Yay, Chapter 8! Alrigh, I'm a little more than halfway done! The fight continues in this chapter. Please enjoy.
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Chapter 8
Rei was only in the air for a few seconds before she smashed into a small rock formation. She fell to the ground twenty feet away from Gaara.
Gaara was not able to focus on the large Akatsuki member standing in front of him. All he could think about was Reiko lying at the base of a large rock. Shit! Don't be dead! Please don't be dead!
"We killed you once and now I will kill you again. This time I'll cut you to ribbons!" said Kisame, drawing Gaara's attention to him. Using the flat side of the blade like a club, he smashed it into Gaara sending him flying black. The blades texture tore through the front of his shirt, cutting up his chest. He hit the ground hard, landing on his chest.
Rei heard Gaara yell as he was thrown back, causing her to force open her eyes. She watched Gaara hit the ground. She struggled to her feet. Her side hurt from where she smashed into the rocks and she had to try to regain her breath after she had just gotten the wind knocked out of her. She saw Kisame standing over the Kazekage. He wasn't moving. She staggered forward, determined to help Gaara.
Kisame raised his sword over the bleeding and now unconscious Kazekage. "Let's finish this." He brought his sword down for the finishing blow, but instead of hitting his target, his sword struck a wall of steel that had appeared out of nowhere. "What the…?" He looked over to where he had thrown the girl but she was gone.
"Looking for me?" someone whispered off to his right.
He spun around, slicing his sword through the girl. She disappeared in a puff of smoke. It was only a shadow clone. "Hey fish face!" He turned to see Rei standing in front of Gaara, only a few yards away. She was breathing hard and holding a kunai in her hand.
"You brat. Get out of my way and I'll make sure your death is quick and painless."
"Like hell I would! You're not going to lay another hand on Gaara!"
Kisame ran forward. She threw the knife at him but he dodged it effortlessly. Rei clapped her hands together and a giant spike came up in front of him. He quickly dodged that too but another one just popped up again. He kept running forward, dodging giant spikes as they rose up out of the ground.
Damn it, he's fast! Rei thought to herself.
Kisame jumped back as another one sprang up in front of him. Rei sent another one up at an angle behind him, which speared him thought the back. The tip of the spike protruded from the center of his chest.
"Damn, you got me." He laughed as he turned to water that splashed on the ground.
"What the-" she said A water Clone! Shit! Where's the real one?
"Gotcha!" said a voice behind her. She quickly jumped to the side as she summoned walls around Gaara. She yelled as Kisame cut open her back from her right shoulder to her left hip. Damn! I wasn't fast enough! No! Blood ran down her back. Her blood stained the white cloth around Kisame's sword. She fell to the ground landing face down. A dark stain began to form on the back of her shirt and was slowly spreading.
"Give up little girl, I win!" said Kisame. She struggled to her knees and turned to face him. "I'm going to kill your friend Gaara first so you can watch. Then I will kill you and leave you here in the desert where no one will ever find you." He said with an evil grin on his blue face. The girl smirked. "Huh? What could be so damn funny?" he growled.
"No! I win! Take this you son of a bitch!" She quickly formed some hand signs and then clapped her hands together. Thin spikes, that were about two feet long, shot out of the ground around her. Kisame howled as they pierced his legs in multiple places. His blood splattered Rei's face and dripped down the spikes. "Don't underestimate me" glared Rei.
"You bitch! You are going to regret doing this. I will be back and I will make sure I kill you!" Kisame disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Rei let out a sigh as she fell to the ground. She released her jutsu and all of the steel spikes disappeared in puffs of smoke. She forced herself up and she stumbled over to the Kazekage. He was unconscious but still breathing. His head was bleeding. It looked like he hit his head as he fell. His chest was also bloody under his shredded shirt. He was also bleeding a lot from the deep would on his shoulder. She took out her small medical kit and treated his wounds as well as she could. Only after she had taken care of him did she focus on her own injuries. She could feel the blood slowly dripping down her back where Kisame's sword had cut it open. She winced as she touched the gash. It was long but not too deep. It would probably leave a large scar though. Besides that she only had some bruising from where she hit the rocks. She bandaged her back as well as she could then popped a soldier pill in her mouth. She swallowed it and a few seconds later felt her energy increase. It wasn't much but it was all she could do. She picked up Gaara, putting his arms around her neck. He wasn't as heavy as she thought but his weight still make carrying him hard. The large gourd didn't help. The gashed on her back burned as he pressed against it. He was taller than her so his feet dragged on the grounds as she carried him. Rei started walking towards the Sand Village. They weren't far. She knew she could make it. She had to make it for Gaara's sake. She refused to let him die.
She had only walked a mile so when the land started to change. Sand replaced the sun baked ground. The wind picked up, stirring the sand and making it hard to see. She kept going. Every step hurt and her skin burned from the sunburn she had obtained. It was still so hot and carrying another person only made it worse. I can do this! She kept thinking to herself. I'm almost there… hang on Gaara!
The sun was setting when Rei first saw the Sand Village. The sinking sun painted the sky red, orange and pink. The kunoichi was dehydrated: each breath scratched her dry throat. Her body ached and burned. The unconscious Kazekage seemed to weigh double what he really did. The sand dunes she was walking through were unsteady, causing her to stumble frequently. The approaching city renewed her determination. A few minutes later she could hear voices. Someone must have noticed them. She kept walking and another minute later she saw people. Rei dropped the Kazekage and collapsed in the sand. Her vision blurred. A sand shinobi was standing over her shouting. She was too tired to understand what he was saying. She felt herself being picked up then everything went black.
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Alright so chapter 8 is finished and there are only a few more chapters to go. I also like this chapter and I like how it shows off Rei's skills. I am very pround of my character. Like I said this is my first story so I'm an not sure how well written this fight is so please let me know how well I did. I would really appreciate it. Keep reading to find out what happens next. :)
~Reiko