Two cups sweet tea was set before you and Kankuro, you look to the server thanking the young man. He nods his head to them, Mirai begins to fuss a bit you slowly bounce her up and down to give her a sense of movement. Kankuro takes a drink of his tea, he smirks watching you tending to the baby.
"A fussier."he jokes snickering a bit, you look at him nodding your head in agreement.
"Yes, she can be."you agree sighing a bit."But she is a good and righteous little one. I am very much surprised to find you here in the village."
The puppeteer just shakes his head from what you said about Mirai before responding to what you just said."I guess it is a surprise. Just like you being a babysitter. Heard about what happened to you. How are you holding up?"
He watches your eyes begin to fill up with shame, but you some how managed to stop it from fully consuming your eyes despite the darken shadow in them. You bring yourself out of it, he wasn't sure if you just where trying to mask it. But the smile you had on, could fool anyone. You looked content.
"I am holding up fine."you force yourself to say."I did broke a rule and for that it is only fitting that I be taken off. Miss Tsunade's orders, and I must follow them. Taking time off, it is most relaxing really and taking care of Mirai here...has been most enlightening. I am able to think about my mistake and know once I am off, I shall not do it again. But enough about that, why are you currently in the village? Is everything alright back in Mr. Gaara's village?"
Kankuro takes another sip of his drink."Well, things are good and we've managed to rebuild back again. We have higher security on alert should anything arise. There hasn't been any spotting of those umm...not sure what to call them. Anyway, Gaara's tired to reach out to the other villages to see if we can all in a sense collaborate and trade any information the other might have from this new enemy. Which speaking of Gaara, he's here though talking with the Hokage. We came by a bit earlier to see you, but you weren't home. So we proceeded, and after making sure Gaara was secured he instructed me to find you. Which I did."
Hearing Gaara was here, your tense up nervously for a second. Knot began to slowly form in you, making you not really uncomfortable it was something else. It was not a good feeling, you didn't know what swept over you but you felt that you could not bring yourself to face Gaara at this point. You just felt so..so..disgraceful.
That was it, you felt disgrace like a heavy metal rod just slammed right into your stomach. Your breathing seem to slowly begin to increase even if you were trying to control it.
Your lips slowly drop your smile that twisted into a uncomfortable one. Kankuro could see you struggling to be glad to that Gaara was here, but you were failing badly. He could the ashamed look that began to take form, your body started to slowly shake a bit. That you almost knocked over your cup if he hadn't placed his hand on top of yours to help you kept it steady.
"Whoa. You ok May?"his words filled with concern.
Slowly you calm down, your eyes didn't look up at him you kept them down to the side cast away from his stare on you. Kankuro could feel the tense grip you had on the cup, if it became any tighter than he was sure you would have broken it or at least crack it.
Without any words he had a hunch on what you were thinking now. It was written all across your face, even if you tried to hide it, your eyes cast deeply with shame and sorrow. You where scared, not of Gaara but because of the way you knew he would look at you displeased and scowling. He would be angry because of what happened with you, being kicked off the team and not at all following orders, not to mention putting someone else life in danger.
All this began to pile up on you, that if you could tears would be coming down your eyes. But you couldn't shed a single tear to release what you felt inside, all you could do was just shut your eyelids tightly to rely the message, that Kankuro couldn't help but sympathize with you. You looked like a child right now to him, a child who knew they had done wrong and yet where still afraid of the ultimate consequence that was sure to follow. The harsh scolding from the parent.
It cute he had to admit to himself, he knew you clearly where in so many words seeking some form of comfort that it was not going to be bad. Being an older brother, one would think he would be an expert at this concealing and offering advice. But his childhood growing up with his own younger brother, did not start that way. It wasn't until later down the line, but he really just became his brother's confidence when spoke of all he wished to do and change. Very few times he would add his own voice, but mainly he would listen.
Like he was doing now, but he had to do more than just listen. He had to think of what to say and how to offer you a sense of comfort and assurance things would be alright and that they were not as big as you assumed them to be. Searching his mind, he finally finds the right words that he thinks might help.
He takes his hand off yours. Before he says anything he signals for two more cups of sweet tea."Yeah know something..."he begins, turning to you with a smirk.
Tsunade sat with her council, Shizune a few guards, Gaara, and Ryota. A few folders laid out in front of Tsunade and Gaara filled with documents and pictures on what has been currently going on. Not to mention the data in which Shizune's team has managed to collect and the reports of the missions from others who managed to come across anything in particular that fit the description of any of these strange assailants and attackers.
"Not a single trace of were their hideout might be."Tsunade sighs."And the sightings seem to be periodic at best. With just these bit amount of information, from our two villages it doesn't seem like enough. The only sightings have only been in minor villages, people have gone missing, not mention a few shinobis from the other nations. From what I heard. This new threat has proven to be very allusive."
One of the council members speak up. They pick up one of the pictures that had the head of a Foot bot."There use of technology is another factor. It can be clearly seen, it is not anything any eyes have seen before."
"And their experiments."the other council member picks up a photo of the mutated disfigured corps."Is beyond unethical, the chemical are unknown. Has anything come up from the autopsy?"They look to Shizune.
She shakes her head."No nothing, the chemical compound of this...substance is nothing I've seen before. Though only thing that is certain is this..ooze,"she points to the photo that had the mutagen in it."alters their biologic structure allowing them to mold it to their liking. It also seems to act as a some sort of suppression. In others, it seems that this ooze has been modified to where once inserted into the body sends off properties that take control of them. Shutting off any senses of thinking. On top of that, the bodies seem to be composed of mechanical parts too."
The file she was holding, she takes out a few x-rays all eyes fall on the photos. Showing x-rays of the tissue, skeletal, muscle and nerves."They've managed to integrate their wiring all throughout nerve system."Tsunade slightly gasps, astonished. She had to admit to herself, this was quite fascinating despite the current ordeal.
"Yes, it seems this ooze is pumped into their bodies by these ummm..."Shizune pauses for a second."Canisters, which is attached to their spinal cord."
"It's amazing really..."Tsunade admits, a few eyes look at her."Who ever is behind their ingenuity is one to behold. What is this..."she points to the second canister with bluish like liquid.
"That Milady seems to be..."Shizune felt her lips pressure together, she didn't want to say it but knew she had no choice. Reluctant for a few more seconds she sighs silently."It's chakra."
Eyes gasp in shock and disbelief."What!?"Tsunade voice was sharp and slightly shaky."What are you saying?"
The assistant jumps slightly from the woman's tone, but keeps herself calm the best she could."From the test, and the valiant research that ummm...May had previously done along with our own. It's chakra liquefied or in other words it's their own chakra. We don't fully know how they are managing to do it, but that's all we have. And the schematics of the body's system seems well..."
"Technorganic..."Gaara muffles to himself shocked."...May..."
He did his best to conceal his words and his surprise. But someone overheard him, before they could say anything the Kazekage regains himself and presents his findings from his village along with some other things."Here are our findings, from Sunagakure. We seem to be on the page with the results, though due to Kai still being hospitalized, he being the head of our department it has made it a bit difficult. It is as you said,"he looks to Shizune."they are liquefying chakra mixing it in with, whatever this substance it. Those canisters upon their backs, are wired directly to their spinal column, mainly the cervical part."
Tsunade looks over the information. A pure look of disgust clearly showed, with burning anger in her amber eyes."On another note,"Gaara gets her attention. She looks to the young man."The Mizukage has agreed to comply and share the information from her village that they had collected."
"That's good."Shizune makes light of the good news."We should send a team there."
Tsunade nods her head in agreement."Yes, I'm sure anything they have will be very vital. Still..."her eyes ponder intensely, trying to figure out what all this information meant and how to pinpoint this new enemies location and how to bring an end to it. A heavy sigh escapes her lips, with nothing really further to say, the meeting adjourned.
The council members leave first, Ryota excuses himself from Gaara and Tsunade. He exits the room, when the door shuts all the way. He makes sure, turning he looks ahead at Tsunade's council members who seem to still be discussing the meeting.
Putting a hand up he calls to them."Excuse me."the two hear him and stop in their tracks, Ryota makes his way to them.
"Yes?"the elderly man ask, seeing the slight complex look upon the Sunakagure man.
"I am sure you heard,"he looks to the elderly woman."Lord Kazekage say a certain name."
The woman nods her head, he was correct."Yes, I did. I am assuming this girl May has something to do with what is currently happening?"
Ryota firmly nods his head."Yes, in a manner of speaking."
"But she is of your village is she not?"The man prompts.
Ryota didn't say anything, he had to choose his words carefully. What he was doing had to be executed with fineness."...There is something I must rely to you both."
Back in the room with Tsunade and Gaara. Both Kages just going a bit extra with the information, it was quiet between the two until Gaara broke the silence.
"How has May, been?"he slowly puts the documents back in their proper folders.
Shizune was helping Tsunade, and froze from Gaara's words she looks shakily towards Tsunade awaiting what the woman was going to say.
Tsunade inhales deeply, and exhales calmly. She brings her hands up folding them and rest her chin on top."She's been well, her new assignment seems to be working for her."She tells him, Gaara gives her his full attention as he finished putting the some more papers away."It's working out, keeping her mind elsewhere and seems like she has been reflecting upon her decision."
"From what Sakura and Ino have seen,"Shizune interjects."Which speaking of Sakura and Ino, Milady the two have been asking when she would be allowed back onto the team. Even me, most of the documents here are from the research she provided. I know it's not my place to tell you, but I think May has reflected well enough. Don't you, Milady?"
Shizune stopped for a bit, and looked to the Hokage who's face she could not ready but clearly see she was taking what she said in consideration. Nothing but the sound of shuffling papers was heard. Shizune drops her eyes from the unresponsive answer of the Hokage and picks up the folders in her arms, when the members of Tsunade's council comes back in. The Hokage looks to them, a bit surprised they came back looking harder she saw upon their tight faces there was something urgent in which they needed to tell her.
"Kazekage, would please excuse us."the elderly woman address Gaara."We must talk with the Hokage privately."
Understanding, Gaara nods his head. Stopping what he was doing, he gets up saying his good-bye to Tsunade one of the guards open the door for him. He thanks them and leaves.
Making his way out of the Hokage's building Gaara is greeted by Kankuro. His brother greets him with a warm respectful smirk, Gaara nods his head acknowledging his brother and looks around expecting someone else to either be with him or show up. Kankuro saw the look in his brother's wondering eyes.
"Oh, May she we-"an explosion went off in the village, not to far from both of them. They felt the tremor shake beneath their feet, and the panic screams of the villagers. Kankuro's eyes widen not because of shock from the unexpected attack but because..."May's in that area."he tells Gaara panicked.
Looking to his brother he saw the horrified look in his eyes, forming a mount of floating sand for transport Gaara takes off. Kankuro waste no time and hurries after.
By the time, both of them reached the area that was now slightly disseminated, a few buildings broken, minor casualties which was good. A few of the villages shinobies were present. Some helping the villagers, while the others spread out to look for where the attack came from. Gaara lands in center and just a few seconds his brother drops down next to him. He couldn't help, but to gasp at the sight. It wasn't anything compared to anything the Land of Wind had done to it, but it was still bad. Seeing someone needing help, Kankuro hurries over there to add assistance.
Gaara used his sand to add assistance, but his eyes frantically looked around for one person. He could feel the worry begin to creep inside him, of the worse that might have happened to them. Hearing groans and painful moans none that he knew of, nor one that was distinctive to him.
"What happened here?!"Tsunade's demands, doing the best to keep her own anger in check from what befell in her eyesight. One of the shinobies hurries over to the woman.
Gaara continued to help and while he looked for them, still there was still no sign of them. He did his best to keep his cool, even with the growing tension he was starting to feel upon not finding them. A few more bodies came onto the scene, dropping down and looking around at the horror of the devastated area.
"What in the world..."Tenten was in disbelief, but quickly snaps out of it to help those who needed.
"Over here!"someone calls to her, she races in their direction.
"Help, please!"someone else calls.
Guy looks towards the person"Lee."he calls to the young man, who nods his head and follows his sensei stopping for a second when he spotted Gaara.
"Gaara?!"Lee was surprised to see him, wanting to see what he was doing here, he had to hold back and do as his sensei said.
Not to far away, Hinata had her Byakugan activated to see any others who might need trapped or need assistance. Looking through the rubble, her eyes spot something buried in the rubble of a building. Looking harder she gasp at who it was. She rushes to the spot and begins to start to dug out whom she saw.
"Hold on! I'm coming!"her voice rang in alarm, just a few feet away from her someone heard her panic cries. They turn in her direction, and hurry over to her, before they could reach her. The rubble started to shake, making Hinata stop and slowly move back as beams of golden light shoot through the cracks of the pile, before it just burst open. Blasting the debris away, which caught everyone's attention.
Gaara's eyes widen in relief to see, you. Surrounded in sphere of your energy with a few Kazekage hurries over to you, Hinata looks up at you, many would find the look you had scary due to your glowing eyes, and heavy breathing. But that was far from it, your sphere disappears and you drop onto your knees. Luckily Hinata managed to catch you.
"May! May are you alright!?"she almost screams in worry. You didn't respond just yet, trying to catch your breath.
A few shinobis come over to assist those you managed to protect, carefully the Hyuga sets you down. Telling you calmly to just breath and you where alright, when you grip her arm tightly. A grip that startled her, it was firm and strong, yet she felt the hold you had on her tremble in sorrow. She didn't understand, nor could she understand the words you mumbled.
She looks at you confused and worried."May, what are you saying?"she tries to understand, but it just seem like some sort of verbal cryptic puzzle. She opens her mouth to ask once again, stopping when noticed the look in your eyes. Like someone told you, someone you knew died. The distraught look in your eyes, that welled up. Ready to cry, within those distraught look she saw guilt and distress. The grip you had on her tighten more, she sucks up the pain more concerned about you, now very worried.
Hinata gets ready to say something to you, just as Gaara gets over to the two of you. You mumble something which Hinata hears, making her gasp in horror. She now understood why you where acting this way, you push yourself out of her grasp. Stumbling a bit, your vision was a bit shaky due to that unexpected attack, but regain yourself the best you could. Forgetting about yourself, Hinata realized what it was you going to do. She stands up just seconds to late, your eyes glow brighter, brow furrowed deeply and take off to the sky away from everyone.
Standing up fully, Hinata yells for you to wait. But the speed you took off there was doubt that you heard her, Gaara reaches her. He looks up towards the sky, he could see the way you took off it was something that caused you great grief. But what it was he didn't know, until he heard Hinata tell others who came over to her.
Hinata tries not to panic."It's Mirai, whoever attacked took Mirai."she tells the others.