"A long time ago, there was a festival for a village. However, this festival involved sacrifices and rituals that were held by twins. Twin's would kill their siblings in the sacrifice in order to become 'one' with each other. However, one ritual didn't go as planned; the twins tried to escape their fate…The village was in total chaos! As the twins ran, the youngest one fell behind and was caught. She waited for her sister to return, knowing with all her heart that she would; for they had made a promise to be together forever…However, her sister did not return for her; causing her father to have to do the ritual himself. The girl's spirit grew angry and her spirit now haunt's the very village. They say that if you wander into the village. You can never come back….again!"

A loud scream echoed throughout the dense woods as Naruto Uzumaki jumped out of his skin; his sensei having scared him by turning out the flashlight he was currently holding, making the world around the boy, pitch black. Kakashi chuckled lightly, as his pupil began to pout about being scared so easily. "I knew it all along. You didn't scare me one bit!" The blonde retorted to the laughter of his comrades, folding his arms and sticking out his upper lip.

"You were so fooled!" Sakura said, still laughing at the whiteness in the boy's face; he had really been scared shitless.

Hugging her ribs, the girl swallowed back another session of howls as the blonde jumped when he stepped on, and snapped a twig; latching himself to Sasuke's arm soon afterwards. Sasuke glared down at the blonde in annoyance; having thought the whole ordeal was pathetic and a waste of breath. Practically throwing the boy off him, Sasuke sighed and shook his head at the sad excuse for a ninja. "You look like a school girl when you get scared." The raven said, smirking suddenly at the chance to put the boy down.

Naruto growled as he walked beside his rival. "Hey, Hey, I'm going to become the best ninja in the world! You just shut your trap Sasuke-bastard."

"Ninja don't scream because the light's suddenly go out dobe." Sasuke responded, shifting the backpack on his shoulder's a bit and narrowing his dark pupils.

The two continued to argue back and forth while following their sensei deeper and deeper into the vast woods that seemed to never end. It was only when Sakura piped up, did the two boy's quiet down to listen to their sensei's words. "Why are we going to this…'Lost Village? I mean, if it's 'lost', how are we suppose to find it?"

It was a good question; one that even Kakashi was going to have trouble answering. The Jounin put a hand to his head and sighed, trying to figure out how he could explain the mission in the simplest terms for Naruto to understand. He smiled when he felt his Genin comrade's staring at his back; waiting for the explanation he was to give. "Well, you see, one of the residents of the leaf village whom were to construct a dam disappeared a few day's ago. It seems that his girlfriend had also gone after him and now she too, has vanished."

The silence was drowned when Naruto screamed and clung to Kakashi like a leech. "Hey, Hey! Why do we have to investigate? Couldn't we just wait and see if they come back?" The blonde asked, with a glint of hope in his eyes.

Sasuke, whom was now slightly interested in the mission, explained this time. "It's been about five day's since the woman disappeared Naruto. Plus, people have been talking about strange happenings in this forest for a while. It wouldn't surprise me if it was just ninja but-"

"That's why we are on this mission. To find out what happened to them; since the likely hood of ninja being out here is very slim."

"Who was the client Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked, cracking her sore neck; they had been walking non-stop for two hours and she was starting to tire.

"Hokage didn't say, actually. He just simply handed me the mission explanation and dismissed me." Kakashi said putting a gloved hand to his chin, "In any rate we will have to-"

"Oi, Dobe! Where the hell are you going?" Sasuke yelled, interrupting Kakashi as he watched Naruto rush away, deeper into the forest.

Now giving chase, the three were amazed at how Naruto didn't tell him to shut up or even turn as they called his name. Amazed and also slightly afraid. What the hell was the boy chasing at a time like this? Sasuke picked up speed, trying to catch up with the boy as he drifted farther and farther away from his eye sight. "Naruto? Naruto! Where are you going?" Sakura cried out to the blonde, stumbling to keep up with him as well as Kakashi and Sasuke.

Kakashi's eyes suddenly grew as he felt the ominous air around them; they were getting close, and Naruto seemed to be the one leading them there. "No! Stop, wait!" Kakashi screamed, trying to reach out to the boy in front of them. The trio blinked as the world seemed to go black and white, like an old movie film, for the split second; a strange woman, over lapping Naruto's figure, in a white kimono. "Naruto!" Sasuke screamed as he jumped forward in a desperate attempt to snag the boy's clothing. Smirking when he felt a handful of silk, he flung the boy around. Again, a vision swamped his mind; this time, one of Sasuke choking the life out of the blonde. Releasing the boy, afraid he really was doing such a crime, he gasped as he was standing next to Kakashi and Sakura; whom gazed at him in question. Holding his head, he shook it slightly before nodding for them to continue. "…I had a vision…" Sasuke started, as they followed the trail. "It was-…hey, why is it suddenly night time out?"

"This is exactly as the legends tell, Sasuke….We are now in the village and are most like trapped by it." Kakashi said, a tinge of fear in his voice.

Sakura wrapped her arms around her body, as if trying to shield herself from something as she looked around before pointing towards a few glowing light's in the distance. "Someone is here!"

"Hopefully it's Naruto." Kakashi said as they hurried up the trail towards the lights, that soon revealed to be the flicker of fire. The pathway lead up to an old traditional gate, one that looked abandoned for years. Sasuke stepped closer as the other two lagged behind to get a better look at their surroundings. Again, the woman in the white kimono stood in front of him, crying and muffling. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Sasuke tried to side step around the woman to look at her face, though he was denied as the vision cleared and Kakashi and Sakura passed by him in a hurry. "Where is this?" Sakura asked Kakashi, though found no answer.

Looking up at the direction they were headed, he soon followed, when he saw the back of a familiar body. "Naruto?" Sasuke cried out to him, catching up to his comrades whom stood a few feet back; fearing the worst.

They all let out a sigh of relief when Naruto turned, his blue eyes looking wide and afraid. However, his comrade's happiness was sort lived as they saw a dozen red butterflies shoot up around their friend as he mumbled. "The Lost Village."

Sakura mentally shook her head before she ran over and grabbed Naruto's arm, slapping him across the face. "What the hell do you think you were doing? Couldn't you hear us at all?" She screamed at him, before she hugged him tightly.

The boy's blinked, not at her physical punishment, but at how she embraced Naruto as though she would lose him if she let go. "I'm sorry Sakura-chan. I really didn't hear you…" Naruto said holding her for a moment before they parted, "It's okay now right?"

Sasuke growled, looking down at his shoes. For some reason, seeing those two so happy made him angry. "Kill him…." He heard a sudden voice hiss from behind him. Sasuke turned, glancing around but found no one.

'Now what the hell is up with me?' Sasuke thought before he walked over to where Kakashi stood, whom had begun to lecture Naruto about the importance of the mission and how he could have jeopardized it. Again, his blood boiled over the top of his pot. "Leave him alone you two!" Sasuke shouted before slapping a hand over his mouth. The three turned towards their friend in awe; he never stood up for anyone, especially not Naruto.

"He can't help it if he was possessed or whatever. That's not our problem right now, it's getting the hell outta this freaky place." He explained before heading back to the gate with Sakura and Kakashi trailing behind.

"Hey, Hey!" Naruto suddenly called out, hands on his hips and a pout on his face. "I heard singing around here and even if there isn't anyone here; who's to say that, that girl and guy ain't here? Plus, the village is just down there!" Naruto pointed.

Indeed, the village was just down below the hill that Naruto had pointed out, a few fire's lit here and there. Sakura shivered, glancing around at the top of the hill. The light's they had seen and followed were from a few camp fire's that were lit around the area. A stone monument with sacred rope stood in the middle of the hill, as well as some small stone's with carving's on them. Walking over to one while Naruto and Sasuke argued whether or not to step into the village, she gasped at what she saw. The carving was two small people with identical features, a rope tied to their waists. However, the one to the left had no head.

"Dobe, do you know how much freaky shit we went through already!"

"Boo-hoo. Suck it up. We can't just leave two people down there!"

"Alright you two calm down…" Kakashi called over, causing all three heads to whirl in his direction, "…besides, the trail is gone…"

"No fucking way!" Sasuke yelled, sprinting over ,and hoping to god that it was only one of Kakashi's jokes.

Hoping and happening were always different, or so Sasuke now believed as he tried to wrench his way into the newly formed bushes with little success. "Enough already Sasuke or you'll have so many scratches that you will bleed to death." Kakashi said, snatching the genin by the back of the collar and removing him from the brush.

"What's the matter? You scared?" Naruto teased walking over, smirking.

"Shut up! I remember a certain someone whom almost shit their pants at Kakashi's ghost stories." Sasuke snapped back, brushing a few leaves from his hair.

"You'll pay for that one!" Naruto growled, ready to spring himself at the boy before Sakura grabbed him by the shirt collar and punched him square in the chest.

"Give it a rest already!" She yelled at him, her inner self at it's breaking point.

"Can we go?" Kakashi asked, now standing at the path that lead down the hill and into the village.

He, for one, was getting very tired of the constant argument. The three Genin looked at each other before they rushed after their sensei; the ominous feeling in the air causing all four to shiver.