Nori: Chapter four. Here we go folks!
Tama: Folks?
Nori: I couldn't think of anything else…shut up.
Tama: Wow…so…who's doing the disclaimer today?
Nori::thinking:: Hmmmm…how about…SAKURA!
Tama: GO SAKURA!
Sakura: What…oh…um…Nori doesn't own Naruto or the characters but she does own all the OC's and ideas! CHAAAAA!!!!
Nori: Let's go!!!!!!!
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Now it was in the middle of the day. Rika and Kakashi had gotten the grocery shopping that Rika needed along with getting her new clothes. Kakashi didn't really like that part too much. He wasn't one for clothes shopping.
Their last stop was the bookstore. The bell rang as Rika opened the door. Kakashi followed close behind.
Rika ran over to the MADLIB section to try and find another good book to do. Kakashi decided to take a look around himself. He walked through the isles looking for something that would catch his eye. The first couple minutes while he was looking there wasn't really anything that great. Then there was one book that looked very interesting.
Kakashi bent down and picked up a copy of the book. It was called Make-Out Paradise. Kakashi had heard about these perverted books before but had never actually read one. He also heard that they actually pretty good. They were the perfect mix of romance, comedy, and sex. Everything he enjoyed!
"What the hell?" Kakashi said to himself, shrugging and went up to the cashier to pay. When he was finished paying he stood near the front door waiting for Rika. After about a half hour of contemplating on which MADLIB book to get, the kunoichi finally picked the one she thought would be the best. She, too, paid for her book and walked out of the store with Kakashi.
As they were walking Rika noticed Kakashi had a bag.
"What did you get?" she asked while pointing at it.
Kakashi lifted up the bag and grabbed the book to show her. Rika took it in her hands and read the cover than the back.
"Kakashi!" Rika exclaimed. "Why the hell did you buy one of these perverted books? They are so juvenile!"
Kakashi shrugged.
"I heard they were good," he said and snatched the book away. "So, I decided to buy one!"
Rika rolled her eyes and giggled. Men…
The two shinobi were heading towards the ramen shop to get some lunch when Ayumu jumped in front of the two. He was in his ANBU uniform, the sleeveless shirts showing off his muscular arms and his long dark hair tied up into a high ponytail. His hazel eyes were full of worry.
"I'm glad I found you two," the ANBU officer said. Rika tilted her head to the side sensing his worry. She had never seen the man panicked like he was now. Usually, he would hide any emotion. She wondered what the problem was.
"What's going on?" she asked him.
"It's a demon," he said. "It's about to attack the city. One of our ANBU officers spotted the beast coming, we need all the help we can get."
Rika and Kakashi looked at each other and nodded.
"I need my katana!" Rika said before sprinting at her top speed back to her house. She got inside and threw her bags onto the floor and quickly put on her uniform, armor, and weapons. She also put on her mask. She usually didn't wear it, but since all the ANBU officers would be there she decided it would be a good idea.
She rushed to the entrance gates where she saw Ayumu, Kakashi, Anko, and tons of other ANBU members. Rika jumped and landed next to Anko.
"Glad you could make it," she said not bothering to look over to her. She had dropped into a fighting stance. Rika did the same.
"I wouldn't want to miss any of the fun," she said. She put her arm up behind her head, ready to grab the katana from her back if needed, which she had a feeling she would.
That's when the ground started to rumble. Growls and roars from the demon could be heard from miles away. The leaves on the trees of the forest all began to rustle.
Then…all was quiet. The ANBU Black Ops. all looked around, waiting for the giant creature.
"Here it comes…" Rika whispered.
Suddenly, the beast jumped out in front of them. It was a giant lizard. The lizard had blue scales with a mix of green spots. It had five tails and razor sharp claws and fangs. It stood on two feet and had piercing yellow eyes.
The demon bent down on all fours and hissed at the shinobi.
Rika whipped out her katana.
"ATTACK!" one of the head officers shouted to the gang of ninja. They all nodded and charged. Some shinobi threw shuriken and kunai at the beast. Others fought closer with their katanas. Some ninjas were a bit smarter and used special jutsus against the lizard.
Rika was using her katana when the lizard swung its huge claw and made her fly into a tree. She hit it and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Ah…bastard," she said getting up with a hand on her sore back. She ran back over to the fight.
There was so much commotion where she was and in the city. People in the village who weren't ninja were running all over yelling and screaming, trying to find children and other loved ones to make sure they were all right.
"No…" Rika said. "It can't happen again…"
She looked up at the monster and memories flashed through her head of when she was about thirteen years old. The fox demon, Kyuubi. It destroyed so much of Konoha and murdered so many of its people. Among the dead were the Fourth Hokage, Yondaime, and her whole family. She lost her mother, father, older brother, and younger sister all in that one night. She couldn't lose anyone else close to her.
While she was lost in thought the lizard pushed away ANBU members and made its way to the gates, right where Rika stood dazed. He knelt down and hissed at her.
Rika shook her head and looked up at the demon. Her eyes were wide in fear. Not many things scared Rika, but this was an exception.
The demon lizard rose up a sharp claw and was about to smash it down on Rika.
She put her arms up over her head to try and block it, but she knew this was the end. It was her time to die. She closed her eyes waiting for the claw to crash down and crush her body. But, instead she heard a voice.
"CHIDORI!" a deep voice shouted. Rika opened her eyes and saw Kakashi standing in front of her. One arm was above his head with a blue electric type light surrounding his hand and his other hand holding onto his arm. Some of the demon's black blood spilled onto the two.
"Kakashi!" Rika gasped. Kakashi turned his head and looked at her.
"R-run…n-NOW!" he shouted. Rika nodded and sprinted away. Kakashi disappeared from under the lizard and his claw crashed into the ground cause rocks to fly everywhere.
Rika landed on top of the wall surrounding Konoha. She watched in horror as the beast ran into the city leaving behind many dead soldiers.
Rika looked in shock and fear down at her fallen comrades. Many of them she had become friends with. They were all gone now. She wasn't sure what to do.
Kakashi then appeared next to the kunoichi. She began to panic.
"Kakashi what are we going to do?" she asked, frantically. "This is exactly like when Kyuubi attacked!"
Kakashi stayed calm and watched the beast walk through the city.
"We cannot sacrifice another, this time," Kakashi said thinking back about his sensei. "There has to be another way to stop it."
"There isn't any other way!" Rika shouted. "We're done! The city is doomed!" Rika was really beginning to lose her cool.
"Calm down, Ri," Kakashi said sternly. "If you lose it now, then there is no way we will defeat this thing."
Rika took a deep breath. She looked at Kakashi trying to think of a plan. Then it came to her.
"What about that jutsu?" she asked Kakashi. Kakashi looked at her in confusion.
"What jutsu?" Kakashi asked. Rika sighed and looked away. She hesitated for a moment.
"The one…Yondaime-sensei showed me," she said. "Before everything happened. My Kekkei Genkai."
Kakashi looked at Rika in shock. Kakashi was on a team before Rika had been old enough to be on one but she would always follow him around trying to become stronger than him ever since she was young. She was like the little sister of his team. Even his sensei, the Fourth, would teach her new techniques. They all protected her and helped her become stronger, even when she had a team of her own.
"No…Rika, do you have any idea how much chakra that would take up?" he asked. "You are in no condition to do it!"
Rika smiled behind her mask.
"I have to Kakashi," she said. "I want to save my home."
Before Kakashi could try and talk some sense into her she ran off towards the demon. As she ran, she pulled out a special scroll that Yondaime had given her for the jutsu. She landed in front of the creature as it destroyed some buildings in the town.
Rika quickly undid the scroll and unrolled it in one swift motion. She bit a small hole in each of her fingers on her left hand so a tiny drop of blood appeared on them.
The jutsu she was going to use was a very powerful one. Yondaime had told her not to use it unless she was in a dire situation. And she was in one right now.
This particular jutsu was fire style. It was a bloodline trait from the Isono clan. Her family knew all about it but never bothered to teach it to Rika. That's why Yondaime came along and helped her with it. He, too, knew much about the technique.
What the technique did was create tons of bombs that would surround one's opponent. Those bombs would go off at the user's will. It sounds simple really, but the stronger a ninja is the more powerful the jutsu becomes and the more bombs they are able to make with larger explosions.
Rika spread her fingers out and wiped the blood down the scroll. She closed her eyes and began making all the hand signs needed for the technique. Right as she was about to make the last one, someone pushed her down so she lost all of her concentration.
She sat up, holding herself up with her forearms, wanting to kill whoever had done that. Again, it was Kakashi Hatake.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Rika exclaimed angrily.
Kakashi glared at her. Rika noticed that his ANBU mask was shattered; half of it was off his face.
"Saving your fucking life!" Kakashi shouted. His voice sounded dangerous. "Like I always fucking do!"
Rika's eyes were wide. Kakashi had never said anything like that to her. She just wanted to break down and cry right there. This was all too much. But, it was a shinobi rule to never show emotion. She continued to just stare up at him.
Out of nowhere the two heard some new voices. They looked up at the lizard, which was now letting out shrieks of pain. Chains were coiled around its tails, arms, legs, and neck. Then the Third Hokage jumped in out of the blue. While he was in the air, he made hand signs at a god-like speed.
"FIRE STYLE!" he shouted. "DRAGON FLAME JUTSU!" he put his first two fingers next to his mouth and blew. A giant fireball came rushing towards the monster, burning and killing it. After the fire surrounding it died out, all that was left of the lizard was a pile of ash.
Rika still was on the ground. She looked up at Kakashi who was watching the Hokage.
"It's over," he said more calmly this time. He looked back at Rika, his eyes were still holding a stern look and he held out a hand. Rika backed up a bit.
"N-n-no," she said. "Leave me alone, Kakashi!" Rika shouted and got up. "I'm so sick of everyone thinking they need to save me! I'm done!"
With that last word Rika sprinted out of Konoha. She didn't look back, she knew no one was going to follow her; there was no need to. She finally realized it. Everyone just thought of her as someone who needed to be saved all the time and who couldn't stand her own ground.
She didn't get it though! If everyone thought that…then why did they pass her in all of her ninja exams? She didn't care anymore. She was leaving that town for good. No one would miss her anyway.
For the rest of the day Rika ran. She ran away from her home and friends…and she never planned on going back.
-Back in Konoha-
Kakashi stood there dumbfounded. What had just happened? What did he say to Rika? Where was she going? Why was she so upset? Everything was all a blur. It all happened so fast.
Then he remembered.
"What was I thinking?" he whispered to himself. 'I have to apologize to her. I was so horrible…'
He stood there. Waiting. Waiting for Rika to come back. She always did. Whenever they got into these little arguments she would come back saying sorry even if whatever happened wasn't her fault.
The sky began to get darker, now. There had been no sign of Rika. She didn't come back like she usually did. Why, though? Kakashi wanted to know.
Kakashi waited another couple hours and still no sign of her. That's when it hit him…she really did leave. She wasn't coming back. How could he have done that to the last person he truly cared about?
First Obito…then Yondaime-sensei…then Rin…and now Rika. They were all gone. And most of it was all Kakashi's fault.
Kakashi let out a sad sigh and walked back to his ruined house. It was over. She was really gone now. He had nothing left….
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Nori: WHOA! Another chapter in one day! I'm so doing good here.
Tama: This is shocking.
Nori: Yea! I know! But, it makes me happy!
Tama: Nice job. You even made sad in this chapter!
Nori: YEAAA! I so did! Go me! Anyway, read and review please!!!!! No flames!!!!!