hey, here's the new chapter. also there is a vote on the end of this chapter and i'd like it if you would vote. bye, Marine.

Karei entered the hospital running at full speed. She ignored the shocked cries coming from the nurses and awaiting patients at the front desk as she quickly tore past them all.

Damn it. She thought as she ran into a stair well and began her assent. This damn desk job as kage is cutting me back physically. I need to get out more often and regain this lost endurance. She thought as her breaths came in uneven gasps.

Karei flung open the door to the floor she needed and quickly jumped into the hallway but she didn't notice a nurse who pushed a cart in front of her. Both woman gave a shocked gasp before Karei's instinct took over and she sent chakra to her legs to quickly jump over both woman and cart.

The sakurakage landed with a heavy grunt before she began running again, not sparing a word for the shocked woman she was leaving behind.

Damn it all! Karei thought as she ran faster down the halls. I shouldn't have sent Itachi. I should have sent Shiro or someone else.

But he was away... her reasonable half reminded her bringing her back to that day almost six months ago.

--

Karei was very aware of the grim expression on her face and she herself had a right to wear such and expression. Before her stood Itachi and Minato, both of whom she had just given an incredibly important mission. Both of whom where watching her with cold faces even though Karei could see the sorrow in the males eyes.

"Do you both under stand?" She asked with a low but commanding voice.

"Yes sakurakage." Minato said bowing slightly. Karei nodded to him grateful for his enthusiasm before turning to Itachi.

"Karei-sama." he said respectfully, "The possibility of me missing my children's birth while away..."

"I know Itachi." She said interrupting him with a sympathetic voice, "But as you've most likely already figured out, you two are the best for this mission. You are familiar with the area, crafty, and can easily and quickly hide your tracks."

Itachi's eyes narrowed as pain and sorrow filled his fading eyes. Karei knew his eyesight was fading fast and knew it was his only wish to see his children's faces at least once before losing his ability to see the light.

"What about Tobi? He also has the sharingan and can move more efficiently then me in this sort of situation." He pointed out, hoping slightly. Karei sighed despite of herself and looked up at Itachi.

"I know this as well Itachi. However, Tobi is very similar to Naruto. Both of whom would get bored after so long and do something reckless to expose sakuragakura. If this mission isn't pulled off carefully, it may plunge the nations in another great war." She said hoping Itachi would understand the seriousness of this mission.

The Uchiha stood where he was as if frozen in time and Karei began to question if he would refuse before he spoke again.

"Very well. I will go." He said begrudgingly. Karei felt a wave of relief flood threw her and nodded her thanks to the man.

"You leave at sunset tomorrow then. Prepare yourselves for a very long mission. And may Kami give you swift progress." She said feeling suddenly exhausted. Both sakura Anbu bowed before disappearing.

With them gone Karei sat back in her chair and mentally went through a list of available shinobi, only to have her hopes crushed again as she came to the same conclusion.

For the sake of the village, Itachi would have to miss his children's birth. It was a decision she wished she would never again have to place upon another shinobi.

--

Screams of pain brought Karei back to the present. While she had been carelessly day dreaming her feet had taken control and brought her to where she needed to be.

Karei skidded to a halt and used the door frame as a lever to keep her from skidding past the room she was need in.

Inside the room was a volunteer nurse, a whimpering Chi, a struggling Sakura, and a laboring Hikari.

"How is she?" Karei gasped as she quickly crossed the sink to wash her hands and put on gloves.

"Some things wrong." Sakura muttered, a hint of fear edging on her voice. "Its still to early for her and she's bleeding to much."

Karei nodded as she saw a powerful ripple go down Hikari's body. We need to stop the bleeding or I'm going to loss her! Karei suddenly realized. The jolt of shock and fear raced down Karei but she remained calm and turned to the volunteer nurse.

"You! Go quickly and get some pain killers." She ordered. The young woman gave her a terrorphied looked before running off to do as she was told.

"Sakura. Try and calm her." Karei said focusing chakra to her hands as she attempted to stop the bleeding. Chi gave another whimper and she rested her head on her paws at the edge of the room.

Sakura's hands began to glow green with chakra as she entered Hikari's mind to calm her. Karei put all of her focus into stopping Hikari's bleeding until she heard a scream. Looking down she saw a child was almost free. Hikari gave another push and the child slid out.

Moving quickly, Karei clipped the umbilical cord and tied it as the child screamed.

The woman returned with the medications Karei had called for and quickly gave them to Hikari. Karei quickly handed the child over to the woman and told her to clean her up while she and Sakura continued. The woman made no complaints and Karei brought her attention back to her job but was stopped by two powerful chakra's.

Damn it. Who's chakra is this anyway? Karei thought as panic began to taint her thoughts.

Karei quickly turned the volunteer again, "Tell someone to get me Tsunade. Now!" She shouted. The woman winced at Karie's suddenly harsh words and set the calmed child down in a waiting bed to run off to do as the sakurakage ordered.

Karei looked back down to see a small head beginning to emerge, but with the child came lots of blood and karei scrambled to stop it.

"I-Itachi." Karei heard Hikari mutter softly.

"Be quiet Hikari. Your doing fine. Just relax." Sakura assured her. No doubt she could fell it as well. Hikari was fading. Fast.

Hikari gave another push and the second child came out. Karei caught the little one and proceded to cut its umblical cord and tie it. She quickly set the baby girl down by her sister and returned to Hikari. There was a moment of silence before Hikari spoke again.

"I'm... I'm sorry Itachi." She said softly.

"Be quiet Hikari." Karei muttered trying to stop the bleeding now that the children were out of danger.

"I'm sorry...Yami."

"I said be quiet!"

"I'm sorry...everyone."

Karei slammed her bloody fist down on the table. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she felt the last bit of Hikari's chakra fade.

"Damn it." Karei muttered softly. Sakura clasped her mouth as tears began to descend down her face. It was then that Tsunade made it, but she was met with by the sound of babies crying and sobs.

A sad and soft look came to Tsunade's eyes before she went to Karei and rested her arm around her daughters shoulders.

"Sakura get the children. Come on Karei. There are little ones to look after now." She mutter quietly slowly bringing Karei away. She knew that Karei had grown close to Hikari in the time that she had acted as her secretary. Sakura did as Tsunade had ordered as Tsunade gently lead Karei away but the woman stopped at the door where Hikari's brother had just arrived."How... how is she?" He rasped. Tsunade was about to answer but Karei beet her to it being more blunt the Tsunade thought proper.

"Nekoyomi Hikari. Dead at six fifty-eight. April ninth. Cause of death. Bleed out while giving birth." Karei muttered. She went to walk past the shocked Yami and Ryo when she stopped.

Tsunade and Karei both quickly spun around to be blinded by a light that came off of Hikari.

--Hikari's mind scape--

Hikari was floating on her back in water in a sort of daze. The sound of dripping water and tumbling stone echoed threw the many corridors around her that were beginning to collapse.

"Hikari!" A booming voice called. Hikari came out of her daze and moved in time to dodge a falling piece of rock.

"What the..." She muttered

"Hikari!" Hachibi called again inpatient. Hikari spun around to see the demon behind its cage, "Quickly! Remove the seal!" The demon shouted.

"Why?" Hikari asked after a few precious minutes passed.

"You idiot! Do it now! Or do you really want to die and leave your children alone?" Hachibi demanded. A wave of shock ran threw Hikari as she thought about her newly born children. How would Itachi react when he found out? How would Yami? Or her father? Or Chi? How would the village act?

"They'll be devastated without you! And Your children need you!" Hachibi called sensing death getting uncomfortable close to taking both her and Hikari. Hikari stood there still for what seemed like an eternity before turning to face Hachibi.

"If this is a trick I will find away to get control and send us both to hell." She muttered darkly.

"Its not a trick stupid girl now remove the seal!"

Hikari nodded and rushed over to the cage. The seal was unreasonably high and Hikari couldn't feel any of her chakra. Thats just great! She thought before a massive talon appeared next to her. Not even questioning Hikari jumped on so Hachibi could lift her to the seal.

Once at the appropriate high Hikari took hold of the tag as the god of death materialize and grabbed the back of Hikari's shirt.

"Shit." Hikari said. The god gave a slight tug but it was enough to pull Hikari away.

--With Karei--

Karei threw her arms up to stop the light from blinding her more. It was several moments before the light faded and Karei thought that even the sand might had just discovered what general direction Sakuragakura was if not where exactly.

Karei slowly lowered her arm and blinked until she could see. I was then she heard the sound of tumbling rock and looked to her right to find Sakura pulling herself out of a pile of rubble.

"What the devil?" Tsunade asked going to help her apprentice.

"Sorry. Chakra blast threw me through the wall." Sakura said before letting out a load cough.

"Sorry about that. I guess merging is rather big." Said a more demanding voice. The three woman and Yami looked into Hikari's room to see a woman walking toward them with both children in her arms.The small bundles rested up against the woman's chest and were silent.

The woman looked just like Hikari but she appeared to have elven ears, had stripes on both her cheeks, and a black sun in the middle of her forehead. Around the sun were what would be described as sun rays and the one on the very bottom was long enough that it went down the bridge of Hikari's nose. Behind her were eight blood red cheetah tails.

"Hey, karei. Mind taking these two? I'm actually really tired." Hikari muttered as her exhaustion shone in her eyes. Karei was lost for words so she simply nodded and came forward to take the babies.

"Akari and Artemis." Hikari said passing the girl with red hair and black eyes to Karei first before passing the second child.

The sakurakage also noted that both children had markings similar to their mother. Akari had a red panther tail, two black stripes on her face, and a star in the middle of her forehead. While the other one had a black cheetah tail with red spots, identical stripes on one side of her face as her mother and sister, cheetah markings under her eye like her mother before this little incident, and a black sun on her forehead.

The children were obviously demonic which explained the powerful chakra that had been blocking Karei earlier.

It took Karei a moment to understand that these were the children would live in a situation similar to their mother and hoped they could find peace in sakuragakura. For a moment she was doubtful but then she remembered the treatment the residents gave the Jinchuuriki as was. Surely they would treat these children the same.

If they don't then they got their parents and you to look after them. Her inner self said. Karei looked at the small bundles unsure.

"Akari and Artemis." She mumbled before smiling, "Get some rest now Hikari. Its been a rough night."

Hikari smiled at the sakurakage, glad that the worry had left her eyes.

"You have no idea."

--

Karei sat at her desk reviewing papers with her morning tray besides her. The previous nights events had drained her to the point that the minute she returned home she just curled up and went to sleep.

Karei took a sip of her morning tea that got her up and quickly signed the document she had in her hand. She set it down in a small pile and grabbed another from the larger pile. She was so lost in her work, she didn't even notice two powerful chakra's coming into the room.

Itachi materialized in front of the Sakurakage's desk while Minato suddenly appeared. They both waited for the Sakurakage to address them but after so long it became obvious she hadn't noticed them.

Minato gave a noticeable cough which made Karei look up quickly.

"Itachi. Minato." She said as if she couldn't believe it, "Your back!"

"Yes. Sakurakage-san." The males said bowing.

"I have written everything on this." Minato said handing over a dirty scroll, "It has all the details and personally I don't think they should be said aloud."

Karei nodded with seriousness in her eyes before she got a mischievous glint in her eye.

"Man you two are slow." She said teasingly, "A day sooner and you would have made it in time for Hikari's little episode."

Itachi's interest was automatically sparked at the mention of Hikari. Seeing this Karei smirked.

"Hospital. Third floor, room number three-hundred and twenty-seven." She said waving a dismissal to them. Itachi didn't wait a moment to bow. He simply rushed out the window and ran as fast as he could towards the hospital.

Karei smiled widely as she returned to her work but Minato held back.

"There something else isn't there, Karei?" He asked getting her attention. Karei looked up at the man curiously.

"Its hard to miss isn't it?" She asked serious again. Minato nodded stiffly.

"Yes. Hikari and Hachibi's chakra... What happened?" He asked in a somewhat demanding voice. Karei sighed aloud and set the document she was reading aside to tell Minato everything.

--

Itachi raced across Sakuragakura to the hospital. If he had understood Karei correctly then Hikari had given birth yesterday. But... But why was Hachibi's chakra hanging over Sakuragakura? Why was it getting more noticeable as he moved closer to the hospital? And why was it that at some points he could sworn that he felt Hikari's chakra with it?

Extremely worried, Itachi pumped chakra to his feet to move faster. He tore past the front office and quickly ran up to the room Karei said hikari was in. He was about to open the door but when he touched the door a pulse of chakra went threw his body. He halted for a moment before opening the door.

Itachi hadn't known what to expect but what he saw was defiantly a shock. Hikari sat in the bed in her new form as two babies suckled from her breasts. Feeling Itachi's chakra she turned to him and smiled kindly.

"Hello Itachi." She said softly.

"H-hikari?" Itachi stuttered. Her new look had thrown him completely off guard but the site of the two bundles in her arms threw him off more. He came over to Hikari's bed and peered down at the small children.

His eyes instantly softened and he rubbed the toff of hair on each childs' head.

"They're beautiful." He muttered. Hikari nodded her agreement and Itachi watched her carefully. It all made sense now. Hikari and Hachibi somehow had merged together.

He didn't know how or why but he really didn't care. She just looks cuter now. He thought adoring Hikari's new look and before he could control himself he leaned forward to kiss Hikari on the cheek.

Hikari looked at Itachi shocked with a small blush on her cheeks. She was even more shocked when Itachi got onto a knee and took one of her hands. Hikari heard herself gasp when Itachi pulled out a little black box with a diamond ring in it from his cloak. He presented it in front of him and took a breath.

"Hikari Nekoyomi. Over these past years I have gone from your sensei to a friend to your boyfriend. Its been a weird ride but I find that I've loved every moment of it. So, Hikari. Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He asked sincerely, "I would have asked earlier but work called me away."

Hikari was shocked but she knew this day would have came sometime soon. Overwhelmed, Hikari felt tears come to her eyes and she nodded her response. Itachi felt pure happiness fill him as he took the ring and slid it onto Hikari's finger.

He stood up and kissed Hikari on the lips. Hikari responded by returning his kiss and when they broke apart hikari rested her head on Itachi's chest. Both shinobi looked down at their children and thought of their up coming future. They were interrupted when all the Shinobi of the first generation and their old senseis came barging in.

"Hey Itachi's back!" Naruto shouted excited.

"Not so loud Naruto." Kasai scowled playfully.

"You act as if we had been gone for years." Minato said playfuly as the akatuski came over to him to greet him.

Itachi and Hikari were shocked at first by the sudden arrival of their old friends but they soon forgot it as they all had a party in the hospital room to celebrate the birth of two new members of the sakuragakura family and Itachi's long awaited return.

--

Karei sat alone in her office and set down the scroll she had been reading. She held her head in her hands as if she could no longer bear its weight.

God damn it! She cursed. Why? Why can't one of my predictions be wrong? Why must it always be like this? She thought before a nurse came barging into her office.

"Karei-sama. Naruto and the others are causing a uproar in Hikari-san's room. They won't listen to any of the staff. Could you..."

"Leave them be." Karei ordered cutting the woman off. The nurse gave Karei a curious look before seeing the worry in the Sakurakage's eyes. They deserve this moment of peace. Especially now that I know he has begun to move again. Karei thought thinking of the one person who never allow peace to fall over the lands until he was long gone.

well hope ya liked it and here are the votes:

Who is your favorite oc in this story?

Hikari--yami--dana--kaira--saria--kasai--furai--rei

If i make a sequel it will be a cross-over. with what show should it be a cross-over.

Inuyasha

Shaman King

Pokemon ( if you choose this please tell me what pokemon they should have)

Yu-gi-oh ( it will be in ancient egypt )

Harry Potter

yu yu hakusho

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