Second chapter is now posted! I really hope you guys enjoy the chapter; it doesn't have the Akatsuki in it but it's still good.

I do not own Naruto.

I sighed as I put the drawer back where it belonged. I didn't tell the whole truth about why I had my chakra sealed away. I also knew why Krill could talk; it was because he was once human. Krill has been with me after the second shinobi war. I may have been alive for a very long time, but I haven't aged a day since the mishap with my older brother.

Madara Uchiha got in touch with my older brother and asked him to create a creature with ultimate power to help aid Obito in his mission. My brother agreed to his wish and immediately set to work with the assignment; unfortunately I was the target at the end of his experiment. After making the creature my brother made me immortal and replaced my real heart with the heart of the monster; the chakra of said monster happened to be a mixture of most of the tailed beasts allowing me to have control of their abilities; he tried to make a second one with my younger brother, but I sealed his soul in the body of the cat with half of mine to keep him alive.

Krill used to be my younger brother Markle but lost his memory after the soul transfer. Because I am a part of him he is also immortal in a way; the downfall with my soul being in him is that if he were to get harmed I would feel his pain as well. Thankfully it's all one-sided though so I know he will be safe if anything were to happen to me; at night would be the worst time for him to get hurt because that's when I go hunting for him.

At night is when I remove my necklace and track down my older brother who made himself immortal by transferring some of Kurama's chakra into his own body. While I hunt I wear a totally different outfit than my usual one; my hair is tied up into a bun with a purple ribbon and a purple kimono that is laced up the sides. My kind, caring personality is diminished as my cold, sinister side comes out during my quest. I lost everything because of my brother and I am determined to put things back where they should be; by killing him I will no longer be immortal and Markle will once again be back to normal.

"Krill, I'm going to the market, want anything?" I asked as I grabbed my money bag.

"Catnip?" he asked hopefully with a purr.

I sighed, "Fine; I'll be back."

The sun shone brightly in my eyes when I opened the door. The villagers were setting up decorations for the approaching festival surrounding the full moon. The villagers call it the Festival of the Guardian. The village believes that there is a guardian who watches over the village so once a month they celebrate to give their thanks. No one knew I was the guardian they thanked; they even went as far as asking for continued protection over their village and home. At night I also protect the village from any approaching danger whether or not they are shinobi or rogues; because of me everyone who lives here are at peace. They feel like they belong and welcomed.

"Ai, how are you my friend?" I looked over to see Daiki waving at me.

Daiki was the man who ran the fish booth. He is forty-six years of age and always had a smile on his tanned skin. His shaggy brown hair was kept neatly for a clean appearance.

"I'm doing well, thanks. Are you ready for the festival this week?" I asked.

"Indeed I am; thanks to the guardian my business has tripled over this past year. Tourists are coming to see the festival and hear the stories of the guardian and possible areas it could be found. It's amazing no one knows of its whereabouts throughout the years," Daiki replied.

"I know, you'd think it would have been spotted at least once," I chuckled.

"Ah, but it did; Akane the seamstress saw the silhouette of the creature. She said it looked dog-like but had beautiful long wings; stood a good twenty-four feet tall it did," he grinned.

"That's odd; Why would it want to show itself when it's been hiding from people from so long? It doesn't make any sense," I blinked; I didn't realize I got so careless to let myself get caught by an old seamstress.

"Who knows, but that just brings more of a mystery if you ask me," he shrugged. "Anyways, are you ready for the festival?"

I shook my head, "I'm not going to be helping this year; I'll be traveling to the Leaf Village during the Chuunin Exams so I can sell more."

"You're going to miss all of the tourists and the festival," Daiki frowned.

I let out a sigh, "I'll think about staying, but as of right now I'm planning on traveling."

"If you insist," he shrugged.

I continued walking down the streets until something caught my eye; a quilt with the guardian silhouette on it. I groaned quietly to myself, 'Great…now people will be hunting for me…'

I shook my head and continued on to gather some catnip and food for the house. Daiki did make a good point about the tourists being here in town; maybe I should stay instead of leaving. The festival is going on and the village does still need protecting. I'd have to talk to Krill about it to get his opinion. I trusted the villagers, but I didn't trust shinobi, especially shinobi still loyal to their village. After gathering my groceries and the catnip I headed home and to continue with my day and prepare more of the crystal kunai for the two rogue ninja that stopped by earlier.

"Krill, I'm home!" I announced as I walked through the door.

"About time; things go okay?" he asked jumping down from one of the shelves along the wall.

"Yeah they did; apparently Akane saw me one night. She has the guardian on one of her quilts," I said.

"Ai you need to be more careful," Krill scowled.

"I know," I sighed, "And I don't know if we should head out this year."

"Why not?" he raised a kitty eyebrow.

"Not only will the village be left unprotected, but tourists will be coming to see the festival and to hear stories of the guardian. I think it would be better if we stayed here," I said.

Krill thought for a moment on the information I had given him, "I suppose you're right…With everyone walking through the village things could easily go wrong in a heartbeat…"

"So does that mean we're staying?" I asked putting away the groceries.

"I don't see the harm," he reasoned.

I smiled and gave him some catnip in which he ate willingly with a purr. Today was indeed an interesting but good day.

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