Chap 14: Missing Jonin

A genin who'd been assigned to a team with Izumo and Kotetsu, two high-ranking chunin, almost jonin ninja. Injured, with the other two nowhere in sight. Before passing out on the ground just inside the gate to the village, he warned that his entire team had been taken. But he didn't know where, the genin was then brough to the hospital where Tsunade worked to heal his injuries. Minato visting him and asking for a more… thorough run-down, if he could give any. Minato hummed, it wasn't much to go on, and from the looks of it, Jonin may be being targeted. He'd have no choice but to assign the mission to the genin teams. Heading back to his office, he called for teams Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai, Rin, and Asuma to come to his office immediately. Which the teams did so, meeting him there with the upmost urgency, looking towards the man and waiting for him to begin. 

"Now that we're here, I'll explain the mission." Minato started, his blonde hair spiked over his headband on his forehead, his sidburns going towards his chin. Wearing a dark blue ninja outfit on his body with his jonin flak jacket on his chest with his hokage's cloak on his shoulders. Sitting behind his desk, his blue eyes looking out at the group who looked back just as seriously, including Naruto, as he noted the look in his father's eye was one of worry. 

"What's up dad, it's gotta be important if all of us are here ya know." Naruto commented from beside Sai, their newest member since Hinami was now a jonin and was often sent on missions without the team. His blonde hair spiked around his headband as his violet eyes looked forwards wearing a blue-orange ninja outfit with his headband around his forehead, his violet eyes looking forwards. Wearing a chunin flak jacket over his clothing, wearing his shuriken holster on his right thigh, his kunai pouch on his back waist.

Minato nodded as he looked over the group of genin, his hands clasped in front of him,

"This is a very important mission, alright. Three teams of shinobi that've been dispatched on secret missions have all gone missing, for unknown reasons. Your mission's to go out and conduct a search to try and locate them. If you find them, you're to contact the leaf right away." Minato said, and Hinami hummed looking over, before Naruto cheered a moment, clearing his throat, he quieted down once more.

"If we locate them, and it's applicable to the circumstance, are we authorized to conduct a rescue. Looking at it from a logical standpoint, if we find them, there may not be time to alert the leaf on their location, depending on what we're dealing with." Hinami commented, Minato hummed for a moment, seeming to think on something as he looked towards his desk before looking back towards the girl. 

"Yes. If for some reason you are unable to contact the leaf, but you locate the missing jonin, and a rescue is possible. You're cleared to mount such." Minato said in return and Hinami nodded, 

"Though, looking at who's been chosen for this mission, a rescue would be near impossible for us to pull off." Shikamaru commented and Hinami hummed, 

"Not necessarily, we have no idea what we're dealing with. We should keep our options as open as possible and account for every scenario." She said in response, 

"All of the shinobi going missing have been experienced and talented jonin. The only one able to make it back, was a genin. It could mean those with experience and maturity are being targeted, by whatever we're dealing with." Minato said, looking over, 

"So… you didn't just call us here because we're all elite ninja with overwhelming talent?" Naruto said, he sounded disappointed, as Sai placed a hand on his shoulder, Hinami doing the same, 

"Sorry Naruto." Sai commented, his black hair sitting flat around his head, paired with his headband around his forehead with a black longsleeve shirt with capris pants, wearing black sandals with his scroll on his back waist and a sword strapped to his back.

The genin also reported the appearance of the shinobi ageha butterfly just before the jonin on his team vanished," Minato said and the captains all nodded, Minato passing forth one of his kunai towards all of the jonin, including Hinami. 

The next day, all the teams met at the village gate, ready to head out for the mission, Hinami wore a maroon-purple sleeveless cropped top zipped up to her neck with a cropped sky blue jacket overtop, wearing black shorts with a skirt stopping mid thigh. Wearing her black hair in two braids with light blue ribbons at the base, a yellow strand going through the braid on the right side with a lilac purple strand going through the braid on the left side. Wearing her headband around her left thigh, her bangs falling over her face wearing black arm protectors on her forearms, wearing shinguards on her shins going over her black sandals. Standing with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sai, with Kakashi not too far behind them. The other teams standing spread out near the front gates. Before heading out, spreading out in the forest. 

"Kakashi sensei, I'm gonna go higher, get a birds eye, see if I can't see more." Hinami said, as she floated next to the sensei, the man glanced over before nodding her way, the girl took to the skies, looking over the forest with her byakugan, or well, as far as she could. looking around with the team, looking for the Shinobi Agiha butterfly, or any sign of the missing jonin.

"Let's stop here." Rin called to her students, stopping in a small clearing to look for any signs of the missing jonin, the rest of the jonin doing the same, each team looking for signs. 

"Hey, look at that butterfly. What's it called again?" Kyoto questioned, 

"A shinobi Agiha." Sakura commented, 

"I'll catch it!" He said, 

"What?" Sakura said looking over, but Kyoto was already jumping off, he wore a black shirt with a large Uchiha collar wearing tan pants with his shuriken holster on his left thigh, wearing a kunai pouch on his back waist with his black hair falling flat around his head like Kuhina's, wearing his headband around his forehead. 

"Hold on!" Rin said, her brown hair brushed her shoulders as she wore a dark blue ninja outfit with a janin flak jacket overtop, her headband around her forehead, wearing her shuriken holster on her right thigh with her kunai pouch on her waist. She held two purple rectangles on her face, sitting on either cheek, a symbol from the Nohara clan. 

"I'll go after him, sensei." Miho said, his red hair sat flat around his head, wearing a red ninja outfit, his shuriken holster on his left thigh with his kunai pouch on his back paired with his headband on his left bicep, his protector around his forehead sighing before jumping after Kyoto, sighing as he did so. Sakura watching the butterfly with mild curiosity. Before Rin grabbed her heart, something was wrong. But before she could do anything, she was dragged underground, Sakura turned to see her sensei gone from where she'd been. 

"Hey look, a butterfly. A shinobi agaho thing." Naruto commented, looking at the gold butterfly fluttering in front of him, landing on a branch, the group standing in a clearing, the butterfly sent dust towards the ground with every flap of it's wings.

"Agiha. Dummy." Sasuke corrected, looking over, rolling his eyes a moment, the boy wearing his black hair spiking behind his head wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt with tan shorts, his shuriken holster on his right thigh, with his blue headband tied around his forehead. Wearing tan arm warmers on his forearms, and blue sandals on his feet. Naruto looked entranced with the butterfly, curious about it's capabilities.

"The dust from their wings encourages chakra flow." Hinami spoke from behind the two, also looking towards the butterfly a moment, before Kakashi fell to the ground, holding his heart, things were going from bad… to worse, and quickly. She turned to administer some healing before she also fell to the ground, holding her heart. The two boys looked in shock, running back over, trying to grab both of them, but as soon as they lost consciousness, they were taken underground by vines that came from under the ground. 

"We're now missing 50% of our team." Sasuke said seriously, his black hair spiked behind his head with his bangs parting over the headband around his forehead, his head wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt with tan shorts, his shuriken holster on his right thigh, with his blue headband tied around his forehead. Wearing tan arm warmers on his forearms, and blue sandals on his feet.

"What is happening?" Asuma said grabbing his chest, his black hair was in a spike over his head, wearing his headband around his forehead, his brown eyes looking forwards, holding a short beard wearing a black ninja outfit with a jonin flak jacket overtop with his shuriken holster on his right thigh and his kunai pouch on his back waist. His heart, chakra network it was like… it was being severed from the inside. Groaning he fell to the ground, causing the genin with him to turn in alarm.

"Sensei!" Ino said in alarm her platinum blonde hair was in a ponytail behind her head, wearing a purple outfit consisting of a high-collared blouse and matching apron skirt. With bandages on her abdomen and legs, small hoop-earrings, her forehead protector worn as a belt. Running towards the man as the other two looked over, equally as alarmed.

"Asuma!" Shikamaru yelled in concern, running forwards to help his sensei, alongside Ino and Choji. his black hair was in a spiked ponytail behind his head, wearing a short-sleeved grey jacket with green-edged sleeves and the rudimentary Nara clan symbol on the back, under which is a green-lined mesh armour T-shirt. Along with brown pants, a pair of his clan's traditional silver hoop earrings, and his blue forehead protector around his left arm. They were too late, by the time they reached Asuma, he was gone.

"Senseiii" Choji said looking towards where the man had been in shock and worry, he donned a green, short-sleeved haori with a long, white scarf over a white shirt, with the kanji for "food" on it. He also wore black shorts, hoop earrings, and bandages around his legs and forearms. His blue forehead protector was styled in a manner that allowed two tufts of red hair to poke out at each side.

"Man, what a drag, we need to meet with the other teams right away." Shikamaru said looking forwards, unsure of where Asuma sensei was taken.

"Where'd our sensei go?" Naruto said looking over towards where Kakashi had been just moments before, he looked shocked. His blonde hair spiked around his headband as his violet eyes looked forwards wearing a blue-orange ninja outfit with his headband around his forehead, his violet eyes looking forwards. Wearing a chunin flak jacket over his clothing, wearing his shuriken holster on his right thigh, his kunai pouch on his back waist.

"It's not just your sensei, our sensei disappeared too." Sakura said walking up with her team, her salmon hair sat brushing her shoulders, wearing a red sleeveless yukata with black shorts, her shuriken holster on her right thigh with her kunai pouch on her back waist. 

"Hinami was taken as well…" Naruto said, looking over towards the genin walking up, 

"we can assume whoever's doing this, is targeting jonin in general, regardless of talent." Miho commented, his red hair sat flat around his head, wearing a red ninja outfit, his shuriken holster on his left thigh with his kunai pouch on his back paired with his headband on his right bicep. 

"Right." Sasuke agreed, 

"Agreed." Sasuke said in return, looking over towards the boy 

"What's that supposed to mean, come on, Hinami's way talented ya know." Naruto said looking over towards the three in offense,

"Yeah, come on, Miho!" Kyoto said in return, he wore a black shirt with a large Uchiha collar wearing tan pants with his shuriken holster on his left thigh, wearing a kunai pouch on his back waist with his black hair falling flat around his head like Kuhina's, wearing his headband around his forehead. 

"Compared to Kakashi sensei and the others, she's barely become jonin, Naruto." Sasuke said in return, rolling his eyes 

"I just meant she hasn't been jonin very long, experience wise, come on, I didn't mean she isn't talented." Miho said holding his hands out as a sweat dropping from behind his head. 'Geez, these two can't agree on anything but their cousin.' Miho thought, Sasuke scoffing from the otherside leaning against the tree on the otherside. 

"If you guys are done. Our first order of business should be meeting up with the other teams, figure out a course of action." Sakura commented, looking back towards the group of boys who looked back over, 

"We should look for Hinata's team or for Shikamaru's teams first." Naruto said and Sasuke nodded in agreement, 

"Yeah, he's probably already got a plan." Miho commented in return, looking towards the boy.

"Kurenai's team is going to be the key here." Shikamaru said leaning against a tree in the clearing that they stood in, looking towards the ground with a hard expression on his face, and Choji looked over, 

"Why?" He asked, the team was huddled over an overturned log, choji eating chips as Shikamaru came up with a plan his legs were crossed in front of him, as he glanced towards Shikamaru.

"With Kiba's sense of smell, Hinata's Byakugan, Shino's parasitic insects, with their sensory abilities, finding the locations of the other three teams will be easy." Shikamaru explained simply, holding up the kunai the fourth hokage had given to Asuma, as he sat crossed legged on the overturned log

"Not to mention they could probably find the team captains with ease." Shikamaru continued, looking at Ino and Choji, 

"That's true, it'll make things go way faster than if we just searched blindly for them." Ino said, grinning as she sat on the ground near the log, her legs up near her chest,

"We should sit tight here. Until we're able to meet up with kurnei's or Obito's team." Shikamaru said laying on the log, 

"Judging by the smell, Choji had BBQ last night…" Kiba said sniffing the air a moment before wincing as Akamaru put his paws over his nose, standing on a tree branch

"Kiba!" Shino called looking up from the ground, a hand over his eyes,

"How's it going?!" Hinata said and Kiba jumped down, looking towards the other two on the team, 

"Asuma's team is off in that direction, so let's go." Kiba said, pointing off, looking at Hinata and Shino who nodded, 

"I agree. We need to join with Shikamaru quickly. The reason is, we can pass his ideas on to the other teams and come to a unified plan" Shino said 

"That's probably their plan too." Kiba said and Hinata nodded, 

"Our individual abilities are going to come incredibly helpful in this situation." Hinata said and Kiba scoffed in agreeance, pointing to himself

"Yeah, Shikamaru may be smart, but he still needs our skills to put the plan in action." Kiba said grinning as Akamaru barked, assured. 

"Kurenai's team was over here according to the plan." Sasuke said leading the teams as they ran through the forest, their arms flying behind their backs in a controlled manner as they ran, 

"Alright." Naruto said as he ran in front of the five next to Kyoto, with Sasuke and Miho on the left and Sakura on the right, behind him. Before a person ran past from the shadows, wearing a large black cloak with red clouds, a straw hat with white fabric blocked his face from view as the person held a red three bladed scythe on a rope. Jumping into the clearing he landed in a red circle with a triangle inside, he held the hidden rain headband with a slash through it, as he smirked, Team 7 running right behind him. Before he licked his lips, he sent his scythe flying forwards, controlling its trajectory with the rope, he aimed directly for Naruto, who ducked, before jumping into the air, the mystery man grinned bringing the scythe upwards, slicing Naruto under his whiskers on his cheek, even as the boy brought a kunai upwards to block the incoming attack. The man brought the sycthe back quickly, 'akatsuki?' Naruto thought urgently, looking towards the man,

"The preparations are complete." he said holding the scythe by his side, before licking the metal, 

"I've already placed a curse on you." he said darkly, his pink eye looking at Naruto, as he threw his hat into the air, his body becoming coated in a skeleton like body paint.

"I'm Hidan and Let's experience the ultimate pain together! Huh!" he said his eyes dilated as he looked at the three genin grinning manically, his violet hair smoothed back on his head, 

"What's with him, yakking on about curses and rituals?" Naruto said, clearly offput by Hidan's display of… well… everything. Hidan brought out a bar from his pocket inside the cloak he wore, extending the pole, he stabbed it into his own abdomen, the same wound appearing on Naruto's side, the blood spreading over his clothes, causing the boy to double over in pain as Sasuke and Sakura looked to him, their eyes wide as they looked at him. Confused to horrified as they noted the blood slowly coating Naruto's side, Hidan pushed the bar further into his side, Naruto falling to the ground.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled in alarm, Naruto coughing blood, the crimson liquid dripping down his chin, as Hidan did the same, though he grinned afterwards. 

"Hurts, doesn't it? Soon, it'll be excruciating, so be prepared." Hidan said, panting as he grinned towards Naruto, before tilting his head towards the sky and shouting

"It is the commandment of the gods! Tremble in abject fear!" He yelled towards the sky, the six other genin standing ready to face him head on

Near the log, Shikamaru was thinking through a plan on the dirt filled ground, Choji laying down on the log, snoring as he rested. Shikamaru drawing in the dirt, Ino stood nearby, Ino shaking her head looking towards Choji.

"He's totally conked out." She started, her platinum blonde hair was in a ponytail behind her head, wearing a purple outfit consisting of a high-collared blouse and matching apron skirt. With bandages on her abdomen and legs, small hoop-earrings, her forehead protector worn as a belt. Shikamaru looking towards her a moment. 

"it may seem like Choji's conked out, but it helps him replenish energy and he'll wake up sharp and alert" Shikamaru said, drawing in the ground with the stick in his hand, 

"You're way too easy on him." Ino said and Shikamaru looked up, humming in confusion, 

"And you're too tough on him." Shikamaru said glaring ahead, before the sky became darker, everyone else going alert as well as Choji woke from his slumber standing from the log. 

"Thought something was up, I hoped we'd have a few more moves to make before though.." Shikamaru said walking forwards, looking towards where he'd sensed someone coming closer

"Paper shuriken!" A womans voice called as paper filled the area that had begun to be filled with mist, forcing the genin on the defensive, the groups clashing in the clearing. Before jumping back as the three introduced themselves as students of Jiraiya. Calling themselves akatsuki or something similar, proclaiming the great nations cared not for the lives they ruined with their wars. Smaller villages like theirs paying the price over and over again.

"You'll never escape me and my curse." Hidan said moving the pole around his abdomen, Naruto feeling the pain in the same spot, looking towards the man in confusion. 

"I guess…" Naruto said weakly before poofing from existence, the rocks surrounding Hidan poofing to more clones as Naruto jumped around him, 

"That I'll have to be the first! You know!" he yelled definitely, Sakura, Kyoto, Miho, Sai, and Sasuke watching in shock a moment, as Naruto kicked Hidan into the air, 

"Namikaze barrage!" Naruto said as he jumped above Hidan, kicking him twice in quick succession. Sending him into the ground

"My Naruto Namikaze barrage." Naruto said with a fist under his chin looking towards the man, and Sasuke scoffed his eyes closed as his head faced the ground

"Imitating my lions barrage." Sasuke said and Naruto groaned going to argue with him before Sai reminded him of the purpose they were here for. Naruto turning and questioning the man on the whereabouts of the sensei, the man groaning from where he was held down by four clones. 

"Don't know. We were hired to help out in an experiment. The one to prove there isn't any hope anywhere. Though it's a huge pain, so I though giving you the answer quickly, get it over with, but…" Hidan said looking at the group of genin before him, his chin resting on the dirt covered ground, Sasuke glancing over towards Naruto. 

"This guy might be more than you can handle, Naruto." He said and Naruto glanced back towards him, tentacles burst through the ground, behind the genin. Sakura turning and noting it's appearance, her salmon colored hair flowing down to her shoulders as she held her hands near her chin

"Guys!" Sakura said, the boys turning towards the source as Hidan smirked, his teammate, head come for him. He jumped up, slicing through all four shadowclones as he did so. Sakura screaming as she was almost captured, Kyoto burning the ropes with firestyle when he noted the kunai Naruto sent forth having not done anything. The tentacles disappearing back underground as Sakura looked at the empty void which they'd been a moment ago, she could've been dead, she would have been, if it hadn't been for her friends. 

"We should assume the other teams have run into similar trouble." Kyoto said ignoring Sakura who was hugging him around the chest, thanking him for saving her, 

"What now?" Sakura asked

"The sooner we can join the other teams the better, any objections?" Sasuke said the five with him, nodded their heads, agreeing 

"Not having a clue on the enemy's strength puts us at a disadvantage, so joining up with the others is our only option right now. Strength in numbers and all that." Sasuke said as he led the two teams through the forest grounds Naruto nodding in agreement, Kyoto looked over, 

"Since when were you giving orders?" Kyoto said looking over towards Sasuke who tched in response, looking back towards him, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Miho telling him to drop it.

"You only graduated cause your Uncles the Hokage." Sasuke said and Kyoto grabbed his collar

"What did you say? Are you trying to start a fight?" he said, glaring at him, his sharingan wasn't active, though it was close, 

"Anytime anywhere, loser. At least then we'll see who's better." Sasuke said 

"Come on you two, cut it out." Sakura said and Sasuke tsked,

"Haven't you sensed it." Sasuke said before the leaves russled, the six turning in an instant, standing at the ready,balled into fists at his sides as they glared at the bushes, only for Gai's team to appear. 

"Oh it's you." Sakura said as the entire two teams let out a breath of relief

"Hey guys, glad you're okay." Naruto said grinning,

"Hinami isn't with you?" Neji questioned, wearing his black hair behind his head with a loose ponytail behind his head, wearing a shortsleeve hoodless tan hyuga jacket, paired with brown shorts, his shuriken holster on his right thigh with his kunai pouch on his back waist, wearing wrappings around his right arm and leg. His headband tied around his forehead. receiving headshakes in return he hummed in response.

"I see… we should assume she was taken as well then." He commented, the others nodding trying to come up with another plan. 

"Gai sensei was taken as well?" Sai questioned, 

"Yes…" Lee said,his black hair in a bowl cut over his head, wearing a green jumpsuit with orange leg warmers on his shins, wearing his protector around his waist. Wearing his shuriken holster on his right thigh and a kunai pouch on his back waist, holding up the kunai left behind by the sensei, 

"Kakashi sensei left one too. There's no doubt, these are dad's special kunai." Naruto said, looking at the kunai

"Were every one of them dragged underground?" Sakura said in question, 

"That's a possibility. A black rope like creature stabbed through Kureha's clone and wrapped around Gai sensei, dragging him away." Tenten said 

"It attacked us too." Sakura said her salmon hair sat brushing her shoulders, wearing a red sleeveless yukata with black shorts, her shuriken holster on her right thigh with her kunai pouch on her back waist. 

"You encountered the enemy?" Neji asked and the six nodded looking towards him, 

"They were hired by someone." Sasuke said, 

"Shouldn't we hurry up and rescue them before--" Naruto started

"Slow down." Sasuke said, looking over towards him a moment and the boy tched a moment, 

"Let's regroup with every team, they should be nearby, I think we've pinpointed the source of the chakra" Neji said and Sasuke nodded, 'we're wasting time with this stuff' Naruto thought pushing his left fist into his right palm

"I want to confirm a few things with the other teams… Gai sensei lost consciousness before being dragged away." Neji said 

"Same thing with Kakashi sensei." Sasuke said, 

"Yeah, Rin sensei too." Kyoto said looking over, Lee putting a hand on his chin a moment, 

"What could have caused them all to experience the same thing?" Lee said looking towards the ground, 

"Come to think of it, we were watching a shinobi ageha butterfly right before." Naruto said with his arms crossed, 

"Yeah, Kyoto ran off after one." Miho commented in return, 

"There was a shinobi Agahi butterfly near where Gai sensei disappeared as well, along with a chakra flowing underground just before he disappeared." Neji said and Sasuke looked over, 

"Hey, I saw that too, it's like it coincided with the butterflies appearances." he said and Neji nodded, 

"I thought the same." He said 

"That's not all… these were left too." Naruto said, holding up his fathers kunai that'd been handed to Kakashi and Hinami before the mission, Neji holding up the one from Gai, with Miho holding up the one Rin was given.

"Come on, we need to go before the fighting starts!" a child yelled, holding onto the white stuffed bear, Kenta, that the younger had left behind, the child nodded, looking towards the other child as he ran over, 

"Coming big brother!" he said happily before the door opened to reveal the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. The three walking in, the kids backing up, and Shikamaru looked to Choji and Ino, who nodded, looking towards the kids with mild interest. Trying to come across as non-threatening as possible, 

"Hey, do you kids live here?" Shikamaru asked looking towards the two who seemed to back away in fear,

"Please, help us… do you know where everyone else in the village has gone?" Ino asked gently as she crouched down in front of Shikamaru, the two kids stammering, afraid of the three genin. Ino moving her hands by her face as she smiled softly,

"It's okay, you don't have to be scared of us, we aren't scary people, promise." Ino said only succeeding in scaring the kids further,

"All right, what about this, have either of you seen another group of two guys and a girl?" Shikamaru asked, before sighing, not get more than frightened whispers from the two kids. Before the three genin turned, sensing Yahiko jumping down from above, Nagato releasing a battle cry that cracked that broke the floor and cracked the walls all the way up to the ceiling, pieces crumbling from the structure as Konan was finally able to get him to snap out of it. 

"Komichi, stay close to me." The older boy called to the younger who clung to his back as the floor broke apart before them, coming closer to where they were crouched on the floor. 

"Oh no! Those kids are gonna fall." Konan said

"Not good." Yahiko said tsking

"Did… did I do this?" Nagato asked, looking at the destruction, the house crumbling around them. Sinking into the ground. The destruction being seen by all teams. Noting that it was taking place inside the village. Shino almost being left behind by his team. 

The teams ran through the village, towards the sound of the destruction. The 9 of them making it towards the middle of the village, before a shuriken made it's way towards Naruto who blocked it with a kunai, Sasuke calling for enemy ahead, Neji activating Byakugan. Seeing a mass of chakra in the middle of the path, the teams Kakashi, Rin and Gai jumping down, hiding split evenly on the left and right of the alley with Neji marking the chakra in the middle.

The tracking team sitting on a tree outside the village, Hinata and Kiba unable to locate Shikamaru's team due to the house collapse. Yahiko noting Shikamaru's team not following them, remaining unimpressed. Shikamaru and his team coming across a woman praying at a temple, asking her about what happened in the village, why it was deserted, learning of the evacuation, and her return to the village with her kids, being separated, Lord Mashima, she'd called it.

"Hey that's the sensei and Hinami!" Naruto yelled pointing out the prisoners being held in the air.

"We need to mount a rescue." Kyoto said 

"Hinami had the foresight to get that added to the mission likely in the event this happened. But we should still try to return to the village first" Sasuke commented the others looking over towards the boy, 

"We should come up with a plan of… Naruto!" Sasuke started before Naruto ran right into the mass, Neji running after him, in the mass they met another masked man who held the byakugan, showing them the past, when he died. Wanting to speak with Neji seperately, leaving Naruto on the ground, unable to move. Jiraiya jumping in to help him, Naruto remembering the training from Rasengan with Minato, suppressing the two tailed cloak when it appeared, though, not before it nearly overwhelmed Jiraiya.