69A/N: Hey everyone! Here's the continuation to Dimensions! Remember, for those of you who didn't read the first part, hehe. YOU SHOULD! Otherwise, you'll be VERY confused! Anyway, thank you all for reviewing the first part! Now, please review the second part of Dimensions. Remember, it's the continuation.
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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! I wish I did...but sadly no. I just wish Fanfiction could be on TV lol. I only own Kariko Sanomi as my OC.
Dimensions 2
Chapter 31: Trusting in Times of Need
Konohagakure Forest
"Chikako. Do you sense anything?" Sanomi asked as she passed through the deepest trees of the forest. Chikako had guided her through the vast area and she knew that it was becoming dark for some reason. She could barely see anything. Sanomi rushed through the branches and foliage of bushes in a flash. She wished she could use the Kochou wings for better transportation, but after that match with Kutoro Ayame, she was wiped out. Besides, it could grab attention to anyone mysterious around her. Chikako found some shortcuts so that Sanomi could find Sasuke swiftly.
"Nande mou nai, Sanomi. I'm trying though." Chikako felt weak after some of her energy was drained from protecting her samurai. The Crest Steel Bow Release was the killer of her energy. All she could do was guide Sanomi to Sasuke and Sanomi would do the best she could.
"Don't tire yourself out, Chikako." Sanomi reassured her as she eyed the whole area.
"Hai..." Chikako was in the front of Sanomi and the samurai followed her. Chikako was in her butterfly form instead of her regular little girl form. Her vision grew tired trying to look through the darker depths of the area. Suddenly bombing was heard right below their feet.
"Sanomi, go!" Chikako shouted. Sanomi spotted a piece of paper under her foot and saw a kunai connected to a wire towards a branch. Her eyes widened and she rapidly went out of the branch she stepped on before the bomb exploded. Sanomi continued to run on, hearing sudden bombs burst two and fro. She thought that the forest was lit up like a candle with the amazing explosions.
/Whoo...that was close./ Sanomi's heart was beating rapidly as she leaned her back of a trunk of a tree. The bombing had subsided.
"Sanomi, let's continue on." Chikako suggested.
"Right." Sanomi continued like a wild animal looking for prey, and now she started to hear a conversation.
"Sanomi..." Chikako whispered.
"Let's see who are they." Sanomi rushed down a branch and hid her chakra well. Just her luck! She spotted the Suna Shinobi and Sasuke.
"Sasuke..." Sanomi whispered and hid carefully as possible. The duet stayed silent as they heard the conversation.
"It's Uchiha Sasuke." Kankuro grunted as he was carrying an unconscious Gaara. Sasuke was just fiddling with a kunai and could only stare at them. Same with Temari, who was pissed that they were found quickly after the traps she put out.
"I told you I could catch up." Sasuke remarked. The Suna didn't know what to do but Temari had to decide on one thing. Gaara had to go away from the Uchiha as possible.
"Kankuro, get Gaara out of here!" Temari commanded.
"Nani? You're going to fight this Uchiha? You can't do it alone." Kankuro scolded.
"I've been wanting to fight him. This would be a challenge." Temari continued,
"Our mission is to protect Gaara! Kankuro, GO!" She shouted as she revealed her large fan. Kankuro sighed and eyed a glare at the Uchiha. He then rushed off with Gaara at hand.
"You're not going anywhere!" Sasuke commented as he rushed high upon the branches. As he went off the only person that stopped him was Temari. She started to use her fan to blow gigantic waves of wind.
"Kuso..." Sanomi muttered, "I have to-"
But before she could even move her body, someone grabbed her wrist and took her to another area. It was another area that was out of the battle with Sasuke and Temari.
"Hey! Let go!" Sanomi struggled for the grip but she couldn't see who was holding her down.
"Sanomi...it's me..." Sanomi looked up and saw a familiar face. It was Aburame Shino, hiding his eyes with his dark sunglasses.
"Shino-san? What are you doing here?" Sanomi asked as she was settled down by a branch.
"I'm trying to look for Kankuro...I wanted a match. What are you doing here?"
"Well...I'm on a mission Shino-san. I have to stop Sasuke from fighting Gaara."
"...Was this Kakashi's order?" Shino asked. Sanomi nodded.
"Kakashi told everyone that Gaara's chakra was immense. Everyone should never let their guard down when it comes to him." Shino started to notice Sanomi panting heavily as she was talking. He knew that Sanomi had been through the match back at the arena. So now all Sanomi cared about was something else other than herself? He had to speak up now.
"Don't do the mission." Sanomi wide eyed him. Did Shino just told Sanomi what to do? So awkward of him since they had little conversation when they last met.
"N-nani?" Sanomi asked.
"Don't do the mission. Sasuke's match was not finished yet. It's always fair to have a fight and finish it. It'll be rude if it's not finished at all." Shino explained thoroughly. Sanomi had to take the words all in before she could say anything else.
There she was, kneeling against a branch and seeing the blazing fire blows that Sasuke established. It blocked Temari from even going anywhere. Sanomi was just sitting down and doing nothing? The Kochou Demon might come out again if she does something, but she couldn't just sit around and watch Sasuke get tired every second.
"Come on. We have to go." Shino commanded.
"No!" Shino just looked at her with questioning. Sanomi turned her head away and thinking of what else to say to him. She couldn't explain that she loved Sasuke and wanted to be near him, but what else could she say? Then an excuse came in mind.
"Can...can we just...follow Sasuke?" She asked. Shino just stared at her.
"It's better if we just follow him right?" Sanomi muttered. Shino was beginning to hear sense out of the girl.
"Shino-san...let's just wait. If Temari faints and he leaves...we leave to and he'll lead us to Kankuro, the puppet man you wanted to fight." Sanomi made a grin as she finished. Shino gave a tiny thought and eyed the whole forest.
"Okay. But you have to follow me." Shino muttered. Sanomi smirked.
"Ha...no...problem..." Sanomi started to cough badly.
/Sanomi! Daijoubu?/ Chikako asked terribly. /You have to rest-/
/No/
/No? Sanomi-chan, you could kill yourself in this condition. Akemi-sama's fighting the Kochou Demon and who knows what will happen inside your dimension./ Chikako explained. Sanomi was quiet the whole time her guardian was speaking to her.
/Listen to me. You have to rest. If you lose the remaining Kochou chakra, there are possibilities that the demon will come after you. Worse than that, the dimension is not safe and there is nothing to heal you from anything-/
/Chikako!/ The guardian was shocked by Sanomi's outburst.
/I'll be fine. Just trust me./ Sanomi said. Chikako was amazed by the words the Kochou Samurai had spoken. Trust was the key to everything and Chikako had a little problem understanding trust. But knowing that Sanomi was always right, she had to believe.
/Okay. Be careful. Shino and I are guiding you okay?/ Chikako expected. Sanomi nodded.
/Right./ Sanomi took a look at Shino, who was just examining his bugs. Sanomi had blue vertical lines in the side of her head.
/If he's even guiding in the first place.../ Sanomi thought.
Sasuke had just finished Temari off in a flash and he was standing still just looking at her. So exhausted, Temari was just laying down on the ground struggling to keep up with him. Sadly, she couldn't move.
"I'll be going now..." Sasuke commented and went off on his own, leaving the Suna girl behind.
"Sanomi, you ready?" Shino asked. Sanomi stood up from the branch and nodded. She coughed softly that no one was able to hear.
"Hai. Ikimashou!" Shino and Sanomi went off swiftly to follow the Uchiha.
Sanomi's Dimension
The Kochou Spirit and Demon continue to charge at their hardest. But it seemed that the Demon had a better advantage. Akemi was on the ground and the only support for her was a nearby wall. Mekia walked slowly toward her as Akemi was trying to get up once more. Without awareness, Mekia grabbed her by the collar of her Kochou outfit. Akemi felt great pain surging through her. If the pain was transferring towards her, then it was transferring towards Sanomi too.
Suddenly, the background of the dimension started to change. It was beginning to show the entire solar system and the universe. Millions of stars gathered around looking like the world was coming to an end. Akemi saw the look in her older twin's eyes. Deep, crimson, and full of hatred; but somehow, why did it show another feeling? The answer was within the sibling.
"Imouto...everyday I felt like I was banished from our people." Mekia whispered, "I was the one that wasn't destined to have the Kochou Spirits' power. You were the lucky one and I was left out of the picture..."
"I was the one, who should have that power. The Kochou Spirits' power should be for ruling, for taking over the world. Not for the sake of others."
Akemi couldn't believe what she was hearing. She knew that the Kochou Demon was right in front of her, but it was her twin she was thinking about. Her real twin...
"Akemi...my dearest one...you don't how to rule. You didn't want this power, yet it was only for you..."
"YOU'RE WRONG!" Akemi spat out. Mekia wasn't fazed by the sudden reaction. She knew it would happen sooner or later.
"Y-You're wrong..." Akemi closed her eyes, "...Mother...she wanted me to do this. Mother gave this power and told me to hold on to it before her death. And long ago, Father sacrificed his life trying to save our people when the demon arrived. When the dimension grew dim, Mother transferred her power to me, and died. I was the one who had to wield the power of the Kochou Spirit. She trusted me to do this..."
"LISTEN TO ME!" Akemi choked as she was still being held on the collar of her sister, "She may trusted you, but not me. Akemi, you didn't care for me...nor did mother."
/Care?/ Akemi thought.
"From what?" She questioned. The older sibling just frowned.
"ARE YOU DUMB? THE DEMON! THE DEMON!" Mekia spat out with disgust.
"The demon got a hold of me and no one could save me. I was devoured by the demon, to act as its puppet. I accepted the fact because no one cared for me-"
"I CARED FOR YOU!" Akemi yelled, "I didn't kill the demon because you were inside of it!"
"Then how come? HOW COME YOU COULDN'T COME CLOSE TO ME INSTEAD?!" Mekia shouted.
"BECAUSE! I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE KOCHOU SPIRIT'S POWER! Mother gave it to me without the proper training! The only thing I could do is seal Mekia! SEAL!"
"HAH! YOU FOOL!" Mekia unleashed a strong Shadow Ball but Akemi disappeared.
"N-Nani?"
"MEKIA!" Mekia turned around and Akemi punched her hard on the ground. It was another Kochou style move: Terrain Blow. It unleashed an incredible punch of light that darkness hated. Mekia screamed with anger and she was down on the ground again. Akemi backed away a few feet and watched her sister down on the ground.
/Kuso...Sanomi...hope you're okay.../ Akemi thought,
/Forgive me for the moves I do. It's the only...way.../ Akemi's vision grew weak and saw that Mekia was just a block of wood on the ground.
/KUSO!/ Akemi felt a strong grip on her neck. She coughed blood on the ground as her sister was grabbing her like a sign of death.
"Hah. Careless...never let your guard down..." Mekia grab hold but she felt liquid in her hands...
"No!" Mekia saw that water was rushing through her cruel fingers. Akemi had escaped through her demise.
"I'll get you..." Mekia swore in silence...
Konohagakure Forest
"Sh-Shino-san..." Shino looked behind him and saw that Sanomi was lacking behind. She was coughing blood badly as they were lurking through the area.
/Sanomi!/ Chikako thought. She changed into her butterfly form and relaxed behind her neck. Sanomi speed grew slower as she was now standing in a branch.
/Akemi-sama...this is bad.../ Chikako thought. Shino rushed by to see how her condition was.
"Shino-san, I'm fine. Just...keep on going. I-I'll catch up." Sanomi encouraged him to go while she was coughing miserably, yet Shino stayed where he was.
"It's okay. No need to worry. We're close anyway." Shino reached into his pocket and grabbed something inside. It was a small bottle of water he kept in his shuriken holster.
"Drink it." Shino offered. Sanomi took the bottle of water. She opened the plastic cap and started to drink water.
"Thank you." Sanomi smacked her lips as liquid filled her mouth. She returned the bottle to Shino and stood up from the branch.
"Hear that?" Shino asked as he heard something throughout the forest. Sanomi listened carefully to her surroundings and heard a conversation, believed it was the same one.
"Hai! We're close." Sanomi excitedly exclaimed. She looked up at Shino, who had a intent look on his face.
"Shino?" Sanomi questioned to him as he was in a daze. Then the bug master spoke up.
"Sanomi, if I'm fighting Kankuro, I want you to go with Sasuke."
"Shino..."
"Just do it. It'll get too dangerous in my match. I don't want you hurt in this condition." Shino ordered.
"Besides, Sasuke can take care of your condition better than I can." Sanomi was surprised to hear him say so many words! She blushed hearing that he thought Sasuke could take care better than he could. But she was the type of girl who cared for everyone.
"Are you sure?" Sanomi fumbled with her words.
"Ee. I know a way to sneak in. I stuck a female beetle on Sasuke earlier so there were easier ways to find him." The only thing that came in Sanomi's mind was,
/Uh...isn't the invading someone's privacy? About putting an insect on someone?/ Sanomi sweat dropped. She let Shino continue anyway.
"Once I found you, I knew that you were following him so I helped you with the way." Shino finished.
"Well," Sanomi began, "I'm grateful. Thank you...and I'll go with him." Sanomi bowed to him. The bug boy grabbed her wrist and Sanomi started to follow him in another path. Once they were close enough they saw Sasuke talking to Kankuro. Sanomi was assuming that Temari left with Gaara and Sasuke had to fight another opponent.
"Sanomi, hide in a branch." He whispered.
"Wakari mashite." Sanomi swiftly went behind a branch of another tree. She didn't want Sasuke to pay attention to the same tree Shino was in, otherwise he might see her. If Sasuke saw her, Sanomi was going to hear a million questions about what was she doing here.
"Let's go. I want to fight-" Sasuke started a conversation but it was stopped.
"Hold on!" Sanomi eyed Shino who had spoke up.
"The guy's mine Sasuke. Leave him alone." Shino stood confidently by the tree.
"What do you want?" Kankuro asked. Silence filled the air with and questions came to mind.
"Shino, how did you find us?" Sasuke asked across another branch.
/Good...he doesn't notice anything.../ Sanomi thought as she was behind a branch. Shino started to explain how he found Sasuke, about a certain mating with male and female beetles. Once that was taken care of Shino had to say something else.
"Sasuke, you want to fight Gaara? Go. I want this guy to fight me since he disqualified himself." Shino said,
"Oh...I want you to take someone with you."
/Huh? Don't tell me he's.../ Sanomi started to get nervous.
"What are you talking about? No one's here but us three." Sasuke commented.
"You're missing someone..." Shino lifted his hand and told Sanomi to reveal herself. Sanomi mouthed a 'why?' to him and Shino doesn't want to say anything.
/Ugh...typical of him./ She thought sadly.
/Sanomi, he said to go with Sasuke.../ Chikako reminded her. Sanomi sighed and spotted Shino still lifting his hand.
/Okay.../ Sanomi stood up from the branch and walked slowly to reveal herself. The only thing that could come out of Sasuke's mouth was,
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
/Great. I'm psychic!/ Sanomi lowered her head.
"Sasuke, take Sanomi with you. Her condition is very weak. She's coughing blood all over when I was with her."
"Forgive me..." Sanomi whispered. She was surprised that Sasuke wasn't in his branch anymore. Instead, he was behind her and grabbed her waist. Sanomi was blushing deep red as they were in that position.
"Demo...naze?" Sanomi said, "Aren't you going to argue? I'll get in your way..."
"Teammates take care of each other. No matter what happens, I'll protect you." Sanomi lowered her head. She thought she was being a real burden to him. She could've just followed him silently and wouldn't get in the way. If something bad happened Chikako couldn't do much because her energy was drained. Sasuke noticed that Sanomi was in deep thought.
/She's thinking she's a burden again.../ Sasuke lowered her head. Sanomi started to feel something grabbing her legs and found out that Sasuke was going to carry her.
"Sanomi, I have a lot of questions..." He spoke up.
/GREAT! I'M REALLY PSYCHIC!/ Sanomi thought madly. She started to cough again and blood splattered on the branch.
"Don't think that you're a burden to me. I know how you feel." Sanomi's eyes widened and eyed Sasuke who was staring at Shino.
"Sasuke, go! Take her and leave! It'll get dangerous along the way." Shino commanded.
"Be careful Shino." Sanomi said weakly.
"Yeah." Sasuke carried Sanomi and they both disappeared, leaving a fellow shinobi behind.
"Heh. Now...are you ready?" Kankuro asked. Shino fiddled with his beetles and said,
"You should be ready also..."
Konohagakure Forest: Farther Away from the Match
"The demon?" Sasuke asked they were going along the forest. Sasuke could sense the chakra already as he was carrying Sanomi through the area. Sanomi agreed with him and Chikako appeared by their side.
"The Kochou Demon...the Kochou Spirit is fighting." Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Doko desu ka?" He asked.
"...In Sanomi's mind." Chikako explained. Sasuke wanted to stop after hearing that but he couldn't.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked as he started to fiddle around the shuriken holster. Sanomi sighed.
"This is going to be difficult..." Sanomi moaned.
"Every Kochou Samurai has a personal dimension Sasuke. That's where the Spirit and Demon are fighting." Chikako explained.
/Nani?/ Sasuke thought.
"So you mean...they're the ones causing Sanomi's condition in peril?" He asked.
"So far, the Kochou Spirit is starting to have a bad advantage. I can feel it..." Chikako muttered. Sasuke felt something moving in his arms and it was Sanomi's body.
"Sasuke...I can...take care of myself. Put me down." She begged. Sasuke shook his head.
"You really are like this are you?" Sasuke asked. Sanomi nodded with agreement, but her eyes gazed around her surroundings.
"You have to fight Gaara, Sasuke." Sanomi said, "It's what the both of us want." Sasuke just stayed silent and took the words in from the girl.
"I'll take care of her when you are fighting." Sasuke gazed over toward Chikako.
"What are you saying? I'm not going to put her down." He responded.
"I know how much you want to protect her Sasuke. But right now, she wants to be protected by Gaara. Who knows what will happen." Sasuke's eyes went over to Sanomi.
"What happens...if I don't fight?" Sasuke muttered.
"ARE YOU MAD?!" Sanomi and Chikako yelled. Sanomi coughed once more and she started to feel fatigue. Chikako had to be strong.
/This is the time...to understand trust.../ Chikako thought.
"Well, sorry! But what else could I-"
"Sasuke...just believe in me..." Chikako spoke softly. Sanomi's eyes went over to her guardian.
/Trust?/ Sanomi thought.
/Hai, trust. I'm starting to believe more. Miracles can happen you know?/ Chikako winked at her. Sanomi nodded her head.
"My energy is low but I can still protect her! I, Chikako, Kochou Guardian of Akemi-sama, Kochou Spirit, will do anything!" Chikako spoke loud and clear.
/Well, well.../ Sanomi smiled. She felt pain surging, but she didn't mind for now. She could only listen to her guardian speaking up.
Sanomi's Dimension
"There's no use hiding...imouto." Mekia whispered to herself. Akemi was behind a large boulder thinking about what to do...
/I, Chikako, Kochou Guardian of Akemi-sama, Kochou Spirit, will do anything!/ Akemi heard the sudden voice and it was Chikako's.
/Chikako...she's believing now.../ Akemi made a smirk. She was lucky to have a boulder. She was able to charge more energy in the universe of the dimension. It gave her more life and she hoped for the best. From Chikako's words...she had more strength than ever before.
/Good luck Chikako. Protect our Samurai./ Akemi closed her eyes and started to form a gigantic ball of light. Inside was a butterfly fluttering every time it absorbed power.
/Get ready...Mekia. For now, you'll get a lesson from me!/
A/N: YATTA! I updated! Demo...I won't be able to update Chapter 32:( My computer's sucks real bad and I don't know if my document for Chapter 32 is still there. I might have to retype it. AHHH! It sucks. Anyway, please be patient for me and review.