Chapter 94
She groaned as she sat up from her laying position, rubbing her sore head. She didn't have time to even open her eyes before she felt someone wrap an arm around her collar and jerked her to her feet before slamming her against a wooden wall.
"Tsunade-sama!" She heard Shizune's startled voice. She opened her eyes only to find Tsunade's angry brown one's glaring at her.
"What-" She began but stopped as Tsunade slammed her against the wall again knocking the wind right out of her.
"Shut up!" Tsunade commanded as she narrowed her eyes. "I'm the one that's going to be asking questions." She growled. "Now I want the whole truth, just what the fuck was that back there?"
She shifted under the woman's grip uncomfortably. 'I..don't remember!" She gasped out as her grip tightened around her collar, beginning to cut off her air supply.
Tsunade narrowed her eyes before she turned the girl around and struck a point in the back of her head followed by two more points at her temples and two more at her forehead and the base of her neck. "Now tell me. What was it that you did to get that chakra yesterday.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" The young girl said again as she struggled in her grip.
Tsunade's eyes again narrowed, she had pressed three points which would make it damn near impossible for a non medic to lie and she doubted that Kyuubi could interfere, with the seal Jiraiya had placed on her to block it out.
"What day were you born?" She questioned.
"October fifteenth!"
'Just five days after the Kyuubi attack? This is too convenient. She does fit the right age…I wonder.'
Before Akina could fully understand what the hell was wrong with the older blond woman Tsunade dropped her and turned sharply on her heel. "Come on both of you, we're going to go see an old friend of mine."
Akina regained herself before she straightened and looked to the back of the slug sannins head. "Wait, just what the hell was that all about?"
Tsunade didn't say anything before she exited the hut, Shizune spared the younger girl a look of sympathy before she turned to follow her mentor.
Akina looked down to the floor before she straightened and too began following the two medics.
That was just over a week ago days ago and still Tsunade wouldn't speak to her. It was quickly getting on her nerves, but something told her to hold her tongue and be patient.
She looked back at Tsunade as she walked ahead of them. She didn't understand, but she hopped that the slug sannin would start talking soon. This accusing silence was driving her nuts.
"Are you certain of that!" Came the voice of the newly elected Kazekage as he rounded back onto the form of his messengers. His brother Kankuro, and his sister Temari flanking him as he addressed the man.
"There is no doubt about it." The ninja spoke as he bowed. "Kiri has somehow been conquered by Konoha, Hatake Kakashi, Aburame Shibi and Yuuhi Kurenai are acting as Jounin commanders for the region. The fact that they have not declared a Kage is clear reason to believe that the three are still loyal to Konoha."
Gaara placed a hand to his chin in thought, his eyes were wide with disbelief, yet one could see the cogs of his mind moving to evaluate the situation.
"This makes no sense, how could anyone conquer a nation overnight without even a hint of knowledge reaching us before hand?" Baki spoke up as he too began to see the implications of what this could mean. If this Uzumaki boy could conquer Kiri, weakened as it was, this quickly then he must be extremely powerful. Anyone with that kind of power shouldn't be taken lightly. If he chose to attack Suna next, then they might very well too be conquered.
Gaara began pacing around for a while. Kiri was a land that almost every nation had set their eyes on.
Nearly twenty years of civil war had practically bled them white and everyone realized that with the way things were going, by the end of it Kiri would barely have enough strength to stand on its own two feet, let alone fend off another village like Suna, Iwa, Konoha, or Kumo.
But that meant, that at this very moment Kumo and Iwa were most likely receiving word as well, and knowing their fierce hatred for Konoha, the two nations would no doubt jump at the chance to attack the leaf village.
But….he was not about to make the mistake of underestimating Konoha's jinchuriki again. If he was able to take an entire nation right from under the noses of not one, but three hidden villages, then there was a chance that he would also win against Kumo and Iwa if they even chose to combine forces.
If he joined Konoha, then there was little doubt Konoha would win, if he joined Iwa and Kumo, then there was absolutely no chance in the seven hells that Konoha's jinchuriki could prevail. He didn't care how strong he was.
But then that would open the door wide for Iwa and Kumo, neither of which was friends with Suna, especially Iwa.
And with their military weakened from the failed attack on Konoha...
"The village elders must be informed, assemble the council." He stated, for he knew that this was one decision that he could never make on his own…it was a decision that carried the fate of their whole world.
"My lord." Came the general response as they bowed and left to gather the elders.
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