A loud crash can be heard in the room. You take a peek inside and notice that a female is fighting with the famed Copy-Nin of Konohagakure. They stop for a moment to quickly chant out: Meep does not own any original Naruto Characters or Jutsu. They quickly continue to fight, arguing over who's turn it is to pick up the kids from school....
On to our story....
If you had the choice of choosing your life, would you pick the best out of everything? If you had choice to choose your family, would you pick the rich snobby people or the poor humble people? If you had the chance to change a life, would you?
"It's a girl!"
There had been much bubbling over the new girl of the Takatsu family. They were the wealthiest family in the city. Takatsu Aro owned the largest law firm in the world. Takatsu Mika owned the biggest and largest international business known to mankind. Now a new little one was in the family and she had no choice in what she wanted to do in the world. She was going to control the most famous channel on TV, whether she wanted to or not. That decision was made before she was even conceived.
That was 18 years ago.
"Mother, tell me again why you are forcing me to do what I don't like to do?"
Takatsu Tsune hated television. She just wanted to run outdoors, climb trees, and play football. Sadly, her parents had other plans.
"Because you will rule the television world, which in turn will let the Takatsu family rule the world."
The idea was out of the nutshell. After asking countless times for years, she knew the reason for her studies. It disgusted her. "Is that all you care about? Being the most influential family in the world? Does it not matter that I have other plans for my life?" Tsune wanted to open up a karate/tae kwon do/judo center. She would employ the best in the world to train her pupils.
"To answer in complete order, that's all we care about, see previous answer, and no, it doesn't matter. Now you get your rumpus to that television studio and we'll see you tomorrow." Mika walked off, gracefully, to the foyer to join her husband.
That was the latest bright idea from her parents. Tsune was to stay overnight at a television studio that her father represented to study every single component they offered. She wanted to stay overnight in the woods hunting foxes. Her father said that if she didn't go, her daily allowance equal to $500 would be diminished. She sighed and picked up her overnight bag. The plan was for Jones to take her to the studio, drop her off, and head back home. No detours.
While in the car, Tsune begged and pleaded to not have to go. "Come on, Jones! You know I hate television, why make me go?" He winced, but didn't budge. Her father had played the "or else you're fired" card on Jones. His job was more important than being yelled at by Tsune. As they pulled into the parking lot for Dreams do Come True TV, Tsune made a gagging noise. Jones checked the rearview mirror to see Tsune doing an inappropriate sign to the building.
"Now you know I don't take none of that, young lady!" Jones yelled.
"Yes sir, I'm sorry sir." Jones may have been her butler, but he was more of a father to her than her biological one. He raised her when her parents were off deciding her future. He smiled and announced that they were there. The door to the limousine opened to reveal a several people. They all were her age, maybe a year younger. One male had blond ruffled hair, but on him it looked natural. He had blue eyes that were full of excitement and anxiety. Another male had raven hair that cascaded around his head. His black eyes revealed nothing and yet everything. Off to the side was a girl with pink dyed hair. Tsune gave her the "raised eyebrow look" while noticing her eyes were green.
"Welcome to Dreams do come true TV Takatsu-Sama." An older male appeared from behind the teenage trio. His silver hair was aloof on his head. His brown eyes gave everything away about him. He was a good guy, for now. Tsune scoffed.
"I don't want to be here, so let's make this tour quick so I don't have to spend the night here." Tsune stood and bowed to Jones. Jones smiled and went to get Tsune's bags.
"Alright…let me introduce you to my employees. The blond eccentric one is our newest addition. He's Uzumaki Naruto and he's in charge of looking over letters and finding out which person deserves a spot on our show." Naruto stepped forward and bowed. Tsune sighed and waved him away. At least she's hot…, Naruto thought backing up to his spot.
"The pink female is Haruno Sakura. She's in charge of design and casting." Sakura came forward and bowed shyly. Tsune sighed again, but this time smiled afterwards. She liked this one. What a forced smiled, Sakura thought standing next to Naruto.
"Lastly is our vice president and executive producer, Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke came forward and bowed grudgingly. Tsune smirked and turned to the older male.
"And who might you be?" Sasuke's composure almost dropped along with his jaw. She didn't even look at me, he thought.
"I'm Hatake Kakashi. You should know me. I'm always at your house on Fridays." Kakashi bowed. Tsune sighed and nodded.
"I should know, but I'm usually outside biking, hiking, or training. As you all know, I'm Takatsu Tsune. Pleased to meet all of you, but not really. I don't want to be here, don't care to be here, and so don't try to make this into some party."
Naruto leaned over to Sakura and whispered, "She's got some spice." Sakura elbowed him in the side hard. Sasuke rolled his eyes. Naruto was in a world of pain tonight if he kept that up.
"Let's get started. It's only 5 o' clock so we have a few hours before it's time to close shop. After we close up we'll all get into our pajamas and…"
"Wait!" Tsune yelled. They all stared at her, including Jones. "You mean I'm stuck here all night with you guys?"
"That was the plan, Takatsu-sama." Kakashi didn't understand. Tsune wanted to ditch the place for the night and look it up later on using the internet. Her parents wouldn't know the difference. Now she had to stay.
"Just call me Tsune-san. I'm not some famous priceless package to be handled with care." Tsune took her bags from Jones and waited for the butler to depart. "Don't worry, Jones. I'm in the best of care!" She mumbled out a "not" when the butler drove off.
"I heard that Tsune-san. Don't think we're here for fun and games. Our representation is on the line." Sakura stated. Tsune glanced Sakura's way and gave her a death glare. The rich and famous always had one which always worked. Sakura began to feel uncomfortable and shifted her gaze from Tsune's hard eyes to the pavement.
"Let's get started, shall we?" Kakashi moved to take Tsune's bags, but she pulled them away. Kakashi gave her a confused look. What's her problem? Does she thing we'll break her precious items?
"We shan't. I don't really care for a tour Hatake-san. I rather go in the woods and train. You're welcome to join me, but first I must change. Naruto-kun, can you show me to the bathrooms?" The teenage trio and Kakashi's jaw dropped. The girl was blatantly defying her parent's wishes.
"Um, sure, but wouldn't you rather take the tour?"
"If you had the chance to change your life for the better, would you?"
Naruto was confused. "My life is great!" He gave her an awkward smile.
"Then my decision is great. Let's go." She walked up to the front doors and went in, leaving her bags outside. The four employees looked on the tag of the bags. "Open at your own risk. No guarantees of survival." They gulped and followed the girl inside. Naruto couldn't resist and had to look inside. The bag was full of training mechanisms and other useless things. He almost fainted from the smell of blood. He looked around to find bloody training gloves, with blood that was a of couple days fresh.
Tsune came out of the bathroom in a short pair of shorts, a tank top, and gloves on her hands. They all were an array of shades of orange. The men's eyes popped out of their sockets.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing at all... It's just that you look very nice." Naruto stammered out covering his nose, a hint of red dribbling out between his fingers. Tsune and Sakura shook their heads. They smiled at each other.
"Hey, Sakura-chan, I'm having a party celebrating my freedom from the folks this Saturday. You want to come?"
Sakura, overjoyed, nodded furiously. "Can Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun come?"
"Sure, I'm trying to get as many people as possible. The more the merrier. Invite your friends as well. Just try not to crowd the place…" Tsune went over to the front double doors. "If you need me, I'll be in the nearby forest, training." She went out, picking up her bags. They went through it, She thought.
"Ok, what was that about?" Kakashi asked.
"She's trying to make us soft so she can do what she wants." Sasuke answered. He knew what was going on, 'cause he had done it before himself. His father was out of the country doing whatever it is television CEOs do, but that's what he was doing.
"Really, I thought she liked me." Sakura sulked.
Naruto hurried to her side. "Don't worry Sakura-chan. I like you!" Naruto gave her a side hug. Sakura growled and Naruto backed away slowly.
"Well, someone needs to keep an eye on her." Sasuke murmured. The girl was annoying, the exact same way his older brother saw him. He knew that she was eighteen while he was nineteen. Sakura was eighteen and Naruto was seventeen. Kakashi was around his mid twenties. No one knew Kakashi's real age, not even his father.
"I'll go. If all else fails, I can probably knock some sense into her." Kakashi followed Tsune out the door. Naruto rushed up and opened the door. "You're not allowed to hit her!" He yelled out. Sakura came over and punched him on the head, making him thump to the ground.
Kakashi looked into the dark forest that loomed ahead of him. He wasn't scared for himself, but for Tsune. His job was on the line, along with his company that his father started. If push came to shove, he'd take a bullet for the girl if it meant saving his job and his company. He heard the sound of yelping in pain and whimpering. He crept closer to the sound, conscious of how loud the noise was getting as he got closer. He stopped advancing when he spotted Tsune on the ground wrapping her knuckles.
"If only trees were made of something softer than wood, then it'd be a snap to train. Sadly, they aren't." She finished her bandaging. She began to punch and kick at the tree. Every hit left a deeper hole in the tree. Kakashi turned pale and started sweating. She's just like Lee and Gai. This girl could kill us if she wanted to, using just her body. He didn't notice that she had stopped.
"I know you're there, and if you don't come out…you just might want to come out." Tsune went into her fighting stance and watched the area around her. Her ears took notice of any unnatural sounds.
"It's me, Tsune-san. Hatake Kakashi." He stepped forward and bowed.
"Hatake –san, Stop bowing to me; I'm not some queen. I'm just the average girl." She shrugged and went back to training.
"Average girl, huh? You're "average girl"-ness could cost the four of us our jobs, including my company. Are you so average now?" Kakashi smirked, leaned against a tree, and crossed his arms.
"Yup." Tsune answered. Kakashi fell over.
"Alright then! I'll just go tell everyone that this was a waste and we can go home." Kakashi started for the building when felt something wrapping itself around him. He toppled over. "What the heck is this?"
"It's called a bolo in Australia, I think. I just didn't want you blabbering that I thought this was a waste. It really is. I don't care for television. I care for outdoors."
Kakashi's eyes widened and he almost blew his, Sakura's, Naruto's, and Sasuke's secret. He had to keep his mouth shut. "What's funny is you don't seem like the outdoorsy type…"
"And you don't seem to understand I don't seem like any type. Especially the couch potato type." She dug her fingers farther in her hand and punched the tree. "I suggest you move over three inches before you get squashed."
"Huh?" Kakashi's eyes widened when he heard a strange crackling noise. He rolled over just a few seconds before the tree fell. A couple branches lay on top of him, successfully keeping him married to the ground. "Oh, you think you're tough?....Tsune-san?....Tsune-san, are you still there?...Tsune!" Kakashi was on his own. He could blow his cover, but that would blow everyone's cover. He sighed and reached for the little bag under his coat.
Tsune returned to the building. Naruto and Sakura gazed at her appearance. Tsune didn't know that she had dirt caked on her face, her hair was standing up in several places, and one of the straps on her tank top was cleanly cut off.
"Stop staring, it's rude." Tsune lazily pulled on an orange hoodie, yawned and crashed on the waiting room couch. "If you need me, wait ten hours." She snoozed off.
Sakura walked over and reached to poke Tsune. She yelped when Tsune grabbed her wrist a few centimeters from her face. Sasuke rushed over and knelt down to Tsune.
"She's asleep still." He whispered.
"No dip, Sherlock! What told you that, the snoring or the incoherent mumblings?" Naruto whispered sarcastically. Sasuke glared at him and gently pried open Tsune's hand. Sakura snatched her wrist away, rubbing it.
"That girl has a hard grip. If she wasn't from this dimension, I'd swear she was from ours."
"The funny thing is there was a rumor going around before we left about a weakened demon that had crossed the dimensions. It sealed itself in a child's body while the parents were out of earshot. If all else failed, I bet this is the girl." Sasuke whispered.
"Only Kakashi-sensei would know about that sort of thing. Let's ask him when he gets back." Sakura stated, smirking at her intelligence.
"Ask me what?" Kakashi stepped forward from the shadows. They told them exactly what happened, what Sasuke said, and what they thought about Tsune. "It is possible; I mean she is a less than normal 18-year-old. D'You want to know what she was doing when I went out to get her?"
They thought it was a rhetorical question. After several minutes, Kakashi sighed. "No, don't guess. I'll just tell you. She was training."
"For what?" Naruto asked.
"She didn't say. But she trains like Lee. From what I saw, she does that to let off steam. It's a pretty good idea, but she's got too much steam. She punched a tree. For a second, nothing happened. But I had to roll around to not get crushed. First there was crackling and that's when I moved."
"Why did you roll?" Sasuke asked. Sounds kind of fishy to me…
"Did I mention she tied me using some weird weighted string she called a bolo? She's a ninja at heart, whether she knows it or not. We should introduce her to…"
"No way. This is first time she ever let me cross dimensions, I am not going to mess this one up. Kakashi-sensei, love you man, but this isn't going to work. You are not taking Tsune-san to meet Tsunade-sama. NO!" Naruto yelled.
The others looked over at Tsune, who waved them away and turned over in the couch. "Shut up, dobe. If Tsune-san overhears us, we're doomed. We'd have to kill her."
"Like…never mind. We're not killing anybody. If she hears, we're taking her to Kono…"
"Don't say it!" Naruto hissed as quietly as audibly possible. Sakura yawned.
"I don't care who hears anything. If I don't get to go to sleep, we're going to fight to the death in the morning. Shut up or face the wrath." They all quickly left Sakura alone. After Naruto came back from training, found Sasuke, and reacquainted himself with Konoha, they all by then had met the wrath of Sakura. It was not a pretty sight.
"Night!" The boys stammered out scared out of their wits. "Don't let the bed bug…"
"Shut it!" Sakura yelled from her office. It was full of the color and shades of pink and red. She laid back in her couch and soon fell to sleep. The boys shrugged and went to sleep themselves. Nothing bad could happen tonight, right? Tsune-san's asleep, Sakura-chan's out cold, and one of the others will guard the door. Nothing can go wrong. Sadly, each boy/man was thinking the same about someone else. How wrong could they be?
Tsune's stomach growled and roused her from her sleep. She stretched and yawned. When she opened her eyes, Kakashi was in the corner of the room. He was in a position showing that he had been watching her, but dozed off. Sasuke was leaning against the front door, trying to guard it she guessed. Naruto, the weird eccentric one, was leaning against the wall knocked out. He had a few bruises on him. I don't even want to wake him up to ask…I'm hungry! She looked in a few rooms, but there was no lounge. What kind of office has no lounge for the employees? She thought as she came across a door. Hanging from a thumbtack was the sign "Do not enter." Tsune looked around and slightly opened the door. It was dark inside and she felt for a light switch. Instead she hit a wall. She poked her head in to see absolutely nothing. How weird...
"Hello? Kakashi, is that you?" A noise came from down the way. Tsune slammed the door shut. It was a woman and she thought that Tsune was Kakashi. She was mad and Tsune had no where to run. She dashed for her bag and pulled out her heaviest weights. She would throw them at her if the door opened. It opened alright, but instead of opening that horror movie kind of slow, it swung open.
"Hatake Kakashi, if you don't wake your sorry butt up, I'll wake it up for you!" The busty woman hollered. Tsune heard stirring behind her.
"Hokage-Sama, can't this wait 'til morning? I'm tired…" Kakashi sighed. Kakashi's ears twitched and he scrambled to get into a hiding position. Tsune heard stomps and things breaking.
"Hatake Kakashi, no this can not wait until morning. Someone else has…opened…the…door." The busty woman stopped marching and stared at Tsune. "Let me guess, you opened the door?"
"Yes…are you going to kill me?" Tsune whimpered.
"Not unless you've harmed one of my shinobi, then no."
"Shinobi? I thought that those were only in the movies. What's going on? Kakashi!" Tsune hollered. Kakashi twitched and didn't move. His life depended on that he didn't move.
"Wait a minute. Kakashi, this isn't the night you have to baby-sit the rich brat, is it?"
A tiny mumble of a yes was heard. As Tsune glared at the busty woman, she let out a long sigh. "This is going to get complicated now. If I take you away, our cover is blown. If I don't take you away, our cover is blown. What do I do?"
A yawn near the door answered. "Kill her. The worst that happens is that this place gets shut down." Sasuke patted his mouth and stretched. Tsune growled and stomped over to where Sasuke was sitting. "What?" Sasuke didn't know what hit him. By the time Tsune was done with him, Sasuke was begging for mercy. Kakashi and Tsunade almost exploded from trying to hold in their laughter.
"Anyway, what does this door mean? Who the heck are your shinobi? And why does it matter who I am?" Tsune asked.
"Isn't it weird how her name means 'normalcy' and yet she is far from it?" Kakashi asked.
"I know. I think we should introduce her to our dimension."
Tsune looked from Kakashi to Tsunade. "Answer my questions. I demand you answer them." She stomped her foot. Unknown to the people in the lobby, Sakura was waking up.
"I'll tell you what I feel like telling you. All I'm going to tell you is to shut your yap before I shut it for you!" Tsunade raised her voice. It was quiet for a moment before they heard it. At first it was a low rumble, but it grew louder. The pictures on the walls were shaking and the people could barely stand up.
"I thought I told you all to keep quiet!" Sakura blasted. Her voice alone caused the three of them to slam against the wall. Sasuke had to cling to the couch. Naruto awoke to three very heavy large objects crashing into him.
"Whmm mmm mmm?!" Naruto mumbled out. (Translation: what the heck?!)
"I thought I told you all to…oh hello Sensei!" Sakura calmed down immediately. Naruto shoved Kakashi, Tsune, and Tsunade off of him. Sasuke was sprawled against the couch clinging on for dear life.
Tsune stood and looked at all of them. "I have no idea who you guys are, but you aren't from this world. I hope you have fun doing whatever it is you do. Goodbye." She ran out the supposed-to-be locked door. The dark scared her, always had, but she pressed on forward. If she had to face the dark to get away, she'd face the…Tsune tripped and she used her arms to break her fall. As she curled up, nursing her aching arms. She heard the sounds of footsteps. Tsune had always dreamed of someone killing her in a dark tunnel and that no one would even care if she died. She curled herself in a tight ball and started to cry. She felt someone pick her up and hold her close. She opened her eyes, but they didn't adjust. She snuggled up in the arms of whoever it was. As her rescuer walked softly and hummed a soft tune, the rhythm of the song and the light bounce of his steps put her to sleep.
Kakashi looked down at Tsune. Although she was a spoiled brat, she really was pretty. Her dark short hair caressed her face. He noticed that she had fallen asleep when she looked so peaceful. She probably didn't know that her eyes couldn't adjust to the darkness because she wasn't from his dimension. If he ever married and had children, he'd want one this pretty. If he wasn't almost 28, he'd ask her out on a date. Sadly, he was a decade her senior. He walked into the studio lobby and immediately stopped humming his favorite tune.
"So, was she ok?" Sakura asked with a hint of worry.
Kakashi sighed. "Yeah, but she was crying. I suspect she's afraid of the dark."
"What was your first clue, her clinging to you or the crying bit?" Sasuke scoffed. He noticed that when Kakashi came in, he was humming a tune. He wanted to know what song and why. Kakashi belonged to Sasuke and no one else!
"We have to take her to Konohagakure, and soon. She's seen too much already. Kakashi, you are in charge of training her. I'll come up with some excuse for her parents, but you better keep her alive." Tsunade walked off into the darkness behind the door.
"Good luck Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura yelled, skipping off after Tsunade laughing maniacally.
"Right, I'm off to go train. Try not to kill her Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said, yelling after Sakura.
Kakashi looked at the sleeping girl in his arms and then to Sasuke. Sasuke glared at him. "I'm not helping you. Have fun being a babysitter. Try not to get too bored." Sasuke also walked into the darkness.
"Kakashi-san…"
Kakashi looked down again at Tsune. She curled up tighter against him. He sighed and locked the door behind him this time. Besides, one day in his time was one minute in hers….
Tsune's eyes fluttered open as she awoke to the softness and warmth of a bed. She turned over and tried to go back to sleep, but her tries were in vain. She got up and stared out the window. She rubbed her bandaged arms, absently wondering who did them. Outside the window, it was night and the city looked beautiful. But wait, she thought, these buildings weren't there when I was at the studio. In fact, they didn't even look like the buildings she was used to. The people didn't wear the clothes she was used to either. She took a step back and took short quick breaths. She almost passed out. Finally she took one deep breath and screamed.
Kakashi was passed out on the floor when he heard Tsune's scream. He jumped up, kunai in his hand, ready to fight off whatever attacked. Instead he came across a frantic Tsune tearing apart his home.
"Where am I? Why am I here? I was kidnapped! Help!" She tripped over her own feet and started for the front door. Kakashi scrambled to get there first. He grabbed her and tried to calm her down. He whispered that it would be ok while she squirmed in his arms.
"You'll get through this, just relax." Kakashi tried soothing her. Eventually she calmed down enough so that he could put her back in the bed. He tucked her in while she mumbled incoherent mumblings. He took it as a sign that she was on her way to sleep. Kakashi started to hum a tune that sounded familiar to Tsune. She dozed off in the instant. The last thought she had was Kakashi was my rescuer…
While Tsune was out, Kakashi was taking a nice long hot shower. After all the things this girl had put him through, he needed it. When he finished up, he stepped out of the shower and into the hallway. The cold instantly put goosebumps on his skin, but he liked the feelings. It gave him a tingling sensation. He sneaked into his room and grabbed his clothes. He looked over at the supposedly sleeping lump in his bed. He was happy that she was peacefully at rest and he could go about his business. He went back into the bathroom and for the first time in his life, he didn't notice his surroundings. He heard the sound of someone crying in the bathroom. At first, he didn't know where it came from. It sounded from all around him. He took a step towards the shower/tub. The crying sounded strongest there. He pulled back the curtain to reveal a different looking Tsune.
Her eyes were no longer was the moss green that made her face so pretty, but a dark crimson that made blood pale in comparison. Her nails were longer and sharper, drawing blood as she held herself. Her canines had grown and also became sharper. Kakashi had seen Naruto when he transformed, but he never looked this bad. Tsune was mumbling something, but he couldn't make it out. He leaned forward to try and soothe her, but she lashed out at him.
"Stay away, for I am cursed." This voice was nothing like the Tsune he met before. Then her voice changed. "Kakashi-san, stay away! The darkness, it's so overwhelming!" Kakashi knew that this was the Tsune he knew.
"What do you mean, Tsune-san?"
The deeper voice chuckled. "Sadly, I am not Tsune. I'm just trapped in this doomed body until I find a way to get out. When I do, you'll all wish you were never born to be able to feel my wrath." All of a sudden a loud scream came out from Tsune. She started to scratched her arms, but she was crying for herself to stop. Kakashi didn't get it. He rushed in to stop her, but instead she started attacking him. He immediately started humming the tune that put her to sleep.
Her eyes slowly faded back into the moss green it was before. Her nails and canines shrunk back to their normal sizes. Tsune was whimpering still, the blood from her arms flowing freely. Kakashi stroked her hair and held her close to him. He turned the water on lukewarm and washed the blood from her arms, disregarding the fact he was getting drenched again. There were scars on her arms that looked recent and old. He'd have to tell Tsunade that. Tsune yelped when the lukewarm water rushed over her, but she calmed down.
"Kakashi-san, promise me that you'll never tell anyone about this. I've been struggling with this ever since I turned eighteen." Tsune choked on her words and she had to force them out.
"Tsune, I have to tell someone. The thing in you is…" Kakashi couldn't finish. Instead, he picked up his shampoo and began to wash her hair. He didn't know why, but he felt as if she needed it. Kakashi's fingers massaging her scalp calmed her down even more, to the point where she stopped whimpering. Kakashi sighed and washed out the soap. He turned off the water and picked her up out of the shower/tub. When he tried to retuck her in, she clung to him desperately.
"Don't leave me alone! Please…" Her eyes were glossy. Kakashi sat on the bed next to her. He waited until she feel asleep before he began to stroke her hair. It troubled him that she had to go through such things because she had a demon in her. He watched her toss and turn all night, calming her down when she awoke crying. She was like a little child, constantly needing comfort. When the sun was just peeking over the horizon and Tsune had finally been peacefully asleep for more than three hours, a knock was heard at the door. Kakashi almost didn't get it because he didn't want to leave Tsune.
"Kakashi, it's me Tsunade. We might have some trouble with the rich brat of yours." She sounded exasperated and as tired as he was. He reluctantly let her in and made her tea, which she hated.
"What about her?" It took him all of his energy to not doze off on the table. He hadn't slept in three days, including the one he just lost with Tsune.
"That demon inside her, is no ordinary demon. It sealed itself in her." Tsunade trailed off, lost in her tea.
"And that matters why?"
"Kakashi, what demon do you know of that seals itself in a host? None, I presume. Also, I read up on how it would have to be able to come out. Its host has to be dead and the seal is broken. Also, this demon is stronger than the kitsune and the other 8 tails put together. If it gets out, then…"
Kakashi figured it all out. "We might as well give up on trying to stop it. And when Tsune is old and dies, we'll either have to protect her city or save our village. Either one we choose, countless people are going to die."
"Exactly my point of you coming here. I planned on making her a shinobi, just because of the skills I can notice already, but I'm not entirely sure now. If we could get Jiraiya to strengthen the seal on her, if we find it, then we wouldn't have anything to worry about." Tsunade once again was lost in her tea.
"What do I have to do and how long do I have?" Kakashi was used to this kind of treatment.
"You have to find that seal because both our dimensions are at stake. You have exactly three years to find it. I suspect on her 21st birthday the seal will be weak enough so that the demon could take full control of her body long enough to kill her." Tsunade stood and downed the tea, though gagging as she finished it. "Start now." She left as unexpectedly as she arrived.
"Kakashi…" Tsune whimpered. "Where are you?" Her voice was frantic and yet soft. Kakashi almost didn't hear it.
"I'm in the kitchen, don't worry, I didn't leave you." Tsune came ou,t hair up in all places and dragging the blanket behind her. Kakashi had to restrain himself from mentally saying "Aww!" She looked so adorable, despite the tear stains on her cheeks. That would be very out of character for him.
"Don't tell anyone, alright? I can handle this. I've handled it for almost three months, I can handle it for the rest of my life…" Her voice trailed off when she spotted the tea. Kakashi waved his approval and she quickly poured her some. She gulped it down and relaxed. "Thank you, Kakashi-san."
"For what?"
"For being there with me. When it all started three months ago, no one was with me. I almost died from the pain I caused myself."
Kakashi twitched when she said she "almost died". Tsune gave him a Look and went back to downing her tea. He asked her many questions, none of which she answered. Birthmarks, scars, weird skin defects, anything that could possible be a seal. She didn't recall anything. He banged his head against the table and sighed in defeat. This was going to be harder than he thought…
Sasuke awoke with the feeling of betrayal. He quickly got dressed and ran over to Kakashi's. Although Konoha hadn't seen him in years, they welcomed him with open arms. He wasn't a liability for he had killed his brother, his brothers' lackey, and had finally been able to satisfy his life goal. They were a little frightened of him, but that had dwindled down after the big fight between him and Naruto. Obviously, he lost.
Sasuke knocked softly on Kakashi's door. No one answered. He knew that breaking and entering was a crime, but he had to know what had happened during the night. Kakashi was his comforter, his father figure, and he wasn't going to give that up for anything. Not for some alien girl from another dimension. He pushed open the door. No one was home as he observed. Kakashi's blanket was sprawled on the floor in what looks like a pallet. There was tea cups on the table, some tea left in them. That's when he heard it.
"Kakashi, come on stop it!" Sasuke heard Tsune laughing and giggling. Sasuke didn't make a sound nor did he dare move.
"Look, you need to get in that shower whether you like it or not. Now get in there, or else I'll make sure you take that shower." Kakashi's voice was stern and forced. He was laughing on the inside. Kakashi was trying to push Tsune into the shower while Tsune was trying to get him to back off.
"I'm fine. Honest!" Tsune voiced her defense.
"You took too long, I'm getting you in that shower."
Sasuke waited a few moments. There was the sound of the shower starting and high pitched yelps. Then he heard a splash.
"Now look what you've done…"Kakashi trailed off. He was soaking wet. Tsune had accidentally slipped and fell into the shower, taking Kakashi with her.
"Lighten up, Kashi. The world isn't coming to the end. You aren't going to melt, are you?" Tsune teased.
"You never know…" Kakashi played along. "Now take that shower, or you really will reap the consequences." He stood and grabbed a towel.
Right before Kakashi closed the door Tsune yelled out, "I'm shaking in my birthday suit!" She laughed hysterically as Kakashi stiffened. He hadn't really meant to forcible undress the girl, but she wouldn't take a damn shower for anything.
He pushed the images out of his head and relaxed. Kakashi walked out into the living room, drying his face off. He'd change after Tsune got out. Sasuke tried to remain hidden as long as possible. Kakashi sensed a hint of chakra trying to disguise itself. He sighed and sat on the couch trying to determine who was hanging around his house at this ungodly hour. He smirked when he had his answer.
"Sasuke, stop trying. You've lost your touch of trying to hide from me."
Sasuke jumped down from the ceiling. "Took you long enough."
"I was waiting to see if you'd reveal yourself before I had to get you." Kakashi lied through his teeth. "Did you hear…?" Kakashi nodded his head towards the bathroom. Tsune was singing the tune Kakashi had sung for her when she transformed. Somehow, it always made her relax when she was stressed.
Sasuke sighed and folded his arms. "Yes, I did. Did you see her…you know."
"No, but she needed to get in the shower. I'm not some pedophile. I'd never even dream…" Kakashi sentence stopped short when glanced back at the bathroom. The singing had stopped. He took in a sharp breath hoping that she wasn't transforming. Sasuke gave him a weird look and glanced also. Sasuke waved his hand in front of Kakashi.
"Yo, Kakashi-sensei? Are you alright?" Sasuke was kind of worried, but he didn't show it.
Kakashi snapped out of his trance. "Ya, I'm good. Nothing bad happening at the moment. I was just wondering what kind of training I'd have to do with Tsu-chan to get her ready to be a shinobi." He lied again.
"Well, I could help. I mean, we all could help. Sakura could teach her chakra control and genjutsu, Naruto could teach her ninjutsu and the elemental based jutsu, and I could teach her more advanced ninjutsu and taijutsu. It all works out. All you have to do is make sure she doesn't die from exhaustion."
Kakashi thought it over. He'd be able to do side missions that'd help raise money to keep the two of them alive. His pupils/comrades could look after her and make sure that nothing bad happened. It was a deal. The two of them talked it over for about an hour. Sasuke couldn't help noticing that Kakashi's mind was on something else. Like Sasuke suspected, it was. Kakashi hadn't heard Tsune start singing again.
"Alright then Kakashi, I'm off. Try not to develop pedophilic symptoms." Kakashi punched Sasuke in the arm and escorted him out the door. As soon as he couldn't sense Sasuke's chakra he dashed towards the bathroom. He couldn't hear any crying or whimpering, but he didn't hear anything but the shower. He knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Tsune's voice staggered a bit, but she sounded ok. Kakashi wasn't taking chances though.
"Are you alright? You didn't get hurt, right?" Kakashi put his hand on the doorknob just in case.
"I'm fine, just a little overwhelmed. The other side of me came out for a bit because I had gotten to a really powerful part of that tune you sing. Then I just stopped singing." Tsune's voice was garbled over the shower water, but Kakashi got the gist of it.
"So, do you need anything?" Kakashi was trying his hardest not to tell her it wasn't her but a demon.
"Can you get me some wraps for my hands?" Tsune didn't want to tell Kakashi the whole truth. The other side of her had brutally come out and cut up her legs, arms, and hands. She'd just have to fake being sick today.
"Sure." Kakashi looked around, but couldn't find any. "I'll go out and get some. I'll have someone watch over you and make sure nothing happens." Kakashi couldn't believe who he had in mind, but he only knew of one person who had the strength and the wit to handle someone like Tsune. He went off in search of his "eternal rival".
Tsune stepped out of the bathroom as soon as Kakashi had closed the door. She found the bag of clothes that Sakura had left for her while she slept. Luckily, they were from her dimension. It was a moss green shirt with a black vest. Sakura had given her flexible black pants and black shoes. She was on her own for the hair. Tsune washed it, cut it, and manhandled it until she felt like she had done enough. When she finished, she looked in the mirror. Her handiwork looked marvelous: her dark hair was cut just long enough to reach her jaw line and scrunched up to appear to be wavy. When it had finally dried she combed it out with Kakashi's comb, praying he didn't have lice. She sat down on the couch exhausted.
Tsune was almost asleep when the door blasted open. "Hello! I am Maito Gai!"
Kakashi knew that it was a stupid move on his part leaving Tsune with Gai. By the time he got home, Gai was probably going to in little pieces being devoured by the demon within Tsune. He almost didn't want to open the door. He heard a loud crash come from inside. He threw open the door and stood in the midst of a battlefield.
"Come on Gai-sensei. You're supposed to be a taijutsu master!" Tsune had several bruises on her, but not as many as Gai. He was pretty bloodied up. He was struggling to stand. Kakashi almost fainted in astonishment.
"Well, Tsune-chan, I may be a taijutsu master, but everything comes natural for you!" Gai leapt forward with a kick, but Tsune moved too fast for him. She elbowed him in the stomach, kicked him down to the ground, and put her foot right in front of his face.
"You were first on the ground. I win." Tsune helped Gai up.
"As agreed, I will buy you the needed ninja supplies fit for a proper shinobi. Are you sure you don't want a green training suit?"
Neither of them noticed Kakashi just staring there gaping at the two of them discussing what was the definition of "proper ninja supplies". He ran over and looked over Tsune. Gai and Tsune just looked at each other and then to Kakashi.
"Kashi, are you alright? I mean, you are kind of poking bruises…" Tsune winced.
"Yes, Kakashi, why are you poking bruises?" Gai asked.
Kakashi stood up quick. "Um, no reason. I just, um, felt like it. Here are the bandages Tsune, though I'm sure Gai has some already, you can share with him. No more fighting please, thank you. I'm off to sleep now." Kakashi fainted and crashed to the floor.
"Was it something we said?" Gai and Tsune said at the same time.
Kakashi mind awoke to annoyed, frustrated, and accusing voices. One of the voices, though, was sad. He couldn't decipher who was saying what at first, but he did quickly. It was a good thing too, because there was a lot to hear. Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto were yelling at Tsune for letting Kakashi faint for whatever reason he did. Tsune was trying to say that she had nothing to do with it, but they didn't believe her.
"I'm telling the truth, I didn't do anything!" Tsune yelled through tears. If these people were Kakashi's students, she never wanted to see them again. She'd have to run away.
"Whatever, you're lying. Kakashi doesn't faint for no reason at all. There's always a reason. You and Gai happened to be with him at the time and he's never fainted with Gai around before." Sakura reasoned.
"On top of that, Kakashi-sensei is too strong for that. Nothing a guy like Gai could do would ever make him faint. You had to do something!" Naruto accused. This brought on more tears from Tsune.
"I'm telling you for the last time, I didn't do anything!" Tsune's voice changed on her last word. She had had enough of this. If they were going to accuse her, they could've at least had good facts.
"What was that?" Sasuke asked, suspicious now.
"Nothing. I'm tired of telling you idiots the same thing over and over again. If you don't get it the first time, the second time, and the third time, you won't get it any other time. We're been going over the same stupid thing for a whole day now, and you know what? I've had it!" Tsune's crashed through the window and ran like a madwoman. The three Chunin thought the same thing, good riddance.
Sasuke was the first to notice that Kakashi was stirring. "Look, he's up." Sakura fell all over him, babbling on how worried she was, what could've happened, etc. Naruto just smiled. Kakashi, on the other hand, glared at the three of them. They had no idea what that girl went through on a daily basis. Naruto didn't even have an idea, and he himself was a demon carrier.
"What?" Naruto asked, utterly confused. "We got rid of that brat for you, so there's nothing to be mad about…"
Kakashi stood and punched the wall as light as possible, which did leave a hole he'd have to pay for later on. Sakura jumped a bit, Sasuke looked unfazed but worried, and Naruto was having a cow. "Do you have any idea what that girl goes through? What pain she has to endure?" Kakashi was speaking through clenched teeth.
"Uh, no. What pain are you talking about Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi sighed and relaxed. "I'm surprised you of all people don't know Naruto. Did any of you ever sense a deep chakra lying within her, no. Something that didn't seem human, let alone from her dimension? No."
Sakura tried to gain their defense. "We know she has the demon in her, Tsunade told us."
Kakashi once again clenched his teeth. "But did you know that on the daily that demon overtakes her body and constantly tries to kill her? Did you? No. How did I find out, you ask? I found out by accident. If I hadn't come in at the right time, she'd be dead by now.
"Naruto and Sasuke, I'm most disappointed in you. Naruto, you yourself have the nine tails within you. Sasuke, you should be able to see any chakra, human or demon. Sakura, don't think you are off the hook either. You are the best in chakra control and detection, so you should have noticed something. You are all despicable."
Naruto hung his head down low. Of all the people in the world, he should be able to understand her situation the most. She was never rejected by the people around her, but she was rejected by the demon inside of her. It doesn't want to help her and it doesn't want to stay caged up. Sasuke looked out the window. It was true that he had slacked off on his chakra training for a bit, but he didn't know he had gotten that bad. Sakura had vowed not to judge people again, but she had done the exact opposite.
Kakashi continued on, "I bet at this very moment she is transforming and struggling to hold on to life. I suggest you idiots find out where she is and stop her at all costs. Knock her out if you have to, but stop her. If that demon succeeds in killing her, we're all as good as dead." He leapt out the broken window in search of Tsune. The three Chunin followed suit, melancholy troubling their hearts.
Sakura looked all over for Tsune. She looked in the market, the inns, and the training grounds. She looked where people populated immensely. That would be unexpected from a demon and so she would look there first. She asked several people if they had seen someone with Tsune's looks. No one had. She gave up the search and returned to Kakashi's apartment, waiting for the others.
Naruto looked around in all of his favorite places. Ichiraku, the Hokage Mountains, and anyplace that sold ramen. The demon inside of her would go where the person goes on the daily, for that is what is expected of it. He asked several people if they had seen someone with Tsune's looks. No one had. He kept looking hours on end, vowing to find her.
Sasuke looked in all of the places Tsune might like. The mall, the river, the bridge, anyplace that looked like home for her. The demon would go where Tsune would love to go, as it was unexpected of it. He ran into Naruto on his way to Kakashi's house. Neither had heard anything. They met up with Sakura at Kakashi's house, all three disappointed with themselves. It was all up to Kakashi-sensei now.
Kakashi went to the one place expected of the demon, the forest. He yelled out Tsune's name for hours, hoping and wishing she wasn't dead. He heard a faint whimper and a yelp. Cries for help could be heard, along with sobbing. He ran as fast as his legs could take him towards that sound. He came to a sobbing Tsune being attacked by a Bunshin, or what looked like one.
"Look, I know you hate to have to be inside me, but please tell me why you must kill me?!" Tsune asked as a kunai was stabbed through her arm.
"If you seriously don't know, then you need to ask that Jonin friend of yours. He knows; he's been keeping it from you. I'm not a part of you Tsune-baka. I'm a demon and the only way for me to get out is to kill you!" The Bunshin started beating up Tsune with such force that her left arm broke along with a few ribs.
"Why me? Why does these things always happen to me" Tsune cried out while enduring the pain. She eventually fell semiconscious. She numbly felt someone hold her close and kiss her on the forehead.
"It'll be alright, it's over now. I'll find a way to keep you safe from that thing, but please don't die on me Tsune. The world needs you." She couldn't recognize the voice, but it relaxed her. She imagined that it was her father finally telling her she was needed. All of a sudden a fierce pain erupted in her head. She screamed out in agony and cried. The person was crying her out name, but she couldn't hear it. It was distant and fading fast. The last thing she heard was her name.
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