𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐢 | ɴᴀʀᴜᴛᴏ ꨄ︎ ꜱʜɪᴘᴘᴜᴅᴇɴ

A Wanted Team

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Hyuuga shields spun with chakra on either side of Kazumi, blocking the creature's tentacles.

The entire shinobi forces were beneath this monstrous mass, like the Akatsuki had planned to overwhelm them from above.

Their target remained on Kazumi, however, when it became apparent that her abilities were more than just a threat. Had the shadowed leader of known, he might have done better in manipulating her.

Might of tried, rather.

Though, Obito recognised the hidden look behind her Kumo blind eyes. There was something he could resonate to. Both he and she knew that it couldn't end easily. Not when they were the type to go on over and over again.

"It's working!" Shikamaru yelled, casting paralysis to slow the movement of the creature.

It was not just Kazumi with notable abilities, but Naruto as well. The blond Uzumaki impressively retained his nine-tail chakra onto the allied forces below, allowing Shikamaru to extend his capabilities.

This was the same for the Hyuuga's, who could deflect the rising limbs from attacking Kazumi without running out of chakra.

Kazumi had her hands in a focused sign, glancing up at the creatures body above.

Shadow clones of Naruto were floating all around the outside of it, anti-gravity shooting thousands of him higher to meet the Akatsuki's eye level.

A command from Ino's mind transfer sent allies running for specific directions.

Kazumi held her breath, knitting her brows. "Drop."

Then, explosions burst.

One by one the shadow clones of Naruto plummeted against the creatures body. It left the ground to vibrate and the creatures balance to tremble. With its every plunder, Obito's control slipped.

The control had slipped for now, making the Hyuuga's shields settled when wooden limbs were out of sight. They prioritised shielding nearby shinobi who could not dodge the falling debris.

"Kazumi!" Sakura appeared through the chaos, starstruck by the sight of falling Naruto's.

Kazumi instinctively went closer, the both of them jerking with the shaking ground. "You were sent to the front lines-"

Sakura excitedly cut in. "Your hair and eyes! You're like... Kaz!"

The young Kumo smirked. "I promised I'd come back." It faltered when she could vaguely sense Naruto and his clones fight the Akatsuki's. There was also the scent of Lee and Neji, to her surprise.

"You're really-Kazumi." Sakura softly smiled, admiring her fellow kunoichi. The way she looked at her made her tense.

For now, she wasn't going to make the guilt take over. Not in the middle of war. She had plenty of time to make it up to them.

"Naruto's still up there."

"Kazumi, do you feel it, too?" Sakura asked, looking down at her chakra-coated self.

Kazumi understood immediately. Naruto was overusing it. It explained the random quivers in her chakra core and the strain in her head, all which correlated to how he felt.

"We're bound to get tired eventually." She replied, looking over her shoulder to the wounded, exhausted, and restless shinobi.

We need more.