Hey guys. I've got yet another story up when I haven't finished the others. Yes I like doing that. This one origionally wasn't ever going to be put up but my friend convinced me to put it up so here it is. Please ignore the early chapters. I did them a while ago and I can't be bothered to change them.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters. They belong to Masashi Kishimoto. The only characters that I own are Rina Kamaya and Kameko.
I moaned slightly before opening my eyes to the harsh whiteness of the infirmary room. I closed my eyes and brought my left arm over my eyes, blocking out the white light.
"Kakashi-sensei?" Came a quiet voice of a girl.
"Oh, hello Sakura. What are you doing in here?" A male voice asked from beside the bed I was on.
"I came to visit Lee. And…well I was wondering how Rina was. Has she woken up yet?" The girl, Sakura, answered.
Kakashi let out a sigh and I could tell that he hadn't seen me move.
"No she hasn't. It's been three days since she came back from her mission. Being out there for a month is bad enough. But whatever happened to her while they were out on that mission, it must have taken a huge toll on her." He answered, heaving another sigh.
"Oh…Well I should go see Lee before his visiting hours end. I'll say hi to him for you." Sakura said then walked out.
"Whatever happened to her while they were out on that mission, it must have taken a huge toll on her."
That mission. It was one of the worst we'd ever gone on. And that rogue ninja, the one who could manipulate our brain into doing whatever he wanted it to, even stop one of our organs from functioning. He got me the worst.
In my thoughts, I brang my left hand to a spot just behind my left ear, where my hair was covering the skin.
"Rina?" Kakashi's voice came hopefully.
I turned my head to face him then opened my eyes, giving him a small weak grin when I saw the relief in his eye.
"Hey Kakashi." I said hoarsely, my throat dry from being unconscious.
"Thank god your okay. Your heart has been continuing to fail and they have no idea why." He said, glancing at the life support by the bed.
"Yeah…I can explain that one. During our mission, my squad was attacked by a rogue ninja. This rogue…he had a jutsu that allowed him to invade our minds and manipulate any part of our body, even our organs. In order for him to invade a mind, he must first put a mark on the other person's body, making a free connection between him and the victim." I paused and lifted up my hair, showing Kakashi the mark.
"The mark is pretty similar to that of Sasuke's. But it isn't that sort of curse mark. It's a curse mark that connects the two minds, allowing the mind of one to be easily manipulated by the other." I explained, slowly sitting up.
"Rina, this may hurt but…I can seal that mark, making your mind safe." Kakashi offered, looking at the mark.
"That would be a good idea. It scares me each time he does it. He first cuts off my communication with the animals, meaning that I can be easily attacked. You know as well as any other jōnin that I rely on the animals to tell me where my enemy is, if I'm not in an animal form myself." I replied, glancing outside and closing my eyes.
There was a bird not too far from my window, just sitting there. I focused my mind on that bird and let out a small sigh of relief when I was able to make contact with it.
Kakashi just sat there quietly, waiting to see whether or not my test was successful.
"He's left me alone for the moment…Normally he'd just remove my communication with the animals, making me an easy target. But if others get involved, then he has to strengthen the bond and make one of my organs react the way he wants. But it comes as a huge risk to him. Should the connection be too strong, he will also be affected." I explained, just as a nurse knocked and came in.
"Oh good, you're awake." She said, seeing me sitting up slightly.
Her eyes then trailed down to Kakashi sitting by my bed.
"Kakashi, could we have a word with you for a minute?" She asked, before stepping outside the door to wait for him.
I gave Kakashi a questioning look but he just shrugged in reply, got up and headed out.
I let out a sigh and lay back down. My eyes were getting heavy so I closed them, meaning to allow myself to go back to sleep.
I heard the door open again but didn't open my eyes, too tired to bother.
"Hey Kakashi. Still here?" Came another male voice from the door.
"Yeah." He replied simply.
"She still asleep?" Asuma asked, his voice coming closer.
"She was awake a few minutes ago. But I guess her body's still tired." Kakashi answered, his voice grim.
"I'm guessing you found out why she suddenly collapsed? And you can say that it was out of exhaustion all you want, none of the jōnin believe that. The genin might, but we're not inexperienced genin."
Kakashi heaved a large sigh and began explaining the reason to Asuma.
I wasn't paying attention after that, and I eventually nodded off.
The next time I woke up, it was because of a large throbbing pain behind my left ear. And I mean large pain.
I woke up with a scream, my left and right hand clasping into tight fists.
"Calm down Rina. The pain will be over in a few minutes." Kakashi spoke from somewhere behind me.
I tried to turn my head to see him but the pain increased, causing me to scream out again.
The last few minutes were the longest of my life, and by the end of it, I was more exhausted then I had been over the month of my mission.
I barely noticed when Kakashi bent down next to me and pulled my hair away from the mark on my head area.
I left my head hanging, sweat dripping off my face as Kakashi examined the mark.
"This mark should no longer allow connection to your mind. I've sealed it off." He said, letting my hair fall back down onto my sweaty neck.
"T-Thank…you…K-Kakashi." I said, breathlessly.
Kakashi gave a small laugh and put a hand on my shoulder.
"You took it well. You were asleep for three quarters of the jutsu. It was just that last quarter that you actually woke up." He said, slowly standing up and offering me his hand.
"Lets get you back to the hospital. The jōnin, and even the genin, were all worried about you when you were out of it for three days. I'm sure they'll be thankful to see you back on your feet."
I took Kakashi's hand and allowed him to help me up. But as soon as I was on my feet, I stumbled and fell against him, my legs shaking from the experience I'd gone through today, and three days ago.
"Woah there Rina! Take it easy." Kakashi warned, pulling my arm around his shoulders to help me regain my balance.
"Maybe your not back on your feet just yet." He added with a small laugh as he helped me back to my hospital room.
Two days later, I was finally discharged from hospital. Kakashi had finally gone back to training his squad and going on missions, something he neglected while I was in the hospital.
Today he was training team 7 so I was going to go and surprise the four of them.
I used the help of the surrounding animals to find them easily.
Kakashi was getting them to practice their chakra control, getting them to practice up a rock face.
I went to the tree that Kakashi was standing under and leapt onto the branch above his head.
Kakashi was reading his book as usual so he didn't notice me positioned above him.
Sending my chakra easily into my feet, I flipped over so my head was next to Kakashi's yet I was upside down.
"Chakra control today Kakashi? Haven't they pretty much nailed that already?" I asked with a smirk, not removing my gaze from the three genin.
"WHA!" Kakashi fell back with surprise.
I grabbed his book from the air as he let go of it and fell to the ground.
"Come now Kakashi. It's not like you to let your guard down, even during training." I said with a laugh, before moving to the side as a kunai whizzed past my head.
"What the?" I turned to look at Naruto, who had thrown the kunai at me.
"Was that meant to hit me?" I called, dropping a kunai from my sleeve and throwing it at him, all while I was still hanging upside down.
Naruto dodged the kunai quickly, leaping back out of the way.
"Rina, what are you doing here. Don't tell me you snuck out of the hospital!" Kakashi said, sitting up and rubbing his head.
"Nope. Got discharged this morning." I replied, throwing Kakashi's book at his face.
"And why would you think I'd sneak out of the hospital? I haven't done that since we were genin!"
Kakashi shook his head with a laugh and stood up. He looked over at the three genin who were just standing there, unsure of what to do.
Sasuke looked like he was just going to turn around and continue, but I could see from Sakura's face that she wanted to say hello to me.
"Come on over Sakura. I can see your dying to say hello to Rina." Kakashi allowed, shaking his head.
I flipped over onto the ground next to Kakashi and stood up, grinning at Sakura as she ran over.
"It's good to see you back up and running again Rina." She said with a grin.
I laughed and patted her shoulder before picking up the kunai that Naruto had thrown at me and threw it over to him.
Sakura went back to her training after that, Naruto already back to training along with Sasuke.
"Kakashi…I'm concerned about Naruto and Sasuke. Anyone could see that they've got a rivalry. But theirs is so much stronger then any rivalry I've ever seen. Even the rivalry between you and Gai doesn't match up to theirs. But then again, nowadays, your rivalry with Gai is pretty much one sided."
Kakashi looked at me before sighing slightly and shaking his head.
"Their rivalry wasn't as strong as this when they first started out. I think their rivalry has gotten worse ever since Sasuke got that curse mark."
I shrugged then glanced at Sasuke.
"Isn't it about time you got him back to the hospital? I know they're being more free with him, but even they have the limits they allow." I said, knowing getting Sasuke back would be a challenge to say the least.
Kakashi sighed and gave a nod to where Sasuke was finishing up.
"He knows when he has to go back. He isn't happy about it, but he accepts it." Kakashi replied.
"Anyway, what are you doing standing around here. What about Kameko?"
My eyes widened and I glanced back towards the leaf village.
"How could I forget Kameko?" I growled to myself, turning away from Kakashi.
"I'll see ya later Kakashi. Say hi to the other jōnin for me!" I called, leaping away from him and travelling along the rooves of houses.
I then leapt down to the front of one house and walked to the door. I knocked then entered after being told to.
I stepped out of my shoes at the area I was meant to and stepped into the house.
"Misako! I'm here to collect Kameko!" I called, glancing around the home.
"Rina? Took ya long enough to get back. Kameko's healed right up and she's been waiting for you." A young girl called back, coming to greet me.
"Ren. It's good to see you. Is Misako around?" I asked, giving the younger girl a hug.
"Misako just stepped out to get some medicine for our other patient. But she said that you would be stopping by any day. We heard that you'd been in the hospital. I think Kameko overheard us talking about it because she hasn't left the back area since we found out you were badly injured." Ren said, leading me into another room.
There, lying on the ground was a large grey wolf. She was fully grown and her grey fur was neatly brushed back. Her right leg was bandaged up and her eyes were closed.
"How much longer is her right leg going to be bandaged up?" I asked, my eyes pausing on the bandaged leg.
"Oh, we were meant to take that off yesterday. But Kameko was having a bad day yesterday. She wouldn't let anyone near her. We thought it would be best if we left it for you to take off." Ren answered.
The wolf opened one yellow eye when she heard voices, and her eye fell on me. At once, her other eye flew open and she was in a sitting position staring at me.
I flipped my long, almost black hair over my shoulder and grinned at her. I could see my amber eyes shining in the reflection of her own.
"Heya Kameko. It's good to see you healthy." I said, walking over to the large wolf.
Kameko let out a bark and ran the rest of the way to me. I bent down and wrapped my arms around her neck, hugging her tightly.
"I'm so glad you recovered." I whispered to her, kissing her forehead.
"You two really are inseparable aren't you? I'm sure it was hard for you to go on a mission without her." Ren laughed.
"You got that right. It didn't feel right." I answered, standing up and keeping one hand on Kameko's back.
"Well, we should be off. It's been a while since the two of us have trained together and I've missed my old friend." I said, giving Ren a quick hug before heading out with Kameko.
I was walking through the village, towards the outskirts of the village when I heard a yell from behind me.
I turned around to see Akamaru running towards us, Kiba running from behind with a slightly annoyed expression.
"Wait up will ya Akamaru?" Kiba yelled, just as Akamaru stopped in front of Kameko and me.
I grinned as Akamaru barked playfully at Kameko. Kameko just stood beside me, her head tilted slightly at the puppy.
Kiba paused in front of us then, breathing heavily.
"Jeez Akamaru! Calm down!" Kiba said, before he noticed me.
"Oh Rina. Sorry about this. Akamaru caught a scent of another animal and just took off."
Kiba's gaze went down to the large grey wolf by my side.
"So who's this cute girl?" He asked as Akamaru jumped up onto his shoulder.
"This is my old friend, Kameko. I've been with her since she was a pup." I said, scratching Kameko's right ear.
"So you've got a canine companion too huh?" He asked, reaching out his hand and giving Kameko a pat.
"Yeah. We've been through a lot together. I don't think I'd be the Animal Ninja without her. She's helped me through a lot." I answered.
"Yeah. I'm the same as Akamaru. I'm surprised at the closeness of you two. I thought the Inuzuka clan was the only ones who…" I laughed and cut Kiba off.
"My clan isn't well known. Most of my clan was killed the day after I got Kameko. I was a genin back then. The Kamaya clan wasn't a large one, but we had the ability to call apon the animals of this land to help us. Along with that, we had a canine companion. Should our connection with the other animals be cut of, we'd still have our companion to help us out."
I laughed at Kiba's look of surprise.
"I'm guessing that you'd like to see what me and Kameko can do?" I asked, grinning as he nodded his head enthusiastically.
"Oh yes please! I've not seen anyone apart from my clan train with a canine companion before." Kiba answered.
"Come on then. I was just going to go train with Kameko."
I stood with Kameko in front of me in a forestry area. Kameko was crouched, ready to move on my signal.
After a few different hand signs, Kameko leapt into the air.
"Ninja Art: Wolf Mirage Jutsu!" I yelled out.
Kameko became a blur and as she went at a tree, she cut it in half.
I glanced behind me at Kiba and Akamaru as Kameko landed not too far off from me.
"Good job Kameko! You've defiantly still got that jutsu in the bag!" I called to her, before turning to face Kiba.
"I'm guessing you probably haven't seen that jutsu before. Not even my clan used it. It's a jutsu I made. Normally there is jutsu that we can use that involve Akamaru or Kameko but it is limited to our clans. But this jutsu that I've made, allows anyone with a canine companion to use it. It took us a year to completely get it perfect, and even now we're still finding ways to make it better." I said, grinning at the information he took in.
"Now, are you ready to see the other things Kameko can do?" I asked, grinning as Kiba nodded enthusiastically.
I turned back to Kameko and whispered something into her ear. I then stood up and preformed more hand signs.
"Fire Style: Wolf Fire Jutsu!"
As soon as I did the last hand sign, Kameko's fur burst into flames. The flame didn't hurt her at all and she could control the amount of flame on her fur as she used the attack.
"Nice one Kameko! Remember to balance it out a little more."
Both Kameko and me were breathing heavier then when we'd started, but I was glad that we were still in perfect synchronisation with each other.
I was walking back through the village when Kiba spoke up. He'd been quiet during the walk away from the training area.
"Hey Rina. Do you think you could train Akamaru and me? I can learn a lot from Kurenai-sensei, but I could learn to do more involving Akamaru if you helped us out."
I grinned at him and put a hand on his head, ruffling up his hair.
"I'll talk to Kurenai. But I can't guarantee anything. No Kiba, that does not mean I've said yes just yet. If Kurenai says yes, then I'll consider it." I grinned at him then gave Akamaru a pat.
"I'll see the two of you around then." I grinned.
With that, Kameko and I leapt out of sight.
Kameko let out a few barks and I turned to look at her.
"You really want to give the two of them a try Kameko?" I asked curiously.
"Akamaru is an interesting pup. He also seems to have some natural talent hidden in him. And Kiba seems willing to learn. They may just be able to pull it off." Kameko barked back, her eyes on me as we leapt from building to building.
"And what if they don't? Kameko, these jutsus could kill Akamaru, if they don't seriously injure him. Who knows the results that could come from it." I answered, uncertain.
"Then put them through the same tests we went through. If they can't handle the basics, then they have no hope of improving. Just give them a chance Rina."
I sighed and landed near where Kurenai was. Kameko landed next to me and nudged me with her muzzle.
"A chance is all they need Rina. Just one chance to prove themselves."
I shook my head at her in reply and stepped forward to where Kurenai was with Hinata and Shino.
"Kurenai! Can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked, calling her attention to me.
"Oh, of course Rina!" She answered and came over, standing away from the genin.
"Kurenai, would you mind if Kameko and I took over Kiba's and Akamaru's training for a while? I wouldn't mind training them to be better in sync with one another, and try to get them to learn some jutsu that could help the two of them." I spoke as Kameko padded up beside me.
Kurenai gave a laugh and shook her head.
"Ever since you met the boy, I knew this was coming. Alright, If Lady Tsunade is alright with it, then I have no troubles with you training Kiba and Akamaru." She answered.
I gave Kurenai a quick hug in reply.
"Thanks Kurenai. I won't kill him." I said, before taking off with Kameko at my side.
"So now we ask Tsunade?" Kameko asked.
"Now we ask Tsunade."
There you go, second chapter is up. It sucks but I don't care. It'd take way too long to re-type the whole thing. Sorry it's late. was stuffing up for me yesterday and I wasn't able to put this up.
I already have most of the chapters done...so I think I might update this every Friday and Wednesday. I may put it up other days but if I don't then expect it up those days.
I would preview but I'll wait until the next few chapters before I do.
