Hello everyone welcome back! Thank you lindon2 and Kingswriter for your smashing three reviews! It's more reviews then this story has ever recieved the how many times I've re-written it. I think I finally nailed it this time. Well as you seen, I didnt say anything last chapter because A. I forgot to put it in and B. I'm Lazy. TAADAAA

Ok, I haven't made the story so confusing to follow so far, except for what Ryusuke did to Mitch. Which won't be explained til later.

Well, here we go. P.S. Your going to hate me at the end of this chapter and NARU/HINA LEMON in this chapter. I bet you'll love it perverts off all ages.

Review after!


Naruto rolled to the side to dodge a fist of a golden chakra. Mitch used his wings and to let the wind catch them and pull him away from it. There was a loud explosion as Kira forced her chakra into the ground. A second later, tendrils of chakra shot up through the ground and impaled both Naruto and Mitch. They both looked at eachother and smirked. "Please" Naruto said as they both tore them from they're bodies. Mitch ran towards Kira and grabbed the collar of her shirt, his chakra claws cut right through it and into her chest. Blood sprayed over his arm and he tossed her into the air, where Naruto smacked her back to the ground. The ground shattered and Naruto landed on her, smashing her fists repeatedly into her face.

"Hold her down" Mitch growled. Naruto nodded and pinned her arms to her sides. Mitch bent over her and started to slash her face to ribbons. Naruto's grip loosened and Kira let loose an explosion of burning chakra from her mouth, blowing the two off her. Naruto hit the ground and bounced into a wall. He stood up quickly and saw his arm was on fire. Some chakra smothered it and the burn healed. "Fuck" he muttered. He looked over and saw Kira standing back up, her face healing.

"You fuckers have to try better than that" she yelled. The Gobi took form around her in chakra. "I'm never going to fall to you! Never!"

"You will fall." A hand reached into the chakra and grabbed her throat. "And you will burn." Mitch's eyes glowed. His wings shot out and he took off, with her in his arms. "What are you doing" she asked as they rose into the air. "I'm going to run your fucking face into the god damn ground!" Kira started to struggle as they rose into the air. "Stop" she screamed. "Ryusuke!" The altitude climb halted suddenly. "My name is fucking Mitch!"

The wings stopped they started to free fall. Kira started to panic and a golden claw of chakra wrapped around him and threw him further into the air. He used his wings and caught himself. Mitch grimanced when he saw her using her chakra to slow herself down. He dropped his wings and shot downwards, his claws seemed to turn solid and he rammed them into her back. The other hand was placed at the base of her skull. He forced her down and they came smashing into the ground, breaking all of the windows withing twenty five feet of the impact zone. Naruto rushed forward to pick up the pieces but he was launched back by a fist.

When he hit the ground the snarling face of Kira was on him. He rolled back and kicked her over his head and through a window. "Damn it" Mitch growled as he walked up to him. "How the hell is she surviving everything we throw at her."

"It's the Gobi. It's chakra heals the fastest of all the Bijuu."

"Is there away we can destroy her comepletely? I know I look like I can help but there's not much I can do except for beat the living shit out of her." Naruto looked at him and sighed. "Yeah, I noticed. What the hell happened?" Mitch shrugged. "I have an idea, but I need you to hold her."

"I can do that." Naruto used the Kyuubi's chakra hand and reached into the store where Kira was still trying to recover. He pulled her out and threw her. Mitch took off after the wounded Tsuchikage and ran up a building. He jumped off and caught her leg. They landed on the ground and Mitch brought her down, using his hand to drag her face on the ground. "You got her Mitch?"

Mitch looked up and put her in a full nelson. "Yeah I got her. Just hurry the hell up."

"Let go of me" she yelled as her face reformed. "Not on your life." Naruto created a few clones that started to form a Rasenshuuriken. 'This should do it' he thought. 'If I add a little of Kyuubi's chakra into it should break down all of her cells.' Mitch saw the shuuriken shaped jutsu and smirked. Kira growled, she couldn't break free. "Let me go! Please!"

Naruto moved toward holding the jutsu making Kira start to panic even more. The sudden realization struck her, that she was going to die. She didn't know this was going to happen. The plan was fully concrete it wasn't suppose to the this way. "Please! I don't want to die yet! I-"

"You should have thought of this before you decided to kill her! Do it Naruto!" Naruto nodded and thrusted the jutsu forward, not noticing Kira's smirk. There was a poof of smoke and a kunai was in her place a second later. Mitch blinked as Naruto didn't stop in time. The Rasenshuuriken slammed into Mitch and exploded, pushing Mitch backwards into another building. Naruto groaned as Mitch walked out of the building. "Your ok?"

Mitch lifted his wing and showed that he had a large hole, rendering unable to fly. "I've been better" he muttered. Mitch sighed as the remaining black feathers fell to the ground and soon his wings were gone. "Aw, I kinda liked having those."

"Where did she go?"

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Kira climbed ontop of the southern wall of the village. Her body felt weak from the constant regeneration. She looked into the village and sighed. 'I'll be back Ryusuke. I swear, I will kill you.' She jumped over the other side of the wall and to the forest floor.

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Mitch sat on a medical gurney and let the medic tent to his subtle wounds. Some of them were already healing but the medics were giving him a look over. To his right, Tsunade was checking on Naruto. The Godaime's eyes were red and puffy. Obvious that she had been crying. Mitch looked around and found Sasuke sitting next a body bag. He stood up and walked over to the Uchiha. It took him a minute because he had to walk around other medics and dead bodies until he was finally at the feet of the Uchiha. "That her?"

Sasuke looked up and Mitch saw a few tears in his eyes. He nodded and put his head into his hands. "I'm sorry" he mumbled. Mitch sighed and sat down next to him. "The entire time I was locked up in Iwa, I wanted nothing but to fucking gut you alive."

"You had the chance."

"But I heard that you wanted to keep her safe, so I figured you couldn't have been that bad of guy. I got my revenge anyway, those few punches made me feel better about you stealing my girl." They chuckled for a moment before both they're eyes settled on her body bag. "I guess in the end it doesn't even matter" Sasuke said. Mitch shrugged, "At least you tried."

"It was a mistake to let her try to take on the Tsuchikage by herself."

"I should have been faster" Mitch said. "If I had been faster I could have saved her. I need to train more so something like this doesn't ever happen again to anybody else. I don't like watching people die when I can do something about it."

"Nobody does" Sasuke said. Somebody sat down next to them and looked at the bag. Mitch almost jumped because he was so involved in the conversation. When he turned and saw Naruto he calmed down, now it was the three men she was close to. Two brothers and a lover.

"I can't believe she's gone" Naruto said. A few tears ran down his face it sort of matched Sasukes. He realized he was the only one not crying over it. Perhaps the tears would come later or the sadness would be replaced by another emotion. He leaned forward and pulled the zipper on the bag down to expose her face. "It's funny how much a person doesn't look like themselves after they're dead. This looks nothing like the face I fell in love with" he said. "Maybe that's why I'm not crying."

Naruto placed a hand on his shoulder and gave it a firm squeeze. "The tears will come. Just give it time, the shock and adrenaline haven't stopped yet." Mitch nodded, removed her Hitai-ite and kissed Sakura's forehead before he zipped it back up. Sasuke ran his hand through his hair and gripped the back of his neck. "I'll anul the CR Protocol and have her be burried with her real name. I didn't take her fair and square anyway." Mitch smiled and mouthed thank you.

"Mitch, Sasuke?" The three men turned around and saw Tsunade wiping another tear from her eye. "We need to talk." She looked at Naruto who nodded and moved away from them. The blond sat down infront of the two men and looked them in the eye. "Sakura was three weeks pregnant, I just wanted you two to know."

"Three weeks" asked Mitch. Sasuke's eyes widened and looked at him. "So that means it was y-"

"I know" he said. He stood up and looked down at the two. "Um....I'm going to go catch some sleep. It was a big day." Mitch walk back to the village square, vaguely aware that he was being followed. He bent over and picked his bike back up, then confronted his stalker. "What do you need?"

Naruto shrugged. "I wanted to make sure you were ok. I've never seen anyone act like you have when they've lost a loved one." Mitch jumped back on his motorcycle and sighed. "I've lost too many loved ones Naruto. To be honest, I don't know why I'm not crying or upset. I want to be but it's just not coming."

He hit the ignition on the bike and the engine roared to life, making Naruto jump. "I've lost so many Naruto, even the ones I haven't even known about." With that said, he hit the throttle and zipped off down the streets. Leaving Naruto and a cloud of dust.

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Naruto walked down the street towards his home with his hands in his pockets. So many emotions ran through his head. The death of Sakura. Mitch's return, the thankfulness of Hinata's saftey, his own thankfulness to be alive after the battle. He opened the gate to his home and stepped inside. 'Home' he thought. He was happy to see it in one peice. The path went right up to the front door. He pulled it open and was instantly shot backwards by blue blur. They rolled down a small hill of grass until the blur was ontop of him. "Naruto-kun! Your safe!"

"Of course Hina-hime" he said and kissed her. She melted into the kiss and they laid in the grass in eachothers arms for what seemed like hours to them. "I was worried when I heard about the massacre in the village center." Naruto smiled and brushed her hair out from infront of her face. "I had help."

"Is it true that Sakura-san....." Naruto nodded and was hugged more tightly by Hinata. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun. I know you all were close."

"I don't think I'm the one whose taking it the hardest" he said solemnly. "Come on. Let's get something to eat, I'm starving." Hinata nodded and helped the blond to his feet. Naruto lifted her over his shoulder and she giggled. "Please Naruto-kun put me down!"

"Ha, after today I'm not letting you out of my sight for a week!" Hinata laughed and wrapped her arms around his chest to keep herself steady. Naruto carried her inside and sat her at they're kitchens island. "So" Naruto said. "What do you want to eat. I'm cooking."

"But Naruto-kun, you've had such a long day."

"Very true but I feel like I need to do something productive to keep my hands busy." Hinata smiled and came up behind him. Her hands traveled up his stomach and chest before resting on his cheeks. She rolled her fingertips on his whisker marks, making him lean into her. "I think I can come up with something a little more productive to do with your hands." She forced him to turn around and she pushed her lips to his. Naruto wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. He pushed her across the kitchen and to another counter. Her legs came up and put her legs behind him and they used the counter as leverage. Naruto's hands traveled all over her body and Hinata's were gripping the back of his head.

The passion of they're kiss esculated. Naruto pulled her off the counter and they fell into the living room. Hinata was pulling off parts of Naruto's EAU armor. She threw them to the floor and ripped off his shirt. Naruto undid her kimono and tore it off, its resting place was the arm of the chair. He pulled her ontop of him on the sofa and he took her bra off. She smiled and grabbed the back of his head then pulled him into her breasts.

Hinata moaned as Naruto bit her nipple and squeezed her ass. She ran her hands through his hair and pulled him tighter. He kissed up her chest and to her neck. "Like that" he whispered. She moaned and nodded. His hands moved down her back and pulled down her panties. His fingers moved up her thigh making her inhale and shiver. They came up and teased her clit and moved in. Hinata's hips jerked and she moaned. Her hands came down and undid his pants. He felt the heat wrap around his erection. Hinata moaned as she moved her hips up and down.

He smirked and lifted her up and pinned her to the living room wall. Naruto pushed inward making her fingernails dig into his back. They continued they're love making, sharing passionate kisses, and touches. He grunted as he came and they both shared an orgasm. They ended up collapsing on the couch and used eachothers body for warmth. Naruto felt Hinata fall asleep in his arms and he looked at the ceiling. Normally that would help ease his mind but it didn't. Sakura's death impacted him harder than anyother death he had seen. 'I should have been able to stop her. It never should have happened.'

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Ino was walking down the rows of corpses handing out body bags to coroners. They labeled the victims name and cause of death. She handed another bag to the cororner and sighed. Over four hundred dead, half of enlisted force. They're village was in rubble. Tsunade sent out a team to recover what destroyed the buildings. Sasuke said something about them bing called Howitzers. Ino felt fortunate that the flower shop wasn't damaged to bad. A few broken windows and a small hole in the roof was the only thing she could find when she inspected it for her father.

She looked over and saw Tsunade arrive and inspect the dead. The Godaime passed over the corpses and stopped at another about twelve rows down. Ino stepped over a body to go see her but Tsunade looked up and raised her hand, signaling for her to stop. Ino cocked an eyebrow and Tsunade shook her head at her. The platinum blond shrugged and started to hand bags out again. Her head turned back to the Kage and saw her with her hands over her eyes. 'I wonder who that is?'

As she passed more bags out there was a roaring sound that continued to grow. In the back of her mind she wanted to know what it was but she was busy. Finally it came to a stop as she reached the end of her row. She heard the comotion and people struggling and figured it was just some husband trying to find his wife in the pile. "Where is she! Let go! Where the fuck is she!"

'Tell that asshole to keep it down' she thought. Ino finally looked over and saw three shinobi having trouble to hold one man back. From her distance she couldn't tell who it was but she sure heard him. "Let me go mother fuckers! Please, Tsunade!" The Hokage looked up and saw who it was. "Let him through!" He dashed past Ino and she did a double take. "What the-? Mitch?" It only took her a second to figure out who he was trying to find. She took off after him, hot on his heels.

He slid on his knees and came to a stop over the body. Tsunade saw tears falling down on Sakura's face as Mitch weeped over her. She looked up and saw Ino looking down in terror at the scene. "Sakura!" Ino fell to her knees and started to cry as well. Tsunade sat down in between the to and let a few more teardrops fall from her eyes. Mitch grabbed Sakura's hand and held it tightly. After he had left Naruto he broke down, immediatly coming to find her body.

"I'm sorry" he whispered. "I wasn't fast enough! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Ino couldn't even speak. Her mind was racing. 'What the hell happened?! What the fuck happened?!' Tsunade rubbed her eyes and looked up, seeing a cororner with a bag. "Alright you two."

Mitch looked up and saw the bag. His eyes widened and he sheilded Sakura's body with his own. "No! No! Not yet, I'm not ready!"

"Mitch you need to let her go" Tsunade said.

"No! I don't want to lose another! Please! Give me more time!" Next to him Ino sobbed away but she sat up. "Mitch, let go! Please, let go! He looked up at her and he had red eyes from crying. "Please" he begged.

"I'm sorry but we can't" Tsunade said, her hand came down and smacked him in the back of his neck. His body lumped over and she dragged him off her body. "Bag her. I cant keep looking" Tsunade ordered. The man wasted no time putting her in the bag and zipping it shut. Ino wiped some tears from her eyes. "Ino, take him back to your shop, lay him down. Make sure he's had good rest, it's been a difficult day for all of us. I want a full psych evaluation on him in a week. This emotional out burst of his was very out of character, I want to make damn sure he hasnt snapped on us. He's going to be helpful in the future. I can feel it."

"Hai Tsunade-sama." She scooped the unconciouss man into her arms and shushined away. Tsunade unzipped the bag just as another one of her teardrops fell on Sakura's forehead. "I'm sure your smiling down on him Sakura. I'll make sure he does good even if I have to beat it into because I know that's what you wanted from the beginning."

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Sasuke tapped the steel contraption infront of him. It had a steel body, with four rubber wheels, and a large steel tube coming out of the back. "So what is this" came a voice behind him. Sasuke turned and saw Lee coming up behind him, taking off his mask. "It's what leveled the village, there should be more then one. Spread out, find them." Lee nodded and pointed to the right. A second later his squad shot in that direction, him following a moment later. Sasuke sniffled slightly and pushed it with his hand. "Yeah this things not going to budge."

He reached up to the door and pulled it open, hopping into the front seat. 'Ok, how do I turn this thing on?' He turned the steering wheel a few times but no luck. There was a roaring sound that filled the forest. All Sasuke did was wait until Shino appeared on the hood. "We found out how to get it working." He pointed down and Sasuke looked at the steering column and found a set of keys in the ignition. After a quick turn, the engine came to life. A moment later, Shino was gone and Sasuke was left to figure out how to get it moving. He sighed and looked around the cabin. There was a piece of paper that had written insturctions on it. It was obvious Iwa nin operated the machinery, there was no outside help other than getting the equipment.

Looking down at the pedals he placed his foot on the clutch and put it into first. The machine lurched and started to roll forward. He quickly got it into second and took off. 'This is so weird' he thought as he rolled through the woods. He rolled onto the main path to the village and found that a few others got the machines onto the road. There had to be at least seven rolling into the village. Possibly more to follow. Soon a voice came over his radio. "This is actually pretty fun."

A few others agreed, making Sasuke smirk. He saw Lee in the one next to him, and he swerved the truck into his. The shock from the impact made his eyes widen. Lee's voice soon came over his radio. "That was not very youthful."

"Noted."

They rolled into the village square to where a retrieval team was waiting. Sasuke put it in park and turned the vehicle off. He handed off the keys to person that was going to take it from him. "It's confusing at first but you'll get the hang of it. Instructions are on the next seat." The Chuunin nodded and jumped in. After a moment it started up. Sasuke looked around the square and moved out of the vehicles way. A moment later, he saw Tsunade coming walking into the square. She was shouting orders around and then she turned to Shizune and shouted something else. Sasuke sighed and made his way over to her. "Tsunade-sama. We have more of those things enroute."

"Thank you Sasuke." Tsunade came up to him and stopped. "How you holding up?"

"Better than I should be" he said and crossed his arms. Tsunade's mouth became thin and she looked around. She saw the stinger rocket launcher on the ground and the voulcan. But there was something missing. "Sasuke.....who gave an order to move the Behemoth's body?"

"Not you!"

"It's gone" She said. "I had a standing order for it not to be moved so I could observe!"

"It's not like it just walked up and walked away" said Sasuke. They both looked at eachother and Tsunade slapped her face. "This is unbelievable! Now we have a eight foot freakishly mutated fuck running through fire country!" Sasuke groaned and ran his blood covered hand through his hair. "Is this day ever going to end?"

Tsunade shook her head and put her hand on his shoulder. "Forget it. It's probably trying to make his way to Iwa. We can handle it later. For now get some rest. It was a hectic day."

Sasuke nodded and shushined away.

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Ino opened the door to the flower shop and lifted Mitch inside. She wrapped his arm around her shoulder and dragged him to the back. "For such a slim guy, your pretty heavy" she grumbled. Inside the shop break room was a small cot and table. She moved him down and laid him down on the cot, making him wake up. Mitch groaned and rubbed his face. "Where am I?"

"I brought you back to the shop for some rest" Ino replied. "You had a long day." Mitch sat up against the wall and ran his hand through his hair. "Your telling me." They sat in silence for a moment, then Ino pulled up a chair. "How are you doing?"

"Guess."

"No need to be rude about it" she said. Mitch grunted, "How else would you like me to go about it? Pretend everything is alright and the world is filled with flowers and happiness. Sorry Ino, but that's just not the way I work."

"I've seen you happy" said Ino. "That's how you acted."

"Happiness is momentary Ino. It isn't there forever." He laid back in the cot and shut his eyes. "You have to get used to that." Ino growled and slapped him in the head. "That is not an attitude to have! You-"

Mitch shot up and glared into her eyes. "You of all people should know how I feel! You were in my head, you know part of my life. This trying to make me feel better shit doesn't work. I've had too many people try. When something bad happens, I don't need peoples pity! Got it!" Ino moved her head back and blinked. "When did you become an asshole?"

"You don't know me very well do you" he growled. Ino pulled back at the retaliation. She never heard Mitch so angry with anyone before besides Sasuke from time to time. He gave her another look before laying back down. "Now leave me alone while I get some rest."

"What do you have to get rest for" snapped Ino. Mitch turned to her and gave her a crooked grin. "I have another list of people to kill." Ino stood up angerily and stormed out of the room. She never felt so angery in her life. 'Just when you think you know a person' she thought as she exited the store. She didn't know where she was going, she had intended on staying and comforting him. Mitch apparently didn't need that. What he needed was a therapist but she didn't have the patience for him. "I'll let dad handle him" she said to herself as she marched down the street. Ino sighed and tried to see if the barbeque place that her and her team used to go to was still up. She just needed a place to rest. When she arrived, she found that the entire side of the building was decimated. By the corner of the shop was a large crater.

"Was there anything that survived this stupid invasion?" Ino stopped and sat down on the rubble. 'Everything's gone to hell in the last couple days.'

"Hey Ino." She looked up and saw Sasuke a few feet ahead of her. "Hey Sasuke" she said angrily. Not only was she still heated from her fight with Mitch, she also knew Sasuke did something when he said Mitch was dead. "What's with the attitude?"

"Good question Sasuke. Tell me, why is Mitch still alive when you told us he died to save you?"

"That's a good reason to have an attitude" he said grimly. Ino nodded and continued to glare at him. Sasuke sighed and rubbed his face. He then proceeded to tell her what he had done. He told the Hokage and she told him his punishment would come later. For now they needed him. Seeing how he technically was not a traitor to his village, just a lousy person. When he was finished telling the story, Ino's mouth was hanging open. "Uchiha Sasuke! How dare you! How dare you do that to Sakura! You selfish! You....You....You!"

"I know Ino, it was-"

"Really fucked up" she yelled! Sasuke nodded and saw her stand. "And how are you going to make up for this?"

"I don't kn-" Ino poked him in the chest. "I have the perfect idea" she said happily. "Your going to march right up to Tsunade-sama and have that thing you call a marriage anulled right now. So when she's buried, she'll be buried a Haruno like she should be." Sasuke blinked and before he could protest she covered his lips with her finger. "You will do this because I'll be forced to tell everyone woman in Konoha that you took something so precious and crushed it."

Sasuke smirked, "And what would that do?"

"Woman stick together Sasuke. If I spread the word that you pulled that trick and destroyed what happiness Sakura had. Every woman in this village is going to make your life a living hell." Sasuke gulped and Ino watched him wring his hands. "You wouldn't like that would you? Sasuke-kun?"

"I...ugh...no...No! No!" Sasuke said. He was getting nervous. The repercaution had escaped his mind, he knew that if Ino let this out, he would most certainly die, cold and alone. "I'll get right on it Ino-san!" With that said he disappeared. "Good boy" she said to herself. She walked into a store that was across the street from the resturant and looked around. The store owners weren't in and there was food around. In the event on an invasion, while the civilians are evacuated it is permitted for the shinobi to eat food from stores. When they were allowed back, they would take inventory and the bill would go to the Hokage. She picked up a protein bar, unwrapped it, and took a bite. It was bland but that's what she needed for the moment. Just something to get her by until the gas and electrical lines were checked.

Ino grabbed a few more bars and other food items along with some beverages. She stuffed them in a bag and headed back towards the shop. As much as Mitch was acting like an asshole, he probably needed to eat something. Along the way back she found people starting to come back into the village. Ino figured her father would be along shortly. He was up there in years so he couldn't fight like he used to. He was good for politics not fighting. A fight with a jounin could possibly kill him. She opened the door to her shop and went into the back.

"Hey asshole, I got food for you."

"Yamanaka Ino! Language!" Ino turned and came face to face with her father. "Hai!" In the long run, she may be an adult but her dad still scared her slightly.

"Yeah Ino, calm down with the name calling" came Mitch's voice from the back room. She walked in and found him at the table. With a grunt she through the back of food infront of him. "Dig in. I'm sure your starving." Inoichi came in and sat across from Mitch. "Arent you suppose to be dead?" Mitch shot him a glare. "I should be. I guess I'm just lucky."

"But Sasuke-san said that-"

"Sasuke lied to get Sakura for himself" Ino interjected.

"And I just happened to have the stupid stone on me at the time" Mitch said. Ino cocked an eyebrow, "Speaking of the stone." Mitch smirked and reached into his pocket, pulling out the pendant. "You didn't think I would be dumb enough to come back empty handed now do you?"

"The thought never crossed my mind." They sat in silence for a few moments and ate they're food. All three of them cursing the idea that they may be able to eat a real meal. "When are they checking the utility lines" Mitch asked.

"Within the next couple of hours or so. The Hokage wont risk the lines exploding" said Inoichi. Ino cleared her throat, "Tsunade-sama wants me to do another psych test on you. It's just a quick one."

"Great.....I get to have you walking in my head again."

"Not as extensive as last time" she said. Mitch grunted and laid back down on the cot. By the time Ino was done eating he was fast asleep. 'Good this makes things easier' she thought. She sat down and went to work.

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Naruto's face was hard as the coffin was lowered into the ground. He felt tears running down his face uncontrolably. To his right, Hinata stood sobbing as the first patches of dirt were thrown down onto the lid. Sasuke was on Naruto's left and his face rivaled Naruto's although there were more tears. Tsunade stood on the other side of the grave holding onto Sakura's ninjato. Naruto looked around the spectators and noticed someone was missing. The blond shook his head and rubbed his eyes. Of all the days to not show up for something. Next to him, he noticed Sasuke started to sob loudly. In moments, the grave was completely covered and the now buried Haruno Sakura was nothing but a memory.

Tsunade stuck the ninjato in the ground next to her grave marker. "Let it be known" she said. "Haruno Sakura died defending her village. She died fighting the Tsuchikage and she did so honorably. All we can say as a village, is Haruno Sakura, thank you. Your friends thank you and you loved ones thank you." Naruto nodded and stepped forward. He tied her forehead protector around her blade. "Good bye, Sakura-chan."

Sasuke stepped foward and tossed his ring on the ground. 'I'm so sorry' he thought. 'I should have never done that to you. I should have respected your happiness. Please find it in your heart to forgive me, Sakura-chan.' They all stood silent for a moment and said they're silent prayers to her. Then they left, as if they were never there.

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Mitch ran his fingers over the edge of his families blade. He had spent the last two days living in run down apartment. He laid down in the grass of the training field. A slight breeze rolled across the ground and blew his hair around. Sleep was gradually over taking him when he felt something hit the ground next to him. "Of all the lousy fucking shit to do!" A foot fell down and landed on Mitch's throat. He choked and gripped at the foot. When his assailant came into veiw he growled. Mitch twisted the foot and his oppenent went to the ground. "What the hell are you doing Naruto!?"

Naruto quickly stood and pointed his finger at him. "You weren't at her funeral." Mitch cocked an eyebrow, "Is that why your pissed?" The blond nodded and took a step forward. Mitch reached for his blade but Naruto stepped on it. "I don't understand what the problem is" Mitch said.

"Sakura-chan would have wanted you to be at her funeral! Where is the fucking respect in missing it?" Mitch said nothing. There was nothing he could say. He missed it, because he wanted to visit her grave alone. "Naruto, I know we've both lived very diffrent lives. I do things diffrently then you or anyone else."

"That's no excuse" Naruto growled. Mitch's eye's narrowed, "No excuse? Tell me Naruto, if Hinata was ripped away from you in seconds, would you like to share her with other people at her grave site?"

Naruto blinked. That was an odd question. The thought of losing Hinata was the furthest thing from his mind. Before he could open his mouth to respond but Mitch cut him off. "And then, take your next wife or whatever, and now she dies too, not only does she die! But she's carrying your child! How would you feel Naruto!" The blond almost seen Mitch's eyes go red for an instant as he stepped forward and shoved Naruto.

He stumbled back and cocked his head to the side. Noticing the red in his eyes were tears threatening to appear. Both of rage and sadness. "How would you fucking feel Naruto!?"

"I can't answer that" Naruto said.

"I didn't think you could" Mitch said. "It's the most terrible feeling in the world to lose someone you intend to spend your life with. I have expierence with that knowledge." A vague memory passed through Naruto's head when they had first met. Mitch had something about losing a fiance. Now he lost Sakura and a child. Mitch glared at Naruto, "I intend to spend the rest of the day with her when everyone is gone. I will not be inturrupted. Got me?"

Naruto nodded briefly and took a step back. Mitch bent down and picked the blade off the ground. "While your here, get rid of this." Naruto grabbed the blade and stared at it. "What do you want me to do with it?"

"Keep it, trash it, I don't give a fuck. I don't want anything that will remind me of that family." Mitch turned and started to walk away. "Sorry" Naruto said.

"Me too." With that said, he walked off the field. Naruto sighed and looked at the blade in his hand. He figured if it worked for Mitch it would work for him. His chakra pumped through the blade. It changed from a pure black to a transparent crystal. It shrunk to three feet and the edge turned from serraded to a pure silver lining, directly embedded in the crystal. "Wow" he whispered as the blade finished its transformation. The last change he noticed was the kanji for Killer turned to Savior.

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Mitch sat next to the grave sight of yet another dead love. He ran his hand over the grave marker and sighed. "I'm sorry Sakura. If I had only been paying attention this never would have happened." He picked at the grass at his feet and peeled away at it. His head went through several diffrent emotions. Anger, sadness, regret, and fear. He leaned against the grave and sobbed quietly. Time passed and the sun moved down. He put his hand on the grave and put his head against it. "I guess once more can't hurt." His head was still against the grave when he started humming.

"I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true, it may seem like a stretch but it's thoughts like this that catch my troubled head when you're away when I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road for several weeks of shows and when you scan the radio I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay . . .

I tried my best to leave this all on your machine
But the persistent beat it sounded thin upon listening
And that frankly will not fly you will hear the shrillest highs and lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay."

Mitch stopped his singing and pulled away from the grave marker. "That was really good" a female voice said from behind him. Mitch growled toward her. "I want to be alone." Ino raised her hands in her defense. "I'm just came to see if you were alright."

"I'm fine" he said. Ino grumbled, "Yeah, I can see that. Your attitude says it all." Mitch stood up to face her but he couldn't throw an angry remark in her face. He clicked his tongue in an annoyed fasion and started to walk away but Ino grabbed his arm. "You cant always do things alone! Sometimes you need someone there to help!"

"I've done fine so far."

"I can see that when I'm in your head. The only thing you've done so far in your life is be an emotionless bastard! The only way you moved ahead in life was by a body count." Mitch's eyes narrowed, "I did what I had to do to survive! I was a kid and I was being hunted down! What the fuck was I suppose to do? You expect me to forgive all those people and give them a second chance to reedeem themselves and live a better life? The world doesn't work like that Ino! It's kill or be killed. Nothing to say after that, just leave the corpses where they lay and move on. That's how I live and that's how I'll die!"

"If your kill everyone so your life will be better, why didn't you kill Sasuke?"

Mitch laughed, "Ino, I'm not stupid. Ok? I got what I wanted on him, I know he would kick my ass if I really attacked him. My revenge was satisfied with that hit." Ino sighed and put her hands on her hips. "Your acting pretty stupid right now."

"I've lived my life better being by myself Ino, and life is showing me that I'm going to be by myself till I die. You know everyone I love dies somehow. Its better just to be alone."

"That's never true. I can't believe you would think that! What ever happened to the nice guy my father hired? Ever since you got back, you've been nothing but an asshole and a bastard!" He said nothing and turned back around. "Where are you going?"

"To get ready." He walked away leaving Ino to wonder what he meant by that.

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The Hokage tower was one of the first spots to be rebuilt, but after only two days after the attack, it was hardly ready. So inside a temporary hotel meeting room, Tsunade tapped her finger on her desk. "And what to do with you" she said looking directly at Sasuke. He gulped knowing it was going to be a harsh punishment. "You didn't exactly betray the village, only one man. The fact that they found the stone was an accident and there was nothing you could have done about it passed that point. But in the end it was still morally wrong and unexceptable for one of my shinobi."

"I understand" he said with a small bow. "I'm willing to except any punishment you wish to give." Tsunade sighed and stamped a paper. "Demotion. Your now back to being a genin. The chuunin exams are in five weeks. Better start training."

"Isn't that a little extreme" asked Sasuke. He would of understood if she demoted him to jounin but all the way back down to genin? "All decisions are final Uchiha, you should have thought of the consequences before you betrayed someone loyal to your village." Sasuke bit his tongue to stop a retort. He was caught dead to rights with that statement. "That is all" Tsunade said then she returned to her papers. Sasuke bowed and headed for the door, when he reached for the handle a knock came from the other side.

"Enter."

The door swung open and Mitch strode into the room. He didn't even aknowledge Sasuke standing there and walked up to the Godaimes desk. "I need missions." Tsunade gave him a look. "I can't just give a civilian missions Mitch. If you need cash, I'm sure a construction job is open, especially after an attack like that one." Mitch reached into his pocket and pulled out a headband. He tossed it on the desk infront of her.

"Iruka and Naruto trained me for the last two months. I need money and a place to stay." Tsunade looked at the plate and nodded, "You've earned the right to be a ninja huh? Fine, since your a new shinobi for the village, your still just a genin. The chuunin exams are five weeks from now in Suna. As a matter of fact, Sasuke here needs a partner for them, sicne he has been demoted to a genin."

Mitch looked back at the raven haired man as if seeing him for the first time. He stayed silent and nodded. "As for missions, I'll have you start doing C-rank. You already have experience in combat so I'm sure you'll be fine on your own. Report back here in the morning and I'll give you your first mission. The same goes for you Sasuke, you'll both be doing missions till the exams." Sasuke groaned and left the room, going to home to wallow in his punishment. "If you can handle it, your apartment hasn't been sold so you may go back home" explained Tsunade and Mitch left her with a slight bounce in his step for getting what he wanted.

Tsunade rubbed her temples and leaned back in her chair. "That boy is becoming almost as annoying as Naruto." She looked through a folder and found the C-ranks. The first few she had picked out for a couple genin squads she thought were ready but the next ones under she was gonna throw at the next random chuunin that walked through the door. But Mitch did need pay and experience since he was officially a Konoha shinobi. 'Hm, bandit problems, escort mission.' The list went on. She eventually picked out a mission to deal with some bandits on the a northern road within the country.

Sasuke on the other hand was a diffrent matter. While she couldn't exactly make them pair up for the chuunin exams, she knew that making them do missions together would be a little extreme considering they're history. In the end it came down to Sasuke having to do jounin missions because they were in a time of war. They couldn't have a EAU commander doing D-rank missions.

She figured she could let Mitch handle the C and B ranked missions, it would get them off her hands and allow her other shinobi to go to war. It was the semi perfect plan, at least in her head it was.

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Mitch stood outside the tower and lit up a cigarette. He took a long deep drag and exhaled, letting his nerves calm down. "I didn't know you smoked" said Sasuke as he walked out of the building. Mitch had another lung full and he blew it into Sasuke's face. "We all have our faults. I haven't been able to have one in a few weeks. I figured I deserved one right?" The Uchiha rolled his eyes and kept walking. Mitch shrugged and followed.

"Why are you following me" Sasuke asked. Mitch thought about it for a moment then took another hit of his cancer stick. "I live this way. I'm going home, I want to sleep in my bed." The brooder nodded then realized something, "Where's your katana?"

"Gave it to Naruto. I don't like anything that has to do with my family, as you can see, we're not on good terms."

There was a moment of silenced that passed between them when Sasuke finally spoke up. "Why didn't you kill me?" Mitch's cigarette dropped a little in his mouth but he shrugged. "I can't, I only know a few jutsu and I hear you were an S-ranked criminal at one point so, S-rank to wee itty bitty genin guy. The odds don't sound so good for me. I'm sure if you and me fought, I'd be out in seconds."

"But you fought the Tsuchikage."

"A fluke all in it's own, I'm just good with a sword. And the thing with the wings and claws, I'm not even sure how I did that. They were just there a second later." He tossed the butt of his cigarette on the ground and walked over it to put it out. "If I was to take a punch at you right now, I'm sure I'll be on my ass in a second. I'm going to train more and get as good as I can fast."

"It could take years for a ninja to get good" Sasuke said.

"Then I guess it's a good idea to start as soon as possible. I would like to try and enter the jounin exam by the spring." Sasuke cocked his eyebrow, "How do you intend to get to jounin level in a few months?"

Mitch laughed, "The ninja way, cheat." He pulled out another cigarette and walked ahead of Sasuke towards the training grounds. The Uchiha pondered for a moment then went his separate way towards his home. The man before him would always be a mystery. He was beginning to wonder whether Ino was correct in her psyche analysis's. His attitude was something of a bilpolar nature. Sasuke shrugged it off and continued his way home. He had to get some training done as well. With a war going on he had to be in his best form ever.

He rubbed his face when he walked into the courtyard of his property and took off the top layer of clothing, only having on a black t-shirt. The practice dummies he had set out month's prior were laying at obscene angles from the bombardment by Iwa, only a few remained standing. He sighed and went to work.

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'Hinata....I love you but seriously, now is not the time' Naruto thought as he sat at the kitchen table with his fiance. She was talking about they're wedding. What she wanted and what he thought about it. Naruto was very close to letting her decide everything. Hinata had told him she wanted a big wedding and Naruto could go down to see Tsunade and have her stamp a paper saying they were married. He could care less how it was done but he wanted Hinata to be happy, so he'd let her have her fun. But the fact that it's only been two days after the invasion. Naruto was still trying to cope with rebuilding EAU headquarters which was leveled. Not to mention Tsunade was on his ass about her broken hammer. He didn't even know where it came from or how she got it. How was it his problem?

"So I was thinking the reception would be practical. White table cloths and gold trim on the seats" she explained going through her mental checklist.

'That's about three S-rank missions I'll have to pull' thought Naruto. 'Your soooo lucky I love you.'

There was a knock on his door which Naruto imediately said he'd get so he could get away for a moment. When he opened the door, Mitch was there pointing a finger at him. "I need your help." Naruto mouthed "Thank you" to the sky and headed back inside to tell Hinata he had to leave for a little while and that he would be back later in the evening. Which he hoped he would be dead tired by then so he could fall asleep before she wanted to continue. The two men headed down the street toward the flower shop.

"What did you need my help for?"

"Heavy lifting" Mitch said with a small laugh. "And I need help training. The chuunin exams are coming up and Sasuke and me are partners."

"You and the teme? He's an EAU captain." Mitch shook his head, "Tsunade demoted him to genin after what happened." Naruto groaned and rubbed his eyes. "You realize I have to tell Lee he's a captain now. And he's going to be....too overjoyed with youthfulness."

"Not my fault" Mitch said defensively. They made it to the flowershop and Mitch went to the side and pulled his motorcycle from the back. "Where did you get that" asked Naruto.

"I wouldn't have made it in time if I hadn't got this. I pulled a hundred twenty the whole way back."

"Does that mean you have the pendant?" Mitch smirked and pulled the small stone out of his pocket and held it up. "I couldn't come back empty handed now could I? I needed a souvenier from my trip." Naruto smirked as Mitch pushed chakra through the pendant. "I just need to pick up a few things and make a small trip. It shouldn't take more then a few hours."

"What are you doing on this trip" Naruto asked as they walked through the portal. They ended up in the same apartment that Mitch and Sakura had come through. The gateway stayed open behind them. "I told Sakura I would take her somewhere when this war was over. But since that's not happening, I'm going to bring it to her." He reached into the bag hanging off the side of the motorcycle and pulled out a digital camera. Holding it up to Naruto's face he started to show him pictures of his travel's all over the world until he got to one city. "Sakura said she wanted to visit this place the most because it was so lit up and colorful."

"How are you going to bring it to her?"

"I'm not really sure how, maybe put a couple post cards on her grave and some lights. That way she's not always in the dark."

"That sweet" Naruto said in fake lovey voice. Mitch looked down at his watch and sighed. "If we hurry we'll be back in twelve hours. Just think of this as a smaller bachleor party, from me to you. Hopefully Ino and Inoichi don't decide to snoop in here before we get back."

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Hinata was sleeping at the kitchen table waiting for her Naruto to come back home. He said he would be back later in the evening but she didn't think it would be this late. Her head came off the table when she heard the front door crash open, followed by a serious of supressed giggles. She narrowed her eyes and headed for the door. Hinata knew something was up when she looked at the clock then outside. It was seven in the morning of the next day. Her back felt like there was a spike trying to keep her upright. She leaned on the wall and looked around the corner and saw her fiance, trying to lock the door with the key from the inside. Next to him on the floor was Mitch who was giggling like a mad man, making Naruto miss the door completely.

"Ahem!"

Naruto whirled around and saw Hinata standing by the wall. "Shit" he said. "We've been spotted." Mitch laughed and stood up, using the wall for support. Hinata rolled her eye's at they're appearence. They looked like they had a crazy night. There were a pair of giant sunglasses on Naruto's head. His shirt was torn to shreds and he was missing a shoe. Mitch had a pair of aviators on with a boony hat, along with shorts and coat.

"Where have you been all night?"

"Heee waz ah....helping. Me" Mitch slurred and giggled a bit. Naruto nodded and took the sunglasses off, "I got these for you. A souvenier." The suck up act wasn't working. Hinata's eye's borred into his skull making him feel like he was two inches tall. "I had to run....some errands and I needed help" Mitch explained. "I took him on a....a....damn it, long but not quite a day vacation."

"What kind of errands?"

"What's with the grilling" he joked but then he gulped when her Byakugan turned on. "Umm......picked up some stuff for training and took a small road trip to pick up some stuff for Sakura's grave."

"Thank you" she said. "Have you two been drinking?"

"Ihaven't" Mitch said. "We're responsible people." His eye's narrowed and he looked around. "Naruto, they followed us here too."

Naruto ducked down and Mitch pulled out a fly swatter. "Holy jesus what are these goddamn animals!" Hinata watched the two duck around the door before she grabbed the swatter from Mitch's hands. "I think you two should get some rest" she said wearly. The two nodded but were still looking around the house. Hinata sighed and pushed Mitch out of the house. She started to drag Naruto towards bed when they're was a pound at the door. "You can't leave me out here! This is bat country!"

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Mitch woke up with a start. He was disorientated and he it took him a full minute to realize he was in his apartment. Pain pulsed through his head as he stood up and looked around. "Ugh" he groaned as he headed for the bathroom. Gripping the sink to keep balance and to get his stomach at ease, he looked into the mirror. Only one thing ran through his head. 'Why am I dressed like Hunter S. Thompson? What the hell happened last night?' He remembered picking up Naruto, going through the portal, and getting his supplies. But after that it was a blur.

Mitch took off the clothes and put them in the closet. He figured it would be a good costume for something. After pulling more practical clothing out onto the bed, he jumped into the shower to rid himself of the alcohol smell. Once he was dry, he quickly dressed into a black shirt and pants. A kunai pouch was on his left hip, and two shurriken holsters were on each leg. He wrapped his arms up in black wraps much like Lee did in his younger days. Lastly, put his forehead protector on. It was the first time he worn it as a ninja.

He walked into the living room to the front door, passing the three large crates Naruto and he brought up. He'd have time to get to those later. For now he needed to get to Tsunade's building to recieve his first mission. He looked at the clock and his heart stopped. "Four thirty! How long was I out?!" The old lady next door heard a sonic boom as Mitch took off. When the clock struck four thirty two, Mitch was almost vomiting and knocking on Tsunade's door. "Come in."

Tsunade looked up at who entered and scowled. "I thought I told you to show up this morning?"

"Sorry I had Naruto help me with a few things and those things turned into crazier things. All I remember is that drinking was definately involved" he explained, in the back of his mind he couldn't help but think that there was some psychodelic drug use because of those damn bats but he quickly pushed that from his thought process. Tsunade's glare seemed to harden. He was sure it was becuase they didn't take her with. She opened her desk drawer and withdrew two files. "Both C-rank in the north of the country. It appears theres a gang war and an unauthorized bounty station in the same areas. I trust you to take care of the issue."

He heard that before. "Don't worry Tsunade-sama. You won't hear anything about them again." Mitch left the room leaving her with a smirk.

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In the heart of Amegakure, Neji stood by a small stand. Inside, Raigeki was talking with one of his contacts. He tried to evesdrop as much as possible but Raigeki drowned out the sound with some sort of raiton jutsu. When he came back out, he sighed. "It appears you and I are being watched. Not just by Akatsuki but by two newcomers as well."

The two walked in the under bellies of the vast metal village. They did this most of the time. Here they weren't disturbed by people or Akatsuki. They usually discussed the political situation of the village and how it could change, along with the new role of the Akatsuki in its walls. All the organization did was give itself more money, making the members extremely wealthy. For awhile, they all wondered what Raigeki did with his share. His room was bare, and he never had anything new. It wasn't until Neji decided to go with him on his plans, did he find out.

"What do you get out of this Raigeki-san?"

The boy shrugged. "Never really thought of me. I always had a soft spot for those who were less fortunate then myself."

Neji nodded. Raigeki had been born into a rich family. They lived a pompous livestyle, like the Hyuuga. Never caring about those less then them. Which is what Neji had agreed that was wrong of his family to do. It was the real reason he left Konoha. With the family gone there was no one left to control him. No purpose other than the village. But in his eyes it wasn't the family he wanted to serve. He left looking for a new one and found it in Akatsuki. Now he had something he could fight for and make right for the way he treated others when he was involved with the Hyuuga family.

Raigeki on the other hand was disowned. Cast out by his family becuase of his complete compassion. He became a ninja to try to help others but it eventually spun out of control where he ended up finding the stability he needed inside the walls of Amegakure. Even with the money that came into the village from the missions the Akatsuki did, it all went to Akatsuki, except of course, Raigeki's share.

They had both come to the conclusion that Akatsuki needed to give to the village they resided in. The place was in poverty since the destruction of the previous Akatsuki reign. Now they weren't doing anything to fix it. Raigeki had once spoken to Danzou and Kisame about the issue but they turned they're backs to him. Saying he was too young to understand financial matters. Now he and Neji were trying to make a diffrence in the village. They were about to walk into a resturant when a woman stepped infront of them.

"We need to talk" she said. Neji and Raigeki took a step back and bumped into someone. They turned around and saw someone unexpected. "I thought you were dead" Neji said. "Konoha has you registered as a confirmed kill." The man laughed hysterically for a moment then wiped a small tear from his eyes.

"Those Konoha fucks should have known they couldn't fucking kill me" he said leaking subtle killing intent.

"Hidan, settle down" said the woman. "These two are on our side." The Jashinist huffed in annoyance saying something like "Your side." The woman took off her hood, revealing blue hair and a lip piercing.

"I know you" Neji said. "You were with Pein when he attacked Konoha!" Konan nodded and dragged the men to the side of the resturant where they could talk privately. "I want you two to know right now, Akatsuki has you tapped. They're beginning to believe Raigeki-san is stealing funds and giving it to the village."

"That's bullshit! It's coming out of my own pocket."

"Danzou-teme has enough fucking resources to prove that otherwise. Just a couple of strings pulled with that Sharingan of his and you'll be marked with death" explained Hidan. Konan nodded, "We know what you two are trying to do for the village and we have the same cause."

"Then what should we do" asked Neji. The woman looked at Hidan and nodded.

"We have to kill Danzou and Kisame" she said. "Those are the two that hold leadership but they're also the strongest members of Akatsuki. I'm sure the other members wont enjoy the thought of they're pay being cut."

It was true all the other members enjoyed they're pay. It's not like they would just stand aside and let it happen. They were the real criminals after all.

"We have to bide our time" Hidan said. "We can't let any of those fuckers know theres an assassination plot going on right under they're nose. Make them believe theres nothing going on, then hit them when they're weak. I know they only have one more then us but when it comes to S-ranked criminals, one more is the tie breaker to the other side."

"If we can take out Danzou or Kisame, then we can risk an assault on the last" said Neji. "But who should we go after for the assassination?"

"Kisame" Raigeki said. "Danzou is a paranoid fuck. He'll see it coming, but if we can get Kisame killed on a mission. The full on assualt might catch him by suprise." Konan and Hidan nodded. "This sounds like a fucking plan" the white haired man said. Konan moved passed them and handed them a piece of paper with nothing on it. "When you can meet again, just write when and where. We'll know how to find you."

A moment later she fluttered away into paper, the wind carried her away. The other two looked for Hidan but he was already gone. Both Akatsuki members smirked as they entered the resturaunt. It was time to celebrate the new alliance.

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She walked through the blood soaked hallways. Screams of torture filled every corridor, every place imaginable. She loved every moment of it. Even got off on it. Her high heels clicked on the stone floor and and occasionally squished when she stepped in blood or on an organ. She turned the corner and found the door she wanted. Two guards were standing on each side of the door, eating human limbs. The people who laid in pieces on the floor were still alive, so they still felt the biting. They're screams were just loud enough to annoy her so she plunged the high heel of her boot into ones mouth. "Let me in" she said. The guards looked at eachother and shrugged, letting her pass. She opened the door and more screams filled the hallway.

Inside this room was an elegant dining room. Which was a complete gallery of suicide. All the human's who had ever committed suicide laid in this dining room. In pieces, holes, strangulation. All of them were feeling it for eternity. She moved down the table to the end where she kneeled down before Him.

"You summoned for me?"

"Get up" He said. "You know you don't don't have to bow before me anymore."

"I'm sorry master" she said as she stood. He leaned back so she could see him fully. He had long blond hair, pale complexion, and bright blue eyes. He was possibly the most beautiful thing in the place besides herself. Only of course after she earned her beauty back from him.

"It's time to make ourselves known to him" He said. "Cause as much chaos as possible, lure him to you. I can't risk something happening to you, your important."

"Yes master" she stood and headed for the door. His voice called to her once more. "And darling?"

"Hm."

"I know he's your ex-fiance and all but dont show him any mercy. Please break him" He said politely. She smirked and left the dining room, leaving Him to his own devices. He laughed a little to himself, wishing he could be there to see the two lovers reunion.


I wanna hear how pissed you guys are from this cliff hanger. HAHA! And I'm not going to give it away but your pretty dumb if you cant guess the main antagonist of this story from this last part but he's not the only one ;)

Till next time
Blood Rain