â ashes, we all fall down. â
First the power, now a destructive quake that shook the ground beneath them.Â
She should have been more careful. More aware of the young teen boy, running along with them to safety.Â
Constant trips, stumbles behind the group running from the massive rush of water that crashed through the forest. There wasnât enough time to out run the wave. Having to ascend quickly to the tall, sturdy trees and pray to god they withheld the wave.Â
Half-way up, Rin let out a tone of panic. â Whereâs Obito? âÂ
Stumbling far up ahead, unknowing of the groupâs whereabouts. Minato visibly tensed, ready to brace himself to run further and grab him.
Kushina had already dropped to the ground, dashing to the teenager. â Obito? I need to hold onto me and donât let go.â A firm, quick tone. They couldnât linger any longer on the ground. Pulling him onto her back, grabbing a hold of the branch of the nearest tree, hoisting herself up.Â
She was known for scaling trees quickly and sometimes jumping from branch to branch, despite the danger risk if she missed. Hoisting herself, along with a fourteen year old clinging to her back? Difficult. Very difficult.Â
The water had risen to her ankles half-way up, but she did not stop. Ascending high as she could keep them safely away from the rushing water. Pressing herself against the bark, clinging desperately with her legs secured to the branch and an arm around the base, another with an iron grip hold on the Uchiha.Â
It took ages before the water calmed and went down. The sun was setting by the time it was safe to climb down. Minato yelled up to the duo if they were alright. Once branch at a time, Kushina aided Obito down the tree to the ground.Â
A protective hold on him, her own body steadying from the after shock. â I wonder what will happen next.. â The red haired woman muttered, staring in the direction where the water came rushing. From the first attack, many people had died from car accidents and plane crashes. Who knew the amount of people died from this attack.
â Ashes, we all fall down.â The blind boy rasped out, an uncomfortable silence rising among the group. A shudder up the Uzumakiâs spine, the words speaking of the humanity suffering from the â visitors â hovering about their world.Â
Kakashiâs voice brought them out of the lost thoughts, earning nods of agreement. â We should get back to Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko, before anything else happens.âÂ