The Birth of Yukio Namikaze

## Participants

Kaiiaki Kurisutaru, Masaru Namikaze, Kumiko Kyoko, Takao Kurisutaru

## A Jinchuriki's Birth 6-2-16

Kaiiaki: -"*Kaiiaki...Kaiiaki..." The haunting voice of the Demon 9 Tailed Fox spoke, his deep voice chilling the bones with its taunting demeanor. It kept calling her name, over and over. Like a broken record, his voice continued on without stopping. It was like he was trying to wake her from the depths of her sleep. It was a not so casual wake up call.* Kaiiaki tossed and turned in her sleep. Her body flinging in every which direction. Her limbs stretched out, punching and kicking in any which direction she could. She was having a nightmare. And she had no doubt punched Masaru quite a few times in the heat of her nightmare. However, she had no knowledge of it. "No...No...Stop..." Kaiiaki mumbled out as she slept. *Within her dream, Kaiiaki was giving birth to her son. She felt the pain of the labor jolting throughout her body. Although, she had imagined it would be more painful than this. It was still a dull contraction that she could physically feel. Her dream was feeling too real. And the images flashing by her were more than a testiment to that. There he was, Kurama himself standing over the corpses of Masaru, the Hoshikage, Dahlia, and several Black ops members. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" Kaiiaki screamed at the top of her lungs at the demon. She felt as if she was screaming, but her voice caught in her throat. No matter how hard she tried to scream those words, her voice came out as muted and without sound. Kurama showed his teeth in a toothy grin, spreading his smile across his face. The grin, so sinister. He had to be up to something even more. "My Jinchuriki Kaiiaki Kurisutaru...thank you..for setting me free so I can wreak my vengence against humanity..." Kaiiaki tried to stop him, but her chakra wouldn't form any crystal. He was coming towards her now. Coming right for her and the newborn baby. "It is time Kaiiaki Kurisutaru..."* At that moment, Kaiiaki's eyes burst open. She jolted upright in bed, immediately awakened and slightly fearful of what was happening. Kaiiaki grabbed Masaru, tightly. He had been sleeping with his head against her baby bump, his arms wrapped around it protectively. "The...the fox woke me. And so did...something else." Kaiiaki stared at the bedroom wall in front of her. It was dark out. Approximately 1 am in the mourning. The village was silent and at peace. Except now, she knew the time had finally come. "My water must have broken in my sleep Masaru!" For once, Kaiiaki was speaking in a somewhat panicked tone. She felt afraid. The dream had poured in the reality of the situation at hand.-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru sat awake in the middle of the night. Having messed up his sleeping schedule, he would still be up late into the evening rather sleeping. Plus he hadn’t been able to sleep very well regardless. Call it a new house, or the fact he was still battling demons of his own. He would often sit up, just staring at the wall while playing with a kunai or some other ninja tool. His stare was often blank, as he was in his own mind rather than the outside world. He would just sit there and…think. Think about everything in his life, as if he was meditating. Kai’s kicks and punches did little to break him from his self-trance, which was probably another reason he wasn’t able to sleep well, he doesn’t like having another body next to him. He did his best to warm up to the idea, trying to go back to sleep by wrapping his arms around Kai and placing his head against her stomach. Maybe a half an hour past and Masaru was out cold. His boy was probably more tired than his mind was, which would also explain why he couldn’t sleep very well; a restless mind. As he slipped deeper and deeper into REM sleep, he was suddenly awoken by the yelling of his name. ~ “We must keep going!” ~He shouted as he jumped from his sleep. He quickly composed himself as he stared at Kai who seemed panicked and sort of a loss for words. He did his best to read her body language. He noticed the moistness within the bed sheets and he knew what time it was, whilst still lacking complete knowledge of the situation.~ “Oh, the baby. Is it coming?” ~He asked, though he already knew the answer to the question. He hopped out of the bed and scrambled to find his usual shinobi clothes, as he wanted to be prepared for anything. ~ “We need to get you to the place or whatever, as soon as possible, and get the Hoshikage on hand to handle the nine tails.” ~He was torn on which he should do first, he knew with his speed he could get to the Hoshikage faster than most, but at the same time he could use that speed to get her to the spot outside the village faster than most. He had to weigh his options, be with his love and possibly put the safety of the village at risk, or get the Hoshikage first and leave her side for the moment. He put his hands on his head as he paced back and forth before making up his mind.~ “I’m going to take you to the spot first ok, so I’m going to need you to hold on tight the ride will be a little bumpy.” ~He then attempted to scoop her up from her legs and lower back in order to carry her as if she was a baby herself, in a cradle like position. He gently carried her outside of the bedroom and yelled for Dahlia, waiting for a response which was a simple Yeah, and judging from her tone of voice she didn’t know what was going on at first, but after a slight pause, she must have caught on. She rushed out into the living where the both stood and saw them standing there before nodding and going back to her room.~ “I have to get going so, grab whatever you think she will need and meet me at the spot as soon as possible!” ~He yelled to her and without waiting for a response he opened the front door and began to take off on a full sprint but at the same time trying to be careful with her, so it came out as a rather awkward running pattern as he tried to make each step as light as possible and with long strides so there wasn’t any rapid bouncing. ~ “Are you doing fine?” ~He asked her as he continued to run, wanting to know if he was possibly going to fast or too slow. He just didn’t want to put her in any position that would make her extremely uncomfortable, or possibly damage the baby.~

DavidMason533:-Takao watched as the village burned to the ground, screams never ending from different parts of the village. Anbu black ops leaping rooftop to rooftop towards a great beast. As it got closer the fire illuminated it more showing nine tails and a fox-like face. It raised a giant paw and brought it down on him crushing him. Killing him. Takao fell out of bed and scrambled to his feet with a kunai in his hand scanning the darkness. He sighed a sigh of relief and dropped the kunai to the floor. It was just a nightmare, a horrible nightmare. Just as if on cue three knocks on the door startled him. "At this hour you better have a good reason to bother me." he said as he opened the door. What stood outside made him know something was up. A member of the Anbu Black ops. He changed his tone a little as he spoke to him now. "What's going on?" "The Hoshikage requires your presence at a disclosed location regarding the Kurisutaru clan. It's urgent." "Umm, yes sir I'll be right out." he responded. He closed the door and ran to his dresser yanking out his black ninja pants, headband, and jacket. He pulled everything on and grabbed his injection shot sniper with all twenty injection shots, tanto, one paper bomb, one smoke bomb, four makibishi, three senbon, and one kunai. If the Anbu were here, he might need it all. Quickly, he ran back to the door and got his sandals on and left his room. "Lead the way." he said. The Anbu rushed down the hall and out the open window. Takao followed and soon the sounds of nature filled the air, crickets churping, light breezes blowing. They leaped rooftop to rooftop on their way outside the village. Could this have to do with the nightmare he had earlier? It was dark all around except for the lights from shops and stands. He continued following the Anbu into a forest.-

Kaiiaki: -"Baby...coming...!" Kaiiaki yelled out with a screech in pain. The only thing within reach that she could grab unto was Masaru's body. Her hands reached out to grab unto his arms. Both hands gripped his arms in nothing less than a death grip. If the contractions were going to get any more painful, she was sure that she would be fracturing somebody's bones later. Everything was all going by in a blur, it was all happening so fast. Masaru called out for Dahlia, her voice echoed sleepily throughout the home. But once she caught on to what was happening, she woke with a start. Instantly Dahlia went into Shinobi mode. Dahlia rushed around the house, grabbing the "to go" packet she had made a few weeks ago. She knew this day would be coming soon, so she had prepared some things in advance. Kaiiaki could hear her sister rushing around downstairs. Dahlia was always prepared ahead of time when it came to things like this. Kaiiaki listened to the movements of her sister picking up the equipment that would be needed, as she felt Masaru gently pick her up. She released his arms for just a moment. The contractions had paused momentarily, but she knew that the next one wouldn't be far behind. Perhaps ten minutes at the most. Kaiiaki fell limp against Masaru's body as the contraction ended. The dull pain was still there, but this was nothing to what she had felt just a moment ago. "Get. Me. There..." Was all Kaiiaki could respond to Masaru asking if she was okay. She felt Masaru taking her downstairs, it was a bit bumpy. But she was surprised he had even been able to pick her up with all the extra added weight of the unborn baby. Dahlia and Masaru met at the doorway. Dahlia had grabbed all the medical supplies she would need. As far as towels and a water basin and other supplies, they were already down at the location. "You are going to use every ounce of that Namikaze speed in your blood to make sure she gets there in time. Keep her safe and do not let anything happen to her. Or I will torture you until you beg for death." The look in Dahlia's purple eyes left no room for second guessing. She had meant every word she had said. Without another syllable, Dahlia rushed off to meet the Hoshikage and rendevous with the selected team and anbu that would be protecting Kaiiaki. Masaru and Kaiiaki, parted ways with Dahlia. And Kaiiaki hoped in her heart that it wouldn't be the last time she saw her dear sister Dahlia. -

MasaruNamikaze:‘Come on Masaru, you can do this.’ ~He repeated over and over in his head as he ran, though perhaps him wanting to be gentle was slowing him down a bit, disabling him from full on sprinting. Plus he also didn’t want to trip, as that would be horrid. He trusted his balance enough though; he is a master of a Taijutsu that is all about balance while being off balance. He made a sharp right on an upcoming street and then it was a straight path to the village gate. There were little to no people on the road, as it was really late or night, or super early in the morning depending upon how you look at it. Nothing but the usual hobo or wandering dog; all the honest town folk are in their houses, especially after the chakra virus incident. People were a lot more cautious since that whole ordeal. It only took about half a minute for him to reach the front gate the usually remained open as the poison moat around the village kept it safe from most intruders. As he passed the front gates and approached the moat he stopped, setting her down and resting her head upon his uplifted knee as he took a knee against the ground and dug through the bag he was carrying. He grabbed the needed gas mask and strapped them on both of their faces.~ “Almost there, just hold on a little bit longer.” ~Masaru said in an attempt to comfort her, at least in the knowledge that they weren’t far off. Though it would be probably another five or so minutes to get to the destination with the way Masaru was running up to this point. Then he remembers Dahlia telling him to get there as fast as he could, he didn’t want to hurt her more with full speed running, but he was sure she didn’t mind as long as they got there faster. As the gas mask were strapped on and secured, Masaru picked her up gently again, his arms a bit tired and fatigued from having to carry her so far. He was surprised he had the strength for it, though they say the human body does some incredible things when lives are on the line. ~ “Ok, hold on as tight as you can. Squeeze the life out of me if you have to, I’m going full speed.” ~Masaru said as he dug his back foot into the dirt and launched off of it with full force. He zoomed past the moat of poison, his body almost a blur to anyone who would be on looking. Though this initial burst of speed was incredible, it would eventually were down a bit as the adrenaline begins to wear out as well. But the speed none-the-less was incredible. He held her as tight as he could, burying her face in his chest. His breaths were loud as his body was basically a well-oiled machine that refused to stop once it got going. It was as if he was running for his life, as he basically was considering Dahlia’s earlier threat. He began to slow down a bit as he had to take a turn into a more rocky terrain that was scattered with bush. The crunch of leaves beneath his feet gave Masaru an idea of how fast he was going, as well as a certain tempo to keep, about three crunches a second, meaning he was running fast enough to have his feet hit, leave, and then hit the ground again three times over within one second. It didn’t take long for Masaru to begin to feel tired, but he focused on the sound of the leaves rather the distance he had to travel. Before he knew it, he was at the cave. He didn’t stop running until he was in the cave, and then a bit further to the spot that was set up. There was light switch he had to flip, one he struggled to find in the darkness and his hands full with a pregnant woman. One he found it though, he switched it on and the room became light with a spot light stationed directly in the middle. There was a cushioned bed with multiple wooden chairs surrounding it that sat in the middle of the cavern. He didn’t hesitate, he hurried up and brought her to the bed and set her down, not touching anything else within the cavern, but instead pulling up a chair and sitting right next to his love. He took off his mask as well as hers and sat them on the ground next to him.~ “We made it, the others should be here shortly. You are not a light person to carry.” ~ He said with a slight chuckle.~ “Not that I mean you’re fat or anything but…I’m going to shut up now and rest a bit,” ~He said before clenching her hand in his and rested his head against her stomach, rubbing it to try to at least give her some comfort in such a situation.~

DavidMason533:-The Anbu led him to regroup with the Hoshikage and the rest of the Anbu. So many of those masks in one spot was kind of creepy and gave him an uneasy feeling. Everyone was quiet as the Hoshikage spoke. "Now the only person we're missing is Kumiko. We must regroup with her before we get to the cave." With the fact that Takao is an extremely fast, the Anbu were still faster. Again leaping rooftop to rooftop until they arrived at whoever this Kumiko was residence. One of the Anbu knocked heavy three times at the door. Takao anxiously waited with the rest.-

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko had been limiting herself the closer it came to the ten month mark for Kaiiaki. She rarely did any heavy training, and no longer used her Kekkei except to review the process she had taught herself. She was going to do everything in her power to make sure this birth went over well. She found how to separate her mind enough that she had a process focused on the seal, and she could speak if she needed to. Which she might need to, she needed to make sure she could help in the situation that people didn’t understand what was going on. Lucky for her, she discovered a lot from her memories. Well the memories of her Ancestors. The woman was jolted away from a light slumber, by the pounding on the Window. She was up quickly, dressing herself and gathering all of her weapons. She put her hair up and her glasses on, and then grabbed the respirator that she used for getting through the gas. Though the reality of it was she could probably form a pocket of air around herself with Wind Manipulation, she needed to save all of her chakra for the birth at hand. The woman even gathered a serving of the tea that she had learned to make, and found herself rushing to pack her own bags. She brought anything she could think of, Soldier Pills – Food and Drink. Chakra Replenishing tea, the one she had created. She slipped out quickly and nodded to those present, her gas mask already firmly in place. “I’m ready to go. Let’s get to the birthing chamber, we still have a few hours before any real danger of Kyuubi release is imminent.”

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki lay completely still against Masaru's body. She let him do whatever he needed to in order to get there. She felt safe within his arms; protected. It was just like she was in Dahlia's care. ~So this...this is what the bond of a mate is...~ She smiled softly, although it couldn't be seen now due to the gas mask that was pushed unto her face. ~We must be about to leave the village now.~ Kaiiaki barely noticed the jostling bumps due to Masaru's speed. The pain inside of her was growing, and it wasn't going to let up a bit. It was only going to increase the longer this went on. Her grey eyes were closed at this moment. She felt that perhaps this way she could pretend the pain wasn't happening. But now...something was tugging at her. It was trying to take her away. Replace her or escape from her, she didn't know. It was the strangest feeling. ~What...What is happening...~ Kaiiaki thought to herself. Or more, she was talking to the unknown force trying to overtake her. She was trying her best to stay awake. But something was tugging, begging to be ripped open. Kaiiaki felt herself being jostled again outwardly. She guessed that by now they had arrived at the agreed upon location by several members of the Hoshikage's trusted inner circle. She felt her body being moved to a soft cushioned bed. She silently was thanking them for the soft cushions, because at the moment she felt her spine and hips acheing. It wasn't going to be long at this point. Maybe an hour, or two at the most. Hopefully everyone would arrive there on time. Masaru wasn't going to be capable of delivering a baby by himself. Nor did she think that he would have the stomach for such a thing. Kaiiaki opened her eyes after a few minutes, within lying there. The cave had a single light within the room. The light spread over to the outreaches of the cave. But it did not roeach any farther than that. "Ugh...Oh gawd..." Kaiiaki groaned out. Another contraction was coming on. She felt Masaru going on about how she hadn't been easy to carry. If she had been well she would've smaked up upside the head for such a comment. "Masu-chan..." She managed to squeak out before her next contraction came on. The pain jolted through her body, even worse than the ones from earlier. It caused her back to arch, straightening her spinal column up. She stopped there for a second, her baby bump raising high up into the air. A scream pierced through the silent cave, causing a few rocks to tumble over from their once restful state. *~'Kaiiaki....Kaiiaki...'~* A voice began to call.-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru was still catching his breath, but kept his eyes on Kai the whole time, watching her struggle in pain brought an uncomfortable feeling to his stomach. The feeling that there wasn’t much he could do to help her. He didn’t want to try anything medical, as he will for sure mess up something. So maybe he was to try something mental, just to try to calm down Kai as her screams only continued to grow louder and more screech like. ~ “Ok umm…” ~He scrambled his brain for something to say, but was falling short as usual when it came to talking to her period. This time he felt a bit pressured, so it contributed to his muteness. So he turned to the only thing he knew how to do, which is sing. ~ ♫”Oh the summer time is coming. And the trees are sweetly blooming. When the wild mountain thyme, grows around the blooming heather. Will you go, Lassie go. And we’ll all go together. To pick wild mountain thyme, all around the blooming heather. Now will you go, Lassie go.” ♫~ The words escaped his mouth smoothly and had a perfect pitch and tone to them. He had been practicing a bit, and it’s starting to pay off. Nothing is worse than trying to be soothed by a person whose voice was simply horrid.~ ♫ “I will build my love a tower. On the pure crystal fountain. And around it I will place, all the flowers of the mountain. Will you go, Lassie go. And we’ll all go together. To pick wild mountain thyme, all around the blooming heather. Now will you go, Lassie go.” ♫ ~He kept her hand clutched in his as he did his best to keep eye contact with her as he continued on with the song. If he saw any signs of her not being soothed, he would stop, so he hoped it did a bit to help soothe her mind which in turn would soothe the body.~

ChikaKururugi: So it was time, and that was all there was to it. Kumiko’s body moved as a rapid pace, her hands resting inside the sleeves of her garments. She wore her oldest garment, the one from her days in Konoha. The purple over Kimono, that rested over the usual black sleeveless top that Hoshi was used to her wearing. She wore the pouches as well, that rested in the thick belt around her waist, and she was prepared for just about anything. She moved silently and at a speed that was comparable for her small size. She was much smaller than all of those present, minus the child himself, but she was also reserving her strength for the delivery ahead. Already her mind was forming plans, as she pushed her glasses up her face and made her way towards the cavern. The Hoshikage was the only one that knew she had taken the time to learn the Uzumaki seal, and she was hoping and praying that she could use her knowledge of the Kyuubi to help Kaiiaki gain a firm hold on life. The more love she held within her, the more the Kyuubi would revert to who he was. Kurama was not a raging monster, and something had twisted him while he was in the young girl. IF she could learn of love, and actually truly deeply feel it, then perhaps – perhaps there was a chance of her being a new age for the Shinobi world. She let herself pass through the poisonous gas, her mask already in place. Her body angled towards the Cave that she had been told would be the location of the birth. She pulled her mask off as soon as they were safe through the Gas, increasing her speed only a little to get ahead of those present. She was pacing herself, and making sure her energy would still be intact by the time she arrived.

DavidMason533:-Takao strapped on his gas mask tightly so no poisonous gas could leak through. The Anbu began moving again Takao tried his best to stay with them but they were fast, not that Takao wasn't, but instead that he was a genin and short. He kept up with them but wasn't going faster than any of them as he was behind all of them. They entered a dark forest and continued a straight path to the objective, until the forest broke off to the mote filled with poisonous gas that protects their village from invaders. They all crossed the mote and once they were out of sight of the mote, the Anbu who seemed to be in charge stopped everyone to take a rest so they wouldn't be exhausted by the time they got to the meeting place. He stopped along with the rest and pulled a canteen off his back after removing his gas mask to hydrate. He wanted to inquire to someone about why they disturbed him so early in the morning as this threw off his sleep schedule since regularly he would be asleep for about five to six more hours. Takao understands that if the Hoshikage requires his presence along with half of the Anbu Black ops, and what seems to be a doctor maybe the best doctor in the whole village. Takao wanted to ask but he didn't want to ask one of those masked freaks, leaving only the who he thought was a doctor. "Hey, um can you explain what the heck is going on?" he asked as he yawned.-

Kaiiaki: "AGGGHHHH!" Kaiiaki screeched out. "IT HURTS!" Tears began to fall from Kaiiaki's grey eyes. She wasn't one to cry over anything. But the pain from the contractions were getting harder and harder to bear. Kaiiaki was still laying about as comfortably as she could be in the given situation. Her knees bent up on the flat bed, exposing her peri area. She didn't like the fact that the Anbu and the Hoshikage would be getting a clear view of her. But it wasn't like she had a choice in this moment. The seconds ticked by like hours, the minutes ticked on like days. And each moment she felt like she was going to burst from the pain. "Where the fuck are they?!" Kaiiaki managed to screech out towards Masaru. She was totally ignoring his singing at this point. Maybe if she had been in a calmer state she would have enjoyed hearing it. But at this point it was just noise and unhelpful. She just wanted relief from the unbearable pain that made her feel like she was splitting at the seams. The baby was going to rip her apart from the pelvis down. Another contraction, and she felt like 8 more bones were being fractured all at the same time. She let loose another uncontrollable scream that almost sounded inhuman. "HE'S KILLING ME!" Kaiiaki's hand grasped Masaru's so tightly she thought she felt a break from the pressure she was using. This contraction lasted longer than any of the ones before. The baby was coming fast. And something else was boiling inside Kaiiaki that she had been warned about. ~"*Kaiiaki....Kaiiaki..."~* A voice spoke to her from her subconcious. Without a choice, that voice brought her back into the dreaded Golden Room that belonged to the Demon Fox. Kaiiaki found herself ankle deep in the warm water that surrounded the cage. She supposed the amount of water had something to do with how much control her mind had over the fox. Right now it was at normal levels, at the ankles. But the way Kurama had pulled her back into his world, she was afraid he had more power than she had over her mind, and also the seal. "What...what is...this.." Kaiiaki stared on at the fox, simply watching him. Kurama grinned at her, an awful, lopsided grin. It showed all of his razor sharp teeth that could rip a thousand people in two. His body looked fatter than usual, and his orange fur stood up on edge as if he was excited. "Looks like you have been eating off a bit of my chakra. Trying to wittle me away are you..." She spoke to the fox as if she had no fear. At the moment he was at bay. But who knew, how long she would have control over him. Perhaps only a matter of minutes due to the pain she felt her outward body recieving. *"I'm coming...Kaiiaki Kurisutaru... And let's not forget the guest of honor. YUKIO NAMIKAZE!"* The fox reared back his head and laughed, shaking the entire cage with its force.-

MasaruNamikaze:~Masaru stopped singing as it didn’t seem to be doing any good. She didn’t even acknowledge the fact he was singing in the first place. Though he was scrambling for a way to calm her down, he was basically out of ideas. So he decided to just sit at her side and be silent for the most part. Or simply be the squishy ball she needed in order to relieve some of her pain. He found his hand in fact being squeezed hard enough to in fact break his hand. But his hands were a lot stronger than the average shinobi’s, so though it still hurt like hell, no bones were broken…at least to his knowledge. He tried his best to keep a straight face through the pain, but a few faces broke through. He did his best to ignore her screams, as focusing on them too much would be torture. Eventually the cries began to fall silent, which caused Masaru to examine Kai’s face, which was still. It was as if she was unconscious. Her stare was blank. Masaru quickly moved up to check her pulse, and she was still very much alive. He didn’t know what was going on, maybe she went into some sort of comatose state due to pain. Masaru didn’t know what to do, or how to react. He stood up and began to shake Kai a bit, trying to get her to come out from the state she was in.~ “Come on babe, wake up for me.” ~He said as he tried to get her back to life so to speak.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko took the moment of rest, but watched the young male with a closed off air. “We are preparing for the birth of Kaiiaki’s child. Her and Masaru are currently waiting at the location. Or should be.” Kumiko said as she took a moment to down some water, she checked herself over and then nodded to the rest of the group. “We need to go.” She said as she looked over at the Hoshikage. “We start the Seals as soon as we get there.” She stated simply as she turned and then bolted forward. She motioned to one of the ANBU as she ran. “Stay with the boy if he lags behind too far. I’m not sure why he’s included, but we don’t need a child getting snatched up while we are occupied.” She stated simply as her attention was turned towards the cavern that was going to be coming up soon. She knew the ANBU would talk to the Hoshikage about it before the ANBU did what she asked, but even still she was one of the more respected members of the village – apparently. She put on another burst of speed and skidded into the cavern. “Masaru, correct? The Father? How far apart are the contractions?” Kumiko asked as she skidded to a stop near the bed. “How long are they lasting? Has her Water broken?” She asked the questions as she started to prepare herself for what was coming. She had to prepare the seal.

Kaiiaki:-The cage was shaking now, threatening to loosen. Apparently, Kurama had more power than she did at this moment over her own body. She waited until the demon finished his horrendous, threatening laughter. He was going to break through if she wasn't careful. Normally she would welcome the chance of bloodshed and chaos. But not this time. She knew that letting the seal completely open and allowing him out of her would mean almost certain death to her if she were to concede. There were few known cases as to Jinchuriki who had lived without their tailed beast. The fox himself seemed to know that, and was counting on it in fact. "You put me in the mind of Kushina Uzumaki." Kurama taunted. "But...she was much stronger than you are. Revered as one of the top ninja of the Hidden Leaf. And I still murdered her and Minato. Do you really think YOU have the power to stop me if she did not?" Kaiiaki felt the chakra of the fox beginning to leak through. As if he was challenging her with his power. The warm water at her ankles flowed upwards until it hit at the top of her calves. It was an uncomfortable feeling. She felt that it were possible she could drown here if she didn't take better control of the situation. Or if she didn't have an outside force controlling the seal on her stomach. She felt her body contract again in pain. The contractions were about 5 minutes apart now. It would be any minute. Kaiiaki took a deep breath before answering Kurama, somewhat playing his game. "I am no Kushina Uzumaki. I am Kaiiaki Kurisutaru. The blood of my Hoshigaki and Kurisutaru ancestors run through my veins, giving me more chakra than Kushina would have ever dreamed of. You are about to witness the things I can do even at my age." Kaiiaki spoke firmly, allowing no room for any doubt or fear to be shown in her voice. Kaiiaki vaguely heard a voice coming from the outside of her subconcious. It sounded like it was Masaru's. ~ “Come on babe, wake up for me.” ~ She thought the voice said. Kaiiaki smiled at the voice. "Looks like the time for Yukio to be given life has come. And there is nothing you can do to stop me. I may not be able to surpress you fully by myself. But I will die before you make me look like a weakling." Kaiiaki took a few steps towards the gate, her legs making the water splash around her legs. "I know you Kaiiaki Kurisutaru...I know your power more than anyone. You are too weak to defend yourself against me. You will not survive this!" Kurama began to yell at her in a tone that almost sounded like he was panicking. Or at least trying a desperate attempt to get her to give in. Kaiiaki ignored what he was saying. Perhaps a weaker soul would have listened to whatever he had to say and taken it to heart. But she knew the ways of an evil heart. She knew what tricks would be used. Kaiiaki simply raised both her hands to the seal of the cage, placing her palms upon it. Once she had done that, she began to emit a steady amount of chakra through her palms. She wasn't sure if this would help seal the fox in any, but she sure as hell was going to try. She refused to sit around and do nothing. The blood of killers and survivors ran through her bloodstream. It just wasn't in her to sit around and cry without doing anything. -

MasaruNamikaze: “The only thing I know is that her water has broken…the rest
I don’t know.” ~He said as he was clueless. At the same time he was happy to
see that the cavalry had arrived basically. It felt like he had waited forever
and a day. He stood up to greet them, all the while never letting go of Kai’s
hand. ~ “Great Hoshikage, it’s an honor to meet you in person. Though I had
hoped the circumstances would have been a lot different.” ~Masaru gave a slight
chuckle to calm his nerves really. The situation was still freaking him out a
bit though the hardest part for him was over…though that can be debatable. To
him, running her to the cave was the hard part. Perhaps giving her the support
she needs during this process would be even harder, or possibly even more
important. He didn’t know yet, he was waiting on time to reveal the true
importance of him being at her side rather than for something to squeeze, as he
so far has offered little in terms of bringing her peace of mind. He took a
seat again, keeping his eyes on Kai rather than trying to focus elsewhere. He
was still worried about the state she was in, as people tend to fear what they don’t
know. Whatever she was dealing with, he knew it was more mental, and it wasn’t
like he could enter her head and help her. Then the thought of her being the
nine tails jinchuriki entered his mind. Maybe she was struggling with that.
Most likely she was struggling with that. Definitely she was struggling with
that. Maybe her weaken body was allowing the Kyuubi have more control over her
than usual. He leaned forward and got real close to her ear in order to whisper
to her. ~ “I’m not fully sure if you can hear but…they’re here.  The Kage and what not. Just fight some more
because…I need you here with me on this one. I’ve lost too many people, and you
will not be another one of them. People I’ve loved so much. To lose another
chunk of my heart would make me die inside. So please come back…for my sake if
not yours.” ~He said as he leaned back into his chair, his eyes a bit teary as
he put a fair amount of emotion into what he was saying. He hoped it was wasted
on her as it would be really disappointing to him if she couldn’t hear what he
was saying. Now all he did was wait, ready to be given any orders that might
help. But more importantly, to see if she was to come back from the mental
prison she seemed to be trapped in.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko
 moved into action quickly, motioning for the medic nin to take her
place. She had not had enough time to teach the Hoshikage the Uzumaki
Sealing technique, not like he would actually listen to her. He hadn’t
listened to her before, and he seemed to think his own techniques were
so much better than her own. The woman nodded to the boy as she stepped
off to the side and then crouched down towards the ground. Her hand
moved through the signs as she started to let her chakra flow through
her fingers, the hand signs were finished and she slammed her hands on
the ground to the right side of Kaiiaki’s bed. With that the black
scroll work slammed out across the ground and wrapped around the bed.
She nodded her head towards the Hoshikage as he set up his barrier, and
both of them used their seals to exert control over the situation.
“Kaiiaki, please, you need to come back. You’re child needs you, Masaru
needs you. You need to come back. There is one thing strong enough to
defeat the Kyuubi in this state, thing of the love you feel for those
you cherish. Think of the love for them, and your need to protect them.
That’s all you need to fight him back!” She called out in a strong
voice.

Kaiiaki: - "What...what is that..?" Kaiiaki spoke, her head lifting upwards as if the voice was coming from the Heavens. "It's..." She paused, trying to place the name of the voice who the tone belonged to. Kaiiaki still had her hands placed against the cage of Kurama. She was pushing her chakra through it, trying to help maintain control over the seal. And even though her chakra was in a weakened state, she seemed to somewhat be pulling it off. Enough to maintain a certain amount of control in her subconcious at least. "*Be quiet... Kaiiaki...you will never leave this realm. You don't have the power or the will. I know the darkness of your heart."* Kaiiaki shook her head back and forth in response to Kurama. "Shut the fuck up. I doubt the voice would ever want to speak to you." She spoke firmly with a bit of attitude. Chakra exerted through her palms in a more forceful fashion, making the demon grunt in pain. Perhaps it was only a sting to him, but at least it was helping the seal somewhat. And perhaps, if she tried harder, she would be able to push past Kurama's pull on her. If even it was just enough time to push Yukio out. Although, it was getting harder and harder to maintain her control due to the amount of contractions that she felt her outward body receiving. She could count about 2 minutes between them. Yukio would be ready any minute. She had to pull herself together, and pull for a higher strength. "My Hoshigaki and Kurisutaru ancestors... please give me the strength I need." Kaiiaki silently prayed. ~"To lose another
chunk of my heart would make me die inside. So please come back…for my sake if
not yours.”~ Kaiiaki suddenly froze. "That's...Masaru!" Kaiiaki suddenly came to the realization that he had been speaking to her the entire time just about. And then another voice broke through, one that she wasn't as familiar with but knew she had heard it before somewhere. “Kaiiaki, please, you need to come back. Your child needs you, Masaru
needs you. You need to come back. There is one thing strong enough to
defeat the Kyuubi in this state, think of the love you feel for those
you cherish. Think of the love for them, and your need to protect them.
That’s all you need to fight him back!” Kaiiaki's body stood still as she thought of this. "Love...and strength..." Kaiiaki paused a moment to look over at Kurama. He looked just about the same, still struggling to break through and take over Kaiiaki's body. "I have not lost to anyone and I will certainly not lose to you. And perhaps...Yukio...and Masaru...they give me strength too." With that, Kaiiaki felt a power course through her that she had never felt before. A certain feeling, of pure love for certain human beings. "Perhaps...not all humanity should be hated...not Yukio and Masaru. My family." Kaiiaki smiled, a genuinely bright smile. Perhaps the first one that she had ever had since her parents had died. A burst of chakra flowed throughout Kaiiaki's palms, shooting unto the gate just enough to pull her out of the prison of her mind. ~ Kaiiaki felt her body collapse against the plush bed, as she was released from Kurama's hold over her. The pain in her body was still overwhelming, and now the contractions were coming at a rate of 1 every minute. "Hurry!" Kaiiaki called to the team she saw assembled before her. The Hoshikage, Anbu, Dahlia the medic, Kumiko, and...a boy that had skin similar to hers? Was she hallucinating? She didn't have time to deliberate over that. Yukio was coming now whether they were ready or not. "AAAGGGHh!!!!!!" "HURRY! I DON'T HAVE MUCH CONTROL!" Kaiiaki screamed out.-

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru found himself almost springing to his feet as he heard the sudden screams of Kai erupt from here mouth. ~ "You're back." ~He said with a smile, almost oblivious to things she was yelling, he was just happy to see her responsive again. Maybe it was his words that helped her pull through, perhaps he was to ask her later. For the moment, he had to focus on keeping her calm and as under control as he could without actually knowing anything about sealing himself.~ "Ok I want you to listen to me...just look at my face. I want you focused on me and nothing else. Think of my hair, eyes, skin, eyebrows, anything. Can you do that for me babe?" ~He said, attempting to place his hands on her face and turn it to face his so they could lock eyes.~ "Now describe what I look like. Everything from the sweat that is still drying on my face to the very lips I've kissed you with. Ok? It'll keep your mind off things. Just give it a shot." ~He said before flashy that cheesy smile he was known for, a smile he hasn't shown in a while, a smile he felt good showing off again. He wasn't sure she could focus on anything but the pain, but he wanted her to try at least. If she did it would make him feel a lot better, perhaps help her feel better while Kumiko hurried up with the seal.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko gave a sigh of relief as the girl pulled herself free. She snapped her head over to the Hoshikage who was in the process of working his own seal. Kumiko's seal was completely done and the woman kept her hands on the ground as she channeled everything she was into it. She snapped her head towards one of the ANBU the ANBU a look. When the ANBU approached the woman motioned to the pouches on her side. "The Soldier Pill, give me one now." She said as she opened her mouth, waiting for the pill to be placed after the ANBU went through her bags. She downed the pill enjoyed the boost and then looked straight across where Kaiiaki was. "Pass one to Masaru to give to her. The Soldier pill will give her the boost she needs." The woman snapped, getting a strange look from the Hoshikage for directing ANBU. He looked, kind of angry and Kumiko literally stared across at him with her brown eyes burning with something dark. "Do you have a problem with me directing this scene?" - "Well yes they are my ANBU" The man responded. Kumiko gave a huff and then laughed in a way that people hadn't yet heard. "Then pull your head out of your power hungry ass and be the Kage of this village, because otherwise I'll do your job for you." She said as she focused now on the girl that was giving birth. The other ANBU were just standing around but she snapped her head to them. "Get the stuff ready, fresh water and clothes for cleaning, and a clean cutting utensil for the umbilical cord." She did this because Kaiiaki's sister was obviously busy with the birth and needed to focus. "Kaiiaki, thank you for coming back to us. I once told you that I knew about the Kyuubi, about Kurama, and I'm going to do everything I can to give you and your family a bright future that is not one where you are used as weapons. I promise this to you now, on my markings that run to my Ancient, I will defend you and yours with every drop of blood in my body. If any one tries to turn you or yours into a weapon for their own devices, I will kill them myself." She said softly as she stared at the young woman, who was being comforted by her lover. "That's Good Masaru, keep her focused. Now... " She said as she released a long breath her chakra poured into maintaining the seal. She looked over at Kaiiaki's sister that was doing the medical work for the birth. "Is she fully effaced and dilated?" She asked the woman she had worked with during the 'cure' for the Chakra virus.

Kaiiaki: - "My love..." Kaiiaki could barely utter a whisper with her impish voice. She was saving her strength for the amount of chakra she was using just to sustain Kurama for a few moments. It was pushing her chakra limits to the extreme. And she was beginning to fear she would die herself if she couldn't replenish her chakra somehow. She listened to Masaru, hearing his words and just enjoying the sweet sound of his voice. Perhaps it would be the last time she would hear it. And that would be the one thing that she would want to take with her to the afterlife. If she were so lucky to be in any kind of afterlife other than the pits of Purgatory. Although, the thought of death was almost paradise compared to what she was feeling right now. Kaiiaki brought her left hand up to Masaru's face, caressing it gently. The feel of his skin against her palm was the one thing that held her there, she felt. She nodded in response to his words. She didn't like to be told what to do. But in this moment, she needed to concentrate on anything but the pain. "She's fully dilated, it's now or never Kumiko." Dahlia spoke while stripping on some sterile gloves. "You'll be fine little sis. Just remember to breath and push. And when I say stop pushing, you stop pushing. Got it?" Kaiiaki nodded quickly, then took a deep breath. She wanted to get this over with and stop the pain. She felt a pill being pushed into her mouth. Some, 'solider pill' from what Kumiko had described it to be. She didn't want to take it, but realized she didn't have much choice. Her control and chakra were quickly waning to almost empty. And she knew without a boost she wouldn't have been able to live through birthing Yukio. As soon as the pill was swallowed down, she felt a burst of energy as chakra flowed throughout her body again. Of course she could still feel the pain of her pelvis wanting to rip off itself. But perhaps now she would have the energy to push Yukio out. Kaiiaki moved her left hand back to Masaru's hands, gripping it tightly as another contraction came. She let loose a piercing scream, that shook the walls of the cave. Dahlia readied herself at the end, putting both of her hands on the labia on each side, as if to assist even slightly. "Now push!" Dahlia yelled at Kaiiaki. The Anbu shifted nervously nearby, waiting and watching. The pastel haired boy readied his Injection Shot gun, preparing for what might go wrong. -

MasaruNamikaze: ~Masaru knew the moment for the pushing and more yelling was upon, so he took it upon himself to try to get her calmer so things can go as smooth as possible. ~ “Ok babe, keep focused on me alright? This will be over before you know it.” ~He made sure to keep her head firmly in between his two hands as to still her head in his direction. He didn’t want her to focus on anything they were doing, just his voice and his face. ~ “I want you to start breathing with me alright? We’re going to inhale slowly for five seconds, and then I want you to push with all your might until you can’t push anymore. Then we exhale slowly for ten seconds. We will repeat that until we have a newborn baby in our arms alright? You can do this.” ~Masaru said as calmly as he could, just trying to reassure her that she could get through the pain. ~ “Ok, on the count of three start inhaling with me. 1…2…3” ~As soon as he hit three Masaru began inhaling, removing a hand from her face in order to hold it in view of her eyes as a counter as he counted up to five. He gave her sort of an ‘are you ready?’ kind of nod, before quickly placing his hand back on the side of her face he removed it from. ~ “Now push!” ~He shouted, increasing his grip on her head to hold it as firmly as possible without squeezing too hard and possibly hurting her. He wasn’t sure how she was going to react, but judging from everyone else’s preparations, he wanted to prepare for any kind of struggle. ~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko was wrapped up in the bliss of the Seal, it was a strangely satisfying feeling as her seal seemed to do something to keep the Kyuubi locked up. She stared into the distance, looking over towards the young woman giving birth. She nodded to the Medic nin, Kaiiaki’s sister, and then focused herself completely on her task. “That’s right Kaiiaki, stay strong. Follow Masaru’s pattern. Breathing, push… You can do it. Soon you’ll have a baby in your arms.” The woman said as her caramel eyes focused on the things around her. The Hoshikage looked a bit peeved at what was happening, had he been hoping there would be an escape? Hopefully not. Because otherwise Kumiko might have to be a raging bitch and smash his face in. The way he was treating Kaiiaki, and Kumiko remembered the meeting, was a way that was bringing the women to push herself to get strong enough to challenge him. That kind of Power Hungry was bad for Hoshigakure. Kaiiaki was not a weapon, she was a young woman about to have a child. She pushed her chakra harder and continued to keep herself at the ready. “Remember the love you have for them, that’s all you need to fight him. That’s all you need.”

Kaiiaki: -Kaiiaki nodded at Masaru's instructions, unable to form any comprehensible sentence at this point. Her hands gripped at the iron bars at the side of the bed. She gripped them tightly, causing the veins in her arms to bulge slightly. Her grey eyes focused on Masaru, then she began to inhale, breathing in oxygen for about 5 seconds. Then, she held her breath, and pushed with all her might. With the push, she screamed even louder than she had before. An almost inhuman type of scream. She was dealing with so many things at once. She didn't know how she was going to make it out of this. Deathmatches were a piece of cake compared to what she was going through now. "AAAAGGGHHHHH!!" Her face fell forawrd with the push, and then wilted back as she stopped pushing, just long enough to take a deep breath in and out. Kurama was all but breaking down the cage within the back of her subconcious mind. She felt him trying to break through, pushing and pushing. He was relentless, not backing down even slightly. He was fighting with all of his might to get through Kaiiaki's, Kumiko's, and the Hoshikage's chakra and seals. It was as if he were trying to shake the cage apart and shatter it. ~"STOP IT!!!"~ Kaiiaki screamed to Kurama within her mind. But he was past the point of listening now. The was his one chance of breaking the seal, and he was going to try anything within his power to try and break free. ~"HE'S MY SON!"~ Kaiiaki screamed at the fox. It wouldn't make a difference what she said now. But she was using every bit of chakra in her power. Kaiiaki once again took in a deep inhale for 5 seconds, and then another push. "OUT!!" Kaiiaki screamed, pushing with all of her might. Her head fell forward again with the push, then fell back as she collapsed against the bed. She heard Dahlia's voice vaguely in the distance, it was as if it was so far away though. "I see him coming! You're almost there sis you can do this!" Dahlia yelled, trying to get her words through to Kaiiaki.-

MasaruNamikaze:~After the first push Masaru made sure to reinforce his grip on Kai and keep her focused on him. ~ “You’re doing great, just keeping breathing. On 3 again. 1…2…3” ~He said before inhaling with her with her once more, this time keeping his hand and place and mentally counting. After the slow five seconds was up, he increased his grip again before yelling. ~ “Now push!” ~He knew how much pain she was in, but she had to get through it for everyone’s sake. Her screams unsettled him, but he had to remain focused himself. This is too important for Masaru to not put all of his effort into. He had faith in Kai; he knew she could do it. She was strong, stronger than most people he knew. He leaned his face in so that his forehead was touching hers, his hands still on the sides of her head. This position being more intimate, and doing well to block out most other things than Masaru. He closed his eyes and continued to comfort her as best he could. ~ “You’re going to be a great mother. We’ll be a good family. But first you have to get this baby out, so kick some nine tail ass and deliver our son.” ~He left those words with her, almost silent as they escaped his mouth and entered her ears. He wasn’t sure how she was doing mentally, but maybe his words were to help her a bit.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko pushed now directing the ANBU to put the last two pills in her mouth, giving her a burst and a small growl left her as she pushed hard on the seal. But instead of pushing anger and hatred into the seal, she did something the Kyuubi probably didn’t expect in a seal. She ripped open the wound in her heart, the one from her husband to be, the love and joy she had felt with him – for the short time she had been with him. It was the greatest most powerful thing that had happened in her dark life. She poured every bit of that joy, love, that strength and power, into the seal she was holding over Kaiiaki to keep Kurama pushed back. “Come on Kaiiaki, you can do it. Almost there, just a push or two more. Just a push or two more. You can do it. Breath, and go… As soon as he’s out Kurama can’t break free like this anymore.” Kumiko said softly as she shuddered a little and cleared her throat. She was going to be exhausted from this, but using the seal had given her a purpose in helping this village. But she was damn serious about how she would defend Kaiiaki and her family. The Kyoko would use everything at her disposal, and would even fight the Hoshikage if she had to. Caramel eyes burned with fire and strength as her ears sought to hear the beautiful sound of a newborns cries. As soon as she heard that, as soon as she heard it, she knew that everything would be fine. Everything had to be fine after that. She could relax after that, she could think about the future after that. Everything narrowed into this one moment, this single slice of the lives around her. She was going to continue to push everything as hard as she could, and as soon as it was done she could collapse.

Kaiiaki: -Tears fell like a blanket of water, cascading from Kaiiaki's grey eyes. The pain was so unbearable. The push on her chakra; exhausting. For once in her life, she wanted to give up. The urge to give in was so strong, just to make the pain stop. Anything to make it stop. That's when Masaru grabbed Kaiiaki's face, placing his forehead against hers and holding her face firmly. She felt her sweaty and matted purple hair cling to his skin. She was sure he was sweating too, just watching her like this would make any man troubled. To watch another being suffer past the point of the pain threshold a human body can sustain, that would be something that would stay with them all. Kaiiaki took in another deep breath, in for 5 seconds. And again, out with a push as hard as her physical body to handle. "I can see the head now!" Dahlia yelled. "Just a few more pushes!" Kaiiaki screamed now, letting loose a voice that was similar to Kurama's. His chakra was leaking out from her. She was doing the best she could. But even at that, she was just a Chunin. She didn't have the chakra capacity of someone ranks above her. If she did, perhaps she wouldn't be fighting tooth and nail like she was in this moment. Kurama was pounding his body against the cage, over and over again. Unwavered and relentless he continued. It felt like he was pushing with every bit of his might. Kaiiaki didn't know how much longer she could last, even with the Hoshikage and Kumiko's help. Kaiiaki took a small break to take a few breaths and swallow down a few more pills. That was the end of the pills supposedly. If these ran out, Kaiiaki would lose her life. She had to keep going without stopping any more than she had to. With a burst of energy from the pills once again, Kaiiaki felt that she could once again hold on for just a little longer. Kaiiaki also felt something else. She didn't quite know how to describe it. It felt like Kumiko had suddenly reinforced the seal tenfold. A power radiated off of her that Kai didn't quite understand. With that strength, she inhaled once again. Then pushed so hard, she felt like her pelvis snapped in half. Kaiiaki let forth another ear shattering scream into the cave. It was enough to make anyone want to cover their ears in protection. The Kage looked particulary annoyed at this. As if he had enough of this entire affair. "His head is halfway out!! One more push Kaiiaki!" Dahlia yelled over the screams. The Hoshikage had been particularly quiet during this affair. Not that Kaiiaki had noticed. The less voices she had to concentrate on, the better. But all of a sudden, his whisper could be heard from anyone close to him. "Your spawn shall not have life in this village. You're enough to deal with." In a split second, a kunai was revealed from the Kage's robes. It eased out into his hand, almost unnoticeable. Everyone but to the one's eye had been trained on the situation the whole time. "Drop it asshole." A voice spoke. In just a moment, Takao had his gun placed on the Hoshikage's head. And even though it was a tranquilizer gun, if the Hoshikage was put to sleep, he would be at their mercy. Before Takao could react, the Hoshikage took a slice of Takao's ribcage with his kunai. "Another Kurisutaru, the parasites of this village." The Kage was sweltering animosity off of him like an aura. Takao let loose and fired off a shot by placing his palm to the end of the weapon. Takao never missed his targets. He was an expert of the art of sniping even at his age. That's why he had been chosen to be one of the few allowed in the birthing cave. The shot hit, but since the Kage was now moving, it hit him in the right shoulder. Being a big man, it would take more than one to completely knock him out. Takao was reloading another shot into his Injection shot gun. But the Kage was faster, he had already pushed himself past Masaru and was pointing the Kunai at Kaiiaki's forehead. "Do it and the bitch dies." The Anbu hadn't moved since the whole ordeal had begun, surprisingly. Perhaps they were unsure of what to do, or perhaps they were still awaiting the moment that Kurama might escape. Kaiiaki couldn't last too much longer even with the pills. She was at the absolute climax of delievering the baby, and Kurama was pushing against Kaiiaki's seal with the force of blinding power.-

MasaruNamikaze:~Masaru keep his full attention on Kai whilst she was being instructed to push. The baby was almost out, she just probably had one more push before it was out completely. That’s when Masaru noticed a bit of commotion involving the Kage going on. He released his grip on Kai to turn around in his chair only to see the Kage dashing around the room after being shot in the shoulder with a tranquilizer. He knew someone was up, as if the Kage had turned on them. Before he could process fully what was going on, the Kage zoomed past him and had a kunai pointed to Kai’s head. Masaru didn’t think a second about going directly into action mode as he saw the life of a loved one in danger. He sprang up from his seat and due to how close he was to the Hoshikage, he had a pretty clear shot at him. Though he was sure the Kage didn’t want any sudden movements, such close proximity meant he could get the Kunai away from Kai before the Kage could react as the brain applies a slight delay to actions in response to a sudden event unless anticipated, and this action was not. As the Kage was most likely thinking everyone would stand still and a hostage situation would ensue, but Masaru hadn’t the time nor patients for such things. In one swift motion Masaru brought his fist up in an attempt to deliver a strong punch to the hand in which the Kage was holding the Kunai. But still, the Kage was fast enough to maneuver his hand out of the way, causing Masaru to drive his hand into the chair and effectively leave a dent in the metal chair. The Kage retreated a few feet back, examining the situation from a few feet away, but Masaru didn’t want to give him the time to plan out another attack. He grabbed his half gallon of Pawafuruna furūtsuwain and quickly popped off the top before taking five gulps of the special liquid and sealing the top back on. He would then collapse to the ground shortly after, limp, and appearing to be lifeless. This would for sure confuse the Kage a bit, but also give other people an opening to attack perhaps.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko had been so focused on the birth, and then her suspicions were brought to reality. The Kage had just… He had threatened the life of what would be a newborn. Then he threatened Kaiiaki and Kumiko’s entire world narrowed down into a thin caramel gaze. Takao shot the Kage with a tranq, and Masaru was in the middle of trying to punch him away, and then drinking liquor to activate what was likely drunken fist technique. The woman had a choice, she looked over at Kaiiaki’s sister and then made her choice. “The babies head and shoulders are out, PULL HIM OUT NOW!” She said as she suddenly released her seal, and bolted over towards where the Kage was, she was nowhere near as fast as him, but he was distracted with Masaru looking confused at the drunken Genin. With that Kumiko slid herself before him, her entire body vibrating as she ripped the very last of her chakra up to use the last Jutsu she’d be able to use that night. Her hands flew through the signs as she used everything in her for one of her Specialty Genjutsu. “Illusion Technique: Bringer of Darkness” She whispered, releasing the Genjutsu completely focused on the Kage. She knew it worked so she slipped behind him and pressed a Kunai against his throat, looking at the ANBU Now. She gathered herself and used her quick thinking to pull together a speech. “Look at this man that is supposed to represent our village. He is corrupt, dangerous. He was going to kill a newborn, just after I let everyone know that the only way to tame the Kyuubi is through love. By killing that child he would have sealed our doom. So I ask you, do you want this man for your leader any longer! Is he FIT TO LEAD US! Does he REALLY have the INTEREST of the village in mind! Or is he so corrupt he is only thinking of his own power hungry games! I ask you, in this room! Should I kill him now!”

Kaiiaki: -In the blink of an eye, a thousand things were happening at once. Kaiiaki felt the tip of a kunai grace her forehead. By the time she had screeched another push out, Masaru had driven what seemed to be the Kage off of her. ~Is this a hallucination?~ Kaiiaki thought since she didn't have the energy to speak any words. She didn't even know what was going on anymore. The pain was too great to concentrate on anything else but pushing the baby out. "You asshole, leave my sister alone!" Dahlia yelled at the Kage. "If I wasn't knee deep in vaginia I'd kill you myself!" As if the very words had sparked on Kaiiaki's last push, she once again screamed at the top of her lungs, pushing with all of her might. Kurama pounded at the gate, and Kumiko flew off towards the kage, screaming at Dahlia to pull the baby out now. Kaiiaki felt another stretch, and then at long last, the release of the baby's body from her. Cries of the newborn Yukio mixed with the yelling of Kumiko at the Anbu. Dahlia cut off the umbilical chord, and held the baby Yukio within her arms protectively. "If any of you fuckers think about touching my new nephew I'll torture you with things you can only imagine." Dahlia spit out. As soon as Yukio had come out of her, Kaiiaki fell back against the bed, finally collapsing from exhaustion. The sound of pillows puffed, catching Kaiiaki's weight and supporting her. With everything in her, she forced her eyes to stay open and her body awake. Even if it was just enough to have a glimpse of her newborn baby. "Yukio Namikaze...my baby boy..." The words came out in a whisper, due to the screaming, she didn't have much of a voice left now. She would need to recover her vocal chords in the next few days and take it easy with the talking. She wanted to raise her arms up and hold her baby, but she didn't have the strength although she wished she did. Back in the commotion, about everyone's hands were raised at the Kage. All except for Dahlia who was comforting the crying Yukio. And of course, the Anbu as well. They looked around, as if not wanting to answer the question Kumiko had hanging in the air. After a pause, one of them finally answered. "Our duty is to the village, forever loyal pieces for the Hoshikage. However...not one order was given to us in the time of the Hoshikage made his decision to attempt to murder Kaiiaki and the child. Because of this technicality, we shall not stand against you. Perhaps the Kage didn't think about this in his mind filled with greed and lust for power. We shall take him with us, in order for him to be questioned and disciplined with the Village Elders." With that, the Anbu that had spoken nodded at the others. They then approached the Kage, attempting to take his unconcious body with them. "We will send a message to you Kumiko, when the Kage is safely secured and ready for questioning. Until then..enjoy the newest member of your family." And in a flash, the Anbu had disappeared without a single trace.-

MasaruNamikaze:~Masaru popped to his feet after a moment of him lying on the ground only to see the situation was basically resolved. The commotion was replaced with the sound of a baby crying, his son, Yukio. Dahlia was holding him. Masaru didn’t want to try to hold the baby, not yet, not while he was still in the state he just entered. He didn’t trust himself with it. This state was meant for fighting, not holding something as delicate as a newborn baby. This of course reminded him why he had to enter this state in the first place, the Hoshikage. He seemed to in a not so good position and unable to fight back. Masaru dashed at him with a blinding speed almost unequal by any shinobi. He stopped just in his face in order to grab the hand in which he used to hold the kunai with when he threatened Kai moments ago. He flashed a quick smile before completely twisted the wrist in two separate directions in order to dislocate it. But he wasn’t done there; he took a kunai from his own pouch and shoved it at an exact point where the wrist meets the forearm making sure the kunai when completely through in order to leave a nasty looking hole as the kunai had to go through tendons and bones just to do so. Then with one last swift action, Masaru removed it in one big jerk of strength. Not so cleaning taking off the hand. The whole process was a lot faster than expected, perhaps taking a few seconds at the most and would for sure surprise some people. ~ “You don’t fuck…with a guy’s family.” ~He says, his speech a bit off due to his current state of slight intoxication. He threw the hand down on the ground, making a viscous splat before Masaru turned around to walk over to Kai covered in a fair amount of blood, leaving the Kage to bleed out for all he cared.~ “We did it, you did it. We’re a family now…let’s not do this again anytime soon.” ~He said as he comforted Kai the best he could. She was exhausted and on the verge of unconsciousness. ~ “You should get some rest now, Yukio will be here when you wake up, and so will I.” ~Masaru said, his innocent tone and intentions sort of thrown off by him being covered in blood.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko held the Kage still as Masaru attacked him. The ANBU approached and she nodded as she released him. She was exhausted but she slowly walked towards the couple, her eyes just calmly gazing down upon them. “Before Kaiiaki passes out, she needs to let Yukio nurse. The sooner he latches, the sooner he gets his Colostrum.” The woman said as she released a long and drawn out sigh. She was exhausted but everything was said and done. The ANBU removed the kage and she found herself in a strange position. She suddenly felt like she didn’t belong somewhere. Despite what the ANBU had said, this was not her family. She- She didn’t have a family. She stepped back, watching the new family and then put her Kunai away. She looked at Kaiiaki’s sister and nodded her head a little. She reached into her bag and started to rip a piece of the travel food she had packed, a piece of jerky. With that the woman stepped back and turned to walk away. Knowing that she had no place with this family unit. She was not one of them, she was… There was no family for her here. But she would defend the village with everything she was.

Kaiiaki: -In the haze of being barely concious, Kaiiaki thought she could hear the sound of a man screaming. Possibly the voice of the Hoshikage. She couldn't be sure in this moment. She just knew that she was so completely exhausted, that her eyes were barely open. As soon as the Kage had been safely escorted out by the Anbu, Dahlia finally made her way over to Kaiiaki with Yukio. In the process of all the commotion. She had taken the usual post-natal care. Washing, weighing, and clothing him. Dahlia at first acted like she didn't want to give up Yukio, but she knew that he needed to nurse. Carefully, Dahlia handed Yukio to Kaiiaki. Since Kai hardly had any strength, Dahlia assisted in pulling down the hospital gown so that Kai's right breast was exposed. Kaiiaki outstretched her arms, allowing Yukio to be placed into them ever so gently. With a few nudges of her nipple pushing against the newborn's mouth, he finally got the hint. As Yukio began to feed, Kaiiaki stared down at her newborn baby. His skin was grey, and showed a few signs of sparkle upon his skin. His hair shown in the color of perfectly mixed black and pastel purple. His eyes were shut tight, so Kaiiaki couldn't tell his eye color. But even so, he had the face shape of his father. And he was without a doubt, the most beautiful son a mother and father could ever ask for. "My baby...My Yukio..." For the first time in her life, Kaiiaki felt at peace. No vengence, or bloodshed thoughts were in this moment. Only perfection of Masaru and Kaiiaki's perfect creation. Kaiiaki rested her head as she felt Masaru's prescence join her at the bed. They were both sweating, and covered in additional fluids. But it seemed that neither of them cared in this moment. They were now a family. And that was all that mattered. Kaiiaki didn't bother to look as she heard Kumiko leave the cave. She wouldn't ask her to stay. The woman needed her rest too. Dahlia smirked down at the new mother and father. And then she suddenly realized Takao's prescence. "Hey you, Kurisutaru eh? You sure do have the markings of a Naiad like Kai here and apparently little Yukio too. Well come on now, they aren't going to clean up anything." Dahlia threw Takao a towel and instructed him to clean up some of the blood in the cave. Dahlia herself got to work on healing up Kaiiaki's peri area and of course taking care of the remainder of the umbilical chord.-

MasaruNamikaze:~Masaru was on the verge of resting himself. He wanted to sit down and calm down as much as possibly as the alcohol flows through his system. Such an incredible surge of power makes it hard for him to sit still, and instead makes him want to fight. He noticed Kumiko walking towards them, telling Kai that she should try to get the baby to feed before taking a rest. Afterward she stopped, not joining them in welcoming the baby so to speak. She began to walk away and Masaru quickly ran after her, using his max speed rather effortless to get in front of her in the blink of an eye.~ “I didn’t get to thank you formally, nor have I had the chance to greet you formally. My name is Masaru Namikaze, what is yours?” ~He asked with a cheesy smile on his face. The effects of the alcohol still evident as he was a lot more active and unable to stand still as he often adjusted himself. He was just happy the whole thing was over and he was alive to even have small talk. One thing was apparent to him though, he had to get stronger. He would have been a lot more help if he had been just a bit stronger here and there; perhaps he’s been slacking on his training too much. Either way, he planned to get back to building up his strength as soon as possible in anticipation for any upcoming events such as this where his full strength would be needed. All that was left now was for Masaru and Kai to go home with their newborn baby, as the cave wasn’t the most comfortable place they could be.~

ChikaKururugi: Kumiko was stunned when the boy came before her, a small smile on her face now. It was sad, and the darkness in her eyes was evident. She put the food away and then extended her hand towards the boy. “Kumiko Kyoko…” She said softly as she motioned him back towards his family. “Come on, you have a baby to oversee and a family to start living with. I know you lost a lot in the Chakra Virus event, but … There is a future now. I promised your partner, Kaiiaki, that I’d do whatever I could to make sure that none of you were used as weapons. And I’m going to make good on that promise.” She said softly as she motioned the drunken boy back over to this partner and child. “Rest and relax, you have a bright future ahead. I’ll come visit you later, when… you’ve all had a chance to rest. I need some sleep myself, I don’t think you understand exactly how much I used when I did the seal. But I’m probably going to be feeling that for awhile.” The woman said with a weak laugh. She smiled at the Jinchuriki and her new child, feeling the stab in her chest. A love that she’d never know, the joy of a partner and a child. Her father and brother had taken that chance from her. But she’d make sure that this young woman never had to feel that pain, if it took everything inside of her – Kumiko would make sure of it.