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Okay, getting really close to the end. All I got to say is sorry that I didn't post this on Sunday. I wrote most of this today during class, too.

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Fenix burst through the ropes with ease. Then he untired his team mates for their imprisonment. All of them were fully healed, too.

He started, "Where are we?"

Rin responded, "I don't really know." She looked around a while. "But if I had to take a guess, we're inside the Village Hidden in the Whirlpool." Fenix looked around and found many signs that it, indeed, was the Village Hidden in the Whirlpool.

Asuka was awfully quiet as she walked around confused. She was looking for Toukun. She remembered being right next to him last time. And after walking around, a female shinobi suddenly appeared in front of her. Asuka screamed and dashed back to Fenix.

The new ninja laughed and approached Fenix. She said, "do'nt be scared. We only want to help you."

Rin asked, "Then why'd you have us tied up?"

"Those were ropes that healed you. There was a scroll spell on them with a genjutsu to heal you. That made them very weak. Practically anyone could have broken out of them," the female answered.

The team noticed the woman was close into her late-thirties or mid-forties. her headband had a spiral like the middle of the Konoha symbol.

"I've never heard of a genjutsu and scroll like that," Rin interrupted.

The woman only laughed. "i'm not surprised. We've been hidden away for about... eighteen years, I think."

"Whoa! Really?" Fenix and Rin shouted at the same time.

"How did you survive?" the husband Fenix asked first.

"Well..." the ninja began to say, but was interrupted by Asuka.

"E-excuse me... but there were two other ninja. One had a raven on his head, a big sword, and a book. M-may I p-please see him?" Asuka stammered.

The woman looked Asuka over and nodded. "Down the hall. Someone should be in front of his cell."

Asuka bowed then walked away, allowing the three to talk. She came to a place where there were many cells. She found that two of them had guards in front of them. "Toukun!" she called out.

"Asuka? Is that you?" the tied up Toukun called back.

She smiled and ran to the cell, but she was blocked by the guard. "Let me through! I just want to see him!" she shouted in anger at the girl.

The female guard kept a straight face on until the other male guard called her over, letting Asuka see Toukun. "T-thank you," she said to the guy, and he bowed back to her. They were bars at the window, which only a head could fit through.

Asuka held onto the bars and immediately let go from feeling a shock. She looked at the door to see there were scrolls on it. She just stood close to the window and said, "Toukun... are you in here?"

"Yeah, I am. And I'm tied up. I won't hurt anyone right now, though! Just let me out of this!" Toukun yelled. He struggled hard to get the ropes off, but he was healed like the others were.

"Toukun! Just settle down! I'll see what I can do. Hold on for a while," Asuka told him. She left and talked to the girl. She convinced her let Asuka in, but not let Toukun get untied. Asuka agreed to this and she went inside the cell. It was lit up with a bulb at the top.

"Okay, I'm here. They say I'm not allowed to touch you. Sorry," Asuka said as she walked around Toukun. She got as near to him as possible.

Toukun sighed. "Well, at least they let me see you. They took away my sword and book, too! I'm so sad!" He did a sort of fake cry to make Asuka laugh.

"Do you really want that book anymore?" she asked him, leaning over his body and hands crossed behind.

"Um..." he joked.

"Toukun!" she yelled, thinking he was serious.

"Just kidding! I don't!" he exclaimed with a laugh.

"Oh, I almost forgot. What were you about to say before all this happened?" she asked him.

Toukun's face flushed red hard. "I-I wanted to say... that... the book... filled the void... of love." His face blushed harder and he turned away from Asuka. But she smirked and turned his head toward her.

"I'm glad to hear that. Is there anything else you want to tell me?" she asked, curious of anything else.

"Actually... I know that I wouldn't be accepted as a shinobi anymore. I'm actually willing, strangely, to give up being a ninja to," he gulped, "marry you."

Asuka squeeled and jumped around. "I knew it! I knew you wouldn't kill me! You do love me!" she exclaimed. Her face blushed a little bit, too. "Say it again!" she shotued, getting close to his face.

Toukun smiled and said, "I'd give up being a ninja to marry you." It came out more fluent this time. He joked, "Maybe even sell Senshi to be with you, too." The bird gave a sort of growl. "Heheh, just kidding buddy."

"Oh, no! Don't sell Senshi. He makes you cuter when you two are together!" Asuka joked a little, too. Fenix and Rin came into the room at this point. Asuka jumped, "What are you two in here for?"

"Don't worry! We just want to congradulate you two!" Fenix said with a smile on his face.

Asuka looked confused. She said, "Uh... really? But why?"

Rin explained, "You just made one of the baddest ninja around to change his mind, and now that he's changed, he can go free. But he can't be a ninja anymore, and if he cooperates for a little while, he'll have to go through some tests. Easy as that."

Asuka squeeled once more. She gave a big kiss to Toukun on the lips and jumped around after slipping his headband off. Toukun fell loose after the kiss, making the married ninja laugh.

Sindri stayed in his cell tied up. He heard all the commotion. He yelled out, "I'd give up being a ninja, too! Please! Just get me out of this! Argh!" He rumbled the metal bed he was on a bit then it stopped.

The woman that they met first, told how their secret in hiding was to keep their advanced ninja techniques real secrets. Staying secluded for so long has allowed them to keep peace, too. The only way to raise and sink the village is to start the whirlpool. It usually takes about ten or so highly trained ninja to do it, but somehow one person did it this time. She was amazed. Finally, she allowed Toukun to be untied and he embraced Asuka in one of the longest hugs she's ever had.

All of the ninja stayed the night, Toukun's headband was destroyed, but he was allowed to keep his sword as long as he kept it in good use. Senshi was happy, yet he was always occupied with the book... Sindri got a little of what he deserved, too. In the morning, all of the good Konohagakure people will leave.

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Is this the last chapter? Maybe... maybe not. Depends on how far I want to go. Heheh, I'm so evil. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter because I sure enjoyed typing it! heart The heart will definitely indicate something. I hope you guys can figure it out. <3