KG: Hmmm hmm hmmm no beginning omake today. Everyone's taking the day off. We're all tired. Besides, our equipment crashed and we need the money for it. So can't give you one like we normally do. So we'll just have to get started.
Disclaimer: I don't own...aww fuck it. You all know the damn truth by this time.
Quote: "So during those first moments of the day, which are yours and yours alone, you can circumvent these boundaries and concentrate fully on spiritual matters. And this gives you the opportunity to plan the time management of the entire day," by Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
"That's a pretty bold claim brat especially considering that I'm the Hokage and I give the orders around here now. I don't know what sensei was like in your relationship, but I'm not him," Tsunade shot at Naruto and the blonde raised his hands to quickly defuse his cousin's rage.
"I know I know Baa-chan. It's not like that, but I think it would really be a good idea to help them out," Naruto told her. Tsunade eyed the younger blonde in front of her and folded her arms. "And why should I put Konoha at risk for a war that's not even our problem?" Tsunade asked and Naruto quickly matched his Hokage's cold glare with his own. The temperature seemed to drop and so the blonde composed himself.
"You should do it because it benefits Konoha in the short and long run of what we're seeing. Baa-chan, I'm sure with Jiji handing you the reigns as Hokage then he also told you of the current problems that this country faces," Naruto said and Tsunade agreed. Sarutobi had indeed told her about those problems and that they needed to be handled, but she wanted to find her own way of doing it. However, Tsunade wouldn't mind any opinions to her decisions so long as they knew that she was in charge of everything.
"I do know about our sea trade problems. Are you suggesting that we help them out so that they will feel indebted to us?" Tsunade asked and Naruto shook his head. "That's part of the reason. The main reason is simply because Konoha is still repairing due to the damages of the Suna-Oto invasion. We're basically finished but there are places that aren't and you know that some of these need repairing with things that we don't have. Kiri is known for their swords and in turn is known for their metals. Baa-chan imagine if the resistance, because of us, won the war. They would want to establish relations as soon as possible and due to the eagerness they would to be in favor of one from the damage creating an already strong bond between us. Also if we do then Kiri and Suna will come together. The two are regional opposites. Kiri has water that Suna would want and Suna has geo-materials that Kiri would want. They would also have to pass through Konoha. Baa-chan, Konoha would be the center of trade between the three of us and you could see the village revenue increase," Naruto finished taking a breath from his long speech. His mother had taught him economy and all things dealing with trade. Also because of the Namikaze Compound and Naruto being a clan head candidate in the near future then he had to brush up on politics.
Tsunade leaned back into the chair, which still irked her that she was doing this job, but she couldn't get out of it. She made a damn deal. She thought for a second on Naruto's words. Naruto basically gave her a run-down of what would happen in the months and years to come. Tsunade, for all her worth, knew that Naruto's words held merit. She couldn't deny that much, but she still wanted a question answered.
"And if we lose?" Tsunade asked. Naruto's smile dropped and he folded his arms. "Then it still works out mostly because Kiri would still be damaged. They wouldn't dare to fight against Konoha after what they had just been through. On the contrary I think that they would still ally with us if only for the fact that they know they couldn't beat us except if they had Kumo's back up which they won't since we have their support as well. Kiri could try Iwa, but those two have always been at odds and this won't change from a civil war," Naruto stated. Tsunade narrowed her eyes. She was also told by Jiraiya and Sarutobi of Naruto's spy network. Not only the network, but also of the things to come in two years. It had been made a law by Sarutobi for officials and even the Kage superseding him that they wouldn't speak more of Naruto's heritage. When the blonde was experienced his heritage would be known, all of it.
"Why do you want us to help them so badly?" Tsunade asked and Naruto gave a small smile. "Call me stupid and an idiot for wanting to help people. I just want to. It's...the right thing to do," Naruto said and Tsunade snorted. "Chunin Uzumaki, you are dismissed," Tsunade said to him. Naruto gave a bow and walked away. He opened the door then closed it and left allowing Tsunade to think for a few minutes.
Having left the Hokage Mansion, Naruto appeared in the streets where Ayane and Samui were waiting for him. "What did she say?" Ayane asked and Naruto sighed with a shake of his head. "I think I convinced her, but it was only by a little bit that I even did. I don't know who she's going to send," Naruto said getting nods from the two.
"Well, the only thing we can do is wait so we will. Let's go back to the house. Ayane and I have a spar scheduled and she still needs more chakra control exercises," Samui said getting a snort from Ayane about her presumably lack of control in chakra.
"Fair enough. Let's go," Ayane said as they walked off. As they did so, Naruto looked back at the Hokage Mansion one last time before shaking his head and walking off.
As they arrived at the house, everyone visibly relaxed as Samui and Ayane wasted no time in getting out of their shinobi clothes and into some workout clothes. They went into the backyard and already Naruto could hear the sounds of punches and kicks being thrown in the air while he knelt down to the mat. He unzipped his jacket and Mikata slithered out. "Are you ready Mikata?" Naruto asked and Mikata nodded with a flick of her tongue.
Naruto bit his thumb, did the appropriate hand gestures and slammed the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu," Naruto shouted and instantly two snakes appeared in front of him. They weren't nearly as large as his other summons or even his boss summon, but Naruto could tell from the shades of their skin that they were important. A crimson snake and a jade snake. Both looked at him before they slithered onto the table.
"So boya, what do you have the need to be summoning us for?" one of them asked. They were both Kia and Kaen. They were the elder serpents of the Snake Contract and Naruto had never met them before, but he had heard about them from Anko. She had told him that if he ever did summon them then to treat them with absolute respect. They were the type that Naruto could joke around with, but when serious, he had to get-the fuck-serious. Naruto and Mikata bowed to the two serpents.
"Kia-sama, Kaen-sama, thank you for meeting me. I appreciate it dattebayo," Naruto said sheepishly. Kia and Kaen glanced to each other before snickering. "It is no trouble as all snakelet. We never get summoned by the purple snakelet either. So what did you need from us?" Kia asked. Naruto nodded, went into his pouch and pulled out a lock of hair.
"I haven't told Anko-nee about this, but I stumbled upon this during my trips through Kusagakure. It's a lock of hair that I believe to be from Orochimaru. It smells of the vile chakra in his body and it has the faint pattern of snakes that you're used to. I tried to have Mikata confirm it, but she wasn't able to since she's never met Orochimaru. I summoned you to know if you could locate him. The Snake Eye is still in his possession right? The thing that allows him to still summon you without the aid of the contract," Naruto said getting Kia and Kaen to hiss violently.
"This is a new development. That is the thing that keeps up to him even though we really don't go with his service anymore. I know so many good friends who had died from that man. You have done well snakelet. Kaen has better sense than I do so let him do it," The female-sounding snake said and Naruto quickly placed the lock of hair in front of Kaen. The jade snake flicked his tongue out and he flicked the scents of the air before his eyes noticed a far away vapor trail that went from the house, past the fiend preserve and through the wall of Konoha and out into the world. However to Kaen's surprise, it expanded and went all over the place. Orochimaru's scent was everywhere which stated that he'd been doing some traveling around.
"It's too wide. He's a well traveled snake and he knows how to hide. His scent is throughout the region in Konoha and even if a few places of the village itself. Snakelet, you're going to have to do some searching around," Kaen said and Naruto frowned while he leaned back. "I made sure to allow Pakura-san and Maki-san the way to get into Orochimaru's lair. I think they might have succeeded at this point. Should I just have them try and take the Eye now?" Naruto asked.
"Maybe that's not a good idea Naruto," Mikata said getting Naruto and the elders to glance towards her. "I mean in the sense that he's a very strong person. He's a...errr...what do you call them? A..A sannin. I don't think he would have it in a place that would make it easily attainable. I think you'd be risking their work if you did go for it now," Mikata spoke. Naruto placed a finger to his chin while Kaen spoke.
"Her words hold value. We have long waited for this to happen. We do not mind waiting as long as we can have the Eye back, but that won't be for some time. Remember snakelet, even when the serpent has been beheaded, in the sun it can still move if you don't finish it off," Kaen said and Naruto bowed with a grateful nod of his head.
"Understood. Thank you for your time," Naruto said and the two snakes poofed out. Naruto groaned and leaned back into the couch while Mikata gently slid around his arm. "You really are always there for me aren't you?" Naruto asked and Mikata flicked her tongue.
"Someone's got to keep this place rat-free. You can always count on me," Mikata said and Naruto gently patted her head as they laid down for a while. "Dammit!" Naruto and Mikata turned their heads as they saw Ayane rub her jaw slightly before going back in full swing at Samui's form.
"They never change," Naruto said and Mikata smiled. "Not like you would either," she spoke.
"HEY!" Naruto said getting a laugh as Mikata quickly slithered away under the couch away from Naruto's grasp.
With Maki
"Satetsu: Chokushi( Iron Sand: Imperial Will)," Maki shouted in the underground chambers as black sand rose into the air. Members of the underground training hall gasped as Maki slammed the sand into the ground in the form of hundreds of iron sand needles. They all tried to block the incoming assault, but it was too much as they were quickly slammed into the ground preventing their escape. Maki smirked before she heard a shout behind her. One man raised a heavy sword into the air over her person and swung it down. Maki grinned as iron sand rose from the earth beneath her and quickly blocked it. The man's eyes widened in surprise before Maki backflipped away and slammed the ground. Her hands strained against its concrete as the sand began to gather and twist.
"Satetsu: Rakka Tetsu Soso( Iron Sand: Falling Iron Burial)," Maki yelled and multiple people gasped as they began to sink in a pool of iron sand. Maki stopped her also just as their heads were about to be covered. She grinned and folded her arms. "Ara ara Maki-san, you really have been practicing hard. Just like we thought you would," Kabuto said jotting down some notes onto his pad. Maki frowned before she quickly let up the people as they coughed iron sand out of their throats.
"I didn't come here to waste time. Where is Pakura-sensei?" Maki asked and Kabuto smiled. "Oh she's out on an errand for Orochimaru-sama currently. She'll be back in a few days. You have nothing to worry about," Kabuto assured her, but Maki could see it was a lie. They had already begun in trying to drive a wall between the teacher and student, but both knew that this was going to happen so they just went with it. Nothing that they would get so bent out of shape about.
"I see. That's a shame. So have you found anything?" Maki asked and Kabuto smiled. "I only received a portion of your blood a few hours ago. It will take some time to analyze. Keep in mind that the Sandaime was a very secretive person. But I'm sure we'll find some way to do it. For my curiosity, what will you do when you do find out if you're related?" Kabuto asked and Maki growled as she balled her fists.
"Find out whoever didn't want me to know and find the killer of him. I'll make them pay," Maki said and a smile appeared on Kabuto's face even more as he watched Maki pass him. He grinned and shook his head. A worthy candidate indeed.
Meanwhile, Maki stopped next to a wall and snickered. Who knew acting could be so much fun? However Maki did know the dangerousness of the situation. Orochimaru and Kabuto had indeed planned in training her as she had been training in her new abilities all that morning. She would get as much use out of this training as possible. For right now, she just had to deal with some other things.
"You seem to be his favorite," Maki tried not to be startled by the new voice and just settled for narrowing her eyes. Her hair had gotten slightly longer giving her a more older look to her figure. Through her current life of traveling over the months, Maki was also much taller and leaner just like her sensei. However she wasn't close to her sensei's height by any means. She was more...close to Samui's height. Maki turned her head as she noticed Kidomaru looking at her from his spider-web hands as he dangled from the ceiling. Out of the darkness came Sakon and Jirobo.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Maki said to them. She planned to walk away, but Sakon intercepted her. "Oi oi, is that anyway to treat your senpai? I thought Suna was all about respect and all that?" He asked, but Maki just snorted and folded his arms.
"Right like you would care what they would think. Also I'm not Suna. I've left that place behind. Now get out of my way," Maki said and Jirobo chuckled. "Oh we got us a tough one here. She really reminds me of Tayuya," the fat man said and Maki frowned while looking back to see Kidomaru slowly advancing on her person. Maki closed her eyes and everyone was surprised as iron sand spears shot through the wall next to them and were inches away from piercing their bodies. No one knew how to react to the presence of iron sand against them so it was rather a big shock to them.
"Oi you bitch!" Sakon said while and Maki was ready to do more before a hand grabbed her. "Maki-san that is enough. Orochimaru-sama still has use for these three," Kimimaro said from behind her and Maki grunted a nod before withdrawing and walking away.
"What's with that bitch? She might be worse that fuckin' Tayuya," Sakon said, but Kimimaro didn't reply to it just letting the question be thrown out the proverbial window. "Orochimaru-sama has ordered us to not lay a hand on her. She is precious to his goals. If any harm is come to her then he shall hold all three of you responsible. Remember that," Kimimaro said as he began to walk off. Sakon snorted and so did Kidomaru while Jirobo just folded his arms.
"What so special about her anyway?" Kidomaru wondered to himself before shaking his head from the thoughts
Having left them alone, Maki walked into her and Pakura's room. She sat against her bed with the only source of light being a candlestick. One would think that with the many contacts that Orochimaru had in his place that he could store a damn Tv or even a small fridge or sink. Maybe even a laundry? Ugh this had to be roughing it or something behind enemy territory. Next to Maki's bed was some clothes. They were similar to what she had seen Kimimaro wearing, but those didn't suit her tastes. She shook her head and moved the clothes underneath the bed.
Maki undid her hair and combined it to make it smooth before she took notice of a scroll on the desk. It flickered in the candle light and she picked it up. She unfurled it and read down the lines.
"Maki,
I'm going to be gone for a few days during a mission. While I'm gone I expect you to act appropriately. Continue to train in your abilities under their instruction and take to learning what they know, but not too much. Keep to yourself as much as you can and try to remain inconspicuous. By this time I'm sure that Orochimaru and Kabuto have told other bases about us which is why I'm being selected for this mission, but I want you on your best behavior. There are some things that I want to see you have learned by the time I get back. Be safe.
Pakura,"
Maki closed the scroll and smiled as she copied the training instructions down into a piece of paper. It was nothing super important, just Pakura telling her that she would be gone and that Maki should be sure to stay hidden as best she could. Maki could do all those things...for the most part. She picked up the scroll and held it over the fire and watched it burn. It turned to ash quickly and Maki turned around. "You don't have to worry about me Pakura-sensei, just keep doing what you want for right now. I can hold down things here," Maki said with a smile before a knock on her door came. Maki walked up to the door and opened it.
"What?" she asked. In front of her was Kimimaro. "Come. Orochimaru has instructed me that I am to take you to the North base. This will help you to familiarize yourself with the inner workings of the bases. Know that Orochimaru-sama does not trust you," Kimimaro said and for the moment Maki shivered at his tone before he added on.
"He rarely trusts anyone with this base as that base is where most of our prisoners and inmates are. It's why I will be going with you. I will be making sure that you are not harmed in the course of the tour," Kimimaro said and Maki just nodded her head absently before she closed the door. She sighed and leaned against her down. She breathed a small sigh of relief that her cover wasn't as blown as she thought it was.
"But if he doesn't trust me then why is he talking me to this base?" Maki wondered. She laid on her bed and looked up at the ceiling. Well, she would just have to figure it out later.
Three days earlier, Resistance, Flashback
Zabuza, Haku and Fu landed on the ground that was near the Kiri resistance faction. They had immediately headed that way from the time that it took from Taki. It was also around this time that Zabuza had begun to teach Fu how to utilize Suiton techniques as well as the practice of those techniques. Fu had easily taken to them, but as Zabuza figured, with her being the Nanabi jinchuuriki, then her reserves were a lot higher than his own and thus took more chakra control. It at least saved him the trouble of having to teach her some puny bullshit water jutsu and they couldn't get right to the ones where her chakra would actually be of use.
"Alright we'll have to start it here," Zabuza said and Haku agreed. Fu nodded as Haku took a kunai and began to cut Fu's clothing. She began to give Fu a few cuts, scrapes, and allowed for a little blood to seep through the Nanabi jinchuuriki's clothing. Fu grunted at each one, but they were precise. Haku then managed to swiftly cut Fu's legs and for added measure she launched a little bit of mud at Fu making her a little dirty. Fu coughed from the dust while Zabuza inspected her. "That will have to do," he said to them.
Fu and Haku nodded and both took in Fu's rather rough look. She looked like she had been run ragged through some streets or something like that. "We're going now," Zabuza said and they agreed. SO Zabuza picked Fu up bridal style while Haku managed to threw a senbon at Fu's neck. Fu's head fell back and she lost consciousness.
"Is this really necessary Zabuza-sama?" Haku asked and Zabuza nodded. "If we're going to have any sort of a chance here then we're going to need her to look as dead as she possibly can. They should know that we're already here so shouldn't be suspicious. Remember Haku, mask your emotions and do not give anything away," Zabuza instructed. Haku nodded and quickly placed on her mask.
"Let's go," Zabuza said and Haku just remained still. Soon they channeled chakra to their feet and dashed through the mist.
The resistance was bored. A few of them were eager to get this war over with, but others just wanted to see how far it would be until they could have Kiri to themselves. It was rather dull around when there hadn't been any activity for at least a good three days or so.
"Does nothing happen here?" someone asked and the other shrugged his shoulders as they were guarding their post. "I doubt it. Yagura hasn't moved in a good four or five days. We'll be lucky if we even run into someone from the later days," the partner replied. They both sighed in their posts before they heard rapid footsteps. Both looked up before they heard a shout.
"Move out of the way!" They looked and immediately they gasped as they saw Zabuza and Haku racing through the mist. The resistance quickly acted and moved to intercept the duo. The resistance took out their kunai and shuriken and were ready to destroy the intruders before they realized who it was.
Very soon a man came out of the group. He was a middle aged man with blue hair which is styled in a moused-up manner. His left eye was blue and his right eye was covered by an eye-patch. He wore a talisman in each ear. He also wore the standard striped, grey suit, with a green haori that had white trimmings that stop halfway down, over them. His name was Ao and he was one of the head officers in charge of the resistance. "Hold your weapons!" Ao shouted and men relaxed as Zabuza and Haku appeared both panting heavily.
"Ao, there's little time. Get this girl to a medic!" Zabuza said. The resistance looked down and they saw a girl about Haku's age with green hair. Her body was battered with bruises, cuts and scrapes. Her head was thrown back to show that she was passed out. Her clothes were ripped showing signs of some kind of struggle. The men winced and some of the females gasped.
"What happened to her?" Ao asked and everyone could feel the KI radiate off Zabuza's body. "Kiri," was all he said and everyone got the hint. Haku's head went down and Ao took the unconscious Fu into his arms then passed her onto someone else.
"Hurry and get her medical attention. Give me a report of her progress in two hours," Ao commanded. "H-Hai," someone said as they ran into the camp with Fu in their arms. Zabuza breathed a sigh of relief and so did Haku. However mentally they couldn't stop the laughing that they had actually gotten away with that. It just showed that when people were in a rush then they tended to miss most things.
"Zabuza, we're going to need your report," Ao said and Zabuza nodded as he and Haku walked through the camp. They could see the many people conversing with each other and others who were training in either throwing kunai or brushing up their weapons. A majority of tents were around the entire place only to have their refugee hidden in the thick mist, but for those from Kiri then this presented no real challenge, but it was a strategic point that would help them.
Ao took Zabuza and Haku through the tents and quickly into the main tent. "Coming in Mei-sama," Ao said as he lifted up the tent and walked through. Zabuza and Haku quickly followed him inside.
As they came inside, right in front of them with a large map on the table was a slender woman in her thirties or so with dark blue lipstick. She had green eyes, and ankle-length, auburn hair styled into a herringbone pattern at the back, a top-knot tied with a dark blue band, and with four bangs at the front. Two bangs were short, with one covering her right eye, and two were long, crossing each other on her bust, just below her chin. She wore a long-sleeved, dark blue dress that fell just below the knees. It seemed to be closed at the front with a zip, and was kept open on the front-right side from the waist down. The dress only covered up to the upper part of her arms and the underside of her breasts. Underneath, she wore a mesh armor that covers slightly more of her upper body than her dress. She also wore shorts in the same color as her dress and, underneath those, mesh leggings reached down over her knees. Around her waist, she wore a belt with a pouch attached to the back on the left along with high-heeled sandals and shin-guards which reached up over her knees, dark blue polish on her fingers and toes.
She was Mei Terumi, leader of the Rebel Faction of Kiri civil war. Mei looked up from where she was and offered a small smile. "Ao, Zazu, and Haku have returned. I was getting worried about you Zabuza," Mei said with a smile. Zabuza grumbled underneath his mask about not needing to be worried about. Ao saluted Mei before calming down.
"Mei-sama, Zabuza here has just brought information that you would like to hear as well as other startling news," Ao said and Mei straightened up while trying to look as serious as she possibly could. "Go ahead. Ao, make sure we're alone," Mei said and Ao bowed before he quickly did some handsigns. Zabuza and Haku seemed confused by the action before they noticed him looking left and right. He nodded to Mei and she turned to Zabuza.
"Report," she said and Zabuza folded his arms. "It wasn't foreseen by us. Kiri ransacked another village. It was about a week ago when Haku and I were sent to investigate the Kiri operations. The entire village was slaughtered and multiple people laid in a pool of their own blood. It was a gruesome sight," Zabuza said and he noticed Mei's frown deepen, but he continued.
"Haku and I traced one of the people to a place in Taki. It is there that was unexpectedly met with Suiren," Zabuza said and Mei's frown just turned sad and she slowly nodded. Suiren was a dear friend to her who she really didn't want to fight, but she was on the other side and it would come down to it soon. "When we had traced them to Taki, we found their camp. Appears they were trying to strike a deal with Taki for some help. Haku and I arrived in the night. When we arrived at the camp we noticed...this girl that we rescued and brought here. Her name is Fu from what they called her. Apparently Kiri had found her from the past Kiri town and kept her for amusement. She was used to serve them food, drinks, the typical slave shit. They called her things like 'bloodline demon' and anything else you could think of. We reacted and were found out by Suiren," Zabuza paused for a breath and continued. Mei turned to Haku and noticed her shivering. No doubt the young girl was still uneasy about the sight of such horrible acts of human nature.
"After we met with Suiren we had the whole fight thing, but during the fight I questioned her loyalty to her country and this made Suiren revise herself. She's now an insider for us. She also helped us to ransack the camp and we pulled the girl out of there. We didn't know any good hospitals and Haku's treatment only lasted for so long. We had raced through the night and a day to get here and we quickly handed her off. I'm sure that Kiri has informed Yagura about what we did," Zabuza said finishing his report.
"Suiren, helped you?" Mei asked hopefully. Zabuza nodded before growling. "She's still as much a bitch as she was back in the school," Zabuza said and Mei smiled with a nod of her head. Mei stood to her feet and prepared to walk out of the room.
"Take me to this child. I would like to be there when she wakes up," Mei said and Zabuza nodded though it was a slightly hesitant one. "However Mei, you have to do something. We're going to need someone's help. We need at least one of the elemental nations to back us up. Kiri is getting ready for a final assault and we are currently on the losing streak," Zabuza told her. Mei stopped and nodded her head while sighing.
"Most of them turned us down. They don't want to help in things that will not sully their hands in the long run. I guess I could understand, but I don't see any of them helping," Mei said solemnly. Zabuza and Haku narrowed their eyes and Zabuza was about to say something, but Haku beat him to it.
"W-What about Konoha again Mei-sama? They might have turned down the offer, but didn't you hear about the new Hokage? I think they might be more willing to help us this time," Haku said and Mei snorted. She did hear about the female Godaime that had taken the Hokage seat from the Sandaime. It had given her a little hope if only it was a hollow one.
"I have thought about that, but I doubt that there would be that much change in their actions," Mei said and Haku persisted. "Well we won't know until we try it. We're sort of backed into a wall here. We could really if only use a team of them," Haku said and Mei smiled.
"You really care about the country don't you?" Mei asked and Haku blushed. "Well it is my home and I don't want to see it brought to ruin Mei-sama. That is what I believe," Haku said and Mei chuckled as she nodded her head.
"I suppose that's true. Well anyway, let's hurry up and get to her," Mei said as she walked out of the door with them behind her.
Present Day
Fu groaned as she opened her eyes. Damn Haku and her precise needles. It really hurt like hell, but Fu also found that she couldn't move at the moment. Her body was still and she heard beeping. Fu turned her head and she noticed a heart monitor as well as some tubes sticking out of her arm. Ugh, how many time had she been in that situation before?
"Glad to see you're awake," Mei said. Fu widened her eyes and quickly turned her head to see Mei smiling at her. Fu would've tried to back away or say something, but she couldn't so she just allowed her eyes to wander left and right with her head. To Mei she seemed rather shaky to be honest, but that was expected. "It's alright. You're safe. Kiri can't get you now," Mei said and Fu blinked at her.
"Is that the story Zabuza-san and Haku-san told them? Guess I'll go along with it then," Fu thought to herself. She visibly relaxed and closed her eyes. Mei was comforted by the sight as she got the girl to relax. "Those were some pretty bad injuries. Do you remember anything?" Mei asked. Fu looked up at the ceiling and spoke.
"Kiri, shinobi, and fire. Screaming, shouting, dying. I-It's all vague," Fu said and Mei frowned. She turned to Zabuza who had been next to her. Right next to Haku was the new converter to the resistance, Chojuro. He had come about a month or so ago and he'd been helping them with intel about the structure of Kiri and its current activities. That's why when he had learned about the supposed operation from Kirigakure he had been so confused by it because it wasn't anywhere in Kiri's list of mission records the last time he thought about it, but he couldn't very well check them now.
"That's sounds bad, but at least you got out alright," Chojuro said and Fu turned her head to him. She just shrugged and closed her eyes. Feeling the need to make it a little more convincing, Fu looked around. "Where are my Kaa-san and Tou-san?" Fu asked. Chojuro widened his eyes and held his head down while Mei did the same.
"Haku and I couldn't find them. We assume that they were in the massacre and tried to hide you, but the enemy found you anyway," Zabuza said to her. Mei casted a glare at him and Fu just managed to turn over and close her eyes. "We'll see you later. Anytime you're ready to talk," Mei said as she got up from her seat.
"I-I'll keep an eye on her," Chojuro said and Mei nodded with a small smile of her face. She and Zabuza walked out while Chojuro continued to sit in a chair.
Mei brought Zabuza outside and grabbed his arm. "What was the need to tell her that?!" Mei asked/hissed and Zabuza narrowed his eyes. "She wanted to know the truth so I delivered it to her. It's the best thing for her right now. She's not going to be going anywhere for quite a while so we're not going to be able to do anything for her at the moment. What would you have done?" Zabuza asked and Mei stayed silent.
"I would've waited to tell her. No one needs to know that they lost their parents that young," Mei said and Zabuza looked up at the sky. "It's the world we live in Mei. You need to realize that. One day you have your parents and the next day you're alone. If you can't shape up to it then you are better off as nothing," Zabuza said and Mei decided to let go of his arm. She walked away and Zabuza groaned.
"The shit I do for this network is a load of bull. I swear that if I ever have to do this again then someone's dying," Zabuza said in his thoughts. He then turned and went the opposite way that Mei went and he noticed Haku looking at him. They both nodded to each other and Haku went into the medical tent to be with Fu for a time.
Back in Konoha, two days later
"Really? Are you serious Baa-chan?" Naruto asked and Tsunade nodded her head fast. "Yes brat. We're answering the rebels and we have agreed to help them out. We will be sending one jonin and platoon 13 to their location and we will be at their service until the war is decided. Be reminded that this is no less than an A-rank mission for all you and I want no trouble," Tsunade said and Shikamaru groaned.
"Man what a drag. Why does it have to be us?" He asked before Ayane slapped him on the shoulder. "Stop being lazy ass," she said and Shikamaru grumbled. "Troublesome woman," he said underneath his breath.
Samui took the scroll into her hands and bowed to the Hokage. Platoon 13 read through the scroll and nodded to each other before they furled it back up. "Who is the head on this mission?" Ayane asked and the door unlocked behind them. "That would be me," everyone turned around and they raised an eyebrow as they noticed the Chunin exam proctor for the second stage come through the door.
"Glad you could make it Genma. I didn't want you to pull a Kakashi on me," Tsunade said with a tick mark. Genma chuckled nervously before nodding his head. He rolled his senbon in his mouth before taking it out.
"So you are the people I'm taking. Well that's fine if it's whatever. I don't really care. Come on, we're heading to back up the Kiri resistance. We should be there in about two days. We'll meet up at the gates in an hour. Don't be late," Genma said and everyone acknowledged his orders as Genma spun on his heel and left the room.
"Good luck Platoon 13," Tsunade said to them. They all gave one more bow before they left the room. As they left, Tsunade couldn't help but smile at the grin on Naruto's face. For some reason she felt that the blonde knew she would say yes to the order, but maybe she was just over-thinking it. However that didn't quell the sense of dread that she had that would come in a few years.
Alternate World, Mugen Tenshin Clan
The alarm raised around the village and the shinobi scattered around the area. They leapt over the buildings, they ran through the streets, and they traversed the mountaintops. The reason for this was because Kasumi, the next heir to the clan of Mugen Tenshin Martial Arts, had ran away and everyone was trying to find her to bring her back. If they didn't then she would become a nuke-nin and then she would be ousted as a traitor, one whose only destiny was to die at the blade of the Mugen Tenshin.
"Find her now," Shiden ordered and multiple people continued to scatter. Kasumi was always light on her feet and she was almost as fast as Hayate in some cases, but her foolish motives for revenge were clouding her judgement and this had to stop at once. Shiden had also followed in his pursuit of his daughter.
The Konoha shinobi who had been helping in maintaining order and stability had also run off in search of the female and if there was one thing that they knew or understood now, was that these people really knew how to hide. They weren't used to using chakra so many of the sensors couldn't locate Kasumi that easily. It was proving to be rather fruitless of an effort, but a few Inuzuka who had been around were using their dogs to sniff around a trail for the woman from her clothes and a few were on track.
Meanwhile, Kasumi hopped across the trees and through the branches. She didn't want to wait anymore. She had to get out of the village and find Raido. It was the only way that she would be able to allow Hayate some form of peace in his unconscious state. So Kasumi had proceeded to take everything that was in her current possession as she knew that she wouldn't be coming back there ever again. She wondered about what she would be giving up, but for right now she refused to think about it.
Just outside of the bridge and I'll be able to get away from them. The water should be able to mask my scent," she thought as she landed on the bridge. The old structure swayed a little, but Kasumi remained on it with a little bit of help from the ropes. She turned her head back one more time to the direction of her village before shaking her head. This was a path that she had to take.
Kasumi was ready to cross the bridge into the world of no return, however she suddenly backflipped away as a sword stabbed itself into the planks of the bridge. Kasumi widened her eyes and looked around before she heard a voice. "I swear. A little attitude adjustment and you'd be the spitting image of me. Leaving your village without permission. You got pretty far too, but it's over," the voice taunted. Kasumi looked left and right before she felt a presence in front of her.
Kyoko dropped down and grabbed her sword. She held it in her hands before her light blue hair swayed to her head's motions as she turned to face Kasumi. The soon-to-be nuke-nin gasped at Kyoko's appearance. "Kyoko-san, how did you find me?" Kasumi asked taking the sword she had strapped to her back in hand.
"Please girl. I've been a kunoichi longer than you've been alive. I'm not going to let you make the same fuckin' mistakes that I did. You will go back or I will make you," Kyoko said with her sword in hand. Kasumi took her own sword and shook her head.
"I can't go back. My destiny is out there and I will complete it. You won't stop me," Kasumi said and Kyoko closed her eyes. "In Kiri, there are seven swordsmen. Those who stand out above the rest. They are known as the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Their kenjutsu is above all others. You are privileged Kasumi. You are about to face one of them right now," Kyoko said and Kasumi widened her eyes. She gripped her sword tighter and Kyoko gave a sadistic smirk. She was always a sadist at heart. Kyoko didn't have the space to blur out of speed so she settled for a forward dash at Kasumi. And what a dash it was as Kasumi could feel a rush of wind before she brought up her blade to block Kyoko's own blade. The sparks flew off the weapons and Kasumi was in awe of Kyoko's strength. She was a lot stronger than her and that became apparent as Kasumi had to shift her weight as she was sent sliding back against Kyoko's weight. Kasumi backflipped away from her and rolled to the side away from three kunai that came from Kyoko's hand.
"I don't want to hurt you!" Kasumi shouted and Kyoko smiled. "A shinobi's destiny is paved with blood, death, and sacrifice. You're never getting out of here expect over my highly unlikely dead body," Kyoko said and Kasumi widened her eyes while Kyoko grinned.
"Not that I think about it, I still haven't shown what makes my sword special have I? I have only ever showed it to two people. Naruto and Samui because they earned it, but to keep you here then I guess you can see it also," Kyoko said and Kasumi watched as her sword turned light blue and hummed against the bridge. The ringing irked Kasumi as she had to cover her ears.
"Don't drop your guard!" Kyoko shouted and Kasumi widened her eyes as she saw Kyoko already blur in front of her. Kyoko slammed the metal of her sword against Kasumi's body and the young female widened her eyes as Kyoko's blade passed through her body. Kasumi jumped back and touched her body, but she seemed fine,
"W-What did you do to me?" Kasumi asked and she noticed Kyoko's sword dripping. Kyoko grinned as she took a hold of her sword. "You feel a little thirsty right now don't you?" Kyoko asked and Kasumi gasped. Her throat was rather dry. She turned back to Kyoko and tapped her sword.
"I can steal water from the atmosphere with this sword. I can even take the water right out of your body leaving you as nothing but a shriveled up mess. Better be on your toes," Kyoko said as she charged at Kasumi again. Kasumi grabbed her sword and blocked Kyoko's blade. The sparks flew from the weapons before Kasumi shifted her weight and tried to kick Kyoko in the side. Kyoko expected it and jumped over the attack. She flipped over Kasumi's head and kicked her in the chin. Kasumi grunted as she was launched into the air.
"I'm never going to get out of here if I don't get away from her," Kasumi reasoned. She backflipped in the air and quickly did a few hand gestures while Kyoko grinned. "Bring it on," Kyoko said as she threw her sword up into the air.
"Hijutsu: Rekkū Jinpū Satsu( Hidden Technique: Lethal Gale Air Fissure)," Kasumi shouted as her palms lit up and she launched a large wave of lightning at Kyoko's presence. Kyoko grinned at the incoming attack as she finished her own Jutsu.
"Suiton: Mizukagami no Jutsu( Water Release: Water Mirror Technique)," Kyoko shouted and Kasumi watched in awe as a large pool of water shot up. She instantly saw her reflection and was shocked to see herself come out of the water mirror and launch the same attack at her. The two techniques collided and Kasumi was astounded to know that they were the same strength. Both exploded and the bridge swayed to the pressure. Kyoko actually had to jump off the bridge and quickly stuck to the side of a tree. She grinned while Kasumi dropped to the ground. Kasumi panted and fell on one knee while Kyoko narrowed her eyes.
"Looks like that took a lot out of you. Were you banking on that one shot? Well it's over now," Kyoko said as she charged at Kasumi. The Mugen Tenshin heir steeled herself and quickly made more hand gestures.
"Ninpo: Hyakuraiduchi no Jutsu( Ninja Technique: Art of Inazuma)," Kasumi yelled and Kyoko widened her eyes as Kasumi's body charged with lightning. The kunoichi from the Mist gasped as Kasumi sent the wave of lightning in all directions. Kyoko shielded her body from the attack before it struck her and sent her crashing down into the river below. Kasumi panted heavy some more before she touched her body.
"Ninpo: Reimyou no Jutsu( Ninja Technique: Art of Divine Life Technique)," Kasumi spoke as her hands healed her injuries. She gave a blissful sigh and stood to her feet. She looked down off the side and she noticed Kyoko looking directly at her. "Alright you bitch. You wanna play in the big leagues so damn much? Well fine then," Kyoko said as she hopped to her feet. Kasumi quickly readied herself for another assault from Kyoko as the woman drew her sword back.
"Senmōfū( Rotating Ferocious Wind)," Kyoko shouted as she swung her sword forward. It was only an instant, but Kasumi felt the bridge shake from a strong burst of wind as it forced her off. Kasumi leapt into the air and quickly threw three kunai at Kyoko making the woman block them all. Kyoko glared up heatedly at Kasumi and the girl shivered as an intense KI was brought over her.
"What is this feeling? This sense of bloodlust. She...really will kill me," Kasumi thought while Kyoko held her sword into the air again. Kasumi did another hand gesture as both shouted.
"Hijutsu: Rekkū Jinpū Satsu," Kasumi yelled as she launched a burst of lightning in Kyoko's direction. Kyoko snarled and held her sword in the air as it started to glow in another light-blue aura.
"Vanish...in the hidden storm. Hijutsu: Myakudō Reiji( Hidden Blade Technique: Pulsation Rage),"Kyoko shouted at the top of her voice. Kasumi gasped as a large pulse of energy came from Kyoko's blade then quickly, and easily, pierced her lightning in half before it slammed into Kasumi's body knocking the wind out of her as she fell back to the bridge. Kasumi coughed and landed on the ground. She noticed the cuts on her body and realized that if her technique hadn't slowed that attack down even by a little then she would've died. Kyoko jumped to the bridge and sheathed her sword.
"Time for us to go princess," Kyoko said as she reached for Kasumi. The girl widened her eyes and closed them tightly before both heard a loud noise. "What the hell is that?" Kyoko thought to herself while Kasumi looked up. Very soon, Kyoko was forced to dodge bullets as they forced her to back away from Kasumi.
"Come with us. Hurry!" a white haired woman said. Kasumi blinked at the sudden invite as the gunman next to the woman continued to keep Kyoko at bay. "Now isn't the time to give you an explanation just do it" she ordered and Kasumi widened her eyes. She turned back to Kyoko who was growled as she parried each spray of bullets upon her person. Kasumi then turned and nodded to the woman as she jumped into the helicopter.
"Hurry, take us up and get us out of here!" she said as she closed the door. The copter began to fly away and the woman looked back at Kyoko. Everyone saw Kyoko doing handsigns as she shouted.
"You won't get away from me! Suiton: Dai Suiryūdan no Jutsu( Water Release: Great Water Dragon Technique)," Kyoko shouted and the waters in the river collected into a large water dragon. Kasumi gasped in awe as did the white haired woman. Her eyes showed a sparkling interest at what she had just seen. She would have to tell headquarters about this.
The dragon made its way towards them all while Kyoko growled. This wasn't in the plan of what she had in mind. She however gasped as the chopper made a quick turn( quick for a chopper) and dodged the water dragon as it sailed through the sky and exploded in water. Kyoko could do nothing as she watched it disappear with Kasumi inside of it. Kyoko sighed before she punched her first into a tree.
"Dammit!" she growled. Kyoko took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She collected her sword and sheathed it. Right now, she had to report to the others.
Meanwhile in the copter, Kasumi was silent as she tried to comprehend what just happened. Now that the fighting was all over she now had the chance to actually observe the two people in front of her.
The first was a female obviously. Now that Kasumi could see her, she didn't have the white hair that she thought she did. She had more of a grey-ish unkempt hairstyle. The only thing that Kasumi could see was that she was wearing a red overcoat, some black business pants, and office shoes that secretaries wore. She had an unsettling glare, but Kasumi tried not to mind it so much. She then turned her attention to the male.
He was a tall man with a wide, muscular build, a slightly tanned complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a square-shaped face with a strong jawline. He was wearing an army uniform and combat equipment. He didn't seem to be paying much attention to Kasumi so she just let herself observe him for a bit. "Forgive my rudeness, but who are you two and why did you help me?" Kasumi asked trying to start some type of conversation.
"Well that's easy to tell you. My name is Christie and this is my partner Bayman. As for why we helped you, well we don't really have a reason, but we have heard that your village was attack by Raidou, is that right?" Christie asked and Kasumi gasped.
"Do you know where he is? Please, I must find him!" Kasumi said to them. Bayman paid her a glance before snorting and looking out of the window. Christie, however, seemed intrigued at this and propped on leg over the other.
"You will find that to be rather difficult as he is currently in the Dead or Alive tournament that is being sponsored by Fame Douglas. You won't be getting to him without entering," Christie said. Kasumi narrowed her eyes while she clenched the hem of her dress. "However, if you join the tournament and fight competitors then there is no problem with you trying to fight him or do whatever you want," Christie said to her. Kasumi took that information in and frowned.
"Is she lying? Is Raidou really there? I'm not sure. She wouldn't have a reason to lie to me, would she? I guess I'll accept, but I'll stay on my toes. No telling, what this is," Kasumi thought before glaring at Christie. "Then sign me up for it. I need to get to him as soon as possible," Kasumi said and she didn't miss the grin on Christie's face, but it was quickly hidden.
"Pilot, take us to the Freedom Survivor. We're going to Fame Douglas," Christie said and the pilot nodded his head as he turned the copter towards the destination.
A Few Hours Later
"I see. So she's finally decided to take matters into her own hands. She really has no idea of the consequences of her actions. Once her revenge is done what will she have left? It is an empty road," Ryu said leaning against the wall. Alma and Rachel remained silent while Kyoko spoke with them both. Kyoko had confirmed Kasumi's leaving and while it saddened the Mugen Tenshin Clan, its laws were absolute and non-changing. Kasumi was now a nuke-nin and would remain as such.
"It was my fault I should've just stopped waiting for her to come to her senses and just knocked her own. It was a lapse in judgement on my part," Kyoko said while Ryu closed his eyes. "So there is no way for her to get back home?" Alma asked.
"Not without her head in a bag there isn't. If she so much as tries to set a foot in the village then she's a goner and there is nothing Konoha can do about it. These are there laws and we have to abide by them. We're in your territory, not ours," Kyoko said and Ryu nodded.
"Alma, are the registrations done?" Ryu asked. "There is still plenty of time to sign up. I know I did, but Rachel didn't. She said she had better things to do, which I doubt," Alma said and Rachel snorted getting her sister to laugh.
"Then I will go as well. Hayate is my friend and I will pay his memory by watching his sister until he wakes up. I will also try to drive her off this path," Ryu said and Kyoko glared.
"That's not easy you know. It's the life of a shinobi to be based upon revenge. I know that more than anyone," she said and Ryu nodded again. "So what are you going to do?" Ryu asked and Kyoko sighed while shaking her head.
"Well gotta tell the old hag about this. I was informed that Konoha got its new leader through some stupid bet between the Sandaime and the Godaime. I only fear for the brats if they learn this. Especially the purple haired brat. I heard that she and her sister were finally on some good terms. This might end it," Kyoko assessed. Alma sighed and looked at her seal.
"Maybe it's best if I did tell Naruto-sama. We could get his input about it," Alma answered. "I doubt Naruto-san knows the ramifications of something like. It doesn't affect his village so we will keep it to ourselves," Ryu said getting a firm nod from Rachel, a hesitant one from Alma, and a sigh from Kyoko.
"The brat's really not going to like this. I can tell you that. He'll find out and when he does find out you guys are explaining it to him, not me. I'm all for telling him, but it's your business. Just know that you're the ones who will be going down, not me," Kyoko said walking out of the house leaving Ryu, Rachel and Alma to their thoughts.
"What's with her?" Rachel asked and Ryu sighed. "The relationship between Naruto and Kyoko-san seemed complicated. It seems that he has a lot of trust in her and she does to him. Maybe they both know about betrayal or something like that. Anyway we'll handle it. Alma, let's go," Ryu said and Alma nodded her head.
"What are you going to do Rachel?" Alma asked and Rachel tilted her head to the side and then the other side. "I don't know yet, but I think it'll have something to do with this company. I'll see you in a few weeks," Rachel said as she walked out into the sun. In her mind, she knew that Kyoko was 100% right. Naruto would find out and when he did, Kami help them all.
Shinobi world, Konoha Gates
Platoon 13 was waiting together for Genma to arrive and to take them to the place that they were rendezvous-ing with the rebels. It would be the first time that they got a real bonafide A-rank mission. Naruto had packed his kodachi as well as his Kitetsu. He had a feeling that he would need it. He had given the Eye of the Bijuu to Samui to hold on to for him. He had more it out to be a gift to her from him that she had graciously accepted. Naruto had promised to get Ayane something, but she had known the true purpose to Naruto giving the jewel to Samui. He gave it to her because she would be the barrier to keep his Kitetsu from overpowering with the jewel. They could be in close proximity, but far away from each other at the time time.
"So did everything go as you expected it to?" Ayane asked and to their surprise, Naruto shook his head. "Honestly no it didn't I more than expected her to say no, but I'm glad she didn't. I just hope we're not too late to make a difference," Naruto said more to himself than to them, but then he was bonked on the head. Not hard, just a tap.
"Stop worrying idiot. We're never too late," Ayane said and Naruto nodded with a grin on his face. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and Samui just looked on in partial amusement of their actions. "However be cool you two. This is a civil war and it's not to be taken lightly," Samui warned. The two took that in well.
"Well said Samui-san. Sorry for the lateness, had some urgent business to take care of," Genma said as he dropped to the ground. Everyone saw him wearing his jonin attire and they quickly collected themselves. "Has everyone packed for the trip?" Genma asked and as expected, Platoon 13 nodded their heads and Genma took his senbon out of his mouth.
"Very good then. Let's get going," he said and the five raced out of the village and into the trees wasting no time.
Nighttime, Sunagakure
Temari quickly walked down the stairs as she strapped on her black clothing. She had been waiting a few days and taking a few missions in stealth to get a good feel for what she was supposed to accomplish. Temari placed on a black mask to cover her face and took out the four knots that comprised her hair and let them fall giving her hair the freedom that it could get for the night. She slipped on black shinobi shoes and turned out the light.
"Are you going?" Temari turned around and she noticed Gaara and Kankuro looking at her from the stairs. Temari removed her mouth piece and gave a gentle smile.
"Someone has to. Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it," she said and Kankuro frowned while Gaara remained impassive. He slowly descended the stairs and stood in front of Temari.
"Temari, be safe and come back from your mission," Gaara said with as much mirth as those like Gaara could give. Temari smiled and nodded while Kankuro gave her a thumbs up. She returned it fast as she opened the door and closed it. She didn't take her fan with it. People would know if it was her if she did.
"She'll be alright, won't she Gaara?" Kankuro asked. He didn't get a response. He just saw Gaara staring out at the window as he saw Temari hop along the sand dune houses in front of her before she disappeared into the darkness.
Since she left the house, Temari hopped across the homes of Sunagakure and slipped through one of the tight spaces. She stopped just in time and looked left and right to see three patrol guards. Two on the ground and one near a ledge. "Tch damn," Temari said to herself. She scanned the outer rims of the streets before she launched a small wind scythe from her hand. It flew and banged into a trash can creating noise.
"What was that?" one of the chunin asked as they shined the light over on the trash can. "Maybe it was a cat?" someone said unsure of themselves. Temari chose this time to quickly run and hop along the rooftops.
"The things I do to try and create peace in this damn world. I really wonder what goes through our spymaster's thoughts," Temari thought as she swiftly passed another patrol guard. She blended into the darkness with her clothes as she just into the air. She landed on one of the rooftops and she noticed a Suna jonin looking left and right. He yawned and Temari grinned. She quickly slid across the electric cables that ran along the buildings and delivered a swift kick to the jonin's neck knocking him unconscious. Temari grunted as she pulled the heavy man inside a storage and left him there. She then ran off and continued.
It had taken a bit of evasive action, but she managed to get to the Kazekage Mansion. Temari dropped down into the streets and she noticed five shinobi guarding the outside venue. She growled and looked for anyway that she could get it, but there wasn't one. "Just my luck," she said to herself. Temari held out her hand and out of her sleeve came a senbon. She quickly threw it the top jonin's neck. He grunted and dropped to the ground.
"Oi, oi, are you alright? What happened to you? Say something. Medic! Medic!" someone shouted and that drew most of the attention as Temari quickly scaled up the wall. She came to a window and busted the door open. She quickly landed in the Mansion lobby. The light were out and it concealed her perfectly in the night. Temari was ready to move before she noticed a bright light.
"Shit," she said and looked left and right, but there wasn't a place for her to hide. The elder Sabaku growled at the approaching light of one of the inner guards.
The light grew more and more apparent and the guard came closer and closer. He had heard a crash or something and came to investigate. He came into the main lobby and widened his eyes as he saw glass on the floor, but that was it. "Why is the window broken and why is there glass on the floor? Is someone in here?!" he wondered as he looked left and right fast with his light. However, right above him was Temari on the ceiling. She gulped while the sweat dripped from her face. She quickly flicked her wrist and a senbon popped out and flew towards a vase of flowers that broke and fell to the floor.
"Aww shit, that's coming out of my paycheck!" the man groaned as he passed by. Temari sighed before she paled as a drip of sweat dropped from her face to the ground. It fell and hit the floor. "Huh? What was that?" the guard wondered as he raised his flashlight into the ceiling to see nothing.
"Ugh I'm working too hard," he said as walked off. Temari landed before taking a clothe and wiping the floor with it. Didn't need that sweat to be traced back to her. She nodded and ran through the floor dodging people left and right before she finally came into a room. She sighed and gently opened the door. As she walked in, she turned on the light and noted the thousands of archive scrolls that littered the shelves. She knew that if she were caught in here then it would be grounds for execution then Gaara and Kankuro would be deemed traitors to a traitorous sister. It wasn't what Temari wanted, but as a shinobi and a kunoichi, she knew her duty. She came into this wholeheartedly knowing what to expect. She couldn't...no, wouldn't stop now.
Temari carefully walked through the village archives before as she flicked her fingers through the alphabetical list. "Let's see A, B, C, D...L, M! Here we go," Temari said as she pulled out a scroll. She unfurled it and read through it. However it wasn't what she wanted. It was just stocks and bonds stuff. Temari growled and went through another one. She unfurled it and it talked about a B-rank assassination in Kumo ten years ago.
"Dammit, where is it?" Temari wondered as she spent the last ten minutes going through all the M files of the archive room which wasn't much, but nothing was there on Maki. Temari growled and shook her head. She then went to 'S' for Sandaime or something like that. She didn't know the Sandaime's name, but there wasn't anything either.
"Shit, where is it?" Temari wondered before she noticed something shine. She walked over to it and it appeared to be an out of place doorknob to...the wall? Temari twisted it, but the doorknob didn't budge. It was locked. Temari snarled and then took out a senbon. She placed it and played with the tumblers finally getting the door open. She walked in through the wall and looked for a light switch. She turned it on and gasped as she saw another section of archives. On the door it was labeled, "S-rank archives". Temari walked through and she opened a drawer. She looked through the files and gasped. There were things on the Suna-Oto war, the previous Jinchuuriki, Sasori of the Red Sand and even a few things on Gaara, but she knew that already. Temari scrolled through and picked up a folded. On it was stamped 'Classified for authorized people only'
"Seems like I got something," Temari said as she opened the folder. Oh, soooo bad that her village weren't experts on seals as she quickly shattered the lousy seal and opened the folder once more. She placed it on the desk in front of her and gasped. It spoke of the Sandaime. "JACKPOT!" Temari thought to herself as she flipped the page. It spoke of his lineage and then Temari turned the page again. The last page was blank. Temari blinked in confusion and looked left and right.
"That's it? Where is the stuff on Maki?" Temari wondered. Maybe Maki wasn't a descendant of the Sandaime. Temari was ready to close the book before she noticed a bent edge of the last page. She narrowed her eyes and broke it from the other page. She placed it down and gasped. On it read, "Maki" Temari read the lines of it and a heavy shiver went down her spine. She resisted the urge to fall to her knees as the light shined over Maki's photo.
"Maki, what the hell are you?"
KG: Done. Me tired. You leave. You no get more. Goodbye to you. Stay Breezy, protect what important to you, review, also SEND ME (Yawwwwwn). Yeah can't do it. Goodnight. Zzzzzzzzzz.
