"Doton: Doiryuheki" Another Anbu yelled as he slammed his hands onto the ground. A wall of solid rock came between her and the Mizukage.
She didn't stop, and simply tore through it like a wrecking ball through a building.
She kept moving her gaze set determinedly onto her target.
The Mizukage sneered as she neared him the high voltage seeped into the air making his skin tingle and his fingertips sting.
He began forming his hand seals. "Attack, destroy her now!" He yelled out his order, causing his body guards to form their own handseals as they flanked him.
Naruto watched as Earth, Fire, Lightning and water techniques were launched at the charging woman in rapid succession. They each seemed to bounce off the field of electrical energy as she charged straight through them. To most, she appeared unstoppable. But Naruto could see and smell traces of charred flesh, hear the snapping of bones and the tearing of muscle and tissue.
For a brief moment her charge faltered, before she pushed through with even more vigor.
'Why?' He wondered as he continued to stare. 'What is it, that makes you fight so hard? Is it Hidetada? Or perhaps…perhaps you are the same as those others.' He mused to himself.
"You took his place...Why?"
Haku coughed up blood, staining the gray floor of the bridge red. "Because…" He rasped out. "He…is…someone I would protect…at any cost."
"Even your own life?"
Haku nodded, and smiled at the taller blond.
"Why?"
The feminine boy let out a small laugh. "You'll, have to learn for yourself."
That was the first time he had ever seen something of that nature and it confused him still. What was it that compelled that Kiri Nuke-nin to surrender his own life for Zabuza.
"KILL ME INSTEAD!"
He remembered the girl from Suna she had cried out to him, begging for him to spare her brother. Even offering herself in his place, practically throwing herself infront of his blade.
What was it about these…individuals? What gave them such…drive to simply surrender their lives heedlessly?
He let his eyes travel to Hidetada again. 'What causes these people to do this?'
Meanwhile the Mizukage and his Anbu had just finished another volley of jutsu and still Ginchiko's charge didn't stop.
The Mizukage glowered and was about to leap up in order to get out of the way but nearly lost his balance as his legs kept themselves firmly planted on the ground. 'Wha-what the…I cant move? But how did she?"
He paused in his thoughts as looked to his feet, seeing many small electric 'strings holding him in place. ''But how? No one can manipulate lightning to such an extent…how did she?'
He paused as he realized that the lightning was coming from small water droplets, the droplets that had spread around the area from the water dragon used earlier against her. She was using the small reserves of her chakra in the droplets to manipulate the lightning now holding him in place. It wouldn't hold long, but long enough for her to reach him.
His Anbu leapt out of the way, not noticing that their leader was 'stuck' leaving him alone.
He made a move to form more hand seals but it was too late, she picked up speed The ball of lightning slammed right into him, he barely had enough time to scream before he was engulfed in the ensuing blast. Naruto and the Anbu each covered their eyes from the bright light and braced against the harsh winds.
When it finally died down, the sight that greeted them was a burnt, very dead Mizukage. Ginchiko stood over him her arms and legs were damaged badly, blood seeped from her mouth, indicating internal bleeding.
Her heart beat was erratic at times beating dangerously slow and then speeding up dramatically, her entire body was twitching badly as she fell to her knee's and threw up, vomit and blood mixed as her sword fell to the floor with a dull clattering sound.
All the while Naruto observed, his gaze focused intently on her. He suddenly caught the smell of salt. She was crying. Possibly from regret, that she did not try to escape, or that she was dying, he expected. But what she said next surprised him.
'At least…I managed…to keep…part of my promise. I'm sorry Hidetada.' Her thoughts slowed as she collapsed on her side her breathing becoming shallower and shallower as her heart suddenly stopped. She had used up so much bio-electricity, that her brain could no longer send messages to her body enough to keep her conscious.
But Naruto could see from his perch, that her features were not sad or angry, but rather…happy? She was smiling…despite everything and even the pain she must be in, she was still smiling.
'What causes you to smile this way Ginchiko? What is it that allows you to do so?'
The remaining Anbu leapt down, the captain of the group approaching with his sword ready to make sure she was dead.
He raised his sword, but that's about as far as he got before his head was neatly chopped off and the woman vanished.
The other Anbu tensed and turned as they sensed a presence. They found Naruto standing there one hand holding his blade while the other held Ginchiko under one arm.
"Leave now, and I will spare your lives."
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