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Chapter 42

Note: Good wins over evil… yeah it does.

~Laura's POV

I grip onto Kahlan's hand as we escape into a nearby park, there aren't any children or parents here, and it's like a ghost park.

"Laura, are you okay, are you hurt, bleeding, in pain!?" Kahlan asks while looking me over with a concerned look. I shake my head slowly before giving her a smile.

"I'm okay, the Konoha ninjas have medical ninjas on their team, Tsunade, the blonde woman, healed the cuts that Pein, Kakuzu and Itachi gave them," I say with a smile before looking at her arm, it looks like blood is seeping through her shirt.

"Oh," Kahlan says while touching her arm softly before hissing through her teeth. I give a look that says 'your hurt!' as she gives me a small 'I'm fine' look as I shake my head. She clearly isn't fine.

"Don't worry when Tsunade and the others get here they will help," I say with a reassuring smile which Kahlan gives me a small smile. I really hope Tsunade can help, she is the best healer I know… well know of at least.

"Laura! Kahlan! Where are you?!" I hear Sasori yell from the other end of the park. I pull Kahlan into the cheese box… toy… thingy… in the park and lie onto my side while Kahlan takes the other side of it. I push my finger to my lips like saying 'shhh' and she nods, getting what I am trying to say.

I look round the inside of the box and see many letters scribbled into the box and some are carved into it. Most of them are swears from teenagers and some are hearts with people's names in them.

I read through them as Kahlan covers her mouth while I scan the outside of the box through the small holes, there are only two large holes but we are on the side of them so… hopefully… Sasori can't see us.

"Danna, I don't think Kahlan or Laura is here, un," Deidara yells from the other side of the park, Kahlan and I are between the two. I hold my breath while covering my mouth and pulling my knees to my chest, hoping to make myself smaller.

"No… they aren't," Sasori says while walking right pass the box, I open my eyes and see Sasori stopping just beside it, I cover my mouth and I see him look at the box BUT not through the holes. He shakes his head a little like dismissing something before walking pass the box and over to Deidara who… is waiting… whoops.

"We better go before the Konoha ninjas come and pick another fight," Sasori says as he reaches Deidara. "We don't need those two for a while," he says while walking pass the blonde and into the deserted town. I watch Deidara follow after Sasori before I turn to Kahlan who is covering her nose and mouth.

"Kahlan," I whisper softly as she slowly takes her hand away. "Can we get up, my behind is hurting," I ask with a pout as she gives me a smile before nodding her head. She stands up in a crouch before exiting the box through the larger openings.

"Okay," she says while looking round the abandoned park. "You can come out," she says as I nod my head and roll out of the box before standing up.

"Owieeee," I whine before rubbing my now throbbing behind, "I am never doing that again," I whine a little more before stretching my arms and legs out, "I hate small places," I state while hearing a loud click in my leg before pain hits my knee.

"OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!" I yell while holding my knee. IT HURTS! "Curse you Jerry you stupid ghost you stupid pink headed person!" I yell angrily which sets Kahlan off into a small string of giggles.

"L-Laura are y-you okay?" she says with a small grin as I rub my throbbing knee. It stings a little… seriously what was that?!

"I am fine," I say calmly while rubbing my poor knee, "it's just a little tender now."

"Laura~! Where are you~!" I hear Naruto's goofy voice yell as I look back behind to see him running around in a circle, he seems to be panicking for some reason. "Seriously~! Grandma Tsunade is gonna kill me!" okay never mind he is scared of Tsunade who… is going to kill him.

"Naruto~ we're over here~!" I yell while waving both of my arms into the air, grinning a happy grin. Kahlan will be safe with the Konoha ninjas since Tsunade can heal her injures that… the Akatsuki probably gave her.

Naruto's head snaps towards us before grinning and running over to us with a huge grin on his face.

"Laura~!" he yells before picking me up with a huge grin on his face before spinning me round in a circle. "You're alive! The Akatsuki didn't capture you!" he yells happily before putting me down, his blue eyes shining.

"We are alive and well~" I say with a grin but soon my grins fades. "B-But Kahlan has a cut and its bleeding," I say while panicking and pull Kahlan in front of me, Kahlan stares at Naruto who gasps and points a finger at her.

"You're alive!" he yells before tumbling through his pockets before pulling out her wallet before pulling out the picture of Kahlan and I in it. "It's you two believe it!" he yells with a grin before handing Kahlan her wallet back which she puts in her pocket.

"N-N-Naruto-k-k-kun!" I hear Hinata yell as I look behind Naruto and see her running towards us, flustered, with Gaara, Tsunade, Shizune and Tonton with her.

"Naruto, it seems you found the girls," Tsunade says while walking over to us, her hands on her hips with a smile on her face. Naruto grins before nodding but soon his face turns serious and he looks to Kahlan.

"Where are you hurt?" he asks as Kahlan gives him a wary look before pulling both of her sleeves up while her forearm are wrapped in bandages. "AHH you're bleeding!" he yells in worry before looking to Tsunade before looking to Kahlan.

"There injures," Tsunade says while walking over to Kahlan and undoing her bandages to show quite deep cuts which look like they were made by kunais. "These were done by the Akatsuki if I am right?" Tsunade asks while looking to Kahlan who glances at me before nodding. I clench my hands hard as I look at the deep wounds… it looks like the kunais were stabbed into her arms like torture.

"Yes," she says while nodding as Tsunade also nods softly before putting her hand just above Kahlan's cut. Her hand glows green as Kahlan's eyes widen at the sight. Healing Jutsu if I am right.

"Hold still," Tsunade says while the wound on Kahlan's arm starts to close up and let's just say… watching Kahlan's cells regenerate… its kinder scary.

"Whoa~" I hum while grinning, Tsunade moves onto the other arm as Kahlan stares at her healed wound before looking to her other arm that is being healed. "super~ it's some sort of healing Jutsu right?" I ask while looking at the green flow which makes Gaara, Shizune and Hinata look to me with a questionable look.

"How do you know about Jutsu?" Shizune asks while looking to me and Tonton just looks up to Shizune like asking a question.

"Well… err… Pein- I mean… leader-san talked about Genjutsu and Taijutsu and Ninjutsu a lot," I say while rubbing my neck, I think I passed with that. Shizune nods with a blank look like she gets what I am saying.

"That makes sense," Shizune says while looking back to Tsunade as Tsunade is looking over Kahlan's injures. "Are there any more injures?" she asks as Kahlan tries her best not to look at me.

"Yeah," Kahlan says while looking Tsunade who nods her head at Kahlan. "Can you heal them… but not here," she asks with a small blush. Tsunade knows like she gets it before looking to the team of ninjas… and Kahlan and I.

"Okay Naruto, Gaara, carry these two," Tsunade says while turning around to us before jumping onto a building of a pizzeria before looking down to us all, "hurry, before the Akatsuki catch sight of us," she yells down to us all as Naruto picks me up like a bride which makes me grin a little, Naruto is strong like a ninja… wait… he is one, never mind!

"Kahlan~" I say with a grin and a wave, she gives a small smile back as Gaara looks from Naruto, to me, then to Kahlan.

She gives a small smile back before looking to Gaara as they have a stare off for a second. Kahlan sighs a little and Naruto and I watch as Gaara crouches down in front of her, his arms to his side.

"Here," he says as a click goes in my head. I grin to Kahlan stares at him with a confused look before I wave my free hands at them both.

"It's a piggy back Kahlan~" I sing as she gives me a look like she just figured it out as well. Kahlan nods her head softly as Gaara is looking ahead like our chat isn't even going on. Kahlan swallows a little like maybe a tiny bit of pride (I would if I was her, a piggy back by a ninja sounds cool though!) and slowly climbs onto Gaara's back who doesn't seem to care.

He stands up while holding onto her legs before jumping onto the building where the rest of the team is waiting.

"Onwards my friend~!" I sing with a grin which earns a grin from Naruto as well.

"Race, believe it!" Naruto yells as I hold onto him and he jumps onto the building and pass Gaara. "Is a race Gaara!" he yells back to Gaara and Kahlan who gives a small smirk and follows after Naruto and I.

I grin and giggle while I see Gaara trying to keep up with Naruto who is laughing with me. "We will win this~!" I yell with a grin while he grins back and laughs.

I watch as buildings pass us and I look to the left and see a blonde and a red head, facing us. I look closely and notice its Sasori and Deidara… they both have smirks on their faces… why are they grinning?

"Naruto," Tsunade yells ahead while running from building to building beside of Shizune and Hinata. "Our search team should be back when we get back to our base," he yells again as Naruto nods his head with a grin. Yeah! Kakashi and the others will be back! I can't wait!

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