Dark Woods Circus: Cirque de Différence
Part 2
Sand-chan: Ah... It feels so good to have this done...
Deidara: So you can focus on your other works?
Sand-chan: That, and possibly think up some new fan fictions! :)
Deidara: You are sooooo predicable...
Sand-chan: Silence Deidara, or I'll make you wear a frilly dress, skip, and sing like a pretty little princess!
Deidara: You wouldn't...!
Sand-chan: I would, now do the disclaimer!
Deidara: The author and co-author/editor, Tyranno's girl, do not own Naruto, even if they wanted to...
TG- Damn Blondie... Harsh much?
Sand-chan: Ouch! Insult to injury... on with the fic...
"Blah" -Speaking in the fic's main language.
("Blah") -Speaking in another language.
'Blah' -Thoughts, any language.
Kyoko looked down at the unconscious "Madara", her eyes blank as she picked up the larger male effortlessly, before she asked mentally, 'Was the break-out successful?'
In less than a millisecond, someone telepathically replied, 'Yes Kyoko-dono, it was successful, but it took longer than expected; no one died, but some are seriously injured. Madara's forces who opposed us were stronger and more of them than we first thought, but all opposing forces were terminated.'
Kyoko then asked mentally, 'I see… and what of the kelpie that I got a bad vibe from earlier?'
Kyoko sensed the smirk before they telepathically replied, 'That kelpie was suffering from grave amounts of insanity and illness, it actually rasped out that it wanted to die, so we respected it's request and put it out of it's misery… The earth manipulators buried any and all evidence that they were even there.'
Kyoko smirked before she mentally said, 'Excellent. Those with minor cuts and bruises report back immediately. All those who need serious medical attention, report to one of the many healers.'
'And Madara's ex-performers?' the other asked telepathically, genuinely concerned for them.
'Put them into ICU and have thoroughly diagnosed and healed. Is that understood?' Kyoko ordered, many emotions escaped through her voice as she telepathically spoke.
'Yes Kyoko-dono.' Was telepathically said, before a man with six arms, dark eyes and hair, and a short, spiky ponytail, similar to Shikamaru's, asked gruffly, ("So what are ya goin' to do to him?")
Kyoko smirked darkly, before saying in a tone as dark as her smirk, ("I have a special room for him on the twenty-third floor just for him, Kidomaro-san…")
And before Kidomaro could ask anymore questions, Kyoko teleported to the shallow hallway directly in front of the large metal door. A face formed on the metal door and asked, "What is better than eternal bliss?"
Kyoko stated back, "Nothing, but a piece of bread is better than nothing. So a piece of bread is better than eternal bliss."
The metal face then said, "Paradox answered correctly, you may enter…"
The face disappeared and sounds of bolts and locks were heard, before the giant metal doors slowly slid open, an ominous fog-like mist flowed out as she walked in with "Madara" on her shoulder. When she was fully inside the metal doors slowly closed themselves and relocked itself, keeping whatever that was on the twenty-third floor, on the mysterious twenty-third floor.
Tsunade looked the many patients rescued from "Madara's" circus, looking at them with sadness and empathy.
She then turned and said to the many medics, ("Listen up! With our diagnosis complete we will now heal as much as we can. And what we can't heal, we leave that to Kyoko-sama. Is that understood?")
All of them gave their confirmations, Tsunade then nodded and said, ("Good. Now get goin'! You all have people to heal!")
They all nodded before they went to their patients. Tsunade still stood there, her eyes distant as she thought back to before she, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya joined Kyoko's circus. They only had each other and barely survived each day, then an orange-haired woman with amethyst-colored eyed joined them. She remembered the promise that Kyoko had made with the young Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya. ("Hey let's make a place that people like us can go to for a shelter, a sanctuary, a home…")
A small smile passed her lips at the memory, before Kyoko teleported next to Tsunade and asked, ("Where are Madara's 'favorites'?")
Tsunade became serious, showing Kyoko to the largest ICU that they have and opening the door to see almost all of them struggling against their beds, obviously having bad memories with hospital rooms. The only one not struggling was a plant-like male, who looked up and said, ("It's good to meet you in person, Kyoko-san…")
The rest stopped and looked up as well, except for Neji who just stopped and stared blindly up at the ceiling. All their faces changed from panic and fear to relief and euphoric happiness, which made Kyoko smile lightly, knowing she truly helped them.
She then snapped back to reality and asked softly, ("Who here is the least mutilated?")
It was quiet, until Neji sighed before he said, ("I only had my eyes removed…")
It was quiet again with exception of soft footsteps, until Kyoko was right in front of him and she said calmly and softly, ("Please close your eyes and calm your mind. There will be a small pinch-like feeling in between your eyes, but it will only last a few seconds…")
He closed his glass eyes and relaxed as best as he could, before he felt this cool, yet calming energy on his temples and eyes. He was so calm and relaxed, that he didn't even feel the pinch-like sting in between his eyes or the absence of Kyoko's hands when she was done until she said softly, ("You may now open your eyes…")
He opened them at regular speed, but then he clamped them shut, the colors and light was too bright. He was shocked and disbelieving as he, slowly, opened his eyes as they adjusted to see Kyoko, Tsunade, everyone and everything in the room. He blinked a couple of times before he whispered, ("Impossible…")
Then a voice cut in and said, ("Oh it's possible, and very real…")
Neji recognized the voice from earlier that day and turned to see Nikuta leaning against the door frame, calmly looking at every one in the room.
Kyoko looked at Nikuta and said sternly, like a mother scolding her child, ("Nikuta, you shouldn't be-")
She was then cut off by a female voice loudly saying, ("There you are, Niku-chan! I've been looking all over for you!")
Nikuta's reddish-brown, raccoon-like ears twitched toward the voice, before she turned her head towards the voice, but before she could retort the owner of voice pushed her lips against Nikuta's. The girl kissing Nikuta had dark brown hair that went slightly passed her shoulders, she was taller, lankier, and slightly paler than Nikuta, and after the taller released the kiss and opening her eyes, one could see she had pale lavender eyes, similar to that of Neji's and Hinata's, both of who were shocked to see a familiar face in such a place.
But the brunette didn't seem to notice them, totally focused on Nikuta, before she said to Nikuta, ("I've been lonely Niku-chan, so please don't wonder around without telling me…")
Nikuta blushed darkly, before she nodded slowly, her mind still fuzzy from the kiss from her long-time girlfriend. The taller girl then said in a seductively right in Nikuta's furry, raccoon-like ears, ("Looks like you need to be tamed again…")
Nikuta blushed dark red before she shivered lightly and mewled out lightly, ("Hanabi-chan… room… please…")
Hanabi merely smirked before she smashed her lips down onto Nikuta's and both girls teleported out of sight, leaving the room quiet again. Neji and Hinata looked at Kyoko for some sort of explanation, but all they got was, ("I'll explain later, but first let me finish healing you guys.")
They both nodded, willing to wait for the information they would like to know. Kyoko then looked at the albino male who started up the struggle against his bindings again, making her chuckle lightly before she said, ("What did Madara try to make you into? A vampire? If he did, then he must have used all those stereotypical lies about them…")
Hidan stopped struggling and looked at her like she was nuts, which made her chuckle even more before she said, ("Seriously, no lie; vampires and dhampires have known from when the first humans came about that humans would constantly look for ways to kill them, so all they had to do was fake being killed or injured to fool humans into believing they had an advantage over them. Same thing applies to other creatures that people only seem to believe in fairy-tales, folklore, myths, etc. For instance, sunlight only hurts vampires because vampires' skin is more sensitive to visible light than humans' skin is, but they're completely unaffected by infrared and ultraviolet light, unlike humans. Silver only affects vampires because of its' chemical compound, and it doesn't do as much damage as most people think; it stings in the place where the silver touched, causing an effect that's like a mix between being slapped really hard and an allergic reaction. The whole stab-them-in-the-heart thing is bullshit too; vampires just faked death so humans would get off their case. And the blood thing: yes, they need it to survive. No, they don't need it all the time nor does it need to be human blood; it's like how humans need to keep hydrated: they don't need water all the time, but it's needed for their bodies to work properly.")
Hidan let his mind process the information as best he could before he asked, ("Wait, does that fuckin' mean they have self-control?")
Kyoko chuckled before she replied, ("More than most think. In fact, out of all the vampires that I house here, about half of them are medically assistances or medics themselves.")
Hidan's eyes widened a bit, before a question popped into his head, but before he could voice it, Kyoko said, ("The only difference between vampires and dhampires is that sunlight nor silver affects them. Most dhampires are born from a human mother, but sometimes they can created by letting vampire blood of the same blood type of a human mix, much like in a blood transfusion. But only humans that have had their blood mixed or have been bitten by another species of animal have lived through the blood mixing period…")
Hidan nodded slowly, understanding the information he was given. Kyoko took a quick glance at everyone, before she sighed and said, ("I wish to make this clear to all of you in this room. If you know this or not, my nickname in the village is 'Mademoiselle Miracle' and that's because I have so many powers that I can give the blind sight, the deaf hearing, make humans into 'abnormals', make 'abnormals' into humans, the list goes on… I don't wish to pressure any of you, but I would like to know if any of you wish stay in this circus. If not, I could make arrangements for any of you to stay in the nearby village. You have as much time you need to think over your answer…")
The room got so deafeningly quiet that one could hear a pin drop, then a light, humorless chuckling came from Zetsu. Everyone looked at the plant-like male before he said, ("Even if you could make me look normal, I wouldn't feel normal, especially not after the hell-like experience that we went through. So if I'm goin' to be freak of nature, I'll at least know I'm good company, surrounded by others who I can empathize with, laugh with, cry with… So I'd like to join this circus, knowing that I have a place to call 'a home' and mean every word of it.")
Kyoko smiled lightly before she sat in a chair next to Zetsu's bed and asked, ("I'm glad we'll give ya good company. But anyways, what do you want changed and/or gained?")
Zetsu thought hard for about a minute before he said, ("I'd like a power that controls plant life and for this god awful plant-thing off of my shoulders.")
Kyoko arched an eyebrow, making Zetsu explain, ("I'm so used to my sharp teeth and bi-colored skin that it would feel odd without them. That it will remind me that the past happened, but I survived through it.")
Kyoko giggled lightly before saying, ("Fair enough. This may take a minute or so…")
She walked around the gurney Zetsu was on so that she was facing everyone, before she hovered her hands over his chest and a mysterious, multi-colored glow surrounded her hands. The plant-thing on his shoulders retreat into his body before it was completely gone, but Zetsu only felt cool, calming energy heal and fix everything in his body and diffuse the animal blood that was forced into his body long ago. After it was done, Zetsu cracked his eyes open, feeling better than he had in a long time, as the restraints were removed, but he felt very sleepy.
("It's a small side-effect after you get some sort of power, but don't worry, you only sleep for about five-six hours so your body can adjust to the new ability. You probably need a good night's sleep anyway…") Kyoko said lightly, Zetsu nodding his head sleepily, barely hearing Kyoko order two medics to move him to the patient recovery unit and a comfier bed before drifting into a peaceful, deep dreamless sleep. As Zetsu was being moved out of the room, a look of pure peacefulness on his sleeping face, the others in the room were thinking long and hard about the offer Kyoko gave them, except for Deidara, who seemed to be looking at the doorway, fear showing his eyes.
Kyoko followed his line sight and saw that he was staring at the spirit of a little girl holding a teddy bear, which no else saw except for Deidara and herself.
She smiled lightly before she asked him, ("Deidara, do you have an ability to see spirits?")
Deidara nodded before he said, ("I've been able to see them all my life, un… I thought I was crazy because only I saw them. I couldn't talk to anyone about it, because I thought they would think I'm crazy and lock me up, un. Sometimes I can hear them too…")
Sasori looked at Deidara, surprised at this moment of sanity from the blonde, before Deidara continued, his voice cracking, ("A-and when we were on the ship to China, in that horrid place that made us like this, and even traveling from place to place, the spirits of everyone who died under Madara's cruelty continued to follow us, hoping that justice will come to them so that they may pass on, un. It horrified and saddened me to see them die, having a sliver of hope that they could pass on, but it got crushed every time that their spirits stayed, continuing to suffer in death, un. But I could only keep it to myself, thinking everyone would think I'm completely insane if I said anything…!")
He then broke into a fit of loud sobbing, tears cascading down his cheeks as he let out all of his long, pent-up sadness and frustration. Kyoko walked over to the gurney Deidara and Sasori were on, who were still on the same body, and gently gave a comforting hug, before she softly and gently said, understanding his reasoning, ("I understand your pain, Deidara-san. And there are others on this ship who also see spirits, who also know your pain as well…")
Deidara cried for about another couple of minutes or so, before his sobs died down to light sniffling before he asked, ("R-really, un?")
Kyoko lightly pulled away from the hug and smiled comfortingly before she said, ("Yup, and they often empathize and comfort each other, giving support when they need it. Sometimes they have meetings so they can talk about problems and concerns, or to just chat about whatever they want. Everyone here helps each other, because everyone here in this circus has been there, done that. No one here is judgmental, cruel, or anything like that, so you don't have to worry. We welcome people who've hurt and rejected by this cruel world with open arms…")
Deidara cried a bit, but they were tears of joy, knowing now that he wouldn't have to worry about not fitting in. After letting Deidara calm down, Kyoko asked both Deidara and Sasori, ("Would you two like to be a two beings instead of one being with two heads?")
Both Sasori and Deidara's eyes widened, before Kyoko continued with, ("The procedure is very time consuming, but both you of could go back to being two physically independent beings…")
Sasori wouldn't admit it out loud, but sort of got so used to sharing a body with Deidara, that it would seem odd to not be connected to him. Deidara felt the same way about it, but he knew that Sasori often got frustrated that he didn't have enough control of the body they shared. Then a idea popped into Deidara's head and he said, ("I am willing to go through with it. But…")
Kyoko and Sasori waited for him to continue, and he did, ("…Only if Sasori and I have a telepathic connection.")
Kyoko smiled, liking the idea, before she asked, ("So you can be separate and connected at the same time? Fair enough, but are you okay with that Sasori-san?")
Sasori looked at Deidara, then at Kyoko as he said, ("I guess it's okay, as long as this brat isn't in my head 24/7…")
Deidara angrily screeched, ("Sasori-no-Danna!")
Kyoko couldn't help but think that their arguing was cute as she then asked the nearby medics to move Deidara and Sasori to a surgery room and be ready to prepare for surgery when she was done taking care of everyone else. As they were being moved to a surgery room, Tobi was walking by, before he stopped to watch Sasori and Deidara, arguing like an old married couple, being pushed down the hall on gurney before he slowly walked into the room, watching Kyoko heal Itachi's eyes. When she was done, Itachi opened his newly healed eyes, and took in the full image of cousin. Tobi hadn't really changed much, except that he grew a few inches and had devil-like wings that were a fully functional part of his body.
Itachi then said, ("Zetsu was right; you do have real wings now…")
Tobi smiled lightly before he said, ("Yup, and Tobi can fly too. It feels great to able to fly… That, and these things weight almost nothing and can tuck in so it's easier to walk around.")
Itachi watched with fascination as Tobi un-tucked, flapped, and tucked in his wings a few times, before Kyoko said, ("Zetsu's in the recovery ward, in a room two floors up and three rooms to the right, his room has a balcony, you can't miss it.")
Tobi heard it loud and clear, before opening a wide, nearby window and took off to find Zetsu. Itachi seemed entranced by seeing Tobi fly, wanting to try flying himself. Itachi was broke out of his thoughts when Hidan asked, ("Hey can I be made into a dhampire? It would be kick ass to have the powers and eternal life of a vampire without all of the shitty weaknesses that vampires have to deal with.")
Kakuzu, who wasn't too far from Hidan, then asked, ("Can dhampires have abilities or powers, like telekinesis or anything like that?")
Kyoko then answered, ("Yes, I can make you into a dhampire. And, yes, dhampires can have powers or abilities, but you have to have the power before you change into a dhampire. But before I even consider it, I'm healing both of you of any ailments and diseases that you two have.")
Itachi and Kisame amusedly watched Hidan try to squirm away from her 'crazy-ass-glowy-hands' as he so gracefully put it, before the woman healed the albino and cured him of his Consumption. Kakuzu was more cooperative than Hidan, evening explain which of his organs were removed so long ago, as she regenerated each missing organ. She then had their restraints tightened and sent to a different room, saying she will administer the vampire blood herself. Now only Itachi, Kisame, Hinata, Neji, Gaara, and Ino were the only ones left in the room. Kyoko walked over and was now standing over Gaara's gurney, before she asked him, ("Would you like to have the fur gone and to speak again?")
He looked surprised for a few seconds, then she also asked, ("Would you also like to keep your raccoon ears and tail?")
He was quiet for a few seconds, thinking it over for a bit before he nodded lightly as he relaxed under her healing hands. His red fur receded into his skin and the animal blood in him diffused out of his system, but he felt no pain at all as he relaxed even further into his gurney. When she was done with Gaara, who fell asleep on the gurney, she turned to Neji and asked, ("Would you like any type of powers or abilities?")
Neji looked confused for a bit, before he asked, ("What kind of mental powers are there?")
Kyoko's lips quirked up into a small grin as she said, ("Well, there's psychokinetic, or telekinetic to most, and that involves moving objects with one's mind. Teleportation involves instant movement from one place to another. And psychometrer is the ability to read history and/or info of items, people, buildings, etc, by physical contact…")
Neji lay on his gurney, thinking about what kind of powers he would want to have, before he turned his head to the side and saw Gaara sleeping peacefully and Hinata being healed by Kyoko, her bird-like feet returning to normal and all the feathers disappearing. Something inside him told him that any power that could protect those close to him was good enough and he agreed whole-heartedly. When Kyoko was done healing Hinata, Neji cleared his throat and said, ("If it's possible, I would like to have telekinesis, teleportation, mind-reading, and the ability to see the future…")
Kyoko gave a deep sigh before she said, ("Four mental powers will be a bit of a strain on your body Neji-san, but since you seem so determined to have all four, I will give them to you. But you will be in the recovery ward a bit longer than everyone else…")
Neji calmly replied, ("I don't mind…")
Kyoko heaved a long sigh before she placed her hands on his forehead, her miracle-like energy flowing into his mind and working their magic. After she was done with Neji, who was out like a light on his gurney, she ordered two medics to move Neji and Gaara to a recovery-ward room, before she walked over to Ino. She gave the poor girl a look of empathy, before she placed her hands over Ino's middle and started to flow her healing energy into her. The layers of fat, the snout, and the hoofs on her hands and feet gradually disappeared from her body, the rags she wore were now baggy on her body, instead of straining against it.
Kyoko called for the medics to get two hospital gowns, seeing how Hinata and Ino's garments barely covered the girls' bodies. When they finished changing, Kisame and Itachi with their eyes closed in respect for Hinata and Ino's modesty as they changed, they sat back down on their gurneys and they waited for Kyoko to speak. She closed her eyes, exhaustion starting to show itself in her features, before Itachi spoke up and quietly asked, ("May I… please have wings? Flying looked so…")
Kyoko smiled lightly before saying, finishing what Itachi couldn't, ("Liberating? Yeah, Tobi thought so as well, after the many hours of flight training… So what kind of wings would you like?")
Itachi looked curious for a second, silently asking what she meant, before she said, ("There are two categories for wings; the first type of wings are the ones that extend from the shoulder blades. The second type of are formed when one flows energy to the arms, causing them to transform into wing-like appendages, but the common side-affect is that the rest of the body changes along with the arms. For example, if the energy causes the arm to become dragon-like wings, then the rest of the body becomes dragon-like; scales, horns, forked tongue, and clawed feet and hands. Similar thing happens to with bird-like wings: feathers, billed mouth, talon feet, and rubber-like legs. Of course, these features disappear when one pulls the energy back…")
Itachi blinked twice before he said, ("Um… first type of wings please.")
Kyoko then asked, ("Any color or animal wing preference?")
He blinked quietly, a confused expression on his face before Kyoko continued with, ("Would you prefer scaly wings, bat-like wings, insect wings, or feathery wings, and what color would you like them to be?")
Itachi thought about it for a few minutes, before he said in a soft, but determined voice, ("Feathery, pitch black wings please…")
Kyoko smiled lightly before she said, ("Fair enough, please lie on your stomach Itachi-san…")
Itachi turned onto his stomach with much effort, the poor excuse of feather-covered, bone wings, with nearly all the off-white feathers were gone, the ones that were once covering the sickly-looking bones that were forced into his shoulder-blades, making it harder to move for the younger male. She placed her hands in between his shoulder blades and focused her miracle-like energy into him, but unlike before, the energy glowed so brightly that others had to cover their eyes. After about minute of the bright glowing, it died down and Itachi was fast asleep on his gurney with graceful, feathery black wings tucked in, resembling a raven at rest. Kisame admired Itachi's peaceful expression, one he had never seen from his dark angel.
("Hey Kyoko-san...") Kisame spoke up, earning a look from the orange-haired woman.
("Yes Kisame?") Kyoko asked, waiting for Kisame to continue, which he did, ("The only things I would like done is have my teeth back to normal and have the ability to control water...")
Kyoko smiled in a warm, light way before she said, ("Sure...")
She lightly placed her hands on his chest, focusing more intently than she did before, healing his teeth and giving him a water manipulation ability. When she was done with Kisame, she had him and Itachi moved to a recovery room before she turned her attention to the two females nervously seated on their gurneys. She smiled lightly before asking, ("What would you two like?")
It was dead quiet for what felt like forever, until Hinata stuttered out, ("Um... I-I w-would like t-to have th-the t-type t-two w-wings p-please...")
Ino looked at her, very surprised Hinata would ask for wings. Kyoko smiled warmly before she softly asked, ("Dragon, bat, or bird type?")
Hinata thought for a second before saying, ("Bird type p-please...")
Kyoko smiled lightly as she lightly placed her hands on collarbone and flowed her energy into Hinata, long, white, sleeve-like feathers grew along her arms, before the shy girl passed out from the sudden gain of wings and Kyoko finished up her work. Ino watched in pure fascination, before she finally made up her mind about what she wanted to happen to her.
Kyoko quirked her lips up into a tired smile as she whispered, ("I can hear your thoughts Ino-chan... So you'd like to be able to read and control minds...")
Her smile widened when she saw Ino's eyes gain a surprised glint to them before she said, ("Even though I can hear thoughts, I like to hear people's voices...")
Ino blinked twice before she stated with a small grin, ("You're kinda weird, you know that right?")
Kyoko outright laughed and said, ("I know, but that's what makes everyone different, right?")
Ino nodded lightly, before she closed her eyes as Kyoko placed her fingers on Ino's temples and flowed her energy into her, the pig ears and tail disappearing and gaining two new mind abilities.
Just as Ino was about to pass out, Kyoko whispered kindly, ("Welcome to your new home...")
Ino smiled lightly before she whispered in a thankful tone, ("Thank you...")
The blonde female promptly passed out and Kyoko ordered the remaining medics to move Hinata and Ino into separate recovery-ward rooms. The medics quickly and quietly moved the gurneys to the recovery-ward, and when Kyoko was sure she was alone, she exhaled a tired sigh before she thought, 'It's going to be long night...', before exited the now empty I.C.U. and towards Hidan and Kakuzu's room.
When "Madara" woke up the first thing he noticed that it was dark and dank, but there was the over-powering scent of death, blood, and sulfur that his eyes shot wide open and he was instantly awake, taking in in his new surroundings. Here, where ever that be, was poorly-lit, but his eyes adjusted immediately and what he saw surprised him in the worst way; large cages with complicated seals and locks kept each creature securely within said cage, blood stains, both old and new, littered the walls, ceiling, and floors, and each creature was now looking at him within their cages. The cage directly across from him held a lanky male that was hidden in the shadows.
The hidden male giggled manically before saying, with a British accent, in a demonically high-pitched voice, ("Looks like we got some fresh meat~! Ahahahahahahaha~!"), before the lanky male stepped out of the shadows to reveal thirty year old male wearing baggy, colorless clothes, black thread-like hair that went down to his knees, sickly-pale skin, and a facial expression that screamed insanity.
"Madara's" eyes widened even further as he backed away further into his cage, further away from the psychopath in the cage across from him, until he hit the back off the cage and felt a searing pain go through his entire body like an electric shock. He let out an agonizing cry before crumpling forward and twitching in pain, before the psychopath in the cage across him laughed manically again, watching with pure glee at "Madara's" suffering and pain.
A low, humorless chuckle escaped from the cage to his left and looked over to see a man with pitch-black hair, pale skin that nearly looked frost-bitten, glowing red eyes that looked like burning coals, and an evil smirk that revealed razor-sharp fangs. With ancient Transylvanian accent flowing with his French words, he said, "It looks like we have a new neighbor in this little hell..."
Before "Madara" could ask what he meant by that, large, metallic doors slid opened and closed slowly, followed by light foot-steps. A female voice started to list off names, grunts, squeals, and other types of noises sounded off, similar to a roll-call. The dark haired male in the cage next to "Madara" growled slightly before saying, "Looks like that witch is taking inventory... again."
The footsteps and calling got closer, "Madara's" eyes widening at the familiar voice, until the orange-haired woman near his cage called professionally out, "Jack the Ripper." The insane male with long, black hair in the cage across from "Madara" called out in insanely gleeful voice, ("Here, you orange-haired witch~! Ahahaha~!")
Kyoko mumbled out, "Present and accounted for...", before checking his name on the clipboard in her hands. She then called, "Dracula."
The male in the cage to the left of "Madara" sighed and said in a bored tone, "Here..."
Kyoko nodded, checking him off the list, before stopping in front of "Madara's" cage and smirked mockingly and said, ("Must be nice to be in a cage, eh Madara-chan? Or should I say, Kyuubi no Kitsune?")
The male imitating Madara widened his eyes, before chuckling darkly with an equal dark smirk and said, ("I guess I can't fool you, Kyoko, but I still have possession of this body...")
Kyoko chuckled darkly as she stated, ("Don't be so cocky, Kyuubi-kun, 'cause your days of possessing Madara's body are numbered...")
Suddenly Kyuubi, still in control of Madara's body, suddenly felt tired and passed out, laying like dead weight on the floor of his cage. Kyoko opened his cage and took "Madara" out, before closing the cage and walking out of the dark, blood-stained, secret twenty-third floor.
Kyoko watched as the seats of her circus tent fill up with her performers, her newest ones from "Madara's" circus have already filled the middle seats near the front row. She smirked lightly, for they were the best seats to the performance that she will be displaying in the middle ring of her three ring circus. It was the evening of the second day of her circus's three day stay and the ex-Dark Woods Circus performers not only healed quickly, they also are learning and fitting in quite nicely, and this made Kyoko's heart swell with joy; Hinata and Neji reunited with Hanabi, Itachi had met with some Uchihas, one of them was his younger brother, Sasuke, and his younger cousin, Sai, and found out that the Uchiha clan was murdered in one night, but the murderer was caught and put to death, and everyone else was settling down quite nice.
When everyone was seated and quiet, Kyoko stated loud enough for all of them to hear her, "I thank you all for joining me this evening. As we all know, we have some new arrivals. They have been through very difficult hardships, but now they are safe and at home here among us. With that being said, their previous ring-master was a man named Madara... But what they don't know a very important fact, that may change a thing or two of what they know..."
When she finished, murmurs of curiosity filled the tent, until Kyoko put her hand in front of her in a gesture to quiet down, before saying, "If my assistants will please bring out Madara..."
A few cloaked assistants walked out with a restrained "Madara"; a straightjacket with complex symbols on the sleeves and torso of the jacket and iron shackles with equally complex symbols around his ankles. They stopped their movement when they center of the ring, nearly right next to Kyoko, before bowing lightly and taking their leave, "Madara" glared angrily at the female in front of him before he said, "I hate you..."
Kyoko grinned evilly, taking out a black collar with even more complex seals and symbols on it, "Madara's" eyes widening into a state of panic, before saying, ("I know you do...Kyuubi-chan.")
She quickly and effortlessly strapped the collar around his neck, the red symbols and seals glowing a bright red and, suddenly, "Madara" was on his knees, screaming because of the sudden pain flowing through his body.
"There's only one way to escape the pain... and you know it.", Kyoko said smugly as she saw, and heard, "Madara" grit his teeth in a snarling manner and mumbled, ("Dammit...")
He then tilted his head back and opened his mouth, the audience was questionable of this until a red, bubbly, smoke-like substance quickly flowed from his body twenty feet away. When the red smoke was done leaving Madara's body, said man catching his breath from the torturous process of the Kyuubi leaving him, and the red smoke-like cloud reformed itself into Madara, but with many differences; instead of dark brown hair, it was blood-red and wild looking with equally blood-red fox ears sticking out from where human ears would be, his eyes as red and wild as his hair with thin pupils, fangs bared at her, and nine, blood-red fox tails flailing wildly behind him in ring-master's outfit. Kyoko unbuckled the arms of the real Madara's straightjacket so that he could move freely, but didn't remove it.
("Just in case...") Kyoko mumbled to him and the real Madara nodded in understanding before looking at the demon who had possessed him for the longest time.
Everyone, especially the ex-Dark Woods Circus performers, was shocked and surprised by what was happening, before a dark, demonic chuckle resounded throughout the metallic tent. The Madara impersonator, Kyuubi no Kitsune, said quietly, ("So I'm not possessing Madara, whoop-de-frickin'-do! That doesn't mean I can't take over your body!")
Kyuubi lunged at Kyoko, who had on an odd crystal necklace, before she smirked darkly and muttered an ancient chant. Kyuubi froze in place and started to tremble weakly, as the clear, colorless crystal around her neck turned blood-red. Kyoko was the one who was chuckling now before she stated, ("It's been decided by higher powers that you are to be stripped of your rank and powers, and punished for your deeds...")
Kyuubi glared defiantly at her and demanded, ("By whom!")
But before Kyoko could answer a rich, lovely voice said, "Why, by me, Kyuu-chan..."
Everyone looked over at the figure who suddenly appeared; his body was clad in lively, blood-red robes, his vermillion-red hair cascading down his back, dark, claw-like fingernails, red eyes with black, slit-like pupils, and rosy lips adorning a evil smirk stood in between Kyoko and Kyuubi. Kyuubi's eyes widened as he muttered out, ("Lucifer-sama...")
A sleek, black tail with a forked tip slithered out from under his red robes, sending fear down everyone's spine, except for Kyoko, who smiled brightly at him and said, ("Hey, Luci-chan! Long time no see!")
Lucifer cringed lightly before saying, "Can you not call me that when I'm in front of others? I do have an image to protect..."
Kyoko smiled darkly before she said, "So says the demon who-", but she was cut off by Kyuubi, who used the last of his powers to summon a sword and sliced her head off. He stood over her headless body and yelled, ("Haha~! I won this time~!")
"No, you didn't..." said Kyoko's disembodied head, which was floating mid-air ten feet away, with only small amounts of blood escaping, as most everyone, except Lucifer and less than half her circus, was freaking out or out cold. Her headless body stood up and her head floated over to it, and the head and body were being reconnected, the flesh and bones sewing themselves back together again. When it was finished, she tilted her head side to side, small cricks and cracks escaping, before she said, "It's been awhile since my head got cut off..."
Lucifer sighed lightly and said, "That's the three thousandth, seven hundredth, and sixty-third time that you 'died'..."
Now everyone was shocked, except for Kyoko, who said, "Really? I thought I had more than that..."
Kyuubi, snapping out of his shock, asked, ("How... is that possible?")
Lucifer grinned evilly with 'friendly' looking eye-creases and said, "I'll explain that as we descend to Hell..."
With that, Lucifer grabbed the powerless Kyuubi and red mist formed around them and they disappeared. Kyoko sighed before she said, "Long ago, when my mother was pregnant with me, God and Lucifer gave me 'blessings'. God gave me my intelligence, beauty, and my powers. Lucifer gave me my body, my anger, and the ability to never die or grow old, forever walking the earth, losing friends and family for the rest of eternity..."
It was quiet, until Tobi shyly and quietly asked, ("How long ago were you born?)
Kyoko quietly thought about it, taking up a thinking pose, until she said, "I think I was born nine centuries before Egypt and Mesopotamia came to be..."
It was quiet yet again, until Madara, who was nearly forgotten, said to everyone else, who was obviously confused, ("That means she was born around four thousand B.C, making her the oldest being alive and knowledgeable of most of the world's early history...")
Everyone who was still conscious had their jaws on the ground, except for Madara, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, who knew about Kyoko's age and inability to die. Kyoko snorted in amusement at their faces as she continued with, "I mean, I found Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru around two hundred B.C. when I traveled back to the early Japanese islands..."
It was dead quiet yet again until Madara coughed lightly and said, ("Despite all that was seen today, I still owe an apology to everyone Kyuubi harmed.")
He turned and looked at every ex-Dark Woods Circus performer, keeled down, and bowed his head in shame as he said, ("I deeply, sincerely, truly mean it when I say that I'm sorry about everything that Kyuubi did to you guys, every horrible, terrible thing...")
The ex-performers of the Dark Woods Circus looked at each other, weary of the man apologizing to them, until the entei that was once a part of the Dark Woods Circus came forward and stood before Madara. He looked at the entei nervously, before quietly and cautiously approaching the rare beast, lightly petting the beast's fiery mane and let the entei take in his scent. The entei let Madara lightly stroke his mane, feeling no threat from the male in front of him, like he did when the Kyuubi possessed him.
The entei then said to Kyoko, ("I can trust this one, I don't know why, but I can...")
Kyoko smiled lightly before she said back, ("Nothing wrong with that, right?")
The entei replied, ("That's true. Now explain that to them."), tilting his head slightly to the ex-Dark Woods Circus performers.
Kyoko turned and looked at each and everyone that still was unsure, took out a simple knife, and, without a hint of hesitance, stabbed herself right in the heart before yanking it right out, letting bleed like a flowing river before it started to heal itself. Kyoko let her blood drip from the simple blade as she said in a strong, determined voice, despite the fact she had some blood spilling out of her mouth, "To those that are still weary of Madara; That wasn't the real Madara, so you shouldn't make judgements when he was possessed by a demon, no matter what he did. I know you're still deeply hurt, but please give him a chance. Even if you don't trust him, I do, so if any of you try to hurt him or someone else, just remember, I can break up a fight long before it even starts..."
Everyone shivered in slight fear, before Itachi, the who got the most emotional scars from Kyuubi's circus of hell, walked up to Madara, glared at him strongly, and slapped him across the face. Madara stayed still, knowing well of the hurt Itachi is feeling before Itachi said, ("I now know it wasn't you who did what Kyuubi did, but I still needed to vent that last shred of anger out on your body...")
Itachi turned to walk back to Kisame, before saying lightly, ("I'll try to forgive you, but it will take much longer than the others, just so you know...")
As Itachi walked back to Kisame, he felt the burden of anger and fear lift from his shoulders, making his newly-attained wings feeling lighter than air, before he sat back down next to Kisame, who wrapped his arms comfortingly around Itachi, making the smaller male relax considerably.
"Now, if you'll excuse me," Kyoko said before grabbing Madara's hand and dragged him near the tent's many exits before she continued to say, "I have some unfinished business with Madara that I have to take care of..."
With that being said, Kyoko and Madara teleported away, meaning that the gathering she summoned is dismissed, and that they may have some free time before she gets back.
Deidara laced his fingers with Sasori's as they left the tent, heading towards their room, before Deidara asked, ("What do you think Kyoko-sama wants from Madara?")
Sasori shrugged as he said, ("Who knows? Maybe they knew each other before this whole 'Kyuubi' thing...")
Deidara shrugged as well, fingers still laced together as they leisurely walked back to their room, happy and content with the other's presence.
A few miles away from the conversation between Deidara and Sasori, Kyoko and Madara appeared in a small clearing in a semi-wooded area, Kyoko still had strong, but not painful, grip on his wrist as they stood there in an awkward silence, neither one wanting to breaking the silence. Madara then said lightly, ("Kyoko-chan, I'm loosing the feeling in my hand...")
Kyoko blushed lightly as she slowly released his wrist, standing near each other as the awkward silence continued. Kyoko looked at Madara before she lightly wrapped her arms around him, her smaller hands clinging lightly to Madara's shoulder blades as she whispered, ("I missed you, Madara-kun...")
Madara gently hugged Kyoko around her waist as he whispered softly, ("I missed you as well... But I don't regret saving you from Kyuubi years ago...")
Kyoko sniffled lightly, the memories of that day still fresh in her mind; it was a sunny day and Madara and Kyoko were laying side-by-side in a clearing that was surrounded by woods. They were enjoying the nice weather and the other's presense, when suddenly a large, red fox with nine, long flailing tails jumped out of the wooded area, looking directly at the startled Kyoko, the large fox sensing great power from her. Madara moved so he was now blocking the large fox's view of Kyoko, before he whispered lowly, ("Run.")
Kyoko was about to protest, but Madara then yelled, ("RUN!")
Kyoko nodded reluctantly before she started running at top speed away from the fox-like creature that she knew was Kyuubi. She didn't know what had happened after that, and after many years of not knowing what happened to him, she finally reunited with him in the small village that she visited by herself, barely escaping from Kyuubi-Madara's clutches. When she first found Tobi, she suspected that Madara got possessed by Kyuubi, and as she looked through his memories, she was without a doubt that Madara's body was no longer in his control.
She was glad Madara was back, but she still had few more things to take care of with Madara. She lightly pulled away from the hug, wordlessly telling him she needed to speak with him. With Madara and Kyoko still arm's length away from each other, Kyoko said lightly, ("I still love you, and I know you still love me as well. I was scared that loving you would end in heartbreak because you're mortal while I could never die or grow old...")
She tilted her head down before she looked directly into Madara's eyes as she continued, ("But Kyuubi was stripped of all his powers... including his eternal life and eternal youth, his personality affecting the aura of his powers, misusing them in all possible ways... But I know you're not like that, and that you would use those powers for better reasons than Kyuubi did...)
Kyoko looked down shyly, a dark pink blush covering her cheeks before continuing, ("B-but if you don't want to be with me forever, I would understa-")
She was cut of by Madara lightly pressing his lips against hers, Kyoko hearing and sensing all his thoughts and feelings, which was that of a school boy being confessed to by his long-time crush; giddy and euphoriccally happy. She leaned into the kiss accepting his feelings. The kiss lasted for awhile before they both needed to breathe, both panting lightly from such a love-filled kiss. Both lightly embraced the other, before Kyoko whispered, ("You know I'm basically proposing an eternal marriage right?")
Madara smiled lightly, slightly tightening his arms around her, as he whispered back, ("I know that we both don't mind that and I won't let any other man be with you...")
Kyoko blushed darkly before burrying her face into his chest, muttering about him being a 'possessive bastard', before he whispered right her ear, ("I wish to be your one and only possessive bastard forever and ever.")
Kyoko smiled brightly before saying, ("I never thought I would hear such romantic mush come from your mouth.")
Madara tilted her head up to lock eyes with her as he leaned in slightly, before saying, ("Only for you.")
Kyoko smiled as she leaned in as well, before she quietly said, ("I know...")
There lips met in a loving manner with Kyoko thought, 'I must be the happiest girl alive...'
::Nine Years Later::
Kyoko looked out from the navigation room, the large glass windows gave a nearly three-hundred and sixty degree view, thinking to how time seemed to pass so quickly, yet so slowly; two weeks after the Dark Woods Circus was welcomed in, Madara was fully used to his new powers and was healing the emotional wounds that were inflicted. Itachi still hasn't fully forgiven Madara, but it's better than it was nine years ago.
Everyone settled in nicely; Hanabi and Nikuta somehow got Neji and Gaara together, but the relationship bloomed nicely, so she wasn't too worried. Hinata and Aquila, who was a very decent-looking man when the feathers and bill weren't present, seemed to hit it off in a peculiar way; Aquila, who was often a calm, confident person seemed to melt under the Hyuuga female's kind and honest words, but since both of were air-heads about their feelings for the other, it took multiple set-ups to get the two love-birds to confess. They were wed a year and a half ago, and Hinata's due date for their first brood of kids was coming up quickly and Aquila was panicking in a worried husband way. Ino and an Inuzuka werewolf by the name of Kiba got along quite beautifully, and apparently they were soul-mates after an awkward night when they confessed and Kiba marked her as his mate.
Kyoko's smile grew when she thought when the wedding that forever made her and Madara husband and wife; they had stopped to perform in Germany to perform for a couple of days two and a half years after they were rid of Kyuubi and Madara had asked for favors from people who he helped. They set-up a worry-free day-long date for the two, and by the end the night, Madara popped the question. She had said yes, and few weeks later, when the circus stopped in Italy to perform there for a few days, a big, beautiful, traditional Japanese wedding was held. When they planned their vows, they changed the 'Til death do us part' to 'For as long as they both shall live', because they both couldn't age or die, so it just made sense to them.
About half a year after the wedding, Kyoko was diagnosed, wanting to get a check-up, that she was pregnant with twins, which shell-shocked her so much that she passed out. The birthing, with much help from Tsunade and other medics, was successful, blessing her a beautiful baby girl and boy, but her womb got torn up very badly, so even if she tried, she couldn't get pregnant, but she was perfectly fine with the two she had.
Speaking of children, she had informed the new homosexual couples that under certain conditions, she could create a system where the uke in the couple could get pregnant. Kisame and Itachi had a girl named Isako, Zetsu and Tobi had a boy named Bitsuko, Sasori and Deidara had triplets, two girls named Miyoki and Korashi and a boy name Hiyumaki, and Kakuzu and Hidan had a boy named Kazuhi. Kyoko sometimes joked that Kakuzu and Hidan got lazy when naming their kid, which earned her glares and a short rant on how it was the only name that they could agree on.
Kyoko was pulled out of her thoughts when she felt a light tugging at her shirt, causing her to look at her lovely four-year-old girl, with dark brown hair and dark amethyst eyes that had crystal-like tears in her as the small girl clutched her tiny hand onto the stuffed bunny she had in her hands. Kyoko let her worry display on her face as she asked her daughter, ("What's wrong Mamichi-chan? Did your Usa-chan get ripped again?")
Mamichi shook her head as she wiped the tears from her eyes, still red and puffy from crying, before she said, sniffling a bit as she spoke, ("Kazuhi s-said mean th-things to me a-again!")
Kyoko's worry turned to slight anger as she asked, ("Is that so? Let's see why he said those nasty things to you...")
Kyoko picked up her four-year-old daughter, cradling her in her arms, before teleporting to the area where the children would play. When Kyoko fully appeared in the play area, she saw Kakuzu and Hidan, the parents of Kazuhi, scolding their six-year-old son, whom had slightly-tanned skin, blood-red eyes, and slicked back, pitch-black hair, before the three turned to see Kyoko and Mamichi, the mother looking peeved and the daughter hiding her face in her mother's sleeve.
Hidan, probably saying something eariler then said, ("See! You hurt Mamichi-chan's feelings!")
Kazuhi, who looked angry with himself, looked at Mamichi's tear-stained face and guilt spread across his face, but he didn't say anything. Kyoko set her daughter down next to Kakuzu, before walking up to Kazuhi and croutched down infront of him before she asked calmly, ("Could you please let me see what happened through your eyes?")
At first Kazuhi seemed nervous, but he glanced over and saw the hurt on Mamichi's face, so he nodded stiffly, letting Kyoko see his view of what happened. Mamichi was talking to one of Ino and Kiba's kids, Rimoji, a five-year-old boy with spiky, dirty-blonde hair, some of it covering his right eye, lightly sun-kissed skin, light blue eyes, and small, red fang marks on his cheeks. Mamichi smiled and lightly laughed at something he said, an angry haze was blurring his vision, and he shoved Rimoji and started to argue with him. Mamichi just wanted them to stop arguing and Kazuhi's mouth slipped and he said some mean things he didn't truly meant, causing Mamichi to storm away with tears streaming from her eyes.
Kyoko looked him in the eyes and asked, ("Did you mean any of those things you said?")
Kazuhi shook his head vigorously before he said apologetically, ("I didn't mean it! I just wanted to play with her! But she was...! I'm sorry!")
Kyoko smiled lightly before she said, ("Don't apologize to me, apologize to Mamichi-chan...")
Kyoko gently led Kazuhi to Mamichi, and lightly said, ("Explain and apologize to her.")
Kazuhi felt his face heat up as he stuttered out, ("I-I'm sorry... I j-just wanted ta play with you, a-and you looked busy... A-and...!")
Mamichi blinked twice, before a big smile spread across her face and she said with a slight giggle, ("Why didn't you just say so, Kazuhi-kun? I would've played with you if you asked.")
Mamichi lightly grabbed his hand, causing his face to heat up even more so, before she said with a smile, ("Let's go play Kazuhi-kun~!")
Kazuhi blushed lightly as he nodded, letting the younger girl lead him to some toys that were on the floor. Kyoko smiled lightly before she said, ("Kids are so cute when their oblivious to such innocent emotions...")
Kyoko then felt her husbands' arms wrap around her before he said in a slight huff, ("Before we know it, I'm going to have to give Kazuhi the 'if-you-hurt-my-daughter-you're-dead-meat' speech...")
Kyoko smiled warmly at her husband's comment and said back, ("They don't stay kids forever Madara-kun, you know that as much as I do.")
Madara smirked before he turned Kyoko's head lightly and kissed her softly on the lips, before they heard two voices say, ("Ewwwwww...!")
They looked over to see their son, Kyoshimaru, his short, spiky orange hair, light skin, and dark brown eyes, and Isako, a five and a half year old girl with dark navy hair, sun-kissed skin, and dark orange eyes, a combination of her father's red eyes and her dad's dark yellow eyes, and much like her dad, her eyes look dark from a distance, but up-close, you can see their true color. Isako and Kyoshimaru looked at them before walking away, Isako commenting on how adults were weird, Kyoshimaru merely nodding his head in silent agreement.
Kyoko and Madara laughed lightly, before Kyoko teleported them to the navigation room. Kyoko then inquired, ("Madara? Are you sure you're okay with the next place we're performing?")
Madara looked out at the forest below them, a very familiar city just on the distant horizon. He smiled lightly before he said, ("It's been about nine years since I've been here, and the last time I was here, I wasn't myself...")
Kyoko said reassuringly, with some hints of sarcasm, ("Yes, but you don't have demon fox possessing you and making you try to turn a blonde ten-year-old into a fox thing...")
Madara mock winced and said, ("That is very true... but did you have to say in such a way so it would open up old wounds?")
Kyoko giggled lightly before she said, ("Sorry love, put I just love to push your buttons...")
Both of them got quiet as it drew closer to noon, but that silence was broken when Madara asked, ("Who did you send to inform the people of London that we're coming to perform within the area?")
Kyoko smiled knowingly, meaning Madara will just have to guess whom she sent or wait and see.
For Uzamaki Naruto, or better known as Hatake Naruto, the nineteen-year-old blonde-haired, blue-eyed knuckle-head of Hatake family lived a comfortable life in London, with his adoptive dad, Hatake Kakashi, and adoptive mom-father, Hatake Iruka. But one particular memory of when he was ten made him even more grateful for his life in London, when a young man by the name of Itachi, whom saved him from being a sideshow of the Dark Woods Circus. From time to time he relives that moment in his head, thanking whatever higher power there is that Itachi had saved him, but after that day, it seemed to cause an ability of some sort to develop; this power seemed to influence peoples emotions, when he got excited or happy about something, it up-lifted peoples' spirits, but as time went on, he started to see other people's auras and when he helped someone with an illness, it made them feel better, both emotionally and physically.
His friend, Haruno Sakura, joked that he had 'the power to heal', but as time went on, it was less joked about, and more were amazed when they saw it with their own eyes, but recently, some of the people who inhabit London have, the overly superstitious ones who feel people that have some sort of power should face the worst punishment Lucifer has to offer, started to target the Hatake family, saying horrible things like 'burn in hell' or 'die, Satan-child', but the Hatakes just ignored it. But it was starting to get out of hand, with the onslaught of hate letters and some minor harassments, and one time, as Naruto was coming home from going to the market, he was ambushed by some thugs, but was able to get away, hearing one of them yell out, "Burn in hell, demon-child!"
After that, Naruto started to fear for his adoptive parents, fearing that they might end up getting hurt because of him. So a few days ago, two weeks after the failed ambush, he resolved to move out and travel a bit before settling down somewhere else. But he was a little hesitant moving out just yet, and here he was: a few days after deciding to move out, still stuck on when and how, and wandering the streets about five minutes before noon, hoping the courage to move out would hit him. Fortunately, it did, but not in a way he would've expected in his wildest dreams.
("See Itachi? You just needed to walk on solid ground, instead of the metal floors on Kyoko-san's air-ship.") Said a deep voice from within the semi-crowded streets, but the blonde knuckle-head heard it loud and clear, moving closer to the conversation.
("Hn... Let's get into position...") Another voice said, calmer and lighter than the first. Naruto tried to get closer, but the constant flow of people made it hard to keep up, but he was able to listen in on this conversation.
("What the hell's the rush Itachi? We have plenty of frickin' time to get into position!") A different voice said, brash and unrestrained. Now Naruto was close enough to listen, but not look like eavesdropping. But his balance wasn't working with him today, as he tripped and did an eloquently-done face-plant in front of the people he was listening in on.
("Ow...") Was all that came out of the blonde's mouth before he lifted his head to see a pale out-stretched hand, being offered to help him up from the ground.
("Thanks...") Naruto said, grasping the hand that helped him up, accidently using Japanese instead of English, a habit the blonde could never get rid of.
Naruto, realizing his mistake, was about to say his thanks in the 'proper' language, before Itachi said in fluent Japanese, ("No problem, Naruto...")
Naruto finally looked at Uchiha Itachi in almost ten years, and the Uchiha looked a lot healthier and happier since he last saw the older male. The blonde was a bit shocked and surprised, that sentences failed to form correctly as he tried to ask/converse with the elder raven, but Itachi hushed him with a tiny smile and the whispering of, ("Let's catch up later, but first...")
And with that, Itachi shot off into the air, few black feathers trailing behind him, leaving a very confused Naruto behind, until the clock tower struck noon, and on the horizon a large air craft came towards a very large clearing in the foliage, that Naruto was sure wasn't there before, but he then noticed that a few people were, as insane as it was to him, moving the foliage with some unknown power. His view was slightly obstructed when papers, of many different colors, fluttered down from the sky. He looked up and saw people with many different type of wings, waving to people with friendly, genuine smiles and flying gracefully over the streets of London, but most of them were near the clearing, if to help the landing air ship. Naruto was flabbergasted to say the least, until the giant air-craft landed in the clearing, snapping him out of it. In the calm after the ship landed, Naruto picked up a paper of the cobblestone road and read it aloud, which made it louder since everyone was whispering awed comments, "Come and see the sights, for Cirque de Différence has arrived..."
With Naruto's words, that seemed to echo through the streets, suddenly upbeat circus music started up as the metallic tent flap opened up, and abnormals came pouring out; people and animals of different shapes, sizes, and abilities, some with wings, some with multiple eyes, and many others, walked out and faced the many people of London. Naruto pushed through the crowd to get closer, mumbling apologies as he got closer and closer to the front. The music still played, the performers, Naruto, the people of London all waiting, until a fanfare of brass instruments, causing more whispers from the crowd and excited smiles from the performers, then the fanfare quieted.
It was silent for merely a second, until the sound of footsteps resounded throughout the nearly quiet streets, until Kyoko, dressed in a red and gold ring-master's outfit, simple top hat in place, as she said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, and children of all ages! I humbly welcome you to join us for the next three days to see the wonders and beauty that have blessed this world that I was fortunate to not only find, but also to save from this bittersweet world! So please, come one and all to Cirque de Différence!"
With that, loud 'pops' and confetti all around, the mood became joyous and fun as the people of London intermingled with the people of the circus. Naruto, being the stubborn male he is, tried to get through the crowd to talk with the people he hadn't seen in about a decade, but the crowd was so thick that he couldn't even get an inch further. He felt small hands tugging at his shirt and he looked down, to see two, four-year-old kids, one male and one female. The girl had long brown hair and amethyst eyes, while the boy had short, spiky orange hair with dark-brown eyes that almost looked black.
("Mama asked for your presence, Uzamaki-nii-san...") The girl said, her voice like small chimes.
("...But since the crowd is so thick...") The boy continued, the girl lightly grabbing Naruto's right hand, while the boy grabbed Naruto's left hand.
("...So we're gonna bring you to Mama!") They both said loudly, before teleporting out of the crowd, and somewhere inside the giant, metallic tent.
Naruto stood awkwardly, shifting his feet ever-so-often as he watched the elevator indicate the were nearing the twenty-fourth floor, the two four-year-olds squirming with excitement and anticipation. The four-year-olds, who had introduced themselves, the girl's name was Mamichi and the boy's name was Kyoshimaru, had told him their mother sensed that he had special powers and wanted to speak with him face-to-face. Naruto was shocked about many things; the vocabulary that Mamichi and Kyoshimaru had, their mother had sensed his powers, he was brought here to talk to the person that was their mother. When they passed the twenty-third floor, Naruto sensed an evil from behind that door before the elevator was between the two floors.
The two looked at Naruto, before they smiled and said, ("Mama will like you...")
Before Naruto could question this fully, a 'ding' sound alerted them they had arrived, and as the doors opened, Mamichi and Kyoshimaru dashed out towards the woman who had introduced the circus to London.
("Mama! We brought him! We brought him! Just like you asked us to!") They said loudly at the same time, lightly tackling Kyoko, who then chuckled at her children's antics.
Naruto was surprised that Kyoko, he heard many of the performers say her name before he brought here, was the mother of the twins, mainly because she looked so young. Kyoko told Mamichi and Kyoshimaru to go play outside, before they shot over to the elevator and the doors closed, indicating that they left.
Kyoko turned Naruto as she said, ("I know I look young, but trust me, I'm much older than you think...")
Naruto was shocked that she heard his thoughts before she said, ("Please have a seat, Naruto-kun. You have many questions and I have the answers you seek, but I have many things to explain to you as well...")
For the next few hours, Kyoko explained what had happened in the past nine years, from the Kyuubi being extracted to arriving in London for their three-day performance. At first Naruto didn't believe her, but then Madara came into the room, with Kyoko standing up, walking over to him, and kissed him, Madara returning it passionately, before Madara confirmed her story, although he seemed a bit miffed that Naruto had met him during the time he was possessed. Naruto began to take in all the information given to him, before Mamichi and Kyoshimaru dragged in two dark-haired males, both with dark eyes and light skin. One had a blue-tint to his hair, which naturally stuck up in the back, and had dark blue shirt and black slacks on, while the other male had pitch-black hair, paler skin, and both his shirt and slacks were black.
Naruto blushed lightly, subconsciously thinking they were very attractive, before Kyoko said, ("Mamichi, Kyoshimaru! Why did you two bring Sasuke and Sai up here?")
("They were surrounded by a huge crowd of London girls...") Mamichi started, dragging Sasuke behind her, whom had a look of relief in his eyes.
("...But they were giving off angry and uncomfortable waves, so we decided to help by hiding them up here.") Kyoshimaru finished, dragging Sai behind him, the look in his eyes mirroring Sasuke's.
Kyoko looked between Naruto, Sasuke, and Sai, an idea popping into her head before she gave introductions, ("Sasuke, Sai, this Uzamaki Naruto, much like you two, he has powers that separate him from normal humans. Naruto, Sai is the one in all-black, while Sasuke is the one with the dark-blue shirt.")
Sasuke and Sai looked at Naruto, their faces changed from bored to interested, both the dark-haired males having an attraction to the blonde male.
Kyoko, liking where things were heading, then said, ("Naruto-kun, you've been been getting harassed by the more superstitious people of London right? Well, I wish to give you a proposal to join my circus. You have the next three days to decide wether or not to join, but just for the next three days, why not have Sasuke and Sai as body-guards for that time period?")
The three males in question were shocked at the proposal, but Sasuke and Sai liked the idea of being close to this blonde, and Naruto kind of liked the idea as well. They all nodded, silently agreeing that it was a good idea. The three males left, Sasuke and Sai flanking his side, as the elevator door closed, signaling that the were out of ear-shot.
("Kyoko-chan, I may not know what your planning, but it involves Naruto-kun joining doesn't it?") Madara inquired, still not quite sure how his wife's mind works.
("Just the start of a new beginning...") Kyoko said as she turned to Madara with a sly grin on her face, before she walked towards Madara like cat in heat.
("Not in front of children Kyoko-chan...") Madara said, glancing the children.
("Well we'll go somewhere that's not near the children...") Kyoko purred out into Madara's ear before she teleported them to their room.
It was quiet for a bit before Mamichi said, ("What do you think mama and daddy were talking about?")
Kyoshimaru shrugged before he said, ("I dunno...")
They teleported out of the navigation room, live moving on in it's unpredictable ways.
Sand-chan: And... Done!
It feels great to have this done! :D
TG: I can imagine, you've been working on this for forever and a half! Not that that's a bad thing...
Sand-chan: Very true... Please review!