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Chapter 8:

Duty

Kakashi's POV

Over and over my mind pleads please god let her be okay while my pounding feet seem to be keep time. Everything else seems to fade insufficiently into the background. I know that Padkun by now has found her but I can not help but to think which way he found her alive or dead. I know that Sakura and Naruto are flanking me on either side as we fly threw the forest. The forest is never ending to my frustration. After half an hour of running at full pace we finally reach the clearing we are looking for. I call for my dogs who have already scouted the area to find us the quickest entrance.

"Naruto, Sakura, I want the two of you to find Markus and keeps tabs on him. Do not engage him until Nell and I have met you."

"Yes sir," both Sakura and Naruto said. I could tell though that it was hard for Naruto to accept this but surprisingly enough he did not complain. I watch them both enter the building and followed a few minutes later and veered off to the right to follow the path my dogs were taking. I found that the security here seemed to be surprisingly minimal. Within seconds I found where they kept their prisoners. I got rid of my dogs because now they would be too suspicious. The first guard I ran into did not stand a chance I knocked him out in seconds and put on the disgustingly sweaty uniform. I proceed with caution peering into every cell until I came to the last one. There in the cell was Nell sitting on the bench with Padkun. She looked up the same time I opened the cell. Before I had the cell entirely opened she launched herself at me with amazing accuracy with a look that could kill.

"Nell it's me!" I showed her my masked face. This stopped her dead in her tracks.

However, it did not last long as she started to pound on my chest out of desperation.

"I thought you died. I was so scared." She kept repeating this over and over until I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close to me.

"I know," I stated roughly as my emotions fought to the surfaces, "it's going to be alright darling." I wanted to keep holding her but I knew we had a job to do and our feeling would have to wait until later.

"Nell we have to go," I stated

Back to Nell's POV

"Nell we have to go," stated Kakashi. But no matter how my mind fought with me to step away from the harbor I found myself in I could not.

"Please, just a few more seconds, Kakashi." I begged him in desperation.

I looked up at him when he brushed my hair out my face. "Hai," he mumbled sadly as he pulled me closer.

I eventually pulled myself away and said I was ready. As we left the cell I asked Kakashi what we needed to do and Padkun followed behind us. We ran until we caught sight of pink haired girl and blond haired boy hiding.

"Kakashi you found her thank goodness," stated the pink haired girl.

"Hello Sakura it is good to see you again," my attention was drawn to the blond boy who was looking at me with curiosity. "You must be Naruto I have heard a lot about you."

"Yep that is me Naruto the future Hokage." I could not help but laugh at that.

"What are you laughing at," he asked in anger. Before I could get the answer out Sakura hit him over the head with her fist and said "Baka she likes you!"

Without missing a beat Naruto spoke directly to me. "Sorry I misunderstood you."

"That okay Naruto. I am sorry that I hurt your feelings." I smiled sweetly at him and kissed him on the cheek. He blushed slightly at me and then smiled. "Don't give up on your dream I am sure you'll be Hokage if that what you desire." I spoke to him calmly hoping to easy his bruised ego.

" Hai, Hai, Nell, try not to make Naruto's head any bigger or it want fit threw the door," Kakashi laughed fondly. " After Kakashi explained the plan he nodded at us. "Okay it time to start."

We all got up and walked into Markus main hall where he was sitting on a golden throne. "You know" I stated, as I walked in. "That where I come from there is no King but elected officials," I spoke conversationally to my comrades around me but loud enough that Markus could here me.

"Is that so," said Markus as he stood up though I could tell that his cool was already gone when he notice that Kakashi was still alive.

"Markus," stated Kakashi, "this is your last chance to come with us peacefully."

He pretend to be brave but his voice still faltered when he spoke. "The only way you will be taking me is kicking and screaming."

"That want be a problem," Kakashi said with an evil grin that one could just barely make out threw his mask.

Sakura went first breaking apart where he was standing which made him jump right next to where I was standing. I sung quietly about being unable to move no matter how hard you try. He withered in pain. Naruto and Kakashi tied him up and Naruto picked him up and head back home with our prisoner who now was unable to move. I felt the last of my energy fad out of me as exhaustion set in and I collapsed but was caught by Kakashi.

Sakura spoke, "looks like she used the last of her chakra I guess we better take her back to the hospital." Kakashi picked me up and that was last thing I remember as we took off towards home.