Chapter 14: Chosen.
****Lily's P.O.V****
When you finally come to you senses you and Dark Madara are standing outside of the Hokage's building. You scratch the back of your head in confusion, 'What happened?'
Naruto comes bounding out of the building, "Lily-chan! We're going to go train, do you want to come with us?"
You shrug, "Sure."
As you're walking along Zabuza is walking on your right and Dark Madara on your left. They keep casting death glares at one another. Zabuza's eyes catch yours and seem to ask if you're okay. You give him a reassuring smile.
"Hey, Lily-chan! Want to race?!" Naruto asks.
"Well, I don't know...you're a ninja but I'm not, that gives you an unfair advantage." Dark Madara bends down and you climb on his back, "There that's better...now I accept your challenge."
"All right!" Naruto shouts, jumping up and down. "On your mark...get set...go!" Dark Madara takes off running at full speed, leaving them all standing there in shock. "Wow!"
"Damn!" Zabuza says.
"He's amazingly fast!" Haku stats.
You arrive at the training grounds and sit around waiting for the others to arrive. "Let's start training." Dark Madara suggests and you shrug. You face Dark Madara and look him in the eyes. Almost immediately you begin to feel dizzy and lightheaded, as though you're trying to leave your body. Darkness surrounds you and it seems to you that the only thing that matters now is Dark Madara.
He comes closer to you never taking his eyes from yours or blinking. "You know, Lily...I like this world. It's basically untouched by the Egyptian Gods....Yes, this world will belong to us Wicked Gods. All I need is for you to summon the other Wicked Gods for me. Then we can spread darkness and fear over this world and destroy any who would oppose us. This will be a world ruled by destruction and chaos. And the first to be destroyed will be...Konoha."
Some of your senses return to you at what he says he wants you to do. 'If the evil Gods are released in this world there would be death, destruction, and mayhem. I can't do that...I love this world too much....Zabuza, Kisame, Naruto, Kakashi, Haku...they would all be killed. I can't let that happen! I have to protect them! I have to figure out a way to send The Wicked Avatar back into it's card. But how can I figure out a way to do that when I feel like this? I wonder what's happening to me?'
He grabs your chin and he forces you to look him into the eyes, "What do you say Lily? Will you summon them for me?" You see the three commas in his eyes start to spin. He chuckles, "Are you trying to think of a way to stop me? It's no use, Lily. Even if you do figure a way to send me back into that card, I will find a way back. Darkness is the same in every world...and I can manipulate it. I can use someone with a heart full of darkness to find my way back into this world."
"LILY-CHAN!!!" you hear Naruto shout.
Dark Madara breaks his gaze and you snap back into reality. 'What a fool I am! Looking straight into the sharingan.' You turn around and see Zabuza, Kakashi, Haku, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura approaching. 'Thank you, Naruto. Now to think of a way to stop The Wicked Avatar. It has it's own chakra source that has to be it's weakness....But in order to stop it's flow of chakra I would need Neji or...' you glance around at the trees at the edge of the clearing. Your eyes stop on two dark figures hiding in the shadows; one has glowing red eyes and the other a huge bandaged sword...Itachi and Kisame. 'Samehada...but it only allows Kisame to weild it. And there's no way he'll help me.'
Someone waves a hand in front of your face. "Lily-chan, are you okay?"
You see Sakura looking at you with a worried look on her face, "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking."
"So what are you going to teach us today, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asks.
"I have an idea," Dark Madara says. "Why don't Kakashi and Zabuza fight against myself? That way Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura will see what a battle between talented ninjas is like." Dark Madara suggests.
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea to me." Zabuza says, reaching for the hilt of his sword.
"Well, I suppose." Kakashi says, lifting his headband and revealing his sharingan.
"NO!" you shout and run to Zabuza. "You can't fight him...he'll KILL you both." Tears start to swell in the corners of your eyes.
Zabuza looks at you, "Don't worry...we'll be fine."
Kakashi comes over to you and whispers, "Lily-chan, he's doing something to you and we're going to stop him okay?" Kakashi gives you a wink, "Now go back with Naruto and the others."
You go and stand next to Naruto, hoping that they both don't get killed. "Lily-chan it's okay...Kakashi-sensei and Zabuza will be able to beat him!" Naruto says, trying to cheer you up.
Zabuza charges first; he swings his sword at Dark Madara but he catches the sword and it stops dead in mid-swing. He then punches Zabuza in the chest sending him flying into a tree.
Kakashi dashes at him from behind but he grabs Kakashi's arm, without turning around, and tosses him over his shoulder and into Zabuza. Kakashi and Zabuza get to their feet and nod at each other then they both began performing the same handsigns. "Water Style: Water Dragon Missle!" they both shout together. Two huge dragons made of water rush at Dark Madara, but before they can hit him they're sucked into a vortex. "What?!" both Zabuza and Kakashi shout in confusion.
****Zabuza's P.O.V.****
'This man is amazingly strong. To stop my sword with one hand and to stop Kakashi without turning around. And what was that vortex that swallowed my and Kakashi's Water Dragon Missles?'
"Zabuza," Kakashi says, "we're going to have to work together."
I nod, "I know, but it seems he's strong enough to take us both on at the same time....We need to take him by surprise."
"Use your Hidden Mist jutsu."
"What? Why?"
"It will limit the Sharingan's power...it worked on mine, it should work on his too. Once the mist is thick enough I will circle around behind him while you keep his attention focused on you."
"Okay, it's worth a shot." I perform the correct handsigns and say, "Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu." A thick mist encloses the training field and I take off running with Kakashi right beside me. Kakashi nods at me and leaves my side and disappears into the mist.
I approach Dark Madara, who is just standing there looking amuzed, as quietly as possible and as soon as I'm close enough I swing my sword at him, but he blocks it with a kunai. He chuckles, "She's right you know...I'm going to KILL you...and Hatake too. And once I get rid of you and Hatake there will be no one to stop me from using Lily for my plans."
This ticks me off, "What are you going to do to Lily?! Leave her alone!"
"Don't worry...she'll join you in the afterlife as soon as I get what I want from her." He kicks me in the stomach and shoves the kunai into my arm. Suddenly the sound of angry birds seem to fill the air and I instantly know that Kakashi is using his Chidori. Kakashi comes charging from behind Dark Madara and he turns and grabs Kakashi's arm and stops him from shoving his arm through his chest. "How pathetic...." I grab my sword and swing it at him and to my great surprise it goes right through him. Luckily for Kakashi, whatever he did to make my sword go through him it allowed Kakashi to get out of his grip and move away in time or else he would have been seriously injured. "No matter what you two do...you cannot stop me."
****Lily's P.O.V.****
'I knew it! He's trying to kill them! I have to stop this fight! I...can't lose Zabuza...not again.' You lunge forward to stop the fight but a wall of fire stops you.
"What's going on? Why has this fire appeared? Why is the fight becoming so intense?" Haku asks.
"It's here to stop us from interferring with the fight. Dark Madara is trying to kill Zabuza and Kakashi." you reply.
You all watch as Dark Madara jumps into the air and performs some handsigns and says, "Fire Style: Meteor Shower Jutsu!" Large fireballs appear in the sky and began slamming into the earth. You watch in horror as Kakashi and Zabuza try their hardest to dodge the giant fireballs, but there's too many of them. Zabuza gets hit by one and knocked unconscious. Kakashi gets hit by another and badly burned.
"No!!" you shout as you see Dark Madara heading towards Zabuza with a kunai. "I have to stop him...now!" You look around and see Kisame looking impressed. 'I have to try.' You begin running towards him pushing chakra down into your feet causing you to run faster. You reach the edge of the forest where Itachi and Kisame now stand watching the fight. Soon you're standing in front of them.
"Well, well...look who we have here." Kisame says, giving you a toothy smirk. "What do you want beautiful?"
"I wanted to ask you for help, but since you'll just say no...."
"Now don't jump to conclusions. It's hard for me to say no to a beautiful woman, what do you need?"
"I just need you to cut off Dark Madara's chakra supply."
He thinks for a second and looks at Itachi. Itachi shakes his head and Kisame puts his hand on the hilt of his sword. He draws it and slams it into the ground. "If you can pick up Samehada you can use it...I afraid that's about all I can do to help you."
You swallow knowing what will happen if you try to grab Samehada. But there isn't much of a choice. You move forward and grab the handle of Samehada. As expected, scales appear and pierce through your hands. You gasp in pain but hold on tight and pick up Samehada. Before you turn to run back, you go over to Kisame and surprise him by giving him a gentle kiss on the lips, "Thanks." You turn and start to run, using all of your strength to hold up Samehada, you can hear Itachi say, "She actually managed to pick up Samehada...I thought only you could handle Samehada."
"Yes. It seems this girl is becoming more and more interesting. Let's see if she can actually use it."
You don't hear anything else that they say because you've moved too far away. You can feel Samehada draining your chakra at a steady pace and hear it clicking angrily at you. You look ahead and see Dark Madara standing over Zabuza ready to kill him. You pick up your pace and circle around behind him. As you get closer the wall of fire appears forcing you to stop. 'No!' Suddenly a giant shark made of water speeds past you and slams into the fire, putting it out. 'Thanks Kisame!' You rush forward and use all of your strength to swing Samehada.
Of course, Dark Madara senses you and dodges but he doesn't get far enough away. You can feel Samehada slicing through his chakra. His eyes go wide and he starts to turn back into bluish-black smoke. He scrowls at you, "This isn't over Lily. Remember what I said...I WILL be back." And with that said, he disappears.
You hear Samehada clicking happily, apparently draining The Wicked Avatar's chakra pleased it because it is no longer consuming your chakra. You drop it and run over to Zabuza. You kneel down beside him, "Zabuza...Zabuza...are you all right?"
Haku runs over and joins you, "Master Zabuza are you okay?"
Zabuza groans and sits up, "Yeah, I'm a little bruised and cut up, but I'll live." He looks at you and then Samehada, "Lily...that's Samehada....You used Samehada!?" He looks horrified.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
He looks at you then looks away, "Nothing, don't worry about it."
You turn to Haku, "Where's the others?"
"They're with Kakashi...he was burned while fighting Dark Madara."
"Tell them to take Kakashi to the hospital and that you, me, and Zabuza will be right behind them."
Zabuza snorts, "My injuries aren't that bad...."
You roll your eyes at him as Haku goes and tells them and they all manage to get Kakashi to his feet and help him back to Konoha.
****Kisame's P.O.V.****
I chuckle to myself, "She can use your sword, Kisame." Itachi says. "Does that mean she's related to you?"
"Indeed she can." I call out to Samehada with my chakra and it comes racing back to me. I grab the hilt and I hear it clicking happily. I hoist it into the air and rest it against my shoulder. "No, it means Samehada recognizes her as being worthing of being a Hoshigaki."
I step out of the shadows and begin walking toward Zabuza and Lily. Zabuza notices me first and gets to his feet. "Zabuza Momochi...long time no see."
Lily and a boy with long black hair looks at me, "Kisame Hoshigaki...what are you doing here?" Zabuza asks.
"Is that how you thank someone who had a part in saving your life? How ungrateful."
Zabuza narrows his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
"We haven't seen each other for years and that's all you have to say to me?" He doesn't respond, he just glares at me. "Fine, I'm here to keep an eye on Lily-chan. I have orders to make sure she doesn't say anything she isn't suppose to."
"So you're going to kill me if I say something wrong?" She looks at me, hurt clearly on her face.
"No, no...nothing like that. Just to recapture you. Although when you escaped leader-sama was seriously pissed. I thought he was going to chase after you himself. I've never seen him so angry. It took everything I had to convince him not to have you killed on sight. And Tobi...." I stop talking when I hear Itachi clear his throat behind me.
Lily appears to be uneasy, "That bad, huh?"
I chuckle, "Yeah."
"Come on, Kisame. Let's go." Itachi says.
I take off my hat and bow to Lilly, "Lilly-chan, farewell until we meet again. I won't be far off if you ever need my assistance again." I stand straight and see that shes blushing while Zabuza throws me a death glare. I put my hat back on, "Kid..." this earns me a growl from Zabuza, "I hope you remember what it means that Lily can use Samehada."
With that said I turn and run into the forest with Itachi. Before we're completely out of hearing range I hear Lily say, "I can't believe this! What's up with the men in this world? In my world, no guy was interested in me, but here I have 3 guys interested in me, sheesh!"
I chuckle under my breath, 'So Kakashi IS interested in her...I thought so.'
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