Cat horse

C stored Kakuzu's dead body in a scroll then the whole group climbed on top of Matatabi's back.

After this attack they wanted to go home and Matatabi decided to carry everyone back.

It was the quickest way as she was a four legged animal and could run very fast, she was mostly acting like their horse in this journey.

"Thanks Matatabi, you are a good cat."

Sato rubbed Matatabi's flaming hair and praised the monster cat.

He knew this was Matatabi who was in control and not Yugito, if this was Yugito he wouldn't be rubbing her hair like a pet.

"I can't let you get attacked again, I would hate it if you died like that."

"If I have to carry you to keep you safe, so be it."

Matatabi grumbled while rushing full force towards Kumo.

Her massive body was shaking the earth with every step, and she was going very fast.

It didn't take them too long, their team had reached hidden cloud by sunset, the mountain peaks of Kumo were shining with the setting sun.

"It's so beautiful.."

Hinata muttered in amazement, Neji was also in a similar mood.

They had never seen something so beautiful, Konoha wasn't nearly as pretty as hidden cloud, they thought.

"It's nice isn't it? This is our home, it's your home too."

"You see that mountain peak over there, that is our personal property, you'll be living there with me now."

Sato showed his place to Hinata and Neji.

Meanwhile C had climbed down and spoken with the guard, who let them all in.

Matatabi simply kept running through the streets, she was scaring some ninjas who were going about their day, but she paid them no mind.

The ninjas soon figured out that this was Yugito so they bowed to her and kept doing what they were doing.

*Step*

After one last long run, Matatabi landed on top of her mountain peak, the peak which Sato and Yugito called home.

"We are here."

She said and gently sat down, making the three children slide down from her back.

*Slide*

*Thump*

Landing onto the ground Sato took a deep breath, he was breathing the familiar air, the air here was full of safety.

"I missed this place, I had to look behind me all the time in Konoha, but here I can relax as much as I want!"

Smiling happily, Sato cupped his hand on his mouth and called his friend.

"Hey Karui! Come here, check out our two new members."

Sato called Karui, who quickly opened the door and ran out.

"Sato sama you are back! I missed you."

Karui ran upto Sato and hugged him tightly, she was left all alone in this house, she really missed Sato and Yugito.

"These two.. Hello, I am Karui."

Leaving the hug Karui introduced herself to the two unique looking children.

Both of them looked blind, their eyes were completely white, so she wasn't sure if they can see her.

"Hello, I am Neji Hyuga, this is my sister, Hinata Hyuga."

"Sato sama has promised to make us a part of the Nii family, we are here as his guards."

Neji introduced himself in a very noble way, something which made Karui feel inferior.

But Sato trusted her as the one incharge, so she collected herself back up and smiled at the two.

"I will show you around, please come with me."

Karui took her role as an assistant seriously, she didn't want to shame Sato so she pretended to be strong.

"Thank you for your help."

Neji being the understanding guy he was, played along with Karui even if he realised that she wasn't a noble.

Her actions were clearly non noble and not worthy of Sato's status, at least in Neji's eyes.

But Neji could see that she was trying, so he decided to help her in the future, he will teach her how to behave so she dosen't shame Sato.

"Look at them go, I hope they get along."

Yugito's voice came from the side as Matatabi's body collapsed into flames.

She walked out from inside while fixing her hair.

Sato smiled at her and stretched himself in a relaxed way.

"They'll be fine, I hope Hinata and Neji can have fun now, they might not be so free after sometime."

"I have to talk to Raikage sama and other clans in the meantime, who knows what I have to do to keep Hinata and Neji with me."

"I managed to get them to Kumo, but keeping them with me might be hard to do, a lot of people want the Byakugan."

Sato scratched his head, he didn't know how he was supposed to keep them, this wasn't Konoha and he wasn't willing to cause too much chaos.

He wasn't sure how he should handle the situation if Kumo wants Hinata or Neji regardless of what he says.

But Yugito had no such concerns.

"Don't think too much Sato, this is Kumo not Konoha, as long as you prove that you are capable of keeping two Byakugan, nobody will say anything."

"And after your recent mission, everyone knows how capable you are, nobody can take Neji and Hinata away from you."

"I'll talk to Raikage sama, if he gives his permission you guys can stay together always."

Yugito rubbed her stomach while saying this, she had a long scar running across her belly.

Sato noticed it with a frown and asked in a concerned way.

"This is what Kakuzu did to you when he tore you in half? Will it be fine?"

Yugito shook her head, she traced her finger along her scar and said.

"I almost died that time, I am lucky that I got away with just a scar."

Removing her shirt and amour out of the way, Yugito exposed the rest of the scar.

The mark extended from her stomach all the way to her chest, it proved how her body was almost split in half back then.

"...So the scar won't go?"

Sato asked with slight sadness, and Yugito rubbed his head with a smile.

"It's not a problem, I am alive which is the most important thing."

Yugito covered her body and rewore her chest armour to hide the scar.

She then took Sato's hand and walked into the house.

"I'll make something for you, you go freshen up."

Yugito told Sato and he nodded, but he was thinking internally how deadly the life of a ninja was.

One wrong move and life would end, this was a very risky business.

Yet Yugito was used to such a life, she soon forgot about it and remembered something else.

"By the way Sato, you should prepare yourself, remember when you told the nine tailed jinchuriki that you want to become Raikage?"

"You told us your encounter with him, and we told Raikage sama about it."

"Raikage sama seems to have taken it seriously, you might need to prove yourself a worthy Raikage soon."

"You'll go through some trials, they are very important and sacred, do your best okay." 

Sato was taken aback, he had the idea of taking the Raikage position but he didn't know A was already considering him.

This was good, if he was the future Raikage, his political power would grow a lot, nobody will be able to take Hinata and Neji from him after that.

'Be it for the future or now, I'll have to become the Raikage regardless.'

'There is no chance of failure in this, let's see what I need to do to be chosen.'

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