Sasuke's view:
Sakura and Emi got away and I could now focus on finishing this
I went back to the center of the village, followed by every monster thirsting for my blood
When I got back into the center I remained calm, surrounded by every remaining experiment. I looked around, there seemed to be around 200 left.
I met the eyes of the biggest one, he stood in front of me. He had 4 large horns coming out of his rock hard head. His eyes illuminated with a bright yellow and his skin burned a dark purple. His fangs came almost to his chin. His claws were deadly sharp and long. He was huge and built, one that might actually be a challenge.
He roared his animalistic war cry and the other followed as he made his way to me with incredible speed
I stood perfectly still and allowed him to advance. Now that I only had myself to worry about, I could think clearly and this shouldn't take to long..
They all bounced and I jumped before their claws made it to me, jumping on top of their arms
"chidori!" I cried out as the sound of 1,000 screeching birds rang through the air and sliced the head of 5 of the monsters off
They fell to their knees before collapsing on the ground, blood staining the unforgiving earth beneath them
Their friends quickly retreated and came at me again, some had fire balls in hand, some were equipped with simple rocks and kunai
The good thing about these cursed experiments is that they hardly use their brains. They have strength and potential element abilities when completely taken over, but all human ability of making logical decisions is completely gone
All sorts of things were thrown at me, I did a back flip and managed to dodge them all
I landed on one knee and one foot crouched down and skidded backward
8 creatures grabbed onto me and pulled me into them
Claws, fangs, kunai, knives, body parts all OVER me!
I couldn't think straight, there were to many! I cringed and tried to look for a way out
"Mangekyou sharingan!" I cried out in a desperate attempt at freeing myself
Black flames ate away the surrounding creatures and spread like wildfire to everything it touched
They released me immediately and I dropped to the ground with a loud thud as they cried out bloody murder
I felt the pain and hot blood gushing out of me all over, I tried to sit up but the wounds in my stomach made me slump back in pain. Crimson liquid spilled from my eye and I brought my hand up in an attempt to soothe the throbbing pain
The black flames had killed the creatures that were on me, but there were still many all around me, and they looked even more blood thirsty looking at my sliced up and slightly mangled body
I gathered up strength and slowly got up
Panting, my heart pumping more adrenaline than blood, blood covering me from head to toe, gashes and wounds all over.
Images of Sakura and Emi entered my mind unwillingly.
Sakura's bright and teary emerald eyes on the night I left "I'm so in love with you I cant even stand it!" she cried.. Cried for me. "don't leave me!" she screamed. Screamed for me. "take me with you Sasuke!" she pleaded.. Pleaded for me.
Emi's little teary eyed face looking up at me so full of fear and confusion "Daddy!" Emi called me daddy.. I wasn't her father, but I felt strongly for her.. I had to fight for her, for her own safety
Sakura fighting alongside me, how it felt to have her as a strong, reformed kunoichi working with me to protect someone we both cared for deeply. Emi clinging to me for dear life, how it felt when she called me daddy. I couldn't believe I didn't mind it, I actually… liked it. It felt RIGHT. I couldn't die just yet
My vision became blurry as over exertion of chakra started taking its toll. "DAMNIT! don't give out on my now!" my mind was screaming to my body
The clouds rolled in. thunder started to rumble and lighting flashed, illuminating the battlefield
The predators began slowly closing in as rain fell, blurry images of their smirking evil faces became nothing but blobs as black clouded my vision. I closed my eyes and focused on sound and touch
I knew I had to finish this, for Sakura and Emi.
I ripped my shirt off and took my genin fighting stance
One last image of Sakura popped into my head, it was the one of her departing.. The last words she mouthed to me
"I'll be back for you" for some reason, those words gave me strength to fight
"I remembered black skies, the lightning all around me. I remembered each flash, as time began to blur. Like a startling sign that fate had finally found me… and your voice was all I heard, that I get what I deserve. So give me reason, prove me wrong! To wash this memory clean!"
Sakura's view:
"mommy, is daddy going to be alright?" Emi looked up at me, such worry and pain in her eyes
Daddy? Sasuke was daddy to her? Oh gosh…
"yes sweetie. I just have to get you home and then I'll go back for… daddy.."
It almost pained me to call him Emi's father, but I didn't have the heart to tell her differently right now, she was going through so much.
"lets teleport then mommy" how did she know how to teleport?
"Emi, you know how to teleport?" she looked into my eyes, her eyes widened and I felt as if she was looking THROUGH me, into my own mind
After a few seconds she blinked and returned to reality
"I do now mommy" to say I was utterly bewildered would be an understatement by far
"Hang onto me and I'll make the seals, you just close your eyes and focus on teleporting okay?" she nodded and closed her eyes. I stopped on a tree branch and placed her on one hip, performing the hand seals with one hand.
We vanished and I felt a hint of pride at how quickly and mysteriously Emi learned how to do this.. What was this child, some kind of prodigy?
We made it to the Konoha village front gate. The guards were on patrol and recognized me, but not Emi of course
"hold it Sakura-chan, who is the child?"
"she's someone Tsunade-sama needs to see immediately, sorry I cant really explain"
They nodded and I inwardly sighed in relief. Emi smiled brightly at them and they smiled back, she really had a way of capturing hearts on first sight..
Tsunade was sleeping on her desk, obviously drunk when I walked in unannounced
"pardon me sensei, I need your help" she shifted but didn't wake up, drool coming out of the side of her mouth
"AHEM!" I shouted and stamped my foot, shaking the whole room. Emi's eyes widened and she clutched my shirt tighter
She shot up and looked around, wiping the drool from her mouth
The look on her face as she looked at me and noticed the child on my arm was pure confusion
"I'm not expecting you back for another few weeks at least.. Did you finish the mission already? And who is that child?" Emi grabbed the collar of my shirt and blushed, snuggling into me
"this is Emi. I need you to care for her while I finish the mission. When I get back, I would like to legally adopt her as my own"
She cocked an eyebrow at me
"your 16, it's illegal. Besides your occupation wouldn't allow you to be the best fit for a parent"
"I don't care! I'll give it all up! I don't need it anymore! I have plenty of money to support us both and have you forgotten what next month is?"
"march?"
"MY BIRTHDAY!" her expression changed to apologetic
"that's right! Sorry Sakura, but you would still be underage"
"Tsunade-sama come on! You know I would be perfectly capable of caring for a child!"
"Sakura ENOUGH. Your mental state has worried me for some time now. The only joy you find is out of hurting others. How is THAT fit to be a parent?"
"it's different with Emi.. I love her as my own already. Hence, why I would give everything for her. It all doesn't matter to me now, the only thing that matters is her" I hugged Emi into me and she gripped me tighter.
"mommy" I heard her whisper just barely loud enough for me to hear
"the best I can do is care for her until you get back. When you return, THEN we will talk about this. Now go and complete your mission. I don't want anymore nonsense Sakura, I'm warning you. Dismissed"
"arigotou sensei" I nodded and put Emi on the floor, crouching to look her in the eyes
"are you leaving now mommy?" her voice was soft and quiet, reminding me of how Hinata spoke without the stuttering. she gently held onto my shirt with one fist and a lock of my hair with her other, looking deep into my eyes as her emerald became glassy. Tears were fighting to make their way out of her eyes
"for now. But I'll be back soon" I pulled her into a hug and squeezed her lightly. She returned the embrace and squeezed me tighter
"be careful mommy. Please save daddy" she whispered. I heard her light sniffling a couple times and stroked her long raven hair
She pulled back and wiped the tears off of one cheek. I gently wiped away the others and looked into her stunning emerald again
"be strong, I know you'll be alright. This nice lady-" I pointed to Tsunade "she will be like your grandmother. She will introduce you to uncle Naruto and aunt Ino along with all my friends. They will just love you!" I smiled warmly at her
A weak smile made its way onto her face that didn't reach her eyes. It almost broke my heart
"I'll be strong for you mommy" she tightly wrapped her little arms around my neck again and held on for dear life
I chuckled and lightly rubbed her back
"that's my girl" I closed my eyes and a tear of pride slid down my cheek
She pulled back and I took one last look into her glossy, bright green eyes
"take care of my Emi sensei" I stood up and looked Tsunade dead in the eye
She was smiling warmly at me, sort of approvingly actually..
"I will Sakura.. Now go" she got up and took Emi's hand
I bent down and kissed her forehead one last time. She sniffled and fought back more tears
"goodbye mommy" she whispered so low I could barely make out what she said, but I wanted to cry
I took one last look in Tsunade's eyes and vanished into a pile of Sakura blossoms.
The last thing I mouthed to Sasuke was going to be true.. I would go back for him knowing the old Sasuke was still inside of him.
I wasn't sure what to do now though. I felt relieved Emi was safe with the Hokage herself and the rest of rookie nine to protect her. But Madara got away in the process, and I didn't know what Sasuke was planning on doing yet.
What lay ahead for me was unclear. Once I got there, once I saw Sasuke's face I was sure I would know what to do from then on.
"please Emi… please stay safe…" was all I could think about for now as a I made my way back to the sound, unsure of what fate had in store for me
"I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known. don't know where is goes, but it's only me and I walk alone"
Author's note:
I tried to make this chapter heartfelt, let me know if I sucked, no DON'T! wait, yes DO! NOOO! Okay yes, I can take it DX
Reviewers:
Freakishly tall: December 18th is a depressing day for me so I stay home and what's a better way to pass the time and get the day over with than writing for you people? (: I didn't realize I did 3 chapters in one day till you told me lmfao (: I WISH they did something like that in the manga and anime -.- instead Sasuke just HAS to be a psychotic, evil little bitch DX ANYWAYS, thanks oodles (:
Brazilliancherryblossom: glad ya liked it ;) uh ohs that's a mean cousin, id say shank the mofo but that's just my evilness talking ;D lmfao
Kdandsheela: well shucks ya to kind, ya makin me blush ;D lmao. I'm glad you like Emi, seems like everyone does thankfully! Her origins were a tuffy for me to come up with but YAY! I'm glad it made sense XD haha. Hope I updated fast enough!
Bulla49: aw your to sweet (: it warms my heart when people say it's one of the best stories they've read so thanks sooo much!
Minami-to-yuri no hana: tiz aight, I'm not very patient myself lol Sasuke is getting there ;D ah! Yay! I've always wanted my own cheerleader! Thankya, thankya.. Thankya very much! (: but it's you guys that keep me going and interested in writing this so give yourself a pat on the back as well ;)
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Thanks everyone who reviewed, you can feel proud now! The number was….. 70! I love when people say it's one of their favorite stories! it's the sweetest thing ever and I cant wait to write the next chap! Thanks for R&R everyone and I hope you like it! xoxo
