yup yup! here's a new chapter! i might not update a lot this upcoming week cause in college we have this dreaded week called 'final exam week' and it's starting to be hell and it hasn't even started! anywho! thanks for those who read and for those who review! thanks a lot!
Dislcaimer; i own nothing of Naruto, only Miyuki
Miyuki woke up a few hours later and found the room where Kakashi was, along with Sasuke and Tazuna. Walking in, she saw Sakura and Naruto close to Kakashi, "What are you two doing?" she asked, while the two jerked back. She shook her head, seeing Kakashi sit up, she noticed that face. She sat down next to him, "What's wrong." she asked, catching the others attention.
"That Hunter-Nin." He muttered.
"I know, it's bothering me too." She said.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked.
Miyuki looked over, "Body erasing teams usually dispose of the body right on the spot."
"So what?"
"Don't you see? What happened to Zabuza's body?"
"How should we know? The boy took it."
"Exactly, if he needed proof of his work, he should have just taken the head." She looked down, hand on her chin, lost in thought, "Besides, those weapons he used to take Zabuza down.. Senbon needles.."
Sasuke caught on. "No way."
"Yeah. Exactly." Miyuki said, looking at Kakashi.
"What are you talking about?" Tazuna asked.
"Most likely, Zabuza is alive." Kakashi said, cutting straight to the point.
"What the hell do you mean?" Naruto yelled.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura said, "You checked him! You said he was dead."
"Yeah, I did, but that was more than likely an momentary death."
"but how?"
"Senbon needles are tricky weapons Sakura." Miyuki stated, "You need precise accuracy to kill someone with them, they're used a lot in acupuncture. It's only a dangerous weapon if it hit's a vital organ."
"Hunter-Nin's know about the body structure well enough that it's probably easy for them to put someone in a momentary death." Kakashi continued, "First he carried the body away that's twice his size. Second he used a weapon that has a low killing rate these two points conclude that the boy was more than likely trying to save Zabuza than kill him."
"Aren't you thinking too much? Hunter-Nin's are suppose to kill Missing-Nin's." Tazuna argued.
"No." Miyuki stated, looking at the man. "with all the suspicion, we will prepare before it's too late. That's the shinobi rule."
"Plus," Kakashi added, "Rather Zabuza is dead or alive.. There's no assurance that Gatou hasn't already hired another stronger shinobi."
"Sensei?" Sakura asked, "What do you mean by prepare? You and Miyu-sensei can barely move."
"You guys will receive training." Miyuki and Kakashi said at the same time, seeming to take the team back.
"Sensei, what's a little training going to do? Our enemy is a ninja that you and Miyu-sensei had trouble fighting against!" Sakura argued.
"Sakura." Kakashi said, "Who saved me when I was trapped? You guys are rapidly growing. Especially Naruto." He said smiling, "You've improved the most."
"But obviously." Miyuki said, getting back on the subject, "This is just training until Kakashi and I get better, you won't be able to defeat Zabuza or another jounin level without Kakashi or me."
"But Miyu-sensei if Zabuza is alive, what if he attacks?"
"About that." Kakashi cut in again, "a person put in momentary death will have some time before they're body is back to normal."
"So we train until then! Sounds like a plan!" Naruto said, now excited.
"That's not fun." A boy said.
"Who the hell are you?" Naruto yelled.
"Oh! Inari! Where were you!" Tazuna said, holding his arms out as the boy ran and hugged him.
"Inari, say hello to these people, they're ninja's that protected grandpa." Tsunami said.
"Mom, they're going to die."
"What did you say brat?" Naruto yelled.
"There's no way you can stand against Gatou."
"You little-" Naruto didn't finish as Sakura hit him on the head. He shrugged it off then pointed to Inari, "Hey Inari, Listen up! I am a super hero who one day will become Hokage! I don't know who this Gatou guy is but he's nothing against me!"
"What are you, stupid?" Inari said back, "There's no such thing as a hero." he said turning and starting to walk out, "If you want to die, go ahead."
"Inari where are you going?" Tazuna asked.
"I'm going to stare at the ocean from my room." He said before leaving and slamming the door.
"Sorry…" Tazuna said.
"Don't be." Miyuki said, then clapped her hands, "Now. The rest of you guys should go and get some rest, we start training early so I don't want to hear of 'I'm tired' or anything, got it?" She said to the genin, who agreed and left.
Tazuna stood up, and bowed, "I'm grateful for the two of you and your team, I owe you my life."
"Don't. it's our job." Kakashi said, before Tazuna smiled and then walked out. He turned his attention to Miyuki, "You lied."
She huffed, standing up, "It's not a big deal Kakashi." She said, looking at him a bored expression.
"Miyuki, you could have been killed." He said, looking up at her. "You're weak on your right side, you're still trying to heal, and you're…" He wanted to say 'you're still hell' but stopped himself.
She sat down, looking off to the distance, "Well, I know. But, you said it was a C-ranked mission, so I didn't think of any harm, besides," She looked at Kakashi, "I hate being watched constantly." She said, then sighed, "Alright, I was selfish okay? I'm sorry."
He shook his head, "Just stay here. I'll train the team, you need to get your rest."
"And you don't?"
"That's besides the point Miyuki." He said, laying back down.
This time she shook her head, "Yeah, because of you I ended up taking a nice nap."
"Sorry, I didn't think it would exhaust me that badly."
"It's been a long time since you used the sharigan I take it then. You're usually tired after you use it, never exhausted." She said, crossing her arms.
"Your techniques are still perfect." He said.
"They're rusty." She muttered, "If I had been at full capacity I would have been able to crush that clone and the real Zabuza, then let you take over. You're still deadly at that sharigan, I had to side with Zabuza at a point." She caught him raise his eyes brow and she chuckled a bit, "It always pissed me off when you mocked me."
He smiled under his mask, "Well think about how much it pissed me off when you do those techniques I can't copy."
"I'm damn well happy that you can't copy them too." She said, smiling a bit.
He reached up, placing his hand over her scared eye, "Tell me the truth. What did the doctor say?"
She winced under his touch, but let him keep his hand there and took her two hands and held onto his arm, closing her eyes, "He said I've lost a lot of my peripheral vision, that I have tunnel vision, but he thinks that in a few years I'll be completely blind in this eye." She whispered, "He also said, that I shouldn't train until I gain some weight and until my wounds fully heal."
He pulled his hand down, placing it on her cheek, "You knew that even a C-ranked mission would do damage Miyuki."
"I know, I just… I've felt so useless the past few days, especially since I won't be joining Anbu anytime soon.." She clenched her teeth, shutting her eyes tighter, "All these years I've been.."
Kakashi sat up as she started to cry, and placed his arm around her shoulder, "Miyuki, don't, I didn't mean too.."
She pressed herself against him, clinging to his jacket. Her sudden weight shift caused them to fall back, and Kakashi was hesitant but when she didn't move, he adjusted himself so he was laying on his side and he held her tighter as she cried into his jacket. He didn't know what happened to her. He didn't know what happened at all, all that she came back a mess and that Orochimaru still might want her for her blood.. He didn't even know what that was about either. Matter of fact, he barely knew anything, but he wouldn't ask unless she told him. He wouldn't push the subject, right now, she wasn't only physically hurt, but she was an emotional mess.
All he could do now for her, was hold her, let her cry and most importantly be there for her. He looked down at her, seeing that she was asleep, her cheeks still stained with tears, her hands still gripping his jacket. He ran his fingers through her hair, and closed his eyes, holding her. He had been devastated when he got the news. Partial why he started to distance himself again, not to the point of being cold like he had in his younger days, but enough that he kept to himself. The years of that pain in his chest, the memories of them, seeing their names engraved in the Memorial Stone… how much could one person take?
But now, at least one of his pains had returned to him, alive and not in a body bag, and that's all he could ask for.
Oh. i also forgot in the last chapter..
Ryu Sutairu: Jigoku no Doragon
Dragon Style; Dragon of Hell
Ryu Sutairu; Mizu no Doragon
Dragon Style; Dragon of Water
