CHAPTER 6
"Agony"
Between the gloomy darkness of the night embrace, the intense crimson of the blood falls from
His shoulder is battered as an immeasurable pain runs through him inside. In a
attempt to stop the profuse bleeding, Kakashi quickly placed a makeshift bandage
about the katana wound that goes through it completely ...
Submerged in a hard battle against the leader of prajña, the silver-haired shinobi remains
alert while stealthy hides among the very dense thicket of the forest ...
With the hitherto hectic ebb and flow of a particularly dark and chaotic night, the light of
the moon is hidden among the gray clouds that extend across the sky leaving behind only shadows
that lengthen usurping the depths of the land.
In the mind of the shinobi a disturbing feeling of concern is present. Having
left to Shizune in the hands of Tenzou questions whether he will have done well to separate from who he is
suppose you must protect ...
"For now I have no choice but to trust them," he says to himself while absorbed meditate between
silence a plan to go as quickly as possible in aid of the kunoichi.
...
Between the opacity of the shadows a convulsive noise is heard not very far ...
While the algid wind blows with vigor the branches of the leafy cedars that ornament the
depths of the forest, the ANBU grasps his katana with strength and remains attentive to the environment
feeling very close the threatening presence of his enemy.
With the weather deteriorating, some seconds pass without anything happening ...
Suddenly...
His skin bristles as a disturbing chill has passed through his badly wounded body.
With an amazing speed he turns instinctively to expertly block the lethal cut of the
Musashi's sword that pretended to behead him by surprise ...
— I found you. — Says this.
For an instant Kakashi steps back and with his left arm partially immobilized he observes with
stillness...
Weakened by having lost so much blood and aware that it will be difficult to form jutsus, he has no
More choice than to force a melee fight.
With a firm determination expressed in the face, he wields his saber to one hand and decisively launches
against the prajna shinobi that seems to expect it anxiously.
Between fluid movements and agile maneuvers the time passes while his katanas collide with
violence leaving behind a thunderous echo that resounds through the emptiness of silence. At the rhythm of
fight the sky flashes emulating the bloody ferocity of combat.
The deafening rose of the metal resounds in the ears of Kakashi that without rest releases powerful blows
seeking to find with his eye sharingan a gap in the solid defense of the veteran leader of prajña
that assiduous to the combat does not stop bothering in the least ...
Despite the effort, the faster the defense of the ANBU, a strong kick from Musashi surprises him
impacting on his already worn shoulder and forcing him to back several meters a bit sore ...
A stream of blood falls to the ground while Kakashi tightly presses the wound ...
— Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu — Says the prajña after forming a series of stamps with his hands.
From his mouth, a running embrace of fire approaches violently towards Kakashi that overwhelmed
he demands his left arm while the frightening flare approaches the floor ...
The glow of the blazing flame illuminates for a moment the blackness of the night ...
"It's over!" Musashi thinks when with a shrill explosion the projectile hits the shinobi of
Silver hair instantly raising a large cloud of smoke and dust that extends throughout the land.
Satisfied, the prajña leader sheaths his katana as he watches calmly as the mist disperses
slowly...
...
Falling little by little a solid wall of earth that lies before Kakashi falls in the mist ...
Squatting the konoha shinobi hurts with heavy blood falling down his arm because of the effort
of having formed the manual stamps for the jutsu that saved his life ...
A sharp electric sound listens hard as the ANBU rises defiantly. A resplendent
wake of energy flows through his right hand as small lightning bolts embrace him shaking
with intensity...
Without losing a second and with a frightening look in the eyes barely visible through his mask,
he rushes swiftly against his adversary ...
...
— Katon Housenka no Jutsu — Musashi says when he sees him approaching.
From the mouth of the latter, a series of fiery projectiles come up against Kakashi.
speed to the young man with silver hair who running in a zigzag will have passed through the suffocating heat of the
flares
The man of prajña draws again and with fury charges against the ANBU that equally impetuous
he approaches for an opportunity to nail his attack ...
Immersed in the unbridled speed they are already a few centimeters from each other, with a fast
movement Musashi firmly supports his feet on the ground and wielding with anger the saber throws a
lacerating cut aimed at Kakashi's abdomen in an attempt to split it in two ...
Suddenly...
Between the nocturnal opacity, the ANBU figure vanishes in a series of fuzzy movements. In the
Musashi's perception time passes slowly while he desperately seeks to find his
enemy among the shadows ...
...
Of a moment the body of the shinobi of prajña shudders causing it to lose its breath ...
The intense red of the blood impregnates his clothes while a stabbing pain paralyzes him from within without
allow him to understand what is happening ...
After him, Kakashi appears ...
With a quick movement the young man with silver hair has pierced his chest from the back ...
In a violent scene the drops of blood reach to splash the ANBU mask of the konoha that is shown
very confident that the battle is over and the victory is his.
With the numb body Musashi takes a big puff of blood while making an effort to
drop some words ...
Kakashi ignores him and with an air of relief on his face says:
— Now if it's over ... — While trying to free his arm stuck between the ribs of the shinobi.
However...
Holding the ANBU's wrist that protrudes from between his chest the veteran prajna leader lets out a
smile mockingly as his eyesight fades ...
...
It is at that moment that for Kakashi everything turns red ...
A warm embrace envelops him as he can feel how his being is whipped by a powerful burst that clouds
his senses, Musashi's body is consumed in a thunderous explosion that extends trapping inside
she to the young ANBU who finally falls to the ground almost unconscious and unable to move ...
Cold drops of rain fall on his burned mask almost completely while in his mind rumbles the
sound of the footsteps of someone approaching slowly ...
— Katon Bushin No Jutsu ... — Musashi explains that he stands presumptuously next to him.
Holding the katana on his shoulder, the prajña leader looks at him for a few seconds ...
Without more, the shinobi nails the steel on the belly of Kakashi that without being able to resist it writhes of pain feeling
as the cold edge of the weapon takes away his life little by little ...
Without even removing the saber Musashi leaves, leaving behind the agonizing ANBU ...
While life escapes with agonizing pain, a sudden thought comes to Kakashi's mind ...
The smile of Shizune.
...
Far from there ...
With her heart squeezed and tears sneaking out of her eyes, Shizune pushes her way through the
dense groves that for their unfathomable immensity seem to have no end. Escorted by the ANBU squad
Now commanded by Tenzou, she is fighting desperately against the impulses that within her urge her
return with haste to Kakashi's side ...
On its face fall with cold cadence drops of rain that with soft breezes caress the landscape preceding
the impetus of a great storm ... Out of nowhere, like a sudden omen, an annoying
feeling of uneasiness that forcefully presses her chest and forms a knot in her throat.
With desperation she clenches her fists trying to contain within them the accumulation of feelings about to
escape...
— Do not worry ... — Tenzou says after hearing a slight sob from her ...
— He'll be fine...
In silence, the kunoichi smiles and with a tear falling down her cheek makes an attempt to hide the agonizing
anguish that consumes it inside. Hesitant and fearful progressing bouncing from branch to branch feeling
each step further from the silver-hair shinobi... "Do not die Kakashi san" repeats inside as if trying to reach
to shinobi with thought.
Immersed in despair, the shrill sound of a strong lightning bolt breaks with her reflection taking a
small fright that makes her fall losing balance ... Aching rises little by little to continue like this
with her way ...
...
Not far from it ... Supporting the cold night terrifier, dozens of Prajna shinobis pursue very closely
to the konoha gang that advances imperturbable and in complete silence through the terrain.
Without their captain, the Konoha march in perfect formation through the thicket of the forest. With the look
Attentive in even the slightest movement around him and with one hand in his katanas ready to unsheathe
at any moment they remain waiting for an attack.
Accompanying them, Kotaro stays alert knowing himself close to an encounter with his until not long ago
comrades in prajna, a little nervous looks back with chills in the back while listening to the crunch
of the branches of the trees trodden by the men who persecute them.
Suddenly...
Between the deep darkness, the cloudy sky lights up ...
For a moment the lights of a flare fired by the shinobi of the forest country shine on the top,
thus giving notice of the location of the young doctor to the rest of their squadrons scattered across the terrain.
— They approach — Warns the perception shinobi.
Without anything unusual to happen several minutes pass between the tense calm of the persecution ...
Time passes and passes while a disturbing breeze of danger envelops the ANBU squadron. Without the temperament
of his captain but with dexterity in combat, Tenzou is impassive even with the very close presence of the
enemy, commanding the group from the vanguard, from one moment to another his words order stop.
Barely visible in the shadows dozens of intimidating masked shinobi are present obstructing
their way with an air of presumption ...
Fast, the ANBU are positioned in formation covering Shizune on each flank without the slightest sign of
Nervousness appears in them ...
Almost instantly and without having crossed a word, the fight begins ...
Using a large amount of chakra, Tenzou manipulates his mokuton to guide solid wooden stakes that
Sharp points are born from the trees and at high speed shoot out at their adversaries ...
With relative ease, the masked shinobi elude the attack and furiously charge against the youth of the mokuton
who draws to defend himself while desperately looking to keep them away from Shizune ...
— Stay back ... — He says.
A fierce battle begins before the eyes of the kunoichi ...
Swords and kunais collide violently while puddles of rain mix with spilled blood on the floor.
time that the prajña are closer and closer to replicating the ANBU who resist with all their strength ...
Frustrated, Shizune reproaches herself for the fragility of her mind ... Aware that little can be done to
Help begins to submerge in a strong feeling of weakness that overwhelms her, if before the fact hurt her
of having left behind her teacher, now whom she feels she has abandoned is Kakashi. With the situation totally
Out of control, guilt begins to torment her. These men you barely know fight to protect her,
but ... Why? ... Is your life so valuable? ...
Making a slight pause in the battle Tenzou stands in front of her and turning his neck he looks at her with a calm tone
say.
— Do not worry ... I will not let anything bad happen to you. — Emulating his captain.
Immersed in the suffocating desperation, a pleasant thought will have passed through Shizune's mind in the manner of deja-vu,
the memory of Kakashi saying those same words gives calm to her anguished heart while a soft smile
it is drawn on her face ...
The confused and indecipherable feelings for the shinobi that until now had made her feel weak, this time they fill her with
an inexorable strength, for a moment she closes her eyes and after breathing deeply releases a gentle sigh expelling in
the whole fear and doubts ...
Next to her, Kotaro does not seem to be that good, with his body almost shaking his head spinning and turning as he can
feel as his mind comes off your numb body, with sweating and chills you feel crushed by the weight
of his cowardice.
As soon as he notices, Shizune comes to talk to him ...
...
Meanwhile, although with some difficulties the konoha gang resists firmly, shurikens and kunais fly by
the battlefield while the shinobis engage in a violent combat worthy at all levels ...
The powerful attacks of the rebels of the forest country are barely repelled with difficulty by the coordinated ninjutsu of the
ANBU squad ...
— Futon, Daitoppa — Says one of the konoha shinobis ...
— Katon, Karyuudan — Another says expelling from his mouth a flare that revives when mixed with the jutsu of his
comrade.
Unleashing a hell in its path, an immense fiery whirlwind is approaching scandalous against the prajña shinobis that
they retreat, preparing to contain the attack. When finally the projectile crashes into the thickest part of the
forest where the leafyness of the cedars forms a natural wall, this vanishes in a burst that with force forms
the soils...
Although the rebels survive almost unharmed a suffocating heat reaches them while the intense flames take over the
ground raising on this a trail of smoke perceptible to kilometers ...
The fight continues between the burning temperament of the flames barely contained by the intensity of the rain. The silhouettes
of the men are illuminated by the red light of the fire and the flashing sky that merge giving shape to a dignified environment
to witness death.
Tenzou fights with ferocity while at his feet fall the corpses of men killed by his sword. Puddles of blood
they accumulate on the floor at the same time that the prajna shinobis bend one after the other ...
His mind is lost in battle as he guards his steel among the multitude of enemies that overwhelm him with his presence,
with every second that passes, tiredness numbs him as it costs him more and more to hold his sword stained by
the red of blood ...
When it seems that the situation becomes favorable a hard blow of reality hits him hard ... Taking a break in the
battle, look around noticing his comrades who have fallen with serious injuries leaving him alone against all
regiment of prajña ...
"Shizune" is the first thing that comes to mind while desperately seeking to find her among the commotion ...
...
In the middle of the intensity of the combat, Kotaro has disappeared leaving alone kunoichi that surrounded by the rebels observes
scandalized her almost dead bodyguards ... While the shinobis approach her, Tenzou tries to protect her with his mokuton until
Suddenly something stops him.
A deep cut of katana reaches him snatching the few energies that he had left ...
Defeated ... falls suddenly while in his mind he apologizes to his sempai for having failed ...
...
Unable to help him, Shizune loses her breath as she watches in horror the crimson of death that spreads through him.
forest. In a brutal scene, agonizing men lie stretched out on the ground burned by the cold breeze of rain,
among them who desperately sought to protect her.
Trembling, the kunoichi gets up and taking advantage of the low guard of the prajña shinobis, with speed she slips between
They flee from the place, their pulsations are accelerated while the adrenaline breaks through her body.
After it go again the rebels who have fun thinking that it would not be hard for them to reach it ...
Desperate, she jumps from branch to branch as she trumpets with exhaustion, laughing, the shinobis watch her in her attempt
to run away while some minutes pass ...
cornered, she runs with the mind in white demanding her legs that bend by the nervousness, the rain intensifies hitting
with strength her face framed by fear ...
Suddenly ... One of the shinobi appears in front of her and with icy fingers takes her by the neck squeezing hard, she
struggles to breathe while the man raises her angrily.
— I finish the game girl! — Says the while the kunoichi tries desperately to break free ...
Suddenly...
When it seems that Shizune loses her strength by being unconscious ...
Her body vanishes in a pile of smoke that stuns her attackers ...
...
Disperse the haze, Kotaro appears after her who minutes before had used the transformation jutsu to give the kunoichi
an opportunity to escape ... "I'm dead!" He thinks when the mask of prajna releases it, letting it fall to the ground ...
— Traitor! — Says this while draws ready to kill him.
Even so a smile is present in the face of the young shinobi who feels relieved, "For this time I did the right thing"
he says to himself ...
...
Immersed in the absolute darkness of the forest, the real Shizune runs towards where Kakashi guided only by her
intuition. Her hair gets wet with the rain and his legs get cold because a lot of feelings
They take over your body.
Unable to take the silver-haired shinobi out of her mind, her insides tingle as she goes forward feeling curious
for this feeling hitherto unknown to her. The fear of feeling fragile has now ceased to be a nuisance and in
all she thinks is to see him again.
Between worry and fear, she has found in the captain of the ANBU a reason to continue investigating in the deepest
of his heart that leaps with joy when she thinks of he...
Suddenly...
The sound of someone approaching her from the front quickly catches her attention. "Could it be Kakashi san?" She asks
herself as she gets closer and closer... Soon something makes her doubt and stops her moving forward. Silently it hides
in the most high of a cedar and awaits the step of this person ...
The faint light still offered by the moon barely pink the landscape while in the distance there is a trail of smoke that
It rises over the extinct flames by the rain on the battlefield. The smell of wet earth and ash mixed with the
wind reaching Shizune's nose.
Little time passes until the eyes of the kunoichi open with surprise ...
Her heart is paralyzed and her skin bristles when she notices that the one who approaches is Musashi. "If you see me, I will not have a chance" Think
she while praying to the destiny that the man does not notice of her presence. Holding the breath is hidden among the foliage of the
tree while the seconds pass slowly.
The leader of prajña stops just below where the kunoichi is hidden with nervousness ...
She remains inert while the man takes a while to observe from one side to the other as if looking to find something in
particular. Disturbing seconds pass in silence without the shinobi doing anything ...
With an imposing presence, the rebel of the country of the forest stands suspicious that something happens, for an instant he stares
to where the silhouette of Shizune is imperceptible by the darkness while the anguish takes over.
"Have you seen me?" She wonders as her heartbeat accelerates and a drop of sweat runs down her forehead ...
From one moment to another...
For the fate of Shizune, the prajna leader continues on his way ignoring the presence of the resting kunoichi
A sigh of relief before continuing to advance ...
...
Not far from there ...
A mysterious feeling bursts into the depths of Kakashi's mind that dying lies lying on the ground clinging
to the life. Taking strength from where there were not anything, it impels him to continue and he staggers up little by little. His legs are
They bend while with difficulty they crawl holding onto the sturdy cedars that stand monumental in front of him.
A flow of blood falls from the wound in his shoulder and in the abdomen Musashi's katana traverses him completely. With the
body numbed by the acquired momentum strips off the steel with a single movement and boldly advances between the night with
one thing in the mind ... "Shizune."
Enduring an inclement physical pain will have passed through the shady resolved to find the kunoichi, all want he is
protect her and deep down he wonders why ... Is it because of his mission? ... Is it because she is a companion of konoha? ...
Or is it even more than that? ...
Constantly his consciousness is obscured by memories of the past, he has failed to protect every important person
for him and often wakes up in the middle of the night because of the nightmares that torment him since then. The memory of his friend Rin
bathed in the red of death chases him wherever he goes and can not help but feel guilt.
Inside if you know terrified by the mere idea of losing Shizune and that's why he is so determined to take care of she ...
Suddenly...
The gloomy opacity of the night lights up for him when he miraculously appears in front of he the kunoichi that giving relief to
his concern approaches him with that sweet look that characterizes her ... Sweet look that soon fades into a deep
expression of anguish when she watches the shinobi badly wounded and bathed in blood ...
— KAKASHI SAN! — She screams as she runs to him to hug him.
The shinobi that can barely stay conscious falls into Shizune's arms, she holds them and slowly and leans
on the floor as her heart shrinks and her eyes begin to moisten. Trying to avoid crying contains the
breath letting out slight whimpers that are tender to the silver-hair shinobi who smiles under his mask ...
— I'm fine ... — He says trying to calm her down.
— You must not talk — Responds with a choked voice while putting her palms on it.
The intense crimson impregnates her trembling hands as a trail of green light falls away from them. Two wounds
they pass through the shinobi completely, the muscles and ligaments of the left shoulder have been broken and in the abdomen the edge
from katana to rosé your vital organs. With her medical ninjutsu Shizune desperately tries to heal him ...
— Do not worry ... — She tells him.
— I will not let anything bad happen to you ... — With a soft smile drawn between the tears.
Recognizing Shizune's words as his, a warm breeze of tranquility envelops the heart of the ANBU that already
more calm and with clarified mind finally manages to understand the feelings of the kunoichi ...
He looks at her ... So warm, so pretty, so sweet ... So fragile ... During all this time he's been so busy thinking about
protect her that he could never realize how much she suffered to see him put himself in danger ...
...
Tears fall down the cheeks of the kunoichi that in spite of everything keeps her chakra under control. Putting in practice
everything learned with Tsunade is determined to be by this time who protects the shinobi. Little by little wounds
of Kakashi are closing and the bleeding stops. Weakened the shinobi closes his eyes and falls apparently asleep ...
Although separated from death, the body of the shinobi will take time to recover and at the moment will not be able to fight ...
After having healed him as best she could, Shizune looks at him with relief and is slowly reached by a cluster.
of sensations that lead her to get lost in her thoughts.
Gently, she caresses the silvery hair of the shinobi as she looks at him with a spark of tenderness in her eyes. Her stomach
It tickles as unique impulses begin to take control of your body.
"When did I fall in love with you?" Ask inside your mind with your heart beating at a dizzying pace assimilating
finally her feelings for the shinobi.
For a moment, time stops and the space between the two is reduced ...
As inadvertently she closes her eyes and slowly tilts her red face to delicately brush her lips
with those of the shinobi through the mask of this one that when feeling it stays still without desire to stop it ...
End of chapter 6
