
Snakey Business
Naruto was grinning as he placed many types of seals around the tree trunks, the forest floor and vines. Kyoko and Sasuke were very impressed by the last one honestly speaking. Naruto and his clones were jumping around the area setting up traps and perimeter, Kyoko preparing their lunch, while Sasuke kept an eye out. So far, the first day was going really well for them, they had not run into any enemies but at the same time they did not see any allies either. Not to forget they had helped out a really cute red headed girl earlier, her teammates had just left her to fend for herself.
Naruto, "Done ~"
Sasuke, "That's a lot of seals."
Kyoko, "Seat down you two, lunch is ready."
Sasuke sniffed, "What's this?"
Kyoko, "Mutton chillies and flat bread called naan in the South Eastern countries."
Naruto blinked, "The one from across the ocean?"
Sasuke, "Huh! I knew you were talking to them. I was not expecting you to learn how to make their food."
Kyoko, "The Daimyo, I think is planning on having one of his kids marry one of the children of royalty from that country. At least, that's what I heard the ladies gossip about."
Naruto, "Oh. Oh. OH! I heard Jiji talk about new technology he was planning on getting in exchange for ANBU service."
Sasuke nodded, "Dad is very interested in the wireless phone as well. It is small and easy to carry around."
Kyoko hummed, she had seen the phones, they looked like the sturdy Nokia phones from her old world. But the names were different, that was to be expected, after all she was in a different world now. It was soon evening and the light shone through the canopy as glitters. Naruto was now telling them about the seals he used. The ones on the vines would absorb chakra, while the ones on the branches and trunks varied more. Some would blow up while others would trigger a trapping mechanism and the rest would alert them. The seals on the ground acted like earth based jutsu traps.
"GYAAAAAH!"
Sasuke perked up, "Sounds like it worked."
Naruto grinned, "Yay! Let's go see."
Kyoko was amused by their reactions but did not blame them for it, "Sure."
Naruto made clones and took the lead, "This way ~"
Sasuke, "Hey, aren't they the … "
Kyoko, "The nin from Sound."
Naruto giggled, "They are all out cold too. Sleeping like a baby."
Sasuke, "So, what should we do? We do not need a scroll after all. Should we just leave them here or something else?"
Kyoko grinned, "They hurt Sempai so how about a little humiliation as punishment."
Naruto smirked, "You are speaking my language, nee - chan ~"
The three of them grinned as Naruto deactivated the seals and hauled the unconscious nin to the border. They stripped the nin of all weapons except for the ones that seemed imbued to their bodies. Kyoko raised her eyebrow going WTF? That looked painful, no wonder they were always in a pissed off mood. Sasuke shook his head when he noticed his teammates use their jutsu to make the additions less painful.
Sasuke, 'They may be soft saps, but they are my saps.'
Kyoko, "That should cool off their tempers."
Naruto, "I am sending them with clones."
Sasuke grinned "Disguise as the random nin."
At the border, the security camera pinged with movement late in the evening. The ANBU looked up at that wondering who it was only to see random ANBU tie the Sound nin to the wall. The nin who were unrecognizable tied the nin upside down and then poofed away from existence. The ANBU watched the whole thing feeling confused first and then all of them turned to Kakashi feeling this was his fault. Anko was shaking from laughter beside him as he kept on reading as if it was normal.
Shisui, "What did you teach my cousin?"
Kakashi, "Nothing that they are against."
Kurenai coughed, "The first day is ending."
Gai, "I don't know why I am surprised. Of course, they would find a way to be hip and cool like you Kakashi."
Asuma, "Guess, they are doing well in there. That's a relief at least."
Kyoko looked back with narrowed eyes, 'Is someone following us?'
Naruto, "Nee - chan?"
Kyoko, "Hmm... Activate the seals Naruto."
Sasuke, "Stalker."
Naruto cackled, "Hope you are fast nee - chan, Sasuke - kun."
Sasuke smirked, "Challenge accepted."
Naruto activated his seals and the three ran across the tree branches while their follower cursed loudly. Then they felt killer intent surround them, only unlike back in Wave, they did not stop or freeze. Kyuubi had taken true offence to the fact a human's killing intent had frozen them. So, the fox had taken it upon himself to always blast them with killing intent. It's not possible to not react, they can't control it, but what they can control is how they react to it. The three forced themselves to keep moving ahead and never stop.
A grass nin they saw earlier appeared, "Enough! No more running."
Kyoko, "Grass - nin, all alone but such powerful killing intent."
Sasuke, "You are no Genin."
Naruto, "Why do you smell all wrong?"
The grass nin smiled tilting her head at them, "Ah, you noticed. To think, I worked hard on this disguise."
Kyoko glared, "Drop the act."
Sasuke, "Why are you following us?"
Naruto, "Last we checked Grass and Sound have no alliance."
Kyoko, "Yet you seem angry we dealt with those Sound … "
The three poofed away as a large sword came down between the three of them. The grass nin cursed at the clone trick, as his partner, at least Sasuke thinks he is, grinned viciously. The grass nin looked around and found his three targets on top of the trees watching them. And then something that was very gross, in Kyoko's opinion happened to the Grass nin. The disguise started to melt away and Naruto gasped seeing who it was, that was Orochimaru.
Sasuke, "An S - class nin, just our luck."
Kyoko was eyeing the blue skinned partner, "That sword is the Samehada."
Naruto, "You are Hoshigaki Kisame. Why are you? More importantly, what are you both wearing?"
Kisame grinned at the blond, "You don't have to worry about that. You are coming with us."
Sasuke, "Guess this means you no doubt killed the shinobi you were impersonating."
Orochimaru, "Perhaps, now then my little Jinchuriki, be good and come with us."
Kyoko's eyes twitched, "You are a pedophile."
Kisame coughed, "The snake maybe."
Orochimaru glared before moving to attack only for Kyoko and Sasuke to stand in front of Naruto. The two of them raised their left and right hand and punched the S - rank nin. The attacker dissipated into mud and they started a chase with the two S - rank chased after the three. Kisame appeared in front of the three a swung his sword at them, only for them to disappear. Orochimaru was furious as he cursed realizing they had been taken on a wild goose chase.
Kyoko opened her eyes, "We have a pedo - Snakey problem."
Naruto who had snuggled into Kyuubi's side got up grumbling, "I was sleeping so well too."
Sasuke grunted lifting the fluffy tail, "Are we really surprised there are two S - rank nin after us or rather Naruto?"
Kyuubi eyed them, "Come this way. I know a short cut to the tower."
Kyoko, "Yeah, lead the way."
Naruto muttered, "This feels like a huge cheat code."
Sasuke, "They should have been no S - rank nin here in the first place."
"S - rank nin?"
Sasuke jumped taking a stance followed by the other two, "Oh Kankuro. Thank Kami."
Kyoko, "Temari - chan. Am I happy to see another friendly face."
Naruto though glomped the red head, "Gaa - nii, you are not gonna believe what happened."
Gaara nodded at the large fox, "Kyuubi - sama. What's wrong?"
Temari, "Yeah, you look annoyed and pissed."
Kankuro, "Though you don't look hurt, so that's good."
Kyoko jabbed a finger behind her, "There are two S - rank nin running amok in the forest."
Sasuke, "They are after the Jinchuriki, so we should move."
Temari, "Explain."
Kyoko, "We are not exactly sure about their reasoning really. Only that there is a group who want to capture, control and enslave Jinchurikis. They already caught Han, the five tails Jinchuriki."
Kyuubi, "I cannot feel Gobi anymore."
Ichibi appeared as well, "So it was not just me. I thought he was still cross with us."
Gaara, "Mother?"
Ichibi, "A lot of things happened before I met you Gaa - chan. I really should have known though, that chatter box would not just up and disappear."
Kyuubi, "Here we are."
Ichibi dissipated after the fox, "Get a room then we will talk."
Temari, "I supposed this means you have got your scroll too."
Sasuke smirked, "Yup."
Kankuro, "At least we can sleep on beds."
Both teams entered the tower which was being watched by ANBU who eyed them then turned away as they entered. Kyoko swears up and down, she saw some of the ANBU exchange money between them. Sasuke snorted when she pointed that out, his cousins tended to do the same thing whenever the Chunin exams came around. The two teams looked around and there was a notice advising them on what to do. They followed the directions and opened the scrolls running their chakra through it.
Kyoko tried not to snicker, 'A wild Iruka has appeared.'
Iruka, "Congratulations on making it to the tower. I am surprised you only took twenty four, wait, not even twenty four hours."
Kyoko, "We teamed up with Gaara's team Sensei. But that's not important right now."
Naruto, "Orochimaru is here."
Sasuke, "With another S - rank nin. Hoshigaki Kisame."
Iruka had black lines on his face and muttered, "I thought that was a rumour."
Kyoko, "Sensei?"
Iruka turned to them, "Are you okay? You are not hurt, are you? Where did you meet them? Did they try anything?"
Naruto waved his hands, "Calm calm down Sensei. We are okay, I promise. It was our shadow clones that ran into him and we got the knowledge through them."
Sasuke nodded, "Yes, but a check up would be appreciated anyway."
Iruka softened, "I know basic of healing techniques so stay still."
Kyoko, "Sure Sensei."
They noticed Baki - sensei was doing the same thing with Gaara and his team. They were then escorted to a room where the Sandaime, Nara - dono, Ibiki - san, Kakashi - sensei and the head of ANBU. They blinked then sat on the chairs that were kept for the three of them. The Sandaime ordered them to report everything that happened and they did. From the time they entered the forest to setting up the traps, to helping a cute red head to running into the fishy pedo - snake guy.
Bull rubbed his hand across his mask, "It's always you three, isn't it?"
Sasuke pouted, "It's not intentional."
Kakashi, "We know, Sasuke - kun."
Sandaime, "Your plan to team up with the sand siblings might have just saved both villages from having another war."
Naruto blinked then paled, he could really see it happening actually. Gaara captured by Orochimaru and his team mate and blaming Konoha for it resulting in another war. It would have been a disaster and no one would have known any better. Kyoko frowned as well, it would have been such an easy way to start a fourth shinobi war. Loosing the Jinchuriki is a huge political problem for any shinobi village. None of the villages would be on Konoha's side and work together to get rid of Konoha like the Uzugakure.
Sandaime, "Team Seven, you are not to speak about what happened with anyone. I believe I can expect the same from your Team Baki."
Baki nodded, "For now, but we have the right to tell our Yondaime."
Sandaime, "Of course. Bull, take your team and do a thorough sweep of the forest, the village and the surrounding areas. Team Seven, focus on your exam."
Team Seven, "Yes, Sandaime - sama."
Sandaime, "I believe you applied for shared rooming? Get the one in the North, room 5 - G. It can room two teams easily. Dismissed."
The two teams perked up and left after the dismissal, they had a lot to talk about between themselves. Kakashi and Baki nodded at them as they left, they were still in the middle of the exam and could not interfere. Naruto searched for the room and found it ushering them all inside. Once, they settled in the exhaustion set in and they made a plan to talk in the morning. They still had four days and nights anyways.
Kyoko, "What a day!"
Temari, "At least we got beds?"
Naruto, "Gaara, sleep next to me?"
Gaara, "Sure."
Sasuke, "Wonder how the others are."
Kankuro, "If they are as resourceful as you they will be fine."