(XIX) Entrance Of Akuma Hall

At a mountain with a curved peak that looked sort of like a hook, Shadow Guard soldiers were using machines to excavate the mountain. The base of the mountain was surrounded by guards.

The commander of the troops was Shuda himself.

"Haven't you found the Rave yet?" Shuda asked.

"We're very sorry, Master Shuda! Akumu hall is much bigger than we first thought."

"Doesn't matter! Keep going," Shuda ordered.

"Emergency! The Rave Master is heading this way!"

"No worries, " Shuda responded, "I sent an assassin after him. It should at least stall him and that Uzumaki kid."

Shuda turned to the cave to go in.

...

In the forest surrounding the mountain, Haru Elie Naruto Plue and Griff were forced to hide and watch.

"THere are guards everywhere! If we try to force our way in, we're doomed," Haru said.

"What do we do?" Elie asked.

"I can transformed into one of the guards and sneak in," Naruto said.

"That sounds like a good idea, but that just leaves Elie and me ot here!" Haru responded.

"Puun" Plue ran off somewhere.

"Plue, where are you going?" Elie asked.

"Master Plue!" Griff responded.

Plue didn't go far. In fact he stopped at a pair of feet.

"Puun Puun"

"Someone's there?" Haru asked.

The feet moved behind the rocks that was covering the body. A huge bear with a battle axe came out.

"A bear?" Haru yelled. Elie hid behind Haru as Naruto took out a Kunai.

The bear look at the group. "Who are you?"

"It talked!" Haru yelled.

"You seen one of my summonings, and you're freaked out by a talking bear," Naruto stated.

"Oh... right..." Haru responded.

"What's with all the shaking?" The bear asked, "Is it because I smell like fish?"

"Um... no..." Naruto responded.

"Maybe we should shake hands," Elie said.

"I am Kuma," the bear said.

"You live on this mountain?" Haru asked.

"Yep. I been living here for the last fifty years," Kuma replied, "Why are you here?"

"We're looking for something," Haru replied.

"We were told it was in Akuma Hall," Naruto replied.

"Well, it looks like you've been beat to the punch..." Kuma responded.

"But I have to find it before they do," Haru said.

"Yo're going to go into Akuma Hall by yourself?" Kuma asked.

"He has us," said Naruto referring to him Elie Plue and Griff.

"Not much of an army," Kuma responded, "Listen, the place is huge, and the tunnels are like a maze. There's no guarantee you'll come out alive."

"We'll figured it out," Haru responded.

"You don't know what you're getting into kid. This is Akuma 'Nightmore' Hall. You'll never make it out alive," Kuma explained.

"We'll be fine. Haru and I are tougher than we look," Naruto said.

"Plus, I promise my sister I'd come back safe," Haru responded.

"Could he be the new Rave Master?" Kuma thought.

"Bear! There's a bear up there!" a shadow guard yelled.

"They saw you! No choice then," Haru said grabbing his sword.

"Oh yeah!" Naruto said reaching for his weapons.

However Kuma grabbed them by the collar of their shirts and pulled them away as he ran with Elie Plue and Griff following.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Haru yelled.

"Use your heads! We have to get out of here. We don't stand a chance here," Kuma replied.

"Sure we can! There's only a hundred of them," Naruto said.

"There's three hundred easy," Kuma replied.

"So! I can create that many clones in my sleep," Naruto bragged.

The shadow guard send four soldiers after them.

"There're only four of 'em chasing after us right now. e can take 'em out once we're far enough from the main troops," Kuma said.

"I get it..." Haru responded.

"Hey! That gives me an idea," Elie responded, "Haru, Naruto, knock them out!"

"Huh?"

...

Once far enough, they knock out the men and undressed them from their uniforms.

"I get it! Brains and Beuty! Elie, you're amazing!"

"Ta-da!" Elie said.

"Nice thinking Elie" Haru responded.

"Yeah, but I'm going to have to use the transformation Jutsu," Naruto said as his clothes were too big.

"Yeah... now that I think about it, since you haven't hit puberty yet, you'll obviously stick out," Haru responded.

"Is there anyone you know who might blend in?" Elie asked.

"Let me think..." Naruto said, "Oh! I know!"-Naruto made the handsign-"Transform!"

Naruto transformed into Iruka only wearing the Shadow Guard uniform.

"Who did you transform into?" Haru asked.

"My Academy instructor: Iruka-sensei," Naruto replied.

"Cool! And you included the Uniform into the transformation!" Elie responded.

"Remind me to get a list of everyone you know..." Haru responded.

Haru then turned to the bear who was wearing the unform, only it was obviously the opposite from Narto's as it was torn in half on him.

"I think you'll have to stay," Haru said, "Other than that! Let's go!"

...

They had to hide Plue and Griff in a backpack, and took Shiba's example of wrapping the ten commandments sword so it won't be recognize.

"Yo're back! What about the bear? I didn't hear any gun shots... and where is the other officer who went with you," the officer said before realizing, "You aren't the men we sent after the bear! What unit are you from? What are your orders? Weren't you told not to leave your post?"

"Not good!" Haru thought.

Naruto stepped up. "Sir! My name is Iruka Umino! We're recently added recruits who was send here to help find the Rave Stone!" Naruto saluted, "We were told we would get our orders from the commander of this unit."

Haru was in shock as Elie gave him a thumbs up.

"Alright, Master Shuda is in the hall as well speak, so go in," the man replied.

"Thank you sir!" Naruto replied.

"Shuda... so he's here," thought Haru remembering Shuda.

They headed into the cave.

...

On the mountain, a man dressed in a shadow guard uniform was looking through the scope of a sniper rifle and noticed Haru Elie and Naruto transformed into Iruka.

"You're here," he said when he saw Haru.