lostmoonchild: Oh my god! It's an update! Haha, thanks for the reviews and for being soo patient. I got the costumes done earlier this week after having finally gotten a sewing machine so I'm one happy girl. So here's the next chapter and I hope you guys enjoy it!
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Chapter Twenty Nine
None of them had been expecting Killer Bee and Naruto to suddenly shift over to their Bijuu forms but when they did, chills of pure terror went down their spines at the furious roars that left their lips. There was wild fury in their eyes as they charged towards a mountain; tails wildly swinging and destroying all that was struck. "What's going on?" Sakura shouted as they followed a safe distance behind.
"Something's happened! Hisoka is calling all the Bijuu to protect her!" Gaara responded, his face showing discomfort as the Bijuu chakra within him was called.
Kakashi felt fear roll throughout his body, distant memories of the Third Great Shinobi war surfacing. He remembered the first time he had met a Kairi, how easily that person manipulated the dangerous chakra while in a panic. That person hadn't been underestimated by anybody but he couldn't remember what exactly had happened to the person. All he could remember was seeing a familiar grin before he was flicked on the forehead as he was told that he would show her something important one day. He didn't recall ever seeing the person leave nor could he remember her name. "It's a secret." Who had it been?
The group skidded to a stop as a white Bijuu with five tails appeared, moving from side to side as a huge bug flew away only to land in front of Naruto's nine-tailed body. As they cautiously approached, they could hear the low growls and buzzing as the Bijuu talked to each other. As far as these monsters were concerned, Kakashi noted, they were nothing more than ants that were to be ignored. "Yonbi went after Suigetsu. Nibi after Karin." Naruto growled, the nine tails swishing in irritation. "Ichibi decided to have fun with Juugo but all of them retreated when Hisoka called them back."
"And Sasuke?" Sakura questioned.
Gobi seemed to smile at the question, sending chills down the pinkette's spine. "Sooner or later, I'll get him." Gobi responded, its eyes flashing with excitement. "Our beautiful protector is in need of help. If you know what's good for you, human, you will not let her die."
Sakura felt a chill go down her spine and as they went into the remains of the mountain, it felt as if they were walking into some dangerous enemy's territory. Naruto and Killer Bee had managed to shift back to their human appearances but still they could see the demonic traces on the two Jinchuuriki's features as Gobi led them into a large cavern full of lightly growling demons.
Naruto's blue eyes looked around frantically before seeing a small body resting tenderly in Yonbi's large hand. "Hisoka!" Naruto shouted as he rushed forward with the others following.
The Sand Siblings froze when they saw Ichibi watching with a look of conflicting emotions in his eyes before looking at Hisoka as if hearing her say something. "I'm her dad. Give her to me." Naruto told Yonbi, his breath catching as the large gorilla-like Bijuu carefully handed Hisoka over.
The small girl was barely breathing, her distant gray eyes only half open. "Sakura-chan, she's not breathing much!" Naruto told the pinkette.
While it wasn't her idea of being surrounded by demons while treating a patient, Sakura knew she couldn't be picky. As soon as Naruto set her down on the ground, Sakura knelt down next to her and concentrated as she checked the girl's vitals before working on her chakra system. "Her natural charka's almost completely gone. Her body can't handle the amount of Bijuu chakra in her system at the moment." Sakura told the blonde. "Hisoka, can you hear me?"
Gaara's eyes fell on the girl's hands, watching as they slowly moved. "Naruto." Gaara said calmly, drawing the blonde's attention to the girl's hands.
"D-A-D-D-Y. H-O-M-E."
Tears spilled from Naruto's eyes as he knelt over to kiss his daughter's forehead. "We'll go home as soon as possible, honey." Naruto said softly.
"H-U-R-T-S. D-I-E."
While Sai wasn't familiar with all of his emotions yet, he was fully aware of fear. To watch Hisoka's fingers slowly spell 'die' put more fear into him than he was comfortable with. "You're not going to die." Naruto said firmly.
Hisoka slowly blinked, her breath catching for a moment before Sakura rolled her onto her side and preceded to slap the child's back until she started coughing, desperately gasping for air when her coughing fit subsided. "W-A-N-T. D-I-E." Hisoka slowly spelled. "P-L-E-A-S-E."
Naruto clenched his fist as he stroked her hair with his other hand, ever mindful of his nails. "No, you can't leave me yet. I just got used to the idea that I'm actually your dad." Naruto forced a small laugh. "This isn't any different than the first time you were found by us except this time the monsters are still hanging around and we've got new people."
The Bijuu gave low growls of disapproval but watched as Sakura carefully treated their protector. The air was practically filled to the breaking point with worry for the child. "Hi-chan, did any of them do anything?"
The whimper that left her lips answered Sakura's question as the pinkette began working on the bruises and cuts. "It's mostly the Bijuu chakra that's causing her pain." Sakura reported. "She took in too much."
Naruto kissed his daughter's forehead before whispering, "Wanna destroy something?"
Hisoka nodded slightly and whimpered as her glazed eyes landed on the partially destroyed King of Hell statue. "Go ahead." Gaara encouraged the girl. "No one will complaint."
Move.
Hisoka's glazed eyes watched as the Bijuu moved out of her way, darkness overcoming her as a wave of demonic chakra left her body and crashed into the King of Hell statue, turning it into rubble once and for all.
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He had once thought that his little brother was scary when it came to being bloodthirsty and listening to Ichibi but today just proved that he knew nothing of fear. Being followed by seven newly released demons, being near two Jinchuuriki that still retained demonic features, and watching his baby brother comfort a now feverish Kairi child was an all new level. Now that he thought about it, it was a level he hadn't even considered.
"You can't come into the village." Naruto told the Bijuu, not bothering to look at them.
"Our protector." Nibi growled.
"Then use what chakra is in her body still to check on her." There was irritation in the blonde's voice but softness in his now red eyes as he watched Hisoka snuggle against Gaara.
The amount of natural chakra left her body was almost nonexistent but she seemed to be holding on as tightly as she could. Kankuro was almost impressed by the sheer will that such a small child could even hope to have. Clearly she was Naruto's daughter although he still wasn't entirely sure he could get used to the idea. There was just something strange about the blonde actually having a kid and nobody even knowing about it until whenever he found her.
Gaara held the girl close to him, listening to the girl's soft breaths. He knew she was sleeping but it made him nervous considering he knew how sick she was. "Hide." Hisoka murmured in her sleep.
A glance behind showed the Bijuu managing to hide themselves as they approached the village. How exactly Hisoka knew where they were while unconscious was beyond him but he had a feeling it had something to do with the Bijuu chakra that still lingered within her body.
An hour later the group found themselves waiting in the hospital waiting room with Naruto and Killer Bee looking completely normal again. Naruto had spent about twenty minutes trying to explain his daughter's 'condition' when the doctor made a comment about it. "She's a Jinchuuriki without the Bijuu!" Naruto ended up shouting in frustration.
Gaara listened carefully when the blonde was finally asked about the girl's medical history, taking note of her intolerance to milk and reaction to certain medications. He wasn't entirely sure he could remember that off of the top of his head but from how calm Naruto was when it came to the medical aspects of his daughter's care, it was something he was familiar with. "How do you remember her medical history so easily?" Gaara asked finally.
"She spent a few months in the hospital and then went in every month or so afterwards for checkups to make sure Orochimaru didn't do anything else." Naruto responded wearily. "I'll give you a copy of all the important stuff like the drug and food allergies."
Gaara nodded slightly as they waited for news regarding the girl's condition. Time seemed to mean nothing in that waiting room before the doctor came out again. "We managed to get her temperature back down to a more tolerable level but she's still a very sick little girl." The doctor told them. "We've detected nine different Bijuu chakra types in her chakra system with very little human chakra remaining."
"Sakura-san has already determined that." Gaara stated calmly. "Hisoka Uzumaki is my goddaughter so I expect that her care will be to the best of everybody's abilities."
"Yes, Lord Kazekage." The doctor bowed slightly. "She's in a room now if anybody would like to see her."
"Lead the way."
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Damn it! Months of hard work, painstakingly taking each Bijuu and locking them away all blown to hell!
Madara breathed heavily in anger, his entire body shaking with rage as he stared at the destroyed statue. How in the hell could this have happened? He had seen with his own eyes how weak she had become from her little fast so how could she have possibly stored away so much Bijuu chakra?
It didn't matter. While he was furious that all the Akatsuki's hard work had been ruined within fifteen minutes, he knew now just what exactly he was up against. Another statue could be made and the Sharingan could easily control the Bijuu. It wasn't like he didn't have an idea as to where the Bijuu would be now anyway since they wouldn't want to leave their protector for a while anyway.
Taking a deep breath, Madara looked at Sasuke and the others, watching the cautious looks flicker across his descendant's teammates' faces. "We'll get them back and this time the girl will die first." Madara stated finally. "There will be no more mistakes."
lostmoonchild: Okay, I'm personally thinking that Gobi is going to be loads of fun to mess with and I'm not entirely sure why my muse wants Gobi to have a deeper hate of Sasuke but I'm amused by it so it's all good. So yeah, my updates should be back on track unless something pops up that'll mess with it so read and review!
