Chapter 9: End Mission

We had been lazing about, training every now and then.

Eventually it came to the point that we were bored out of our minds with only five more days of the mission. I had learned I was unconscious for a week and two days when I got stabbed.

Speaking of my stab wound, it's fully healed! Sensei came in every now and then to give me chakra to get fully healed much faster than normal.

Kiba kept trying to talk to me in private, and I like the ninja I was, avoided him.

I don't need unnecessary questions.

For some reason, I always kept slipping up on my lies when he was around.

Well, it's obviously because I kept looking at him and inwardly drooling. Any girl would do the same if they saw an attractive nice guy.

An explosion shook the house, rousing me from my reverie. I grabbed my weapons - kunai, shuriken, extra kunai scrolls, and my one katana - and sprinted outside.

The chakra signatures I could sense were similar to the previous assassin we fought - cold, unfeeling, and bloodthirsty.

They were also powerful. I nearly tripped and fell in fear again. Gripping my kunai until my knuckles turned white, I resolved to fight this until the end.

Even if I should die, I will win. My teammates will all come out of this alive. I swear my life on this.

No one should die for me.

When I came outside, I could finally get an estimate of the numbers attacking us.

There were at least fifty, and most of them could create solid clones. I muttered obscene curses involving mothers and female dogs before returning to my fighting stance. One of them laughed at me and started to attack. I effortlessly dodged and created handsigns.

"Earth Style, Earth Clones!"

I pay attention to my enemies. By looking at Train's chakra and his hand signs, I can replicate the attack. Kurenai-sensei appeared next to me and we fought side by side.

Bugs began swarming the enemy who was planning on sneak attacking me, and I sent a grateful bow to Shino.

"Fang over Fang!" was shouted and I jumped away from my current enemy to avoid being drilled. I smirked at Kiba and he scowled at me. "Don't make me watch your back, Hatake." He spat out.

My smirk turned into a smile. "I should say the same, mutt. I don't want to nearly die a second time." I spoke in a gentle tone, but my words were venomous. He looked infuriated and punched an assassin in the face with such force I heard several cracks.

I winced. That's got to hurt.

Stabbing another enemy, he exploded into smoke and I coughed. Now begins trying to find out which enemies were clones and which were real to avoid exhaustion.

I gasped in pain as I was kicked in the stomach and sent flying.

Growling, I created hand signs for my dad's signature move: Chidori.

The familiar lightning sparked and chirped in my left hand. I began cutting through clones, wincing at the thought of killing.

I'm not heartless.

Eventually my lightning died in the chest of a real enemy. He coughed out blood and grinned at me. He mouthed words to me and my eyes widened.

'Saki sends her regards.'

My mind began processing this information.

It just wasn't sinking in.

While I was dazed with information, I was nearly impaled with a long katana. I quickly dodged and avoided a fatal wound; the end result was a long skinny gash curving from my shoulder to my stomach that completely avoided my chest. That's sort of awkward. I chuckled lightly at my thoughts and winced. I jumped back a bit, faltering every few steps.

Running into Kiba, I finally fell over... While also saving Kiba from being turned into kunai mincemeat. He growled and pushed me off. I stood up and then fell into a crouch, not able to stand safely. Blood trickled out in a steady stream from my gash, making me hiss in pain. Kiba realized I was injured and took a defensive position near me.

"I don't need your help, Inuzuka.." I growled. He gave me a glance and saw me fall back onto my butt and sit there, struggling to stay conscious.

Kiba smirked. "You so need help. Beg for it, Hatake." I scoffed.

"I could still beat your ass, Inuzuka. Don't get cocky. I was just distracted. Lucky hit. He's dead now." I said the last sentence in a hiss. Kiba only grinned childishly and slowly walked away, waiting for me to beg for help.

My vision began to blur when I clumsily made the hand signs Kurenai-sensei used to heal me. I concentrated my chakra and closed the wound. I looked at Kiba and grinned while he scowled, him probably thinking how he didn't get to show off. Standing, I realized I lost my sword. Scanning the crowd of clones and real enemies, I found one who picked up my sword and I watched as he pointed the sword at me and laughed.

A vein popped on my forehead.

NO ONE touches my sword. Mom gave it to me before... That.

Growling, I charged at him, ripping out a kunai from a corpse. I slashed his neck before he reacted and kicked him away, causing him to drop the sword. I quickly picked up my sword and sealed it into a scroll, seeing Akamaru needed a little medical attention. I dashed to the puppy, my hands forming the signs like they've done this a thousand times before. My hands glowed green and I slid to my knees, picking up the small animal and quickly healing his broken leg. Kiba shot me a grateful look and Akamaru made a slight bark of happiness. I took a pill to replace the blood I've lost, and sighed in relief when my eyesight lost its blurriness.

There are only ten remaining enemies. We've been lucky so far that they've underestimated us and add Kurenai's Genjutsu skills, we've been lucking out that they sent cocky bastards.

I hung my head in complaint when each of the assassins created ten clones.

Now we have a hundred enemies to deal with. That's so annoying. They're probably strong, too. Irritated, I looked up to see Shino's bugs beating the crap out of the clones and nine real attackers. I grinned. Kurenai-sensei threw wire and strung up the last enemy, and I happily snapped his fingers so he couldn't make hand signs and escape.

"Now then, I'll have you tell me a few things." Our prisoner spit on sensei at the question, and Kurenai grimaced. "That's gross.." She murmured.

Then she began horrible torture methods that shall scar me for life. I wiped my memory of it for my own sanity.

"Alright, I'll tell you!" The now bloody man croaked. "We work for Chronos, an organization of assassins for hire. We were hired to kill the man for Iwagakure. Bastard did somethin' shady, and so we came in. That's all there is." He rasped.

I sighed and started walking inside to clean up when my wound reopened. I chuckled bitterly as the blood flowed down my torso, staining it. Kurenai-sensei brought out bandages and I took them rather gratefully since her chakra was exhausted. I grabbed wound cleaning liquid and stowed away into the bathroom to clean up.

I came out refreshed and with bandages covering my torso. I did wear a shirt for the guys' self control. I was also wobbling a bit because of the blood loss...

We decided to head back early since the Ame shinobis told us they'd take over for us. And so we happily walked back to Konoha.

AN: LMK if Saya seems Mary-Sueish. I'd really hate if she turned into a Mary-Sue and I didn't even realize it.

Black Cat reference oh yeah! =3 I have now planned up to around chapter twenty six. I've been combining chapters so yeah...

Oh and everyone, please! I get happy when I see all of my emails about new followers and favorites, but I want reviews! I need to know what you all think and I want to make sure I like the direction this story is taking. I got all panicky when I wrote this chapter because Saya seemed so over-powered. ... Yeah... But hey, I'll make some terrible shit happen and then wha-la no longer a Sue! It'll be in a while though lmfao. Look forward to the mystery! This is the end of my first planned story arc. Amg, I planned?! yeah my thoughts are so scattered right now. Well I'm going to go play video games because I am a no lifer. I loves you all in the non romantic way!