Chapter 23 A War Like no other
Sakura just couldn't sleep it had been two days since Ino, Kiba and Kadin had moved in. The base was so big that there was plenty of room for them. There days had started to fall into a retire, Ino and Sakura would work on the a cure while Kiba and Naruto kept Kadin entertained which was a full time job. Thanks to Naruto's fear of going hungry they had plenty of food and the worse of winter seemed to be behind them. Even with those things going their way she just couldn't sleep, not even being in Naruto's arms helped her.
"What is wrong Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto
"Nothing Naruto go back to sleep." Said Sakura praying Naruto would buy her lie and get some sleep, there was no reason both of them should be sleep deprive.
"Just get it off your chest, it will help both of us sleep." said Naruto as he rubbed his head on the back of Sakura's neck. Normally they would sleep facing each other but her growing stomach meant she needed a pillow to rest it on while she slept. Because of this fact Naruto slept close to her back with his arms around her protecting both her and their unborn kids.
"It is something Ino said that is bugging me." said Sakura
"I don't think adding weight when your pregnant is bad Sakura-chan." said Naruto with a small laugh as Sakura shook her head.
"No, it isn't that." said Sakura
"Then what?" asked Naruto
"Well…Naruto have you ever dreamed about being with other girls?"asked Sakura
"What?" asked Naruto
"I mean…Ino said a lot of guys were going around with multiple woman and it was a male fantasy to sleep with multiple girls." said Sakura "And male animals try to spread their seed around so that they can make sure that their seed makes it to the next generation."
"And you are worried that I am spreading my seed around to another vixen?" asked Naruto
"Ya." said Sakura afraid of the answer however to her surprise Naruto laughed a bit "This is serious Naruto."
"Sakura-chan have I had dreams about sleeping with multiple vixens…what guy doesn't?" Said Naruto as Sakura felt like screaming "However those dreams are of you, me and multiple shadow clones of you."
Sakura felt like laughing at her mate.
"We have had those dreams too but with multiple Naruto-kuns." Added Inner Sakura
"I would never be with any other mate then you." Said Naruto as he rubbed this muzzle against the back of her head "The only reason I was with Hinata was I thought you loved Sasuke."
"I hate that snake." said Sakura
"Panther." corrected Naruto
"Funny we ended up with Naruto-kun and Hinata ended up with that panther." Said Inner Sakura
"Great I am mated to a pervert." Laughed Sakura
"Jiriaya was my sensei." said Naruto as he rubbed his mates breasts earning a low moan form Sakura. "Do you think you can sleep now Sakura-chan?"
"Yes, Naruto-kun." said Sakura as she closed her eyes and let sleep finally take her.
While Sakura got some sleep hundreds of miles away the leader of the remaining wolf pack stood on the outer wall of the sand base. Over the past day more and more dogs and wolves came struggling in from the Leaf. From them he had learned about Sasuke coupe against Kabuto. He thank god that the big cats never reached the same numbers as the wolves. The wolves' packs had split up into multiple packs that came together each winter in the sand or the leaf. Now they were going to go to war against the cats that had attacked them.
"The cats have reached the western sand dune line." reported a scout as Shikamaru nodded his head as he looked to his right where a line of large sand dunes grew out of the desert land. It was a perfect place to cut off the road leading out of the sand, if Sasuke was able to cut off the other road ways all he would have to do is wait them out.
"Alright, just as I thought they would." said Shikamaru "Now let's see this play out."
Sasuke was pissed beyond words, that fucking snow had slowed down his army over a day and most big cats were not built for deep snow. Now the wolves where dug in deep behind the walls of the Sand and they where reinforced by those who had escaped the leaf. However the good thing was that he had taken the sand dunes with no restance, Shikamaru must hope to wait them out.
"What a fool." Said Sasuke to himself as he looked behind him, he could already see the first carvan of fresh supplies coming to him. While he had a problem with his army becoming too animal like it was manageable, all he had to do was guide the animal rage toward an enemy, the wolves and the dogs. Once they were removed he would turn the army and take the rest of the world. Soon he would be ruler of a new world wide pride with his clan on top. His clan would have ultimate power. Unknown to him Shikamaru was thinking the same thing about him.
"Send the order." ordered Shikamaru as a nearby wolf let out a load howl.
"What are they up too?" asked Sasuke as he strained his eyes against the rising sun to see only a few guards standing on the wall when a loud howl filled the air. Suddenly all around them the sand moved as dozens of wolves popped out of hidden cover inside their defense line. Instantly the big cats were caught off guard as the wolves bite and clawed though them.
"Damn Shikamaru, take them down!" ordered Sasuke as he joined the fight cutting around a large dog with his claws.
"Things are going as planned." said Shikamaru as the wolves attacked the big cats. Slowly the front gate started to open.
"They are opening the gate storm it!" yelled Sasuke as he cut though another wolf. The wolves where on full retreat as they fell back toward the main gate. "We will take them down in one move."
"Close the gate!" yelled Shikamaru as the last wolf ran though the gate and into the village. As the gate started to close a large tiger man jumped in-between the closing gate stopping it from closing. With the tiger man holding the door open the smaller cats stormed in trying to clear out the gate so that the rest of the army could get in and take over the sand village and destroy the wolves and dogs. However to their amazement the wolves fell back deeper into village.
"They are on the run!" yelled a cat as they ran deeper into the village however suddenly they noticed that no one was around and apart from the wolves who were running full speed in front of them there was no sounds.
"What is going on?" asked a lioness as she stopped to sniff the air only to smell smoke. She looked toward the sources to see a paper bomb sitting on top of a large seal. "Everyone RUN!"
However it was too late as a series of paper bombs located under the village around the gate went up in a large explosion killing over fifty large and small cats and hurting even more.
"What happened?" yelled Sasuke as he stepped over the rubble that came down in the explosion. A large part of the wall had fallen from the explosion.
"They set an ambush." reported a small cat only to be grabbed on the neck by Sasuke.
"I can see that." snapped Sasuke as he watched the wolves fall back into the village.
"Sir shall we keep up the attack?" asked Konohamaru
"No." said Sasuke
"What?" asked Konohamaru
"They wouldn't blow up part of their wall if they were planning to stay." said Sasuke "They want us to come after them so they can blow up even more of my forces in traps. Besides what do you hear?"
"Nothing." said Konohamaru
"Yes." said Sasuke "The village is too quite, no one is here."
"Then where are they?" asked Konohamaru
"Likely forming a new base." Said Sasuke "The Sand is unable to keep a large number of wolves alive for longer than a winter season, it lacks food and desert climate isn't the best for wolves."
"Where?" asked Konohamaru
"The most likely place is the closest major village." said Sasuke as he looked toward the north. "The village hidden in the stones, in earth country."
Miles away a large number of wolves and dogs crossed into Earth country on all fours. For years they had followed Kabuto's orders and hadn't crossed into Earth country or any of the other uninfected country now it was clear he was gone and Sasuke was in his place. At the lead of the pack was Temari behind her was her and Shikamaru's eldest son and daughter being carried by their grandparents on their backs. They where each three years old but they where still too small to keep up with the pact at full speed. Temari herself had their youngest daughter on her back, she was only a year old and unlike the other pups she wasn't growing as fast, she was still small and weak. Unlike her older siblings she couldn't even stand up.
"Temari the pact will need a break." Said Shikaku Nara as Temari nodded as the pact came to a stop near a small village.
"Alright I want the warriors to spread out and surround the village before moving in." said Temari "And take some of the cows, we will need to eat so we will need more cows."
With that a large number of males headed out to attack the village and grow the pack they took some of the cows they had brought with them from the sand. Temari along with others stayed behind to protect the young and the old. Temari slowly put her youngest down, however instead of standing like a normal pup her age she just fell down and refused to move apart from crawling along on the ground.
"How is little Ami doing?" asked another one of the females as Temari lied down beside her youngest, the two twins moved in to be near their mother and their younger sister.
"Not well." answered sadly Temari as bit down on the back of Ami's neck and gently picked her up. She placed her down beside her, instantly she moved to be even closer to her mother.
"Some pups are just not destined to live." said Hana only to have Temari growl at the new leader of the dogs.
"Never say that again." Snapped Temari sensing the issue would cause more trouble one of the other dogs decided to change the topic.
"Any sign of Kiba and Ino?" asked the dog
"No my human minded brother and his mate haven't been seen since we left the leaf but we haven't been looking we have been running." said Hana "I just hope when we find them they haven't contaminated little Kadin."
"There is nothing we can do about that now." said Temari as a mighty howl filled the air. "Looks like the attack has begun, we will soon have more members of the pack."
While the attack on the small village was being carried out by the wolves Sakura and Ino where working on a cure.
"Man, my eyes hurt." said Ino as she pulled back from the microscope "These things where never designed for a muzzle."
"Nothing from the human world was designed for us." said Sakura
"Ya, I just wish we had another set of eyes." Said Ino
"like who?" asked Sakura
"Tsunade would be great but since she is gone, I would settle for Shizune." Said Ino as Sakura's eyes widened. "Do you think Naruto and Kiba-kun could track her down?"
"Don't bother." Said Sakura
"Why we could speed up our work." Said Ino
"Ino…Naruto-kun killed Shizune a few weeks ago." Said Sakura as Ino's eyes widened before looking at the ground.
"I see." said Ino
"The bad thing was it wasn't needed." Said Sakura "Naruto-kun just wanted to make sure we had enough food for winter."
"If it wasn't needed then why?" asked Ino
"Ino…it isn't something I want to talk about." Said Sakura
"Come on forehead she was my friend just like you." Said Ino
"Alright." said Sakura "Ino…Naruto wanted to make sure we had food because he didn't want it to happen again?"
"What happen again?" asked Ino as Sakura lowered her head.
"Ino…this isn't the first time I was pregnant." said Sakura as Ino's eyes widened "Naruto-kun and I lost our first baby in a miscarriage due to starvation."
"And Naruto didn't want that to happen again." Said Ino as Sakura nodded her head. "I don't blame him one bit, he was protecting his family."
"Naruto blames himself though and I blame myself." said Sakura "We were both human minded but didn't tell each other. If we had been opened about it Shizune could have lived."
"Nothing can change the past." Said Ino "All we can do is move forward into the future."
A week later while the wolves and dogs making their new base in the former Iwagakure, the cats where regrouping to move on the still human villages. Their goal was simple infect the humans and use them in their army. However Sasuke wasn't with his army he was standing before a large metal door on the top floor of the tallest tower in Amegakure. This village was the place where Kabuto carried out his experiments. Slowly he placed his hand on a seal slowly the door began to open.
"So you are in charge now." said a voice in the darkness
"Long time no see." said Sasuke as the lights started to turn on. "Standing before him behind a large piece of reinforced glass wall was a large female fox. Her blonde fur covered most of her body, only light tan fur ran from her neck line to her café line running over the nipple line of her almost unnaturally large breasts. Black fur covered her arms up to elbows and from her knees down to her feet. Behind her was lines of medical supplies and medical tools with computer read out about the virus, information only Kabuto could know about. "Lady Hokage."
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