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COMMISH: Naruto Fic: Blooming Blossom 2

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Author's Notes: Taeko, Saara, Yoshi and Macy are characters I came up with, Pikachu464 has half ownership over Taeko as well as she thought of the idea of him.

Blooming Blossom
Part 2

On the mainland of the village many people slept peacefully in their homes. None yet knew of the dangers lurking o the island village. The only thing they knew was out of place was members of the ANBU Black Ops from the Hidden Leaf Village called Konaha were there with permission from the Mitzukage. The villagers were a little crept out with the ANBU, in animal shaped masks, in their village but they did their best to ignore them, not wanting to get in their way of whatever mission they were on.

Just outside the main village, the said group of ANBU were camping on the border of the village. Since they knew they were scaring the public, they thought it best to camp just outside, but close enough to see the village, but far enough to not be seen. They were ninjas and could disappear in the shadows easily.

Their mission was to search for someone the Mitzukage had no idea existed in his country. This someone, which the ANBU would not explain was actually a form of a Jinchuriki, who wasn't the normal tailed beasts that were scattered throughout the countries and there were nine of those. This Jinchuriki was a special one and it was one the Hidden Mist Village had no idea existed, but the Leaf did and they wanted to track it down and assess the reason of it to see if he or she would be best to keep alive or not.

At the base of one tree, a group of five members of the Leaf ninja ANBU were resting. Since they had not found any traces of this special Jinchuriki, they were going to pack up and leave at first light before they were to over welcome their stay. Standing at the very top, was the sixth member of the group who was on the lookout. His mask was secure in place, revealing a cat like face with cat ears. Around the top and sides were dark curvy markings and around the eyes were Red Crescent moons.

As he stood guard, something from the distance caught his attention. "What in the world…" he breathed.

He looked down to the ground. "Hey Kakashi! Can you come up here for a moment?"

The one called Kakashi looked up. His mask was that of a dogface with red paint around the eyeholes and black streaks along the cheek area also red painted around. The mouth looked like a dog with red paint outlined around. The mouth area, popped out like a dog's nose and short dog-ears stood on top.

Sighing, Kakashi grabbed the nearest tree branch and swiftly made his way up the tree to the top where his comrade stood. "What is it Tenzo?" he asked.

Not many people really knew it but the one known as Tenzo was actually only 17. The young man pointed to across the lake, where there was a small glowing light, which was slightly getting bigger. "That wasn't there earlier."

"And this dense fog doesn't really help matters," Kakashi added. He removed his mask for a moment, grabbing a set of binoculars from his pouch. Setting it to maximum setting, he then peered through the one eyepiece that he could. His left eye was covered in a piece of cloth.

"I don't like the look of this," Kakashi said as he looked through, trying to make out what the orange glow was from the distance. However, with the intense fog, it was still hard to really make out what was going on in the distance. All he could really get was the glow was orange in color and it was getting bigger. Pulling the binoculars away from his face, he slid his mask back into place and looked down.

"Hey, Taeko!" he called down. "We need your assistance."

Within a matter of seconds, another ANBU member appeared at the top, which left three more down on the ground. At the mention of their comrade's name, they were on the alert. If their leader, Kakashi, was called up and then called for Taeko, something had to be out of place. If that were the case, the three below would have to be ready to move out in a heartbeat.

Taeko looked at Kakashi. "What is it?"

"Look and tell me what you see?" Kakashi pointed.

Removing his cat mask with purple markings around the eyes and mouth and green and yellow stripes all along the edge, the man revealed to have white pupil-less eyes. He was a member of the Hyuga clan, which were well known for their extensive sight.

"Byakugan." His face around the eyes, wrinkled as an outline of his pupils appeared. He looked through the heavy fog. "I see a building. It appears to be a boathouse. There's a person standing next to it…" He continued to focus in better. "I can't make out the person but it would appear…" he paused.

Kakashi's heart sank more. The more he heard the more he didn't like it.

"Damn…" Taeko cursed. "The person just threw a stick lit in orange onto another boathouse and now it's turning color as well." He deactivated his power and placed on his mask. "Don't need to be smart to know whatever is going on over there, someone is deliberately starting a fire. What we see right now is one boathouse in flames and now there's two."

Tenzo looked over to the island village to see three more glows appear. "And it looks like they're more."

"Let's move!" Kakashi announced.

Kakashi was the first to jump followed immediately by Tenzo and Taeko. The other three on the ground were on their feet waiting.

"What's the word?" asked a female one wearing a cat mask in yellow and brown markings around the eyes and mouth.

Kakashi looked at his female comrade. "We are heading out now. There's a fire on the island village."

"Damn!" another cursed.

The six members left their camp how it was and fled heading towards the wharf. They had to move fast or it would be too late. The only problem was they were right at the border to the village, which meant they had a distance to run before getting to the shore. In the back of Kakashi's mind he had the sinking feeling they weren't going to make it. Before getting there, they had to cross the lake with a boat and he was sure by then the villagers would either be dead or dying. So it was going to become a race against time to find survivors.

-

Once taking a couple hours to get to the island, not to his surprise, Kakashi was correct. The entire village was engulfed in flames. The six members climbed out of the boat and made their way on to the shore.

Kakashi looked at his comrades. "You three take the right and see if you find any survivors. If you do, bring them here immediately and do what you can and then go and find more. Taeko. Tenzo. You're with me to do the same thing on the left. Let's move. These people are depending on us."

"That is if there's any alive." Another female member said who wore a fox mask with black markings.

"Even so, we have to search and who knows perhaps find the ones responsible for this," Kakashi added. "I have the feeling they are still here, but are making their way off the island."

Taeko removed his mask once again, activating his Byakugan once again. "I see close to 10 people running off towards the opposite end of the island where there's one boathouse not engulfed. It would seem that's their escape. They are wearing cloaks with cloud shaped designs."

"We can't worry about them right now," Kakashi pointed out. "The lives of these people are what's important and then we'll have to go and report our discovery to the Mitzukage to keep the friendly relations."

"Agreed," answered Tenzo.

The six Leaf ANBU disappeared from the shore, heading in their commanded position to find and save any survivors. They had to act fast as the flames of the village were extensive and spreading fast. This was literally a press for time. They had no time on their hands, but there was only so much one could do. They were, after all, human like everyone else around them.

Once getting to the main area of the village, Kakashi's team could see many people already dead some were engulfed in flames but were dead just the same. There was hardly any shrills left, not like what they could hear from the water's edge when the first got in the boat to row to the island. It was literally a burning massacre, worse than what they ever saw before in their own village when the Nine Tailed Fox attacked six years ago.

"Fan out!" Kakashi announced. Taeko took the left side as Tenzo took the right, leaving Kakashi to go straight down the middle.

Kakashi kept his eyes sharp and did his best to ignore the dead pooled around his feet as he ran through the village. 'They didn't deserve this' he thought. 'Who the hell did this? Why do I get the feeling they were after that special Jinchuriki?' His mind remained plagued with many questions.

Each time he stopped to see if someone was still breathing, his heart dropped. There was no pulse. Their life force was pooled all over the ground beneath him. This was a site that was literally turning his stomach. He was only young compared to many ANBU but he had been an ANBU for quite some time. To him he had to prove himself to be better than his father, the 'White Fang'. But this was beginning to get too much for him. He was only 20 and already seen enough blood spilt to last several life times and that wasn't just through wars.

His eyes soon fell upon a slumped body also covered in his blood, but something about this person had his heart leaping. Did his one eye just deceive him? There before him in the middle of the square to the village laid a young child. What the child looked like was undistinguishable considering the body was littered in stab wounds with blood completely drenching the body. One couldn't even tell what color hair the child had or even if the child was male or female.

Not wanting to pass it up, Kakashi rushed to the child's side. Grabbing the limp wrist, he felt for a pulse. His eye widened in shock as his own heart began to race a little. 'The child's alive!' Carefully turning the child over, he brushed the bloody hair out of the way, only to see the child was a girl.

Just then Tenzo came up towards him. "Kakashi, there's no one left alive."

"Yes there is," he answered. "She is. Help me get her stable so we can get her out of here."

All around the two the fire continued to burn, collapsing more buildings in its wake like a hungry demon chomping on food. Some of the buildings all there was left was charred remains still burning on the ground while others were burning on the frame but there was nothing left of the walls or roof.

Tenzo nodded as he pulled out some cloth from his pouch and pressed it to her wound. "Kakashi, this wound goes all the way to the other side. She'll die if she doesn't get medical attention soon."

"Tenzo, go and find Macy. She has a little training in the medical field perhaps she could help stabilize her until we get her proper treatment." Kakashi took his free hand, placing in on the wound Tenzo covered and then took another cloth he had and placed it on the other wound on the other side.

Seeing his team leader had it under control, for the moment, Tenzo stood and rushed off to find Macy. She was the cat-wearing mask with black markings. There weren't very many medic ninjas in the Leaf and the ones they did have, they cherished them well.

Watching Tenzo run off, there wasn't much more Kakashi could do but wait. He looked at the girl and his head dropped again. "You may be the only survivor. I'm sorry." The anguish in his voice was very noticeable but with no one around to hear him, it didn't matter.

If he could have, he would have tried to brush her hair from her blood-smeared face, but with both hands occupied, he couldn't. "You just hang in there, we'll get you out of this." His mind was in turmoil remembering his young life when his father died and later his mother. Judging from the girl's size and looks, she probably wasn't any older than six or seven and that was how old he was when he lost his father.

'You'll never know your family,' he thought. 'But hopefully you'll live on and earn a new one.' The only difference between her situation and his own was his clan nor village was massacred.

He continued to say soothing words, knowing she probably couldn't hear him. Around him the fire continued to burn and some former buildings began to lessen in strength as all there was left was ash. He had seen many kids lose their parents in his lifetime. Most of the time because of a battle, but never once did he witness a child lose their parents by means of killing everyone.

His thoughts were soon interrupted when Tenzo and Macy came running towards him. He sighed in relief as he continued to keep the pressure on.

"Quick, Macy. Do what you have to do," he commanded. "She's got a through and through of a stab wound probably made by a sword and she's lost a lot of blood."

"I might be able to seal up the wound, but the blood loss…"

"Macy, do what you can and did you find anyone?"

"No." She laid her hands over the girl's prone body and her hands began to glow green. The green glow was her chakra working on mending the wounds as best as possible. "We were unable to find anyone."

As Macy spoke, the rest of the ANBU team arrived.

"There are no living souls around," Taeko announced as he looked down to see the girl. "Well except for this one. She has a sword wound going from one end to the other and lost a lot of blood. By all accounts, she should be dead."

What no one knew was they were actually facing the one person they were actually searching for. The girl before them was Kimi and she was a Jinchuriki. But she was not the normal ones like the ones with the different tails. This one was different. She was known as the Klondike Dragon, a very rare Jinchuriki.

"Kakashi," Macy interrupted. "I'm sensing something with her. It might be the reason why she's still alive. But we won't know for sure until we get her back to the village."

Kakashi nodded as he was finally able to move his hands. "Agreed." He looked to Tenzo and Taeko. "We'll take her back with us. Go to the Mitzukage and inform him what happened here. As much as I really don't want to keep them in the dark, make sure to not tell them of this girl surviving, just in case they were behind it. We'll take her to our village and if she lives, I'm sure Lord Hokage will allow her to remain."

"Are you serious?!" blinked the second female member. "You want to take her from her own village and immigrate her into ours?"

"She may be our only lead to who the Klondike Dragon is and you know the Mitzukage doesn't know of that Jinchuriki."

The woman nodded. "Would you like me to accompany Tenzo to speak with the Mitzukage?"

Kakashi shook his head. "No, Saara. I want you to come with me. You are the next best tracker besides Taeko. We'll need you to be sure the way is safe." He looked to the other two members. "Yoshi. You will go with Tenzo. I believe the odds will be better if we split into teams of three."

Macy's green chakra disappeared as she looked up to her leader. "Sir, she has been stabilized. But she could still die from lack of blood."

"Is she able to be transported?" Kakashi asked.

"Yes. Back at our camp, there are more medical supplies to help us on the long journey. But who will carry her?"

"I will." Kakashi stood and turned his back to the others. "Put her on my back and we'll get going. We won't last much longer from the smoke."

"Guess it's a good thing we have these masks then," Yoshi commented.

Tenzo carefully lifted the wounded child, ignoring the blood getting on his own clothing and hands. He then carefully placed the girl on Kakashi's back, which would cause his back to be just as bad as Tenzo's front. Once she was secured, Kakashi began to walk away from the scene, heading back to the boat. Each ANBU member knew they had to head back to their camp before parting ways.

-

Getting back to the village was a tough job, but the six ANBU members were able to do it and keep the soul survivor of the Island village alive. During the times they had rested, Macy and Saara had worked on getting the girl cleaned up from the blood, which had dried on her. By the time reaching Konoha, they were able to see the girl had long brown hair. Her clothing had to be removed and was replaced with a blanket to help keep her warm.

Immediately upon returning, Macy took the girl to the hospital, while Kakashi went and made his report. This was one report he wasn't looking forward to explaining. It was going to force him to keep that horrid memory in play a little while longer. But before going to make his report, Kakashi first went home took a shower and changed his clothes before going to see the Hokage.

After feeling refresh, Kakashi replaced his mask before heading off to speak with the Hokage. He knew probably by now the old man was expecting him. He made his way into the man's office unnoticed like the ANBU were known for.

"What do you have to report?" asked the old man.

Kakashi stepped out of the shadows and proceeded to give the man vivid details of what he saw. It took the young man over an hour to explain everything including returning with the young girl.

Lord Hokage sat back in his seat, puffing on his pipe, contemplating the next course of action. He closed his eyes for a moment before regarding Kakashi. "And you say you never found what we were looking for?"

"No, I'm afraid. I'm not even sure our Intel…"

Kakashi's explanation was interrupted to a knock at the door. Lord Hokage's assistant walked in. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but the ANBU just gave me this to give to you and it's extremely important."

Lord Hokage looked to the woman who entered and waved her to enter. She walked in, giving a short nod to Kakashi before stepping past him, handing the Hokage the sealed envelope. Knowing the two were in the middle of a discussion and it was a classified matter, she swiftly took her leave, shutting the door on her way out.

Kakashi remained still, arms at his sides, waiting, while Lord Hokage opened the envelope and read the contents. He then looked to Kakashi. "You sure you didn't find the Klondike Dragon?"

Kakashi gave a perplex look but since he wore a mask over his face, his expression was not visible. "Positive. Is something the matter?"

"Your team mate just brought this to me. The doctors have just finished their examination and though the child is still in critical condition, she is stable. By all accounts she should be dead."

"That's what we assessed as well," Kakashi replied. Where was this going?

"By the tests taken from the child, she is the Klondike Dragon we've been looking for." He held out the file his teammate sent over for Kakashi to look at.

For the first time, since entering the office, Kakashi stepped forward, taking the paper and looking it over. "Well… I'll be…" he breathed. "The one person we were looking for we actually found."

"Apparently so," answered the Hokage. "Guess that means your mission was a success after all. Well done, Kakashi. In that file also states the girl is in a coma and who knows how long she will be."

Looking up, Kakashi handed the file back to the old man. "Thank you. The Mitzukage doesn't know we took the girl. But he was informed of the destruction."

"Good. You are dismissed Kakashi."

Kakashi nodded before vanishing in a puff of smoke. The girl was in a coma and when one was in one of those, it could be a long time before one would come out. All Kakashi could do now is wait. Wait to find out if she would wake and be able to tell them her name.

-

The young girl was in the hospital in Konoha for three months. In that time Kakashi did three more missions afterwards but after each mission he would be found, after showering and giving his report, in the room the girl was resting in. Upon returning from his third mission and he did his normal routine, he was found yet again watching over the girl. It was a ritual all the ANBU came to know for Kakashi.

Tenzo noticed Kakashi seemed attached to the girl, but never said anything. He knew his teammate had lost his parents when he was just about the girl's age and he knew it probably was tough. Tenzo had his own horrid past he had to live with everyday. He was captured and used as a experiment by Orochimaru, an S-ranked missing nin of the Leaf and from that Tenzo was the only sole survivor of an experiment of having the First Hokage's DNA implanted into his own. Now Tenzo had a Kekkai Genkai, which no other did.

"Kakashi, is it wise to always be in here?" asked Tenzo as he decided it was high time to say something. "You've been watching over her since she was brought here."

Kakashi looked up to his friend. "Tenzo, you of all people know…"

"I know. It brings back your painful memories of your parents death," Tenzo interrupted.

Kakashi sighed as he removed his mask. "I'm just worried she will never wake up."

A quiet moan escaped from a young mouth from beside Kakashi. Both Kakashi and Tenzo snapped their attention to the girl.

"She's waking up?" blinked Tenzo. He stepped back, further away from the bed. If she was indeed waking up, he didn't want his mask to be the first thing she saw.

Kakashi was going to place his mask on, but then again if the girl saw his mask, she might freak out. With the decision in mind, Kakashi rested the mask down on the floor, revealing his clothed covered face, to her. He saw her eyes flutter. She was waking up.

"Kakashi, perhaps you may want to remove the mask from your face. Let her see a full friendly face?" Tenzo suggested.

Kakashi turned to him and thought for a moment. Tenzo probably was right on that. With a sigh he pulled the mask, just as her eyes opened.

For Kimi, the first thing she heard was a strange man talking. Fear gripped her heart. Who was that man? She never heard his voice before. She then heard another male voice and he too sounded strange. What was going on? Where was she? She tried to move, but found she couldn't and it forced a moan out of her, causing the attention of the two men in the room, whatever room that was.

The last thing she remembered was Amber's friend Itachi kicking her and then jamming a sword through her side and out the other end. She watched his retreating form leave as blackness covered her eyes. Now she was somewhere with two men around her. Was there anyone else and why did the temperature seem different, seem warmer?

Needing to see, Kimi worked her muscles to open her eyes, which took a few moments and when she did, the first thing she saw was a young handsome man sitting beside her with silver hair spiked on his head. He had a piece of cloth covering his left eye but his right was staring directly at her, giving her a friendly smile.

"Welcome back," he greeted gently.

Kimi wanted to gasp, but the muscles were completely not responding to her. She continued to stare at the man before her, fear evident in her eyes. But there was one thing she was able to make out. The voice of the first man belonged to him.

Seeing her eyes were full of fear, Kakashi gave a gentle nod. "I'm sure you have a lot of questions right now. And they will be answered in due time. For right now, just try and relax. I know seeing me is kinda scary. You've never seen me before."

While Kakashi spoke to the girl, Tenzo took a hasty retreat to get a nurse. Moments later, a nurse rushed into the room. Kakashi looked at the girl as he quickly covered his face again and then turned away from her site to grab his ANBU mask, placing it back on.

Kimi no longer could see the strange man who she just watched place a covering over his mouth. But she knew he was still there as the moment he was out of her site, he spoke again.

"You don't have to be afraid. You're safe here. The nurse is here to check on your vitals."

Kimi's blinked several times as she saw the nurse come into view and began checking her. The nurse gave her a friendly smile. "You're among friends."

Kimi's eyes never left the woman for several minutes as the woman did what she did and then looked to the man who was speaking to her, but Kimi couldn't see him.

"Lord Hokage, will probably want a report on this," she said.

Kakashi looked to Tenzo. "Would you mind delivering the news to him?"

"Not at all."

For the first time since opening her eyes, Kimi finally heard the second man again. He was somewhere in the room too but out of her eye sight. Why did these men not want to be in her visual?

Kimi saw the nurse then left the room and the room went quiet. She felt herself wanting to panic as she went to call out for her parents and no sound came out.

"It's alright," Kakashi replied as he stepped back into her sights, showing his handsome face once again. "I haven't left and I'm not going to either." He paused a moment, seeing her distress. "You've been asleep for quite some time, which could be the cause of why you can't speak right now."

Kimi moved her mouth once again as tears brimmed her eyes. "Mommy…" she whispered almost inaudible.

Kakashi didn't have to hear to know what she said. Her tears and mouth said it. He was an expert at reading lips. His head lowered. "She's not…"

More tears came from her eyes as a quiet sob escaped her throat. She knew what he was about to say. Her mother and father were dead and she watched them both die.

Hearing her sob, he looked at her and just from her eyes alone; he knew she knew what happened to her parents. "I'm sorry you had to go through that," he continued. "I too lost my parents when I was just about your age and it was hard for me at first. But I had friends to help me out. I'll help you out the best way I can."

More tears fell. Her entire village was gone. Was she the only one left? Was that why she was here in this strange place? Slightly turning her head, she wanted to change her visual aide and to her blurry eyes, she saw Kakashi's mask in his hand.

"What's that…" she barely whispered, slightly moving her hand, wanting to point to the mask he was holding.

Glancing down, he realized she was looking at his mask. With a lift of his hand, he showed her the mask better. "Oh this, well it's my mask. All ANBU wear one. It helps to keep our identities a secret."

ANBU? That was the same division as her sister's… dead sister… friend, Itachi was. Before everyone she ever knew was killed, she had once over heard Itachi saying he was an ANBU from the Leaf Village. She never told her sister she heard this. She had heard of ANBU before and apparently knew there were some from the Land of Water, but she never met one. Now she had and was in front of one. Her eyes widened in fear and her body began to shake.

Seeing this, Kakashi set his mask down on a seat out of her sight. "Hey, it's ok. You don't have to be scared. Yes ANBU can be scary but I assure you I'm not one of them." He gave her a friendly smile again. "I saved your life. Me and my team."

Kimi did not seem convinced by this. She met liars in her time. Who was to say this man wasn't any better. More tears flowed from her eyes.

Sighing Kakashi took a step back. "I will have to earn your trust. Fair enough. My name is Kakashi Hatake and I'm only 20 years old. It's actually against my code to give you even my name but for the sake of earning your trust, I'm giving it to you. Also I'm allowing you to see my face. A rare privilege."

Kimi looked at him with question, fright still evident in her eyes. But she could see he was being sincere. Not like that other guy, Itachi was. She had a funny feeling about him from the start. And not just a funny feeling of ha ha, more of a 'something isn't right'. But what did Kakashi mean by rare privilege?

Kakashi turned his head for a moment before turning back to her. He could see he was beginning to get through, but to earn her trust better; he would have to give more information on what he wasn't supposed to give. "You see since I was a child, a little younger than you I do believe, I've always worn a mask to cover my face. Reasons are my own. And there are very few people who have actually seen my face. I believe you would be fifth to see it. One who was hear earlier seen in and the other three… well they are not around anymore."

Wow, this many must really be something if he's letting her see his face where hardly ever anyone else ever did. Perhaps he is nothing like Itachi other than they share the same career.

Kakashi looked at his watch, realizing the time. "I must go." He looked back up to her. "I know you have many questions and they will be answered in time. But I would like to tell you, you are in the Hidden Leaf Village of Konoha and you were brought here after your village… I'm sure you know what I mean. I am sorry that it happened. I wish there was something I could do. But in the meantime, you work on getting your strength back and in time everything will all work out."

Kakashi slid his mask back over his nose, covering his handsome face. He placed a finger up to his covered lips. "Shhh. Let this be our little secret." He then replaced his ANBU mask, showing her what he looked like with the mask on. "Now, I have a little business to take care of. I'll come back later for another visit. I promise. And I'm a man who tries his best not to go back on his word."

Kimi watched him leave, surprised by his gentle voice and his gentle gesture. Itachi didn't seem to be so gentle when she saw him. He seemed nice towards Amber but when he would see her, he would just scowl at her before turning his attention back to Amber. Leaning back, closing her eyes, there was only one thing Kimi could do… nothing. She couldn't speak from being 'asleep' for a while. How long had it been since her village was destroyed. She had no idea three months had travelled by.
Here is part 2 of Blooming Blossom commissioned for :iconpikachu464:

Part 1 - [link]
Part 3 [link]

Rating: Teen

Author’s Notes: Taeko, Saara, Yoshi and Macy are characters I came up with, Pikachu464 has half ownership over Taeko as well as she thought of the idea of him.
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