"Naruto I-", just when she was going to tell him, the boat lurched foreword then dangerously tilted, from a huge wave. "Ahh!",Hiroko stumbled foreword then fell out of the boat but grabbed the railings just in time."Hiroko!", Naruto held out his and then pulled her up just before another wave crashed into the boat,making a dangerous rocking movement. "Something doesn't seem right.", Hiroko narrowed her eyes as she looked up to see the stormy gray sky.
"It was a perfect weather before...", Naruto mumbled under his breathe. The boat rocked again, they stumbled to regain their balance. "Lets go check on the others.", Hiroko said as she ran to the front of the boat, spotting them immediately. "Whats going on?!", Sakara yelled as she helped Ino up. "This doesn't seem right...", Shikamaru yelled as he held onto the railings.
"Wheres Gar- I mean Sieya?!", Hiroko yelled as she caught Ten-Ten from her fall. "I don't know!", Neji yelled over the wind. "Nar-Ryo,can you make sure he's okay?", Hiroko yelled. Ryo nodded then ran into the rooms looking for Sieya. The boat rocked again, sending Yuki off the boat.
Yuki shutted his eyes closed and prepared himself for the crashing waves. Instead he didn't feel it. He looked up to see a small hand holding his, keeping him from falling. "Hiroko?", Yuki asked as she pulled him up. "You're so heavy..!", Hiroko grunted as she pulled back on the boat. "T-Thanks.", he mumbled. Hiroko nodded then the door to a room slammed open. "He's gone!", Ryo yelled. "What?!", Hiroko looked in Sieya's room to see no one. "Orichimaru...", Hiroko hissed."He's gone?", Lee asked palely.
"Strap yourselves are else you'll fall overboard!", Neji yelled as he held onto a pole. Everyone did what he said but it wasn't working. The boat was rocking back and forth too violently. "I have to stop this!", Hiroko ran in her room then got out her flute. She closed her eyes as her key and the flute turned into aquamarine with the water character marked on it. "Ah!", Hiroko winced as she felt her arm throb the suppressing her chakra.She looked at her arm to see it palely glowing then at her neck where the curse mark was. It was giving off a dim evil aura as if joyed that a certain someone was near. "HE is definately here.",she hissed as she felt the curse mark throb.
She peeked outside to see the others too busy to notice her. She ran to the back of the ship then locked her feet at the railing so she won't go overboard. Hiroko took a deep breathe then blew into the flute,making a graceful melody with it, easing the atmosphere. The wind slowed down as the waves eased, as if the melody was calming it down. Daisuke ran to the back to see her playing and released a relieved sigh. "Now you do it!", he shook his head disapprovingly at her. Hiroko stopped then giggled.
Just when she stopped, the peaceful atmosphere was replaced with a dreadful one as the clouds cracked with thunder; sending hard rain. "You've got to be kidding! We're only half way there too! Now this!?", Daisuke growled as he helped her up. "At least the ship won't go down with us!", Hiroko yelled over the pounding sound of the rain. Everyone was already soaked to bone, and hail was starting to fall.
"This is too fishy!First the waves, then Sieya disappears, now this! I say it has something to do with Orichimaru!", Hiroko yelled as her flute turned into water, going back into her key. "Can't you do something?!", Daisuke yelled as lighting flashed above them. Hiroko shook her head, "I can but I suppressed my chakra already so I can't do something beyond jounin level!" "But your powers surpasses sanin,even Tsunade!", Daisuke yelled again. "It'll put too much pressure on my body if I do it! And my chakra would alert anyone near here. And HE'S around here!", Hiroko answered.
"Ahhh!", a scream tore them from their conservation. They went to the front to see Ino hanging on the edge of the railing. "Ino!", everyone yelled and ran after her but most slipped from the slippery floor. "Everyone get inside wheres it safer and dry!I'll get her!", Hiroko yelled, giving orders. " Hai!", they listened, suddenly pulled by her commanding and authorative aura. They quickly went into one room, sheltering from the rain. Hiroko looked down,squinting to see because of the rain and the lack of light.
Thunder boomed overhead as lighting flashed. Hiroko gritted her teeth,she hated thunder and the hail was making her quite sore. "Ino! Grab my hand!", Hiroko yelled as she tried reaching for the blond. Ino reached but her fingertips didn't even reach, she put her hand back down to keep her from falling. "I can't reach it!", Ino shook her head. "Come on! You can do it!", Hiroko reached down farther. "I can't do it!", Ino sobbed as she looked down to the stormy icy waves.
"You can do it! I believe you can do it! I won't let you fall, I promise!", Hiroko looked at her solemnly. Ino blinked then nodded,"I-I believe you...I can do it!" Ino reached up, their fingers slightly brushed against each other but then a huge wave crashed down below, rocking the boat. Ino slipped, falling down. "Ino!", Hiroko yelled as she jumped after, putting chakra on her feet so she can walk on the ship sideways, running after Ino.
"Ino closed her eyes to prepare herself for the icy water but didn't fell it. She opened it to see Hiroko holding onto her shirt with both hands. "I promised you I wouldn't let you fall!", Hiroko grunted as she tried pulling her up but Hiroko's feet was slowly sliding down from the hard rain. "If only I didn't suppress my chakara then none of this would happen! At least my chakara would've have been strong enough to hold me down!', Hiroko groaned as she tried pulled Ino up,feeling a bit woozy and warm. Hiroko shook her head,'I can't be sick!'. Ino frowned nervously, "Are you okay?"
Her feet was slipping down again and at a fast rate."Uhaagh!", Hiroko screamed from effort as she threw Ino up, back onto the boat. Ino landed with a thump then scrambled to the railing and screamed when she saw Hiroko fall into the water. "Hiroko!NO!", Ino was about to jump after but a hand stopped her. She turned around to see Lee holding her back. "Even if you do reach her, you BOTH won't survive. We're gonna have to hope for the best.",he whispered, his eyes blank. For once Rock Lee made sense but she wished he didn't. Ino sobbed when when she saw Hiroko disappear from sight.
Hiroko plunged into the water when her chakara couldn't hold her up anymore. She gasped in shock when the icy water washed over her,it was way colder then at the waterfall she use to train at. Hiroko struggled to stay floating but the waves just kept on pulling her under and the rain pushed her down with the help of the wind. "Ah!", Hiroko screamed just before a huge wave knocked her down way under. She blinked to stay awake but she felt warm and dizzy before her vision faded to black. The last thing she saw was the blueness of the water and a ..small blurred figure coming at her.
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