A/n: I am so sorry all I was just so obsessed in writing my other fic XD lol but I already had this chapter typed up except for the very ending it is quiet tragic I must say but there is gonna be some butt whooping in this chapter and the next trust me!! It's a pretty emotional chapter if I must say so myself!!
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Tsunade swung down and Sakura just barely dodged but then a leg smashed into her face and she flew hitting the wall hard. "SAKURA!" Deidara yelled jumping back before she was met with the same fate.
"Deidara," Tsunade got out painfully. "If you don't kill me," he continued out forcing herself to speak as she attacked unwillfully, "I will kill you it's over for me. Please my body is gone to him,"
Deidara closed her eyes tightly as tears leaked out. "I'm sorry Tsunade-sama" she whispered opening determined blue eyes. She ran her hand along her sword and it broke into many birds.
Gaara rushed over to Sakura and kneeled down to her face to see her open her eyes. "Are you alright?" he asked lending down a hand and she took it gratefully.
"Yeah," she replied with no more then a whisper. "Just keep those other 5 from attacking us I know what Deidara and I have to do, please this time don't intervene" she smiled up at him.
"I won't unless I have too" he gave her a small almost unnoticeable smile. She walked past him and saw Deidara and Tsunade's back. Gaara went to Sasori and informed him of what they were going to do.
Sakura tightened her grip on her sword and ran to the two of them and her blade dissolved into the small pink petals. Tsunade looked behind her and jumped up making the birds and the cherry blossoms collide and create another explosion.
"You've got to be kidding me," Sakura growled as she stared up. "Why did it have to be Tsunade-sama, second only to Jiraiya" she growled and directed the cherry blossoms upwards. Tsunade smirked and twisted in the air avoiding them and falling towards the ground.
She aimed her sword down at Deidara and slammed it onto the ground making the earth shake.
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Hinata grabbed on of the attackers by the shirt and threw him at the wall before he could even touch her. "What was that?" she asked looking around after feeling the shake.
Naruto pulled his sword out of a now dead man and slashed at another as he was coming. "I don't know, Tsunade-sama maybe?" he said shrugging a bit.
"I hope nothing bad is happening to them" Hinata said sadness in her voice and concern all over her face and she smashed her sword against 4 more.
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Kisame almost lost his balance when he felt he ground rumble. Both him and Itachi looked into the cave and had the same suspicions. "Looks like they found Tsunade," Itachi said his eyes darting around the attacking Shizune's.
Kisame dodged another attack from one and then saw his Captain looking around them as he dodged. "You're looking for something," Kisame said accusingly. Itachi sighed and came beside his lieutenant. "You know how to tell the real from the fakes" he said giving him an odd look.
"Yes I do, on the real Shizune's right wrist there should be a gold bracelet with the emblem for our squad" he informed his shocked friend. "If you find her grab her and get her away from the others. Then I will destroy the imposters," Itachi said dodging another sword.
"Can you so easily destroy something so similar to her?" he asked almost a little jealous.
"A body is only a container for the soul, Shizune's soul has departed and I won't let these things take her body" he said glaring at the others. Both Itachi and Kisame ran in between the different ones looking for the real Shizune. When Kisame caught a glimpse of gold and stopped, double checked, and then tore the sword away from Shizune and picked her up.
"Itachi I have her!" he yelled jumping up and into the trees with Shizune who was struggling to escape.
Itachi stood in front of all of the fakes and held his sword out pointed towards them. "Consume, Gensou" he said and black fire erupted from his blade and began burning away the imposters. After a few minutes all that was left of them were ashes.
Kisame brought down Shizune's now limp body as well as her sheathed sword. "I guess once you killed all of them the spell on her was broken" he said placing her gently on the ground. Itachi and Kisame both sat on either side of her and stared down at the dead lieutenant.
"So," Kisame began. "Exactly how long were you two?" Kisame stopped hoping he had gotten his question across.
Itachi looked up at him and saw the small bit of loss in his eyes. "You liked her didn't you?" the Captain asked.
Kisame hesitated to answer, finding out your Captain and the girl you like were something was pretty hard to swallow. "Yeah," he finally muttered out, Itachi just nodded and looked back down at her.
"I'm sorry; I had grown an attachment to her before you were my lieutenant. I truly did not wish any of this unto you" Itachi told him sincerely.
"Don't worry about it Uchiha-taichou, not like it matters anymore any way" he sighed and they both let their gaze fall back down to Shizune.
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Shino sighed and glared at Sakura and Deidara. "Tsunade! I'm tired of seeing those two brats destroy them now!" he ordered and Tsunade nodded.
She took her sword and held it back, "Bankai" she said and her sword began to glow and then she began to glow. The sword burst into lights and right behind her a large slug formed and appeared.
"Prepare to die" she said to them and Sakura and Deidara looked at each other.
"Deidara we must do it, it's the only way I think we can take Tsunade-sama down" Sakura said sadly. Deidara nodded and both of the held their swords up.
"Bankai!!"
A large screech was heard as Deidara's bird emerged and flew just above her master. Sakura stood with her millions and millions of cherry blossom petals around her. One of the talons fell off the bird and Deidara caught it and formed it into a sword.
Sakura held both hands out and two pink swords flew to her hands and she looked at Tsunade. "Let's go Deidara," they both nodded and Deidara held her sword with two hands and ran at Tsunade as her giant bird plunged down at her.
The bird opened its mouth and tons and tons of smaller bombs flew out and headed straight for Tsunade. The giant slug shot something from its mouth and hit all the bird causing them to melt. 'Acid' Deidara thought and thrust her sword forward and it grew and continued to grow trying to reach Tsunade.
Deidara's bird flew right behind her and beat the sword but Tsunade formed a fist and punched the bird with unexplainable force sending it crashing to the wall and setting off a huge explosion.
SO much light illuminated the room no one could see a thing. But Deidara kept running forward and brought her own fist up and slammed it into Tsunade's face. The Captain stumbled back falling to the ground but just as she was about to hit the floor, Sakura jumped forward and threw both swords impaling her to the ground.
She moved her hands towards Tsunade and more and more pink swords flew down just to make sure that she would die quickly. Finally as the light from the explosion died away Deidara and Sakura stood around Tsunade's lifeless body and the pink swords disappeared. Sakura fell to her knees tears streaming down her face. "TSUNADE-SAMA!" she screamed slamming her fists on the ground and placing her forehead on the floor.
Tsunade's body then began to glow a slight green. Sakura and Deidara went wide eyed seeing Tsunade's spirit rise from her corpse. She looked at the two awestruck girls and smiled. "I'm so sorry that you were forced into that situation. But there was no other way; he used a new type of soul gem that infused with every cell in my body and even my soul. But now I know you are tired but you have to defeat him please give me the Isei stone. Something grave has happened and I must help my lieutenant in this final hour" she smiled.
Sakura looked beside her seeing sand holding the four stones. She grabbed them and looked over at Gaara who was busy protecting them from the other five. Tsunade held out her hands and Sakura placed the four orbs in her transparent hands.
The four stones then began to glow and merged together to create a diamond type of stone. "Before I can leave I have to do one more thing. Good luck to you my students. You two will be far more powerful then I ever was," Tsunade said and she turned into a green light and speed out of the cave.
Shino glared after her and stood up about to follow her when he was hit with a body. He looked down to see the dead face of Hidan; he pushed him off and then saw Kakuzu. "You must think you two are very strong don't you?" Shino said crossing his arms.
Gaara rolled his eyes and placed his sword on his shoulder. Sasori just dragged his along the floor up to an unconscious Pein. He pulled up his sword and then stabbed the henchman in the heart twisting his sword to make sure he was dead. "We don't think, we know" he said giving him a look that could kill.
Shino gulped only a bit not showing any nervousness towards the two Konan and Zetsu stood between them and Shino. "You really think that the two of you and a Captain can beat four Captains?" Sakura asked placing her hands on her hips as she made her way beside Gaara.
"Especially when that Captain made us kill Tsunade-sama" Deidara glared at Shino grabbing the hilt of her now sheathed sword. "Also I don't think I like being told to kill my vest friend or my husband" she glared and pulled out her sword.
"Sakura?"
"I'd love too" she smiled before Deidara even asked. "Scatter Senbonzakura" she said and they shot forward pinning both Konan and Zetsu to the wall. Deidara jumped forward and tried to get him point blank when she felt the back of her collar being grabbed.
She looked back seeing Sasori pulling her away from him and backward before she saw the real Shino appear and get Sasori in the shoulder which if she weren't pulled back would have killed her.
Sasori fell onto the stairs and held his bleeding shoulder and kept a tight hold on his sword. "Not exactly what I wanted but I want you dead as well and making her watch will only make this better," Shino laughed and held his sword higher about to thrust it down.
"Bankai," Sasori said in his monotone, uncaring voice. His sword disappeared and a giant black scorpion sent its tail after Shino who jumped back.
"What an enormous Bankai," Shino said in awe but then glared at the red head still had his emotionless face, even when he had the element of surprise.
"It's overwhelming isn't it to see a real powerful Bankai, isn't it?" Sasori asked raising his hand slightly and directing the scorpion towards Shino. They felt the ground shake again as a giant sand raccoon tried to step onto him.
"I think it's time to be rid of him don't you?" Gaara said looking over at Sasori.
"I do indeed, we don't need snakes like him," Sasori said looking back to him. "Use your poison sting," he told the scorpion who rushed at Shino.
"Shukaku, sand shuriken" Gaara ordered and the giant raccoon swung its arm and huge shuriken flew that the Captain, or shall we say former Captain. Shino moved to jumped to get out of the way but Sakura flung her hands forward as if she were throwing kunai.
Her sword's cherry blossoms nailed Shino to the wall and she smirked, "I don't think so" she said dusting her hands off as they two collided with Shino. There was a lot of dust from the commotion and they all covered their eyes to shield themselves.
Sasori walked forward and began searching the place looking for any remnants. "Looks like he's dead" he said kneeling down beside a limp body. He placed two fingers on his throat and then stood up. "Yup he's finally dead" he said turning to them.
"Hey where is that blue haired girl and that plant looking guy?" Deidara asked looking around for them.
"Probably ran off since their pathetic leader was killed" Gaara said turning to the exit and walking towards it with his arms folded.
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Itachi stood up and walked a bit away from Kisame and Shizune, he looked at the sky wishing that all this wasn't real and hoping she would wake up from a sleep. Itachi looked back down as he sensed something, eh went slightly wide eyed seeing Tsunade. "Tsunade-sama, what's wrong you're . . . a spirit" he said looking at her see through body.
She nodded, "I am, I died. Sakura and Deidara killed me on my order. I was possessed in a far more serious state then Deidara. But everyone is safe and I can rest in peace as soon as I make sure you are at peace" she smiled and held out her hands revealing to him the Isei stone.
"My dying wish is to see Shizune, my best friend and my best lieutenant, to be happy. With the person she loves," she said Itachi look down. Tsunade walked past him and Kisame went wide eyed seeing her. She kneeled down and placed the clear stone on her wound.
The stone melted away and the green spirit burst into spirit particles that soaked into Shizune. Both Itachi and Kisame watched as her eye's slowly fluttered open. She looked over and saw her blue friend, "Kisame?" she asked giving him a small smile.
She began to sit up and then winced her hand going immediately to where the wound used to be. She took a deep breath and then looked around, "Are you here all alone?"
Kisame looked around not seeing his Captain anywhere. "Well actually my Captain was here just a moment ago I wonder where he could have gotten too" he said getting up and helping her up as well.
"Kisame!" Naruto yelled as him and Hinata came out from the tunnel with tired looks on their faces. "Where did Uchiha-taichou and Shizune go?" he asked looking around as he came up to the lieutenant.
Kisame looked around once again now almost scared that Shizune went missing. "I'm sure she went looking for Itachi," he sighed scratching the back of his head.
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As said Shizune was walking slowly through the tree trying to find the Itachi. Finally before long she saw him between the trees by a small creek lost in thought. Shizune came up behind him wanting him to know she was there. "I . . . died didn't I?" she asked making him turned around.
"Yes," he admitted after a long pause of silence. The silence happened once again and either spoke. "For once in my life, I was angry. I thought it was with Deidara-taichou but sitting there wishing you would get up, I realized I was mad at myself" he admitted not facing her anymore.
"Itachi," Shizune smiled. "Please don't be mad I am sorry for not being stronger and making you worry I promise I won't do it ever again." She said walking close to him and placing her small hand on his back.
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"Deidara!" Naruto yelled running and tackling the blonde as the four emerged from the cave. Sasori glared down at the new Captain and with held the urge to strike him.
"Ugh Naruto you might want to get off. Now" Gaara said trying to signal to him that hugging Sasori's wife at this moment was out of the question. Naruto got off and sweat dropped seeing Sasori's threatening glare.
Deidara sighed and got her hand and smacked him on the back of the head. "Chill out Sasori-danna, he was only happy to I was no longer evil" she smiled up at the now even more pissed red head.
Sakura laughed and looked at Gaara, "Do they not remind you of some people?" she asked giving him a smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about" he said walking forward with a knowing smile on his face. Sakura twitched and stalked after him about to hit him with her sword. Both Shizune and Itachi walked from the trees and saw the large group.
"Let's go home" Hinata said smiling to the rest of them getting nods and smiles.
"I'm ready for home" Deidara said happily.
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They all walked to one of the gates of the inner Seireitei and were let in by the gate guardian. Almost as soon as they entered they were met with Kakashi who had a serious look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Gaara asked.
"War has begun, Aburame-taich- I mean Aburame Shino has been here and well, things have been looking grim we would hope you would return faster but Lieutenant's for the 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th divisions have been killed. I was going out to look for you but they are pushing towards Jiraiya-sama" he finished making them all go wide eyed.
"And you left to find us?!" Sakura asked angrily. She pushed past him taking off with Deidara close behind her.
"Idiot!" they heard her call over her shoulder.
The rest looked at him and Gaara spoke up, "Sasori and I will assist them. The rest of you find those two Arrancar and kill them. One is a woman with blue hair and the other is a man that is a plant" he informed them and then they took off.
"I think that is best, Shizune, Kisame, come with me" Itachi said running off with the two behind them. Hinata slumped in posture as Kakashi was now gone.
"Hinata . . ." Naruto said holding her close. "I'm sorry" he whispered and he felt her tears fall onto his arms.
"My, my sister is dead" she stuttered crying into his chest. She held onto him tightly and almost sank to her knees if it weren't for Naruto holding her up.
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Gaara and Sasori ran side by side trying to catch the two Captains. "What do you think they are so worried about, it's Jiraiya-sama" Gaara said looking at his friend.
"Yes but I personally thought Tsunade was nearly invincible and look what happened to her. Both of them grew up with Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama like parents to lose one and having to kill them yourself is hard. I think they are afraid they will lose Jiraiya-sama as well" Sasori told him as they finally reached the squad buildings.
Sakura slide to a stop with Deidara right beside her. They pushed the large doors to the meeting room open to see it empty and covered in blood. Bodies lying around clearly died protecting Jiraiya.
Sakura's eyes wandered around the room and she noticed Deidara fall to her knees and was staring at the back wall. Sakura saw tears streaming from her friend's blue eyes and looked forward going wide eyed. She ran to the center of the room trying to make sure it was really true.
"JIRAIYA-SAMA!!!" she shrieked at the top of her lungs, so loud all of Seireitei could hear and see the flaming pink reiatsu flowing from the center of the courts.