Meanwhile back in Hidden Leaf...

"They have her! I know it! I can feel it!..my messages aren't even reaching her anymore...." Kakashi says as he paces the right side of Naruto's office.

"I want my daughter back! Where the hell is Shirou?" Naruto shouts in frustration while pacing the left side of his office.

"Would you two just sit down? I don't know what you're freaking out about, those two can handle themselves. I actually feel bad for their kidnappers...those girls scare me more than my mother...."
Shikamaru says.

Both Kakashi and Naruto blow out a breath and stop pacing.

At this point in time Konohamaru walks into the room and doesn't hesitate to take a jab at Kakashi.
"Lost her again Huh? You think you would be able to keep her safe by now, but you just keep fucking things up..it's only a matter of time before your relationship starts to crumble... And I'll be right there to pick up the pieces when it all falls apart."

Kakashi closes his eyes to let those words sink in. It is true, he hasn't been able to keep her safe at all. He hasn't been able to keep all his promises to her either. He doesn't deserve her...he never has...He looks over to Konohamaru and calmly replies.
"Until that day comes, I'll be by her side." Then he slumps down into a chair and stares out through the window looking over the village in despair. Still replaying everything, still analyzing the situation and how he can fix this.

Konohamaru huffs triumphantly, grinning inside over his victory. Kakashi is giving up, he thinks. But he most definitely is not, this is the one promise he can keep. He will never give up on her...not until she has given up on him.

The others watch the emotions spiral around the office while they wait for the portal to open.

"I would never leave her side, you know not for a second..." Konohamaru says, carrying on with his berating.

At that last comment the unexpected happens. Naruto turns to face Konohamaru, fists clenched gritting his teeth.
"Would you shut up?!" He snaps. "I'm sick of hearing this shit!"

"That man over there." He points a finger to Kakashi and everyone's attention turns to him. Kakashi tilts his head towards the crowd but keeps his eyes glued on Kage mountain. "That man has made us all who we are today, including you Kono! Making comments like that during a time like this is out of line! He is your superior, he is your leader! Someone you should look up to! In no way do you compare to this man. He has given up so much for us, he is a man you will never be. THAT is why Hana chose him. Now suck it up princess, pull up your panties and get a grip. She is way out of your damn league with an attitude like that!"

At those last words Kakashi turns his chair around to see the look on Konohamaru's face. And boy does it please him. He stands, red faced, scowling with pure hatred for himself. The room becomes silent, only shallow breaths can be heard.

They all share glances at each other unable to find words until Hinata comes through with some sensibility.

"Let's calm down and really look at the situation here, there is a child out there who is scared and injured and that child is mine. Can we put the infamous Hana Hoki and her relationships aside for a few hours and focus on Himawari? Only the gods know what is happening to her right now."

And shame fills the room. Even Kakashi is feeling stupid for focussing so much of his emotions on Hana who is far more capable of taking care of these men than Himawari.

Hinata hugs herself looking down at the ground, streams of glistening tears sliding down her cheeks. Naruto comes to her side and sweeps his arms around her to console her.

"Our apologies, Hinata." Kakashi says and everyone else in the room mumbles the same.

Shikamaru steps forward and asks a very good question.
"What the hell were those beacons anyways? And that portal didn't feel right at all!"

Kakashi begins to think. That portal has some bad energy to it. It is similar to Sasuke's black flames technique. Which would mean it is possibly a mixture of negative chakra and genjutsu. Then again...it had a dusty feel to it too, like some kind of cursed energy. If that is the case, their hands are tied. Any type of curse he has come across usually needs a certain type of catalyst to control it or get rid of it.....Kakashi ponders over the thought further while the others discuss their own theories and plans of what to do once the shinobi returns with Himawari in hand.

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Three hours later in the land of wind.

"You don't have to sit THAT close to me Jun!" You complain, while shoving him with your shoulder.

He ignores your protest and wraps a thick arm around your shoulders.
"This is the only way I can listen to the story without getting distracted. And you smell so good I can't help it...."

You roll your eyes.
"Fine! But keep that mouth closed. I'm almost finished."

He wiggles with excitement as you clear your throat and carry on. Two more pages and you are done, that is... if he would just stop asking stupid questions.

You read on...

"The stone is essentially the basic energetic makeup of life. The complete opposite of the curse."

"So you're like the light to my shadow" Jun asks with a smug look on his face and his hand held over his heart. He is being annoying on purpose.

You stare daggers at him and his grin widens.
"That doesn't even make sense!...now shut it! We're almost done...."

"Thus, if a stone vessel with royal blood were to master the use of chakra and perform a simple healing jutsu combined with gelel power, we assume the curse can be lifted and the body left in its original state. But only the three powers working together can do this.

You see, the royal blood holds its own frequency of vibrational current. It can also fluctuate on any other vibrational level for long periods of time."

"I can fluctuate on any level too for long periods of time. I have great vibration." Jun claims, while running his fingers through your hair.

Instinctively you elbow him in the side quite hard taking the breath right out from him.

"Ahhh...haha...fuck that hurts..." He complains.

"You're worse than Shirou!" You snap.

"Oh no...I am much better...so I've heard." He follows up that comment with a wink. You shake your head and dive back into the book reading it as fast as possible to get this over with.

"This is how we are able to implant and remove stones without disrupting or destroying the natural energy flow of one's body. With this frequency and the stone's energy as well as chakra working together as one, the possibilities are endless. The same process can be used for cursed energy, once the curse is removed, another energy source must be put in its place to balance the loss. That is where mastering the ability of chakra transfer (healing jutsu) is so important.

The chakra frequency will be set to match the frequency taken out and the body should carry on as nothing had happened. Shirou will be the first to test this once his development in jutsu has reached its potential. He truly is a rare stone vessel. One who has completely combined with their cohort. Not just subconsciously but physically. Not even Neko has that connection.

Yet, as she stands beside him, she is just as valuable. Her Kekkei Genkai is enough to cause rifts in this world. These two will shake the walls of government corruption. I can only hope one day they come together and produce offspring of their own..."

You cringe at that thought. Shirou and you getting it on, it just doesn't seem right...

"For I have set aside a few small stones just for that cause. Shirou has already shown positive signs of attraction to her, which I will continue to nourish as time goes on...."

Now that is interesting...you wonder where those stones could be now...

"See! I told you Shirou had it bad for Neko." Jun comments. The other ninja agree and you very loudly shush them...again.

"In conclusion I will continue to monitor their behaviors together as well as their jutsu and stone development. The curse will be tested on as well to see if there is a possibility of harnessing that power through the gelel stone. However, if it becomes too destructive, the curse will be destroyed by Shirou and myself.

The seals below are to help guide all of the energetic anomalies towards the correct path for extraction or implantation of any curse or stone."

Following those written words are five seals in a light blue color you assume is the same color your gelel stone gives off. You run your hand over them picturing your father drawing them.

"Well, it doesn't seem all that hard to do. We just need Shirou." Akashi states.

"Yeah..." you reply and snap the book shut. "Let's go get him. He needs a good ear full from me too."

Akashi smirks.
"Alright, it's a little early but I think we can spark up a charge if you give us a hand Neko. If we go in early, maybe you can find Shirou without any leaf ninja escorts. Might make the exchange easier...."

"That doesn't sound like a bad idea."
You stand and brush off your skirt, which Jun doesn't hesitate to help you with.
"I got it Jun! Thank you!" You swat his hands away and he chuckles happily to himself for cupping a feel of your ass. He's gotten much worse than before. This is exactly where Shirou got his lady game from, and it is just terrible. You have tried to correct that for years.

Akashi turns to his fellow nin and begins to bark orders. Everyone proceeds with their jobs while you and Himawari have a little side talk.

She looks up at you with cute wide eyes.
"Alright sweetheart, we are almost out of here. I will make sure you get home safely."

She glances back at the men.
"And what about you? I think that big guy wants to..." She begins to make a circle with her index finger and thumb then slowly pokes her other index finger through the hole over and over again making you shudder at the thought.

You clutch onto her hands wondering where the hell she learned that gesture.
"He's just a big dumbass, don't worry about him. I will be fine. But what I need you to do is stay calm, once we meet with your dad I need you to make sure he knows you're safe and ok. The minute he sets his eyes on you again he will be on edge."

She nods barely listening as she watches Akashi scold Jun for being such a creep.

You place a hand on her shoulder catching her attention again.
"You got this?"

She smiles brightly and performs her fathers trademark perfectly.
"Believe it!" She says and you can't help but return that gesture as it is now growing on you and far less cringy.

After several minutes of preparations Jun comes to your side again. He hands you a beacon much larger than the rest.
"Here, hold onto this with both hands like this."

He grips the cylinder, one fist around the middle and the other at the base then hands it over to you. Mimicking his grasp you look up at him for approval and notice a strange smile growing on his face.

"Yeah, just like that....it's about the same size...just incase you were wondering..."

You stand unsure of what he means by that until the sexual implication reveals itself in your oblivious mind. You gasp loudly, whip the beacon into one hand and smack him over the head with it.

"Ow! Fuck..." he laughs, holding the back of his head. "I'm sorry, Neko...it was just a joke..."

You continue to scold him and punch at exposed organs until he scurries behind the others.
"You are disgusting Jun! It's no wonder you're still single. What woman would want a man with a mind like that?"

His laugh fades away.
"I'm just playin around, Neko. Lighten up a bit."

Thankfully Akashi interrupts and directs your attention elsewhere.
"It's ready Neko. I'll need you to press that red button on the front to open the beacon. You'll need to force some stone energy into it at the same time we activate the rest. Once there is enough power the portal will open."

"These ones have half charges." Tarot says, while handing the smaller beacons out to the others.
Akashi sighs.
"You'll have to top them up, Neko."

"Alright." You agree.

Everyone gathers around you, except for Himawari who is placed in the middle as the portal summoner.

"Her seal is what opens the portal." Akashi states.

That is concerning....

"Will it hurt her?" You ask.

Himawari replies for him.
"No, it just tickles a bit."

You sigh with relief. They really aren't here to hurt the poor girl.

"When you're ready." Jun says.

You trigger your stone and in an instant the beacon picks up on the energy, blinking and flashing different colored lights. Once you feel the energy has pooled enough in your hands you press the red button and the beacon opens to reveal a thin clear bulb in the middle.

"It's ready for energy extraction." Akashi says.

Then you pour your energy into it. Instantly it lights up with that azure aura and the others activate their beacons. Electricity begins to buzz all around you, the wind picks up whipping your hair around and Himawari closes her eyes as the seal triggers. In an instant she is giggling with laughter.

"Hold that energy, Neko." Akashi encourages.

You hold onto it easily and feel your cohort working with you this time. She is feeding you an equal amount of power to keep your levels from going haywire. And suddenly a portal opens up. Hidden Leaf Village becomes visible in the distance.

"Alright, we can go through. Take the beacons with you and place them on the ground once we're through."
He instructs.

"You first." Jun says ushering you through.

You leap through the portal and are immediately hit with that cooler, damper air your skin has been dying for. You breathe it in as much as you can.

"Any idea where he might be right now?" Akashi asks, coming to your side.

You have no idea where Shirou is right now as you hadn't talked to him since you arrived back in Konoha. But you can only assume he is staying at your place as there really isn't any other place for him. He is quite cheap when it comes to accommodation and will take a freebie whenever he can get one.

"I have a hunch...I can sense him out with my stone too. This won't take long." You salute your ex-clan members and take off leaving them behind. Leaping from building top to building top trying your best to avoid being seen. Using your cohorts covert abilities this should be easy.

It is only ten minutes to your house from here. So you keep your pace steady.

When you arrive at your doorstep you hear voices of women giggling and moaning from the upstairs spare room. That jerk is fornicating in your house and it doesn't fail to rile you up. On top of that he still hasn't come to your aid despite him being summoned hours ago.

Asshole...

Now that your anger has reached its peak you decide to surprise the shit out of all of them. With the front door half ajar already, (that's right he didn't even bother to shut it properly), you kick it open and make sure it hits the door stopper hard. Then you storm in with heavy footsteps.

The house grows quiet. You can hear Shirou commenting on the sound of your clamor.
You begin to shout in your language.
"Shirou Hebi! You dumb shit!"

He curses loudly in your language and begins to scuffle around the room yelling at the girls to get dressed.

"Shirou!" You shout again as you make your way down the hallway and past the kitchen towards the stairs.

"I'll be right there Neko! J-just...hang on!" He replies back in your language.

"Hurry! Get in the closet!" He whispers. But your cohort ears can hear that, he should know this by now.

You trudge up the stairs as he scrambles to collect himself swearing and cursing, banging around. Even smacking his head on something.

Finally you reach the door to the spare room and kick it open. You stand burning with rage to see the room in complete disarray. Although nothing is broken , it is flipped upside down and smells like hours and hours of sex.

Hands on your hips you walk in to find him leaned up against the closet door, bare chested, wearing his boxers at least. He is shifting uncomfortably, noticeably hiding the women behind the doors. It was then you realized he is heavily intoxicated. Swaying back and forth, eyes barely fixating on you.

"Neko! You're... home! I was ssooo worried!." He begins.

You say nothing to him. No words need to be said at this moment. With the look on his face he knows he fucked up big time. You storm up to him, lifting your hand, you flick your wrist and pause for a moment letting this motion sink in.

"Neko! I'm sorry...please don't!" He begs, raising his hands in surrender.

You trigger your stone and Shirou is thrown to the side effortlessly leaving his closet clowns huddling behind the doors to your mercy. In a graceful sweeping motion you lift both hands and flick your wrists. The closet doors snap open and the girls scream at the sight of you. By now your glowing tattoos have burned through the sleeves of your shirt sending bits of ash into the air. Your eyes are glowing brightly and your instincts are maxed. To add to this fuckery you decide to bear some fangs and smile wildly at the girls.

They huddle together, burying themselves further into his clothes.

"Come on Neko! Don't torture them like that!" Shirou complains as he stumbles to his feet.

But you just have to take it further than this, just to get back at him for not showing up to your fake demise.
You point an authoritative finger at the girls.
"Get out!" You shout and let out one loud roar, bearing your teeth.

They shriek in fear, dropping the rest of their clothes to the floor and barrel out the bedroom door, down the stairs, and out the front door faster than you can blink. You stand there glaring at Shirou as you both listen to the girls hysterically screaming down the streets of hidden leaf until they can't be heard anymore.

And Shirou begins to break down.
"Fuck Neko. I'm sorry. I got a little carried away. Please don't be mad! They don't mean anything to me...you mean everything to me! I promise! You have to understand...i am a man too, I have needs!"

He rushes over to you and falls to his knees tugging at your skirt. Instantly your anger fades as you try to understand what he is going on about. This isn't the first time you've seen him with other women. Does he really think this bothers you? Like you have some kind of ownership over him?

"Pleasth, forgive me." He looks up at you with watering eyes.

"Damnit Shirou! You're plastered right now aren't you?"

He huffs out a breath.
"A little yeah...."

You sigh in disappointment.
"I can't leave you alone for a second can I?"

"Apparently not." He replies.

You place a very frustrated hand on the top of his head gripping his hair tightly, ready to tear it out. This is not the time to be drunk! Then you settle on patting his head gently as he makes his own compromise.

"I won't ever let another woman into this house again I promise...."

"I'm not here because you're sleeping with other women. You can do as you please, I don't really care."

"Huh?..." He blinks up at you. "Oh...Right..." He releases your skirt and comes to his feet looking down at you shamefully.

"Now listen closely, just because I can castrate a man with one simple thought doesn't mean you don't come to me when you're called. I need your help god dammit!"

His sulky look quickly turns into concern.
"What happened?"

"I'll explain along the way. But next time someone tells you I'm in trouble you better come running or I'm going to castrate YOU with that one thought! I haven't seen you since I turned Sunaneko and lost myself to my cohort.." Your last words are said with a little more tone and threat.

His eyes begin to water again as he looks over your facial features. Then he suddenly embraces you in a heavy crushing hug.
"I'm so sorry. I haven't heard anything about you in so long. I was so consumed with what I was doing I didn't actually take what Shikamaru said seriously. I also didn't clue in to what was happening...all I knew was that Kakashi and Naruto were working on getting you back..."

You sigh into him letting go of your anger completely and he tightens his grip around you if that is even posssible.

"How did you get back?" He asks, his voice muffled by your shoulder.

"My cohort surrendered to me. Once she realized Kakashi won't be her mate."

"Huh...so is she working with you now?"

You nod into his chest.

"It's about time."

Suddenly a buzzing sound interrupts you both as millions of text messages pour into your phone now that you have cell reception. You both separate from each other and you grab your phone from your pocket. Ten messages from Kakashi fill your screen, the last few are messages begging you to answer him.

"You really are in trouble aren't you?" Shirou asks.

"Yeah. Speaking of that...we need your help."
He looks at you suspiciously.
"We?"

"Like I said...I'll explain on the way we don't have much time."
With drunken determination he quickly snatches his shirt off the lampshade on the side table and pulls it over his head then finds his pants hanging from the ceiling fan and slides those on, but not without stumbling into the adjacent wall.

You place a hand on your forehead. This is going to be challenging....

"You're just one hot mess right now hey?"

He gathers himself and grins.
"Emphasis on the word hot."

"You mean mess."

He chuckles to himself and walks by to get the door for you. You take one look around at the room and scold him again.
"You're cleaning up this room when we get back!"

"Yeah, yeah...."

You usher him out the door and make your way to Kage mountain.....