Howling Wolf
By Shadow Itachi SU
Chapter 3
Distant Bark
Sic- Leo was having a normal day, of no rest at all. Then two men came to her, then another set of men interrupted her conversation with the first two. She then realizes that these two men, that had the nerve of barging into her life, and ruining her plans on becoming an ANBU, and the other two, helping the first two along, by turning her into a cat, trying to steal her away.
And now, a mission has been sent to her, what does she do after wards? First track down the second set of ninjas? Or take down the first two organization? It depends on what mission she gets first. Plus, she still have a dept to pay to the wolf her father had left her with.
The wolves stood watch on top of the monument, discussing their day, what they have found, what they did, how they can improve on their fighting skills.
"I think we should train silently," Rose barked, still watching the now sleeping town.
"We should run that by the Hokage first," Renmaru barked back, watching another part of town.
"Those men look suspicious," Skit said, quickly standing up from a sitting position, watching the two men carefully.
"What do you mean?" Rose asked turning from her spot, and walked over to where, Skit is standing watch.
"They're down wind, but they are sneaking around quietly," Skit answered, "should I give it a quick check?" he asked, the white wolf that was now beside him.
"Rose, check on, Leo No Danna, Skit watch those two, I'm going to the Hokage," Renmaru gave the order and the three wolves were off the monument.
Skit crept up on the two men, watching them carefully. Their conversation was odd to him, he knew human talk, but these two talked differently. They were using their hands, Skit had never learned sign language, the conversation was confusing to him. What could these two be talking about?
Rose arrived at the house Leo stayed, scratching once to make sure it was safe to do so. She heard nothing coming from inside the house, she figured to use extra caution upon entering. She knew how much this place is guarded with traps, usually Skit is the one for these kinds of things, but she figured that Renmaru would want her to be here because of her lack of understanding traps.
Renmaru asked for permission to go see the Hokage, telling the human ninjas that he had important information about the village. Once granted he walked to the door where he knew the Hokage would be occupied with those white sheets that they would normally use to mark with this strange smelling liquid, and a sharp stick. How it worked, he was clueless about, but it seems to distinguish from one human to another, on who marked it, and how. He would just stick with the traditional markings of a wolf, and leave the human marks to the humans. It wasn't his business anyways.
Skit followed them around the village, he recognize the scents these humans gave off, they were from the mist, and leaf. But why would they be sneaking around the village if they already had access to it? He did not know, and just kept following them.
Rose slowly made her way up the stairs, careful not to trip the strings that would let these sharp metal things throw around wildly. She knew that a great pressure would set these off, but she only applied the tiniest pressure to know where these strings lay, and just walk over them.
Renmaru started talking about the two men, that he had sent Skit to follow, to the Hokage. He heard him talk a few words to a man in a mask that had accompanied him to the Hokage. He waited patiently for the Hokage to dismiss him, watching this man think thoughtfully, his hands intertwine, and under his chin.
"Renmaru, do you have someone checking on Leo?" the old man asked.
"Yes, I've sent Rose," Renmaru answered, watching the old mans eyes close.
"She gave her suspicions to me earlier, and she had said that the sound is planning something on her."
"I wonder what it could be," Renmaru said mostly to himself, the old man dismissed the white wolf, and went back to his pondering. Renmaru trotted out of the office that belonged to the man behind the desk. He then heard a howl from, Skit, indicating that he was in danger. Renmaru growled lowly then followed after the howl, but not before he made a clone of himself to stay where he was as he went off to help, Skit.
Rose arrived at the door of her master and barked, she then to heard Skits howl, she knew that Renmaru would go after the howl while she checked on Leo. But she remained skeptical and hoped that Leo would be around.
Waking up to a barking noise, she turned towards the door, she knew that bark, but before she could answer the wolf at her door, she heard a howl.
"What in the world?" she questioned and got up and got ready quickly, she was out the door, almost tripping over the black wolf that sat there.
"Leo No Danna," Rose barked, "Skit is in danger," she said and as soon as that was said, her, and Leo ran towards the door, tripping all the traps that was set along the way. Rose started telling her of the two men that Skit had spot earlier, and told her of the plan Renmaru came up with.
Renmaru arrived to where Skit was last heard and started sniffing around. He knew a battle had taken place here, but the direction was everywhere. He looked up and seen that Leo was running up with Rose.
"What happened?" Leo questioned waiting for Renmaru to start talking.
"I don't know, I just got here myself," he answered and him and Rose started sniffing around, while Leo started talking with a few ANBU that had just showed up, along with a few ninjas.
"From what Rose told me," Leo started to say, "That they were up on the monument watching over the village. Each watching a different section, Skit reported that he had seen two men lurking around over near that group of houses. I believe he meant Cherry street, and Red Rose avenue. Renmaru split them up so there is no telling of what happened. Renmaru suspects that they had fought earlier, but there is also no telling of who won."
"Your wolf might have ran away after howling," one of the ANBU suggested.
"No, he would have stayed, he is young, and was bound to jump into action at anytime."
"What of the two men sneaking around?" A ninja asked.
"I don't know, I arrived here a moment after Renmaru did, and Rose was with me explaining the first half of the situation."
"Alright, I'll get a few more ANBU on patrols around the village and keep a look out for what these two men were planning. Leo, do you think you can look where the men were first seen?"
"Hai," she nodded and went off, leaving her wolves to sniff around a little more, "this must be the place," she said on arrival. She quickly turned herself into a wolf and started sniffing around the area. Now this scent is familiar, but the other is different, she thought smelling the ground a bit.
Renmaru sniffed the area thoroughly, over hearing the conversation with the ninjas and Leo. He understood that he should stay and try to see where the scent leads, but he knew that it was a dead end. He caught a few blood scents near, and figured that either one of the ninjas got caught by Skits powerful jaws, or Skit was injured.
Rose was glad to be out of that death trap, known as Leo No Danna's house, and out here working in free grounds. Although she did have to admit that her house was interesting. It was so peaceful in the house, it gave off a false security, that she thought there was no traps there. She wondered how Skit could go through her house quickly, and have no scratches on him.
Stopping at where she thought was where the men were spotted she looked up at the monument and seen that she had a clear view of where her wolves were last, on the heads of the Kage's. You can see where each wolf was, but why haven't they remain hidden when they would see my wolves? She wondered still looking at the monument. Reverting back to her human self she seen that she had an even better view, yet these men didn't hide, or run away.
Did they not know they were spotted? How could that be, when all spy missions were when you have to look everywhere, and keep silent.
Did they plan it so they would get caught, and lead most of the ninjas away from their posts? If that was it, then she should warn the others and get everyone back to their posts.
She gave one last check around the area, making sure that nothing was contaminated by these ninjas, or even worse. Once that was done she raced back to where the crime scene was being investigated. She walked up to the ANBU she was talking with earlier and told him of her suspicions, and what she had found out where investigating the area where the men were first spotted.
Renmaru came to her, while Rose kept sniffing around.
"We have no traces of the men, or of where they went, we can't seem to find Skits scent either."
"You can't find Skits scent?" Leo asked her wolves.
"You have no idea of where the two men are, or better yet, of who they are?" The ANBU asked.
"No, I can only remember scents, not faces," Renmaru stated, "sorry."
"I recognized one scent, but the other was different to me, the first one belonged to a man wearing a Mist headband."
"Do you think you know the identity to this man?"
"No, but the scent if familiar, and I wasn't here when they were spotted in the village. I was at home, resting."
"We will take over from here, and if we find your wolf, be prepared," the man said and walked to one of the ninjas.
"Renmaru, Rose," Leo called to her wolves, "Best if you stay with me tonight," she told them and they started walking back to her home.
"Right, I'll leave my clone to help with patrols," Renmaru said, and started going to where he last left his clone. Leo waited for her wolf to return, and couldn't help but feel like she was being watched. Rose seems to notice as well and started to nervously look around, sniffing every now and then.
Renmaru had returned, and noticed that the two were on edge, he suddenly realized that something wasn't right. He nodded to the two females and started to walk a head of the two, leading them to a false destination.
Leo wondered where her wolf was taking her, Rose seems to understand where they are going and started to walk behind her. She wondered if these wolves have been planning behind her back, and wondered if these wolves were hiding their true talents. She followed the white wolf silently, and kept alert of anything else out of the ordinary.
Sin~
They had arrived in the forest, and Renmaru, and Rose had spit apart, she figured that the two wolves were scenting the area. Leo leaned against the tree they stopped by and waited for her two wolves, she couldn't help but wonder about her third wolf.
What had happened to him?
Suddenly a white, and red creature jumped out of a bush, growling.
"Leo No Danna, you must leave!" the white creature barked.
"Renmaru?" Leo asked the creature, seeming to be covered in blood.
"Leave!" the blood covered wolf barked again, and turned towards the noises that were now rushing at them. Leo turned and started to go back the way she came with her wolves. She ran into an ANBU when she was out of the forest.
"Leo, you are needed at the tower," the man in the white mask stated and left towards the tower, her following after.
"Could you send some ninjas to look around the forest?" She asked the man.
"Yes, I was just going to do that," the man said, "I'm sending ninjas to look everywhere in the Village."
"Alright, but my wolf was attacked in the forest," she said as she and the ANBU arrived at the tower.
"Probably a trap, but we shall check it out," he said and left.
She walked into the tower and into the office of the Kage.
"Leo, I want you with the ANBU," the old man said sternly.
"Hai."
"I know you have completed a lot of missions successfully, but I need you to complete one more for you to qualify for the ANBU."
"Great," she smiled, shes been wanting to join with the ANBU for quite some time.
"This mission is most important, you will need a team of six."
"Alright," she nodded.
"I want you to check with Mist and find out if they have a ninja missing, and try and track down Sound as well."
"I'll see what I can do," she said.
"Perfect, I want you back in two weeks, have your report by then."
"Hai."
"Who will you be taking?"
"Takanami Ryuu, Sho, Yamirei, Geishi Go, Hiro Makoto."
"Very well," he nodded, "get them, and leave a dawn."
"Hai," she nodded and left to get the five she has mentioned.
Sin~
She waited by the gates, her wolves have not returned last night, and they're not on the monument watching over the village. The only thing that kept running through her mind was, the white wolf covered in, probably his own blood. She shuddered at the memory of that white creature that she had cared for.
"Hope your safe you three," she said to herself quietly, and watched as four men, and one woman make their way to her.
One of the men, she recognized as Yamirei, he was an ex-ANBU, only to come back when needed for important missions. He wears his hair, short, and spiky, his clothing, mandatory blue pants, and a mesh shirt, with his head protector around his neck.
Another man, she knew as Geishi Go, he is a blonde, with a standard jonin vest, and the mandatory pants, his head protector is on his forehead.
Short, yet a very skilled jonin, with short red hair, armor padding on his arms, a standard open jonin vest, showing his bare chest, and the mandatory blue pants. His head protector was replaced with twin swords, the mark engraved in the blades. He goes by the name of, Sho.
The last man Hiro Makoto, a young boy about seventeen, just a chuunin, his hair shoulder black, wearing a half mesh shirt, standard blue pants, his vest open, head protector, replaced with a necklace.
The woman is known as Takanami Ryuu, smirking red head, her pants cut to the knees, half a shirt, and armor on her shins, and forearms. Head protector around her waist, along with a shanai.
She gave them a quick brief of the mission, and what they are assigned to do.
"Ryuu, since you are an excellent trapper, I'm placing you to the side, Yamirei, you will be stationed at the front, Go, you will take the middle, Makoto, you will travel by air, I will take the back, and the other side."
Once in position, Leo did a shadow clone and started towards Mist, swiftly, and quietly. Normally, she would have her wolves sniff out the area as they went, and they would howl it's uncertainty of the area to be approached. Since they were no where to be found, she had to make a few clones and have them do it.
Sin: Another chapter for Howling Wolf! Yay^^
Later~