"He's getting a room for us prepared for the hot spring." Chino said.
"Oh," I said, "that's thoughtful."
We continued on the path until we were away from the village and far from Sasuke.
"Chino, what are you showing me?" I asked confused why we were out here. We arrived in some cave looking area with red water. It did not look pleasant. But Chino She didn't respond. I turned around and saw people turning into exploding humans. I flew back from the explosions not expecting them appear. "Chino?" I said. Something wasn't right.
"Kaiya!" She yelled trying to run towards me.
"Chino, stop!" I said, "stay right there, we don't know where they'll strike next." I suddenly sensed a weapon coming towards me with chakra. I turned my body just in time to avoid getting hit. I looked around trying to sense who had thrown it. Another blade was thrown and I caught it.
"Wait, this looks like Nowaki..." I mumbled examining the blade. Of course, I realized. This entire thing was a set up. I reached for my sword quickly only to feel severe pain across my head. I dropped my sword surprised and tenderly felt my head. My hand came away in blood. I looked to the ground there was a giant rock with my blood. I sighed. What was the point of be able to sense and dodge blades when I got to distracted to notice a stupid rock.
I turned around and saw Chino. Her hair was flying and her eyes were bright crimson. Sasuke was right, they did look similar to mine. I felt my body go numb. Genjutsu? I thought, but I was unable to free myself, remembering that only the sharingon could free me.
I suddenly felt a strong gust of wind and saw Sasuke's purple Susano above the canyon.
"So it was you the entire time." I stated frozen in place. She smirked. "I'm guessing Nowaki or rather Fuushin is fighting Sasuke."
"The Chinoike Clan lived here, before the Uchiha destroyed us." She said bitterly. "My clan used to drink this scalding water and eat whatever birds they could find. Weary of fighting the clan never ventured out into the outside world and scraped out a living so I've heard." Chino said
"So I've heard?" I said.
"By the time I was old enough to understand J was already living in Oyashiro's mansion. I was told he kidnapped me from Hell Valley and that I was all that was left." Chino said.
"So this is Hell Valley..." I said.
"I am sorry," she said, "I really did like you but the Uchiha must suffer the way the Chinoike did." That was the last thing I heard before feeling strange chakra into me and fading into the darkness.
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"Genjutsu huh?" Chino said. I had just finished cutting down her red dragons.
"I'll ask again," I said becoming frustrated. "Where is Kaiya?" Chino smirked. The mist behind her cleared and Kaiya was laying with her back against stone. She only had a small amount of blood on her head but seem other wise unhurt. Chino looked at her and Kaiya immediately woke up panting. A genjutsu, I concluded. Kaiya got up quickly jumped over Chino next to me.
I looked at her, why would Chino wake her up and allow her to come to me.
"What?" She said looking worried looking at herself concerned something I saw was wrong with her. I shook my head and told her it was nothing. No need to worry about it now. I needed to finish Chino off and protect Kaiya. Chino smirked and gave a grin.
"My chakra seals and waits." Chino said,
"Waits for what?" I said, but I felt Kaiya grab my hand panicked.
"Sasuke, her chakra..." Kaiya said quickly but before she could finished she drew her sword and stabbed herself.
"Kaiya!" I shouted as she started to emit the black stuff. Chino had turned her into a exploding human.
"Goodbye, Kaiya Ryu and Sasuke Uchiha." Chino said before Kaiya exploded......
"So that's how you make the exploding humans." I said as Chino snapped from the genjutsu. Kaiya was still at my side. I grabbed her hand from reaching her sword and used my sharingon to remove the exploding human chakra.
"The Sharingan?!" Chino said while her dragons disappeared turning back into water.
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Kaiya pov
I looked at Sasuke as he caught my hand reaching for my sword without my knowledge. Her activated his sharingon and looked at me. I felt a small amount of chakra disappeared.
"I envied you both, Sasuke and Kaiya. You both were born in the Hidden Leaf Village and had a family that loved you. When Sasuke you deserted your village, you and your reputation were notorious. But even now, you are allowed to travel freely. That's because you have people who love and protect you. You even have someone to love and protect. I know you both always, always had someone who kept loving you two, no matter what. You both are not like me... I've been alone from the beginning. So why do you both fight for the Hidden Leaf?! The leaves of the Hidden Leaf are brilliant but its roots are black! There is light and darkness in the Hidden Leaf! The Uchiha clan was used up and absorbed by the Leaf's roots as nourishment! So why do you go so far for them?!" Chino said
"Because I'm alive," Sasuke said
"What do you mean?" Chino said
"I have a friend with whom I can share my pain, and him with me. His wish is that one day the world will be like us," Sasuke said
"A world like that is impossible" Chino said putting a kunai to us. " That's just wishful thinking!" She said while I grabbed her wrist.
"Chino!" Fuushin yelled stumbling towards us.
"Fuushin!" Chink said as he tried to make hand signs but fell down in pain instead. Chino took her arm out of my hold and ran towards him. Throwing her kunai to the ground.
"Fuushin! What are you doing here? Fuushin!" Chink said as he tried to stand up.
"Now you should be able to understand the meaning of Sasuke's words." I said while Fuushin stood in front of Chino trying to shield her.
"If your going to kill Someone kill me," Fuushin said.
"No Fuushin!" Chino said crying, "I'd be in pain if you did..."
"Chino..." he said while Chino walked up to us.
"Sasuke, Kaiya I wish I didn't meet you both at Bamboo village then I could have kept on hating the Uchiha but I want to this world that you speak of." She said smiling.
"I will take you both back to the leaf with us, where your punishment will be decided." I said,they nodded and we started to head there....
"How's your head?" Sasuke said gently touching my cut. I winced but tried to hide it.
"I'm fine," I say smiling, "it's might fault really. I should've seen that stupid rock she through at me."
"You get so distracted sometimes." He said sighing, with a small smile.
"Thank you for saving me from exploding." I said,
"Just be more careful, ok?" He said. I nodded. There was a comfortable silence between us. Chino and Fuushin were a bit behind us giving us privacy to talk as we traveled back to the leaf.
"Are you going to stay this time?" I asked him breaking the silence. He stayed silent. I sighed and looked down. As I thought. He would be leaving again.
"You know I can't come back," he said to me after a few moments. "At least not the way your thinking."
"Then..." I started to mutter, "maybe...I could...join you..." I said quietly. Sasuke's hand brushed mine and I felt a few finger lightly wrap around mine. Not a hand to hand holding but something much better in my opinion.
Sasuke gave a small laugh, I gave a annoyed look.
"Shut up!" I said, "forget I mentioned anything!" I turned my head from him as my face flushed. "Hmph, would you look at that! We've arrived!" I exclaimed trying to distract him from what I had said. There were guards waiting to escort Chino and Fuushin when we arrived leaving us alone.
"Maybe next time," Sasuke said turning and facing me and bringing two fingers up and poking my forehead. He turned to leave but I stopped him.
"Why do you do that?" I asked, "you always poke my forehead before leaving? What does it mean?" He gave a somber smile.
"I'll tell you one day." He said before leaving. I gave a sad sigh.
"Why must you always insist on being alone..." I said walking back into the leaf.