A/N: I won't be going into too much detail on the others' tragic pasts until I start writing about individual couples. Like Kiba's issues with powerful women or Sai's confusion regarding Shino. But I will do individual stories to explain their pasts and how the girls help them deal (or is Sai's case, if Shino is willing to help him). I really like this chapter, and i hope you will too. As always, props to the man that made Naruto...you rock man! But I'm borrow them for this fic, if you don't mind. You can still own them, but mine are mine and the plot is too.
CH. 15: Secret of SHINOBI
Tenten shifted, and she could tell that she was still partly asleep, but she was slowly waking up. She felt warmth under her and nuzzled it, thinking it was her pillow. Her 'pillow' gasped and she suddenly felt something hard press against her cheek.
She grumbled and opened her eyes about half an inch. All she could see was black. She lifted her head, and was met with some more black. She turned her head to the left and was met with…fishnet?
A soft groan had her head whipping up to see a sleeping Neji, wrapped up in her arms like he was her body pillow. She blushed and then looked down, only to blush more. She had her head in his lap…his crotch to be exact. She just gaped up at him, noticing he hand one hand on her head and the other twisted in the sheet of the bed. She blushed as she realized it must have been torture for him with her nuzzling him like she knew she must have done.
Tenten smirked and decided to play a little trick on the older male. She closed her eyes once more and nuzzled his crotch again. She felt his breathing hitch. She fought a smile and opened her mouth, on the pretense of a yawn, while it was over the head of his erection.
She heard him curse, then felt him buck against her face with just enough force to send her tumbling off the bed backwards. She yelped, her hand reaching out for something to catch her. It just so happened that 'something' was his shirt. She landed on her head, but not before she heard something rip.
She felt her toes hit the linoleum as her shoulders lay flat on the floor and her back was flush to the hospital bed. She whined and glared upwards, one eye open. She noticed there was black fabric hanging off the side of the bed, and it was then she saw the wide, pale eyes of the man she had been fondling. She blushed violently, remembering what she had been doing to him.
As the two stared at each other, cursing was heard from the other side of the room. "Fucking loud brothers…" came Temari's voice. Both looked in the direction of the two and they both laughed lightly.
The slight laughter woke Shikamaru up, who lifted his head slightly and blushed when his mind was no longer hazy. He tried to untangle himself from Temari, but she clamped her leg around his and dug her nails into the flesh of his chest. He yelped and glowered at the sleeping woman.
His left hand twitched and he noticed something warm and soft in it. He looked at it and his mouth fell open. His hand twitched several more times and a trickle of blood rolled over his upper lip and down to his chin.
Hoping to Kami-sama his right hand wasn't in where he was thinking it might be, he intentionally twitched it, making Temari giggle in her sleep. He felt something large, soft, and smooth. He gulped and looked over her shoulder to see himself groping the sleeping female's behind. Blood dripped from the other nostril, following the same general path as the first.
Shikamaru looked over to see Tenten staring at him from the floor, upside down, and Neji sitting on the bed on all fours looking at him. It looked like he had been peering over the side at Tenten, judging from the angle of the ripped shirt.
Shikamaru arched his brow and smirked at the two, making both of them blush and look back at each other. Neji was getting an up close look at her ass and Tenten was getting a free look at his bare, muscular chest. She could see the muscles rippling each time he shifted his weight from one hand to the other.
Shikamaru jumped slightly when he felt Temari nuzzling his neck. He also felt her nip him lightly, then she giggled. Shikamaru blushed crimson and scratched the back of his head with his hand that had been cupping her breast. She whined at the loss of heat and pressed more tightly against him, flattening her breasts against his chest. Shikamaru felt drool slipping out of his mouth and wiped it away, feeling embarrassed.
Shikamaru locked eyes with Neji and a silent agreement was made between them. No one was ever going to find out about this.
"Gaara…do you think Sakura-chan will be okay? I mean, those orderlies were looking her up and down, and she can't exactly use her strength on them. She'd kill them." Naruto popped up out of no where. Gaara just arched his non existent brow and looked at him.
"Sakura can handle a few orderlies. They are pansies…even that idiot Sasuke can beat them up." Gaara replied, but he didn't like Sakura and Shizune being alone with those bastards, even for the walk to Tsunade's office. Making a hand seal, there was suddenly two Gaaras. The real one disappeared in a cloud of sand while the other stood there, glaring.
Naruto talked to the clone like it was the real Gaara as students started filing out of the locker rooms. The clone didn't speak, but it's facial expressions mimicked that of it's original.
Naruto's face lit up when Hinata came out in the short sleeved shirt and bikini bottoms that made up their gym uniform. Hinata gave the two boys a strange look, then quietly activated her Byakugan. She giggled and deactivated it, walking over to the two figures.
"He couldn't take it, could he Naruto-kun?" She asked, gesturing to the clone. Naruto laughed and scratched the back of his head. They laughed together and waited on their teacher.
"So…what do you think Sakura-chan was so upset about a bit ago? It was like someone had scratched her bike and refused to fix it." Naruto's voice was low. They had been keeping a low profile while Hinata regained strength in her voice. Between not talking for a year and talking in low whispers for the last year, her voice was very weak.
"I would say it had something to do with Ino being as she was glaring at that orderly, who seemed rather fidgety. I also heard Shizune reaming him for being asleep in the hallway." Hinata's heart broke when she thought of what had happened to Ino.
She could vaguely remember a blonde pony tail tickling her face when the doctors in the emergency room took her and then transferred her to Kagure Medical on Fourth Street.
She saw Naruto's face darken at the mention of Ino. Hinata knew that Naruto didn't like the other blonde, but then again, he didn't like a lot of people because they were always mean to her. Hinata tugged on his shirt, making him look at her.
"N-Naruto-kun…there's something you should know. Uhm…I think Ino is the one that carried me to the hospital after…youknowwhathappened." the last part came out so quickly Naruto couldn't help but chuckle. Only after what she said registered did he stare at her.
"Why do you say this now Hinata?" he asked his eyes curious. Hinata looked away and found a few people glaring at their trio.
"I-I've been getting memory fragments…ever since Sakura-chan touched me. I remember feeling limp, scared. I felt something tickle my face and I looked at it, though my eyes were slightly glazed. I remember a long blonde pony tail. That's as far as the memory goes as of yet." She whispered, twiddling her fingers together.
Naruto's eyes filled with emotions and he gathered her into a hug. She hugged him back, a single tear falling down her face. It was Naruto's turn to make a confession. "The reason…I'm so hostile to Ino, is because I recognized her voice over the phone that night, even as choked up and hoarse as it was. I thought she had something to do with what happened to you…but…now that you say this…it makes me wonder if the pain I sensed in her was actually real. We both know that Ino is great at manipulating people to believe what she wants them to…I thought she was trying to cover up for him." Naruto hissed the last word, his hold on her tightening.
Hinata looked up at him and then said something that shocked him so badly he almost fell. "Ino is the one that came to me when I was kicked out of my home. She is the one that snuck into my house and retrieved many of my things for me and she is the one that dropped me off at your house. She is also the one that comforted me when I cried at the hospital and you weren't there. I never really thought about that…" she trailed off and looked in the direction of the school's hospital.
"That's why he did it…that's why he raped her. I was supposed to be an example, but she went behind his back and helped me. He must have found out and punished her, like he did me…" Hinata had tears streaming down her face as she said what they were both thinking. Naruto's head bent down to kiss her tears away.
"AHHH…what a delightful display of youthfulness!" came a cry from across the gym. Both teens sweat dropped and turned to see a man in a green jumpsuit bounding towards them. They looked at one another, then towards Gaara's clone, which was now a puddle of sand. The two took off towards the rest of the students…hand in hand.
Shino, Lee, and Choji were standing around the waiting room for the written report they knew Sakura would want. A short, brunette nurse walked over to them and asked them if they needed anything. All three of them declined. She bowed and walked away, winking at them over her shoulder.
"Which one of us you think that was meant for?" Lee asked a smirk on his face. Shino knew it wasn't him…that nurse knew who he was and what his special talents were. She wasn't into bugs. He looked at his two team mates and then back at the nurse, who kept looking up covertly and smiling if she got caught peaking at them. Her trajectory was pointing towards Choji.
"Fifteen says it's Shino." Lee had a smile on his face once more, giving his captain a teasing look. Shino grunted and looked at Choji, who was slowly figuring out the same thing he had. But he didn't want to seem egotistical, so he left it up to Shino, who read the plea in his glance.
"Twenty says it's Lee." Choji muttered, knowing he was going to lose again, but this was for a good cause. He thought the nurse was really cute, and she seemed to like him too. Lee arched one bushy brow and turned his gave on Shino, who smirked behind his mask.
"Forty-five says she's got a thing for Choji and will go to dinner with him tonight at Sakura-san's house if he asks her." Shino saw the surprise on both men's faces. They shook on it and Shino walked over to the girl.
"Michi-chan…how have you been lately?" he asked conversationally. The little nurse looked up at him with a smile. They had met several years ago and she had fallen for him…until she'd seen bugs crawling from the small whole drilled in his skull.
"I'm well Shino-kun…how is the rest of your team doing? I would assume that the man you brought in is not apart of your team considering he is in such bad shape. He acts like a teacher." She stole another glance in his friends' direction and she giggled.
"He is Haruno-sama's sensei at that academy over in Konoha. If not for the law, she wouldn't have to go." he said, and she nodded understandingly. Michi was the nurse that Sakura trusted to get things done around here. She trusts the small brunette with the workings of her hospital.
"Shino-kun…who is the man with reddish brown hair?" she whispered, her eyes shining. Shino chuckled…he loved being right.
"That? That's my team mate, Choji. He was assigned to me after Shikamaru was switched to Neji's team. He asked me who you were as well. He thinks you're beautiful, but he's really shy about girls because he is always teased at school about being large. He's not fat, he's just big boned. His armor makes him look big too. He's very nice, would you like me to introduce you to him?" he asked, his glasses hiding the amusement in his eyes.
Michi blushed and nodded shyly. She clutched her clipboard to her chest and followed him meekly. When they reached the other two, they smiled gently at her, making her relax.
"Guys, this is Michi. She's the one that keeps things together when Haruno-sama is away. She is also the personal nurse assigned out team by Haruno-sama." Shino saw the light blush that stained Choji's face as he looked at the pretty little brunette.
Choji bowed absently, his blush getting bigger. Lee, as always, was oblivious to the two staring at each other. He, instead, asked her about her familiarity with Shino.
"I've been Shino-kun's medic since I was promoted three years ago. He is a really good friend and my little brother adores him. He helped me out when my mother died of cancer. He's like the big brother I never had." she looked at Shino tenderly, as a sister would. Lee couldn't believe he'd lost twice in the same day.
"Michi-san, my name is Rock Lee, it is a pleasure to meet you." Lee smiled at her and she seat dropped.
"A pleasure. And you are?" she blushed when she addressed Choji, and he noticed. He gave her a gentle smile and bowed to her again.
"Akimichi Choji, Michi-san. It's a pleasure to meet you." she blushed sweetly once more and looked down. Choji looked at Shino, wanting to know what to do next. Shino tilted his head towards the girl and wiggled his brows as if to say 'Ask her to dinner!'. Choji looked at the floor and blushed.
"Uhm…Michi-san…" he started but she giggled at him and put her hand on his arm.
"You don't have to be so formal…you can call me Michi-chan if you want to." she was blushing just as badly as he was, but she was smiling at him sweetly. Choji scratched the back of his head and smiled.
"Right…Michi-chan…would you…be, um, interested in…well, going to dinner with me at Sakura-san's house?" his stuttering ended as he asked the last part quickly. He blushed again and looked at the floor. Michi was surprised…and she was delighted he'd had the courage to ask her.
"Of course Choji-kun…I would love to have dinner with you. And I would love to see Sakura-sama again. She hasn't been in for a while." She cocked her head to the side and smiled, her face glowing with happiness. Lee's jaw hit the floor and he stared at Shino.
"Why don't we leave them alone to discuss their dinner date, Lee." Shino smiled at his friend and the little brunette before walking a ways away and around a corner.
Lee gave him an incredulous stare. "HOW did you know that was going to happen!?" Lee whispered in a conspiratorial voice. Shino looked at the black haired boy and sighed.
"If you took into account the trajectory her eyes had it was easy to trace it to Choji. Even he noticed it but didn't want to be an ass and bet on himself. That's why I won't be collecting from him on this last bet. YOU on the other hand owe me forty-five dollars." Shino held out his hand and wiggled his fingers. Lee's eyes turned to little dots right under his eyes and pouted.
"Keep this up and I'll be giving you my whole paycheck." the bowl cut boy sighed, his weighted wristbands clinking. Shino smiled and disappeared.
Kiba could sense everyone in the room, even if they couldn't sense him. He had decided to remain hidden in one of the many secret walkways behind the bookcases that Akamaru had found. He had decided to wait until Sakura had made her appearance.
He lay on a mattress he had filched from the clinic and allowed Ino to cuddle up to his chest. A small dislodged book right up by his head allowed him to spy on Tsunade, who was staring at the ceiling, her face in a scowl.
Kiba jumped as she spoke. "Sai…I know you're here again. You can't hide from me. Just at least let me see you, so I know you didn't do anything silly. And watch what you say, Kiba has Ino and Akamaru behind my bookcase, waiting on my sister." Kiba looked up to meet her hazel eyes, a smile on her face.
"I didn't like that place." Kiba muttered and looked for Sai. He couldn't see him, but he could smell the ink that clung to the artist continually.
"Thank you for the warning Tsunade-sama, but I do not feel threatened by the Inuzuka hearing what I have to say. He understands me more than anyone else on the squad. Except Sakura-shishou." Sai appeared, standing on the ceiling right where Tsunade had been staring, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Sai has trouble processing and communicating his emotions because of the neural stripping and behavioral modifications those bastards at the Center did to him. His inability to feel, while useful when we have to assassinate our targets, often gets any team he is on in a lot of trouble. Most of the operatives won't team with him, except one of the six of our contingent." At Tsunade's questioning glance, he chuckled.
"We six are Sakura-sama's private operatives…all with out own unique kekkei genkai…except for Sai there. He may not have a kekkei genkai, but he sure as hell has abilities no one else does. It's why he is our recon operative." Kiba laughed at the surprised look on Tsunade's face. She couldn't believe how much integral knowledge the young man had. He seemed more of a brute than an intellectual, and she told him so.
"You don't seem like one to pay that close attention or to be able to comprehend such advanced technology. How is it that you can understand all of this and not bat a lash, but when it comes to the simple human anatomy, you are a complete invalid?" Kiba gaped at her, not understanding at first, then growled at her implication.
"Digging into our academic records I see, eh Godaime-sama? Just because I appear to be a brute doesn't mean I can't utilize my brain. Operatives have to be intelligent as well as physically fit." he growled, his eyes glowing feral through the slat in her bookshelf. Tsunade had an 'Oh shit, I'm busted, better fess up' look on her face and sweat dropped.
"I was just checking to make sure that your boys' grades wouldn't suffer while you were here." she grinned cheekily and scratched the back of her head.
"They won't…all six of us put in transfer papers before we left. We were instructed to move here to delve further into the murder of Hatori-sama. Our base of operations will be a house that is behind that of Sakura-shishou." Sai said, and then his head snapped towards the door. Tsunade saw him blend in once more until she could no longer see him and Kiba became very quiet.
Tsunade shut her eyes and listened. She could hear angry steps approaching and could tell by the rhythm and power that a VERY pissed off Sakura was on her way to the office. Tsunade glared at the spot she knew Sai was still at and then at the bookcase where Kiba was hiding.
"Thanks a lot…men." she huffed, and slouched in her chair. She fell over backwards in the thing when her door was burst off the hinges by a mere touch from her little sister.
"That is SO coming out of your paycheck Sakura." Tsunade growled at the enraged teen.
Sakura strode through the ruined door and glared behind her. Shizune shrank from the gaze, as did the orderlies. Sakura pointed to the one that she was so displeased with. "YOU…HERE…NOW." she pointed to the spot in front of her and glared when he didn't move fast enough.
A menacing growl and a black streak were the only warning Sakura had before the orderly went flying back out the door, slamming into the wall outside Tsunade's office. Sakura looked down to see Kiba, eyes blazing with a feral gleam.
"You bring him near her again and I WILL kill him Shishou." she growled, his posture that of a rabid dog. Sakura looked behind him to see Akamaru, with Ino curled into his side. The sight reminded her of why she had brought the medical staff to her sister.
"Shizune…dismiss the other orderlies. THAT one stays. I have something to discuss with him when he wakes up. I think the reason he was out in the hall like he was is because my friend here had an encounter with him doing something he shouldn't have." Sakura's eyes were blazing silver and only Shizune was of the mind to question it. She remembered cold emerald eyes looking at them before making their way here.
"Encounter my fucking ass…that son of a bitch had ripped the bandages off of Ino's chest when I got to her room and was about to molest her!" Kiba's voice was low and dangerous, and he was snarling at the unconscious man.
Shizune and Tsunade looked horrified. Tsunade looked at Sakura, who nodded, and then she got up herself. Kiba's snarling had managed to rouse Ino, who just looked around her with blinking eyes. She then looked down and noticed she was in a man's clothes. Looking up, she saw Akamaru guarding her. She pet the large dog and called out for Kiba.
"Kiba…my eyes are still blurry…where are you!?" she sounded frightened and instantly Kiba's demeanor changed. He was back at her side immediately, nuzzling her and comforting her. She melted into his arms and laid her head on his shoulder. Everyone just stared at the transformation in his personality…even Sakura and Sai.
A loud thump had everyone looking at the space next to Tsunade's desk, where a black haired young man sat, rubbing his head.
"Shishou…you didn't have to do that you know. I would have come out had you asked." he said, pouting with the girl, to the surprise of Tsunade and Kiba.
Sakura laughed and walked over to him. She bent down so that she was looking him in the face and patted his head, taking his head ache while she was at it. "But I love to see you pout with me koneko. Ever since I freed you it's been a game between us ne?" she looked at his pouty face and deadpanned eyes. She couldn't help but laugh. She ruffled his hair ever so slightly and looked at him again.
Sai knew she wanted him to answer her, because that was the POLITE thing to do and she had been teaching him manners since she'd freed him. He also knew that sooner or later these people would figure out what kind of relationship the two had. Even his team mates didn't know the bond between them.
"Hai…okaa-san. I know, but that hurt." he gave her a put upon look and crossed his hands over his chest as he sat there. Everyone in the room froze when the dark artist called the young woman before them mother. She just smiled, like nothing was awry. Kiba's ear pricked at the title and he looked over his shoulder at how the two were interacting. He filed it away for further examination later.
Sakura stood and looked straight at her older sister. "Nee-san…we have much to discuss, but we must wait for everyone to be present…the last member of this all important conversation thinks he is hiding from me." she looked amused and looked over her shoulder to the darkest corner in the room.
"Come on out Panda-chan…you should know by now that you can't hide from me." She held out her hand to the unnatural shadow. With a burst of sand, a tall, red headed man walked out and took her into his arms.
"How did you know it was me, mitsukai-chan?" he asked, his arms around her waist. She chuckled when he kissed the side of her neck, right in front of them all. He was beyond caring at this point. He could always kill them if they talked. Both Tsunade and Sakura burst into laughter at his train of thoughts.
The red head looked at Tsunade and said haughtily "You know it's only true. And stay out of my head gimai-san, or I'll sick the pervert on you…and I don't mean your danna." Sakura laughed and rubbed her cheek against his.
"Now now koibito…don't be threatening my nee-san. I might have to punish you. And I always know where you are panda-chan." she gave him a wicked look and then looked at her sister, who arched a brow. Sakura just smiled and let the red head hold her. He only acted like this when there were a lot of men around her. It was his way of showing she was claimed. He also liked the idea of being punished.
"Shall we start this meeting then?" Tsunade scowled at them, then at the door. Shizune had a dumbfounded look on her face. Sakura motioned Shizune to join them. When the woman had stepped in, the large oak door floated back into place and sealed the only way in or out.
"Alright then…first off, I'd like permission to recruit Shizune as a medic for my team." she looked at Tsunade, who grimaced. Tsunade looked over at Shizune, who was terrified, then back at Sakura.
"Sorry, joji…but I need Shizune here. She is the only off site nurse, besides myself. She runs the hospital and the lunch room by herself." Tsunade didn't tell Sakura that she had a great deal of affection for her husband's niece. Sakura nodded in understanding.
"Okay then…I'll just have to train medic myself from future recruits. Second order of business…before Kiba decides to kill him, I suggest you call Iruka-san and have that orderly in cuffs before this meeting is over." Tsunade picked up her phone and called campus security and reported the attempted rape by the orderly. Satisfied, Sakura leaned back against her red head and contemplated everyone.
"Next, I would like your permission to occupy this area with my team, SHINOBI, and allow them access to everything the school has. In order to catch the serial rapist, we will have to view records of campus crimes and medical records for past years. As far back as you still have as a matter of fact." Sakura's request made everyone stall for a second, before the red head behind her turned her around and looked her in the eyes.
"What exactly is SHINOBI, mitsukai-chan?" he asked, unsure as to what she was requesting. Sakura sighed and looked around her. All but Sai and Kiba were confused. Ino looked at her like she was some kind of savior, and it made Sakura grin at her.
"SHINOBI is the group of young men I called here today. There are six of them in total right now, but what SHINOBI is exactly is a tactical team that uses stealth to get in and get out, just as the name implies." Sakura smiled at him and sat in the nearest chair, motioning him to sit with her.
He went to her and picked her up, roughly plopping her on his lap and looking at her with a scowl.
"I think you should start at the beginning, koi, and explain this to us." Ino, Shizune, and Tsunade nodded in agreement. Sakura smiled and clapped her hands together, signaling her cooperation.
Gaara couldn't believe what he was hearing. He held up his hand and she allowed him his questions. "So…this, team, of yours is comprised of young men who have kekkei genkais? All of them!?" he asked, looking at Sai, who was busy painting something with normal paints and brushes that he had found in one of Tsunade's many cubby holes, then at Kiba, who was leaning against Akamaru, with Ino in his lap. Ino looked just as engrossed in the tale as he felt.
"Not exactly. Until Sai came along, there were five men and me, all with kekkei genkais. He is the only one without one, but he is just as adept at his job. A place we have deemed The Center sent him to capture me. They had used neural stripping and experimental drugs to modify his behavior to suit their purposes." she looked over at Sai, who was still painting. She smiled fondly and looked back at Gaara, her eyes sad.
"I beat him and was able to reverse most of the neural stripping, but his memories were unreasonable. The drugs were easy to force out of him with my Poison Extraction Jutsu, but he has no idea where he is from or even if he has any family. One of the P.I.s from Hatori Corp. managed to hack into The Center's main computer and recover a little about him, but not much." She sighed and stood. She walked over to the dark artist and put her hand on his head. He looked up at her like a child would his mother.
"Koneko…go find Shino the others for me, would you?" she smiled at him and he carefully set aside his painting and his materials.
"Of course Shishou…I know where Neji and Shika are. I'll send them to you promptly. I will also track Shino and the other team." Sakura could see the thought of seeing Shino made the young man very happy. THIS she had not foreseen. She smiled anyway.
"Thank you…and while you're at it, get Temari and Tenten…they need to be updated on what is going on." Sai bowed and disappeared. She looked back at the others and resumed what she had been saying.
"My hacker was able to find out that The Center has been gathering the children of various clans believed to have kekkei genkais and experimenting on them with a single shard from this." she pulled out her necklace. Tsunade gasped and stood quickly. Her chair fell over, causing everyone to look at her.
"Sakura…when did you get that!? Okaa-san told me to never take that out of the box it was sealed in. How did you manage to get it!?" the tone of her voice was so urgent that Sakura looked down at the necklace and back up at her sister.
"HE broke the seal on the box. He put it around my neck and told me I could have it if I would just show him Heaven's Gate. It was black and felt evil when he put it on me…but Saiki told me not to fear it. She cleansed it with her power and that made HIM very mad. He told me I was a bad child to do something so foolish, that all the power it had held was gone. I knew better. The power wasn't gone, just purified. Nee-san…what IS this!?" Sakura took a step towards her sister, who took a step back.
"If allowed into the wrong hands, that necklace is the end of the world as we know it Sakura. The gods of our homeland sealed that necklace because none of them could handle it without it consuming them. The souls of thousands of our people are sealed inside, along with the essences of several gods. That is why it is so seductively beautiful." Tsunade didn't like having that thing around her.
Sakura felt Saiki move within her and before she knew it, she was under Saiki's control. Sakura dropped to her knees and everyone stared. Gaara got up to go to her, but in the next instant, she was standing again, only her eyes were an intense silver, the pupils slit like a cat's. There were whisker marks on her face and her teeth had become fangs. Silver chakra flowed around her, taking the shape of a large cat. Her voice, when she spoke next, was gentle and held an abundance of power and wisdom.
"You should not fear such a trinket, little one. It can no longer harm anyone; I have made sure of that. The demon aura that used to posses it was dispelled many moons before I allowed her to take possession of it once more. Sakura is a smart girl; she knows what to do with the Dreamstone necklace. But she can only do what fate had demanded by retrieving the sliver of the Dreamstone the scientists took. The human that raised Sakura was foolish to ever allow those human men who worship science to touch something far beyond their comprehension."
"The Dreamstone is too powerful for them and they pervert its purpose. You MUST retrieve it, or this world will suffer the same as ours. Tsunade…I know you fear for your family in this world, but his is far greater than you or them. If you do not stop the humans…your husband will be their next target, as he has a kekkei genkai that he is unaware of. If you want to save him, and your children, you must band together and fight for them." the silver chakra receded and Sakura's eyes turned emerald again. She fell to her knees again and panted.
"Wha-what happened? The last thing I felt was…Saiki pushing to the surface…she's never been so…pushy, before." Sakura looked up to see her sister, who had tears streaming down her face and her mouth open slightly, like she was about to scream.
"Finish what you were saying before we explain to you what happened. We need to hear the rest of your side before Sai gets back." Tsunade had managed to get herself under control, but it was all she could do to keep from sending Genma to retrieve her husband from his class room.
"As I was saying, The Center is collecting anyway who even has a remote possibility of having a kekkei genkai and somehow using the shard from this necklace to pervert the powers. They then use behavior modification and in some cases neural stripping to make their subjects obey." Sakura saw Kiba flinch and knew he was reliving the past of when they had taken his older sister, who'd come back insane. She saw him bury his head in Ino's neck and the girl comforted him while still listening to Sakura.
"They are trying to create an army of mindless killers that have special abilities that can't be traced in assassinations. I know this…because I have a small army of my own…THAT is why my squad of elite operatives are known as SHINOBI. We are a squad of kekkei genkai iusers who were lucky enough to dodge The Center's attempts to get their hands on us."
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This reminds me oddly of that old cartoon 'The Secret of the Rats of NIHM'. I didn't realize how much alike the plots were until I was done, but come on...I haven't seen that movie in...oh, boy...i just counted the years and now I don't want to tell you, so forget I said anything. I couldn't resist giving Choji a girl...even though he's 'fluffy' as my mom calls it, he needs some loving too...and who better than the head nurse who takes care of him!! The Shino and Sai thing was kinda off the top of my head. Shino just strikes me as that type...I don't know why...and Sai, well, we've seen he's more interested in Naruto's anatomy than Sakura's so it fits. I also made it where Sakura kind of mothers him because the neural stripping made him more child-like around her. He looks at her like Ino does, as his savior...the one who gave him his life back. Hope everything makes sense!!
Ch. glossary:
koneko-->kitten (Sakura's pet name for Sai when he is in one of his 'moods'- he still has lucid periods because of the drugs and shit)
Koibito-->sweetie (sweetheart)
gimai--> sister-in-law (this is Gaara's way of verbally communicating that Sakura is his)
SHINOBI--> while the literally translation is ninja, I'm using it as the name of the organization Sakura created to hide kekkei genkai users by putting them in society's eye and making them prominent figures. The Center is less likely to kidnap them if they are always on national news for saving someone. Many of the other people who work for Sakura don't belong to this group.