Only Demon

"Then why don't you tell us of the wind. Who you are and why you listen to the wind."

"Tell you humans?" She scoffed. "Why? You do not deserve it!"

"But I can do something you so desperately need." Bensha stared at Orochimaru in amusement.

"A lowly creatures such as yourself can give what I need? I am not human. I do not have these wants and desires."

"But you do." Orochimaru countered with a smirk. "And in exchange I want to know your history and you must swear allegiance to Akatsuki."

"You dare presume you have the right to even know what wisdom I hold?" Bensha glared. "In my finger I hold more power than you humans could ever gain." Orochimaru smirked once more.

"Yes, that might be true. But you aren't at full power."

"How dare you."

"It's true. The great Bensha has a weakness only I can stop. Fear." Bensha stared at him. "I can make it go away. All I ask for is alittle bit of knowledge and your allegiance. I not saying you are a part of Akatsuki. You will just help us out from time to time. That is all. And you won't have to fear. Setsuko's fears will never bother you."

"You . . . you would return me to the way I once was?"

"Only mentally. I can't remove any of the limits the body has given you." Bensha narrowed her eyes.

"Then what good are you?! These emotions are not my only limit! I cannot even summon a creature of the sky!" She yelled. Orochimaru smirked.

"I can teach you how to summon."

"And what will that cost?"

"Just a few missions here and there."

Kakashi opened a scroll as did the others. They scanned through their scrolls to try and find some answers.

". . . kuso!!!!!!!!" Naruto yelled. Tsunade looked over at him.

"What's wrong?" She sighed.

"I can't read this!!!" Naruto yelled. "Its her journal!!!" Jiraiya was sitting next to Naruto in the blink of an eye.

"I'll read it!" He volunteered himself. Tsunade hit him in the arm before taking the scroll. She read it as Jiraiya laid on the ground, nursing his nearly broken arm.

"This . . . isn't her journal. It's someone else's. Maybe her mother?"

"How can you tell?" Kakashi asked her as he looked over her shoulder.

"Says she's pregnant. The date looks around the right time." Tsunade began to read out loud.

Toshiko-sama was right. Her ability to predict the future and see into the past is unparalleled. She had told me that this child will be only one of the children born to use the full extent of our blood limit. The ability to absorb demons into ourselves. She will be the first. The other should be born thirteen years later to my sister, Fumiko. I wanted to name my child something special to me, but Toshiko-sama told me that I could not. Her words still ring in my ears. 'Hisako, this child is not to be yours. You will not raise her. Her name will be chosen by those who hate her. Her name will be Setsuko. Child of the Seasons. She will be born when the summer dies and the fall begins. It is the fall that will begin her blood limit. And she shall fall farther than any Uzumaki has. She will be beyond the grasp of the Uzumaki.' I wish that Toshiko-sama is wrong for once. Toshiko-sama cannot be right always, can she? But then again, it is her word alone that allows my sister and I to be in the main family. Neither one of us have been able to properly use even the lowest of ninja skills, let alone our own family jutsu. Toshiko-sama says that is because our children will be able to use the family jutsu and that their ability to use it will make up for our own blunders. I'm sorry, but I have to go. Toshiko-sama says that I was only to write this paragraph and then leave with her. She told me was to take me to the birthplace of my child before going to the Celia mountains where she will wait for something.

Tsunade stopped.

"Well, is there anything else?" Jiraiya asked.

"No. It looks like the last part was ripped out."

"I've never heard of the Celia mountains!" Naruto yelled. Kakashi bonked him on the head.

"Of course not. The Celia mountains are holy mountains known only to meiko and high ranking ninja. It is a place you go to when you are in need of a great deal of spiritual guidance or training." Kakashi explained. Naruto glared at Kakashi.

"How would you know?"

"Do you think that learning using his sharigan eye was easy? If you hadn't notice, Kakashi is no Uchiha." Tsunade muttered as she looked over the scroll. She looked back up at the others.

"I can't go there myself, so a team of ANBU will be sent."

"NO!" Naruto yelled. "She's my cousin and that lady was important to my aunt! I want to go!!!"

"I am ruled by these emotions as though I was a mere human. I want them gone. And I want my powers back. I will help you if you can remove the emotions and give me some of my power." Bensha whispered. "But I serve the wind first. I will never go against it."

"That's not enough." Orochimaru growled. Bensha stared at him.

"I am Bensha. When I was free my name was enough to make the world quake and bend to my will. My name was all that was needed to know. It was the only thing that mattered. While powerful demons shook as they knelt before me, I began to rule. You humans believe yourselves superior to many things, yet when I was young we called you filth that killed itself. You are insects that die only after they are born. No, insects themselves are better. You are weeds, useless, annoying, impossible to be rid of unless you destroy all of it. You are ugly and serve yourselves. This is why filth was destroyed in my time. Now I am summoned by unworthy filth before it is time for my rebirth. You now call yourselves ninja? That is merely another name for thieves. Ninja stole our skills. Some were pitied by us. They were taught some skills as a form of entertainment. Others were merely fortunate enough to watch our battles. They slowly began to pick up our skills. But the thieves were weak. They know only the useless skills. Now, I tell you this, my power is limitless. While this body does not allow me to use most of my skills, I have more than enough skills to destroy you. Return me to my former state, now!!!" She yelled, the wind picked up, knocking over a few items. 'These emotions . . . they plague me. Fear, panic, shame, but . . . that emotion that man with the mask caused . . . I do not know it nor do I wish to know it.' She glared at Akatsuki.

"Naruto, no. I'm sorry but I just can't let you do so. The Celia mountains-" Tsunade was cut off.

"I'll go with him." Kakashi whispered. "If you would allow me to. Setsuko was very important to me." Naruto stared at Kakashi sadly.

"Kakashi, with Bensha on the lose I think it would be wise for you and Naruto to stay here."

"Please Tsunade-sama." Naruto caught her off guard with the formal attitude. "I . . . I don't want to lose her. She's the only one like me. I can't lose her to that demon. Even if I'm declared a missing-nin, I have to go to those mountains. It might take me a long time to get there, but as long as I can get her back . . . as long as my cousin comes back I'll do whatever it takes." Tsunade stared at Naruto with sad eyes before closing them and nodding.

"Very well. But I can't let you go alone. I want you to take a team with you. There are a few people I think would benefit from the Celia mountains." Naruto smiled as he nodded.

"Thank you."

Janghoon walked down the market street. Setsuko bought only enough food to last a few days at a time. He figured she liked walking around and buying things like a mom or something. His face darkened at the thought of parents. He looked up when he bumped into someone. Just his luck. It was his parents.

"Hmph. I suppose that training from the demon whore did nothing." His mother hissed. "If only you hadn't been such an idiot and listened to my words." Janghoon narrowed his eyes as he stared at them.

"She's not a demon or a whore." His father laughed.

"Yes, and I suppose you are a good ninja." Before Janghoon could respond his father continued. "But I don't want to talk about anything so vile right now. We'll be eating soon. Just tell Seung-chan that we want her home." The two adults brushed passed him. Janghoon clenched his fist in anger. 'Shimatta! (Damn it!) If Uzumaki-sensei was here, she would hit me for letting them walk off like that. I couldn't even defend her name! Am I so bad that I can't even protect a name?! No, I can't let them get to me. I will find Uzumaki-sensei and then she will teach me to be a great ninja.' Janghoon relaxed slightly. 'If I can be anything like her, I'll be a great ninja. She took down so many ninja. After all the ANBU she has beaten, she has to be great. Once I'm a great ninja, Seung and I won't have to worry about them any more.'

Toshiko-intelligent child
Fumiko-child of the book
Hisako-long awaited child