(A/N: I NEED MORE REVIEWS FOR THIS……IT GETS KINDA DEPRESSING…….)
Chapter 7
That night was the worst wave of attacks Konoha has ever felt. Whole genin teams wiped out. ANBU driven crazy. The Sanin pushed to their limits. Families destroyed. People missing, strangled cries of the mourning and injured. It was late afternoon that my life changed. My team, Shino's Kiba's and Shikamaru's were fighting two squads of Sound Ninjas. Kaito, Udo from Kiba's team, Takai from Shikamaru's and Daisuke also from Shikamaru's team were already out of the war. All injured in the first attack. I just managed to save my team. I helped as much as possible where I could but I couldn't help them.
"Shikamaru think of something!" shouted Kiba as he deflected another kunai from everyone.
"I'm thinking," he replied "Got it, Kiba and your team go round the back and round them forward, my team will Shino and whets left of my team will stay here and be the ones to round them up and stop them. Aiko your team specializes in single attacks. Arrange your genin around them and try your hardest to pick off as many as possible. When they meet us attack freely. This should work," he explained
"Easier said then done," I muttered,
"It should work? It better," shouted Kiba over an incoming attack. I nodded and grabbed my genin and vanished. I re appeared in the trees. All around the enemy. I signaled for Kiba to go. His team raced forward, distracting and rounding up. I sighed and aimed my kunai. Firing we managed to pick off at least 20 there were still 30 left. We ran forward to help Shikamaru and Shino. They were being defeated until we came as back-up. Shadow shuriken. Water dragon blast. Water barrel wall. Everything. They were cleared out. I heard a strangled cry. Counting everyone I realized it was my team.
"Sarutobi!" I shouted desperately
"Yuki?" I shouted
"Sarutobi and Yuki here!" they shouted. TaiKan. TaiKan was missing. I ran through all the teams assembled and saw him by a tree lying there. Blood coming from his stomach. I ran over and started cradling his head. He was whimpering and the teams came around us.
"Arigatou Aiko-sensei," he coughed blood coming up,
"You not dying," I shouted crying at him, he smirked,
"I am sensei; I can see Kami calling me, Arigatou everyone. Akane look after Yuki for me, and Aiko-sensei. Gomen," he whispered the last bit closing his eyes. I screamed and hugged him tightly. He couldn't be dead. He couldn't. Shino came over and put a hand on my shoulder. 6 hours earlier I was playing hide and seek with him and now. Now he was lying dead in my arms. I stood up my bangs covering my eyes. Using my kunai I cut my arm slightly.
"No, Aiko," started Kiba breaking the silence. I didn't listen; Nidaimes markings came off originally so I replaced them and just left my arm. Kneeling down I lifted TaiKan's body up and turned.
"Akane, Yuki, come," I said sternly, they nodded and followed as I walked back to Konoha. I walked through the gates. Apparently the raids stopped again for a bit. I walked through not stopping at the hospital to get our wounds cleaned. I walked through the gates of the Hyuuga compound. There were weapons every where. I noticed Hinata being carried in on a stretcher and I shook my head. I walked through the courtyard ignoring the shouts from infuriated Hyuuga's to stop. I walked right up to the main house. A servant opened the door and nodded after noticing TaiKan. I looked down he looked like a fallen angel. I sighed again and carried walking. Hiashi was in a meeting but I didn't give a shit.
"What is the meaning of this!" he shouted as he saw me walk into the room. I looked down and he stopped. TaiKan was the second most promising Hyuuga after Neji. I knew that and trained him the hardest I could.
"No," he whispered as he walked over. I bowed my head.
"He fought honorably to save us." I replied "Gomen for disturbing your meeting Hiashi-san," I said, he nodded and took TaiKan from me. He noticed Akane and Yuki looking down. They looked up and nodded and turned to walk out. We walked out of the training area. Into the streets. No one was out there. It was silent. I looked around then saw something I never thought I'd see. Orochimaru standing there. All four Hokage's standing in flesh behind him. My curse mark pulsed and I fell forwards.
"Aiko-sensei," screamed Yuki, I shook my head and stood up. I noticed Tsunade running out followed by Kakashi, Jiraiya and Shizune. Soon we were joined by the rest of the old genin. Naruto was fuming and almost ran unless Kakashi didn't stop him. I stood forward from them.
"What do you want Orochimaru?" I demanded,
"Simple. Revenge." He said hissing slightly.
"Then why with the kinjutsu," I shouted
"They are the best in Konoha. Or to you were," he said and waved his hand. All four Hokage's went forward. Jiraiya went for Sarutobi, Kakashi Yondaime, and Tsunade for Shodai and I left for Nidaime. I was fighting my great, grandfather. Naruto and Sakura along with a few others went for Orochimaru and Sasuke. Shizune took Kabuto.
"Run, Akane take Yuki and run," I shouted deflecting a kunai.
"But!" started Akane,
"RUN, THAT'S AN ORDER!" I shouted, he gulped and grabbed Yuki "IF YOU DIE, TAIKAN'S DEATH WAS IN VAIN!" the nodded and ran, Yuki screaming to stop. The other genin joined as their jounin ordered. I looked at Nidaime.
"Why Ojii-san?" I shouted at him,
"I'm ordered, can't control it," he said in a fatherly voice
"You're meant to be dead," I shouted
"I'm alive,"
"Your dead to me, I never knew you," I shouted back. He growled and we ran at each other. Everyone fought for hours until Orochimaru disappeared away from us. Slowly everyone else did as well. Everything calmed down until I felt Orochimaru's presence close again. This time he appeared right in front of me. He looked down at me and saw the mark on my hand.
"Go away before I kill you," I hissed and brought out a kunai. He laughed and turned vanishing but just before he did I threw the kunai and it landed at the bottom of his neck. I laughed bitterly as I thought of everything of him suffering. Once we were sure he wasn't coming back we all turned to Tsunade.
"Back to the market place we will decide later what to do then but go check and find out how many people are missing and dead," she ordered. We all nodded and I turned to walk away when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw Shino.
"Everything will be alright," he said softly,
"I know, but….I could have done something, I have failed as a teacher," I replied looking down and taking short breathes so to stop crying. He turned me around completely and hugged me tightly. I just buried my head in Shino's shoulder.
A we arrived in the market place; all the ranks were lined up. From the smallest Genin to the tallest ANBU. They were lined across the outside of the market place and on the top of buildings. I waved bye to Shino as he went off to join the rest of the jounin. I wandered through the citizens as they were all sitting or standing waiting for the Hokage. They stared at me and I just nodded to a few of them. I felt like I was walking down the road of shame. All disappointed I couldn't protect a 13yr old. I carried on to the front where the special jounin and ANBU Squad leaders where waiting on a raised platform. I noticed Anko smile weakly; I nodded at her and Ibiki as they bowed their heads. I turned and saw Tsunade behind me with Shizune.
"It will be alright Aiko, have faith," she said. I stared at her blankly and I went and stood next to Kakashi in the line. He put his hand on my shoulder and nodded.
"There is yet again a ceasefire for us, or either that the fight is over for now. We have ANBU spies trying to find out the situation but for now we must be strong and rebuild Konoha and be prepared for the next attack if there should be one. Captain Udo what is the death toll?" she asked and explained, an ANBU squad leader stood up.
"189 people dead, 200 injured and 2 missing." He announced, the crowd started talking and same with the academy students.
"Silence. That is why I have decided to do this. Genin and Chunin will help rebuild Konoha while ANBU search for the missing and find out what is happening. Jounin will help with rebuilding and sorting out the families." She announced "Now let's go! I will contact Suna for back up in this," she finished. As soon as she left the market erupted with talking and chatter.
"Aiko will you be aright?" asked Kakashi,
"Yeh sure. I'll be fine Kakashi," I muttered "I'll be helping my genin team and find out from everyone how their teams are doing," I turned and jumped off to try and find Akane and Yuki. As I searched around the genin ranks for my team I noticed Ino crying on top of Shikamaru. I hesitantly walked over.
"I couldn't stop it!" she cried louder.
"What happened?" I asked quietly,
"Ino's whole genin team was killed in the first wave of attacks," said Chouji next to me, I looked down and wiped the invisible tears away. This was a shitty time to cry, I had to be strong for them.
"How many genin are dead? Rookies and non-rookies," I asked him.
"50," he said solemnly,
"Shit, that's more then two thirds of the whole genin ranks." I muttered, I looked up at Ino and Shikamaru again and nodded.
"Aiko-sensei!" cried two voices behind me, I turned and saw Akane and Yuki jump on me.
"Hey guys," I said quietly,
"I can't find Rei or Aki!" said Akane quickly
"And I can't find Saki!" cried Yuki, Rei, Aki and Saki were Ino's team, how could I tell them. All six were too close to be told. My cover was blown as Ino cried again and Shikamaru and Chouji took her away.
"Akane, Yuki. Team 5 was killed in the first wave of attacks." I said quietly, Akane jumped up
"No! You're lying! They're not dead!" he shouted backing up, he backed up into Kiba.
"Hey little man calm down," he said
"No! They aren't dead!" he shrieked then collapsed to his knees. Kiba bent down and picked him up while I took Yuki who was just sitting there.