Kaibunkage
Arc II
Chapter II
"When the tree leaves dance, one shall find flames. The fire's shadow will illuminate the village, and once again, tree leaves bud anew."
- Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen
Danzo stood in his office and stared at the chaos that had befallen on his village. Sure, there had been a number of Mist and Sound ninja that had come to challenge him, but what Sai could not handle, he finished.
"Sakura has Ibuse?" Danzo said to Sai, who was busy wiping his blade clean of his latest victim's blood. "So that's how the Inuzuka's dog was poisoned…" Danzo paused. "Sai, leave us."
"Sir?" Sai was not one to show emotion, but hearing the man that he was in charge in protecting telling him to leave the room was shocking to say the least.
"Go." Danzo said with authority. Sai left the room seconds before Danzo side-stepped Orochimaru's blade. "You've taken my generosity as a sign of weakness, Orochimaru. I allow you to use those who were no longer any use of my village and you attack us? For a genius, you should know to never bite the hand that feeds you."
Orochimaru smirked. "And you should know to never feed a snake with bare hands, Lord Hokage."
"We will see." Danzo said removing his bandages.
Tsunade rolled out of the way of Sasuke's strike before getting to her feet.
"Uchiha." Tsunade said angrily. "You've come at the wrong time."
"No I haven't." Tsunade smirked at the statement. "What is so funny, Senju?"
"I'm sorry to tell you that your plan isn't going to work. I knew you were coming." Tsunade said.
Sasuke frowned. "That's impossible. There is no way that you could've known that I would be here."
"You're still a brat." Tsunade said. "But if you want history to repeat itself, then I guess I shouldn't feel bad for picking on such a foolish kid!"
Konohamaru watched as a puff of smoke surrounded the area. His body tensed as he felt a chakra level unlike any other he has felt before.
"Sensei… Forgive me… I was unable to get to her house." Konohamaru heard Ranmaru say before the smoke cleared.
"Don't worry. I'm close enough." Konohamaru's eyes widened as Naruto stood in his kage robes without his hat. Naruto's eyes met Konohamaru's before the blond kage smiled. "Well you've grown up. Sorry we can't chat more, but I have somewhere I have to be."
"Naru-" Was all Konohamaru stated before Naruto took off.
"Great. Now what?" Sayuri said.
"We support Lord Kaibunkage and save Tsunade." Kazudan answered. "Let's move."
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Konohamaru stated.
"Then we should hurry." While Sayuri appeared to be quick to reject Konohamaru's offer, Kazudan's statement silenced her and the group took off.
"Kazudan-san," Ranmaru began. "I'm going to secure the perimeter around Tsunade's home. I don't want anyone interefering in Naruto-sensei's rage."
"You can't save everyone Ranmaru." Konohamaru frowned and looked at Ranmaru as Kazudan continued. "If they so happen to come by and Lord Kaibunkage catches them… There is nothing we can do."
"Hai." Ranmaru said.
The large salamander hissed as it trashed around the area before Sakura got it under full control.
"F-forehead summoned that?" asked Ino as her battled had momentarily stopped to see the large legendary salamander that once belonged to Hanzo.
"We shouldn't worry about her." Neji said to Ino. "Kabuto has snuck into the village."
"The chances of us pushing out two armies are very slim." Aburame Shino stated. "We could be on the verge of-"
"We will win." Neji said. "Let's go."
Sakura smirked a bit. Ibuse always griped about being summoned in cold surroundings. She only smirked about how she would flatten the Godaime Mizukage and whatever buildings that was around her. It was like killing two birds with one stone. To rebuild a better Konoha from the ashes of the present village, said village had to be destroyed to a degree.
Plus, and the main reason was, it would piss Danzo off.
"Are you ready Ibuse?" Sakura asked as Kageno freed a tired, yet composed, Kakashi from the ice dome he was previously in. "The Mizukage is our target."
Kageno raised an amused eyebrow as he moved back onto the river.
"I'm guessing this is how you managed to escape Sasuke during your meeting." Kageno said. "I'm not surprised at all… Still, you have a long way to go before you reach my level little girl!"
Sakura and Kakashi watched as water spiraled and twisted around the Mizukage. The former teacher and student watched a monstrous exoskeleton made of water form around Kageno, making him the same height as Ibuse easily. His "head" stayed relatively the same with a crown atop of it, a trident in his hand.
"I am not just some ordinary Mizukage… I am the God of Water!" Kageno's voice boomed through the area.
Sakura huffed. "Well I didn't see that one coming…" Sakura's attention was then turned towards the area of Tsunade's home. "Let's make this quick Ibuse. I do have someone to protect."
Tsunade could not believe it. These three worked with the skills of, well, her former team. Jugo's brute force, Suigetsu's water capabilities, and Sasuke's eyes worked hand-in-hand. She was angry to think that maybe Shiori's vision was right. Maybe Sasuke would finish her off with a Chidori.
That is until a black rose burst through the ground, shooting Sayuri into the air.
"Oh yeah! The Black Rose of Kemuri making her Konoha debut!" Despite the seriousness of the battle, both Tsunade and Karin sweatdropped at the statement. Sayuri then pointed a dagger towards Sasuke. "Alright you emotionless bastard, it's time for you to face a real opponent and stop picking on people three-times your age!"
Tsunade's eyebrow twitched. "What was that?"
"Don't worry about it Baa-chan, she means nothing of it." Tsunade gasped as she looked behind her. Blond hair… Blue eyes… Whiskers… "We can have a reunion later. For now, I have some unfinished business with Sasuke."
Jugo, who was in his Curse Seal's second stage laughed maniacally at Naruto's presence.
"It's you again! I can finally kill you for the first time!" Jugo shouted as he charged for Naruto recklessly.
Naruto stood frozen before a large werewolf-like creature tackled Jugo, the two rolling onto the ground before separating.
"Ranmaru, Suigetsu is your target." Naruto spoke calmly.
"I'm on it Naruto-sensei." Ranmaru said moving for Suigetsu.
Suigetsu smirked. "So you think you can handle me?" Suigetsu swung Zabuza's Decapitating Carving Knife, only for Ranmaru to dodge the strike. "Quick huh?"
"Too bad I've been raised by one the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist." Ranmaru said with the Lightning Fangs in his hands.
Suigetsu caught the blades moving for him and liquidfied his midsection just in time for the attack to harmlessly pass through.
"Kazudan, it seems as if we have a few men hiding. Scout them out." Naruto ordered. "And Sayuri, aid Ranmaru. That ability of Suigetsu's is quite annoying."
"Aye, aye!" Sayuri said moving for Suigetsu.
Naruto then looked at Konohamaru. "Hmm… I can't really give you an order like the others, now can I? How about you just watch my back? Make sure that no one interferes."
"You got it Boss." Konohamaru stated.
"What are you doing here dobe?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto smiled. But now in the way Tsunade was used to see him smile. No, this smile reminded her of Mei's smile that she gave Koharu.
"I find it ironic that I even made a promise to drag you back when you came back on your own accord. However," Tsunade felt a spike of chakra from Naruto. "You touched one of my precious people… Two if you count Sakura. Therefore, I will show you the true power of the Kaibunkage!"
Sasuke braced himself as Naruto threw a barrage of kunai at him. He smirked as he dodged them all, until he felt the presence of multiple chakra signals coming from behind him. In fact, it felt like Naruto had used the Shadow Clone Jutsu and had somehow managed to get into the Sharingan's blindspot.
Moving quickly, Sasuke moved closer to Tsunade's home, away from the dispelling Shadow Clones. He momentarily questioned how Naruto did that without moving from his spot or doing a hand seal. He then caught Naruto moving for him.
"You forget that my Sharingan sees everything!" Sasuke shouted as lightning danced around his body.
"You can't see wind." Naruto said quietly before his body dispelled.
Sasuke looked around. Naruto was no where in sight. He then heard Karin give shriek and moved towards her area, only for the redhead to punch him.
"You should know your teammates better teme." Sasuke slid on his feet through the mud before glaring at Naruto. How was he able to trick the Sharingan? "That redhead teammate of yours doesn't have my chakra coils. Even I know that."
Sasuke ran through hand seals before inhaling. He would ignite every single strand of blond hair on Naruto's body. Using the Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu, Sasuke noticed that Naruto had stood perfectly still, using only two hand seals. When the fire reached Naruto, it began to vanish little by little until it was completely gone. Sasuke knew what to expect and waited for Naruto to redirect his flames back onto him. Instead, he heard the distinct boom from a distance.
Tsunade, who saw where Sasuke's flames had gone, gaped. Naruto had just set the Hokage Tower ablazed.
"Are you saving the village or destroying it?" the blonde woman asked the smirking Kaibunkage.
"Neither… Just saying hi to Danzo." Naruto replied.
"Damn it Naruto! Take me seriously!" Sasuke shouted charging at Naruto with a Chidori ready to pierce the Shodai Kaibunkage.
Naruto simply vanished via Hirashin, and laughed.
"You have some nerve Sasuke." Sasuke turned in time to dodge a fist that was intended for his face. Sasuke put space in-between himself and his opponent. "You really don't want me to take you seriously."
"That's because you know I'd win." Naruto sighed heavily at Sasuke's remark.
"Suit yourself… But I warn you, if you can't hit vital organs like Sakura was intending to, you're in for one hell of an ass-kicking." Tapping into his mixture of Sage Mode and his jinchuriki formation, Naruto locked eyes with Sasuke. "Are you ready?"
Ibuse was literally slammed on several buildings as the self-proclaimed God of Water rampaged through the village.
"He's strong." Sakura muttered as the salamander got to its feet. Sakura returned to Ibuse's head and narrowed her eyes. "Alright Ibuse, let's try something else. Gas that thing!"
Ibuse gave a hiss before releasing a large haze of poison.
"You cannot poison a god child. Especially one that does not breathe the air that you do!" Kageno boomed.
"You just keep on talking." Sakura muttered as she revealed a kunai. Sakura pumped chakra into the kunai, making it give off an electric charge. "Now Ibuse!"
The salamander grabbed its pink-haired master with its tail before slinging her into the cloud of poison. Sakura had done this once before, so she had a cure for Ibuse's poison on hand just incase she was not fast enough to get out in time.
Sakura took aim before closing her eyes. She felt thrust her arm forward, using her makeshift Chidori on the large water creature known as Kageno. She felt and heard the lightning surge through Kageno. Then she fell.
Kageno had ended his technique due to pain, causing Sakura, who had entered around the shoulder of Kageno's transformed state, to fall from a great height with her eyes closed. She dared not to gasp in fear of taking in too much of Ibuse's poison, so she waited for the pain to come to her instead.
She, however, felt water.
"That was clever. Using its poison as a mist that I could not control in order to blind me." Sakura opened her eyes. She was trapped inside of a Water Prison Jutsu. The Mizukage stood in front of her, holding his left shoulder. "However, like I said, I am no mere Mizukage. I am the Mizu no Kami!"
Sakura could feel her body push more chakra out through her Yang Seal Release. If this continued, she would die of chakra depletion before even getting the chance to drown. Sakura then relaxed, her Yang Seal Release becoming her Yin Seal Release.
Ibuse shot for Kageno in an attempt to free its master. Kageno did not flinch as he forced a large wall of ice to resurrect in-between himself and the summoned salamander. The ice was thick enough to stop Ibuse's charge, but it cracked on impact.
Kageno thought he had won. Sakura was going to die in front of him, despite putting on a rather great show. Ibuse was currently unable to do anything about it. And then he remembered one more member of their bout.
"I… Miscalculated…" the Mizukage mouthed before dodging Kakashi's Raikiri. However, Sakura was freed from her prison.
"Are you alright?" asked Kakashi.
Sakura took in deep breaths of fresh air before looking at the ice wall Ibuse was attempting to shatter. Kakashi watched in awe as his student shattered the wall with a single punch. How one could withstand Ibuse's poison and being trapped in water and still have enough strength to shatter Kageno's ice was beyond him.
"I can't believe it… I made a flaw…" Kageno said to himself. "No. I can't make mistakes. Water is adaptable. It can reform and reshape to accommodate to any situation, as will I." Kageno raised his hands towards the sky. "I haven't used this jutsu in such a long time… But you, Sakura of the Salamander, you deserve to die by such a great jutsu."
Sakura created a Shadow Clone. She sent the clone onto Ibuse's head to calm the salamander while she stood next to her teacher.
"I have no clue on what he's doing. He doesn't use hand seals like a normal shinobi." Kakashi admitted.
"We know that he can only manipulate water in all its forms. Earth should be our counter." Sakura replied.
"Dear Kami…" Kakashi muttered as he turned to the sky. The rain clouds had circled into one spot, directly above Kakashi and Sakura.
"You've got to be kidding me." Sakura muttered.
"I call this the Heavenly Waterfall Technique. The last time I used this technique, I ended the lives of twenty-seven Terumi Mei supporters after she had left the village." Kageno said. "I used it to prove a point… To show my prowess to the elders… But for you, Haruno Sakura, I will use this so that your name will forever be edge in history… A death as heroic as this deserves it."
Sakura was going to respond before a large torrent of water shot from the clouds. She immediately grabbed her lightning-infused kunai and powered it up while Kakashi formed another Raikiri.
"Raikiri!" the two shouted in unison as they plunged their arms upwards.
"It's no use. The pressure of this tidal wave is enough to crush villages. Even if you don't drown, your body will be crushed." Kageno stated.
The ground around Ibuse and Sakura's clone began to crack and crumble before collapsing altogether. In its last moments, Sakura's clone formed the Fire Release: Salamander Flame Jutsu with Ibuse, the attack heading for the distracted Mizukage.
Kageno added more pressure causing both summon and clone to dispel, seconds before the flames reached him.
Inside the heavenly waterfall, Kakashi had already gone onto one knee by the attack as Sakura struggled to remain standing. Their combined lightning attack was enough to keep a small air pocket, but with the rising waters, crumbling earth, and lowering chakra, it was getting smaller and smaller. Kakashi felt a drop on his shoulder and dismissed it for the around him until he saw Sakura crying.
"I can't… Hold it much longer…" Sakura said. "Kakashi-sensei… I'm so sorry…"
Kakashi wanted to tell her that her drive to bring Sasuke and Naruto back was mostly his fault, but did not. The woman fell to her knees, though her hand was still raised as her lightning continued to cut a small air bubble in the water.
Then the worst happened. The water had finally short-circuited their lightning. The earth beneath them gave away. Kakashi knew that this was the end. And then he heard silence.
Orochimaru smirked. "Isn't this an epic scene? The building which we stand on set ablazed… The storm returning around us… The village destroyed… This is almost how the Sandaime died."
"I gave you the Uchiha! I gave you test subjects! And this is how you repay me?" Danzo shouted angrily at the Oto leader. "You are still an ungrateful brat, Orochimaru."
Orochimaru snickered. "Danzo, this isn't about what you gave to me… No, my reasons for destroying this village are larger than what you have to offer."
The Hokage Tower began to shake as the water that flooded the streets rocked the base of the building.
"It seems as if the building is about to crumble." Danzo said.
"With your powers, Danzo, I'm sure you can battle me anywhere. Right?" Orochimaru asked.
Danzo's eyes narrowed. He was normally the one that did the deceiving and backstabbing. But he would keep his cool. One way or another Orochimaru would pay the price for attacking his village.
"Summoning Jutsu!" the two called in unison seconds after the building collapsed.
Ino stopped on a rooftop that stood above the water level of the village. Her blue eyes scanned for any signs for Sakura. Despite their last face-to-face talk, Ino still saw Sakura as a true friend. In fact, Ino reasoned that if Shikamaru and Choji would have abandoned the village for one reason or another, Ino would be just as lost as Sakura was. She debated on whether or not she would have left as well, but she understood Sakura's reasons.
"Come on Sakura…" Ino said.
Kageno slowly rose from the depths of the water, the dripping water masking his actual sweat. While he did not necessarily like using so much chakra, he knew that it would defeat Sakura and Kakashi. He would not exaggerate his battle either. He would tell his village how Haruno Sakura forced him into using the technique.
"A truly heroic way to die…" Kageno muttered.
Ino barely heard the man's words, but she could piece things together. The heavy downpour on one specific earea. Kakashi and Sakura's disappearance. Kageno's tired appearance.
He had killed her friend.
"Ao!" Kageno called. To Ino's surprise, a man appeared in an instant. "I need somewhere to rest."
"Hai Lord Mizukage." Ao said allowing Kageno to use him as a crutch before dashing off.
"Sakura…" Ino said before angrily following Ao and Kageno. "I won't let get away!"
Ao gave Kageno a small glanced before the Mizukage closed his eyes. Ino, who had been following the Mizukage, noticed a sheet of ice appearing where her next step would have been. She immediately swerved right to avoid a trap by Kageno, seeing this maneuver twice today.
Taking two kunai out of her pouch, she hurled them at her targets. However, a small wall of water rose and caught the attack. Grunting in annoyance, Ino sped up her pursuit. She would kill the Mizukage today for what he had done to her friend.
"Die bastard!" Ino shouted.
Ino was unprepared for two shinobi to attack her from behind. Her anger causing her to go into a state of tunnel vision and her opponents took advantage of that. However, when her body jerked and danced around the two blows without her command, she knew that somehow, someway, Shikamaru would always have her back.
Once she felt Shikamaru's hold on her fade, she turned to see two dead bodies floating atop of the water, Asuma standing on the water's surface.
"You were supposed to be with Neji and Shino. What happened?" Asuma asked.
"The Mizukage… He killed Sakura and Kakashi." Ino answered.
"This is war Ino. A lot of people will die." Asuma gave her the standard talk, though he was inwardly just as furious and saddened as his former student. "We have a lot of ground to makeup. Kabuto is still around here somewhere. And with the village flooded, he's most likely traveling underwater, making his movements that much harder to track."
"I know this isn't my thing," Shikamaru stated as he landed on the water's surface beside Asuma. "But we should be helping the others at the main gates. Jiraiya, as strong as he is, can't defend the entire village."
"I'll go to the gates. You two find Kabuto." Ino and Shikamaru nodded at Asuma's orders. "Stick together."
"We will." Asuma left after Shikamaru's response. The lazy Nara stared at Ino. "I'm sorry Ino… I really-"
"Let's find Kabuto." Shikamaru did not need for Ino to say how hurt she was. Years of being around her, he knew what she was feeling.
"Troublesome…" he mumbled as they began to search for the last place Kabuto was seen.
Suigetsu panted as he looked at Ranmaru and Sayuri. As much as this harmed his pride, there was no way he was going to get passed them. Ranmaru's eyes did not miss a beat and Sayuri's Demonic Lightning was simply too powerful to defeat with force. Worst of all, they were pretty good with their respective blades. Heck, they were better than pretty good.
"I guess, this is the part where we finish this." Ranmaru said to Sayuri.
"You're damn right." the kunoichi stated.
"Sorry kids… Maybe some other time." Suigetsu said as his body sunk into the ground.
Whether or not Sasuke called for it, this was the perfect time for a tactiful retreat.
Green eyes opened to see worried blue ones staring down on them.
"N… Naruto?" Sakura muttered.
Naruto sighed. "You're safe, for the moment." Sakura nodded and closed her eyes. "Baa-chan, how's Kakashi-sensei?"
"He'll be fine." Sakura opened her eyes again and looked to her left. There was the last of the Senju healing Kakashi.
"I must return to my battle with Sasuke." Naruto said.
"I…" Sakura said sitting up. "I must finish my fight with the Mizukage."
"Stay." Sakura gave Naruto an angry look for speaking to her with the same tone he uses with Shiori. "Sakura, you were almost killed. Had Kazudan not told me that it was you the Mizukage was attacking, you might have. You need your rest."
"Why do you even care?" Naruto was struck with this question again, but this time, he had a pretty obnoxious response.
"You owe Shiori a tour, remember?" And with, the blond left the room with Hirashin.
Sakura sat in stupor. Surely Naruto had not risked his own life for hers just so she could finish the genjutsu-simulated tour of Konoha. That wouldn't make sense, even for Naruto's logic. No. There was another reason he had stuck his neck out for her and Sakura wanted to know what it was.
But first she would figure out why Tsunade had begun laughing.
"What's so funny?" Sakura asked.
Tsunade waved a hand. "Nothing. Just relax. I don't know how long we can stay here."
Sakura growled lowly. "Shishou…"
"It's just," Tsunade began. "You asked him such a simple question. One that even I knew the answer to before you even asked it." Sakura frowned slightly. "Seriously Sakura, to be so smart, you're really dumb."
Sakura ignored her former master and reached into her pocket. She pulled out a small dark pill and put it in her mouth before biting it. The bitter taste was something she was used to. She then felt the urge to puke and rose to her feet, found the nearest window, and did so.
"Are you alright?" Tsunade asked worriedly.
Once Sakura had finished, she moved her head back into the apartment where Naruto had stored them and glanced at Tsunade.
"I had some of Ibuse's poison in me. If I'd let it stay there, I would've surely died." Tsunade nodded before Sakura took another pill. "I'm going to go back out there Shishou. I can't let the village suffer anymore. I-"
"It's not your duty to protect the village anymore, Sakura." spoke Tsunade. "If anything, your presence has frightened more people than assured them. Your chakra is nearly depleted and you, a Missing-nin, have attacked a kage, again. You should probably lie low now."
Sakura sighed as she closed her eyes. Even with the pills she had just taken her body was in no condition to continue to battle. For now, she was useless like before. Both of her teammates were here in Konoha and fighting and she was sidelined. It was just like the Chunin Exams…
"Things will work out for the better, Sakura." Tsunade continued. "Rest."
Sakura slid into a seated position, defeated by both the Mizukage and Tsunade's orders. She then glanced above her to see out of the window. Whether or not Konoha crumbled to the ground was of little interest to her honestly. It was her friends that she cared about, Ino especially.
And, begrudgingly, Naruto. Counting her request to him to bring Sasuke back, this would be yet another time where she was forced to sit back and watch him do all the work outside of an official mission that the two had.
Worst of all, Sakura knew that Naruto would never attack Danzo, despite whatever he did to the blond earlier. This was the perfect opportunity too. The perfect opportunity to kill the current Hokage and at least make Konoha a better place. So long as Kakashi wakes up or Tsunade takes up the mantle like Jiraiya had planned, they would have a leader in no time after Danzo's death.
But she was restrained to sit here and dream about…
"I can't." Sakura said hopping onto her feet.
"Sakura wait!" Tsunade called before the pinkette leaped from the window.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
The tapir-like summon stood in the deep waters. Its opponent was the large snake known as Manda. Both Orochimaru and Danzo were waiting for the opportune moment to strike. Sasuke, who was in stage two, flew down and landed beside Orochimaru.
"The 'Kaibunkage' is in the village. I can't find him." Sasuke spoke.
"Go. I'm going to add another death to my Hokage collection." Orochimaru replied.
The irate Uchiha flew off.
"Are you ready to end this, Orochimaru? You can finally be with your parents." Danzo said. Orochimaru grimaced slightly. "It must kill you inside to know that I, someone who once supported you, have taken the mantle that you yourself could not attain."
"This job is for fools! Everyone who takes it perishes. Something that you will learn now!" Orochimaru said as Manda launched for the tapir.
Danzo's Baku began to inhale deeply, pulling the snake in faster. Danzo did a few hand seals before inhaling and exhaling a series of wind blades (Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves). The blades began to hack and slash at Manda before Orochimaru exhaled a wave of snakes from his mouth towards Baku (Ten Thousand Snakes Wave). Each snake opened their mouths where blades extended from.
Danzo knew what Orochimaru was doing. Baku would instantly swallow the snakes, thus piercing itself. Danzo gave a small mental command for the tapir-like summon to end its attack and blow, a maneuver many had never heard of. However, once the Baku exhaled a powerful blow, the snakes, as well as Manda, were all thoroughly pushed backwards.
"Impressive…" Orochimaru commented.
"I'll ssshow you impressssive!" Manda replied before launching for Danzo and his summon at twice the speed.
Danzo was seconds away from unleashing his counterattack before something shot from the waters in-between himself and Orochimaru.
"Now Ibuse!" Sakura shouted.
Rin sat in her home in Yozora Town. While she was technically the chief medic for Kemurigakure no Sato, she loved the quietness that could only be found in Yozora Town. Also, it was where messages sent from Hoshi and Wave Country came to. Just incase someone were to track the messenger, Kemuri would remain a hidden village.
So when a knock came onto her door, she knew what to expect.
"Yes?" she asked opening her door to see the messenger.
"A message from Chuukan Point." the man said. "Inari of Wave Country has requested the audience of the Kaibunkage."
"What for?" questioned Rin.
"Kagami Dōsame and Ishigakure no Sato has attacked the country." the messeger stated. "The matter is urgent."
Rin nodded before outside. After whistling a bird call, a small falcon flew to her and perched on her finger.
"I will send the message to Kemuri. Thank you." she said and the man dashed off. Rin moved into her home, the bird moving onto her shoulder, and found some parchment to write her message. After it was done, she rolled it up and tied it to one of the bird's legs. "Hurry up. This is really important."
Rin allowed the bird to fly out her window before sighing heavily. She really hated war.