[X] Karin
[X] Naruto
[X] Hinata
"I'll take Karin, Hinata, and Naruto," Saya decided.
"Alright, I'll take Kiba, Neji, and Chouji," Shikamaru decided. Saya sent out her clones and they promptly brought back the aforementioned people. After giving them a quick debrief, they split up and Shikamaru's team took point with Saya's team following behind. She was keenly aware this was a test of her loyalty to Konoha, and was determined not to fail.
"Alright, Karin take the lead, Naruto stay behind me, Hinata stay behind Naruto and keep an eye out," Saya said sharply. Hinata was probably the weakest link of their team, in her opinion, but her byakugan was too valuable to not have.
"Yes!" Hinata said, looking determined if slightly nervous. They ran through the forest for a while before finding an area filled with traps. Neji and Hinata found all the traps and Shikamaru knocked out a strategy for them. Saya's team would hold back while Shikamaru's team did the strike. It all fell apart as Shikamaru's team was found and quickly trapped. Saya held back Naruto from attacking, who looked furious at it.
"Wait until they leave, and then we'll strike," Saya advised. They left and she sent Naruto to strike at the back of the dome with his new technique and Karin sent her chakra chains to rip the large man from the dome. Naruto opened the dome and they piled out.
"Eight man team huh? Konoha sure loves to sent children to die ..." The man said, after absorbing the chakra chains from Karin who looked disturbed.
"He absorbs chakra, be careful!" Shikamaru barked out. The man then threw a house sized rock at them and Chouji broke it with his baika technique.
"Me and Naruto will take him!" Shikamaru started to bark out, but Saya jumped to his side, furious.
"You're squad leader, you don't just leave it to handle one idiot!" Saya reprimanded.
"Girl's right, you're a real nitwit, must make it hard for his subordinates ..." The enemy ninja insulted.
"I'll take him!" Chouji yelled, clenching his fists. He pulled out a bag of soldier pills. "You guys take these and move on."
Shikamaru looked shocked, before smiling. "Catch up to us, okay Chouji?"
Saya licked her lips as she released Haunter. "Haunter, help Chouji, okay?"
Haunter nodded and giggled as he melted in the ground.
They immediately left them, taking the pills on the run. With Hinata and Neji, they noted a lack of traps and arrogance on the part of the kidnappers. Shikamaru transformed into the enemy shinobi and entered their group. But the henge failed as they realized he was an imposter and attacked Shikamaru. They surged upon him, but found that his chakra web was difficult to fight against unless you had the gentle fist.
"Go, I'll take him," Neji said, after snapping the shinobi's web strands from Karin. Hinata appeared at his side as well, already in her gentle fist form.
"We'll take him together," Hinata said, resolutely.
"Lady Hinata ..."
"Don't you dare tell me to leave," Hinata said, sharply.
Neji smiled. "I wouldn't dare."
So they continued on, four less than it was. Saya had concerns about them, but she pushed them away to focus on the mission. They cornered the last two shinobi with their group and managed to grab the coffin. However, a trap Kiba set with Akamaru went wrong and Kiba went back to save his dog. Kiba, Akamaru and the strange shinobi fell into the cavern. Saya released Fearow instantly.
"Follow Kiba and help him!" She ordered. Fearow fearlessly flew into the gorge and they were left with just the female sound nin.
Or so they thought. They were kicked away from the coffin. Karin, Saya, Shikamaru, and Naruto flew back hitting trees.
"Kimimaro!" The female sound nin exclaimed, sounding fearful and surprised.
"Tayuya, I will let you live, so take care of these pests," he said, tonelessly. He picked up the coffin and left in a blur.
"Saya, Naruto, go take on that guy, Karin and I can take care of this one ..." Shikamaru said. They ran past Tayuya as Shikamaru and Karin engaged the female sound nin.
Saya noticed Naruto's face growing increasingly feral and worried about his control.
How do you take on Kimimaru?
[ ] Use Honedge and go Sword Saint mode.
[ ] Use genjutsu to entrap Kimimaru.
[ ] Play defensively with your kenjutsu and genjutsu.
[ ] Write In.