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Chapter 9 Legendary Weapons:Part 1

(Hokage's Office)

Tsunade stared at the jounin assembled in front of her, trying to choose the words that would best describe the situation. Quite frankly, it was hard for her to beleive, and she had experienced it twice now.

"Lady Hokage", Kakashi began, "we've heard that the village has been attacked. Is this true?"

It was that very question that she had been waiting for. With a heavy heart heart she began her explanation.

"You all might want to get comfortable", she began, "because what I have to say might shock you."

(Island of Legends)

They hadn't been walking for very long, though they were all clearly on edge. It wasn't just because of the unknown environment, that was standard for most shinobi. It was the fact that they were unable to use their chakra that bothered them more than anything.

Hinata was probably feeling it the worst, however. A majority of her fighting style was only usable with her chakra. Add into the fact that she was unable to use her Byakugan to help the search was starting to affect her.

'What will we do?', she thought to herself. 'I've never had to deal with this before. I'm not certain if any of us have. What will we do? Will we be able to find these weapons? Will we even be able to live through it? What if we can't? What if...' "Hinata?"

She turned her head to see Tenten looking at her worriedly. The two of them had struck up a friendship not to long after Neji had started treating her more nicely. Another thing she would thank Naruto for when he returned.

"Are you alright?", she asked.

Hinata shook her head. "No Tenten. I'm afraid. We've never had to deal with something like this before. Besides, I can't do much fighting without my chakra."

Tenten sighed and shook her head."You shouldn't worry to much Hinata. You're still a decent fighter even without your chakra. Besides, when it comes down to it, you've still got us here to help you." Hinata smiled at her in gratitude. She was about to thank her, when she was interrupted.

"She's right Hinata", Chouji said. "We'd help you out no matter what."

Hinata smiled at him too. The boy was very kind to most people he met, and was able to see the best in people. She was about to thank him too, when she was interrupted again., thought his time it wan't as friendly.

"Everyone! Move!"

This was shouted by Shikamaru. While the three had been talking, he and Shino had noticed something off about a cliff they were walking by. Shino's sharp eyes had caught several rocks begin to come down. They weren't much to worry about, until larger rocks started to fall, starting an avalanche, leading to the above command.

Instantly, the five began moving as the avalanche began to get worse. As the boulders came rushing down, they began to build momentum, moving ever faster, leaving even less time for them to move.

They were able to move away from the mass of boulders before they crashed upon the ground, though just barely without their chakra-enhanced speed.

As they stood around the rubble, Shikamaru spoke up. "Is anyone hurt?" he asked.

"I'm alright", Hinata said.

"I am too", Tenten said.

"Okay right here", Chouji spoke up.

"I'm also unharmed," Shino began,"but I think we may have more problems". He pointed up towards the cliff's edge.

Looking up to where Shino was pointing, the group saw a group of Putties, who were quickly coming down to them.

(Hokage's Office)

"...and that's everything I know about it. Any questions?" Tsunade asked.

Many of the Jounin had shocked looks on their faces. Being a ninja was definitely wrought with strangeness, but this was more than a little strange.

Kakashi stepped forward. "My apologies Lady Hokage", he began, "but this tale sounds more than a little farfetched."

"I agree", Kurenai said. "A witch sending down an army of clay creatures and monsters?"

"Not to mention five warriors in spandex coming in to fight out of no where?" Asuma asked.

"Tell me my friend! Do you have a problem with spandex?" Gai asked, a little annoyed with Asumas tactless insult against spandex. Did he not know the energy such fabric gave one?

"No, no Gai I'm not", Asuma said trying to get back on the goodside of the eccentric jounin,"I'm just saying that's strange".

"I'm inclined to agree with you on that", Gai siad striking a thoughtful pose,"this whole thing bothers me as well". This brief moment of seriousness was dropped as he then put on his patented shining smile. "I am however deeply moved by these costumed people, embracing their fiery youth greatly in such a time when they are needed! HA HA HA!" He let out a boisterous laugh.

"Be that as it may", Tsunade said, becoming annoyed at Gai's outburst, "everything I said is true. As such we need to be prepared for whenever Bandora may strike. Understood?" she asked.

"YES LADY HOKAGE!" they all said.

"Good. You're all dismissed."

As they began to file out of the room, Kakashi could be heard speaking softly. "Well, so much for relaxing".

(Island of Legends)

The Putties soon reached the bottom of the cliff and began running towards the shinobi.

"Alright everyone, I want you to do your best," Shikamaru said. "We may not be able to use our chakra, but we're still trained in the ways of combat. This shouldn't be too hard".

"Shouldn't we try morphing though?" Chouji asked.

"No" Shino spoke up. "I beleive it to be best if we not use them right away. Remeber what Zordon said, the ranger powers are limited, so we should conserve them as best as we can".

"Good explanation Shino", Shikamaru said, "all right guys let's do this!" The five then rushed into combat.

Part 1 End

Hello everyone. I'm really sorry for being very late with an update. My excuse is, well 2012 hasn't been very kind to me or my family.

It started with my grandfather dying in April. It was a slight relief since he was very sick, but still very devastating to the family. The just a couple months later, another relative died, this one on my uncle's side. Now he's lost both of his parents, and my cousins lost both of their grandfathers. Definitely a rough time.

Those events, plus life itself, actually sent me into a minor case of deprerssion, which I didn't get over until Uzumaki Ricky PMed me and we began to talk. So a big shout out to You Uzumaki Ricky! You brought back my happiness through a simple act of curiousity!

I split this whole thing into parts, mostly because I wanted to get this chapter out this year, and with how much I have planned for it, I probably wouldn't have gotten it done until next year. Another flaw of mine, I'm easily distracted.

Well, I hope you all enjoyed this, have a Happy Thanksgiving, and I will se you next time! Take care!

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