"That," I pointed at a tree truck that was smash apart into piece. On the other side was Bulova's hammer, resting on the round handle up, it's hammer head glowing red, burning the ground around it to ashes.
I walked up to it and lifted it up, it was heavy, very heavy. "Are you seriously going to take that with you?" Zumo asked.
"It's either that or let him get it back and use it against Ko-sensei," I told him as I sealed it into a storage scroll. We continued onwards, reaching the temple from before easily.
We entered into the ground and immediately were surrounded by guards dressed like samurais with their swords drawn and pointed at us.
"You there! Stop where you are and identify yourselves!" the leader of the guards called out. "Stop!" Rias cried as she came running to us, stepping before us and the guards, throwing her arms out defensively, "they're the ones who saved me!"
"Yes, it's true," a village called out, "their sensei fought of twenty of these kidnappers saving all our lives! They're heroes!"
The captain glared at us, "then where are the real kidnappers?"
"Five of them are knocked out in the forest," I said, "our sensei is fighting their leader. But right now we need help, our friend has been badly injured!"
"Bring her into the shrine," Rias ordered, "we can help her there." Zumo and I looked at each other and nodded, with no other choice we took China into the shrine following Rias as we placed her in a medical room near the back.
Rias were joined by the two older women from before along with others, three older men and another red head that looked like she was Rias' mother.
"What happened to her?" the woman asked, her title made her out to be Chokio Uzumaki.
"She was hit by a focused chakra blast in her sternum," I explained, "point blank. I think something may have been broken."
"Right, Rias, let her bite you for a bit, we need to stabilize her," Chokio said as she moved to the cupboard removing several owls and packets of herbs.
"Right," Rias nodded as she lifted her sleeve showing off her arm to China, "you need to bite me." China blinked, "trust me."
"Do it China," I urged her, "her chakra heals people when they bite her."
China looked at me hesitantly and nodded, biting into Ria's forearm, making the redhead wince. "How did you know about my chakra?" Rias asked turning to me, I could see Chokio and the others were curious as well.
"You're an Uzumaki correct?" I asked her.
She nodded, "yes, how did you know?"
I pointed at her hair, "when I saw you I thought you had the most beautiful red hair I have ever seen in the world. Of course you had to be an Uzumaki, what else could you be?"
Rias blushed, "I-I see," China grumbled as she glared at ias, biting down a little harder. Rias winced, "not so hard please." China grumbled as she loosened up but continuing to glare at her.
"Tell me ninja, how do you know so much about Uzumakis?" Chokio asked as she brought a green paste and placed it on the table. She then lifted China's dress revealing a blush bruise on her gut, "fractured ribs. Damn it." Zumo and I turned around seeing China's modesty exposed. I spoke up while I stared at the walls of the healing room, "I have a friend who's like a brother to me in all but blood. He's an Uzumaki too. We recently figured out who his mother was, and in the process I learnt a few things about them."
Ping!
Lie successful!
It wasn't a lie...it's just that wasn't how I knew about the whole biting thing. But I can't just say, 'I saw it on TV' now can I?
"I see, and what was this woman's name?"
I smirked, "I'm sorry, but I don't think I can tell you that. Village secret you know. Apparently she was pretty famous, so...well you know."
"I see….was it Kushina?" she asked bluntly.
"And if it was?" "If it was, then I would very much like to met this boy. There are so few Uzumakis left in this world...he's family. At the very least we should met once."
I shrugged, "I'll talk to him about it."
Just then the door opened and Ko rushed in, his hair a mess and a small cut on his arm. He looked down and sighed, "how is she?"
"A bruise, two broken ribs, but nothing too serious," Chokio replied, "Rias, that's enough, you can stop now."
"Yes mother," Rias replied as she stepped away from China.
"I think I'm feeling a lot better," China murmured.
"That's the chakra working inside you dear, you'll be fine in a few hours," Chokio said, "you boys can turn around now." We did and immediately smiled at China. "How are you feeling China?" Zumo asked with a gently smile.
"Better. Thank you, both of you," she smiled at me.
I shrugged, "hey, he's the one who carried you. If you're going to give anyone a thank you kiss, it should be him."
"I-I don't think that's necessary," Zumo stammered out, inciting laughter from everyone that made China blush.
"Yami! Stop teasing!" China cried out. "What? It's true isn't it?" I shrugged, "everyone knows the proper was to thank someone for saving your life is with a kiss."
"Yami!" Zumo cried out.
"It's true," Ko said with a teasing smile.
"Not you too sensei!" China grumbled. "What happened to the made hammer dude?" I asked Ko as he stepped up, activating his Byakugan to check her for internal injuries.
"He managed to escape," Ko hissed, "he used some sort of rock jutsu to throw a boulder at me."
"Then you probably faced off against Buloba," came a familiar voice as Gembu walked in followed by a company of old men dressed in a similar robes.
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