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Well that is everyone, i know that with summer here, everyone is off on vacation and enjoying the sun, so i hope your all having fun out there! "i may be going to the beach this Saturday if its nice! :D" anyway, enough about my weekend plans lol, here is the brand new, fresh off my HD chapter!
Historical Bonds
Chapter 18
PRESENT TIME
Akio and Rei were flying from tree branch to tree branch throughout the forest, trying to stay one step ahead of the ANBU ROOTS ninjas "Akio, I don't know if I can keep going. Take her, I will slow them down" Rei said as she tried to give Naoto to Akio
"No Rei, you can do it. Just keep running, we will find a way..."
They continued to jump at high speeds, but Rei was getting tired and her body was starting to feel the effects of fatigue. She missed her landing on one of the branches and slipped, she screamed horrified, not for herself but for Naoto. She wrapped her arms around Naoto to try and protect her from the fall and did her best to make sure she would land on her back
Akio had heard her scream and with speed he had already jumped back to catch her "Are you alright Rei?" He asked her as he set her down and they continued jumping
"Yeah...Thanks Akio" Rei said as she held Naoto tightly "But I can't keep this up for long...Where are we going?"
"We just need to keep it up for a little bit, there is a village not far from here, I have friends there. They are strong enough to help us fight them off if they decide to try and take her by force..."
"Her? You mean they are after her?" Rei said surprised since it was the first time since their escape from Konoha that Akio told her the reason for being chased "But why?! Isn't she the Hokage's daughter? Aren't they just trying to return her to him? Why would we be running away from them?"
"I will explain once we reach the village, for now just trust me Rei!"
Meanwhile back in the village, Danzo wasn't pleased with how his ROOTS had been outsmarted by two nobody ninjas "Who are they?!" He demanded to know
"Here are their files my lord" one of Danzo's lackeys said as he gave him two files
The first file had the fallowing
Name: Takahashi Rei
Rank: Konoha Chunin
Age: 19
Eyes: Red
Hair: Brown
Height: 5,6F
Weight: 127 LBS
Family: Mother, Father are unknown, Married to Takahashi Akio at age 18, no kids as of this date, no other known relatives
Special abilities: Medical Specialist
Notes: Rei was found abandoned in front of the orphanage as a baby, nothing is known of her parents or what clan she comes from. Rei is hard working and cares for her team members. Upon graduation she was placed in a team along with Takahashi Akio and Hyuga Izumi as team two, captained by Yamanaka Yasuki. She became a chunin after going through the chunin exam twice. During her last mission; she was able to save the life of the team leader by putting herself in danger by running onto the battle zone and performing first aid.
The second file had the fallowing
Name: Takahashi Akio
Rank: Elite Chunin
Age: 19
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
Height: 5,10F
Weight: 183 LBS
Family: Mother Takahashi Anji, Konoha ANBU age 41, Father Takahashi Renji, Konoha Junin age 45, Sister Takahashi Miyoko, Konoha Genin age 13, Married to Takahashi Rei at age 18, no kids as of this date
Special abilities: Weapons Specialist
Notes: Akio was at the top of his class at the academy. Upon graduation he was placed in a team along with Takahashi Rei and Hyuga Izumi as team two, captained by Yamanaka Yasuki. Akio showed leadership abilities when he took command of the squad while they were attacked by rogue Chunins and Yasuki was scouting ahead. He had detected the spike in chakra and sprinted back to save his team. However thanks to Akio's leadership, they had not only defeated the rogues but captured them alive. Once he lead his team through the chunin exam he was the only one from his team to make it to chunin, the two others attained the rank on there next attempt. He was recently given captain of his team and Yasuki was given a new genin group to teach. He was recently injured during his last mission as he saved team member Izumi from what would have been a fatal strike by taking it for her, his life was saved by the team medic Rei
"You are trying to tell me that you were outsmarted by a bunch of CHUNINS?!" Danzo said fuming
"I am sorry my lord, but we didn't know he had the girl until after we followed him home" he quickly answered
"DAMN IT, get me a communicator right now!"
"Yes my lord" The ROOTS member answered as he removed his own communicator quickly and handed it to Danzo who took it
"Sasuke, can you hear this?"
Meanwhile Sasuke was sitting in the woods not far from the Konoha gates meditating, he was still waiting for the signal to attack. He let out a large sigh "Yeah" he simply answered
"I know that you have been worried about that little girl you were taking care of, I have something you may want to know"
Sasuke's eyes immediately shot open "Where is she!" He almost demanded
"It would appear that two Ninjas have taken off with her, I have a team pursuing them, but they have proven to be always one step ahead of us"
"Who are they?!" Sasuke once again asked in demanding tone
"We don't know, but we believe them to be spies from another village. They saw an opportunity to kidnap the Hokage's daughter and they took it"
"Wait a minute, why would you care?" Sasuke asked wondering if this was a trick
"You idiot, she is a Namikaze and as such she posses many powers, do you really think I want her to fall into enemy hands? Who knows what kind of secrets they could learn from cutting her into pieces and studying her"
Sasuke suddenly felt anger rising at the mere though of someone wanting to harm Naoto, and if he allowed it to happen Naruto would never forgive him and Sakura would most likely kill him "Where are they heading..." Sasuke simply asked as he got up
"They are heading north, they have about an hour ahead of you, so bring her back no matter what or who intervenes. Your orders are to BRING HER BACK" Danzo answered
Sasuke disappeared in a poof of smoke while Danzo smiled as he put the communicator down "My lord, why do we need him? I sent an entire squadron to intercept them, and why lie to him? He is bound to your orders anyway"
"Because, I am not taking any chances this time. I want her and I want her now, and he now believes that her life is in danger, he will be more motivated this way" He said with a laugh
Rei was reaching her breaking point "Akio, you said it wasn't much further..." She said as she was barely able to keep up with him
"We are almost there!" He answered as they approached what seemed to be rubble from a village, he stopped and looked around and he couldn't believe his eyes "It's gone?! But how..."
"What's going on Akio?" Rei asked as she was catching her breath and cheeking up on Naoto who had fallen asleep in her arms
Akio looked around some more, there were a few dead bodies. He recognize a few of them, they were his friends "No...No how could this have happened? I just came from here two days ago!"
Multiple ANBU ninjas came out from the surrounding tree line, they were now surrounded, Akio's rage wad building up in him. Are these the people who killed everyone here? But why? They were fellow fire citizens! How could the ANBU do this? Could this be related to how the Hokage seemed to be missing? Had the Hokage secretly been captured by the ANBU Squad? What was going on!?
"Hand over the girl, and neither one of you will be harmed, you will be allowed to walk away free" One of them spoke up
Akio held Rei close to him, ready to defend her and Naoto with his life if he had to. And Rei herself would do anything to keep Naoto out of harm's way, although she still didn't understand why Akio was defying the ANBU "Akio, what's going on?" she asked
"Rei, I am not sure, but these people may be trying to take power in Konoha, this entire village must have been destroyed by them. They may even have captured Hokage Sama and now want to make sure his daughter is taken care of..."
"WHAT?!" Rei said surprised at Akio's response. The ANBU forces were now closing in on them
"This is your last chance, give up the girl" The man repeated himself
Akio grabbed his Kunai, he knew he had no chance against them but could he really just hand the girl over? And what would stop them from killing them once they did hand her over? Sweat was starting to drip down his brow; this was how he was going to die... Protecting the one he loved and a defenseless little girl "Rei, I am going to charge at them, I should be able to break a small opening for you to get away, once you are through don't stop until you reach the sand village. The Kazekage is a friend of Lord Hokage, he will take care of both of you"
"But Akio, I can't leave you behind..." Rei said fighting back tears
"Look, this isn't about us anymore, this is about getting her to safety. If she truly is the daughter of lord Hokage, she must be brought to a safe location and you must warn the Kazekage of what's going on here. The fate of all Konoha could depend on it, now don't argue...I am your team captain and I am giving you an order"
Rei wanted to defy the order, she would rather die by Akio's side then lose him, but she couldn't allow Naoto to fall into their hands. There was still so much she didn't know or understand about the situation "...Alright" she said sadly
"Rei...I love you" Akio said as he gave her a kiss and grinned at her before he charged at the enemy line as Rei ran behind him, ready to break through at the first chance she would get, Akio had a Kunai in both hands as they clashed with the ANBU's weapons. He kicked one of them and threw one of his kunais, it almost slits the throat of one of the enemy, but he was able to deflect it just in time. Akio then took out one of his scrolls and released the seal as thousands upon thousands of flying projectile were flying at the enemies "GO NOW REI!" He shouted as he had created an opening
Rei quickly took advantage of the opening and was able to get through, Akio smiled sadly knowing it would be the last time he would ever see Rei, his job was now to keep them busy long enough for her to get away. He took out another scroll and released its seal, his weapon of choice appeared and he grabbed it, it was a staff with a blade on each end, he twirled it around with skill as he got ready to attack the enemy
Rei was running as fast as she could, but she was intercepted by the team that had begun chasing them from Konoha. She found herself surrounded, Akio could see it from his location but there was no way he could get to her in time "REI!" He screamed as one of them approached her and tried to grab her arm so she would release Naoto, but Rei refused to allow them to even lay a finger on her. Naoto had begun crying from all the commotion and noise, she looked back at the helpless Akio who was trying to desperately fight his way to her, but she also knew that he would never make it in time
They had failed, Naoto would fall in the hands of the enemy and they would both be killed, one of them grabbed her from behind and held both her arms. She held onto Naoto even tighter as the poor girl cried, another one of them tried to grab Naoto from Rei's arm while she was being restrained, tears were falling from her eyes "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO" is all that was going though her head, suddenly her eyes began to glow blue as a surge of chakra began to flow through her entire body and the air around her began to get colder. A spear of ice suddenly shot out at the one holding her from behind, he was forced to let go of her as he dodged it, a cocoon of pure ice began to form around her. By the time the ANBU had gotten back to her she was completely surrounded by the ice. They tried to break it with their weapons, but it wouldn't even create a dent,
On the inside Rei was still holding onto Naoto who had begun to calm down, Rei was also confused. Had someone cast this thing on her? And if so, was it meant to protect her? Or keep her trapped? But one thing was for sure, Naoto was safe for the time being..."Don't worry, I will protect you with my life, just like Akio" she said with a smile to Naoto
"What the hell is this!" One of them shouted out
"Don't worry, we will melt her out of there" another said with a grin as he began to make hand signs, a large flame shot out of his mouth as the ice began to melt, but at a very, very slow pace
"It's going to take forever!" One of them said angrily
"No matter, in the mean time, we can kill this one, slowly, and painfully" another said with a grin as they turned their attention to Akio who was fighting the others off with everything he had. They were able to strike him a few times as parts of his clothing had been ripped and he was bleeding from multiple wounds. He was trying to figure out where that ice had come from, had they captured her? But why where they trying to melt it? He didn't know, but he had to save her, he just had to
"CHIDORY!" Akio heard what sounded like thousands of birds chirping, a man wearing an ANBU mask ran in taking out ten enemy ANBU with one strike of his powerful jutsu as he ran in, Akio didn't know if he was friend or foe. He also wore an ANBU mask, but he had attacked the rogue ninjas, Akio could see one of his eyes as the man turned to face him, it was red and had tree black comas "You look like you need a hand" Was all the man said as he took up a stance by Akio's side
Meanwhile out at sea Konohamaru proudly made his way to the bridge "Here they are!" He said with a smile to Toshiro who was at the helm, Konohamaru handed him what looked like a black uniform and grinned
He inspected it thoroughly, but Konohamaru didn't even worry. He was confident in his work "I have to say Konohamaru, this is flawless, a perfect replica...Do you also have the headbands?" He asked
"Of course I do" Konohamaru said handing them to Toshiro "Well?"
"They are perfect, you did a good job, I never would have imagine that you would posses these skills" Toshiro said with a smile, also, an extra worry had been lifted from his mind. They would be able to pull off passing as night ninja's now
"He is just FULL of surprises isn't he?" A voice came from behind to hugged Konohamaru and kissed him on the cheek
"Thanks Yuki..." Konohamaru said embarrassed
Ino walked onto the bridge with a cup of coffee, Toshiro had noticed a little bit of blood by her nose and was curious, but before he could ask her about it Sakura walked up with a bright smile "Hey everyone" She said happily
"Well you're in a good mood" Ino said with a grin, knowing what she had been up too with Naruto the night before
"Yeah, you could say that, and yeah, although I am sure part of it is because of what you're thinking, there is another reason, but I promised him that he could tell you all"
"Tell us all what Sakura Nii-Chan?" Konohamaru asked
Sakura just smiled at him refusing to ruin Naruto's announcement, but she didn't have to wait for long as Naruto walked onto the bridge "Everyone, I have the greatest news!" He began to say, Ino immediately fell over with a nose bleed remembering her last encounter with Naruto only an hour ago
"Get your mind out of the gutter, you pervert" Sakura said with a grin to her best friend
"Me and Sakura are going to be parents again!" Naruto said proudly as he kissed Sakura
"THAT'S GREAT NARUTO SENSEI!" Yuki said with a grin as she hugged him tightly and then hugged Sakura "You two are great parents! I wonder if it's going to be another girl!" Yuki said with a smile
Konohamaru smiled at his Nii-san "I wouldn't mind having a little nephew" He said as he hugged Sakura and congratulated her
"Whatever it is, I will love him or her just as much, I can't wait for Naoto to hear the news!"
"Naruto...She is 10 months old, she won't really care" Sakura said with a smile, but Naruto was too happy to mind, and it was one of the things she loved about him
Naruto ran off the bridge, because he still had more people to tell the great news to, but at least Sakura was happy that he had clothes on this time
End Chapter 18
Well that's another chapter done, What is that strange ice power that saved Rei at the last second? Is that new comer friend or foe? Will Ino ever be able to look at Naruto without a sudden nose bleed? Keep reading to find out...well other then the Ino part :P Who knows if that will ever stop happening ;)
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