Unite! Demon Hunters and Alchemists in Konoha!
Chapter 4
Yes! Chapter 4! Finally! Now people, please review this story and read my other ones. I would really appreciate it from all of you! This chapter is going to be the last one for a while, so the story will be on hiatus. I will be writing a story based off of a DeviantArt doushinji called Betrayal. When I come back from that one, I will post another chapter of this and The Color Purple. I might even come back with chapter two of Within the Crystal Caverns. You never know.
Recap: A clearing finally came into view. And standing in the middle of the clearing, holding a VERY small animal was none other than Akatsuki member Kisame Hoshigaki.
A silent wind blew through the forest, causing the black cloak to sway. Moments of silence were shared between the three people. (A/N: Kisame, Sakura, and don't forget Shippo!) Sakura noticed that the little bundle had cuts all over its body, for a kunai was held up to it. Kisame had apparently been torturing the little creature.
"Kisame Hoshigaki from the Akatsuki, what a surprise meeting you here!" Sakura slipped into her fighting stance, "What are you doing in this area and where's Uchiha? Plus, what it that thing?"
The blue-skinned man put on a fake pout, "Aw, kuniochi, aren't you satisfied with me? Always asking for Uchiha." Kisame sighed, "and I just finished a mission. I was heading back to the base, not that it's any of your business."
Sakura blinked at him expectantly, "Oh yea! This thing, I have no idea what it is. It just fell out of the sky and into my arms." Kisame shrugged.
"Hey! I have a name you know, so stop calling 'it' or 'thing'!" a voice squeaked from the bundle in Kisame's hand, "My name is Shippo, so call me tha-ow, ow, ow!" Shippo was cut short by again being poked with a kunai.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku had all sneaked up, unnoticed.
"Oh no! That blue guy has Shippo, we have to get him!" Kagome said, sotto voce. She made to move towards the two ninja, but a hand held her back.
"No, Kagome. We should wait this one out. We don't want to make the mistake of underestimating our opponent." Miroku released Kagome's arm. "Results can be deadly when you underestimate."
Inuyasha leaned back on a rock and slipped his hands beneath his head, "The monk is right. If we just let this little fight go on, Shippo could be taken away and out of our hands for good…" the hanyou trailed off when he noticed the looks Kagome and Sango were giving him. But before either of them could act, a voice shot through their own separate conversation.
"Let go of the little guy, now!" Sakura was clearly getting a little frustrated at Kisame.
"Persuade me, kuniochi. Then I might possibly let him go." The shark-man teased, resulting in an angrier Sakura. 'This is fun! I should make kuniochis angry more often!' (A/N: Yes, Kisame is fun and teasing…but…maybe I overdid it a little in that last sentence. I mean, come on! I can partially see Kisame thinking that. But I also partially CAN'T see him thinking that.)
"Is that girl really going to try to fight this guy? If she was even thinking of it, she should give it up. Its not like she can beat the blue guy. Look at him, he's about seven feet and she's, like, 5 foot 6. And she doesn't look that powerful either." Inuyasha said lazily, "Just look. And concentrate on the aura around you. She has absolutely no weapons of any sort. No demonic aura coming from her body or his. But, HE has weapons and HE has a hostage."
"It is true that there are no demonic auras around this area, but there is an aura of sorts coming from the girl. I can sense an aura of anger and…something else. I can feel it channeling through her system and its being directed to one part of her body." Sango looked at Sakura, a nonplussed expression clouding her features.
"As I said before, Inuyasha." everyone turned to Miroku, "Never underestimate an opponent. It can be deadly or life-threatening."
A sudden shaking of the earth emphasized the monk's words. Kagome and Sango fell to the ground and Miroku was thrown off-balance. Inuyasha opened his eyes in surprise and jumped off the ground to get away from the sudden earthquake. A great cracking noise erupted from the earth as well.
"What the hell…!" Inuyasha's ear twitched slightly and his eyes were wide in surprise.
The group heard a deep voice swear and it was obviously the blue man, then a squeal came from the mouth of Shippo. Dust was beginning to clear as the group turned to the fighting scene and they saw an amazing feat. A great crack was running through the hard-packed ground. The pink-haired girl had her fist to the earth and was looking up through her hair with a smirk on her face.
"D-did sh-she really just d-do that?" Kagome sputtered quietly as she stared at Sakura.
"Well…again, as I said before—" Miroku began to explain for the third time, but Sango whacking him on his head with her hiracose cut off his rant.
"You've already said it two times. 'Don't underestimate your opponents.' Now STOP TALKING!" Sango glared at the monk.
"As I said before, give me the little guy and I might let you leave. I you don't give him to me, I will be forced to fight you." Sakura straightened and pulled her gloves tighter over her hands.
Okay then. Since you
Sayonara minna!! (Goodbye everyone!!)