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Red Eyes and Tears Ch.18

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"Am I speaking another language or are you all refusing to honor your Hokage's wishes?"

If she was meaning to sound humorous it sure didn't show on her scowling face. Everyone at the table seemed to turn pale faced but Naruto stood his ground.

"Baa-chan...what the hell is going on, I want answers!" He had settled down a bit but his tone was urgent and irrefutable.

The busty blond women placed two fingers to her jaw and tilted her head, her sharp medic eyes studied Naruto for a moment like a sage eagle and then she sighed closing her eyes.

This boy...he is still as passionate as ever...but he's grown, they all have...I've never felt more elderly then I do now...

"Naruto I refuse to speak of council affairs at a time like this, I will address the Jounin on the status of our economy later but for right now...it is, as Kakashi said, a time to celebrate because while we may have lost a few very dedicated Shinobi, we know that their lives were not taken in vain, they fought with the will of fire and we're all prepared to fight as hard as we can...already we have taken precautions regarding the massacre but our best defense is to wait and watch, without patience we would rush in like fools...and die like fools."

"...but-"

"Not another word Naruto..."

You are not the Hokage yet squirt...and I still have some rules to break until then...rule number one is already set in motion, let's hope all runs well...eh Katsuyu tell Raido Namiashi that he can commence with the operation, I'll keep the entire village locked in here if I have to but tonight the infiltrator must be apprehended by any means necessary.

'Yes Tsunade-sama.'

"BAA-TsuTsu!"

Before she could detach herself from Katsuyu's communication Senshi was standing by her side barely managing to hold a fair haired child whom appeared to be sleeping. He shrugged and had some difficulty but proved himself capable of holding the baby.

He had a small grin on his face but there was a tiredness that lurked beneath his eyes as if he hadn't been getting a good nights sleep.

Yes...I see it now, he does...resemble his father...how could I missed the signs except he is nothing like him at all and I'll make sure to keep it that way...I've come to like this child it would be a shame if I had to watch him be destroyed.

"well hello brat, your hairs getting to be a bit long...not something I usually accept in a man but...I'm willing to make an exception."

Senshi grinned and blushed, he turned away from her face as if he were embarrassed and then with a small 'hmph' he closed his eyes.

"I don't wan it cut, I like it this way."

"So it seems..."

Tsunade lowered her lips to the boys forehead and placed a peck on the life-like fur of his mask leaving behind traces of her deep dark crimson lipstick. She hadn't exempted herself from the rules of the masquerade, she made sure that her mask had been painted on her face, as was the tradition of being of high statue and she would wear anything besides the troublesome mask most of the women wore. She needed to be covered but she also needed to be ready to sound the alarm should the protective shield covering the park be penetrated.

The nerve of Naruto, thinking that she would simply be as ignorant as to ignore the matter at hand and celebrate before everyone was taken care of. This whole event had been successfully executed since she and a hand full of veteran Jounin had put their minds together and began to see a pattern of deaths. Kurenai, Kakashi, Yamato and some of the more elite Jounin had gone behind the councils back to ensure that whom ever responsible for this act would be brought to justice. They had decided long ago that waiting was not an option and if the military hoped to contain the rumors and scares that had been passed along from the neighboring cities they would have to act now.

Of course it helps that we have what the subject wants...

Tsunade looked down at Senshi and tousled his hair.

"Lady Tsunade, are you at all hungry, we have plenty of food...no one's touched a thing." Choji offered.

She looked towards Kakashi and then at the faces of the children who had grown right before her eyes. She stepped forward and placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"Look kid...I know that your ready for action but this is not something that we could just throw you into...Kakashi and Anko have done a good job by downplaying it but really, this is a serious matter."

"Isn't it always!"

"Yes it is...just calm down, you'll have your chance soon and then you'll be crying to me later." She said confidently. She smacked his shoulder hard and Naruto groaned out in pain.

"itai!" he hollered, his shoulder looked completely limp as he crumbled and fell into Hinata's lap like an invalid.

"Naruto-kun." Hinata came to his aid, poking at his shoulder.

"Ha...I guess I didn't know my own strength."

She says raising her head, Shikamaru and the others kept their head down as if they were intimidated that the same would occur for them. Tsuande sought out Sakura, whom was staring right at her.

Hm...so it would appear that my protege is awake...

"Sakura, it's good to see you awake."

The girls eyes widened momentarily once she realized Tsunade had been talking to her and then she bowed her head slightly.

"It's good to see you Lady Tsunade, Sai has told me all about you."

Tsunade looked at Sai and then at Sakura.

"Sai is a smart man."

"Hn..." someone said to her side, he was wearing all black and his hair was spiked out familiarly in the back of his head. Tsunade was just about to inquire his identity but a portly gentlemen jumped up from his seat and pointed to his wrist watch.

"EVERYONE IT'S HERE, IT'S FINALLY HERE!"

It had been Choji, he had been still chewing the remnants of food in his mouth as he tried to force everyone to participate in the ritual of the countdown.

"Oh brother.." Shikamaru droned allowing Ino to tug him up and pull him from the table.

"Let's go see the grand finale you slob!"

"Shouldn't I be allowed an ultimatum as usual..." he grumbled.

"You'll like it Shikamaru, they're like exploding clouds of magic...the fireworks..I've always thought it would be so romantic t-"

"...clouds don't explode..."

Tsuande looked after them.

Blissful young love...I remember that...

Naruto bound for the tree to retrieve a bag of fireworks. He wiggled a cylinder one that had orange flames printed down it's length and strange black markings on it.

"Here it is...the finest firework in the park, courtesy of Sasuke...I think..."

"Sasuke..."

Shit..

"...where is Sasuke Uchiha, why isn't he here?"

"The ruling remember, they said he can't be around Sakura or Senshi until she regained her memories?"

Tsunade's eyes widened and then she closed them.

"So he's not here."

Naruto's eyes nearly looked like they would explode from their sockets before he began to rapidly wave his hand in front of his face.

"Uh no..of course not...I mean why would he be...it's not like he would go through all of that trouble just to come to a place with this many people...especially when he's not supposed to be..."

Tsunade stared at the figure arrayed in black again and grimaced.

I'm betting all of my money that, this guy is Sasuke Uchiha...

"10!" came a chorus of people, the prior fireworks had ceased for the countdown and the sky held a thick haze of fog from all of the explosions before. The clearing smelled like rubber and jasmine.

"9!"

Tsunade couldn't be bothered with exposing him, if he were here it would probably be for good reason. After all if the shield was penetrated they could use all of the help they could get from the inside. Even though she was relying immensely on the strength behind the shield. She had faith, a hell of it because what else could she expect for the self sacrificing Shinobi, they would lay it all down for the promise of the future. She would too, she didn't know when she adopted the courageous mentality but she guessed that it had always been in her, that drive to fight for something she believed in. She hadn't always believed she would be capable of keeping all of these people safe, heck she didn't want to but along the way she had shouldered the weight of the people and she was strong enough to hold it all. Just as her Oojii and her Sofu had so would she.

"5!"

She could see Kakashi stand on his feet, his eyes staring out at the sky but she knew that he was really looking for the signs of a crack or an uproar of terror.

Sakura stood as well and Sai took her hand but she slid her hand away quickly, she placed it to her chest and then her head fell a bit as if she were a robot experiencing a glitch in her mind. She gasped as if resurfacing from a dive and Sai tried to calm her, he rubbed her hair back and said comforting words but Sakura still seemed distressed.

"3!"

Senshi had been holding a firework that Naruto had exchanged with him for Inomari. The child had began to bury the firework into the ground as he had been taught by Sai, once he was finished he waited for Kiba to light the tail. Kiba perched and did so grinning all the while and keeping a close look at the sky.

Tsunade hugged herself and sighed looking at the sky.

Happy New Years...Dan...and Nawaki my little fool...take care of each other

"2!"

Everyone had been so tense and ready for the New Year but right between everyone shouting out one, a screeching so loud it overtook the clearing erupted, it sounded like the call of a bird but everyone assumed that someone had lit a fuse early. The explosions of fireworks went off and sparks of luminous colors shimmered in contrast against the patterns against the dark sky.

Tsunade was lost in their swirls of light and brilliance even though she still kept an eye out for the shield. The explosions were so grand that her ears popped and she wished she had brought something to stuff them with.

To her deepest surprise nothing had gone wrong, despite her faith she was always waiting to be made a non-believer and as if a test of her faith, someone screamed, to say scream would be an understatement because it was so loud that it over powered the cheering and rejoicing.

Someone released a bloodcurdling scream, a name.

"SENSHI!"

Sakura had darted to where Tsunade had last seen Senshi but there was a problem because there was no trace of the child or that he had ever been there, there was only a trail of smoke in his wake. Sakura was on her hands and knee's, her hair over her face. Everyone gathered around trying to understand what had happened, people began to crowd Sakura trying to pick her up but she didn't want to leave the spot. She didn't want to face everyone.

Tsunade rushed into the crowd pushing away people who were getting rowdy with her until she reached the heart of the crowd. Sakura had stood to her feet, wobbling and ready to run but she fell into the arms of Sasuke Uchiha. She stared up at him for a moment her eyes full of memories and knowledge. She clang to Sasuke her head tucked into his chest, her eyes wild and emerald, tears spewing from them and making most of her words incoherent.

Sasuke was stunned, at first he didn't reciprocate, he was bewildered.

"Sasuke he's gone!...he's gone!" she cried out closing her eyes tightly as if to make the scene go away, Sasuke stared down at her, he placed his hands on her head.

"..I know...but we'll get him back...Sakura, I swear" his voice was murderously hard and his eyes sharp.

Gone he was, like a magic trick, like a speck of dust in the wind...

Tsunade stood there for a moment dumbfound about what had taken place and without warning. She had been meaning to keep the child near but she was feeling much too safe in the little bubble that she hadn't even considered an inside strike, the shield was built to keep out the blood of a certain kind.

How did he...

She ventured to wonder observing the scene before her with profound thought.

Naruto was distressed, fingers messing up his hair. His wife, Hinata was holding their bawling son in her arms speaking words of encouragement to him since he was frightened about what had happened to Senshi.

It had been chaotic, some of the citizens children had been startled with the cries of Inomari and Minoto and people had began to wander over being nosy or simply worried.

Tsunade took a deep breath and remained calm, breathing in concentration.

Katsuyu, tell them to drop the field and report to head quarters all of them...he's taken what he came for but he wont get far!

'Yes my lady.'

"EVERYONE! THE CELEBRATION IS OVER GO HOME, NOW!" she called out in her most firm voice.
Title-Red Eyes and Tears

Rating-M

Pairings-SasuSaku, Hinata and Naruto, Ino and Shika

Summary-*MODERN DAY* A young man who has been oblivious about his six year old son, blindsided by his plans of revenge is suddenly given temporary custody thanks to a car accident he inflicted. Now his ex-wife suffers in a coma and he has to deal with parenthood.
Disclaimer-I DO NOT OWN PREVIEW PICS....hear me roar -rawr-
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Silverkitty779's avatar
D= Senshi! Oh gosh! I knew something was gonna happen!