Chapter 1.
The day was warm and sunny with skies as blue as country bluebells on a hot summer afternoon. The breeze provided just enough wind to make the heat of the day bearable to Kakashi and his three Genin. Kakashi watched from his perch up in the trees, as yet another squabble broke out between his students all because of a comment from Sasuke towards Naruto's skills and abilities. And to make maters worse, when Naruto responded in kind, it was Sakura who always joined in to berate Naruto. It was all right though, Kakashi had seen it so many times before that he had become immune to it and automatically tuned them out. raising his eyes to watch the clouds as they meandered by, he began to let his mind wander. He thought about his life as a ninja of Konoha and about the friends he had lost. After a few moments he realized something that caused him to release a sigh filled with many pent up emotions, blinking his one exposed eye, he murmured quietly, "I'm alone. Even though I'm surrounded by people I know and my students, I'm still alone."
Closing his eye, he breathed deeply as a warm spring breeze ruffled his silver hair and began to wish for someone to share his life with. He realized that he wanted someone who would grow old with him, someone who would laugh at his jokes and someone who would be there just for him and him alone. Growling, he shook his head and glared at the sky as if to accuse it of being the one at fault for his inability to find her. Oh, he had tried many times to find that girl who had filled his dreams each and every night since the day his mother had shown him their special secret summoning jitsu. But, the girl didn't live anywhere close to his village. Ever since he had hit puberty, he had been secretly searching for a girl who matched those haunting silvery blue eyes. Kakashi dared not use the summoning jutsu because his mother had told him to never use that jutsu until his heart literally cried out from the sheer weight of loneliness. "I don't understand. I've gone out with every girl within a hundred miles of Konoha and none of them call to my blood like mother said it should." He sighed and remembered back towards his conversation with his mother, he had been five at the time when she had last spoken to him.
Flashback:
"Kakashi-kun, I have a special secret jutsu to show you that only the Hatake clan can do, do you know what this jutsu does? she asked him while stroking back a lock of his silver hair.
"No momma but, I'm sure you will tell me what it does," little five year old Kakashi replied with a bright smile that was hidden behind his mask. Even though his face was hidden, his mother could tell he was happy.
His mother smiled at him and replied, "Here, I'll show you what to do first and then I will explain," she replied as she knelt down on the ground just outside of their family home and began to draw a circle into the dirt. Then she filled the circle with symbols before creating a second inner circle before she slowly, she began going through several odd hand seals that he had never seen before. "The first seal is important as it is the Phoenix, then you follow it by doing the seal of the dragon, then the unicorn and then follow them up with your basic hand seals of wolf, fox, snake and then after these are completed, you do the first set of hand seals in reverse and end up with the seal of the Phoenix being the last one. You must make sure to keep what you want to summon foremost in your mind for this jutsu, Kakashi-kun…summons the other half of your soul.
"I don't understand, momma. Why is it that only the Hatake clan can use this jutsu?" the little silver hared boy asked curiously.
His mother smiled sadly and replied, "It is because, my little Kashi-kun, we the Hatake clan, have demon blood running through our veins and our blood can only be tamed by the other half of our soul. But, even if you do the proper hand seals, your other half may not appear right away or she may not be what you think she is. You will have to find her...or she may find you but, be warned my son. You must protect her at all times for if she dies, you will follow her by first descending into madness and in that state your demon blood will demand that you kill and keep killing until you, yourself are killed in return. Do you promise my Kakashi, to be very careful with this jutsu and to never use it until you are older than twenty five and your soul cries out for its mate?"
Little Kakashi nodded his head frantically and replied, "I promise, momma. But, can you show me how to do the seals again, I forgot."
Kakashi's mother laughed loudly and replied, "here, they go like this," and began showing him the seals again, only this time more slowly.
End Flashback:
Kakashi suddenly woke to the feeling that something was wrong. His chest ached but, not with pain, it felt like it was coming from the area of his heart. Snorting, he murmured, "I can't believe I forgot about that jutsu. Lets see if I remember how to do it…..but, I doubt it will really work," and kicked his legs over the branch he was resting on and dropped down to crouch on the ground. Slowly, he began to draw the summoning circle just like his mother had shown him; he was totally oblivious of his students activities as they stopped their practice to watch him, alerted by his sudden drop from the tree.
Kakashi gathered his chakra as his mother had taught him, fixed the desire of what he was summoning deeply in his mind before, taking a deep breath and began performing the seals. Phoenix, dragon, unicorn, wolf, fox, snake. "I summon you, my other half, he whispered quietly as he began the reverse order of the seals as directed by his mother. Snake, fox, wolf, unicorn, dragon and Phoenix. As he finished the last set he pushed his chakra forcefully into the center of the summoning seal by slamming his hand into the ground and whispered, "Summon no jutsu!" Suddenly, just as he was filled with energy, it expended in a rush, leaving him drained and exhausted. Panting, he leaned back against the tree to regain his strength and waited to see what would happen. He could see the summoning circle as it began pulsing with a strange white light and then as if woken from a dream, he heard Naruto murmur, "What's Kakashi-sensei doing?"
"That looked like a summoning jutsu to me," Sakura replied as she stepped closer towards where Kakashi rested against the tree trunk.
"I knew that!" Naruto shouted, frowning.
Sasuke rolled his eyes before muttering, "Sure you did, dobe."
"Grrr. TEME! Shut up!" Naruto growled before turning his attention towards Kakashi's prone form. "Hey Kakashi-sensi, what type of summoning jutsu was that? I don't see anything, did it really work?"
Kakashi just ignored Naruto's question as he watched the pulsing circle, he could see the light becoming brighter and brighter with each pulse of power and murmured once again, "I summon you my soul, my mate, come to me, be with me, I'm so utterly alone and...I...I need you."
His voice was so quiet that the boys couldn't hear what was said but, Sakura heard him since she was the only one close enough to catch his whispered words and thought, "Oh, Kakashi sensei, I wish there really was a jutsu that could summon someone meant to be your soul mate but, I don't think that's possible..."
Just as she finished that thought, the summoning circle exploded with power. It was so strong that the circle began to vibrate, a loud humming noise began slowly and quietly at first before, it suddenly became a roar that was almost deafening as the power skyrocketed high into the air, swirling, and gathering large thunderheads that blackened the sky until the day turned into night. The circle's display of power startled the three Genin so much that they fell flay upon their asses.
In the village, Tsunande was suddenly jerked from her paperwork, her attention turning towards the windows towards the large pillar of chakra in the sky. She could hear many of the ninja's shouting in confusion but, Tsunande only smiled and murmured, "So, it finally has begun."
Her longtime friend, Shizune asked, "What has begun, Tsunande?"
"Hmm, oh, Shizune, Kakashi is finally looking for his soul mate."
"What are you talking about? How could Kakashi be the cause of that!" Shizune said while pointing towards the chakra pillar.
"It's a bloodline trait of the Hatake's. It's supposed to be a secret but, I was a very close friend of the family so, I know about it."
Oh, well that explains it but, I think he should have gone further into the forest before he decided to try it," Shizune muttered dryly.
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about the citizens of Konoha panicking since they've seen this before when Hatake-san went looking for his own wife," Tsunande replied flippantly while settling herself back into her chair and glaring at the piles of paper work she had left to finish before, she was able to go home. "We will just have to wait and see what develops. I just hope that Kakashi will find her soon and revitalize the Hatake bloodline….after all, he is the last Hatake left alive."
Light
No sound
A feeling of floating
Then,
A strange warmth blanketed her body and millions of voices echoed through the vastness of the void. But, one voice, and yet at the same time, it did not use words to communicate but, it stood out the most. It conveyed a soothing, yet powerful message that seemed to hold the wisdom of countless millennia, yet it held her attention like no other. It gave her no name, for it didn't need to provide one so Jenna thought nothing of it when it spoke to her soul, "I shall grant you your second chance but, you must find the Hatake. He is the one who will guide you in your new world and it is he who will unlock the gift I give him, and that gift is you, Jenna Montgomery. However, I will not make it easy for him to find you and so with this thought in mind, you will be a dyer-wolf by day, one of whom has the ability to speak the human tongue but, yet at the same time on the nights of the full moon and in times when the Hatake has need of you for emergency medical aid, I grant you the ability to regain your human form. Yet, you won't be able to tell him of what you really are, until he admits that he is in love with your human form. In the times when the Hatake needs emergency medical attention, he will be unconscious and only then can you transform to help him. Do you accept these terms for a second chance at life?"
I thought it over for a few moments and knew that this was not going to be like my old life. Sure it would be a very difficult life but, if I had to help this Hatake person then I was all for it. Besides, it would be nice to have someone to love me for who I really was instead of my looks, so it was with this in mind that I murmured, "Yes." The next thing I knew was searing pain as it raced through my body as my bone structure began to change into that of a dyer-wolf. And let me tell you, that was no fun at all! There was only so much I could do to withstand the pain before I passed out.
And, when I woke up next, I found myself lying on the ground in the forest with several kids surrounding me and a strange man lying against a tree trunk. "Oh my god," I thought, "he's gorgeous…and that eye patch & mask combination makes him look like a pirate. Oh, god, why me, why do I have to be attracted to guys who look like pirates?" I was so lost in my musings about the man, that I was extremely startled when a loud voice started yelling.
Kakashi watched the pillar expectantly as it slowly began to shrink, squinting his one good eye, he began to see an extremely large form begin to materialize in the center of the summoning circle. But, something seemed to be off, "Wait a minute, that doesn't look to be the shape of a girl. What the hell is going on? My soul mate can't be what ever the heck that is." Kakashi thought, while moving closer to get a better look. Then, just as he was within an inch of the circle, the pillar of chakra winked out to reveal an abnormally large silver haired dyer-wolf lying unconscious in the center of the summoning circle. Scratching his chin, he tried to figure out why a wolf had appeared instead of his soul-mate. However, his thoughts were interrupted when the loud voice of Naruto yelled, "Holy Shit, Kakashi-sensei. What is that!"
"Hmm, I believe it's a dyer-wolf, Naruto," Kakashi replied absently, while staring at the animals face. It was then that he realized the wolf was awake and returning his stare with those very same eyes from his dreams. Shaking his head, Kakashi murmured, "No. My mother couldn't have been more wrong. My soul-mate can't be a wolf, it just can't."
The wolf blinked at him with those eyes but, it made no move to do anything but, lay there staring at him with those haunting eyes. So lost was he in her gaze that Kakashi didn't notice how long his students had been trying to get his attention.
"Hatake-Sensei! Wake up!" Sakura yelled, while waving a hand in front of his face.
Jenna-wolf's ears perked at the name, "Hatake? This girl called him, Hatake. So this is the man I'm supposed to stay with. Well, then I'd better introduce myself to him." Jenna-wolf stretched her sore muscles and stood up to her full height. I don't know how I know the way I'm supposed to stand, or how to walk but, thank god I won't be making a fool of myself by tripping!" Once on her feet, Jenna could see that her height was very abnormal for a wolf or for any wolf that she had knowledge of. But, she just chalked it up there with one of the many strange things that were going to be occurring in this new world. Bowing her head in greeting, she bared her teeth in a wolfs grin and rumbled, "Hello. My name is Jenna and I'm here because Hatake-san summoned me as his…..um, er…. Partner." I stumbled over the real words I so desperately wanted to say but, found that I couldn't seem to get them out. So, what that being had told me was true.
My words seemed to cause a strange reaction from the children, who fell flat upon their asses once again, and it also caused Hatake-san to stand up, shock clearly expressed by the widening of his only exposed eye. However, he was even more surprised to find that the top of my head was even with the middle of his chest. "There must be some mistake in the pattern of the jutsu I performed, I didn't summon a dyer-wolf. I was trying to summon a girl. You can go back as I don't need you." Kakashi replied.
I grinned at him and replied cheekily, "Sorry, no can do. There's no way to reverse what you just did. You called me so, now you're stuck with me!"
Kakashi blinked when he heard her reply before muttering, "I guess I've got to let Tsunande-sama know that we now have a five foot, two hundred pound dyer-wolf in the village or you might get killed by accident.
Oh great. Just what I need. Some idiotic ninja trying to kill me." Grinning, I shook myself and replied, "Lead the way, handsome."
Kakashi blushed so hard that the tips of his ears turned red. Clearing his throat, he tried to hide it by calmly muttering, "Follow me, Jenna."
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura watched the two departing figures in amazement before Sakura muttered quietly, "Guys. I think that Kakashi-sensei's jutsu worked the way it was supposed to. To be honest, I didn't think anything would appear but, Jenna-san did come."
"Why do you say that, Sakura?" Sasuke asked, curious as to why she thought that.
"Because, I heard what he said when he was performing the jutsu," Sakura replied.
"What! What did Kakashi-sensei say?" Naruto all but yelled; his curiosity was killing him. He just had to know.
Not wanting to embarrass their teacher, Sakura decided to edit out part of what their Sensei had said, and just stick with the most important part. "He said….I summon you, my other half. I summon you my soul, my mate, come to me, be with me, I need you."
Naruto blinked stupidly before he blurted, "Shit! Sensei's soul-mate is a giant wolf!"
AN: Well? What do you think? I bet Kakashi's in for a big surprise!
Oh, and I would like to thank Reiko for pointing out the errors that I missed when writing this chaper!
