Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into? ~Enter Konoha's number one knuckle head

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Chapter 23

"Shino, can you tell which direction?" Kakashi asks after having gone quiet to his own thoughts for a moment. I nearly sigh looking in Kakashi's direction.

"No problem." Shino answers as he raises his right hand pointing in front of him. "That's the spot where my insects were interrupted, before they could complete their net. There at ten o'clock." I slip my energy out, expanding it just a bit further from having reigned it in during the fight.

Kiba and Akamaru sniff the air before Akamaru suddenly growls. "That's right boy. It's time we find out just what these guys are up to." Kiba speaks gently to his dog.

"Alright, let's go." Kakashi says before Shino cut's his words off.

"No, wait." He speaks sternly so the others can catch his meaning.

"What is it now, Shino?" Kiba growls at him in annoyance, making Akamaru bark.

"My insects are behaving strangely, they can't find their way out." Shino mentions explaining why my energy seemed to hit something and not allow me to go any further.

"What does that mean?" Kiba asks glaring at Shino.

"I think the enemy put up some kind of barrier." I explain drawing their attentions to me. "Even my energy blanket cannot penetrate past a certain point. It's like my energy is hitting a wall.

"Hinata, find out if it's some kind of sealing jutsu or what kind of barrier it may be." Kakashi says sternly.

"Right." She says before looking ahead of her and unleashing her byakugan. She then gasps and begins looking in different directions around her. Her eyes widening in shock before she suddenly covers her eyes and stumbles forward and drops to her right knee with a grunt.

"Hinata, what is it?" Kakashi asks her in clear shock to her reactions. It takes her a moment before she looks at Kakashi after deactivating her byakugan. Making sure to keep one eye covered.

"I saw us, over and over endlessly." Hinata finishes causing Kakashi to make a sound of thought and I look at him as it hits me.

"Crystals refract light into smaller rays right?" With my one thought being spoken, Kakashi's eye widens. My own eyes widen as I look to my left. "What is it?"

"There's someone in this barrier with us. And she just made six clones of herself."

"The crystal user?" He asks and I very nearly shrug before I remind myself that now isn't the time for that.

"The clones, it felt like they came out of something before it shattered. So yes, I believe so."

Akamaru barks just as something is sent flying in our direction. "Here they come!" Kiba exclaims just as whoever was in here with us throws three large weapons in our direction. As they draw closer they break creating a barrage of spears.

"Everybody move!" Kakashi calls and all of them leap away at the exact same time. I pull my energy around me tightening my shield. The flying spears stick into the ground around me and crash through the trees. Shattering against my shield. Turning in the direction they had come from I frown.

"It's obvious you were just trying to separate us from such an clear attack." As the spears stop I narrow my eyes on the woman before me. Her light blue hair pulled up in a spiky ponytail, pale skin matching my own and doning bright red lipstick. Her green dress looks like one sleeve had purposefully been cut short. She puts her left hand on her hip as she smirks. Her dark eyes resting upon me.

"So, you're the one with the curse mark." She states, her voice full of cockiness and attitude.

"Yeah, so what?" I ask her pointlessly watching her every movement. "You work for the pedo snake." I smirk as she visibly becomes angry.