Chapter 26
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Sarutobi blinked in surprise when a bird flew in the window. It wasn't one of the birds used by Konoha, but rather one from Kiri.
He opened the letter the bird was carrying and read it:
Sandaime Hokage-sama,
In the storage seal at the bottom of the page is an unknown poison sample used on an Iwa ninja when they tried to kidnap a Konoha citizen on Kiri soil. To insure that no accidents happen (the poison was used by the citizen's guardian) we would like the antidote to it. Please send the sample to Tsunade-sama if the medics of Konoha are unable to find one.
And then it was signed by several members of Kiri's council. Sarutobi sighed. Apparently Harry was already getting into trouble.
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In the Mother Dimension
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Rhonda Yates took a deep breath before she walked into Gringotts bank, standing in one of the lines.
"Next," the goblin at the line's desk said, as his previous customer left. The line moved forward. Fifteen minutes later, the line had dwindled and it was her turn.
"How may I help you?"
"I'd like to see a law-goblin about creating my will." The goblin raised its eyebrows, before motioning to another goblin.
"This is Gruffhook," the goblin said. "He will take you to the law-goblin offices. Next." Rhonda followed Gruffhook.
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Hermione threw a glass at the wall, before repairing it with her wand, and throwing it again. Finding Walden McNair to teach her Legilimency had been relatively easy, compared to now. Somehow word had gotten out that she had killed her last teacher, and now she could find no one willing to teach her.
It was extremely frustrating. Neither Sirius nor Remus knew the art, and there were almost no books on it anywhere. The few books that did exist were worth more than even the Black Family fortune and the owners of the books kept them close.
Legilimency was one of the arts you either learned from a master, or were a natural at on your own. Hermione was by no means a natural at it. There was no one willing to teach her. There were no books on Legilimency for sale. Hermione was left with one option.
She would have to find someone who did own a book on it, and she'd have to steal it. And if the book's owner got in her way, well, she'd just have to kill them. No one would stand between her and that little demon brat or her revenge on Potter.
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Up in Heaven
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Daniel Granger, Hermione's father, sighed and patted his mother on the back.
"You see mother," he said, "This is why we didn't want her knowing about demons and other things. We knew something bad would happen."
"I thought for sure she would be my successor," Hermione's grandmother replied, "I never knew she would attack one of the Jinchuuriki she was meant to protect."
"And if she learns Legilimency and gets the information from Dumbledore, or finds some other way to get to them, she won't just be putting one Jinchuuriki in danger, but two."
"This has to be stopped. She has to be stopped!"
"How mother, how?"
"I don't know, but I will find a way. Hermione Granger will not be allowed to harm the Jinchuuriki!"
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Back on Earth
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Luna Lovegood's eyes opened. She had been meditating, when a vision had come to her. Hermione Granger would find a way to Harry Potter, and if certain people weren't warned, it would be sooner rather than later. And if it was 'sooner', Hermione would join with an organization called Akatsuki, and that would be very, very bad.
But everything had an opposite, even Akatsuki, and Luna would find the opposite organization even if she only had a name:
Yoinokuchi.
It was interesting how an organization called Akatsuki, meaning 'daybreak' or the coming of light, sought to destroy the world, even if it was to begin it anew, and yet and organization called Yoinokuchi, meaning 'nightfall' or the coming of darkness, sought to save it.
"Neville," Luna called, before opening her suitcase, and stuffing clothes in it. Neville walked into the room. They had grown so used to living together that it was only natural that the two of them bought a house together in England.
"Luna, what are you doing?" Neville asked, confused.
"I'm going on a trip. I need you to cover for me."
"Cover for you? Trip? Wha-"
"Neville! No one can know where I'm going, especially not Hermione Granger." Luna finished packing, shrunk the suitcase, and stuck it in her pocket.
"I don't understand."
"That might be a good thing – Plausible Deniability and all that." Luna gave him a kiss on the cheek before continuing, "Wish me luck. Take care of the girls. I'll be back when I'm done. I don't know when that will be, but I know I will be back." She left a very confused Neville standing in the middle of her bedroom.
An hour later Luna walked through the portal to the Hidden Countries. She would find Yoinokuchi if it killed her.
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Hidden Countries
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Harry, Will, Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke had left Kiri and were currently on their way to Taki. Hell was pouting at Harry not going after his mate, who was apparently one of the Seven Swordsman – the people who had staged a coup d'état on Kiri and failed. Will was cautiously watching as Harry's eye twitched every few seconds.
Eventually, they came upon another group also traveling on vacation – a blonde man with two children, a blonde girl and a brown haired boy. Harry blinked in confusion when Gaara hid behind his leg. Sasuke and Naruto both frowned before looking at each other. Harry could see recognition in their eyes, so obviously the three boys were closer than he had thought. Harry didn't know who the group was, but if Gaara was hiding, he was willing to bet that they weren't all that great of people.
Right as Harry decided to ignore the group and pass them, the ground rumbled. Both groups paused and looked at each other in confusion, before the ground gave way, and they started falling.
"Not good. Not good at all," Harry muttered, furiously trying to remember the spell to cushion the ground and the shield that could prevent physical objects from going through. The end was coming up quick, and his brain was drawing a blank.
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And I'll end it there. Aren't I evil? Yoinokuchi and Hermione's grandmother will be explained in later chapters, so don't ask about them. Feel free to guess what ever you wish about them though. Well, I got all my stories and stuff back, so this is part of a huge update. I'm updating all of my stories that aren't completed yet, all 27. This is only the third. 3 down, 24 to go. Yay. Anyways, read and review please! And also try not to kill me for the cliffie. Smiles!
Rune.