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Chapter Nine: Kazekage Rescue Arc part 4

After a day of unsuccessfully finding Gaara, who has been missing for three days now. Team seven and nine returned and the next day, all of team seven and team nine went and searched for the Kazekage.

Kisa was silent the whole time she noticed that Nashi was fairly tired. She pat the dog's head in attempt to cheer her up but she just drooped over. Kisa wasn't quite as happy either, but what could nearly be bothering the husky so much?

"N... She went to grab the husky's attention when Kakashi shouted something. She didn't hear what he said though because her ears were ringing and all she recalled was flying backwards.

Kaiba was also sent flying backwards, though he was able to catch Kisa because he was standing behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist as they went flying back and tumbled into the ground violently rolling over a few times in the process.

When Kisa opened her eyes she saw Kakashi standing his ground fairly well, he must've knew because she could see the chakra in his feet keeping him balanced. Sakura was lying on the ground covered in dust and Fox was leaning over her protecting her from harm.

Nashi was standing farther back, she ran towards Kisa and barked loudly, "What the hell was that?"

Kaiba stood up viscously Kisa still in his arms. "Deidara." He spoke calmly but there was an edge to his voice. Kisa noticed this and faltered on her grip.

Kakashi turned around and shouted loudly, "Are you alright? Can you hear anything."

Fox stood up and picked Sakura up carefully until she could stand as long as she leaned on him for support.

Kaiba looked around furiously. Kisa shouted in reply to their sensei, "Kakashi sensei what now?"

He looked forward and then turned to look at them both, "There's two enemies. Kisa, Nashi, and Sakura I want you to take the one on the right. Fox? Wolf? Come with me we'll take Deidara."

They all nodded in reply but Kisa could hear Kaiba tisk. "Be careful." He whispered in her ear.

Kisa looked up at him softly and kissed him quickly, "I will. You be careful as well." She jumped onto Nashi who ran over to their right and joined Sakura.

As soon as they headed off Nashi started whining loudly. "I don't know about this, are training might not of been enough I mean, there the Akatsuki."

Sakura faltered in her walking as if her mind was difting else where. Kisa noticed and barked a little too loudly at her, "Sakura?"

She turned around to face the dog tamer with determination and despair. "Before...I never got to prove that I didn't need Naruto and Sasuke or even Lee to protect me and have me watch their backs. I did once but it was after the three of them had fallen." She paused and sighed before continuing looking into Kisa's blue eyes deeply, "Do...do you think I still the chance to prove it to them?"

Kisa softened at what Sakura had said and smiled. "Of course you do. You can always make it up to them by living. I don't know much about Naruto or who he was but I'm sure...he cared a lot about you."

Sakura let the tears come to her eyes and then stopped them there by gently wiping them away. "Thank you Kisa, Just promise you'll do the same." This time she looked at the dog tamer seriously with past hauntings in her head, "Don't let Kaiba protect you all the time. or you'll lose him...like how I did."

Kisa shocked looked away and focused on walking, "I won't I promise I'll stand up for him when he needs me. Or else I'd be failing him, failing someone I loved again."

They both stopped talking and continued on their way in the disrupting silence.

...

As they aproached the Akatsuki hideout Sakura reconized the Five Seal Barrier.

"What is that? Isn't our target inside?" Kisa barked.

"Yeah. It's a Five Seal Barrier."

Kisa looked down thoughtfully. "Five seal? That means there are four more hidden seals nearby."

Sakura nodded her head and turned around quickly at the sudden approach of Team 9.

"Gai sensei, Neiji, Lee, Tenten? What are you doing here."

Gai stood up straight and showed off a thumbs up as he spoke proudly, "Hah! My senses were right on time. You could use our help correct?"

She sweat dropped, "Yeah thanks."

"Alright!" He pulled out some mics and gave everyone on his team one and then handed the last to Sakura who put it on quickly.

"We'll find the Seals! Neiji!"

Neiji stepped forward and spoke clearly as he formed the hand seal of his clan's jutsu, "Byakugan" He observed the area for a while before confirming what he saw, "There's four seals all within the range of the transmitters whe're using." As the ninja explained where they were and in which direction Kisa sat down on the ground carelessy.

Sakura bent over to speak to her, "Are you alright Kisa?"

"Well, I'm just worried about Kaiba. What if he loses control?"

Sakura looked up at the sky and sighed, "Naruto use to lose some control but not fully. I honestly don't know what would happen, but Kaiba has a strong will of fire, he'll be alright." She looked back down at the dog tamer and smiled when she smiled back.

"Okay." Kisa stood up to watch Gai and team 9 leave.

Gai spoke through the transmitter to Sakura "Sakura as soon as the seals are off you'll use the Chakra in your fists to hit the rock sealing off the entrance as hard as you can."

She nodded even though he couldn't see, "Alright Gai sensei."

The three waited until Neiji confirmed that he had found the first seal, then Tenten, Gai, and Lee.

Gai spoke loudly into his mic, "Alright! When I say so..." He waited a few seconds before shouting "Now!"

Sakura counted to three and then charged at the boulder ahead of them smashing it to pieces. Kisa and Nashi slide back from the impact of the destruction.

Gai came back up on the transmitter "Uh, we've got a problem here, your going to have to continue without us Sakura and Kisa."

She quickly responded into the mic before shuting it off "Alright."

As the dust cleared away Kisa stepped forward then stopped with shock. Sakura rushed over and asked her what happened but Kisa just stood there terrified.

"That's...Sasori..." She stuttered while Nashi ran up beside her and growled ay the Akatsuki member who stepped towards them from the shadows. Though they were still yards apart.

Sakura spoke with surprise "Sasori?"

"He was there. When, they killed my clan."

Sakura looked at the blue haired shinobi with sympathy, and then looked ahead at the akatsuki member who appeared fairly strange looking.

"That's his puppet Hiruko." Kisa spoke.

"He's a puppetmaster?"

"Yes, all his attacks are poisoness as well, we have to avoid them or we'll die within 3 days time."

Sakura continued to stare at the puppet with horror, "Are you sure we can do this?"

Kisa stood up straight and huffed as she did so, "We have no choice."

The puppet unleashed it's bone stricken tails and smirked at the ninjas eyeing Kisa specifically. "Hello Kisa Hirasawa. I thought we killed you?"

She looked up at him with anger and shut her eyes tight before opening them again and whispering "Wolf eyes."

Sasori perked his head at her and then prepared himself.

"NOT YET YOU HAVEN'T" She and Nashi rushed foreward their attack in complete sync. "AND YOU WON'T!"

...

When the bone tails came crashing down onto her Sasori wasn't surprised to see that she had disapeared. He knew her well enought that when he swung his tails to the side and behind him he was shocked that she wasn't there.

The next thing he knew was the destruction of his puppet from an impact above him. He leaped back with shock hiding in a black robe over his akasuki one whilst he moved backwards and hid in the shadows.

Sakura stood over top of the remains smirking with pleasure and Kisa rushed over to her side with Nashi next to her.

Sasori mumbled "I don't understand"

Kisa turned to speak to Sakura quietly who looked at her with sasifaction, "We barely avoided that attack, if his tails had gotten me..." Kisa trailed off and then continued with inspiration "We need to predict his attacks before they happen and attack two times ahead of his own."

Sakura nodded her head but she had no idea how they would even pull it off.

"I can do this simply with the wolf eyes." She whispered.

Sakura didn't look at her but back at Sasori ahead of them, "What am I for then?"

Kisa thought carefully for a minute and then realized it as she spoke, "If he wants me then, you can taunt him the only things is that you'll have to be two steps ahead. Sakura if you can lead him away from me then I can attack head-on."

She nodded, "But that won't work on him will it?"

"No. That's why I'm going to be you."

She looked at the blue haired shinobi with shock, "Wait! What?"

"You know me well enough to copy my fighting style right?"

The pink haired ninja nodded.

"Then if you disguse yourself as me then he'll target you and I can attack him with Nashi at my side and hopefully I can finish him off." She whispered.

"Okay, but what if you can't?"

"Then we avoid his attacks at all costs while we think of a new strategy." Kisa informed her.

"Alright! Let's do this!" Sakura shouted as she adjusted her stance and pulled down her gloves on tight.

...

Sasori watched the two ninjas with curiousity, it was hard to tell them apart but the husky told him otherwise when the dog rushed to one of the Kisa's side.

The other looked at him knowing that he had caught on and turned back into her pinked haired-self.

"This is were I'll end you." He spoke as the shadow out of the dark leaped forward to reveal his identity.

Kisa mumbled "Sasori..."

Sakura was taken aback "He looks so young."

"Yeah. Don't let it fool you he's only that way for one reason."

Sakura looked at Kisa curiosity filling her eyes until they both jumped back by the attack in between them. It was obvious Sasori was trying to seperate them so he could get what he aimed for. She smirked as she mumbled, "Some cherry blossom fist huh?"

Sakura otherwise known as Kisa leaped forward shouting "Cha!" as she imitated her teamates movements and attacked with blue chakra glowing around her fists.

Sasori avoided the attack with ease as he stared down his target standing next to the brown and white dog.

"You have no ability to defeat me. I'll capture you and turn your partner into another one of my very own creations." He held up his hands with chakra strings attached and spoke once more, "This shouldn't be much of a challenge."

Kisa as we know to be Sakura sniffed and taunted him "How come I was able to escape then? How come you couldn't get a single scratch off of me then neither now? I'm starting to doubt your ranks Sasori."

The puppetmaster tisked as the strings at the tips of his fingers revealed there destinastion. "How it will become such an effort, rewarded in the end. You caught me off guard once that won't happen again I promise you that."

As Sasori lifted up the puppet Sakura gasped with shock and spoke to the un-real version of herself, "That's..."

"The Third Kazekage, one of Sasori's favorite puppets. Otherwise than that I don't know much more about him."

Sakura prepared herself to attack with Nashi next to her side, The husky woofed impatiently "I have a bad feeling about this one."

Kisa tighted her grip on her fists and spoke with almost despair, "Let's end this quickly, Nashi you know what to do."

The husky barked loudly and Sakura jumped on with grace.

The red-headed akatsuki member spoke with a low tone, "Whatever you're planning I'll see right through." Kisa stepped back with shock as he charged towards her it was obvious now that they never fooled him, she went into quick combat with him and the Third Kazekage puppet. Back and forth she continuously remained to dodge his every attack but she couldn't land a single blow.

Sakura rushed forward but when Sasori turned around her chakra and pressence dissapeared he made the mistake of looking up as she burst out of the ground and knocked his puppet to almost broken peices.

Fusterated Sasori released a jutsu he longed to use once again, "I'll finish you know there's no way for you to dodge this jutsu and your skills agree immensly."

Kisa tisked and leaped backwards a few times changing back to her normal self as Sakura did the same and rushed over with Nashi next to the dog tamer's side.

Sasori released his jutsu, and the Third Kazekage's arms opened to release about a thousand more. He aimed towards them both and Nashi knocked Sakura out of the way whilst Kisa dodged the one coming hands.

"Kisa!" Sakura tried to rush forward from the side view of it all but Nashi held her back.

The blue haired kunoichi stood up with strength and pride. She hadn't been touched and she was fully recognizing the wolf eyes now. "Ōkami no me no Jutsu!"

Sasori stepped back with shock as she bursted through and attacked with full strength as he looked into her eyes he became still with no ability to move. She locked eye contact with him and knocked the puppet from his chakra strings but before she could hit him fully with Nashi now at her side they both flew backwards into the mountain of arms.

Sasori smirked as he wrenched his wrist to the point that it clicked loudly. "Nice try."

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Cliffhanger...

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