Trouble in the Sand 2~~~Chapter 38

~~~Chapter 38
Eeda swerved around and twirled into the air, coming down at Itaru. Itaru dodged and tried to fire her beam again, but Eeda sliced through it and flipped back behind Shibo. He thrust his into her back, and she fell to the ground… her body lying still…
“So… Itaru… Now what?”
“How do you know my name?”
“Oh? You don’t remember? Well then, maybe this will refresh your memory… my daughter!”
Itaru’s eyes widened and the rush of anger surged through her. Suddenly swords and fists sprang from her pack, her eyes rolling back in rage.
“Silly! That thing’s mine! I know all about it!”
Eeda danced on top of the fists and swords, dodging every hit with ease, getting closer and closer to Itaru.
“Upgrade…” Itaru whispered, as her body and clothes began to turn black, starting from her pack.
Glowing green lines appeared all over her, like a circuit board.
“Level 1…”
“Huh? It does seem you did SOMETHING with it.”
Itaru jumped into the air, her four mechanical legs combining into a drill, plummeting onto Eeda.
“Scream… Yarizymo!”
But Itaru’s new found power easily pierced through it.
“Tsk… Time to go…” Said Eeda, before he disappeared into the darkness out of fear.
Itaru fell to the floor and immediately woke up Chihiro
“Shibo?! SHIBO!” The two girls screamed, trying to bring her to life.
“No… not again… I REFUSE TO LOSE SOMEONE ELSE!” Yelled Chihiro, grasping her head in both hands.
She flung her hands to the side, and her chakra starting lashing out in all directions.
“PHOENIX REIVIVAL JUTSU!!!”
Her chakra instantly took the shape of a large flaming burn, which seemed to fuse itself into Shibo. Exhausted, Chihiro fell over, asleep.
Shibo began to twitch a little, and then she began to breathe again.
“Thank god…” Sighed Itaru, finally getting some sleep…

“Heh…” Eeda chuckled, “I guess she’s become better… time to upgrade this old sword.
He sat against a tree in the forest, drinking the blood of one of his victims. He stood up and slashed a tree in half out of rage.
“Daddy’s going to kill you Itaru… Just you wait, darling dearest!” He said, laughing manically.
“Excuse me… would you like to become stronger, sir?” Hissed a voice from the shadows.
“Well yeah, don’t we all?”
“Well then, please follow me,” said Orochimaru, walking out of the shadows and raising and inviting hand…