Hisa was having a perfectly normal morning until someone tried to kill her.
She and her team had gotten up early and continued on their way. They were currently walking beside a lake. The walk was very dull, as Konahamaru didn't talk much and the other two were having their own private chat.
That was another thing about Nawaki that irritated Hisa- he was a friend-stealer. Oki had been her best friend for ages. Then Nawaki just comes along and suddenly Oki is spending all her time with him.
She was too lost in her thoughts to notice the kunai coming at her. Luckily, Konahamaru did.
"Duck!" he yelled shoving the three genin onto the ground. Hisa saw the kunai whistle over her head and lodge into the tree in front of her. She tried to stand up but Konahamaru pushed her back down.
"What's wrong? The kunai have stopped!" she snapped.
Konahamaru shook his head.
"Stay down until I give the signal." he hissed
Hisa felt like ignoring his orders for a minute until she felt something even bigger fly over her head. She saw what it was as it cut into the tree and stuck there. It was a huge sword, shaped like a giant butcher knife. It had two cut-outs, a circle close to the top and a semi-circular one nearer the handle. It looked extremely dangerous.
"Everyone get up and stay on your guard." Konahamaru ordered.
As soon as everyone was up, a figure dropped out of the trees and landed on the blade of the sword.
I'm getting that Déjà vu thing again. Oki thought. Why does it keep happening?
Hisa looked at her teammates. Konahamaru looked more worried than Hisa had ever seen him. Oki looked terrified. She kept flicking her hand back to grab her sword. Nawaki looked completely calm, which confused and angered Hisa. Couldn't he see how dangerous this situation was? She herself was scared. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she didn't even know who her enemy was!
As the man on the sword turned to face them, Konahamaru let out a curse.
"Long time no see Hozuki." he said "Do you mind explaining why you're attacking my team?"
The man smirked, letting one of his pointed teeth show. He casually ran his hand through his pure white hair.
"Trust me, I really don't want to do this." he said with no regret in his voice "It's just a mission, ya know? I was hired to get this weird gem thing and to stop anyone else who was trying to."
Konahamaru sighed.
"Fine then, let's fight. But leave the kids out of it okay?"
The man grinned, bloodlust clearly visible in his eyes.
"Sounds good to me. But if one of the brats tries to interfere I won't be responsible for my actions."
"Who is this guy, sensei?" Oki asked.
"This is Suigetsu Hozuki, one of the most powerful ninjas in the Hidden Mist. He's the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and he's the Mizukage's successor."
Suigetsu grinned.
"I'm flattered that I've got such a reputation, but don't think that I don't know who you are. This'll be quite the fight won't it? The next Mizukage versus the next Hokage."
Hisa was surprised at this. She knew Konahamaru was good, but she didn't know he was her father's chosen successor.
"You three stay out of this. You'll only end up dead." Konahamaru ordered.
Normally, Hisa would have ignored him and fought anyway, but right now, she was too scared to do anything except nod obediently.
Konahamaru took a deep breath, before jumping straight at Suigetsu. He threw a punch which Suigetsu blocked. Suigetsu tried to grab his arm but he dodged and punched Suigetsu in the stomach. Hisa gasped when Suigetsu simply turned to water, but Konahamaru remained unfazed. He grabbed Suigetsu's arm and flung him off the blade. Now they were both fighting on the ground.
Konahamaru made some hand seals that were too fast for Hisa to follow. Then he took a deep breath.
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bombs!"
Hisa gasped as the fire came out of his mouth. It was like a hotter, deadlier version of Nawaki's jutsu. The heat of it reached her from where she was standing. There was no way Suigetsu could survive that.
Suigetsu simply chuckled. He made a hand seal.
"Water Style: Water Wall!"
Hisa looked at the lake that was next to them. The water rose up and swirled around Suigetsu, shielding him from the fire. When the fire stopped, Suigetsu lowered the wall. He seemed completely fine.
"Not bad kid." he said "But you're Fire Style is weaker than my Water Style. Now it's my turn!"
Hisa expected him to do another Water Style. Instead, he ran out onto the centre of the lake. What's he doing? she thought. Konahamaru started to look very worried.
Suigetsu smirked, before melting into the lake. Hisa rubbed her eyes to make sure she saw that properly. He just melted into the lake. Only his head, arms and the top of his torso were visible. The rest had simply turned into water.
Konahamaru's eyes widened.
"Get back! Run!" he yelled at the genin. They quickly scrambled away and hid behind trees. Hisa peeked out to watch the fight. She gasped.
Suigetsu and the lake had become one, and now the entire lake was rising. It was like a giant blob of water with a head in the middle. Suigetsu grinned down at Konahamaru. He looked like a shark about to eat his prey.
"Water Style: Demon Fish Wave Crash!"
The entire lake surged straight at Konahamaru. Hisa heard Oki scream. Konahamaru slammed his hands down on the ground.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"
Just as the water reached him, a wall of earth shot out of the ground and Konahamaru rose up to safety. Hisa breathed a sigh of relief as the water splashed past him harmlessly.
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Konahamaru. Before Hisa could yell and warn him, the figure stuck out his hand. A sphere of water encased Konahamaru. Hisa recognised the jutsu. A water prison jutsu.
Suigetsu grinned as he held the sphere.
"As they say in shogi, checkmate."
Hisa's heart was pounding. She had to rescue her sensei. It would be easy. She had the skills. She could do this.
So why wouldn't her legs move?
She tried to will her legs forward, but they wouldn't stop shaking. She was too scared. You can do this. she thought. You have no choice, the others aren't strong enough. It's up to you.
She still didn't move.
Konahamaru was sitting calmly at the bottom of the sphere. Suigetsu frowned in confusion.
"Shouldn't you be drowning?"
Konahamaru shook his head.
"Nah. Us Leaf shinobi got sick of being caught in this jutsu so we invented a way to breathe while caught in it. I think the death rate has lessened a lot since then."
"Ah." Suigetsu said. "But you can't escape can you?"
Konahamaru shook his head.
"Not unless you remove your hand."
He said that last line loud enough for Hisa to overhear it. Now she knew the key. Suigetsu had somehow found time to grab his big sword and was holding it in his other hand. Now all she needed to do was come up with a plan. Unfortunately, her mind was blank.
Her head snapped around as she saw Nawaki rush from his hiding place. He took a deep breath while he was running.
"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"
Hisa frowned. That's strange, I didn't see him make hand seals.
To her surprise, a giant fireball shot out of his mouth and flew straight at Suigetsu.
Hisa felt a twinge of annoyance. That idiot, that jutsu never hits anything. She completely ignored the fact that she herself wasn't doing anything.
Sure enough, Suigetsu simply jumped and dodged the fireball. What neither of them was expecting was that the fireball disappeared in a puff and was replaced by Oki. She swung her sword and Suigetsu was forced to parry it with his broadsword.
Hisa was extremely surprised. When did she learn how to transform into a fireball?
They weren't finished yet. Now that both of Suigetsu's hands were occupied Nawaki jumped straight at him. Suigetsu tried to turn into water but he was using too much chakra already. He was forced to let go of the water prison to block Nawaki.
Once Konahamaru was free, Nawaki and Oki retreated. Konahamaru smiled at them.
"Well done you two." he looked around. "Where's Hisa?"
Hisa decided that she needed to do something of she wanted to have any pride at all remaining. She jumped out from behind the tree and ran straight at Suigetsu, acting like it had all been part of the plan.
Just as she reached Suigetsu, three senbon flew out of nowhere and lodged themselves in Suigetsu's vital points.
Not more Déjà vu. Oki groaned
A man stepped into view. He was middle aged, with brown hair and a brown beard. He looked unremarkable, apart from the giant sword he was holding. It was a giant axe and hammer linked together by a flat thin leather rope. He had his hands raised in a sign of peace.
"I apologize for the inconvenience." he said "You see, Suigetsu Hozuki deflected from the village a few months ago. I was sent to kill him. I'll take the body now."
Hisa remained stoical, but on the inside, she was relieved. She was glad she had avoided the fight. Oki also seemed relieved that it was over, and Konahamaru looked a bit puzzled. In the end, he seemed to accept the man's explanation.
Nawaki was a completely different story. He was trembling and his face was a mixture of grief and anger. Hisa didn't understand him at all. He had been completely calm when Suigetsu had tried to kill them, and now that Suigetsu was dead, he was upset.
"How could you?" he screamed at the Kiri shinobi. "How could you just kill him like that?"
Oki and Konahamaru both looked as confused as Hisa was.
"He was trying to kill us idiot."" she snapped "Why are you so upset?"
Nawaki turned to her, fury in his eyes.
"He-He was a person too! He had feelings, and a life, and that man just snuffed it out without hesitation!"
The man in question started to look very uncomfortable.
Hisa was unfazed by Nawaki's anger.
"Shinobi die. It's part of our job to kill. If you can't accept that then you're not meant to be a shinobi."
The anger went out of Nawaki's eyes and was replaced by emptiness. He turned away and began to walk without another word.
Konahamaru turned to the remaining members of his team.
"Well," he said brightly. "That was fun!"
Hinata burst into Naruto's office looking frantic. He immediately stopped eating ramen and ran over to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, his voice a strangely calm tone.
"I can't find Hisa!" Hinata gasped "I've been looking for her all day!"
Naruto relaxed at this. "Oh, don't worry I just sent her on a C-Rank. She'll be back in a few days."
Hinata began to look a bit calmer. She also began to look a bit angrier.
"Is there any particular reason why you didn't tell me this YESTERDAY? I spent all of today searching the village!"
Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly.
"I forgot?"
Hinata sighed.
"Why did you send her on a C-Rank anyway? Shouldn't she still be doing D-Ranks?"
Naruto grinned.
"Actually, I came up with a great plan! Every time they complete ten D-Ranks I'll give them a C-Rank! Isn't it a great plan?"
"…"
"What's wrong? Don't you like my plan?"
"… I'm going to go and find Obito. I'll see you at dinner-time."
Naruto grinned and kissed his wife.
"Ok. See you then."
As she left the office he realised something.
"HEY! You never said that you liked the plan!"