Lullaby to Remember
Natsuhi follows the next part of Shredder's plans to destroy the meteorite and end Akahoshi. Well that's before he can make his move to take back the meteor.
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Foot Clan HQ Whirlpool Country
The Foot Tech Ninjas who are still working on getting Sara out of her ice get a sudden interruption by the Foot Elite Ninjas who arrive with a guest who isn't awake at all. "Woah! Is that Tayuya of the Sound Ninja 4?" A random Foot Tech Ninja ask feeling surprise that they brought Tayuya who was layed into medical bed by the Foot Elite Ninja, "correct, Master Shredder ordered us to find her because he assume she is an Uzumaki due to her red hair", the Foot Elite Leader tells them what Shredder order them to due while he and the others are away at Hoshigakure.
"So our other job aside from getting Sara out of her ice is to find any proof if she is really an Uzumaki and that is a request from Master Shredder?"
"Correct, but Master Shredder said there is no rushing things here, he has plenty patience for this", the Foot Elites then leave as the Foot Tech Ninjas continue their work on getting Sara out of her ice and got started on discovering if Tayuya is really an Uzumaki like Shredder assumes.
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Hoshigakure
The star is stolen by an intruder which is actually by Natsuhi who was following Shredder's plans, Team Guy and the Foot Clan are investigating while Shredder spends some time with Sumaru, "Guy Sensei can we all suspect that the thief was using Chakra to fly?" Rock Lee ask if that's even possible but actually Natsuhi was cloaking since she is disguise as a Foot Tech Ninja.
"That's impossible Lee, all Jutsu and Chakra have been purge", Guy doesn't believe that's possible due to what the purge did before.
"Guy Sensei has a point there Lee", Neji said agreeing with Guy.
"If that's the case then we have no leads then", Tenten says until approached by Mikage, Shizuka and Hagoromo.
"Well there is no giving up on bringing that meteor back is there?" Shizuka ask the Konoha Nins in very scolding way.
"Easy for you to say Shizuka since you and your husband the Shredder are still trying to destroy Konoha!" Tenten and Shizuka have their faces press on each other and pushing each other back in fort out on anger, even gritting their teeth.
"Okay that's enough you 2", Guy pulls Tenten back to halt the fight between her and Shizuka that's about to start, Mikage and Hagoromo pull Shizuka away and convinces her to let it go already.
Akahoshi and he 2 of subordinates Shiso and Yotaku watch the 2 Ninja factions pick a fight again, "will never find the thief and the star if the Konoha Nins and the Foot Ninjas continue not to get along with this collaboration", Akahoshi said realizing they'll never find the thief and the star if Konoha and Foot Clan don't get along with their collaboration.
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Shredder and Sumaru settles down to continue their talk, "so where are your parents anyway?" Shredder ask but he just wants to know what Sumaru believes since he doesn't know his mother Natsuhi is still alive, "my parents died defending the star from a foreign ninja", Sumaru answered but that's what he thinks. "Sorry to hear that Sumaru", Shredder apologies for hearing that from him.
"That's okay Shredder, wanna here an old lullaby song my mother sang when I was little?" Sumaru kindly ask him if he wants to hear an old lullaby song that Natsuhi sang to him during Sumaru's childhood.
"Of course Sumaru."
(Japanese Lyrics)
Natsuhiboshi naze akai
Yuube kanashii yume wo miita
Naite hanashita
Akai me yo
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Natsuhiboshi naze mayou
Kieta warashi wo sagashiteru
Dakara kanashii yume wo miru
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(English Lyrics)
Natsuhiboshi why are you so red?
Because I had a sad dream last night.
My eyes are red from the tears I shed, swollen as I cry.
Natsuhiboshi why've you lost your way?
I'm searching for a child who's gone afar.
He can't be found though I search all day
My sad dreams come once more.
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"I like it, but it also felt so sad", Shredder commented of what he felt about the lullaby.
"I know, I've also said the same thing when my mother was still alive, with my father, now if you will excuse me I need to meet with my friends Mizura and Hokuto right now", Sumaru then leaves to meet with his friends.
"Now for the next part of my plan!" After Sumaru is gone, Shredder proceeds with the next phase of his plan.
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Tenten and Lee search the entire area for clues, so was Mikage, Shizuka and Hagoromo as well as their Foot Ninjas, "find anything yet Tenten?" Lee ask if there are any clues to be found, "nothing Lee", Tenten turns her sights to the Foot Clan, she sees Shizuka shooking her head as no they too haven't found any clues, even the Foot Ninjas have found nothing after coming back from their fake search.
"I guess none of us have found any clues or answers", Neji said to Tenten and Lee.
"If only I had my Byakugan in the first place it we would be getting somewhere faster", Neji now imagines that if he ever had his Byakugan they would have found something or someone quickly.
"Well the fact is, you don't Neji, the purge erased everything of the Chakra and Jutsu, that includes your Byakugan", Tenten said to Neji as a way of facing the facts.
"Will be fine as long we are keeping everyone in dark and we follow Shredder's plans", Shizuka whispered to the Foot Clan and they all nodded their heads.
"I just hope Master Shredder has got started on the next part of his plans", Hagaromo said hoping that Shredder have already gotten started with the next part of his plan.
"Of course he has, before Akahoshi can make his evil move to take back the meteor", Shizuka said because the Foot Clan might actually suspect that Akahoshi may have plan to get the meteor back from the thief.
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With Sumaru
Sumaru meets up with 2 of his friends Mizura and Hokuto who where training and talking, "oh hey Sumaru", Hokuto says hello to him, "we heard that you were with the Shredder", Mizura said that like it sounded it all exciting. Before Sumaru can say something both Mizura and Hokuto are hit by some kind sleeping dart and collapse on the ground.
"Ouch!" Sumaru was hit on the neck by the same sleeping dart which he pulls off but he still collapse on the ground, Sumaru could see someone coming his way but his visions becomes too blurry for him to see who it is.
"Sorry Sumaru", Natsuhi who's behind this apologies to her son as soon as he falls asleep.
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Originally it was Akahoshi who kidnaps Sumaru but this fanfic it's his mother Natsuhi disguise as a Foot Tech Ninja who kidnaps him as part of Shredder's plans.