Chapter 20: All Are Missing, Part 1
A silhouette slipped through the shadows, a black eye watching intently on their target: Gaara no Sabaku, the Godaime Kazekage.
They pulled out a sleeping poison, tipping it so the clear liquid would drip into Gaara's tea. It dripped, fell, and made an unnoticeable 'splash'.
Gaara glanced at his tea, narrowing his eyes. He just sighed, brushing it off. He reached for his tea, and took a drink.
He set the cup down, making the figure grin in triumph.
Not even a minute later, Gaara's eyelids fell, and he collapsed.
Ichibi caught. The figure thought. Niibi next...
The silhouette crawled up the mountain, spotting the hot springs where Yugito Nii and a few other women were relaxing. They sunk into the ground, their head poking up underneath the hot water.
Yugito suddenly shivered, feeling watched. Her eyes darted left and right, shivering again. She stood up, pulling the towel off of her head and wrapping around her body.
The figure sunk back down, following her into the bathhouse.
The blonde grabbed her clothes, drying off while awkwardly keeping the towel on. She dropped it, and got dressed.
Suddenly, the figure's hand shot out, grabbing Yugito's ankle.
She was about to scream, but was cut off when she was dragged down into the ground and knocked out.
Niibi caught. Sanbi next.
Isobu's eye snapped open, meeting a somewhat familiar face. His red and yellow eye narrowed. "What do you need, human?"
"You."
Isobu stared in confusion, but suddenly, the figure's glove was pulled off. There was an X tattooed on their palm, and a circle on each fingertip. They reached out, touching the Sanbi's forehead.
"What are you doing...?" Isobu questioned.
Suddenly, the bijuu was absorbed, disappearing in a flash of red chakra.
Sanbi caught. Yonbi next.
Hold on. Stop. Son Goku growled.
Roshi complied; he looked around with narrowed eyes. However, there was nothing to be found—though, there was just the dirt road, rocks and meadow of the Greenery Country.
What is it, Yonbi? Roshi asked.
I sense someone nearby. They seem familiar...but I don't remember who... he murmured.
Suddenly, a figure dressed in black was standing in front of Roshi, making him gap in shock.
"W-what?!" he stuttered.
The figure gathered chakra up in his fist, and he punched Roshi in the chest.
A loud snap and grunt of pain could be heard, and the red haired wanderer blacked out.
Yonbi caught. Gobi next.
Tsunade stared in shock. "Jinchuuriki are going missing?!"
Kakashi nodded. "Indeed they are, Tsunade-sama. Gaara-sama disappeared two weeks ago, Yugito Nii disappeared a week ago, and the Yonbi's Jinchuuriki is being searched for, as are the others."
"Dammit!" she shouted. "Go to Ame! Jiraiya is there. Hurry!"
Kakashi nodded, not even bothering to say his farewell as he ran out of the office.
Kind of rushed, I know. But I had no idea what to put in between.
BTW all Jinchuuriki's capture are about a WEEK APART. So prepare for a timeskip...kind of...ish...
Peace! :3