The end?

Everyone knew it and the ominous silence that hung over them was the best witness! Not even the otherwise cheeky Naruto wanted to speak. He still wasn't sure how long they'd been jumping from branch to branch looking for Orochimaru's hiding place. He had only touched Hinata's face every now and then and saw that she was worried too. But he didn't want that. Hinata and Tenten had roped off a little and were talking in whispers about what worried them: The people they loved never to see again! "No matter what happens, I'll stay with Naruto - even if that means I have to die!", Hinata was saying. "Oh Hinata, that doesn't make sense! I mean, what's the point of Naruto if you die too? He would only have died to protect YOU and then everything was in vain!", Tenten tried desperately to make Hinata clear. "Oh, you don't understand anything!", With these words Hinata turned away. On the one hand she didn't want the others (and especially Naruto!) To see her crying and on the other hand she knew that Tenten was right.And that was what annoyed her the most.

It was dark again in the room and the only loud sounds that could be heard in the darkness were a man's wailing sounds. At least they would have been classified as woeful noises but with this man you never knew what he was thinking. It was the same at that moment. Kabuto could hardly see anything in the darkness and if he weren't one of Orochimaru's servants he would certainly have got goose bumps! But he knew that his master would not punish him. Just as he was about to start speaking, Oro cut him off with a harsh gesture that was difficult to make out in the pale light. "I already know. I have already been informed about it. Kabuto you are getting sloppy! I would have expected a report from you a long time ago! But you are only coming now. Why?" read "what should I do now?" he thought tense. "I ... I don't know!Forgive Master, this will never happen again. "he said then in a hushed voice.
"I've heard this sentence a lot lately," he said sarcastically, "I'm sorry!" he added with a roar and Kabuto's blood froze in his veins. "I want you to take care of it personally!" He added with a nasty grin. Kabuto just nodded and quickly set off.

"The air is changing and my insects say it looks bad. Something bad is coming!" Shino had spoken these words and now they were in the air. "Wh ... What should we do now? We can't surrender ourselves to them!" Naruto scolded. Anyone who looked into the Shinobi's face could see his thirst for action and was infected by it himself. "Yes, I think Naruto is right! We're not defeated yet!", Gaara tried to encourage the other and now the astonishment was great: If even Gaara thought so then Naruto had to be right and they agreed.When Gaara looked into Naruto's face, he could read gratitude and contentment in it. But Gaara knew that he only became such a good cat kage through Naruto and he returned his smile. And the journey went on. Where? Into the unknown!

If you had looked out of the window at this late hour, you might have seen the 30-year-old man walking along the street with sagging shoulders. It didn't look like he really cared that he got soaked from the rain. No, he didn't even notice. His eyes were blank and he was like a shadow, because he was indistinguishable from the darkness. Only the street lights made it possible for the few passers-by to take a look at this man and everyone who recognized him stopped in shock. How so? Because this man was none other than Hatake Kakashi. A man whose face was usually as unfathomable as the sea. Doc now his facial features had slipped and he was just - yes a shadow of himself!And that because of three children he had taken into his heart and who meant a lot to him. A sigh was heard and he walked on in silence. Just a sigh now and then. You couldn't hear more from him!

In the meantime the Chuunin had already reached a huge hill. It was dark and musty there and under normal circumstances no one would have thought of getting lost here. But today there were 15 Chuunin and one more determined than the other to explore this area. "Shikamaru! Do you already see something?" Asked a black-haired boy- Sasuke.
"No you're not yet! Yes, wait a minute! Something is moving there, it looks like aaaaarg ...", he got no further because something had rammed into his shoulder from behind and was just about to pierce his flesh!

Orochimaru knew that he had just played his last trump card because with Kabuto he also sent his most talented student into battle (besides Sasuke, he is no longer his student!).He knew that if he lost his hiding place would be exposed because Naruto alone could handle half of his men as he had seen. And then his last hour had come! If Kabuto failed ... But that had never been the case before. But he had never learned to trust these exceptional situations that never occurred and so he forged a plan to escape.

Neji had reacted with presence of mind and threw his shuriken at the attacker. Temari, who was secretly in love with Shikamaru, immediately rushed to heal his wounds. "And another girl again," he thought even before he fell asleep and collapsed. Nobody really knew what happened next. They only heard that Kabuto stormed out of the undergrowth and attacked Sasuke. He had been taken completely by surprise and could therefore just dodge, otherwise a kunai would have hit him right on the chest. When he had seen the whole situation, he raced towards Kabuto and challenged him to fight. "Pah!I'll warm up with you and then kill you Naruto! ", announced Oros servant confidently. Now Sasuke's lust for battle was unleashed, because that was a definite insult! He grabbed two Shuriken that were attached to his side pocket and hurled them with full force at Kabuto. But Kabuto could easily avoid him !

Orochimaru felt that he had to flee and packed all his stuff to prepare for the escape. Nobody could stop him and while Kabuto was standing outside and sacrificing his life (which he was very indifferent to) he could plan his escape. "Master, where are you going?" Asked a younger shinobi who noticed how Orochimaru left his room and closed the door with his feet. "I'll go for a walk. Good luck with your mission!" He replied calmly. Nobody should notice anything of his escape. Really nobody! But just as he was walking down the dark corridors to escape he was grabbed from behind and turned around.When he raised his eyes to see something he looked into the blue eyes of a blonde haired ninja - Naruto !!