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Chapter 19
I'm sorry
I will kill you Orochimaru! You, why did you have to take them both away from me?!
I'm right here, Kurai-kun.
Sasuke-kun... -sob- I can't help with the 'kun', gome ne... Hehe.. Thank you for solving my endless misery. And thank you... For-
Slash
"Sakura-san, wake up! Wake up! Sakura-san!" Lee's violent shaking didn't help in any way. It all seemed to happen in a blink of an eye, his fellow Guardians expect for Tenten kept falling. Lee looked over at the battlefield where Tenten was standing her ground against the 3-mans team. His eyes couldn't stop themselves from eyeing his fallen mates, screeching and mourning on the ground. It was if they were reaching for oxygen.
He and Tenten were the only ones that seemed to resist this unknown jutsu that made the veins all over their body turn into darkish purple. It all started with their crystal being painted in the same color as their veins. Sooner after that, they released the sounds of a wolf mourning over its' tribes death. Even in their suffering state, they kept fighting.
Naruto, if Lee remembers correct, charged with as many clones of himself as he could but the clones disappeared before they could even engage in battle. Many would either repeat the same jutsu in hopes of succeeding. Lee noticed the amount of chakra his comrades used for each jutsu, and it always led to their crystal being succumbed by the purplish power and the purple strings to spread wider and wider. That could be the reason why Neji was the first to collapse and have his Armor deactivated.
He looked down at his crush and saw as she was the last to have her Armor deactivate in front of him. "No, Sakura-san..." He touched her pulse and felt it weakening for every second, even her skin was turning into a bluish color.
"How did this happen?..." Lee, having held her hand through this, squeezed it hard. This was simply a game for them, watching other people suffer from this unknown power. And still, there goal was to kill them! They are gonna pay!
Kabuto saw how Lee was slowly giving in to his own anger. He must admit, he withheld it longer than his partner. Her crystal was at the verge of cracking, the red spot in her crystal kept growing stronger and stronger. He knew that his team wouldn't survive the true wrath of two guardians. That is why he created a clone of himself and observed the whole battle from afar.
Lee lay Sakua down and walked to Tenten's side. He knew words weren't going to be spoken between them, so he got right to it. He removed the weights he had hidden in his knee warmers. As Team Zaku were bracing themselves for another jutsu, Tenten took the opportunity and struck Kin across her torso with her sword.
"Kin!" Zaku gasped.
"Where did he go?!"
Zaku looked at the spot where Lee once was and found him gone. What the? Zaku felt his eyes pop out as he felt the weight of a 100 ton stones punch him in the stomach. The bandaged shinobi stood his ground from the massive force of wind that followed Zaku as he flew through the forest, destroying every bit of nature there once was.
"How ... did he do that?" Dosu was left unanswered as the two guardians stood before him. His legs failed to keep him up, the only limbs that cooperated with his brain were his arms. He crawled backwards in a frightening manner.
Kabuto smirked from the painfully cruel treatment they gave him. Damn, never thought I would hear such a girlish scream from him.
"Now then." He said as the guardians turned to his clone. "Time to put them in a genjutsu where Sasuke and Hinata are the enemies this time." His clone performed the hand seals before they could attack him. He let his clone disappear into smoke.
Sasuke glared at the palm that was covered with the blood from a girl, whom he held dear. His sword was nearly painted with her internal liquid, he let the weapon slid from his grip. Did all this happen... for what? How? In a moment he was losing his fight to Orochimaru, the next thing he knows he is standing before Hinata's beaten-up body. And he did not want to know the culprit...
He looked at the crystal in front of her head, it must have taken damage from the blow as there was a crack running straight down the center. He got hold of his crystal and forced it off. Had this not gotten in the way...
Sasuke was rather emotionless through this whole scenario. He couldn't process the right feelings, or whatever you should feel in these situations. Some would be happy over their victory, others would break down. Mitsu, the one that lied about her identity, was gone and could no longer haunt him with endless guilt. Hinata, the girl that did nothing but become an extra burden out of nowhere, was gone. And yet, she managed to become a part of his life.
He cracked his eyes to look at his crystal. He clutched his crystal, compressing its cry for mercy. His crystal brought his main goal in life to mind, hoping that that would get him to stop.
"Nn!" He moaned from the sharp twist he felt in his lungs. The pain had Sasuke fall back in steps and clutch his ripped shirt. The Uchiha yelped as his knees gave up on holding the body up, and so did his torso. As much as he wanted to continue looking at Hinata, his body was at its' limit. He could barely find the energy to inhale air. He stared into nothingness, blinking occasionally to feel whether he was still alive or not.
The tear-shaped object in his free palm was heating. Sasuke ignored the signs from it and let his eyelids cover his view. The Uchiha thought that when dying, you would reminisce upon your life from day 1. And yet, here he was at the brink of death thinking about his first encounter with Mitsu up till the point where Hinata came into his life.
Sasuke cursed his will for revenge. He knew he couldn't let Itachi live after what he did, and after he had killed Itachi, he would revive his Clan. But, he couldn't find himself breeding just any woman. That's where Sasuke's head unconsciously dragged itself up to look at Hinata. Sorry, but you will have to come back and owe me the favour.
A sly chuckle escaped his lips. He squeezed the palm where his crystal was, so it wouldn't slide off while crawling over to her. He groaned by the pain in his internal organs telling him to stop. He dug his finger nails in the ground, biting his lips to suppress the nervepiercing injuries burning as he slid his body against the pebbles on the floor.
He gasped for air as he had reached Hinata's crystal. He dragged his arm through the dirt so he could reach for Hinata's crystal. He remembered a time where both their crystals formed the Yin-Yang symbol, and how the two crystal's illuminating drew them in some kind of hypnoses while they looked into each others eyes. His mind jumped to a time where Kakashi explained how powerful both their crystals were.
He took deep breaths as he struggled to push his chest up with the support of his elbows. He gave Hinata's head a last look before carefully tying the string that bore on Hinata's crystal around her neck. He did the same with himself and aligned their crystals, making them glow immensely in an instant.
"What the-" The light seemed as if it was nearing Sasuke, pulling him into another world. That was at least what he thought because he wasn't in the forest any longer. He was at the river once again, this time witnessing his first encounter with Mitsu or... Hinata. The scenes are too quick for Sasuke to process. Suddenly it went from their fallout, to their fight with Yoroi, the moment where he made her the favour, to her breakdown and finally it stopped at the part where she kicked his crotch by accident.
He squeezed his eyes from the brightness that finally decreased. "What... was that about?"
"Sa..."
His eyes flicked open from the weak but still hearable sound. "Hi-Hinata?...!" He wished that his body had the strength to sit on his knees and have Hinata's head resting on his laps, but being face to face with her was okay too.
"O-Or should I s-s-say K-Kurai-kun..." Despite the major pain she was in, she still managed to chuckle with that cute voice of hers.
"Sorry for not telling you." He couldn't get himself to look her straight in the eyes. For some reason, he knew that she wasn't mad at him. But he found himself asking the question anyways.
It took her a bit time to reconsider that question. She herself didn't know. She was happy with both of them and she could be herself with both of them. "I-I d-d-don't know... But..." Salty tears rained down her cheeks. "... now I can finally apologise..."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow to her. "For what?"
"F-F-For lying a-a-about w-w-w-who I was... A-And not b-being there every n-night. I.. I.. Y... you said you liked girls with longer hair. A-And I..." She sniffed the slimy snot. A tiny blush ran across her cheeks as she began the sentence. "I guess I got jealous..."
Sasuke was surprised by her rather odd confession. He never thought she, out of all the girls from Konoha, would be interested in the types of girls he preferred. But in a way, it made her cuter in his eyes.
Sasuke gave his signature smirk. "Why would you be jealous over something you already have?" He said, while reaching out for her wavy, waist-length hair. It was as soft as silk and the especially glowing.
"Huh?" She looked behind her and saw how Sasuke was playing with the hair he referred to. "I-Is this? H-How?..."
She looked at Sasuke again and gulped from the seductive look he gave her. She jumped from the intrusive hand that danced down her back to her bottom. "Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa..."
"What? They are soft."
Before Hinata could respond to that, their crystals beamed rapidly. The two shinobi's looked at each other and nodded. Hinata moved her arm to where Sasuke held both crystals in his palm. She slowly neared her hand over to his, hesitant on tangling her hand with his.
"You're so slow." He grabbed her hand and gave it a light squeeze. The two tear-drops illuminated once again, this time spreading their power onto their masters. Both Sasuke and Hinata were hugged with their respective aura and helped onto their feet without any restrain. Still holding hands, the two closed their eyes and cried in union:
Unlock!
Their Armour popped onto them, leaving some glitter to rain down on them. The Yang Guardian looked at his counterpart. "Let's go."
On their way to rescue their fellow Guardians, they spotted Kakashi and Kurenai standing still. They skipped over to them and found out that they were in a genjutsu.
Kai
Kakashi gasped from finally being free from that endless nightmare. "Sa-Sasuke?!"
"Hinata?" Kurenai elevator-eyed Hinata and nearly jumped in awe. "You unlocked your Armour, Hinata!" She gasped. Hinata gave her a shaky giggle before using a serious tone to explain the situation.
"We saw Kiba, Shino, Naruto, and Sakura following you Sasuke. We followed you, but we got caught in a very powerful genjutsu." As the copy nin was about to come up with a plan, Sasuke and Hinata skipped ahead, telling them that they could feel the chakra of the remaining Guardians.
Kurenai raised an eyebrow when she spotted the two guardians hands tangled around each other.
"Huh?" Was the only thing she could say. Hinata...
"There they are!" Hinata pointed out, watching as Lee and Tenten were engaged in a furious hand to hand combat while there were other bodies laying on the battlefield.
"What are they doing?" Kakashi questioned. Kurenai said that they had been put in a special genjutsu that even she didn't know how to break. By the time the 4 ninjas landed on the ground, Lee and Tenten were already facing them.
"Wha-!" Kurenai gasped, holding her hands in front of her gapped mouth. Sasuke and Hinata looked at the two jonins, who looked rather paralysed by the scene. It wasn't until Hinata spotted Kiba and Shino unconscious with bruises from head to toe.
"Kiba! Shino" She yelped, skipping over to them. She looked at their sickly pale skin and was taken aback by the sight of their veins coloured in purple. Their crystals was even covered in the said color with a small, yet very clear, red dot in the center. "What happened?!..." She whispered. She raised her head from Kiba and saw Neji in that same state.
"Neji-niisan!"
"Ka-Kakashi... this is..." Kurenai slowly walked backwards by the endless memories of this same day 10 years ago when she was a Guardian. It seemed like a whole reenact of the event. The event that caused great loss of 2 Guardians.
"Kurenai, calm down." Kakashi snapped as he saw how terrified she looked. But he didn't blame her, that day was a nightmare the previous Guardians are taunted with every night.
"You..." Tenten whispered in a growly tone while eyeing Hinata.
The Yang Guardian silently cursed by the sight of his teammates brutally beaten on the ground. His attention from them was taken as he saw Tenten summon two kunais.
Tenten charged at the Yin Guardian. Sasuke warned Hinata of the incoming attack, and she looked as Tenten was about to strike with her kunai. As Tenten slashed through Hinata, she disappeared in a poof.
"Kurenai-sensei, what is happening?! Why are they fighting us?! What happened to Shino and Kiba and Neji-niisan?!" Hinata cried, letting a faint light from her crystal illuminate.
"Hinata... This is..." Kurenai started, looking into the heiress's eyes. "If we don't do something fast, they will die..."
A/N- I know a sorry would be very cliche of me. But... I'm sorry that I haven't updated for a long time. I changed schools and my current school simply doesn't give me any time to sit down and pour my creativity into my writing. And when there is holiday, I almost use that entire holiday on sleeping ^^; But I hope that I can manage my time better, especially in the weekends.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, though. ^^Thank you.