NEXT CHAPTER! Let's kill shit.
Disclaimer: If one more person tells me to buy Naruto, I will hunt you down and stuff you through a meat grinder, I swear to cow! (Hindi joke, no offense to the Hindi culture, I just had to say this after watching a marathon of Big Bang Theory.)
Kira's P.O.V
Ana and I worked around hurriedly. We only had a few weeks before Hidan, Kakuzu, Nyisha and I all went off for our arc, and three month after that, it would be February. Which means that my niece and/or nephew would be born. Then, approximately a months after that, Deidara, Itachi, Miranda and Ana would be leaving to face Sasuke. We have two months before we attacked Konoha, and who knows what was going to happen. After that, well, I kinda tuned out of Ana's tight schedule rant. She has the entire timeline mapped out on a piece of paper the hung up above the couch. The month, day, and doomed being. My death was marked. The thing is, if Shikamaru does blow up Hidan and bury him, the hard part would be putting him back together. By passing Nara security and digging a hole in their private forest? Easy, did it ten times in various places during our week in Konoha. They never caught me.
I looked through the book of body operations. I was grumbling about trying to find some sort of cure. I swear to god/Jashin/Pein/Kami or whatever deity you believe in that Heart Erosion is the cancer of the Naruto world. Suddenly a bright red plant that looked like a pot leaf that was just one giant leaf that had a black flower with a blue stamen. I read its name. Atal Erydiad. Hm, that was Welsh, I recognized Erydiad as erosion. I pulled out my trusty translation app and nearly flipped my shit. "ANA!" I yelled, tripping over myself. "Kira! You could have blown us both up!" She said, catching two vials from colliding with each other and setting them up properly.
"Ana, you have to see this, I was studying the Erydiads to see if there was anything that could help us, and I found this! Atal Erydiad is a plant that is the common cure for most of the Erydiad diseases. When combined with the correct medicinal herbs, scientists and doctors theorize it can even cure Erydiad y Galon. Ana, Atal Erydiad is Welsh for Prevent Erosion!" I said. Ana grinned. "Explosive!" Ana said. "Explosive?" I asked. "Yeah, the vials fell over and they'll explode soon. HIT THE DECK!" Ana yelled and we dove under the table in time for the explosion to miss us. Itachi and Hidan burst through the door as the smoke cleared.
"What happened?" Hidan asked, searching me for wounds. "Two highly dangerous when mixed chemicals touched." Ana said. "But, I think Kira has found a major component in finding the cure to Erydiad y Galon." She said and showed them the Atal Erydiad. "What does Atal Erydiad mean?" Hidan asked. "It means Prevent Erosion. We just need to find where this blooms and the correct ingredients to mix with it. Which means we all need to do some research, get Pein's approval, and set out on missions!" Ana said. Hidan groaned. "That means reading!" Hidan whined. "Hidan, it's either this, or you spend the next two months practicing the songs you are going to play at my wedding. Which is officially set for January 15th, by the way." Ana said. "Damn it! Why are you so organized?!" I asked, punching her arm.
"Because I'm the leader of the Akatsugirls. Just because we live with them doesn't mean we merged officially with them, and that doesn't mean I got an instant demotion." Ana said, flipping through the book. We searched that section front to back. Twice. Ana was mad, Itachi had a head ache, Hidan was lying on the floor with his eyes in the shape of spirals and a little bit of drool on his lip, and I was glaring at the section. I already had Atal Erydiad written down. I just needed to know what else to write on the damn list! Ana shooed Itachi and Hidan away for us to work. Ana tried experimenting. "Kira, you're not going to find anything in there." Ana said, mixing three chemicals together. It evaporated in an instant and was gone with a poof. "Damn it!" Ana growled. "Yeah, like you're going to find anything by causing various chemicals to go up in smoke or explode or catch fire." I said. "Noting has caught fire, Kira." She said. "Tell that to your elbow." I said. "AH, FUCK!" She yelled and smacked out the fire with her hand.
We worked in to the night. Ana ended up falling asleep on the couch when she sat down to attempt to figure out the chemicals she was mixing. It was 3:00am and I was about to face desk and sleep, when I saw something in the Erydiad Blodau (A/N: Translation: Erosion Floral. It's random like a lot of shit in this story) section. My eyes snapped open and I read the definition. Erydiad Blodau. This is a medicine that consists of the Waed Pur, (Translation: pure blood) (pictured in figure 2.5) penicillin, and 2 tsp of Antibiotic I can not pronounce for stabilizing. I read this and noted the ingredients and took a picture of the flower. Then and idea occurred to me. I read about the Erydiad diseases, their cures, and the ingredients. I took pictures of every ingredient I could and wrote them all down on the list and where to find them. Then I realized that with all the major ingredients to these cures with a few stabilizers, then the unimaginable would be accomplished.
We'd have the cure.
"ANA!" I yelled. "Yipe!" She squeaked and fell off of the couch. "What is it?" She asked, yawning and rubbing her eyes tiredly. "I think I found it!" I said. "Found what?" She asked. "Fucking Waldo, what do you think? I think I found the cure to Erydiad y Galon!" I said. Ana was awake. "What? Tell me!" She said. I showed her my notes and explained to her my theory. Ana processed it, trying to think of other theories, apparently hitting a wall each time. "Perfect. Tomorrow morning we go to Pein, get approval and assign missions. Then we come back, go through some tests, some practice surgeries and finally, get the real thing done." Ana said. I whacked her upside the head. "Quit being so organized!" I complained. She rolled her eyes and we closed shop for the night. I did a few more calculations. We would need to find six things, so we'd need me and Hidan, Ana and Itachi, Kakuzu and Nyisha, Miranda and Deidara, Brianna and Zetsu, and finally Shay and Sasori. Six items. Six teams. Three days before Ana and I had to really experiment.
I climbed up to mine and Hidan's room. He was lying on the bed, arms crossed under his head, eyes closed. I smiled and lied down next to Hidan and kissed his cheek. "I know you're not asleep." I said. He opened his eyes and smiled at me. "I can't sleep without my teddy bear." He teased and pressed his lips to mine. He swung his leg over my hips and began to raise my shirt. I pushed away. "Hidan, it's three in the morning. And we have a possible mission tomorrow. We can't have sex tonight." I said. He pouted. "No nookie?" He asked with his puppy eyes. I giggled. "Not tonight." I said. He made his puppy eyes bigger. "How is that possible?" I asked him. "I spent a lot of times with kittens." He said. I pushed him on his back and sat on top of him. "Mew." He squeaked, impersonating a kitten. I sighed and kissed him. "Fine, but if you fall asleep on me, I'm never sleeping with you again." I said.
Ana's P.O.V.
The next morning, Kira and I went to Pein and explained her theory to him. We told him of the plants and where they grew. "I think it will be useful. I approve it. Konan, can you get Brianna, Zetsu, Shay and Sasori?" Pein asked. "I'll get them! I'll find Kakuzu and Nyisha while I'm at it!" Kira said and zipped out of the room. We sat in peaceful silence for a while. Konan sat by me and held her hand to my stomach. "What are you doing?" I asked. "Trying to feel my second cousin kick!" She said. I stared at her. "What?" She asked. "You really are excited for a baby to be crawling up and down these halls, aren't you? Hell, I'll bet one of our children will be a prodigy, learn chakra control before the learn how to walk, and literally crawl up and down the walls." I said. We all started giggling at the thought of a baby on the wall.
Kira came back with all of the teams we needed. Kira filled them in on everything, gave them their item, it's picture and destination and we were off. We each used transformation jutsus and fake names incase of people who will want us dead. My hair turned red and my eyes emerald green. I wore some black framed glasses. I almost looked like Karin. But I thankfully wore a tee shirt and some jeans. Itachi looked almost like Minato, but his eyes were brown and his hair wasn't as spiky. He was blond and tan. Ayu nearly cried, but I made her think about my life before she could.
Itachi and I were headed up for the most important ingredient. The Atal Erydiad was our assignment. I think it's needless to say that I was so happy to have this assignment. Not only would we be going up in to the mountains, but I would be able to find the most important thing that was required to save my lover's life! Which is kinda important for our families' future.
As we walked through a valley, Itachi seemed to get tenser. "What's wrong, babe?" I asked. "We are in areas where Sasuke has been seen constantly. Usually fighting rouge ninja. S-rank. Honestly, I don't want my growing family anywhere near him right now." He said. I grabbed his hand and kissed his head. "Don't worry, even with a baby in me, I can take Sasuke down. Keep that in mind." I said, poking his nose. "Let's get in to character now. There's a town coming up." He said. I smirked. "Fine, Mr. Liang Takatora." I teased. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders. "No worries, Mrs. Naoie Takatora." He teased back. With a deep breath, the drama classes I took in high school came flooding back in to me, and once again, I was a small town actress playing the shy newlywed. And I mean Hinata shy.
I bumped in to a big tall guy on accident. Playing small and fragile, I nearly fell over. The big guy caught me. "I-I'm s-sorry. I-I didn't m-mean t-to run i-into you." I squeaked. He grinned at me. "No problem, cutie, you can bump in to me all night, my name is Gentaro, what's yours?" He asked. "I-I'm Naoie. N-Naoie T-Takatora." I said quietly, even mimicking Hinata's finger poking technique. "That's a cute stutter you got, Naoie-chan. How about you stutter on me all night." He flirted. I felt my cheeks heat up. Where was Itachi? "U-uhm…" I stuttered. "Naoie? Who is this?" Itachi said, turning away from the vendor had been talking to and putting a box in his pocket.
"L-Liang, I-I tripped a-and G-Gentaro h-here, c-caught me." I said, sending him a look for help, to pull me from this asshole's grip before "Naoie's" "Schizophrenia" kicked in. "Oh, are you her boyfriend? Well, I'll pay you to let me have her for the night." Gentaro said. Rage flared through Itachi's eyes. "Unhand my wife, you asshole!" Itachi yelled, shocking me. I don't think I had ever heard Itachi swear before. Not even when we had our fight.
"Wife? Oh, even better." Gentaro said. "L-Liang." I squeaked. He looked at me. I nodded. He nodded. I buckled my knees and ducked as Itachi's fist collided with Gentaro's jaw. "I said, unhand my wife, or suffer the consequences, you asshole." He said. Gentaro swung his hand. He apparently had a kunai in his fist, because there was now a cut across Itachi's face. Itachi's eyes widened in shock and to me, everything was red. "Liang!" I yelled. I began to hyperventilate as a crowed formed. "Naoie!" Itachi yelled and ran to me, forgetting Gentaro. Gentaro backed up a step as I focused my chakra to make my hair take on an angry Kushina form.
"Naoie, calm down, I'm not hurt. It'll heal quickly!" Itachi said, trying to coax me in to calming down. I screamed and pushed him a side and ran at Gentaro. He took a step back and I began to pummel him in to submission. "HOW DARE YOU HURT MY HUSBAND YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!" I yelled as I beat him senseless. Itachi's arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me back. "Aya! Calm down! I'm not injured! Naoie! Come back!" He yelled. I took a deep breath and instantly calmed down and slumped against Itachi. "O-oh! I-I'm s-so s-sorry! I-I didn't m-mean t-to lo-lose c-control o-of A-Aya-chan a-again! I-I'm s-so s-sorry!" I cried. "Naoie, it doesn't matter, what matters is that your back, now." He said.
"What are you? A Jinchuuriki?" Asked a lady. "No, my wife is no Jinchuuriki. She has Multiple Personality schizophrenia." He said. "I-I'm sorry." I said. The townsfolk ignored us after that. Guys would eye me, but I stayed close to Itachi. Then I remembered that he had put a box in his pocket. "L-Liang? Wh-what was th-that y-you p-put in your p-pocket?" I asked. He just smiled and wrapped his arm around my waist. "That's my secret." He said. "L-Liang." I said. "Naoie." He shot back. I pouted and looked away. "Come on, Naoie, the place where Atal Erydiad grows is just out of town." He said and we made our way up the mountain.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
(A/N: Surprised? You should be.) I watched the couple not to far away. The way that the woman had reacted when her husband was injured had caught me by surprise. The way she stuttered reminded me of Hinata Hyuga, but when she flailed widely to protect the one she loved. It reminded me of… Sakura… I shook my head. Get your head out of that, Sasuke, you have to focus on killing Orochimaru first. After that, you can go home and you and Naruto and Sakura can kill Itachi together. I thought. I sighed and followed the couple, trying to hear them.
"L-Liang." The woman scolded.
"Naoie." The man sent back.
I snorted through my nose. Naoie and Liang Takatora. I could have sworn that back at the woman's out burst, Liang had called her "Aya." Though when he first said it, I thought he had called her "Ana" but, then she said that it was "Aya." Though I couldn't understand why I had the feeling to follow them, I just did. Naoie suddenly walked over to the side of the road and wrote something in the dirt.
"Naoie? What are you doing?" I heard Liang ask his wife. "O-oh, I j-just was w-writing i-in Swahili. I-It's a m-message to m-me f-for l-later." She said, going back to him after her message was finished. Swahili? I thought. "What is this message?" Liang asked. "Th-that's my s-secret." She said. "Naoie." He scolded. "L-Liang." She sent back. He sighed and they continued up to a farm. As soon as they were out of my sight, I stepped out and read the dirt message that was supposedly in Swahili.
Dear Sasuke,
Dear shit man, you really need to learn to hide your chakra patter better. Especially those with a wider sense range. Honestly, you're so close I'm surprised "Liang" didn't sense it. But anyways, Sasuke. I know why you are following us. You have been doing well so far, so I guess I will give you and answer. Unfortunately, "Liang" won't let me out of his sight ever since we found out I was pregnant. Yeah, you read right, you're about to be a proud uncle in February. Don't feel flattered, jackass, you're only uncle because I decided I loved your brother enough to marry him. Yes, Liang is Itachi. No, you can not kill him, or I swear to cow I will kick your ass up and down this universe. Anyways, considering we can not meet, I think I will confuse the living fuck out of you now. Here it is:
Itachi did not kill them for the reason you think. He did not leave you alive for the reason you think either. All secrets will be unleashed in only 5 months time. Hold off until then, okay? By the way, if you promise not to kill anyone, I'll invite you to the wedding.
-Ana
I sighed and erased the message. I turned back around and went back to Orochimaru's base. Maybe I wouldn't be going home in only a few months. I looked up at the sky. Sorry Naruto, we'll catch up another time. Sakura…wait for me. Please… I thought and made my way back.
Ana's P.O.V.
I skipped back through the base. I knew Sasuke had gotten my message, but I was happy because we all had gotten our ingredients in a day. And Kira and I only needed three times to find the correct combination. Two rats died. But the bunny, the bunny lived. And could use the Sharingan. Unfortunately, with how quickly rabbits mate, we had to kill the Sharinbunny. Couldn't have a rabbit torturing someone. I had to do it because, believe it or not, Kira looked in to the bunny's eyes and was stuck. So I backhanded her head and killed the poor animal. It was sad. We buried her in the back yard underneath a Sakura Tree. I carved Here Lies ShuShu. The Sharinbunny. The only bunny to ever possess the Sharingan. In to it.
It wasn't until I tried the surgery on a rat did I realize that if I didn't inject at the right point of the heart, the patient would die instantly. I knew the correct point, but I'll be honest, I was terrified. And with Kira being the only other one to know the procedure and her and Hidan, Kakuzu and Nyisha heading off tomorrow, I'd have to wait until after they were done to do this surgery. I hoped that I would be able to do that.
As I was sitting but the grave of ShuShu, The lady from my vision a while a go appeared. I stood up and faced her. "Hello, Bandia na Cruinne. I am Noma Takatora. I'm very pleased to meet you, Ana Rae Black, my successor." She said. I stared at her. She smiled at me and held up her hand to me. "Allow me to open your power." She said. I gasped as knowledge poured in to my mind. I suddenly understood Irish and realized what the Irish boy that gave me my tattoo said.
I blinked as my Irish mind calculated and I thought back to when I got my tattoo. "Bandia na Cruinne… Goddess of Earth… I'm… the goddess of earth?" I asked. "Demigoddess. All of you are. All except Tabetha. She is a mere mortal. Your eighth is here, but you have not yet encountered. You will know the goddess of each element in due time, Goddess of Cruinne. Remember, you being the leader of the goddesses, you can control the other elements, just not as well as earth." And with that she disappeared. "Oh, yeah, just tell me that and don't tell me how to use my power, that's fucking helpful. YOU COULD ATLEAST GIVE ME CONFIDENCE TO DO SURGERY ON MY HUSBAND YOU BITCH!" I yelled at the sky. I got no reply as I suspected. I looked at the ground around my feet and wondered. "You're about to do something stupid yet cool and fun, aren't you? Oh, fuck yeah!" Ayu and I conversed.
I closed my eyes and found something with my chakra. Demigoddess essence. I thought. I channeled that through the earth at my feet. It began to rumble and when I opened my eyes, I could see Konoha and the desert and it was slightly harder to breath. "Holy Fuck." I said. "No shit! No take us down! Ayu, are you afraid of heights?... maybe…fine." I thought and went down. "Best thing I have ever done." I said and went back in. Well, now it would be easier to follow my sister and answer Shikamaru's question when he would ask. I knew he would, and Kira couldn't answer in front of Hidan and Kakuzu. Nyisha was all clear because Shikamaru didn't know her. I would answer after they left and he was left sitting on his knees. After that, I would head home and prepare myself for the surgery. I looked at the ring around the earth pillar I had just stepped off of. I had just sent myself higher than Mount Everest! I could handle doing a little heart surgery.
Right?
Sure she can! I hope…
Ana: Oh, fucking thanks.
AWK: -ignoring that- Anyways, as for "Naoie's Schizophrenia" I was not making fun of people who have Multiple Personality Schizophrenia. I have it myself. Please do not ask me about it. It's kinda tender, in fact, forget you read this up to this point.
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