~ Sorry if the story is a little confusing at the moment especially with all the flashbacks. It'll be explained later...Anyways thanks for reading so far and feel free to leave me a review of what you think so far ^_^ ~
"Almost there," I hear Katajo say and my eyes flutter open. I look around and see we're up pretty far on the mountain.
"It's almost morning…." I think to myself as I see the sunrise appearing in the clearing.
"I'm tired…are we almost there boss?" The ninja carrying me says.
"Yes we are now shut up! We don't want anyone to notice us! But I think we are going to change up the plans a little," He says with a grin.
"What do you mean?" He asks. I try and lift my head but I still can't move.
"If I heard correctly today is the day this brat's village was destroyed….why not just kill her there and then take her sword instead of bringing her to the village for Penji," Katajo adds. I feel a sudden rush go through my body and I know the instant I'm able to move I'm going to rip their heads off.
"Penji will be angered if we don't bring her to him," The ninja adds. I feel confused because I thought the whole point of them taking me was because Katajo wanted his revenge. But maybe they just wanted to try and scare me.
"You idiot he only wants to fight the last Kesaki and receive the sword by beating her in battle, it be just much more simpler to kill her why she's unable to move and take the sword for ourselves. Besides it be the same thing watching her being tortured because she wouldn't stand a chance against him," Katajo adds. "And I have a score to settle with this brat."
"Alright boss…." The ninja agrees. I close my eyes and try and concentrate my chakra to my hands. I start to get flashbacks and open my eyes and find myself sitting in front of the river I was at with a basket of laundry next to me.
"What is this? Am I dreaming again?" I say quietly. I look around and the place looks beautiful. I start to smell smoke and turn around and see the forest is just a giant grey cloud of it.
"I have to be dreaming! Wake up Yamouri! Wake up!" I shout and my voice just echoes. I start to run through not exactly knowing what I'm running too. There seems no end and every turn I make there is fire. I finally see an open area and then see my village in flames. I stop and start to cry again, I look down at a puddle on the ground and see my reflection not as the little girl, but as the current me. I run to my house and stand outside unable to speak. I try and scream but I can't, nothing comes out of my mouth, absolutely mute.
"Stop it!" I shout and see a figure start to immerge from the house. I gasp and stare at him because it's not who I expected.
"Brother….?" I say quietly he raises the sword in his hand and points it at me.
"Wake up!" I hear the ninja shout as he slaps my arm he throws me to the ground.
"I wish that you would just leave," I say quietly. I look up and see we are only a few feet away from the gate. I bite my lip and try and put on a serious face.
"Recognize this place? I remember hearing about the disaster of this village. How pathetic being swiped off the earth like that by a stupid eight year old boy," Katajo says.
"Just shut up!" I shout.
"What did you say huh girl?" He says walking towards me.
"I told you to shut up! You have no right to speak ill of this village," I yell and he grins big.
"It was your father's sword you stole right?" He says. "Do you have any idea how powerful that sword is? It can destroy an entire village with one swipe, if placed in the right hands. To be able to control such immense power only your father could wield. Your father's blood runs through your veins…and yet you can't even harness it I heard."
"Untie me and I'll prove you wrong," I say bitterly. He laughs again and at that moment I realize the jutsu is starting to wear off. But the chakra rope is impenetrable.
"There will be a thunderstorm tonight," says the other ninja staring at the sky. I look up and see thunder clouds start to form. Something to look forward to a long time ago. The black clouds gather above the ruined village darkening the sky.
"Why don't we make ourselves comfortable here first," Katajo says and kicks open the gate. I stand there frozen starring into the big space and the other ninja nudges me to walk forward, but I hesitate to move.
"What are you scared of? Oh I get it your memories, they're pouring all back in at once am I right?" Katajo yells and then he walks in satisfied with himself.
"Come on move girl!" The ninja yells. I slowly walk in and they close the gate behind us.
"How stupid to have the walls still surrounding this ruin land! Why don't we do this mountain a favor and tear some walls down," Katajo orders. Him and the other ninja look over and I kick a rock and it flings into the ninja's face. I start to kick more rocks at both of them.
"Allow me to teach her a lesson!" The ninja yells and start to do hand signs.
"Water style four wall prison!" He says and four tall walls out of water form around me and then the top starts to spill in leaving my feet under water. I realize this whole thing will be full and I will drown. I glare at them and they just grin.
"So you figured it out? Good now just watch us," Katajo says and they start to destroy the walls surrounding the village.
"Stop!" I shout at the top of my lungs and look down at the water slowly rising and just about to cover my ankles.
"What should I do! What should I do!" I think to myself and look down at the water and examine the walls. I slam my shoulder into the wall and realize they are hard as glass.
"What kind of jutsu is this…?." I mumble.
~::.::.::.::.:: Meanwhile ::.::.::.::.::~
"We need to hurry!" Shikamaru shouts. They've been traveling all night and still aren't close enough.
"What happens if we arrive there and she isn't even there?" Lee shouts.
"It wouldn't make sense that the butterfly would be leading us the wrong way," Neji adds. Suddenly the butterfly stops and Shikamaru looks confused at it. And then it quickly disappears and Shikamaru stops.
"Where'd it go…" he says quietly.
"Look up there!" Sakura yells and they look up at the sky and it's forming thunder clouds. It's going to rain hard tonight.
"Well without the butterfly how do we know which is Yamouri's village?" Naruto asks. Shikamaru starts to search through his bag for a map or something Neji uses his byakugan and scans the area.
"I sense no one else…" He adds. Shikamaru lets out a frustrated sigh.
"How frustrating…" Lee adds.
~::.::.::.::.:: A few hours later ::.::.::.::.::~
"Looks like we might be having some company," Katajo says and the ninja disappears. I get an ominous feeling again and I just know that something isn't right here. The water level has moved up slowly, but is already up to my neck. I continue struggling ramming my shoulders into the walls and kicking and doing all I can, but with the chakra rope wrapped around my body tight it's impossible.
"Oh what's this?" Katajo says while walking over to the three tombstones behind where my house use to be. He bends down and picks up the picture I had left last visit.
"So this is where they rest, well not anymore…." Katajo mumbles and takes out club and starts to break them.
"STOP!" I yell angrily as loud as I can he continues to crush them down and the water is up to my chin.
"Please stop!" I shout and see he is done and he starts to walk over.
"There now I won't have to hear your stupid voice anymore," He says as the water covers my mouth. I only have a matter of minutes before I can no longer breathe through my nose. Tears start streaming down my face as stare at what is now just a pile of rocks and dirt.
"Oh did I upset you?" He says. I start to squirm uncontrollably and he laughs saying it's useless.
The thunder clouds start to roar. Katajo looks up at the sky puzzled and I feel an incredible rush through my body. The water covers my nose and I hold my breath. It rises and covers my whole head. I close my eyes trying to think of something. Just like Shikamaru does when he's in a weird situation and he does that thing with his hands and just thinks and then he figures it out. The thunder continues to roar loudly and I can already feel out of breath.
"It only works with you Shikamaru…" I think to myself. Katajo stands there amused with his arms crossed. I gasp and accidently swallow some water and I close my mouth again.
"Never did I think it would end this way," I think to myself and can no longer hold my breath and swallow more water. I can feel myself getting more and more fainter. I try and keep my eyes open. Suddenly something black flies by the front wall ripping it like paper and as I fall out with the gush of water it flies by again cutting through the chakra rope. I land on my knees and hands and start to cough uncontrollably and Katajo looks angry, confused and maybe even a little scared. I look around and try and figure out what it was and have a feeling it was the butterfly.
"What is going on here?" He says quietly. I slowly stand myself and look at him in the eye.
"How dare you invade my home…and destroy the only thing I had left of them. I won't allow you to live another second!" I shout and take out the sword from my pocket. I yell as I charge at him with full force and he takes out a regular sword and tries and deflects it, but the electric charge is too much and he flies back landing on his back. He quickly stands up angry.
"I will tear you limb from limb!" I shout and look over one last time at the broken tombstones and clench my sword. I lift up my sword so the tip faces the sky and lightning strikes right into the sword and I feel like I am not in control of my own body anymore. The electric current flows into my body as well and it burns, but at the same time I feel so alive.
"What is this?" I think to myself and look at Katajo getting excited.
"Such awesome power!" Katajo says with a big smile. "I want it!" He starts to do hand signs.
"Lightning style! Thunder cloud inner wave!" He shouts and a thick ring of thunderclouds and electricity form around him. He does another hand sign and bolts of lightning chakra come at me. My sword creates an electric wall and dodges it easily. Once again I'm just the person holding it not controlling it. I've only had it for about five minutes and can already feel the effects on my hand. He strikes several bolts at once and I jump in the air just moving the sword as it is sending the bolts back toward Katajo who just jumps out of the way.
"Lightning style laser circus!" He shouts and about a hundred more come out of the clouds and at me.
"Oh no…." I gasp and suddenly the sword transforms back into its original state. I try and transform it again allowing my chakra to flow into it but nothing.
"What are you doing! Why now!" I shout at it and look at the beams coming at me. I know that a regular barrier won't block them.
"At least we can be together again…" I say quietly and close my eyes. I hear a loud explosion and the ground vibrates and nothing happens to me. I open my eyes and see a huge puff of smoke.
"What just happened?" I look around and see Katajo fall down to his knees I see a figure standing in front of him in a black cloak and he slowly pulls out the sword from Katajo's chest. He coughs out a gush of blood.
"At least I was able to see its power…at least once…." He says and falls to the ground.
I fall down to my knees staring at the figure. I feel unable to move again, but it's not because of a jutsu this time.
"It's…" I start to say. The figure then puts the sword back into its case tied around its waist. He takes down his hood revealing black hair.
"Kento…?" I stutter. He slowly turns around and I feel paralyzed by fear again. He just stares at me with those calming blue eyes, yet they bring back so much pain.
"Why is he here?" I think to myself. I slowly stand up and hold the knife in my hands.
"I'd figure you'd be here…" He says quietly and looks down at the ground. "Hand over the sword."
"No! I will never give anyone the sword, especially you!" I shout. He stares at me and I know for certain he's much different than the last encounter we had.
"Seven years ago exactly today. You changed everything… and I want to know why!" I shout, he looks over and then his expression changes.
"How pathetic. After all these years you still aren't over it. And you still have the nerve to ask me why I did it….?" He says and right at that moment the rain starts to pour down hard.
"Tell me why!" I yell and he glares at me.
"I have no time to explain, the full moon is approaching…" He says quietly.
"What are you talking about?" I yell. "You think I'll just hand it over to someone like you! I hate you!" I shout and he looks at me with a blank expression.
"If you won't hand it over then I'll rip it out of your hands even if I have to cut your hands off!" He shouts and disappears in a blink of an eye. He's definitely faster then Lee.
"This is it Yamouri…..It's time to take revenge. This is where it started and this is where it will end," I tell myself. With no time to even move he kicks my back and I fly forward and roll onto my side. He appears by me again and with his hands in his pockets kicks my side and it sends me to the side. He slowly walks towards me and I use my invisible jutsu.
"What an interesting jutsu…" He says and stands still waiting for me to attack. I hesitate thinking maybe it's a trap and throw several kunai. It looks like he didn't even raise a finger and the kunai knives fall to the ground.
"How can he be that fast?" I think to myself.
"You want to know something Yamouri…" He says quietly almost as if he can see me right now.
"That day….You had no pulse. I checked you and your heart wasn't even beating…You were dead I was certain of it…Yet you're here today, how can you still be alive?" He says and I look at him in confusion. That's impossible. I think maybe he could be making it up.
"I didn't think it be this much work to wipe the Kesaki name off of this world. It's rather annoying," He adds as I clench my fist.
"Shut up! I'm tired of hearing your voice…" I add. He walks towards me and I jump away.
"So there you are," He says with a grin. Then I remember the butterfly was the last thing I saw before I woke up and stumbled into the Anbu.
"Could it be…?" I whisper to myself and Kento continues to walk towards me. "Is this really happening or is it all just a dream? Because I'm tired of dreaming."
"You're wrong Kento," I say and he stops walking and now that he is close enough I can get a good look of his face. What was once so sweet and caring is now so evil. His eyes have no emotion except maybe impatience. He has a big scar from his cheek all the way to under his chin. If I remember correctly the place I had cut him. I didn't think I had cut it so deep. He has bandages around his head to try and cover it.
"What?" He asks.
"I may be physically alive right at this moment, but I did die that day," I say. He doesn't change his expression. Maybe he no longer has emotion either. "I died along with my family. And I'm tired of living like this. All this time I've been so hollow inside. So if today is my last day….I will take you down with me!"
"Lightning style! Thunder up!" I shout and make thunder balls and throw them at him. He vanishes and I look around confused.
"Don't think I'll be so easy….Never underestimate your enemy," He whispers in my ear and I feel him punch my side and it feels like a sword and it sounds like he broke something. I let out a gasp as I spit out a gush of blood.
"Give me the sword Yamouri," He steps on my hand and reaches for it and with my free hand I stab his leg with a kunai knife and he lifts me up and punches me and I fly to the side. My hair tie breaks and my brown hair hangs all around my face.
"Your hair has grown…" Kento thinks to himself then takes out his sword and walks toward Yamouri.
~::.::.::.::.:: Meanwhile ::.::.::.::.::~
"Shikamaru!" Neji shouts. They stop and look at him. Then over at the lightning striking on a mountain.
"What is it Neji?" Shikamaru adds.
"We have company…" Neji adds. They stare up ahead and a mysterious ninja appears with a mask just like Kakashi's.
"Neji isn't that the same guy that was with…." Naruto starts and Neji nods and Lee gets into battle stance saying he will take this one.
"If he is here then that means…" Neji starts and they look over at the mountain.
"Yamouri…." Shikamaru says quietly. "Alright Lee we'll leave this up to you!"
"You are not going anywhere…" Says the mysterious ninja and they all fall to their knees.