Shadows

Chapter 5

Shikamaru jumped out the window. He jumped from building to building, then jumping down on the main road out of the gate. Turning back he looked in the direction of the Mizukage's building. He gave a short bow and straightened up.

"MARU!"

Shikamaru turned around, just past the gate door, Shizu came running her arms open wide. All alone. He watched as she came barreling into him knocking him down.

"MARU!" She yelled again as sat on his lap. Smiling red eyes watched him and something inside Shikamaru began to hurt. Sitting up he reached out for Shizu, but she pulled away. The smile she held dimmed and she got off him quick. Like a flash her eyes turned brown in color and he watched as the wrap around her waist changed to.

She jumped off of him and bolted past. He scrambled to his feet just as she jumped up and over the roof tops of the village.

"What the…"

Kimiri's POV

'Damn it Shizu,' She thought as she fled from Shikamaru. She jumped from building to building, stopping at the hospital building roof. I look around the village.

"Where would you be right now?" She asked as the aura around the area shifted. The floor under her began to warp and the sky changed to blood red.

"If she'd been awake, you would of scared the hell out of her," said Kimiri as she turned around. Kakashi stood watching her. With a quick hand sign, Kimiri appeared and held onto the sleeping child.

"He's here in the village, how long is she going to keep this from him?"

"We have bigger problems, what is he even doing here? She was told to stay away, which we have." Said Kimiri as she watched black clouds float by in the red sky.

"Mission. But he's left to find Yae." Said Kakashi as he dropped the jutsu around them. She looked to the older Ninja. She pulled Shizu closer as the little girl gave a little snore in her sleep.

"She was a few months pregnant when she left," Kimiri moved backwards till she came to the edge and sat.

"Yae didn't want to leave, but Tsunade blocked every chance. Shikamaru has a life with the village, he didn't need this. We did as she was told, we left, and we wanted no contact with the Leaf." Shizu shifted in her sleep cuddling closer to the goddess.

"We need to find the Hokage of the village, she can protect Shizu till Yae comes back," Kimiri stood and turned away from the copy ninja.

"Where's Yae? Shizu?"

"I don't have time for this Kakashi," Said Kimiri as she turned to the ninja, who was closer now. He laid a hand on Shizu's head.

"She looks just like him, I wont keep this from him," He said as he moved back just a bit his one eye narrowed.

"Then don't, Right now is not the time, for any of this...I need to find the Mizukage now... Shizu needs to be protected so I can find my sisters." Said Kimiri as she moved around the older ninja.

She jumped down the building, slipping into a open window.

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Kakashi slipped into the shared room. Shikamaru was back and mumbling under his breath while packing the other two seemed to be out. Akamaru looked up at Kakashi and gave a slight bark as he layed his head back down and drifted to sleep again. Shikamaru looked up at him and then back at the pack he was working on. Kakashi moved to stand before him and squatted down.

"Come with me the Mizukage is requesting you in her chambers." He stands back up and walks out of the room not even looking back. Shikamaru looked to the closing door and then to the window. It was pitch black out.

'What a drag,' he thought as he slumped even more and rolled into a standing position.

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Yae stumbled down the hallway. Her body was beaten and bloody her hair tangled as it fell over her shoulders. She slumped against the wall as her chest rose and fell slowly at first but harder and shallower as she leaned heavier against the wall.

"Ebisu san!" A chest nut haired man, his hair was long and in a braid down his back the end tied with a blue ribbon, a mini version of his ninja band.. He wore all black, on each leg he wore kunai holders, instead of the normal sandals he wore black ankle boots. Yae looked behind her and gave him a weak smile.

"Dio," She pushed up to move to him but stumbled over her feet, she fell forward landing in his arms. He pulled her against him and sighed as she began to breath harder. He watched as her body begin to glow and Kurenai came to stand before the two. Dio gave a short bow before picking Yae up bridle style.

The two walked down the hall and into the room at the end. Inside the Mizukage sat behind her desk with Kimiri and Shizu sitting before her. The little girl spotted her mother and began to whimper as she got down and ran to Yae. Dio let her down slowly but kept an arm around her waist.

"Dio if you please, take Shizu out for a bit. Keep an eye out, I need to talk to all of them," The Mizukage gestured to the couch and Dio walked Yae over. She stood and moved to sit next to the injured kunoichi. She pulled Yae close and the girl's tears began to flow freely. Dio picked up the little girl and walked out.

Minutes passed and all that filled the room was the sound of Yae sniffling and sobbing into the Mizukage's chest. Just as the two goddesses moved to converse the Mizukage's door opened and in stepped Shikamaru followed by Kakashi.

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Sorry for the long wait! This has been gone over a few times and lots was taken out. Mostly to be put into the next chapter but some just to take out because I saw no reason for it. This chapter and the next have taken a long time to come out and I'm very sorry for it. I hit a writers block and for the life of me I couldn't bring myself out of it. But I worked through it.

Thank you for the reviews! I love how some of you are so wrapped into this story thank you! You guys are the reason I keep writing and write little here and little there. This story is for you guys!