This intrusion was nothing but a thorn in their side, from their uninvited guest, watching from inside their compound through their surveillance and monitors fight trying to breach and push their way through their defenses, they managed to survive the explosion. Pressing a button brings up another of their defenses, they would not make their way in so easily. Their red eyes follow and study each one though single on quite a few with burning vengeance and blood. Feeling their blood boiling calm down, now was not the time to allow personal feelings to rise. Not when they were so close.

Growling lowly, it was a rather a surprise they made it here so fast. Then again times have changed and advanced, though they made sure of that, trying to figure out they managed was foggy. Could she...no she couldn't have. Their eyes move to current Hokage who moves out the way quickly and destroys a mechanical arm, while the Uchiha with one slash cuts another one. Clearly, tech wasn't going to stop them, it would require more and more they had. Resting their hands down deliver what was needed.

Outside with the others, the ground suddenly shook violently halting nearly everyone. Shikamaru quickly realized what it was and alerts everyone to move, but it was too late, the jagged and sharp spikes thrust out. Luckily some managed to move out the way, while others suffered minor damage. There wasn't time to nurse any wounds, enduring it they move out the way as another attack came, this time in form of lashing wind whips.

"Move!" Temari jumps forward and whips out her, unleashes a mighty wind to counter, pushing it back. She does another with a fury equal to a typhoon.

The strength was raw and dealt damage, clearing most of the fog gave everyone a quick glimpse and stunning everyone. Naruto had to do a double take baring his teeth. Hearing May's frightening words in his mind.

It was horrible, horrible Naruto. She cries. I do not wish to use such a word as hate...but it was...

This...this was Gaara remembered how his wife had nightmares about this, she'd wake up suddenly a few times screaming and he'd have to comfort her right away, even before they married she had when they were younger, she wouldn't wake up screaming instead just wake up and he find her sitting alone in the dark cradling or holding herself with dark circles under her eyes, her eyes were always grey only to change when she sensed his presence to become bright once again in hope of leading him away. From what troubled her. Shikamaru remembered too when she lived with him and his family, finding her on the porch with her eyes buried in her hands or if with the deer she'd have them buried in their necks. He wasn't sure what it was at first until her stumbled upon her whimpering as she sleeps, hearing her talking in her sleep that he confronted her. She was at first ashamed and terrified on telling him but did so. As she did he saw how it pained her, it haunted her even in their world. She stood before him, it was just them walking through the streets of Kohana.

His mother wanted them to get some things, those bags she had from the nightmare that plagued her. She was rather jumpy, so he did what any brother would and hugged her until she poured it all out, before him, on him. Her hellish ordeal she suffered through triggered more than the others knew, it brought back deep wounds. Wounds he worked hard to heal and wanted to keep them that way.

Now, now he felt he wasn't sure if he could. Seeing this. The fog swept back covering it again. "It's genjustu." Sasuke detects. Using his eyes."A powerful one at that to hide it. An-"

"Kazekage! Hokage! Guys!" Ino interrupts running over with Karui behind, they stop upon reaching them, Ino's lips trembled, it wasn't good. They could see it written all over her face. As her eyes look past them towards the fortress. "It's Hikari." Her voice cracks. "It's the children."

Gaara's heart gets ready to drop if not for Naruto who held him straight and Kankruo. Now Ino wasn't sure if she should say anything, but pushes through that was her niece in there. Her precious niece, May's children, her family. Standing strong tells them. "I searched for their chakra signatures to find...find it faint. Hikari's at least and its fading fast, something is draining her, that isn't all I tried to lock onto her mind but something is stopping me, I think she's in a powerful genjustu. That's killing her."

"What about Yoshi and the twins?" Kankuro asked for Gaara.

Ino chooses her words carefully, looking at Gaara who sunk more from each of her words. She wasn't sure if she should tell him, she didn't need eyes like Hikari or Hinata to see his heart and soul was shattering soon to break. No parent would want to hear what she had to say about their children. "Th-Their...I can't get a single reading. There's...there's nothing."

No. Those weren't the words any parent wanted to hear, smacking Naruto's hand along with Kankuro's all bets where off. All composure gone a storm now unleashed, a monster emerged that craved the blood of the evil who dare to destroy his heart. His love. His family. Fear had no home, no room in him. Gaara would bury this whole place in a grave deeper than the earth itself that no one would be able to reach. Sand slowly raised with step he took, anything that attacked was quickly dealt with extreme prejudice. Ino's words echoed and became his guide, his motive. Covering their eyes as a sandstorm began to whip up turning into lashing blades. With a single gesture of his hand he either sliced or crushed.

Kankuro and the others watch as Gaara became a one-man army against this adversary, those still pushing backstop and see the enraged man. Kiba nearly turned white, it was like a monster in human form. Even without the one-tail, Gaara delivered force just as equal. Making more sand as he went, combine his rage with each particle. Cut like small steel blades.

Swiping his hand sends a massive wave of sand crashing at the new wave of attack, creatures of oddity, drones more like, breaking each one. Slams his hand down on the ground and in snarling whisper executes. "Giant Sand Burial." Crushing them. Ignoring the bits of blackish-red blood seeping through steps through calmly.

Quickly moves out the way when something whizzes by, more shoots out and the sand covers him, halting him. Realizing he needed assistance, Naruto, Shikamaru and Sasuke hurry to his aide, Temari would have gone and Kankuro if they weren't' stopped by another surprise jutsu that erupted under them.

Hurrying to the manic father, Naruto cloaks in his Nine-tails aura ready to assist, stops when the arm of Shukaku shoots out and lashes out. "Whoa!" Naruto moves just in the time, Gaara was clearly losing it. He had nothing to lose a man like that was dangerous. And Gaara was being so right now. Sand gathered around Gaara's protection expanding, making it nearly impenetrable.

"Gaara!" Naruto yells in hopes to snap him out, finding it in vain. The lashing and whirling winds and sand blew his words back. He tries again, even Shikamaru tried using his own jutsu to stop him. But he couldn't get a stance to do so.

From inside they watched the display before them with pleasing glee. Keeping their eyes on the Kazekage, seeing the man's wild fury of a broken heart was delicious. That woman was right, right indeed, turning around to the vat of luminous liquid that held the last bit of the man's sanity, Hikari. With wires attached and as a kind gesture a breathing mask...for now. Submerged floating in a catatonic state under their control, their world. In a world pleasing for her but also her downfall. Her life was theirs now. Her other siblings didn't work, she did. They would bleed her dry, watching her body whiter away was more joyful than anything. Smiling, this child was cursed since day one. The day of their birth, all thanks to her lineage. But, she was just the tip of it, oh, there was more.

Much more.

Walking to the vat places a hand on the glass, notices something...Hikari..she was resisting, there was something wrong. No, they couldn't have this holding up a tiger sign their red eyes glow, she still resisted so they pushed more. The tomes in their eyes activated and changed, they shouldn't need to go to this level but her eyes slowly started to open, to shut again. And all was settled.

Good. She would not break from her prison. Turning their back to her back at the screen Gaara was still decimating everything, perfect. With a single hand sign make a few shadow clones of themselves. Giving orders they nod and follow with their orders. The man's single focus was his downfall. This world had so much to give and so much to take, press another button.

Activating what fired on Gaara, sensing it Sasuke eyes snap up quick, Gaara couldn't hear any of them, so there was only one way. Taking off he races to him, not sure what he was doing until he saw it, Naruto and Shikamaru follow the Uchica, the only problem was how to get through Gaara's defense. With another whip of her fan Temari sends back the enemy, back to back with Kankuro they became the sand siblings again after so many years. Covering each other. It felt good, but that moment faded fast when she noticed the blazing shoot headed straight for Gaara, with another fired much bigger headed for the center.

"Kankuro!"

Hearing shout he looks up and sees it. It was coming fast, both of them, like a mentor. The sky heated up from it, there was no way to dodge it and Gaara...Gaara. The Kazekage.

"Gaara!" he breaks from Temari and rushes to him. Ino hears him and looks seeing it. That energy...it was...that shoot...squinting her eyes more gasp. Catching Karui's attention along with others. Pointing up both shoots now neck and neck ready to strike. Kankuro wasn't sure if he was running fast enough, his hand reached out to Gaara to be blasted back and engulfed in a bright light. The shot hit the shockwave blew everyone before anyone knew what hit them. Their bodies were thrown and flown. This was it...this was it.

A bright light engulfed each one, their screams silenced and still. Everything white. Everything...golden.

Wait? Golden? A golden light. Eyes shot open Ino finds her body floating in what felt like a soft embrace, one she knew well. It healed. It cared. It loved. It was the same years ago, it protected. If she calmed her heart she could hear their tender voice calling to her, as it did years before. It hugged her crying, weeping in hopes she was alright. Ino hugged it back, its presence had a different effect with everyone but all was the same. As a faint golden energy outlined her the white light dispersed...melted away and she found herself along with everyone fine and well. Nothing hurt anymore.

No more.

Looking around the others had the same fainted glow around them, there was no need for her sense nor Kiba to sniff he knew that scent well. It was just...shocking because...the last she saw of them...they were...in bed in the hospital barely recovering.

Gasping, Ino realized how. No!

Her head whips around towards Gaara, the man was gentle and calm in a hold pleading strongly for him to stop, Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru stopped and stood there with their mouths nearly gapped open, like Kankuro's. Their hand holding the back of Gaara's head, with their other arm around his shoulders squeezing, and zen smile. Taking away all Gaara felt, steps back and tenderly strokes his cheek, leaning their forehead to touch his lightly, matching his breathing till they both synced and Gaara's vision came back. From their touch, holds their illuminated hand looks back with trembling eyes filled with linger grimace. Find strength in return.

"...Gaara," you spoke your husband's name extinguishing last of his pained flames. Wipe his tears before they fall kissing the last one away. Then the spot on his head, you treasure. And hug him once more. Which he returns. The moment lasted for a few seconds before the two of you broke it. And you turn your three brothers.

You do your best to look past their pleading and baring look each equally gave. Shikamaru's was more potent than any of them and you understood. He knew the form you were in, years ago Tsunade wouldn't approve of you taking this form, but you perfected after so many years but in your current state it was...But, what choice did you have? Fighting back the burning tears demanding to released, Shikamaru knew there was nothing he could do, but that didn't stop his anger with you.

You were so stupid, so god dang stupid was what you could see in his eyes. As they grew colder and harder. The look was more than the one he gave you years ago, it matched his father, your father, Shikaku. His forbidding look. And just like Shikaku, his son was getting ready to do restrain you, but the touch of your hand stopped him. Slipping your hands in his stopping them from trembling squeezing them, rest your forehead on his chest, hear and feel his fearing and crying heartbeat. Begging you not to do it. All you could do was smile, shaking your head in his chest. Speak whisper words used between you and him, look up at him. Squeeze his hands once more.

Fighting back his own urge, Shikamaru grudgingly had no say, you would do it either way. It was your nindo and most importantly this was family, the source of happiness and joy in your life and everyone knows it was never wise to come between a mother and her children. Releasing your hands, you turn and walk before everyone. Stand before them your back to Gaara and the others. Closing your eyes calm yourself and focus your metallic skin and circuit symbols spread across you. As your energy blazes then compress around you, holding out your hands make-shift a blazing yumi with a matching arrow, release straight ahead..causing a powerful blast that shook the ground just a bit and dispersed the fog though not the genjutsu, it didn't matter. Expelling the yumi relax your body, take just a single step, like a cobra's strike arrive at the base of the mountain and deliver a concentrated punch that shattered a gaping entrance and sent termor through the earth.

"Give me," you hold out your hands transform them into blades. "my children."