Siblings (Naruto Fanfic)

5. Ambush

A/N: 2 notes to say before you start, first, sorry this chapter is so long, and second, I'm sorry if these fight scenes aren't that great, but I did really try!

Kimo made sure to wake everyone an hour after dawn just to get an early start. It seemed to be fine to everyone else except Ikebashi who apparently can't function without a 10 hours of sleep.

"Kimo-sensei, why are we up this early... I get we're trying to get to his village but a few more hours of rest won't kill us or ruin the mission."

Kassi naturally woke up early in her clan house, and she wasn't bothered by Kimo waking her up, but the constant whining was really annoying. Though she did remember that Amika told her to leave the boy alone last night so she opted instead to just cling to her sister while they walked to distract herself. When she did that she noticed 2 things.

One; Her sister was definitely sleepwalking, or at least walking with her eyes closed, which was really dangerous.

Two; Ikebashi seemed to stop complaining just to glare at her. He probably thought she was trying to tease him but honestly she couldn't care less. She promised her sister that she wouldn't bother him and that's what she's gonna do... no matter how much she doesn't like him.
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They had just gotten about halfway up the last mountain when Kimo suddenly stopped. Everyone noticed and they stopped as well, even Kaleku stopped pulling the cart to look at him.

"Kimo-sensei?" Kassi asked quietly while slightly shaking her older sister to wake up. The other girl lightly groaned but opened her eyes just to suddenly look around them and notice how tense and quiet everyone was.

When Kimo didn't answer Kassi, Ikebashi tried to call him, "Kimo-sensei?" This time Kimo held up his hand.

"Look around us... what do you notice about where we are?" He asked slowly and everyone else looked around.

"The mountains? There's lots of rocks?" Kassi mumbled questionably. It didn't sound smart but that's all she could think of.

"It looks just like the other 2 mountains to me." Ikebashi added and Kimo turned to glare at both of them. It was surprising, of course he was a jounin who had to take missions seriously but, it was so unlike his usual behavior.

"Can you just explain sensei?" Amika asked and he turned back in front of them.

"The mountain is cut here, making two walls around us..." He stopped and recognition dawn on both Amika and Kaleku's face, the other two still seemed to be lost.

"Perfect placement for an ambush." She muttered and gripped her little sister's hand tighter. Kassi's eyes widened in surprise before she relaxed again.

"You said only bandits or thieves would be here right? That's fine." She said, though Amika could tell she was only trying to reassure herself.

"Normally, but just because they're bandits doesn't mean they aren't dangerous. You all should stay behind me and near the cart, okay?"

"Yes sensei." Was their collective response before they started to walk again. They did as they were told until they heard screams from above them.

Each of them froze and looked up, only for a girl to start stumbling down the cliff. Immediately the genin tensed up as Kimo seemed to stare.

"State your purpose!" He yelled at the woman who had landed a few feet in front of them. She slowly stood up and there were tears in her eyes as she looked beaten. It took everything inside of Kassi to not cling onto her older sister, her appearance wasn't something you want to see any day.