Whirl of the Light!
I don't own Naruto
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
&-&- Scene change
(----) Different point of view
(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 7
(----Hinata----)
She almost forgot what she looks like as she looks at her reflection in Lex's scales, Lex has made his scale transform into mirror so that the human members of the group can be reminded at what they look like. She sighs and moves to let Haku take a look at himself.
Brim looks more relax then what he did a day ago. They never really thought about the effects that henge could have if one uses it to pass as another creature. It definitely never thought that someone could begin to forget that they're human and not the being that they were uses henge to pass as. She also now knows why Light ninja don't use it to create a spy network among the other races.
They also contacted Elder Ruki about this and have also learnt that things were direr then what they have thought, for there seems to be more Oni then they first thought. Also that they'll be using that teleportation jutsu this very evening, so they need to conserve energy.
So they were just going to eat what food they have in their packs and not bother looking for fresh food. They need this time to rest, for they might not be able to have enough time later to relax and to nap. She wonders what Koichi is doing, but she just lies down and let sleep claim her. She never knew that using a jutsu that long could make someone so sleepy.
(----Koichi----)
They were told to conserve energy and they were doing just that, for he was dreaming. He stares into yellow eye and blinks. He slowly moves away from the being and studies it. The creature just waits for him to conclude his survey.
"Finish?" The being asks, he can hear amusement in its voice. He can't tell the gender of the creature, he just sighs and nods. "What to you know of dimension?" The being asks. "Don't we call them planes?" He says. "Sadly, I do mean other worlds that are not connected to this one. Planes are when some worlds over lap each other, like the world your demon came from." He looks surprise and says, "What does this have to do with killing Oni?" "Nothing, just trying to give you hints about something you'll encounter in a few years." The being says. "Ok, why not appear then? Why now?" He asks. "Cause you're easier to talk to now then you'll be during that time." The being says. "Ok, though I don't understand why you appear like this." He says, motioning to the gold fur that also as a odd symbol of a dragon on it.
"I like looking like this. Ok, enough. You're going to encounter a being that is from a totally different dimension and is thinking about creating a permanent gate with his dimension. You will be in a position to either stop this action or to let it happen, I just want to let you know that not everything is what it seems and that the sins of one generation shouldn't be carried over onto the next. I know that your kind thinks differently, but trust me; they really shouldn't be held accountable for their parent's actions. Also to say that there is more then one side to a story, in rare cases like three sides." The golden wolf creature says. He blinks at the whole sins being visited on the children thing. "How does this help me decide?" He asks. "All I'm saying is to always look at a problem from different sides. Also, tell Hige that's he will succeed in this plan. Good luck, Starlight." The really odd looking wolf says and the world inside his head clears up.
He opens his eyes and looks around. He then sits up and looks around at where Yue and Shonie are. He still doesn't get what the odd wolf was talking about, but he decides to trust the being, he had nothing better to do. He notes the time and decides to get a fire going. They have three hours before they're to do that teleportation jutsu.
(----Soaring Blood----)
He felt like a large burden has been lifted from his shoulders. He also had to admit that it took a great deal of courage to tell the most important people that they were wrong and to have inform them no matter the consequences. But then, children were like that and if Raigi could be believe. Then Raigi himself was only a child.
He's also happy to have both Shell Shield and Calming Rain help explain how they goofed up in the way they saw Raigi. Surprisingly when someone demanded why they didn't just ask the being, they replied that nobody ever thought to asks Raigi about this whole mess, they all just took it at face value. Most of the older generation just laugh it off and they soon agree that Raigi was a sign from the gods and goddesses and that they should still continue with the plans for the great gather.
Also Twin Tomahawk did ask if this means that they'll still kill his young son. Shell Shield simply said that Hunho has also ready been given to the gods and that he'll live a natural life until Hunho is taken of them in normal ways. This settled that and the meeting had been adjourned.
They were still packing and he decides to see how Sharp Hawk, Hunho, and Raigi were doing with the winter tent. He found his eight-year-old son chatting away with Raigi about how to take off the hide. He also finds Hunho already getting the pegs out of the ground. He nods at this and leaves to make certain that he packed everything. It was going to be a long journey, but once they get to the great city of Dawn's Fate, things will be better. The old city will be activate again and the smiths that live there will be please to have more workers willing to help out.
He just prays to the gods that everything will go well. Also he hopes that the god of luck will smile on his name sack, for he doesn't know what the future will hold for the young magic user.
(----Yue----)
They were about as ready as they'll ever be as he begins on the hand seals at the same time as Koichi. This will be very exhausting, but most likely worth the trouble. They were also doing this on a flat surface and they hope it's enough room for a Water Drake and company.
After a good hour of doing the correct hand seal and focusing the right amount of chakra, they finally connect with Hinata and Terish. He grabs Terish as Koichi grabs Hinata, then those to grab the rest of them and Koichi and him pull Hinata and Terish through the hole they made.
He kneels over onto his butt. His exhausted, but he is happy to note that they have everyone. He grins as he notices that Terish's hair dye is fading and wonders if it had to do with using the henge jutsu for a really long time. He'll ask later, right now, he's cold, hungry, and wants to sleep for a good month.
It looks like his good friend Terish feels the same way. It was then that he notices that Shonie was speaking with Lex and Brim. He tries to listen in, but he just couldn't bring himself to focus in on the conversation. He soon just let's sleep descends over him.
(----Depth----)
They had just finished creating a plan when Sellen, Jaina, and Bronx all look south. "Let me guess, they did the teleportation jutsu?" He says. All three nod as one and he sighs. "So lets get this going, then." He says and he watches as everyone leaves to get into position. His job was pretty tricky, but he thinks he'll be able to handle it.
He moves slowly into position. He just hopes that the Oni wouldn't notice him until it's too late. Then he waits for the signal from Bronx. What seems to be like an hour, he finally spots the flare that Bronx created. He walks out into the open.
He keeps walking until one of the Oni finally notices him. Then he waits for enough of them to look at him before turning and leaping away. The grunts and snarls ring out and he soon hears heavy stomps behind him, he remembers to keep it slow. He needs to let them see him at all times, for his part of the plan to work. He never encountered Oni personally until this trip, but he does remember stories that his herd told about them. He truly tries hard to keep himself from bolting clear away for the foul demon spawn.
He continues to hear the pursuers behind him and even to the sides. He turns left and jumps over the startled Oni that was running to that side. He hears the grunts and snarls at his actions. Soon they realise that he was getting farther away and stop fighting among themselves.
This continues for a good hour before he hears what seems to be some fire works. He then speeds up and leaps clear over the Oni trying to surround him. He continues at high speeds until he sees Bronx, then he slows a little.
He finds eight women at the meeting spot. He finds Urther covered in Oni blood and looks around for Jaina and Sellen. He finds Jaina gliding in and Sellen appears out of the trees. Both also have some Oni blood on them, but don't seem harmed.
"How many?" He asks. Jaina grins and answers, "Fifteen Oni females." He is relieved and turns to find Sellen already comforting the eight women that they rescued; they'd have to wait for Koichi's group to abort the half-breeds.
Sellen talks the women into following them to one of the ruined towns. They'll need to stay around so that they can abort the things growing within them. The women nod and seem relieved that they'll get rid of the things. It also helps that Bronx choice to go hunt for deer and what not. They'll smoke the meat and also try to build up their stores of food for the other women that will one day be rescued.
This has only just begun and he prays that the women will in time have the strength to carry on with their lives. He walks behind the group with Urther and he can't wait until this is finish. Also, he wonders what new of the JenFe! gathering that Lex and that group will have. He hopes that they didn't have to worry about a war right after this whole thing with the Oni.
(----Koichi----)
He's feeling better already, he knows whom to thank because of that and promised to thank Blood Trail the next time he speaks with the fox. He decides to summon Shoji to see how Depth and his group are doing.
He finishes the jutsu and Shoji asks, "Looking a bit worst for wear, huh?" He nods and says, "You mind finding Depth the Kir!ron? He's most likely around the Oni base camp to the north." "You mean for me to find a real live Kir!ron?" Shoji says in surprise. "Yes." He says. "Any message you wish to send too?" The owl asks. "Just say we're going to arrive as quickly as we can." He says. Shoji nods and says, "I have never met a Kir!ron before." He watches as Shoji flies away.
"Owls?" He hears Brim asks. He turns to look that the young Irkiv and say, "I took advice from Blood Trail and he suggested for me to sign a flier contract." Brim nods and says, "Hinata's up." He nods and follows Brim back inside. He hopes that Shoji will find Depth and them all right. He also hopes that Shoji will be safe too.
To Readers:
The golden wolf was really a coyote and the tattoo was of a western dragon. Also the being is a cross of a demon and a summon animal, they're rare, but they do sometimes happen. They are powerful and most of Naruto's people view them as gods or goddesses. They're also the ones that guard against outside influences and they were most likely stunned by Raigi's appearance in the dimension.
To be continued …