"Mazter Zhredder, the trail run iz ready."Stockman informs the man.
Sitting in his throne, masked by the shadows, making it hard anyone to see the rest of him preferring to conceal himself. All was quiet in the presence of the man, the masked Man looks to Shredder waiting to see what his orders would be. The prolong response was just a side effect from the procedure he put himself through. From the shadows, a painful concealed grunt came from the man. Who was still healing.
"P-proceed."
With his words Stockman bows out and exits the room, though not before the Mask Man calls to the mutant man.
"How is our other investment?"he inquires."Since Shredder clearly is no condition to check up on it himself, I want to make sure our investment is doing well. Well?"
He towers over the cowering Stockman, with Shredder in a sense out of commission for a bit his affairs and orders would normally go through Tigerclaw, but now was shared with the Mask Man. His word and respect was almost next to that of Shredder, not mention Sasuke his favorite clearly.
Gulping hard, and twitching more than normal, Stockman stares into the whole in the mask, fearfully. Thinking of the right words to say.
The Mask Man steps closer."Well?"
Tsunade couldn't believe what she was just told, completely shock from their words. She knew something wasn't right, she had a feeling in her gut but she didn't go off it, instead she just watched it happen. Stricken with grief and anger, clenching her fist till her knuckles turned white. Her emotions over looking the logic of the whole situation. She could barely look Gaara in the eyes, Shizune saw it all in her master's eyes, the woman was beating herself up for what happened. Her heart went out to the Hokage, seeing Tsunade blaming herself, even if it wasn't her fault.
After finding out May had been sentence to prison, without his consent Gaara quickly send word to Tsunade on his departure to her village to clear up this matter or figure it out. A meeting was put together with him, Tsunade and Konoha's council. He saw ridden guilt on the woman, her eyes dwelling on what happened. He didn't hold anything against her, there was no animosity he had on her. Though her council members felt different about the whole thing, they go over the papers Gaara bought and his words. They were not sawed by his words, it clearly showed.
"Even though you say, you did not give the order to have May sent to prison."Homura speaks up."The konuichi herself admitted to committing the crimes. The evidences point right to her. She was apprehended after commenting a heinous crime. Half the town of Masshiro was slaughtered, the rest nearly desolated. Not to mention these unexpected attacks have stopped since she's been locked up. There is also the fact when an attack happened she is around and always missing at the scene to show up later. From the reports we've received."
"There is also the coded message, that one of our kounichi discovered, our team was able to decode it."Koharu, hands Gaara the decrypt message.
Taking it he reads it over surprised himself from what it said. Placing it down, looking at everyone he gets ready to open his mouth when everyone heard the angry boisterous yell erupting down the hall, outside the room.
"GAARA!"
The door slams open, startling everyone a bit standing there with burning eyes locked onto Gaara like a heated missile. Naruto snarls at the young Kazakage his fist clenched like his teeth, disregarding everything Naruto yells at him accusing him of treachery. If not for Kankuro who managed to hold the hot-blooded teen back, he would have jumped his brother.
"C-Calm down, Nar-Naruto!"he tells him.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU! SENDING MAY TO PRISON!"his words like a volcano erupting and burning."SHE DIDN'T DO IT! I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHERS SAY, MAY DIDN'T DO ANY OF THINGS!"he moves his eyes to Tsunade burning with the same fury he had for Gaara, everyone could see the hurt and confusion in his eyes and in his words."I-I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND THEM TAKE HER!"his eyes drop, heavy with guilt and regret. Shutting them tightly, feeling he was just to blame like them.
His clenched fist shook with anger."...May...S-sh-Why would you send her?"he looks back to Gaara demanding. He wanted a reason, there should be no good reason. None at all, waiting for Gaara to speak.
A hush silent came over the room, Tsunade kept her eyes on Naruto who stood there waiting. His eyes remained focused on Gaara, staring into them realizing in Gaara he was equally greater bothered by this than himself. He saw Gaara apologizing to him, telling him he was not all aware of it, this was not his doing and he was doing everything he could.
"Naruto,"Gaara answers his friend question."I was not aware of what happened to May. Not even the fact she was apprehended, nor that she already had her trial. Or about this other information. I've looked over and over on her case piled against her, I'm sorry."
Though his voice monotone, everyone could see and feel Gaara was torn up about. If anyone should feel guilt he did, casting his eyes away from Naruto and everyone hiding them. Naruto was stun seeing this from Gaara, stillness came like a wave across the room Kankuro slowly releases Naruto. Looking at his brother become consumed with guilt and anger all at once, he knew Gaara feelings when defected from the village. He was completely against those in the council to make May a missing-nin, he knew with all the evidence piled against, the death of Kai was nothing but a lie, the sudden attack on their village and on Konoha, and with the others had nothing to do with her. He had a feeling someone was framing her, but with the evidence sealed and lock from everything he read over and over again. From the new information he was just shown by the council members here, not to mention the fact May herself admitted to committing such crimes. There was always doubt in Gaara's eyes, even Kankuro himself felt it didn't make sense.
Upon finding out May was sent to prison Gaara quickly wrote for her release to the prison that she be removed sending a few there to get her back. Others could only imagine what she was going through. Even though Gaara and a few others had their doubts about May innocence, it still left one question unanswered. Why she did this?
Gaara regains himself and looks Naruto straight in the eyes."He said you might say that."Homura speaks up, getting everyone's attention. They look at the old man. Who looks to Gaara.
"What are you talking about?"Kankuro speaks for Gaara.
"And what do you mean by he?"Tsunade adds, her eyes narrow curious about this new person now.
Clearing this throat the man tells everyone."Ryouta."The name shocked everyone, though angered Naruto more than anything about to say something if not for Kankruo who laid a hand on his chest stopping him. Eyeing him to remain calm and let the man finish. Looking and listening Homura carefully."He had a feeling, May was behind it all and felt she was putting the village in danger. He stated that he knew the Kazakage would not see nor would anyone else, that he she was using some sort of bewitching jutsu on them. A vixen in sheep's clothing, not to be fooled, he claimed there would be signs of her treachery and clearly he was right. He took the right action to send her away, we informed him of her capture. He knew and felt you would not make the right decision for the village or either one. To preserve the peace for our villages and the rocky ones we have with the others. A diplomatic decision, not one based off emotions. That is why you never knew of her imprisonment, even though you have sent others to retrieve the girl. There is highly chance she will be released, Ryouta made it clear she would not. For the sake of persevering peace."
His words where cold as they where righteous. He was not bothered by it, nor was Koharu both staying and standing strong by the words. Staying strong with their beliefs in the whole mattered, though not mostly their words more so from Ryouta disgusting Naruto even more.
"So, she just gets to rot?"he snarls. Their eyes fell on him, not paying any mind to the enrage look in his eyes. Nor the hot tears that came down his eyes."He's always had it out for May!"
"From what we've been told,"Koharu begins."By Ryouta, that she isn't even from the village at all. In fact she just appeared out of thin air, and no one knows from where."Hearing that shocked and surprised Tsunade and Shizune."There is also the fact of the strange jutsu if on could call it that she does, not to mention her ability to fly without the aid of any sort of chakra. Quite unusual, for anyone really. Being able to do such things without chakra. She came move things without touching them, it's just strange and unnatural. One is right to be and feel cautious about this. From all the information and evidence we've gathered it points to her. Her strange natural raw "gifts", they aren't human."
"Aren't human?"Shizune was puzzled by this."What are you talking about?"
A cold sweat came over Gaara, Kankuro and elder looks to her."I'm saying she isn't human. Almost like those hideous creatures. Th-"
Tsunade slams her hand down breaking the table, having enough of this everyone looks at the enraged woman who gives the elders a dark harden look stopping them from saying anything.
"M'Lady..."Shizune looks at her.
"I've heard just enough out of you two..."her words hissed threatening to them."I don't need to hear your words. If nothing went through the Kazakage then it's not official, you should have come to me with this information. I would have looked into IT!"her voice rises."For all we know we've just sent an innocent soul to Hell. And you can just sit here without that weighing on your conscious? The fact you decided to take matters into your own hands? Sending a ninja who is not of this village to their own fate, that could easily start a war! You take the word of council member than the Kazakage himself! It wasn't for the sake of any village, it was just a cowardly move."
She stands up tall, bringing her fist back to her side her look remained on the two elders. Neither of them opened their mouth to say anything, though Kankuro did, when he realized something.
"You said, Ryouta?"he asks the two elders. They nod their heads, stopping when they noticed the bemused look he had. He looks to Gaara who also had it too.
"What is it?"Tsunade demanded from him. He looks to her.
"...Ryouta, couldn't have said those things. He was in the village the whole time, he never mention about May getting capture or anything. This doesn't make any sense, none at all. How could he...Gaara!"
Hearing this surprised the council members and Tsunade."That can't be true, he was here in the village during the trail."Koharu states.
"He couldn't have been..."Kankuro denies."He was with us..."
Before he could finish, someone rushing in from Konoha's Aviary with a look of urgency their eyes land on Gaara and hurry over to him. Bowing to him respect."Kazekage, this message came for you."he stands at salute. Holding up the paper he reads it out loud for everyone."Kazakage, we have grave news to inform you, upon arriving to the prison. The warden has informed us that, May is no longer living. Having been taken out from a silent ambush, we regret to tell you, May O'Neil is dead."
Everyone and thing in the room stood frozen in shock and horror from the grave news that was just announced. They couldn't believe it, no one could a gripping piercing feeling shoot through Naruto. Shutting his eyes tight in denial, hearing her voice saying his name as it faded away, imaging how she died in prison. Hearing her fear and painful screams, as her attackers ended her life. Seeing her eyes full of fear instead of life, begin to faded away, her lifeless body on the prison ground in her own pool of blood, the sound of her last breathe escaping. He felt something cut him inside, that he gripped the area over his heart tightly, biting down hard on his teeth trying to keep everything in. Falling to his knees, catching himself with his free hand his head dropped low, his tears began to drop one by one, until they just came running down. Even with his eyes shut tightly. His heart ached and screamed out in pain upon the words that echoed in his mind, May's death. After what he told her, he failed. He just failed, he could not keep his nindo like he said he would with her. He wasn't sure if it was guilt of her death or the fact he did not keep what he said.
With his eyes shut tightly, he saw nothing but darkness. Saying May's name over and over again in his mind.
"May...May..."he cries distraught. And he wasn't the only one.