Chapter IV
"Somebody better explain what is the meaning of this?" snarled Kakashi.
"What is to explain?" Mustang replied patiently. "The only fact that remains is that these boys are special."
"Then how did these "boys" as you put it so eloquently, get to even be like this!" an angry Kakashi growled.
"That is classified." a non-fussed Colonel evenly told the seething Shinobi.
"Classified is it? I'm tired of hearing about your version of classified Colonel!" the irate Jounin angrily informed him. "You also fail to realise that I have your life in my hands right now Colonel."
"All I see, is a bunch of clever tricks." replied the Colonel.
Kakashi apparently having enough just walked over to the Colonel and gripped him by the front of his jacket with his left hand.
"A clever trick is it?" spoke the Shinobi dangerously as he lifted the startled Roy into the air. "How about I show you the trick that I am most famed for?"
"Oh please do," Mustang sneered with an uncaring tone.
Using his right hand to grip the left side of his bandana over his hidden eye, Kakashi brought his then unseeing eye into view.
All Roy could see was a scar that started somewhere in the hairline it went past the left eye and down to be hidden behind the mask.
"I take it I should be scared of that scar?" asked Roy insultingly. "Or the empty eye socket behind it?"
"And what makes you think that I don't have an eye?" smiled Kakashi evilly.
And with that said, Kakashi opened his left eye.
What Mustang saw was a red eye with what looked like 3 seeds of some sort starting to spin around the cornea.
It was also making him dizzy. But for some unknown reason he could not tear his eyes away from the sight.
"Why are the Elric brothers like this?" demanded Kakashi.
"MUSTANG!" Edward cried out, earning a warning growl from the Nin-dog near his face as the Nin-dog attached to his left leg roughly shook him.
"They preformed…" Mustang started to speak slowly as if trying to fight whatever suggestion or hypnosis that the Shinobi had put on him. "… An illegal trans…."
Mustang went silent as his body started to shake as it attempted to halt what was happening to him.
"Hmm," voiced Kakashi thoughtfully. "Quite strong willed aren't we?"
"LET HIM GO!" Alphonse screamed desperately as the remaining three Nin-dogs moved to pin him down.
Edward would have moved himself Kakashi noticed, but was being forcefully restrained by the dog on his chest.
Ignoring the armoured child, Kakashi continued… "Tell me, Colonel. NOW!" the ninja barked.
"Maybe I can help with your question, sir?" an elegant voice suddenly asked.
Kakashi turned to the doorway where a large man stood wearing metallic gauntlets while also in one of their blue army uniforms. A tuft of yellow hair at the unknown mans forehead seemed to try and accent his large frame.
"And who are you?" demanded the curious Shinobi.
Quickly ripping off his uniform from the waist up the man took on a pose that made his muscles flex in a way so that the Ninja could see them all.
"I am Major Alex Louis Armstrong." the man said proudly as for some unknown reason sparkles started to show up around him. "I am also known as the Iron-armed Alchemist."
The way the man acted made the white haired ninja blanch. "Oh Kami-sama… Not another one!" he pleaded desperately as he was instantly reminded of Konoha's green beast, forgetting about the Flame alchemist who had quickly brought his gloved hand up.
Snapping his fingers quickly brought a fireball around the Shinobi.
"Master Kakashi!" the Pug called out in panic.
The explosion ripped through the area that the ninja was standing was loud and concentrated on the one spot.
As the smoke cleared everyone's line of sight, they where left with a most curious sight.
The man had disappeared.
"Now where did our white haired friend disappear off to?" Armstrong asked with an air of upmost curiosity.
"Master Kakashi… are you alright?" the pug called out to the unseen Shinobi.
"Yes, it's alright Pakkun." was the ghostly voice's reply.
"Master…," the pug called out to the ghostly entity. "We are being called away. May we come back at another time?"
"Of course, I shall call you again when I need you," spoke the voice, as his dog summons dissipated in a cloud of smoke. (1)
Edward, now free of the canines and Alphonse also free to collect his helmet, started to search the room using only their ears to locate the ghostly voice.
"Got him!" mouthed Edward at one corner of the room towards the other alchemists.
Quickly clapping his hands together Edward slammed the palms onto the floor.
The reaction moved to dismantle the wall of the room on the other side.
As the wall crumbled the ninja was made visible to them.
It was also then that Kakashi attacked with his strange looking dagger.
The charge was deflected by Armstrong who gripped the Shinobi by the wrist and threw him to the farthest corner of the two offices combined.
As Kakashi flew at the wall at a fast pace, he twisted with ease as he jumped calmly off the side to face them.
Armstrong then picked up a large chunk of masonry and punched it towards the white haired man.
As it flew towards Kakashi, the building material changed into that of a large spiked missile made of stone.
Kakashi's eye narrowed as he quickly preformed a few hand gestures.
"Air Element: Lightning Wall no Jitsu!" the Jounin called out as the area around him started to glow a bluish light. (2)
As the projectile impacted with the blue 'wall' the resulting in a powdered explosion which covered the entire area in dust.
But as the cloud of dust settled they noticed the amazing.
The ninja was unmistakably unharmed and seemed to be looking at them with an air of complete alertness in his mismatched eyes.
"What's the matter?" the ninja seemed to ask with an unfazed voice. "Are you confused about my Jitsu's?"
"Is that what you are calling your parlour tricks?" Armstrong asked the sparkles still evident around his frame.
"Oh, so what I am doing is what you call parlour tricks." Kakashi asked seriously. "Then let's see what this particular parlour trick can do!"
Then he quickly crossed his hands to do some very quick yet strange gestures.
Just by doing this set the Alchemists into an intense state of alertness as the watched the Shinobi.
He finished up with his right hand with its palm up in a clawed like fashion as the left hand held the wrist of his right arm.
Then they stood amazed as Kakashi gathered what looked like raw energy into the palm of his clawed hand.
"RAIKIRI!" Kakashi called out to everyone.
"Allow me to show you how a 'Raikiri' works!" Kakashi grunted as the glowing ball of blue lightning gave of an eerie glow.
"Ni-san. I can hear birds coming from his hand," Al exclaimed confused.
"How is this possible?" Ed whispered as the ninja took on a crouched stance, ready to attack.
The ninja then lunged for them at an almost impossible speed. Then when the assembled Alchemist's thought that they could not be surprised any more, the attacking Ninja stopped in mid stride, the 'Jitsu' dissipated quickly into thin air as the expression on his face was one of surprise and alarm.
His eye's seemed to retreat back into his skull as he fell to the floor in a boneless slump. (3)
"Okay would someone please tell me what just happened?" queried Fullmetal as they all stared at the fallen Shinobi.
"I think we just caught him?" a mischievous voice called out happily.
All but Col. Mustang turned to watch Maj. Maes Hughes walk in with a grin as he held his hand up in a friendly wave.
"Hello everyone, how is everyone doing?" He asked with a wide smile as he walked in.
"Major." Armstrong acknowledged as the man walked in.
Hughes walked in with an air of calmness around him. "I'm glad I'm not fixing this mess up!" he laughed as behind him, four guards walked over to pick up the unconscious Kakashi.
"Put him under close guard and observation while he is in detention." Mustang ordered. "And also make sure to bind his hands in something as he seems to be able to use different types of gestures to complete his version of an alchemic reaction."
"Yes sir," one of the guards replied as they moved the man out of the room.
"What do you want Hughes?" Roy demanded of the Major.
"It seems that the Gate Alchemist has stuck again." Maes replied with an angry tone.
"How many?" Mustang asked with quiet anger.
"He apparently went into a store and killed the store owner and a customer." Hughes spat out with a disgusted tone. "It seems that he has brought someone else from our unknown warrior's home."
"And how would you know that?" queried Ed.
"Well we have been lucky enough to get an eye witness who matched the same type of sleeveless jacket as your destructive little friend." smiled the Major.
"Put the guard out on high alert." Mustang ordered seriously. "And also put Mister Kakashi under high guard in a more secure area."
"I get right onto it Colonel!" Armstrong saluted as he quickly left the room.
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"So what you're saying is that the people who had died when I apparated into that store were the victims of this 'State Alalchemsy' thingo." the unknown voice asked.
"That is right." the Gate Alchemist explained. "And because of them my most important work to bring joy to this place has been delayed."
"What where you doing again?" the voice asked confused.
"I was studying help create a world in which all of God's children will remain in a state of high evolution and grace." the Gate Alchemist stated with an almost fanatical zeal.
"Then with the vitality of…," the unknown man stated.
"Yes, yes, yes we already know that part!" the crazed Alchemist interrupted. "What I need you to do is stop the first person that I brought over by accident who is destroying this world's way of life!" (4)
"Yosh!" cried the man with an excited gusto.
"Yes, but for now I think we had better try and lay low just in case the Alchemist's come around with that warrior." the Alchemist interrupted.
"But if we stay we increase our chance to do away with the evil-doers quickly?" the man seemed to complain to his Alchemist companion.
"Enough!" the Gate Alchemist stated quickly. "I have already organised a place to go while we wait our time to attack the evil ones!"
"Then let us go!" the man seemed to shout as he jumped up in a bid to pose.
"ENOUGH ALREADY!" the Gate Alchemist cried out angrily. "Let's stop posturing and start moving.
"Oh… okay," the man replied as he got up to follow the Alchemist out of the room.
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Author's notes:
1 – Okay, look at it this way. When Naruto learnt how to do the Frog Summon he still had to explain and persuade the frogs to help him. And Jiraiya had full command of them and could call which ever one was need without fail. (And he was at lot more polite towards Naruto.) Now the way I see it is that the 'Master' who has taught Kakashi how to do the Dog Summon is still around and would still have first go at whatever dog he would require… (And in my version the previous tutor seems to like to go the whole pack or nothing!)
2 – 'Air Element: Lightning Wall no Jitsu' is just something new I made up for Kakashi to use. (So that means that it is mine… all mine…! tries to laugh evilly but ends up in a fit of coughs. Damn my cold!)
3 - Okay, I do also realise that Kakashi with his eye could have lasted longer. But consider this… Kakashi was not born with that eye. It belonged to his best friend. So naturally he would be hard pressed to continue studying with it, as it would drain his energy to keep the 'Sharingan' going. It would only be natural that he would have to work 'really' hard to make the technique work for him. (If you don't like that theory I have made. That is okay with me. But I am drawing from my experience of being a carer and my duty in assisting people, improve their 'Quality of Life'.)
4 – Okay, the way I have got this is… that as far as the Gate Alchemist is concerned, he is correct, true and good and that the rest of the State Army is wrong, false and pure evil. So don't you think he would tell someone he would want to work for him what he believes to be true? (I would. I've seen it happen in real life with patients, I have had the pleasure to help and I have the scars to prove it!)
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Okay. I apologise… I am no good with writing out action scenes. But if you like it, BONUS! (You'll make me one happy lunatic.) So give me reviews! (Otherwise how do I know if you guy's like the way I am writing this.)
It may also seem like I am rushing the story. Trust me, I'm not. I also wanted to bring in another Shinobi so soon. I was joking with one of my friends as to who could cause the most trouble. (Well I'm sure to can sort of figure out the rest!)
Also as a bit of a bonus to everyone out there. Keep an eye out for a certain book in the next Chapter!
Tora's note.
I think my friend here is doing a great job. As her beta, mistakes are MINE nya! I do not believe in making alterations to her writing that may change her style of tale spinning. I just fix up the small things.
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