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Ranginui

Today was just chalk full of surprises, wasn't it? First the God's wanted to take what was rightfully his, then that eight-tailed rude beast put a spear into his side, then another one of those beasts ripped off an arm, Sasuke wouldn't die and now here was that crazy woman loosing her saint's patience. It had started out to be a grand day, only to turn into a catastrophic mess. Peachy.

"Ereshkigal, dear, please. Can't you see I am busy?" Ranginui had just about enough with this nonsense. He spoke with such arrogance, as if her teeth did not plague his being. Flies on a sleeping pig, kittens to a Rottweiler. She did not reply or acknowledge he spoke at all. Just heavy pants and small growls from behind bared incisors sinking through muscle to bone like butter. Sasuke coughed from his fisted hand.

"And you, hush, can't you see I'm dealing with this impossible woman?" Teeth pushed further into his intact shoulder, bones shattering. "Now that one hurt. Stop it." The boy hacked again, bleeding all over his fingers. "If you want him, fetch." And with a flick of his wrist, Sasuke was airborne, flying towards his uncle. Sakura was quicker, gently catching him in her mouth. She laid him on the ground, black eyes of a hound conveying her sadness.

"Don't worry about me. I'm okay." Despite his words the streams of blood spewed from his thin lips. "Well, less okay, but not dying." A soft grunt he would recognize as reluctance due to his dog doing it quite often when bothered from sleep. Sakura nuzzled him before turning her sights to her ex lover.

"Angry, dear?" He taunted. She continued with her silent treatment, only barking at him. "Yes, yes, I know, I hurt Sasuke, how dare I!" Ranginui bellowed. "I also hurt your boys, oh my how will I live?" Fur rose in a wave from her scruff to her tail. Another loud bark had Ranginui laughing. "Oh can it, mutt. See Sasuke, this is what she is. A dog. A monster. Nothing more than a worthless bitch."

Tsunade tending to Sasuke only killed off the thunderous laughter.

"You all are so annoying!"

Naruto

Well this wasn't fair. He couldn't summon a lick of Kumara power to fight again. Also his mother seemed to be very upset with him. But he had helped, right? They shouldn't be mad that he helped.

"And another thing, how dare you barrel here with no warning whatsoever and use your tailed best power! Are you stupid? Minato, tell him!" His mother hovered, clasping her arms around him tightly. His father looked less worried as he stood with a befuddled face.

"What you and Sasuke did... what do you call that?"

"Apparently Kumara has done it previously with other tailed beast." Naruto shrugged his mother off, standing on wobbly legs. "Juts told me to have some form of contact with Teme."

"Ah... I see. That is some power there boy." He nodded.

"Nothing like moms." Naruto sighed.

"Damn right!" A smack to the back of his head had him stumbling into his father. "And next time you try reckless things I'm gonna skin your hide!"

Minato laughed. "Oh Kushina, relax, I have an idea."

Sasuke

He felt no pain. Tsunade had said he wouldn't, having a God take him as a vessel had it's many perks.

"You cannot die that easily unlike if you were human," she explained while magically mending his ribs. "You also heal faster."

He didn't have troubles breathing, nor did he taste metal any longer. He could feel Susano'o working tirelessly saving his measly life. Susano'o reminded him just how terrible of a container he was.

"Did you not play physical contact sport in your youth?" He growled, sitting in his subconscious crossed arm and legged.

"Shut up. I'm trying here."

"Try harder."

"What's your infatuation with Sakura anyways?"

"Now is not time to be jealous."

"I'm curious."

"It's not her."

"Who then?"

"I do not want mine and my siblings deaths to be meaningless."

Sasuke was at a loss of words. Sakura had mentioned the lost of three children. She had an uncanny habit of filling his mind with what she saw and remembered. He didn't know if she was conscious of this custom or not, it had scared him into sealed lips the very first time. He saw Susano'o's true face along with two others. Those must be his siblings. The memory she had was of six children playing tag in the woods.

"But why me?"

"You have something to fight for, am I correct?" So that was the reason. Sasuke felt inclined to fight for Sakura. Not just her, though, her children, Naruto, his family, the world, his world. He wanted to save it, and Susano'o felt it.

"We're gonna try this once more. Trust me, and let me take over."

Ereshkigal

She wasn't going to attack him yet. Rounding him, seizing him like any wolf would her prey. Her eyes surveyed his damage. With one arm and multiple puncture wounds, she could end him here and now, yet the power of Uranus would leave her in much worse shape then before. Uranus still hated her, choosing to leave her body on his own terms. The stubborn old fool gave her a hard time, not letting her tap into his power as often as she'd like. Ranginui had no troubles wielding momentous power like the lightest of swords.

Sasuke and Naruto hadn't actually scratched the God, he could reattach limbs, close gashes and regrow that talon with all the ease in this universe when he so choose. Why he hadn't she couldn't say, it only further irked her that he still stood so mighty.

He must be toying with them.

"So this is Sakura?" She gazed to her right, the familiar glow of the nine-tails warming her. It wasn't just Naruto at it's heart, but Izanami was right next to him, sly smile on her beautiful features.

"I said that didn't I, Dobe?" And Susano'o stood so tall with a passive Sasuke in his chest. She could see the confidence rolling off him with that smug smirk tugging on his lips.

"Yo, Sak! We're here to help!"

Ereshkigal snapped at Sasuke's heels. "Whatever, I am not leaving your side stupid girl." She bit into his armor, trying to drag him back to the 'safe zone'. "I said I would stand with you." Her snapping stopped to stare into his determined eyes. He was nearly as stubborn as her, no point in arguing with him. She resumed her stance, glancing at Naruto and his mother.

"Link hands with me Sasuke." Naruto shouted. "You too, Sakura-Chan!"

"Why must you make everything seem double sided?" Sasuke groaned tapping his fist to his best friend's. He grabbed the reluctant Sakura by the fur, freeing her from the giant k9. "You don't have a choice, princess."

"Have I mentioned how much you anger me?" The fusion of Kumara and Susano'o were cloaked in a green.

"Let's get this over with," Izanami smiled. "I have dinner to make."

They simultaneously agreed, this had gone on too long. It was time to end this.