Loyalty (Sasuke Uchiha)

A scream.

It was very far away, but I could just barely hear it.

Jugo placed his hand on my shoulder.

"We can't." He warned me.

"Why not?"

"It could be a trap."

"Ive hidden our chakra so that no one senses us. It's fine, Jugo." I assured him.

"I'm sorry my lady, but I only agreed to take you outside for fresh air. And besides, we've strayed far off the path now.."

"If it's the Akatsuki you're worried about, don't worry. Pain will find me if those sick monsters need me back. Just please, Jugo. Lets at least see what's going on. I promise I won't interfere." I begged him, batting my eyelids at him.

He finally gave in after glaring down at me moments later with a frustrated sigh, releasing his hand from my soldier.

-

The ground suddenly crumbled as the tops of trees disappeared from my sight. We had just arrived at the scene where I sensed the scream, and then followed a unique chakra to here.

And here we were, staying low, just as a purple barrier formed around someone on the ground.

Jugo wrapped his hand around my wrist, keeping me from jumping towards this trap.

"No." He strictly warned.

"He's in trouble."

"We're going to be in trouble if we don't get out of here. And with all due respect, my lady, since when do you care about the lives of others?"

"Since I met you guys." I snapped at him.

Jugo's eyes widened in shock. I took that moment to pin him against the tree, using my Earth style jutsu to keep him entrapped there.

I would have said anything to distract him. And that was the first thing that came to mind. I quickly summoned a shadow clone, leaving my true form in front of Jugo.

I jumped to the ground, using my disappearing act to absorb myself into the earth, rushing towards this strange boy.

The second I appeared in front of him from the ground, the barrier begun to glow, as his light brown eyes widened in shock at the sight of me.

I grabbed his wrist, not giving him time to react before the barrier exploded around us.

I used my transportation jutsu last second, transporting the boy and my clone to my location as the barrier erupted.

I grabbed Jugo as the branches that kept him pinned on the tree retracted, holding each guy in each palm as I used my transformation jutsu to get us out of there.

-

"What were you thinking? Anyone could have detected us back there!" Jugo screamed at me.

I'd never seen this angry side of him, and it was pretty intimidating. I mean, I guess it makes sense since he's so calm all the time. A guy's gotta explode at some point.

"Calm down." I told him in a calm voice.

But his eyes just filled with even more rage than before.

"You almost got yourself killed!" He roared, the trees and ground around us shaking.

"Shut him up." The boy I saved said from behind me. I turned back to glare at him, as he relaxed against a tree, his single light brown eye watching me.

"Shut up." I warned him.

His eye widened at my glare.

"Jugo, you need t-"

I gasped when I felt a huge fist hit my gut, sending me flying backwards.

I collided against a tree, in shock that Jugo would actually hurt me.

I lifted my head up, coughing out blood as I clutched at my stomach.

I felt Shiroryuu stirring inside of me, itching to interfere.

This was going to be tricky. Use my abilities and risk getting detected by, well, everyone, or keep us safe by continuing to block out mine and Jugo's chakra.

I needed brute man strength to stop his temper tantrum, which was my weakest spot. I lost to Sasuke that one time in taijutsu. I probably had a chance against Jugo, but he was brute force. And I didn't want to hurt him.

I dodged his next blow to my head, sneaking around his leg, but he just kicked me, sending me flying into another tree.

"Ju-jugo, stop!" I snapped, as I attempted to get myself on my feet. But my ribs were definitely broken at this point, my stomach crushed as I continued to cough out blood.

I felt an arm snake around my waist as I was suddenly lifted from the ground just as Jugo punched at the spot where I was, the tree collapsing under his force.

I knew it was the boy in an instant as we landed on a higher branch.

"You saved me but can't even fight him. Hmph." He said, sounding irritated.

"We need to restrain him." I barely choked out before breaking out into a coughing fit, more blood coming out. I felt Shiroryuu at her work, feeling my ribs crack back into place.

Jugo snapped his head up to us just as the guy blew a huge bubble from his bubble wand.

A bubble? Really?

"What the hell is a bubble going to do to him?"

"You said we need to restrain him. The bubble will do the trick." He said matter of factly. I rolled my eyes, then watching as the bubble engulfed Jugo just before he could ram into this tree.

"Who are you?"

"Utakata. I would assume that you're with the others, but you look.. different."

The others?

"You also are healing at a rapid rate which is.. intriguing."

I couldn't respond to him before I felt a sharp and direct force hit my back, as I heard my spine snap in half. It was at that moment I shoved Utakata from me so he wouldn't get hit with the entire force.

I let out a blood curdling scream, unable to hold back my chakra as it forced itself out of my concealment jutsu.

Shiroryuu was on the brink of escaping, no longer bothering to heal me since my barrier was on the brink of collapsing at this point.

The pain was unbearable, not even paying attention as I was being lifted into someone's arms.

-

Pain

Miyako was gone far too long for Madara Uchiha's liking. And as predicted, she didn't stay within the perimeter instructed. She did have however a protecter, body guard with her, the infamous Jugo with his rage. But he was obviously swayed to leave the perimeter with her.

I was taking my sweet time, sensing the distant chakras of the Leaf Shinobi, and a few others I wasn't that familiar with.

The second I felt Miyako's chakra drop suddenly, a foreign feeling rose up in my chest as I rushed towards her direction.

She was bathed in a white and pale blue light, her chakra battling with the White Dragon's inside of her. Miyako was crumpled on her knees, as I watched her battle internal and externally against Shiroryuu.

I turned my eyes down to another crazed chakra as it charged towards Miyako.

Instead of killing Jugo to ease this situation, I decided to interfere in Miyako's battle.

I appeared right behind her withering form, wrapping my arms around her.

There was a warming sensation as I lifted her into my arms, surprised she didn't fight away.

But that was instantly replaced by a burning sensation that increased as I sprinted away, rushing us back to the caves. I probably shouldn't leave Jugo running around crazy. Perhaps I'd send Konan to fetch him.

The minute we reached the caves I dropped Miyako, unable to hold her any longer.

Shiroryuu's chakra had been slowly suffocating me. I pushed out my own chakra in an attempt to force her out, but her chakra was too overpowering.

I was strong. I feared nothing. Not even Madara Uchiha.

Miyako' strength was already a force to be reckoned with. But adding Shiroryuu to that, she would be unstoppable. Nothing could stop her.

Unless Madara could get all the tailed beasts to destroy her. Sounds like something he'd do.

I could still feel a bit of her chakra clinging on to me, while the majority of it was coated around Miyako's now unconscious frame, whatever was left of her chakra now gone.

How can a small girl like her carry that much power inside her body? It shocked me on how she hasn't broken down yet from that much weight. It was like a poison.

Speaking of poison, I needed to cleanse myself of this poison that still clung to me. I was breathing like I had just ran a marathon, sweat rolling down my skin. I felt disgusted that even a tiny bit of Shiroryuu's chakra could have this kind of negative effect on me.

I needed to get out.

"Pain?" Konan's voice rung out behind me.

"Make sure no one lays a hand on Miyako. Create a barrier around her. She needs to battle for control over her body." I ordered simply before walking out.