Here's the next part! Heads up for everyone reading. I think fast and talk fast. It bleeds into my writing and I try to slow it down but it sometimes happens. That being said, my fight scenes usually won't take that long. Reason being for what I mentioned above, and I feel that a ninja fight should be relatively quick. It shouldn't take 20 episodes to form a spirit bomb if you get what I mean. Anyway here's the next chapter. Actually have the next one done, just need to make a few corrections and I'll put it up. Should be up Friday after I rest from my 17 hour shift at work on Thursday.
"I'm going to fuck you up!" Tayuya yelled at the top of her voice. The woman was unfazed by her over the top declaration, but it didn't matter to Tayuya. She wanted to ensure her point was made clear to the blonde kunoichi. Everyone else simply moved in a semicircle in defensive positions, waiting to see who would make the first move.
Shizune kept her eyes locked onto Kuki. One stray glance and the woman might strike. Shizune knew to stay on guard. She didn't know the extent of the woman's abilities, and wrong move could end her or any of her teammates lives.
Her teammate, Sukima, set himself in the traditional Hyuga Gentle Fist stance. While her other one, Nibui, pulled a kunai blade from the weapon's sheathe on his back. With his other hand, he yanked off his top, to reveal his bare torso, covered in different seals.
Fu looked at her escorts, then back to Kuki. She wasn't going to let this woman try to take away the first friend she ever had. Clinching her fists, she prepared herself to put it all on the line. If Tayuya, Shizune, and her teammates were willing to risk their lives for her, she would do the same for them.
Kuki looked at all of them with a scrutinizing eye. The one that appealed to her most was the Hyuga. In a curious tone she spoke to him. "Ah, so that's the Hyuga's infamous Gentle Fist. I hear it is quite formidable." She raised her hands to look at her nails, and continued in an indifferent way. "I prefer hard over gentle style. Too bad for you." She ran head first at the man.
Tayuya looked at Shizune and whispered. "She just say that she prefers hard over gentle?"
Fu cut in, "What does that mean?"
Shizune shook her head. "Not now." She focused her attention on the woman running towards her only other person Shizune had seen do something that foolish was Naruto. However, the speed the woman was moving at told her that she wasn't worried about being stopped.
Nibui reacted first, throwing a kunai with a paper bomb strapped to it. He quickly formed a few hand seals. "Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
The single kunai turned into hundreds as they flew towards Kuki. Her eye twitched, seeing every explosive kunai heading towards her. She stopped on a dime, forming a few of her own hand seals. "Divine Breakthrough!"
Shizune recognized the seals. It was the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough technique. However, it had an extra seal that made her nervous. "Nibui! Get out of there!" she yelled to him. Unfortunately, she was right about the danger of Kuki's technique. Normally, the Great Breakthrough would just blow the kunai away or back at him.
Instead, they completely spun around, and sailed faster than they initially started back at Nibui. He didn't have time to dispel the Kunai clones as they began to impale themselves in his flesh. Nibui gritted his teeth before the paper bombs strapped to the blades exploded.
Shizune watched as the blast sent debris through the air. Crap. Her thoughts were misplaced however, as Nibui leaped out of the blast, covered in scrapes and bruises. He landed a few feet from Kuki, swinging his Kunai blade downward at her. Coughing up blood he yelled. "Can't hold much longer."
Shizune took action, spitting a hail of senbon needles out of her mouth towards Kuki's side. She then ran towards Kuki's side, trying to flank her. Tayuya and Fu followed suit to the other side. Sukima remained in place, studying their opponent with his Byakugan flaring.
Nibui's kunai blade was within an inch of making contact with Kuki's head, before she sidestepped it, and delivering an uppercut to his jaw. Before he could stumble back, she grabbed his arm, and swung him to her side.
He cried out in pain as Shizune's senbon needles embedded themselves into his back. Kuki then moved to the side as he slumped over in pain. Shizune approached, focusing her chakra in her hand. She swung out trying to crash her fist into Kuki's face.
Kuki smirked as she caught Shizune's hand in her palm, stunning her. How was she able to stop that? That should have broken her hand. Before Shizune could reassess the situation Kuki delivered a knee to her stomach.
Shizune keeled over from having the wind knocked out of her before Kuki pulled the back of her hair, lifting her head back up and delivered a punch that sent Shizune flying through the air.
Tayuya now had her back, and didn't let the sight of Shizune getting her ass handed to her stop her. She formed a Shadow Clone to help make a Rasengan. Before she could drive it into Kuki's back, she seemed to glide out of the way, and caught Tayuya by her forearm. How the fuck did she do that? She didn't even move her feet?
Shizune, who was still in the air; pulled back her sleeve to reveal a wrist-mounted senbon launcher. She pulled back on its strings and launched five senbon needles at Kuki. They sped through the air towards Kuki who just caught Tayuya's forearm.
Sensing the danger at the last second, Kuki jumped up, kicking Tayuya in the middle of her spine into the ground to propel her into the air. She watched as the needles sailed by, impacting a tree. Then a split second later, the tip of the needles exploded, shredding the tree where they impacted.
Kuki looked at the tree as she landed. In a surprised tone she spoke. "Huh, so you gathered chakra at the tips of the needles to explode after a slight delay." She got a frown and continued almost pouting. "That would have blown holes in my skin!"
Shizune had landed on her back, and struggled to get up, still dazed from the blow Kuki had given her. How she was able to stop her own fists, she had no clue. The chakra she put into it would have demolished a boulder.
Shizune reached her hand up to wipe some blood that started to seep from her nose. "That was a strong punch." She glanced over to see Fu helping Tayuya get back on her feet. The fight was already going bad, and Shizune wasn't sure if they could win. She had trained for the last few years like never before to become the strongest kunoichi she could be. Yet this woman stopped her with such ease. Something didn't make sense.
Sukima stood startled from what he had seen. He looked at Nibui worried about his comrade. Then he looked at Shizune and yelled in disbelief. "She's using all of her chakra points!" Shizune looked at him to elaborate. "Whenever she moves, she uses her chakra to shoot out of every point to move faster. She's using it as a wind release!"
Tayuya looked at Kuki, finally getting it. "So that moment when she seemed to glide and dodge my attack… She actually did?"
Sukima nodded hesitantly, not really believing it himself. If it wasn't for his Byakugan, he would dismiss the claim. No one had that amount of chakra control. Even Tsunade, as skilled as she was, couldn't do something like that.
Shizune couldn't believe it. The most skilled could only use chakra at their hands or feet to increase power, speed, and jumping. The notion that she was able to push it out through every point was amazing. Yet she had done it. That and actually manipulated it with the element of wind.
Kuki smiled cheerfully at Sukima. In a matching tone she cut in. "Very good. You found out about my Wind Armor Technique. Sorry though. It won't help you." She began to walk slowly over to Sukima, not caring about the rest of them.
Nibui was up on one knee, clutching his ribs in agony. Tayuya looked down and could tell at the very least that his ribs were broken. Coughing up more blood, he croaked out. "That explosion really messed me up." He breathed haggardly as he continued. "I have a lot of internal damage. My insides are mush at this point… and I can't get this ringing sound out of my ears."
Nibui closed his eyes in contemplation. He opened them again with a stern expression set on his face. "Guess this is my last fight. I'll try to weaken her and buy you time."
Trying to stand up, he almost collapsed into Fu. She barely managed to catch him in time, thinking that he felt like deadweight already. He looked down and tried to look fighting ready with a wide grin. The blood on his teeth and dripping from his wounds said otherwise.
"Just give me a minute to prepare." Nibui raised his hand up in a meditating gesture, closing his eyes. Fu let him, not knowing what he was trying to do. Tayuya glanced over and clenched her jaw. One of her teammates was going to die, and she couldn't do anything to stop it. That much she knew, and she hated it.
Fu face was a mixture of concern and confusion. "Why would you die to protect me? You don't hate me like the others?"
This time the man actually gave a real smile, still focusing on gathering his chakra. "I'm a nobody. My life doesn't matter. What matters is finishing the mission. And you seem like a nice girl. I'll gladly die to help you."
His words stunned her. She knew Tayuya was a good person from the brief time they spent together, but this man didn't know her at all. He had nothing to gain from helping her, yet he was going to sacrifice himself. Tayuya was right. The people from Konoha are good.
Kuki approached Sukima, staring into his flaring Byakugan eyes. He let her get with a few feet of him before smirking. "You're in my range. I'm one of the few Hyuga who know this technique." He breathed out slowly before finishing. "Eight Trigams Sixty-Four Palms!"
He began to strike ferociously at the woman. Only a few Hyuga knew the technique. Sukima was one of them, and had been placed in Anbu for a reason. Branch family members were not supposed to know it. He had learned it and a compromise had been made to make him of use to the village instead of being struck down by his clan. Since then, only Neiji Hyuga had achieved the same feat, and his outcome was far more favorable.
Sukima delivered his first blow, thinking that it was the beginning of the end. His smirk was replaced as he frowned in worry. His attack didn't make contact. He kept striking and everyone one of his moves couldn't hit the woman. He began the second step of the technique, yet she kept blocking.
He began the third step in the technique, and that's when he saw it. Each time he was about to make contact with one of Kuki's chakra points, she expelled chakra out and pushed his fingers back. Already halfway done with his technique, he couldn't stop.
Sukima decided to put all of his chakra into his arms and legs. He would have to be faster and stronger to break through her technique. If he couldn't land any of his blows, he knew she would kill him.
He moved faster and harder, yet the woman could not be touched. Finally he finished, panting hard from the overexertion. Kuki on the other hand stood unfazed from his attack. "That's why I don't like the gentle fist. It's too soft. Here, try this."
She appeared inches from his face before he could blink. Kuki lifter her leg to kick his knee, and bent it backwards. Sukima fell back, only to be caught by Kuki who was now behind him. "Not done yet."
Kuki kicked him forward on his remaining good knee. Shizune watched as Kuki quickly grabbed both of his hands, snapping them in a vice grip. He attempted to cry out in pain before she threw his face into the ground.
"Now there's no need to be loud." Kuki said in an eerily motherly tone. She stomped her foot down on his back, breaking his spine in two. Kuki grabbed both of his arms and began to pull, causing him to scream.
"Wow, you're still conscious. I'm impressed." She began to pull harder, causing him to scream louder in agony.
Tayuya watched stunned by her brutality. How could someone torture a person like that? The honorable thing to do would be to end it quickly. This wasn't a fight; this was some kind of sick game to the blonde woman.
"You will pay for this you bitch. Just stop it and take us on instead!" Tayuya yelled out, furious from the woman's cruelty.
Kuki tilted her head, surprised from the outburst. In a deceivingly innocent tone she replied. "Stop it? You mean this?" She yanked harder, pulling Sukima's shoulders completely from their sockets. Sukima's eyes bulged out; completely overtaken from the pain he was enduring.
Kuki smiled at Tayuya menacingly as she winked at her. "Guess I can stop." She looked down at Sukima and spoke to him, "You heard the lady, time to stop." Kuki let go of his arms and placed her hands on his head; twisting it in a sickening crack before walking away from his falling body.
Tayuya watched in incredulity as Sukima's lifeless body fell to the ground. The Hyuga's were one of the most respected clans in the entire Shinobi world. He even used one of his clan's most powerful techniques and she didn't get a scratch. What the fuck is this woman?
Shizune didn't like their odds; the woman had already killed their escorts and one of her teammates, and seriously injured another one. The only thing she could be thankful for at this point was that the other Akatsuki member, Konan, was just watching from above. However long that would last.
Shizune looked at Nibui and knew she couldn't do anything. The way his chest was moving from breathing and how his stomach looked like it had actually shifted a bit told her enough. This really was his last battle. She had just lost one member of her team, and was about to lose another.
She looked at Fu and wondered if it was really worth it. The look Fu had on her face made her regret that thought. Fu had a look of utmost determination and concern for their situation. Naruto got that look sometimes too. Now wasn't the time to doubt what they were doing and Shizune shook her head to think straight again.
Nibui opened his eyes, prepared for his last attack. "Follow my lead… I'll try to keep her occupied." Kuki watched him, wondering what he was planning on doing. He began running at her, empty handed.
"What happened to your little sword? Aren't you a weapon specialist?" she asked in a mocking tone.
Nibui got closer and replied. "A weapon is just an extension of the body. My body is my ultimate weapon." The seals covering his body began to glow as he came face to face with Kuki. She sidestepped a punch, but a scratch appeared across her cheek, drawing a trace amount of blood.
It took her a second to realize what happened as a high kick came dangerously close to her head; slicing a lock of her hair off. "I see." Kuki said as she amped up her speed, dodging his attacks. In an analytical tone she continued. "A few of those seals were Gravity Seals and you released them so you can move faster. The rest are seals that contain weapons that you shot out to cut me."
He didn't reply as he continued his attack. Nibui knew he didn't have much time left, he was already starting to breathe hard and she wasn't breaking a sweat. "Guess I'll have to use it. Too bad I can only get to the fourth gate." He smirked to himself thinking. Thank you Guy's dad. He really was a nice guy, never even got his name when he taught me.
"Gate of Pain! Open!" Nibui's skin began to turn red and all of his veins began to bulge out. Kuki was surprised as she saw a glow of chakra form around him.
Tayuya was surprised, not really knowing what was going on. "The fuck is that?"
It took Shizune a second to contemplate what they were seeing. "He-he's using the Eight Inner Gates. I thought only Guy and Lee knew that…"
Fu looked around, feeling helpless. She hadn't really done anything thus far, and it was irritating her. "What do we do?"
Shizune shook her head in disbelief as she watched Nibui start to land a few strikes. "He's too close for us to try anything from here. We would just interfere. If she gets some distance from him, jump in." Fu and Tayuya nodded as they got closer to the two fighting.
Kuki was surprised from the tenacity of the man. He shouldn't be able to move but here he was actually landing some strikes. Kuki knew that she couldn't burst her chakra too generously to dodge, or she wouldn't have enough for the Jinchuriki. She could see the technique was taking a toll on the man's body, seeing immense pain in his face.
Nibui continued to strike out, knowing he was running out of time. He could feel his muscles tearing throughout his body. The technique was appropriately called the Gate of Pain for a reason. His moves started to slow down, and he had only a few more tricks up his sleeves.
Several of the seals covering his body began to glow very brightly before erupting, sending kunai in every direction. Kuki held up her arms, trying to defend herself from all the cuts the kunai were causing.
She had multiple cuts but only one actually impaled her leg, but she paid no attention to it. Kuki watch as Nibui gasped out, trying to stay conscious. "Is that all you have?" she asked with glee.
Nibui frowned as he knew it was over. "I can try one more thing." A seal on his chest exploded in a puff of smoke as steel bars sprung up around them, forming together to make a cage around them.
Kuki just shook her head. All she could think was how dumb an idea it was to trap himself in the cage with her. "You can't keep me in this cage. I'm not in here with you. You're in here with me."
He laughed causing her to frown. She really didn't get it. This is Nibui's trump card that he hoped he would never have to actually play. Laughing at the incredulous look she gave him he smiled grimly. "This isn't a cage. This is the box I'm burying us in." The rest of the seals covering his body blew up with puffs of smoke.
Metal rods hooked to razor wire shot out in every direction, screwing themselves into tiny holes in the cage. Kuki was actually stunned for a second. The man had tricked her. Not something that happened often to her. That wasn't it however.
All of the razor wire was covered in explosive tags. If the wire didn't slice her to death, the explosion would. Kuki tried to move, but was helpless as the wire cut into her skin, making her realize she was actually trapped.
Nibui smiled as he said his final word. "Boom."
Every tag exploded, causing a giant fireball inside of the cage. The light almost blinded Shizune and her team as they watched it explode. They waited a few moments for the smoke to clear. When the dust had settled down, they could see inside barely standing cage. Inside they saw the charred remains of Nibui fall over, disintegrating into a cloud of soot and ashes.
Tears filled Fu's eyes as she stared at the scene. The man who barely knew her just gave it all up for her. He made the ultimate sacrifice. She looked at Tayuya and spoke in a weak voice. "Why would he do that for me, a Jinchuriki?"
Tayuya looked at her, restraining herself from slapping her. She pinched the bridge of her nose before she replied. "You're not just a Jinchuriki. You're you, you're Fu. And I'm Tayuya, your friend. He did it to protect you." She leaned in and gave Fu a hug.
"And we will too. When we get back to the village, no one will ever hurt you Fu. Naruto and I will protect you. I promise you." She let go of Fu as she stared into her eyes to make her point. "And as he says, I'm not going to run away and I never go back on my word. That's my ninja way!"
Fu laughed as she grabbed Tayuya in another hug. "Thanks Tayuya. You really are a good friend… Does he really say that? It's so cheesy!"
Tayuya nodded. "Yep that's my Shithead. What can you do?"
Shizune nudged both of them, catching their attention. "Do you hear that?"
Tayuya looked around and caught it. She heard a high pitched whistling sound. It sounded like it was getting closer and she didn't like it. "Yeah I hear it. What the fuck?"
They looked up to see a yellow mass hurling towards them. It was going fast enough that they could see the friction from the air was actually causing fire to shoot out from the sides of the bottom of it.
"What the fuck is that?"
Fu shook her head, not knowing at all what they were looking at. "I don't know but we should move!" All three of them leaped away as the meteor like object crashed into the ground, causing a massive crater to overtake the surrounding area.
A shockwave traveled miles from the impact of the falling object. It took a few minutes for the dust to settle, but when it did, the three leaped into the crater to see what it was. Inside they saw a bundle of blonde spiky hair.
Tayuya looked between Fu and Shizune before slapping herself in the forehead. "No fucking way."
The bundle of hair parted in the middle, shrinking down back behind a woman. The woman looked furious as she glared daggers at them. "That was close. You made me use the Needle Jizo to shield myself from that explosion."
Shizune couldn't believe it. They had watched the explosion; there shouldn't be any way that she survived. "How did you get out? We watched you blow up?"
Kuki ran her fingers through her hair shaking her head disappointedly. "It's going to take a lot of conditioner to fix this. Oh and I jumped up and used my jutsu as it exploded. Sent me sky-high." Her face turned stern as she regarded Shizune and her team. "Play time is over."
Shizune gulped from slight unease. The woman was undoubtedly strong and now they were down two teammates. With all the training she had put herself through; she knew their chances were slim. Glancing at Fu and Tayuya she whispered.
"Any ideas? I'm open ears."
Fu cracked her knuckles before she answered. "I can get up to two of the tails. We aren't going down that easily."
Tayuya looked at Fu a bit surprised. To her, controlling up to two of the tails seemed really impressive. She hadn't trained for it, so Tayuya had no idea how many she could use while remaining in complete control. She wasn't really sure if she could use any of them at all.
"I was good at genjutsu, but since Pervy Sage put the furball in me, my chakra control is kind of out of whack. After Mui, I haven't got a new flute yet so that isn't really an option." Tayuya snorted, frustrated she couldn't use her primary skillset. She would just have to rely on her taijutsu and ninjutsu skills.
Shizune took a step forward, weighing their options. "Alright. She's fast and powerful. We need to keep her on the defensive. Don't give her an inch." Shizune focused the chakra in her hands, forming two scalpels. "Let's go!" she yelled as she began to sprint towards Kuki.
Fu nodded with a smirk, and pumped out her chakra, forming two insect like wings out of her back. She glanced at Tayuya and smiled before flying out towards Kuki. Tayuya took the cue and followed suit. She didn't know if they could win, but she sure as hell wasn't going to give up.
Kuki smiled as she watched the three rushed towards her. "Fools." She sidestepped as Shizune swiped at her with her chakra blade. Shizune didn't stop, as she tried again to slice Kuki open.
Fu flew overhead as she formed hand seals. "Close your eyes!" she yelled as she prepared her jutsu. "Scale Powder Technique!" Fine powder sprayed out of her mouth. It emitted a blinding light that flooded the area.
Shizune closed her eyes just in time, using the distracting to stab at Kuki. Her scalpel managed to slice the side of Kuki's face. Got you. Before Shizune could capitalize, Kuki kicked out, hitting Shizune in her gut.
Kuki then summoned a gust of wind to dissipate the powder from Fu's attack. She opened her eyes to see Shizune trying to recover from the kick, attempting to strike her again. Kuki jumped up, kicking out both feet, sending Shizune flying backwards.
Out of Kuki's peripheral vision, she saw Tayuya behind her, attempting to shove a Rasengan into her back for the second time. Kuki managed to flip around, grab Tayuya by her arm and shove the Rasengan into her own abdomen. As it made impact, Tayuya turned into a poof of smoke. "Shadow Clone?"
A gust of wind from Fu flew towards Kuki. The real Tayuya appeared, finishing a set of hand seals. "Fire Dragon Jutsu!" An enormous dragon made of flames sailed towards Kuki. It became larger as the wind from Fu's jutsu fanned its flames.
"They combined their attacks? I'm actually impressed."
As the intense blaze of fire inched closer and closer to engulfing her, Kuki attempted to use her Wind Armor Technique to move out of the way. Tendrils of fire spurted from the flaming dragon, attempting to feed off of Kuki's armor. It's feeding off the air from my armor.
She didn't realize it soon enough, as the fire managed to light her arm ablaze. Tayuya smiled, thinking they had her. She pushed out more chakra to force out more air to blow out the flame. It worked as she glided out of the way of the attack.
Tayuya scowled, pissed that Kuki had evaded the attack. "Shit, we almost had her." Fu glided over to Tayuya, hovering next to her.
"We'll just have to try again. She is not stopping us from playing games!"
Tayuya chuckled from Fu's comment. Even in extreme danger, the girl had an exciting attitude. "Fu, when this is over, we'll play all the games you want." Fu would have given her a hug, but Kuki interrupted the moment.
Kuki wiped the side of her cheek to see her hand coated in blood. She stared at it momentarily before shifting her eyes to the burn on her arm. "You guys actually got me. It won't happen again."
Tayuya snorted in agitation. "We'll see about that bitch."
Kuki gave her a blank stare as she coated her body in her Wind Technique. Shizune was just getting back to her feet as she watched Kuki pour even more chakra into her Wind Armor. "I'm ending this now." Kuki said as she seemed to disappear from sight.
Tayuya blinked in surprise, wondering where she went. The next instant, Kuki appeared between Tayuya and Fu. She grabbed Fu by one of her wings, and spun around, throwing her into a tree. At the same time she used her momentum to deliver a spinning heel kick to the side of Tayuya's head, sending her flying the other direction.
Shizune watched as Kuki again disappeared, then reappeared behind her. Shizune spun, attempting a high kick on Kuki. Kuki easily blocked it, and delivered a punch to Shizune's ribs. She winced, feeling the impact. Instantly she knew she had cracked at least three of her ribs.
She coughed as she slightly keeled over. Kuki then kicked out her leg, shattering the bone, and forcing her to fall backwards. Shizune could only watch as Kuki used her technique to throw a thunderous punch to her face, sending the back of her head crashing into the ground.
Shizune felt her head form a tiny crater where her head had impacted the ground. Too dazed to move, Kuki continued her attack. She began to punch Shizune repeatedly in the face, her punches amplified by her Wind Armor Technique.
Again and again, each punch pushed Shizune's head into the ground, cracking the earth a bit more with each strike. Shizune tried to move, but each punch dazed her more than the last. Her right eye swelled up, blocking half of her vision. Blood covered her face, and seeped into her other eye, essentially blinding her from watching each punch push her closer to death.
She thought at that moment she would die. The only thing she could really do was think on her life. As a ninja, I thought I was ready to die… But now that I'm so close… There's so much I wanted to do. I wanted to master Lady Tsunade's technique. I wanted to marry and have children. I wanted… Kakashi…
Tayuya got up, feeling a lump on the side of her head from the kick. "Damn that bitch can hit hard. I have a massive headache." She opened her eyes to see Fu pulling herself up and smiled. At least she's okay. She then looked over to see Kuki beating Shizune to a pulp. Fuck.
Tayuya ran towards Kuki to stop the merciless beating. Before she made it halfway to her, Kuki looked up and stared at Tayuya. She pulled Shizune's head up by her hair, and delivered one last blow. Shizune's head collided with the ground, knocking her unconscious from the attack.
Kuki then darted at Tayuya, moving too fast for the eye to see. Tayuya couldn't stop her in time, as Kuki delivered a knee into her gut. She cried out in pain, knowing that at least a few of her ribs were broken. This bitch likes to break bones. Tayuya tried to back off to get some breathing room. Kuki didn't allow it, spinning around to deliver a spinning back-fist to the side of Tayuya's head.
Kuki spun back around to kick Tayuya in the chin, sending her off her feet. It didn't stop, however; Kuki then grabbed Tayuya by her feet before she could fly away. She pulled down, smashing Tayuya face first into the ground.
Shit, this is bad. Tayuya tried to push herself up, only to have Kuki stomp down on arm, and grabbed her hand. She yanked back on it, snapping her arm like a twig. Tayuya cried out, catching Fu's attention.
Fu looked to see her best friend being tortured in front of her, and she wasn't going to take it. Red chakra began to bubble out from Fu, as a cloak of it began to form around her.
"Let go of her!" Fu screamed as she flew toward Kuki with renewed power from the beast inside taking over. Kuki let go of Tayuya as Fu collide into her, sending the both of them away from the scene. Fu grabbed Kuki by her throat, trying to squeeze the life out of her.
She flew up in the air, still holding Kuki by her throat. Kuki then pivoted her legs, and wrapped them around Fu's arm, causing Fu to lose her grip. She then grabbed one of Fu's wings, and snapped it, causing the two to fall back to the earth.
Before colliding into the ground, Kuki leaped off of Fu, kicking her and increasing Fu's momentum as she crashed into the ground. Kuki landed on her feet, barely losing a sweat. This fight was too easy for her, and it was going to end soon.
Again, red chakra pooled out around Fu as she stood up. Her wing snapped back into place, as more tails formed behind her. Kuki watched as Fu was completely enveloped by the red poisonous chakra, appearing to be a small demon. Including the wings, she was now at five tails. Kuki knew she had to end it quick before there was a chance she could be overpowered.
Tayuya struggled to lift her head to see that Fu was being taken over by the demon. "Fu," she whispered. Tayuya could only watch as the possessed Fu howled out and attacked Kuki. She felt helpless as she watched the battle. Tayuya knew her arm and some ribs were broken, and that she was running low on her own chakra.
"Damn. I need to help her. I need to protect her." Tayuya said as she tried to move. The shift sent pain up from her arm and ribs causing her eyes to drip a few tears. I hope Naruto is doing better than us. I wish he was here.
The thought of Naruto seemed to give her renewed strength. She used her remaining good arm to push herself up to take a knee. She clutched her abdomen, feeling the pain from her broken ribs. "Can't give up. He wouldn't and I can't either." Tayuya tried to stand, and fell back to one knee. Shit, I can't really help her like this.
Fu howled out again as another tail began to trail out of her. She's in so much pain. I need to do something. Tayuya stood up, slightly hunched over as she tried to walk towards the battle. She knew she couldn't really do anything at that point, but it was better than sitting around doing nothing.
A few uneasy steps and she felt one of her ribs shift and break off entirely. Shit. She began to tumble forward before someone caught her. Tayuya looked up to see mint green hair, and familiar orange eyes, staring at her. "You." She croaked out.
The orange eyes which had looked dull before shined warmly at her. The woman eased Tayuya down as she pulled out medical ointment, and lifted Tayuya's shirt. She began to rub it gently, slightly stinging Tayuya's ribs.
Tayuya looked at her surprised. "Why are you here?"
The woman looked at the demon possessed Fu and then back at Tayuya. "I had to see my daughter. I had to tell her it why before she left."
Tayuya wanted to tell her off. To her, she had no right to do anything to or with Fu; but the state she was in; she just listened, and let the woman speak. Even though she didn't think she had the right to.
"The village wouldn't let met raise her… They didn't let me acknowledge her. They didn't let me be a mother to my daughter." Tears filled her eyes while she spoke.
Tayuya wheezed in pain before she responded. "Bullshit. If you wanted, you could have done something. A good mother would have fought for her daughter. You gave her up. You acted like she was nothing." Tayuya spit in disgust as she finished, "I hope I'm a far better mother than you ever were."
Fu's mother nodded, accepting Tayuya's statement as Fu crashed into the ground a few hundred yards away. She stood up, turning towards the battle. "I hope you're right." She began to walk towards her daughter, seeing Kuki attack again.
Tayuya was lost, unable to think of a reply. What the hell does that mean? "Wait!" Tayuya yelled out, before hunching over in pain again. "You can't take her by yourself. You'll be slaughtered."
Fu's mom turned her head to look at Tayuya and smiled. "No. I suppose you're right. But I have to try. The only thing I have to give her is my life. That won't make up for everything, but at least it's something." She spun back around and began running towards Kuki and Fu.
Kuki looked to see a mint green haired woman running towards her. She grabbed Fu and threw her at the woman, sending them both flying back. Kuki didn't know who she was, but she wasn't going to let her stop her. She pulled out a scroll and summoned a Shadow Clone. The Clone sat by the scroll, and began to form hand seals.
Fu's mom slid across the ground to a halt, as her daughter's chakra burned her skin. "Fu, can you hear me?" The only response she got was a growl as she could no longer think for herself. She held on through the pain of the chakra burning her skin. "I'm sorry Fu. I'm sorry I wasn't there."
Kuki appeared behind kicking her in the back. She didn't care for what the woman was trying to say to the demon. She was just an obstacle to her mission.
Fu's mom dropped Fu, not expecting the attack. Somehow she managed to stay upright. She spun around and tried to strike at Kuki. She easily sidestepped her before punching her in the face, sending her through the air.
Fu's mom landed and slowly stood up, holding her face. She had never made it above genin. She knew she wasn't that great of a ninja, she only had a few sealing secrets passed down through her family. Then she got pregnant with Fu, and hadn't trained since.
Fu's mom stared at Kuki with determination. "I have to try. For her." She again ran towards Kuki, only to be stopped with a punch to the gut. Falling to one knee, she gasped out in pain. Can't…let you win. Kuki watched as she stood back up and tried to stab her with a kunai.
Yawning, Kuki grabbed her hand and pulled the kunai out of her grasp. "Fool. You're weak." Kuki used her strength to shove the kunai into the woman's stomach. She shoved it in then pushed up until her hand was inside of the woman.
Fu's mom cried out in agony as blood dripped from her mouth. Kuki looked at her clone and smiled as the possessed Fu flew towards her. The clone had just finished all the necessary hand seals. "It's time."