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Part IX
The clone smirked as he walked unquestioned though the leaf village. His infiltration had not only been successful, but simple. He had mimicked a normal looking person leaving the village and had told the gate guards he had forgotten something. Such naive people, so trusting; they hadn’t even questioned his ruse. After that he had ducked into a shadowed alley and switched to mimic some random person he remembered from another village, so as not to be questioned by people who might have recognized the man he had mimicked earlier.
He remembered the location of the hospital, and moved toward it now. His mission was not to go after the Kazakage now, but to frame his brother for the murder of the girl they had poisoned. They knew the Kazakage had brought her here to be treated and the Hokage was more than capable of counteracting the poison. The girl would be defenseless now and even with the knowledge of their abilities the speculation within the village would be enough to break the trust between the two villages. They would never believe a clone would be able to infiltrate the village this far. And the sand ninjas would be blamed.
As the hospital came into view he entered and made up a story about visiting someone and continued on unquestioned. So simple, he moved into the stairwell where he stopped. He was by no means a sensory type ninja, but with what little ability he had he concluded that the girl had no visitors. He quickly changed forms again, this time mirroring the Sand ninja Kankuro. He walked into the hallway and straight to the girl’s door, it was guarded by two young genine. They were surprised to see him but didn’t question his presence. He decided to take a chance with them. “Hey guys, I got it here, why don’t you guys go grab a bite to eat?” He yawned and glared at the two like he had just woken up and was irritable. He sensed that the two were already intimidated by him so they quickly looked at each other and nodded before saying thank you and quickly leaving down the hall. He smirked at how easy this was all falling into place.
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It’s Back. The Pain that almost broke her, was back. But this time I would welcome it. I forced myself back into conscience, I have only been out a few moments at the most. The heat that burned my body, wasn’t flames, but the muscles in my body trying to force me to stop. I move as quickly as I can back to my feet and move north through the back of the hospital courtyard toward the training grounds.
I don’t know how long it took me but I finally made it to the training grounds. The familiar sight brought with it memories I had locked away. My parents bringing me here in one of my only memories of them. My first day with my team. And coming back here after they were lost in the war. My body begins shaking, but not from the pain now, I’m struggling to keep back the sobs that come with the memories. I move my quivering hands to retrieve my fans from their belt. So now, instead of crying, or screaming; I let out all of my pain, past and present, out as I send streams of my chakra flying at my targets.
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As he moved into the room he met the first snag in his plans, the girl wasn’t in her room. He looked around at the hospital gown carelessly tossed into the corner. The open dresser drawer, then finally his eyes rested on the open window as the curtains tossing in the breeze. He moved to the window sill where he looked down into the courtyard below. He wouldn’t be able to assure he could take her out privately down there, but if he was seen that would further instigate the sand ninja for her death. It was remarkable that she was able to move much less try and train in the condition she was in. He would meet little resistance from her. As he moved to the window she had earlier used as her escape, to follow her; he met a much larger snag in the plan. He could hear the real Kankuro talking loudly regarding his brother and sister from the open window. Soon they would either reach the room, or meet the two genine both of which scenarios would alert them to his presence. If he was to accomplish his mission he would need to move quickly. No matter, it wouldn’t take long, no matter who treated the girl, she would still be weak from my poison. He dropped to the ground where he could see the signs of the girls path. There was drags in the grass and occasional places where he could see she fell and struggled to get back up. Yes, this would be simple. But there was no reason to make it this easy for the others to follow. So the clone carefully covered all traces of he and the girl’s tracks as he moved to eliminate his target.
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As Kankuro complained about the breakfast I had prepared us, we move into the hospital lobby to visit Hannah. I hadn’t been able to sleep long, and Gaara didn’t sleep at all as far as I know. Konkuro of course had been out before we even arrived this morning. It was now about three o’clock, and we decided to see Hannah before the Hokage came to reassess her. The moment we passed into the lobby we knew something was horribly wrong. The two guards who we left guarding Hannah earlier this morning were coming down the stairs laughing and talking. But their demeanors turned completely around at the sight of us. But strangely not us, Konkuro.
“Sir!” The first of the two yelled in surprise at my brother.
The second old genine spoke this time, “You said you would watch over Hannah while we took a break! Why did you leave her already?” The two kids looked at each other in confusion.
“What are you talking about? I haven’t been over here yet.” Kankuro replied.
It hit the three of us at the same time, we all run up the stairs as fast as we can with the two ninja following close behind voicing their confusion. Hannah’s room was at the end of the hall with no signs of movement. I make it back to the door first to face the empty room. There weren’t signs of a struggle, but rather quiet. Hannah was not on the bed, her clothes were gone, and her hospital garment left in the corner. Her weapons and kuni bag were also gone. The window was open and the curtain carelessly tossing in the wind. I rush to the window and climbed onto the roof, and jump down. Gaara and Kankuro used his sand to carry them down.
“Konkuro you and Gaara go check the gates together! Make sure he isn’t trying to get her out of the village.” My brothers moved together on Gaara’s sand quickly toward the village gates. I moved past the trees and try to use every sensory trick I’ve ever heard of. There were no signs of movement, and I couldn’t sense her chakra anywhere near. I run swiftly through the tree in the back of the courtyard and pray we’re not too late.
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My frantic heart was about to reach its limit. I had taken out all of my emotional pain and thrown it out for good, with my hard work. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Everything I have held onto all these years, I have come to terms with. My slate is clean.
I move to the tree I have been aiming at and lean against its tattered trunk. I had torn it up pretty good, but it supported me as I struggled to slow my breathing. The pain hadn’t lessened any and unfortunately had gotten worse. But I was beginning to be able to ignore it more, work through it as long as I stayed focused. As soon as I come to this realization I smile. I can do this, I can be strong for others. My smile quickly fades though as a dark figure emerges from the opposite end of the training meadow.
“Hannah you shouldn’t be out here! You’re too weak still!” Temari yelled across the meadow at me. “You almost gave me a heart attack when I saw your room empty! Come on we need to get back!”
I have a bad feeling, is it the pain, dulling my senses or what? Temari starts moving toward me and gives me a comforting smile. At that moment I retrieve my fans and push off the sturdy trunk. I spin my body around gaining momentum and build up the chakra in my fans. Temari yells out in protest as the blue pulsing blades soar towards her.
“What are you doing Hannah! Honey you’re confused! Your sick, come on back with me and I’ll help you!” she yelled at me.
“Wow for a clone you don’t mimic my sensei well at all.” I counter. The clone’s fake expression of shock and innocence fades into an evil grin.
“This could have been easy you know, you would have drifted into death peacefully, like falling into a deep sleep.” The clones appearance begins to change into some stranger. He begins circling the meadow around me. “There’s still time, stop fighting, you’re too weak to win. I know the pain you have suffered and the pain you are in right now. There is no one to help you. I was prepared to wait until those sand ninja left to get to you, but they didn’t even stay long enough for me to wait. The Kazakage was furious at the trouble you caused them.”
What? I never expected them to stay until I recovered, but I guess I thought they, they cared. Was I really a burden to them? Was Gaara mad I had caused him to bring me back here? The weight I had felt lifted from me earlier comes crashing back down, threatening to crush me. It doesn’t matter, I lie to myself. I still have to fight. I won’t give in.
I wait until he has completed his large circle around me and say, “I’m tired of fighting, all it does is bring me pain!!” The clone smirks at his victory and closes his eyes for just a moment, but I’ll take even a moment, if I am to stay alive I’ll need every advantage I can get. I quickly form my hand signs and yell, “Wind art: Twin Breeze Blades!!” I swing both of my fans across my chest in the opposite direction from witch of my hands it rests in. The attack sends two streams of concentraited wind forward, then branching out to form a wide range and finally circling back to head directly at the clone from each of his sides. The attack doesn’t allow him to advance forward, or dodge to the left or right. It leaves him only one option, back. Which is exactly where I need him. I have mid to long range attacks and he being a clone only has short up front attacks.
The clone does the expected and easily dodges the attack by retreating backwards. “I’m tired of you.” He sneers and glares up at me. I know what will follow, he will charge me and I must hold him back if I am to survive, but I’ve been training, and am hurt on top of that. The pain is unbearable, and the only way I had been holding it back was by thinking of my friends, but now I wasn’t even sure they were my friends. My vision is beginning to blur as my body attempts to stop the pain by passing out again. But if that happens I’m dead. I’ve used up almost all of my chakra so I’m quickly running out of options. I could try and flee back to the village, but I wouldn’t be able to react and defend myself from his attacks from behind. Not to mention I fell down twice on my way here just walking. Option two is to try and get off a big enough attack that he would disappear. He is just a clone after all, it shouldn’t take much, but then again, I don’t have much to dish out.
The clone doesn’t disappoint, he charges toward me and I quickly push my twin fans side by side creating a larger fan. Sending a the larger wave I make more chakra blades and send them along the wind forcing him to jump. Unfortunately he jumps high into the sun and I lose sight of him. I try to send some wind in his general direction as I retreat back to the tree.
All is quiet for a moment, my eyes scan the meadow’s edges for any signs of him. I realize I’m a sitting duck where I am and move back into the open. This doesn’t make me feel much more secure. I hear them before I see them, four shuriken racing toward me. I turn to face the attack and retract my fans and use their metal frames to block each attack.
I feel it immediately, I’ve run out of time, I’ve reached my limit. My breating is fast and irregular, my heart feels like it might explode and I can’t see anything but outlines now. I can’t dodge any more shuriken. I’ve lost, He emerges from the clearing slowly, confidently. He has won, and he knows it. I try without success to keep standing, but fall first to one knee and then down on the other. I let out a scream as the shock of the impact sends more pain up my body, if that’s possible. The clone was inches from me now, standing over me with the kuni knife that would end my life.
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The clone smirked as he walked unquestioned though the leaf village. His infiltration had not only been successful, but simple. He had mimicked a normal looking person leaving the village and had told the gate guards he had forgotten something. Such naive people, so trusting; they hadn’t even questioned his ruse. After that he had ducked into a shadowed alley and switched to mimic some random person he remembered from another village, so as not to be questioned by people who might have recognized the man he had mimicked earlier.
He remembered the location of the hospital, and moved toward it now. His mission was not to go after the Kazakage now, but to frame his brother for the murder of the girl they had poisoned. They knew the Kazakage had brought her here to be treated and the Hokage was more than capable of counteracting the poison. The girl would be defenseless now and even with the knowledge of their abilities the speculation within the village would be enough to break the trust between the two villages. They would never believe a clone would be able to infiltrate the village this far. And the sand ninjas would be blamed.
As the hospital came into view he entered and made up a story about visiting someone and continued on unquestioned. So simple, he moved into the stairwell where he stopped. He was by no means a sensory type ninja, but with what little ability he had he concluded that the girl had no visitors. He quickly changed forms again, this time mirroring the Sand ninja Kankuro. He walked into the hallway and straight to the girl’s door, it was guarded by two young genine. They were surprised to see him but didn’t question his presence. He decided to take a chance with them. “Hey guys, I got it here, why don’t you guys go grab a bite to eat?” He yawned and glared at the two like he had just woken up and was irritable. He sensed that the two were already intimidated by him so they quickly looked at each other and nodded before saying thank you and quickly leaving down the hall. He smirked at how easy this was all falling into place.
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It’s Back. The Pain that almost broke her, was back. But this time I would welcome it. I forced myself back into conscience, I have only been out a few moments at the most. The heat that burned my body, wasn’t flames, but the muscles in my body trying to force me to stop. I move as quickly as I can back to my feet and move north through the back of the hospital courtyard toward the training grounds.
I don’t know how long it took me but I finally made it to the training grounds. The familiar sight brought with it memories I had locked away. My parents bringing me here in one of my only memories of them. My first day with my team. And coming back here after they were lost in the war. My body begins shaking, but not from the pain now, I’m struggling to keep back the sobs that come with the memories. I move my quivering hands to retrieve my fans from their belt. So now, instead of crying, or screaming; I let out all of my pain, past and present, out as I send streams of my chakra flying at my targets.
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As he moved into the room he met the first snag in his plans, the girl wasn’t in her room. He looked around at the hospital gown carelessly tossed into the corner. The open dresser drawer, then finally his eyes rested on the open window as the curtains tossing in the breeze. He moved to the window sill where he looked down into the courtyard below. He wouldn’t be able to assure he could take her out privately down there, but if he was seen that would further instigate the sand ninja for her death. It was remarkable that she was able to move much less try and train in the condition she was in. He would meet little resistance from her. As he moved to the window she had earlier used as her escape, to follow her; he met a much larger snag in the plan. He could hear the real Kankuro talking loudly regarding his brother and sister from the open window. Soon they would either reach the room, or meet the two genine both of which scenarios would alert them to his presence. If he was to accomplish his mission he would need to move quickly. No matter, it wouldn’t take long, no matter who treated the girl, she would still be weak from my poison. He dropped to the ground where he could see the signs of the girls path. There was drags in the grass and occasional places where he could see she fell and struggled to get back up. Yes, this would be simple. But there was no reason to make it this easy for the others to follow. So the clone carefully covered all traces of he and the girl’s tracks as he moved to eliminate his target.
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As Kankuro complained about the breakfast I had prepared us, we move into the hospital lobby to visit Hannah. I hadn’t been able to sleep long, and Gaara didn’t sleep at all as far as I know. Konkuro of course had been out before we even arrived this morning. It was now about three o’clock, and we decided to see Hannah before the Hokage came to reassess her. The moment we passed into the lobby we knew something was horribly wrong. The two guards who we left guarding Hannah earlier this morning were coming down the stairs laughing and talking. But their demeanors turned completely around at the sight of us. But strangely not us, Konkuro.
“Sir!” The first of the two yelled in surprise at my brother.
The second old genine spoke this time, “You said you would watch over Hannah while we took a break! Why did you leave her already?” The two kids looked at each other in confusion.
“What are you talking about? I haven’t been over here yet.” Kankuro replied.
It hit the three of us at the same time, we all run up the stairs as fast as we can with the two ninja following close behind voicing their confusion. Hannah’s room was at the end of the hall with no signs of movement. I make it back to the door first to face the empty room. There weren’t signs of a struggle, but rather quiet. Hannah was not on the bed, her clothes were gone, and her hospital garment left in the corner. Her weapons and kuni bag were also gone. The window was open and the curtain carelessly tossing in the wind. I rush to the window and climbed onto the roof, and jump down. Gaara and Kankuro used his sand to carry them down.
“Konkuro you and Gaara go check the gates together! Make sure he isn’t trying to get her out of the village.” My brothers moved together on Gaara’s sand quickly toward the village gates. I moved past the trees and try to use every sensory trick I’ve ever heard of. There were no signs of movement, and I couldn’t sense her chakra anywhere near. I run swiftly through the tree in the back of the courtyard and pray we’re not too late.
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My frantic heart was about to reach its limit. I had taken out all of my emotional pain and thrown it out for good, with my hard work. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Everything I have held onto all these years, I have come to terms with. My slate is clean.
I move to the tree I have been aiming at and lean against its tattered trunk. I had torn it up pretty good, but it supported me as I struggled to slow my breathing. The pain hadn’t lessened any and unfortunately had gotten worse. But I was beginning to be able to ignore it more, work through it as long as I stayed focused. As soon as I come to this realization I smile. I can do this, I can be strong for others. My smile quickly fades though as a dark figure emerges from the opposite end of the training meadow.
“Hannah you shouldn’t be out here! You’re too weak still!” Temari yelled across the meadow at me. “You almost gave me a heart attack when I saw your room empty! Come on we need to get back!”
I have a bad feeling, is it the pain, dulling my senses or what? Temari starts moving toward me and gives me a comforting smile. At that moment I retrieve my fans and push off the sturdy trunk. I spin my body around gaining momentum and build up the chakra in my fans. Temari yells out in protest as the blue pulsing blades soar towards her.
“What are you doing Hannah! Honey you’re confused! Your sick, come on back with me and I’ll help you!” she yelled at me.
“Wow for a clone you don’t mimic my sensei well at all.” I counter. The clone’s fake expression of shock and innocence fades into an evil grin.
“This could have been easy you know, you would have drifted into death peacefully, like falling into a deep sleep.” The clones appearance begins to change into some stranger. He begins circling the meadow around me. “There’s still time, stop fighting, you’re too weak to win. I know the pain you have suffered and the pain you are in right now. There is no one to help you. I was prepared to wait until those sand ninja left to get to you, but they didn’t even stay long enough for me to wait. The Kazakage was furious at the trouble you caused them.”
What? I never expected them to stay until I recovered, but I guess I thought they, they cared. Was I really a burden to them? Was Gaara mad I had caused him to bring me back here? The weight I had felt lifted from me earlier comes crashing back down, threatening to crush me. It doesn’t matter, I lie to myself. I still have to fight. I won’t give in.
I wait until he has completed his large circle around me and say, “I’m tired of fighting, all it does is bring me pain!!” The clone smirks at his victory and closes his eyes for just a moment, but I’ll take even a moment, if I am to stay alive I’ll need every advantage I can get. I quickly form my hand signs and yell, “Wind art: Twin Breeze Blades!!” I swing both of my fans across my chest in the opposite direction from witch of my hands it rests in. The attack sends two streams of concentraited wind forward, then branching out to form a wide range and finally circling back to head directly at the clone from each of his sides. The attack doesn’t allow him to advance forward, or dodge to the left or right. It leaves him only one option, back. Which is exactly where I need him. I have mid to long range attacks and he being a clone only has short up front attacks.
The clone does the expected and easily dodges the attack by retreating backwards. “I’m tired of you.” He sneers and glares up at me. I know what will follow, he will charge me and I must hold him back if I am to survive, but I’ve been training, and am hurt on top of that. The pain is unbearable, and the only way I had been holding it back was by thinking of my friends, but now I wasn’t even sure they were my friends. My vision is beginning to blur as my body attempts to stop the pain by passing out again. But if that happens I’m dead. I’ve used up almost all of my chakra so I’m quickly running out of options. I could try and flee back to the village, but I wouldn’t be able to react and defend myself from his attacks from behind. Not to mention I fell down twice on my way here just walking. Option two is to try and get off a big enough attack that he would disappear. He is just a clone after all, it shouldn’t take much, but then again, I don’t have much to dish out.
The clone doesn’t disappoint, he charges toward me and I quickly push my twin fans side by side creating a larger fan. Sending a the larger wave I make more chakra blades and send them along the wind forcing him to jump. Unfortunately he jumps high into the sun and I lose sight of him. I try to send some wind in his general direction as I retreat back to the tree.
All is quiet for a moment, my eyes scan the meadow’s edges for any signs of him. I realize I’m a sitting duck where I am and move back into the open. This doesn’t make me feel much more secure. I hear them before I see them, four shuriken racing toward me. I turn to face the attack and retract my fans and use their metal frames to block each attack.
I feel it immediately, I’ve run out of time, I’ve reached my limit. My breating is fast and irregular, my heart feels like it might explode and I can’t see anything but outlines now. I can’t dodge any more shuriken. I’ve lost, He emerges from the clearing slowly, confidently. He has won, and he knows it. I try without success to keep standing, but fall first to one knee and then down on the other. I let out a scream as the shock of the impact sends more pain up my body, if that’s possible. The clone was inches from me now, standing over me with the kuni knife that would end my life.