Shadows

Aoi Miyabi Kurenai Kimiri

All four

Chapter 4

"Spiritual Sages," Yae glowed and all four ladies appeared, they all kneeled down, Aoi holding onto a blacked out Yae. Hitta moved to Kurenai and rubbed against her leg. Shizu looked to the woman, each one looked like her mother but their hair was different and there scarf's were different colors. Shizu moved closer to Aoi and played with the end of a braid. She looked at her mother before pulling off the tie and stepping back.

"Could have asked little one," chuckled Aoi as Shizu pulled all her hair together and tried to tie it on her head. Miyabi moved to the little girl and helped her fix her hair.

"You saw Shikamaru?" Asked Miyabi as she pulled the little girls bangs forward. Shizu's face brightened as she held her hands up as if in surrender.

"MARU!"

Miyabi smiled at the child and laid a gentle hand on her head. Shizu smiled wide at the goddess and pulled away as a small little green bird puffed onto Miyabi's shoulder. Wynn tweeted at Shizu and sped off. Hitta bolted after followed by a tiger with a snake seated on its back. Kimiri followed the animals and girl.

"I'll do what I can," She says as she vanishes into the ground.

"Oh don't go on account of little old me," Her voice drifted into the area. Kurenai vanished, but slowly Yae began to wake, her hair turning red. Dropping down from the trees five ANBU face the three goddesses.

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Asuma lay. Blood leaked from his lips. Half his face burned, and battle scars all over.

"Shikamaru, You're so sharp… and have great instincts as a shinobi... you could defiantly become hokage. Well you're lazy…so you'd probably hate it… I never once beat you at shogi… oh yeah the story about the king… I'll tell you who the king is…lend me your ear"

Shikamaru bent down close. His ear pressed to his dying masters lips.

"Asuma…you…that's why…"

"I'm counting on you, Shikamaru." His words rang out now, this dream began to warp. The rainy day that was that day turned to black. The blood Asuma lay in surrounded him more and more. Cries from his teammates rang out around him and his sensei's words rang out. Everything vanished.

The little girl came to him, blazing red eyes watched him. From behind her he could see Yae; both pairs of red eyes watched him.

"Yae!" He snapped awake, his face was covered in sweat. He looked around the room, Kiba, Neji, Akamaru all laid still asleep. Kakashi was propped against the wall, first shift of watch.

"She still haunts you?" He asked.

"I…I want to leave…" His words came out detached and almost in a cry.

"You have the chance," Kakashi stood and went to the window; he opened it up and looked back to Shikamaru.

"Do you think we will stop you?"

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"Fire Art Number 7: Phoenix long shot!" Fireball's lit of the area firing on five.

"Wind Art Number 6: Air Stream!" The windswept up just before the trees pulling the fire close around the five. The one in the middle laughed as the wild fire descended upon them. Kurenai and Miyabi looked at each other, their hands moving quickly again.

"No so fast, thanks to Nara I know your powers," Ino's hands landed one on Kurenai's arm and the other Miyabi's arm. Both goddesses released there spell and swung at Ino. The Anbu agent ducked down, flipped back, kicking her legs up to hit both ladies arms.

Aoi charged passed the ladies and began to attack at Ino with double kunais. She swung left and right, trying to slash at her, she back flipped till she came back to back with the house. Aoi moved to perform a cartwheel but while on her hands swung her legs out, it sent her flying.

Two Anbu took on Kurenai, and the other two engaged Miyabi. Aoi moved to help out her sisters but Ino charged. She pulled a dagger from her back and slashed low and then high, forcing Aoi to back up farther and farther from her sisters.

"Shadow clone jutsu!" Four Ino's descended on Aoi, she halted her retreat, looking over all five Ino's.

"Water Art Number 1: Aoi Water Dancer!" Hand signs done quick, Aoi glowed a bright blue as she charged, she seemed to dance around the clones, she targeted Ino coming to land blow after blow, but the Ino she struck began to grow bigger and bigger.

"Suicide bombing clone!"

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOMB* *BOOM*

All the clones go off and once and Aoi has no time to react, the explosion consumes her as her scream rips through the night.

"AOI!" Yell the other two Goddesses as they both in turn charge harder at their attackers. With sharper strikes sparked by fury.

The smoke clears out and Ino comes to stand over the uncontious body of the water user. Her body is burnt a bright pink, clothes torn and missing in places. The scarf around her neck is burned all the way off.

"One just for me, oh you shouldn't have," Chuckles Ino as she makes a round hand sign.

"Mind body switch technique!" Aoi's body jolts up off the ground, a hideous laugh coming from her lips. Ino's body hunched over as Aoi stumbled over to the fights still going.

Miyabi sent a barrage of green birds at her attackers, they shielded their faces as the birds pecked and clawed at any flesh they could get at. A simple touch, Aoi laid her hand on Miyabi's shoulder and she turned quick.

The blade plunged deep into Miyabi's stomach, Aoi's face twisted into a crazed smile as the blade was pushed farther and farther in. The color from Miyabi's face began to drain and the green in her eyes began to dim.

"One down," Aoi's voice rang out as she pulled the blade out, lifting it to her eyes. Miyabi fell to her knees.

"MIYABI!" Kurnai screamed.

"Fire Art Number 4: Inferno Discharge!" Her palms lit up as she socked at the two she fought against. Kurenai kicked at the last two, charged for her sister.

Aoi jumped back away from Kurenai, she smiles as she holds the blade up. She catches Miyabi just as she's about to fall forward. Miyabi closes her eyes as she lies in her sister's arms.

"Ku…re…"

"Shush!"

Aoi looks down upon the two and with a fast swipe, brings the blade down and up, burring it deep within her rib cage. All the other ANBU members pick up their captain's body as Aoi's scream brings Kurenai's eyes to her.

"NO!"

The ANBU team sits perched like birds as the two goddess's bleed out, Kurenai's cries carry on the wind. Ino's face is pale and she breaths in deep.

"Two more to go, and then they can die,"

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Hitta and Aussa, fox and tiger, run ahead with little Shizu fallowing behind. Kimiri brings up the rear as they enter the gates of the village. As they cross over the little snake on the tigers back glows bright and then vanishes. With a high shrill Wynn glows as well and like glass breaking, falls in a trail of sparkling lights.

"Sisters…"

. OH GOD! OH GOD!

I'm at a loss for what I've written...this kind of wrote it self. I've been watching Naruto again, Ino annoys me, as usual. The anbu twist is...interesting...How will our little disjointed family handle this new challenge.

Dont hate me!

Dont worry...I'm sure there's a happy ending...somewhere down the line...I hope