To Kill the Invisible

By: TheWildFool2011

(I do NOT own Naruto nor the characters.)

Chapter 4: Dance in the Rain, Dance with the Mist

By the time Sai with Naruto on his back, got to where Kakashi, Yamato, and Sakura was, they were building a fire. "Late…is Naruto okay?" Kakashi asked as he worked to make the fire. Sai sat Naruto down on the cots they had laid out, "I apologize…we had a few run-ins."

Sakura walked up behind Sai and wrapped her arms around him, "Glad to see both of you are safe…" Sai smiled as he conversed with her. Yamato checked on Naruto, "Seems like he used up too much chakra…Good thing you decided we should rest here Kakashi."

Kakashi, finally being able to get the fire started got up and walked over to the remaining captured bandits who were trapped. Taku stood up and walked up to Kakashi, "So, what's gonna happen to us?" Kakashi stared quietly as he study the bandit. "Come on…answer me dammit!"

Taku was very pissed off gripping the wooden bars, "Well we can't quiet let you go." Kakashi answered as he sat down in front of the cage, taking out his make-out paradise book. "…You hidden leaf ninja are in a world of hell. We'll get our revenge."

Yamato searched through the bandits bags. Taku looked up, "Oh give me a break! Why my bag?" Kakashi sighed closing his book 'Guess no make-out paradise tonight…' he looked up, "Cause, your 'boss' apparently ratted you out." Taku looked at him confused, "What the hell are you talking about…?"

"Thanks a hell of a lot, Nero…so what? I'm the brains behind the operation. What else do you want?" Taku said in a defeated tone. Kakashi looked at Taku, "Well, you're going to be turned into Lady Tsunade, every single one of you."

Nero looked down fearing if he looked Taku in the eye he would get scolded at. "I'm really sorry Taku…" Taku plopped down in front of Nero, "I knew having a leader as young as you would get us in deep shit…oh well can't do anything about it now."

Kakashi seemed more interested than usual as he continued to exchange words with the two young bandits, "You both seem a little young to be bandits…how old are you…?" Nero timidly picked up a stick that was lying around, "Um, I'm 15…and hail from the village hidden in the rain." Taku sighed, "Guess, there's no choice…I'm 20 years old and I hail from the village hidden in the mist. Now, I know you have questions what is a Rain ninja doing with a ninja from the mist? Well, that's cause I swore to protect the kid."

'Interesting…they would probably make good ninjas…' Kakashi thought to himself, "Very young to be bandits…ever thought about being a Shinobi? Much more honorable, trust me as you can see…" he pointed to his headband. Taku shrugged the idea off, "I did think about it…but that's the past now." Nero continued to poke the ground with the stick.

Kakashi sighed, "This is gonna be a long night…well tomorrow in the morning a group of the leaf villages anbu ninja will be dispatched to take you bandits in. Til then…you should get some sleep…" Taku took Kakashi's advice to heart as he began to nod off, though Nero was not comfortable falling asleep.

"Kakashi look what I found…" Yamato said handing him a fully drawn map with locations. "Hmm…So they were going there…" Kakashi said quietly to himself as both himself and Yamato studied the map together.

Sai and Sakura sat next to Naruto with him in the middle, "So…have you noticed that Naruto has been acting strangely…" Sakura quietly announced but loud enough for Sai to hear her out. Sai sat down his drawing book and ink set, "Sadly, yes I have noticed the strangeness."

"What do you think it might be? You think because of Sasuke or…something else?" Sakura whispered to Sai, he in turn shrugged. Both of them turned their gaze from Naruto's sleeping figure to the midnight sky.

~~Yes, you see it and you know, chapter 4 is up. And I shall work on other stories (including the 5th chapter to this story). Til then fare thee well and PEACE OUT!

Yours truly, TheWildFool2011~~