Child of the Leaf
Chapter Twenty One
by
operadeglace
Character Q & A (last one! :D)
Q:[To Shinachiku] How are you? You're a precious child and I love you.
Shinachiku: *blushes* "Aw, I'm good. I hope you're good too."
Q: Do you consider Magire a friend?
Shinachiku: "Does saving each others' lives multiple times count as being friends? I wonder what he's doing right now. Probably crying because Ayaka-chan is going out with me…heheh…"
Q: I want to ask Shina-kun what would he do with Sasuke's existence as Sakura's husband, like would he support "happiness"?
Shinachiku: "I support mom's happiness. Still haven't met Sasuke, but if she's happy with him, then I support that happiness."
Q: For Shinachiku question thing: What do you think of your grandfather, The fourth hokage, Minato Namikaze?"
Shinachiku: "My grandfather was Hokage!?" *runs out of the interview, can be heard yelling from the other room* "AYAKA-CHAN! MY GRANDPA USED TO BE HOKAGE TOO! HOLY CRAP, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!" "SHINACHIKU! STOP YELLING! IT'S SUPER RUDE!"
Q:SHINACHIKU! I LOVE YOU! Do you have super strength like your mother, or powerful ninjutsu like your father?
Shinachiku:"Love you too, whoever you are!" *thumbs up* "Everyone in Suna comes to me when they need a jar opened that has its lid stuck. I guess I am pretty strong."
ODG: "Everyone in Suna?"
Shinachiku: "Yes. Every one in Suna… that aside, I'm pretty sure splintering a rock with my fist counts as super strength."
ODG:"When have you done that?"
Shinachiku: "Oops. Spoiler alert."
Q: I think it's been said that you have some medical ninjutsu knowledge under your belt, but what offensive skills do you have? Do you rely on basic taijutsu or do you have a signature attack you haven't shown us? While we're on the subject, how is your genjutsu skills?
Shinachiku: "Yes, I'm what's called, 'proficient' in medical ninjutsu. I also know how to perform lower level surgeries for in-grown toe nails and re-setting bones! For offensive skills… I can throw kunai and shuriken… I can throw them really hard…" *laughs the rest of the question off, hoping no one notices*
Q: Ayaka-chan, you look like Shinachiku's grandmother Kushina with red hair.
Ayaka: "Uhm… is that a question? Does my face look like hers or something? The hair? Eyes? My butt? Although, I don't have much of a backside. It's like, my back just connects to my legs back there…"
Q: Question for Bolt, Himawari and Sarada. What your favourite memory with your father? Is your mother a good cook, or is anyone in your family a good cook?
Bolt: *Himawari hides behind Bolt, shyly* "Mama's a great cook. Her food is pretty good. I guess 'basan is good at cooking too, but she can only make sweets.
Himawari: *tiny voice* I like her cakes…
Sarada: I don't know much about my father. I haven't met him before, but he looks really handsome from the one picture we have of him.
Q: Bolt how would you react if Ayaka already had a boy friend?
Bolt: "I would kill him with my insane ninja skills. Or somehow get Kurama to eat him."
Q:[Question for Naruto] Did you stay a Genin and go straight to Hokage?
Naruto: Legend says that I still am a genin.
Q:How are you and Karin actually related, are you just members of the same clan. or are you cousins?
Naruto: "Oh, yeah… that red haired girl who was with Sasuke all those years ago… I wonder where she is? I dunno. If she's an Uzumaki, we probably are related somewhere along the line. It's not a very common name, to the best of my knowledge."
Q:How do you celebrate your birthday?
Naruto: "Hinata usually bakes me a really delicious cake…" *his voice tapers off a little, a sad look on his face*
Q: Will you be teaching your children the Rasengan?
Naruto: *smiles proudly* "Of course! I have two, strong, ninja sons! I will teach Shinachiku very soon, once I have the time…"
Q: Have you even used Shadow clones do deal with paper work?
Naruto: *chuckles* "I've used shadow clones for, like, everything."
Q: Question for Sasuke, Where you and what are you doing?
ODG: "Unsurprisingly, he was nowhere to be found…"
Q: Question for Sakura you seem to name your children after food, is this trend or was it an accident?
Sakura: *thinks for a moment* "Let's just say, my childrens' fathers are idiots."
Q: Sakura, who is your favorite child?
Sakura: "That's like asking me which color of dango is my favorite… the answer is I love all of them equally."
Inner Sakura: "Shannaro! You made it sound like the 'dango' is your favorite child… now no one will ever take you seriously again!"
Q: [Directed to Sakura] Why do you faint so much?
Sakura: "Stress, I imagine. I was never like this before. It's very uncharacteristic me."
Q: Question for Hanabi, what's the funniest thing that Hinata's children have done? Also do you have your own children?
Hanabi: "Honestly, they're not too fun these days." *Hanabi says bluntly.* "Himawari doesn't speak to anyone but family. She's very shy, yet when she's with the ones that she feels comfortable with, she is much like her father. Bolt…" *She narrows her clear eyes* "If it weren't for my sister staying my hand, I would give that kid a good spanking. He's probably the reason why I am against having children of my own."
Q: Question for Tsunade your thoughts on Shinachiku and the whole affair?
Tsunade: "Who…are you?"
Thank you once more for your questions and enthusiasm about my story! :D (Due to lengthy amount of questions, and this being the last Q & A, I had to cut out a few questions from people who sent multiple questions and keep it at 20ish questions! I apologize! Thank you all who contributed questions!)
Child of the Leaf. Chapter 21.
"Hello, Kumotaka-san."
Ayaka clenched her bandaged fists as she heard her name spoken from the person in the shadows, then laid a hefty punch in the direction of the newcomer's face. Her fist is easily stopped by the young man's palm, his fingers quickly wrapping around hers as she struggles to break free of his grip.
"Magire! You filthy snake!" She yells angrily, trying to twist herself out of his grasp. The last one third of Shinachiku's Team held an unreadable expression on his face as he speaks slowly.
"Kumotaka-san… calm down. Don't move, and listen-"
Unable to break her hand free to punch, Ayaka turned and rounded a blow to his face with her heel, sending Magire hard into the ground. Before he is able to stand, the Kumotaka heiress digs her knee into his back and twists his arm behind him.
"Why did you try to kill me!? I know your techniques like the back of my hand! You almost blew me up!" Ayaka's words seethe with anger as she whispers down into his ear.
"If I wanted you dead, you would be." The teal haired young man doesn't move in her hold, and she starts to grow suspicious. In any other situation, Magire would be impervious to her attacks, as she knew he was far stronger than her, physically.
"I would never hurt you… but, my family means to kill you." The restrained youth mumbles in a low voice, barely above a whisper. He was speaking so softly that Ayaka tilted her ear towards him, straining to decipher his words.
"If only you two just stayed in Suna… you and Shinachiku are distractions to me, so they wanted you gone."
There was a faint sound of movement coming from the direction of the pile of puppet dolls sitting in the corner closest to the open window, distracting the kunoichi for a moment.
"Listen to me, Kumotaka-san. When I saved you from that rogue nin, you found the truth about my clan's secret technique. Do you remember what it was?" Magire's golden eyes glow slightly in the shadows that their figures were casting. The red head nods, even though she knows he can't see her.
"You used your golden eyes technique." Ayaka responds, thoughtfully, her knee alleviating the pressure on the boy's spine. "I don't know how, exactly, but I thought I could see the chakra draining from his body and into your eyes. Then, he was dead."
There was a disturbing clacking and clinking sound that rose behind them. Before she was able to turn her head, Ayaka was hoisted into the air by her own puppets, who seemed to be controlled by a golden light the surrounded both herself and her team mate, the source originating from his eyes.
"WHAT THE–!?" The girls shrieks as she desperately tries to move her hands out of the grip of the toys in order to take control of them, but to no avail. Being a very smart girl, she stopped moving and did what he had previously asked; she listened.
"That is my family's mission. They aim to take their revenge by stealing chakra and using their stolen abilities to kill the people responsible for the death of my brother and sister."
"And," She pauses, processing the information midair, finding it rather uncomfortable. "Who exactly are the people responsible?"
"The entire world." He replied with another saddened look on his face. Ayaka then starts to kick her feet angrily, the dolls clinking against each other slightly.
"That is insane! Please, Magire, tell me that you are not here to steal more chakra from the leaf ninja!"
"No. This time, we are after chakra essences." His golden, glowing eyes turn quickly to the door as he heard the medic nin laughing as they passed by their room, unknowing of the skirmish happening within.
"Revenge? Chakra... essences?" Ayaka whispers, not wanting to let him be chased off before he explained his plans.
"Children hold 'essences', chakra that carries the instructions to their parents' abilities. Rather than fighting stronger ninja than ourselves, it is more efficient to take what we need from their offspring…"
"Will you kill them?" The young puppet user speaks with fear in her eyes. Magire chose to ignore the question, his silence giving her all the answers she sought.
"I cannot stay any longer. I have convinced the elders to spare you two in exchange for two chakra essences from this village…"
A hawk screeches once more, drawing both ninja's attentions.
"I need to leave, or else they will really kill you."
"No! Wait! Who are the–" Before she is able to finish her inquiry, her breath is stolen by a powerful punch from Magire to her abdomen, causing her to lose consciousness and go limp in the hold of her dolls. He quickly uses the puppets to float the slim girl into his arms.
"I'm sorry. I know that I told you I'd never hurt you."
The tall sand nin lays her tenderly on her hospital bed and draws her blanket up to cover her body. Not really knowing how to kiss, and never really receiving or giving one in his entire life, he places his lips flat on her forehead before quickly exiting by leaping out of the window.
A younger boy with lighter teal hair and identical golden eyes waits atop a nearby roof for Magire with a smirk. At his feet are two, small, human shapes, wrapped tightly in white fabric.
"Hey, cuz. I won't tell Aunt and Uncle you visited with your girlfriend if you carry these two brats to the rendezvous point…"
"Fine, whatever, Tsugomori." He picks up one bundle and starts to untie the white material. "But, I'm loosening this binding… they look like they can't breathe…"
"They're dead anyways once we reach home! Man… you really have become soft." The young boy known as Tsugomori scratches his head. "I'm glad I wasn't the one chosen to go undercover…"
"Shut up. We're going to be late." Magire slings his wrapped captives over his shoulder.
With their faces now clear of obstructions, the two kidnapped children appear to be none other than Uchiha Sarada and Uzumaki Himawari…
-The End of Chapter 21.
–Story by ODG
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