Safe And Sound (Fourth Book To The Tale of Princess Maiko( (Naruto Fanfic)

Hoshiko's Contribution

Dedicated to @ChrisPetersen cause it is indeed 'Forever Young' :*

Maybe I should've made them fuck on the spot though... I thought to myself as I stared at Hoshiko's failed attempts to get Obito's attention.

Hoshiko's eyes narrowed. And damn I knew that expression.

She stomped her foot, making her look like a kid about to do a tantrum.

"You are a COWARD!" She called at Obito.

Obito turned to Hoshiko with disbelief as in 'What'd that bitch say?' disbelief.

"Yes, you heard me! You are coward! Because you abuse your power, you play around! I bet you're not even brave enough to fight Mai-Mai-chan!" She called.

Obito turned his glare to me. I shrugged.

"Give me a break its not like I gave her a script." I said and blew out more smoke, uninterestedly- at least I think I looked that way.

"I bet you're not powerful to even fight Naruto!" She called once again.

Naruto cocked his head at Hoshiko.

What are you planning, Hoshi?

"Naruto?" Obito said in a mocking tone. "Naruto is a complete idiot."

Naruto smirked, as if he was thinking something amusing.

"That's funny because those images aren't mine, they are yours." Naruto responded. So Naruto was connected to Obito's mind... "You were Kakashi-sensei's friend..." Naruto said, his voice determined.

I nodded, foreseeing the event.

"You were my father's subordinate." He continued. "Sasuke's relative." He continued. "And my senpai, you had the same goals as me. You wanted to be Hokage."

And fuck his teammate too...

I thought with a silent chuckle.

I felt something hit me on the back of the head and I realized it had been Rin's ghost hand.

I turned to Naruto instead of whining. I didn't have much time left. The dead could reach me.

"I will take that mask off you!" Naruto called.

I nodded to myself. "You've learned well, young grasshopper." I said. I turned to Minato. "Your son will be a great Hokage, great with speeches and metaphors and such." I nodded. He grinned.

Hoshiko turned to Naruto and shook her head as if she...Holy Mother of God...

"I DARE YOU TO DEFEAT ME!" She called.

"What is she doing?" Minato asked, appearing next to me.

"Protecting Naruto." I answered. "Just like anybody else would try to. You go Blondie-sensei, you go."

Obito appeared behind Hoshi with a single Kunai at hand to her throat. "Can't get any easier."

Hoshiko took a second to compose herself. "Without any jutsus. Just hand-to-hand combat."

"Alright." Obito said and offered Hoshi his Kunai at hand.

"No, keep it." I said to him. I grabbed the sword off my back. I threw it to Obito.

"Your sword, ma'am."

"She has a boyfriend, you little perverted flirt." I called.

"Alright." Obito said after a stern glare and a hesitant glance at Rin.

Hoshi turned to Obito and grabbed the sword she stepped away several times.

"Maiko, do something." Minato hissed at me.

"Calm your tits, Minato. She knows what she's doing."

"Does she?" he asked.

"You'll see." I nodded.

Obito gestured Hoshi to make the first move. She sighed deeply and went after him with my sword at hand.

You probably already know how this ended as. And no, she did not die. You see...

"Stop! Fight me! Sto-" Hoshi fell to her knees, blood dripping from small cuts from Obito's kunai. It must have been horrible for her. It's like being poked, over and over and over and over again. You can't just not expect a reaction.

But the reaction wasn't hers.

It was Kakashi's.

"STOP! PLEASE STOP JUST LEAVE HER ALONE!" He called in panic.

I looked up at his expression. It was that same expression as Sasuke's. The one of love.

"Kakashi." I called sternly. "No."

I turned back to the 'fight' and started walking towards it.

"MAIKO PLEASE! JUST-"

I've never really saw Kakashi like this. it was the most worried expression I'd seen on his face. He looked so weak, broken. Desperate.

I nodded and got my eyes violet. I clenched my jaw as I felt the Andorian script burn further into my skin. I opened my eyes, millions of kunais and shuriken and spears were floating in the air. I flicked my wrist and weapons flicked at Obito. They passed right through Hoshiko. She didn't even flinch.

They all hit Obito.

"Enough." I called with such authority you'd think I was Tsunade or my mother.

You'd guess I was a Princess. Or a Queen.

But I am...

"When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible." Rin said into my ear and I smiled with the cigeratte in my mouth.

"Tina LIfford." I nodded, knowing the quote.