Well... I can't please everyone with how these next few will be...
here goes nothin... or everything...
"Tier, we'll be back by sunrise," her father told her.
She understood why.
"By the time we're back, you'll have a younger sibling to fuss over."
But that didn't mean she had to like it.
The past few days she had been anxious and she didn't know why and today was the worst of it. It might just be from the fact that her mother was giving birth in a cave, again, or it might be that her father had two Anbu agents openly guarding her, one of which was 'dog.' And she wasn't the only one feeling that way either. Some of the people who knew her mother had a tension about them as the day of the delivery was drawing closer, which they would only say that they would tell her why when she was older. Either way, her gut was telling her that something was gonna happen tonight, whether it was good or bad.
"Tou-san," Tier motioned for her father to come closer to her. Which he obliged to and knelt to her level and she stared into his for a good minute with her unchanging gaze of little to no emotions. Right as he was starting to feel uncomfortable, she wrapped her tiny arms around his neck in a hug.
Minato had to admit that he was surprised by this and it did show on his face as clear as day. Tier rarely, if ever, gave out hugs to... anybody that wasn't Ayame. Even with Ayame the hugs were rare. After the shock wore off however, he smiled and hugged his daughter back.
"Take care of Kaa-san," she almost whispers to him.
"Of course. It's a promise," he released the hug and patted her head affectionately before he turned and left her in a flash of his Hiraishin.
After her father had departed, she turned around to face 'Dog' and the other Anbu guard who she decided to dub, 'Cat' due to her mask which resembled a cat. From the figure of the 'cat,' Tier could tell she was female and seemed to be around the same age as 'Dog'. She had straight, shoulder length purple hair, the standard Anbu tattoo on the upper portion of her right arm, and was wearing the same armor as 'Dog,' which seemed to be the standard Anbu armor.
"So a Cat and a Dog... it's weird that you're not at each other's throat yet," Tier decided to try and break the silence, that the other two were wrapped, in with a joke. A bad one at, but the attempt was made.
'Cat' seemed more confused than anything. She seemed to understand that it was a joke about their masks, but she didn't seem to get why Tier had said it. 'Dog' on the other hand just sighed at it.
Kakashi had to admit... this was not how his day was originally going to be.
It was supposed to be an off day for him. He had planned on visiting Rin's grave and the memorial where Obito's name was engraved but when his Sensei, the Fourth Hokage, called on him and told him to bring someone he knew was reliable, he knew it had to be important. Thus he grabbed Uzuki Yugao, who was a sensor type Kunoichi and was skilled with the sword as well, then headed towards his Sensei as fast as he could. He was somewhat surprised that Kushina was starting to go into labor, not that he was sure that was the right term for after her water broke, but what had surprised him was when he asked the two Anbu agents to guard his first born child.
Of course both he and Yugao knew that it was both an honor and a precaution to guard Tier and they both accepted it without hesitation. Kushina was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi so it wouldn't be unusual if someone attacked her, but since Tier was the child of said Jinchuriki it would not be unusual if someone decided to go for the young girl instead to get to her mother and father.
Another reason that Kakashi had accepted was for two reasons that tied into one... Tier had not told this to her parents, for fear of burdening them with more worry and unease, but she had told him and he had noticed it a bit as well... someone, or should it be that two people, had been watching her from a distance. Neither of them had acted upon them, deciding to gather information on those who were watching her and also doing his duty to protect Kushina. Tier made it easier for him by staying by her mother's side. The thing that puzzled him though was how she was able to sense them, not that he was going to ask her anytime soon. Maybe later, but not now.
Then the young girl had hugged her father, which surprised everyone. She was known throughout the Village for not showing many emotions, even the most basic of them. Very much like how he is, but also very different in that he chose to not show emotion while she just simply didn't. And finally she had turned around and made tried to break the ice by making a bad joke.
Truly, this was not how he saw his day was going to be.
"Cat-san, Dog-chan," Tier said after her 'joke' and gaining his attention.
Always with the '-chan,' he thought to himself. And Yugao is having a field day with it as well. True enough, she was slightly shaking from laughter when Tier added the '-chan' suffix. But it didn't last long from the look he gave her and he made note reprimand her later for it.
"I doubt that the both of you are going to leave me alone until tomorrow," they both nodded at that and she also nodded in understanding. "Then I'll just tell the both if you that I'm heading to the Uchiha compound to be with my friends, Itachi and Shisui."
"Then we shall escort you there and watch over you for the duration of the night, Tier-sama," he told the young girl. She nodded and both he and Yugao bowed before they disappeared into the shadows to watch over her.
"So this is Sasuke then?" Tier asked when Itachi sat down next to her and Shisui and holding his baby brother.
She had arrived at the complex about fifteen minutes ago and just arrived at Itachi's house about five minutes ago. Along the way she had ran into Shisui and he decided to join her along the way to Itachi's. Obviously she didn't tell him about the two Anbu agents that were guarding her, not that he would make a big deal about it, but she would rather keep that information on a need to know basis.
When they arrived Mikoto greeted them and lead them to Itachi, who was sitting on one if the pathways of his house and holding his baby brother.
"Hm," Itachi nodded when Tier scooted closer to get a better look at the small infant.
"...he's small," Tier noted and Shisui laughed at her for it.
"Did you expect him to be full grown?" Shisui asked after he had regained himself a little.
"No," a bit of red appeared on her cheeks as she looked away. "Just thought that he'd be bigger."
"He might not be big," Itachi said in between his two friends. "But he is more fragile."
Tier just stared at her friend in thought and study. The gentle look in his eyes were as they stared into the bundle, that was actively trying not to fall asleep, the small smile that graced his face, amd just his overall atmosphere just seemed different than the Itachi she knew. But it wasn't a bad thing in her opinion, just... she wasn't used to it yet.
Emotions... such a strange thing, she thought to herself as she continued to stare at her friend.
"Is there something on my face?" Itachi asked her.
"No," Tier turned her gaze away and looked at the setting sun that was painting the sky a myridof colors. "I was just thinking of how different you seem now."
"I... changed?" The young boy asked his two friends. "Is that bad?" He hadn't even realised that he had changed in the time frame that his brother had been born. Neither he or Tier were able to meet up with one another, both helping their mothers with various responsibilities.
"No it's not," Shisui spoke up. "You just seem more dependable and more like a brother than you were before he was born."
"...so I wasn't dependable before?"
The two boys soon began to laugh and Tier just gave her usual smirk of a smile. The trio talked about anything and everything for a few hours and Sasuke fell asleep during that time, so they had to keep it down as to not disturb him. A few hours passed and the moon had come out and was high in the night sky when Tier stood up and stretched.
"As much as I love to moon watch," she began. "I think it's time for me to start heading home."
"Alright, then I'll guess I'll see you and your new sibling tomorrow," Itachi said.
"Thanks... and sorry for not being able to visit when Sasuke was born."
"It's fine," Itachi waved it off. "We were both busy helping our moms to really see each other much."
"...I'll be off then," Tier turned around and left the three Uchiha's to go back to her home and await her parents and newborn sibling.
And so, she passed through the Uchiha Compound. The shops were either closed or closing up, depending on the type of business they were, and she waved to a few of the faces that knew her. She had passed through here many a times since she had befriended Itachi and Shisui and a few of their family members had decided to introduce themselves whenever they were resting in the compound. They were a friendly bunch of people and it seemed like the earlier tension from today had finally vanished.
Maybe it was just her imagination and that she had just read too far into it.
When she got outside the compound, she stretched one more time and gazed at the moon, one of her favorite pastimes.
And the shining brilliance of the moon was the last thing that she saw.
Damn it, he thought to himself as he flew through the night sky. He motioned for Yugao for their plan of attack and he made the hands signs to activate his signature Jutsu, Chidori.
Kakashi and Yugao instantly attacked the minute the man appeared behind Tier, she went in from above with her katana and he from below with Chidori. Steel flashed and lightning sang but they both had to stop the instant the man put a Kunai to the unconscious girls neck.
The man had come out of nowhere and was only sensed by Yugao the instant he appeared. Both of them were not expecting someone to appear at all and even if they did appear, they were not expecting someone to just appear out of thin air.
The man wore a coat that completely covered him and had a hood that covered his head, an orange mask with flame-like lines that came from the side adorned it and had a single hole for an eye, gloves covered his hands, and he had no indication as to which nation the man belonged to.
Both he and Yugao wanted to move and rescue Tier but neither of them could. This man had just captured the Hokage's daughter on their watch. She was their responsibility and she was entrusted to them by the Hokage himself.
And currently they were failing in their duties.
The man gave Kakashi a glare that could have set him on fire before he disappeared just as suddenly as he appeared, with Tier held hostage.
"DAMN IT!" Yugao wrathfully shouted as she punched a nearby wall. "HOW COULD HE SLIP PAST US!? LET ALONE GET THROUGH THE BARRIER!?" She continued to punch the wall and Kakashi wished he could do the same, but they had to act and anger was not going to help either of them. And he truly wanted to punch something right now.
Right now they needed that energy to be focused on the task at hand.
"Yugao, calm down!" He ordered his teammate. She heard him, but the hatred didn't instantly disappear and it was understandable as well. "Go back to HQ, tell them what happened, and have everyone moblize."
"And what will you do Kakashi?" Yugao sheathed her blade angirly.
"That man took Tier-sama for a reason, whether to get to the Hokage, to deal a blow to Konoha, or to start a conflict," Kakashi pulled out a kunai and made a cut on his thumb. He did a few hand signs and slammed his hand down on the ground. "KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"
A small cloud puffed into existence and a pack dogs appeared when the cloud dispersed. There were several dogs of all sizes that appeared, but the smallest one, a pug-like one, raised a single paw and said, "Yo, Kakashi. What'cha need us for?"
"Pakkun," Kakashi said in a serious tone that grabbed Pakkun's attention immediately.
"Looks like this isn't a social call then," Pakkun said as he lowered his paw.
"No, it's not. The Minato-sensei's daughter, Tier, has been kidnapped. I need you to track her while I go find and inform him."
"Hmm, so someone stole the Hokage's daughter," Pakkun grumbled as he jumped off the largest dog of the pack. "We'll find her for you." All the dogs started to sniff the ground of where she and the masked man was before the man took her. It was a good ten seconds before all the ninken jumped off to follow after the scent that they picked up.
"So you'll inform Hokage-sama then?" Yugao asked. All he did was nod his head before he also left in his search for the Hokage.
"Be careful... Kakashi."
Hey everyone, How ya Doin?
Like I said, I won't please everyone with these next few chapters. A deviation has shown itself in a major way and it some of the effects of Tier being in the Narutoverse is showing itself.
Orignially I was also going to include the Kyuubi attack itself but then I thought... why not be an ass and leave off on a cliff hanger? Let them hate me for a little bit longer than normal.
I also brought in Yugao. Originally when she appeared in the anime, I shipped her and Kakashi... hard. But she is young here but I still din't think I portrayed her or Shisui too well... yet.
BUT! 2 things...
1) I will officially put a poll up shortly after this is uploaded about wheter you guys want the Tres Bestias or OC's for her to teach.
2) I am accepting OC's from y'all. I won't say what they are for yet, but feel free to make a Konoha shinobi and send it to me. You'll need a name, bio, appearance, specialty/skill set, and other (which would consist of other relavant info). And then PM it to me. It will NOT be a first-come, First-serve basis. I will chose those that best fit what I am trying to for them for and will save the rest for a later date.
Either way, Read, Review, and Enjoy!
Stay Frosty,
SP4R
