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Beta: BloodCherry

Prologue

The battle had lasted for so long; the blood and cries and screaming had gone on for nearly five years. And now that it was over, it seemed like an inordinate amount of time had been spent looking for jewel shards that should have never excised in the first place. And if she were honest with herself, none of this would have ever happened if not for two damnable demons, Mistress Centipede and that idiot Crow. Who knew tying a leg to an arrow could cause so much heartache and destruction?

And now it was over. There was nothing left in this world. Miroku had been swallowed by his wind tunnel nearly two years ago. Sango had been murdered by her brother, and the next time anyone saw Kohaku was after he'd hung himself nearly six months before the battle. Kagura hadn't made it past the first year mark, and Kagome wasn't sure how many incarnations they'd fought in the last four years; they had stopped counting and remembering names after Naraku reabsorbed Byakuya. Both Shippo and Rin were gone. She'd not seen either of them since the battle. How Naraku had managed to find the two, she would never know… they hadn't stood a chance, but neither had Koga and his wolves. How many others had died in this great game of capture the flag, she wasn't sure.

It was so quiet as she laid there with the blood leaving her body, thinking about the good times and the bad. It was a steady flow, and she could feel the warm, sticky pain as it surrounded her, laceration after laceration. And yet the hybrid monster still wasn't dead, he was regrouping again. They were all dead, and in her hand was a completed Jewel. There was no such thing as a pure wish. Even if she wished something there would be no true purpose in knowing it would be alright.

There was nothing left for her here and she wouldn't survive either way. There was really only one thing left to do before that bastard monster completely regenerated. Kagome struggled to breathe while lifting the glittering pink gem to see it in the sun light. "I wish for the Jewel of Four Souls to be destroyed so that it can never interfere with the living or the dead again." It was whispered like so many other things in her life. Kagome wasn't sure if what she was saying could be comprehended by the gods or any living spirit; she wasn't even certain if she'd spoken the worlds out loud.

A white flash seemed to raise the power of the jewel and the taint it had left upon those in its wake. Time itself seemed to rewind before a reverberation could be felt literally through a number of time periods. Those who had been touched by the jewel in the last fifteen-hundred years and those that had been touched in the future simply didn't exist. At least, not in this particular dimension.

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Tobirama swore once again as a scream of pain seemed to rattle through the hallway. He was able to handle just about everything in his life, but this… this was one thing he never thought he'd have to experience. He never thought he would fall in love, especially so very late in his life. But here he was, at thirty-two waiting for his wife to give birth to their first child.

It was stunning to think that he would be a father; Hashirama was already a grandfather and he'd just started on his first. The floors protested at his incessant walking back and forth. If it continued there would more than likely be a hole in the floor from his pacing. A sudden high-pitched wail shocked through the air, and Tobirama could feel himself stiffen as he stared down the door.

A pretty, young nurse was pushing through the double doors. She sent him a blinding smile all the while cradling a small blanketed figure. "It's a girl, Senju-sama."

Tobirama felt his breath catch in the back of his throat as he took the small bundle from the woman. Looking at the small pink face, he knew he would forever be in love with the tiny child in his arms. There was a soft black wisp of hair, small cupid lips, and a tiny button nose while small fingers curled around his larger one. He couldn't help but smile. She was beautiful and was apparently going to take after her mother. When those small eyes fluttered open he was positive she was going to be a copy of her mother, at least in looks. Those eyes were such a bright blue while still clouded with an indecisive color.

"Beautiful, lovely little Kagome." Gentle, tanned fingers stroked the light cheek of the babe. "How is Hisa?" Tobirama was a bit nervous as the nurse was simply looking at him with a sort of neutral expression.

"Senju-sama, there have been a number of complications, but at the moment she's stable." The nurse smiled weakly, she'd been there at the hospital for a number of hours that day and she wanted nothing more than to head home and lay down.

Tobirama could only take in a deep breath; he hadn't realized that he'd been holding his breath. Exhaling slowly, he smiled lightly. "Can I take her to see the others?"

A small dimpled smile and nod was his response. "Hisa should be able to see you and the others in another hour. They're cleaning her up at the moment."

Tobirama nodded acknowledging the words before striding further into the waiting room. There were a few gathered there; mostly members of the Senju clan and his first Genin squad. It was interesting to see them as adults.

"So what's the verdict?" Hiruzen asked, a small smile on his face. Both he and his teammates had been stunned when Tobirama-sensei had told them he was going to be a father.

"This is my daughter, Kagome. And Hisa is fine," he responded easily.

Koharu moved closer. "She looks a lot like Hisa, doesn't she?"

"You're going to have to fight off all the boys when she gets older, Tobirama-sensei," Homura commented, the amusement couldn't be hidden from his voice.

"You three do realize I could force you to baby-sit, right?" Tobirama asked amused when all three of his students suddenly seemed to be meters away. It was amazing that the three of them could kill easily, but tell them that they had to baby-sit and they scattered.

Hashirama smiled as he watched; it was always fun to watch his little brother and his former Genin team. "She's only a bit behind Tsu-chan, isn't she? Hmm, little brother you did well."

Tobirama could only smile in response. He was sure that his little one was going to be the best part of his life. She was going to change the future, of that he was positive. He couldn't wait to see how.