Chapter 42

                                    

                                          
Chiyo Pov
                          
After the whole curse warrior thing last night we went back for Chishima and went to Moso's house to get some rest. Waking up early I sleepily sit next to Naruto as we wait for this Lord, "Does Moso really live here? Come on look at this place." I yawn a little, "Naruto don't be rude." Tenten scratches her cheek, "I have to agree with Naruto isn't he an important official, I expected luxury like golden sliding panels stuff like that." 
                          
Neji scoffs, "Chiyo is right you both are being rude." Chishima waves them off, "It's alright the things to do with wealth doesn't interest Lord Moso. He like's living like this as a man of his wisdom should." I stiffen another yawn and think back to Kasumi, I hope she isn't still mad at me she knows I can't help these things. 
                          
We hear laughing and Chishima slides the door open revealing an old man, "My how shameful of me to receive you in such a squalor." I cover Naruto's mouth before he can say anything else rude, and bow towards him. "Please forgive this knucklehead he tends to speak before he thinks about the things he's going to say." I cringe and pull my hand away wiping the slobber on my pants glaring at Naruto. "It is quiet all right please make yourself comfortable, you are the ninja's from the Village Hidden in the Leaves?"
                          
"From your right my Lord let me introduce Chiyo, Naruto, Neji and Tenten." Moso hum's, "I heard you came face to face with the curse warrior that appeared in Lord Komei's last night." I nod, "Yes we did-." Naruto cuts me off, "Turns out its actually a ghost!" I sigh as Neji scolds him, "You shouldn't just assume things Naruto." 
                          
"But it can appear and disappear outta nowhere. And it fly's around because it's a ghost Neji!" Tenten nods in agreement, "Ya and don't forget how we knocked off its helmet it was still able to move and it's armor was empty." I close my eyes, "If it was actually a ghost why where our weapons able to hit it or Naruto land a hit? Shouldn't all those things just go threw it since its not living?" They both pause at my words, "Sir as second in Command I give you my word we will get to the bottom of this."
                          
Moso smiles, "Your resolve is encouraging young man, we just installed a new Feudal Lord this is no time for unrest. Please eliminate these harmful rumors of the Cursed Warrior as soon as possible, your our last hope." As Shikamaru would put this what a drag...
                          
We go to a restaurant to get  something to eat, I eat quietly as the others talk among themselves. Finally they get Chishima to take us to see Lord Sagi but we end up by a lake waiting for him in tall grass. "Chiyo is everything all right?" I look over at Neji and smile a little, "Hum oh ya just thinking ya know." Finally Lord Sagi arrives and we watch, then I feel three chakra signatures. "Neji!" He activates his Byakugan, "Chiyo enemy's in the water!"
                          
I grunt in annoyance as Neji throws kunai to deflect the shuriken that was aimed at the Lord. "Everyone move now!" We all run out cutting of there path, it doesn't take much to push them back. "You three who sent you!" They stay silent then jump back in the water, "You're not getting away!"
                          
"Wait Naruto!" I facepalm he never learns just as a paper bomb goes off in the water covering there escape. The waves push Naruto back on shore, "You are too hardhead some times Naruto." Naruto gulps and we walk back over to Chishima who was by Lord Sagi. "Lord Sagi it is my pleasure to introduce you to these ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village. They have come to our land to figure out the truth behind the Curse Warrior." 
                          
I narrow my eyes a little, "They shouldn't have bothered, let me guess this was Moso's idea wasn't it." His attitude is off, "Yes because he feared for your life Lord Sagi and with very good reason. If these four hadn't been here who knows what would have happen." Sagi face twist, "Hold your tongue." 
                          
"Ugh, forgive me." Naruto frowns, "Wait just a second don't you realize how dedicated this guy is to you?! Chishima cares for you even if you don't care about yourself. And this mission we're working for peanuts! But the village agreed to send us because of your loyal friend!!!" You can see the frustration on Sagi's face, "I don't require his help! How very annoying." I hold Naruto back before he attacks, "Lord Sagi I understand you have became Feudal Lord and that Chishima is why under you. But he shows that he cares for you enough to put all his savings for this mission, and I have a question? What exactly is a Feudal Lord without his people hm?"
                          
He looks down at a shuriken in his hand and I smirk, "Proceed." I watch him leave, "Naruto I know you're mad at what he said but remember he had lost his father and little sister. That can change anyone and Chishima I'm sure he'll become the same person that you once knew when we solve this."
                          
Tenten picks up a shuriken, "These have an odd shape don't they?" I move closer, "It does...." Chishima gasp, "This weapon look familiar to you?" 
                          
"Y-Yes there are no ninja in the Land of Birds but some of the guardsmen are receiving special training." I run my fingers threw my hair, "Something is still not sitting well with me Touma." He hum, "There is defiantly something strange kid, stay on your guard." 
                          
We sit outside Lord Komei's estate waiting for anything odd to happen. "Chiyo look at that." I stand, "Everyone stay close and don't make a move until I give the word." We follow at a distance and by roof watching Komei, to my slight surprise he goes to the building where we first met the cursed warrior personally. "Somethings fishy about this Chiyo." I watch intensely as he gets closer to the doors and they slowly open. I cover Naruto's mouth as the Curse Warrior appears, "Neji.."
                          
"There's no chakra..." Naruto moves my hand, "There hard evidence I'm charging." 
                          
I clench my jaw, "I'm on to you and you're so called ghost!" I intercept the warrior with my own katana, "Naruto I am going to kill you after this!" I grab him by the color of his shirt and jump back, that thing has power behind it. Tenten and Neji attack it but they don't have any affect, then this thing makes a whirlwind!
                          
"Wood style: Unbreakable Dome jutsu!!"  It covers us in time just has things hit it, "Neji keep your Byakugan ready! Naruto get ready to uses your shadow clones and Tenten get your weapons ready when I drop the dome, by me time!!" 
                          
"Right!" I drop the dome and jump back into the tree's to gather up my chakra, "All of you get back now!!" They all move back a good distance that I don't have to worry about them getting hurt, "Wind style: Wind Dragon jutsu!" I put a little more chakra into it so the dragon was large and more intimating than normal, it rips threw the whirlwind with ease and slams into the person, "Neji now!" He moves in and uses his 8 trigram 64 palm sending straight into a tree, we all gather round. 
                          
"Finally we get to see whose in it." But a purple smoke comes from its mouth and a green sustains leaks out, "What the hell is this?!" We head back but I can't help but feel like there's more to this than meets the eye. 
                          
Lord Komei be taken away by guards, "Neji I'm sure you notice." The other two look between us confused, "Tonight's cursed warrior was different than the first one, there was an energy inside  from a living breathing human." Naruto tilts his head in confusion, "Hmm a human being?" 
                          
"But Neji you said you didn't feel anything like that when we fought him last night." I close my eye's, "Yes that's what he said but what this means is that there isn't one but two of them and we need to find the other one."