Chapter 6
See all, hear all, feel all,
Because we the fallen cannot have all,
Companies by companies, platoons by platoons,
Because we the fallen have watched them fall under the moon.
Flowers grow from out remains,
Because we the fallen have made those bloody stains,
Destruction and Chaos, Ninjas kept so low,
Because we the fallen had come to know,
All the honor and glory,
Because we the fallen thought we'd go down in a story,
Falling of stations and stations,
Because we the fallen are from the far and distant nations.
War is a terrible thing. Weather it's between friends, rivals or countries. Watching people fall to death. But they go back to Kami. I had lots of family die in the war to set Konoha up. It's been a week since the start of the war. It was morning when I finally changed my mind. I was in my cave when two Nin from the grass came running holding someone. It was bloody and messy lump.
"Aiko-san, we were told that you could help him," said one of them, I nodded and they put him down. I examined him and head groaned in pain. After everything was bandaged I started to clean. I gasped once I saw something.
"Kizu-san!" I cried, he looked up and smiled,
"Hai, ohayo Aiko-chan," he said grinning, "I wanted to come one last time, pray Kami will take me away."
"No you're not dying," I said crying, tears coming down my face,
"Hai, I am. Please do this for me, go back to Konoha and fight for them. Make them see sense." He asked
"How do you know?" I asked
"I have known for a long time, I remember Nidaime, and you looked exactly like him. Except here," he said. He wiped his two fingers on his face and blood. He lifted his hand up and drew three triangles, one on the edge of each cheek and one on the chin.
"There now you look like him," he said smiling again. I smiled as well. He started coughing. "I would like to say thank you for your kindness, Arigatou," he said and closed his eyes.
"No! Kizu-san!" I cried. I leaned down and hugged his body. Crying for everything lost in life. How easy it was to take away a life. Changing my mind. I packed everything up and went outside. I built a pyre and burned his body and scattered the ashes. He needed to be where he loved it. My waterfall. I took one last look and vanished.
When I re appeared I was outside Konoha gates. They were open as everyone was clearing out the dead into mass graves outside in the forest. They had a white flag to call a cease fire while they buried the dead. I walked forward. My head held low. People stopped and watched. I was crying and walking forward. A few people lowered their heads and others removed hats. I hiked my bag higher to be on my back. My katana was strapped to my waist. It was the only sound. As I walked through the Village I noticed a few jounin look at me suspiciously. I noticed Naruto and Sakura staring solemnly. Next Hinata, Neji. Kiba, Shino, Lee and Tenten. Ino, Shikamaru and Chouji. Finally my genin team. TaiKan was holding Yuki. Akane was looking forward proudly at me. I smiled slightly and carried on walking. Just before I got to the Hokage's building door I vanished. Rea appearing outside the office I knocked and walked in. Tsunade was in the middle of a meeting. She didn't hear me come in.
"We need to attack here and here," said Morino Ibiki. Oh how I remember that man, part of the ANBU interrogation and torture sector.
"This war is pointless," I said loudly, drawing attention from everyone. Tsunade looked around and gasped. She ran over to hug me and I moved so she missed.
"What's the matter?" she asked looked on sadly, "And whets that on your face, it looks like Nidaimes-"
"Markings. This is the blood of one of the kindest people I have ever met. He was a friend of my grandfather. His blood he marked me with before he died. This is the blood of what you call the enemy," I said glaring at her. She looked a bit taken back. Ibiki stood up.
"You're a missing Nin, why are you here," he asked in a cold voice.
"An agreement was made before I left, if I should return then my name is cleared. I have returned therefore I am not a missing nin." I hissed in reply. He growled and Anko stood up as well.
"Fine what do you want this is a war meeting," she said
"I will help Konoha and Suna BUT on my own terms. I will join no organization and command no army except for a small squad I'll choose." I said icily. He growled again and there was a deathly silence.
"Alright you can, who do you wish to have?" said Tsunade sitting down sadly.
"My genin team, along with Chouji's and Ino's" I answered,
"Why not Shikamaru or Shino's, you've taken the most dysfunctional teams." Said Tsunade.
"No, those ones. Shikamaru's are the smartest, Shino's are tracking along with Kiba's, and they're needed to track the enemy. This squad can find strength in their weaknesses."
"How so?" asked Ibiki,
"Chouji's team is balanced in strength, Ino's genjutsu and mine is taijutsu along with all three teams have a bloodline trait in each. The Akimichi clan, the Yamanaka Family and the Hyuuga's byakugen." I finished "I have to go find MY team and see the others. Please inform them soon. Aunty," I said smiling before vanishing. I walked down the street. To the ramen stall. I had to give it to Ayame and her father for keeping it open. Especially during a war. Inside I noticed everyone sitting. I walked through, they didn't seem to notice.
"Ohayo!" I called brightly, they turned and Yuki ran at me full force along with Akane and TaiKan.
"Aiko-sensei!" they shouted laughing. They were tackling me and tickling me. I smiled and eventually managed to get up. I looked a wreck. Yuki on my back, TaiKan clinging to my left arm and Akane holding my leg. I grinned at all my friends. Kiba stood up and helped get them off. I looked at Akamaru and realized he was no longer sitting on Kiba's head. He was probably the height of his knee. I sat down next to him after and looked at them.
"Ohayo!" I said,
"Your back!" said Sakura smiling,
"Hai, but not to fight for Konoha," I replied,
"What do you mean!" shouted Naruto standing up and thumping the table.
"Because Naruto I've see my friends die! What would happen if Hinata died?" I shouted a them as well, "see this blood; it's the blood of my friends, your enemy." I added. He glared and sat down. Ino turned to me.
"It was Kizu-san wasn't it," she asked,
"Hai, he was leading the main attack on the south boarder," I replied. Chouji, Shikmaru, Shino and Ino lowered their heads. Everyone looked on quizzically.
"Who's Kizu-san?" asked Kiba
"While in the cave I made friends with a few of the Grass raiders and Kizu-san was the leader of them." I said quietly knowing it was going to get to Naruto. 3-2-1.
"You met the Grass and didn't kill them," he shouted again.
"Naruto shut up, you saw nothing!" said Ino, I smiled a bit.
"Ino's right," said Shikamaru "You stayed here,"
"I know enough from seeing her on her Waterfall Mission with Jiraiya." He replied still shouting. The Genin were all looking on shocked from their table.
"No Naruto! How can you say that! You didn't see the pain in their faces. The pain they felt as they died. Left their families. YOU KNOW NOTHING!" I screamed at him. I stood up and ran out. Not vanishing or anything just running. I wanted away. They couldn't believe what I saw.
.:Flashback:.
It was late afternoon after the first day. I went outside where everyone was resting. The first wave of casualties came through. I saw thing I never wanted to see. A young boy had half his face bleeding and flown off. A man leaning over a young girl missing both her legs. A man gasping for air as the life left him. The world stopped as I saw a young girl around Yuki's age crying over his father's body which was missing its limbs. She was caked in blood. I turned and Kizu-san tried comforting. Little did I know that that was only the beginning?
.:End Flashback:.
I ran out of there and to the river. People were busy were staring and ignored it. When I go there I sat down crying. I started throwing kunai at the trees on the other sides and pulling them back with chakra strings. Soon I felt someone sit next to me. Noticed a few kikai bugs by my foot and knew it was Shino.
"Hey Shino," I said snuffling. He nodded and looked up. "Why are you here? Sympathy? Pity?" I asked
"No, none of those. I want to apologize for Naruto." He said "He doesn't know what happened, or what it was like," he said, I nodded and took a daring step and leaned my head on his shoulder. Right now I just wanted to lean on someone. I think I took him by surprise. He ignored the blush I saw in the river going up his face. He slung an arm around my shoulders and gave a squeeze. I smiled and just sat there. Shino always made me feel safe and a lot happier.
"Aiko-sensei?" said a small voice behind us,
"Hai Yuki?" I asked she walked forward followed by the five boys. I nodded ad they sat down next to us.
"Are you alright?" asked Akane,
"I'm fine," I replied smiling softly
"Are you sure?" he asked again, I nodded.
"We missed you Sensei, Shikamaru was boring until Shino-sensei and Ino-sensei came back," she said hugging my arm. I smiled at her and turned to Shino who was in deep conversation with his genin. I smirked and turned to my team.
"Okay let's play a game. On the count of three run, we're going to play catch." I said Akane smirked knowing this game while TaiKan looked nervously at Yuki who was smiling.
"3-2-1 GO!" I shouted doing hand seals as water came up and soaked them. I turned and vanished along with my team.
"AKANE!" shouted Isamu jumping up and down. Shino smirked and whispered to his team. They all split up to find who they were looking for. After five minutes of hiding I heard a squeal and saw Kumo running out the forest with Yuk on his back then thrown into the river. I snickered and then saw Isamu carrying Akane.
"Found you," said a very scary voice behind me. I jumped and saw Shino.
"Bye bug boy," I said waving and vanishing. I saw him curse form my new hiding place. I giggled and hid and waited and waited. Soon I saw Kaito bringing out TaiKan who looked might pissed off and threw him into the river. I was the only one left. The genin were having a water fight while I was yet to be found. I sighed and closed my eyes. I felt something crawling up my arms and legs. Opening my eyes I saw millions of Kikai bugs. I tried to hold my breath but then Shino popped out of nowhere and tackled me. I fell out of the tree and onto the ground with Shino landing on top of me. I gasped as the air escaped my lungs. I giggled as red blush crept up Shino's face. It was only after I realized how close our faces were. Soon my face was heated up and I felt him chuckle. His face came closer and closer until.
"Aiko-sensei and Shino-sensei, sitting in a tree-" started Akane
"K-I-S-S-I-N-G," shout Kaito
"First comes love," added Kumo
"Then comes marriage," then TaiKan
"Then comes a baby in the babies carriage," Isamu finished, Yuki was giggling, Shino coughed and stood up helping me get up. I turned a brighter red and looked away.
"You six are dead!" I shouted then went after them.