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My eyes shot open when I heard footsteps in my little cave. I instinctively brought out a kunai as the shadow grew closer.

'Calm down, it's just me.'

I stiffened at the voice and forced myself to put away the kunai. 'Why did you follow me?' I growled and glared at him.

'I came looking for you because we are leaving, its morning, see' He gestured towards the open cave. There in the mouth as the sunrise. I stood up without a word and walked out and up with him right behind me. He seemed to notice I didn't want to talk and stayed quiet. Good for him.

We got back and I packed my stuff, Syth was gone, just like I thought. I walked past Sakura, Naruto, Tazuna, and Kakishi. 'Let's go' I started again and my eyes didn't leave the path. I knew what was going to happen next, and it did. The assigns aimed for Naruto first. Sasuke did his thing, stuck their chains to the tree, kicked their faces and saved Naruto. Just like I remembered. I wanted this to hurry so when they went for Sakura, Tazuna, and Sasuke guarding them I beat Kakishi to them. I grabbed both assigns before Kakishi could move, each in a headlock. I banged their heads together and they were out cold. I dropped them in crumpled heaps and looked at Kakishi. He had wide eyes.

'We need to keep going' I stepped over the men at my feet and began walking again.

They all scurried along behind me. Sasuke and Naruto at my heels, Tazuna behind them, Sakura and Kakishi behind him.

We walked for about twenty minutes in silence before Naruto spoke, typical Naruto. 'How did you do that Yumi –Chan?'

Before I could answer Zabuzah did his little flip thing and was on the tree. dammit I forgot about him. I turned.

Kakishi spoke. 'Everyone guard Tazuna!'

'Right!' Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto all got in a fighting stance in front of Tazuna. I was different. I walked up beside Kakishi. 'Not on your life'

I got into a fighting stance beside him. 'Bring it on' He barely glanced at me before turning back to Zabuzah.

'Ah Kakishi the copy ninja, this should be interesting. Out of the way you little brat.' He swung at both me and kakishi. Kakishi jumped away expecting me to do the same but instead I pulled a kunai out of my pouch and stopped his sword in mid swing with one hand, my eyes closed. Then I growled at him.

'I'm no brat. Your fight is with me Zabuzah!' My eyes shot open and I glared at him.

'Fine, I'll kill you first!'

He flew back and charged at me again. Going back and forth we were a blur to the others, and then I saw Sasuke coming at me. For an instant I wondered how he kept up then I saw the red of his eyes. Shit, sharingan. It all happened in slow motion to me. Zabuzah saw him as I did. 'Don't interfere you little brat!.'

I saw the hand signs of the familiar jutsu. 'No!, Sasuke move!' I saw the water rise above him and rush into the sphere shape it was meant as. But, just before it was done I shoved Sasuke away and got caught inside the water prison.

There it was again I saved sasuke's life and was useless. 'Kakishi listen to me! Get them out of here, now!'

I choked out my last breath just before I noticed it. Poison! There was poison in the water! I vaguely saw Kakishi get engaged in a fight with three or four clones, Sakura fighting a clone to protect Tazuna, and Sasuke and Naruto use their windmill shurkin technique before I passed out.

I dreamt of my younger age around five. I was there with my mother, father, and older sister. We were at the lake beside our house. Just finishing our picnic I ran with my sister chasing me. She caught me, tickled me and carried me upside down back to our parents. When she finally put me down I jumped on her. Being too close to the water's edge, I pushed us both in the shallow water. We began laughing and were pulled out of the water by our father. Then I woke up.

I woke up alone, well not completely. Sasuke was sitting up beside me, asleep. I felt something on my torso, bandages. I tried to lean up and hissed at my pain, suddenly there was a hand behind my back. I looked over. Sasuke was there wide awake, eyes fixed on me.

'Are you alright?'

'I'm fine' I stood up and tall for a second then I toppled forward, only to be caught by Sasuke.

'No you're not'

I looked away from his eyes. 'Leave me alone' I pulled away and wobbled to the nearest tree.

'Let me help you.'

'No!' I paused and my voice got quite. 'No…'

'Why won't you let anyone in?!'

I turned and glared at him. 'Why won't you?!' I choked, coughed up blood and found myself falling once again into his arms.

I then found myself dreaming this time of when I was a 'normal' little girl. I
remembered running away from my abusive foster parents. Back then I had run away in tears, I had gone as far as my legs would take me. I ended up in this enormous field of flowers. I fell there and curled into a ball crying. Hoping with all my might that they wouldn't find me. I had been woken up that next morning with a slap to my face.

'You little bitch!, we finally found you!' She was drunk…again.

A punch blown to my face. 'Do you know what we had to go through to find you!' And he was high.

Let me get out of here, please let me get away…

'NO! Stop it leave me alone!' I ran and I ran, they were behind me, getting slower and slower in their state.

'You get back here you little bitch!'

'You're going to meet hell when we catch you!'

I cried harder and ran into the woods; soon I tripped and fell into the mud. I looked over and saw a hole in the rock covered by branches. I slipped and slid but I finally made it into the hole. Inside I found it was a tunnel into a big cave. (kind of like an igloo) there was also a hole in the side of the back of the cave just big enough for me to stick my head through. It was easily big enough for me to be able to put my hands out and get a drink of water.

'Where are you!'

'Come out; come out where ever you are!'

When they left I went to sleep, that was where I made myself strong, were I learned to fend for myself, dismiss others thoughts, and where I lived.

I woke up again, my head spinning. I was alone this time, but I could tell it wasn't for long. There was a mat beside me, someone had obviously been sitting there, probably went to fetch some water or food for themselves. I stood up, much steadier this time. I looked down my wraps were fresh and I wasn't as sore. My pack was beside me, I grabbed it just in case. Walking out I noticed it was night-time; I slipped past the tents and towards the dense part of the forest. I walked until I was out of breath and I sat down against a tree.

I allowed myself to relax for a moment and I started to cry. It was the first time in years I had cried willingly. Soon I heard footsteps. I jumped into my fighting stance; the quick movement was too much for my body so I coughed up blood.

'You're in no shape to fight me little girl'

'No, it couldn't be'

'Long time no see huh?' He chuckled darkly at his own cruel joke.

'What do you want from me Itachi?'

'To know why you wasted your life'

'What are you talking about? You did that to me!'

'Why did you save my foolish little brother?'

'Because I had to'

'You knew you were giving up your good life, and memories. Even at that age.'

'What of it?!'

'I still don't understand why you gave your life up to save his'

'And you never will!'

'And why is that'

'Everyone disserves a choice! I wouldn't allow you to choose for him!'

'And it was your choice to give your life, only to ensure him a choice'

I looked away from him, thinking. 'Yes. Yes it was. And I'd do it again!'

I choked out blood.

'You're not strong enough for anything now' I found myself shoved against a tree roughly, the blood seeping through. A kunai nipping the skin of my neck.

I growled. 'I don't care how strong I am! I won't die in vain! If I die I'll take you with me!'

I did a few hand signs and my clones attacked him, keeping him busy. I had two of them stay behind one transformed into Naruto, the other into Sasuke. The Naruto built up his rasingan while the Sasuke one built up his chidori. I on the other hand pulled my life energy, my red chakra into my palm. The Sasuke and Naruto clones put their hands on mine. I ran at Itachi as my hand grew a lighting purple

'Rus-chi-life!' I shoved my hand into his heart, or at least as close as I could get. His scream of torture sprang into my ears. I also vaguely felt myself falling to the ground, the skin of my hand gone and most of my life energy used.

'YUMI!' I was barely able to lift my head at the sound of my name.

'H-he's dead sasuke'

'Why did you do it?' He was holding me now, cradling me to his chest.

'everyone d-deserves a choice Sasuke'

'It was you!?'

I made a weak smile at him, and my hand reached up to cup his cheek.

'Remember sasuke. Remember what I taught you. Everyone d-disserves their own choice, now you can make your own. I made sure of that….' My voice trailed off and my hand slipped from his face.

'Goodbye sasuke' I spoke so softly I barely even beard myself say it.

He heard it, I'm sure. Right before I let myself slide into the darkness I thought to myself. I love you Tsunadi, I'll miss you. I do regret not being with you but I wouldn't change a single choice I made, goodbye Tsunadi, sasuke, everyone…I'm sorry.

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