Anyways, now that he made some distance, hopefully he could begin the process of finding a place to stay for the night. For as powerful as he was, he still needed to be one-hundred percent in case some bad shit goes down.
But he shouldn't do it in the open...where should he go?
Naruto pondered the question as he continued to speed towards Kyoto, intent on making more distance, mostly so that the yokai could lose his scent.
Speaking of which, he needed to hide his scent...
The shinobi stopped momentarily, turning his head to look behind him, slightly bewildered.
He just got some memories, the clones were holding the beast back for now, but how exactly did the other clone get caught with the yokai...? Nevertheless, it looked like he had still had some time.
As he began moving again, the blond accidentally tripped over himself, nearly causing him to tumble over to the ground.
Blue eyes glared at the little rock outcrop that nearly made him trip, at least no one saw that...
However, the annoyance in his eyes quickly shifted into interest, as he noticed that the rock formation seemed to descend sharply behind some bushes...
The blond leaned forward, pushing the bushes out of the way to get a better view of what he was dealing with.
...
Well...that was convenient.
Naruto's eyes darted behind him, making sure that no one saw him. He had to make this quick, before the yokai broke through his last two clones.
The shinobi proceeded to move closer to the descending rock formation, making sure to block off the relatively small entrance up with the bushes again as he entered it. Wincing a little with the memories of the second clone's defeat.
He really didn't need to see the snake vomit poison...that poor clone's face...
After Naruto covered the small hole up again, the last set of memories reached him, wincing again at the fact that his clone essentially got it's rib cage crushed.
Ouch.
The shinobi checked out his surroundings, seeing the cave get deeper, and deciding that this would be a good place to rest for the night.
He then proceeded to move forward, shifting the kid under his arm and placing her over his shoulder instead. This would be a long night...
"Yuki-san...I see them!"
The hero's eyes snapped back to the road in front of them, refocusing on her current surroundings and noticing what the succubus pointed out.
Both females quickly moved straight to the forest next to them, hiding in the underbrush to avoid getting spotted by the vehicles that were approaching them.
As the young human set herself comfortably onto the ground, she heard the noticeable sound of a helicopter nearing their location, probably following the vehicles.
News helicopter maybe?
They were silent as the columns of cars; some involved with law enforcement and some involved with the news, moved quickly to get to the train wreck they left behind.
Yuki grunted softly, looked like they needed to make more space between themselves and the train, they would be connected to it otherwise.
As the column finally moved past and the helicopter roared after them, Maria got up slowly, with her little gothic dress fluttering in the wind, and made to slowly check if they were in the clear.
"...I think we're good. Ready to go again?" the silverette asked rhetorically, a playful glint in her eye.
The hero merely nodded, standing up from her position and moving back on the road. The forest would cost them too much time.
Then another problem made itself known.
"...It's getting dark out." Yuki mentioned blandly, mind racing to figure out how to deal with the issue that she didn't consider until then and there.
What to do when you're stuck on the road in the middle of the night? While there are possible hostiles nearby?
She definitely didn't expect her day to end up like this.
"Well...so much for calling a taxi before nightfall. I can't tell you how much fun it was to sleep in the wilderness last time..." Maria grumbled, stretching her limbs as a new wave of fatigue hit her.
The night did that to you.
The hero regarded her partner with slight interest. "You make it sound like you've slept in the wilderness before."
"Yeah." the succubus returned, a wry grin appearing on her face. "Back when me and Mio-sama were on the run, sometimes we had to sleep in the wild. It was...interesting times."
Yuki stared at her companion for a moment, despite the overall situation, she was genuinely interested in hearing more about her past experiences.
But one thing at a time, Naruto was counting on them to solve the situation quickly. So her curiosity was shelved for later.
As for their dilemma...now that they were relatively clear from the initial rush of the news and law enforcement, could they actually run away from the scene? Instead of just cautiously moving away?
"Speaking of which; I think we should just run away from the area. I've had enough sneaking, thank you very much." Maria claimed, nodding to herself with her reasonableness.
The female human glanced at her partner through the side of her eye, faintly annoyed that she made that suggestion right when she was going to.
Yellow eyes did one last scan around their position, making sure that they were really in the clear. But as she did so, she noticed something...odd.
"...There's a fog rolling in, a thick one." Yuki mumbled, as a deep feeling of unease began to grow in the pit of her stomach.
Maria shuffled closer to her, looking around at the thickening fog surrounding them. "That's strange...fog's don't just appear out of thin air. Nor do they grow so thick so quickly..."
Yuki didn't reply immediately, too busy with the growing sense of unease that somehow managed to paralyze her. What was this feeling...? It was so familiar...
She practically flinched when she heard the relatively hard crunch of metal against concrete.
By this time, the succubus immediately went on alert, prepared for an attack. This was obviously supernatural.
But who was it? How did they find them?
As she scanned the fog, she caught sight if a shadow that emerged from surreal mist.
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