place in on Kin's shoulder.
"This is magic. No scrolls. No hand seals. Just knowledge." Chrono muttered as Kin eyed the spear.
"Are you implying that I could be stronger then him already?" Kin asked.
"Not without training. Lucky for you, I'll help you train, under one condition." Chrono muttered.
"What's the condition?" Kin muttered.
"You stay in Konoha with me and my group. I can't let magic out into the world. By trait, magic is just knowledge. Somehow it's becoming it's own entity and starting to speard here. Until I can figure out why, you will be here in Konoha as clan member." Chrono stated.
Kin nodded as Sarutobi smiled.
"Chrono, I want to give you a mission. You don't have to accept it since you are not a ninja by trade. But it would be helpful if you can aid Konoha in it's defense." Sarutobi said.
"I'll aid you if you give me something in return. Which is information on bring living beings from one spot to another." Chrono replied.
"You mean a Summoning Jutsu?" Sarutobi asked.
"Does it work on something that does not exit?" Chrono asked.
Sarutobi nodded.
"It can. Rashomon Gates or Gates of Hell is one of the many gates that can be summoned." Sarutobi answered.
It was the lighting bolt moment that Chrono had. A plan sprouted in his mind as Chrono nodded.
"I need you to set several stones around the village." Chrono muttered as the door opened behind them.
Everyone turnned to see Jaffar and Zabuza entering the room.
"Jaffar. Zabuza. I thought you guys weren't supposed to be back until the day the third Chunin exam starts." Haku said as Jaffar walked over to Chrono.
"The mission is complete. The nearby bandits near Konoha sucessfully routed." Jaffar stated.
"Thank you Jaffar. I'll send the money to you later." Sarutobi muttered.
"I'll expect some warriors at the apartment complex later today." Chrono said as he took Kin's hand and led her out of the room with Jaffar, Haku, and Zabuza following.
Once the group were outside of the Tower, Chrono filled Jaffar and Zabuza in on what they knew. The pair was not suprised.
"After what you said, it makes sense that an invasion is coming." Jaffar muttered.
"In any case, start picking up rocks and such. I need to scatter as many energy stone as I can so I can pinpoint the location of enemies, allies, and civillians as quickly as I can." Chrono muttered as he started walking back to the apartment.
Once everyone reached the apartment, Haku showwed Kin her room as Naruto, Kyushina, Nino, and Emerald came into the apartment.
"What's wrong Chrono? You look grim." Nino said.
"We have an invasion on our hands." Jaffar muttered.
The look of shock ran over Naruto's group as Chrono filled them in on how they aquired the info and plans to prevent major casuitly from befalling them.
"In short, carry your weapons at all times and dispatch them as quickly as you can. We'll team up with Zabuza and Haku in this operation. The teams will be comprised of me, Haku, and Emerald while the other team has Jaffar, Nino, and Zabuza. We should not expect much help from the genins at best and the higher rank ninjas will be already busy fighting. We just need to repel any additional attacks aimed at the village." Chrono muttered as someone knocked on the door.
Emerald opened the door to find Lee, Gai, Tenten, and Neji standing infront of the door.
"Team Gai, reporting for duty." Lee exclaimed.
"Lee. How's your back?" Nino asked as the team entered the room.
"It's great!" Lee replied as Neji snorted.
"It was fate that let him recover." he muttered.
"No. If I believed in fate, I'd be dead. But that's beside the point. I want you guys to gather up as many stones as you can and bring them to me. I'll enfuse them with my energy and you guys will then scatter themm throughout Konoha." Chrono muttered.
As Team Gai walked off to complete their mission, Chrono sighed.
"When will mankind learn the value of peace."