Kai stood silently infront of the council doing his best to hide his own grief, that showed in his sleepless eyes he dare not bother to look to Temari who was doing her best to keep herself together. Laying infront of him, what dare wish he didn't, giving bad news was something he was not very fond of at all. Trying to find the words he was looking for, but each word that came across his mind, added more tears that started to stream down his eyes.
He had to keep himself together, he just had too. He's a jonin, inhaling sharply blocking out the items on the table. He looks straight at Gaara, who stayed fixated upon the items infront of him. But lifted his eyes to match Kai's green ones. Raising a hand, Kai places it upon the only shoe he and his men found belong to May, and the scarf that Temari had given her, in a nearby tears hanging there drifting in the wind."M-my squad, after doing a thorough search, the best we could before..."he stops to collect his words. Seeing this was starting become hard for him, Baki a well respected jonin and councilmen, the previous Jonin over Gaara and his siblings. Steps in, a very tall man two distinctive, red markings on the right side of his face, the only visible part of his head, with the rest being covered by his turban-like head gear and by a sheet hanging from it on the left side of his face. Dressed in the standard attire of a Suna-nin.
"The enemy hid, unusual explosives along the village, that detonated the second one was found. It intensely took the whole village with it, leaving nothing with in at least a 30 or 40 foot radius, if not more. Nothing was left, not even the trees surrounding the area, infact if it was just somewhat close, the explosion took looks like it was dissolved partially. We where not able to obtain any sort trace or material from the bomb."
"It dsingrated everything!?"one of the councilmen speak up shocked.
Baki nods his head."Yes, we were lucky enough to move out the way just in time."he looks to the still distraught Kai, the man was doing his best to keep it together.
Ebizo who was sitting on the council looks at him. Before he could say anything another one does."Did you manage, Kai to get a look at what the bomb looked like?"
Kai, looks at the man. It was the sameone from before who wasn't very keen of May, Ryota, and by the tone of his voice he was not the least bit interested in her whereabouts. Only the mission."To a certain degree. It was a cylinder like canister, that was all I could see really...and there was some either light or neon dark purple substance in it. But, that was all before it exploded..."he bites his lip, to stop it from trembling.
"I see..."Ryota looks at the report infront of him."That village wasn't the only one attacked...there are reports coming in from other countries of their smaller villages being attacked as well. In the same way...still we should s-"
"Please, council allow me to go back and do a thorough search for May!"Kai intrupts him. Everyone looks at him Ryota narrows his eyes at the pleading medic-nin.
"It's apparently she did not survive the blast."Ryota coldly states."The evidence is right there, infront of all our eyes. Even the Kazekage knows, and sees it. So sending extra resources to aid the deceased would be absolutely ridiculous. Right now, we have much more matters to at-"
Kai slams his hands down in anger on the table almost cracking it, his brows furrowed darkly at the man."May is part of this village!"he snaps."She's still out there! We didn't do a thorough swept of the village, to say it's ridiculous, please forgive me, but that is just idiotic! It was my carelessness that she's was lost."he looks to Temari apologetically. Guilt weighed heavy in his eyes, turning back to Ryota who face was like stone, not at all budging."So I ask, again let me go alone and search for her, I know she's still alive and managed to survive or at least to make a valet accuracy."
"Like you said, it is your fault."Ryota coldly tells him."If you where not careless, then she would be here? And we wouldn't be having this talk, she's a genin, I mean was a genin."He grabs the files infront of him, putting them together nicely."As I stated, before it would absolutely pointless. Next time, I suggest you be more careful, but take comfort in the fact you managed to bring back the others. With your keen observance, the others managed to avoid the same fate."
Ryota stands up coolly, looking hard at Kai who he knew who's spirit was broken from the cold words that came from his mouth. He couldn't help but smirk just a little bit. "I beileve this meeting is ad-"
Temari slams her hand down, making the others jump. Ryota looks at her calmly, but she wasn't not. He saw the angry fires blazing in her eyes. She was about to say something if not for Kankuro who steps in. He stands up, looking at the ill councilman."Actually, it's the Kazekage who dismisses the meeting. Even though you are an elder, the Kazekage gives the orders, also it's vote to see if we should expend the necessary resources. Not you, Elder Ryota."
All eyes look at the man, who calm gaze cringe a bit in anger. But he knew what Kankuro said was right, looking to Gaara."Kazekage?"
Gaara, looks at Kai the two lock eyes together.
*Owww...my head...*Suigetsu moans, his head was throbbing pretty bad.*Damnit...what happened?*
Feeling a warm sensation, the pain he felt was starting to go away, feeling much better he smiles to himself. His vision starting to come back, looking up trying to focus he sees two bright yellow-golden eyes looking down at him, worried. He was sure that, seen them before, hearing someone asking if he was alright. Their words sounded muffled at first, but it slowly started to become more coherent. That voice he heard before too, one that calmed him down and sent a tingling sensation throughout his body.
As his vision become more clearer, he realized who it was healing him and looking over him. It was you. You kept calling to him, to see if he woke up just yet, worried greatly over his current state which was that of jelly like water state, which he was starting to turn back into his more solid form. Which was good sign, you came to see.
Smiling happy to see he was alright, Suigetsu though cracks. He shoots up quickly from your lap, that you had his head resting in. Scurrying back from you, pulling himself back together, from his liquid state. You cock your head to the side, at his reaction. Reaching out to him, he snaps at you."Whoa, stay back!"
Stopping your head, and staying put, the poor guy breathing in and out hard."Are you alright?"you asks him.
Suigetsu does his best to get his mind together, recalling what happen, as well the surroundings of where the two of you now where. It seem to some sort of deep raven or crevasse. "...How did we get here?"he asks, pinching his eyes closed for a few seconds.
"After the explosion, you managed to before any damage could be done to encase me in your liquify body, taking the blast which was stronger enough to propel us miles away from the our current area. How we came here, after regain myself and leaving your body, I found us shelter so that I could heal you. You've been out for a day and half."
"..."Suigetsu sharply inhales. He looks at you for a bit, rolling his eyes. Though not towards you.
"Thank you."you thank him, he looks at you surprised."Thank you, for saving me."The smile you gave him, made the killer flush he tries to hide it with a smug smirk.
"It wasn't anything, please."he stands up, realizing he was not fully healed as he thought, falls down. Only to be quickly caught by you, you slowly sit him down carefully, resting his back up against the rocky wall. He stiffs up, from your delicate touch.
Focusing on where the injury is on his body, you place your hands on his chest, closing your eyes."Please relax."you tell him calmly. He abides by what you say, transferring your aura into him, he sees your hands glow the same color as your eyes, his whole body outlined in your energy. He could feel the pain he had, slip away like it was not there. He wasn't sure if this was medical jutsu or not. It was completely different from Karin's. He didn't have to bite you at all, it was like you where transferring your own energy into him, taking away everything. Looking at you, thinking back to what you said, how he was out for a day and half, he realized you had been awake since then.
It felt so relaxing and gentle, his body started to relax from its tensed sensation. What seem to last to him for hours, was only a few seconds for you. Sensing he was completely healed without any injuries.
Smiling at job well done, sitting back up looking at him."There, you are able to stand now."you inform him.
He moves his leg that was injured, pushing himself up off the wall standing up just fine, tapping his foot on the ground he felt no ounce of pain. He smirks at his recovery.
"Thanks."he thanks you patting his leg."Like new, what are you some medic nin?"
You nod your head."Yes, from the Sunagakuge village..."you place your hand upon your forehead protector which you realized it wasn't there. Alarmed you look down quickly, seeing it was gone, the spot where it was placed was torn off. Looking around frantically for it, Suigetsu saw how hysterical you became all of sudden, looking down at the small little river for it. Lifting up rocks seeing if it was there.
Seeing the big fuss you where making over it, which he didn't seem to care much about but you did. Realizing you couldn't find it, turning to him on the brink about to cry. For some reason, it affected him. He walks over to you, reaching out a hand to you, before his hand could even reach you. You bury your face in his chest, this wasn't what he was going to do. Stun by your sudden gesture, his arms out on the side, creeping slowly upward towards you, trying to fight them from wrapping around you. But they seem to have a mind of their own, and before he knew it, they wrapped around consoling you.
This wasn't like him, at all. Just a few hours ago he was going to chop you up just for fun. Now, that was the furthest thing in his mind, it was replaced with something else. Thinking back to what he was charged to do, from Sasuke on watching you and the group that came to inspect the destroyed village, and pretty much everyone get killed.
Now, he was doing something different. Feeling himself pull you closer, you where small in his hold not to small but small. Letting his arms slide off you, resting them on your shoulder, pushing you off him gently. He looks down at you, he saw you had not shed any tears, he was sure though you where crying. Which was weird, paying no mind to that. Looking up at him, he could see how important it was to you.
Thinking of what to do. When staying awake for almost two days was starting to take its toll, your body became limp, your eyes closed on their own, and before you knew. Everything went black, Suigetsu manages to catch you just in time.
"Hey! Hey!"he shakes you, but you didn't wake up, looking closer he saw you where just sleeping. Sighing in relief, picking you up in his arm looking around. Clearly he couldn't stay here with you, and there was a possibility a search party might be sent after you. He also had to report back to the others on his findings, not wanting to hear Karin's mouth. He still had you, thinking hard. He had choice to make.
Back where the village use to be, a lone tattered Sunagakure forehead protector rested hidden in the trees, with a piece of ripped clothing attached to it. A hand reaches out plucking it from its lodged placed.
Bringing it up to their nose sniffing it."Yep, this is May's."Kiba waves it in the air.
Hearing that Hinata races over to him, gasping at the sight of May's headband. Before she could say anything, another hand comes grabbing. They look seeing Kankuro holding it. He observes the whole thing."Yep, this is May's."
Another hand snatches it from him, looking it was Temari. She observers it, her sharp eyes look to Kiba."Can you track her?"
Kiba sniffs the air."Yeah..."
Everyone waits for his verdict."...Well?"Kankuro impatiently asks.
"Give me a sec..."Kiba snaps at him. Finding the scent."Yeah, she's alive..."
Everyone sighs in relief."Where is she then?"Temari demands.
"...She's with someone else...I can't really pinpoint who they are...but I know they went that way."he points Northeast of them.
"Good...she's alive."Temari says to herself. Her grip on the forehead protector tightens.
"She is?"Kai comes running over to them, everyone looks at him.
"Yeah, she is."Kiba tells him."Her scent is still good, but something tells me, that it might slowly start to fade. With this wind blowing."
"Then we should go after her!"Kai gets ready to go, if not for someone to place a hand on his shoulder, turning around finding Kakashi.
"First, we need to inform the Kazekage."he tells him."Then we can proceed."
"But he gave us clearance to proc-"Kakashi pats the worried man on his shoulder.
"I know, but the Kazekage still said for to inform him if there is any chance she's alive to report back our findings."Kakashi tells him."Because, the council is waiting for proof. Kiba how long do you think her scent will stay?"
"I'm not sure really..."Kiba thinks about it worried."But at least a good amount of time."
"Good then...Naruto!"Kakashi yells, next thing Naruto comes pushing through the trees.
"Yeah? Did we find May?"he inquires.
"Yeah, we did. We have to head back to the village first to let the Kazekage know."He tells him."Let's go. The sooner we get back the better."
"But Se-"Naruto stops seeing Kakashi was right. Nodding his head, Kakashi turns around running back to Sunagakure, everyone follows hesitate though.
It didn't take them long to reach the village, the council assembles and Kakashi informs everyone of their findings. Kiba stating that May was still alive, and her scent was still good, but if they didn't hurry they could loose it.
Ryota speaks up, pompously."It's just a hunch, there is no evidence that says other wise."
"What?"Kiba looks at him.
"You found, the girl's forehead protector how does that even qualify as evidence that she is alive."
"But she is, I can smell her scent in the air."Kiba growls back.
"There where many scents in the air of the dead, your noise might have accidentally assumed something else."Ryota cruelly tells boy."You might have mistaken her scent from another who might have walked by, you said yourself someone else was there. This..."he holds up the forehead protector with disgust dangling it."Here, was that was left, so it clearly shows she did not make it. The evidence is infront of all. I might be old, but my eyes are still working just fine."he tosses the item like garbage. Ignoring the others angry eyes upon him."We've already spent way to much of our time, on this...insignificant thing. Besides it's not like we lost much, she wasn't even part of this village..."he mumbles the last part.
Before he could stand up, an enraged Naruto heard him and infront of everyone leaps across the table grabbing hold of the councilman tightly by his collar, with a snarling look in his eyes. That even scared Ryota, Naruto's team shocked by what he was doing. Naruto's grip became tighter, baring his teeth. About to say something, when a hand rest upon his shoulder, looking he finds Gaara. Naruto looks right at Gaara, who stare calms Naruto.
"Let go."he tells his friend.
Naruto, gives Ryota one more look before releasing his grip on him, the tosses the man down into his seat, jumping down off the table. Balling up his fist. Doing his best to hold back his own anger.
"...Don't ever say that..."he threatens Ryota."May isn't insignificant or a thing."Turning looking at him, Ryota does his best to keep his composer together, under Naruto's dark gaze, in a one quick motion scaring Ryota, Naruto snatches the forehead protector, clenching it in his fist. The blonde turns his look to Gaara."She's alive, Gaara I know she is, we all do. I'll find her, and bring her back."
Seeing the intensity in his eyes, Gaara knowing he had the last say. Dismisses everyone.
Outside at the entrance of the village Naruto kicks up the sand furiously, his team watches him, Hinata tires her best to calm him down. But he wasn't having it. Stomping on the sand, punching the air. Stopping, taking out the forehead protector looking at it."..."
"This is so unfair!"he yells."Her scent could be gone by now."
Akamaru whines hearing that. Kiba comforts his friend."I know, buddy."
"...May..."Hinata thinks about her, looking to Naruto who was still having a fit.
"Forget this!"he yells."I'll find her myself!"he tells the others, getting ready to take off, only to be stopped.
Something wraps around his foot, making him trip flat on his face."N-Naruto!"Hinata goes over to him, seeing if he was alright.
Spitting up sand, Naruto pushes himself up off the sand."What the HELL!"he yells, turning around surprised to find sanding there with Kai, Kankruo , Ebizo, Baki and Temari.
Gaara.
"G-Gaara?"Naruto stun and confused, he stands himself back up.
Gaara looks at him, Naruto seeing he wasn't dressed in his Kazakage attire, instead full-length dark trousers, with a pair of laces on each leg, respectively a few inches below the waist and the knees, a long-sleeved crimson coat with flaring hemlines and slits down on the lower half of the front and the back, a grey holster vest held in place by a single strap over his left shoulder and by two buckled belts which he uses to carry his gourd.
Like he was going on a mission. Gaara walks to Naruto, taking the protector from him."May is from my village, she's under my protection."
Understanding his words, Naruto smiles nodding his head."...This is going to mean a great deal to her."Looking passed him, to the others.
"The Kazekage, will accompany you on retrieving back Sunagakure's ninjas."Ebizo tells Naruto."I know you will bring her back, our little flower."He then address Gaara."I will notify the council. Be safe Kazekage."
Gaara nods his head, tucking May's forehead protector he takes the lead. The second he takes off, everyone follows. Leaving Ebizo and Baki. The old man smiles to himself, Baki sees this looking back towards the others.
"Who would have thought..."Ebizo says to him."...Everyone wants to protect a flower...but some more than others."Baki looks back at the group, though more so towards Gaara. A smirk appears on the man's face.
In the shadows of the long trench that lead to the entrance of the village, Ryota venomous heated eyes seeing everything, turns to three people."Your job is simple, get to that little infection, before they do..."
Sharp sadistic eyes gleaming with glee, smiles at the man.