Land Of Birds
Pein's Deva path stared at the Takashi clan compound. It had been waiting there for the best part of two months, watching down from the mountain that loomed over the village. Tonight was the night it had been waiting for, the birth of a child, that possessed a rare and extremely powerful Kekkei Genkai; the Takajugan. The Deva paths expressionless face remained unchanged as it rapidly left the Land of Birds and handed towards Amegakure.
As the Deva path left its make-shift mountain home, an unsuspecting family rejoiced at the birth of the newest family member. In a family with three sons, a baby girl was just the thing that their mother needed. Her father smiled as he cradled his precious daughter, she was the one that could bring their clan back to its former glory and he planed to use her to her full potential. Her face had already been tattooed with the clans marking, four lines descending from her eye, one grey, one blue, one red and one green. He ran his finger down the longest green line and his smile widened. His daughter would be a great ninja, he could feel it.
4 months earlier in Konohagakure…
Shikamaru sat in the Konoha hospital and fiddled with his fingers impatiently. Kurenai had been in that room for the last three hours and he was growing tired. He had thought of walking out and coming back the next day but decided his promise to Asuma was more important than sleep. Kiba was snoozing in the chair opposite him and Akamaru was lying on the floor beside him. So far Hinata and Shino had been sitting with him for an hour at a time, and now the Inuzuka boys shift was nearly over. Hinata walked up the hallway, looking at the floor and she played with the bouquet of flowers she had brought for her Sensei. "Hey Hinata, she's still in their, I don't know when she will be out" Shikamaru said making eye contact with the Hyuga. Hinata smiled shyly before gently waking Kiba who jerked up immediately. He rubbed his face and blinked at Hinata. "Yo…you can go now Kiba-kun" she stuttered. Kiba yawned and nodded.
"Thanks Hinata, tell me when she gets out, if not I'll be back in 2 hours I suppose" he said shrugging his shoulders lazily before walking away with his hands in his pockets "C'mon Akamaru".
The time went by agonizingly slowly and the lazy boy found himself once again looking and Shino's hidden features. Forty minutes into Shino's shift a nurse popped her head out the door. Shikamaru and Shino quickly turned and looked in anticipation.
"It's over, it's a healthy baby boy" she said smiling at Shino before walking off down the corridor. The bug boy stood and nodded at Shikamaru. "I'm going to get Hinata and Kiba" he mumbled under his jacket. Shikamaru nodded back and approached the door.
He stepped in and immediately Kurenai looked at him and beckoned him over. A small boy with a tuft of black hair blinked up at him. Shikamaru gulped. "Your team were taking it in turns to wait for you, Shino just went to tell them the news and they'll be over soon…so…what are you going to call him?" he asked his hands behind his back, Shikamaru wasn't that great with kids and he felt nervous being around one so tiny. Kurenai smiled "I thought I would call him, Asuma" she replied stroking his face. Shikamaru blinked back the tears and smiled down at the child. Asuma.
Land of birds
The Father kissed his wife on the cheek and kissed his new daughters forehead. "I'll be back tonight" he said hugging his wife again. "Come along Ichiro" he said turning to the 15 year old that lingered in the doorway. The young boy scurried over and hugged his mother before following his father. The mother smiled as she put the newly born infant in her crib. She looked down adoringly at the child until she heard a voice calling for her at the front door; she looked down one more time and whispered a few words before walking away.
Pein slipped in through the open window and loomed menacingly over the child. He grinned wickedly; opening her eyes to see her Kekkei Genkai and make sure it was the real deal. It was. He cradled her in one of his log arms and slided unheard out of the house. One he was outside in the cool summers breeze he handed the bundle to a waiting Konan, who had previously been meditating on a rock, before having the child thrust into her arms. She looked down and stroked her face. "What's her name?" she whispered jumping after Nagato.
"I don't know you name it" He replied emotionlessly.
"How about Aiko?" she asked.
"Aiko, it means little loved one, she's going to grow up with the Akatsuki I hardly think that's a suitable name Konan."
"Fine, what about, Naoko, it means obedient child, that's what you want her to be right?"
Pein pondered for it for a moment before nodding. "Hurry Konan we need to get back quickly before they notice she's gone."