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The Boy In The Orange Jumpsuit
Chapter Eleven – Preparations For A Massacre.
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That afternoon, Kakashi bit his lip as he thought about what could be done. Many people would either stand up for their children and be murdered, or be too frightened and stay within the confines of the camp. Madara had worse fears. If they could manage to save these people, who were marked for death, where would they take them afterwards? If they were lucky they might be able to hide them at Kakashi's home for a few days, but then what? Would they be able to commandeer a train to move these people? Would they be able to sneak them out of Oto? If so, would they get caught? How could they manage all of this without getting caught? There were so many questions and so few answers that all the adults in the room were still thinking when night fell. That was when Madara finally had a brainwave.
"There is only one way we can get all of these people safely out of Oto." Madara stated.
"How?" Kakashi asked.
"If we can save them, I am above questioning. If I decide to take a freight train through Oto and straight into Konoha for business, no one will question it. It helps that I have the money to grease the right palms. It also helps that Fugaku is a General. If we can save those children, we can get them out of here within a few days Kakashi. It means people invading your space for a while. But we have little choice." Madara told Kakashi earnestly. Kakashi nodded.
"I thought of that. There's a man I used to know. He was helping to sneak people out of Oto and in to Konoha. You might have known him yourself, Hiruzen Sarutobi?" Kakashi asked. Madara nodded sadly.
"He was shot and killed by your nephew from what I've heard. But he managed to get plenty of people out. He hid these people by building an annexe under his barn. It was big enough to hide several. So when I heard he'd been killed, I went to find his property. I found the annexe, and made sure that he was buried properly. After that I started building annexes all around this property. Under this house, the entryway hidden by trees, is another annexe. We'll need to keep any injured in the annexe here inside the house, but those who are not injured, those who are lucky, we can hide in the larger annexe." Kakashi told Madara. Madara nodded his understanding.
"It will take me a few days to get what I need. Once we're within fire country, these people will be safe. It's a case of being able to hide them through all the rail checks." Madara told Kakashi.
"How about using crates? Put people inside with buckets, water and some sort of food. Put ice blocks inside the carriages to keep things cool on the journey." Obito questioned. Madara thought about it for a moment.
"I'd have to check how many people we were transporting, but with the weather as hot as it is lately, you may be on to an idea. I could claim to be exporting meat. It would explain the ice blocks within the train. It might actually work." Madara replied.
"Is anyone watching out for movement near the camps?" Kakashi asked.
"Mikoto is keeping an ear out and Itachi is keeping watch. He's young but dependable. I'm sure he'll let us know somehow." Madara answered. That was when they heard knocking on the door. It was a succession of knocks followed by six deft taps, then followed by three thuds against the door.
"It's Itachi." Madara stated. Kakashi went to open the door and Itachi ran in.
"It's all set. At midnight they're going to drag as many young children as they can from those huts and bring them into the woods. They're hoping to catch the relatives and other adults off guard by letting them sleep before the soldiers make the grab." Itachi told his uncle. Madara sighed.
"This is going to get more difficult. I have no idea how we're going to help without being seen." Madara said. They thought for a few minutes before Itachi made a simple suggestion.
"These men who are taking these children into the woods to kill them, why not just kill them?" Itachi asked.
"That's a rather brutal suggestion from a young boy, Itachi." Kakashi answered.
"Maybe so, but they'd do the same to us. They're planning to kill a whole bunch of children. They're defenceless. That's not the way of a soldier, that's the way of a savage." Itachi shot back. Madara nodded.
"He's right Kakashi. To stop them identifying us, we'll have to shoot them ourselves. It'll stop the alarm being raised for a while as well. Hopefully, by the time someone bothers to come and check on their progress, we'll be long gone. The trouble is that there will be casualties no matter what we do." Madara told Kakashi firmly.
"We'll need help, to deal with any casualties. Obito and I are both accomplished doctors, but we can't be the only ones." Kakashi stated. Madara nodded his understanding.
"I'll be helping as well. With such an operation going on, Fugaku will not be at home. He'll eat his dinner and head over to the camp to stop any trouble before it starts. This means, Itachi, that you'll go and get your mother and Rin and bring them here. I don't like involving you or your mother to be honest. But we'll need extra pairs of hands. Rin is very capable and your mother can follow any instructions one of us gives." Madara told Itachi. Itachi nodded his ascent. Obito, Kakashi, Madara and Itachi, carried on making a plan, hoping to be leaving the house soon to carry it out.
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Naruto and Sakura were sat on the bed with Kushina, when they heard a groan come from Tsunade. Naruto ran to find one of the adults, as Kushina tried to coax Tsunade to open her eyes.
"Come on Tsunade-San, you need to open your eyes." Kushina called, as Naruto ran out of the room.
He rushed down the stairs and into the study, where he found Kakashi, Obito, Madara and Itachi discussing something.
"My Baa-Chan is awake!" Naruto exclaimed. It was Obito who stood up and followed Naruto back up the stairs. Obito walked into the room and saw the older woman struggling to sit up.
"Be careful ma'am, you've been unconscious for a while." Obito told Tsunade kindly. The woman gave him a look.
"How long?" Tsunade asked firmly. Her voice was soft, but without any wavering. Obito explained the situation to Tsunade carefully. She nodded her understanding and made to move her legs.
"Why are my joints so stiff?" Tsunade asked.
"That could be because you haven't used them for a while." Obito answered. Tsunade glared slightly. That was when Madara came into the room with Kakashi. Kushina managed to move herself away as much as was possible. Her own movements were sluggish and half hearted.
"Sakura, Naruto, why don't you two go and talk to Itachi for a little while?" Kakashi told the two children. They nodded and ran off to find Itachi.
"What's going on?" Kushina asked. Tsunade seemed just as interested. So Madara explained the situation to them. Tsunade bit her bottom lip hard.
"If I could damn well move properly I'd be able to help." Tsunade stated. Madara gave the women a confused look.
"Tsunade is a doctor." Kushina answered. Madara nodded.
"You might not be able to perform any quick surgery Tsunade-San, but perhaps you can see to those who may have small injuries. Things are getting more dangerous and we need all the help we can get." Madara told the woman kindly. Tsunade nodded.
"I will do everything I can to help. If you can getme something to support my weight, some crutches or something, I will try and get myself moving. The more I can move the easier it will be to help." Tsunade stated firmly. Madara nodded.
"I'm not a doctor, but I can help as a pair of hands." Kushina said softly.
"This is going to be a long night ladies. Rest while you can." Madara told the two women, who nodded their understanding.
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Within one of those ragged huts within the camp, Minato and Jiraiya were both still awake. Konan, Guren, Shino, Gaara, Temari and Kankuro were sleeping peacefully next to them.
"Something doesn't feel right Dad." Minato whispered to his father. Jiraiya nodded.
"I know. Something is wrong. No one was taken earlier this evening. I don't know what they're planning but I know it can't be good." Jiraiya told his son. That was when a group of soldiers barged into the room. One made to grab Guren, who yelled out as she was woken harshly from slumber. Minato grabbed hold of Guren, and another soldier grabbed hold of Minato.
"The children are being shipped out of here." The soldier hissed.
"You're not taking my niece or any of the children in my care, anywhere." Minato hissed. He felt a blow to the back of his head, and the world fell into darkness.
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Madara, Obito and Kakashi were all waiting in the shadows, they saw men coming along, dragging children and unconscious forms of men and women who had obviously resisted the taking of their children.
"We have to be prepared for anything." Madara whispered. Their plan wasn't perfect and they hadn't had enough time to prepare. However, it seemed as though a lot of people had resisted. There were ten soldiers rounding up and tying up the children together. They wouldn't escape tied up as they were. The adults were dumped unceremoniously on the ground near their offspring. Madara didn't like the direction this was going in.
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"So who first? The men, the women or the brats?" One soldier asked Mizuki. He smirked.
"The brats first. We get rid of them, we break the spirits of the others. Plus they're all rounded up and ready to be herded off. Animals to the slaughter so to speak. These Will of Fire lovers aren't people. Just remember that soldier." Mizuki told the younger recruit.
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Okay all, I'm going to leave it there. Mainly because I'm tired and I want to sleep eventually. I hope you all enjoyed this chappie and I will try and update as soon as possible. Please R&R and let me know what you think.