A few weeks later Sakura's imposed two-month recovery period ended to everyone's immediate distaste as they didn't want the rosette to be injured again and of course she was immediately assigned a mission "Do you have to go" Ousuke grumbled.
He still had two months left before the Jonin exams "It's just a simple escort mission to Tetsu no Kuni, my teammates are going to, as is Shishou, Tobirama-sama, Hashirama-sama and Shikaku-sama" Sakura informed, making sure she had everything for the short journey.
They'd be there a few days at least, plus her special cloak that her aunt had made for her "Try not to get seriously injured please Sakura, I beg you, because I don't think I can stand seeing you laying there in a hospital bed again" Mebuki begged, and she felt awful for causing her mother distress.
Who'd also found out that she was expecting her third son and that she and Kizashi would be naming her newest little brother Hyoryu, the name was something his father had mostly picked out "You have my word Mom, I won't allow even a single scratch to befall me" Sakura swore vehemently.
Planning to do her utmost to avoid getting hurt this time around, Mebuki frowned, but seeing how serious her daughter was, decided to trust in Sakura and hope for the best that nothing happened "Why are so many people going" Haruya questioned.
"Ah that's because it's a meeting between the five Kage, Naruto, Sasuke and I will no doubt be on the lookout for trouble, while Shishou attends the meeting with the others or one of them will end up stuck with us for the duration of the meeting" Sakura explained.
It went a long way to putting her family members at ease as she continued preparing for her mission "Just wish this mission didn't coincide with your 16th birthday, though I guess we'll have to celebrate when you get back huh" Kizashi sulked.
Not liking that Sakura would be working on her birthday "Honestly Dad it's not a big deal, but yeah" Sakura snorted softly, finishing up and vanishing out the door on them to everyone's chagrin and a couple days later she met Naruto and Sasuke at the gates as they waited for the others to show up.
"Can't believe we get to go to Iron, Samurai are awesome, maybe we'll get a chance to observe one of their practices to learn some of their techniques" Sasuke commented, having always been a sword lover, but when Sakura snickered at him, he realized he was kind of rambling and went red in the face due to embarrassment.
Even Naruto was eyeing him in amusement and that was saying something "That is if we aren't spending all our time outdoors you know, maybe the samurai would be okay with it" Naruto offered when a slightly awkward silence filled the air.
Jade orbs rolled upwards in exasperation because now Naruto was getting in on it, luckily Team 7 didn't have any more time to dwell on the topic as Tsunade showed up with her escorts "Ready, good, let's move out" the blonde Hokage barked after they'd all signed out of the village.
For a while no one spoke as they simply walked in the direction of Tetsu no Kuni, the silence however finally ended when Naruto tripped "Goodness are you alright Naruto-kun" Hashirama inquired as Sakura helped her teammate back up onto his feet.
Probably biting back laughter as she did so if the amused look on her face said anything "I'm fine and it won't happen again" Naruto exclaimed, cheeks red as they continued on, no one commented on it thankfully even if Sakura was silently laughing at him.
~Hours later~
Tsunade pulled the group to a stop for dinner "If we keep at this pace, we'll arrive a day early I believe, scout, prepare camp, you have your orders" Tsunade remarked, and tasks were divvied up between the members of her escort party.
Naruto and Sasuke got stuck preparing the fire for whatever Sakura brought back to cook who was on cooking duty, Hashirama made a wood structure that would fit the lot of them comfortably, while Tobirama scouted their surroundings and set up traps to make sure that they would be safe during the night.
While their beloved Hokage sat and watched the ongoings with a contemplative expression "What's that look for Tsunade" Tobirama questioned upon his return to camp as he sat next to his great niece, inwardly praying that absolutely nothing happened during this mission.
He had vowed that he wouldn't let any more children get hurt, even if it meant a second death, but he also knew he couldn't treat Sakura or her teammates like they weren't the valuable shinobi they currently were, it was unfortunately a double-edged sword.
"I was just thinking how proud I am of those three for how far they've come since I met them" Tsunade confessed, none of them were brats anymore to be honest, they were all almost fully grown, making her realize how much time had passed since that time in Tanzaku Town.
Tobirama nodded his agreement of that statement "Quite" he remarked, which only made him want to protect the younger generation even more, the young shinobi of the present day were talented, and he didn't want to see any of their lives be snuffed out due to war.
Eventually the stew Sakura made them was ready to eat and of course she dished it out to the older members of the group first before filling a bowl for herself and leaving the rest to her teammates "Time to talk about night-watch" Tsunade grumbled.
Feeling tired now "Me and Sasuke will take first watch, then Sakura can switch with me, then I'll switch with Sasuke after, it doesn't have to be me I guess" Naruto burst out, excluding the former and current Hokage from night watch to their amusement.
"Knucklehead" Sakura shook her head lightly but eyed her mentor who looked like she was considering the idea, in the end however, Naruto got first watch with Sasuke and Hashirama, second watch was Tobirama, while Sakura was stuck with Tsunade for the final watch.
So that way at least she wasn't just sitting around doing nothing until they got to Samurai HQ and after a peaceful night the Leaf Shinobi were rearing to go the next day, unfortunately the lot of them were about to have an encounter that would leave them all feeling rather confused.
It was after they'd broken down camp, leaving no trace of themselves behind as they'd started walking again at the same pace as the day before, a few hours had gone by when he showed up, Orochimaru, he was without Kabuto, instead he had someone unfamiliar with him.
Upon sensing that they were preparing to fight Orochimaru spoke in that rasping voice of his "I'd think twice about attacking me Tsunade-hime, you'll want to hear what he has to say" the Snake Sannin warned, wondering how he'd been talked into this but there was no backing out now.
Gesturing the unfamiliar person forward "Pardon the interruption, but I am Indra Ootsutsuki, for certain reasons I have come to realize the true nature of someone I previously trusted, namely Black Zetsu, I'd also like to retrieve my gullible idiot of a younger brother from him" the new person introduced himself.
Jade orbs widened at the remark, as the others merely frowned, except for Naruto who seemed confused since he'd never been told, and immediately Indra honed in on the reaction "You know of whom I speak then, that makes things easier I suppose if you're willing to work with us" Indra stated.
All prepared to go rushing off to save his brother as he turned expecting to be followed, but no one moved "You are one thing, but Orochimaru is another matter entirely" Tsunade informed, glaring at her old teammate and fellow sannin as Indra frowned.
Eyeing the first person to help him since he'd been brought back to life somehow "Exactly, his crimes are so great that even I know them you know, aiding and abetting a known fugitive of the Leaf Village, abducting kids to experiment on them, the breeding farms all over and lots of other things to" Naruto nodded.
Having known that this would happen Orochimaru began slowly edging away, probably attempting to flee "And I bet the only reason he's helping you right now is to get his hands on yours and your brothers DNA to experiment with, he is known for it after all" Sasuke added.
Only to get elbowed for being mouthy, though it was clear Indra hadn't been told anything about his companion as his sharingan activated "Is what they speak of true Orochimaru, are we no more than tools for your wickedness, I've already been used once, I won't allow it to happen a second time" Indra demanded.
The Sannin raised his arms, attempting to weasel himself out of the situation he was currently stuck in "While that is true, it's all for the sake of understanding the greatest mystery of this world, chakra" Orochimaru rasped, but no one was buying his act for a second.
"Cut the bullshit Orochimaru, you and I both know that your spouting lies, you've always been a twisted individual ever since we were kids, and you lost your parents" Tsunade snorted derisively, channeling chakra into her fist in preparation, even if they didn't really have any time to properly deal with the Snake Sannin.
Realizing that things were about to go from bad to worse, Orochimaru chose that moment to escape by flying through hand signs to summon himself away from his former teammate, even though one of his quarries had been right there almost in his grasp, the situation had just been far too dangerous to attempt it.
So chose to flee and those left behind, more Tsunade growled furiously "One of these days, that man needs to be dealt with, but after we handle Tobi and Zetsu, for now let's get moving and you should come with us" the blonde scowled, eyeing Indra.
"Don't worry, we will help you Indra-san, but we have an important matter to attend to first" Shikaku explained when the man reluctantly began following after them, clearly wanting nothing more than to go rushing off to find his brother and get him away from Zetsu.
Fortunately, he was able to understand that there were other things to do first before running headlong into dangerous territory he knew nothing about "Mean, why'd I get elbowed and not Naruto" Sasuke grumbled once they were on the move again.
Keeping a more vigilant eye out just in case more trouble found them, "Because while Naruto did talk out of turn, he was merely stating the truth, you however purposefully tried to piss that bastard off with your comment, honestly you shouldn't be so mouthy Sasuke" Sakura informed matter of factly to the others amusement.
While Naruto smiled sheepishly in apology "Tell me are you three siblings, granted none of you look alike, but it's always a possibility" Indra questioned, addressing the younger ones in the group, feeling as if he could speak to them without feeling awkward.
"No Indra-san, we're teammates, though I suppose that particular concept would be foreign to you wouldn't it, that basically means we work together as a group, rather than individually, we are taught this from a young age at our academy, a place of learning for all children" the rosette explained.
Up ahead of them Tsunade rolled her eyes "Learning of what exactly" Indra faced the young woman with a frown as he asked another question, but he was glad that he was getting answers and hopefully he wouldn't be lost about this strange world he'd found himself in.
"To be shinobi, that's the term we use as we are taught, math, history, theory of jutsu and genjutsu, the actual using of jutsu's, hand signs and throwing weapons, the academy is where we learn it all and we graduate when we're twelve, while being assigned ranks, the lowest shinobi rank is genin, then chunin, jonin and so on" she informed.
Indra was quiet as he processed the new information he'd received "I see" he eventually nodded in understanding, thinking it made a lot of sense "Now I have a question for you...Sasuke-san was it, you seem familiar but I know that I've never met you before in my life, why is that" Indra turned his gaze on the one named Sasuke next.
Causing the young shinobi to blink as if only just realizing that he felt the same way, Indra felt familiar, but there was no way he'd ever met him before so it was definitely strange "Can't really say, though I know what you mean, I feel the same way, like your someone familiar to me" Sasuke confessed.
Looking confused "Perhaps something to consider for later, we're about to enter Tetsu no Kuni and from here it's a straight shot to our destination, so stop yacking amongst yourselves and pick up the pace or we'll be spending the night out in the snow" Tsunade scoffed.
Glaring when Sakura had the nerve to grin at her in amusement and Indra eyed the two oddly for the strange interaction but didn't ask as they simply hurried along so that they might reach the location they were all heading to for whatever it was they needed to attend to there.
Eventually after practically bulldozing through the snow to make a path towards Samurai HQ, hours later the group of Leaf shinobi plus an extra arrived at the meeting place just a little after 10 in the evening "And who might you be" the samurai on guard demanded at their approach.
"The names Tsunade Senju, the current Hokage of Hidden Leaf, the Mifune should have been expecting my arrival alongside my escorts" Tsunade grumbled, ready to get out of the cold, immediately the samurai sheathed his sword and opened the doors for them to enter.
And soon after they were resting in guest rooms since the Head Samurai had already retired for the night, the next morning however imagine Sakura's surprise when she, Naruto and Sasuke got stuck inside while Shikaku, Tobirama and Hashirama went out to scout their surroundings.
While allowing Indra to do as he wished for the time being "This is so cool" Sasuke whispered to Naruto, taking in the massive building they were currently wandering around in, since no one else had arrived yet, though he was sure tomorrow that would change.
But the Mizukage would probably take the longest to reach them, so they were free to do whatever "Honestly Sasuke you're so weird, if it's so cool go ask them" Sakura rolled her eyes lightly, glad that nothing had gone wrong yet not counting yesterday's encounter with Orochimaru that is.
"Do you think you could answer a few more of my questions Sakura-san, while those two are busy with the samurai" Indra requested when the boys ran off to find someone to speak to about possibly observing a training session of theirs.
Sakura smiled softly "Sure ask away Indra-san, also I did some thinking about why you and Sasuke feel familiar to one another, your chakra, it's almost identical, though that is something I have no idea about" the pinkette informed, since she was basically an outsider to the situation it had been somewhat easy to notice.
Not having expected that Indra frowned but knew he wouldn't get an answer "What is a Hokage, Tsunade-san mentioned that she was one and that you were of Hidden Leaf, I'm afraid I don't understand" Indra inquired, planning to get as many questions asked as he could, to be better informed of his current situation.
"A Hokage is our leader, she/he is depending on who it is at the time, runs the village, which was named Konohagakure or Village Hidden in the Leaves, there are other villages like that to, and other Kage, Raikage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage, Kazekage and that's it" Sakura explained.
"Wouldn't it be better if you were all under a single ruler than many different ones, there's the risk that one of these other Kage as you put it could end up betraying your Hokage or turn on another Kage at that isn't there" Indra prodded, not really seeing the point in multiple rulers.
Considering he was used to just one being in charge "Normally, if we didn't all have such a strong alliance with each other that could be an issue, but I highly doubt at this point in time any of them would attempt such a thing on Hidden Leaf, especially when there are bigger threats out there, like Zetsu or Tobi" Sakura nodded.
Agreeing that it could be a risk "You trust them that much then, these other leaders" Indra asked bluntly, wondering how this young woman knew about Zetsu, it was another questioned he'd have to ask here in a moment once she'd replied to his current one.
"Yes, I've spent time with each and every one of them, while it was touch and go in the beginning with a couple of them, I'd like to say I know them fairly well now, take the Mizukage for instance, she's extremely kind, but don't mention the word marriage around her, she kind of gets a little touchy about the subject" Sakura winced.
Remembering witnessing the moment Ao had made that very mistake and she'd threatened him with the line shut up or die, "Very well I believe you, now I'd like you to tell me how you know Black Zetsu, if you have any information on his whereabouts I'd like to know" Indra demanded.
Not letting her get out of not answering this question "Well it's not like I know him, seeing as I've never met him, but I know someone who has met him before, as for his whereabouts I wouldn't know, I'm sorry, after our spy in his organization was outed, he and one other vanished without a trace and haven't been seen since" Sakura admitted.
Feeling frustrated because she wanted to live a normal life without constantly being in danger all the time "I see, then once we are in your Leaf Village, I'd like to speak with the person who would know about him" Indra nodded, figuring he could stop pestering her with questions for now.
And attempted to enjoy the peace as he tried not to dwell on his younger brother and how much danger he currently was in "Ah I'm glad I found you, I meant to ask earlier, but how are you Sakura-san" Mifune greeted upon rounding the corner of the hallway the strange pair were loitering about in.
"Doing well, though I'm sure you heard about what happened, I don't plan on making that mistake ever again Mifune-dono" Sakura smiled brightly at the man, Indra blinked in confusion, having no idea what the rosette was talking about, apparently, he was going to find out when Mifune frowned.
Then nodded "Indeed, that was the basis of this meeting after all, to prevent children such as yourself from being put in such life-threatening danger" Mifune admitted, leading the way to the cafeteria where Tsunade could be seen having an early lunch.
Who happened to look up at that moment and roll her eyes at seeing Sakura chatting it up with the Head Samurai of all people "Say, what do you say to having the brat do work while we're here Mifune, if someone under your command got injured, she could heal them for you" Tsunade offered suddenly.
Earning an exasperated glare from her apprentice, "As long as Sakura-san is amenable to such a task" Mifune remarked and got a nod from the rosette, even if Tsunade was giving her more work to do on top of her duties as escort, she would happily heal anyone that the Head Samurai asked her to heal.
With that the two were off to heal some samurai that had frostbite, so that they wouldn't have to resort to amputation, leaving Indra with Tsunade for the time being "I'm surprised you aren't using that one jutsu, Ice Chrysalis was it" Mifune commented.
Once the three under his command were out of danger "That's still a bit difficult for me, my chakra control isn't quite back to where it use to be yet" Sakura admitted, promising that when they returned to the village, she'd train even hard to regain her full chakra control as they headed back to the cafeteria.
Where Naruto and Sasuke were eating lunch already "Where the heck have you been, we tried looking but couldn't find you Sakura-chan, we wanted to tell you all about the training session we were allowed to observe" Naruto complained, when he spotted his teammate.
Earning a roll of her eyes "Healing some samurai that had frostbite in the off-limit area knucklehead" Sakura answered, disappearing to get something to eat for herself "Okay, go ahead, since you're obviously dying to share" she requested upon sitting down.
Figuring that it wouldn't hurt to eavesdrop, Mifune settled himself at the end of the bench to listen in on the teammate's conversation "They move super slow during their practices, it helps stretch and use every muscle that normally wouldn't be used during a fast-training session" Sasuke blurted.
Though judging by the look on Sakura's face, she kind of already knew this information "Uh-huh what else did you learn" Sakura prodded, deciding that she could let them have their fun, even though stuff like this had been drilled into her brain a long time ago, back when Zabuza had still been teaching her things.
"And they use really long swords and..." Naruto rambled excitedly with Sasuke chiming in here and there whenever the blonde forgot a detail, while Sakura sat there simply listening to them with a fond look on her face, surprising Mifune reminding the man of the reason the girl had been abducted that one time.
Clearly these three shinobi were far more interesting together than apart "Pretty cool huh, even though you already knew half the stuff we just told you" Sasuke confessed, having seen through her like normal and Naruto turned on his teammate with a pout.
"Yes Sasuke, Naruto, I knew most of what you just told me, remember Zabuza, he taught me most of what I know about kenjutsu, but it's always nice to hear it from someone else's point of view sometimes as a refresher as well" Sakura admitted.
Naruto sighed "Guess we did kind of go overboard a bit in our excitement, sorry" the blonde apologized sheepishly, which earned him an amused smile, though he knew no matter what Sakura would always care for them as they focused on their afternoon meals.
"By the way how did you get roped into healing some samurai, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just unusual" Sasuke asked suddenly, remembering why they hadn't been able to find Sakura and wanting to know how she'd ended up healing the samurai.
Jade orbs rolled upwards "Mostly Shishou, plus Mifune-dono asked as well and you know me, I can't refuse when there are people injured" Sakura said, having always been that kind of person, she had learned medical ninjutsu just for them after all.
"Hokage-sama likes throwing you under the bus sometimes huh" Naruto snorted and the pinkette nodded as she finished off her lunch, probably extra hungry from using her chakra, eyeing the Head Samurai as he quite obviously moved closer to be part of the conversation.
Until he was interrupted from speaking as Tobirama joined them at the table "Do you mind Sakura" the 2nd Hokage requested, gesturing to the gaping wound on his side, because of his idiot older brother, Hashirama hadn't been paying attention and almost got gutted by a moose that had charged at him.
"Tobirama-sama what happened" Sakura grimaced, hands already lit with healing chakra as she pressed them to his side, hoping that this wasn't the beginning of more trouble than this whole trip was worth, thankfully a moment later she was reassured that it wasn't anything quite that dire.
As the man admitted he'd had a run in with a moose "It was Hashirama's fault, you know how idiotic he is, he was goofing off and didn't notice the creature readying to charge him, I jumped in and that's all there is to it" Tobirama scowled irritably.
When Sakura rolled her eyes, he felt slightly justified in his irritation, but he could also sense her amusement which softened his scowl into a soft smirk "Well aware Tobirama-sama, I had to deal with him alone for a year remember with only Mito-sama to help reign him in" Sakura reminded uselessly.
Finishing up with the injury, right as Hashirama looking quite pathetic and an amused Shikaku wandered in, probably to have lunch "Are you alright Tobirama" Hashirama inquired, feeling rather guilty for not paying attention to his surroundings.
"I'm fine Anija, Sakura healed me just fine, pay attention next time and something like this won't happen again" Tobirama snapped at his elder brother, vanishing to grab a tray of food that was being served in the cafeteria and returned to eat at the table.
Prompting the other two to do the same "Why not have Hashirama-san heal your injury" Mifune questioned suddenly, curious about the reason Tobirama had come straight to Sakura, rather than have his brother or Tsunade heal his injury, even if she was skilled in medical ninjutsu.
"Hm, ah, I could have also had Tsunade heal me as well, but the reason is because I was far to irritated at Anija to allow him to heal me at the time, plus we're all taking the opportunity to help Sakura with regaining her chakra control" Tobirama admitted, knowing she still struggled a little bit.
Something Mifune could very well understand as he finally left the group of shinobi to eat as he headed back to his office for paperwork, only coming out for dinner and then retiring early, the next day however brought the Raikage, Tsuchikage and Kazekage to Samurai HQ.
The Mizukage predictably take at least another day or so before arriving "Brat...here's an early gift for your birthday" Mu was the first to greet Sakura as a young woman followed behind him looking uncertain, jade orbs blinked at him in confusion "Noticed her using the same kekkeigenkai you got" he rolled his violet eyes when she didn't understand.
"Really...pardon my manners, Sakura Yuki and the eldest daughter of the current Yuki Matriarch" Sakura introduced herself to the new member of her clan, while inwardly wondering how many more they were going to find of the Yuki clan before all was said and done.
Immediately the woman dropped into a bow "Uh ah um Kiyoka...Yuki, I guess, sorry I never really noticed my ice was all that strange hehe, no one back in Stone ever said anything about it, but there are others, do you know how many" Kiyoka inquired curiously.
Wanting to learn more about herself, satisfied that his fancy was in good hands, Mu floated off to greet Tsunade while the two talked "Yes, and many, I don't have a number right now as I'd have to consult with the list of members to get an accurate account" Sakura explained.
Eyeing her friends who were waiting patiently to greet her "Will I really be accepted by the Matriarch, what if I'm not the kind of clan member she's expecting, I don't fight and have no wish to be a shinobi, I'd like a more simple life to be honest" Kiyoka asked.
Dreading the answer, turned out there was nothing to fear as Sakura assured her that if being a civilian member of the clan was what she wanted, it would be alright "Though you'll still have to participate in some clan training to help you properly wield your kekkeigenkai in case of emergencies" the rosette warned.
Finally heading over to greet Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, while Kiyoka glued herself to Mu "Yeah, pretty sure those two are going to end up together" Kurotsuchi snorted, having witnessed that happen more than once in the past few months while they waited for the 5 Kage Summit Meeting.
Ever since Mu had noticed Kiyoka, there had been an obvious attachment the two began sharing "I'm glad" Sakura smiled simply happy for the former Tsuchikage, someone in his life had just been what he needed apparently to soften him up, and no doubt it would be amusing to witness when Mu finally realized his feelings for Kiyoka.
"How are you doing" Akatsuchi asked, checking the pinkette over just to make sure she was doing as well as she appeared especially after everything that had gone down a couple months ago, it really was a relief that she'd bounced back, though they knew there had to be some lasting damage.
Sakura grimaced "There's still some things I'm working on, but otherwise I'm okay, thanks for asking Akatsuchi" she smiled lightly afterwards, eyeing Indra as he watched the new arrivals warily until he noticed her watching him "By the way this is Indra-san" the rosette introduced.
Beckoning the man over to her and he cautiously approached until he saw that there was no risk, the bond of friendship was hard to destroy once created as Sakura greeted the rest of her friends, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Cee, Darui, plus the current Kage as well.
"Seems you were right Sakura-san, there is no risk and I know that now" Indra remarked, wishing he'd seen this back then, that bonds were what made people strong and that he hadn't allowed himself to be manipulated by Black Zetsu, perhaps if he'd been smarter he could have told his father and Zetsu wouldn't be an issue for these people.
The rosette smiled lightly "Don't worry, we will get him back, your brother" Sakura commented, giving him a reassuring look before joining the others as they chatted amongst themselves and even spent time together until two more days had gone by with no sign of Mei or her escorts.
Even the other Kage were beginning to get worried because it shouldn't be taking her this long "It could be that she got stuck in a blizzard, snowstorms in Iron are very dangerous and difficult to traverse, if you're not careful you could even lose your life" Mifune mused.
Wondering if that's what had happened "Mu and I will go...perhaps Sakura could come with us, the three of us will find the Mizukage" Ohnoki suggested, hoping he wasn't about to have his head bitten off due to his suggestion, Tsunade certainly looked like she wanted to object to the idea, but knew that she couldn't baby her apprentice.
"Go" Tsunade ordered instead, Sakura bowed then hurried after the two Tsuchikage after grabbing her special cloak, they headed out into the snow, then took to the sky, even her to their surprise when Ohnoki had been about to use the lightweight boulder on her.
Their shock caused her to laugh but then focus her attention on the task at hand as she spread out her senses "That way" Sakura pointed in the general direction Mei would come from as she felt familiar chakra, it wasn't the Mizukage's but rather Kisame Hoshigaki, who'd gone back to Mist.
As the three of them headed towards it "Are you alright, speak quickly" Mu demanded when they landed in front of the former rogue, Kisame was relieved and began explaining what had happened, turns out they had gotten stuck in a blizzard which had decreased their visibility.
Which also resulted in the Mizukage and Ao falling into a hole that someone had dug out and him being unable to rescue them on his own he'd decided to head towards Samurai HQ in hopes of acquiring help "Please just hurry, they could be injured or near death already" Kisame pleaded.
Fearing the worst, it had after all already been a day and a half since the incident "Be at ease Kisame, we'll help, Mu-sama please return, the brat and I will continue, here Doton: Lightened Boulder Jutsu" Ohnoki instructed while also applying his jutsu to the Kiri-nin.
Mu nodded, knowing that his task would be to inform Tobirama of Ohnoki's instructions as his student, Sakura and a member of Hidden Mist hurried in the direction of the Mizukage and her other escort "Well what's the situation, I assume it's not dire if your back already" Tsunade grumbled irritably.
Hating that Sakura had had to leave her protection for even a moment, then as if realizing, she noticed that her apprentice wasn't with the former Tsuchikage at all, in fact neither was Ohnoki "It is dire Tsunade, the Mizukage and her escorts did run afoul with a blizzard, but fell into a hole in the ground, we found Kisame Hoshigaki" Mu explained.
Peering at Tobirama who caught on instantly "Understood, how long should I wait before going to retrieve them and should we also prepare an area for Sakura to work in the case they are injured" Tobirama nodded, asking a valid question, prompting the samurai to mobilize.
Not long after a room was readied with supplies that Sakura would possibly need "And I'd say at least another twenty minutes or so, just in case" Mu answered the other question that had been asked as they all waited with bated breath, until Tobirama used his seal that he'd marked Sakura with to reach her and Ohnoki.
Who was carefully pulling along an unconscious Ao "Tobirama-sama..." Sakura brightened when she noticed him but stopped when he held up his hand, simply used his seal to take the five of them back to HQ, where she began healing the Mizukage and Ao, until she'd done all she could and all that was left was for them to wake up.
List of Yuki Clan Jutsu's Ranked in order from E to S rank 53, Jutsu New, Old and Not used yet
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Escape, freezes whatever is binding them until the item breaks
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Iceball, balls of ice that can be thrown
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Touch of Frost, a beginner version of Breath of Frost, created by Hisame, one focuses ice chakra into their hand to heal light cuts and bruises, for those with above average chakra control only
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Ring, a ring of ice that freezes the enemy if they touch it
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: White Snow, yang chakra mixed with ice chakra makes snow that covers the ground and muffles sounds
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Clone, a clone made out of ice
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Butterfly, the basis for the butterfly healing technique
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Fury, a taijutsu style jutsu technique for academy aged students
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Snowfall, like the sensing rain in Ame, this jutsu can sense people
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Substitution, can be used in conjunction with snowfall, the user can replace themselves with snowflakes to avoid detection or escape if necessary
E Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Flower Transformation, a jutsu that transforms someone into an ice flower, can be used as an escape technique as well
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Hiding in Frost Jutsu, a jutsu taught to graduated academy students
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Cloak, a cloak made of ice and special material to hide in plain sight, made with the use of fuinjutsu
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Dome, a dome made out of ice
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Armor, ice that protects the user against physical attacks
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Bracers, ice that forms around the hands and wrists, can be used in conjunction with E rank jutsu Ice Fury
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Sickle, a sickle made out of ice to cut the enemy
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Exploding Ice Butterflies, butterflies made out of ice that explode
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Beam, a beam of ice that is shot from the user's palms to entrap and freeze the enemy
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Bubble Stream, a stream of bubbles made out of ice, that create cuts upon impact that are painful
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Butterfly Healing, a swarm of ice butterflies that land on the injured and heal them
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Wind Sickle Jutsu, a jutsu that takes the shape of a scythe and freezes the enemy
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Slushy Jutsu, like raging waves but creates a slurry of ice water
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Freezing Wind Bullets, bullets made from cold air
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Senbon, throwing needles made out of ice
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Shuriken, throwing stars made out of ice
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Kunai, kunai knives made out of ice
D Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Blades, twin blades made out of ice
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Breath of Frost Jutsu, a more difficult healing jutsu for Yuki Clan members, created by Matriarch Mebuki
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Wolf Pack, a pack of 3-4 wolves made out of ice that are semi-sentient, created by Haku
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Prison, like water prison, this prison is made out of ice instead
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Dragon Jutsu, a dragon made out of ice
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Snowy Tundra, a genjutsu type jutsu that makes you believe that you are in a snowy tundra
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Frozen Oasis, a genjutsu type jutsu that makes you believe that you are in a frozen oasis
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Crystal Ice Mirror, user makes one single ice mirror, can be used in conjunction with two other jutsu
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Illusive Mirror Jutsu, if user is standing a top water can turn the surface into a mirror that they can hide within
C Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Reflective Crystal Ice Mirror, a singular ice mirror that reflects jutsus and weapons back at the enemy
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Twin-headed Ice Dragon, a dragon made out of ice with two heads instead of one
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Crystal Ice Mirrors, user makes a bunch of ice mirrors in a dome to trap the enemy and attack them at high speeds
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Blizzard, creates a blizzard of snow flurries can change terrain and weather if enough chakra is used
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Storm, small ice flurries that continuously pelt the enemy
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Distorted Crystal Ice Mirrors, a more ranged version of crystal ice mirrors
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Flower Stream, a ring of ice flowers bloom around the enemy and accumulates lightning chakra before electrocuting the enemy
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Pillar Jutsu: four ice pillars shoot up out of the ground to trap the enemy in place and electrocute them
B Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Chrysalis Jutsu, a mid-level healing technique that heals the injured in a cacoon of ice
A Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Double Ice Chrysalis Jutsu, an advanced healing technique that allows one to create two cacoons of ice to heal the injured, is chakra draining so the user has to be careful of causing themselves chakra exhaustion, but won't cause death
A Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Metamorphosis, user becomes cocooned, then emerges with icy butterfly wings that lets them flutter
A Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Prism Ice Barrier, user creates ice mirrors in front of themselves that arrange themselves into hexagonal shapes to create a barrier around themselves
A Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Lightning Hailstorm, user concentrates ice chakra and lightning chakra into the air to make it start hailing and lightning at the same time
A Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Chidori, one thousand tiny little ice birds conducting lightning chakra swarm the target and land on them, the charge is as such it could even cause explosions
S Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Ice Impalement, the user concentrates on the enemy or rather the water inside of their enemy and creates ice spikes from inside their body, is extremely chakra draining and an extremely last resort type jutsu
S Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Healing Snow, a large ranged, high level healing jutsu that is chakra intensive, snow mixed with medical chakra falls down upon the land, the user could die if they aren't careful while using this jutsu, Sakura can do this once or twice because she can take in senjutsu chakra
S Rank Jutsu: Hyoton: Absolute Zero, creates a large glacier that can defend against many attacks or if someone gets to close freeze them unless the glacier is destroyed
Final List of Yuki Clan Members, current, new, and unborn
Matriarch Mebuki, age 35, wields kekkeigenkai, origins water country
Husband Kizashi, age 35 not a member by blood, married in
Children:
Sakura, age 15, next matriarch when she turns 25, marries Haku at 21, wields kekkeigenkai
Kaede, age 3, wields kekkeigenkai
Haruhi, age 3, wields kekkeigenkai
Kiyoto, age 1
Yukito, age 1
Hyoryu, 4 months since conception, will find out gender when Sakura's break ends and will be 4 months from birth
Yukina, age 26, wields kekkeigenkai, origins water country
Zabuza, age 29, married in
Children:
Haku, age 17, wields kekkeigenkai
Mifuyu, age 2, wields kekkeigenkai
Setsuji, age 1
Setsuka, age 1
Emi, age 34, wields kekkeigenkai, origins Leaf Village
Chukichi, age 36, wields kekkeigenkai, origins Mist Village
Ami, age 15, wields kekkeigenkai, origins Leaf Village
Hyoga, age 1
Mai
3 months pregnant, will be 5 months when Sakura's two month break ends
Kei
Hyo-9, is adopted from the Land of Frost Mission, which will be soon
Touji, age 17, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Tea
Koyuki, age 17, wields kekkeigenkai, Earth Country
Ruka
will not be conceived until the couple is 20
Kuroi
Hisame, 16, married to Ami, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Tea
Kiyoshi, 3 months from birth, Ami and Hisame's son, might have him born early
Emiri, daughter born 7 years after Kiyoshi's birth
Atsuko, age 29, wields kekkeigenkai, Hidden Mist
Mangetsu, age 30, married in, Hidden Mist
Zangetsu, age 7 months old by the end of Sakura's 2 month break
Shizue
will not be conceived until after Obito is dealt with
Shizuo
Koka, age 10, wields kekkeigenkai, adopted from Frost Mission, had a sister named Kura
Suzuha, age 29, wields kekkeigenkai, Hidden Mist
Juzo, age 28, married in, Hidden Mist
Sosuke, age 6 and a half months old by end of Sakura's break
Rona, not conceived, won't be until after Obito is dealt with
Kori, age 8, wields kekkeigenkai, adopted from breeding farm
Riku, age 8, wields kekkeigenkai, adopted from breeding farm
Furue, age 27, wields kekkeigenkai, Artisans Village
Hika, age 8, wields kekkeigenkai
Kotta, age 2, wields kekkeigenkai
Hisae, age 20, wields kekkeigenkai, original origins unknown, Land of Frost, marries Furue
Reiu, age 5, land of frost, Hisae's son,
Miyuki
born towards end of the story
Shuuto
Fuyuko, age 30, wields kekkeigenkai, unknown origins as she was a wanderer
Yagura, age 35, marries in, Hidden Mist
Isamu, 6 months old by the end of Sakura's break, breeding farm, Land of Hot Water
Kaito, 6 months old, Land of Hot Water
Manami, 6 months old, Land of Hot Water
Nozomi, 6 months old, Land of Hot Water
Byakuya, age 34, wields kekkeigenkai, Hidden Mist
Kaori Yuki, nee Uzumaki, age 26, marries in, Whirlpool, Hidden Grass
Chifuyu
Mashiro
Riho
Sora, age 21, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Frost
Teruyuki, age 21, wields kekkeigenkai, origins unknown, wanderer
Ryotaro
Nagito, age 21, wields kekkeigenkai, wanderer with his siblings
Fuyuka, age 20, wields kekkeigenkai, origins unknown, Land of Frost
Kotone
Ryosei, age 21, wields kekkeigenkai, wanderer with his siblings
Sayuka, age 20, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Frost
Mayu
Sorou, Mayu's twin
Ryoma, age 21, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Frost
Shiyu, age 20, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Frost
Koga
Kiyoka, age 23, wields kekkeigenkai, Earth Country, Hidden Stone, Mu finds her, Summit Meeting
Mu, age 27, marries in, Hidden Stone
Rime
Yua
Himari, age 28, wields kekkeigenkai, original origins unknown, passes during childbirth
Gengetsu, age 33 doesn't marry in persay but moves into compound, later meets another woman of the Yuki clan
Aisuru and she has triplets with Gengetsu and then marries in
Kogetsu
Setsuna
Yukio
Hyou
Haku
Sakura
Korika, will be born soon, adopted from Land of Frost, Kura, age 11, was her birth mother
Kogane
Tsurara
Suigetsu, age 15, marries in, Hidden Mist
Surika, age 15, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Woods with her twin
Suiren
Sasuke, age 15, marries in, Hidden Leaf
Sayaka, age 15, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Woods with her twin
Shiho
Kagami, age 27, marries in, Hidden Leaf
Mizuho, age 25, wields kekkeigenkai, origins Wind Country, coming soon
Hakuhi
Tsumugi
Tobirama, age 34, marries in, Hidden Leaf
Mizuki, age 31, wields kekkeigenkai, Land of Iron
Tetsuko
Nawaki, age 19, marries in, Hidden Leaf
Shizuka, age 18, wields kekkeigenkai, wanderer, coming soon
Yukiryu
Indra, age 25, marries in, becomes part of Hidden Leaf
Soruka, age 24, from one of the breeding farms that is found and dismantled, has three kids, then has two more with Indra
Yumika, age 4
Fuyuno, age 3
Yumiri, age 2
Toshirou, not conceived
Yukiatsu, not conceived
Ashura, age 25, marries in
Yurara, age 23, from across the sea in the wild lands, also has three kids but has to more with Ashura
Yashiro, age 3
Tsumiki, age 3, Yashiro's twin
Yukisuke, age 1
Tsugumi
Sorako
