A stray deer wandered the forest as she grazed on the plentiful grass that covered the ground. Suddenly it heard something in the wind, she looked to the trees only to find nothing, whatever passed by moved faster than she could see.
Suddenly she heard a thud and a sizzle behind her as she turned she saw what seemed to be one of the dangerous weapons weilded by ninja across the world, one she has seen in action, the paper bomb.
It was too late the moment she saw it she resigned herself to her fate. She closed her fear stricken eyes *BOOM* her heart raced as she waited for her expected end but it did not come.
She opened her eyes and saw an old friend of her's, a boy from the Nara clan Shikamaru. "Now, this is personal !" In a flash shikamaru vanished from the doe's view. Back to reality the doe awoke from her dazed state and ran into the forest.
"Oi shikamaru where did you go?" Naruto questioned as soon as shikamaru reappeared infront of him. "I had something to take care of, it doesn't affect the mission push on" shikamaru ordered and the squad renewed their efforts. They were close, just a little further.
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"Don't go and draw the leaf's attention on us moron we're still in the land of fire would it kill you to use one of your heads for once" Tayuya clearly didn't take their position lightly, if they were to fail they'd either die in the hands of the leaf or fall prey to their Lord's wrath.
"Man, your voice is annoying... You'd be a better killer if you used that instead of your flute. Makes me want to chop off both our heads just to get some peace." sakon said so while plugging both his ears, Ukon mimicked his actions as he covered his ears with his palms.
"What was that! Just wait till this mission is over I'll rupture both your eardrums!!" Tayuya was pissed, the veins on her fists visibly bulged as she tightened her grip on the kunai in her hand. "Can you two save the lover's quarrel for later? We've got company...". Looking back Tayuya and sakon saw the leaf Shinobi closing in on them.
Tayuya was momentarily stunned by the unexpected turn of events "Them again? what the hell is that dead weight doing letting them get past him!"
"Yeah, I hate to admit but we're on the same page, whatever I'll take care of them, at least I'll get a brake from your whining" Sakon stopped in place, he turned around to face behind him straight at the konoha Shinobi approaching him.
"Ugh good riddance, pick up the pace!, don't tell me that coffin is weighing you down" Tayuya redoubled her speed as she left kidomaru in the dust. "What's with her today.... Anyway something's not right here how come they got past Jirobo, he might not be the fastest but he'd at least be here by now".
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"FANG OVER FANG!!" The moment Kiba neared sakon he immediately charged in with his signature attack. Two spiraling drills shot forth towards sakon and Ukon from both sides in an attempt at a pincer attack.
Sakon placed his hands on the ground and marks the ground with intricate symbols. Once kiba and akamaru neared he jumped back clasping his palms together "
Naruto and Garm felt a sudden jolt as their bond went into high gear in an instant they both flickered at high speeds and pulled their reckless comrades out of harm's way.
Spiraling out of control Naruto and kiba fell to the ground, Naruto took the brunt of the fall as he cushioned kiba from harm. "Ugh!!,... ouuhh. Get off me" Naruto and kiba lay within a small crater that formed from their fall.
Garm and akamaru on the other hand were both lucky enough to land on one of the many branches that Naruto managed to avoid on his way down.
Shikamaru had his eyes glued onto sakon and he immediately began creating countermeasures for the menacing individual infront of him. "Shikamaru, there's two enemies they must have a kekegenkai that allows them to share a body, even so their Chakra signatures are different, they are not entirely one" Neji relayed his findings.
" Thank you Neji but you need to save your strength, this isn't your battle." Although dissapointed Neji found reason within shikamaru's words.
"Shino go and share this information with kiba, tell him to hold them back long enough for us to slip past and continue our chase" as shikamaru ordered shino he began to note the sheer lack of man power they would begin to experience in the battles to come . With a swift motion shino leaped down from the trees into the thick shrubs of the forest floor. 'if only we weren't on such a tight schedule, taking them down one by one would be a much better option'
Garm pov
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'So this is what it's like, a fight between ninjas! It's nothing like what I've seen before. The warriors of the pack fought differently. If I want to live past today, I'll need to adapt to their ways.' As I placed Akamaru down, I quickly turned to face the enemy.
"Hey Akamaru, what are you waiting for? Get Kiba, I'll buy some time!" *whimper*Akamaru looked at me with worry. "There's no time, go!" I leaped forth, charging straight towards my enemy, but something felt off. He, smiled… I glanced to my right, I saw the same seal he used before.
Time seemed to slow as I desperately searched for a way out. Suspended in the air, there was no running away. 'I can only defend,' I thought, as my resolve steeled. The seal activated, I was shrouded in perple light and in an instant explosive flames engulfed me. The impact blew me away, and I crashed into the trunk of a giant tree.
For a moment, everything was silent. Pain coursed through my body, but I was alive. As the smoke cleared, I realized my body was covered in a layer of Radiant steel, protecting me from the worst of the blast. "This power, is finally of some use".
'To think what's been holding me back for my entire life is what saved my life' clawing myself free, I jumped onto a nearby branch. The steel returned to my body and my fur regained its black luster. I could feel it turn back into chakra as it flowed into my pathways.
"Neet trick, what's it called" a familiar voice, kiba appeared next to me with Akamaru in tow on his shoulder. "I don't know" I answered honestly but even I could understand his untrusting glare. *tsk* "Whatever keep your damn secrets!, let's go akamaru!"