The girls of Team One all jumped from branch to branch, dodging several kunai and star shuriken that was thrown their way. All of a sudden, a kunai was thrown at Sachi's blind spot, but then Setsuka thrown her own kunai and made the first kunai go off course. After jumping from branch to branch at high speed, the girls stopped near a lake and turned around, all ready to fight.

Just then, a group of three ninjas from the hidden cloud jumped down from a tree, standing opposite them. The group of ninja consisted of A, the Raikage, and two others. One was a male with dark skin, white hair that covered his right eye and dull eyes with a sword on his back. He looked younger than Kireina, maybe early twenties. Another ninja stood on the opposite side of the Raikage. He had shirt brown hair and pale skin with dark eyes.

"Damn it, they caught up with us." Sachi mumbled as she put her hands together, but suddenly Kireina stopped her by putting her hands out. "Sensei?"

"Don't waste your chakra on them. It's pointless at your level." Kireina warned as she frowned while looking at the group of Cloud Ninjas. The girls all looked at each other with worried expressions before looking at the Cloud ninjas. A gave a smirk as a confident grin appeared on his face while looking down at the six girls.

"D...Do you know them sensei?" Setsuka asked, slightly scared as the girls all stepped back. Kireina stood up straight as she placed a hand on her hip. She then pointed at A with her finger.

"That is the Raikage, A." Kireina said, making the girls all gulp with sweat running down their faces. A smirked as he stepped forward, which made the females step back. As they stepped back, Kireina put her hands beside her side and did a small hand sign.

"Leaf ninjas; state the reason why you're in the land of lightning." A ordered as he stared at the girls, who all looked completely weak compared to himself. Lightning began to surround the male as he prepared himself for battle in case they refused to answer.

"We are simply trying to get back to our village after travelling through the Land of Lightning for a mission. We did not mean to tress pass Lord Raikage." Sachi said as she stepped forward, but suddenly a kunai was thrown near her feet, making the female stop walking. She looked down before looking up in boredom at the pale male who seemed shaken up at the sight of the girls.

"D...Don't come any closer kid!" The man ordered, making Sachi sigh as she placed one hand on her hip with the other resting at the side of her. She raised an eyebrow as she stared at the pale male with her dark eyes.

"Kid? I'm nearly 15 thank you very much." Sachi stated. Kireina stepped forward as well, standing beside Sachi as she stared at the males with her brown eyes.

"Honestly we are just passing through. We don't want to stay here, so can we leave? We have family back home waiting for us to come back to them." Kireina explained, one of her hands on her hip while the other was on Sachi's shoulder. "We don't want to make things messy." Kireina added as she dropped her arm so her hand was no longer on her hip. Chakra began to gather in Kireina's hand as she looked at the Raikage. A frowned at the female, gritting his teeth.

"And if we don't allow you to leave? What will you do?" A questioned, still frowning as he glared at the brown eyed female. A light shadow formed over Kireina's eyes as she looked at the man. She raised her head, smiling slightly sinisterly.

"Surely you don't want to think about that." Kireina said, smirking slightly. The Raikage growled lowly as he clenched his fists tightly. All of a sudden, the pale male threw a kunai at Kireina, however, just seconds before it could enter Kireina's skin, Saske was stood in front of her sensei and deflected the kunai with her own.

The pale male stepped back, sweat running down his face as a look of fear showed on his face. The Kunai was about to hit the Raikage, however the male with white hair deflected it, causing the Kunai to go into the ground.

"Well done Darui." A said as he looked at the male, who nodded his head. The three Lightning Ninjas looked at the females. All of a sudden Setsuka and Shigemi jumped out from the sides and did a hand sign.

"Water Style: Liquid Bullet!"

"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" As Shigemi shot a liquid bullet, Setsuka shot a fireball, which both collided, causing a thick steam to emerge. The male ninjas began to cough from the steam. Once the steam disappeared, the males looked up to see the females had escaped. A growled lowly as he clenched his fists tighter.

"Find them!" A ordered in rage.

"Yes, Lord Raikage." Both male ninjas said as they ran into the forest to track down the females.

. . .

"No doubt they are on their way to catch us now. Sachi, Shizuma and Shigemi, you three go further east. Saske, Setsuka and I will go further west. We'll meet at the border. If one of the teams aren't there within 10 minutes, go to the leaf village and get help." Kireina ordered with a frown. The girls all nodded to what their sensei told them before they began to disband from each other. After three minutes of running, a kunai hit a tree near where Sachi was running. Sachi turned her head to see Darui chasing after the three, alone. Sachi frowned before looking back at the girls.

"Continue running, I'll get him off our trail!" Sachi ordered to her friends. Shizumi and Shigemi turned their heads to Sachi who had stopped running and turned around, ready to stop Darui.

"But Sachi!" Shigemi shouted.

"Just go! I'll catch up, trust me." Sachi ordered, causing both females to nod their heads before they continued to run. Sachi moved her shoulder around, causing a couple of cracking noises to come from it. She then stretched her arms around as Darui stopped in front of her. "Hey there." Sachi smiled at the male, causing him to frown.

"You shouldn't have run. I don't really wanna kill a kid." Darui stated as he looked at the female.

"Kid?! I'm nearly 15!" Sachi exclaimed as she moved her arms around with a vein popping out of her head. Sweat ran down Darui's face as he watched the female.

"That still makes her a kid..." Darui thought with a blank expression on his face. He then sighed slightly before looking at the female with a frown. "I can sense a lot of power from her... I better be careful."

"So, are you just gonna stand there?" Sachi asked as she placed her hand on her hip as she looked at the male, a calmer look showing on her face. Darui frowned more and was about to put his hands together to make a jutsu, however a black rope suddenly went around his wrists. His eyes widened as he looked at Sachi, who had her hands together. "Sorry, no can do, the Jutsu you plan to hit me with will most likely kill me, and I have a cousin to annoy back home." Sachi smiled.

"You knew the Jutsu I was going to do? Impossible, I didn't even do the first sign!" Darui exclaimed, making Sachi smirk slightly as she placed her hands on her hips.

"I knew, but how I knew, that's a secret." Sachi grinned, causing Darui to frown more. He clenched his fists tightly and pulled his arms apart, breaking the rope that seemed to have been made of shadows. Sachi gulped with sweat running down her face as she stepped back. Darui then ran at Sachi and tried to attack her with the blade that was once on his back, however the female dodged his attack by moving her head away. Darui then went to hit her once again, however the female dodged him once more.

This continued on for 1 more minute until Sachi fell over a root of a tree. She then ended up falling into the tree and groaned as she hit her back against hit. She opened her eyes and went wide eyed as she moved her head back as Darui had his blade near her neck. He was frowning, looking at the female who began to sweat nervously with a slight bit of fear shown in her eyes. She gulped.

"What's your name." Darui asked the female, who looked up at him before looking at the blade that was close to penetrating her neck.

"Sachi... Sachi Nara..." Sachi said nervously as she looked at the blade. Darui stared at the female, who's dark eyes were staring at the blade nervously.

"Sorry kid, I didn't wanna do this, but I have no choice." Darui said, making the female smirk. Darui raised an eyebrow at the female's smirk.

"Sorry to you too." All of a sudden, smoke appeared around the two, making Darui cough slightly. His eyes then widened when he saw Sachi was gone. "Sorry, but that was a shadow clone." A voice behind Darui said. Darui turned around to see Sachi on a branch, smiling at him. "I can't let you kill me, I have friends waiting for me. See ya." Sachi said as she began to run off. Darui was about to chase after the female, however someone suddenly grabbed his arm. Darui turned around to see A standing there with the other ninja, who had blood running down his face and arm.

"That's enough. Don't chase after her." A ordered with a frown, making Darui put his blade back to where it once was.

"What happened?" Darui asked as he looked at the ninja who was bleeding.

"The woman, their sensei, I thought I recognised her. Her name is Kireina Senju, also known as Thorn. You do not want to anger. Let's go." A ordered as he passed the bleeding ninja to Darui before walking away. Darui looked at the Raikage, before looking at the Ninja who had a lifeless look in his eyes. Darui gulped before following the Raikage with the ninja.

Time Skip: A day later...

The girls were soon outside the village, and when they arrived, they stopped at the gates. Standing there was Shikamaru talking to Gaara, Kankuro and Temari. When Shikamaru spotted them, he waved, which made the sand siblings turn their heads. The girls all approached the group cautiously.

"Shikamaru, what's going on?" Kireina asked as he looked at the young shinobi, who sighed while scratching the back of his head. He looked at Setsuka and Yuuki, making the female have a question mark leave her head.

"Setsuka... I'm sorry..." Shikamaru said as he looked away, sadness in his voice. Setsuka tilted her head in confusion as she looked at the Nara, unsure on what he was apologising for. Setsuka was about to speak, but Shikamaru cut her off. "Sasuke's left the village... To go with Orochimaru." Setsuka's eyes widened as she stepped back. The rest of Team One were shocked by Shikamaru's statement, but Setsuka was hit by this news much worse. Tears were forming in her eyes as she shook her head.

"N...No..." She said as she refused to believe what Shikamaru said. Setsuka looked at the Sand siblings who avoided eye contact. She then looked back at Shikamaru who was scratching the back of his head nervously. "No... T-this... This is a joke... Right? Shikamaru? Is... Is Sasuke pranking me?" Setsuka asked as she tried to smile, laughing awkwardly, but Shikamaru shook his head.

"This isn't a prank Setsuka... I'm being serious... Naruto, Kiba, Choji, Neji and I all tried to get him back... But they were too strong... That's why the sand siblings are here... They came to give us a hand." Shikamaru explained. Setsuka began to breathe heavily as she continued to listen to Shikamaru. "Naruto ended up fighting Sasuke... But he couldn't save him... Choji, Kiba and Neji are also all in the hospital."

"No... Sasuke said... he'd never leave me... to be alone..." Setsuka thought as her eyes filled up with tears. She continued to shake her head as she denied it. "No! He can't be gone!" Setsuka screamed as she ran through the gates, leaving everyone behind. Her friends called out for her, but Setsuka didn't stop. She continued to run to her home to try and find Sasuke. Kireina sighed as she looked at Shikamaru with a concerned expression.

"How is everyone else? Was it critical?" Kireina asked, making Shikamaru nod his head sadly, gritting his teeth while clenching his fists.

"Near death..." The girls all went wide eyed. Saske and Shizuma looked at each other. Neji is Saske's cousin and Kiba is Shizuma's cousin. The two girls then began to run through Konoha, going as fast as their legs could take them so they could find their cousins. Sachi and Shigemi looked at Kireina with a worried expression. Kireina looked back at them.

"Go with the girls. I'll find Setsuka." Kireina said before running through the gates to find Setsuka. Shigemi and Sachi both sighed as they looked at each other, before looking at Shikamaru and the Sand siblings.

"I'm going to go check on Ino. See ya Sachi." Shigemi said as she left the Nara. Sachi waved to Shigemi before looking at her cousin and the Sand Siblings.

"So you ok cous?" Sachi asked with a worried expression on her face as she folded her arms. Shikamaru scratched the back of his neck and nodded his head. "So who saved your ass?" Shikamaru went stiff while Temari laughed slightly.

"That would have been me." Temari said as she stood in front of her brothers. Sachi smiled as she put her hand out for a hand shake. Temari took Sachi's hand as the two shook hands.

"Thanks for saving my lazy ass cousin." Sachi said, making Shikamaru grumble under his breath.

"Any time." Temari said, smirking as a small laugh left her lips. After the two finished shaking hands, the Sand Siblings left the Leaf Village to go home, leaving Shikamaru and Sachi standing at the gate. Sachi turned her gaze to Shikamaru, smirking slightly, making the male raise an eyebrow at her.

"What?"

"She's a lot like aunty, isn't she?" The two cousins began to walk into the village and Shikamaru sighed at Sachi's question.

"Yeah, and it's troublesome."

Meanwhile...

Setsuka was running all through her home, looking for any hiding spots for Sasuke as she repeatedly called out his name. She ran into the male's bedroom and saw most of his things were gone. The female walked to two picture frames that were facing the desk. She picked them up and tears began to fall down her face. One of them was of Sasuke with his team, while the other was of Sasuke with Setsuka hugging him from behind with Yuuki photo bombing it.

"You said you wouldn't leave me." Setsuka cried to herself as she fell to her knees and placed her hands over her crying face.

Flashback:

"So your parents left you again..." Sasuke said as he and Setsuka walked through the village. This was on the first day Setsuka came back to the village. Setsuka looked down and nodded her head with a sad look in her eyes as she hugged her snow white bunny in her arms tightly.

"Yeah... They did..." Sasuke sighed as he ran his hands through his raven coloured hair.

"I won't leave you Setsuka. I won't let you be abandoned again."

Flashback End...

"Setsuka..." Kireina spoke softly as she placed her hand on the crying female's shoulder. Setsuka turned her head to have her puffy eyes meet with Kireina, who was crouching down. Setsuka then hugged Kireina while crying into her teacher. Kireina sighed sadly as she hugged Setsuka back, biting her lip. She closed her eyes as she gently rubbed Setsuka's back to try and calm her down.

"Kireina-Sensei... How did you do it...?" Setsuka asked through her tears, more flooding her face. Kireina had cold sweat run down her face as she listened to Setsuka's question... Because she knew what she was talking about. Kireina pulled away from the hug and smiled at the smaller female, who's tears were still falling down her face. Kireina gently wiped away the tears from Setsuka's face with her thumb, much like what Kakashi does whenever she cries.

"I had my friends, Setsuka. I had Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, Guy... As well as a few other jounin, I had my friends help me through it." Kireina explained softly, trying to smile to the younger girl. "And you will have your friends as well Setsuka. You have the girls, Yuuki, Naruto, Sakura, all of your friends from the Academy, as well as me." Kireina explained, making Setsuka hug the older female, more tears falling down her face. "Sasuke... Why would you do this...?"

Meanwhile...

"Idiot, you should have had jounin with you!" Shizuma exclaimed as she sat beside Kiba, who was in the hospital bed. She then looked over at Hana, who was looking after Akamaru. Akamaru had fallen asleep and Ōkami was lying beside him to keep him company. Kiba sighed as he looked away, making Shizuma sigh as well. "I'm glad... You're ok..."

"Yeah, me too..." Kiba said as he looked out the window. He then looked at Akamaru with a worried look in his eyes. Just then, there was a knock at the door. The three Inuzuka's turned their heads to see Saske standing there. "S...Saske?" Kiba questioned in confusion. Why would she be here?

"What's up Saske?" Shizuma asked as she looked at Saske, who raised a small glass with some sort of liquid in it. "Isn't that the medicine you make?"

"Medicine?" Kiba questioned his cousin in confusion. Shizuma nodded her head as she looked at Kiba with a smile.

"Saske makes medicine for the team." Saske walked towards Kiba, making the male blush slightly. Saske's pale cheeks were also slightly pink as she passed him the glass. Kiba took the glass and looked at it, before looking at Saske, who kept her usual poker face expression.

"It should help you heal better." Kiba drank the medicine Saske gave him and surprisingly, it tasted good.

"T...Thanks... Saske..." Kiba said, unable to keep eye contact. Saske nodded her head and turned around to leave, but then Shizuma stopped her.

"Why don't you stay awhile?" Kiba gritted his teeth as he glared at his cousin. Yes, that is correct. Glared. The male has had a crush on Saske since the academy and his cousin knew all about it. Saske sighed and shook her head.

"I need to go check on Neji." Saske stated before leaving the room, making Kiba sigh in both relief and sadness. Shizuma giggled as she looked at Kiba's expression. She loved to tease him, and just because he is in hospital, does not mean he will not receive any special treatment.

Back to Setsuka and Kireina...

Kireina had taken to Setsuka to the park so the small Uchiha could try to clear her mind. As the two sat on a bench and sat in the empty park, the two heard someone shout Setsuka's name. Both females turned their heads to see Naruto running towards them while waving.

"N...Naruto..."

"Setsuka! Have you been told about-"

"Y...Yes... Shikamaru told me..." Setsuka said with a sigh leaving her lips, trying to fight back the tears. She bit her lip as well so try and hold in anymore cries.

"I'm sorry we couldn't stop him, but don't you worry." Naruto said, making Setsuka look at the blonde in confusion. "I plan to bring Sasuke back to the village!" Naruto claimed with confidence in his voice. Setsuka's eyes widened at the male's confidence. She then smiled with her eyes closed.

"Thank you... Naruto. If anyone can do it, I'm sure it's you." Setsuka spoke, making the male grin.

"Yeah, you better believe it! I will bring Sasuke back and I will become Hokage!" Naruto claimed, making Setsuka smile down at the blonde boy.

tbc...