Chapter 30: Father and Daughter

"…Ughn…" Mitsuki tried to open her eyes.

"Time to wake up." Something hit Mitsuki in the face.

"AH!!?" She opened her eyes and looked around. "Wh-Where am I?!" There were Sound Ninja in the chamber along with Yoroi, Misumi, and Yuri. "What's going on?"

"Just relax Mitsuki," Yuri said. "Sit back and enjoy the show."

"…Show?"

"No!! Let me go!!"

"What?!" Mitsuki looked at the door across from her.

"Stop!!" Two Sound Ninja came in carrying a little girl.

"No…"

"I said let me go!"

"Kabuki!!" Mitsuki screamed.

The girl looked up. "M-Mommy!!!"

"If you don't let her go right now, I swear I'll kill every last one of you!!" Mitsuki shouted.

"Now that's a big threat Mitsuki."

She turned to the other door. "…Orochimaru."

Orochimaru walked in. "Hello Mitsuki, long time no see."

"What do you want with my daughter!? Let her go!!!"

"Now, now Mitsuki, you know I can't do that."

Kabuki's glared turned into a grimace. "…M…Mommy…"

"Why don't you join us…Kabuto?" Orochimaru called out. Kabuto came into the room. "Aah, there you are." Kabuto looked at Mitsuki. He had a few cuts and bruises on his face.

"…Kabuto…" Mitsuki whispered.

"Isn't this touching? We're just one big Sound Ninja family," Orochimaru said. "And you all are my children."

"You sick bastard," Mitsuki growled, "let my daughter go right now!! She's not part of this!"

"On the contrary. She has something I want," Orochimaru said sweetly. "I want her abilities."

"What?! No!! You can't!!"

"Leave me and my mommy alone!!" Kabuki cried.

Orochimaru turned to Kabuto. "So Kabuto, Mitsuki was the one person that you loved with all your heart, correct?"

Kabuto looked at Mitsuki. "…Yes."

"And it hurt you when you found out that she has a child with someone else, right?"

Kabuto glared. "Yes."

Mitsuki's heart was breaking. K-Kabuto…It's not like that…

"And you don't want to be replaced by that little brat, right?"

"…Right."

"Well then, why don't you just kill her then?"

Kabuto stopped. "Kill…that girl?"

"Yes, if you don't want to be replaced. If you don't kill her, then she'll take your place." Kabuto looked at the ground. "And think about it Kabuto, that girl's someone else's child."

Mitsuki clutched her hands into fists. "…No…" She was chained to the wall and couldn't move. Kabuto wouldn't really…I mean after all that time he spent with Kabuki…He couldn't…could he?

Kabuto looked up. "I've made up my mind." He walked over to Kabuki.

"K-Kabuto…" Kabuki stammered. "Wh-What're you going to do?"

"Something that I should've done before…" He held up a kunai.

"NOOOO!!!" Mitsuki screamed as tears formed in her eyes.

Kabuki tired to get free from the two Sound Ninjas holding her. "N-No Kabuto!! I thought you were my friend! I thought you were my mommy's friend!!!"

"…This is for breaking my heart Mitsuki…"

"Kabuto stop!!"

"This is getting interesting…" Orochimaru whispered. Of course, if Kabuto does try to kill Kabuki, I might have to step in. Her abilities are too good to pass up.

Mitsuki began to panic. "What do I do? What do I do?! I have to stop him, but how!!?" She looked around. "I-I can't get free, so what can I do?!" She looked at her struggling daughter. Kabuki…Kabuto…!!

"What're you waiting for Kabuto?!" Yuri shouted. "Kill that brat so we can move onto Mitsuki!!"

Kabuto looked at the kunai in his hand. "…Alright…" He held it up again.

"NO!!! STOP!!!" Everyone looked at Mitsuki. "Kabuto, I swear if you kill Kabuki you'll live the rest of your life in regret!! Don't do it!!"

"…What do you mean?" Kabuto asked.

"You'll have to live with the regret of killing your own child!!!!"

He froze. "What…What did you say?"

Kabuki blinked. "What?"

Orochimaru smirked. "The plot thickens…"

"That's right," Mitsuki began as tears streamed down her face. "Kabuki, Kabuto's your real father."

Kabuki's eyes widened. "…No…I-It can't be…"

"…You're lying!!!" Kabuto yelled.

"No I'm not Kabuto!! Get it through your head!! Kabuki is your daughter!! Just look at her. She looks just like you. See? She's beautiful, isn't she?"

He hesitantly looked back at Kabuki. She was right. He finally saw the resemblance. "…Wh…Why didn't you tell me!!?" He was scared. "Why did you hide this from me!?!" He didn't know what to believe.

"…Why?" Kabuki asked as well as tears began to form in her eyes.

"I don't know," Mitsuki answered. "I was…scared…I wasn't strong enough…"

One of the Sound Ninja holding Kabuki laughed. "Kabuto you weak fool! If you're not gonna kill this girl, then I will!!" He pulled out his own kunai. "HAAA!!!"

"AAHH!!" Kabuki screamed.

"KABUTO, DO SOMETHING!!" Mitsuki screamed.

Blood.

"Wh-What?" Blood ran down the neck of the Sound Ninja. He was dead. A kunai lodged in his neck was the cause.

Kabuto put down his hand after throwing the kunai. "…Back off…" He looked up at the other Sound Ninja holding Kabuki with a deadly glare.

"A-AAh!!" The Sound Ninja let go of Kabuki and ran.

"…Ka…buto…" Kabuki murmured.

"TRAITOR!!!" Yoroi shouted.

"KILL THEM ALL!!" Misumi added.

Orochimaru smiled. "Well, well. This'll be more fun than I thought…" He slipped into the shadows.

The Sound Ninja ran after Kabuto and Kabuki. "YAAAHH!!!"

Kabuto got in front of Kabuki. "Stay behind me!" He watched all of the Sound Ninja carefully.

"There's no way you can beat all of them by yourself!" Kabuki cried. "You'll get hurt!!"

Kabuto turned to her. "That's a risk I'm willing to take." He smiled.

The young girl blinked. So this man is my…father? She put her head down. I'll just let him do what he wants. It's mommy I'm concerned about. She reached for her flute in pouch. We could use some back up. She put it to her lips and played a soft melody.

"Wh-What're you doing?" Kabuto asked.

"AROOO!!!" The sound of a howl pierced through the air. One of the doors leading out of the room came crashing down as a wolf charged in.

"Fenrir!!" Kabuki shouted as she began to run towards her wolf.

"Hey, don't go that way!!" Kabuto shouted. The Sound Ninja turned away from him and went after the girl. "NO!!"

"Kabuki!!" Mitsuki cried.

"Fenrir, let's go!" Kabuto grabbed onto her wolf's neck and swung onto his back. "Let's show these guys that this girl doesn't play with dolls!!"

"Right!" Fenrir barked. He charged right into the crowd of Sound Ninja.

"Now Fenrir!!" The wolf jumped onto one of the men and began to maul at his neck.

"GAAAAHHH!!"

Fenrir jumped off when he knew the man was dead. He then looked at the other ninjas. "Quite a lot of ninja. Should we use that attack?"

"Yes, I'm on it." She began to do hand signs. "Human-Beast Combination: Lightning Fang through Paralysis no jutsu!!!" She pulled out her flute once more and played a series of loud notes.

"Wh-What's going on?!" the Sound Ninja shouted. "We're stuck!!"

"Your turn Fenrir!"

"Here goes!" A rope of charka flowed out from the wolf, crawled under the ninja, ten wrapped around their feet.

"NOW!!" Fenrir unleashed his attack and jumped at the ninja with blinding speed, killing them as he went from person to person. Kabuki breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew…"

"You think it's over?"

"What?" Kabuki and Kabuto looked at Yoroi, Misumi, and Yuri. They were holding an unconscious Mitsuki.

"Mitsuki!!" Kabuto shouted.

"Mommy!!" Kabuki yelled.

"If you want her, then come get her. If you don't, we'll kill her." They disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Mommy!!!!" The building began to rumble. "H-Huh?"

"This place is going to collapse! We have to get out of here!" Kabuto turned to Kabuki. "Kabuki, let's go!" Kabuki looked at Kabuto, then turned her gaze to the ground. "Kabuki, what're you doing?! I said let's go!!"

She still hesitated. Fenrir licked his master's leg. "Kabuki, what's wrong?"

She shook her head. "Nothing, let's go." They ran after Kabuto.