Shadows
Chapter 10
Yae rushed forward to help the goddesses out. She made quick hand signs but let her hands drop. Kurenai held the black masked, Kimiri held the purple. But looking past them She found she couldn't breath. Yea could hear her heartbeat in her ears. It was all going slow. They tossed there ANBU members down and Shikamaru pulled the tags.
All the others backed up away from the blast, Yae road the shock waves and braced herself.
The kunai was raised high, and the child's scream rang through the air. Usagi moved forward and gripped onto Yae. Shikamaru moved in on her right just in front of her and then Kakashi on her left.
'Ino's not, Shizu, gotta separate her. Shikamaru's plan was a bust. CLONES!.' Thought Yae as she took a step forward and the kunai lifted higher on the little girl and came to rest just at her neck. From behind Ino, Dio walked up with a evil grin on his face. Yae's fists clenched as he pulled the headband off his braid and tossed it to the side.
"Now a mark to match your mommies!" Yelled Ino as she slashed across. Shizu screamed out in pain and everyone launched forward. Ino tossed the little girl aside as the first began their attack.
Kakashi and Usagi reached her first. Usagi striking low with her staff while Kakashi charged his chidori. As Ino jumped up to avoid the staff, Usagi ducked down and Kakashi pushed passed to strike Ino. In a puff of smoke she was gone and her cold cackle rang out. Kurenai, Choji, and Hinata all ran into the town, Kakashi following as Usagi looked back.
She was crying softly. Shizu was laying on the ground, a small pool of blood forming around her, Yae hunched over her with her hands out, chakra flowing between mother and daughter. Tears were falling down her face and landing on her hands. Shikamaru was on the other side, Shizu's little hand in his own. He held it to his lips and kissed at it, while whispering reassuringly to the girl.
Shizu looked at her mother with red rimmed eyes and coughed hard. Blood covered her lips and Yae gasped as she tried to heal her daughter faster. The wound was too deep.
"Mo..omma"
The words came out gurgled as the little girl coughed more and more and the blood began to choke her.
"YAE!" Shikamaru yelled and all Yae could do was lift up the child. Shizu shook violently for a few minutes before settling in her mothers arms.
"Come on baby girl, games over," whispered Yae as she pulled the little girl tighter to her. Shizu's head rested just at her neck and Yae kissed her on the head.
"Stay awake baby girl, it's okay," She rocked Shizu and the tears began to blind her. She looked to Shikamaru and watched the shadow user cry. Yea screamed. All of her pain echoing in the village.
Usagi came to her side, sniffing as she tried to pull Yae away. Yae gripped on tighter shouting "No's" and "My baby." Shikamaru moved to his girls and pulled them into his arms,Yae cried on his shoulder, there daughter wrapped between them.
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Choji, Hinata, Kakashi, and Kurenai cornered the ANBU pair. Ino stood in the middle of the group and smiled at the ninja. Hinata looked to be fighting back tears as Choji pounded his fists together.
"Take them alive, I'm sure Shikamaru and Yae would like to do the honors," Said Kurenai as she moved forward, her hands moved quick and Hitta puffed into existence at full height.
The large fox crouched down, claws digging into the earth and growled at the enemy.
"All this for little old me," Spoke Ino confidently. Dio looked over the the faces of the attackers. As the last parts of his braid unfurled, black seeds fell to the ground and began to smoke.
Kurenai and Kakashi dove into the smoke and began punching and kicking at the two. If one kicked the other punched, the two flowing effertlessly.
Hinata's eyes watched as the four fought. Her husband beside her largend his body just at the edge of the smoke screen. Kurenai came rocketing out of the smoke. She landed feet first against Choji's belly. He trust his body forward launching her back as fire balls lit up the smoke.
Kakashis dogs barked as they joined the frey, Hinata charged her hands once more and the lions roared out. charging in fists first she struck at Dio as he came at her back first, he went flying at Choji, who with a large hand, smaked the smoke user down.
He crushed him harder and harder making the man cry out. The smoke slowly disappeared and it trailed from under Chojis large hand.
Ino smiled at the three. She had blood on her arms and hands. Kakashi's kunai was broken and the dogs were gone. He raised a hand and pulled down his mask. He activated his sharingan, as the jutsu lurched forward, Kakashi heard a voice.
"release," Shikamaru stood between the two. Inos eyes lit up at seeing him and she seemed to turn a few years younger.
"Shikamaru, please I did this for us," She pleaded with him as she came closer. She reached out wanting to have contact with him but she never made it. Another hand was gripped around her wrist. Ino looked to the owner and glared. Yae was facing forward, her arm out with Ino's wrist gripped tight. She squeezed harder as her hair hid her face away.
Ino looked to Shikamaru and noticed the streak of blood across his face. His eyes were narrowed into glares, Yae squeezed again and Ino flinched. She tried to pull her arm away, Yae swung under the outstretched arm, forcing Ino to move forward. Yae came around Ino and pulled her arms together behind her back.
"You invade my home," Yae twisted one wrist quick breaking it, Ino screamed out as she fell to a knee.
"You destroyed my Goddesses," She twisted the other, forcing Ino to land on the other knee. The blonde looked up at Shikamaru and began pleading to him.
"But you've gone too far," Yae held both broken wrists in one hand and pulled the blonde by her hair, her face looked to the sky, tears streaked her face.
Kakashi took a step back as he watched the scene. Hinata and Choji came up beside the old teacher and he looked to Choji.
"We should stop this," Spoke Choji as he pushed Dio down onto the ground. His brown hair fell all around him as he looked at the three.
"You've taken our world, now we'll shatter yours," Shikamaru's shadow raced up Ino's body. It came to wrap around her exposed throat. Yae's grip on Ino's hair tightened Ino screamed.
"As of tonight. Ino Yamanaka and that of Tori, shall be eliminated. All actions shall be placed under insubordination, treachery, and above all else, the plot to kill a protector of the Valley of the Mist. Ino Yamanaka is to be executed." The Mizukage's voice rang out as Kakashi pulled Dio up and held him up similar to Ino.
The shadow's tightened around Ino's throat as they snaked from Shikamaru and up Dio's body as well. They wrapped the two up tight, a few bones popped as the shadow's engulfed the bodies. The two screamed out, Kakashi let go of Dio and the body stayed up with the help of the shadows. Yae backed away as well.
She locked eyes with her husband and both of them, with tears in their eyes. Gave a final yell as the shadows engulfed and with a loud crush the two went silent. Yae fell to her knees clutching onto her chest as she cried.
Shikamaru moved to Yae's side and pulled her close. She cried into his chest and clutched at him as the ones around them moved to comfort the grieving parents.