Uzumaki Twins

Chapter 30

~Chika's pov~

I knew not to stop. It would be foolish too. The boy seems just as capable of using his demon's power like I am. In fact, it seems plausible to assume that he can do all the things I can do and possibly even more. I don't use my demons' power that often. He seems to embrace his. That puts me squarely at a disadvantage. Stopping is definitely a no go. Wolves have excellent sense of smell. There's also no doubt that their other senses are just as good. No matter where I go or how I far I get, he'll be able to find me. Being captured by the likes of these guys was never going to happen again. The one time was enough. The second time would put a hell of a lot of scrutiny of my abilities and capabilities on me being a ninja.

But so would running away.

Yeah right. Sometimes the best thing to do is to retreat if you're overwhelmed. And I am so totally overwhelmed.

I know nothing of my adversary besides the small pieces of information Juuku gave me about his demon. But that doesn't help to understand his abilities, capabilities, and his preferred style of fighting, his range or limit. Without some evaluation into him as a ninja, I'm going to struggle with this. Normally I'm strong enough to be able to complete any mission or goal without such information. I hate to admit it, but I have finally met my match.

His boyish laughter, complete with a deep menace behind it sounded out from behind me. 'You won't get far, Chika!'

At least it wasn't his demon talking.

Any ideas?

Well we can't attack him if his demon's in control. So when he's himself we strike.

With what?

I have an idea.

I summoned my red chakra to the surface. I didn't watch as it seeped out of my pores and then cloaked me in its usual wolfish appearance. I felt the three tails form and immediately knew the amount of power Juuku was lending me. Summoning it to my bidding, I sent the chakra to wrap around the surroundings and then turn invisible. All it requires was to wait to see if he trips one of those invisible chakra lines. I was only a few seconds away from the area – after covering quite a lot of distance – when I felt him trip the line and then heard the reaction.

I stopped and looked behind. A large mushrooming smoke washed up into the air, indicating the damage that was inflicted. Was it enough to make him lose my trail for a while? A bellowing roar of rage engulfed the air. My eyes widened as I heard Jyukubi for the first time. It looks like I didn't manage to buy myself enough time. Rather I just pissed off the demon. Now he's probably going to boil me alive and eat me.

Time to pick up the slack and get moving!

My eyes widened before I quickly dodged the large black paw that zoomed out of the dark shadows between the trees. I landed on a branch away long enough to see a dark shape speeding in on me. At this rate, there's no way I'm going to be able to outrun this guy and his blasted demon. Looks like I'm going to have to get more in touch with my demon after all. But if he hasn't released much power then I'm doomed from the start. Let's just hope that he's using loads rather than a minute amount.

Juuku…

On it.

I felt more power course through my body. I was practicing swimming in power now, except there was plenty more of it to come yet. Hopefully only five tails would be enough. Here's to the biggest hope in the universe. I pushed off a thick branch with more force than before and shot through the trees. The wind whipped passed my ears as did the scenery. That big hope still filled my head as I kept searching for any sign of which way I should take to get back home.

~Naruto's pov~

Lord Hokage had picked everyone to search for my sister. All three rookie teams, that bastard Neji and his team, that sand team, Kuro's team and all the senseis involved with the Chunin exams. With my sister's sudden disappearance, the Hokage went into a bit of a panic and gathered this many people to go out searching for her. Yet the only problem with that was none of us know where to find her. But that's why they were all waiting around, watching me, hoping I might be able to pick something up from her so we could get to her.

So far I'm getting nothing.

I clenched my fists as I sat helplessly on the forest floor. During our break I was to try and establish a connection with Kuro, but so far I'm getting nothing except becoming angrier. The others sat in their own teams. One team was to keep watch as the others rested up. I couldn't come to terms with sleeping. I was way too worried about my sister for that. The others don't understand that I'm too wired up with worry that I won't be able to rest up until Kuro's safe and sound back at home.

Who could possibly have her and why? What's so important that they had to kidnap her during the Chunin exams, risking the wrath of the Hokage and all those that care about her? Of course it would have been the same result even if it wasn't during the Chunin exam. If it wasn't the Chunin exams when she was taken it would have taken a while for anyone to realise that she's missing and I would have been kicking myself even more for being so stupid. Even now I'm kicking myself for not realising sooner that my sister's been kidnapped. I mean those images did come from her, didn't they?

Damn it, Kuro where are you?

'Naruto.'

I looked up at Sakura who bunched her dress under her knees and knelt down beside me.

'Any luck?' she asks with concern on her face.

I'm sure the concern was more for my sister than it was over me. Sakura was always like that. Sakura has never cared for me the way she's cared for my sister. She hates me as much as she loves Sasuke. I just don't see what she sees in Sasuke. He's a complete asshole that needs to be beaten down a peg or two. In fact, I swear she likes everyone else a lot more than she cares about me. I bet she even likes Ino more than me and she really hates Ino. I don't know their past but being hated more than an arch rival over the same guy she likes, it's really sad.

'Nothing,' I say and look away.

'We'll find her Naruto,' Sasuke said standing next to me.

I looked up at him. 'I know we'll find her!' I say jumping to my feet. 'I'm not going to give up until we have found her, do you understand?'

A flash of forest took over my vision. As suddenly as it appeared, it vanished, leaving me with my own eyesight. Another one of those image things? Could it really be that connection Shikamaru suspected? Could I really have a psychic connection with my younger twin after all?

Come on Kuro, show me something else.

I closed my eyes, waiting for another to come through. It came a few minutes later, this time it showed that a large black paw aiming for her and knocking her to the ground.

Uh-oh! She's in a lot of trouble!

'I got something!' I called out to the others. 'She's in trouble!'

Instead of waiting for an answer or for questions to be asked, I started running in the direction I believed that she was. I wasn't sure how far I ran or when the others joined me but another image sailed through my mind. A boy stood above her, the whites of his eyes were black and his irises were red with slits. The only thought that was running through my mind at that point was 'oh shit!'

Fear overwhelmed me before power rushed through me. Okay, I better get that straight. Fear and power rushed through Kuro. I take it that Juuku decided to do something about her attacker and possible kidnapper. If Juuku had to intercept in the battle between her and the boy she's facing that means that things are not looking good. Clenching my fists I put more speed into my legs, hoping and begging that I was going the right way.

~Gaara's pov~

I wish someone would just explain to me what the hell's going on. Of course that's not likely going to be answered. I'm suspiciously aware of what's happening anyway so I'm sure that once this little expedition is finished my question would be answered. With that blonde boy at the lead, the twin to that Chika girl, I'm sure that it must have something to do with her. Yet I couldn't tell for certain.

I can't understand the sudden franticness. What I understand is that the sand team was asked to join them. Details were skipped out and the only information we were provided with was that they were searching for someone. At first I didn't think anything of it or even consider who we're searching for. But looking at the gathering involved, I couldn't see Chika Uzumaki anywhere. Either she's back at the stadium or something's happened to her. With her power and abilities I doubt the latter but I also doubt it's the former. She's usually very well informed and aware of situations. Besides, if her team's here then so should she.

So why can't I see her?

The only possibility that I could come up with was that she's the one that we're searching for.

Who was strong enough to capture her in the first place? Would anyone be willing to capture someone with a demon? Do they even know she has a demon inside of her?

Enough questions. The only answer I'm going to get was at the actual place where she's been taken. The only problem with that is no one knows where she's been taken. The only hope to finding her is through her twin brother. He claims that they've never had a connection that links the pair together yet some claim that he has. He's been getting these strange glimpses of some kind of battle somewhere else involving someone. He can't confirm if it's Chika only that there's a strange sense of feeling that he seems to think belong to him yet he knows they don't.

If Orochimaru discovers that we've strayed from our original mission because of one person having gone missing he's going to be pissed. I don't care about his little plans. I never did in fact. Strangely, what I do care about is finding Chika. Of course what I really want is to kill her myself, just to prove my existence to the world. That was our promise after all. No matter who she is, I don't plan on breaking that promise.

If you're dead Chika I'm never going to forgive you for robbing me of the chance to prove my way is better.