Naruto Shippuden -H-: Chapter 013: A City Outside of the Five Great Nations?
Yamato had gone to find three more shinobi to be part of Naruto's team when he embarks for the destination in the scroll that he read.
Sakura was one of the shinobi that was chosen to be on Naruto's team, Naruto himself decided to spend the rest of the day with Hinata.
Yamato had arrived at the location of the next shinobi he was going to recruit.
"There you are Sai, I was looking all over the village for you, I am glad I was able to find you before it took too long." said Yamato as he arrived outside of the Yamanaka Flower Shop.
"Hello Yamato, I was just helping Ino stock up the shelves with roses today, and I think I am allergic to them." said Sai with a sad tone.
"Well, it would seem that the scroll Naruto received from those invaders a few days ago was actually directions on how to get to some kind of new village." said Yamato with surprise.
"A new village, was it constructed recently?" asked Sai with confusion.
"I am not sure, but you have been chosen by Kakashi to be on Naruto's escort teams as he heads towards this strange threat." said Yamato.
"I see, let me get my tools and other supplies ready, I will report to Kakashi's office in around an hour." said Sai as he knew that Ino would understand his need to leave the flower shop.
"At least you have an understanding wife, heheheh." laughed Yamato as he moved on to recruit the next shinobi.
"Hmmm, next on this list is Shikamaru himself, I wonder if he is still on border duty right now, best go check." said Yamato as he headed towards the southern gate of the village.
"I can see him, he is standing on the top of the gate." said Yamato as he saw Shikamaru from his location.
"Sheesh, nothing to report as usual, I guess I should be glad, it is better to report nothing than to have to stare death right in the face." said Shikamaru as Yamato arrived on top of the gate with him.
"Wise words, but of course I expect no less from you Shikamaru, Kakashi has chosen you to be with Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and one more shinobi of his choosing, to go forward on a mission in response to the scroll that Naruto had received." said Yamato with a serious tone.
"Now, that sounds a little more refreshing, my time on border duty is about over anyway, and Temari is out visiting her own village right now, so this will work out very well." said Shikamaru.
"Good, I am glad to hear that, just be ready within the next two hours." said Yamato as he started to leave the top of the southern gate.
"Don't worry about that, I will have a strategy on how to swiftly finish this mission before it is even started." said Shikamaru as he ran towards his house to prepare for the mission.
Yamato thought to himself who would be next as he could not remember Kakashi mentioning a fourth name on his list, so Yamato decided to return to the Hokage's mansion in order to check up on this detail.
"Lord Hokage, I have told Sakura, Sai, and Shikamaru all about the mission and they have accepted their assignment, but, I have forgotten who the fourth shinobi I am supposed to ask is, could you tell me please?" asked Yamato as he was tired from running all around the village.
"Oh, that is right, a fourth shinobi, well, ummm, let's see, ahh, don't worry about it Yamato, this fourth shinobi is already with Naruto, I am sure they will also show up when the full five-man teams is assembled, you can go rest now." said Kakashi as he had his mask off and was finishing his tenth cup of coffee for the day.
"Huh, oh, well, okay, that sounds good, thank you Kakashi, or Lord Hokage, I will see you soon." said Yamato as he ran out of the office and had his mind set on going to the hot springs in order to unwind.
"Still though, who could this final shinobi be, Hinata perhaps?" asked Yamato to himself.
Naruto was eagerly awaiting to receive word on the team that was going to come with him in order to track down the location that he saw in the scroll.
"That sure was some good food they had at the new Bento shop." said Naruto with joy.
"I have to disagree, maybe I should just stick too Pork flavored dishes." said Hinata with a sick look on her face.
"Here, let's go home, you will feel better, and I will even give you a massage." said Naruto.
"Oh, that sounds good indeed, but you don't have too, I will be find." said Hinata as her and Naruto slowly walked through the streets in the bright afternoon, as three in the evening rolled around.
"Umm, when do you think this mission will start, because I will miss you while you are gone." said Hinata with a saddened tone.
"You are pregnant right now, I don't want to risk the baby's health, plus, I will be handling this alone, the others on my team will not actually be going into this new village with me, it could be a trap for all we know." said Naruto as the two arrived at their house.
"I see, but it has only been six days since we found out during our honeymoon, our you sure I don't need to come?" asked Hinata.
"Trust me, I got this, and when I return, which should only take me two days at most, we will have a good time out on the town to celebrate." said Naruto with joy as he and Hinata walked into their house, so that Naruto could prepare to undergo his path to follow the directions on the scroll.
In Lazarus, Andarius had finished his hot tub bath, as was sitting in the air conditioned room that was next to his hot tub, thinking of what his next move should be.
"Ohhh, check it out, should I really go fight Mei Terumi or not, I wonder, would the others get mad if I left?" thought Andarius as his clothes were drying outside of the air conditioned room.
"I can't just leave with this towel around me, I have to be properly dressed, but I can can just see Jesei bitching at me if I decide to do something without telling anyone else." said Andarius as he was eager to visit Kirigakure.
"My home village must be doing better, being a mist shinobi, I have always had an emotional connection to that village, especially now that it is under this new alliance." said Andarius as he decided to close his eyes and relax in the cooled room, waiting for his clothes to dry.
"I don't think it would be a good idea to leave Lazarus, without telling Dreatoen Morea first." said Lunesto, with a towel around his waist, as he also entered the air conditioned room.
"Ahh, come on man, dam' fool, I wanted to be alone for a while." said Andarius with a distressed tone in his voice.
"Chill my man, I understand you wanting to visit the hidden mist village, I am from the hidden sand myself, but I never want to return to that place again." said Lunesto as he was rubbing his legs, in order to shave them.
"It is not that I want to visit my home village as much as it is that I feel if we can at least take one of the five Kage hostage, it would ensure that the Shinobi Alliance would participate in their part during this invitation process." said Andarius as he thought of how he would kidnap the Mizukage.
"Hey, we will worry about that in the coming week, we do not want to be brash in our movements, let's mask ourselves for now, to remain in the shadows will be the advantage of the Knights of Dawns after all." said Lunesto with a grin as he also closed his eyes and enjoyed the cooled room with Andarius.
"Man, two naked dudes with nothing but towels covering their selves, and they are also mutually talking to each other, that is whack out m'dude." said Andarius who started to feel a little strange.
"Good god, you act like a kid, it is not like we are actually naked, although, I would not mind being full nude all of the time myself." said Lunesto who took pride in his feminine looks.
"That is it, I am outta' here, I will wait to head out to Kirigakure, but I will not listen to yo weird shit fool." said Andarius as he made haste and left the conditioned room.
"Heh, that always gets him, now I can relax undisturbed." said Lunesto to himself quietly.
Tetsuga Marshlo had arrived at the area of the border that he felt a disturbance at. The surrounding area around the vicinity of the location he was at was surrounded by many pine trees, it rained frequently, and had many caves and rivers flowing around it. Each of the four areas outside of the village of Lazarus all had a different climate and terrain, and each had a different name.
The terrain that Tetsuga was at was known as the Watered Caverns.
"The Watered Caverns, heh, so who ever is spying on our city must be hanging around these parts, but with the rainy climate around here, it will not be easy to spot the perpetrator." said Tetsuga as he was walking through the woods of the Watered Caverns as it rained down heavily.
"I cannot sense anyone, though I swear, for the most brief of times, I do detect some sort of chakra that I do not recognize." thought Tetsuga as he continued his search.
Oh, the chakra must be from on of these eight caves that occupy this one of four holy terrains around the city." said Tetsuga to himself.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu." said Tetsuga as he created seven copies of himself in order to all explore the eight caverns in one go.
"Now, whatever inconsiderate bastard who is trespassing in our holy town will be executed with much joy." laughed Tetsuga to himself as he and his seven shadow clones entered the caverns.
Zaire, another of the eight Knights of Dawn was in the north-east location of the border of Lazarus. The north-west area around the border was the Watered Caverns, but the north-east locations was the Sun-Braced Grove, a lush forest with many fruit trees, vast grassy plains, and many lakes that cover the area. The sun was always shining around this area, and Zaire enjoyed to relax here.
"Hmm, I don't see what is so important about getting Naruto here this soon, if he comes he does, if he doesn't, then oh well, I mean fuck it." said Zaire as his eyes were closed, and he was laying in the grassy plains alone.
"The sun does feel great at least, that is something I am thankful for, if I decide to praise anything today." continued on Zaire as he fell asleep in the peaceful Sun-Braced Grove.
The Misty Hot-Springs were the south-west location where Andarius and Lunesto were, and the south-east location was the Holy Burial Grounds where only the Knights of Dawn themselves were given permission to enter, from their boss, the Apathetic Judge.
Five o'clock in the evening had came around, as Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Shikamaru all arrived in Kakashi's office in order to be briefed on their mission.
"That about sums it up, each of you know the full details of this mission now, and I trust that, within a span of two weeks, you will be able to go to this location, and then return with information on all assets of this strange village." said Kakashi as he had finished his own paper-work for the day.
"What if this place is a trap, I mean it is located three hundred miles away from the border of the Land of Earth, so who know what kind of place it is." said Shikamaru.
"That is why I am here, I will fly in the air, and survey the surrounding area to ensure that no more of those soldiers try to ambush us." said Sai with a smile.
"I will smash anyone who gets in my way, plus, Sasuke will be out there too, he may not be part of our team, but he will be helping us, I am sure." said Sakura.
"Kurama, the final member of our team can instantly be summoned outside of me at anytime, and with his sheer power, he will be a good option should this whole situation turn out to be a mere trap." said Naruto as he gave Kurama a fist bump in his mind.'
"Naruto, thanks for mentioning me like this, but you don't have too, you can still call me Nine-Tails if you want." said Kurama as he was laying in an area of Naruto's conciousness relaxing.
"Nope, you are Kurama of the Hidden Leaf, and you are the fifth member of our team, whose goal is honor the request of this scroll which seems to be aimed at me." said Naruto with passion in his eyes.
"Heh, Naruto is getting pumped up to undertake this mission, I will do the same." said Sakura with joy.
"It's been a while Naruto, but this time, we can afford to have a little fun." said Shikamaru as he had six packs of cigarettes with him, and the lighter he received from Asuma.
"Yes, and maybe I can even draw a picture of the four of us after we complete our mission, you know, to celebrate the success." said Sai cheerfully.
"Hm, it sounds like you four, or rather, five are all ready to venture out, just follow the directions given by this scroll that Naruto has, and you should be their in a week's time, maybe even less." said Kakashi as he was wiping off his desk from accidentally spilling a cup of coffee on it.
"Hahahaha, Kakashi-sensei had one too many to drink, hehehe." laughed Naruto at his old sensei.
"Sheesh, anyway, be sure to leave shortly, at around two in the morning, I would take a rest." said Kakashi as he finished cleaning up his desk.
"Gotch'a, alright everyone let's go!" yelled Naruto with joy as Hinata was outside of the office.
"You better be careful Naruto, I will have another surprise for you once you return." said Hinata with a blush on her face.
Sasuke had arrived in the Land of Wind, and was sitting outside of the border of Sunagakure.
"I guess there was no reason to notify Naruto after all, I can sense his excitement, somehow, but I will be following him, no, I will be following you Sakura, because I don't want anything to happen to you." said Sasuke to himself as he smiled thinking of the child that Sakura was bearing.
"Sarada, that would be a good name, I better tell her that, once she returns from this mission." said Sasuke as he had a picture of himself and Sakura standing in a cherry blossom field, this picture being the only one of them together since their old Team Seven photo.
"Come home safe." said Sasuke as he entered the Hidden Sand with plans to speak with Gaara on the occurrences of Camp Abraham's invasion of the Hidden Leaf.
-To be continued next time with Chapter 014...-