AKIRA POV

How the girl had accounted for so much was beyond her. The demon had fought with the girl before and never had she fought so intelligently and so well prepared, that the purpose of the fight had been fulfilled with no effort. Akira smiled, and watched Madara attempt to stand up, only to fall back to his knee. Yuki's technique had been inflicted upon him, and the results were immediately visible. She glanced towards the Hokage, who was beaming at her new jounin. The demon couldn't help but be happy with the girl. She was proving herself quite the shinobi like her godfather.

"Madara," Sasuke asked, his voice concerned.

"I'm fine."

Akira winked at the Uchiha, taunting him. They both knew he was not okay. Far from it...The jutsu that Yuki had placed on him, was special.

ONE DAY EARLIER

So that was the plan. All in front of her. Yuki intended to send in substitution jutsus of both shinobi. On the log, would be a seal that she had the Hokage help design. It's power was simple and yet, very useful. As Madara touched her to counterattack, she would release the smoke, the seal automatically acting to the surface touched. As long as Madara's Sharingan was looking at the log at the moment of dissipation, the seal would stick.

PRESENT

"Well timed, Yuki-chan," the Hokage praised, smiling.

"That seal placed on you, prevents you from using your kekki genkai. It prevents your chakra levels from plummeting or rising in any shape, fashion or form," Yuki said, her voice echoing off the charred walls of the room.

"Curse you."

Akira caught the sound of a single person appearing behind Yuki, and quickly took action, blocking the downward swipe of his sword, with a kunai.

Yuki turned and slammed a foot into the wound she'd inflicted on Sasuke, and Akira sped behind him, punting him back to his squad.

"We will return. This is only a delay...a minor one at that. We shall see who has the last laugh."

Akira nodded in acknowledgement, and watched the elder vanish in a cloud of smoke, along with his two apprentices, with a sense of relief.

We've bought ourselves some time.

Akira let out an exhale, and glanced around to the murderous gazes of the various Kage who watched them.

"Tsunade. Explain the meaning of this? Your shinobi acted without so much as care for us. You let your shinobi go rogue with no repercussions and-"

A voice silenced the Raikage, so venemous that everyone turned to face it's owner.

"Silence...All of you."

Akira glanced towards the Mizukage, who was staring at Yuki with a mixture of confusion and murderous intent.

"You. Girl...What is your name?"

"Lady Mizukage. Is this necessary?" The Sannin asked, stepping forward.

"Shut it."

The harshness of the retort, caused Akira's eyes to widen.

"I will murder her now, if she chooses not to answer, and explain why she is in YOUR village. She is supposed to be dead. All shinobi agreed that the Hazukashii's forbidden jutsus and special nature of their kekki genkai, made them to dangerous to let them live. Which is why during the Last Great Ninja War, we eradicated them."

The hairs on the back of the demon's neck stood up on end as the statement hit home, and immediately let loose a low growl, attempting to go protect her mate. If they thought that she would just stand by and let the Kage murder her lover in cold blood, while she had anything to say or do about it, then they were dead wrong. A hand grabbed her shoulder tightly, pushing down to restrain her.

"Hold on, Akira," the Hokage whispered, her voice urgent, and desperate.

"So again, I ask. Who are you?"

Akira turned to the Jounin and watched her square her shoulders and speak out in a quiet yet steady voice.

"My name is Yuki Hazukashii. I am from the Hazukashii clan, but my Kekki Genkai is no longer of use to me."

"Is that so? If it is no of use to you, then, perhaps we should kill you now, and prevent it from ever becoming of use?"

Akira lunged forward, only to be stopped by the Hokage, who pinned her against the wall.

"Stop it! You'll get her killed!" the woman whispered, digging her elbow into her shoulder.

Akira whimpered, and watched the Mizukage approach Yuki. pulling out a kunai, which turned into a water blade.

"Any objections?" the red head asked, turning to the council.

"I'd rather not interfere with this quarrel, so do as you must," the Tsuchikage spoke.

"She faced Akatsuki, and attempted to protect us, albeit it was rather unorthodox. Let her explain herself," Gaara spoke, his voice firm.

"Hmph."

The Mizukage started towards her lover, sending chills down the kitsune's spine. She didn't understand the reason for this hostility. As a water blade materialized in the Water Kage's hand, Yuki retreated slowly.

"Yuki Hazukashii. I sentence you to death, for abandoning your village. Any final words?"

Akira reached out for her lover, hand outstretched in open air.

Don't! Please! She means everything to me.

"You are Mizukage because the village looks up to you for your protection. Correct?"

"Do not lecture me child."

Akira watched Yuki kneel obediently, while smiling at the woman.

"I understand your position. Before you take my life, may I ask you a question?"

The woman stopped and placed the blade at Yuki's throat.

"Why would you kill a shinobi who has as much allegiance to both Kirigakure as Konohagakure?"

All the shinobi turned to the Mizukage whose eyes narrowed in anger.
"You have no alliance with my village. You, who, possess a kekki genkai which could doom the shinobi world, have only one fate which is death. You never have aided my village and more importantly have never revoked your loyalty to Konoha."

Akira watched the girl chuckle softly and try to conceal her laughter behind a facade.

"What is so funny?"

"This, Mizukage-sama..." The blonde haired woman stated from her side of the room. She pulled out a single scroll, and tossed to the water mistress who caught it deftly mid air. The room was silent, as the Mizukage read the paper aloud to all citizens.

"Yuki Hazukashii.

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 125 lbs

Blood Type: A Negative

Rank: Jounin

Chakra Affinities: Fire, Earth

Kekki Genkai: Neru Gejitsu (neutralized. reason: damage to Hypothalamus prevents shinobi from falling asleep. Due to inability to sleep, shinobi exhibits limitless chakra levels, and high levels of stamina, seen only in jinchuuriki.

Missions Completed:

S= 25

A= 86

B= 145

C= 23

D= 07

Assessment: Yuki Hazukashii is a very capable and interesting shinobi. She has shown herself as capable as her godfather, Kakashi Hatake, and takes very large interest in missions. She strives to become better and exhibits a healthy thirst for knowledge. One major note, is that Yuki has asked that all Kirigakure missions be routed to her. She has been to the Village Hidden in the Mist for over half of her successfully completed missions. She is a weak leader, who is often concerned more about her squadmates than the completion of her mission. She is currently enrolled in the newly formed Squad 19: Anko Mitarishi, Naruto Uzumaki, Akira Saito, and Yuki Hazukashii. The squad is cohesive and completes missions in a timely fashion."

All eyes focused on the kneeling woman, whose eyes were hidden in embarrassment. The blade was removed from the sensitve area, and the Hokage watched the Mizukage smile down at her.

"You seem to not be as much a threat as I once took you. Actually quite the opposite. I am surprised that I have not noticed your name in our mission logs. I will have to be sure to review them when I return. I will need to speak with you before you depart, should your Kage, be willing to allow such a meeting. Until then, Hokage-sama. Speak your fill."

The room filled with every shinobi who spoke at once, in attempt to understand exactly, what had transpired.

"LISTEN! KAGE!"

The Hokage's voice silenced them all in a single shout, which shook the room's four walls.

"We are here for one reason and one reason only. I summoned you, and requested your presence. We do not have much time to argue and bicker among ourselves. Madara Uchiha is here. You've seen him for yourself. He is stronger than any of us alone. We must form an alliance. I beg of you-"

Akira watched the woman drop to her hands and knees, head bowed.

"This threat is one I cannot face alone. This man threatens the world with another Great Shinobi War, and he will not hesitate to kill every man, woman and child in your villages if it suits his purpose. His goal is his Tsuki no Me Keikaku (Eye of the Moon Plan). Using his not so reputable doujutsu he intends to ressurect the Ten Tails and use it's massive chakra reserves to cast a Tsukoyomi over every shinobi. Then there will be "peace" as he calls it."

Murmurs echoed around the room at the plan, until someone spoke up first.

"Ignoring these other fools, do you expect me to believe that? DOES TENSHI YUDASHI RING A BELL? He attacked my brother!"

Akira listened with half a heart, slowly closing the gap between her and Yuki. Once she was within reach, she hugged her lover tightly to her body, happy that she had narrowly dodged the bullet.

"I'm fine, Akira-koi."

"DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN!" she whispered vehemently.

"Ca-can't breathe...too tight!"

Akira loosened her grip slightly, and kissed the girl on the cheek, before returning her attention to the conversation.

"Tenshi Yudashi...was a spy. For me on the Akatsuki."

Gaara spoke first, his voice steady.

"She is telling the truth."

Attention shifted to the young Kazekage who had been quiet for most of the discussion.

"How do you know this?" the Raikage demanded.

"At the time of my capture, the Akatsuki member Deidara,was transporting my body to an undisclosed location. During a scheduled stop, I regained some consciousness in my weakened state. Three members were arguing at the moment about how to best withdraw my bijuu. It was Tenshi who spoke only once, but left a lasting impression upon me. His words were: 'I will remove it. I would rather not cause unnecessary harm to the jinchuriki if it can be helped.'

The others started to question him, but he left the area, indicating that the discussion was over."

"AND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME BELIEVE HE WAS A SPY?"

"No, Raikage. But if he intended to seal your brother away, it would have been done," Gaara replied.

"HOW DARE-"

"He's right..." the Tsuchikage spoke, his voice solemn.

"What?"

"Raikage...Tenshi sealed all of the bijuu himself. He gave misleading information, and intentionally sought out the weaker demons so that he would be incapable of sealing the two strongest. I have his official report, and once the alliance has been formed, I will share it with you all. Until then, please...Please! We cannot win this, unless we join forces."

The room turned deathly silent, before Mifune the moderator, spoke up first.

"Tsunade-san. You have the support of the Samurai. What do you say leaders? Are you willing to become the first ever Allied Shinobi Force?"

The question hung in the air. Akira stared around. At first, it seemed as though no one was willing to heed Mifune's call. One by one heads nodded in agreement, and immediately all Kage began developing plans for the upcoming war that intended to shake the entire ninja world.