A ninja must see underneath the underneath.
- Hatake Kakashi

" Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed. Kakashi sensed a dark aura to his right.

' That monk!' Kakashi spun around and saw Miroku as he threw several of his Sutra at him.

The former Anbu captain leapt into the air and casually flipped around to land in a tree. He caught a glimpse of Shippo blanching in astonishment. He probably didn't think the ninja was any match for an angry hanyou, although he was still frightened out of his wits. Kakashi sent him a wink, which only proved to infuriate Kagome more.

" Hiraikotsu!"

Kakashi's head snapped around to the direction he heard the voice. " What?!"

He barely registered the sight of Sango's massive boomerang before it plowed straight through his perch.

He winced in pain as he hit the ground. Luckily for him, he was no average jounin and the boomerang only scratched him. He rolled with it and got to his feet quickly.

A shift in the air caught his attention, and he plucked an arrow out of the air. Kakashi looked towards Kagome with a comical pout. " You could have hit me!" He mocked. Kagome sweat-dropped, ' Is he insulting me?'

" Ha!" Came the sound of Sango's Hiraikotsu as it aimed down at Kakashi in an attempt to cleave him head to toe. Kakashi just sighed and casually sidestepped the boomerang; he put his foot down on it, preventing it from movie further. Sango didn't even blink before she had her backup tanto out at him. Suddenly, a kunai appeared in Kakashi's hand and he flicked it at Sango. It hit her shoulder.

They both lept back, Sango gasping in pain.

Miroku cursed.

" Wind Tunnel!" His every intention was to suck the jounin in, and defeat the assassin. Kakashi sighed, now how was he going to get out of this one?

Putting his fingers up to his face, he smirked intimidatingly and made a hand sign.

" Lesson Two: Genjutsu. "

Now in his place, appeared a certain fox kid whom Miroku was too busy to notice was sitting on Kagome's shoulder. ' Shippo!'

He immediately yanked back his hand and covered it, in his haste, he forgot all about the masked man. The silverette transformed quickly back and body-flickered behind Miroku, chopping his hand over his neck and silencing him.

Kakashi laughed but it soon died down when he realized he was surrounded. Sango on his left, Kagome on his right, Kirara in front, and Inuyasha on his back. Shippo, was still looking as frightened as a rabbit.

" Well, this is a predicament isn't it." He said with his usual laziness.

Inuyasha growled, before snorting. " Tell us what you want with this group of travelers before we kill you!" A heartbeat, then.

" Nah! I think I'll keep that info to myself!" Kakashi exclaimed.

" Feh! Have it your way!" Inuyasha growled before moving in to tackle the silverette. Kakashi's eyes glimmered with mischievousness, something that was not lost on the waking up Miroku.

" Inuyasha! Don't!" Miroku rasped, but he was too late.

Before he could react, Inuyasha felt two hands wrap around his ankles, dragging him neck-deep into the dirt. A menacing cackle filled the air.

" Lesson Number Three: Ninjutsu."

" Wait!" a voice suddenly pierced the air.

Yes, the authoress gave me permission to use parts of her story, her ideas in mine

- MillenniumCount