This will be more difficult then I expected. To believe that this could possibly kill me means, surprises me. This hallway is only ten feet long. So I don't expect it to be too hard. Just ten long paces and I'll be free of its hold. Simple as pie, right?
The look on Kazuyo's face spoke volumes to the challenge which she would rise against. Yuki had openly argued against her sister's over protectiveness, stating that she should lighten up a bit. This only increased the tension between the two.
Now as she stood before her final test as a Hazukashii, she received words from her sister.
"Don't underestimate the distance, Yuki chan…I won't lose my sister to this dreaded hallway. Please! Be careful."
Yuki acknowledged the statement, inhaling slowly. She braced her feet against the ground, and held her head high.
Here we go!
She remained calm, watching as both Kazuyo and Nao, vanished, appearing on the opposite end of the hallway, awaiting her arrival. Kazuyo appeared to be praying, which sent a smile over Yuki's lips. She stripped to her bare underwear, and stretched, staring at the hallway. A light pink mist seemed to emanate from the mirrored walls, and Yuki kissed the memento on her neck.
Akira-koi. Naru-kun. For you, I will not lose! This has to be done!
Yuki straightened her shoulders, and dashed forward, closing the five hundred meters to the hallway, shouting her defiance across the gap. Her speed made her appear invisible kicking up small clouds of dust. Time stood still as she approached the line which signaled the beginning of the training session. As her foot slammed into the carpet floor, her chakra was pulled from her, instantly.
What is this feeling?
She shook her head, and took another step, collapsing immediately. Her breathing became more rapid, and her muscles shivered from exhaustion.
How? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
She moved a single strand of hair of her face, watching as smoke poured off the top of her skin.
It's not possible for an inanimate object to steal chakra. So what is going on? This is not a genjutsu.
A light erupted in front of her eyes, and she was drawn into a white dimensionless room where she experienced new jutsu and was taught new hand seals to perform devastating techniques.
What is this?
She stared at the pores on her arm, watching as a single blue drop floated up, and evaporated in the millisecond it left her skin.
I see. So in this room, chakra is too light to exist, so it is pulled from the body, and super heated. In other words, my chakra is dried up. That's why it feels as if my body is being drained of chakra.
Her eyelids drooped from the effort as the last ounce of strength flowed out of her body. She fought against her own weariness, barely comprehending the screams from the other side of the hallway.
Kazuyo watched her sister slide from her standing up position to hit the ground with a thud. There she lay, unmoving as her chakra constantly flowed from her body.
"YUKI-CHAN!" She screamed, dashing forward, only to be repelled by a barrier of chakra which shocked her like electricity. She slid backwards, staring at the large gash which was laid out across her arm. She vaguely remembered that the moment a shinobi entered the space, a barrier was placed up which prevented interference. She hissed her distress, and slammed a fist against the wall.
Dangit! She'll die if she doesn't move! She has to get up! Sitting still doesn't help her one bit. Her body can only withstand so much punishment!
"YUKI! GET UP! FIGHT IT! MOVE! DO YOU WANT TO DIE?"
"Trust in her."
The older woman, glared at the fox creature, her anger reaching its climax.
"If she dies, when I am finished with you, your soul will NEVER know rest!"
"You don't know her like I do. She's not as weak as you think."
Akira glanced at the mush which sat on her plate, and with half a heart, scooped up some of it. The Eight Tails had already eaten his fill, and she was being watched as she started to take a bite from the gelatinous mass which sat on her fork. Just before her tastebuds could discern what she was eating, a red hot pain shot through her shoulder. She dropped the utensil, which skittered across the ground, as she touched the marking without so much as a concern for where she was.
Yuki? She's dying!
Akira winced as the pain increased, like a hot nail underneath her skin. She dug her nails into the wound, and closed her eyes in an attempt to focus her thoughts. Her thoughts warred against each other, neither side backing down.
Why do you even care? She left you! She left you to bare the idea of her betrayal without so much as an apology!
She still cares. There isn't a single doubt in my mind that Yuki loves me with all her heart still.
That's not true at all. She doesn't love you! As a matter of fact, she'd kill you if she had the chance!
She had the chance to and she did nothing!
That proves nothing!
Akira moved her hand from the wound, and glanced up to Killer Bee who had turned away, getting up.
"You could really use some rest, and I will show you to that nest, but try not to fight, what you seem to know is right!"
She scowled. She had waited long enough and had reached her limit. She was going to leave this oversized reptile and return to her mate. Nothing mattered but ensuring he was safe. She'd wade through all the dead bodies, but until he was safe within her arms, she would not stop. The look on her face must have spoke volumes cause Killer Bee stood, and followed her towards the nearest exit.
Naru-kun. I'm on my way!
Akira!
Yuki Hazukashii fought the bonds which held her down, taking in the flood of information which blinded her to the direction she should race towards. Each breath passed by with knowledge imprinting itself in her memory banks.
"I…I am a Hazukashii! I do not run and I do not hide!"
She dug her nails into the ground, her chakra dissolving at a faster rate, decreasing the strength she had in her body. Blood poured from her mouth, as she forced her body to move regardless of its inoperable state. Her muscles convulsed painfully, her breath coming in short pants. Her hair grew moist as she sweated from the effort. Yuki ignored the pain, and focused on the task at hand. Walking down a simple hallway was nothing. There was no reason why she could not other than she had no chakra. She felt as if her actual life force was being sucked from her body. If it meant, breaking every bone in her body, then she wouldn't give in. Forcing her foot to move, she took a step forward, her face slamming into the wall she couldn't see.
She shook her head and stumbled away, attempting to reorient herself.
She gritted her teeth, closing her eyes. Deep inside her a single will and desire flooded her being. As if on an accord of its own, her body gave up on using chakra. Her body healed, and her chakra was replenished on an accord all of its own. Yuki shook the weariness off her senses completely, and her vision returned, even more acute than it used to be. The younger girl's mind tried to wrap itself around her current situation, flexing the muscles in her hands. She could feel the shift in the actual air flow as each finger moved. She could almost see the cloak of Fotou which covered her body like an aura of chakra. She walked the final eight steps to the finish line, her body letting go of Fotou the moment she was in safety.
Such power…I have access to this?
Almost immediately she fell face forward, into the arms where her sister caught her.
"Yuki chan. Breathe! It's alright. I'm here. I know you're really in pain right now, but focus on what I'm saying. You need to calm down. If you continue to resist the effects of using it, you won't be able to stay conscious," her sister spoke, rapidly.
Her vision faded in and out, as she tried to calm down and stop herself from hyperventilating. She wanted to calm down, except her body refused to follow her orders.
"Yuki! H….ou….ear…me….bre….u….ha….to…"
She shook her head confused, before inhaling deeply.
Easy now. I don't want to pass out, so just remain calm.
Her hearing returned and the edges of her vision returned, and she sighed, ignoring the burning agony which flowed through her muscles.
"Hehehe. That wasn't too bad…ow."
"You almost gave me a heart attack! Do you realize that?"
"I'm fine. I swear."
"You should have died. The moment you hit the floor is the moment your soul should have passed from this existence and into the next."
"Shoulda, woulda, coulda….didn't! So…this is Fotou. It's an interesting thing. Ow…owwwww! Ugh. Does the pain ever die down?"
Yuki tried to stretch, moaning in pain as her body shifted only a little bit.
"You truly gave me a scare."
Yuki smiled, before frowning as her thoughts turning dark.
If I have to fight as I am now, I won't be capable of defending anyone? I could force myself to move, regardless of the agony, yet doing so would only decrease my chances of survival.
"-besides…Yuki?"
She shook her head, and forced herself to stand.
"We need to spar. Let me rest for thirty minutes….Tomorrow, the Hazukashii will rise again."
The stillness of the stale air, increased the younger Hazukashii's anxiety. She would be ready. For any and all challenges.
As the nine tailed fox surveyed the damages, her only thought was on one shinobi. The only one who mattered, and the only one, whose body, mind and soul she could see as vividly as the colors of the sky.
Are you okay, Naruto-kun?
ITS BEEN AWHILE COMING, BUT HERE IS THE NEXT CHAPTER. OVER THE NEXT TEN DAYS I WILL BE UPLOADING A FLURRY OF CHAPTERS. I WANT TO WAIT BEFORE I RELEASE THE FINAL CHAPTERS TO THE STORY.
AS A SMALL NOTE, SINCE TOBI WAS RECENTLY REVEALED TO BE OBITO UCHIHA, MY PREVIOUS MADARA UCHIHA CLAIMS WERE INCORRECT. IN MY STORY, TOBI IS OBITO UCHIHA AND THE SHINOBI WHO YUKI, TSUNADE AND AKIRA FOUGHT WAS INDEED TOBI.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT, AND PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW!
SINCERELY
YUDASHI