Captivated
Rating: M
Crossover: Inuyasha/Naruto
Pairing: Kagome/?
A/N: Thanks for your patience and continuing onward to the second chapter! I know the first chapter is a bit slow and not too much occurred, but it's all for the sake of setting the story. Normally I'd wait longer between chapters but I wanted to get another out there. I hope you enjoy reading this next chapter, and again, please feel free to comment any sorts of ideas, constructive criticism, and/or anything else that comes to mind!
The two Akatsuki members had been able to find their way to the village of Tanigakure in no time at all, much to Kisame's chagrin. He had convinced his partner to stop a few times, but nothing close to what he would have preferred. The Uchiha was just as stubborn as always.
Coming upon the village, they paused for a moment to take in the sights before them. The village was expertly hidden in a valley surrounded by large hills and grassy mountains, with a large wall stretching around the front part. A single worn path lead straight to the gates of the wall, and the village itself was large and every building seemed to be composed of earthen colors.
"I don't think I've ever seen so much green before." Kisame chuckled and looked over at Itachi. "So what's our plan of action?"
Itachi scanned over the village carefully with his activated Sharingan. With minimal guards at the front gate, sneaking in would be easy. It was finding where their target was located that would be the tricky part. "It was mentioned he lives there, on the Eastern side of the village…"
Kisame nodded and looked back towards the valley. "Only one way to find out I suppose." Both shinobi started running towards the village gates intent on finding one Tomoe Tsumura.
Itachi narrowed his eyes in annoyance as he looked around the dark room. Their target wasn't home it seemed, and they hadn't been able to find him anywhere. Zetsu had given them specific information on his typical schedule and potential places he could be, but so far he was nowhere to be found. He looked over at his partner and saw the same look of frustration upon his face.
With a scowl, Kisame turned back towards the window they had entered from. "That damn Zetsu, he must've gotten something wrong. Do you think it's possible this guy's out on a mission somewhere?"
The Uchiha walked around the room a last time before responding. "His leads haven't been wrong in the past. There must be something we're missing."
As if on cue, the plant-like member of the Akatsuki began to partially phase through the floor, stopping just at his neck. He looked up at the two and began to speak softly, "It seems our potential member has made his home in the jail at the Tanikage's tower the past few days. You're more than likely to find him there."
"You couldn't have shown up and done some creeping a little earlier?" Kisame huffed and stared the shinobi down.
A deeper and gruffer voice hissed back at the blue-skinned nin, coming from Zetsu's darker half. "You should be grateful I'm updating you on this information at all."
Before Kisame could comment back, Itachi called his name. "Let's go." He all but commanded, and the missing-nin turned to follow him out through the window, giving one last glare over his shoulder.
"What a pain," he grumbled and caught up with his partner as they ran from one roof to the next, aiming to head towards the tallest building in the center of the village. "Makes you wonder what this guy did to land himself in there." Kisame said and looked over at Itachi who merely hummed in reply.
Once there, it was simple enough to sneak inside and make their way to the lower levels that contained the jail cells and the prisoners within. Being careful not to be seen by too many, the two wandered the halls, quietly taking anyone out that happened to get in their way. Eventually they came upon some guards grumbling about releasing two temporary inmates and a name in particular caught their attention. They stealthily followed after one of the guards and observed as he unlocked and shoved the heavy door open to one of the cells.
They shared a look before heading towards the guard's back, Kisame pulling his sword out from behind him, and Itachi slipping two kunai into his hands. In one swift motion, he let the kunai fly towards the guard and watched in grim satisfaction as he collapsed once he was hit. They moved in unison towards the open doorway and Itachi stepped inside first, noticing not one, but two occupants in the room. Ignoring their defensive stances, he made eye contact with the male.
"Tomoe Tsumura?" Although it came out as a question, it was more of a confirmation as Itachi noted the man looked the same as the pictures they were shown.
Kisame lifted Samehada up onto his shoulder and grinned maliciously. "We're here to make you an offer you can't refuse."
The silence after the man spoke continued much longer than anyone in the room had anticipated and Kagome furrowed her eyebrows while turning her head. Looking at her friend, she watched as he stared blankly at the two men in front of them. Turning back towards the shinobi she decided she would be the first to address them.
"And who are you?"
The two barely glanced over at her and she fumed silently, already sensing they didn't feel very threatened by her presence, and they weren't the first to do so. Although she wasn't the best fighter in the world, she could still hold her own.
"We are part of the Akatsuki, and we're here to take you back with us to become a member of our organization." The blue-skinned man lowered his large sword and pointed it towards Tomoe, who finally reacted with a scowl.
"You'll have to excuse me, I'm still a bit lost." Tomoe cleared his throat, "why are you targeting me for this organization?"
"Something along the lines of helping to create a world of truth?" Kisame chuckled and shrugged lamely. "Mostly we just need you for your healing abilities and chakra."
"More will be explained later." Itachi said, silently hoping that a battle could be avoided. It wasn't like the two were armed anyway, and between himself and Kisame, it would be a quick defeat on their part.
Tomoe ran his fingers through his matted, sandy hair to push it out of his eyes as he tried to think up a way to get out of the situation. These guys screamed nothing but trouble, especially if their scratched off headbands were any indication of their deeds. His eyes made contact with Kagome's and she gave a slight nod. Together they ran towards the two standing in the doorway, being mindful not to step on or trip over the dead body half in the hall.
Itachi was quick to act and placed his hand on Kisame's weapon, preventing him from raising it any further to attack. Sensing what was going on through his partner's mind, Kisame jumped back into the wider space of the hall, followed immediately by Itachi. In just a moment the two prisoners were standing in the space previously occupied by the Akatsuki members. Another silence fell over them as they sized each other up.
When Kagome had rushed forward, she had expected to collide with the missing-nin with the hopes of either pushing them back or going at it fists to weapons with them. Since they had jumped back just as quickly as they moved, there would be more space to attack and escape past them.
A harsh cry of anger and a rush of steps interrupted the group's stare off. Six shinobi guards appeared at the opposite end of the hallway, staring at the dead guard's body on the ground. All at once they brandished their weapons and began shouting.
"I knew I sensed intruders!"
"What have you done?"
"Traitors!"
A kunai flew out from one of the guard's hands and soared straight for the four in front of them. Itachi deflected it with a kunai of his own, and immediately, many others came flying in their direction. He knocked away a few more before turning sharply towards the empty end of the hall.
"Kisame!"
Kisame made a noise of disagreement and turned with haste to follow after him. "Tch, this is proving more annoying than I had hoped."
Kagome and Tomoe tried to reason with the guards as they dodged their attacks. "This is a misunderstanding! We weren't a part of this." Kagome yelled but with no success. The guards began to close in on them and Tomoe grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her after the Akatsuki members.
"There's no point in trying to reason with them, they'll just attack first and listen later." He breathed out and ran even faster with her in tow. "We just need to get out of here for now."
Kagome nodded and the two of them eventually found their way outside of the building. More shinobi had appeared after hearing all the commotion and followed after them as well. They found themselves heading towards the walled entrance of Tanigakure, right on the heels of the missing-nin and dodging all sorts of attacks. They grew closer to the main gate and suddenly Tomoe gasped, looking down at the kunai embedded in his calf. He stumbled and lost his footing, being struck by several other kunai and shuriken in the process. Kagome halted, sliding on the ground for about a foot before rushing back to grab him.
She reached his unmoving body and couldn't tell if he was just unconscious or…
"Tomoe!" she cried out and tears began welling in her eyes. She looked up angrily at another onslaught of kunai heading in their direction and made a single hand sign, erecting a pink hued barrier that the weapons bounced off of harmlessly. One had been faster than the others and slipped by the barrier before it was formed and sliced deeply into her skin as it whizzed by her head. Her skin instantly began stitching itself back together, but that didn't stop the searing pain of the cut.
Itachi had turned just in time to watch the scene unfold and narrowed his eyes. Kisame growled angrily at the situation they found themselves in. "Leader-sama will not be pleased."
Eyeing the girl behind her erected barrier, an idea suddenly hit Itachi. "We'll take the girl instead."
His partner stared at him before they both paused in their steps. "She doesn't seem very useful to me."
"Take notice of her healing cheek then, and the barrier she created." The Uchiha had already started heading back towards the girl when Kisame took notice of the strange pink bubble around the girl in the distance.
"Hm, she might just save us scolding yet." Kisame chuckled and chased after Itachi.
The black haired shinobi seized his opportunity as the exhausted girl's barrier dissipated. He grabbed her roughly and dragged her backwards with him, trying to avoid her flailing limbs and angry cries.
"Let me go!" she shrieked and he winced at the sound.
It took him only another moment to knock her unconscious and he hefted her over his shoulder, ready to go. Kisame distracted the Tanigakure shinobi by swinging Samehada at them gleefully and allowing Itachi a moment to flee. He soon followed after the pair once he was satisfied with the injuries he bestowed upon their attackers.
Jumping through the tall trees of the surrounding forest, the two scanned the areas behind and below them to check for any signs of the enemy. Once they deemed they were a safe distance away without having been followed, they stopped for a quick break. Walking through the small clearing, Itachi placed Kagome on the ground and stared at her as Kisame approached them.
"So you think she may have the same healing abilities?" he questioned and squatted to get a closer look at the girl.
"Perhaps." Itachi murmured and moved to adjust his cloak. "If anything, her defensive jutsu could be enough to intrigue Pain."
"If she ends up lucky enough to be chosen as a member, I can't imagine she'll be easy to convince." The shark-like man smirked and his partner remained silent for a moment.
"We should keep moving, we still have a journey ahead of us." Itachi started walking away before looking over his shoulder. "It's your turn to carry her."
Kisame snickered and lifted her up easily, being mindful not to throw her over the shoulder where the sharp and jagged Samehada rested on his back. "What, she too heavy for you? She weighs next to nothing!"
The teasing went on as they began their trek back to the Akatsuki base with the girl in tow, both intrigued as to how she would be received once they returned.
