Chapter 7
Interrogation in the form of training

Kagome noticed one thing right away. All Uchiha resemble each other. Dark brown to black hair, onyx eyes when dojutsu off. The females are almost shapeless, even with such tight fitting cloths. The males were all lean and slim. The only exception was the elderly, 'inbreeding at its best.' Kagome thought with slight distaste, though it did not show on her face. Kagome knew about this portion of Ninja life, it is not just like that with the Uchiha. All Ninja clans with a Kekkei Genkai are like this. "So, where exactly are you taking me?" Kagome asked as they walked deeper into the Uchiha district.

Itachi looked at Kagome from the corner of his eyes, "To the training grounds I use to train."

Kagome sighed inwardly, she knew she should get use to this because she would be here a while. She only hoped it was private because every – single - Uchiha they passed had stopped to stare as they walked by. "Why is everyone staring at us?" she whispered to Itachi; it was all starting to creep her out.

"You are not Uchiha." He stated his tone even, like it should have been the most obvious thing in the world to her. Itachi knew they were watching because she was walking down the street with him, or she looked Uchiha but wasn't. They were being nosey.

Kagome followed Itachi into an area that was roped off and had a sign near the opening that read 'training grounds'. They walked for another 10-15 minutes through the trees and small clearings until they reached a place in the far back corner of the grounds. Kagome came to a stop in the center of the small clearing and slowly turned in a circle. "Nice, so what do you want to do first?" Kagome asked as she turned to the boy.

Itachi folded his arms over his chest as he regarded her silently, "You told the Hokage that you wanted to learn about your dojutsu?"

Kagome nodded, "that is why I came to this village." She answered calmly. It was an answer she rehearsed to get right. Ninja were trained to detect when they were being lied to, so body language was important as well as tone inflection.

He brought his hands to his side slowly, considering, 'Hm' he thought. "The Hokage requested that I helped you. The best way to do that is through learning by testing. We will practice; learn if your dojutsu can copy mine exactly. Test to see if you can do with yours what I can do with mine. Can your dojutsu do anything else you might not know about? In time, you will know the answer to all those questions."

Kagome began to feel a little bit chagrinned, she never really thought about how to explain herself. 'Uh oh, ok, the best thing to do here is keep her story as close to her true story as possible.' She thought nervous. She knew she needed to tread lightly because she knew of all people Itachi was almost frighteningly smart. She kept silent and her expression rapt while Itachi continued.

"First we should discuss what you do know about your dojutsu, its history, its abilities, its weaknesses." Itachi sat down motioning with his hand for her to take a seat opposite him on the ground. This could take a while since he knew absolutely nothing about her dojutsu, other than it can copy other dojutsu. "Start with history. What do you know about the origins of your dojutsu?" Itachi asked.

Kagome sat down where he indicated and regarded him silently for a moment, "My whole name is Kagome Higurashi. I come from a long line of priest and priestess, every so often one of my clan is born with something extra, other than Chakra. We call it Reikai, Holy Ki, and it is capable of purifying anything tainted. If you are poisoned, my powers can cleanse you. If you were cursed, my powers could erase it. If you had darkness in your soul, my presence would soothe it. You have a wound, my powers can heal it. You have a problem with a youkai? My powers can purify or tame it. Those in my clan without this Ki will not inherit the Nannarigan. The Nannarigan is only gained when a Higurashi with Holy Ki is faced with a situation that could sway their hearts to darkness. The Nannarigan is the consequences of looking into the darkness and turning away. It's really just a metaphor for when you feel hatred, but don't let it consume you."

"How did you know what your dojutsu was capable of if the ability was rare?" Itachi asked curiously. He understood what her story meant, but not how they knew what their Nannarigan was capable of.

"My family has journals from all other Higurashi that had gained the Nannarigan. I knew from their accounts, and instructions. I had never actually copied a dojutsu before yours. I only knew I could do it and how. Unfortunately with the fire everything was lost, that's why I had to come here. All the journals, all the lessons, were gone. It is my responsibility to relearn all my family secrets and document them for the next generation, so nothing is lost," Kagome said the lie coming easily to her. She was right as long as she keeps the story as true as possible then she won't get tripped up.

"Let's see if you can copy more than just the Sharingan look." Itachi said as he stood. Itachi activated his dojutsu and looked into her eyes; he waited to see her eyes reflect his.

Kagome stood nodding, "OK". Being the only dojutsu she had ever actually copied, her eyes changed easily.