Summary: Not everything stays as it should. Sometimes someone has to put their life on the line to save many. Thats what she was ready to do -- to sacrifice her life to save the world.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Inuyasha.

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Mmm... How she loved running through the forest in the morning. The way the wind blew around her -- as if it were caressing a lover -- comforted her the way nothing could. She was one with nature at that moment.

Suddenly she felt an imbalance in the world. Something had gone terrible wrong yet she did not know what it was. Spreading her aura to try to figure out what was wrong, she slowly came to a halt. A feeling a dread filled her body as she recognized what that feeling was. She quickly changed directions and sped off.

Trees blurred together as she sped through the foliage. 'This can't be! How could he have been unsealed!?' she wondered. 'The seal was to be impervious to everything... this shouldn't be happening!' Involutary shivers made their way down her back. The evil aura was growing stonger by the minute and the only thing she could do was place a barrier around the person emanating the aura.

After a few minutes, a wall started to come into view. Marveling at the sight before her, she started to slow down. Stopping at the gate of the village she had arrived at, she waited to be acknowledged by the guards. Moments later, one jumped in front of her. "Who are you and what business do you have here?" he demanded. "I have urgent business with the Hokage," she said her face not portraying any emotion she felt. She handed him her passport inwardly laughing when his eyes widened when he read she was a woman. 'This is a woman?' he though to himself while looking at her.

Coming to a decision, he said "Then I will escort you to the Hokage tower." Nodding her head, she followed the shinobi. Many villagers looked on in curiosity as she walked by wondering who she was.

As they came to a large building, she started to wonder what she would say. She had decided to come to Konohagure because Sarutobi was there. He had seen it all and had taken care of her after it had happened. She came to the only person she could trust and the only one who would understand how dire the situation was.

The shinobi led her into a building and up some stairs to a door. He opened the door and walked in shutting the door behind him. "Hokage-sama there is a girl named Kagome Higurashi here who says she has urgent business with you," the shinobi reported.

When Sarutobi heard her name he shot up and told the shinobi to let her in. When she walked in he took in her appearance. She wore traditional kung fu suit that hid her womanly curves. The top was a deep forest green with a silver hem. The bottoms were a simple black color and she wore kung fu slippers over white socks. The top of her head was messily wrapped with white cloth covering her eyes and nose. Her hair was ebony and had a blue tint to it while the tips were the purest silver he had ever seen.

When he had last seen her she had been but a mere child: A child with a tremendous amount of chakra and who learned very quickly. He left her in the care of a man who he trusted with his life, a man who goes by the name of Inu no Tashio. He had received many letters about Kagome's progress with the training she was receiving, and about how she was adjusting to life with the inuyoukai and his family.

Coughing from Kagome had brought him out of his thoughts.

"Kagome what a wonderful surprise!" he said smiling.

"It is great to see you as well Hokage-sama," Kagome said as she bowed. "I'm sorry I could not come for a better reason, but I have information that I need to speak with you about. It seems that he is beginning to free himself. I have placed a barrier around his cave but it won't last forever. It will take him a few years to be brought to full power but he has already started to gain power. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of him myself. I have a feeling that someone is helping him break free but I'm not sure who or how many there may be."

He sat back digesting what all she had said. 'If what she says is true, all nations are endangered. I will have to inform the other kages…"

"Hmm… can you not go to where he is sealed and purify him?" he asked.

"That is what I'm hoping to do and is another reason I came here. Can you spare me a few ninjas to come help me in case there are others helping him? I plan on traveling there to purify him once and for all. I would really appreciate you help."

Sarutobi shuffled through some papers to see who was available to send with Kagome. "It seems I have three ninja that are available to escort you to the mountains and who are capable of helping you," he stated looking at her. "I will inform them of their new mission and will have them ready to go by morning. But first I would like to ask you a question." She nodded her head at him acknowledging his request.

"Why do you wear cloth covering most of your face?"

She chuckled and his heart lightened at the sound. "You will know soon Hokage-sama. When the time is right I will tell you the story behind it, but as of now, I don't think I would be ready to tell you," she smiled. "I will say that it has helped me in many ways."

He nodded accepting her answer. Afterwards she left the room and Sarutobi called for Kakashi so he could tell him that he and his team would be leaving in the morning on a mission. A mission to protect the woman who had saved the world and who continues to protect them all.

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A/N: I hope you liked it. Reviews and suggestions are welcome.