Yamen was still running though the trees with Kyre's clone who was commentating on what was going on, for his sake. Then out of nowhere, the clone gagged, fell to the ground, and disappeared. Yamen stopped in his tracks. He was sure something bad had happened, something that should never have happened to Kyre in any other battle. He turned around, retracing his steps to find Kyre and make sure she was okay.

Kyre was talking to Darkclaws…well more like arguing. She and the Hachibi had never seen a jutsu so powerful that it could suppress the eight tailed demon and severely hurt her at the same time.

"I thought you're supposed to know everything!" Kyre shouted at the Hachibi.

"When have I ever said I knew everything?" the Hachibi protested.

"More than I can count!"

Darkclaws rolled his eyes, "Look, your brother knows you, almost everything about you. You know that our reputation is spread throughout the village and to neighboring villages quite quickly. Perhaps he learned a couple things about you though the years."

"No, really."

"Don't get me angry Kyre." Darkclaws snared.

"Try me."

"If I could rip you limb from limb right now I would." He growled.

"That's good to know."

Darkclaws roared, sometimes his container could be more stubborn than she needed to be.

"Not so loud idiot. I'm dying remember, my head hurts." Kyre said tapping her head with two fingers.

"You and I are dying, thanks to you."

"How is it my fault?!"

"You didn't bother attacking him with full force at all! Normally your enemies would be dead within minutes!"

Kyre glared at Darkclaws angrily.

"It's hard to break a family bond, even if that one piece of family you've got is trying to kill you."

"I don't give a damn if he's your father!"

Kyre's face fell into a state of shock.

"Wh-what did you say?"

"I said I don't give a damn if he was your father!" Darkclaws repeated.

Kyre's eyes narrowed and her brows furrowed.

"Say that to my face again you piece of shit," Kyre threatened.

"What will you do? Shout at me until we die?"

"No."

"Then what?"

"I'll die faster."

"You wouldn't."

"Oh yes I would."

Darkclaws growled with ferocity, "Good luck."

"I don't need it!"

Everything went silent between the two.

"You don't have that much time; I healed all the wounds I could except for that one that your brother inflicted in your first battle. It's preventing me from doing anything. It's also the wound that's causing your body the most difficulty."

Kyre looked at him, anger fading away from her face. So this was it huh? She was going to die. She closed her eyes and clenched her teeth. There goes my chance to become Ryuukage of my village.

Darkclaws smiled, "You are scared after all."

Yamen ran faster and faster, he had smelled blood and seen the evidence of a fight. He saw a crater in the ground, a very large crater…the ground looked like it had been swept clean of any roots and grass. That was strange. Then he saw a figure within the darkness. He walked towards it carefully and lit a flare and gasped. It was Kyre. He ran over to her and lifted her wrist to feel a pulse. Twenty seconds…thirty seconds….then a pulse. It was faint almost unable to be called a pulse. She was alive…but barely. He pulled or more like yanked the kunai from her arm and threw it into a nearby tree trunk. Yamen didn't like how this mission was turning out to be. Why had Kaz left? Did he think she was dead, did he not check properly?

Then Kyre opened her eyes weakly, staring at Yamen through clouded eyes.

"Hey…Yamen-sensei." She forced herself to say.

"Shh…don't talk." Yamen said.

Kyre smiled. Yamen was always worried about her.

"I'll be fine in a day…or…two…"

Yamen narrowed his eyes. He examined Kyre's reopened wound that was still trickling out blood.

"I don't think so. That wound won't heal fast enough."

Kyre looked down to see that her wound was still bleeding. Didn't see that coming, she thought. She lifted her arms that felt like lead, and put her hands over her wound. If she could concentrate enough, she could heal herself. She forced healing chakra to her palms and gasped. It stung like hell but she had never expected it to actually work so it had taken her by surprise.

Yamen stared at Kyre, he was about to stop her from moving when he saw green chakra emitting from her hands onto her wound. She was healing herself even in this state.

"You may be able to heal yourself but you need more blood." Yamen said.

"I have some soldier and chakra pills. They'll help till we get to the next village." Kyre said confidently.

"Are you sure you can stand?"

"After a few minutes."

"Okay…"

Beat that, you stupid cat! Kyre yelled in her head.

"I told you that you would die soon. Soldier pills won't help you forever. The next village is two days away. Go back to Konaha, if you go fast enough, you'll get there in about a day," Darkclaws commanded.

Fine, whatever…stupid cat, Kyre muttered in her head.

"Yamen-sensei, I think we should go back to Konoha and then keep going. My pills won't help me for more than three days or so."

"Good idea. I was thinking about that too."

"Lead the way," Kyre said.

Yamen smiled and got up, waiting for Kyre to stand, tensing just in case she fell.

Kyre used the tree as support as she got shakily to her stiff legs. Her face went pale when she felt the stabbing pain in her stomach. The wound was healed but the jutsu still had its effects, it was still hurting her. She stretched out her legs and cracked her back. She still felt weak.

"Ready?"

"Ready."

Yamen jumped away into the darkness, Kyre following awkwardly behind him clenching her teeth to stop herself for crying out in pain. She dug into her weapons pouch and got out some soldier pills, popping them into her mouth and biting down. After a minute she felt new energy in her body. She smiled and ran to Yamen's side.

After about twenty seven hours of running and stopping, Yamen and Kyre got to the gates of Konaha. Kyre was praying that she wouldn't bang into Naruto again.

And who should come at that moment? Naruto of course, dressed in his ridiculous orange and black jumpsuit, wearing his stupid gin.

"Hi!" He said happily his eyes closed as he smiled widely.

"Shut up Naruto…" Kyre muttered.

"Hm? What was that?" Naruto asked opening his eyes to look at Kyre with slightly narrowed eyes.

His expression changed from anger to shock. He had seen the blood and rips on Kyre's chuunin vest.

"What happened?"

"Nothing."

"What do you mean nothing?"

Kyre sighed…so nosy.

"None of your business, I just need to visit the hospital for a minute."

"Um…okay."

Kyre started walking slowly towards the hospital's direction.

"Kyre, I need to know what happened out there. If there's a threat out there, the village needs to be warned."

So he is kinda smart. Kyre thought.

"It was just…just my brother."

Naruto's eyes widened with shock.

"Your brother?!"

"Yes…now leave me alone."

Kyre turned around and started walking again.

She saw Naruto jump away in the direction of the Hokage's mansion through the corner of her eye.

At the hospital, the nurses helped her as if she was part of the village, healing her so that it was like nothing had ever happened. They gave her a new chuunin vest that was free of blood and rips. The sad part was that she had to stay in the hospital for two days.

"Are you sure I have to stay here that long?" Kyre asked.

"Yes. We need to make sure you're fully healed," said the nurse firmly.

Kyre laid her head down on the uncomfortable pillow and looked at the ceiling narrowing her eyes. Obviously, the doctors didn't know she had a demon inside her. Part of her was grateful but another part of her was annoyed. If they had known, she would only be in here for a day.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Kyre," Said a muffled voice.

"Yamen-sensei?"

"Ya, it's me."

"Come in."

Yamen opened the door and went to sit on the chair next to Kyre bed.

"What is it sensei?"

"I sent a messenger bird to the Fire village. I told them what happened and that we'll be late for our mission's dead line. The Ryuukage said that he would look into Kaz and that he didn't mind that we would be late for the dead line as long as we get the Federal Lord's daughter safely back to her home."

Kyre's face lit up, "That great news!" she exclaimed happily.

Another knock on the door made Kyre turn her head and frown.

"Who's there?" She asked.

"It's me!" Kyre heard Naruto say although his voice was muffled.

"What do you want?"

"I need to talk to you and your sensei."

Kyre sighed unhappily, "Come in…."

Naruto opened the door and walked over to Kyre's bed.

"The hokage wants to speak to you as soon as you are out of here. She wants to know everything she can about your brother so that he doesn't come here and destroy half the village."

"Kaz won't come looking for me. He thinks I'm dead."

"It's just to be safe."

"Okay, okay. I'll be out in two days."

"Alright," Naruto said, turning around and walking out of the door, closing it behind him.

"I hate that kid…"Kyre muttered.

"Why?"

"I think he's an idiot."

Yamen laughed, "I can see why."