Hana's POV
"Takashi! What's wrong with her? Why is she so weak?" I yelled looking at my new born baby, fresh out of the womb, unmoving.
"I-I don't know Hana" my husband says to me, turning to one of the medical ninja who was here to assist with the birth
"Do something! Please!"
"Lord Takashi, I'm sorry. I don't know what to do, there's no chakra at all in her system and it seems like her body is rejecting all my medical ninjutsu, I've never seen anything like this" the medical ninja said looking panicked.
My head snapped the small baby in my arms, she's barely breathing, at this rate she'll be gone in seconds, tears beginning to stream down my face as thoughts of the worst possible income swarmed my mind.
Heart rate accelerating, my vision began to blur. The tears beginning to obstruct my voice.
I didn't carry you for 9 months just to lose you before I got to know you
My thoughts get interrupted as the object of my current state of worry it taken from my hands.
"Where are you taking her" the words coming out in sobs as hope continues to look farther and farther away.
My husband who now has our baby girl in his arms merely looks at me, his eyes soft but determination has now settled in.
"Don't worry my love, I'll fix this"
He gives me one last look before he's out the door with our baby.
"You can't just leave me here" I yell, beginning to pull myself off the bed, ignoring the pain that shoots and screams at me. Ignoring the voices and gestures of the maids and medical ninja present trying to keep me in bed.
Trying to keep me away from her.
I follow the sound of my husbands hurried steps before I catch up with him. He had made his way from the main household and entered our great shrine, a place our clan comes for prayers and such to our ancestors, those who came before us.
My husband, who has now noticed my presence turns to look at me. Where there was once determination and confidence, now has something mixed in. Something I know is all over my face. He doesn't have the luxury of showing that emotion right now, but I do.
Fear
Because what if this doesn't work?
My thoughts are pushed to the very back of my mind as I get on my knees in front of a sword, surrounded by candles and in front of a statue of a woman.
Kaminari-sama
She is said to be the first ever Kurokawa, our great ancestor.
As my husband places our baby in front of the statue the candles begin to flare. Their flame burning brighter and hotter than the small dim light they gave earlier.
I drop into a bow, my forehead touching the floor as the tears begin to well up again.
Please
That's the only word ringing in my head right now. Nothing else matters right now, all that matters is my child's safety. I will do anything for her to be healthy. To have a chance to live life.
My husband doesn't say anything but is also bowing next to me.
I move my head slightly to look at him. His shoulders shake as he too looks to be an exact mirror of myself. Any image of the strong and courageous man is now gone, all that is left is simply a father, praying for the safety of his child.
Please great Goddess, please let my child live
"I Takashi Kurokawa, the current head of the Great Kurokawa Clan stand before you. Please, save my child, do not let her die when she hasn't had a chance to taste a life that you would've wanted your whole clan to have" Takashi, my husband, and head of the Kurokawa Clan says.
I shut my eyes tightly and let a small whimper out as I whispered a small plea of my own before a bright light came from the statue enveloping the entire shrine before entering the body of my child who was lying still, not even a breath coming from her. I tried not to think of the worst as I sat up getting ready to check on my baby.
Please be okay
My eyes stuck on the infant in front of me.
"You need not worry" a voice said coming from a young woman. Bright glowing white and golden eyes, long dark black hair cascades around her like a waterfall, my eyes teared up, realisation setting in.
Shinkugan
Our clans dojutsu, it's very rare to witness it in person. The Clan's dojutsu being so rare that it hasn't been awakened by a single person for generations. The shinkugan was thought to have the whites of the eye turn black with a white diamond in the middle. However, Kaminari's was different from what was told. Her eyes was a blinding white and gold.
She'll be okay I think to myself, hope blossoming in my chest again, connecting this voice of the woman in front of me to our ancestor Kaminari Kurokawa.
"I have much need of this child so I can't let her pass on just yet" Kaminari says, a smile now on her face as she stares long at the baby in front of her. She places a hand over the baby, a white fire-like chakra making its way from her hand to the child. As it envelops the baby, what was once silence in the room is now filled with the sounds of a baby's cries.
Tears well up in my eyes as Kaminari moves her hand away from the child, I stand from where I was and run to grab my baby.
You're okay
Gratitude doesn't even begin to express what I feel.
My arms are tight around my now breathing baby, afraid that if I let go something may happen. Takashi is still in a deep bow in front of our ancestor.
"We are grateful at your generosity in saving our child" Takashi says loudly.
"Thank you" is all I manage to choke out.
"Please rise, it's difficult talking to the back of your head" Kaminari says with a smirk.
My husband slowly rises, making his way to stand with me and the baby.
"Our family is grateful"
"Yes, she was rather weak. Born without a single drop of chakra within her, the perfect empty vessel"
Vessel?
My eyes widen as I turn my head towards our ancestor from the baby.
"Oh don't look so panicked. She will still be your child. Still have her soul. She will merely just have another beings chakra... mine" Kaminari smiles knowingly.
"May I ask you to elaborate" Takashi asks.
"There is a great threat that will walk this land in the future, I am here to offer my powers and I needed a vessel. She is still a baby and still too weak to have me completely sealed within her. So, I will continue to feed her my chakra until she is strong enough to handle having me sealed within her. All that I ask is that you keep her safe until that times come, you may teach her the theories of chakra but she is not to try and manipulate chakra until we are one"
"How will we know when the time comes" I say, the small knot of fear that I thought had undone itself in my stomach, making it's way back.
"You'll know when it happens" Kaminari smirks again, before she disappears in a blast of light.
I turn to look at my husband, still a little anxious about the warning Kaminari gave us but mostly joyed and grateful that our child is safe.
"What shall we call you little one?" my husband says, walking up to me as I pass him our baby. Her silence is replaced by laughter. The sound music to my ears.
"Azumi, we shall call her Azumi, she will grow up and be a safe place for the village and its people" I said with a small smile before I felt exhausted and began to fall forwards only to be caught by Takashi with one hand, as he was holding Azumi with the other.
"Tsk, you silly woman, you shouldn't have come out here. Daisuke take your sister, I'll take your mother back to her room" Takashi says, I try to move my head to look behind me. I was unaware our oldest had been tailing us this whole time. I didn't want him to witness anything happen to his sister if things had turned out worst.
The last thing I see is Daisuke carefully taking his baby sister out of his father's arms, a smile on his face before I let the fatigue get to me and closed my eyes allowing my husband to carry me back to our room.