And as promised, here's the second of today's chapters!


And the Problems Multiply

The home of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, the Village Hidden in the Leaves is a peaceful place where all the shinobi within love and protect one another as a large family. This way of life is known as the Will of Fire, and was passed down through the Hokage to their student, to the entire village

"Hello?"

It was the Will of Fire that gave birth to many a legend during war time. It was through the 3rd Great Shinobi War that Minato Namikaze became known as the Leaf's Yellow Flash, and Kakashi Hatake became known as the Copy Ninja. And it was when times became tough during the 1st Great Shinobi War that Hiruzen Sarutobi was appointed to become the 3rd Hokage.

"What's going on here? Where is everybody?"

Indeed, the Village Hidden in the Leaves has been home to many great ninja.

"Where the hell am I?"

But that's not where Inuyasha was.

No, the place Inuyasha found himself walking was far more lonely then a bustling village. There was no one around, not a single voice to be heard but his own, as it echoed down and and around and back to him.

"How did I even get here?"

Inuyasha finally began to pause and think about his situation and his surroundings. It was a dark and dank place, it seemed to be a cave. But the walls seemed to be made of metal rather then rock and there was water beneath his feet. The splashes they made as he walked through this places also echoed back and forth.

"The last thing I remember I was tackling that punk Naruto and suddenly I'm here."

He pondered on that thought for a moment before he jumped to conclusions.

"Am I dead?"

He thought about his claim for a moment, just long enough for the echo of his statement to return to him before he brushed it aside and began to think more rationally.

"No, that sounds stupid. If I'm dead I wouldn't hear a waterfall in the distance would I? No, it couldn't b- Whoa!"

Indeed, he did hear a waterfall. However, because of the echoing, it was much closer then he thought. The distance Inuyasha plummeted was surprisingly small, just like the deepness of the water he fell into.

There was none.

Being caught off guard by the waterfall as he was, he fell headfirst and struck his head on the ground below. Of course, the pain was nothing to a demon, but it didn't stop him from yelling about it.

"What the hell? Who has water flowing in these-"

And it's from there that his language took a turn into the non-child-friendly section, so we'll just cut him off from there. Once he was done he finally stood up straight and looked around. First thing to notice was where the water was going, it seemed it was being soaked up by the ground the moment it touched it.

But the ground Inuyasha was standing on was completely dry, but it was cold, not warm. When he turned around he realized why. He was in an extremely large room, and at the end were metal bars that extended from the ground to the ceiling. The only reason he could even see up to the ceiling was because of a red aura that emanated from behind the bars on all the surrounding walls.

"What the- A Demonic Aura? In here?"

Inuyasha walked towards the bars to see where the aura was coming from but the pressure kept him from venturing too quickly. It was strong enough to bring him to his knees when he was close enough to almost reach a single tag on the bars before him, a tag that read "Seal." It was then that he finally heard another voice.

"I never would've thought to see another demon within the boy."

The power behind the voice was thunderous, Inuyasha felt his clothes vibrate from it.

"Who are you? How do you have such a powerful aura? And where the hell am I?" He shouted back at the voice. Just then, an extremely large being appeared behind the bars, showing that their height was not solely for show.

"I am the Nine-Tailed Fox, a being of ultimate power. And what you see now are the inner chambers of the boy whose lunch you stole."

"What?" Inuyasha shouted. He looked around the area, then back up at the demon. "I'm inside that brat?"

"How you have made it in here and how you can see me I do not know, but I do know one thing. Do not kill the boy, or you will surely regret it."

"INUYASHA!"

Suddenly Inuyasha felt a pain on his right cheek. He looked around, suddenly he was back in Naruto's kitchen, and it appeared Kagome had slapped him to try and restore his consciousness. But rather then be thankful that he was no longer in front of the Nine-Tailed Fox, he retaliated to the slap.

"What was that for?" He demanded to know.

"You've been out of it for a while now! You had me worried sick!" Kagome answered back.

"Well I was doing just fine! You didn't need to slap me!"

"Oh yeah? Well how was I supposed to know that? First thing you were threatening Naruto to give you his key then the next you're quiet and you look like you had your soul drained out of you or something. You were blue and pale!"

"Oh, that." Inuyasha suddenly remembered what he had just seen, what he had just heard, and more importantly, what he'd just felt. But just as he was about to begin explaining what had just happened, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo walked in. "Good, you're here. Now I won't have to explain twice."

"What do you mean, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked "What's wrong?"

"It's that Naruto kid. He's not just a brat, he's a demon."

Outside the Leaf Village, a meeting was taking place, one that would determine the future of the village. However, this wasn't held between the village elders or even between the leaders of neighboring villages.

This meeting was held for one sole purpose, to determine how the Leaf Village should be destroyed.

"So you see, I have no quarrel with that silly little village you all are showing such distaste for."

One voice echoed over a table of men who surrounded it. They varied in the clothes they wore and the place they called home, and the accent they held in their speech. But they all seemed to desire the destruction of the Leaf.

"However, I'm a very understanding man and very willing to work with others so long as I get what I'm after."

And at one end of the table sat the suit of a baboon with a man inside, with a man and a child standing beside him. They seemed to be acting as bodyguards.

"All I want are two little jewels hidden somewhere inside that village, and I will use any means necessary to acquire them, even if it means tearing the whole village apart."

"I understand." Spoke a boy at the opposite end of the table. He had silver-white hair and glasses and wore a Leaf headband. "So you're willing to go through this plan of ours to get these jewels you seek? Is that really all there is to it?"

"Yes, I assure you. Once I have what I want, I'll take my leave and you two can quarrel over what happens next."

"How can we even trust him, Kabuto? We don't even know where he comes from?" Spoke the other man who sat at the table. His vest appeared similar to a Leaf ninja's vest, but the headband held the symbol for the Sand village. In addition, a white cloth covered the left side of his face and his chin, while a couple red marks were on the right side of his face. "And where is Orochimaru? He should be here for this!"

"Lord Orochimaru is in the process of preparing for faze one of the plan, while we are here preparing phase two." The boy responded. "And you needn't worry, Baki, he has already met with Naraku personally."

"Yes. So please don't worry about my being here." Naraku butted in. "At this point I'm only here to help. You'll get what you want just as I will get what I want."

"Fine." Baki accepted, though the tone of his voice hinted to his distaste of the situation. "Then how shall we go about the Leaf's destruction?"


So here we are, two new chapters finally in and read. So how were they? Did you enjoy them like you've enjoyed the previous ones? Were they actually worth the 6 month wait? Well I doubt that last one but come on! Humor me! Please review! I already know what I'm doing for the next couple chapters so you can at least expect a few more to be coming your way!