They landed on the ground softly, behind their target. The travel had been brief and as they dropped to the ground, they noticed that the man stopped. Yuki kept her eyes focused on him, and her self in a fighting stance.

"I see, I've been found. Took you long enough, Konoha. Well, let me guess. You are going to demand that I come along quietly or you kill me now?" he asked, in a very feminine voice. Yuki watched as he turned around, and flipped a couple strands out of his face. He took a stance she recognized from her fight with Orochimaru.

"One, two, three...ah. Four. Four Leaf shinobi. How tiresome."

"I think we will just skip the pleasantries and take you down now," Kakashi said, levelly.

"Very well. That is all the better. I have an important meeting to attend. So, let's get this done and over with. Hehehehehehe," he said, vanishing into the wind.

Yuki ducked as four kunai appeared from the trap he sprung from the clone. She jumped sideways, only to be slammed backwards by Anko, as an explosive paper tag went off where she was going to land.

"Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fire Phoenix Jutsu)!" The jutsu missed it's mark as Kakashi formed a small wall of water which blocked the jutsu.

Yuki stood up and recovered herself.

"Rasengan!" Yuki watched as Naruto appeared from above with a blue sphere. It was coming down, only for his opponent to lift his sword. Lightning erupted from the blade and the ball of chakra tried to move the blade only for the blade to win through as it was surged with more and more jutsu faded and Kakashi appeared, bumping Naruto out of the way before the technique jolted his body.

Yuki watched as Naruto landed, before she noticed a single dandelion inches from her face.

"What a bother. I guess the only thing left for me to do is to end this fight here and now. Tanpopo Fuyuu (Floating Dandelions)!"

Yuki jumped back and formed ram, but Anko tapped her shoulder.

"This level of genjutsu can't just be repelled by interrupting your chakra flow. This technique...where did you get it?" she asked, watching her opponent.

"Hehehe. After the last Great Shinobi War, this jutsu vanished from view. People forgot about this forbidden technique. I found this scroll on a merchant who didn't know any better. After applying myself, I learned how to use it, I worked on mastering one technique from each element. Knowing it is physically impossible, unless you have a kekki genkai, I used several stones known for their capabilities to change chakra to different elements. Hehehe."

Yuki gritted her teeth.

"I don't care what kind of technique you have, I am gonna take you down!" Naruto yelled. "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!"

"Naruto! Wait!"

It was too late, as four shadow clones raced forward to attack the main body. Their attacks struck solid flesh, and Naruto's eyes went wide.

"I hit-"

Only a second passed before the clone exploded, covering all the Narutos in water. A sudden jolt of electricity ran through one clone's foot and the technique arched through all four clones, destroying them instantly. The real one's eyes went wide as a bolt was directed towards him. Kakashi was there in a second, his hands outstretched. The jutsu dissipated as it made contact, and her father's eyes were focused. She noticed his Sharingan was revealed and realized that they had underestimated this man.

"The only person who's faced my genjutsu and come out unscathed was Itachi Uchiha. He beat me with those black flames, but I fooled his great Sharingan. This technique is unbeatable. Unless you stop breathing," he finished quietly.

Yuki realized what he meant. The genjutsu didn't affect sight, hearing or touch. It affected smell and taste.

I can't afford to let my guard down. I won't use my kekki genkai until it's absolutely necessary.

Yuki watched as her father and friend returned to her side. She rolled onto the balls of her feet and raced forward. She spun sideways in midair delivering a solid kick which was blocked with little to no effort. She flipped upside down, and caught herself with one hand, rotating, her body quickly. In the handstand she slashed at his stomach, rolling away in swift movement. Before she could react or understood it, a single blow slammed into her face from the opposite direction, sending her into a tree.

Where did he?

She shook her head to clear it, and avoided the hand that attempted to grab her head. She felt a breeze right by her cheek, when her vision went dark as she her head was caught.

Something's not right! I dodged his attack! How did he get a hold of me?

Her vision returned as Kakashi appeared, yanking her out of harms way, and keeping the man at bay. Yuki gritted her teeth, watching as her father's attacks missed, but he was continually getting cut and hurt.

Poison!

The realization caused her to pull out an emergency poison kit she kept packed away in her bag. Anko had been insistent on giving it to her. She quickly administered the liquid to Naruto, herself and Anko before throwing a senbon which immediately got stuck in Kakashi's arm. He yanked it out gently, and jumped back to her side.

"Hmmm. You guys aren't too shabby. But you've only gone through the first three stages of my killer technique. Let's advance a little faster, shall we?" he asked. Yuki watched the seals which were being formed, and she heard Kakashi speak up in irritation.

"Even with my Sharingan, I can't see his seals. He's concealing them in this genjutsu. His chakra is also concealed, to where it's hard for me to discern his actual body. Yuki glanced at Naruto, and Anko. She was the only who could deal with this level of technique with any kind of success. Ok. No choice.

She stepped forward, and tapped the Jounin's shoulder.

"Take my spot. Back me up you three. I'll do this." She let three senbon flow into her hands. She wouldn't have to-

She stopped as a clone stood in front of her opponent. Quickly, she threw the chakra enhanced senbon, which the clone took and stopped with its body. As the water flowed towards the ground, a destructive breeze took up the wind and a huge waterspout was formed. As lightning arced, Yuki understood the full extent of how dangerous this man was.

He hasn't lost ever. This is my first A-rank mission and I can see why its so hard.

Yuki waited til the jutsu was only a foot away, before she formed the seals.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!)" Her technique hit his, and was almost immediately overwhelmed as a second fireball joined hers. Steam erupted as the two techniques combated the huge storm which threatened to destroy the squad. An explosion rocked the ground, and Yuki's eyes caught sight of the rock splitting to swallow them whole, and Yuki dashed right barely able to escape the jutsu.

He's not gonna get us!

Racing forward, all four attacked from different angles. Naruto appeared first, running a Rasengan towards the man, as he slashed through the jutsu. Kakashi was next, with a Raikiri, missing its target. Yuki appeared from the left, sliding left and right. She threw punches, and kicks, whirling, and flowing from move to move with a grace that seemed unnatural for one her age. He weaved through them, and ducked under as snakes from Anko's hands whipped over his head. Yuki landed, and slashed with a senbon, which was cut in half by his sword. He weaved it in multiple directions. Yuki dodged most of them, her cheek getting sliced open shallowly by an overhead attack. She spun around ,and swept at his feet missing, before jumping with an uppercut which missed it's designed target. Kakashi was immediately beside her, and they attacked in unison. Her punches and kicks mixed with Kakashi's smoothness, eventually won through, Kakashi's kunai penetrating the skull. The water clone fell to the ground, and the squad regrouped. The man reappeared, yawning.

"Use the pills I gave you now." Kakashi mouthed to her.

Yuki nodded in acknowledgement, and pulled one of the bead like spheres from the bag. Placing it in her tongue, she bit down hard. Immediately, the world tilted and then was righted. The world turned black and white, and Yuki knew...

The real battle had begun.