Lotus Of The Leaf ~Book One~

Chapter 62! Mizuki's Transformation!

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"Well, well-" Shikamaru sighed out as pressed my palm against my stomach to heal the damage from that savage shot from Fujin. "It's a drag, but we came here on Lady Tsunade's orders."

"Grandma Tsunade sent you?" Naruto hummed.

"You two are going after Mizuki. Is that right?" Shikamaru asked with a smirk.

"Yeah-" I breathed out.

"So, who are the two big guys?" Shikamaru asked.

"They're Fujin and Raijin," I explain as Pakkun leaps back onto my head.

"Fujin and Raijin? Who're they?" Choji asks.

"They may be a little slow upstairs, but they've got herculean strength. They've been known to be stronger than the Sannin." I continue.

"No way!" Ino gasped.

"It feels like-" Shikamaru groaned as he started to struggle to keep the two brothers held. "She might be right!" The two brothers struggled angrily against the shadow possessions hold. "It's amazing. They're able to hold back my shadow possession just by using brute force. Great, looks like we've gotten ourselves into another annoying mess. Naruto, Ren- leave these idiots to us. You keep going after Mizuki."

"We can handle 'em." Ino added confidently.

"No problem!" Choji chimed.

"Got it. Come on, Naruto-" I held my hand out to the blond on the ground. He grinned and grasped my hand tightly.

"Be careful, okay?" Naruto stated to Squad Ten. "These guys are crazy. Like a couple of deranged monsters or something."

"Monsters- Yeah, I can see that." Shikamaru grit his teeth against the sheer force of the idiot brothers.

"Come on, you idiot!" I scolded the blond and lugged him over my shoulder. "Seriously-- be careful!" I snap at Squad Ten. 

"Gyeh! Ren!" Naruto yelped as I leapt from branch to branch, leaving my three closest friends to fight those idiots.

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Naruto and I swerved around the bamboo through the grove in an attempt to catch up to Iruka and Mizuki. "It looks like they're going to the Jonin Exam building," I mention softly. "This way-" I push through a thicket of bamboo, and just as we come onto the building, an explosion destroys the upper levels. I covered my face with my arm and winced.

"Was that some kind of bomb?" Naruto gasped.

"What happened in there?" Pakkun barked.

"Iruka-Sensei!" Naruto gasped. We ran towards the building. In a matter of minutes, nothing but rubble remained of the old exam building. "No way," Naruto breathed out. "What happened?! Where's Iruka-Sensei!?"

"His scent tapers off here," Pakkun mentioned as he scratched at the ground slightly. "Well, come on. We'd better start looking."

"I swear, if anything has happened to you here, Sensei--" Naruto growled.

I laid my left hand over my right fist and knelt down to place my palms on the ground. Waters started to saturate the ground. My vision faded softly. Suddenly, I'm careening all over the destroyed building. A shifting boulder catches my attention, and I move into that. "I found him-- Pakkun, he's straight ahead, underneath that large slab. It looks like he's okay." I explain as I disable the jutsu. "I'll catch up in a minute," I mention as I start rubbing at my eye carefully.