Hello. An Absurd Coyote presents, "Cherry Coated Whiskers." How did this idea come to be? Well, I had read fics when Sakura had the Kyuubi. Did it quench my Saku-Jinchuriki needs? No it did not. For it only changed her life, and not the others. Sakura literally running around dressed in an orange jumpsuit throwing jokes and yelling at people? Don't make me laugh..
I won't bash it though. At the same time, the plot was unique. Now I will take the lead for originality. Which will be my main goal for this story. To change everyone that are affected by my plot. Would you mind scrolling down to read it? Thanks. Would mean a lot to me if you do.
Update: Omg. The grammar and sentence structure is bothering me. Here's a rewrite!
Madara grew weary. He knew it that he shouldn't be doing this. But this itching feeling of gaining back his strength in the form of revenge burned through his insides. The man wandered through the forest with his hands at his sides and stopped near a clearing. From afar, he spotted a young woman with petal hair wearing a standard black kimono, holding an infant in her arms. Madara studied her further.
Her expression didn't carry joy, or warmth other any other expression newly made mother's had. Instead, her face was filled with guilt and remorse. Madara felt a smirk claim his face. He wanted to torture and toy to make her feel guilty of living. Yes, she will be his guinea pig. He picked up the pace, walking getting closer to her form and stopped, gazing deeply into her eyes.
"Why hello there. What are you doing outside the village so late?"
The woman said nothing. It caused Madara to plunge deeper and want to discover her back story.
"Well? I'm pretty sure that your husband is searching for.." She interrupted him.
"He's dead." she flat out confessed. "My husband's dead.."
Madara started to talk with his mind scape. 'Interesting.. seems like my plan can lift off.'
'Lift off like what? Like a rocket? Tobi loves rockets! Can we ride a rocket?' blabbed a childish voice.
'Piss off inner.'
'Aw.. okay. I speak to you later.'
His inner child vanished, giving him to opportunity to become sane.
Madara smiled hysterically behind his mask. "Why don't I take you back to your village?" he suggested coyly.
The woman nodded slowly and took up the offer to take her home. "Yes, I would like that. My name is Midoriko." she introduced to the male.
Said man smiled and grabbed her hand. "Excellent. You may call me Madara.."
Midorkio swoons over his voice. She starts to walk as Madara lead her through the forest. They both move past numerous trees and bushes, thus getting closer to the gates of Konoha. Madara told her to close her eyes; which she did, unaware with what was happening in the back ground. Screaming and stabbing hit the sky and blood splattered against the trees. Her bright green eyes reopened after being told everything was alright and she gasped in complete shock.
"W-what happened to the guards?" she questioned in surprise. "I could have sworn that they were right here a second ago."
"How strange. I offered them a dango but they suddenly killed them selves." Lied her innocent body guard.
Midoriko shook her head in shame. She could tell that this little adventure was getting darker by the second. The woman kept her head held up high and walked beside her body guard into the village. They walked down a few blocks, turned corners, and leaped from roof to roof. The current spot, was on the hospital roof.
"Um.. Mad-kun? This isn't my house.."
"..."
Madara said nothing. His red eyes spun madly in a pin wheel formation as he kept glaring downwards at two figures walking down the side walk. It was a couple, a man and his wife. They seemed worried and confused. This was a perfect moment to strike.
He switched his attention to the rosette. "Midoriko.." Spoke the man. "I need you to stay put while I take care of some things."
"Okay but I.."
Before she could protest, Madara disappeared in a swirl of black leaves. She had no idea where he left to, or what his motives are.
'Drat. I should have never trusted him.' She thought bitterly.
Midoriko's green eyes darted from right to left in desperation. "How am I suppose to get down from here?" she questioned to her self.
...
Minato sat in the metal chair outside the maternity ward. His wife was cooped up in the room beside him. He wished to see her but the nurses and doctors wouldn't let him. The blond haired man put his head down in shame and covered them with his palms. Minato signed deeply and felt a tremor bounce agianst the walls.
Suddenly, a sharp noise brought him back to life. A person lurked from inside the room. Minato shot up from his chair and raced towards the door, twisting the knob and entered the area where his woman was located. The man stood in silence as his wife was sleeping heavily amongst a strange figure.
He hovered at the bed, holding a needle in his hands. "Well, well, well.. what do we have here?"
Minato's pupils got spots in it, signaling his rage. "What have you done with my wife?" he asked angrily.
"Nothing really. Except putting her to sleep for my ritual."
"Ritual?" Blinked the blonde hokage. 'No, he doesn't mean..'
"Yes, the extraction of the Kyuubi no kitsune is absolute."
He had to the think fast! This man was going to bring out the nine tailed fox sealed within Kushina's stomach and unleash it upon the village. But how exactly did he get in? Minato looked straight ahead and spotted an open window blowing air into the room.
'That's it! I must throw him out the window from once he came!' Thought Minato. Said man charged forward using his flash step techniques and vanished along with the wind and soon emerged at the man's side. Madara slipped past his grasp and grabbed Kushina by her hospital gown and soon left out the window into the night sky. Her husband ran towards the open window and settled his hands on the wooden pane.
Minato stared into the darkness. An outline of the villain that stole his wife was seen on top of the roof. Second that, was there another person up there as well? Curious by the unknown source, he hopped out the window into the trees. Minato settled on the branch and jumped to another like a flying squirrel.
His body claimed the air as he leaped off the previous branch for one last time and settled on another building's roof. Minato came across a beautiful maiden carrying a pink bundle between her soft hands. The young man felt a need to question her status.
"Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
Madara answered instead. "She is of no concern." bellowed the man.
"Where is Kushina?" Minato quizzed once more. "I know you have her. I won't rest until she's back in my arms."
"Nowhere. Except in the pit of the bijuus."
Minato lunged for the man that took away his wife. His weight collapsed on his opponent causing him to fall back in a puff of smoke. Minato stared at the black feathers wide eyed at what he found; it was just a clone. The yellow flash clenched his knuckles in rage.
Angered, he spun around facing the woman. "You. Tell me where that man went with Kushina." he demanded.
Midoriko blinked for a second. "Pardon me?"
"Never mind. I'll track them down my self. It's not too difficult to sense her chakra.." he said, distracted by the previous events.
Midoriko watched him depart from her view, jumping across a few roof tops and vanish into the distance. She stood there engulfed in her own thoughts until her baby started to wail for milk. The woman smiled, mumbling soft words of affection and bent down on her knees opening up the top part of her kimono to give up her formula for the infant.
They bonded for a little while until a heavy roar echoed through the breeze. Said baby started to cry while being disturbed the sudden noise. Midoriko stopped feeding her child and rocked her back and forth trying to soothe her. After a while, thousands of people poured into the streets. Said woman got up and ran to the edge of the roof and watched them run like cattle. Midoriko kept watching, unaware that an anbu has appeared behind her.
"Ma'am. I need to escort you underground."
Midoriko turned around to face him, her face filled with puzzlement. "Why? What's going on?"
"I cannot disclose the information to you as of now. We must move underground immediately."
Midoriko gazed down at her child. She seemed to stare back, almost telling her in non verbal silence to follow the young man. The woman looked back up at the man and nodded, wanting to follow him out of this mess. Said anbu took her by the hand and they left in a swirl of green leaves..
...
Minato stood tall atop a giant red frog's head. His orange jacket riddled with flames danced along with the scurrying winds. It wasn't easy, trying to prevent an evil monster that used to be docile inside his wife's stomach from attacking the village. Many of his people were dying so in order for the bijuu to weaken, he must kill it.
But there was one problem. According to the books about bijuus in the private section of the library, the charka infused monster cannot be killed. In order for them to be nonactive, sealing it within something or someone was necessary. Minato didn't favor those two choices.
For example, if he sealed it in a pot then people would try to steal the pot. Or worse, they would smash it and use if for evil. Now if he chose another option and sealed it within a baby, the villagers would mistreated him/her very badly. Minato winced at the thought. He heard about all the other container's who lived in other villages and didn't have a better chance at life like normal children. What always confused him was the fact that some of them were hated and didn't value life the way they should.
If he were to decide and seal it within a child, he would change that view. Like he did with Kushina. Yes, they will have a friend to mingle with. Be able to love another and complete every day goals like any other person. Sandaime's law would prove it.
Back to the sealing project. There's about seven main clans in the village; Uchiha, Hyuuga, Abruame(?), Yamanaka, Akimichi, Nara, and Inuzuka. Minato shook his head. Forcing a clan to ostracize their own kin just because of the beast sealed within it is just plain horrifying.
Instead, he will choose to seal the bijuu within a child that belongs to a non ninja family. A civilian family that doesn't do any harm. Which one could take on the task? Minato didn't know of any clans that did house work except bridge builders and rice pickers. Not so good selections to choose from.. What else could he use?
Just then, an anbu halted his thinking. "Minato. A young woman would like to speak with you." he announced, then poofed away in a puff of smoke.
The man's blue eyes wandered down into the forest. Settled on the ground was a pink haired woman wearing a black kimono. This caused a memory fuse to flicker in his brain.
'Wait a minute.. isn't she the same exact woman I met on the roof?' he thought in discovery.
His partner started talking. "Hey boss, should we let her up here?"
"Sure. Bring her to me."
Gamabunta obliged and spat his tongue out towards the ground. Instead of using it to capture flies, it was used as a bridge for passengers. Gamabunta kept his pink organ out long enough for her to travel up north into the sky. The woman reached to the top, allowing the wind to play with her hair.
Minato fixed his eyes on her. "What business do you have up here?" questioned the hokage. "You were suppose to escape with the others hours ago."
"I feel played and confused.." began the woman out of the blue. She looked up, staring at him with hazy eyes. "Don't you?"
He couldn't say anything and kept allowing her to tell him her tale.
"It all started back when my husband, Tetsuya Haruno, died from illness. I left the village with only our baby in my hands and wandered through the forest until he appeared. He took me back and left me on the roof while he suddenly took your wife hostage."
"Well Miss, I apologize for your husbands death.." Apologized the blond man. "I will also apologize again for not giving you psychological help during your grieving hour. That probably explains how you easily you interacted with the most wanted man in Konoha."
"I know about my faults hokage-sama. Now about my proposition.." She exposed her plan to him. "In exchange for my uprising, I will allow you to seal it within my daughter."
Minato listened to her carefully. He became puzzled from her explanation.
"You'll give up your only daughter to save the village?" The leader asked, not knowing if the offer was true.
She nodded feverishly. "Yes, that is what I wish to do for my burden."
The blond man scratched his head sheepishly. "Okay, if that's what you want.." trailed the man. Minato moved his hands away from the sides of his torso and claimed the infant said woman has given to him. His eyes blinked in curiosity as this little girl was stuck in his arms.
"Please live a happy life in heaven. I'll take good care of Sakura.." whispered the depressed female.
Minato looked back up at her. "No, the hokage prepared a jutsu that won't kill me. You can have her back when I'm done."
Midoriko felt over joyed. Did he just give her back her full rights to caring for the child? She acted on pure joy and leaped, hugging his neck. Minato laughed lightly and narrowed his eyes as a pink tint overflowed his cheeks.
"This is the start of a beautiful friendship.." grinned the blond.
"Yes it is. I'll see you and your wife soon. Okay?"
Minato nodded and tapped his foot against the frog. "Alright. Let's get her to safety."
Gamabunta nodded and allowed Midoriko to slide down his wart filled back. She could have stayed a little close at range to witness the sealing, but the other shinobi's pushed her into a group of people who were already still left behind. Midoriko followed the group and kept glancing back, keeping tabs on the task at hand.
The group stops at a large space behind the academy that caters to turning children into fresh fit genins. Midoriko figured that this was a safe house and stepped inside leaving her tiny daughter behind..
...
-Next day-
Progress so far: Aftermath of Kyuubi no Kitsune
"Alright, every body out!"
People were confused by sudden rays of sunshine. Even though they were only locked away for one night, it felt like forever. The anbu were told by the council to free the people. Once they got the signal, all the villagers flooded out into the morning air. While the numbers decreased, a young woman with pink hair followed slowly behind.
The pinkette absorbed her surroundings. Many buildings were destroyed and lots of dead bodies were placed in body bags. Midoriko gulped in fear and pushed her self to exit from the aftermath of her home. She had no clue what to do next.
All Midoriko wanted to do was go home and get some sleep. She maneuvered around the people who grieved over the deceased members of their family, houses, etc; soon, she made it to her housing complex. When the woman got there, a poof went off behind her.
She didn't dare to turn around. "What is it?" Asked the tired woman.
"The Yondaime requires your presence in the hospital ward." He stated firmly. "Would you like me to take you there?"
The anbu black op watched her head bob up and down. He took this as a 'yes' and walked towards her and togehter they vanished along with the wind. Both adults reemerge in the hospital. Midoriko took notice of Minato standing by a hospital bed being inhabited by Kushina.
Kushina rocked a baby gently back and forth. "Hmm, she's so kawaii. I wish we were having a girl."
Minato smiled a bit and placed his hand on her right shoulder. "I'm sure that who ever we have will be just as kawaii as her."
"Your right.. thank you honey."
"Oh my. Are you pregnant Mrs. Namikaze?" squeaked out a far away voice.
Kushina's aquamarine eyes took notice of a figure standing by the door way. "Why yes I am. Not that much though since my stomach isn't bulging yet.." joked the woman. "Are you the one that gave up your child for the village's safety?" Midoriko nodded. "Thank you very much, now that the Kyuubi has been removed from me, I can live a peaceful life with my husband."
Midoriko looked towards the ground. "About that. What would I expect from the villagers?" She questioned, barely a whisper.
The room grew silent. Both Kushina and Minato exchanged glances with each other.
"Well, there would be a time that she won't be loved as much as you will love her. Just tell her not to give up and make plenty of friends and soon she shall find her true love just like I did with Minato." stated the red head firmly.
"I agree. Try to keep up with her studies and we'll do our best to make her life easier as possible." Added Minato.
"Thank you very much for the filling advice. Would you mind passing me my daughter?"
Kushina nodded and kept still while Midoriko advanced near the bed. The woman hovered over her and held her arms out, and soon tangled with the infant's clothes. Said pinkette held her daughter close to her and whispered some words the couple could not hear.
Mercy..
End notes: Alright, I'll end it here. This intermission explained of Midoriko's struggle and Madara's plan to gain destruction over the village. If you are still confused at how he extracted the Kyuubi from Kushina, direct your attention to Narutopeida in the jinchuriki section.
They are weak while waiting in a process of over ten months rather then the normal nine month pregnancy rate. Sounds a lot worse then a regular woman, huh? I would never want to go through that. Oh yes, I have plans to reconstruct Sakura's friendship circle.
Allow her to become friends with some else, forget Sasuke, etc. Mwahaha! I'm so psyched to be doing this!. By the way, I'm very serious with this plot and would like to extend it to the fullest. Your comments will mean a lot to me if you would review. Thanks for reading.
~An Absurd Coyote~