Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine. But I can have the kage bunshins...right? Right?
Note: I still have writers block. I'm going to kill it, I swear! pulls out a knife
Chapter Nine
Tsunade was, very distantly related to me. In all truth, I didn't know her too well. I only spend about two days with her, but I had learned a lot of things about her in that short time. I had been seven. It had been…a going away party…?
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"Tsunade, be sure to take care of yourself, you too Shizune. I hope your training goes well."
People gather around her, whoever she was. "Tsunade, promise me you'll come back!"
"I love you!"
"Did you hear me! Be careful!"
"Here, take this jacket, it'll keep your safe!"
I didn't know what the big fuss was about. But, Mommy and Daddy had told me to sit here, so, I did. I didn't complain. I just sat by the stupid tree while everyone was going crazy about this "Tsunade" person leaving.
Eventually, the crowd left, and I was left alone sitting by the tree. They all went to get food or something like that…
"Tsunade-sama…are you okay?" a girl asked, leaning over a young looking women who was sprawled over the ground.
The blonde haired women sat up, slowly, and rubbed her head. "Who came up with the shitty idea for a going away party anyways!" she yelled.
"I don't really know…Tsunade-sama…" the dark haired girl replied.
Tsunade looked over at the tree, and noticed me, she looked back at Shizune smiling slightly. "Hey, Shizune, go get us something to eat. I'm just going to sit here for a little while."
Shizune stood up, and walked off to where the noise from a large group was coming from.
Tsunade watched her leave, and then stood up, and walked over to me. She sat down beside me, and smiled.
I smiled back at her politely. My parents always told me to be polite. So, this would make them happy.
"So, what's your name?" she asked me, sweetly.
"I'm Kirei, you're Tsunade, right? This party is for you, right?" I asked her.
She nodded, "I don't really want to be here though, I just wanted to leave. But someone just had to go and schedule this."
"Okay," she said, "I have an idea, how about we go out and do something, Kirei. I'll just," she said, walking over to her pile of presents. "Write," she threw a few present in the air, "A note, saying that…Damn, where's that fucking pencil, there. Saying that we're going somewhere," she said, faintly, as she scribbled something on a piece of paper.
"What about your friend, the one that you asked to get you food…?" I asked.
She put the note on the top of her pile of presents, "Oh Shizune? She'll be fine. Eh, she's coming, let's go!" she said, grabbing me hand, and running off.
When we reached the middle of town, she found a bench and sat down. I sat down next to her.
"How old are you, Kirei?" she asked me.
"I'm seven!" I said, bouncing in the seat.
"Geez…settle down. Seven…? That's so unfair. I remember when I was seven."
"How old are you then…?" I asked her.
She gave me the death glare, but then settled down and smiled at me. "Can you keep a secret if I tell you?"
I nodded.
"I just turned forty-one."
"You don't look that old," I said, confused.
"There's a reason for that, but I can't tell you that secret. Promise me that you won't tell anyone."
I smiled widely, "I won't tell no one!"
"Are you hungry?" she asked me, standing up.
"Yes! Very!"
"Alright then, I'll be right back," she said, turning, and walking across the street into a bar.
"Hey guys! Look! It's the Legendary Sucker! Tsunade care to play a game?"
There were loud yells from the bar, people begging her to sit.
"I can't, but I'll be back before I leave."
"You've never turned down a game!"
"I just can't today, I'm really sorry, guys."
There were a few loud sighs. I inched down in my seat. I hope Tsunade would hurry up.
A few minutes later, I saw her come out of the door holding a tray of food, she sat down next to me, and we ate.
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"So, Kirei, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Tsunade asked me as we walked down the streets of Konoha for no reason in particular.
"That's an easy question!" I said, excitedly. "I want to be the strongest Ninja in my Clan! I want to very a very strong girl Ninja! I want to be stronger than all of the boys too! That'll show them!"
"That's an awesome dream. To become strong…"
I focused on a tree across the street, and noticed a squirrel laying on the ground.
"Hey! Tsunade-sempai! That squirrel…" I said, running over to a tree across the street. "It's hurt…" I whispered.
"Hurt?" she said coming up behind me. She thought for a moment, "Kirei, do you know what chakra is?"
I nodded, still looking at the dying squirrel, "Yes, it's the mixture of spiritual and physical energy, right?"
She smiled, "Have you ever tried to control your chakra?"
"Um…a little?" I replied.
"Okay, then, put your hands over the squirrel like this," she said, positioning my hands, "and concentrate your chakra to your hands, try to give it some of your chakra to the squirrel to help make it better."
I did what she said, and a "HAAH!" released from my mouth, as chakra released from my hands.
After a few seconds, I sat back against the tree panting. "I'm tired…"
Tsunade looked at me, she looked dazed. "Amazing…" she whispered.
"What is?" I asked her.
She looked down at the squirrel, How was she able to concentrate her chakra like that at only seven years old? It was so precise…I'm sure she's never done any medial ninja training before…
"How about, I finish saving this squirrel for you," she said, positioning her hands over the squirrel.
"No, no, no!" I shouted suddenly, "I'll do it! Please let me!" I repeated the method, and moments later, the squirrel was up, climbing into the tree. I sat on the ground, panting again.
"How about I take you home, and I'll come and play with you tomorrow, it's getting late after all…" Tsunade said to me.
I tried to stand up, and fell back to the ground, Tsunade picked me up gently, and took me back home.
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"Mommy! Mommy!" I screamed, running down the hallway in our house. "Mommy! When is Tsunade-sempai going to be here!"
My mommy peaked her head out of a door, "Soon, Kirei, soon. Until then, sit down and settle down."
"Mommy…who's Tsunade-sempai?" a small voice came from behind her. It was Ryuu. She gripped Mommy's dress slightly.
"The nice girl's party we went to yesterday."
I heard the door bell from the front of the house.
"Mommy!"
She sighed, "All right, all right." She picked up Ryuu, and I followed her to the front door. Tsunade-sempai was here!
"Hi Tsunade," my mom said.
"Hello, can I steal Kirei for today?"
"Of course, feel free, I already have enough on my hands…"
I hopped out the door, and screamed, "Thank you, Mommy!"
I walked with Tsunade-sempai back to the park, "Can I show you something?" she asked me. I smiled in response. She continued on to say, "I want to see if you can do this." She took her finger, and poked the ground, a small crevasse appeared.
I gasped, "How did you do that!"
"You know how you concentrated your chakra to your hands yesterday. Well, today I want you to concentrate it to you one finger, and then poke the ground."
"Alright!" I said, pumping my arm.
I concentrated my chakra to my finger, and whispered, "Okay," and poked the ground like Tsunade-sempai. A little dent appeared. I frowned, and tried again. Another dent.
"I can't do it…" I whined.
"Try one more time," Tsunade urged.
I did, and this time, I made a small crevasse. I grinned widely.
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I had almost forgotten that…after she had left had hadn't tried to use those jutsu again because…in all truth I didn't want her to go…she was the first thing person that I had actually considered a teacher.
"Kirei-san," I was being poked… "It's time to get up." Now, I was being shaken.
I did the person a favor and opened an eye, "I'm up…" I yawned. It was Aikyo.
"Thank goodness…you're a heavy sleeper…everybody is getting ready for the attack. We'll leave our stuff here when we go." I nodded, and got ready.
When we were on the borders of the village, Senshi stopped up and spoke, "Choose a partner, and always stay with them. We are to take down the whole village, men, women, and children alike." He continued on to explain where each group would start, and how they would all meet up in the middle. He included to say how to make sure the strong ones you fight will flee to middle to protect the secret scroll.
"Disperse!"
Aikyo and I headed to the north east part of the village, I didn't want to do this, but, in all reality I didn't have a choice.
We landed, it was still early, and everybody was still sleeping, this wasn't fair. As soon I thought that, a battle bell went off, and people were scrambling inside their houses.
A child poked his head out the door slightly, and instantly I threw a kunai that hit his head precise on. His mother screamed, and his father, ran out of the house to take me head on.
The anger he felt slowed him down. Punch after punch, kick after kick, I avoided the all simply. I pulled out another kunai and slit his throat during one of my turns, simple and painless.
The mother still screamed. I concentrated chakra to my hand, and slit it through the air, a tremor of wind slipped through and hit the lady, cutting her to threads as if the wind had been a sword.
More people ran from their houses, and many more…ran toward the center of the village, when Senshi and his partner waited for them.
More people…Aikyo had already disposed of many more than me, it was time to catch up.
My Kabau activated. Two people were behind me, I spun around, slitting their throats. I formed hand seals, and yelled, "Grand Fireball Technique! Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
The houses burned…along with everyone in them. I laughed.
Turning, a slashed the air hitting everyone around me.
"Kirei! Stop! There isn't anyone left!" I saw Aikyo suddenly in front me, shaking me, shaking me…
I felt my Kabau release, and I felt weak, I fell to my knees.
My hands…covered in blood…nobody left…it was the exact same as then…
The same as when Itachi and I would destroy villages…
I would loose control of myself. It was the blood. All of the blood…
I wouldn't remember anything.
Nothing at all…
Blood…staining my hands…
Nonstop voices…
"Kirei…" Aikyo said, shaking me slightly, "We're being called to the center of the village, it would seem that we have our winners."
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We took our two last standers, both of whom were men, of course, and went back to gather our belongings and work our way back to Hidden Sound Village. I dreaded going back there. If I had been with the Akatsuki group…that wouldn't have happened to me. They knew what to do to settle me down…
The men were both scared. They were being forced to become Missing Nin right after they had lost everything right before their eyes.
While we picked up our belongings, they didn't carry anything because everything they had had been lost in the village we had destroyed.
Most of our walk back was in dead silence. We didn't have anything to talk about, not after what we had done.
The Leafs weren't going to be happy, and knowing Tsunade, she would be furious.
Finally, we were close to being home. How did I know this…? The Valley of the End was coming up…ahead?
Pieces of the Valley was in ruins. Scattered rocks, holes in the cliffs.
There had been some type of fight…only, with who?
Aikyo looked just as shocked as I did. "What happened…?" she whispered, softly.
I just shook my head in no response.
As we made our way around the ruins, I continued to gap. There were so many things in this world that I didn't know, that I didn't feel. Too many things…
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Before I knew it I was back "home", I refused to call this place home. To me, home was back in Akatsuki Headquarters. I wasn't going to be confused by a fake.
"Mission complete," Senshi said. "Dismissed to your rooms."
Aikyo smiled at me. She was tired, you could see it in her eyes, even if you couldn't in her face. "So," she asked me, "Where's your room anyways? I'm going to laugh if it's right by mine."
"Er…I don't know the number or anything, but I know where it is," I said, starting toward my room. She followed me.
"How old are you anyways? I think you're younger than me…but I'm not sure," Aikyo said, laughing slightly.
"I'm 16," I told her.
She laughed, "Just as I thought, I am older. I'm 20, yet you're 16, and so much more stronger than me. How did you manage that?"
I thought back to Tsunade and my conversation, and answered, "That's just my dream."