"So that's the ability you got for the death of Amari." Miri's voice was a whimper. She thought she was able to cope with everything. And somehow the memories revived in her mind.
"I don't want to talk about it anymore. I told you what I did and it's your choice to continue to join me or not. Remember, if you're going to have to kill me too. The hate and emotion has to engulf your body till there is no other feeling." Sean looked out into the bamboo forest. "I wish I had my Byakugan activated. Then maybe I could find them. Have you spoken to Neji or any Hyuga about gaining the ability?"
"Not yet. I was too busy learning the Rasengan. Thanks to Magu, I can form a small one."
Sean sighed. "That doesn't help in this situation." Sean closed his eyes and opened them up into his Byakugan. He could see a few people train inside this dense forest but nobody had the abnormal size chakra he hoped for. "I don't even know where to look for these people."
'I'm not the downfall here.' Miri dropped onto her bottom and crossed her legs. She bounded her fists together and focused down. She growled the red cloak down her back. "Spirit style; spirit clones." A half dozen purple clones spawned around Miri with the red cloak. "Spread out and find them."
Each of the clones scattered around the bamboo forest. Sean smiled for his sister's improvisational skills. Neither of them knew what they searched for. And this was their only hope to find either of those shinobi.
"How well do you think your clones will do?" Sean asked.
Miri kept her eyes closed and posture frozen. "Everything they find, I find. If there is anyone out there I will find them."
"Keep on searching." Sean reached behind him and pulled one of his swords. "I can tell that's a clone. My Byakugan can sense it."
The crackles in the bamboo got closer to them. One of the masked men from the bar emerged from the forest. He was unarmed and relatively discolored than from their earlier engagement. A weak clone compared to any other comprehensible shinobi.
"You can search this forest all you want but you'll find nothing. We escaped long before you tracked this place." The clone spoke.
"Then why'd you send a clone, a very weak clone, to stay at this place?" Sean asked.
"We ask why you search for the technique. There is no reason a Leaf ninja would even desire to come here for an unattainable jutsu."
Sean's eyes changed over to the Tozoto. "Because we are the only people able to take unobtainable jutsu."
The clone stammered back. "You're the Genkai Stealers. You bring pain to everyone you take from!"
Miri pushed up from her seated position and moved to her brother and the clone. "No need to entertain anymore. They're in a hidden bunker hidden on the inside of a fallen log just outside of the forest here."
"Ha-how did you find that?" The clone back away more.
"Easy." Miri looked at the clone directly with her own Byakugan. "You think my brother's the only one with a Byakugan?"
The clone disappeared into a cloud of smoke. Sean sheathed his sword and faced Miri. "Lead the way."
Miri ran ahead of her brother. The bamboo forest came to an end to flat plains. They noticed the fallen log right next to the bridge that led over to the Land of Fire. They stopped just outside of human eyesight.
"When you'd get your Byakugan?" Sean asked.
"Neji, he was nice enough to assist me. He was a strong teacher." Miri answered. "And he's pretty cute."
Sean sighed. "I'm going to use my Rinnegan and pull the log from the spot. Jump down and I'll follow."
Sean changed his eyes over to the Rinnegan and immediately moved the log from its position. The two men from before anticipated the attack and jumped out of the pit.
"Water style; twin water dragon!" They both shouted. Four water dragons intertwined with each other as they darted for Miri and Sean.
"Wind style; tornado alley!" Sean blew a series of his own tornados against the quad dragons.
"Spirit body; Spirit body!" Miri jumped through the destructive scene with her transparent body. She held her hand in front of her and sent down her chakra. The small blue ball formed in her hand. "Rasengan!" She held her hand above her head and emerged through the end of the water dragons. She grabbed the man on the right and drove her Rasengan right in his chest. She pointed him to the ground and launched him straight down into the grass. She kicked the side of the other shinobi and launched him back. "Spirit style; Reaper Scythe!" She formed her large two handed weapon and jumped into the air. She landed on top of him and swung down her scythe inches from his head.
"Where's the carrier of the kekkei genkai!" Miri shouted.
"Why do you want to know?" His voice was higher than before. "Why do you need her?"
Miri held her hand under her other and formed another Rasengan. "I'm going to bring my brother back. No matter what. She grabbed his collar and yanked him up near her jutsu. "Now, what is the code to the door?"
"How did you know that?" Miri brought him up closer to the Rasengan to break the corner of his mask. "Okay! Okay!" He reached in his chest piece and pulled out a small key. "Just stick this inside the third hole. Just don't hurt her."
"Don't worry." Miri released the Rasengan and dropped him. "She'll go through a little pain but nothing that will kill her."
Sean walked up to her. "You get the genkai, perform the jutsu and I'll resurrect you with the Rinne Rebirth."
"Yeah. Let's just get this girl."
They jumped down into the secret base. Every light was shut down, impossible for any normal eye to see. But both of them activated their base Tozoto and easily saw through the layout of the base. A small door was around the blackened corner. A door was in between them and the girl. Four rows and three columns of key holes was laid out.
"Did he say which key hole is there. I can see traps along all sides of the door."
"I should've gotten more information. All he said was the third keyhole. But not right to left, up down, down up."
"Well." Sean rubbed his face. "They're still there. Could easily get the full answer out of them."
"Third key hole from the top right." A small voice popped through the other side of the door.
"Surprising." Sean commented.
Miri placed the key through the slot and twisted it. The large metal door popped opened and creaked open fully. A small girl stood on the other side. Her dress appeared like a knapsack with holes cut out for her body parts. Her hair and eyes were white and so was her skin. Miri knelt down to the small girl who was on the verge of crying.
"Are you here to take me home?" The small girl asked. "They say my daddy will take me home soon."
"We'll take you home. But first we need your ability. It's going to hurt, but you'll be home soon." Miri brushed the girl's hair out of her face.
"It's okay." She sniffled. "I'm used to it by now."
Miri exhaled slowly and closed her eyes. Her head gradually moved to the small girl's and tapped with her. No screams went out or pitter patter of doors steps away from them. A small thud hit the ground and filled the room with the echo.
"The pain was too much for her." Sean said. "At least she doesn't have to experience it till she wakes ups.
"Let's just get over with it." Miri twisted her body to Sean. "Lie down." Sean did as he told and laid flat on the ground. She grabbed the chakra rod from his chest and ripped it out. "Life transference."
Miri pressed his fingers on her forehead. She felt her life lift from her body and flow through her fingers. In the end she didn't feel her own life disappear from her body. She opened her eyes. She felt her own pulse and the pulse of her brothers. Hers continued to beat but Sean had nothing.
"What the hell?" She murmured to herself. "I did everything that is needed. I should be dead." She looked up at the ceiling. "What am I doing wrong?"
"You did everything right. There must be some weird connection from the Sage World to this world. My only guess is that my body is alive here so my soul won't enter my dead body. But I'm not about to kill myself here for this theory." Sean spoke inside Miri's head.
"What do we do now?"
"Just wait till your Tozoto copies the jutsu and then we'll head out."
