Hello everybody, and welcome to chapter sixteen of the Winds of Change!
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It was relatively easy getting into the city. Having approached the gates, they were hailed by one of the guards there. He was tall, and lanky. His armour was a dark grey, sturdy and yet light. A swords sheath could be seen by his thigh. He wore a helmet, the visor obscuring his face.
"State your business," He stated in a bored tone.
Kurenai smiled. "Good evening sir. I'm but a simple woman with my husband, escorting these orphans to Taki," she gestured to the group, who either smiled somewhat brightly, shyly, or grimaced.
The guard looked them up and down, before he nodded. "Very well, I suppose I can let you through. Please sign the visitor's book on the way in. I presume they can write?"
Naruto puffed up his chest indignantly, and went to retort, but a quick cut off from Kurenai ended that thought. "Of course, my husband, Gai, has instructed them in the arts of reading and writing."
"Indeed! These young orphans still burn bright with the flames of youth!"
The guard and Kurenai sweat-dropped, before he stepped aside. "Carry on."
Kurenai nodded her thanks, and with a sweep of her hand, made the other's follow her on through.
They reached the gates, and with a sharp squeak, they began to rise. On the other side of the gates was a small desk, with a small old woman sitting at it. She tapped her pen impatiently on the desk.
Kurenai put on her most charming smile, and stepped through the gate, and over to the old woman.
"Hello!" she greeted, "Is there where we are meant to sign in?"
The woman gave a calculated gaze, before she nodded. Kurenai and the rest signed rather happily, although Naruto had to do his over again after putting a smiley face after his name.
And, with that, they were let loose in the city.
After getting through the entrance, you really could see how bustling the city was. Rows and rows of market stalls lined the streets, selling petty items at extravagant prices. Mouth-watering dishes seemed to tantalize the senses of the rescue team. It was almost too much after having nothing but soup and ration bars for the last few days.
They put it off, however, and continued.
"This is n-nice," Hinata whispered in awe. They stood in the shadow of a large oak tree, thick and majestic. It was almost like a regal king, commanding over his subjects. The thick bush of leaves seemed to engulf the sky.
"It is," Ino chimed in, running a hand through her hair. "Shall we rest here, Kurenai-sensei?"
The Genjutsu Mistress nodded. Yes, this would be a good place to rest. The shade would be a nice after traipsing through the town.
Kurenai had heard the town was big, but she never knew it was this big! The size was exhausting. And the amount of shops and stalls! She must have passed at least a thousand, maybe more. This town seemed to roar loudly all of the time. It truly was exhausting. They needed to find an Inn.
"Right, what we need to do is find an Inn."
Naruto collapsed on the cool ground, letting a sigh escape from his lips. "I agree. I'm hungry."
"You can eat later Dobe, we need to find Sakura, remember?"
"Naruto's right, Sasuke. We need to establish a base of operations first. Then, tomorrow, we can get to looking for Sakura. It's getting late."
Indeed it was. The sky was already an illuminated wildfire, scorching across the sky.
"Hn," was Sasuke's non-committal grunt. He certainly was a conversationalist.
Not all of the group was there, presently, however. Kurenai's brow furrowed. "Where are Lee and Tenten? And Gai, for that matter?"
On cue, the Jōnin and genin came into view. Tenten was visibly distressed, however. "Something's wrong with Lee! He's collapsed."
A look of shock swam over most of the genin's faces as Kurenai rushed forward. Gai looked positively down-trodden. Lee was out-cold in his arms, his face white as a sheet.
"What are we going to do!?" Tenten shouted loudly.
"Hush Tenten, we'll find him a doctor."
Gai met her wine red eyes, and with a look of determination, nodded. "I'll take Lee and go find a medic. Maybe he can do something-"
Lee's loud anguished cry echoed around the area. People passing by stopped and watched as Lee twitched horrendously.
"This isn't from his injuries with Gaara," Kurenai thought urgently. "Could it be poison?"
The word shocked Tenten into silence. No, impossible. It couldn't have worked that fast, could it. One minute, he was fine. And the next…
"What it is doesn't matter. We need to find a medic."
Kurenai nodded at Gai. "Very well. Hurry and find one."
"I'm going too!"
Kurenai nodded once more. "Okay Tenten. Make sure you keep up. We'll look for a room."
And, with that, the two shinobi ran off down the street, Gai placing Lee on his back. Kurenai cursed. They couldn't run at full speed for risk of blowing their cover. Shit, this was bad.
"Is L-Lee goi-going to be o-okay?" Hinata asked sadly.
Kurenai grimaced. "I… don't know, Hinata. I don't know."
Kiba put a hand on Hinata's shoulder reassuringly. "He'll be fine, Hinata. You should have seen him during his fight! There's no way an injury could keep Lee down!"
Hinata, and everyone else, seemed to perk up at his words. Kurenai smiled. If there was one thing Kiba and Naruto were good at, it was making people feel better.
Sasuke had noticed with some disdain that Naruto had looked as though he wanted to get up and comfort Hinata. But, he didn't. Why? He frowned.
"I know most of you are worried about Lee," Kurenai sighed. "But right now, we still have-"
She paused as the onlookers around her looked on curiously. "To focus on getting a place to sleep for the night, okay?"
They all nodded. Ino let out a sigh. "Shall we look for a place to stay, then?"
The Genjutsu Mistress nodded her head. "Yes. I think we should take a rest though."
"No way! I'm still raring to go! You can't put Naruto Uzumaki down. I'll go look for a place to stay, believe it!"
Naruto's outburst attracted even more onlookers, causing Kurenai to pinch the bridge of her nose. "Very well," she muttered through gritted teeth, "Go find a place for us to stay."
"Hn." Sasuke stood up as well, and regarded Naruto with an indifferent stare. "Let's go idiot."
"Teme!" Naruto yelled and ran after the form of Sasuke as he melded into the crowd.
Kurenai couldn't help herself, and sunk down to the grass, letting its coolness flood her body. This mission… was so tiring. And, everyone else seemed to think so too, as they all lay down on the grass to think about things.
Naruto and Sasuke pushed their way through the now thinning crowd of people. As the sky turned from a vibrant blue to a flaming orange, the crowd was gradually dissipating. Still, it was incredibly clustered, and Naruto and Sasuke both had to fight to make it through.
Eventually, after walking for a bit, they came across an Inn. It was painted white, with a sign that swung lightly in the breeze. It read 'The Bee and the Barb'. It seemed to be rather large, and hopefully had enough rooms to house the group.
Exchanging a look with Naruto, Sasuke shrugged. Better than nothing. "You goin' to ask, Teme?" Naruto inquired. His eyes seemed glazed over, and a drop of drool fell from his mouth. Sasuke looked at him with disdain for a few moments, and then answered.
"Maybe. But, where will you be?"
The blonde gave a foxy grin, before gesturing behind him with his thumb. There was a ramen stand. The owner was a rather burly man, with a thick brown goatee. Naruto's mouth was practically watering.
"Hn." Sasuke replied, before he turned and walked away. Naruto grinned happily, before he turned, examining the cart with feral eyes.
Sasuke made his way into the Inn with a stoic expression on his face. He was somewhat surprised by how little the place was populated.
The room he had walked into was decently sized, and open ended. A straight narrow path lead forward to a desk and to the side of the desk were two sets of stairs. All around the room were sets of chairs and tables.
"Hn," Sasuke muttered as he walked across the red carpet. Assortments of plants lined shelves and filled the corners of the room.
The Uchiha reached the desk, and looked expectantly at the receptionist. He was a male, probably a few years older than him, with jet black hair. He was thoroughly looking at a newspaper, a bored look on his face.
Sasuke waited. And waited. After a full three minutes of waiting, he grasped the newspaper, and threw it to the side.
The man's purple eyes stared at Sasuke with malice. He returned his gaze with his own eyes, obsidian, and filled with anger. They stayed locked in this battle for a while, just staring at each other until the other one broke.
They were both interrupted as someone came down the stairs.
"Jiro, what are you doing!?" A rather rounded man yelled. He had thinning grey hair, and a thick grey moustache.
"Hn," 'Jiro' said, and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Sorry about that young sir, what can I do for you today?"
"Are you the owner?"
The man smiled toothily. "Yes! I am the proprietor of this here hotel. I presume you want a room, yes?
Sasuke explained in as few words as possible about his predicament to the man, who nodded along in agreement.
"Ah, okay. So, we currently have many rooms available, and we shall book you in. How many of you did you say there were?"
The Innkeeper walked behind the desk and pushed Jiro roughly out the way, before looking down at the guest book. Sasuke had looked over it before. It was very empty.
"Eight."
The Innkeeper nodded. "We have four rooms available with two beds. Is this acceptable?"
Sasuke went to nod, but was interrupted. A loud thunderous crash sounded from outside.
"Wha-"
The man didn't get time to finish as Sasuke rushed outside, a hand on his kunai pouch and his eyes blazing red.
Sasuke burst through the doors of the inn, knocking one of them off there hinges. He expected attack, and looked to ascertain where Naruto was.
He grimaced immediately when he saw Naruto swearing loudly at the owner of the ramen cart. Said cart had collapsed into pieces, splinters lying everywhere and ramen pooling on the ground.
"You brat!" The owner of the ramen cart sneered, a rather burly man with brown hair.
Naruto puffed up his chest, and yelled, "It's what you get! How dare you say your ramen is better than -!"
The man growled, and produced a knife from his pocket. "You ruined my livelihood you maggot!"
The blonde scoffed loudly, and crossed his arms over his chest, "I probably saved all the poor people from eating your piss poor shit!"
"Hey, what's going on here?!" The owner of the Inn barrelled outside. He looked at the ramen cart owner. "What's wrong brother, and why all the mess?"
Sasuke's grimace grew even darker. Oh shit.
Kurenai was not surprised when Naruto and Sasuke came back defeated. She didn't question why they were both covered in ramen and breathing hard. She simply got up, motioned for Ino and Hinata to follow her, and went on her way.
"K-Kurenai-sensei, how long till you think we'll find S-Sakura?" Hinata inquired.
Kurenai smiled softly at her student. "Soon Hinata, soon."
Ino watched them both carefully. They both seemed to have a sisterly relationship, which was cute in a weird way. Hinata was always the quiet type. Half the time she needed to send chakra to her ears to even hear the girl speak. But, she was kind. And loved Naruto unconditionally. It was true, and honest, and pure love. Anybody with half a brain could see that. Except for Naruto, as he only had one quarter.
It wasn't like herself and Sasuke. You couldn't call that love. Sure, she felt something for him, that much was certain. But, Hinata adored Naruto with every fibre of her being. Every single little morsel belonged to him, and he didn't even know it. It was saddening.
She cast a solemn glance in the girl's direction. And yet, she always seemed, shy as she was, so very innocent. So very pure. It was touching, and a breath of fresh air.
Immediately thoughts of Shikamaru flooded her brain. The way he spoke, the way he complained, the way he would sit on that lazy ass of his and look at the clouds…. It was frustrating. Maybe that was why she was so confused. Because he was so infuriatingly frustrating all the time, for Kami sake! And yet…. She always felt it. Always. The subtle flutter in her chest when he was near.
Why did she ask him if she should ask Sasuke out on a date? She hadn't thought about that question. There was no reason to do so. None at all. He wouldn't have responded positively anyway. Probably sighed and shrugged it off. So… why didn't he? And why did this thought bring some warmth to her body?
Was it because he seemed…jealous? The thought made sense. Why else would he react like that?
Sasuke never showed anyone any affection, ever. Sure, she had noticed that he had been 'opening up' since Sakura had been kidnapped-
She stopped. She stopped herself right then. What was she doing!? Debating about Shikamaru and Sasuke and crushes when Sakura was probably being tortured right at this instance! How could she be so careless and selfish?
And so, with some new found resolve, and steeled eyes, she pushed those thoughts into the back of her mind. This was mission mode. This was her chance to prove she could be useful to the team. And, the small shy voice in the back of her head whispered "And to Shikamaru."
The inn looked shady. Kurenai could admit that. And, she was taking two fifteen year old girls into a bar that stank like death from outside. Yeah, this could be bad. But, having asked a few people, this was one of the only ones with enough rooms to support the whole group.
"Hinata, Ino, I want you to stick close to me. You understand?"
Both kunochi nodded in response, and Kurenai pushed open the front door. The stench of stale smoke and drunken men reached out and claimed them. With a cough, the elder kunochi walked into the bar fully.
It was dimly lit, with a multitude of drunken men sat around laughing merrily. The air was filled with smoke, and Kurenai had to cover her mouth at first to keep from vomiting. The smell of stale piss and vomit was also present.
Hinata's face was scrunched up, her nose twitching. Ino fought the urge to wretch.
Still, they were kunochi. They would deal with this again, in probably much larger quantities. And this caused Ino and Hinata to shiver.
All the men seemed to stop as the three women casually began walking over to the bar. All eyes were on them. Some of them curious, others slightly annoyed, and others lecherous.
Kurenai resisted the urge to break every single one of their bones. Hard as it was, she thought she could persevere.
She couldn't even reach the bar.
A man had reached over, with his large burly hand, and cupped one of her butt cheeks, giving it a hard squeeze.
The air turned from stale to ice cold. Kurenai froze, her eyes becoming fiery and dark. Hinata gulped, and her eyes widened. Oh dear.
The man was chuckling lecherously, and began to give her butt another tight squeeze.
Kurenai's hand darted backwards, grasping the man's wrist and crushing it with no effort. She pulled him forward, and he fell out of his chair. Raising her foot upwards, he sole of her foot connected with the man's nose, breaking it. He went flying upwards, and landed with a thud on the floor.
The other two men on the table rose menacingly. Because they were so inebriated, they did not realise the strength of Kurenai. One man, the smallest of the lot, let out a drunken roar, flipping the table over and charging for the dark haired Jōnin.
She swiftly turned around, catching his outstretched fist, before flipping him over her. He collided with the bar back first.
The other man retrieved a knife from his pocket and swiped at Kurenai. She ducked, kicking her leg out and shattering the man's knee. Without a second thought, she rose, grasped him by the throat, and threw him to the side. He collided with another group's table, sending their drinks flying everywhere.
Ino looked on in a mixture of horror and awe. Hinata grabbed her by the wrist and shook it. "We need to go…" she trailed off as she leapt out of the way of another man, having been grabbed by Kurenai and thrown backwards. "Kurenai-sensei hates perverts. This is going to be bad."
Ino nodded, and both girls tried to creep out. It failed, however, as a tall man, well over seven foot, blocked the door way suddenly. "Your with tha' girl who's hurting all me mates!" he roared, his breath afoul of one to many alcoholic beverages. Ino's eyes hardened and she used a secret technique that her mother taught her so long ago.
With a hard kick to the nuts, he fell on the ground clutching them. With a click of her tongue in dismissal, Ino stepped over the fallen and groaning body of the man. Hinata took one look back, just to make sure her sensei was okay. She was. And the local hospital would be getting quite a few patrons. She cringed as Kurenai snapped someone's arm, before she hastily made her exit.
Naruto and the group had been resting when Kurenai, Hinata and Ino made their return. Kurenai kept cracking her knuckles menacingly and muttering about stupid perverts.
Ino had explained to them when she got questioning looks that Kurenai had most likely hospitalized the whole bar/inn, and they would not be welcomed there anytime soon.
The day seemed to be getting hotter, much to Kiba's chagrin. With a defiant grumble, he swore he would find an Inn for them to get into. And so, with Akamaru in tow, they both made their way down the street.
Kurenai was not surprised when her male student came back with a bloody nose. She didn't feel like asking, if she was honest.
Hinata took out some healing balm and began rubbing it over Kiba's nose. With a sigh, Kurenai leant back. Maybe she could rest a bit…
"This is all your fault Naruto!" Ino yelled as he pointed at her fellow blonde. He scoffed.
"My fault!? It's not my fault!"
"Hn, yes it is. If you hadn't started an argument with that ramen guy, we would have a place to stay."
"Shut up Teme!"
The whole group descended into a argumentative state, much to Kurenai's annoyance. She too eventually joined in, hoping to try and calm the group down.
Nobody noticed as Hinata slipped away silently.
She was gone for a full fifteen minutes when she came back, looking a bit sheepish. The group was still arguing, albeit a bit less heatedly thanks to Kurenai's assertions that too many raised voices would result in beatings.
Her voice was quiet as she spoke, but they continued to overlook her. She sighed, being used to it, and decided to raise her voice.
"I found us a place to stay."
Kiba's acute hearing caught on as his ears twitched. He let go of Naruto's collar, and cocked his head to the side. "What did you say Hinata?" he questioned. Everyone stopped their arguing and turned to look at the Hyȗga heir puzzled. Hinata blushed brightly, before continuing.
"I found us a place to stay."
Everyone's jaw slackened slightly. Even Sasuke looked a bit abashed.
"Wha-When!?" Naruto burst out.
Hinata blushed even harder. "W-while you guys were a-arguing I went around t-town to find us an Inn. It took a little while, b-but I found one with enough rooms for us a-all. We'll h-have to share t-though."
"Share?"
"Y-yes. We need to s-share. We have three rooms with two beds each and one room with three beds each. For Lee."
Everyone seemed to think for a moment. Before Hinata knew it, she was being lifted up in the air by an orange jump-suit wearing boy. "Hinata you're the greatest!" He cheered loudly.
Hinata's whole face was enveloped by red, and soon she fainted. Which led to Naruto almost dropping her, and then she landed on him.
"Hey, Hinata? Hinata! Quick, someone get her help!"
Sasuke, for the first time in his life, face-palmed.
Tenten clenched her teeth. This was taking too long! If they were allowed to run at full speed, they would be there by now!
Gai seemed to see Tenten's fears, and shot her a beaming smile. "Do not worry Tenten. We shall soon find someone youthful to cure our Lee!"
Tenten rolled her eyes, and her frown never ceased.
The continued dodging to and fro through the crowds, Gai apologizing, while Tenten did not. She didn't care about these people right now. She cared about her teammate.
She turned her gaze towards him. He was sickly, his breath ragged and slowing. Fast. She blinked back tears as she picked up the pace.
Eventually they reached a place that Tenten knew about. Having 'asked' the locals about where the nearest clinic was, they explained fearfully that there was indeed a clinic in this city. It was the other side of town.
It was the gambling part of town, full of flashy lights and drunken people. All manner of gambling and drinking establishments surrounded them. Tenten grimaced as she dodged a drunken man who stumbled over. Who puts a clinic near a gambling district!?
Tenten and Gai were forced to stop in their tracks as an explosion of dust enveloped their line of vision.
As it cleared, a man was left, broken and battered on the floor. A woman, tall and powerful, leaned over him.
Tenten momentarily stopped worrying, and her mouth slackened. Standing in front of her, was the Slug Princess, one of the Legendary Sennin, Tsunade Senju. Her idol.
"Lady Tsunade!"
The tall blonde woman froze, turning her head to the side, her sizeable bust following after a moment. She didn't recognize the girl, but the man that was with her….
Oh shit.
A brunette clutching a pig ran out of the gambling hall's new entrance. "Lady Tsunade!" she called out in exasperation, with her pig snorting in agreement.
"Yosh! If it isn't one of our youthful own, Lady Tsu-"
Gai never finished his sentence as Tsunade quickly grasped Gai and Tenten by the wrists and pulled them roughly into an alley.
The brunette gave a smile to some onlookers, before she scurried after them.
"Gai, what do you think you're doing here!?" Tsunade questioned. The Green Beast's face changed from jovial to a hardened exterior.
"I'm on a mission, Lady Tsunade. I'm afraid I cannot spill the details just yet-"
"Please, help my teammate! He's badly injured, and possibly poisoned! Please Lady Tsunade!"
Tenten was on bended knee, her eyes pleading with the Slug Princess.
Tsunade looked down at the pleading kunochi, and then to Lee perched on Gai's back.
"Shizune!" she barked, as the brunette girl came into view, panting.
"Yes Lady Tsunade…. Why did you have to run down so many alleyways?"
"That doesn't matter! You need to head back to the base and check over this boy," Tsunade gestured to Lee.
"Why can't you do it?" Tenten questioned. Tsunade shot her a dark glare, before she pushed past Shizune.
"I'll meet you back in the base in a while. I need to grab some supplies."
Shizune nodded, but inside she was shaken. Tsunade refused to help a boy in need? How far her master had fallen. She wouldn't be getting supplies, would she? No, she would go get some sake.
On the outside, Shizune smiled brightly, trying to reassure the brunette kunochi. "Don't worry; I'm a Medic Nin, apprenticed under Lady Tsunade. My name is Shizune. Come, I'll take you to our base."
Night had fallen, shrouding the forest in a dark cloak of terror. Silently, four ninja hopped between branches, their eyes ever alert.
"Do you see anything Neji?" Kakashi asked, as the group stopped for a moment.
Neji shook his head. "Everything seems to be inconclusive. No sign of Sakura or any enemy movements."
Kakashi nodded, and behind his mask he frowned. He was hoping to find Sakura before the night was out, so they could go home quickly. That didn't seem to be the case. From the position of the moon, it must have been... Ten hours since they started their search. That made it three am.
They hadn't stopped, because of the insistence of the others. Minus Shikamaru, who wanted to stop after every jump. In fact, he was craving this rest as he slumped against a tree. Shino stood idly by, in conversation with his Kikaichȗ.
"Hm, okay. Shino, did you find anything?"
Shino's shake of the head was barely visible through the gloom. "No, nothing. I have not been able to detect a single trace of chakra. The base is obviously not around here."
And that brought Kakashi back to his… well, he didn't know if it was his main or secondary objective. How was he to find Itachi? The Third said this amulet would help him find the man, and it had done nothing so far. He placed his hand in his pocket, fiddling with it.
Nope, nothing.
"Okay. We'll keep going to the edge of the tree-line, till we hit another batch of plains.
That was Orochiasu. The whole area around the town was plains and hills. The stuff around that was a thick curly forest. They had managed to explore maybe a tenth of the forest today. And there was still so much to go.
With a mutter of 'troublesome' from Shikamaru, the group continued.
Eventually, they reached the end of the tree-line. It expanded into a wide open plain. The dark seemed to swallow up all sight.
"Can you see anything, Neji?"
The long haired Hyȗga shook his head in annoyance. "No, nothing. She's not around here, that I'm-"
He stopped when Kakashi let out a gasp of pain, his hand retracting from his pocket.
The Copy Ninja frowned slightly, examining his hand. Was it… burned? A searing sensation in his leg seemed to acknowledge his train of thought. Coating his hand with chakra, Kakashi reached into his pocket and pulled out the amulet. It glowed a bright red, as if it was slowly burning.
"What's that? And what's it doing?" Shikamaru sighed. He was seriously tired. He didn't have time for this.
"It's the Uchiha Heir amulet. It's meant to glow when the heir to the Uchiha is near. And burn when he is in danger!"
"Uchiha heir?" Shino intoned. "Impossible. Why, you ask? Because Sasuke is back at Orochiasu. Why would he be out here? And we would have detected his chakra signature anyway."
"Because it's not Sasuke we're looking for. It's Itachi Uchiha."
Neji visibly bristled, Shikamaru almost fell over in shock, and Shino raised his eyebrow in question. "The missing-nin?"
"How many other Itachi Uchiha's do you know? So troublesome…" Shikamaru muttered.
"I see," Neji began, turning his gaze on the Copy Ninja, "We're here to capture an S rank missing Nin, and not save Sakura?"
"No," Kakashi snapped, "We're here to bargain with the missing Nin, and save Sakura. There's not time for argument. Prepare for battle. Do not attack Itachi Uchiha, do I make myself clear?"
"Hai," they all agreed, before they leapt from the trees and onto the plain, rushing forward.
Kakashi grimaced. Nothing could ever go right, could it? Well, this was his mission. And did those ever go right?
And there we go! A battle next chapter, I can assure you! Remember to check out The Rejected Child, if you would be so kind. I hope you enjoyed chapter sixteen of the Winds of Change. Have a great Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Night!