Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Talking Time!!

Slavetomyownwill here. The story ends in Chapter 30. This is the second-to-last chapter. Isn't that depressing?

"Won't you please read me, dear?" Chapter 29 asks sweetly.

Momochi Zumoto stood on the beach over the Neo-Akatsuki's crumpled pieces. He suddenly remembered the pinch he had felt in his neck while on Nista, and rubbed the bump where he felt it. He felt a tiny metal sphere in the center of the bump, and grabbed it. He pulled it out, revealing a needle attached to it. Handing it to his protégé, he asked, "Katofu, do you know what this is?"

Katofu instantly answered, "A poison dart, sir. You'll be dead in three hours."

Zumoto's eyes grew huge. "Th-three hours?"

"Yeah. But like you said when we got here, there's no medic-nin in Kirigakure these days. Your only hope is to get Zukuari and Shiki to come, but they're all the way in Konoha." Katofu said.

"Damn. DAMN!!" he yelled ferociously. There was so much more he had to do in life, he couldn't just die now. "Look, kid. There's one more Jutsu I want you to learn before I leave."

"What is it, Zumoto-sensei?" Katofu asked. He was eager to learn the final Jutsu of his training.

"It's one I made myself. I call it the Queen of Shadows." Zumoto said.

Within an hour, Katofu had mastered the technique. "It's pretty easy. Why would you invent such a simple Jutsu to use on enemies like Neo-Akatsuki?"

"When you use it, you'll see it's power." Zumoto said.

"Sensei…" Shiki said to her master.

"Yes?" Zukuari asked, wondering what her protégé could possibly want.

"I think…well, I can't help but get the feeling that we're needed somewhere." Shiki said.

"We're only a few minutes from Konoha! How could we get somewhere and help someone and get back in time? We have to be at the hospital in an hour!" Zukuari said in a somewhat loud voice.

"Yeah, but I get the feeling one of your teammates is in trouble." Shiki said. She was somehow born with the unique ability to sense when her friends were in danger, no matter where they were.

"Where is the danger coming from?" Zukuari asked, and Shiki pointed west.

"Odd. Tukuto was east…so west is…ZUMOTO!" Zukuari instantly put out a large amount of hand signs, and she and Shiki were engulfed in an orb of Chakra. Zukuari then executed the transportation technique, and both konoichi were teleported to the beach in Kiri.

"Zumoto! You're in danger, what's wrong?" Zukuari shouted, running to her teammate.

"Poison dart…" Zumoto coughed. His death was coming in a half hour.

"I can heal you quick enough." Her hand were instantly surrounded by waves of green Chakra. "Shiki! Help me! Mystical Palm technique."

Her protégé entered the hand signs: Tiger, Horse, Rabbit, Dog. Her hands were surrounded by Chakra as well.

Both of the medic-nin rushed to the collapsed Zumoto and asked where he was injected, and Katofu pointed the location out. The two placed their hands there, and pushed down hard enough to choke him; however, within moments, he was better.

"Alright, Shiki. Good work." Zukuari said. "Zumoto, earlier in the week, Shiki and I killed Jishikuji, one of the Neo-Akatsuki. I heard Tukuto killed Jimo, so that means there's only one left: Leader."

"Good thing, 'cause I hear she's in Konoha to pay the Hokage a 'visit.'" Zumoto said.

The four were ready to go within a day. They would be in Konohagakure as soon as they could, which would be about a day if they used the teleportation technique. (Teleporting a group of people an incredibly long distance not only takes a lot of Chakra, but a lot of time.)

What was said was done, and they had arrived on Wednesday.

As they walked through the village, people gave them sad looks, as if they felt sorry for them.

One villager had approached the group and said softly, "Sorry about your friend." They had no idea what that meant, though.

By the time they had reached the Hokage's office, Zukuari was steaming mad. Why the hell won't anyone tell us what happened? Why do they have to just leave vague hints?

When they entered the office, Sarutobi Konohamaru sat at his desk, and sternly told the group, "Sorry to say it, but Tukuto sacrificed himself with the Death God to kill Jimo."

"Huh?" Zukuari asked. She knew what Konohamaru meant, but she had to ask again to make sure.

Konohamaru simplified the statement by saying, "Nara Tukuto's dead."

Chapter 30 Preview

(Please note that there are gaps between what certain things that happen in the preview, so it may be hard to follow. It should make sense in the final chapter.)

Leader rose behind the Hokage. Her hooded Neo-Akatsuki robe was longer than the others, rather than going to her calf, it went to her ankles. She sleeves were noticeably longer as well, they completely covered her hands and went down to her knees. Long blonde hair flowed out of the hole in the hood. All one could see of her face was her nose and chin. "Greetings. I am Chikatoki. Welcome to the nightmare realm."

"Chirimoto…" Zukuari said softly.

"Ameratasu!" Chikatoki yelled.

"See this? These are all the protectors of Konoha. All of them fell in battle. The dream, the will of fire, is pointless. All die. Why fight for life?"

"KATOFU!!" Shiki yelled.

The three charged at the enemy, slamming their attacks into her.

"Hey guys!"

Look forward to it!