“What’s going on here?” Clema demanded. “How do you know my name?”

“I told you darling.” The women said smiling. “It’s me, your mom. Tell me, how is Emashi doing?”

Clema froze and just stared at the beautiful woman.

Meanwhile, at Lyra’s pharmacy, Naruto tossed and turned in his bed, and woke up. He woke up, rubbing his eyes, and stretching his arms to the sky. He looked around, noticing two empty beds by him. “Where is everyone?”

“Come here and give me a hug, darling.” The woman said opening her arms. Her smile was welcoming.

Clema’s thoughts were racing through her head.

“It’s been a long time.” The women said frowning. “I will tell you everything darling; I know you must be confused.”

Clema stared at her. “Mom…” She said quietly. The women smiled. “Come here, Clema.”

Clema started to walk towards the woman cautiously. Suddenly, when they were face to face, Clema looked directly into her eyes, and saw a vision of herself with Emashi when they were young. Clema gasped and put her hand over her mouth. “Mother…”

“Yes.” The woman said smiling. Suddenly, a kunai landed in the ground from the air right next to the woman. There was a paper bomb attached, just waiting to explode. Sparks came off it, and Clema jumped back for safety, and so did the woman. The paper exploded, and a huge puff of smoke was created.

Soria stopped in her tracks when she saw the explosion up ahead. “CLEMA?!”

Clema was on a far away tree branch, looking down at the smoke. She squinted to see through the smoke, but saw nothing. Suddenly, she saw a figure on a nearby tree. “Clema…”

Clema froze when she heard this familiar voice coming from the figure. The smoke cleared, and it revealed Ishimaru, with a serious look upon his face. He was in a green short-sleeved shirt, and in blue jeans.

“Ishimaru!” Clema yelled happily. “I was so worried about you!”

Ishimaru said nothing. Clema’s smile faded. “What’s wrong with you? Thinking you can go fight that hallow alone!”

Clema sighed. “Well, at least you didn’t find it.”

Ishimaru closed his eyes. “No, I did.”

He opened his eyes and pointed down to the smoke filled ground. They saw a figure struggle to move, and when the smoke cleared, it was the woman.

“What are you talking about?” Clema asked. “She is, or might actually be my mother!”

“No, that thing is not your mother.” Ishimaru said sternly. He looked at her. “It’s that Hallow from that night. Don’t you remember? He can change into anyone that he killed.”

Clema froze. She remembered when the Hallow changed into Ken’s body that night.

“He already killed that woman because he is wearing her body.” Ishimaru explained.

Clema stared at the woman. “Can she be that same hallow?”

Ishimaru jumped off the tree branch to the ground, in front of the woman. “Stop wearing that body, I know that it’s you, you filthy Hallow.”

Clema jumped down next to Ishimaru. A slight wind made the tree leaves move and their clothes slightly. The woman laughed.

Ishimaru turned to Clema. “Give me your sword, I don’t have mine.”

“Yeah, I noticed by your outfit, why are you…”

“Just give me the sword.” Ishimaru demanded.

“Clema dear,” The woman said smiling. “Don’t give him the sword, honey.”

“Stop pretending to be her mother.” Ishimaru yelled.

“But I am her mother,” The woman said. “And Emashi’s also.”

Clema froze. Ishimaru noticed and yelled “GIVE ME YOUR SWORD.”

“If she is just that Hallow, why did I have a vision of me and Emashi when we were younger?”

Ishimaru reached his hand over Clema and grabbed her sword. He turned to the woman and held it outward to her. “This time, I’ll kill you.”

The woman was frowning. “Kill me? Why?”

“STOP!” Ishimaru yelled. “YOU ARE NOT HER MOTHER, YOUR THAT HALLOW!”

Ishimaru ran to her with Clema’s sword, and made a movement to pierce her in the chest, but at the moment of contact, she vanished. Clema’s sword pounded into the ground.

“Where did she go?” Clema said quietly.

Suddenly the woman jumped behind Ishimaru and stabbed him in the upper left shoulder with her arm, but in the appearance of a knife.

“She can shape shift her arm!” Clema said, quietly to herself so they couldn’t hear. “Ishimaru must be right…”

The woman retracted her knife arm. Once out, her arm returned to normal. Ishimaru fell, blood poured out of him.

“ISHIMARU!” Clema yelled.

The woman looked at Clema. “It was out of self defense, darling.”

Ishimaru grasped his wound with his hand. “Damn…”

“Why won’t you believe me darling?” The woman said frowning. “Don’t listen to this boy.”

Clema ran to Ishimaru and pulled her sword out of the ground. She pointed it outward towards the woman. “I don’t know who to believe, but until I do, keep your distance.”

Naruto was running down the gravel path, with a flashlight, looking for Soria and Clema. When he came to the two paths, he chose to take a look at the one with the forest ahead. It was still dark, but the sunrise was expected any minute.

Naruto saw a figure ahead when he was closer to the forest. It was Soria.

“Soria!” Naruto yelled. Soria turned and her face was pale.

“What’s wrong?” Naruto asked looking at her pale face. “Why are you outside anyways?”

Soria sighed. “I’m looking for Clema. Come on, I’ll explain on the way…”

Naruto had a blank expression on his face, but decided to follow her.