A/N: This will finish it once and for all! So enjoy the chapter! (the stories not over by the way)
Chapter 14 The rainbow about you….
One by one the ninjas attached the glowing flowers. But it had no effect on them. All the men starched their heads at this puzzle. But Sadao keep looking for the boss. With so much going on it would be impossible to focus on finding something so dangerous in a dangerous place. But as Sadao thought more the game came back to him. What if the boss was under your nose? What if it wasn't so big and bad? And as he wondered another thought came to him. Why is it not hot and so hard to breath in here? The fire, trees, and danger felt real. But something was off. When he made his way to a tree that was the only one with a nest of b bright buds. He could touch them unlike the glowing flowers. So the decision was made to destroy them.
Just as he did, the barrier came crashing down around the Miyagi flower! Noboru was blown back into the air. Luckily he was thrown on a near by vine. The ninja were shaken, but didn't give in. Satsuki called out to Kaoru, who had left her partners side. "What do you think your doing! Rushing in like this without a plan, YOU'll BE KILLED!" Kaoru ran for the chance to save Ayano. Not evening thinking about the situation. "I'm sorry, but I'M NOT A KID ANYMORE! I'M NOT HELPLESS! I feel like I can do this for the first time in my life! And she.. SHE DIDN'T TREAT ME LIKE AN OUTSIDER! I can't just set on that pig!"
There was a determination that made him shine that moment! Seeing this renewed her believeth in Kaoru inner strength. 'I'm glad Kaoru… Your outside appearance didn't change your inner self.' "Okay then, the adults will attack the monster and the young will save the girl!" Their reply was as loyal as can be! YES, they said as the group and young ninja followed Kaoru's lead. But time was running out for Ayano.
"Your to late! Once this girl's heart stops, I will take her body as my own. Then I'll get my revenge on the clan that murdered me, and see to it that Yoshiro's descendants are destroyed!" Ayano's heart was beating slowly. Her vision, hearing, and voice was going. All she could know at this point was the great pain that held her tightly. However, that would soon be gone as well. In the last moments of her conciseness a different voice reached her ears. It is familiar, but different in tone.
"AYANO!"Kaoru cried dashing over the large vines. Noboru woke up just in time to help finish things. "Hey you, think you could catch her after I cut her free!" Noboru asked. "YES!" said Kaoru. With the vines coming heavily at the Yoshida group, Tayuka and Satsuki prepared their strong conjoined jutsu! "When we get close enough to that monster flower it history!" Satsuki said as their chakra merged, creating a vortex of dark energy. Meanwhile, Miyagi was beside herself. The chance of getting even with the clan and the man that had been so cruel to her was slipping away. But in the darkness there is a light. A human figure's outline that had just consumed the light.
"Why is this happening? Why couldn't we be together without this wall of persecution!" Tears came down Miyagi's face. Torn between her good self and flawed soul. "I NEVER WANTED IT TO BE THIS WAY! I don't know what I should do anymore…." Light appeared on the figures chest. The good, the bad, and the unknown was shown to her….
Back when Miyagi was a little girl, she wanted to play out in the field of the land of tea & cake. Normal the hair would always be in the care of clan members who never let her venture by herself. But the land was nice and settled. No ninjas, robbers, assassins, and whatever else bad came this way. At the same time, a little boy was playing with his red ball. He liked the way the open sky toke the ball up and dropped it back down to him. He had so much room to play in, that being careful didn't matter. However, it was by accident that the ball hit little Miyagi. She cried for a short period of time. The boy promised her if she stopped crying the red ball will be hers. After a while, the clan members of both Yoshida & Kobayashi came to retrieve the kids. It wasn't a big deal really. There was no fighting of any kind at that time. The two wouldn't see each other for eleven years after their meeting.
The situation was getting harder to control. Yoshiro was facing six heavily armed men. Their goal was to kill the two lovers. Yoshiro yelled to Miyagi to run away, but she didn't want to leave her unarmed love. So she decide to fight with him, because a world without the guy who had been there in her time of need wouldn't be worth living. "You got guts, woman! But you'll be wishing you had tried to run!" The men went after Yoshiro in nonstop fast pounding action! He had knocked them out with his Okaeshi gyosha! After that Yoshiro fought the leader of the conspiracy like their lives depended on it! With every move countered or dodged, the two didn't give in! While Yoshiro was in the heat of the fight, a masked man attacked Miyagi from behind! Miyagi fell to the ground as the masked man pounced her as hard as he could. In his concern Yoshiro looked back to see Miyagi laying on pain. But looking back is a battle is a big mistake! The leader used his strongest attack to immobilize poor Yoshiro. "GAHHhh!" The guys Yoshiro had taking out regained conciseness. One at a time they made there way to him. They laughed and kicked him around. Saying things like, "your not so strong now boy, where's the juice for that JUTSU you used, and I bit the cash flow going to our packets are going to be more than your inheritance!" While the men were having fun with Yoshiro, the leader man handled Miyagi. His words wore as chilling as his blade. "Bring him over here! Since I'm a nice guy I think he should see his woman's end before his own!" Miyagi couldn't understand how someone could say something so horrible with a straight face. Has the world become even crueler with time? The darkness and death came a pone her half an hour later..
Standing in the garden was the older brother. His long dark hair flowed down his body like silk. He expected to see the leader coming out of the shadows. But instead Yoshiro appeared to him. Covered in blood from head to tow. Great anger were in his eyes as Miyagi's body lay in his arms. "You had her killed… You tried to have me killed…" The brother was amazed that Yoshiro serviced. After sending the strongest available to him. "Your still alive? It seems the pay roll wasn't inspiring enough? How about I give you this bag of money so you can go off somewhere unknown and live? Beats being on a hit list! Haahaha!" The brother was laughing, but Yoshiro was dead serious! Even if he was to live some where out of the way there's no reason for his brother to keep a important strand uncut. Yoshiro set his lovers body safely in the bushes. He readied to knife that he toke from the masked man. His brother was not a ninja, but he could call for his back up by whistle. "Well, what do you think little bro?" It was a quick cut across the throat and a stab in the heart. "Your a heartless bustard.. To destroy what we had as boys and to murder my Miyagi! I don't care about the legacy of the clan or being the head man. All I cared about.. WAS MIYAGI!" (So long as the tears remain the lovers will meet again.) After two or three years later Yoshiro married a girl outside of the clan. But the love he had wasn't as great as his love for Miyagi.
"My god it's you… Yoshiro?.."
Noboru raised his Chakra sword to cut the vine that held Ayano trapped. Slowly as it fell she came out. Kaoru wasn't known for his speed, but he got the job done anyway. With step 1 connected next was the last step, destroying the flower monster! ( Because it's not really a cool flower anymore.) "Auntie, We got Ayano safe, it up to you two now!" Kaoru yelled. Satsuki and Tayuka were already ready to care of business! Having giving the sign, the men fell back to let the women to their thing. "Kuroi-arashi!"(Black storm) Also just as the jutsu landed, Sadao realized what was bugging him.
"Aimi! Aimi, I found the solution to what's going on!"
"It doesn't matter. Their taking it out right now. Way to come up with the moves late."
"Just listen! I figured out that this has to be some kind of genjutsu!"
"What?…what?(What nonsense are you saying now?)" Sadao scooped up some water and throw it on her.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?"
"Aimi, focus! Is it cold?"
"No…!"
"See? There maybe enough sun for the hog race, but it's September and still should be cold in the forest. Especially the ground and waterfall water!"
"And this is a problem why?"
"It's ninja reality without reality! So it's my conclusion that this whole event was put into hour minds."
Sadao said as he scratched his head.
"Okay then, what are we going to do about it?"
"Release everyone from it. I'll let you do it since you were trying not to get disqualified."
"!….. RE-RELEASE! (I think I hate him a little..)"
In the normal/peaceful unmated waterfall. Our heroes sleep in a wrapping of grass! Apparently, the Hog fun guys heard of the story that is pasted down the family line as truth or myth. So a plan was made to see if the family story could be finished. Once the genjutsu was activated, even the mentally strongest ninja would be caught in it's mind game. All of them woke up at the same time. Kaoru was in a dizzy but soon realized he was stuck. "Someone! I can't.. I can't get out!" Just then Kaoru's hog strolled up to him and licked his cheek. Slowly the hogs started eating the grass that binds some of them.
"Ohhhh, I feel like I just got a months worth of good sleep! Did anybody else?" Aimi asked.
"I wouldn't call to good went it comes to what I just dealt with." Noboru dusted himself out walked over to Ayano, who was asleep near the basin. It looked like several large cords were wrapped around her body. But a dream or genjutsu shouldn't have caused this. Noboru rolled Ayano onto her back.
"Hey girl, snap out of it already! You shouldn't be dead." He shook her shoulder roughly to see if she was able to wake up. Quickly Kaoru ran to the two, knelling down on one foot Kaoru said her name. The reaction was slow but she opened her eyes.
"Kaoru… what happened?" Ayano asked in a soft way. She then found it hard to move on her own.
"Don't move!"
"He's right, let us take care of you first. Then I'll explain."
Noboru looked back to see Aimi stretching and relaxing. This annoyed him more when it came to wasting time. "AIMI, GET YOUR LAZY ASS OVER HERE!" His interrupting yelling ruined her mood. But she come right over anyway.
"What is it?"
"Help take care of this! I'm leavening."
"What.. Why?"
"Didn't I tell you not to ask questions? Just do as I tell you!" A cold rush of frustration combined with a touch of disappointment over toke his soul and body. To Sadao this was normal, Noboru treating her like that. But to an outsider like Satsuki, it wasn't tolerable. "Hold up a second, what makes you any better then her! A man.. No a boy of your age has no right or business talking to her like some adult! HOW DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU-?" Tayuka stopped her from making the situation worst. It's not like she's not known for getting into it when she sees things like this. But it would be best for Tayuka if she stayed out of other people's business. Smoothly after Noboru walked by Satsuki and the men. Not trying to be there any longer, he toke off into the forest. The two partners walked over to Aimi and Kaoru.
"Sorry for that, if it's not any trouble would you take this bag of health drops." Tayuka asked.
"What the hell? That boy deserved what I said! If you stop caring about what people think of you!… We'd be on the same side!"
"… Like I said, please take this and help her." Aimi's cheerful smile dolled a bit when she thanked the ladies. Sadao thanked the men since they were nice enough to hear him out when they attacked the glowing flowers. Kaoru also deiced that Ayano's condition was more important then the race. But he helped her look at the flags that are still under the Miyagi flower.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know about any of those things until now. You must think I'm the worst." Said Miyagi while their spirit stands in the waterfall. "Your only human. Like the people we've known to the people we've seen. This world keeps moving no matter what happens. But, I will leave our mark on this world. In the memories of the people that keep living. So even if their gone you will always have me by your side." Just then, Yoshiro's symbol of love appeared in the place that it had always been.
"I can still hear them, Kaoru. Their happy to find and realize love again." 'Also Miyagi… please don't forget about the rainbow above you.'
A/N: That is the end of the glass flag task! I think the next one will be less fight more retrieve. So that means Kiba's up next. I hope you can understand this chapter and the earliest one. If you go back to the beginning and read this ending you'll understand Yoshiro's symbol of love. But if you have already figured it out tell me.
Read or review: But do not be afraid to review.
A blue cherry blossom story will be on hold for a while. Due to writters block or no connection. I might do some SakuHina in place of the ova chapter 15. Just until my writters block goes away. But it's more like lazinees and writters block at the same time!