Chapter 10: I Will Always Love You (Funeral part 1)
After a long battle between Jin and Katsu, the fight was almost over with until this happened…
Jin: Mind Torment jutsu!
Kiba gets in front of Katsu and takes the hit.
Katsu: Let Kiba go, Jin. He has nothing to do with this.
Jin: But in actuality, he does. If I was to control his body like this…
He turns Kiba to face Katsu and Katsu jumps backwardsJin: …You wouldn't hit him, so it will be an easy win for me.
Katsu: Damn, you bastard.
Jin: Oh well. You can say whatever you want, but you are still going to die by my hands.
Jin forces Kiba to attack Katsu and Katsu dodges all of his attacks.
Jin: What is the matter? You won't hit your own boyfriend?
Katsu: Fuck you, Jin.
Jin: That's it. I've had enough of your damn mouth.
Jin charges Kiba one last time and instead of hitting Katsu, he hit Kai.
Katsu: (Crying) Why did you do that for, Kai?
Kai: You know that I always have to protect and look out for you. We are family and that is what family does for each other.
Katsu: I'm sorry, Kai.
Kai: Sorry for what?
Katsu: For putting you through all of this.
Kai: You didn't do that, so don't think that you did.
Katsu: But…
Kai: But nothing. Now I want you to have a peaceful and wonderful life with Kiba and Akamaru, kay?
Katsu: Kay.
Kai: I love you so much, Katsu.
Katsu: I love you too, Kai.
She diesJin: Why do I always miss my target?
Katsu: Because you are a fucking asshole.
Jin: (angry) What did you say?
Katsu: You heard me, Jin.
After that, he sent Kiba towards Katsu. She jumped towards Jin and so did Kiba. Katsu took out her secret katana from out of her back and hit Jin in his heart, but Jin did the same thing to her in her stomach. After Jin was hit with the katana, he released Kiba from the jutsu.
Kiba: What just happened?
Katsu falls to the floor all covered in bloodKiba: Katsu!
He picks her from off the floor.
Kiba: You can't die like this. Can't you heal yourself like you did last time?
Katsu: It is too late for that, Kiba.
Kiba: And why is that?
Katsu: I ran out of chakra.
Kiba: Then we will just get Sakura over here.
Katsu: Yeah, so she can help you.
Kiba: No, I meant you.
Katsu: It is my time to go Kiba.
Kiba: Who agreed to that? I love you too much just to have you die in my arms.
Katsu: But that is how I wanted my death to be like. To die in the arms of the man that I will always love.
Kiba: I love you so much, Katsu.
Katsu: And I will always love you, Kiba.
She then dies. Afterwards, Kiba lays her back down onto the floor and cries on top of her.
Kiba: (crying) Why did she have to die?
Yoshino: She died protecting you, Kiba.
Kiba turns around and sees Yoshino trying to hold back her tears, but couldn't
Yoshino: (crying) You were under Jin's jutsu and being controlled by him. Katsu wouldn't hit you, so she kept dodging your attacks as best as she could in her weakened state. Jin also made you kill Kai. She then took her katana and killed him, but he also stabbed her in a vital spot and eventually killed her.
Kiba: That bastard.
Naruto and Sakura walk over to where they were.
Naruto: (Sadly) I guess that it's time for us to go back to Konoha.
Kiba: Yeah, so we could give everyone a proper funeral.
Two days later, they reached Konoha. Kiba was carrying Katsu in his arms, Ryozo was carrying Natsuko, Naruto was carrying Kai, while Yoshino, Sakura and Akamaru were jus walking
Izumo: What happened?
Kiba, Ryozo, and Naruto went on ahead while Sakura stayed and explained everything to Izumo.
Sakura: We were at Orochimaru's hideout trying to see what he had planned next for the village but we just ended up fighting him.
Izumo: Oh, I see. Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
Sakura: Yeah, me too.
She leaves and goes straight to Lady Tsunade's office since she knew that the rest of them were at the hospital
Tsunade: Sakura, you're back.
Sakura: (depressed) Yeah.
Tsunade: What's the matter, Sakura?
Sakura: Our mission ended up to be a failure.
Tsunade: That's okay. As long as everyone is back in one piece…
Sakura: That's the reason that I'm upset. Not everyone came back safely.
Tsunade: (confused) What do you mean not everyone came back safely?
Sakura: (crying) We lost three important people in this mission.
Tsunade: Who, Sakura?
Sakura: Natsuko, Kai, and Katsu, Lady Tsunade.
Tsunade's face went blank afterwards.
Tsunade: That can't be.
Sakura: But unfortunately, that is the truth.
Tsunade: Take me to them.
They leave the office and goes to the hospital.
Nurse: How can I help you?
Sakura: We are here to see Natsuko Sado, Kai Yamada, and Katsu Yamada.
Nurse: Okay, they are in the room down the hallway.
Sakura: Thank you.
They walked down to room 23, where they saw Kiba and Akamaru by Katsu's bed, Ryozo and Yoshino were by Natsuko's bed, and Naruto was by Kai's bed.
Sakura: Any good news?
Naruto: Nope.
Yoshino: The nurse came in here earlier and said that they were all pronounced dead.
Ryozo: When they told Kiba that Katsu was dead, his face went blank, even though he already knew this. I guess that it is now really started to affect him.
Tsunade walks over to Kiba and Akamaru.
Tsunade: Kiba, can you hear me?
Kiba says nothing.
Naruto: He has been like that ever since we got here.
Tsunade: I know that you can hear me Kiba, so snap out of it.
Kiba still says nothing
Tsunade: You know that Katsu would not have wanted you to act like this after her death.
Kiba heard that last comment that she made and started to get angry
Kiba: (angry) How do you know that? You weren't with her when she died. You don't know what she wanted.
Tsunade: That is where you are wrong.
Kiba: And how is that?
Tsunade: I know that she wanted you to be happy even if she was to die.
Kiba: I miss her so much.
Tsunade: I know that you do Kiba. We all miss her and everyone else that died.
No one says anything after that.
Tsunade: Well, I have to get going.
Ryozo: Where are you going?
Tsunade: Some one has to get the preparations ready for the funeral.
Everyone becomes happier than they were just a minute ago.
Kiba: Don't you worry, Katsu. You won't be forgotten.