Shippuden Chapter 2: The Bloody Mist Village

"Wasn't that a little excessive of us? We were there to create peace."- if someone else had done it, Hono would question their brain's health. But since it was Shino, hearing that question only three hours later wasn't awkward at all. The Aburame offspring probably had thought the whole situation through more than twice and was just trying to steer clear from doubt.

"We're from Kirigakure and thus have tons of enemies. Yagura is trying to build alliances, but not at all costs. If we crawl over to Konoha and simply ask them for peace, they will think we are weak, and are more likely to double-cross us."- Hono replied. Shino's head rose slightly. Did Hono simply figure that out in the heat of the moment or did he know it all along?

"So, by showing the Hokage that a mere jounin from Kirigakure could defeat her in seconds before simply shrugging off a guard Chuunin as if he was nothing more than a bug, we are showing that Kirigakure is strong and that we are not going to simply bend over for Konoha. That's why Yagura sent us, right? Because we're the only ones that could do something like that."- Hono was impressed. He always knew that the bug user was smart, but not that smart. The jinchuuriki smirked and nodded. They were close to Kirigakure now. The trip would normally take days, but when you are standing on the backs of dragons, speed isn't really a problem. Shino was standing on the back of Kasai, Keegan's white brother. Hono was sitting on Keegan himself, petting Eris. Shino didn't like to admit it, but he loved to fly with the dragons. It made him feel free.

"Wait, what the hell is that?"- Hono pointed to the edge of their village. A huge crater took place just outside of the village's north gate, as if a comet was suddenly forced to change direction in order to not harm the village. In the center of the crater, there was nothing. No signs of disturbance could be seen beside it.

"I think we should investigate."- Shino suggested, and with this, they quickly flew to the scene to find Mei Terumi, Akasha, Moka, Mizore and a bunch of Kirigakure shinobi. Mei was just like she used to be three years ago, as if she couldn't age. Akasha had kind of changed her outfit in these years. Her red top became a nice white top that left her belly button uncovered and on the back there was a white sun dripping blood. She got it outlined with a black line in order to make it noticeable. Around her waist was a black hoodie jacket and she still wore torn jeans. She also had the forearm and leg warmers that were so characteristic of Kirigakure. Her long white hair was now tied into two braids and her red eyes were still as hypnotizing. Her body managed to stay amazing during those three years, and could be considered superior to Terumi's or Tsunade's. Moka was even cuter now. She had that schoolgirl look on her. She wore a white top as well, but she wore a pink skirt that just barely covered her thighs. She didn't have the leg or forearm warmers, but she did have knee length white socks and shoes. Her pink hair was tied into two pigtails and her blue eyes were so light that they could be mistaken for white as well. Sometimes, the top let the part of her shoulder where she hid her white seal slid, showing it to the world. Hono sealed Moka and Mizore as soon as he arrived at Kirigakure for the first time. Shino was reluctant on letting him seal his girlfriend, but eventually gave in. Moka's seal had the shape of a wolf's head, while Mizore had a lionness. Mizore herself had grown as well. She wore a white jumper that had long dark purple sleeves that covered her hands. She had a small yellow checkered skirt and knee length striped purple socks, she also wore purple sneakers. She always seemed to have that lollipop on her mouth. Every single one of them seemed like they had just walked out of combat. Moka was cleaning the two handed scythe that Hono had made for her, Mizore was reloading the arm slingshot that was also made by Hono and Akasha had red chakra enveloping her, dissipating into the seal on her shoulder. Her features became less feral before she turned to Hono. Her face immediately turned into a big, wide smile. She ran over to Hono and gave him a deep kiss. He kissed her back for a moment before breaking it, making her moan like a child who is taken away from their candy.- "What happened?"

"Yagura-sama has been kidnapped."- Mei explained. Hono was shocked. Yagura might have been a tyran and an asshole, but he was strong as fuck.

"Who did it?"- Hono asked. Normally, Shino asked these questions. But he was unable to do so as he was currently drooling by Mizore's side, his right arm around her waist, pulling her closer.

"Some blonde guy and a dark haired guy with an orange mask. Both were wearing long black coats with red clouds on them."- Moka answered. Hono quickly found it out. He came into the crater and picked up a bit of the dirt in it. Mei rose an eyebrow.

"Have you found something?"- she asked. Hono rose and turned around.

"This explosion is C3, a bomb only used by the Iwagakure bomb corps."- hearing his answer, Mizore rose her head from the kiss that she was giving Shino.

"How would you know that?"- she asked. Shino smirked and quickly answered in hopes of getting back to that kiss.

"When Hono and I were trying to find Kirigakure, we ended up in Iwagakure. They have a whole military section for bombers. It's called the Iwagakure Explosion Corps. They have a special chakra nature called Bakuton that is only teached to members of the Explosion Corps. Hono ended up saving the lives of some of them in a terrorist attack, and as payment, they taught him the Bakuton nature, together with a lot of Explosion knowledge."- he explained, kissing his girlfriend on the forehead. Hono had never seen him this emotional.

"Some of the soldiers used to talk about one rogue that stole the village's kinjutsu and ran away. He matches your description. Deidara is our target. He is one of the best explosion ninjas in existence. His trademark is explosive clay which he molds into statues and uses them in combat. C3 creates a big explosion, just like this one. Yagura probably tried to protect the village, but ended up being defeated. Interesting, an asshole ended up being as loyal as one can be."- Hono was now remembering the Mizukage. He was very welcoming, but very strict. I guess that's how a Kage has to be. He then realized that Mei and the others were shocked.- "What?"

"You don't insult the Mizukage like that! It's imoral!"- Terumi replied. Hono laughed, almost dropping to the ground.

"It's funny how you people always try to shrug off bad news. The Akatsuki took Yagura, it's over for him. The Three Tails is going to be forced out and sealed somewhere, killing the jinchuuriki. We should nominate a new Mizukage, even if it's only temporarily."- at his reply, everyone lowered their heads. They knew he was right, but this wasn't a time to mourn. They had many enemies that would certainly capitalize on their lack of a Kage.

"But who'll be the new Kage?"- Mei asked. Everyone focused their looks on her which made her a bit scared.- "What? No way! Why me?"

"Because you are powerful. You were the one that Yagura trusted the most, and you have two very powerful Kekkei Genkais that you know how to use."- Shino replied. All of the others nodded. Mei knew there was no use in arguing against them.

"Fine."