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Unknown Bonds
Chapter 2
Naruto flashed into the hospital with Sakura in his arms, the first one to see them was Ino "My god, what happened?" She asked concerned about her best friend looking badly hurt
"A Sand ANBU attacked us in our own house… Ino, please do something!" He pleaded with her
Ino had become a full doctor over the years. A medical team took Sakura from Naruto's arms and carried her away "Leave it to me" She said seriously as she followed the medical team through the corridors and into an emergency room, Naruto tried to follow them in but Ino stopped him "Sorry Hokage Sama, but please its best you remain out here" she said shutting the door
He sat down thinking to how happy they were this morning and was unaware of another emergency going on in another part of the hospital. A few moments later Itachi appeared in front of him, he bent down to one knee "Hokage Sama, I have urgent news" he said bowing his head
"Itachi! Please tell me you caught the one responsible for this!" He said as he stood up
"Hokage Sama… I am so sorry but no we haven't… Lord Hokage, the enemy targeted your children, Saki and Saku are fine and have been taken to the tower for their own protection…But…" he paused and looked up at Naruto still down on one knee "…Naoto was gravely hurt, she had multiple stab wounds and the enemy used some sort of Jutsu on her turning himself into sand and penetrating her body, Toshiro rushed her to be treated" he finally told him bowing his head once more
Naruto had almost become completely pale, it was taking a few moments for him to take in the horrifying information. An orange aura had begun to inmate from his body as his eyes had also turned red "Take me to her…" he finally responded trying to keep his composure
Itachi could tell that he was barely able to keep his emotions in check and he was impressed that he hadn't completely lost it "Right away Hokage Sama!"
The doctors were working on Naoto, they had healed her flesh wounds and repairs most of the internal bleeding but Naoto was still in an extreme amount of pain "Why isn't the sedative taking effect?" a nurse asked
"Whatever is in her system is absorbing it immediately, it is also forcing her to stay conscious" The doctor answered
"There seems to be some poison in her system, I cannot figure out where it is coming from" another doctor commented
"The sand, it must be in the sand" the first doctor answered
"Can we remove the sand?" The nurse asked
"I have been trying but it hiding within her circulatory system; it is also trying to block her arteries, who knows what else it's doing to her"
Naoto's red eyes shot open and she sat up as she let out a scream of pain "KEEP HER PINNED DOWN!" The doctor screamed as additional nurses began forcing Naoto back down and pinning her arms and legs
Naruto arrived just in time to hear the screams "Naoto my baby girl!" he screamed wanting to enter the room but Toshiro stopped him
"Hokage Sama… I know how you feel but there is little you could do to help her. Allow the doctors to do their jobs, we would just get in their way….." he fought a tear; he and Naoto had become close over the years
Naruto gritted his teeth showing his fangs as the orange aura intensified, he slammed the wall with his fist destroying a portion of the wall "Itachi, how the hell did this happen? How did she get attacked while we were at full alert, WHAT THE HELL WAS YOUR ANBU DOING AFTER THE ATTACK ON MY SAKURA!" he screamed in anger
Itachi felt horrible as he lowered his head "Hokage Sama, the enemy used a seal on the area that concealed his presence, if Naoto wouldn't have spiked her chakra when she did, we wouldn't have found them..."
"We have an entire team dedicated to detect enemy spies, what the hell were they doing all this time!" Naruto said in frustration
"The enemy was a very highly skilled ninja capable of hiding his presence even from the detection team, but you are right Hokage Sama. It is not an excuse and this is entirely my fault and I take full responsibility my lord and I will step down as the director of the ANBU immediately if you so wish" Itachi answered
The orange aura around Naruto began to dim down "Itachi, this wasn't your fault…" he said with a sigh "I shouldn't be taking this out on you, I am the Hokage and I should be just as responsible…
The doctor finally came out of the operating room, but the look on his face didn't make Naruto feel good "Hokage Sama… We have done everything that we could but we cannot remove the sand that has invaded your daughter's body, it is constantly releasing a poison that will eventually kill her as well as forcing her to endure extreme amounts of pain. No sedative we use seems to be working, the only thing we can do is delay her death but we estimate that she will die in two days…" He said sadly
Naruto suddenly felt all strength leave his body as he fell down to his knees, the aura had vanished and his eyes returned to normal as they filled with tears "Is there nothing we can do?" he pleaded with the doctor
"Only Shizune or Lady Sakura could possibly deal with this, but Shizune is training doctors and nurses at the new shinobi village and is not due to return for another two weeks, even if we sent word right away there is no way that she would make it here in time… And well Lady Sakura is in no condition to operate" he said sadly
Naruto began to cry, he couldn't lose his little girl, not like this. No one had ever seen him cry like this since the death of the fifth Hokage "Can I… Can I see her?" He asked
"I don't know if it's such a good idea Hokage Sama… She is enduring a great amount of pain, we had to strap her down and we are impressed that she isn't screaming more then she is… For a child of her age to be going through such a thing… I don't know if you could bear to see her in that much pain, we are also fairly sure that she is not aware of what is going on around her"
"I don't care…" He simply answered as he got back to his feet. He entered the room and saw his little girl tied down to the bed with sweat dripping down her forehead, she looked like she was in a tremendous amount of pain. His heart instantly broke as he rushed to her side and took her hand into his own "Naoto sweetheart, daddy's here baby girl…" He said trying to force a smile as he stared into her red eyes. He completely ignored the fact that she had unlocked the Kyubi mode, the only thing on his mind was how powerless he felt at that moment
Everyone else decided it would be best to leave him alone with her "Itachi, do you think that this will lead to war?" Toshiro asked
"I don't know, Naruto is a very caring person, not easy to anger or hate others. However this would be the best method of gaining his hate. But I just can't believe that the Kazekage would authorize such an attack. Not only is the wind supposed to be our ally, he and Naruto have a very strong bond and friendship with each other…."
"What should we do?"
"Ready the men for a possible war as well as double our patrols of the border, I also want additional ANBU to help the Konoha Police secure the village" Itachi ordered
"Understood, I will take care of it right away" Toshiro said before disappearing in a flash
Sasuke and his men had completely swept the village "Sasuke Sama, we found seven explosive notes that would have caused a lot of damage as well as 4 additional seals to help conceal their chakra" one of his men reported
"Good work, I want you all to redo the sweep, and I don't want us to miss anything" He ordered
"Yes sir!" They said before dispersing
Meanwhile in Sakura's room, she was slowly regaining consciousness "owe… My head, where am I?" She asked herself as she sat up to look around "The hospital… Right, now I remember, we were attacked by that Sand ANBU…"
Ino walked into the room "Hey, glad to see that you're awake" She said with a smile "You had some internal bleeding and a few cracked bones as well as a minor concussion" She explained
"How is Naruto?" Sakura asked concerned about him
"He is fine; he is with Naoto in another room at the moment"
"Naoto? Why is Naoto here?"
"Sakura…. You and Naruto weren't the only ones attacked, Naoto Saki and Saku were also targeted" Ino explained
"WHAT?!" She screamed trying to get out of bed but felt too weak to stand, Ino cough her in time and pushed her back into the bed
"You're not going anywhere Sakura, you're still recovering. Saki and Saku are safe, Sai and a team of ANBU are with them" she told her
"And Naoto?" Sakura wanted to know why she was in the hospital
Ino debated telling her the truth, on one hand Sakura was possibly the only chance Naoto had to survive but on the other she was in no shape to do anything about it "She is…Stable for now" it technically wasn't a lie
"Ino… You're not telling me everything; I want to know her true condition. If you don't tell me I will go and find out myself"
Ino let out a sigh "Sakura, calm down. I understand how you feel and I don't want to hide things from you but I also know how you will react…." She said with a pause and explained everything to her "Things aren't looking good Sakura, we estimate that she will die within a few days"
"Have you identified what kind of poison it is? She asked fighting off her own emotions
"We were able to extract some and are analyzing it as we speak, but that isn't the problem. The sand is the primary issue and the most dangerous"
Sakura slowly and carefully pushed herself out of the bed Ino wanted to stop her but knew better, Sakura had that look in her eyes. Instead she decided to help her "Give me your arm" she said as she allowed Sakura to use her like a crutch
Back in Naoto's room Naruto had not left her side for an instant, his hand still holding hers as he talked to her. He didn't know if she could hear him or understand him, but it somehow made him feel better "And after your graduation Toshiro has a big party planned, I told him that you didn't like surprises but he really worked hard on it" he said as he gently stroked her hand. She let out a small scream as she tried to force her body up but was stopped by the restraints "Shhh baby girl, you're going to hurt yourself" tears were rolling down his cheeks "I am the sixth Hokage of the leaf… even more powerful than my Father the famed fourth Hokage… Yet I can't save my little girl from this pain, I am useless!"
He heard the door open and saw Ino and Sakura "You're not useless, an idiot maybe but not useless" she told him as Ino helped Sakura to Naoto's side
"Sakura Chan!" Naruto shouted as he hugged her tightly "Sakura Chan… Look at what they did to our little girl"
She began to examine Naoto; she was horrified by her current condition "She can go into Kyubi mode?" She asked no one in particular
"Itachi said they found her that way, she must have activated during her fight with the enemy" He answered her
Sakura continued to examine her closely "This may take some time… But I will find a way to save her" she thought to herself "Naruto… Please leave us" she asked without looking at him
"But Sakura Chan… I want to be near her"
"Naruto, I don't know how long this will take, and I don't want any distractions. So please I beg of you" she pleaded with him
Naruto stared at the ground, once again feeling powerless, without saying another word he walked out of the room leaving Sakura and Ino to do their work
"Have we finished analyzing the poison?" Sakura asked
"Yes ma'am, we even have an antidote but it's worthless as long as that sand continues to release more of it into her body" One of the nurses answered
"Where is this sand getting the chakra to continue working, it should have run out of any reserve the caster had given it by now… So where is it getting it from?" Sakura wondered, then she realized how Naoto was still in her Kyubi mode "Of course, it's feeding off of her chakra!" She shouted
"What?" Ino asked confused
"The Sand, it must be using her chakra to continue to function, that is why it's forcing her to stay conscious and into Kyubi mode… She is slowly killing herself, we have to first suppress her chakra and starve it before we attempt to remove it. You, go get four chakra suppressing seals NOW!" she ordered one of the nurses who ran out of the room
It wasn't long before he returned "Here they are ma'am"
"Place them on all four sides of her bed and activate them" She ordered
He did as she asked, once they were activated Naoto let out one last scream as her eyes returned to normal, she was panting heavily before her eyes finally shut and she slipped into unconsciousness
"But won't it suppress our own chakra as well? How are we going to treat her?" Ino asked
"The old fashioned way… Get me some scalpels, and be quick about it. Who knows what this thing is going to do once it realizes its supply of chakra is gone"
Meanwhile team Naruto were out on a border patrolling mission, with the years of peace it had become quite boring but it still had to be done
Konohamaru was laying down in the grass near a water stream enjoying the nice sunny day "So this is where your hiding" Another voice came
"Ah…Yuki Chan…" He said while quickly getting back to his feet
"What kind of a team leader sleeps on the job?" She said teasingly
"I am not sleeping, I just finished my area and decided to wait for you and Hanabi here" He said with a grin
"Did you REALLY do your patrol?" She kept on pressing
"Uh... Technically yes" He answered her
"What does that mean?" She asked
Suddenly four Konohamaru clones appeared around them and dispelled "They did it… And now I know that everything is fine" he said grinning with his eyes closed
"You're so lazy… Getting shadow clones to do your work" she said as she sat down next to him
"It's not being lazy, it's being efficient" He said defending his actions
Yuki let out a sigh and kissed his cheek "You're lucky that you're cute" she said causing him to blush slightly "I wonder where Hanabi is? She normally is the first to finish… When you're not cheating that is"
"It's not cheating!" He said with a slight pout causing Yuki to giggle "And I don't know, my clones haven't seen her, she is probably taking it easy. It is a beautiful day after all"
"Yeah" she said as she laid her head on his shoulder enjoying the beauty of the stream and the surrounding area
Not too far from their location Hanabi was jumping from tree branch to tree branch, she opened her weapons pouch grabbing a kunai and turned around for a quick second to throw it and continued forward. She dodged three kunais but was forced to stop as a Ninja stood in her way "Shotei" she shouted out while thrusting her palm into the ninja's chest but it suddenly turned into a log "Damn it, Substitution…."
Four ninjas appeared and surrounded her, they all wore Earth ANBU masks "Give it up little girl, you are outmatched"
Hanabi let out a small grin "My name is Hyuga Hanabi, Konoha Jonin and a member of the Hokage's personal guard, it is YOU who are outmatched, oh and by the way, you're all in range" she said as her grin grew "Hakke Rokujuyon Sho" a symbol on the ground appeared as she began her attack "Eight trigrams two, four palms" She struck the enemies with speed "8 palms, 16 palms" every single hit is a critical shot on all 4 enemies "32 palms, 64palms!" she finished her attack But to her shock they all began to crumble "Earth Clones? Damn it" she said while looking around with her Byakugan "Where are they?" she said unable to detect them
Suddenly multiple earth spears shot out of the ground, she was able to avoid most of them but one had pierced her arm, she quickly jumped back onto a tree branch and examined her arm, it wasn't a major wound and she began to heal it immediately but before she could finish she felt multiple chakra spikes all around her "The Famous Hyuga Princess, not so impressive, I wonder if your sister is any better. I guess we will have to find out once we finish you off" A voice came from all around her, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly where
Multiple rocks began flying towards her. She was able to dodge most of them and destroy the ones she couldn't "Damn it, where are they hiding?" she thought to herself as the rocks continued to fly towards her, a few hit her on multiple spots of her body "That's it, I am fed up with this!" she changed her stance "Hakke Hyaku Nijuhachi Sho" with immense speed she obliterated anything that got near her from any and all directions "one hundred twenty eight palms!" she screamed out as she finished off the last remaining rocks. She was panting slightly as she grinned
"Impressive, as expected from the one of the main Hyuga line who was chosen to become one of the Hokage's body guards" the voice commented
"Where are you? Show yourself! Or are you a coward?"
"Oh we are not cowards, we have been here the entire time, just because you couldn't see us isn't our fault"
Suddenly she felt a surge of chakra right under her feet, but before she could jump away two hands made entirely of rock grabbed her legs and two others erupted grabbing her arms "Damn it, I am completely immobilized!" she thought to herself
"Time to finish this" The voice came as 4 Ninjas raised from the ground "It was fun little Hyuga girl, but it's time for you to die. Don't worry though, we will take your body back home to unlock that Byakugan of yours" he said with a grin. They began to make seals and multiple earth spears were making their way towards Hanabi
She closed her eyes and began concentrating all of her chakra throughout her entire body "Jukenpo Ichigekishin!" a large burst of chakra erupted from her body destroying her bindings and she was able to get out of the way just in time
She then felt something pierce her body from behind; a spear had made its way through her only blind spot "Check mate" the enemy said with a grin as Hanabi fell to one knee
The enemies were closing in on her confident of their victory, she shut her eyes for a split second and forced her body back up "Hakke Hasangeki!" she launched her fist forward and an incredible and powerful wave of chakra hit all four enemies causing severe damage to them all
"You little…Bitch" one of them said barely able to stand up, he helped the others to their feet but they had been severely injured and weakened "This isn't over Princess, the earth will own the Byakugan, mark my words" he said as they all disappeared in a poof of smoke
Hanabi was panting heavily, the earth spear still lodged in her body, she fell down to her knees as her vision was slowly blurring up. She looked at the sky, there was a small and pleasant breeze. A bird flew over her head, it was indeed a beautiful day, and she then fell to her side as her strength left her and her consciousness slowly faded
"I found her! Over here!" she heard a voice before her world faded into darkness
End Chapter 2
And thus another chapter completed, I hope you enjoyed the Hanabi fight, i was thinking about how she hadn't had any good moments in my stories so i wanted to give her a spotlight that would give justice to her status as a Hyuga and being part of the Hokages personal team
First the Sand, now the earth? What is going on? Will Naoto be alright? How will this affect her? Will Hanabi survive? Find out as our story continues!
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