Chapter 16: The
Mortagashi Bloodline Limit: Chakra Surge
(The next morning went
by smoothly, until Sei decided to disappear and not leave a
note.)
Lei: "Where is he? It's not like him to take off and
just disappear."
Naruto: "Maybe he's on a
mission."
Lei:*shaking her head* "He would've still told me,
even if it was a secret."
(Sasuke comes up.)
Sasuke: "Not a
trace."
Lei: "Ugh. Where are you otouchan?"
(Meanwhile on
the other side of the village; Sei is dealing with Jasmine. She was
ordered to go after Sei and kill him.)
Jasmine:*slams him into the
ground* "Some ninja. You can't even protect yourself against
me."
Sei:*grabs her hand, which is around his neck, and wrestles
her off of him. He pins her against a tree* "Don't make me sound
the alarm."
Jasmine:*snickers* "Do you really think I care?
Honestly."
Sei:*scowls* "You don't belong here. Not
anymore…"
(At the Hokage mansion...)
Sakura:*her eyes snap
open as she had her head on her desk. She lifts her head up*
"Jasmine!"
(Lee poked his head in her open door as she said
this.)
Lee: "What about her Sakura-chan?"
Sakura:*turns
around* "Where's Lei-sama?"
Lee:*stares blankly at her* "I
don't know."
Sakura: ¬¬
Lee: "Well I don't. Ask
Tenten."
Sakura: "Where's she?"
Lee: "The back porch
I think."
Sakura:*runs past* "Thanks Lee."
Lee:*baffled*
"You are welcome. I think."
(Sakura runs onto the back porch,
and it just so happens that Tenten and Neji were sitting on the
bottom step.)
Sakura: "Tenten."
Tenten:*turns around with
Neji* "Sakura. What is it?"
Sakura: "Have you seen
Lei-sama?"
Tenten: "She, Naruto and Sasuke ran past us on
their way to the Black Op headquarters. Something about Sei
disappearing."
Sakura: "Crap!"*takes off* "Thanks
Tenten."
Tenten: "What the hell is going on?"
Neji: "With
Sei, who knows?"
(Sakura is running through the village toward
the Black Op Headquarters. Once she reaches the bottom of the steps
Naruto and Sasuke are halfway down.)
Sakura: "Naruto,
Sasuke!"
(The two of them look down at her.)
Naruto:
"Sakura."
(They run to the bottom of the stairs.)
Sasuke:
"What's wrong?"
Sakura: "I need to see Lei."
Sasuke:
"She's already inside and they won't let us in."
Sakura:
"Dammit!"
Naruto: "Sakura, what's going on?"
Sakura:
"It's Jasmine."
Naruto:! "Oh no. Don't tell her SHE'S
here. That'll make things worse than they already are."
Sakura:
"She's the reason Sei disappeared. She ambushed him on the other
side of the village."
Sasuke:! "How did you-"
Sakura: "I
had another vision."
Smicha:*sitting on a rock over their heads*
"Merrrow."
(The three of them look up at her. Then look at
each other. Smicha looks down at them like 'What the hell are you
going to do to me?')
Sakura: "Smicha, you can get inside
right?"
Smicha:*nods* "Row."
Sakura: "Do me a
favor."
Smicha: "Row?"
(Smicha runs up to the doors of
the building and looks up at it. She walks up toward the doors,
pushes one open and heads inside.)(Lei is in Anko's office, where
Smicha looks first.)
Lei: "I haven't been able to locate him
for the past two hours! Of course I worried!"
Anko: "Well duh!
Half of his department is freaking out because no one can find
him!"
Smicha: "Merrrow."
Lei:*turns around* "Smicha!?
What are you doing here?"
Smicha:*goes poof and is bigger*
"Well, apparently someone did find him. Sakura says she's had
another vision."
Lei:! "When was this?"
Smicha: "She
told me a few minuets ago."
Lei: "For Pete's sake bring her
here!"
Anko: "Lei-san you know that's against the
rules!"
Lei: "It is not! She's found my brother and is the
only one who can lead us to him!"
Anko:*frowns, her teeth are
gritted* "What would your grandfather say?"
Lei: "The same
thing I did! Bring her and her alone Smicha."
Smicha: "Of
course."*trots out*
Anko: "Lei! This isn't funny!"
Lei:
"I'm not being funny Anko! I'm taking a responsibility that was
granted to me at birth! My brother is one of the few remaining
Mortagashi clan members and I will not let him die!"
Anko:*stunned
into silence*
Lei: "The two of us cannot die or the Mortagashi
clan goes with us! If we cannot keep the line going, no one
will!"
Anko: "I get it!"*looks down* "You don't have to
get pissy about it."
Lei: "You know how I am about these
things."
(Sakura comes in.)
Sakura: "M'lady-"
Lei:
"Sakura, where did you see him and did you see him with
anyone?"
Sakura: "He's past the Nara compound, and yes…
Jasmine."
Anko:!*her head snaps up in shock*
Lei:*a fire
flashes through her eyes* "Who has control of the
situation?"
Sakura: "He does, for now."
Lei:*sighs* "Your
training will have to wait until we can take care of this little
predicament. Anko, you're with me."
Anko:*stands from her
seat* "Yes ma'am."
Lei: "Sakura, tell the boys to head
home. Neither of them or the other Genin or even you can interfere.
It's far too dangerous this time."
Sakura:*nods* "Yes
ma'am."*takes off*
Lei:*turns to Anko* "Think you're ready
to take on a Phoenix?"
Anko: "Phh. I don't think, I know. I
was born ready for this."
Lei: "Then let's go."
(Jasmine
slammed him into a tree, again. He pried her off him and
disappeared.)
Jasmine: "You can't hide from me. Running around
like a frightened puppy isn't gonna do you any good."
Sei:*
"She's right. I've gotta think of something before I get my ass
handed to me on a silver platter! C'mon Sei,
think!"*
Jasmine:*standing beneath him and looking up. She
sniggers* "Idiot Mortagashi. And I thought you all were smarter
than that."*jumps up into the tree and kicks him down* "And less
of a push over."
Sei:*lands on his back. He grunts in
pain*
Jasmine:*steps down*
Sei:*struggles to get up* "Damn
you. You evil witch."
Jasmine: "Call me what you like. I'm
nothing like that tramp of a sister you have."
Sei:*furrows his
brow and brings himself to his feet* "She is not a tramp."
Jasmine:
"Oh, it seems I've hit a soft spot."*she smirks* "But enough
of your games."*she removes her headband* "It's time for you to
die."
Sei:* "Damn! I'm good as dead if she's gonna do what
I think she's gonna do!"*
Jasmine:*signs 25* "Second Stage
Phoenix Release."
Sei: "I'm screwed."
Jasmine:*her eyes
turn black and her hair stands on end. Her nails grow a few
noticeable centimeters and she gets slightly taller. There is now a
pair of black phoenix wings where her shoulder blades are. Her voice
is also rougher* "Ah, that's better. Now I can finally kill the
Mongoose idiot."
Sei:*draws his butterfly
dagger*
Jasmine:*laughs hysterically* "Do you honestly think
that butter knife is going to affect me?"
Sei: "Do you really
think I care? Honestly."
Jasmine:*scowls* "Don't test
me."
Sei: "That's what you think I'm doing. You're a
nuisance to all of Konoha. And I'm sick of you attacking my
sister."
Jasmine:*scowls in disgust* "You better watch your
tongue boy."
Sei: "I'm not a kid."
Jasmine:
"Hmph."*signs 17* "Phoenix Whirlwind."
Sei:*oh crap-face*
"Crap…"
Voice: "CANCELLATION JUTSU!!!"
(The whirlwind
that began to erupt from Jasmine's finger tips was instantly
demolished.)
Jasmine:*growled* "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU
ARE!!!?"
(Lei and Anko drop down from a close by tree.)
Lei:
"I am the granddaughter of the Third Hokage and student to the
Fourth. I think I have a very good idea of who I am
Jasmine."
Jasmine: "You two. Always coming to rescue pip
squeak over there."
Sei:*vein* "Watch it."
Lei: "That
is no concern of yours. That's between my brother and
me."
Sei:*smiled at her*
Lei:*returned it. Then looked
crossly at Jasmine* "Time to send you back to where you SHOULD
be, with Orochimaru."*signs 3*
Sei:*quickly repeats her
motions*
Lei Sei: "Chakra Cannon!!"*they fire at
Jasmine*
Jasmine:*disgustedly signs 16* "Disengage."
(However,
only one of the shots was dissipated. The other shot hit her in her
left shoulder, knocking her to the ground.)
Jasmine:
"Oomph."*quickly gets back up.* "You'll regret that."
Lei
Sei: "Try us."
Anko:*smirk*
Jasmine:*scowls. Signs 17*
"Phoenix Whirlwind!"
(Another whirlwind erupted from her
finger tips and aimed toward Anko this time.)
Anko:*moved out of
the way in the nick of time* "Whoa! That was close."
Lei: "You
missed."
Jasmine:*scowls* "And you wonder why I hate
you."
Lei: "Right back at ya."*the ring on her finger caught
in the light*
Jasmine:*noticing* "Hm?"*it clicks and her hands
ball into fists* "Is that what I think it is?"
Lei: "An
engagement ring? Yes."
Jasmine:*steam rises from her
body.*
Anko:! "What's going on?"
Sei: "Just watch your
step. She's not too happy."
Anko: "Ya think?"
Sei: "No,
I know."
Jasmine:*the steam grows thicker*
Lei:* "If she
goes full Phoenix, I'm gonna have to do the same or she'll
destroy the entire village."*
Sei: "Anko, get out of
here."
Anko:! "What for?"
Sei: "Just go. You may not
get out of this alive if you don't."*turns back to her, his
pupils have to slits* "Go!"
Anko: "I'm not leaving you out
here to die!"
Sei: "I said go!"
Anko:!
(There's a
sudden explosion of black flames. The flames are racing toward the
two of them.)
Sei:!*grabs Anko and pins her against a tree
protectively, pinning her against him*
Lei: "Sei! Anko!"
(The
rush of flames ceases, and the only thing that stood between Sei and
the flames was a shield of chakra.)
Lei:*sighs in
relief*
Jasmine:*no longer looking human. Her hair has turned
pitch black and the irises the same. Her pupils have turned white.
Her wingspan is now twice what it was, and her nails have grown into
talons. Her skin has also turned a darker color* "You took away
from me everything that actually meant something to me. First my
dignity as a ninja and then the one I treasured with my entire
being."
Lei: "But was it enough? Your being. Treasuring a
person and loving them are two different things Jasmine. You only
brought this upon yourself. You betrayed your village soon after my
father's murder. You claimed to have found greater purposes outside
our walls. WE didn't take anything from you. You threw it away to
find the power that you so longed for. The power that would finally
let you destroy your counterpart...Me."
Jasmine: "No, you and
your pathetic friends kicked me out after-"
Sei: "After
what?"*turns around* "After you blatantly stated that the eldest
son of the Third Hokage deserved to die!?
Jasmine: "He did
deserve to die. He stood in Lord Orochimaru's way of conquering
this village's tyranny."
Lei: "Tyranny!? HAH! You only
sought the power and not the wisdom to back it up. There was only one
way for you to get that power, or so you thought."
Jasmine:*scowls*
"Enough of this talk."*draws a black blade from nowhere* "Let's
just get down to business."*takes into the air and raises her blade
to Sei, and taking aim*
Sei:!*glancing back*
Jasmine:*raises
her blade into the air and makes a slash for him*
Sei:*tenses,
further pinning Anko.*
Anko: "Remind me to kill you later."
Sei:
"If we make out of here alive."
(There's a clang of metal on
metal.)
Sei:! "What the-"*turns around to see his sister
holding back the blade with her armor spread across her arms*
"Oneechan!"
Lei:*her arms crossed to keep the blade steady and
away from them.* "Let her go and get out of here."
Anko: "I
already told you-"
Lei: "THAT'S A DIRECT ORDER
ANKO!!"
Anko:*taken aback* "Y-yes m'lady."
Sei:*takes a
step back and pulls his arms from around her* "Go on then."
Anko:
"Just don't die!"*takes off*
Sei: "Oh, I
won't."
Lei:*throws off Jasmine* "Take that."
Jasmine:*flies
back a few feet* "Grr. Wench."
Sei:*takes his sister's side*
"You might wanna stand back."*holds the sign for tiger*
Lei:!
"Are you nuts? That's supposed to be our last resort."
Sei:
"It's the only quick way out of this. Trust me sis. I always
trust you."
Lei:*still not sure about it* "Alright..."
Sei:*his
chakra begins to encase his body*
Jasmine:!* "No! Not
that!"*
Sei: "CHAKRA SURGE!!!"*the gloves on his hands
disintegrate and he manages to get a hold of Jasmine*
(There's
an explosion from the contact. It was heard clear across the village
at the mansion and the ANBU headquarters.)
Sandaime:*looking up
from his paperwork and turns to the window* "What in the hell
fire?"*stands up looking toward the Nara compound. He sees the
smoke billowing into the sky* "Oh no!"
Anko:*had only made it
to the Yamanaka compound, she turned around when she heard the
explosion* "Sei… Lei…"
(Several of the Jounin at the
mansion look to the Nara compound.)
Kurenai:*on the side porch
with Kakashi and Asuma* "What was that?"
Asuma: "I'm not
sure. It might've just been a training session."
Kakashi: "The
explosion wouldn't've been that big, even if it was another
Jounin."
Kurenai: "What are you suggesting then?"
Kakashi:
"That might've been Sei. But that's just a
hunch."
(Elsewhere...)
Jiraiya:*looking up from the food he
was eating [OMG he's not peeping].* "That idiot."
