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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
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Chapter 104: Confrontation
The two n who had just knocked on Naruto's door remained still, exchanging glances.
"It sounded like he jumped out of the window…" the one who looked like a human fish remarked.
"Mmm… that seems overly cautious. He must have recognized ," Itachi concluded. "I believe he was about to call by my brother's na but stopped."
"So, what do we do now?"
Itachi broke the lock and pushed the door open.
"What kind of question is that? We go after him. Jiraiya won't be distracted forever."
"Hehe, I don't know about that. He's probably piss drunk by now. That girl seed... talented," Kisa chuckled. Seeing the lack of amusent on his companion's face, he quickly composed himself.
"Fine, let's go." He leaped through the sa window Naruto had just used.
Landing on the next rooftop, Kisa took a deep sniff of the air.
Itachi waited patiently beside him. He had complete trust in his partner's tracking abilities. Once Kisa caught a scent of chakra, no one could escape him.
"Urgh… Sahada doesn't like this boy's chakra. Says it's too hot," Kisa complained, feeling the shared senses of his sword.
"Which direction?" Itachi asked, hoping Kisa would focus.
"This way!" Kisa said, jumping off in pursuit.
Around the middle of the town, Naruto was jumping from one roof to the next. It was dark already but the small town looked a lot more busy now, compared to when they arrived.
He decided to leap down onto the ground level and try to blend in with the crowd.
"Tch! Where's the old pervert when I need him?" Naruto muttered, running through the narrow streets. He had no way to contact Jiraiya, but he knew he couldn't take on these two by himself.
He imdiately recognized Itachi...the only other living Uchiha, and one of the most dangerous missing-nin from Konoha. As for the other man accompanying him, he was unmistakable also. Kisa Hoshigaki, an S-rank missing-nin from the Hidden Mist, and a mber of the Seven Legendary Swordn from the Mist.
'Why are two famous S-rank ninjas after ?' Naruto thought, mind racing. It wasn't a coincidence, that was for sure, and there were a few possibilities:
Maybe they were after Jiraiya and found him by accident.
Or... word about him being the son of the Fourth Hokage had spread, and there might be a bounty on his head. The Rock Village would definitely pay a good price for him.
The third possibility… they wanted a Jinchūriki. He was sure that many would be interested in capturing one. The Bijuus could considered very powerful weapons and any country would want to have them.
'If that's the case, they must've been spying on Konoha already and followed us as soon as we left. But how did they find so quickly?'
Naruto wasn't used to dealing with these kinds of covert tactics.
While darting through a busy street, he sensed sothing moving at great speed directly at him, and sidestepped just in ti.
A large, wrapped bundle crashed into the ground, shattering the stone tiles. The impact sent debris flying, injuring several bystanders.
People scread as a towering figure landed beside the bundle and picked it up. Only then did Naruto realize the bundle was a weapon, wrapped in white bandages.
"There you are," the half-fish man smiled, his satisfaction was evident. This person seed to enjoy the act of the hunt.
A group of townsn, angry at the destruction, began to confront him.
And they will soon co to realize how terrible of an idea that was.
"You! What do you think you're doing?!" one of the n shouted at Kisa while brandishing a small knife.
Without even facing the man, Kisa swung his massive sword in response, sending all the townsfolk who dared to approach him flying away, and splattering their blood across the street.
"Ahhh!"
"Murderer!"
"Monster!"
The air filled with screams as the crowd scattered in all directions, panicking.
Itachi landed beside his partner, frowning.
"What are you doing? We were supposed to be discreet," he scolded.
Kisa had compromised the mission by causing chaos in the town center, rather than waiting for Naruto to be further away.
"Heh, relax, Itachi. I just need ten seconds to catch the boy. Watch ." Kisa grinned, showing Naruto his sharp, serrated teeth.
Naruto's heart raced. 'So they're after ... that rules out the first possibility.' He tried to stay calm.
Running no longer seed like an option. The uproar would definitely attract attention. Even Jiraiya, no matter how drunk, wouldn't be able to ignore this.
"Let's negotiate," Naruto said. "You two are here to capture , right? If you're rcenaries, I can double whatever you're being paid."
"We're not here to negotiate. Just co with us quietly, and you won't be hurt," Itachi replied coldly.
"And I doubt a nobody orphan brat like you could offer us much," Kisa added dismissively.
'So, they don't know who my parents are... they're after the Kyūbi.' Naruto realized. It didn't matter what why they wanted him. They weren't going to take him without a fight.
"I know who you are… Kisa Hoshigaki," Naruto said, pulling a kunai from his pouch.
Kisa paused, looking slightly surprised.
"I didn't know genins paid that much attention to the Bingo Book. Not bad, but if you know who I am, then you must know resistance is useless."
Naruto placed the kunai against his own neck.
"I know you need alive. Don't get any closer, or I'll do it!"
"Whoa, hold on!" Kisa stopped and looked at Itachi for guidance.
The Uchiha's Sharingan spun as he narrowed his eyes at Naruto.
"He's lying. He has no intention of killing himself."
"What? But then..." Kisa turned back to Naruto, who was now smiling. He just needed a small gap to focus on the next move, and now he got it.
"Your ten seconds are up," Naruto said, slicing his palm with the kunai.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
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