Nothing Special

Chapter 67

While Sagi was up above, Aceso was still down in the special headquarters, tending to Chishima, she was cleaning up. Suddenly the whole room started to shake violently, it ended up waking up Chishima. 

"Chishima!" Aceso gasped as he woke up looking panicked.

"What's going on?" Chishima asked after she moved the mask.

"Not quite sure," Aceso admitted. " I think the building is about to collapse."

"We need to get out," Chishima urged as he got up. He grabbed her hand and they got out before the building collapsed. He grunted in pain once they stopped running.

"Chishima," Aceso breathed. " Your injuries."

" I will be fine," Chishima assured. " We need to go by Lord Moso's place."

"Is Sagi heading over there?" Aceso asked.

" Most likely later tonight," Chishima said with confidence. 

****

Over by the secret entrance, Naruto opened them as he coughed.

" Man, " Naruto breathed " What kinda guy does something like that?" He walked out as Tenten and Neji helped Lord Kome out. He then opened the main doors to the outside. " Should've hit him when I had the chance. Could he be more of a jerk?"

" Maybe," Kakashi asked. " What'd I miss? Where's Aceso?"

" Huh?" Naruto asked as he looked over. " Kakashi-sensei!"

" Aceso should be quite alright," Neji assured. 

" Sagi squashed us like a bunch of bugs and ran away," Naruto explained. "We were just trying to help. Man, what an ingrate."

"Please, try to find it in your heart to forgive him," Lord Kome pleaded.

"What'd you mean?" Naruto demanded.

" The angry young man who attempted to kill us back there is not the real Sagi," Lord Kome denied.

"Say what?" Naruto denied. " Nothing fell on your head, did it?"

" Avenging the deaths of his father and younger sister is all that he cares about," Sagi explained. " I'd even go so far as to say that he's possessed by the spirit of his father, the late Feudal Lord. Owashi."

"Possessed," Naruto giggled nervously. " By Owashi? You're such a kidder. Yeah, right,"

" You shouldn't assume that he was joking," Neji scolded as he stepped up to Naruto.

"Fine, can we just drop it now?" Naruto requested. " You know I hate ghosts. They freak me out."

"Give it a rest," Tenten scolded. " This is no time for you to be chickening out. Come on we have to find Lord Sagi."

" Yeah, well, you know, we have no idea where he went," Naruto pointed out as he turned away from her.

" If the feudal lord truly is possessed, his need for vengeance will draw him back this place," Kakashi explained. " He will return, and very soon"

******* 

Night fell, Aceso was hiding in the forest with Chishima, outside Lord Moso's place.

" I know Lord Sagi will be here tonight looking for a showdown with Moso," Chishima whispered to her. " He'll see this through to the end, one way the other." He grunted and grabbed his shoulder.

"If you keep moving around, you're going to reopen your wound," Aceso whispered. " Here comes, Moso." They looked to see a man step through the doorway of the place. He seemed like he'd be seen having his own dumpling shop rather than a Lord. Chishima then nudged her, they looked up to see the Cursed Warrior aka, Lord Sagi fly down a little.