Angel of The Hidden Leaf

I looked at the sparkling water below me, the way sunlight reflected off it and how refreshing it must be to be down there right now. I mean, can you blame me? I've been nailed down to this giant boulder for the last five hours.

The scorching heat of the sun started to bother me more than the black nail protruding out of my palm. I didn't bother trying to cry for help, that clone message will just fade away like a dream as soon as Naruto woke up. Sakura is too busy taking care of Sasuke and…

Well, sooner or later they'll figure out that Ino is missing. "Right Ino?" I said before looking to my right. She's starting to smell bad, the numerous cuts and wounds all over her rotting corpse didn't help either, I have no idea why Vida decided to torture her after she died and frankly, I don't care.

Not like it matters anyway…

"Come on… Hurry up and get this over with," my hand shook a bit and a painful shock appeared on my hand. "Goddammit…"

Is this it? The end? Being nailed down to a giant boulder with a corpse in the middle of fucking nowhere?

It's hard not to blame Sakura for all this. Don't get me wrong, she's nice and awesome, but… When Vida broke every bone in my fingers while nagging about how she hated Sakura so much, I realized that none of this supposed to happen.

"JUST KILL ME ALREADY!!!" my body trembled and the chains around my torso tightened. It hurts, it hurts so much. It's unbearable, because even if I have went through worse, the creator will never let me get use to any of this bullshit.

In other words, I've never felt a pain like this before. It was so intense that I don't think I can stay conscious anymore. Whether it's from exhaustion or blood loss, I don't know. Though the latter would be nice, there's a chance I won't be waking up from that one.

I'm flying… Is this, is this death? No, death never felt this pleasant. And these arms, they're way too gentle to be Mr. Reaper. This is something else, something that I wanted long, long ago. This is… a rescue isn't it?

I stopped flying and now I'm lying down in a cushion of some sort. Something is caressing my wounds, it felt pleasant, like an angel's embrace after you crawled out of hell. But really, this angel should really stop trying, I'm not worth it.

With the last of my strength, I opened my eyes. The hands froze and I can see a pair of dark brown eyes gazing at me in sorrow and relief. "Mistress…" she whispered and tears started trickling down her face. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"

The girl embraced into a hug and started crying on my shoulder. She's not as heavy as I remembered, so it's not all that painful to be honest. "Haku…" I muttered. "Why are you here? I didn't tell you to come rescue me, didn't I?"

Haku's body froze and she let go of me. Our eyes met for a moment and she gasped in horror. "Mistress… Wh-what did they…" she put a hand over her mouth and lowered her head. She's crying now, did Vida roughen me up that badly? I wish I have a mirror…

"Why are you crying Haku?" I asked her. "If you want to heal me, then heal me already. If you want to leave me to rot away then get out of here…" I muttered.

The girl hastily continued healing me. She took off my T-shirt and started applying some bandages. I can tell that she's trying to stop the bleeding, but at this point I've lost too many blood to bleed out anyway. "Say, why are you here all alone?" I asked her.

"I came here against the Hokage's orders…" Haku said.

Ah, the Hokage is a zombie, I almost forgot about that one. "If only he's not a zombie, I'd say you should listen to him," I told her.

"Mistress… I beg you… please stop looking at me like that…"

I blinked a little after hearing that one. "Looking at you like what?"

"Your eyes…" Haku dropped on my chest and broke down into tears. "Like in the mirrors… Please, mistress… Don't become something like me… Please…"

I'm becoming like her huh? Very ironic, is this how the author wanted me to become? Just a tool, his personal plaything. Is this it? Do I really have no choice?

…

Only one way to find out. "Haku… You are my servant right?" I asked her.

"Yes mistress, I am yours and yours only. I am your tool, your weapon, your personal property…" she said in conviction.

"Then… Did you choose to be a tool or did Zabuza turned you into one?"

"I chose to become Zabuza sama's personal tool, but it was him who sharpened me and turned me into who I am right now."

"So it was a choice, huh?" I asked her. "Even if you're being used as a tool, you are not one as long as you don't accept it, is that correct?"

A teary smile slowly formed on her face. "Yes, yes mistress. It's a choice, not the circumstances…"

"If I… If I refuse to be my creator's personal plaything… Does that mean I'm a person? Does that mean I'm more than just a tool?"

Haku nodded a little. "That's right mistress, it's your choice who you wanted to become."

Something just appeared in my chest, I didn't realized how hollow it was until now. Is this what they call hope? Or is it just a hope spot before the Author plunged me back into the darkness. I can almost imagine Vida jumping in and killing Haku in front of my eyes just to break me.

Heh, I like to see her try…

I closed my eyes and tried to sense the force around me. Soon enough, I can feel my body being embraced by the mythical power. I floated a little from my position and all my bleeding stopped. I smirked a little and put both hands on my hips.

Then I looked at myself. I'm practically naked save for the bandages all over my chest and lower stomach. "Haku, do you still have the bandages?" I asked her and she handed them me without another word.

Hmm, how did Kurenai senpai do this again? I mean, my chest is pretty straight forward, I'm flat as a board. But the hips and thigh, that one is going to be a problem. I still have my underwear, so I guess I just have to cover my hips and thigh.

"And I think that's all, what do you think Haku?" the girl looked at me and her face turned red. "I'm going to take that as a, 'is probably a jail bait if ever drawn on any media', and leave it at that." I told her before looking back at the general direction of the base.

"So, which direction is Konoha?" I asked Haku.

"Don't worry mistress, I can carry you there," she said.

I shook my head a little. "Nah, screw that, we're going the opposite way."

"Then where should we go mistress?" Haku asked calmly, like I didn't just pull off the dick move of the century.

I sat back down on the ground and lay down on the dirt below me. "Make an ice dome, we're staying here for the night," I told Haku.

An ice dome slowly formed around me and Haku. It's not that big, only the size of a common igloo. An entrance then formed at the side of it. "Is this fine mistress?" Haku asked.

I tilted my head towards Haku who's still sitting beside me and tending my wounds. "A bed would be nice, but we can't really risk it," then I noticed Haku's weapon pouch. "Haku, do you have a shadow clone Kunai?"

Haku took out a bunch of Kunai from her pouch. "These are explosive mistress," she said.

"That is even better!" I told her before grabbing one out of her hands. I throw the kunai so that the handle hits the ground instead of the blade. It exploded in a puff of smoke, revealing a certain blonde uzumaki. "Naruto," I said as smile spread across my face.

Naruto grinned at me before making a pose. "Clone 353, at your service Haios chan!" he exclaimed.

"I'm badly wounded, can you turn into a bed?" I asked him.

The clone nodded and it transformed into queen sized bed. "Perfect," I muttered as Haku lifted me up and put me on the bed. "You should rest too, Haku, it must be exhausting going all the way here," I told her.

"It's alright mistress, I'll keep watch," Haku replied.

I grabbed another kunai with the force and throw the handle at the ground beside her. Another Naruto appeared, only this one has a pair of wings. "Clone 336, ready for a mission!" he exclaimed before saluting at us.

"We're in an enemy territory, can you do me a favor and keep watch?" I told him.

"SIR YES SIR!!!" the clone yelled before flickering away from existence.

I moved aside a little and pat the spot on my right. "Come on Haku, I haven't had my cuddles yet," I told my assassin.

Haku hesitated for a bit before slowly lying down next to me. Then I rolled my body a little and our eyes met. Her dark brown eyes wavered under my gaze and her pale lips quivers slightly. "Are you nervous Haku chan?" I whispered.

The ice girl was about to say something when I used the force to push us closer together. "Mi-Mistress…" her voice weak and slightly frightened. "Are you going to…"

"Going to what?" I snaked my left hand right around her back. "If you mean continuing my morning cuddles that Sakura just rudely interrupt…" I gently stroked her back and her body shivered a little. "absolutely…" I whispered to her ear.

Her breathing quickened and her eyes turned towards mine. She looked at me like a puppy begging for a treat from her master. "Mistress, please…" she whispered.

'Fuck you Vida, this fiction is rated PG,' I thought victoriously before moving on to blind her.

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Meanwhile, in Konoha…

"It's just one problem after another huh?" Shikamaru commented as he gazed upon the sky. A blade is being held against his neck and red liquid started trickling down his neck. "Tame the fox, kill the snake, tame the tanuki, stop the war…"

Shikamaru turned around and came face to face with a pair of black pupilless eyes. "Not even death can free us from this fate, ne, Ino?"

Ino's body shook and tears started streaming down her face. "I'm sorry…" she whispered.

"Just stall for a bit, I'll think of something…" The Nara concentrated his chakra to his neck, trying to resist the blade. "Ne, Ino, despite everything don't you think we're lucky?"

"What are you talking about…" Ino said between her teeth, trying in vain to stop herself from killing her own friend. "Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Haios, and the Sandaime are missing…" she managed to jerk her hand away and Shikamaru barely dodged a beheading strike. "LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO ME!!!"

"Shadow Possession Technique!" Shikamaru exclaimed. The jutsu worked and Ino froze in her spot. "Alright, let's talk, how did you die?"

"I don't know…" Ino cried, tears streaming down her face. "One second I was… I was on my way to visit Sasuke kun to the hospital, the next I was…" the girl broke down to tears, unable to form words.

Shikamaru nodded a little. "You were assassinated in broad daylight… Now where have I heard this before?" he looked around for a bit and a smile slowly formed on his face. "You're late."

The pink haired girl appeared right behind Ino. She then slapped a piece of paper straight at her back. Shikamaru then released his technique and Ino dropped down on the ground. "I agree Shikamaru, we are extremely lucky…"

Ino stood up from her position and slowly turned around. There, she saw Sakura standing behind her with that ever so confident look on her face. "Sa-Sakura! You're alright…" Ino said, not daring to move closer to her.

Sakura smiled at her and crouched down to Ino's level. "Of course I'm alright," she said. "I'm not going to die before Sasuke's proposal."

"Sasuke kun…" a sad smile formed on Ino's face. "I guess you win in the end huh? Sakura chan?"

Sakura shook her head. "I dunno, Sasuke is playing hard to get."

Ino chuckled a little and slowly wiped some tears off her face. "I think he's just shy," her voice echoing in the wind.

"Sasuke kun? Shy?" The tears trickling down her face betraying her aloof tone.

"He likes you a lot Sakura, I had no chance since the very beginning," Ino's body started to fade away. "That's why, I'm asking you…" she hugged Sakura one last time. "Promise me you'll protect him, promise me you'll take care him, promise me you'll always be there for him."

Ino fades away before Sakura could say a word. She was left hugging thin air as a piece of seal dropped down in front of her. "Ino…" she dropped down on the ground and closed her eyes.