Chapter 17: Mommy!

Kabuki grabbed her earth scroll and began to do hand signs. "Earth Style- Eight Cornered Wall!" She forced the scroll on the ground and eight stone rocks popped out. "Stone Golem No Jutsu!" The rocks transformed into creatures. "Get him!" The stone golems charged after Kabuto.

"Dammit, this girl won't give up!" Kabuto whispered to himself. "I've only seen one of her jutsus, so this one is new." He smirked. "All I have to do is channel my chakra to my hand, then strike!" He focused his chakra to his hands. "Here goes!" He punched the chest of the creatures, smashing them to bits. "There, that's better!"

"No way! He defeated my stone golems!" She reached into her shuriken holster and grabbed some shuriken. "Eat this!" She threw them at him.

"Is that it?" He blocked them with his kunai knife. "I know you're a kid, but can't you at least--AGH!" Five senbon needles hit him in the back. "An attack from behind! But how!"

"Humph, I can manipulate my chakra to control the way my senbon needles hit you!"

"Nice try…" He suddenly vanished and reappeared behind her. "But better luck next time!" He used a sweep kick to knock her down.

"AH!" She hit the ground, but rolled back. "Okay, time for one of my better jutsus." She pulled out her flute again and used it in her hands signs. "Soni-" The floor beneath them began to shake. "Wh-What!"

"What's going on?" Kabuto asked. They floor gave way and they plummeted to the room below them.

"Ugh…Oh…" Kabuki sat up and rubbed her head. "What…happened?"

"Kabuki?"

She spun around and found her mother in a cell behind her. "Mommy?"

"Kabuki?"

She looked into the cells behind her. "Daddy! Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura! Everyone! I'll get you out!" She picked the lock to Kakashi's cell, then Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto. She finally came to Mitsuki's cell and opened it. "Mommy!"

"Kabuki!" Mitsuki cried. She scooped up her precious child and hugged her. "Kabuki!"

"Mommy!" They both began to cry as they hugged each other tightly.

"Oh my baby, what're you doing here?"

"I came to find you guys. I'm so sorry, you were right. Orochimaru is an evil person! I heard him say that he was gonna kill you guys!" She began to cry even harder. "Mommy, I'm sorry!"

"It's alright! Don't cry baby, don't cry. Mommy's here, I'm here!"

Kabuki looked at Kakashi, "Daddy…" she looked at his squad, "you guys…I'm sorry."

"It's okay Kabuki. You didn't know," they responded. "And everyone makes mistakes."

Kakashi picked up the small girl. "I don't care. As long as you're safe and as long as I can hold you again, you didn't do anything wrong." He cried softly.

"Daddy…I love you…"

Mitsuki smiled warmly. Kakashi…thank you… She hugged them both.

"Argh…" Kabuto shakily got to his feet. "Where…Where am I?" He looked at the group of people in front of him. "…Mi…Mitsuki!"

Mitsuki froze. "That voice…" She cautiously looked back and gasped when she saw Kabuto. "Kabuto?"

Naruto looked. "What! Kabuto?"

"It's Kabuto!" Sakura gasped.

"Kabuto…" Sasuke hissed.

Kabuto looked from Mitsuki, to Kabuki, to Kakashi, then back. Mitsuki was hugging the Copy Ninja and he was holding Kabuki. "Mitsuki…How could you do this? How could you start a family like this? And with Kakashi?"

She fell to her feet and began to cry again. "Leave me alone Kabuto! Just…Just stop it!" She put her hands to her ears and shivered.

"Mommy?" Kabuki got down from Kakashi's arms and kneeled next to Mitsuki. "What's wrong mommy?"

"Kakashi…you bastard!" Kabuto charged at him with his kunai knife drawn.

"Sensei, look out!" Sakura yelled.

Kakashi leaped back. "Kabuto, stop! You don't understand-"

"Oh, I understand perfectly! Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill this girl now!"

"Kabuto don't! She's-" The old tower rumbled.

"What's that!" Sakura asked.

"Look out!" Naruto shouted as he pointed to the ceiling. Rocks came crashing down, splitting the group of people four to three.

"Daddy!" Kabuki cried through the rocks.

"Kabuki! Get out of here! The place is going to collapse!" came Kakashi's response from the other side.

"Okay!" She ran over to Mitsuki. "Mommy! Please get up! We have to escape!" She shook her mother. "Mommy, are you listening! Mommy!"

"It's no use! She's completely in shock!" Kabuto said. He picked Mitsuki up and headed for the door behind him. "I gotta help Mitsuki."

"Hey wait!" Kabuki cried. "Wait for me! Please don't leave me!"

He turned back around and looked at Kabuki. "…Uh…"

"What're you waiting for? Let's go!"

He looked at her. …This girl…Why do I feel like this? She's…Is she really Kakashi's…? He grabbed her hand. "C'mon!" They ran out of the door and escaped into the forest, far away from the tower.

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Kabuto looked at the night sky. "Man, I'm gonna be in big trouble…" The small fire flickered with life. He looked back at Kabuki who was hovering over her mother.

"Mommy…" Kabuki held Mitsuki's hand.

He sighed heavily. "Hey, she's gonna be alright, okay? She'll regain consciousness in the morning."

She looked at him. "…I don't trust you."

"Hmm?"

"You lied to me."

"Look, I'm sorry okay?"

"You attacked me!"

"That's only cuz you attacked me first!"

She looked away. "…I…I'm sorry…What…What're we gonna do?"

"We'll figure everything out in the morning, just sleep now."

"Um…Okay…" She lay down next to Mitsuki. "Mommy, I'll stay next to you until you wake up, okay?" She yawned and closed her eyes.

Kabuto watched them. "Why…Why do I feel…compelled to…protect them?"