I looked over at Father giving him a questioning look. He actually saved me, but I'm useless to him. He broke eye contact with me giving everyone around us a look indicating to give us privacy. Kitty hesitated, he gave me a worried expression then glared at Father. I gave him a small smile reassuring him that I was going to be okay. His brow furrowed and his smiled turned into a frown showing he wasn't happy with the idea but joined the others watching the fight between Obito and Naruto.

I looked back at Father who motioned me to follow him so we were far enough from the chaos.

"Why did I forget Mom?" I questioned him making his head quickly turn towards me. It looked like he wasn't expecting the question from the look on his face, but he answered pretty quickly.

"It was for the best," he said with an emotionless tone making me grit my teeth.

"You made me forget my Mother!" I shouted glaring at him. "You've never mentioned her, all you told me was that she died." My voice started to crack at the end.

"How did you find out about her?" He crossed his arms looking down at me like I was a child in trouble.

"I made a deal with Kabuto, in exchange for my necklace he would reanimate her. She was a lovely woman and she loved me despite what you put her through. Now, why did you erase my memories of her?!" My blood boiled with each word and his stoic face wasn't making it better. I could see that tears starting to form. I wasn't sure what I was feeling right now, angry or sad.

"It was for the best," he answered but I wasn't satisfied. He acted like this didn't matter.

"Best for you or me?" I never broke eye contact with him. Despite the height difference, it felt like we were at the same level. I was no longer scared of this man.

"Both of us," I was about to interrupt him but he held out his arm signaling to let him finish. "When you killed your mother's killer, you were distraught and unresponsive. I couldn't carry you around the world looking for a place to hide you because of your crying. You refused to eat, talk, move, or do anything hindering our journey and for me to figure out what to do with you. I had a colleague of mine erase your memories so I could properly take care of the situation. I took leave from my duties as a shinobi to get you situated and teach you how to care for yourself while I was gone. If I had left you with your memories, my plans would've been compromised leading to my death and most likely yours too."

His explanation only made me chuckle at his selfishness. "You didn't think they'd take pity on me and raise me in the village? You believed that the Hokage, your former sensei, would kill an innocent child? You don't know him at all then. The Hokage already knew who I was when I arrived. He saw through your plan but kept me in the village so I could live a normal childhood. He would've done the same if I was discovered earlier. You were looking out for yourself not me."

"I was with you after my death," he said catching me by surprise. "The anger when you saw Kabuto experimenting on my corpse, the sadness once you realized I was gone, the depression and turning to drugs? You don't cope with death well my dear." My emotions betrayed me when I heard 'my dear,' those words always comforted me. I had always hoped he called me that because he cared.

"You reacted like this when I died, and we didn't have a bond. Imagine how you reacted when your Mother died; you'd never want to be a ninja and wouldn't be able to defend yourself."

I was about to speak but I thought about it for a moment. The last part was true; eventually someone would find out and kill me...or he would.

"How do you know that? Mom told me that even after what you did, she never spoke ill of you to me. I was happy to be the daughter of a powerful shinobi and I wanted to be just like you. I've asked you three times about her and you always shut me down. You couldn't have given me anything?"

"I was never around; I don't even remember what she looks like."

"You're a monster," I took a step back from him. I don't know why I said that, I didn't even mean it but if it were anyone else, It'd be the truth. No matter how much he hurt me emotionally, mentally, and physically, he was still my Father. It was impossible for me to think ill of him.

"So I've been told." He responded flicking his hair behind his shoulders. I couldn't let the conversation end there. I needed answers and I was not going to wait for one of us to die again.

"Did I turn out how you wanted?" I questioned finally breaking eye contact and looked at the battle behind him scared to hear the answer. His silence made it worse but I tried my best to hide my nervousness by looking up at him once more. My anger had died down being replaced by fear. I no longer feared him but I feared his answer.

"No," he answered making my heart drop, "but I do like how you turned out. You were still powerful, loyal, and clever like me. I've watched you learn how to wield a kunai, taijutsu, ninjutsu. You were determined to master everything I threw at you even if you failed you didn't give up. I watched you pick up a sword like a master the first time I trained you in kenjutsu. You turned out to be a magnificent shinobi."

I snapped my head up to look at him seeing a sincere expression. I was shocked at his words never thinking I'd hear something nice come out of his mouth, especially towards me.

"R-really?" I choked out now noticing the tears streaming down my cheeks. I felt...happy; a feeling that's always been foreign to me. Father only sighed to my question and took a step closer to me.

He extended his arm brushing the strands of hair out of my face and wiped my tears. "You're my daughter," I think that's the first time he called me daughter to my face. "You've always impressed me, but I didn't praise you; that would make you cocky like Sasuke." His comment made me inwardly chuckle. "You've grown into a strong and loyal shinobi. That's all I wanted from this experiment, but I was greedy with you and I realize that now. I wasn't fit to be a parent and you understood that from a young age."

"Despite what I've put you through, you were always loyal and did what you were told, the perfect shinobi. I know I've ordered you to do things you didn't want to like destroying the Sound Village...your first village and home; but you followed without hesitation. I am proud of the shinobi you have become."

I was overwhelmed with happiness. I couldn't help but hug Father tightly. What surprised me was that he didn't push me away like he use to when I was a child, he accepted it and put his arms around me.

"I love you Father, always have....You don't have to say it back."

Call me selfish but I was enjoying this moment despite the war raging around us. I didn't care for it at all at this point. This moment really meant something to me. This is my dream right here. What I've always wanted. A Father who loves and accepts me.

As we hugged, I felt my chakra being replenished. I pulled away from Father to look at his hands which were glowing.

"What are you doing?" I questioned him trying to pull away but his held me tightly so I couldn't break the contact.

"You need chakra more than I." He explained as he looked down at me.

"What do you mean? I don't want to be involved in this war anymore. This war has nothing to do with me."

"You're still in danger Ko, do you know why your clan was eliminated?"

"Because you killed them." I stated unsure where he was going with this, but he only sighed at my comment.

"I was ordered to kill the clan by the Akatsuki." With every word that comes out of his mouth surprises me. He never told me exactly why he killed my kin.

"The Akatsuki? But Father, you didn't join the Akatsuki until I was four or five. How could they have given you that mission?"

"I haven't been loyal to the Leaf in a long time child. In order to gain their trust, this was one of their tests. Seeing their plan for this war, it all makes sense on why they wanted the Himura annihilated. Your eyes are immune to genjutsu; and their plan is to trap everyone in an infinite genjutsu. If the Himura were still alive, they'd pose a threat to the plan."

"They aren't focused on Hikaru and I." I said as I activated my Subete Miru seeing everyone with the now freed tailed beasts fighting Madara. I looked around seeing Obito on the ground surrounded by Kakashi and the Fourth Hokage. "They're focused on the tailed beasts and Obito is incapacitated. "

"It won't stay like this for long my dear. I'd rather you be safe and have chakra to defend yourself." He said just as a loud screech echoed across the battlefield. The statue has been resurrected once more appearing beside Madara.

He finally let me go but held onto my arm making us disappear and reappear next to Suigetsu, Karin, and Jugo which was where another enemy was. From the looks of it, only the Third Hokage and Hikaru are able to fight off the other statue that had been summoned.

"This is our chance Lord Orochimaru," Suigetsu whispered.

"Not yet," he replied. "Suigetsu, Jugo, give Ko your chakra. Ko, store the chakra I just gave you into your necklace."

"No way!" Karin cried out getting everyone's attention. "No way! This is!"

"What is it?" Jugo questioned but then I saw it.

"It's Sasuke," I gasped.

"Did something happen to Sasuke?" Jugo inquired as both he and Suigetsu gave me most of their chakra.

"He's been hurt...badly. He's going to die." I told them but my eyes caught another dying shinobi; Naruto.

Finally Orochimaru shows his feelings!...somewhat. Short chapter but very important ^-^

Make sure to vote and comment please! And if anyone can make a photo of Ko and Orochimaru together that would be awesome and super cute! 

Edited: 3/1/2021