
Ch. 112
3.pov
The night was spent sleeping. Mito was sleeping in the middle of piled up children. On one side was Kakashi and team 7, behind them were Asuma and Kurenai Tenzo and Shizune, on the other side were Genma, team Choza, Raido, Ibiki, Hayate and Tokara.
The room was small so everyone was cuddling each other. Mito was squeezed by both sides. Her body was warm so naturally every one tried to stay as close to her. Well it was middle of summer but the apartment was still bit breezy.
In the morning Mito waked up first. She looked at everyone there. She carefully stood up. And started to gather some necessary things she would need. The daylight just started to get into the house once she was packed. She noticed how few of her friends were close to waking up. She didn't mind it. Hayate was the first to wake up. And the first action he took was checking the surrounding. He smiled when he looked at Mito and her relaxed expression. He stood up carefully not to wake anyone up. However the floor gave a noise as he slipped on Guys leg. Mito caught him in a hug. Hayate obviously didn't mind it as he hugged back. The rest of the mini shinobi waked up from the noise.
Mito said goodbye to everyone as she took Tenzo and Shizune to Senju compand. And giving goodbyes to everyone who was there. Asking for forgiveness because she didn't know that mission would come on such short notice. She could feel different atmosphere from Tsunade and Jiraiya however she didn't have much time to speak with them. Because on the way to Senju compand Anbu had given her message of their early departure. Mito was both happy and sad. She could finally get ride of Kiri threat like this however she was sad because she didn't get to enjoy this new family like atmosphere of Senju house.
Mito quickly headed towards the Konoha gates. Where her teammates for this mission were waiting for her. She speed up her walk as much as she could. She was just on time. However she didn't have a chance to notice how her hair was messed up. She had a high ponytail however her hair wasn't straight at all it was tangled in so many unusual ways.
Shikaku spoke first:" good morning, sleeping princess."
Mito looked at him confused :" I am not late though."
Fugaku chuckled well nobody could hear it but he chuckled as he said :" Mito - San, he is speaking about your hair."
Mito then tried to feel her hair. She cursed :" I am going to kill them when I get back. How dare they sleep on my hair. "
Shikaku laughed :" tsundere - Chan, are you sure you mean that."
Mito glared at him as she spoke:" shouldn't we just get going. I don't want to kill a Nara in front of whole village. "
Shikaku smirked :" oh, right since we are all here we can go. "
Mito grumbled :" to think I am stuck with two future leaders. Why did I suggest this."
Fugaku asked :" I wonder too, while Shikaru - dono did explain I also want to hear it from you. "
Mito answered :" oh I wanted bodyguards, and those bodyguards need to get something in return from protecting me. So experience is the only thing I can give you."
Shikaku laughed :" ah, you used them once again. I sometimes fear if you became our enemy and destroy us from inside. "
Mito sarcastically froze for second :" shit my cover is blown up. "
Shikaku and Fugaku froze that instant ready to attack. However seeing that Mito continued jumping as she laughed madly at them :" You actually believed it. "
The rest of the journey was filled with conversations. Well the dou were actually trying to learn as much from Mito as they could. When they stopped to rest. Mito was in charge of finding wood. Fugaku was in charge of food. Because they didn't pack to much of food and they were certain the next stop would be on teritory where the food was hard to get. Luckily near the spot where they stopped there was a river. Mito gathered enough wood and had putted them on one place were Shikaku made a small fire jutsu making camping fire. Mito then went to search surroundings just in case she found something valuable. Well she was looking for vegetables and fruits that were rare. She didn't find any. However she found some usual stuff like berries. She then returned to camp where Fugaku had brought a three fishes. Mito suddenly stiffed. She could feel the disgusting feeling of the fish. Even though the fish was 4 meters away from her. She tried her best not to make a contact with it.
She had luck to find the berries so she quickly ate them. Which surprised the two of her teammates.
Shikaku was the one who asked :" what are you doing eating that. Fugaku brought fish."
Mito looked at him avoiding the fish in his hand as she said :" I don't eat fish."
Fugaku then noticed a pain hidden in those words. The expression she was given wasn't as pretty as her usual one. The sad look in her eyes told there was something behind it.
Shikaku however then said :" that is weird because I know that you and Kushina ate sushi, because she was talking about your brilliant way of doing seals and how cute you looked while eating a fish."
Mito tried her best not to throw up after remembering that she spoke :" it is a reacent thing. "
Mito then gulped down the water she had in bottle. She glanced at expressions on their faces. She was surprised by how they leted it go so easily.
Mito then unpacked the sleeping bags as she said :" I will sleep while you eat. Please wake me up when you are finished with everything."
Fugaku nodded. The time it was around dusk so the atmosphere was nice. Mito said earlier on the journey that she would take the first watch. Fugaku wonder if she was really tired or if she just couldn't stand fish that much that she would rather close her eyes in unknown territory.
Mito and others moved with dawn. They were traveling rather quickly. They were on the halfway point to border with Kiri. The meting point of two delegations was on the border and then Konoha delgats would go inside Kiri to nearest village where the negotiations would be held.
Mito sighed softly as she tried to thought of how possible it was for something to go wrong. She really hoped that Yagura wasn't as crazy when he was normal as when he was under that genjutsu. Mito then noticed that atmosphere wasn't as lively as it was yesterday so she asked :" what is it. Does something trouble you two."
Shikaku was the one to answer :" I was just wondering, what made you hate fishes.". Mito looked at him and answered without hesitation :" My PTSD. I had a reaction reacently. I guess my PTSD came later than I expected it. "
Shikaku cringed, when he heard her answer. However he could not turn back time and not say that.
Fugaku however as stoic as he was said :" You know it is the best if you talk about it. "
Shikaku wanted to hit them man so hard. While it was the best, they should consider by Mito's reaction she wasn't ready. However Mito surprised him by saying :" when I was younger and more naive, I had crush on someone. I don't know if they liked me back. However since the village I lived into discriminated me for being a shinobi in training. They bullied me. And that person had protected me from them. After some time. They had enough so he stood up and accidentally killed them in rage. After realizing what happened they killed themselves too. All of the bodies ended in river. I ran from the village and tried my best to survive. I was unlucky as I found body of my crush half eaten by the fish. Since I remembered that I can't seem to stand those things. "
To say they didn't expect that kind of story would be truth.
Fugaku and Shikaku exchanged looks. Shikaku wondered as he asked :" what village did this happen in. "
Mito smiled sadly :" they are long gone, and I don't remember where exactly it was."
Fugaku nodded. Then he began saying :" but you are not naive now. So you must realized why they bullied you."
Mito smirked :" they feared me, they feared that my presence would destroy them, however as soon as I was gone they all died. "
Mito then noticed a movement in her sensor range so she said :" hide. There are two unfamiliar chakra signals to the east. "
Fugaku asked :" How far and how strong. "
Mito answered :" 2 kilometers and moving fast towards us. One of them is kage level while other is chunin level."
Mito hid whit others in the trees she took out the seals out of her storage as she said:" these are from Minato and Kushina to hide our presence. I don't need it so I will apply it to you. "
Mito then stiffened :" shit, a jinchuriki. "
Fugaku and Shikaku froze as they felt soft touch on their skin and then they felt like invisible. Mito then paled :" shit, shit, what is Kumo doing here. "
Fugaku asked :" Are you sure it is them. "
Mito nodded :" lightning chakra in both of them, slight biju presence, however from felling of chakra, it is large it cannot be anything but eight tails. So Kumo. And it seems like it is the next Raikage and their jinchuriki."
Shikaku asked :". How screwed are we."
Mito looked :" the best option is to stay hidden. If we don't manage that. We are really screwed. I cannot hold eight tails jinchuriki even if he is barely older than me. He has more training in him. And you two would have hard time facing against that one. He is super fast, I don't know if Minato is faster than him but that level of speed. And his lighting jutsu are deadly. "
Mito then summoned a small frog and sended a message to Minato. She then continued to feel the two who were coming closer and closer. She froze when she felt them stop like waiting for something. They were far from their territory so why were they here. However she felt relief wash her over when she felt Iwa jinchuriki - Roshi coming closer to them obliviously chasing them. And then there were highly trained other people following them. Mito spoke :" they were trying to get away from Iwa. So that means Iwa is doing well against them in nort front with our help of course."
Mito then wonder aloud :" should we help them with capture or should we go on with mission."
Fugaku then spoke :" we didn't specify when we would reach Kiri border only saying we were on the way. So technically we could help them. "
Shikaku nodded :" it would also show how great our alliance was actually.
However we would lose some time. "
Mito nodded :" I wish to help them, because it seems they found a way to escape. So we must move right away. "
Mito, Shikaku and Fugaku moved quickly, and queitly. The dou didn't expect them to jump on their only way out.
Mito smirked at surprised expression of the two young shinobi. Killer B could not be older than 15. She began with :" kumo shinobi you seem to be lost. However just like you Konoha does not return what other countries lost." she was referring on they officials statement when they kindnaped some unique bloodlines from other countries.
A yelled :" You foolish kid, you think you can stop us all alone. "
Mito smirked again :" I am just buying time for Iwa to come and help. We can evenly split the prize. I just wonder who would get jinchuriki to torture and who would get a son of Raikage."
A raged :" How do you know that. "
He then saw her red hair start to lift as she attacked killer B who was frozen.
A blocked that kick which was aimed for Bees neck. Mito jumped back as she said :" indeed fast, however I still don't know if you're the fastest shinobi in world. "
Then Shikaku and Fugaku appeared next to her :" You talk to much. It isn't our style."
Mito chuckled :" is that so, well you are more experienced in that than I am, remember Iwa forces are only few minutes away from here so don't let them escape. "
Shikaku chuckled :" you are going to watch from sidelines, at least help us. "
Mito nodded
The Iwa forces felt chakra building up in the north. Which only meant that their pray was there and it seemed like it was fighting something. Roshi then felt for the first time after long week four tails. The words he heard in his head were :" Mito is there, buying you time."
Roshi hated that girl however he still felt grateful for her help.
Fugaku and Shikaku managed to trap Raikage for a moment. While killer B was trying to escape from constant attacks from Mito they were lots of wood attacks and Mito would occasionally go for a quick genjutsu. She tried her best not to provoke B. She knew once he would use his biju chakra she would not have a chance.
Killer B rapped as he asked :" hey, yoh girl. I don't know you, ya fool. So what are you, a Red Senju. Ya fool. You messing with wrong brothers."
Mito laughed :" a red Senju. That is good nickname however I can't tell you who I am. You raps should reach a new kind of level so that I would introduce myself. "
Mito letted him get close to her. And once he was close enough she jumped at him. And hugged him. The boy froze. However he soon noticed that chakra flow in front of him was messy. He tried to kick it only to make a earth clone dissolve and from that came next attack. He was trapped in strong wood jutsu.
A noticed as that happened. He susefuly managed to break Nara clan jutsu. However even he now could feel how close the Iwa forces were.
Roshi was heard :" Mito, how dare you steal my pray. The raikage son was my pray."
Mito roared just as loudly :" Roshi - dono, why don't you hurry and take him, I have no interest in him. I would rather keep the other one."
While the two were yealing at each other from amazing distance. Fugaku putted some extra effort. A had to dodge in direction where Iwa shinobi would be in next seconds. He wad deafeted rather quickly.
Mito and Roshi started at each other. For few seconds until Mito smiled :" I am sorry Roshi-dono, I didn't mean to interup your hunt for kumo shinobi. However they came into my sensor range and I couldn't ignore them. Also you should be grateful too, because they were about to escape."
Roshi spoke :" what do you want from helping us. There is no way you would be satisfied by this boy. His worth isn't even enough for a Bingo book. "
Mito snorted :" I am not in Bingo book either, however I bested you a s-rank shinobi. I just wish of you to deliver him to Konoha and I don't care what you do with A. "
Roshi then asked :" I presume you would take him by yourself if you weren't going to that mission."
Mito nodded :" I am thankful you understand my situation. I will send a message to Konoha to send a team. They will take him from you. In exchange I will help you with keeping them down. See this are those seals we used on you. I will give you 20 however you won't need that many. Change them every 4 hours. "
She puted it and then summoned a messager toad :" your previous message was received Minato--Chan asked if you need help. "
Mito answered :" ask them to send a team ready to intercept Roshi - dono there they will get a package. "
She then whispered :" it is eight tails jinchuriki, but nobody needs to know that. "
And with that frog dissappeared. Mito then asked :" Fugaku - San, do you need a chakra pill. "
He refused :" no I am still fine. We should head out now. "
Mito nodded and then said the last words to Roshi :" did you figure what he wants. Or did you even think of him as a living being." her eyes then pierced his and she laughed :" How far behind you truly are from your true strengths. " and with that they were gone.