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"Hagoromo Yohei? Is that your real name?"

"Yeah, just call me Hagoromo."

Nia shakes her in disagreement. "No,I can't call you just Hagoromo, that would be quite rude. I'll call you Hagoromo-san."

Hagoromo smiles warmingly." I love it. Nia,why do you think you get hit all the time?" He asks bringing the conversation to a dark and morbid turn.

"Well,it's because I've been bad," she says as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.
"Bad kids who don't follow orders perfectly get punished. I'm not even a kid though,I'm worthless scum. Right Mr Guard Man?" Nia asks looking up at the man who had just hit him.

"R-Right." He answered not looking at Nia. He was too busy being in complete fear of Hagoromo's eyes. They were so dangerous. He had never fought a ninja before and he didn't intend to fight any if they were this scary...

"Get back you!" The guard says pointing his blade at Hagoromo as he begins to walk over to him.
"You're not even supposed to be here! Get back before I cut you put!" Hagoromo ignores the guards plea and continues to head for him with dark eyes.

"I warned you!" The guard thrusted his spear towards Hagoromo's chest with all his might. There was no way he could dodge the attack,his spear was already a few inches away from his chest. This was what he got for picking a fight with him while he was unarmed,he had the range disadvantage and now it would cost his life!

Like slow motion,Hagoromo raised his palms forward between the spear. He crossed them between his arms so quickly the man couldn't see his razor sharp movements. All he knew was that Hagoromo was still alive,the tip of his spear had been removed from the staff and Hagoromo was holding the metal piece in bits on his palm.
"So you've been hurting this girl for no good reason?"

Hagoromo took a hefty step forward startling his foe. "That's unforgivable...."

Hagoromo ignited his right hand as he extended his arm hints the guards stomach.
"It's unforgivable to hurt my friend!" His punch causes him to fall unconscious as his lifeless body is sent speeding towards the curtain. With such force,it takes the curtain down easily,the blankets fold on top of him as he flies to the opposite wall. He smacks the wall with a loud thud before falling on top of some noble's dining table startling the whole hall.

"Shit! I went overboard! I can't let them see me without my mask. Where is it?!" Hagoromo says ducking in the floor scrambling for his mask. He calms down as he puts it back on.

"This man,who could've done such a thing to him?" Someone says inspecting the beat up man.

"Look,those two over there!" A woman points over to Hagoromo and Nia who unsteadily picks herself up.

"You, you're actually a bad guy aren't you? Father warned me about you kind of people." Nia says wincing from the pain but looking up at Hagoromo angrily.

"I'm no good person Nia,but these people are worse. They have been feeding lies to you just so you don't try to escape. They're keeping you under their little finger making you do their wishes. And after,beating you senseless just for pleasure. The man you call father is just a fraud-."

Hagoromo is stopped mid sentence as his face jerks to the left suddenly. He'd just been slapped....
He turns his head back around to see Nia is staring at him with raging tearful eyes.
"You are a bad man. How dare you speak ill of my father! My father is a great man. Ten times as great as you ,Hagoro-."

Hagoromo covers her mouth with his palm not wanting anyone to know of his identity.

"Look there! There! That's the Red serpent!"

"The Red Serpent!? It can't be,the Stone village said they had captured him months ago!"

"That's his mask isn't it!? The Tsuchikage must've lied about it to cover up his shame of letting him escape unscathed."

"Oi,look who's here Lord Tsuchikage,you're old nemeses," the Raikage says playfully pointing at Hagoromo.

"I know,I've already seen him. He's an unknown rogue ninja,I'll unmask this fiend before I banish him from the earth!" The Tsuchikage says grinding his teeth together in pure anger.

Ohoho? He's angry... Ai hadn't seen him this angry ... Ever... Red serpent,you best hightail it outta here before this old geezer gets up from his seat...

The other Kage also watch Hagoromo silently as if they were anticipating something from him,especially Tsunade. She was the only one who knew of Hagoromosttrue identity,just what was he doing here? Does he want a death wish or something?

"Capture them! Those two are intruders, kill the boy but keep the girl alive!" The feudal lord cries out from his dragon who no one was  staring at any longer...

"Wait! Father, it's me,Nia,your daughter! Capture this bad man but not me!" Nia begins to run towards her father in tears. This was the first time she had seen him in person. She wanted nothing more than to be in his loving father's embrace.

"Nia! Watch out!" Hagoromo says jerking Nia back by the collar. Just where Nia was about to step, a spear pierced the ground with such force it broke through the marble floor.

"Watch out would you!? You could've gotten seriously hurt!"

"Leave me! That spear was meant for you not me! A guard must've mistakenly aimed for me." Nia screams as she tries to break from Hagoromo's grip.

"Guards! Guards!"

"There's no need for your guards to aim near me father! Look, I've distanced myself from him. Now you can punish this bad man as much as possible!"

A quite tall man appears from the crowd of guards,he has a katana posed for Nia as he launches into the air. "She is of no use to use my lord! Let me dispose of her since she has failed her mission!"

"Hmph,fine,do as you like." The feudal lord says before setting the dragon down on the balcony and unmounting it.

"What?" Is the only thing Nia could say after hearing those words. Did father really mean that? Bur,she was told how much father thought she was valuable. She thought father was the greatest man in the world. Three was no denying that,was there? She cant even.. What's this pain in her chest? It hurt so much? Did she eat something bad?

The hall became flooded with soldiers rushing towards Hagoromo and Nia at sound of the order.
Damn that Akatsuki member... He couldn't get rid of a single kid!? First Hagoromo Yohei and now the Red Serpent!?"
"Die you bitch!" The large man says swinging is large sword down. Nia's eyes went pale as the sword came down on her,this was it... A fitting end for a failure like her..

********
"That took longer than expected,he put up a pretty good fight." Kakuzu says as he reverts back into his more human self.

"But in the end, he was a stupid kid who flew too close to the sun. Did they really think one snot nosed brat could suppress me?" He donned his Akatsuki robe once again. Kakuzu stares at his dead opponent,or what was left of him.
What fine art... Deidara and Sasori would be impressed at this if they were here..

What he was staring at was a bloody corpses nailed to a tree by the corpses very own katana. The katana lei red through his stomach as his head loomed downwards. There wasn't a single spot on Isagi that wasn't covered in blood. One glance would tell this was the work of a serial killer. There was also a hole in Isagi's right chest where Kakazu had ripped out his heart.

Kakazu wipes his blood stained hands onto his robes wiping most off the mess and guts off his palms.

"That's one runt down,two more runts to go."

******

"Kyah!" Is cry that is heard throughout the hall. Scarlet had been watching behind the scenes from the roof and felt as though it was her cue to step in and save the helpless girl for being tornado in half. She had to move at about eighty percent of her top speed to reach there I time to land a kick to the man's jaw. He fell stunned onto the floor. She knew that wasn't enough to take down such a large figure. She had to finish him off.... As in kill...

"Don't even thunk about it Scarlet!" Hagoromo shouts from afar as he holds back a bunch of guards with flames.

Scarlet groans in frustration before waking the amn at the side of his temple knocking him out." It'd be so much easier if we could just kill the people we didn't like you know."

"We're not a group that kills when it's not absolutely necessary. Get that though your skull now."

"Fine," she mumbles under her breath admitting defeat. Thinking of Muon was the only thing stopping her from tracking Hagoromo right now.

"You're with him aren't you? Both of you are bad people?" Nia asks staring at her saviour who was giving her a menacing look.

"You're joining our group now."

"I will do no such thing. Like I'd stoop to your level of evilness!"

"Oh well,orders are orders so you're coming with us." Scarlet hoists Nia onto her shoulder with such ease Nia squeals in suprise.

"Eek! Let me go!"

"Stop moving you damn worm!"

Nia stopped squirming after hearing those words,worm. It was the favourite word the guards liked to call her... She begins to sniffle as she looks up at her father with her hindered sight as she was now looking from Scarlet's back. From what she could see,he had cold dead eyes,staring at her.

"I hereby give permission to kill the girl. If we can't have her,no one can."

Nia began to shake uncontrollably,she couldn't understand what was happened. Why? Why? Why? How could he toss her asode just like that!-

Scarlet does a quick karate chop to her neck knocking her out before she did any pore damage to herself mentally. Poor kid... Her whole world was built around the very man who wanted her dead now. The world is cruel, that's why the strong will prevail and the weak will fall. Either get with the program or die,that's how life goes.

"I can't hold them back anymore!" Hagoromo says sending another volley of guards flying but nine more guards taking theri place going for Hagoromo's head.

"I've got an idea." Scarlte says coolly.

"Just do it! I can't think right now so ill just follow through with anything you do!"

"Heh,you sure about that?"

"What do you mean by that-"

"Attention you siisy aristocrats!" Scarlet booms catching the attention of everyone.

"We have planted a bomb capable of taking out this whole palace right underneath you! It will go off in one minute so if I were you I'd get a move on!"

"Eh?!"

"Are you serious!" The hall booms with cries and screams as everyone jumps off their seat and head for the exit.

"I knew I shouldn't have came!" The guards fighting Hagoromo stop as civilians begun to knock them around in their attempt to escape.

"Watch it!"

"You watch it! I don't wanna die at this stupid tea party!"

"Heh,cause a state of commotion to give them a window of escape. Very cunning,I like that girl," the Mizukage muses.

"That window will soon be closed up Lady Mizukage." The Tschuikage says.

"A fight? I guess I'll accompany the old man. Been itching for a fight ever since I got here." The Raikage says after standing up.

Flash Step!

Both Hagoromo and Scarlet use their Yohei powers to boost thorough the roof of the palace out into the midnight sky.
"You idiot! You put innocent lives at risk!" Hagoromo says shouting at Scarlet.

"Oh bite me,it was the only way we were getting out of there alive. May I remind you that all the Kage were present there? If they wanted to, they could've ended us then and there!"

"I still think you could've done a little less aggressively."

"And who said i wasn't gonna end you?" Hagoromo and Scarlet land on the roof to see the levitating Tsuchikage and the Raikage waiting for them.

"Spoke to soon," Scarlet curses as she eyes her unbeatable opponents.

"You're presence is onto needed Lord Raikage,leave now."

"I can't let you have all the fun,plus I'm scare you might die of a heart attack after not experiencing the trill of battle I so long."

"How do you fancy or chances Hagoromo?"

"If I'm honest,we've got no chance in beating two Kage right now."

"I thought you were mister optimistic."

"Heh,not right now. Thats like bunny being confident in fighting two raging bulls."

"Well this bunny ain't going down without a fight."

"Well said."

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Guess who's back? Back again? Hey guys,thanks for waiting for me,I actually really missed writing this book so I'm getting back on it a week earlier then I intended to. Pls vote and comment,it really boosts my motivation cuz then at least I know people like the story enough to bother pressing the voting button or dropping a comment! Enjoy the story

"Listen here younglings,I'm willing to end your lives quite mercilessly since you gave me an excuse toe leave that godforsaken tea party. You red serpent,you've put great shame on my nation and village. Why you snuck into the Land of Stone's palace? I don't want to know and frankly I don't care,as long as you're dead at my feet by the end of tonight."

"Quite,venomous words for a Kage." Hagoromo muses,he'll play along with the his old man until he's able to formulate a plan. Both Scarlet and Hagoromo had their leg muscles tensed ready to dart away if the Raikage were to lift a single finger,his speed was world renown and he probably could've taken them both out in a split second.

"The Tsuchikage may not be interested but I am. News of you has spread like wild fire,Red Serpent. I'd like to know you're groups motives and why you have taken that girl. I would be assuming that that's the fabled fairy girl you've got. Just what are you planning go do?" The Raikage says looking at them with hard onyx eyes.

"Like I said, I don't want you interfering with this Lord Raikage. I'd rather not have any altercations with you,but if you get in my way,I can't promise anything."

"You're quite the scary old man aren't you? Fine I'll sit this one out,but be careful of this kid. He definitely has something that ordinary people don't if up he was able to sneak into such a maximum security place and take out a bunch of guards while leaving." The Raikage gets into a comfortable position as he sits cross legged in the floor.

"The, he's just a kid who's gotten lucky. But now his luck is about to run out. Stone style: Earth mound!" The roof obeys the Tsuchikage as a dome of tiles and metal begin to rapidly form around Hagoromo and Scarlet. Hagoromo had never seen a jutsu activate and form so quickly,they had to act now before they were trapped.
Scarlet's speed had just about made up for the fact that she froze up for a split second and she was able to jump out of the dome by the time it closed up in the top. Hagoromo however,was also carrying Nia and was slowed down by the extra weight, he hit the thick metallic wall as he flew up to escape.

"Damn!" He said finding himself completely surrounded,he made a mental note to do extra training on his speed and reaction time If he ever made it out of here alive.

"Tch,only got the Red Serpent. Find by me,I'll deal with girl,then come to finish him off afterwards."

"Run Scarlet! If you can hear me,get the hell out of here and meet with Isagi!"

"You think my Yohei would allow something like that!?" She says dodging several boulders that were thrown at her simultaneously as the Tsuchikage menacingly hovered over to her.

"So she's a Yohei? This must be a mission requested by a village. They wouldn't send out their men to do such a thing without being assigned a heft a minute of money." The Raikage watching Scarlet as she barely held her own against the Tsuchikage.

"Of course she's a Yohei,can't you see her Crimson hair?"

Hagoromo bashes against the metal in protest of what is happening outside." Scarlet! Don't fight them,you can't win! This wasn't part of the plan!"

"Hey little girl,what village sent you to do this?"

"I don't work for villages anymore! Neither do I work for the Yohei,even if I did, I'd never tell your sorry asses.How's it feel to be the Kages of murdering villages huh?" Scarlet throws a leg enflamed kick, obliterating a boulder hurling towards her. Mid air,she send a volley of attacks at the Tsuchikage,he merely uses a large rock to shield them.

"I see,so you Yohei do still hold a grudge on us ninja nations for that bloody night," he sighs reminiscing about 16 years ago. He can't even remember how many Yohei he had personally killed that day..

He's brought back to the fight as the Boulder he had used to shield himself had been destroyed, and Scarlet was piercing through it ready to send an enflamed punch to the side of his head. "Like hell we do! You almost killed our entire clan,especially you. I saw you kill my aunt and uncle! Tsuchikage!"

He quickly dodges the ouch flies backwards creating distance between them. The swing misses and the flames shoot harmlessly to the side of the roof.
"You've got a feisty one there Lord Tsuchikage. She even made you retreat,you sure you don't want my help-"

Both Kage freeze in place as they sense such a dense dark malice emanating from scarlet. Flames surrounded her,they were turned from a fiery red,to a magenta purple but they were all the more fierce.

Jukatsu

"No Scarlet! No!"

"So this is the mysterious Yohei,sacred technique huh? Removing oneself from the body,releasing ones true natural energy and spirit. Jukatsu." The Raikage says on guard after noticing how dangerous a technique it was.

"Tch,doesn't change the fact that she's still weaker than me-."

"Die!" Scarlet somehow appears right in front of the Tsuchikage, successfully delivering a kick to his face sending him flying to the side. He crashes into the side of the opposite building. A bunch if gasps and screams are heard from below as spectators that were escaping, see the damage done to the side of the building.

"Her speed,it's on par with mine,if not faster." The Raikage says seriously.

Scarlet in Jukatsu from,turns to look at the Raiku. The white glowing slits she has for eyes show she also wanted to do the exact same thing to the Ai.

"Hmph,I'm not some cocky fool like the Tsuchikage. You caught him off guard, I've seen you're attacks o you won't be getting a hit on me."

"You're next" she says in an ominous tone.

"You really wanna go?"

Just as Scarlet is about to move forward,a black portal appears behind her. An arm grabs her by the neck and drags her in. She tries to resist but it's no use.

"Raikage,Tsuchikage! Even if it's not me who finishes you. The Yohei are commencing operation DON. Once it begins,the five nations will be absolutely destroyed and there ain't nothing you can do about it! Ahahah!" She screams crazily as her whole. Body is sucked into the dark abyss,it closes up in its self gone without a trace.

What the hell was that? And what was this operation DON?

"Are you alright,Lord Raikage?" Garra says leaving his sand cloud to stand on the roof alongside him.

"We sensed a string killing