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Summary: The Daimyou of the Samurai Nation's daughter is being shipped to Konoha at a young age. They need her to watch over Konoha for the Sandaime whenever he can't do it in the near future. How will she be able to this, when she is an inexperienced fighter? Get her a personal trainer, of course! Narugome… Kaguto… Naruto/Kagome pairing. This is Alternate Universe for both Anime Series. Enjoy!

**No time traveling, No Uchiha Massacre or Coup de Tat, YONDAIME STILL LIVES, sorta**

Samurai-Kagome! Whoot!

Setting: Wholly Naruto World with a few key places and characters from InuYasha. ;)

Ages:

Kagome, Hinata: 9

Rookie 9: 10

Itachi: 17

Kakashi: 24

The rest I'll add as I go. (:

Chapter 1: Konoha needs her.

The atmosphere was heavy and eerily quiet as the present citizens looked to their country's leader that was confidently giving a speech on a platform at the front of the crowd. He was in full view for everyone and anyone who was willing to watch and listen… But, the news was something that they hadn't expected to hear. Actually, they didn't really care for the news, in all reality; well some didn't. It wasn't important to the lot of them, but none the less everyone was silent as their leader addressed them as a whole on the matter at hand. They decided to be respectful, and pay attention.

But…

What did this speech matter to them? It wasn't going to affect them in anyway, was it? They exchanged curious glances with each other, and some even stared bewilderingly at Daimyo-sama as if he's lost his mind, before settling their gazes on the four-foot feminine figure that was clinging tightly to his waist as she stared down at the crowd with a frightened face.

"I am saddened to confirm that today, our pride and joy will be sent off to Konoha." The leader spoke grievingly while glancing down at his daughter with the pride never leaving his facial features. "It is in our country's will that she will be raised properly, and away from the havoc that was wreaked since the last shinobi war." A few tears escaped his bright blue eyes. "And as the land of the Samurai; we pray that she will not grow up without experience in protecting herself, or others; for that is not the way of the warriors of our lands." As he lowered his head, his shoulder-length raven hair covered his shoulders and his handsome face from the curious on-lookers as he silently prayed for his daughter's safety.

This made some of the female citizens weep silently along with him. They didn't know what it was about the Higurashi family… but it was mainly Daimyo-sama that caused reactions like these. He wept, they wept; he smiled with glee, the others grinned in response.

It was actually rumored that the royal family was formed from empaths. Even though it wasn't a true classification in warring ranks, it still was something rarely seen but not entirely something to be proud of… Empaths usually tend to feel sorry for their opponents during attacks and wars, so much so, that they usually end up being the victim in the situations. But that's neither here nor there, because everyone knows what kind of temper the Higurashi family has, since most of them have witnessed it by ear from the Daimyo's tower eons ago… and boy, can that little girl scream!

But it was that girl that had the wealthier male citizens upset. She was their hime; and they're sending her away to become stronger. Why didn't the Daimyo just set up an arranged marriage to keep their country strong, instead of sending her off to the Fire Lands to be watched over by shinobi? It was no lie that Konoha was one of the strongest Shinobi Lands, but hime-chan is supposed to grow into her own culture; not the ninja's way of life. But, this meeting isn't exactly being set up for debate. So they're just going to have deal with it.

"Kagome-hime will be sent off tomorrow morning, we shall all see her off then." The daimyo spoke before kissing his daughters forehead and lifting her into his arms before walking off the platform with her, his wife, and assistants; leaving the crowd stunned in silence.

The next morning found Kagome awake pretty early with her bags packed and ready to go. Her escort should be here in an hour for their long journey to begin, no matter how mentally unprepared she was. She sighed.

She didn't know exactly how she felt about being sent away from her family—her father, her mother, her little brother, her surrogate brothers, and her surrogate uncle; well, other than what's expected. Even though she seemed kind of indifferent to this situation, she was actually kind of devastated on the inside. She didn't want to leave. She grew up here with not only her family but, Eri, Ayume, and Yuka, too… there was always a time to try something new, though, right?

"Yeah!" she gave herself a small pep talk pumping a tiny fist in the air. "I can meet some new people, and make new friends!" the thought of leaving behind her old ones came back to her and she changed her mind on the last one. "Well, I can just meet new people..." she murmured as she lowered her fist. She doesn't want to replace her old friends; no matter how over-caring they were… and yes, there was such a thing as caring too much.

Kagome's suitcase was by her legs as she sat on her bed, kicking her black booted feet back and forth. Her waist-length, straight, raven hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, and she wore her newest outfit that her uncle, Touga Taisho had bought her. It was a fighting-dressy outfit; black leggings, white and purple dressing kimono, and her aforementioned black boots. She would have worn the silver armor made of youkai hide that he bought her, but he said it was only for whenever she was getting ready to spar; which she wouldn't be doing until she retrieved proper training from his eldest son, Sesshoumaru, who was otherwise known as her surrogate brother/cousin besides InuYasha, which is Touga's youngest son.

Even though she wasn't blood related to the Taishos, her family still considered them family; even if they were basically descendents of dog demons. Actually, Touga InuTaisho himself was a Daiyoukai of the neighboring west lands, he just doesn't necessarily stay there all of the time; his ward runs in his place while he comes to her father's lands. But, none the less, his family is still hers as well as her own family is hers.

"Kagome, honey, your escort's here!" she heard her mother's voice through her door; and after that a round of taps on the floor as she walked away, probably to go cook breakfast for her brother, since her father was in his office.

"Alright, I'm coming." She muttered and grabbed her suitcase before descending the stairs.

When she opened the door she wasn't very surprised to see a ninja there. She wasn't even surprised that she's already seen this ninja before, in her father's office. It was a man, he looked to be in his mid-twenties with silver hair that defied gravity at an impressive angle, and a hitai-ate covering his left eye with a mask that covered the lower part of his face—his mouth and nose.

Right now he looked down at her with shocked eyes, before smiling at her. "Hello, there. Are you Kagome-chan?"

"Hai..." Kagome answered, nodding her head once.

"Then you can call me Kakashi Hatake." He eye smiled at her. "Well, we better get going."

Oh, this is going to be a long trip, she sighed again before using her chakra to hide her suitcase in a scroll as they began their trek.

AN: So, I know, I started a new story, and bla bla bla...
I really wanted to see this story done, though, so yea.

The chapters WILL be longer.

TK: How it all Began is indefinitely put on Hold. I'm losing interest in it...

Madara's Jewel's next chapter is being written right now.

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