Feminine Wiles

To Track a Vixen

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"What ... a ... woman," groaned Izuna. The last thing he saw was Naruko's curvy silhouette as he drifted into unconsciousness ...

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Kenshin blinked as he saw something on the ground, "Guys stop!" Everyone froze as the redhead jumped down from the tree and inspected the forest floor. "There are explosive seals here ... we need to remove them before we continue."

Tobirama and Minato jumped down, "We can help!" offered the blonde and they made quick work of the seals.

"If this was a trap it's not a very well hidden one." comment the redhead.

Minato nodded, "Yeah, it looks like they tried to hide it, but someone uncovered it."

"We can theorize later. We need to hurry!" said Tobirama before jumping into the trees with Minato and Kenshin to join the others.

After a few minutes they arrived at the temple on Turtle island ... and the doors were wide open ...

"Ok, is this supposed to be another trap?" asked the puzzled redhead.

Shikamaru shook his head, "No it isn't." He said as he entered the temple. They were all stunned at the sight before them. Corpses littered the ground and blood splattered the walls.

"Wow ... this chick is not the damsel in distress type." exclaimed the red headed Uzumaki.

Obito frowned as he spotted a large paw print of a tiger made of blood, "You aren't kidding, but where is Izuna and Naruko?"

"Found him." called Minato and everyone moved over to the blonde where they saw the traitor out cold and tied up ... he seemed strangely happy. "What's on his lips?" Minato brushed some of the red substance off with his thumb. "Lipstick? ... whoa, smart woman! Naruko put a sedative in her lipstick." concluded the blonde when he felt his thumb tingle slightly.

"There's something in his pocket." said Shikamaru and Minato reached in and pulled out a recording device. Minato pressed play ...

Recording

"Let me go!" Eve yelled.

"Not until your father pays up." said the leader.

"Why did you betray them? Why did you take me?" exclaimed a scared Eve

"It's obvious. The money." Izuna remarked carelessly.

"Your plan won't work! Konoha's strongest ninja will come for me-"

*slap* "I'm the strongest you bitch! I'm better than all of them and prove it! Once they come for you and find you dead the Daimyo will eradicate that worthless village!@"

"W-what? But the m-money-"

"Those fools won't risk scaring your father by taking him a ransom ... no, they'll go to the hokage and gather all their forces to attack this temple, but they won't come in time and with those pricks Minato and the Hatake brothers thoroughly humiliated that they failed to protect the Daimyo's daughter. I'll sit back and watch the village be destroyed and their spirits shatter!" Izuna started laughing maniacally.

"That's stupid ... how are you and your ninja going to escape Konoha's trackers?" Was the blunt response from the far less frightened hostage.

Izuna barked angrily, "This place is rigged to go up in flames the second they step on the grounds, which will burn you and our trace so on one will be after us ... and then I'll use my persuasiveness to convince your father to destroy Konoha and replace it with a new one, one with me in charge. It should be easy since he wouldn't know about my involvement!"