Well i have returned with the next chapter, yay for new chapters, they are almost as good as cookies and milk :D, this is a much bigger chapter then my last, i wanted to make up for chapter 14 having under 2000 words :) anyway it is not time to do my reviewers :D well not "do them"...you know what i mean! get your minds out of the gutter! :P lol jk
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Well that is everyone, this time i am SURE..."i hope" that i didn't miss anyone "crosses fingers"
Historical Bonds
Chapter 15
IN THE PRESENT
Shizune was examining Sakura who was nervous, she had always thought about having another child and wanted to speak with Naruto about it, but was it too soon? They still had Naoto to deal with and right now wasn't the best time to be pregnant. They were heading towards unknown enemy territory and who knew how long they would be there for. She couldn't afford to become a liability for Naruto, Shizune smiled at her as she finished up her examination "Sakura, my assumption was correct, you are pregnant, Congrats" She told her as her smile got brighter
But Sakura had mixed feelings about the results "I see…" Was her simple response
"I see? That's all you have to say? Shouldn't you be a bit happier?" Shizune asked confused "If its Naruto your worried about, don't be, remember how you thought he would react last time and how he didn't and was actually Happy?"
"It's not that, I know that Naruto will be overjoyed… It's just right now isn't the right time for this" Sakura explained
"I can understand that, but there isn't much we can do about it now… Other then….."
"NO, I will never consider something like that..." Sakura quickly answered before Shizune could even finish her sentence
"Good, because I wouldn't have liked to conduct that procedure. Look, it won't even physically start showing for another month or two, and it won't affect your abilities for a while either. For all we know we could be back in Konoha by then" Shizune tried to cheer Sakura up
"Yeah, but what if it takes longer? What if I become a burden for Naruto, or even worst, a weakness?"
"You know that you would never be a burden to him, and you are one of his major sources of strength. Without you by his side, he wouldn't be the same man he is today, even back when you guys were kids you were his reason for fighting. Remember how hard he fought Gaara to save you? Were you a weakness then? He used it as a reason to keep fighting and become stronger. So come on, let's go tell him the good news" Shizune continued on
"Could we not tell him for a little while… At least give me the time to get use to the idea"
"Alright, just don't keep it from him for too long"
"Yeah…Don't worry, in the meantime you should start taking these instead of those motion sickness pills" She said handing her a bottle of morning sickness pills
Meanwhile Naruto was talking with Toshiro "It has to be done today" Naruto simply told him
"So you are at your limit?" Toshiro asked
"In terms of sleeping, yes, I was able to sleep a bit last night but I didn't get any rest. If this keeps up, I will be in the same state I was when we first began this mission" Naruto explained to him
"Alright" Toshiro simply answered
"Oh and.. Don't tell Sakura, the less she knows about this, the less she will worry" Naruto asked Toshiro
"Yeah, I figured as much" Toshiro answered as they returned to Naruto's room to conduct the procedure that would rid him of the nightmares for another week
At the same time on the deck of the ship, Jun narrowly escaped an explosion "Watch out Jun!" Kanji screamed at his team mate "She is coming from behind!"
Hiyori appeared and hits Jun in the back sending him crashing to the ground. Hamako tried to save him by launching an attack of her own, she threw a punch at Hiyori who simply grabbed her arm and threw Hamako into a wall. Kanji and Jun joined her as they try to regroup "She has gone completely mad…." Jun commented
"Is that the best you can do?" Hiyori simply asked as she began to walk towards her team
Hamako wiped some of the blood that was dripping from her mouth and began to make hand signs, her shadow started to extend itself towards Hiyori. Hiyori began to jump back as the shadow was nearing her, Hamako grinned as they finally had her on the defensive. Jun started to make hand signs of his own as Kanji launched himself at Hiyori who was distracted with the shadow, however she grabbed him with ease as he tried to kick her and sent him straight into the shadow, Hamako cursed Kanji for getting caught in their own trap "Damn it Kanji, you are useless!"
"You need to work on your team work!" Hiyori screamed at them, unaware that a tidal wave of water had appeared behind her. It was heading straight for Hiyori as Jun smiled, the wave was just about to hit her but at the last second, she disappeared in a yellow and black flash
"…..Crap" were Kanji's last words as the tidal wave hit him with full force
"KANJI!" Jun screamed helpless as he was unable to stop his attack, Hiyori used this distraction to hit him in the back of the head sending him crashing to the ground. Hamako threw a Kunai at Hiyori who simply caught it in mid air and threw it back, stabbing Hamako in the leg causing her to grit at the pain, but she wasn't about to give up
Hamako pulled the Kunai out as blood began to pour from the wound, Jun and Kanji were both knocked out. She was the last hope at stopping Hiyori, she began to formulate a plan in her mind, their last plan didn't work out too good. But she was a Nara, she should be able to figure out a way to beat Hiyori
Hanabi was watching from the bridge as Yuki walked up "What is this about?" Yuki asked
"Hamako was saying how they could probably take on a night country squad of Ninja's on their own, Hiyori told them not to underestimate the forces of night and that they should continue training while we are still at sea, to which Hamako said that she was confident that they could take on anything the night country could throw at them. So Hiyori smiled and asked them to show her, as a former night vice captain, she is an example of some of the strongest in the country and that if they can beat her, she would acknowledge their strength"
"Hamako is troublesome, she has too much pride. She should learn from me and just relax a bit, enjoy small things like clouds…" Shikamaru said as he stared at the sky carelessly
"That's called being lazy you idiot" Ino told him with a smirk
"Whatever" Shikamaru said without taking his gaze from the sky
Hamako quickly opened her weapons pouch and took out a string, she attached it to a Kunai and then threw it at one of the ships masses hard enough to make sure the Kunai would be able to support her weight. She then began to run towards the side of the ship and jumped over the side while hanging onto the string, with speed while she's in the air she threw another Kunai with a string attached changing her direction in mid air. She was now flying above Hiyori, she threw a few Kunais at Hiyori who easily dodged them. Her feet then landed on another mass where she used the leverage to launch herself towards Hiyori who simply tried to sidestep, causing Hamako to grin as she was still holding onto another string, she pulled on it as it changed her trajectory, with a Kunai in hand she aimed for one of Hiyori's limbs, after all she had no intentions of killing her
However Hiyori is able to deflect the Kunai with her blade, but it didn't stop Hamako's forward momentum. She crashed into Hiyori sending both girls to the ground, Hiyori is able to quickly get back to her feet but before she knew it, she had lost all control of her body. She looked down at her feet and realized that her shadow was now connected to Hamako's "Got you!" Hamako said with a grin
"Really? Funny, I don't seem to agree" Hiyori said as she disappeared in a poof of smoke
"Shadow Clone?" Hamako asked herself, but suddenly she felt the coldness of steel up against her throat
"Who do you think invented the shadow clone..? That's right, the night country" Hiyori said with a grin as she had Hamako at her mercy, her Zanpakuto only millimeters from Hamako's throat
However, Hamako did not give up, she only grinned causing Hiyori to be cautious, could this be a Shadow Clone? Suddenly she began to hear something burning behind her, she turned her head and saw an explosive note attached to the wall just behind them. It had all but burnt up, there was no time to avoid it and the explosion was enough to send them flying. Hiyori had hit her head up against a wall and was having a hard time keeping herself conscious. But she had endured worst, however she now found herself with a Kunai to her throat as Hamako was sitting on top of her with a grin and her Zanpakuto had gone flying in another direction "Give up Sensei, there is NOTHING you can do….."
But before she could finish her sentence, Hiyori simply kicked Hamako in the back causing her to fall forward on top of Hiyori, who used this opportunity to push Hamako down to the ground and pinned her in a submissive type manoeuvre causing Hamako to scream in pain "Don't ever let your guard down, and don't ever think that the enemy is helpless, because as soon as you do you will die, now submit!" Hiyori said without a hint of remorse for the pain she was causing Hamako
"I give up! I GIVE UP!" Hamako screamed, Hiyori finally let go as Hamako continued to cry in pain
"You think that you can take out an entire squad of night ninja's and you can't even handle one, your overconfidence will get you and your team killed. I had to make sure this was a lesson that you would understand" Hiyori said as she walked away, not wanting to admit that she was almost defeated by Hamako in the final part of the battle. Ino jumped down from the bridge and ran towards Hamako who was now crying in the fiddle position and had not moved from where Hiyori had left her. Jun and Kanji who had finally regain consciousness ran towards their fallen team mate with concern on their faces
Yuki had also jumped down, but she didn't go for Hamako, she went for Hiyori "Wasn't that a bit harsh? She is only a genin…" Yuki told her
"A genin with an ego that had to be dealt with, if she went to the night country in the same mind set as she is now, she would be killed" Hiyori answered
"Look, I understand what your trying to teach them, I think I can understand more than anyone what Hamako is going through. After all, I had to learn the same lesson she did, but Naruto Sensei never caused me that much pain, you went too far"
"Perhaps I did…" Hiyori said, as she began to feel some remorse "But as long as she learned the lesson, then she will finally begin to train seriously without thinking that she is already better than everyone else. If the cost of that lesson is that she will now hate me and no longer regard me as her friend, then it's a small price to pay"
"Hate you? I doubt she will hate you, be afraid of you, no longer trust you are more likely. You may have destroyed their trust in you as their sensei, and in turn, it may destroy your team… Look, I am only a Chunin, and I know you're a Junin, I am not trying to tell you how to run your team, but I am just trying to warn you…" Yuki said as she left Hiyori and joined the others in finding out how badly hurt Hamako was
Hiyori had a tear run down her cheek, she knew that what Yuki told her was probably true, she went too far. She allowed her own ego and pride to interfere, she didn't want to allow Hamako to win at all cost. After all, the whole point was to show Hamako that they weren't ready to face night ninja's, but Hamako had somehow come up with a plan that almost did beat her. It was a brilliant plan, it was as if she was thinking five steps ahead, Hiyori turned around to looked at Ino as she conducted first aid on Hamako, she noticed that Jun was staring at her, and she could see fear in his eyes "Yuki was right…What have I done?"
Meanwhile back home, the young girl who had picked up Naoto was now feeding her a bottle, Naoto happily drank it up since she was starving "Wow, you were hungry weren't you" the girl said with a warm smile "You're so cute, how could anyone just leave you on the streets like that? I wonder what your name is" She said as Naoto continued to drink her milk "Well, my name is Rei" she continued on with a smile
"Rei, I am home!" A voice came from the other room
"Akio, I am in the kitchen, come here quick!" Rei answered back
A Young man entered the room; he was both surprised and puzzled at the sight of Naoto "Rei? Who is this?" He asked motioning at Naoto
"I found her on the streets all alone, no one was claiming her. I couldn't just leave her there she was crying, the poor thing was starving so I brought her home. Isn't she precious?"
"Rei… We have to find her parents, they must be worried sick"
"I know Akio, but, in the event that we cannot and that she is abandoned… Can we keep her? I would hate for her to grow up in an orphanage"
"We haven't even begun looking for her parents and your already wanting to adopt her.. Rei, I don't want you to get hurt; don't get too attached to her alright? We can talk about adoption after we know for sure she is abandoned" Akio answered her
"Akio is just a grumpy dumpy, isn't he, yes he is, yes he is" Rei said playfully at Naoto who was giggling as Rei also tickled her belly
"Rei…." He said sighing worried that she was setting herself up for heartbreak
IN THE PAST
The battle between Madara and Hashirama had begun to intensify, Hashirama launched himself at Madara with his blade in hand as both of them clashed together. Hashirama tried to kick Madara in the ribs but Madara was able to block the attack with his free arm, who in turn grabbed Hashirama's leg and threw him down. But Hashirama was able to get right back to his feet fast enough to do a twirl kick that tripped Madara backwards who simply used the momentum and continued to fall back kicking Hashirama on the jaw as he landed on his hands and completed a back flip
Hashirama did not allow the kick to stop him from taking advantage of the small opportunity he had to attack Madara while he was vulnerable during his back flip, he used his Katana to wound him on the arm. Madara quickly got back into a defensive position as he held onto his wound as warm blood came out from it. He took in a deep breath and exhaled a large flame directed at Hashirama, he was too close to avoid it. He quickly created a shield of wood that was incinerated within a few seconds but it was enough to protect him
"Your wood element is the worst match up for me Hashirama, you should have brought your brother with you, his water element could have been of use to you" Madara commented as he launched multiple fire attacks, Hashirama was unable to counter them all as flame engulfed his body, he quickly jumped into the water putting out the flames
Madara grinned and waited for Hashirama to surface, but suddenly large beams of wood emerged from the depth of the lake, Madara grinned "It's useless, Fire always beats wood!" Madara said as he took in another deep breath and exhaled a large flame that engulfed the beams, but to his surprise, they did not burn up, they simply had a few charred edges as they continued on there trajectory hitting Madara in the chest, causing large amounts of pain as he was sent flying until he finally hit a tree
"Unless the wood is drenched in water…." Hashirama said as he rose from the water standing on a wooden pole
Madara was angry at actually being outsmarted "Enough, its time I finished this" Madara suddenly bit his thumb, causing some blood to pour out, he transferred the blood to all five fingers and made a few hand signs before slamming his hand to the ground
But Hashirama had already guessed what Madara was planning and had done a similar move, they both shouted out at the same time "Summon Jutsu!"
A large cloud of smoke filled the area, as it began to clear, two very large figures could be made out through the smoke. On one side Hashirama was standing on the top of a very large orange and black toad, on the other side Madara was standing on the top of a very large orange and black nine tailed fox
"You brought me out to fight a toad? Why didn't you just fry it" Kyuubi said annoyed at being called out
"Why don't you just try and fry me, you sorry excuse for a demon!" Gamabunta replied
"Fine, I was in the mood for frog legs anyway" the Kyuubi said with a grin as he launched an attack against Gamabunta, who quickly reached for his weapon of choice, a massive knife like blade. He used it to counter Kyuubi's claws, they find themselves evenly matched until the Kyuubi threw some dirt in Gamabunta's eyes, unable to see properly or able to protect himself the Kyuubi attacked and was able to finally claw down on Gamabunta's left eye, causing a massive wound as blood began pouring out from it
Gamabunta began to swear as the blood filled his eye, causing him to have a hard time seeing out of his left eye
"Madara, now" Kyuubi simply said, Madara grinned as he began to do some hand signs, both of their chakra merged together as one of the largest fireballs Hashirama had ever seen began to make its way towards them
"HASHIRAMA!" Gamabunta screamed out
"Yeah, I got it" he quickly replied as he was already creating hand signs of his own, once he was done, both of their chakra's also merged together and a large ball of water was sent to meet the fireball, saving them in the process "Madara, remember when you told me that I should have brought my brother with me? and how his water element would have come in handy? To tell you the truth, I also have water elemental powers"
Madara was fuming with anger, he ordered the Kyuubi to no longer hold anything back. They both launched an attack against Hashirama and Gamabunta. The Kyuubi was relentless in his attack, Gamabunta was not able to stop them all as he was getting wounded, however the Kyuubi was taking hits from Gamabunta's knife
Madara jumped over onto Gamabunta's head and attacked Hashirama directly. Once again their blades clashed together but they were both tired, Madara was able to get a few good shots in with his blade, causing Hashirama to grit in pain
The Kyuubi had also been having more luck then Gamabunta, although Gamabunta was a strong fighter, Kyuubi's claws were too much for him to handle without any help from Hashirama who was busy with Madara. The Kyuubi was able to strike a major blow sending him crashing to the ground. This caused both Hashirama and Madara to fall off of his head, Hashirama went flaying head first into a tree while Madara was able to somehow fall onto his feet
"Hashirama… I am sorry" Gamabunta said as he disappeared in a poof of smoke, he was too wounded to continue and would no longer be of any help
"Do you still need me?" Kyuubi asked Madara
"No, good job, I will call you again if I need anything" He answered as the Kyuubi disappeared in a poof of smoke of his own
Hashirama's vision was blurry, the hit to the head he received had almost rendered him unconscious, Madara stood over him with his blade to his chest, Hashirama didn't even know in what direction his own blade flew in, not that he would have had the ability to use it had he still had it with him. He knew that he had lost and that Madara was going to take his life
Madara bent down "I told you that you would lose" he said as he kicked Hashirama's head as hard as he could, Hashirama's world went black as he descended into unconsciousness. His last thoughts were that he hopped his brother could forgive him for not returning home and that he hopped Masaki would lead the people of Konoha to prosperity
End Chapter 15
Well my fighting scenes still suck, i am really better at just telling a story then the fight scenes, but oh well, i tried my best :/ Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter so don't forget the three R's Read, Rave, Review, and if you have time, also Recycle :P