Chapter 33

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"At this point, all we can do is hope." Yugito replied. Naruto nodded and took a sip of his drink.

Now:

~ With Samui and Dog ~

Samui and Dog quietly made their way into the Records office hallway. They made it into the storeroom with relative ease. As Samui picked the lock, Dog kept watch over her. As soon as the door clicked, she and Dog stepped inside. "Alright, so far so good." A shaky Dog muttered. "You look for the shipping records, I'll look for any records of troops being called back or the sort." Samui said. Dog nodded and pulled out a flashlight

Samui took her own flashlight out and headed towards a large filing cabinet She opened it to see various memos in the most recent folder dated. 'Forces being called back, stockpiling weapons, and forces being mobilized? This doesn't seem like Suna at all.' Samui thought as she kept searching through the records. "Find anything?" She quietly whispered to Dog. "This." Dog replied as he tossed her a large folder. She opened it to see various routes and shipment orders.

"Caravans being sent out with supplies. Food, medical, and extra forces being sent out to the small fortress near Fire Country and Konoha. But why, this doesn't make any sense. What are they going to do, attack their allies?" Samui asked. Dog was about to respond, only for Samui to place her hand over his mouth and duck behind a filing cabinet. He looked up to see a flashlight being shined in through the door window and various figures standing there. "Are you sure you aren't just hearing things?" A voice asked.

"I'm telling you, I heard something in there!" Another voice replied. "Well, everything seems clean for now. We'll be more careful with our rounds." The voice answered and they all walked away. Samui let out a sigh of relief and got up. "We have to keep it down. That was entirely too close." Dog nodded and went to the various shipping records, He piled them up and went to open the unlocked door, only to be called out by Samui. He left the door cracked and walked back, balancing the various folders along the way.

"What the hell are you doing!" Samui hissed at him. "Didn't you bring any storage seals?" She demanded. "That's usually cat's thing, not mine." Dog replied as he rubbed the back of his head. "Unbelievable, I'm more prepared for an infiltration mission than an Anbu is." Samui muttered as she pulled out a small scroll from her weapons pouch. She unraveled it and placed the folders containing the shipment information and memos on top of it.

With a bit of chakra poured into the seal, the folders quickly sealed into it with a poof. Samui and Dog stiffened at the noise, but relaxed when nothing happened. "Phew.." Dog said, only to stiffen once again by various sounds out in the hallway. "I'm telling you, I heard something!" One of the guards said. "And I'm telling you, there's nothing here but old musty records. Not only that, but the door is locked!" the other guard replied. "No, it's not!" the guard replied as he shone his flashlight on the record's office door.

'Damn it all!' Samui thought as she looked at the door, then glared at Dog. "You left it cracked open!" Samui hissed at him. "Is this really a time to be pointing fingers?" He shot back. Samui sighed as she heard a loud smash and the alarm go off. "Shit, we have to move!" She said. Dog nodded, pocketed the sealing scroll, and stood by the door. "You ready?" she asked. Dog nodded and Samui kicked the door open. Dog made a mad dash towards the office entrance while Samui threw a few Kunai with smoke bombs to hold them off.

She then turned to the records office entrance, only to see Dog long gone. 'What the hell!' She mentally demanded as she sprinted towards the door. Before she knew it, two Anbu dropped down at the entrance with weapons ready. "Shit!" She said, then turned around, only to be greeted by a large blow to her head. A ninja holding a battle fan in his hand stood over her unconscious form. "We got her!" he yelled out.

~ With Naruto And The Others at the Stumble In Bar ~

Naruto worriedly looked at the clock on the wall. It was nearing 1 a.m. and not even a text from Samui. "It shouldn't take this long!" he whispered. He looked over to Yugito and saw the same worried expression on her face. "It's getting late, let's head back." She whispered. He nodded, paid the bill and they left the bar. As soon as they stepped outside, they were almost run over by a frantic Dog. "Hey buddy!" Yugito called out to him. He quickly turned and saw them standing there.

In a split second, he was standing in front of Naruto. "We have to get out of Suna." He said desperately. "What, why? And where's Samui?" Naruto demanded. Dog stayed quiet and looked towards the ground. Naruto's eyes widened and he pushed Dog into an empty alley. "What happened!" he demanded after he made sure the alley was clear. "Things got complicated in the record's room! We had to get out of there, and I hauled ass away from there. Samui stayed back and managed to hold them back." Dog said with his eyes trained on the ground.

"Where is she!" Naruto demanded, not wanting to face the grim reality. "When I turned to see if she was still following me, I saw nobody there. The Anbu were already swarming the record's office, so I ran." Dog ended. Naruto punched him down towards the ground and looked at his downed figure. "How long?" Naruto demanded. "What?" Dog asked. "How long since this happened?" Naruto demanded again. "About ten minutes." Dog said. Naruto looked to Yugito.

"Espionage usually entails immediate death. We have to find where the executioner's block is here!" Naruto finished. "We wouldn't know, we're not exactly locals." Yugito replied as Cat tended to Dog's broken nose. Naruto huffed and walked back into the bar, then headed straight towards the bartender. "Hey pal, back for another round?" The grizzly man asked. "Yea, sure." Naruto replied as he set down three one hundred yen notes. "Oh, how can I help you?" The man asked.

"Are there any places here where people are executed?" Naruto asked. "Why would you want to know that?" The man demanded. Naruto set down another 7 hundred yen notes, keeping the man quiet. "I can't remember correctly.." The man said. Naruto had it and poured his wallet out into the bar. "Ah yes, you'll be wanting the arena.." The man said as he pocketed the money. "The Arena?" Naruto asked. "Yea, big arena near the barracks. They hold public executions there." The man said.

"You got a map of Suna?" Naruto asked. "For you sir? Anything!" The man replied happily as he pulled out a kiddy menu and pointed to a spot. "Here it is. No roof, so it's easy enough to find when in use. Like a giant flashlight." The man finished. "Thanks.." Naruto replied as he pocketed the map and took off towards the group. As soon as he stepped outside, he walked towards the alley where Cat was busy resetting Dog's nose. "Come on, we have to get going." Naruto said. Cat helped Dog up and Yugito followed after him.

~ Hotel Room ~

Naruto quickly stepped into the hotel room and laid the kiddy menu on the table. "Alright, there's no doubt that Samui will be executed tonight, if not already." Naruto said as he gulped hard. "Now, the arena is near the barracks. We have to figure out some way to infiltrate and get her back." Naruto said as he pointed at the kiddy menu. "Dog, Cat, you guys are with Yugito, no pulling rank. We'll have an army on our asses when we manage to get out of here." Naruto said, shocking the Anbu.

"You can't be serious!" Cat demanded. "Dead serious, actually." Naruto replied as he bit his thumb and did the hand seals for the summoning jutsu. "You can't form a siege with a kiddy menu and three men, its just crazy!" Dog demanded. "Summoning Jutsu!" Naruto whispered as he slammed his hands on the ground. In a large poof of smoke, various bats about 3 feet tall each and Xiomy appeared. "Hey, Naruto! You rang?" She asked. "Here's our army." Naruto replied to Cat.

He then turned to Xiomy and spoke. "As a matter of fact, I do. I need your help.." Naruto said and Xiomy nodded. He pointed to the location on the kiddy menu and started. "A friend of mines has been captured, and I need help getting her back. Unfortunately, we are in the middle of hostile territory, so I need your help. She is being held here." Naruto said as he pointed to a crudely printed picture of a dome. "It has no roof, so it's open to the clear air." Naruto informed Xiomy.

"So what do you want us to do?" Xiomy asked as Yugito approached them. "I want you guys to be my aerial support. I can't do it by myself, but with your help, I just might be able to pull it off." Naruto told her. "You don't have to ask twice, Naruto. Orfeo-sama gave his go ahead, so we have your back." She replied. "Good." Naruto said as he went to Yugito. He unsealed Various Kunai with exploding tags on them and handed them to her.

"I want you to go with them and the Anbu." Naruto told her. "You guys will be my back up. In case things go sour, you use the Kunais and make sure that you get somebody." Naruto said. "Now, here's the plan." He told her as he walked to the bathroom.

~ With Samui ~

Samui groaned as she groggily awoke. She looked up to see a relatively lanky man standing over her. She was tied to a chair and gagged. "Oh, I see you're awake." The man spoke. "I'm…well, that's not really important is it? The Kazekage has sentenced you to death on the grounds of espionage. I've been authorized to extract any information I can from you before the executioner does his job." The man said with a sadistic smile.

He backhanded Samui and pulled out a small blade. "Come now, you only have an hour to live..we can at the very least have some fun." He said.

~ With Naruto ~

"You know this is crazy, right?" Yugito demanded as Naruto finished washing his face. "I could be down there with you, helping you fight! I'm more than just a pretty face!" She yelled at him. "I know that, but I just can't." Naruto replied. "Can't what!" Yugito demanded. "I can't put you in danger because I already messed up and got her in danger. In battle, you and her are my Achilles heel, alright?" Naruto said as he kissed her forehead. "Please, just this once…"

Yugito looked down, but nodded. "Fine, just this once!" She said and kissed him on the lips, wrapping her arms around him. She then broke it off with tears streaming down her face. "But I love you, Naruto. You make sure you get back to me in one piece!" She said. Naruto nodded and looked to see the bats ready for action. "Xiomy, please take care of Yugito, Cat and Dog." Naruto said as Yugito climbed on Xiomy's back. "Sure thing." Xiomy replied.

"You guys ready?" Naruto asked Cat and Dog. They both nodded and climbed onto the backs of two bat summons. "Alright, you all have your assignments, now go!" Naruto yelled. All of them laid down on their summon's back as she and the other bats flew out of the window and towards the arena. Naruto put on his facemask and jumped out the window, jumping from building to building towards the barracks.

As soon as he arrived at the barracks, Naruto unscrewed the same vent and, after pushing the corpse away from the entrance to the vent, crawled back in. "I'm in." Naruto texted Yugito. "Good luck." Was his only reply.