Hey everyone! I am back, sorry for just disappearing again, but i had a writers block, actually i am surprised that it had not happened before now, i mean for those of you who have been fallowing me since saving old bonds, you guys should remember how i use to release a chapter ALMOST DAILY and i never once had a block, wait i think i did but it was only for like a day :P anyway i was going to start this chapter with continuing the part of the past, however that's where i have my block right now, i don't know how i am going to make that fight end up, and no matter how long i sat there and stared at my screen, nothing came to me, the days were going by and i was pulling out my hair, it was a total block, so i said, alright, let's skip that for now and just continue in the present for now, my block had somehow made its way to my present day story as well, so i just laid off for a few days, and suddenly ideas for the present plot started to flow back into me, and well chapter 25 was the result! however, i am still fighting that block for the past plot line, however fear not, i am sure it will come to me, my only concern right now is to get you guys reading my story :P so i am going to forget about the past plot for chapter 25 and maybe 26, however it will be back! anyway, my its reviewer time!

Gravenimage - Thanks for the review, sorry for taking so long to update, hope you can forgive me :( and i hope chapter 25 was worth the wait :)

Alex Kingetsu - Thanks for the review, what i was going for before this whole writers block thing was i would release the past/present plots on Sundays as a larger chapter, and Wednesdays would be a smaller chapter with only present plot, however as i explained, this writers block has made me put that on hold for now, and i apologies :( I hope you like 25 though

RairyuuBlade - Thanks for the review, and yes, it has been invaluable for making both SoB (no, it doesn't stand for Son Of a Bitch :P) and HB, i hate when i am reading a story and they don't get their facts straight, it shows that they either don't know about the anime that they are basing there story on, or are to lazy to look up the information, i pride myself on making my story as true to the Naruto world as possible :) that being said, i hope you enjoy chapter 25 :) "PS i also use . for all of my bleach information :) "Ha take that fanfiction censorship of website links! i have beaten the system! :D"

Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review :) although Hiyori and Hamako are not YET captured by the enemy, they are still on the run, although they are surrounded and it may only be a question of time before they fall into enemy hands

naru-ca-titan - Thanks for the review, and i know what your talking about! i was editing one of my files once, i had responded to reviews and everything and when i pressed save, it asked me to log in! and it didn't bother saving anything...it was all gone :( another time i was switching from tab to tab, i have one tab open to edit my story, and one tab open to view the reviews as i answer them, and i accidentally clicked on the fanfiction link thats at the very top left of the screen, and i instantly click the back button, but it was all gone again :( i have the worst luck :P and lol at slipping on water, as long as you didn't hurt yourself and were able to laught about it, :D i slipped on ice once that had the same effect ;) or well my friends laughed at me, i then joined in, and yeah, Main is like right next to my province "i live in New Brunswick" i would imagine we would have some Tim Hortons there, once again sorry for no past :( as i explained already a few times, as for suspense stuff, yep, i love to create suspense, and cliff hangers, and surprises, and throw snow balls at someones back and blaming it on my friend while i slowly walk away ;) anyway, i hope you like chapter 25 :D

quintupledots915 - Thanks for the review, its been like almost 5-6 years if not a little bit more since they made them :( i doubt its coming back, when i asked them why, they said something about allergies...i laughed and asked them what about nuts? they couldn't answer...who the hell is allergic to banana cream?! :P Yet they still continue to sell stuff with nuts and crap :( oh well, and she is? You also Canadian? If so, what province? sorry, just being curious :P

chickenman00712 - Thanks for the review, and hey there :) Indeed, long time no review, hope your enjoying the story, and hope you like 25 :)

xzavx - Thanks for the review, and are you trying to tell me you never ate a cream filled donut of any kind?! no Blueberry? Strawberry? Lemon? Banana?"If your lucky enough to have a place that makes em :(" or even Boston cream?! Like yeah there good! you should try some :D, anyway i hope you enjoy chapter 25 :)

Well that's everyone, i hope that you all enjoy this new chapter, i can assure you that it won't take this long before 26 is out, i already have the basic idea for the chapter down, the only question is, whether or not it will have a past part in it

Anyway Without further delay, or talk about donuts, i give you HB Chapter 25!

Historical Bonds

Chapter 25

PRESENT TIME

Naruto and his team had stopped to rest a bit, Itachi walked up to Naruto, Toshiro and Rukia who were talking with each other "This may be a stupid question but where exactly are we suppose to be looking?" Itachi asked

"To be honest with you, we are not sure. The only way is to search every village" Naruto answered

"And how big exactly is this country?" Itachi asked once more

Naruto looked at both Toshiro and Rukia since he didn't have an answer, Rukia took a scroll from her vest and opened it "This is map of our continent, this is the night country, and this is the demon country" She told them, Naruto was surprised, he didn't expect for the demon country to be so large "And we are here" she said pointing at their location on the map "there are just over 70 villages scattered around the country, not including the two major ninja fortress" She explained to them

"How are we going to find them..." Naruto said finally realizing that perhaps it wasn't going to be as easy as he first thought

"I told you that it was an impossible task" Rukia told him "The moment we attack one of their villages the entire nation will be on alert and they will hunt us all down... I can't believe you just ran into this without having any kind of plan..."

"Hey, don't talk to him like that!" Sakura said overhearing the conversation as she walked up to them and stood by Naruto's side who was feeling bad about their situation "He has a pure heart and cares for his people, I know that you don't understand since your use to just abandoning your people to these demons, but even if it costs us our lives we cannot leave our own behind..." Sakura said defending both her love and leader at the same time

"...Thank you Sakura Chan..." Naruto said as she smiled at him "However, she is right. I want to save them and I am ready to put my life on the line to do it, however she is right. We don't know where to even begin searching, and if we try to extract information from one of their villages, we will be haunted down until we to are captured..." Naruto said sadly

"So what now?" Toshiro asked not wanting to give up the search; however he knew that it was probably hopeless, but he would follow Naruto into the depths of hell

"Think about it carefully, because like I said, as soon as we show our hand to them, they will act on it" Rukia told them

"Why are you guys so worried about this?" Shikamaru asked "Have you forgotten that we have the best spy in all of Konoha right here with us?" Shikamaru told them

"A spy would be spotted right away, it's useless we tried" Rukia told them

"Not if the spy is one of their own... It worked pretty well against you guys when you tried to invade us" He said with a grin

"What?" Rukia asked confused

"Don't you remember Rukia, the night of the invasion, they had infiltrated our camp, even sat at our strategic meeting table"

"Of course! However we still need to capture one of them first..." Naruto said

"And you have me for that" Shikamaru said with a grin, get us close to one of their villages, and me and Ino will do the rest"

Rukia was still skeptical, but figured once this plan of theirs failed they wouldn't have any choice but to give up "Alright, the closes demon village is only about thirty minutes away from here. I suggest we go now before the night falls, it will be almost impossible to captured them during the night" Rukia told them

"I agree, my techniques would almost be useless at night anyway" Shikamaru answered

The group began moving once again, this time they had a plan and Naruto knew that if this failed, their chances of saving Hamako and Hiyori would vanish. He was putting all his hopes on Shikamaru and Ino

Not far away from there a Demon ninja was walking along the river. The Ninja lifted the mask slightly revealing the face of a young girl, she let out a large sigh as she sat down near the river. It was a warm evening and she could feel the sweat dripping from her forehead "That water looks so inviting" she said with a smile "I wonder if I have the time for a small dip before I head back, I am sure that Sensei wouldn't mind" she said as she removed her vest, kicked off her sandals and weapons. She debated on removing the rest of her clothing, however if one of her friends, or worst, her sensei caught her in her underwear she would NEVER hear the end of it. So she kept her top on, her bottoms were shorts anyway. She dove into the water and swam to the bottom, touched the ground and swam back up, the cool water felt so good on her skin

"This is just what I needed on such a warm day" she said as she floated around. The current wasn't strong so she didn't need to worry about it carrying her away as she closed her eyes. She just relaxed as the evening sun shined down on her, the girl had pink hair and yellow eyes, both being rare in the demon country. Most of them would have black or brown hair with red or black eyes with a few unique exceptions, such as herself. Suddenly she felt the presence of two unknowns, she was hoping that they would just keep on going, however they seemed to be heading her way. She let out a sigh "it must be Yokito and Tamao searching for me, I guess my fun is over. Unless I can convince them to join me" she said with a grin. She began to swim towards her equipment, but she saw two figured standing beside them. To her horror it wasn't her friends, her sensei or anyone from the demon country either. Right there in front of her stood two night ninjas "What are night ninja's doing here?!" She said damming herself for separating herself from her weapons, and more importantly her mask. She quickly got out from the water and got into a defensive stance. She studied her opponents, one of them was male, he was average height, had black hair and black eyes. He looked around the same age as she was. The other one was a girl, blonde hair, blue eyes. Her skin looked silky smooth, she also seemed to be in the same age frame as the male. She didn't know what to do, this was the first time that she had ever seen a night ninja and she was caught with her pants down, or well not exactly but without her weapons and mask, she might as well be wearing nothing

"This is a demon ninja?" Ino asked surprised

"I guess so, this must be her stuff" Shikamaru said looking at the equipment next to them

"But she looks so young, and beautiful. I somehow pictured, well...demons or something, you know" Ino responded

"Well, demon ninja is only a name after all. We better get this over with" Shikamaru said as he got into a fighting stance

"Yeah, you're right, we have to save Hamako and Hiyori" Ino said as she also got into a fighting stance

"Who the hell is Hamako and Hiyori, and how is fighting me going to save them?" The young girl wondered. She was debating whether or not to just run, however she knew that the night ninjas were faster than any demon ninja and running away was useless. And even if she did somehow get away, returning home without her mask and weapons would be a disgrace. Her sensei would surely banish her from being a ninja, her friends would likely turn their backs on her and her parents would probably disown her. No she had to fight, she had to stand her ground. She was a demon ninja, and if she was going to be killed by these night ninjas she would not go down without a fight! Even without her weapons, equipment and her mask...

She was about to make a move, however she found herself immobilized, her entire body was frozen. well all except for her head, she looked down and noticed that her shadow was connected with the male's shadow "What kind of power is this?" she wondered to herself as she struggled to try and get out of it, but it was useless

Shikamaru moved his hand, and the young girl did the same "Sorry, but your body is now under my control, so just sit back. Don't worry this won't take long...If it makes you feel any better, we are not here to harm you or anything" Shikamaru told her as he could see her fear. He was also slightly surprised by how young and beautiful she was, although he wasn't expecting to see a horrible demon looking person he wasn't expecting this either. She looked like any other young girl "Ino, do it now"

Ino nodded "Right!" she concentrated her chakra and did multiple hand signs, she then formed a circle with her fingers from both hands and pointed it at the defenseless girl "Shintenshin no Jutsu" Ino shouted out, her body suddenly became limp as she began to fall. Shikamaru caught her and the young girl made the same movement, although she had nothing to catch, she was forced to follow Shikamaru's movements. He held Ino's body and then stared at the young girl

"Ino?" He asked

"Yeah, it's me Shikamaru, it worked"

Shikamaru cancelled his shadow possession jutsu as the young girl walked towards him "Let's go quickly report our success to Naruto and then it's all up to you" Shikamaru said with a grin

"Yeah, don't worry, I won't let you guys down" The young girl said with a smile "Oh and since your such the gentlemen Shikamaru, you can carry my body" she said with a grin as she began to walk away

"Hey!..." But he knew better then to argue, not that he didn't want to carry her, it's just being told to do it was really... troublesome

Naruto and the others were waiting not to far from the river. They had decided that it would be best to just send Ino and Shikamaru as a larger group might have been detected by the one they were attempting to capture. Naruto was the first to see them and he was shocked "Ino?" He asked at the young girl that was approaching along with Shikamaru who was carrying Ino

"The one and only" She answered with a grin "Yeah, I was also surprised when I saw how she looked" Ino added

Sakura was the second one to see her, she was also shocked, but more so about the hair then anything "Is pink hair common here?" She asked curiously

"No, pink hair is almost unheard of in the demon country, there are some in the night country. However, she isn't what you would consider a pure breed..." Toshiro answered

"Meaning what?" Sakura asked

"Demon ninja's that are pure breed have black or brown hair with red or black eyes, she is a half breed" Rukia added

"You're talking about them like their animals..." Sakura commented

"If you knew what these people are truly capable of, then you would understand why we do regard them almost like animals..." Rukia answered

"Alright, so why are they considered half breeds?" Sakura asked

"It is common for them to rape their victims; often they produce children that are both of the night and demon blood... The mother normally dies from being used as an energy source for the demon portals however the child is taken to a foster family who take care of them and raise them to be demon ninjas. You can easily tell them apart by their hair and eye color" Rukia finished explaining

"That's horrible... Have you ever tried to rescue these children?" Sakura asked

"Yeah, but you have to understand, they are not mistreated. The parents love them as their own, so when we came along and took them back, the children themselves wanted nothing to do with us. Some of them even killed themselves, so we stopped trying to rescue them" Toshiro explained

"So do pure breed demon ninjas look any different? Like more the way we expected them to look like?" Ino asked

"If you were expecting to see a demon like being, then no. They are still human, the only thing that makes them look like demons are the ones who have red eyes... When they stare at you, it feels almost like there stealing your soul" Rukia said as a chill crept up her spine

"Ino, how long can you stay in her body?" Toshiro asked

"As long as she has chakra I can steal, and she seems to have plenty, and even if she does run out I can always just go to sleep and replenish it. I won't need to worry about much really. However I still don't plan to spend more then a few hours. That should be more than enough time to complete my mission. I just need my body to be close by when I return, if it isn't my continuous will be lost" she told him

"Alright Ino, we are all counting on you, show us and these night ninja's here why you are the best spy of not only Konoha, but of the entire shinobi world" Naruto told her showing complete confidence in her abilities

Ino blushed slightly at the comment "Thank you...And don't worry, I won't let you down. I will get the information and we will save Hamako and Hiyori" Ino told them "Just do me a favor"

"Anything" Naruto answered her

"Keep Shikamaru's hand away from my body while I am unable to protect myself" She said with a grin causing the Konoha group to share a laugh, well all except for Shikamaru

"I don't get it... What's funny?" Rukia asked Toshiro

"I will tell you latter" Toshiro said with a grin as Shikamaru looked annoyed

Ino finally left and began to head towards the demon village to gather the information they would need to rescue their missing friends

End chapter 25

Well Another chapter done, my goal for this chapter was to inform you guys more about the demon people, last chapter showed you how they have gotten and maintain there powers and ties to the demon realm, this one was more about half breeds and pure breeds, because yes, these people may be ruthless and merciless, but deep down they are still humans

However the next chapter will have Ino going deep withing demon society, she will see how they live, something that even the night ninja's have not ever seen, what will she find out? will she be able to get the required information to save Hamako and Hiyori? Will she be able to keep her cover as she digs for information, or will she be discovered and forced out of the young girls body and lose her consciousness forever as her body becomes a vegetable, never able to wake up? Who will eat this sandwich that i just made? oh right i believe naru-ca-titan wants one :P here you go ;) "hands it over" well until next time everyone :)

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