The existence of a human being can become statute-barred so quickly.

So fast that you can only remember its existence in gray.

So fast that you can hardly be there from the maddening time.

So fast to miss the coming evolution.

So fast that you can't see the most important thing in your life.

However, the short existence is the idyll itself.
Sooner or later you come and go. You can go when you ask for it. When the timing gets bitter, it's easy to escape.
This minority, this idyllic one, was stolen from me. It was taken from me without my ever having agreed. It was a misfortune. That someone hadn't done it with will. And yet my life forces were stolen from me. My running and passing time.

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The sun had passed its peak and was on its way down to the abyss. The shadows of the trees and bushes grew up and gradually spread over all possible areas. However, the humidity in the air persisted and made it difficult for every inhabitant of Taka-gakure, a neighboring village of Kiri-gakure. To be spared from the tremendous heat, everyone stayed in their accommodation until the light source finally disappeared behind the cyclopean forest. As soon as the ball of light disappeared behind it, the thick white mist could sink and made it impossible for anyone to see their own feet.

Every inhabitant knew that this was the normal climate of the water country. However, it seems to be very uncomfortable and overwhelming for travelers or even foreign shinobi. Rivers combed the endless forest like veins, which were also to blame for the constant fog. Fishermen very seldom met their conspecifics on the hunt, which was due to the spacious sector. Yet no one dared venture deep into the forest. The waterways meandered too deeply and there was certainly no fishing after the sun could no longer be seen.According to the legends of the inhabitants, dangers lurked behind the wet clouds. Shortly after the sun was about to submerge for good, some residents noticed that one of the boats that was on loan was missing. Riot developed and some fishermen went out again to track down the missing.
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Their faces were now mostly covered with shadows. The night was gradually taking hold. Two figures faced two more. It seemed as if both of them would draw their weapons at any moment just to deal the coup de grace. Jiraiya tried to be prepared so as to know how to ward off any possible attack.

But finally, 5 seconds after no reaction, he could no longer hold it back. The question, which he could already answer himself, he hissed into the now cooler air. "Do you want Naruto? Well, you've picked the wrong moment while I'm in attendance!" A short laugh echoed through his larger counterpart. Then he glanced briefly at his partner, who said nothing before he started. "Not for nothing we were inactive for two and a half years! Our training seems to have been worth it." He laughed again, this time looking over at Naruto, who had not yet moved. Naruto stood tense next to his teacher and tried as best as possible to assign his thoughts. But when he felt Kisame's gaze on him, the clear thoughts gradually came back. Anger rose in him since he could see the fat grin on his face.

He only noticed Itachi when he was now speaking for the first time. “Jiraiya-san, Naruto-kun.” Then the Uchiha pointed to the blond, but looked into the face of the hermit. “We were instructed to fetch Kjuubi. With or without violence.” His emotionless voice seemed to show who was the stronger of all those present.Before Jiraiya could reply, Kisame dashed towards the two of them and simultaneously formed symbols one after the other at impressive speed. Shortly afterwards, the shark man appeared to be able to spit water. "Naruto! On the roof!" the eldest called quickly and evaded the attack. Barely escaping, the blonde jumped into the air, only to land a little later on the place in question. Startled, the Uzumaki remembered what was so wrong with this whole thing.

Where the hell was San? She couldn't be far from them. Did Akatsuki notice her when they attacked her? His head jerked jerkily over to his teacher. He stared at the hermit with his mouth wide open. “Shut up!” “What?” Naruto didn't immediately understand what his teacher was trying to tell him. Shouldn't he mention her name because Akatsuki might not have known her presence after all?

Another water attack interrupted his thinking for a moment. In the middle of the jump, his head twitched briefly in the direction of the water surface, but when Naruto crossed his gaze with the Uchiha's, he interrupted the search. Did he notice that he was looking for someone? A small hiss escaped him. He wasn't paying attention well enough. The piercing gaze of the Uchiha now also wandered in the direction of the water level. Which is why Naruto decided to attack the Uchiha directly in order to get his attention. “Eat that!” With a ball of energy formed by him blue, the Uzumaki rushed at the black-haired one, who dodged without effort, but actually switched his gaze to the blonde. The Uchiha quickly held the boy's hand to make him incapacitated. "Kisame, see if anyone else is present!" it was an order, but the black-haired man's voice remained unchanged. Immediately the shark man created a clone of himself, which then jumped upside down into the water. Jiraiya had initially considered stopping this, but this would only attract more attention.Now he could only hope that San would be clever enough to hide her existence. “Are you still hiding someone from us?” The gray-haired man looked briefly at Naruto, who stared angrily at the Uchiha and tried to escape from his hard grip. “I have no other choice.” Sighed the gray-haired one and also formed individual symbols at the equally impressive speed and three frogs quickly stood in front of him. Their massive size seemed to matter to the boat, which is why it was pushed further and further into the water. The frogs quickly jumped into the water, as instructed by Jiraiya, before the boat completely submerged. One was completely submerged in the current, but the others stayed on the surface to aid Jiraiya and Naruto. "Let go of me you bastard and fight me like a ninja! I'm your opponent!" Naruto yelled at the Uchiha, who was looking at the river again. “Kisame, do you feel that too?” The grin of the person addressed disappeared. "Hm? For what?" Still turned to Jiraiya, the shark man looked briefly at his partner, who was literally staring at the water, but then in the direction of the forest.

“We're not alone.” It came from the black-haired man. Now Jiraiya and Kisame also looked in the same direction. Darkness had now almost finally spread. The trees were too close together so that nothing could be seen. But Jiraiya now also knew what the Uchiha meant. The Uchiha could probably still see something with his Sharingan despite the black darkness. Kisame didn't understand, but he couldn't help grinning mockingly. "So there are three of you on the road! Itachi, my clone has found a woman!" For a second the Uchiha looked at his partner, but immediately back to the forest. “Kisame, we're going, quickly.” He hissed inadvertently softly, but the bad feeling in him didn't let up. His partner seemed confused, whereupon he jumped nimbly next to Itachi.The Uchiha let go of the blond boy without further ado, which is why he immediately withdrew and rubbed his arm. "You!" he growled and was about to pounce on Itachi again. "Naruto!" Jiraiya stopped him and immediately appeared in front of the blonde, who now and Kisame seemed to be confused. "What happened? Ero-sennin!" "There's something lurking out there! We have to get out of here!" quickly explained the Sannin. "Where's San? We can't leave her here!" It was now completely irrelevant to him not to cover it up anymore, because Akatsuki already knew about her presence. "We don't have time Naruto! She can also take care of herself, after all she was always on her own! Come!" A cloud formed and both were gone.

The Akatsuki watched in silence and did nothing to prevent the escape. “Seems like this woman doesn't seem to be connected to the two of them as much.” Kisame concluded and then looked into the distance, in the direction in which the water was flowing. "The woman dived along with the current." "Is that so." muttered the black-haired one. Slowly the Uchiha turned his head in the same direction, his blood-red eyes were still fixed on the trees. “Our persecutors as well.” “And that is to say?” The Haimensch already seemed to know the answer, but he wanted to hear it again from the mouth of the Uchiha. However, there was no answer, instead it seemed to him as if the younger one was now talking to himself. “What is that?” Kisame seemed to be getting annoyed by now. The Uchiha was too interested in these persecutors. It was very rare for such a case. Persecutors were eliminated quickly and easily. "What do we care?" Growled the blue-skinned and looked annoyed at the Uchiha. His grin had died once and for all.But when he suddenly remembered the woman again, it gradually came back to the old place. "Should we look for the woman and take her hostage, so we would no longer have to look for the Kjuubi, he would come to us personally."

The Uchiha was still staring in the direction as before. Slowly he averted his gaze and briefly closed his eyes. Black granites looked sternly at the larger one. "We still have a little time. Let's take a look at our previous pursuers." A silent nod confirmed his instructions. They actually still had some time. It didn’t matter if I holed up some time beforehand. “Where is the woman.” “South of here, you just have to follow the current.” “Dead or alive.” “Still alive.” Kisame looked sideways at his partner, waiting. Again this ignorance of what the Uchiha was thinking. Sometimes it