Ashikabi no Naruto 6
AN/: As always I thank everyone who reviewed. I'm glad the last chapter was well received. I wasn't really confident with the lemon but most everyone seemed to be fine with it. Still I don't think I'll do to many of those unless they actually help forward the storyline like the last chapter. Anyways some people were interested in the fate of No.88 Musubi. It will be revealed in this chapter… hopefully… I'll see if I can explain it without having to force it as I write :p. This chapter isn't really Naruto-centric so it will be short...er... than usual. Anyways, besides that just keep reviewing! I love waking up to all the awesome reviews you guys give! Nice way to start your day before going to school :p
Also I feel like I should give a special shout out to 'ncpfan'. His review in particular helped put a lot of things in perspective for me as wrote the last chapter. It was late night when I posted it so I was forgot to put it in. Sorry for the late shout out.
P.S: I hope you actually read the AN's. It would be embarrassing for you to not see this :p
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Sekerei No.08, Yume the Sekerei of Fate cursed as she dodged a bolt of lightning. It wasn't ordinary lightning but the product of the ability of Sekerei No.11 and No.12. Normally she would have scared them away with a simple show of strength but it wasn't possible in her current state. She had reacted to an unknown Ashikabi two weeks ago. Since then her control on her powers and body were slowly slipping. Her light based ability was extremely destructive and relied on her extreme control to prevent massive destruction. Had she attempted to use them against No.11 and No.12 she would no doubt kill them while destroying the entire street. She couldn't help but find it a bit ironic as she dodged another shot. Her life goal had been to find her Ashikabi. Now she would possibly die when he was just within her grasp at the hands of the same Sekerei she had protected so fiercely as a member of the Disciplinary Squad.
No she couldn't think like that! She had vowed to live! Live and find love both for herself and No.88 whom she had failed to protect from Karasuba all those years ago! With a great show of determination and willpower she forced her body to move faster and put some distance between herself and No.11 and No.12. Despite what she told herself, she knew she would require a miracle to escape alive… or a lot of human corpses…
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Naruto sighed as he thought of the weird dream he had had two weeks ago. Since that night he had had it again on multiple occasions but he was no closer to discerning the woman's identity or location. Tokyo was a huge town and it would be impossible to just search for her, especially if he didn't have much information on her. As it stood all he knew about her was that she had brown hair and strange eyes. Kazehana had also been apparently searching for her but had not had any luck with it either.
While he didn't know her, for some reason a small part of him couldn't help but be worried for her. She could be in danger. It had been almost two weeks since she had reacted to him. If the information he had from Miya was correct she could potentially harm herself and others.
He could only hope they would run into each other eventually. For her own good.
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Kazehana sighed as she sat on a roof overlooking the vast city drinking a bottle of sake. While she had always accepted the fact Naruto would eventually have another Sekerei she couldn't help but be worried. While she was confident in the bond between her and Naruto, what if she didn't get along with the new Sekerei. She shuddered imagining it being someone like that blonde water Sekerei she remembered. The girl had issues. It would be a hassle to get used to someone like that living with them and sharing Naruto's bed. She supposed she could only pray it was one of the more normal Sekerei…
Her attention was drawn away as she heard a rather loud boom. She turned around to see two women- obviously Sekerei- surround another woman who was also probably a Sekerei. Much to her shock the woman actually collapsed against a wall. She frowned as she saw it didn't seem to affect her pursuers at all. Sekerei fights were supposed to be strictly one on one in most cases and it was common courtesy to only fight those who were winged and uninjured.
Kazehana sighed as she prepared to intervene. It wouldn't do to let this continue. Kazehana used her powers to fly in between them and the injured Sekerei. One of the twins gasped as the glared at her yelled, " Hey stay away from her! She's our prey!"
Kazehana grinned at them and said, " Ah don't be like that now! You should know better to pick fight with an injured Sekerei! If you both are so interested in a fight this Onee-san is up for the challenge."
The twins glared at her and said, " Fine if you want to die so much I'm Sekerei No.11 Hikari and that's my sister No.12 Hibiki!"
Kazehana smiled at them and said, " Ara they're finally letting out the double digits? Well I suppose, as your older sister I can play with you a bit. I'm No.03 Kazehana, the wind Sekerei!"
Hibiki gulped as she heard this and said, " Shit Hikari! A single digit!"
Hikari growled at her twin and said, " Don't chicken out now Hibiki! That other was also a single digit and she wasn't so tough! We can take her together!"
The other twin nodded and they both pointed their fingers at Kazehana releasing a stream of lightning at her. Kazehana sighed at the frontal attack and easily dispersed it with a burst of wind. She smiled playfully at the girls and said, " Ah that won't do! You should leave now before I end up hurting you."
Hikari seemed to want to say something but her sister grabbed her shoulder and gave her look before turning to Kazehana and said, " We'll take that offer then… excuse us!"
Hikari glared at her retreating sister's back and yelled, " What the! Hibiki!… Damn it I won't forget this No.03!" She yelled as she took of after her sister.
Kazehana chuckled at their antics. They were pretty funny. Whoever was their Ashikabi would probably have their hand's full. She turned around to the injured Sekerei behind her and looked her over. She had no marks on her and her clothes were perfectly fine meaning she wasn't externally injured. It could also possibly be exhaustion. She sighed as she considered what to do. She couldn't just leave her on the floor in an alley. Not when she had gone through so much trouble to save her.
Sighing in resignation, Kazehana slowly lifted the fallen Sekerei and tried settling her on her back as best she could. Naruto probably wouldn't mind if she was a bit late. Despite her initial misgivings the Sekerei was quite light. It was a simple matter to carry her to the rooftop with the aid of Kazehana's wind power. Once they were both on the roof Kazehana propped the unconscious Sekerei against the wall and once again sat down on the roof enjoying the feeling of the wind as she looked over the city. Now she just hoped the Sekerei wouldn't remain unconscious for to long. Waiting around just for that would probably be irritating.
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No.08, Yume jolted awake looking around for her pursuers No.11 and No.12. She cringed as she noticed the sun had almost set. She had been unconscious for potentially half the day. Was she captured? Suddenly someone behind above her said, " Ah your finally awake! I was worried you weren't going to wake up today! That would have been troublesome!"
Yume opened her mouth to speak but she felt really weak. She managed to say, " Who… is there?"
The voice said apologetically, " Ah sorry if I startled you. Are you still feeling weak?" A woman came into her view. She was tall and had a very mature figure. Both her hair and eye color was black. She was wearing a rather daring purple Chinese dress.
Yume shook her head slowly as she gradually felt some feeling return to her limbs and said with a bit more strength, " Where am I? What happened to No.11 and No.12?"
The woman smiled calmingly and said, " Ah don't worry about to those two. They were going to deactivate you after you collapsed but I decided to intervene and help you out since you were obviously injured and two on one is unfair. I managed to scare them off."
Yume sighed in relief and said, " Thank you for saving me. May I ask your name?"
Kazehana smiled and said, " Sure I'm No.03, Kazehana the wind Sekerei! What about you?"
Yume smiled at the easygoing woman. She was easy to get along with. Yume coughed a bit and said, " Ah I'm No.08, Yume The Sekerei of Fate!"
Kazehana gasped surprisingly and said, " Oh so you're the one who was with Karasuba on the Second Disciplinary Squad! I've heard a lot about you."
Yume was instantly on guard and said, " Are you with the M.B.I?!"
Kazehana held her hands up placating and said, " Ah wait don't get so defensive. I'm not with the M.B.I. I used to be on the First Disciplinary Squad with Karasuba. I guess that makes me your senpai huh?"
For some reason Kazehana seemed quite happy to think of herself as a senpai to Yume. While their identities were kept secret, the first squad had done much to protect her and her siblings while they were still growing inside the ship. It had been them who had inspired her to become a member of the Disciplinary Squad in the first place. It was a pity only Karasuba was left from that legendary group. Yume bowed to her apparent senpai and said, " Arigato for saving me Kazehana-senpai. I'm in your debt."
The woman seemed to glow before she suddenly glimpsed Yume much to her surprise and said, " Ah Yume-chan! You're too cute! To even call me senpai!"
Yume chuckled a bit uneasily at the sudden change in personality and said, " It is no problem senpai…"
Kazehana seemed to come back to her senses as she released Yume and said, " If you don't mind me asking Yume-chan, why were you in such danger from No.11 and No.12? From everything I've heard you're considered to be just as strong as that Karasuba. No.11 and No.12 were strong and have a powerful ability but as it stands they shouldn't have been a threat to you…"
Yume smiled brightly as she thought of the reason she had been unable to fight them. She said in a very happy tone, " Ah actually you see I reacted to someone two weeks ago but I've been unable to find them! I've been searching for them but so far I've not had any luck. Since its been so long I think my control on my powers has been deteriorating and I didn't want to kill everyone on the street and No.11 and No.12 by mistake."
Kazehana sweat dropped as she listened to her kohai talk about her reasons. Just what kind of monstrous power did she have to be worried about something like that? Suddenly Kazehana's eyes widened as she thought of what Yume said. She reacted to someone two weeks ago. That was when Naruto had his dream. She had the same build and hair Color as the girl Naruto had described. The only difference was that she didn't have the strange eyes Naruto had mentioned. But the similarity in the situation was too uncanny to be coincidental. Yume couldn't be… With the amount of Sekerei that had been released into the city… she probably was… Kazehana couldn't believe it… she had found her 'new sister' in such a random way.
Kazehana looked at the setting sun thoughtfully. Naruto would probably be home by now so he could wing Yume anytime. Still it wouldn't be a bad idea to get to know to know her a bit beforehand right? With that thought she smiled at Yume and said, " You probably shouldn't move around to much in your condition for a bit. I'll take you back to my place when your feeling better and you can rest the night."
Yume frowned and said, " I couldn't burden you like that senpai…"
Kazehana laughed and said, " Nonsense! I'd be more worried about you collapsing again on your way home! It wouldn't do to have you deactivated after I went through the trouble of saving you!"
Yume nodded reluctantly and said, " Alright senpai… if you put it that way… ill be in your care."
Kazehana restrained from hugging the life out Yume. She was too cute trying to act all formal like that. As it was, she only restrained herself since Yume was currently injured. She patted the younger girl on the head and said, " Don't worry Yume-chan, your senpai will take good care off you!"
For some reason Yume couldn't help but feel Kazehana was very excited and happy about something again. She couldn't tell what though. Yume tried to get up but fell backwards as her body still felt a bit stiff. She chuckled slightly and said, " Ah Kazehana-senpai, it seems my body is still not functioning properly…"
Kazehana sweat-dropped as she listened to Yume. That wasn't something to be so cheerful about. Well she was certainly brimming with positive energy for sure. She sighed and knelt next to girl and said, " Here let me, I'll carry you until the apartment then."
Yume smiled brightly at Kazehana and said, " Arigato senpai!"
Kazehana lifted the light girl easily and positioned her on her back again. She then used her wind powers to take flight and head towards Naruto's apartment. Of course she chose the 'scenic' route. As they travelled along Kazehana told Yume various stories about her experience as a member of the First Disciplinary Squad. In turn Yume told a few stories of her own. She was far more interested in what Kazehana had to say though. She seemed to have a certain level if hero-worship for the First Squad sans Karasuba.
As they flew over a particularly large building Kazehana asked hesitantly, " Hey Yume-chan… it's obvious you loved your job at the Disciplinary Squad… why did you quit?"
Kazehana would have never expected to feel any type of sadness from the overwhelmingly positive girl on her back yet she could tell her question had made the girl sad. Yume spoke in a low voice, " It's true… I loved the Disciplinary Squad. The First squad members were like my heroes and it was my dream to be captain of the squad when I was younger. But Karasuba and M.B.I… they destroyed that dream. The Disciplinary Squad I led, it was nothing but a shell of what it was supposed to be. We were supposed to protect our fellow Sekerei but M.B.I had hunt them down like animals. I couldn't stay in the Squad I admired so much and help destroy its name… the current squad… it's nothing but a farce!"
Kazehana was surprised to hear all that. They had had to do some unscrupulous things when she was on the squad but… to even hunt Sekerei. Minaka and Karasuba had truly sunken too low for and redemption. Kazehana said slowly, " I'm sorry I brought it up… I've had to do some terrible things as a Disciplinary Squad member… but nothing like this… M.B.I has gone to far…"
Yume smiled and said as cheerfully as she could, " No it's not your fault senpai! You didn't know! If anything the current situation is my fault for not being able to do more as captain…" she finished remembering No.88.
The rest of the journey was finished in an uncomfortable silence. Kazehana landed silently on the balcony and opened the window to get into the room.
As she entered she saw Naruto sitting on the couch watching T.V he looked up and said, " Oh Kazehana where were…"
He stopped speaking mid sentence as he noticed Yume. Their eyes met and Yume shuddered heavily on Kazehana's back and breathed out, " Ashikabi-sama…"