Chapter 8:Kenshin's Rage and Yahiko's Promise
Kenshin was a lone figure wandering the streets towards his moonlight battle like when he fought Jin-e from so long ago. If only those three, had not came here, thought Kenshin and he narrowed his eyes into deep anger and those of a killer. It was a now a quarter to eight and he would reach the riverbank in several more minutes and when he did he would savor killing the man known as Enishi.
"What do you mean they dead !!!!," screamed Yahiko. Yahiko was now obviously awake and was trying to go outside to see the bodies of his friends. "Where is Kenshin ? Is he dead ?"
"No," replied Vash. He tried being as comforting as possible, but it wasn't working. Naruto looked at the young boy, slightly annoyed, but said nothing.
"Then where is he ?" Yahiko's young eyes red from mourning.
"He went to confront the one responsible for all this."
"But that swordsman is just a pawn, Orochimaru is responsible," blurted Naruto. He was looking down at kunai and was reattaching it to his belt.
"Now that is enough Naruto, the man may have been working for Orochimaru, but he gave the order."
"He gave the order to Knives."
"Where is he then, I don't see him." Vash was looking all over in anger. "Tell me where is he?"
"He gave the order on Wolfwood, but when it got out of control, he was gone he was afraid of Enishi."
"Enough, I figured that much !!" Vash stood there looking down at the ground and a tear slipped down his face. "Of course it was Knives and Enshi, everybody that is a pure essence of evil seems to be connected to your dear friend Orochimaru."
Yahiko stared at the two in an emotionless daze and said, " I promise... that I will come with you both and to punish the man you speak so much of. Knives will pay for the pain he has done to me and Kenshin, Enishi will be punished !!!"
"That is so sweet twirp, but your not needed, Kenshin will return and he will figure out what will be best for you," said Vash, ruffling up Yahiko's grin.
"Besides, kiddo Knives and Orchimaru will pay he has killed so many, Enishi will be dead by midnight so don't worry, he is off our hit list. Yahiko stood there scowling at the two, he wanted to honor his promise of a samurai .
(For the reader : Orchimaru ordered Enishi to take care of the men in Kenshin's world, thus he ordered Knives to take care of it. Knives in turn ordered Legato to kill them, but Legato killed all Kenshin's friends, but Enishi just wanted the trio dead, so he killed the guns).
"Enishi, I am here where are you !!!??" yelled Kenshin, he stood by the riverbank. He was five minutes early. Out from the shadows, Enishi rose.
"You are early, Battousai," Enishi said calmly. He had silver hair and wore a pair of glasses. He had a sword in his hands.
"Why did you order the hit on my friends !!?"
"Battousai, use your quiet voice people are trying to sleep. Anyways I wanted to kill you and your friends personally, but Legato and those idiots got to wild. Only those trio of outsiders were meant to die."
Kenshin's rage was hitting the breaking point, but he would not allow himself to attack first, it would show his strategy, he wanted to end this in less than five minutes. However his emotions may not let him do that.
"You do know Battousai that in all honesty I hate you, you killed my sister and you say you loved her, your falling for somebody else."
"I was." Kenshin's eyes got narrower in anger.
"Oh yeah that is right she is dead." And he let out a wicked laugh. "You do know if I was not going to kill you, you would be leaving your world with Uzumaki Naruto and Vash in a great quest for those who have done you so wrong but you won't live."
"How do you know all this ?"
"Just thinking of what the possibilities are, just like that possibility that the boy will hunt me down and attempt to kill me." Enishi got into stance.
"Yahiko is strong, if I fail, he shall not." Kenshin go into his combat stance.
"You make me laugh, let's dedicate this battle to my sister and your death." They both drew their swords and Enishi jumped towards Kenshin.
"Wrongyour death !!!" Kenshin's sword made contact with Enishi's, the contact between their swords were so great that small parts of the ground went flying back. Kenshin broke the contact and blocked Enishi's attack Their speed was so incredible that if there were any spectators than those people would just seem to be watching nothing but air.
The two men's attacks can't be described but all that can be said is of the incredible speed of them and their swords.
The men were soon visible on the ground once more, both were sweating and bleeding. Kenshin had a gash mark on his shoulder and bled somewhat from his mouth. Enishi had gash marks running against his back and his glasses were cracked.
"You seem tired Battousai," said Enishi. Kenshin breathed heavily and sometimes had blood coming up with the exhalations.
"We are just beginning, Enishi," said Kenshin remorselessly. He wiped some blood off his mouth and went back to his stance.
"I'll make you a bet, Battousai, I'll throw my glasses as far as I can and by the time they return, you'll be dead and I'll let you know one thing, I can throw pretty far up."
"You talk big but can you really." Enishi threw them into the sky and they seemed to reach the heavens.
"Let us continue." They flew at each other, both with the intent of killing the other.
"We need to find Kenshin !!" exclaimed Yahiko. He picked up his sakabato and ran into the street with Vash close to his side. Naruto stayed at the house in case of Kenshin's return but in all honesty, Naruto figured Kenshin to never return even if he lived or died. Kenshin made a promise and if he killed Enishi, he may never draw a sword again and Kenshin would be useless to our cause. Kenshin would seek redemption for the rest of his life through religion, but Kenshin would never be saved, thought Naruto and that was all if Kenshin did live through this.
The two ran through the streets for minutes, Vash never did tell Yahiko where Kenshin and Enishi would be fighting. Vash figured that if Yahiko did not find Kenshin fighting it would be for the better.
"Vash, I got it Kenshin is at the riverbank," said Yahiko and he was off. Vash started running after the Tokyo Samurai.
"Wait Yahiko, he is not down there, wait up," said Vash. They were close to the bank so Vash drew his colt. "Yahiko, wait." And that is when Yahiko saw it.
"Kenshin, don't kill him your vow," yelled Yahiko. A man sat on his knees, his sword was no where to be seen and man stood standing near him. All that could be seen were gleaming eyes and then moonlight poured down on the gleaming eyes of Enishi. "Kenshin, no !!!!" Enishi caught a pair of glasses and cut a gash on Kenshin's body.
Kenshin let out a last word of "Ya..hik..o" and he fell over dead into the Earth. Yahiko was all tears and that was when Enishi sheathed his sword and threw Yahiko, Kenshin's sakabato. "I'll be waiting." And he simply vanished.
Fresh blood oozed from Kenshin's body, Yahiko let out a cry, and passed out. Vash turned over Kenshin's body and saw where Kenshin was stabbed, it was over his X-shaped scar, however Kenshin was stabbed at his heart too and that would be the cause of his death ultimately.
"Are you sure Vash that you want Yahiko to come with us ?" asked Naruto. They placed him down in the dojo away from the bodies, it was now after ten. All the bodies including Kenshin's were covered up and in the morning they would tell the authorities.
"He is obligated, Enishi said that Yahiko could come after him. Besides we could properly train him too," said Vash. He looked down at Yahiko in fondness, " Besides he doesn't have anybody else.
The birds let out chirpings of love and joy but it was anything else but that, the night before was a night of murder and pain. In an hour the authorities were going to arrive and take away the bodies of Yahiko's friends. Yahiko sat near the bodies, crying and swearing to them that he will avenge them.
How could he have such bad luck, thought Naruto, all this bad luck to a little boy. Wolfwood, I will help Vash, we will find Knives.
In further years to come the authorities of Japan would investigate the death of Himura Kenshin and his friends. All to ensure that the Meiji government was not in trouble and that there were no intricate theories at work to dislevel the government.
Yahiko let out several more tears and stopped. "I will become better and help Vash and Naruto." He turned around. "It is perhaps my destiny to help these two men stop this man known as Orochimaru. And Kenshin I will become a better swordsman than you, please don't hate me for that. I will keep your promise and only kill Enishi, in order to save your soul."
Vash put a hand on Yahiko's shoulder, "It is time, Yahiko, we have to go. We need to leave." They all turned and left, this would be the last time Yahiko would see his home and in a few days that could be said of his world too.
A an hour later. A man in a blue hat called out to another in a blue hat. These men were officers of the law.
"There are only three, the town said there is a boy who lives here too."
"Find him, he may know what happened here." But they never did find Yahiko.
(Well, what did you readers think or the readers who do read my story. Sorry for all the death, but some of it is necessary for the building of my characters' personalities. Next chapter I am taking a break from the flashback. Vash plays a trick on a lovely pinked haired ninja named Sakura, until then later.)