So this chapter takes a turn! it will include the death of Neji, but also the bringing back of him. Because we all love him. ( Or well I do. ) And I could hardly handle his death, my tears are still to this day spilling. I am crying and smiling thinking of him up in heaven. Watching his beautiful niece and nephew.
*Finding a Cause*
Baylon finally heard a call, and it had been from Neji. She could hardly make out what he was saying.
But as she ran, she saw it. She watched her closest and dearest friend get hit in the back. She saw the blood gush and oz out. She didn't want this. She took a stop in front of them.
She heard him say quietly, " No... I'm already... Naruto. Hinata-sama is willing... to die for you... That's why... your life... is not only one... Apparently my life too... was... one... of... yours... "
She dropped to her knees, she heard Naruto and Hinata both gasps and start talking.
" Because... you told me... that I'm a genius... " She watched as the sign on his head vanished. She felt her self lose tears at a rapid pace. She looked at Hinata and watched her cry.
She crawled her way over to him, she laid her head on his chest, " Neji, you were my dearest and closest friend. Why? You had a life planned after the war, " She cried.
She instinctively ran her hand through his long hair. " I won't let you die on me. I need you there in my life, " She whispered. Naruto watched her and wiped at his face. She pulled out all the sticks and branches in his body, and she flipped him on his back.
Her hands started to form seals that she shouldn't have, and then in a moment of light, her palms were glowing and against his chest. She felt his heart jump and her hand started to pulse alongside his heart. She watched as his eyes fluttered gently along with his breathing coming quietly.
Hinata had started to say something behind her, she listened. She wanted the words to mean more then what they already did.
She pulled away, she then proceeded to start healing him, " Neji? Can you hear me? " She whisper/asked.
Naruto stood drawing Baylon's attention. She watched and waited for him to do something.
" I can... but its hard to breathe... " He rasped. She nodded and placed her hands over his compressed lungs and the green glow grew darker. She smiled and gently placed his hand in her own.
Her mind wandered to how Shikamaru was and how Neji's teammates were.
Lee and Tenten came running over. Naruto had started his run in giving what looked to be his chakra out as protection.
She stepped away and Neji stood with her, a little unbalanced, but he stood beside her. She was happy to help the one she held close.
Neji was soon covered in the red chakra and Baylon looked at Naruto, " I must go and face this and I will return. Soon. I will drag the Uchiha we need to help, " She says, a smile forming, a true one.
Naruto nodded, seeing her eyes glitter he smiled at her and let her leave. She saved someone they all held dear.
She took off full force and ran for the chakra she felt to be Orochimaru's. Her mind landed on something she couldn't help but think," I will always feel grateful for you all. "
She had ran all the way to the Village Hidden in the Leaves. She took a glance around and roamed roofs looking. She hide her chakra and saw Sasuke. Her eyes gleamed at seeing him, but she covered her self in the cloak of silence. She even hid herself from all that occurred.
She followed them and hid away. She waited and shivered feeling something give her a lick.
She watched from a distance until she got to watching what was happening. She watched carefully and Orochimaru knew of her presence. She waited and then got behind Sasuke with Orochimaru's help.
Once behind him, she took a kunai formed in ice and placed it to his neck. Jugo and Suigetsu were surprised by her speed, but Minato saw her, as well as the other Hokage.
Sasuke did not.
She smiled and heard Orochimaru chuckle. She waved with her left hand and blinked. She could massive chakra. Her smiled widened knowing Naruto did this to help Sasuke.
Hashirama saw a resemblance in her white hair and blue flashing gold eyes. Tobirama as well.
The Third Hokage had smiled at the girl and nodded his head to her. Minato saw her and waved.
" Well, Sasuke? Have you been lonely? Or do you feel abandoned? " She asked, being kind of a pain to him, but still yet being playful.
He looked at her and glared, his sharingan glaring red, " Baylon do I ever feel these kinds of things? " He asked.
" Yes! Of course! Deep in that cold and isolated heart of yours. You love me don't you? I heard your words the day you killed Danzo. " She said, a pout forming on her face, she walked around him and when she did her eyes showed amusement and passion, but her attitude was quite playful.
She wasn't wearing her flak jacket or war clothing, she wore a black and silver kimono. It went her lower thighs and her spandex went to knees. Her fan necklace hanging low on her neck. As well as her snowflake charm. She had pulled her hair down and it flowed behind her, hitting right at her shoulder blades. Sasuke watched the woman he loved walk around in an outfit that was not meant for this moment.
" BAYLON CHOSHIN! " Sasuke yelled.
She rolled her eyes, throwing a senbon. Sasuke caught the senbon and glared at her. Hashirama saw her accuracy and smirked.
" Your a Choshin? So you know of Chizuru Choshin? " Tobirama and Hashirama asked in sync.
She nodded, her eyes glazing over. " Of course! She is my ancestor. I am of direct link to her. I love the story she wrote of you two and how you were-" She cut herself off. She didn't want to bring it up.
Hashirama saw her stop, Tobirama did as well. Minato wondered what she was going to say. Hiruzen watched her curiously. Her mouth was shut tight and Orochimaru grinned. " Uh, sorry. The people of the clan that have Souji sealed in them are allowed to read her story. I have read it multiple times. She spoke highly of her brothers. And I know how she felt in her dying moments. Like Hell on Earth. " She said.
Hashirama nodded seeing this, Tobirama just glared and Baylon didn't even flinch.
She walked around and ran a hand through Minato's hair, " Wow, your Naruto's dad? " She asks in fake awe. His hair was just like Naruto's.
He turned a red color and smiled, " Yeah, I guess so. "
" Ah! That's it! Sasuke! I want you help me protect Naruto and everyone else. Neji almost died and Sakura as well. " She says, a grin forming. Sasuke rolls his eyes.
" I will never help that bitch. Or Sakura as you called her. " He says. She laughs and then throws him a look. The look said, ' you-will-or-your-as-good-as-dead '.
She nods and smiles. She walks over to him and holds on to him, her smile growing. Sasuke nods to the Hokages and they continue on, " If you will can you continue, in your own words of course, " He says, making Baylon smile even more.
Hashirama starts speaking, Baylon listens and nods along with it, seeing the similarity in his story and his sister's, but she kept comparing his to her's.
As they finished with everything, Orochimaru had walked out and Jugo had followed. Sasuke walked out with Baylon and they retrieved Karin, and Baylon made sure to keep Karin at a distance from Sasuke. Baylon made it known that he was her's.
~ Time Skip ~
All the Hokage arrive at the scene of where the ten-tails is fighting, Sasuke and Baylon are behind them on a cliff watching, and it seems odd.
( A/N You have to have watched some of the episodes to know what I'm saying here. I just watched episodes and don't want to type the long dialogue the Hokage and others say. )
Naruto smiles and then says to his father, " I know, Baylon promised us he would help. If not she would handle him. "
As the war wages on, Sasuke jumps down, and Sakura and the many other are questioning him. He goes and says that he wants to be Hokage.
Baylon from the cliff watches, laughing as she sees the reactions of the others, " Orochimaru? Can you do me a favor and bring her back? " She asks. Orochimaru nods and goes to find what he needs.
She awaits and smiles looking at all the fighting, she watches as the original team 7 appears and goes to fight. She sighs and senses a dark presence among the group.
She watches as the other groups appear. Her smile widens at the sight. She felt the amassed strength they all held.
Her standing took Sasuke's attention and she waved and blew him a kiss. " I love you, my dearest, " She whispered.
She walked away after that. She was waving as she did so. Naruto saw that and sighed.
Orochimaru walked her away and showed her the one person who could understand her. Among the many fighting Hashirama and Tobirama felt her chakra. Strong, but the body she held was weak.
Chizuru quirked a brow at the young girl. She looked almost like herself, but was a bit different.
Baylon felt the presence of her one true love and saw that all of team 7 had summoned. The Three-Way Deadlock. She felt they could be the next Sannin. Her hands wrapped around her own waist and she held her sides. A pain shot through her. She was worried that maybe Sasuke may not love her anymore and felt her heart shatter a small bit.
Chizuru saw this and knew what was happening, " Souji is making you feel this, don't let him. It will only hurt you. Who ever you love probably loves you as much as you do them, " She said in soft kind voice.
Baylon could only nod, but she toppled over. Chizuru rushed to her side and Orochimaru left them to whatever Baylon had in mind.
" Why is he so horrible and arrogant? " Baylon asked, her heart crushing even more.
Chizuru could only pet her head and say, " He is that way because he is. Its in his nature, he was only nice to me because he loved me in a manner of some sort. "
" It makes sense, " She said, a pained expression staining her face. Her clothing looked familiar to Chizuru, almost like her own. Even if the kimono was a bit shorter then one she would wear.
Chizuru held onto the younger girl, and smiled, she saw the book in the pouch and took it, " You have read the words I wrote in the time I held Souji. It must have been very amazing to hear this but I only wrote this because I felt like some one would need it. Most of it was true though, " She said as she flipped through the book, looking over her many thoughts that she herself had written. Holding the young girl closer she smiled and tried helping alleviate the pain.
" Yeah I read that book a lot. It makes my life a little easier. But I have never been in so much pain from him before so I don't think it will help me now, " Baylon spoke quietly. Her voice was soft and more quiet.
Chizuru smiled and thought back to her days when she was alive, her daughter was the same as her, " You know, you remind me of my daughter. And she reminded me of myself, " She said, her hand was petting Baylon's hair as she had her head in her lap. Baylon still held her arms around her waist as she was still feeling the pain of Souji.
" Yeah, I'm told that I'm quite like you and my great-grandmother, " She says, a smile on her face. Her white eyes filled with tears. She was with her true family, and was enjoying it. Not like when she was in the Land of Iron, being pressured into things like being heir to the clan, or well heiress in her case.
The older of the two woman continued with her petting, and smiled wider, " I never knew I would have a great-great-granddaughter like you. You have a wonderful amount of chakra and even without Souji's your chakra is strong. It was just like my own. I would assume your a true Choshin. Samurai through and through. But here you are, in the war with shinobi, and making family proud, " She said, her voice was like her mother's. Warm and healing.
" Your right. I was shocked by the out come of myself becoming anything in this life. If it hadn't been for Souji, I wouldn't have become anything. I had a weak constitution before I had Souji sealed in me, " She said, and her voice had become more quite and peaceful.
The brunette, Chizuru, had been smiling and noticed her voice change to a different tone. She kept petting Baylon's head and make the girl feel more at home with herself.
" I think I found my cause to fight Chizuru, " She said, smiling gently.
