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What if?...
Just some what if situations that I thought up of but can't enter into my main journals because it would mess up the story line
The cost of Being a Ninja
Ann~Sensei, target in sight
Kakashi~It’ll be too risky to use the silent killing technique right now. It’s midday and we’re not by any water
Ann~Got it. What should we do? They’ll make it to the boarder by nightfall, and we can’t follow after
Kakshi~The main road eventually leads to a forest where they will be heading off to. We will be able to safely pick them off one by one well before the boarder
The two quietly stalked them along to the forest Kakashi spoke about.
Ann~Do you want me to get the stragglers while you keep an eye on the target?
Kakashi~Go ahead. We’re far enough from the trail for them to be able to run back to a village or town.
Ann hopped off and quickly took out the member furthest back from the group. After disposing of the two scouts, the remaining member and the target took notice and ran

Back home, Reiketsu had lurched and then vomited
Koenko~Are you okay?
Zabuza~Did one of you brats hit him in the stomach?
Reiketsu~That’s not the reason uncle. I think…I’m part of the the clan
Zabuza~Why do you say that?
Reiketsu~I think mom will die
Tenka~How can you say something like that?! She’s with uncle Kakashi and they’re doing an assassination! It’s mom’s favorite kind of mission
Zabuza~What’d you see?
Reiketsu~Kakashi kills her
Zabuza dropped his blade then ran off
Reiketsu~Haku?
Haku~We need to find her immediately
Koneko~So…is mom…
Haku~We’ll let you know what happens
Tenka~We should be there
Haku~They’re on an assassination mission. There’s a reason that only those two went. We can’t just send out a party just because we believe someone will die. That’s part of the risk of being a ninja
Koneko~But Zabi was panicked
Haku~Because we have to act fast if we want to prevent it. They left only a few hours ago, so what you saw shouldn’t be happening yet
Reiketsu~What do you mean shouldn’t?!
Haku~Zabuza and Auron both said that clan members only sometimes have premonitions. Ann never saw our deaths. She said that she only felt it
Reiketsu~What does it mean since I saw her death?
Haku~They never said. As far as I’m aware, it just means you know if you have the blood trait sooner
He grumbled, then made a feint at Koneko’s dog
Reiketsu~Ryko! Don’t eat the vomit!

Ann and Kakashi were able to dispose of the last member of the group, but their target had decided to fight them after. He was an ex-ninja from Suna, and the two were sent as the Wind Nation had requested their help as the target was deep in Fire Country when they figured out his location. The target had been able to hold his own by making them occasionally attack each other, causing them to pull back their strikes or not complete a jutsu. However, they eventually restrained him. Ann was holding the target from behind to prevent him from using hand signs
Ann~Kill him already!
Kakashi~I’ll hit you too!
Ann~Just do it! If we do it any other way, he’ll either get away or you get hurt!
Kakashi~But I might kill you too!
Ann~If you just trust me, I won’t die! Just do it already!
Kakashi swallowed hard but charged at them with Raikiri extended. At the last minute, Ann had released the target to jump away, but still got caught in the attack
Ann~Dammit sensei.
Kakashi~Oh Kami, thank you…I-I thought…
Ann~Get your a** over here before I bleed out, b*****d
When he got closer, he saw her left arm was missing at the shoulder. He collapsed and heaved, the smell of burnt flesh registering. Ann managed to knee his side
******** cauterize it to stop the bleeding already! Panic after you’ve done what you can. Otherwise you will be the cause of my death
She hit him again when he didn’t respond
Ann~Listen, I need your help. I’m sorry if that was too harsh. I thought you’d have liked it better if I acted as you normally expect me to, but I need you to act as a comrad now and help heal me
He slowly nodded and charged his hand with Raikiri again
Ann~That won’t electrocute me?
Kakashi~I can make it produce heat, so that won’t it won’t have to touch you
Ann nodded and watched him bring it close to her shoulder to stop the bleeding
Ann~Sensei?
Kakashi~You shouldn’t speak
Ann~Thank you for trusting me
He hummed in response. He found some bandages and wrapped the wound
Ann~I’m sorry I can’t help clean.
Kakashi~Even if you could, I wouldn’t let you. Take it easy and I’ll carry you
As he cleaned, ann soon perked up
Ann~There’s a group coming straight here. Two distinct footsteps, and there’s another set I’m not familiar with
Kakashi~Range?
Ann~Can’t sense their chakra yet…I dunno….Edge of the forest?
Kakashi~Too far for me to smell. Try to hide while I finish this up.
She nodded and jumped into the trees. Within a few minutes the incoming group arrived
Kakashi~s**t…The set of footsteps you heard was a dog. It won’t be long
Ann~Their chakra feels soothing
Kakashi~Can you search their mind? I can’t see their faces from here. All I can smell right now is blood
Ann~Can’t…I’m gonna…
She fell from where she was hiding, and Kakashi jumped out to catch her. He quickly prepared to fight again, but sighed in relief at the sight of Zabuza, Kiba, and Akamaru
Kakashi~What are you guys doing here?
Kiba kicked at the ground
Zabuza~We thought Ann was going to die…
Kakashi looked down at her
Kakashi~We do need to get her to the hospital. I’m not sure how much blood she lost
Kiba~She still got injured?
Kakashi~Yeah…Compared to the alternative, I don’t think she’ll be mad
He picked her up and started back home. The others followed him after double checking that all the bodies had no trace
Zabuza~What aren’t you telling us?
Kakashi~We shouldn’t argue here. We need to get to the hospital
Zabuza~What did you do?!
He went to puch him, but his arm went through Kakashi
Kiba~We need to save that for later. Let’s hurry before we lose her
Zabuza sighed but nodded, and they sprinted off back home.

After a few hours they made it to the gates, and within minutes they got to the hospital without having to stop. Ann was immediately admitted and rolled into surgery
Kiba~Are you guys doing okay?
Kakashi~I think…I’m holding on but…I don’t know…
Zabuza~I’ve been coming in and out…If we disappear…
Kakashi~I’m sorry…She…
Zabuza lightly hit him
Zabuza~She does what she wants. In the end, she’ll still fight death and will try to say goodbye before leaving…
Kakashi smiled and Kiba chuckled
Kiba~I wouldn’t be surprised. Kakashi, go home. We got it from here, and we’ll let you know what happens
Kakashi~Okay. Again, I’m sorry…
Kiba~It’s the risks of the mission. We don’t blame you
Zabuza~Yeah. You know Ann’s reckless too
Kakashi nodded and weakly smiled before leaving
Zabuza~We’re gonna have to tell the triplets
Kiba~I know…but…I don’t know how
Zabuza~Me neither…
He put his arm around him
Kiba~That’s unsually affectionate of you
Zabuza~There’s a good change of you losing her…There’s no point of putting on a front if there’s a good chance of me going too. *sigh* Go bring the triplets here. They’re probably scared because we left without saying anything
Kiba~You’re right. Thanks Zabuza

When Kiba got home, he found the kids huddled together on the couch and Haku nearby
Kiba~Are they doing okay?
Haku~They just fell asleep…They were really scared when a plate fell through my hands. They quickly realized that Ann was in trouble
Kiba~I wouldn’t be surprised. Ann was in sugery when I left. Zabuza’s there too. We can take the triplets
Haku~Yeah. Do you want to wake them first?
Kiba~In a bit. I’m gonna shower real quick first. Koneko might smell something I don’t notice and make her worry
Haku~Okay. I’ll make sure they don’t wake yet
He nodded his thanks before walking off

After a short while, Kiba was back. The two woke up the triplets and made their way to the hospital
Koneko~Why’d you shower before waking us?
Kiba~I had to help clean up. Didn’t want you to think something bad happened
Reiketsu~A plate fell through Haku’s hands
Kiba~Yeah…I ment…*sigh* You’re so much like Zabuza and Ann. Your mother is fine. We got her to the hospital and she was in surgery when I left. She’s probably in the ICU now with uncle
Tenka~Do you know what happened?
Kiba~I only know she lost a lot of blood. Kakashi did what he could to prevent her from bleeding out. Now it’s just to put blood back in and try to keep it there
They nodded solemnly as they walked along. They wanted to get there as soon as possible but didn’t want to be told that they still had to wait when their got there either.

Eventually, they got to the hospital and was led to Ann’s room by Tsunade
Kiba~Is she pulling through?
Tsunade~Yeah. Cleaned her up. She’s on antibiotics because of the injury. She will pull through. She makes jokes about making a deal with the devil, so I don’t think she’ll die anytime soon
Kiba~Tsunade…
He motioned at the triplets. She nodded and held the door for them, but stopped Kiba
Kiba~Was there something you couldn’t tell them?
Tsunade~Considering that Zabuza almost attacked me when he saw, I don’t think you noticed either. Ann lost her arm, and by the looks of it, it might have been from Kakashi
Kiba~Why would Kakashi attack her while on a mission?
Tsunade~Details I haven’t gotten yet. Ann will come around, and Kakashi will too when he checks on her.
Kiba~If we had found it, would it…
Tsunade~No. The area is too damaged to begin with. Even if it hadn’t been a couple hours there’d have been no way
Kiba~Alright. Thank you, Lady Tsunade
Tsunade~Yeah. If she wakes, hit the nurse button and I’ll come
Kiba nodded and entered the room
Reiketsu~What’d she want?
Kiba~She was just telling me that Mom won’t be able to do a lot of things for a while
Koneko~Because of her arm?
Kiba~Yeah…Needs to adjust to that
Tenka~How long?
Zabuza~Depends. If she’s still fighting as soon as she’s out of the hospital, it’ll be very soon
Reiketsu~If she refuses?
Zabuza~I’ll keep picking on her until she decides to do something
Reiketsu~Doesn’t sound helpful
Haku~It’s how they cope. She’ll be okay with all of this
Tenka~How do you know?
Kiba~She didn’t try to kill Uncle Kakashi, so that tells me she was prepared to get hurt for the sake of the mission
Koneko~The life of a ninja…
Kiba~The three of you don’t have to be ninjas. We trained you and enrolled you into the academy just so you can defend yourselves without us. We’ll support whatever you decide
Tenka~Thank you dad.
Zabuza~Come here you three. They told me that the meds won’t let her wake for another hour or so
Koneko~You’ll wake us when mom does?
Zabuza~We will. Finish your nap from earlier first. She will be awake by then
Triplets~Okay uncle
They sat with him against the window, and soon fell asleep
Haku~Guess we just wait now?
Kiba~Yeah. I’m hoping Kakashi comes around when Ann wakes. At least that way we can get a full story
Zabuza~Between the two of them, they shouldn’t have had any trouble
Haku~The target could have been deceptively intelligent and used them against each other. You know no one except Tsunade, Sakura, and Ravi can match Ann on brute strength. I’m pretty sure Kisame did too at one time
Zabuza~What about me?
Haku~She lets you win
Zabuza scoffed
Kiba~Should I know?
Haku~No. Just picking on Zabuza
Kiba chuckled at them and took a seat closer to Ann.

Almost two hours later, Tsunade came into the room to check on the family
Tsunade~How’s everyone holding up?
Kiba~The best we can
Tsunade~And the triplets?
Zabuza~Hangin in there. They’re concerned that she won’t be the same or won’t wake
Tsunade~Understandable. Has Ann shown any signs of waking?
Haku~Nothing that we’ve noticed yet. Oh, have you seen Kakashi yet?
Tsunade~Not yet. I’m told he’s just doing what he can to avoid writing a report until later. I wouldn’t worry until he runs away
Zabuza~Shouldn’t the meds have worn off by now? Aren’t people supposed to wake after an hour?
Tsunade~It’s a general time line. I don’t think we’ve ever administered general anesthesia to her as well…
Kiba~Is that bad?
Haku~Might react badly to the drugs
Kiba~Oh…
They heard a groan. Zabuza quickly looked over the triplets in case one of them woke. When that wasn’t the case, they looked to the bed to find Ann rubbing her eye
Tsunade~How do you feel?
She moved to Ann to examine her
Ann~Like I got hit by a bull
Zabuza~That’s expected considering the medication
Haku~And that you got hit by Kakashi’s jutsu
He shuddered. Ann looked at each of them and noticed that they all glanced at the same spot
Ann~Did they not give me a shirt?
Kiba~That’s…That’s not it
She followed their gaze to her shoulder
Ann~Oh…Hey, make sure I hit sensei later. If that idiot had gone when I told him to, I wouldn’t have lost my whole arm…
Tsunade~You are doing very well considering what just happened
Ann~Oh, no. I feel like s**t still, and really dizzy. I want to puke too
Tsunade~Okay. That’s good.
Zabuza~Why is that good?
Tsunade~Normal side effects of the drugs and blood loss.
Kiba~When should we wake the triplets? We did promise
Ann~Let me not feel sick first. I don’t want to throw up on them
Tsunade~Is there anything you want? Food, drink, pillows?
Ann~Is sensei okay?
Tsunade~Doing everything he can to not worry. He’ll be relieved
Zabuza~How’s your kekkei genkai?
Tsunade~Oh?
Ann~If I was really stressed father has to manage the telepathy. *sigh* I think he is right now
Kiba~You should get some more rest then. The kids should be fine not knowing you woke for a bit
Ann~It’s weird not having my arm. Do I need to rest more?
Tsunade~I would. Or eat if you’re going to stay up
She nodded, but closed her eye again
Ann~In a bit then. Wake the kids when you bring me something to eat
Kiba kissed her head
Haku~What next?
Tsunade~Keep her comfortable. She isn’t critical anymore. Just keep a close eye in case anything changes though.
Zabuza~Because it’s Ann?
Tsunade~Yeah. She’ll do the imposible
Ann~I’ll stay in the room then
Tsunade~I’ve seen you make plans and execute them when you were forced to stay on bed rest. As long as you’re able to move around you can do anything you want
Ann~I’ll try to be lazy then.





 
 
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