"I have never seen the Hokage that mad before." Sakura shuddered.
"Nah, that ain't mad, just annoyed." Maiku said leaving the tower with the unusually large group.
"Yeah, mad is him having you chase that stupid cat around all week for free." Naruto chimed in.
"Don't give him any ideas." Chouji muttered.
"Everyone go and get your gear ready. Meet at the gate in one hour." Anko informed the group and everyone went their separate ways.
"I have a bad feeling kid." Bogu informed his container of his worries.
'Well expect the unexpected right?' Maiku smiled. 'That goes without question. Didn't think you cared about my well being.'
"I don't." Maiku didn't buy it but decided to let the subject drop as they were approaching the compound.
Maiku and Tenten ran to their room and quickly packed clothing, weapons and scrolls. Maiku made sure to pack a specially sealed scroll. "My current project." Was all he said before sealing the pack in a scroll and pocketing it. Maiku adjusted the sword on his back and Tenten grabbed her two weapon scrolls.
Naruto was currently finishing by tossing a book into his uneven pile that was to be sealed. Once he did he put it in his kunai pouch and left for the gate with Maiku and Tenten. "Wonder how long we're going to be gone this time."
"Don't know. I hope for awhile. Going new places is rather enjoyable, though a brawl with bandits does make things a little annoying." Maiku shook his head.
"It was a good stretch for my legs." Laughed the kyuubi, who was now laying in a dense forest courteous of Naruto thinking the image of his head.
They made it to the gate and found everyone, minus Kakashi and Tazuna there. Anko seemed angry at herself for leaving Tazuna with Kakashi. Because he had the client they and to wait for him otherwise she would have left without him.
"Kakashi better get here soon." Asuma muttered. Followed by the usual 'troublesome' and munches of food by two of his students. The other was hovering over the other blonde.
"Hey Naruto, what're you reading?" Ino asked.
"A book on Fuuton jutsu. I'm a wind user so I'm trying to add to my arsenal of jutsu to use with the few I created." Naruto answered.
Asuma decided to enter at this point. "Not many wind elements in Konoha. In fact I thought I was the only one. Maybe I could help you out kid?" Asuma asked.
Naruto just smiled. "Sure. Aniki should try to find someone to teach him some lightning jutsu. Right aniki?"
Maiku removed his lips from his fiance's, annoyed. "You stop me just to answer that question?" Naruto nodded. "Just read your damn book." Maiku just laid himself on the ground and closed his eyes. 'Might as well get a nap in. He won't be here for another two hours.'
Sadly Maiku was right, partially. It was another three hours before Kakashi arrived with Tazuna. He just shook off the waves of killer intent that was sent at him. "Finally, we can go now!" Anko shouted, waking Maiku up, though he was grateful for the wake up call. Everyone finally walked out of Konoha.
"Hey Naruto, what were you talking about earlier?" Maiku asked as he walked beside his fellow jailer in front. Behind them the jounin surrounded Tazuna and the rest of the genin were scattered.
"I was just saying you should get a sensei to teach you. The only thing you're learning are Bogu's lightning jutsus. Plus you have a secondary fire affinity." Naruto was making sense as Maiku thought about.
"Yeah your probably right. Though Bogu showing me some stuff doesn't hurt, there are still more things to learn right?" Maiku asked, to see if that was what Naruto was trying to explain.
"Right." That blonde grinned.
"Thanks for telling me and what the fuck is a puddle doing out here?" Maiku woke up Bogu as Naruto alerted kyuubi.
"It hasn't rained in days, somethings up." Naruto drew a kunai.
"We might need more than that." Maiku said as he turned and drew his sword and Naruto followed drawing his blade as well. By this time two cloaked ninja had emerged from the puddle. They wielded a strange metallic claw on one hand that was connected to the other's claw by a spiked chain.
Maiku blocked one of the claws with his sword, the fingers clicked together locking the blade in place. Maiku tried freeing it but couldn't. "You can't beat the Demon Brothers."
"Thats our line damn it." Maiku disregarded his blade and moved closer striking with a punch to the chest, following with a round house kick face, knocking him into the other assailant.
Naruto dodged the outstretched claw, thrusting his sword towards the chest of his opponent, who looped the chain around it and wrenching it from Naruto's hand. Naruto pulled out two kunai and quickly dashed under the chain and stuck a kunai in the man's shoulder and another under his arm. Naruto jumped away as the other attacked crashed into his partner.
They both quickly got up. The one pulling out the kunai, the other wiping away blood. "You can't beat the Demon Brothers." Naruto said, taunting the two, though it was true they wouldn't beat Maiku and Naruto as they were quickly pinned to a tree by Maiku, dead.
"Thats plus two for me." Maiku went to the corpses and removed his kunai and put them in the holster on his leg. He also grabbed the claw weapon. "This is interesting. This demands further study!" He sealed it in a scroll and put it away quickly before picking his sword up and sheathing it, Naruto's already sheathed.
"What? What happened?" Sakura asked.
Maiku just shrugged. "They couldn't beat the Demon Brothers." Anko now had a large smile as she looked at the ninja turned pincushion. She warped a arm around Maiku's neck, then the other around Naruto's.
"Seems I trained my brats well." She was merely rubbing it in Kakashi's face.
"Anko....nee-chan....can't breath." Naruto gasped out. She let both boys go, by now they were a shade of blue. "Thanks."
"Well what do we do now that this isn't a C-rank anymore due to the fact that there are enemy shinobi involved?" Kakashi asked.
"We're going to finish the mission." Anko stated. "Anyone else thats afraid can just go back now."
"Better run now dobes if you want to make it back to the village before nightfall." Sasuke said with a smirk. Naruto's hand went to his blade, but Maiku's raised arm stopped him.
"Right, you would be leading the way of course." Anko said, an arm now draped around one of her students necks, not choking them. "My students are the last I would expect to leave." She had a smile that said 'go-ahead-and-keep-messing-with-my students-though-I-wont-stop-them.' Maiku and Naruto kept on glaring.
Sasuke was going to respond but a slap on the head from Kakashi shut him up.
"I'll take the silence as an agreement. We'll continue. Tazuna, expect to be charged extra for this." The man was now sobbing, apologizing for lying, and thanking them for continuing to help at the same time.
"What do you think, Naruto?" Maiku whispered. They had been told to keep quiet once they got on the boat.
"I think we haven't seen the last of our enemies today. We need to be careful." Naruto whispered back.
"Agreed." Maiku went to the front of the boat and sat down to wait. The boat finally dropped them off and they quickly got out and began walking again.
"Does anyone else hear that?" Asuma asked.
"DOWN!" Kakashi shouted. Everyone dropped as a large sword flew over them, their heads would have been missing. It landed in the trunk of a tree. Maiku stared at it and saw a figure standing on the hilt.
"Zabuza Momochi." Maiku muttered as he got up drawing his sword. "One of the seven swordsmen."
"So you've heard about me?" Zabuza pulled his sword out of the tree and jumped to the ground.
"I curse the member of my family that made that sword for you." Maiku dropped into a stance. "I will take it away from you."
"Hm, so you're a Yaiba huh? Your family is good with the forge." Zabuza returned his sword to his back. "Take it if you can."
"Release: Dragon's fang!" A yellow glow appeared on the katana which turned to a blinding white light. Everyone put a hand in front of their face, though Maiku seemed un-effected. When the light died down, Maiku was left holding a greatsword.
A mist started to form. "Kid, let me out." Bogu suggested. Maiku directed chakra to the seal on his arm and Bogu appeared in a cloud of black smoke. Bogu rattled his chains, a sort of intimidation tactic.
Kakashi ran up and stood next to Maiku, his headband raised revealing his sharingan. "You can't take on jounin level missing nin. Get back and protect Tazuna." Maiku was about to protest when Anko put a hand on his shoulder.
Maiku mumbled curses going back to Tazuna as the remaining jounin passed him. "God damn it. They won't let me fight." Bogu let out a disappointed grunt. A red cloud interrupted his ranting. Now standing next to him was a five foot Kyuubi.
"The sharingan already Kakashi? I'm honored, though I'd rather fight that Yaiba brat. Its been awhile since I had a heavy kenjutsu battle, that brat looked like he could have put up one." Zabuza disappeared into the mist. Kakashi looked around quickly and lashed out with a kunai, only to have his target burst into water.
"Mizu bushin!" Kakashi began searching the area before something hit him. "Shit!"
Zabuza appeared within the crowd of genin without them knowing. "Got you." He said, swinging his sword at Tazuna. A loud 'clang' of meeting blades hung in the air. "Fast little brat." Zabuza gripped his sword with his other hand and began pushing Maiku back.
Bogu rushed over and grabbed one of Zabuza's arms and tossed him over into the water. "Thanks Bogu." Maiku flashed through some hand seals, Bogu quickly got between Maiku and Kakashi. "Raiton: Raion se Fungeki!" A white lion now stood next to Maiku, waiting for the command to strike.
Zabuza climb out of the water and stood on it. "Impressive-" He never got to finish his sentence because he had to dodge a lightning bolt. He landed again on the water only to be punched in the face by Gai. He then dived out of the way of Kyuubi's jaws.
"Fuuton: Kaze Enko!" The blowing wind re-directed itself toward Zabuza, leaving deep gashes. Blood poured out of him as Kakashi went through hand seals.
"Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu!" A large blast of water rushed toward Zabuza carrying him away until he was washed up against a tree. Anko launched a few kunai into his arms.
Bogu and Kyuubi let out low growls as they moved closer. "This is where it ends."
Bogu said raising an arm, electricity gathered around it.
"Indeed." Flames began emitting from Kyuubi's mouth as he prepared a fireball when senbon needles struck Zabuza's neck.
"Thanks for your assistance. I've been tracking him for sometime now." The new person landed next to Zabuza, picking up his body. "If you'll excuse me."
"Wait!" Maiku shouted. They disappeared in a swirl of leaves. "Damn it! I couldn't get it!" Maiku smashed his large sword into the ground leaving a deep dent in the ground. He pulled the chakra out of his blade and it returned to its previous form.
"Sorry kid. Maybe we'll get lucky and find it somewhere." Bogu said before he vanished in his black cloud.
"Damn, I couldn't eat him." Kyuubi cursed and vanished as well.
"How'd you two get so strong?" Sasuke asked. His anger obvious.
"Hard work." Maiku and Naruto turned to Gai and Lee and did the 'nice guy' pose.
"YOSH! THEIR FLAMES BURNT BRIGHTLY IN THAT FIGHT!" Gai shouted
"YES! MAIKERU-KUN, NARUTO-KUN, MY RIVALS ARE TRULY STRONG!" Lee chimed in after Gai.
"I just want that damn sword back. It shouldn't be in the hands of a criminal." Maiku sheathed his blade. "Who knows what happened to it now."
"Sorry Maiku-kun." Tenten gave him a hug, he kissed the top of her head.
"Its ok. Lets keep going." Maiku kept his arm around her shoulders, holding her close as they walked.
"Whats wrong with him?" Ino asked Naruto as she walked beside him.
"As he said that sword was made by a member of his family. He thinks weapons should be used for good, not in the hands of someone without a purpose. Zabuza has no village loyalty, no one to protect. Thats what Maiku's upset about." Naruto felt the handle of his weapon. "Thats what he expects me to do, protect those who are precious to me."
"Really? Those weapons are that special?" Ino asked.
"The process of making the second layer is the special part. From what he told me it's a secret ritual. And no one outside outside the clan gets one unless they earn it. How? I don't know." Naruto tried remembering all the stuff Maiku told him, hoping Ino would stop asking questions soon because what he remembered wasn't a lot.
"Then how'd that guy get a weapon?" Naruto knew he could make up an answer for this.
"It didn't look anything like a second layer, so I guess it was just a well made sword. Nothing fancy, just effective. The Yaiba clan makes swords like that all the time, for a price." Naruto hoped that was somewhat correct.
"Good guess Naruto, that was actually right." Maiku said looking back at his friend and smiled. "That was a well made blade I must admit. I respect the skill of whoever made it, but hate them for giving it to that asshole who left his loyalty behind."
"Are your family's swords really that powerful?" Asuma asked, wondering if he could have his knives re-forged.
"Yes they are. And I'll take a look at your knives later, I can tell you want to ask about them." Asuma smiled. Tenten tugged on his shirt.
"Maiku-kun." She cooed into his ear. "When will you finish mine?" She asked.
"When we get home, promise." He gave her a kiss before looking forward again.
Meanwhile an infuriated Uchiha was thinking as he walked behind everyone. 'I must get my hands on one of those blades. It'll make me one step closer to killing him.'
Ok, i actually had this done last night. but it was midnight so i went to sleep, and i just jumped on the computer now to update now. well here it is chapter 8.
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