The Red Tiger Flash, A Dark Past Revealed

Chapter 5: Weak

'Kankuro...please be okay...' Hana thought as she breathed heavily, her body slowly going numb.

Hana groaned in pain as Deidera looked back down at her, confusion evident on his face.

"You're still alive? I really thought you'd at least be unconscious." Deidera said as Hana gritted her teeth.

"Shut up...you...jerk..."

Kankuro was rushed to the sand villages hospital, the poison slowly killing him as he groaned in pain.

Hana's eyes widened as Sasori returned, a sly look on his face.

"Y-you...what...happened to...Kankuro?" Hana spat out weakly as the two akatsuki members looked at her, both smirking.

"He will die in three days time." Sasori said bluntly as Hana's eyes widened, a glare forming as she growled.

"Bastards...! I'm...I'm going to kill...you...!" Hana said weakly as they both laughed.

"Kill us? In that state?" Deidera laughed as Hana groaned in pain, coughing harshly as she breathed heavily.

'Dammit! Why didn't you defeat them Tuka!?' Hana thought as she heard a sigh.

"Look hunny, that poison would have spread even faster if I had. I'm working on removing it right now, but it's going to take some time. Now stop complaing."

Tuka growled as Hana coughed, blood the color of her hair splattering on the white bird.

They finally made it out of the sand, heading into a thick forest as Hana yelled in pain.

"Damn Sasori my man, you're not supposed to kill the jinchuriki." Deidera mumbled as Hana groaned, her red hair flowing in the wind as tears came to her eyes.

"We're here." Sasori responded as they approached a large boulder, directly across a stream.

The boulder rumbled as it lifted up, the akatsuki members entering the large cave.

"You're late. Prepare immediately." The hologram like shadow said as they turn to them.

"The jinchuriki was unexpectedly strong. Not to mention, another little jinchuriki got in our way." Deidera said as he pulled Hana off the bird, her head hanging low as her hair hit the rock floor.

Hana growled as she lifted her head shakily, as Gaara laid on the ground, off the bird.

"G-Gaara.." Hana said quietly as Deidera dropped her to the ground, a large statue erupting from the ground.

"Assemble." The figure said as multiple hollow gram like figures appear.

"Let us begin."

"Huh, so the idiot and the puppet both got the jinchuriki? What a surprise." A woman's voice said as Deidera growls.

"Shut up. We actually got two jinchuriki." Deidera growled as the female raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Two? What luck you have." The woman said sarcastically as all the members prepared hand signs.

"Sealing jutsu; nine phantom dragons." A deep voice said as light engulfed Gaara, lifting him up as Hana watched with wide eyes.

"Just another day, Hana. And you'll be half way healed. Just enough to save Gaara." Tuka said as Hana nodded.

She gritted her teeth as she watched.

Sakura, Naruto, Kakashi, and Temari all arrived at the sand, Sakura rushing to aid Kankuro.

Sakura extracted all of the poison, saving Kankuro.

"Hana..." Kankuro said weakly as he awoke, everyone walking around his bedside.

"Kankuro, how to do you feel?" Sakura asked carefully as Kankuro slowly gathered over his memory, his eyes widening.

"H-Hana! S-shes dying! You have t-to help her!" Kankuro yelled as all their eyes widened.

"What!?" Temari said in shock as Naruto gritted his teeth.

"I think...she got p-poisoned too. She looked so...weak." Kankuro coughed as everyone exchanged worried glances.

After a few hours, Kankuro was sitting up, Sakura tending to him carefully.

"Deidera, have you been keeping an eye on the girl?" Pain questioned as Deidera nodded.

"Yeah, she's fine. I don't think she's dead yet." Deidera said as Rose raised an eyebrow.

"A girl?" Rose questioned as Deidera nodded.

"She's from the leaf village, but she was with the jinchuriki when we tried to capture him. She was a real pain." Diedera said as Rose scoffed.

"A little girl, how troublesome." Rose said sarcastically as Kisame chuckled.

Kakashi, granny Chiyo, Naruto, and Sakura all left the hidden sand, following the way Kakashi's dogs tracked Sasori.

Hana breathed heavily as she pulled out a kunai, throwing it at Deidera who dodged it.

"The hell!?" Deidera yelled as Hana shakily stood.

"Let go of Gaara right now!" Hana yelled as she shook slightly, glaring at the akatsuki group.

"You're a leaf shinobi? I've never seen her before in the village." Rose said as Hana gritted her teeth.

Rose eyed the googles around Hana's neck, a curious look on her face.

"Deidera, take care of the girl." Pain said as Hana growled, Deidera jumping down as Hana gritted her teeth.

"Flames of the sun!" Hana yelled out as flames swirled around her arms, lashing out at Deidera who growled.

Deidera dodged Hana's flaming whips, throwing kunai at her as she dodged.

Hana ran forward, going for a punch as Deidera smirked.

Sasori's mechanical tail wrapped around Hana's waist, throwing her backwards into the cave wall.

Hana coughed as she fell to the ground, Deidera walking over and picking her up by her hair, as she growled.

He placed a kunai against her neck as he chuckled.

"You've used up all your chakra, little girl. Why don't you have a nice sleep?" Deidera laughed as Hana's eyes widened.

One swift hit to her neck, and Hana dropped to the ground.

"Good work. Now come back and focus on the jutsu." Pain ordered as Sasori and Deidera jumped back onto the hands of the staute, continuing the jutsu.

Hana smiled as her long red hair blew through the warm wind, Gaara smiling at the sun set.

Hana sighed happily as she watched the beautiful orange and yellow painted sky.

"I guess I better head home." Hana said as Gaara frowned.

"For some reason, I wish you could stay longer." Gaara said as Hana smiled.

"Aww, I do too, but I have duties for Lady Tsunade, the old hag is teaching me medical ninjutsu and would kill me if I were late." Hana said with a nervous smile as Gaara and her stood.

"See you in a few weeks." Gaara said as Hana nodded, wrapping her arms around his torso, laying her head on his chest as she smiled.

"See yah, panda." Hana said with a smile as she let go, walking to the side of the roof as she smiled. "Peace, kazekage!"

"Bye, Hana..."