"Hurry, run and tell the Mizuk-Argh!"

The shinobi was struck down by the invader with blast, as they dropped down from above. The Kiri shinobis upon the coast of Kirikagure where taken by this attack all of sudden. A few stayed behind while the others raced to their village to inform everyone of the unsuspected attack. Those standing on the front line to hold back these intruders did not fair well against them, when they fell they went after the others. Commanding the attack, Xavar who took great thrill and pleasure in the fallen bodies, collecting a weapon as a trophy. With him to keep him focused and on track, the Masked Man.

"Should you really looking at your reflection?"

Xever smirks at himself in the forehead protector of a deceased shinobi, marveling his appearance. He loved this world, being able to regain in a sense his original form again, through the transformation jutsu. Hearing the man, he snarks a bit but understood standing up to finish the trial run.

"One must marvel at work of art."Xever quips, smirking stepping over the body of the shinobi though not before wiping his blade upon them, to clean. He admires his reflect in the blade.

Irritated by his behavior the Mask Man kept his composure. Looking at their little army, just about half a dozen, a trail run to see how well Stockman's creations fared. So far so good, with only the lost of one out of the half dozen who managed to take out the coastal guards now to move onward to the bigger part of this trail.

The village.

With a command from Xever he gets their attention.

"Alright amigos, let us proceed. We have a job to do, let's finish it."Pointing his blade towards the direction of the village he takes off with the others following.

"Ino. Ino please explain the meaning of this flower to me?"

Ino looks at May, who stood there holding a Gardenia in her hands. Looking at it with wonder and uncertainty.

"It's a Gardenia, and it means secret love."

Understanding, May puts the flower back and picks up another one. This time a Heather asking Ino again what the flower meant.

"Admiration and solitude."

"Ino, which flower symbolize you?"May asks.

Ino stops working thinking about it for a second, looking around her family shop. She spotted it, going over to the plant and picks it up to show the girl.

"This, it's called a Bush Clover."she holds the lavender flower."Meaning blunt and candid love. Anymore questions?"

May didn't say anything except marvel the flower Ino had shown her, a pleased smile comes to the girl."It fits you well, Ino."

Her words made Ino fluster, May didn't seem to notice she had turned around looking around Ino's family store at the all flowers. A warm smile comes to her face, filled with enjoyment from all the vibrant colors and feelings. Ino watches her marvel at the flowers, when she noticed a the corner of May's mouth quiver a bit. Her eyes drop a bit.

"Flowers have their meaning. It is so nice to hear."May praises."They are very wonderful. Everyone is a flower, are they not, Ino?"She turns and smiles at Ino with a unreadable smile."I wonder...if am I flower, with meaning..but then..."she looks at her hands. Closing them.

Not sure how to answer the question, not fully understanding it. If Ino could call it a question.

"Ino, can flowers...can they grow from darkness?"May asks another out of the blue question.

Her eyes still on May, Ino looks at her puzzled by her question. Not really understanding it, but she did notice the way in which May said it. It sounded like she wanted some sort of sense of hope, yet at the same seem hopeless at the same time. She was searching for some sort of answer that did not appear or did not exist and painfully content with it.

"May..."Ino consoles her. Resting a hand upon her shoulder.

In just a second May perked back up, with her bright smile looking at Ino."It was just a mere question..."A complete 360, she just did.

Ino wanted to pressure her more about it, but May's smile told her everything was alright so she left it alone. She smiles back at her.

Ino looks at Natsuki, who rested in the bed after she passed out. Tsunade had her admitted to the hospital to which Ino took her. She was set up in a nice room, where she began to quickly work on her with the help of two nurses. Just by glancing over her, she could tell the young girl was at her breaking point, exhausted, dehydrated and malnutrition just a bit. She was dirty, blisters upon her feet not to mention a few sores and couple of marks. Her body temperature was low, almost close to hypothermia, her lungs where sore noticeable by her raspy breathing and coughing of blood which Ino was able to get under control. With her vitals being regulated and stable now, all the young girl had to was just rest.

It amazed Ino, what Natsuki did coming all the way here on her own. And plead for on her very life to bring May back. A person whom Ino assumed Natsuki was just cruel and mean too, nothing but a leech and bad mouth kid. With little regards for anyone other than her own. A few times she berated May for allow the girl to stay with her, and caring for her. Believing she was nothing but trouble and causing May more stress than she needed. Not to mention the fact she almost hit May, if not for Lee and Tenten that stopped her. She was child filled with anger, that took enjoyment out of causing misery to others.

But seeing her come barging into the meeting and collapsing in front of everyone. Told Ino everything she thought of Natsuki was nothing but a lie and facade. She did, she really did care about May to risk her own life for her's. More than Ino could say about herself, being the one who turned May over to the others. It was because of her, when she discovered those cryptic notes, that incriminated May. Made her out to falsely accused of fraternizing with the enemy, something didn't sit well in her stomach when turned it over to Tsunade and council. She had her doubts, but she stopped herself from going off them. Letting May take the fall for something she did not do. Throwing her into the fire pits of Hell, to suffer and be tormented. And to make it worse, May accepted it without a second thought. Going off of facts instead of her own feelings, Ino sold her out. She could hear May's painful screams ring in her mind, her mind played many different scenarios that could possibly happen to the girl in prison. Someone like May could not last in a place like that, she would be torn to shreds. Her soul couldn't take a place like that, she didn't have what it took to be in a place like that. May was to delicate and sweet, and Ino was the one who de-petaled her. A girl whom Ino felt the need to keep her grounded, a girl she always patched up whenever she was injured.

Getting upset at her for her having those obvious moments. Someone who just didn't seem to read in-between the lines, questioning Ino whenever she felt Ino didn't make sense. Laughing when she assumed Ino was playing, someone who looked up Ino upon her knowledge with things. Someone Ino felt the need to guide her and watch out for, even May could take care of herself. It was because there was something she saw in May, unable to explain it but it was something that Ino knew May needed her without, May's own knowledge. Her inquistive eyes looking to Ino for some sort of answer, beaming after Ino told her.

Thinking about those eyes, guilt never weighed so heavily before. If she could call it guilt, the pressure began to build up in her eyes ready to shed tears. If she deserved to shed them, but they dropped down, landing on her hands as they rolled off. She sent an innocent person to prison, literally an innocent person. May was so new to this world, no to the world itself. She finally understood why May always smiled and looked at everyone and everything with those eyes.

Bring her hands up covering her eyes.

"W-what did I do?"Ino berates herself."God...what did I do?!"

Alone in this room, she cries her tears.

After the sudden and unexpected arrival of Natsuki and the others, after the girl passed out on the floor of the room and whisked away for treatment. Shira deeply apologized to Gaara and everyone else. Telling them they did not mean to intrude like this and they reason they were all here was because of trailing Natsuki. Before he could finish, Matsuri interjected telling the rest. About how Natsuki left the village after getting word about May, she didn't rest for the journey and pushed herself to reach the village in hopes that there was an overturn on May's innocence. Even admitting they came with Natsuki not just for her but on May's behalf, there was also more a message sent for Gaara to read. It was delivered, what was on the message surprised and angered everyone. Though it was not a surprise for Master Splinter who vouched that it true, the one who under minded all of this from the start. How this information came about, by Ebizo who had his own suspicions.

From this Gaara sent word back to his village quickly, which brought the more pressing matter. Just where was May actually taken? If she wasn't dead, and also was May actually still alive? Questions that no one had the answer to, and without answers many became restless and upset. Revenge began to fuel, but their guilt shushed the flames. Tied between the two emotions, over come with their own grief upon the semi-unknown fate of the girl.

Beating themselves up, with "If only" and "Damn it, I should of!"

Others feeling the same, while still in shock about everything they had been recently told about her. May, not being from this world, from another place that mutants like Splinter live. Where aliens called the Kraang lived and want to take over, people like the Shredder. A horrible man, person with little regard for anyone other than himself and his own twisted darkness. A place where May was created by those the exact opposite of her, for their own purpose and reasons. Nothing more than a mental clone of her sister, someone who clearly she held to high regards. News that Splinter had, that others knew would be devastating to May should she find out. The fact May was not human, but something made like Frankenstein, piece by piece and she never told the others minus Gaara, his family, Naruto and Shima and her husband. Confused and made them uncertain. May had lied to their faces about her life, when she was asked about it. But it was just the fact what she was that still left a few in shock, their memories with May made them question if other things where false about her. There the fact she could not use jutsu like them, she flew and expelled her energy out for attacks, moved things with her mind, moved water without the use of chakra or hand signs. Except the ones she used for herself, when using her spells. The way she healed others was not normal here and the way she healed herself. The way she could hold her own with just barely getting a scratch, go toe to toe with stronger opponents, her skills well polished. Able to give others a run for their money. No one would ever suspect that from someone like May, she didn't look the part.

With her petite frame and figure, not to mention her cute, cheerful and sweet demeanor. Always with smile on, her eyes burning bright with warmth and wonder. Ready to offer a hand to anyone, willing to listen and try her best to make others feel better. Going out of her way for the sake of others, while enjoying their time. Questioning things that seem so simple and normal. Praising and supportive. Though passive fighter, she would put her life on the line regardless. Logic will be thrown out, she held others words very dear and important to her. Having a strange way of connecting with them, as she if she felt their emotions. Emotions she still was learning, her presence always warm and humble. With innocence and purity many only dreamed of having. The resilience and will power she had, that poured her out whenever she was engaged in something, the burning passion that shone in her eyes.

Eyes that never faded no matter what, despite the fact they could glow and become pupiless adding a certain eerie aura about her. But that never changed her, she was still May.

It didn't matter now, it didn't matter to them who or what she was. Nor the fact she didn't tell them, they began to understand her reasoning why. As Master Splinter told them, May would confuse logic with emotions and emotions with logic. It made sense, that was how she worked, she didn't have the luxury to grown, develop and understand emotions like they did. No she was thrust into life without such a start. She had to grow up fast while still maintain her child like innocence. A part of her, they prayed did not leave. After all she's been through, since everything. Through her perspective made them look at things a bit more differently, made them feel different. Some felt more different than others towards her.

May began to grow on them, becoming someone who made their day all the time. Opening their eyes to see what she saw, the fact they would risk their lives for her sake. Becoming upset upon hearing the news of anything that involved her being injured. Wanting to take hold of her hand and kept her by their side no matter the cause, and since learning everything about her. Wanted to provide what she had lost since coming to this world. Embrace her, as she did them and never let her go. She was a delicate flower to them, one they felt the need to protect and keep safe. Something they realized they failed to do now. Causing their gut to twist with sicking guilt and anger. This infliction upon their heart, told them the truth about their feelings for May. Having tired to show her, but May was the type who was obvious to it. Never on purpose, but because she didn't understand them unless it was spelled out for her. They could hear her saying their name, the way she said just sounded different than when the others said it. It as something calming and alluring about it. It made them feel warm and happy, especially when she made physical contact with them. The way she hugged them, made them feel safe and loved. Everything dark, just melted away or when she stood by them. When she was by their side, they knew she was safe and they had something very precious to them. If only they would have realized and something sooner.

May.

A girl who came into their world, and integrated herself into their live style without a single compliant. Did what she was told, never bothering to tell them of her own problems, worries, sorrow, anything really. Yet she would listen to theirs, being there to lift them up. While her burden became bigger and bigger that she became crushed under it. Yet she would still smile, none of them even bothered to see pass her smile. And yet they jump to conclusion, going off logic more so than their feelings. Casting her away like nothing. Coming to their senses too late. May took the hammer for all of them, to spare them from a fate she saw coming. It was selfless and admirable, yet it was stupid and reckless. They had every right to be upset at her, the way she turned her back to them without a second thought or regard for their feelings. The fact she had built relationships and bonds with all of them. The fact they would go out of their way for her, the fact had become an important person to them and even more so now than ever. They would not allow her to leave, they would not allow her suffer this any more. They would not let her be sacrificial lamb for them. They were going to save her, no matter the cost. Even if they had to jump into Hell and drag her back. She was part of them now, they're her new friends, her new family. She won't die.

No, she wasn't going to die. She wasn't going to fight this battle alone, she had her new team here in this world. With their minds made up, a determine look on their faces, burning strong. No nerve was shaken, not even a flinch. Clenching the stars in their hands, Splinter could see the dedicated determination on their faces. It warmed him, reminding him so much of back home with the others. He couldn't help but feel proud. Looking straight at Naruto, the boy stares back his blue eyes flash at the sensei. Noting but raw determination mixed with fury. Splinter knew they where all ready.

"Don't die on us, May. We're coming."Naruto whispers."Just hang on."