Miki's POV
I was now heading towards the gates to meet up with my team. We were going to ambush Kabuto since he is Sasori's spy. "Are you guys ready?" Yamato said. We all nodded. Sai and Naruto kept on arguing with each other. "Can you please stop fighting? Before I send you both flying towards the bridge." I said.
They both gulped and nodded. "Finally peace and quiet." I thought.
**Time Skip**
We had finally reached the bridge. "Are sure you'll be alright when we meet Sasuke?" Sakura asked. "I will be fine." I said. We were practicing how it would go. Kabuto had now arrived, so Yamato used his wood release to create the puppet and went inside it. He walked towards the bridge. The rest of us was going to stay in the woods until he made his signal.
Yamato and Kabuto was talking for a bit before Kabuto charged at Yamato with a kunai. Right when Kabuto broke Yamato's wood release. The rest of us jumped in front of him. "Kabuto" I said. "Nice to see you too, Miki." Kabuto said.
Then Orochimaru appeared behind Kabuto. I sensed evil chakra coming off of Naruto. "I see you are still trying to find my vessel." Orochimaru said. "Don't talk about Sasuke like he's a tool." Naruto said and he pounded on Orochimaru. The chakra had surrounded Naruto's body in a cloak. "Naruto!" I yelled.
He ignored it and he went on the other side of the bridge and fought with Orochimaru. "I need to focus on Kabuto before I help Naruto." I thought. Kabuto went towards Sakura and I went in front of her. I activated my Sharingan. "You have to go through me before you touch Sakura." I said.
He smirked. I charged at him. I used my Amatersu at him but I missed. He then punched me on my stomach. "Shoot he injured my organ." I thought. I coughed up blood. "MIKI!" Sakura yelled. "I'm fine." I said. I summoned Susanoo and I was able to defeat Kabuto.
After I did, there was a major air pressure. Yamato created a shield for him and Sakura and I created one for myself. After we removed it, I saw Naruto. But he looked like a mini Nine-tail. Sakura ran up to him. "Sakura, don't go near him." Yamato said.
She didn't listen. One of Naruto's tail was going to hit Sakura but before I could I used my body to shield her. I flew a few meters away. "Miki! Why did you protect me?" Sakura yelled. "Your my team mate. Why wouldn't I protect you?" I said. She started crying.
Just then Yamato put up wooden poles around Naruto and he was able to tame Naruto. After some time, Naruto turned back to normal but his skin was burned like crazy. "Sakura, go heal him. I can heal myself." I said with a smile and she nodded. She went to Naruto and started healing him.
I tried to heal myself but the pain was to much since some of the Nin-Tail's chakra had entered my body. I passed out from the pain. "Miki!" Sakura yelled.
Sakura's POV
I had finished healing Naruto and I looked at Miki. She was feeling the pain and she passed out. "Miki!" I yelled and I ran towards her. I started to heal her and everytime I did she would move from the pain. "Endure the pain." I thought. I was finally done healing her, but she was still passed out. "She will need to rest. The chakra that entered her had cause a disruption in her chakra system." I thought.
Naruto had now gotten up. He was still sore. "What happened?" He asked. "You don't remember what happened?" I said. He looked at me and he saw Miki's body. He came running towards us even though his body still ached. "What happened to her? Did Kabuto hurt her?" Naruto said.
I shook my head. "Naruto it was you." I said. His face was filled with shock. "It wwas me?" He said and I nodded. "You had lost your control, so the Nine-tail chakra had consumed you. I ran towards you and you were going to hit me with you tail. Before it could hit me, Miki shield me. So she got hit instead of me. She's fine now, but she will need her rest. The chakra that entered her body is messing up her chakra system." I said.
He held Miki's hand. "I'm sorry, Miki." He said. "We should start heading towards the hideout. My clone has been following them and it seems Sai went with them too." Yamato said. We nodded and Naruto carried Miki.
**Time Skip**
Naruto's POV
We had arrived at Orochimaru's hideout. We were now heading towards the entrance. I had Miki on my back. She was still unconscious from what happened at the bridge. "I can't believe I had hurt my first and best friend." I thought. We were looking through the rooms and I place Miki in one of them.
"We can get her when we find Sasuke." I said. I place her on the bed. Right after I did I heard an explosion and we headed towards the sound. There was light in one of the tunnels. We saw Sai looking up at something. We were now next to Sai. We looked up and we saw Sasuke.
"Sasuke." Sakura said. "Sakura." Sasuke said. I didn't notice that Sasuke had moved next to me and he was taking out his katana. He was ready to strike me, but somebody stopped it.
"I won't let you hurt my best friend. Even if it is you, Uchiha Sasuke."
Sasuke's POV
I was standing above where there was an explosion. I saw 3 other people come out of the tunnels. "Naruto and Sakura. Where' Miki?" I thought. "Sasuke." Sakura said. "Sakura." I said. I moved next to Naruto and I was getting out my katana. Before I could strike him, somebody stopped me.
"I won't let you hurt my best friend, Even if it is you, Uchiha Sasuke." The voice said.
"I know this voice." I thought. I looked at her. She was so beautiful. I looked at her bracelet and I saw it. The charm that I had given to her. "She still kept the charm I gave her." I thought. I kept my eyes cold, but I really wanted to hug her. She was injured still.
"Miki, are you okay to stand up?" Sakura said. "What does she mean if she's okay? Did something happen to her?" I thought. That's when I saw Naruto's guilty face. I saw Miki turn to Naruto. "It wasn't your fault Naruto. It was my decision to protect Sakura. You don't have to blame yourself for hitting me when you lost control." She said.
"Naruto lost control! He lost control of the Nine-Tails charka and he had hurt my Miki!" I thought. My eyes had softened and Miki saw that.
Miki's POV
I was telling Naruto not to blame himself for injuring me. I looked at Sasuke and his eyes had softened. In it I saw anger, happiness, and maybe... Love. Right after I noticed it, his eyes had turned cold again. "I see you are here, Miki." Sasuke said.
"I actually survived your hits. Your Chidori hits that is from 2 years ago." I said. "I'm sorry. I didn't want to get you involve." Sasuke thought. I charged at him and he released some of his lightning into his katana. I also put my lightning chakra in my katana. "You aren't the only one to transfer your chakra nature into your weapons." I said.
He backed away. Right when I did, I felt a pain on the left side of my neck/shoulder. I looked and I saw that Orochimaru had bit me. I kicked him to get away and I touched my shoulders. I hissed at the pain. "I have the curse mark now." I thought. "Miki-chan, are you okay?" Naruto asked. I nodded and tried to get up but to fall back on my knees.
I saw concern in Sasuke's eyes. I was probably just imaginating it. "I hope you survive my curse mark, Hagoromo Miki." Orochimaru said. Everyone looked at me and I moved my hand away from my shoulder. "I'll see you again." He said. And he disappeared with Sasuke and Kabuto. Right after they left, I fell to the ground and I passed out from the curse mark.
Sasuke's POV
I saw Orochimaru try to bite Miki's shoulder. "NO!" I thought. She kicked away from Orochimaru and held her shoulder. "She doesn't have the mark does she?" I thought hopefully. "Miki-chan, are you okay?" Naruto said. She nodded and I was filled with relief, but right when she got up she fell right down on her knees. "She is not okay." I thought.
"I hope you survive my curse mark, Hagoromo Miki." Orochimaru said. Everyone looked at her, including me. She removed her had from her shoulder and I saw it. The curse mark of Orochimaru. "NO! She got the curse mark. One thing I didn't want to happen." I thought.
Orochimaru was now going to take us to another hideout of his. As soon as we left, I was worried about Miki. "Why did you give her the curse mark, Orochimaru?" I yelled. "I want her to join us as well. She is strong for a girl, but then again she is the daughter of the Six Path. Her body holds many secrets." Orochimaru said.
"She's the daughter of the Six Path? She never told me that." I thought. Before I could respond, Orochimaru interrupted me. "We will be training in an hour." He said. I left to my room. "Please survive the curse mark, Miki." I thought.
Miki's POV
I woke up to the sound of beeping. I opened my eyes and white bright light blinded them. I slightly opened my eyes and they got used to the light. "She's awake." Naruto said. "Be quiet." Sakura said and I smiled. My eyes had now been opened fully. "What happened?" I asked.
"You passed out after Orochimaru left you will that mark." Sakura said and point at my shoulder. I touched it. "After you passed out, we brought you back to Konoha and here you are. In the hospital." Sakura said. "Good to know." I said. I was pulled into hugs. "We're glad you are awake." They said and I smiled.
Tsunade walked in. "You may leave. I need to talk to Miki in private." She said. Everybody nodded and got out. "What is it that you need?" I ask. 'As you may know. You now have Orochimaru's curse mark. So I am here to give you some precautions." She said and I nodded. I felt my chakra gathering towards my curse mark.
Tsunade's eyes had widened. "What's wrong?" I ask and she pointed at my mark. I looked at it and it wasn't the regular curse. It was now a sakura blossom. "I guess I don't need to worry." Tsunade said. "What does that mean?" I asked. "You are able to control the power just fine. The new mark proves it." She said and I smiled.
"Is it alright if I can get some food?" I asked. "You can actually be discharged today." She said and I nodded. I did the paper work and I was finally able to leave.
As I was walking back home, I thought about what happened.
"Do you still love me, Sasuke?" I whispered as I looked at the heart charm he had given me.
"I miss you."