Chapter 8

Akaihi's Wrath!

What is happening? Am…I dead? I remember getting hit. That guy used a Wind Blade jutsu on me. I couldn't move to fight.. Someone was trying to protect me. Sasuke's eyes opened. Onari! He was lying in the snow on his stomach. Where is she? His mind raced frantically to remember. They had been forced back by a large beast. He moved his arm trying his best to get up. Sasuke went down. He was dizzy. I must have hit my head on something.

From where he was, he could see Neji fighting hard with Anamaraki. Kiba and Mabae were nowhere to be seen. Rock Lee was doing all he could to fight off the guards. They weren't staying down. He moved as much as he was able, in order, to find out where Onari and Shikamaru were.

Shikamaru was in a sitting position holding onto his head. He had been thrown at the same time by the wind jutsu. I have to pull it together. We've got a large bear on our hands. That thing could chew us up and spit us out. "Sasuke, are you still alive?"

Sasuke grunted his reply. He was trying his best to get on his feet despite his head spinning in all directions. He had managed to lay on his side to surveillance the situation at hand. "Where… is….. On..ari?"

Shikamaru shook his head trying to clear his mind. "Onari? The girl?" He looked around. "Oh, no," he said. Onari was laying face down a hundred feet from where they were. Her small form was motionless. He had to get to her; to check to see if she was alright.

"Shika..maru, where-," Sasuke grunted again, holding onto his side harder, wanting badly to get up. His head was swimming with stars more intensely. He went down again.

"Sasuke, don't try to get up. I'll get her," Shikamaru said making it to his feet. He walked slowly to where Onari was laying. No one saw him as a threat due to his fatique. He was defiantly in no position to fight right now.

No one had bothered to approach her. Not one single person. They were all hanging back, protecting their own. It made Shikamaru's stomach turn. "You all make me want to puke. She's only a child! Are your lives so important that you can't help her? Some village this is," he shouted at them. They only stayed back, clutching their children tighter.

Shikamaru fell onto all fours beside the girl. Come on. Wake up, kid. He shook her shoulder, turning her over. The impact of the earth had knocked her out. "Onari. Onari," he coaxed. "Open those pretty eyes of yours so I'll know you're alright."

Onari's hand jerked.

"Onari, wake up for Uncle Shikamaru," he said.

"Shi..ka..maru…. bro-ther. Not..un-cle," she corrected coming out of it.

"That'll work, too," Shikamaru said. He placed his hands on her face as she sat up, checking for cuts, bruises, etc. "You alright?"

At that moment, Anamaraki brought his hands up and pushed Neji back with his chakra. It had taken some time to wear out the man he had been fighting, but it was all worth it. Now he could command Kurayami.

Neji breathed hard. Why didn't I realize what he was doing all along? My chakra is at its limit. If I fight anymore, it'll be distinguished! He swallowed hard. Even Rock Lee was still fighting. It had been a good plan.

As Anamaraki turned around, a rock hit him square in the jaw. He brought is hand up to touch his face. Blood was on his fingers. A man with slit eyes was watching him aggressively.

"Hey, sweetheart, you don't look too happy to see me," Kiba said. He and Mabae had crashed on top of a fruit vendor's shop. His muscles ached all over and his clothes were filthy. Mabae was limping slightly.

"If I had known what time you were coming back, I would have thrown you a surprise party," Anamaraki said, grinning.

Mabae growled at the beast, his head lowered, body shaking with rage. The beast in front of him held its ground roaring back at the canine.

"Your mutt is no match for my snow beast," Anamaraki said. He glared at Kiba and Mabae. They were beneath him. They had no right to come into his village and order him to do what they say. "I'm done playing games with your group. Kurayami! Take care of the mutt first!"

The enormous white bear started to move towards Kiba and Mabae. Oh, man. It's huge! We've got to watch ourselves. It already got us once with its weight. He gritted his teeth. It was coming!

The white bear roared its aggression, its heavy body moving quicker than anyone thought. Its fat bristled with its fur, breath heated in the air. It was out for one thing: destruction.

Onari's head turned to see Anamaraki's beast charging Kiba and Mabae. If the beast's destructive nature came into contact with them, it was all over. She had seen the beast before. Its chakra wasn't at full force and it had already blown them away like blades of grass. Whenever Anamaraki was threatened, he used the beast as his trump card.

Shikamaru saw the beast charging his friend. He quickly got to his feet. Weakness wasn't going to defeat him just yet. Kiba and Mabae were done for if it attacked them. He had to think! "Onari, stay here!" He turned around. She was gone. He looked back to the bear. "ONARI!"

Sasuke's body shook all over. The cold was getting to him. He looked up to see Kiba and Mabae on the verge of being attacked. Neji was worn out. The guards were persistent beyond belief. They were being ordered to attack them based on his interference. The world around him didn't appear real. A little girl slid in front of him. She grabbed his hands, and held them out, her yellow eyes wild. "O….na…ri..?"

Onari gestured with her hand out, trying to issue her depiction of fire. Try, Sasuke. Understand Onari please! I don't know the words! Her face turned to hopelessness because the man, who had first showed interest in her, was too weak to perform the fire jutsu.

"I…can't… Diz-zy," he said weakly. Sasuke had suffered a concussion. Touching the back of his head revealed a blood stain on his fingertips.

Her head turned quickly to see the white bear swipe Kiba and Mabae away like toys. Anamaraki was grinning. The man's laughter stopped when he tried to make a move towards her and Sasuke.

Shikamaru's face tensed as he crouched in the snow, his mind concentrating as hard as he could. "Don't be so surprised. I don't stay down for long. Rule two: Don't count out your opponents unless they are dead, or unconscious." He had Anamaraki locked with his Shadow Possession jutsu.

Onari looked back at Sasuke. His dark eyes were half-lidded. Anamaraki could still order the snow beast to slaughter them. Once again, she grabbed onto Sasuke's hands. Her eyes looked into his, pleading. "Show Onari, Sasuke! Show!"

His eyes tried their best to remain open. His mind was slowly starting to understand what he was being asked. "You…want me…to show you..the fire style..jutsu…?" He watched as she nodded quickly. "O…nari, it's…advanced."

Onari shook her head at him frantically. "Show, Sasuke! Onari try," she said, afraid of the snow beast; afraid of Anamaraki winning. He would kill all of them because of her. "Shi..ka..maru say fight to protect! Onari…fight…for Sasuke," she said, determined to make him understand. She felt his hand touch her face tenderly. "Show, Sasuke," she said again.

Sasuke put his hands in front of his body, slowly showing the girl the hand seals. "Hand..seals are..fast. It..takes…con-cen-tration and…training." He watched as she started to copy the moves. Sasuke was slowly starting to understand what this kid was all about.

Onari had no training. She wasn't sure about the offenses and defenses Shikamaru had taught her. It wasn't clear to her, which ones were effective; what to use. She learned by watching. Sasuke had performed the fire jutsu quite a few times against Anamaraki's men. She was able to pick it up that way. Now it was time for her to try it.

Shikamaru hollered as he was hit with two blades. He wasn't able to hold Anamaraki any longer. The fatigue had set in again. "There goes my second wind," he said. Reaching up, he pulled the kunai from his leg and arms.

"You've got to be joking with me. After everything; every attempt you've made…and you assume throwing those kunai at me are going to make any difference," Anamaraki laughed. These ninja were quite amusing.

"Actually, they will," Shikamaru said as he threw them in Onari's direction. The kunai soared clear and true. Their destination met.

Anamaraki's expression turned from joy to pure hatred. "I see you underestimate her. Not anymore," Shikamaru said as Onari caught the weapons, gluing them to her chakra. "You're afraid of her," he said noticing the look in the man's eyes.

Onari stood up, the kunai rotating in front of her palms, eyes narrowed. "That's your last straw," she said in her broken dialect. Shikamaru had been a great teacher. Now it was time for her to graduate! Onari turned on her heel, lifting her body off of the snow, rotating as Anamaraki came at her.

Rock Lee was on the way. He breathed hard, his body wanting to give out. Now Shikamaru was wounded. He was the last one standing at this point. The girl. She was in the air attempting to defend Sasuke. Rock Lee watched with wide eyes as several kunai came flying at Anamaraki. They hit their mark. No..way!

Rock Lee ran to Shikamaru who had a mischievous grin on his face. "Shikamaru, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'll live. How do you like our little copy cat? She was able to perform most of the basic techniques with the training I gave her. Impressive kid, isn't she? I figured that was why that guy wanted her. Onari learns jutsus at a fraction of the time it normally takes a regular kid," he informed Lee. "She's a determined, strong female version of Sasuke," he said laughing.

Anamaraki was down. It had taken a lot of effort and Onari as their trump card to pull it off. Rock Lee walked over to the Captain of the Snow Village. He watched him disgustedly. "How does it feel to be beaten by a kid?"

Anamaraki looked up into the face of the energy spirited bug eyed man. The man that had been to see him was staring coldly at him. He snarled, his eyes refusing to focus on the man's dark eyes. "I'm not dead, or unconscious," he warned. "Kurayami! Kill the girl!"

Rock Lee swung around as the large beast grunted, turning on Onari. It bellowed its challenge at her. Onari was right in death's path. Her eyes were wide as saucers, body trembling. He ran at the animal, throwing several kunai at the beast's back legs. It roared in pain, and then turned to see its attacker.

"Bring it, you throw rug," Rock Lee challenged. He stopped. The animal's chakra was increasing. Unfortunately, he was running out of options. The beast was twenty times bigger than he was.

Onari ran as close to the bear's rear as she dared. She did the hand seals Sasuke had showed her. Nothing. Focus! Onari tried again. Still nothing. The bear was starting to scratch at the ground, issuing the last warning Rock Lee would ever hear. Come on, Onari! Concentrate! Onari did the hand seals faster, her eyes focused, mind only on the beast in front of her. "Fire style jutsu," she shouted. The flames came out of her mouth in a burst of energy and heat.

Rock Lee watched in amazement as the bear's rear caught on fire. It bellowed in pain again, shaking its head. "She..did it. She copied Sasuke," he said in a hushed breath.

"I'll be damned. The kid really can copy a jutsu after a few tries," Shikamaru said as he watched the girl. He smiled a little. "I stand by what I said earlier. She's defiantly Sasuke all over."

Onari breathed hard as she slid back away from the beast. Its rear was burnt alright, but now it was good and angry. Its chakra had increased dramatically. She and Rock Lee had its anger boiling over. The beast turned its head to face her, completely ignoring Lee. It roared so loudly, Onari had to cover her ears. Her heart raced as she looked up at the enormous animal. It sat back onto its haunches, its head held high, issuing a death certificate in her name.

Anamaraki tried to sit up, glaring at the girl. If he wasn't able to use her gifts in the form of a weapon for the village, then he had to destroy her. If I can't do it physically, I'll do it mentally. That girl has evaded every attack I used against her in the past; however, she won't evade this one. He smiled inwardly. There was still one trick up his sleeve; one left that they wouldn't see coming. The reason the girl defied him so much, was because of the man with dark hair. Anamaraki would make him regret defying his orders. "Kurayami, hold your anger. I have a more fitting task for you," Anamaraki said evilly. "Slaughter the one behind the girl! Put him out of his misery!"

"No," Shikamaru and Rock Lee shouted as they started to run after the bear. It was charging Sasuke head on, its body moving swiftly against the snow covering the road, its teeth showing as it roared, black eyes pinned on its target. Sasuke can't protect himself! He can barely sit up! We have to try and take it down!

Onari's heart raced faster, anxiety building inside of her. The beast was bearing down on her and Sasuke, its decision made. He had protected her until this point, but now she had to protect him. Onari glanced back at Sasuke who was doubled over; his eyes were staring off into a direction unseen. She had to!

Rock Lee jumped into the air throwing as many kunai as he could at the beast. They hit their mark, lodging into the animal's back. Despite its pain, it was still charging head on. A figure appeared beside him throwing kunai of his own. Neji Hyuga was back, his eyes serious and stern.

"Quit hogging all the fun for yourselves," Kiba Inuzuka said as he came into view. He was badly injured, blood seeping from several wounds on his body. The snow beast had slashed him and Mabae, but not fatally. "It's time to make a bear skin rug!"

Kiba jumped onto the bear's back. He began to slash at it with his claws, trying to slow it down. It was gaining speed despite the wounds he and his teammates were inflicting upon it. It was determined to take out Sasuke on Anamaraki's orders.

Onari stood in front of Sasuke, determined to protect him as best she could. She formed quick hand seals, her eyes focusing on the beast. He can't hit what he can't see! Onari opened her mouth, "Fire style jutsu," and quickly blew flames at the beast's face. It stopped itself from charging, roaring in intense pain as she kept it going. The fireball was nowhere the size of what Sasuke could unleash. Hers was only half the size.

Shikamaru was on his feet again, he was coming quickly, his weapons drawn. The bear had stopped moving thanks to the girl. He ran in behind the bear's leg slashing ,as much as possible, at its flesh and muscle. The beast roared more. Anamaraki had underestimated all of them. They were from the Hidden Leaf Village and were not accustomed to giving up so easily. The odds had been against them, but they were also against the captain of the snow village. Anamaraki had been wise up until this point. He had determined their next steps in the heat of battle, but he had forgotten about Onari. Onari was just as important as any of the others fighting.

The bear's legs started to go down. It was in too much pain to stand up. It shook its head, roaring at the thing in front of it that was causing the fire. Its eyes burned. With its huge paw it rubbed at them, but was unable to see. It had to stop the thing in front of it. It lifted its huge paw, claws open, swinging.

Onari had no idea what happened. All she heard was yelling as her body was flying through the air. She hit the ground hard, her body sliding. Her eyes tried to focus, head spinning. What was all over the ground? She touched it with her fingers. Blood was on them. Was it hers? Onari's hand shook as she looked at it. Her face was bleeding immensely. The world was in slow motion.

Shikamaru was slashing at the beast violently. She couldn't see what Rock Lee and Neji were doing. They were out of sight. Onari sat up slowly, forcing herself. Sasuke was fallen over at this point. It started to snow. She looked up at the sky. The white balls were falling into her hair. Sluggishly, she got up. Blood fell from her face onto the snow, blanketing her wake as she approached the beast again. She tilted her head at it, studying it. The animal would not go down because Anamaraki still commanded it. It was bent on killing all of her friends.

Neji slashed at the animal, but it wouldn't stay down. Its chakra had lowered quite a bit, but it wasn't enough to distinguish it. He glanced over at a bloody figure standing in front of the beast. Half of Onari's face was seeping blood. His eyes widened. He watched as the girl turned on her heel. She was walking away, towards Sasuke. "Lee!"

Rock Lee turned to face Neji. He saw the blood in the snow and where it led. Onari was injured. He didn't know how much, or where. "We've got to stop this thing once and for all, or it'll kill everyone in this village. That idiot's crazy enough to do it!"

"I understand," Neji said as he continued to help his friend. By now, the beast had kunai sticking out of its back like a porcupine. It just wouldn't stay down.

Sasuke sensed someone approaching. He looked up weakly, his mind foggy. Standing above him was a girl with blood coming off of her face. The wound was drastic. He tried to move, but was unable. The girl bent down touching the wound on the back of his head. He grimaced.

Onari smeared Sasuke's blood onto her right hand. "Onari borrow," she said. He was watching her, not understanding. "Onari..fight for Sasuke," she said again, trying to make him understand. She had to stop the snow beast. Its chakra was only half-way, and it was still a threat.

Sasuke watched as Onari slowly walked away from him, the snow falling onto his face. He moved his arm a little into the air. If only he could grab her, in order, to stop her. O..nar..i.. He had named the girl after a temple his family had visited when he was young. It was a long time ago when they were all alive and happy. It was one of his rare fond memories and it was special. Just like the little girl he had seen sitting in the snow, watching him. A little girl with raven hair, yellow eyes, watching him, studying him, was sorting him out from the rest of the cruel world.

Kiba stopped. He looked down below at the girl who was standing in front of the beast, her expression focused and serious. "Sprout, get away from it," he yelled at her. She only shook her head at him. Some of Anamaraki's men were getting up. They had been fighting for so long and it was starting to look hopeless.

"Onari, do as Kiba says and get away from here," Shikamaru ordered. She was defying him. She pointed to the snow ninja who were getting up. They had other things to worry about. "Dammit, those bastards won't stay down!"

"Shi…kamaru… Ne..ji… Kiba…Lee," Onari said her voice calm and solemn. "Flee." They stopped what they were doing to watch her. "Now!"

"I don't know what's going on, but that girl is fixing to do something and I think it best we get out of the way," Neji said.

"She's only a kid," Lee countered. "We can't leave her to fight this beast!" He was totally against it.

"She knows something we don't, Lee! She knows how to take it down," Neji said fiercely. "As long as she's been in this village she knows what that Anamaraki guy is capable of. We have to trust her on this. She's done so much to keep everyone from getting hurt at the cost of her own life. We can't let her forfeit her existence for nothing."

Rock Lee looked down at Onari, then back to Neji.

"Neji's right. The sprout may have a trick up her sleeve. We are out of options," Kiba said gloomily.

"Alright, but we aren't going down so easily! If that bastard tries anything on her, I'll punch him so hard his dead grandmother will feel it," Rock Lee said angrily, his teeth showing.

Once they were clear, Onari looked again at the beast in front of her. It was still there, moving its legs and roaring at them. The group was behind her, just enough to stay out of the way, yet help if something bad happened. Kiba was holding onto Sasuke, trying to patch up his wound long enough to seek help.

"Snow…melts at…fire touch," Onari said in her usual broken dialect. Rock Lee, Neji, Kiba, and Shikamaru were watching her intently. She brought her left hand up to her face, smearing blood onto it. "Bear…snow." Onari put her left and right hands together, in a sort of prayer stance, combining her blood to Sasuke's.

Anamaraki was getting up. He narrowed his eyes at the girl, his rage starting to boil. "Don't you dare, you little weasel!" His threats were ended abruptly by Mabae jumping on top of him, pinning him to the ground. The dog snarled, showing its teeth, daring the man to make a sound so he had an excuse to rip his throat apart.

He knows what she's going to do. He knows! Rock Lee watched as the girl crouched in the snow. Her dark hair blew with the breeze.

Onari formed hand seals that Shikamaru had taught her a few days ago. She put her hands to the ground. Symbols around her hands started to form in a large circle. The writings that she could not read burned into the snow, appearing orange with light.

"It's…a summoning jutsu. She's trying to perform it," Neji said, watching intently.

The light around Onari intensified. It became heated and powerful. The earth started to crack in several directions. Her eyes were harsh, teeth gritted. Anamaraki had assisted in killing her parents. He knew what she was, even if Onari did not. She had been too young to understand. She had to get him back once and for all. Hurting her friends…hurting Sasuke… it was all because of her. Not anymore. "SUMMONING JUTSU! AKAIHI!"

The earth shifted around them, causing Rock Lee to lose his balance. The buildings shook violently as the earth cracked, breaking apart at the seams. Behind them, the earth started to fall apart into a large hole. Women were screaming as they fled with their children. The men stayed to watch. There was nothing but a gaping hole in the ground about the size of two large buildings.

A red, fiery light started to show from its depths. It was increasing! The light became brighter, burning into the sky. Something shot out of the hole leaving a trail of intense fire behind it. Neji watched, his eyes becoming wide as an enormous red bird landed onto the snow. Its eyes were yellow, intense, like Onari's. Its gaze was serious, stern, and firm. Fire was engulfing its large feet and legs, but was not burning the creature. The crowd around them became deathly silent. It was a fierce, beautiful bird. It was a bird of song; a bird of hope and prevail.

"That's impossible," Neji breathed as he watched. The bird cooed its beautiful song, flapping its large red, fire tipped wings. It tilted its head at them, wondering. The bird was almost as large as the snow beast.

"What…is that," Shikamaru said quietly, his mind trying to form back into reality. It seemed so much like a dream. A beautiful, violent dream that contained hope and perseverance for all of them.

"It's the phoenix. It is one of the celestial guardians that is bound to the south gate. It is a creature of fortune," Neji said. "This is the real reason Anamaraki wanted Onari. Onari is bonded to one of the celestial beings!"

The phoenix cooed as it towered above them, walking over to Onari. It looked down at her with a caring gaze. She looked back at it. "Akaihi, bad man, "she said pointing to Anamaraki.

Akaihi lifted its head focusing on the man in front of it. The fire around its feet increased to where the flames were licking up its sides. In a few moments its back was on fire as the rest of its body, its chakra increased tenfold to match that of the snow beast. Mabae sensed a fight brewing and leapt off of Anamaraki to return to Kiba.

Sasuke opened his eyes. They focused on the large creature towering over Onari. The phoenix was getting ready to fight Anamaraki and finish him. That's…That's Onari's..jutsu?!

Akaihi squawked at the bear, the loudness of its challenge causing everyone to cover their ears immediately. Onari raised her hand, her voice clear. "Fire beat snow!" Akaihi ran at the beast, its mouth open, issuing a large blast of fire at the creature. Its razor sharpened talons, dug into the ground so it could hold its balance.

The snow bear roared in anger, its dark eyes opening to their full extent. It began to charge the phoenix, lifting its body up, paws slashing through the air. The phoenix would not back down. It jumped a few times to miss the bear's attempt then flapped its large fiery wings to get it off the ground. Everyone watched as the bird jumped onto the bear's back, digging its talons into the animal's hide. It peaked and issued its own challenge at the creature.

"It's winning," Shikamaru said. Onari was still behind the two animals. She was battling for their lives against Anamaraki and his beast now. Shikamaru still had no idea how badly injured the girl was.

"That bear is going to be no match for it," Neji said triumphantly. "Onari is right. Snow melts when fire touches it."

Sasuke could not utter a word as he watched the girl order the phoenix to blast the bear again. The bear roared more, but this time, in sheer pain as the phoenix came back around its side, butting it with its head.

Onari was feeling dizzy. She had to continue to control the bear until it was finished. If the bear stayed afloat while she was unconscious, it was all over for them. "Akaihi!" Onari grabbed her head. "Fire roll," she ordered.

The phoenix shot into the air, its wings out to their full span. It rolled as it came down, sending fire ball after fire ball at the bear and its surrounding areas. Then it swooped down past the group, turned in midair, and came back to shoot the creature with a jet stream of intense heat.

"I don't believe it. The sprout's conducting her own battle plan," Kiba said amazed.

Shikamaru's eyes were wide. "I had no idea she understood the techniques and combat moves I was telling her."

They all looked at him in bewilderment.

Onari put her hands on the ground. Her head was spinning harshly. She had to finish it quickly. She shook it off, but the world was going in all sorts of directions. More so, she felt sick. "Akaihi," she shouted at the phoenix. "Distinguish!"

The phoenix's body became brighter, hotter; its mouth opened sending forth another large stream of fire at the beast, and also at Anamaraki. It charged them head on, and then burst into rolling fire that covered the entire width of the road. There was nowhere to run as the phoenix came into contact with its target. The phoenix exploded into a massive rush of fire. The snow beast collapsed in the snow, defeated. Its body melting as it seeped back into the earth.

Anamaraki was badly burned; his eyes were half-lidded as he screamed in terror. He clutched his face. His men were running away from the village as the villagers started to throw things at them. They had brought on this misery! The man who was once captain of the snow village was being lifted by one of his men. A woman came screaming at them brandishing a nicely turned hay fork. She charged at the two men as they ran in the opposite direction.

"It looks like someone just became unemployed," Shikamaru said.

It was over. Anamaraki was defeated. She had won. Now they were safe. Sasuke would be alright now. Onari fell into the snow unconscious.

"Onari," Rock Lee said. He ran to her quickly, turning her over. The girl's face showed two bear claw marks going down the side of her face. She has been bleeding the whole time. His eyes looked over her. Half of her clothes were soaked in her own blood. She kept fighting just to save us; to protect us. Lee lifted the girl into his arms. He ran down the snow covered road yelling for a medic. A man held up his hand to him.

"I'm a medic. We need to get her and everyone that is injured inside," the man ordered.

Lee carried Onari's limp body inside. Neji carried Sasuke and Shikamaru carried Kiba with Mabae limping behind. They were all badly injured. It looks like we won't be back when scheduled. Rock Lee looked around at everyone who was getting administered, but at least, we're all alive.

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After some time of waiting outside, Lee and Neji got the news on everyone. Shikamaru was going to be alright, but he had to keep it low on the physical activity. Sasuke was to remain in bed for a few days to let his wound heal. It had been a miracle that he had not sustained a crack in his skull. Kiba and Mabae both suffered from slash marks and sore muscles. They had to remain in bed, also. Onari was a different story.

Lee frowned when he got the news. Anamaraki had left his mark on the girl despite their best efforts. The scars on her face would never heal. They were too deep. Onari had required a blood transfusion to make up for what had been lost. She had continued to fight for them, even when she was badly injured. He wondered if Onari was still going with them back to the Hidden Leaf Village. Sasuke might change his mind when he takes a look at the girl.

Onari wasn't hideous, per say, her face was still the same except for two claw marks that went from her nose and down her cheek. It wasn't something that wasn't noticeable. Her eyes caused her to be turned away because she was different. Now because of them, she had a harsh battle wound. Rock Lee could only hope that Sasuke would see pass the girl's physical alteration and still accept her. He wouldn't know that until they woke.