Chapter 7
New Powers and New Hope
Kumico was working over the injured Ninja but was still having no luck with a cure for Rusuta's venom. Velia watched Kumico working but soon got bored and went over to Naruto to hopefully get entertained.
"Will you play with me?" she asked him and Naruto looked down.
"You're Koni's sister aren't you?" he asked her.
"Yep, I'm Velia what's your name?" she asked smiling happily.
"I'm Naruto," he smiled back standing from the log he was sitting on, Jarriya was close by, he was bored.
"Isn't there anything to fight in this place, Naruto we should be training you, we don't have time to play," sighed Jarriya. Velia climbed onto the log and hugged his arm.
"Please play with me, I'm bored," she said and Jarriya just found her too cute.
"Ok, ok kid, we'll play," he smiled setting her down and giving her a rock, "why don't you go play catch."
"Ok catch Naruto!" she cried happily throwing the rock, Naruto managed to duck but the rock went through several trees on the other side of the clearing.
"Yay, that was fun, how many trees can you get holes in Naruto?" she asked.
"This kid's a tiny powerhouse!" cried Jarriya amazed.
"Blood Creed," shrugged Naruto gladder that rock didn't hit him than amazed at it totalling three trees.
Jivana and Varundo returned then, Koni was unconscious now and his wound was very infected.
"What happened?" worried Kumico checking him over as they laid him down.
"Rusuta, she," stammered Jivana not knowing how to express it.
"I know she's not herself but still, I can't stop this anger!" yelled Varundo punching a tree, "she's hurt my son! He might even die!"
"Varundo," worried Jivana.
"What's wrong with Koni," came Velia's little voice running over to them. She sat by her brother and shook him hard.
"Come on! Wake up brother! Wake up!" she cried loudly. Jivana picked her up and hugged her.
"Kumico please say you've found a cure," said Jivana.
"No, this venom is serious, the three girls are almost dead and the victim before Koni has barely any response in his muscles, they're all dying a painful slow death, without a sample, I can't make an anti-venom," said Kumico.
"Brother can't die! He can't!" struggled Velia getting away from her mother and going back to Koni.
"Wake up! Wake up!" she shook him again.
"Krysta's gone after Rusuta, but I don't know if she can get a sample in time, Rusuta's not acting like herself at all," said Jivana sadly.
Back at the encampment Rusuta was up a tree keeping watch but really she just wanted to be alone. She felt torn, she wanted to be here with her father and Umani, but what her mother had said, was she really venomous? Was Koni going to die? She felt so guilty.
"My rune doesn't hurt and I'm not sick anymore, so why am I in pain, I'm happy here, my father loves me, I'm safe and wanted here, and Umani, I don't understand these feelings I have for him, he looks at me and it's like nothing else matters," she sighed sadly, "I can't leave, even if I wanted to, my legs won't move." Rusuta looked down and thought she saw someone coming. She jumped down to engage the intruder but was surprised to find it was Krysta.
"Mother?" she said confused.
"Rusuta, I've found you," she said tired.
"Have you come to take me away?" she glared hatefully.
"No, I haven't," she started but there was another there.
"Why Trinket, so nice to see you," it was Orochimaru with Umani close behind.
"Father," worried Rusuta.
"I haven't come to fight," said Krysta.
"That's a pity, I was looking forward to finishing you off," sneered Orochimaru.
"Please don't shun me, not this time," said Krysta sadly and Orochimaru looked at her interested.
"Rusuta, go with Umani, I need to talk to Krysta alone," he said and Rusuta nodded and left.
"You've not come to fight and your runes aren't even flaring, this is the second most submissive you've ever looked Trinket," he told her walking over to her.
"I'm worried about Rusuta, she's drinking blood and she shouldn't be, it shouldn't have passed to her," she told him.
"Neither should she have my venom, but, here we are," he chuckled.
"What have you done to her, if you've hurt her in any way," glared Krysta but Orochimaru laughed.
"She was sick and weak, she hadn't eaten for weeks and do you know why? Ever since her fifteenth birthday her body has needed blood to sustain it, how could you not see it, you of all people," he asked her.
"She kept it hidden from me," said Krysta quietly.
"Rusuta would have died had I not given her blood, it may seem unfortunate that she has now become dependant but you should think of the power it's given to her. She likes it Krysta, she likes every single victim's pathetic screams, she's just like you, except she can feel, and she's loyal. She won't betray me," he sneered at her, "our little flower's finally bloomed Krysta and she's chosen me, I don't need the star anymore, I've got her."
"She's not the only one you have," said Krysta as he went to leave her. Orochimaru looked back at her suspiciously.
"I won't let you have her alone, she might not realise but she needs me, and if this is where her heart is happy, then…" she said trailing off and he came back to her and pinned her to a tree.
"Think before you speak Krysta!" he hissed at her, "if you do this I will never let you leave me again! You'll be mine just as she is! Forever!"
"Why would I leave, when I still, I still love you," she said starting to cry. Orochimaru sneered at her and held her face gently with his hands.
"Prove it," he told her sneering evilly.
"What's mother doing here? If she doesn't want to take me away?" questioned Rusuta.
"Perhaps she is smarter than Koni was," said Umani.
"You don't think mother has come to actually stay here, do you?" she wondered interested.
"Whilst I don't think it's likely, there is always possibilities," he smiled moving closer to her, Umani went to kiss her but Rusuta pushed him away.
"Umani no, what if mother's right, what if I'm poisonous," she worried covering her mouth.
"You worry too much Ru," he smiled stroking her hair, "tomorrow we take this key and we find the tower. After that we simply return to Tsunade and then we can leave this place and go back to the Sound Village, together." Rusuta cuddled up to him again.
"I can't wait to see it," she sighed happily.
"We need the star," said Jivana kneeling beside her son watching over him.
"Or at least Alana," worried Varundo standing with her.
"Oh Varundo, what if we lose him, this is breaking my heart," sobbed Jivana.
"Then this will break it further," came a dark voice in the trees.
"Who's there!" cried Varundo and a dark figure appeared standing by a tree.
"Who are you?" Varundo continued.
"You'll know soon enough," said the figure, "I've come to tell you that you're wasting your time. You will never get the anti-venom because Krysta has returned to Orochimaru also."
"You're lying!" growled Varundo.
"I don't have any reason to. As we speak Krysta and Orochimaru are rekindling their vile union with Rusuta happily content in the arms of her brainwashed love," laughed the figure.
"Brainwashed?" said Jivana interested.
"You're so stupid, Krysta should have seen it the moment she defended her father instead of listening to reason. Rusuta has been under Orochimaru's control the moment she first took blood, now Umani has abused that further and made her believe she is in love with him. At this rate Orochimaru will have control of all of you pathetic Blood Creed," the figure told them.
"Varundo, that makes sense, Rusuta would never hurt Koni on her own," said Jivana trying to calm down Varundo.
"Then why are you, obviously a Sound Ninja, telling us of this," said Varundo suspiciously.
"Perhaps I'm as disgusted by these events as you? My motives are my own, I'll be watching and when you are ready I'll take you to the encampment, but I'd hurry and get ready if I were you, once Umani and Rusuta pass the exam they will return to the Sound Village where I doubt you'll have another chance to save Rusuta, she'll be too far gone by then," said the figure disappearing into the darkness.
"Ready? We're ready, we'd just need to leave Koni, we can't cure him without the anti-venom?" said Jivana confused.
"If that man is right you will need Koni, I have a feeling only he can stop Rusuta long enough to foil this new evil plan," said Kumico appearing.
"Why would Krysta go back to him?" sighed Jivana.
"She said she would get the anti-venom one way or another, maybe this is the only way," said Varundo.
Later the three went to sleep and Velia crept out of her bed and over to her ailing brother.
"Please don't die Koni, you're supposed to train me, and teach me to be like you, please don't die Koni," sobbed Velia sadly. Koni's rune glowed warmly, he was trying desperately to regenerate but Rusuta's venom was making him weaker.
"Rusuta, Rusuta come back," he thought, he was dreaming. He was in the forest and in the distance he could see Rusuta. She was tied up to a rock and he tried to reach her.
"Koni," he heard her cry out but suddenly Koni couldn't move and Umani arrived on a black horse. He freed Rusuta and she climbed onto the horse in order for her to leave with Umani.
"Rusuta, Rusuta no don't go with him!" he cried out. As Velia watched him his rune glowed fiercely and he struggled to breathe.
"No, no brother! Don't die! Don't die!" Velia started to cry panicking. Dawn had come and the orange light bathed everything in the clearing in a dim glow.
"Velia, what's wrong," said Jivana having woken up.
"Brother, brother!" she continued to cry as Koni's pain became worse.
"It's a spasm, the poison's reached his heart, I'm sorry," said Kumico examining him.
"No!" cried Jivana realising what that meant.
"No! No! No! Brother wake up! I mean it wake up right now!" screamed Velia and suddenly a red flash burst out of her back.
"Jivana," said Varundo seeing it. Jivana hugged Velia trying to make sure she was ok but suddenly realised,
"Velia, Velia you're bleeding!"
"It can't be," gasped Varundo. Jivana turned Velia round and on her back her winged rune was glowing and bleeding, enacting for the first time.
"What's wrong mommy?" asked Velia.
"Nothing Velia, it's finally happened, you're rune, it's active," said Jivana letting the blood pool into her hands to show Velia, it glowed dimly still.
"It doesn't help Koni," said Velia still crying, suddenly a few of her tears fell into the pool of blood and a sudden reaction burst a blue light out of the pool. When the light faded the pool was blue and Jivana could feel it pulsing with soothing energy.
"Kumico, what's happening?" asked Jivana.
"I can't believe it's possible, but it is, Blood Creed Alchemy, Alchemy of a high priest level, that is most unmistakably a healing potion, Velia is a healer, which is why her rune has taken this long to enact," said Kumico amazed.
"Will it cure Koni?" worried Varundo.
"No harm in trying it, it's our last hope," said Jivana getting Velia to open Koni's mouth so she could give some to him, she poured the rest onto his decaying wound. As it hit the wound it fizzed and healed leaving not even a scar and Koni's spasm ceased.
"Brother, brother," said Velia hopeful and Koni began to wake up.
"Mom, dad? Kumico, Velia?" he said confused, "I, I thought I was a goner?"
"Oh Koni!" cried Jivana hugging him relieved.
"Brother's ok! Brothers ok!" cheered Velia happily.
"Thanks goodness," said Varundo.
"But how, I thought there was no cure for the poison?" asked Koni.
"It seems your little sister is a Blood Creed Alchemist, her blood plus the elements in her tears created the perfect potion," smiled Kumico and Koni turned to his little sister.
"You saved me?" he said and Velia hugged him tightly.
"Never die on me again!" she sobbed happily.
"You're bleeding, your rune, it's alive," he said realising.
"What's all the commotion?" asked Naruto waking up with Jarriya.
"Koni's alive," smiled Varundo.
"No way! Yeah we found a way to beet the venom!" cheered Naruto.
"And just in time," came the dark voice of the figure in the trees again.
"You again," said Varundo looking towards the trees he was hidden by. However the figure walked out into the dim dawn light and revealed that the sudden help came from Orochimaru's long haired shabby youth, Sasuke.
"It's been a long time Naruto," he said.
"You know me?" asked Naruto clueless.
"Sasuke," gasped Jivana amazed as to what had happened to him, "you're going to help us?"
"I'm going to take you to the encampment, after that I have no intention of doing anything," he said.
"Sasuke!" cried Naruto overjoyed, "Where ya been man, we knew you weren't dead oh my god Sakura's gonna freak when she sees you, I can't wait to see her face!" cheered Naruto.
"Naruto in case you haven't realised I don't think he's on our side anymore," said Jarriya pointing out the Sound bandana.
"Sasuke? You're a Sound Ninja now?" gasped Naruto.
"It's none of your business," snapped Sasuke.
"You're on his side, and you're going to help us?" said Varundo.
"Trust you to be suspicious, I don't care either way I just thought you could use a hand before you say goodbye to Rusuta and Krysta for good," he sneered going to leave but Koni ran up to him.
"I don't know what you're playing at Sasuke but if you can take me to Rusuta I'll go with you," said Koni.
"We're going too," said Jivana coming with Varundo.
"Don't forget us," said Naruto.
"I'll stay here and help Velia cure the others, be careful please!" said Kumico and Sasuke took the group away to rescue Rusuta.
Krysta woke up on a mound of silk pillows covered in a thin sheet, she felt dirty and sick, nothing like the first time, maybe it's because she'd been lying the whole time.
"I hope Rusuta didn't see anything of that," said Krysta getting dressed as quickly as she could and trying to leave the tent, however Orochimaru stood in her way at the door.
"Morning Trinket," he glared evilly at her.
"Good morning," Krysta said surprised.
"Where do you think you're going?" he sneered pushing her back into the tent.
"I think I should be allowed to see my daughter," huffed Krysta.
"There I was thinking you wanted to see me," he sneered holding her neck, "you haven't changed you know? It was just as easy as last time, panting and moaning, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were in pain. But I know you, you enjoyed every minute of it." He chuckled evilly thinking about what he'd done to her overnight, Krysta was angry but kept her temper, her mission was to find Rusuta and get her out of there and bring her to Koni to save his life, she couldn't allow herself to get sidetracked.
"Where's Rusuta?" she asked.
"About to leave with Umani, you know, he has made the most excellent partner for our little flower, he's strong and ruthless and they make such a team. He provides the music, Rusuta provides the killer dancing, I'm yet to see anyone defeat them," he smiled letting Krysta out to see where Rusuta was dancing for Umani. Krysta felt her head throb.
"Ugh, that song, how can she listen to it," she said painfully.
"Modern music," laughed Orochimaru.
Krysta went over to her daughter and Umani stopped playing, Rusuta turned to see her mother but stayed still, she was still wary of her.
"Rusuta are you ok?" asked Krysta.
"Yes, are you?" wondered Rusuta looking at the cuts on Krysta's arms.
"I'm fine, I just wanted to tell you I'm staying, I'm staying for good," she told her and Rusuta's eyes lit up happily.
"Oh mother!" she cried hugging her happily, "we're finally going to be a family."
"Yes, we are, Rusuta I know you have to go but before I can commit here I have to take a sample of your venom to Kumico, if I don't Koni is going to die," she told her.
"If you go, you won't come back," she said wary.
"No I will come back I promise," Krysta replied urgently.
"Let her go Rusuta, you can't let the poor fool die, after all he was merely following his heart," sneered Umani and Rusuta nodded.
"Alright, take what you need, just tell Koni, please just tell him," said Rusuta as Umani held her hand, "that I love Umani and I don't want him coming after me anymore."
"I will," smiled Krysta. Rusuta opened her mouth revealing that during her time with Orochimaru fangs had indeed grown in and carefully Krysta was able to get a sample of her venom into a little glass tube.
"Good luck today, make me proud," smiled Krysta bidding her farewell so she could go for the test.
Rusuta and Umani left but before Krysta could make her escape Orochimaru appeared by her side.
"You wish to help the boy I see," he sneered.
"I promised I'd come back, I can't let Koni die," she told him firmly.
"I'd expect no less from the Blood Creed Princess," he chuckled, "always thinking of your subjects."
"Rusuta's venom is an unfortunate coincidence Koni should not have to die because my daughter did not know she was poisoning everyone she fought," snapped Krysta not liking his patronising tone.
"Tell me something, what do you think of Umani's music?" he asked her pulling her closer to him.
"Not that it matters but I hate it, it gives me a headache every time I hear it, can't he play anything else but that ear piercing song?" she complained.
"Rusuta likes it, I'm sure you could learn too," he smiled evilly tightening his grip.
"What are you…" she said alarmed before he kissed her.
"Wike et la tat A cyn sya, tuk bo rike en roft ef A, leep en hen teers A kit ror boee, zakmet ike keta arene ef boee," he whispered to her. Krysta suddenly felt her body go limp, he held onto her tighter.
"Cono oen ayte ga'll meta ginia, en hen yukumaness ga renka dismike…" he finished. It was the same charm as the one used on Rusuta but this was the Yulikan script, it was stronger than the translated version, the only way to ensure the charm worked on the strong willed Krysta.
"Krysta! Krysta! Wake up!" cried Alana realising what he was doing but it was already too late Krysta's eyes were closed as if she were sleeping and Orochimaru smiled as the vial of venom dropped out of her hands on rolled down the slight hill.
"I told you I'd never let you leave me again Krysta," he smiled evilly, "you're going to stay here now, right beside me forever, all who wish to stop that are our enemy Krysta, don't you see now? We were meant to be together and nothing will ever change that." He kissed her again and Krysta started to wake up.
"What happened?" she said looking around confused.
"Come Trinket, let's go watch our little flower finish the exam," he told her taking her away with him.
"There's the encampment, just up this hill, good luck," smiled Sasuke stopping.
"Sasuke are you sure you won't come home, if he's done something to them what's to say he hasn't done something to you too," said Naruto.
"I don't want to go back, goodbye," replied Sasuke disappearing in the trees.
"Rusuta's close," said Koni running up the hill, Jivana and the others followed and soon they came to the shrouded entrance of the Sound Village encampment.
"I wonder why Krysta couldn't feel Rusuta was here?" wondered Naruto.
"Umani," said Koni, "it wouldn't surprise me if Umani was able to shroud their position, he can do so many other things. I hate it, he's so much better than me."
"Koni, no one can ever be better than you at what you do best, and that's being you, once Rusuta is free she'll see that I know she will. I know deep down, Rusuta loves you too," said Jivana comfortingly.
"Mom?" said Koni a little embarrassed.
"I knew before you tried to play hero honey, a mother knows," she smiled and Koni smiled back.
"You people are becoming a problem," came Umani's voice as he and Rusuta appeared having tried to continue with the exam.
"You!" growled Koni.
"Now you see that's funny, last we heard you were at death's door," sneered Umani.
"I'm glad you're alive Koni, but step aside, Umani and I have to finish the exam," said Rusuta.
"Velia is a healer, she healed me and is now healing all the other victims. Now I'm back you don't stand a chance Umani we're not holding back this time!" shouted Koni angrily.
"Don't Koni, I almost killed you once, don't make me do it again!" snapped Rusuta not really wanting to fight.
"That's interesting my dear, if you have a healer in your family, why would your mother need your venom?" sneered Umani.
"Because she was going to try and escape," said Orochimaru also arriving with Krysta beside him.
"Mother?" said Rusuta suspiciously.
"I know, but I was wrong. I'm not going anywhere Rusuta, my heart won't let me," she said standing strong beside Orochimaru.
"Krysta what are you saying!" cried Varundo.
"She's saying that she is staying with me, as is Rusuta. If you want to split us up you'll have to take it up with them," laughed Orochimaru evilly.
"Oh no, Varundo, I think he's got to Krysta too," worried Jivana.
"Umani you're battle is with me! I won't let you take Rusuta away from me!" cried Koni unleashing his sword.
"As you wish, Rusuta," sneered Umani starting to play. Rusuta rune flared angrily and Koni found himself fighting with Rusuta, but this time he wasn't going to go easy. As the flute played Krysta also felt her runes starting to flare, Orochimaru smiled.
"It doesn't matter what you've done to Krysta Orochimaru!" cried Jivana.
"Because we're going to stop you!" cried Varundo and the two unleashed their weapons and ran to fight. Orochimaru expected Krysta to just mindlessly fight like Rusuta but Umani's music wasn't strong enough to control them both.
"Destroy them," Krysta suddenly heard a voice in her head. Immediately she obeyed the command and started to fight with Jivana and Varundo. The command was from Orochimaru, he still had a telekinetic link with her even after all this time. The battles were rough with Krysta and Rusuta proving to be an even more powerful team than even Krysta's true group had ever been.
"Krysta! Wake up please!" cried Jivana fighting with her best friend. Jivana could see in Krysta's eyes that her blood lust had also enacted and she was starting to fight more out of the need to feed then Orochimaru's command.
"This is getting dangerous," said Varundo falling back for a moment.
"Varundo look, Rusuta's whip dance is much more energetic than Krysta's if we can push Krysta that way, maybe they'll tie each other up?" said Jivana and Varundo nodded.
"Koni!" called Varundo as he and Jivana started to fight as one person and drive Krysta back towards him. Koni got the idea and tried to do the same with Rusuta. However just as the two whips entangled both women stopped fighting so they didn't end up tangled too.
"Alana?" said Homaru sensing her.
"Homaru what's going on, I can't get through to Krysta at all," worried Alana.
"I've been unable to get through to Rusuta for several days, I tried, I tried to warn her not to take blood like her mother," he said guiltily.
"It's not your fault Rusuta obviously needs it," said Alana.
"Alana listen, that music, I know I've heard it before," said Homaru.
"I know, I feel it too, Orochimaru said something to Krysta before I lost contact, something in Yulikan," she replied.
"A Yulikan spell?" wondered Homaru but the two were stopped short in their conversation as the two whips untangled. Koni saw his mother was in danger and jumped in front of her to protect her crying out for Rusuta and Krysta to stop.
"Get rid of him," Krysta heard another command and started to laugh evilly. She held her whip above her head and her runes began to glow fiercely. Rusuta turned to them and her rune glowed too, suddenly Jivana's enacted.
"No!" shrieked Jivana realising.
"Krysta stop! Don't do it!" cried Varundo.
"What, what's happening!" cried Koni afraid as his rune started to bleed profusely and he was forced to his knees in pain.
"The Plasma Seal!" cried Naruto.
"Plasma Seal?" asked Jarriya.
"Krysta's ultimate attack, Koni's about to get turned to dust!" worried Naruto. Jarriya looked over the battlefield and could see Umani was still playing.
"It's up to us Naruto, you distract Umani, I have a plan," said Jarriya and the two snuck up on Umani.
Naruto started to attack but Umani was fast and was able to dodge and fight back, even without the music the Plasma Seal was still going to unleash.
"Do it!" Krysta heard that voice say and her blood started to create the seal mark.
"Enemy of the Creed, now thy shall bleed, blood of the just seal away the dry dust!" cried Krysta.
"Krysta no please!" cried Jivana in pain.
"Plasma…" she cried before they all heard a tremendous shattering.
"I've had just about enough of this flute and it's player, haven't you?" smiled Jarriya heroically having snapped the flute in two, in a moment he shattered the flute into a million pieces and the Plasma Seal stopped.
"No!" cried Umani being held by Naruto.
"Ah! What happened?" cried Krysta holding her head in pain, Jarriya had broken the spell.
"Krysta, are you ok?" asked Alana.
"Alana?" she said hearing her.
"Oh thank goodness," she replied.
Koni was able to stand again and could see that Rusuta was also waking up from the spell, he ran over to comfort her.
"Rusuta," he said letting her know he was there, she was in a lot of pain, she'd been under so long she was groggy and weakened by the sudden release.
"Koni, what, what happened to me," she gasped painfully.
"It's ok now, Umani's spell is broken, you're…" he said but as soon as he said Umani's name Rusuta broke away from him realising Umani was being attacked and quickly disposed of Naruto.
"Are you ok," she asked him.
"Perfectly," he replied.
"What! No! The spell's supposed to be broken!" cried Koni unable to believe Rusuta still loved Umani.
"Koni I told you, I love Umani," she called back standing to protect him.
"How is that possible?" said Jivana helping Krysta.
"Alana what's going on?" asked Krysta.
"Orochimaru has been using an old Yulikan spell to control Rusuta, it was so powerful he even got it to work on you, Umani was using his flute as the trigger but now it's been destroyed you're back to normal, although apparently Rusuta is still under the affects," explained Alana.
"There's another trigger, there has to be," said Krysta getting ready to fight again.
"Umani! Rusuta! Let's get out of here, forget the test!" said Orochimaru going to leave.
"Come on Rusuta," said Umani going to lead her away but Koni grabbed her by the wrist again.
"Oh no, you're not running away this time! Rusuta's staying with me!" he glared hatefully.
"Koni let me go!" cried Rusuta but Koni wouldn't let her go. Suddenly Koni's rune flashed and Rusuta's reacted.
"I wish it would stop doing that," said Koni painfully holding the rune.
"Koni…" said Rusuta, Koni looked back and Rusuta was smiling, she was ok again.
"Rusuta, you're ok," he smiled.
"Koni I…" she said before her rune changed it's glow and she pulled herself away before running off with Umani.
"No! Not again!" cried Koni going to run after them but Jarriya held him back.
"She's just a skirt kid, not worth losing you're life over!" he cried as Koni struggled.
"She was awake, she knew it was me! He made her go with him again! I know it!" struggled Koni.
"Koni calm down," said Varundo and Jarriya let him go.
"She was awake, I know she was," he panted.
"I know," said Krysta.
"She looked the same to me?" said Jivana.
"Rusuta's rune doesn't glow that colour naturally, that change in her life sign, I understand now. Umani doesn't need his flute to control her, Orochimaru's been doing it all along," glared Krysta.
"How?" said Varundo and Krysta showed them a small inactive rune mark just under the palm of her hand.
"My marriage, it gave Orochimaru a rune mark on his wrist in the same place as mine, it's completely for show but, it means he can connect to both me and Rusuta whenever he wants. He can already speak to me so he doesn't need the rune to do that but he's been using it to talk to Rusuta, probably all her life since that day," she said sadly.
"How can we stop him?" asked Koni.
"We can't," she said bluntly, "we can't stop the link, Rusuta will just have to ignore him, but right now it is that very power that is keeping her under his control."
"If we can't stop the power, Rusuta will be like this forever," worried Jivana.
"I don't care," snapped Koni running off.
"Koni no!" cried Naruto.
"Let him go, if anyone can break this evil curse, it's him," said Varundo.