Of Summons and Pokémon – An Original Fckyeahcc Naruto/Pokémon Fanfic.
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi and Viz as well as Pokémon belonging to Satoshi Tajiri; if it were mine, my ships would be real.
Rating: Mature Audience for Gay Sex, Suggestive Dialogue, Coarse Language, and Violence.
Summary: What if supposedly, alongside summons were also Pokémon? This is a cross-over between the world of Pokémon and Naruto.
Author's Note: Ahh, another chapter! Yay!
Pairings: KakaNaru, KakaObi, SasuNaru, SasuSaku, SakuYama, ItaShisu, ShikaTema, KibaOC.
Episode II – The Kakashi no Monogatari: Losing Rin.
Amidst a war, people had suffered. Their suffering came in the form of loss, such as the loss of land, of a home they once knew. Other forms of loss came from things such as losing a loved one, someone like a friend, a brother, a sister, a lover, a parent. Such loss, is mind altering and tragic, with a galling force that can change a person overnight. Essential examples of this can be seen in Tsunade and Itachi. Now, the effects of loss have devastated Kakashi.
When a tragedy like war happens, one of the final forms of loss include loss of health and life. Because of this, hospitals are ran crazy, sometime, being ran into the ground as the suffering amass greatly. War can make hospitals truly busy, with all physicians and nurses and Pokémon working at their best to heal all they can. And yet…this can also make a hospital a target for the enemy to strike. Should something chaotic hit the hospital, there is a protocol to follow. All hospitals utilize a color code system. It is essential that each code, defined by color and sector, be taken seriously and with caution.
In the world of shinobi, code yellow is one of few codes that must be taken into dire account.
9:10 AM…
"I miss him."
Minato-sensei had looked up from his desk. Kakashi looked out the window of his apartment, watching the rain approach the Hidden Leaf Village. Manectric was waiting outside the entrance of the apartment. The Discharge Pokémon greatly enjoyed the presence of lightning and thunder. It seems that Lucario went outside as well to meditate. Kakashi had not spoken since he arrived at the apartment about an hour ago. It was also the first time that Kakashi had spoken up about Obito.
"I'm sure he misses you too, Kakashi."
"Minato-sensei, I miss him."
Minato-sensei didn't know what to make of this repeated statement. He still isn't clear upon what had happened during that mission, and that was several months ago. Kushina-neechan was in the same room with them. She set down the tea and watched Kakashi after hearing him say that.
"Why do you miss him, Kakashi?"
"I don't know."
"Was it because of what he had said about your fa–"
"No."
"Was it because of the Sharin–"
"No."
"Was it because of what Rin had seen?"
Kakashi stopped himself from answering. He forgot. Rin was there when he had gave his final good bye to Obito. In some ways already, Kakashi had felt he betrayed Obito again. The first betrayal was the willingness he had to let Obito walk away from him, and the second being Rin's feelings being hurt when Kakashi had given Obito a good bye kiss. Kakashi turned away from the window. The sound of rain was comforting, and it was around the time of the year in which rain would be present for some time. Obito would always complain about the rain, Kakashi recalled. He also recalls Marshtomp sometimes performing the technique Rain Dance just to summon rain and annoy Obito.
"I miss him, sensei. I just…miss him." Kakashi said lamely. He felt a hand touch him. It was a simple gesture, one that comrades would do when they needed to reassure someone of their odds. Kakashi knew by scent that it was Kushina who touched his shoulders.
"Do you love him?" Kushina-neechan asked with an earnest look. The young boy looked up at his master's fiancé before glancing away.
Did he love Obito?
He doesn't know how to respond to it. Shinobi aren't supposed to love, they are supposed to fight, they are supposed to win, they are supposed to be perfect! But that isn't the case. Because Kakashi had parents at one point, and the way that Kushina-neechan looks at Minato-sensei and the way he returns the look back to Kushina-neechan…Kakashi didn't understand it. He didn't understand it because not once did he ever give such a look at Obito. Instead, most the time, he was either glaring at him, or sneering or taunting or…being mean to Obito (hell even his Pokémon got along with Absol yet were mean to Obito too!), but not once did he ever give that kind of a look to Obito. If anything, Obito gave him looks of hurt and cockiness. Even if by some off chance, the looks would not mean they were in love. Nor does an established relationship mean they were in love. What if Kakashi's parents became parents because they were reckless? Or that Kushina-neechan and Minato-sensei are together for reasons other than those stupid looks that they constantly give each other when eating ramen?
No, that isn't true. Kakashi remembers. He remembers the days his mother was alive and the way his father would hold her after returning home from a mission. Kakashi remembers when he was young, his mother would insist on waiting until his father would return home to start dinner and how she would always have this happy and relieved expression when he unlocked the door. Kakashi also remembers when his father would bring his mother present. For the small time that they had them, Kakashi also remembers the two small electrical Pokémon that his parents had. It was a Plusle and Minun. They'd never leave each other alone; everything was constantly together, constantly in sync and constantly happy for the pair of Electric types. It wasn't all just one action but a serious of specific actions and reactions that equated to positive and reciprocated effects. Kakashi also knows that Minato-sensei and Kushina-neechan do other things too; train together, do chores together, hell, even Kakashi once accidentally caught them coming out of the shower together (needless to say that Kushina-neechan gave him one nasty punch for that). Yet Kakashi doesn't understand it.
What Kakashi understood was that Obito's name now made him hurt. It didn't hurt his pride, or his motives. It just hurt something so unusual underneath him.
"I don't know."
Kakashi wanted to understand the feelings he now associated with Obito so he can move on from them. When he thinks of Obito, all he thinks of is time that has been lost and just kissing him. Kakashi thinks of everything he should have done, such as being nicer to Obito, or helping him train instead of being a dick, or how he…how he should have tried to understand Obito the same way that he tried understanding him, even if he didn't like Kakashi. Kakashi remembers the pause in Obito's breath, the distortion of peace when they were in the clearing and how Obito suddenly became afraid to touch Kakashi because Kakashi had touched him in a very intimate place. Kakashi remembers the unreasonable shyness that Obito began to express such as the stuttering and making Blissey reexamine the bandages. Kakashi should have spoke up. It was no longer just about Obito being right about his father. Obito proved his existence was in some way important to Kakashi because without it, without him, Kakashi was…
Kakashi was confused.
"I kissed him." Kakashi admitted.
Normally, this is something that Kushina-neechan would have poked fun at Kakashi. Kakashi, the stoic, robotic, genius whose sole purpose in life is to murder all who pose a threat to Konohagakure suddenly took in an interest in someone and kissed them; that would have been something Kushina-neechan would have said with a dotty chuckle. But now wasn't the right time to say anything like that. Kakashi, a child who warred through life without emotions is suddenly bombarded by them with the loss of someone so close to him like Obito. She rubbed his shoulder. She wanted him to know that Kakashi was at home, she wanted him to understand that Kakashi could let down his guard within their walls and mourn.
Shinobi are not allowed to mourn.
Humans are.
Kakashi wasn't just a shinobi. He too was human. He deserved that.
"I kissed him, the same way you two kiss," Kakashi began again, "and I felt something. I don't know what I felt. But I miss it. I miss him."
These were emotions, reasoned the Hatake. These emotions were ones he should have fully embraced when becoming a shinobi but he didn't; he repressed them and suddenly, losing Obito brought forth the true wrath of these emotions. He didn't know what they were nor why he felt them but it was because of Obito that he felt them so deeply but so silently that he was choking with confusion. Kakashi turned away from Kushina-neechan and grabbed one of the cups of tea she had made. He sat down on their sofa and said no more, trying to understand these emotions.
A lone howl echoed amongst the singing wind, signaling the approaching storm.
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11:07 AM…
Rin was working a double shift at the hospital today. Her day started at 5 AM and won't end until around 8 PM, being the longest she has devoted to the hospital. The rain had already done a number to her hair. It was days like this that she'd prefer being at home, eating strawberries and spending time with Blissey and Togetic. When the Sandaime had awarded her the permission to study even more advance medical ninjutsu, it required her to work even more hospital hours than she had done so previously. Today marks the first day of mastering new ninjutsu, one of which being the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique. The hospital was busy, but it was nothing new to her. The village is still going through war, so people were still going in and out of the facility, whether it be for treatment or otherwise. The sun had been hidden by the clouds since morning, and the rain provided a gentle lull to the facility. Rin has been designated to work the surgical bay as well today, and she was content with that. Doing anything medically related is one of her dreams. That and having Kakashi fall in love with her. But medical dreams come first. Speaking of which… she was wanting to talk to Kakashi soon.
Rin knew it wasn't her place. Kakashi is her teammate but he is also entitled to his personal life, and Rin knew that, but she just wanted to know about Kakashi and Obito. She remembers the kiss. She remembers the small hurt she felt when it was Obito being kissed by Kakashi and yet at the same time, she knew the context of such a thing was different, that whatever had happened between the two was had caused Kakashi to change, if it mean being moved in such a manner as to kiss Obito on the forehead. She knew that whatever had happened during the small time she was kidnapped by the Iwagakure shinobi, it had really altered Kakashi.
Kakashi has tried being friendly to her.
Kakashi has tried spending more time with her and Minato-sensei beyond missions and work.
Kakashi has tried to connect with them, with ramen and weapons.
He has tried, that Rin could see, and it amazes her. Kakashi is trying to be more human, more available, more open to the emotions that he sheltered away and it made Rin happy; sure, she didn't understand what Kakashi now has with Obito but Obito's final gift had slowly made Kakashi a better person and it wasn't the Sharingan. No, it was motivation that Kakashi now has to seek real companionship.
By now, she was on break. A while ago, she had been job shadowing a couple of her superiors on a surgical operation that required rerouting the arteries and veins within one's heart. Although cardiorespiratory units were not her ideal field of study, it is important to maintain a broad and wide sense of knowledge in many areas of medicine. Thus, it is here, she had seen open heart surgery be performed. The operation was three hours long, requiring extensive amounts of medicine and patients since this was the first time she had seen an operation occur without ninjutsu but instead of sheer anatomical knowledge perform the operation. This brings her just a step closer to being like her ideal, Tsunade. Many of the hospital staff and their Pokémon were bustling about. Chanseys and Blisseys were pushing carts full of medical necessities to rooms. Audinos were handling files and cabinets amongst the nursing stations. Certain Pokémon like an Alakazam or a Gardevoir around intense care patients or ORs.
She was in the staff lounge, having just completed an intense surgical operation with her senpai when suddenly, an explosion occurred within the hospital. An alarm had sounded and the scent of smoke arose. She had to get out, but first, she had to detect her enemy. An explosion that had managed to rock the hospital floor entitled either an explosive expert being nearby or a group of people creating a diversion. Whatever the case maybe, something was definitely wrong and it was her job to try and find out before she reacts and aid the patients. Focusing her core, she could sense different amounts of chakra going wild. It was obvious that the people were panicked, and therefore their chakra would flare wildly but these people whom Rin had worked with had familiar signatures of chakra. She knew what their chakra was like. But the enemy was somewhere. She just has to focus and try and find the unfamiliar force of energy that had invaded the hosp–
"We found another."
Rin had turned around, and before reacting, a senbon had lodged itself in a pressure point upon the shoulder. She couldn't focus anymore. The world spun and circles. The senbon had no poison but its sheer force alone has her whirling. She flung herself to the wall, trying to catch the center of her balance, but it was to no avail for the shinobi had struck her again, sending her down to the floor after slamming her head against the wall she sought after.
The last thing she saw was a porcelain mask with a blue triangle and slight for eyes.
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11:29 AM…
Kakashi and Minato were sent to the hospital. The rain increased in intensity as they hopped from trees to buildings and back to trees again as they moved. They were hoping that the code was simply red. If an explosion caused a fire, or of a fire caused an explosion had occurred, the mess would be easy to clean up. Gai Maito was to meet with them at the hospital and since Rin was already working today, this might make things easier.
"Why hello there my youthful comrades of this fine spring!" Gai shouted with zeal. Kakashi could feel a headache forming.
Though he considered Gai a friend, everything he did gave Kakashi a headache.
Upon arrival, Kakashi had saw immediately that people were being escorted out of the hospital. As bird Pokémon flew about with messages and orders from the Hokage, Water-types have gathered around, aiding in organizing the chaos and searching for any fires. Many of the patients were of those still recovering from the effects of war. Too many people were outside but the damaged area seems too small. Kakashi had seen the wall that was blown out. The hole was big enough for it to be noticeable yet, the size was not one of destruction but rather distraction. The area was blown up as a decoy.
Minato-sensei was busy gathering information from one of the staff. All the patients were present.
"Oisha-san, what code is this?"
"Code Yellow. All patients are present, and most the staff seem outside."
Something was deeply amiss here. Kakashi bounced back and forth between the people, questioning those whose well-being was presentable enough to provide any form of information. The floor that was assaulted was near the surgical bay. A team of surgeons had recently completed an operation. One of the team members took a break in the lounge. That member was Rin. Kakashi glanced all around him, the faces familiar and unfamiliar. Their faces were of fatigue and fear, of pain and pensiveness. They clutched their arms and their crutches, their shirts and their chests, searching for someone to give them the peace of mind they need when a place of healing was broken into. Not one of those faces belonged to the medic of his team. By practice of procedure, the village often fell under hospital code when a state of emergency has been declared. The rainbow of triage was common knowledge in terms of safety procedures. And if the hospital was under a Code Yellow but all patients were present then that only meant one thing.
A medic has been abducted.
Kakashi brought out his Manectric and alongside, summoned Pakkun. The pug and the Discharge Pokémon had emerged from their rest, their eyes glazed with a lazy appearance but they knew that something was wrong.
"What's wrong, Master?" Pakkun asked.
"Pakkun, Manectric, I need you two to immediately begin a search," Kakashi ordered. He finished rummaging through his belongs after finding the broken charm from Rin's medical kit. "I need you to find the owner of this charm; she might be endangered," Kakashi continued, "Pakkun, Manectric will be there in case you need help." With an understanding nod, the smaller dog dashed away, with the yellow pocket monster following suit.
Kakashi went back to Minato-sensei, who seemed to have gathered the same information that Kakashi had.
"Minato-sensei, we have to find Rin."
"I know. I contacted a search team."
Kakashi nodded. Kakashi remembered. Kakashi remembered that he swore to himself that he'd do his best to protect his teammates.
Rin must be found.
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12:24 PM…
All of Konohagakure has been searched both by Team Minato and the ANBU. There has been indication that intruders have infiltrated the village. They were of high caliber, most likely an ANBU of another village. It has been confirmed that Nohara Rin was one of four staff members from Konohagakure Hospital not to have made it outside of the procedural escort of civilian patients. Kakashi has swept through the training grounds once more after sweeping through the forest within city limits, swearing under his mask to the seven suns of the world that if he finds out who took Rin, he'd break their necks good. Gai had just landed next to him, worried about their comrade.
Amidst the storm, Pakkun and Manectric have once more returned. They have found no trace of Rin other than her home. Rin was no longer in the village. The storm was reaching its peak. The thunder cackled manically and the lightning blasted and fluttered akin to heathen like creatures. The wind spun and spun without constant, the forceful gale one moment speeding up the direction the shinobi had headed towards and the next propelling them back with rebellion.
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1:45 PM…
"Minato! It appears the intruders were of Kirigakure. Their style of disrupting pursuit involves heavy usage upon Water-styled techniques and mist as a cover. It has been reported that one of the intruders is a Seven Swordsmen of the Mist." The ANBU, Leopard, reported. She was a young woman, and her mask glimmered with a sense of newness. She was the only ANBU to have fallen behind in order to catch up Team Minato of the current situation. So far, the village has been placed under a temporary state of lockdown and with the exception of Team Minato, who was led by the future Yondaime, the only other known teams deployed were ANBU units.
Minato-sensei and his two subordinates were well into the Fire Country and now were heading towards the coast. It has nearly been two and a half hours since Rin's reported disappearance. Another ANBU member had shushined next to Leopard. This one bore the mask of a dove.
"Report." Minato-sensei said.
"A group of three men were spotted leaving the Land of Fire via boat. The boat has been vanished on the account of what appeared to have been a space-time ninjutsu. Kuriarare Kushimaru, a member of the infamous Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, as the leader. They have taken four hostages. Nohara Rin has been confirmed as a hostage. The other three hostages have been identified as civilians. Based off the identity of the intruders having been confirmed and the direction they are heading towards, most likely, they are heading back towards the Water Country."
How?
How could they have been late?
Kakashi felt the presence of his Pokémon appear. They too had confirmed the enemy's presence along the coastline. The presence of diesel has been smelt, indicating a getaway boat has been used. When the group came to a minor pause at a tree, Kakashi punched a whole into the wood. He radiated such a flurry of emotions, of wrath for the Kirigakure shinobi who kidnapped Rin, of fear for the possibility of losing another member of Team Minato, and worst of all…he felt guilt, for every passing moment that came, Kakashi was failing Obito more and more.
Obito may have not said it, but Kakashi knew. He knew, with subtle and faint linings of jealousy and confusion, that Rin was the one Obito loved. And though it took him now, time after Obito's passing to understand that he was jealous of Rin in small portions, he knew that she was important, as his friend and as Obito's. Kakashi promise to never lose another friend.
And time, was breaking this promise.
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4:12 PM…
The group had appeared the coast finally. The nearby harbor that operated on behalf of Konohagakure and the Fire Country had indeed spotted unknown shinobi. Their appearances included descriptions of pin-striped cloth, camouflage, greaves and kimono support this claim. All of them had worn a mask of some sort. One shinobi had a distinct, needle like sword. How they were spotted is considered miraculous and yet…unnerving.
Kakashi felt something is not right. If a full description of their appearance, a showy distraction exploding at Konoha Hospital. It isn't adding up. Kirigakure ANBU, compared to other ANBU units from other nations, were of the highest caliber, even rivaling that of Konoha's own ANBU. They were special in that nothing escapes them and nothing can sense them easily. But their trail was easy to find. Hell, they were spotted both by the civilians at the hospital and the seamen of the harbor.
"Minato-sensei…why would they let themselves be seen so easily?" Kakashi had asked. Minato had finished inspecting the spot where the boat was sitting.
"I think they were wanting to be seen."
"Are they up to something?"
"Whatever it is, we better notify the Hokage. It isn't like Kirigakure to let their ANBU be so sloppy in stealth."
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6:01 PM…
"I am sorry to say this, Minato, but we cannot afford to send you and your team out." Sarutobi Hiruzen said. By now the storm was calming down, and the rumble of thunder was growing increasingly distant. The same could be said about Kakashi's confidence.
"Why not, Hokage-sama? One of my students was kidnapped, there was reports of her being spotted before the Kirigakure shinobi left Konoha."
"Regardless of whether or not your student was taken, it is not your place to decide such a manner." Said a chilling voice. It was a voice that was laced with a will made of steel and intolerance, in which no divine mercy would show itself as it spoke. It was a voice that with each syllable uttered, a life could possibly come to an end. This was the voice that was both mysterious and yet hated for its decree is nothing but of war and suffering. It was the voice of Shimura Danzou. The echo of his cane bounced amongst the walls of the Hokage's chamber. Behind him were the old raggedy hags that composed Konohagakure's Shinobi Council, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
"Danzou." Minato-sensei addressed. It didn't take a genius to know that even with the formality, Minato-sensei saw Danzou in the same light that Hiruzen sees him; a man of militant evil.
"If you're preparing to take on the title of Hokage, perhaps you, of all people should understand those who were abducted should be left to the ANBU. They are, after all, the Hokage's best resource, are they not? Danzou continued, his sole eye squinted, waiting for a reaction. "If you are to be Hokage, you should be staying behind and looking after this village first."
"True," Minato-sensei had said, "except, one of those abducted were a student of mine. It is a personal stake of mine, for she is both a student under my tutelage as well as a citizen of Konoha."
"If she were a student of yours, then she should have had the caliber to get herself out of such a predicament," Danzou taunted. He was trying to pick at Minato-sensei and it was obvious because Danzou, alongside the Council, were power-hungry militant bastards and as such, it came as no surprise for someone like Danzou to try and tarnish Minato-sensei's credibility. It didn't faze Minato-sensei. But it sure as hell offended Kakashi.
In that instance, Kakashi brought out Manectric, and just the snapping of its jaws emitted an aggressive wave of electricity. It was also then that two members of ROOT appeared, both armed with their Pokémon. It was one Serperior and one Skarmory. They both hissed at Manectric with warning, but Kakashi did not care. No one should ever question Minato-sensei's ability. A pregnant silence echoed, and before things could escalate, the Sandaime raised his hand as to call for order.
"Kakashi, stand down. There is no need to fight." The Hokage said with a complacent calmness. Kakashi clenched his jaw but withdrew Manectric and likewise, the ROOT ANBU had withdrew theirs. But the killer intent rolled off them as it had been coming off Kakashi.
"Perhaps, Minato, you should do a better job teaching your students. Evading the enemy isn't the only thing they need work on," Danzou muttered, his cane pointed specifically at Kakashi. Kakashi gave him a short grunt as to disregard his advice. Like hell Minato-sensei was going to take this man seriously.
"Danzou, there is no need for arguing. Right now, we are in the middle of a crisis. There is no point questioning the capabilities of each other when ultimately, we should alleviate the situation." The Hokage began as a tired expression took over his face.
"Then what do you have in mind, Hiruzen? I see nothing being done so far." Koharu argued sternly.
"The hospital is our first priority, both as a situation to calm down the public as well as the starting point of investigation. Already, ANBU Units Three and Five have been sent to the scene, gathering what evidence they could base off the situation. ANBU Unit Six is at the Fire Country's harbor, investigating the escape route that the Kirigakure shinobi had taken. Going back to the hospital, already chuunin and jounin have been sent to prevent mass hysteria. We cannot afford such social chaos during a time of war as well as a time of fear." Hiruzen countered with a smug look on his lips.
"If it that is so, then it seems as though things are being done. But how do you propose we deal with the situation at hand?" Homura questioned.
"As Danzou had said, we can only let ANBU take care of the Kirigakure. We must retain our chuunin and jounin forces should any other occurrences arise in the village. We do not know what Kirigakure is doing or why they had struck Konohagakure's hospital. We can only investigate whatever is possible to find and take an apprehensive approach instead of running straight to the Water Country. Unless of course, you two support the idea of causing conflict with Kirigakure as well. We already have enough issues with Kumogakure, and though we had the tides turn in our favor against Iwagakure, the trauma from Kusagakure is still present. We cannot afford to create an even bigger conflict with Kirigakure, but instead, rescue those they had abducted. Once rescued, we can then try to negotiate with them, or fight." Hiruzen said as he puffed his pipe. The smoke rose like a halo, and when the council was satisfied with these plans, they had turned to Danzou.
"Sounds like a fine plan, Hiruzen. But be careful. Kirigakure, like Iwagakure, have been known to be underhanded. Make your actions count." Danzou said with a firm authority. The three had then left and the ROOT members had vanished as well.
"Hokage-sama, we can't just sit here. We have to save her." Minato said. His tone was calm but it was obvious that he wouldn't take no for an answer. It was a tone that Kakashi was familiar with.
"I know, Minato. It is for that reason that when ANBU Unit Seven goes out to relieve and relay Unit Six's position, you and your team will be assigned to travel with them. Your duty is to provide information regarding Nohara Rin and back up. I know that as ANBU, they shouldn't need back up. But you will be their commander soon. It's time they get used to you, Minato." Hiruzen said as he waved his hand dismissively. Bowing, Minato-sensei and Kakashi began to take their leave.
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12:34 AM…
Kirigakure was as cold and as despicable as ever. For hours on end, the torrential rain came with a humid slap to the face that one could only suspect was not a homey feeling. Between the time that they had entered the Water Country and the time they had met at the meeting place, Minato-sensei had begun scattering about his specially marked kunai. Minato-sensei, alongside Kakashi, were joined by a platoon of six ANBU members. Gai was ordered to stay home and look after the rest of Konoha should the chuunin and jounin forces need any assistance. And though Gai vehemently refused (and his Hitmonlee had to knock some sense into him considering that between the two, the Pokémon was the smarter one) he stayed put.
"Minato-san, we are ready when you are. We've reached the rendezvous point. Already, Unit Six has been relieved." Dog, leader of Unit Seven, said. Each of the ANBU had a Pokémon out. These were species that specialized in tracking. Based off information that Minato-sensei has been given, something seems amiss. Unit Six, although varied in skill, have been – for the purpose the Hokage has designated them as – used to eliminate any hostiles and search and seizure within a given area. However, despite the numerous sightings of ANBU and jounin alike, all of them have seemed skittish. Instead of engaging with potential hostiles such as Konohagakure's shinobi, they seem to flee without putting up a violent effort.
"Ok, Dog. Listen up. Based off the information we are given, it seems that Kirigakure is up to something. It should be apparent that if an enemy were to invade a country, the country's immediate response is to search and destroy the enemy. The same can be if the village has been invaded as well. Whatever the case may be, as a tracking unit, we are to search every place possible for Nohara Rin. Time is a critical factor; already too much has been passed and wasted. All we can do is search and search fast. The quicker we work, the chance of her survival increases. Disperse, now!"
With a wave of a hand, all six ANBU had vanished.
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1:39 AM…
"No."
"Kakashi, please –"
"No Rin! I can't do this. I cannot do that to you, not after losing Obito. Not after everything we've been through."
His eyes did not meet hers. What Kakashi's eyes met was an unusual seal upon Rin's abdomen. Her clothes were slightly torn and when his hand touched the seal, immediately he could feel how weak it was. Adding chakra to his fingers lets him feel whatever is underneath and it trembled. Kakashi gulped. It pulsed. Her skin crawled.
"Kakashi, they…they did this to me, and…they did it to destroy Konoha. I'm sorry, Kakashi, but there is no time, you need to do it" Rin screamed. She clung onto Kakashi. Her eyes were bloodshot and her face was sunken in. She was weak, and the edges of her sleeves were drenched in blood, meaning she fought and she fought hard, harder than what is considered necessary for a medic.
"I'm not killing you Rin! That is absurd! We are going to take you back to Konohagakure, and then Minato-sensei is going to help you. We can't lose you. I…I can't lose you. Not after losing Obito."
To kill Rin would be betraying Obito. Obito may not have held the same feelings for Kakashi, but it was for certain that Obito loved Rin. And to protect her was one of the ways that Kakashi could honor Obito's death. Killing her would go against everything he is trying to do to honor Obito. Kakashi immediately bit his finger, blood covering the digit before he did a number of seals. When his hand touched the ground, the contract dispersed and Pakkun, amongst the rest of the pack, were summoned.
"Pakkun, I need you and the others to notify Minato-sensei and the ANBU that Rin has been found. We need immediate medical attention." Kakashi commanded. They nodded before vanishing, and within the second that they left, the presence of another was detected."
"Kakashi, the–"
"I know. Rin, get your Togekiss." Kakashi whispered. He too snatched his Pokémon. Kakashi had then adjusted his hitai-ate, revealing his ever-ready Sharingan. Kakashi held his pokéballs. Now, he released one, Manectric coming out. With a brief blink of his eyes, he saw what he needed to see. He rotated his body, turning around effectively before throwing his other pokéball straight at a tree, five meters to the south of the Konoha shinobi. The ball bounced off the tree, and out came Swampert. The Mud Fish Pokémon had hardened its arms before smashing the tree. The sound of a pained grunt could be heard as the timber fell mightily into the muddy earth.
"Rin, now!"
"Togekiss, use Aura Sphere!" Rin ordered. Togekiss opened its small mouth, and a blue, gem-like swirled, a breezy whistle sound emitting before the orb jetted itself straight from Togekiss' mouth and smashing right into the hidden enemy. The Pokémon's attack disrupted the chakra the enemy was using to conceal themselves within the rain, and an ANBU mask with red swirls and slits appeared before the two. The center of the mask's forehead was the insignia for Kirigakure. The stranger did not move.
"Rin, we have to go, now!"
"No Kakashi!" Rin screamed with agony. "Kakashi, please, I don't want to hurt Konoha…I don't want to hurt you."
Kakashi couldn't look at her. He couldn't do it. He lost one teammate, he couldn't lose another. Rin was his friend. After many trials and errors, after finding the part within him that made him human, after losing Obito…he just couldn't do it. There has to be some way to fix this! But the situation was dire, and Kakashi knew well enough about jinchuuriki to know that extraction meant certain death.
Just then, kunai flew into the air, and the two were cornered by Kiri nin, and explosive tags detonated one after another like the beatings of a drum. The wind had whirled with shuriken and the thunder clanged like cymbals as kunai countered one another. Kakashi and Rin were being pushed in a certain direction, as though to guide them. It was obvious. Rin was right. And this had made things all the more worse. They were going to use Rin to destroy Konoha, starting by giving her a weakened seal containing the Sanbi. Such an action as this wouldn't just cause major destruction to Konohagakure; it would prolong the war. It would cripple their village and allow an opening for the other Great Nations to strike. This must be stopped. Kakashi and Rin fought as proud shinobi, doing their best to survive until back up came. As they fought, their Pokémon too, became mixed into the plight. Togekiss did its best, between creating Safeguards and blasting Aura Spheres, while Swampert continued using Hammer Arm to break trees, using the ground and the water as its power source.
It was down to the final Kiri ANBU. Kakashi decided to save his Chidori up until now.
When the final Kiri revealed itself, it ran straight forth, kunai first.
And Kakashi struck him.
What Kakashi did not anticipate was that the Kiri ANBU was a henge.
And when the lightning stopped crackling from his hands, Kakashi saw that it was not a Kirigakure shinobi, but his own comrade impaled onto his arm.
That was the last time that Kakashi had ever seen Rin looked relieved, and the first time since Obito's death, had he felt like trash.
His screams were muted by the rain.
This was one of the hardest chapters I have ever written. I really liked Rin, so killing her… *shuddered*
I will be updating this list with each character introduction. This is to help keep track of each shinobi.
Hatake Kakashi – Manectric, Swampert
Uchiha Obito – Absol
Nohara Rin – Blissey, Togetic
Namikaze Minato – Thundurus, Lucario