Chapter 47 - Mastica and Tsume (1/2)

As soon as he was close, Kai grabbed a Sand ninja through his spine. Swinging him at the others killing them both instantly. The first body traveled hitting one then two then three bodies till it stopped.

”What the hell have you done to yourself?!” Kai asked enraged. His voice came out way harsher then he would have wanted but he was still angry from the hold up with the Fertility God.

All across her body were the control rods the Mist village used on them. A scent of poison traveled in the air a little. ”Did you use this on yourself? What the hell is wrong with you?” Grabbing ahold of her, Kai started to expunge the poison.

As he was helping her any enemy ninja that came by was burned with a turn of his head. The heat beams that came out, burned the body to ash instantly. Normally excess use would drain his energy reserves but right now it was way beyond his capacity to calm down.

Tsume smelled Kai's scent earlier but never saw him. It was distracting with how much blood in the air she could still smell him. Resisting it was a little easier on her then Mastica. Two chunin struck out against her side. Sidestepping, she pounced at both of there throats with an armored gauntlet. The slash ripped right through both ninjas. Pushing the bodies away she watched as their drop bodies fell in the sand.

”Huff, how many more? Why does the sand have so many mercenaries here?” Panting after the days of fighting started to catch up with her. ”I need to get to Mastica, the drug will kill her. Should I take it now as well?” Staring at her vest pocket it would be to easy to help her rip through the enemy with it. Her mind was so addled she didn't even notice she was speaking out loud.

Then Kai scent passed in the area again. She couldn't believe it. Whipping her head forward she saw him. Red flowing hair and a bloody scent falling off him. 'How the hell is he here?!'

Tsume killed her way in. With Kai providing the support it was easy. Soon as she arrived seeing the state of her friend almost caused her to lose it.

”Get down close to me. Not in the way of my head-turning. Now Tsume!” Kai said with the utmost authority. With a slight growl of disagreement, she did so. ”Tell me what happened.” As he healed Mastica with the chakra reserves he had, his eyes kept killing sand ninja.

”We fell into an ambush. We took care of it easy enough. Extracting the woman and the child was easy. Till the baby woke up. It started to rampage turning into a little sand creature. The extraction of my team was difficult after that. We managed with Mastica providing cover. No one used any Leaf techniques and without our ninja partners... it turned more difficult then we would have imagined. We overestimated ourselves.” Tsume said chastising herself. ”The critically wounded have made it to the women village. With the rest of the people already there as well as Hisa hopefully, they can be treated.”

”That is good news. I have stopped the worst of it.” Setting Mastica down he looked around him. a small plan forming in his head. ”Stay here with her. I have a solution to clear this place up. Can't have any tracks leading back to the village.” Taking a step forward he looked at her eyes. Those dark black pupil's no longer reacting to his current state. Staring back even challenging in a way. But she wouldn't. No, to smart for that. To controlled.

Stepping away Kai used his super-speed to run the outer perimeter. Creating a trench along the way made about 3 foot thick. After the second passed he used his summoning abilities. Bringing out Potassium permanganate, and Glycerin all throughout the trench. With that done he performed the earth wall technique using the uplifted dirt from earlier. Making a dome out of everything to the very top. Speeding back to grab Mastica and Tsume he flew both to the top opening.

”Water style, water dragon technique!” As the water dragon passed into the dome the chemical fire ignited. The trio stepped back into a dimensional pocket leaving the area immediately.

Standard science experiment just on a larger scale. Add a few drops of glycerin to a few crystals of potassium permanganate and if you want to accelerate the reaction by adding a couple of drops of water.

While in the pocket dimension Tsume stared back at Kai slightly disgusted. ”The bodies... all of them you burned them.”

”Yes, I did. Screw 'em.” Kai's voice came out rough with little to know respect on how she felt about the situation. 'Killing them feels good. Hmm is it because they got in my way or because they tried to hurt what is mine?' His attention was on Mastica removing the self implanted rods that were deeper in her body. ”Be mad. I don't care. But don't interrupt me while I ”fix” this mistake! Her body has more breaks and tears then Pakura did when I first met her.”

”Tch fine. But let me help. She is my second and my best friend.” Tsume said once she realized how bad the situation was. Walking over she removed the rod's slowly with a trained practice. She removed all the ones near the non-major locations first and foremost. The two worked silently for an hour. Neither saying a word first. Tsume tried to say something every now and then but didn't know what to say. Kai was too distracted, with what he had to do to fix Mastica besides the words of the Fertility God plaguing his thoughts.

Finally finishing up he watched as her breathing stabilized. But the poison already did its damage. Reacting with what else was in her system had proven near-fatal. Throughout his scan's he found several other wounds that healed up over time incorrectly. Looking up to Tsume he scanned her as well. ”Gasp,” he couldn't believe the wear and tear she placed on her body recently. Cracked bone fragments mixed in the muscle tissue, small damages to the lungs. He didn't even want to get started on the damage along the spine area.

”Why are you looking at me like that?!” Tsume demanded. ”If she is ok, get us out of this place already!”

”Your just as injured. When was the last time you took time to recover? When was the last time Mastica did as well?” Kai asked calming down finally. His hair returned black but with a majority of it staying red this time.

”When I spend time to recover, it's my own business! No one else's. As long as I am fit for duty that is all that matter's.” Tsume's voice came out in a snarl. ”Just keep paying us and everything will be fine. We won't say anything about the Kage's wife or your plan's for her.”

”Huh, Plan's for her. Pftt you have it wrong.” Kai said laughing a little.

”In what way am I wrong. You already have that Pakura woman. Makes sense you would want more sand woman.”

”Misunderstandings create Pandemonium. My art teacher was right again.” Kai nodded. ”I really lack tact and awareness sometimes.”

”What are you talking about?” Tsume asked finally calm herself. She didn't notice Mastica breathing had changed.

”You are under the assumption that is why I want her. That is not the case. Pakura wants her childhood friend saved. I am going after her son Gaara. The kid hs a shitty life ahead of him. Same as Naruto's was mostly. I tend to fix that.”

”Just because your wife wants you to? I find that to be stupid.” Tsume grunted. ”No man would put that much into a marriage. Not even you.”

”Ah, forgot about your bad marriage and recent divorce. Would make sense you would feel a little more hostile about it.”

”You better tread lightly Lord Senju!”

”Oh, and what will you do if I don't? Even with you fully recovered I can pin you to the wall without much effort.” Kai said slightly teasing. Taking a dangerous tone he grabbed her throat in a second. ”I can snap your throat right now if I wanted to.”

Tsume looked back with no fear at all. ”Then do it!”

”That would be stupid. I don't dislike your attitude at all. It is needed. It will keep me from.. how do you say... putting my foot up my own a.s.s.” Removing his hand back releasing some extra chakra to heal her. He then placed it against Mastica forehead. ”You can stop pretending to be out cold. I heard your heartbeat when I threaten Tsume.”

”Glad you didn't mean it,” Mastica said slightly tired as she opened her eyes looking at the two. ”So what all happened?”

”Keep quiet for a little bit. Your body has been through the wringer.” Channeling small amounts of chakra to her he stared at Tsume. ”So go ahead and ask whatever questions you want to be answered. It is the perfect time to do so.”