Born for this [Kiba Inuzuka Love Story]

22.

the Hokage was on the floor, leaning against his large wooden desk. He clutched at the stab wound in his abdomen, a long, jagged looking knife stuck into it. blood flowing down his wounds. 

"GRANDFATHER" I shout, leaving the doorway and stepping into the room

the women laughs, standing just a few feet away from him. "aww did my clone do that?" she smiled wickidly and pointed towards the blood dripping from my stomach "aren't all shinobi taught to identify the difference between a shadow clone and the real thing?" 

" you bitch" I growl, again stepping forward, only to be stopped when she pulls out a matching long knife 

"hold on" she says cooly, spinning the blade around in her hand, "if you move, I'll finish him off" she positions the blade as to send in down into his skull

"no" I pant, reaching my hands forward and calling upon that new chakra source, I sent felt it buidlign up around my grandfather, knitting the shield around him and pushing back the blade, but I still had one knife to worry about the one in him... "Sakura" I shout, hoping she can hear me amid the clashing from down the hall

the woman laughs again "I've heard of this technique..." she turns and studies me before shrugging "I guess this knife will be for you" she smiles and readies her hand, spinning the blade around again and watching me as if guessing my next move 

I breathed in slowly, help in coming, they are just down the hall, they will be here in a few seconds 

I drew a kunai, and slid my leg back so I was in a fighting stance, trying to ignore how the skin on my abdomen stretched and split with this new movement "come at me" I said coolly, cutting off before she heard the nervous squeak at the end

she charges towards me, slashing her knife where I was standing as I flip myself over her and land between her and the Hokage now I can protect him better...

she growls in annoyance before charging again and swinging but this time her knife was met with my kunai, blade against blade, each pushing the other back 

She towers over me, trying to push me off my hunched legs and onto the floor. I kick one of my legs out and sweep hers out from under her, she falls back but her blade leaves a thin cut on my arm. 

I almost scream out in pain as I feel a poison enter my bloodstream, its cold like ice and I feel my arm begin to freeze 

my eyes widen as I look up at her,  I probably look weak, like some scared kunoichi that cant move, I hate being weak 

she laughs as I feel the ice cold poison move across my shoulders and stop before getting to my other arm there must not have been enough poison to freeze my entire body  I need to act quickly 

I scream as I hold my kunai firmly in my other hand and plunge it into her chest 

she stands in shock, a drop of blood falling down her lip. her bloody lips smile as she pulls back her arm oh no... I try to pull back but she holds my other arm firmly as she sends her knife through my side, I feel it slice through a rib. 

she drops me, falling back as she coughs another spray of blood before remaining quiet 

I shift my head towards my grandfather, his body frozen but his eyes watching me closely 

"I'm so sorry" I gasp, ignoring the blood piling in my mouth but I cough spraying it all over the floor in front of me, the ice cold poison begins to seep through my system, slowly freezing my other arm and moving down to my legs

"I failed you" I continue quietly "as a Kunoichi and your granddaughter, I failed my job to protect you" 

my eyes start to flood with tears "I don't want to die" I whisper and I see his face soften through my tears "I'm scared Grandfather"

his head slightly nods "I love you" he whispers through his frozen lips "you are a wonderful kunoichi and even more a wonderful granddaughter, take down the shield, save your chakra, my time is almost over" his eyes closed with that and as I took down the shield I felt his chakra force dissipate

"no" I sobbed, I lost physical feeling in my entire body as I saw myself fall onto the floor but I still hurt so bad "no please Grandfather please don't go, we need you" 

I feel my lids begin to drop as my eyes drift from his body to a broken picture frame laying next to his desk, a picture Asuma took of me and Konohamaru on grandparents day, we were tackling Grandfather in a hug and laughing those were the days..

my eyelids begin to flutter as I hear the door burst open 

"SAYURI" a voice shouts, strong arms warp around my body and pull me close to a familiar husky scented black jacket 

"Grandfather" I whisper, hoping they would understand me and check on him first, even though I knew it was a lost hope 

"Sakura" the voice commands-Kiba's voice I recognize, even through I can feel my consciousness beginning to slip away, here, in Kiba's arms, I feel nothing but safe and comforted 

"Kiba" I whisper, wanting him to come closer so I would feel comforted as I felt myself begin to slip away 

"Sayuri" he replied, his voice almost sounded like a sob "don't leave, please don't leave me" I can faintly feel a hand running through my hair and what felt like a tear fell on my cheek 

I couldn't open my mouth to say anything, but I wanted to say something. I wanted to comfort him, I wanted to bring my hand up to his face and wipe away the tears that I expected to be there. the icy cold spread over my lips, and I felt the icy tendrils wrap around my head and I gasped. feeling more of myself slip away 

"Sayuri" asked Kiba in a voice that made my heart break, he sounded so scared, so hurt, and I couldn't comfort him

I'm sorry Kiba, I'm sorry everyone, I failed...

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