Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
A/N: To the one who calls themselves 'Moon' : Yes, I know that there is still more to the Chunin exams, but if you remember, she didn't make it to the finals, so she doesn't really care. She just wants to help Gaara. Thanks for taking the time out of your day and reviewing
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Unwanted Retrieval
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Kagami knew that if she walked on the ground, that would get peoples attention to her, so she stuck to the trees that lined the countries. She still couldn't believe that she was traveling to a different country, let alone, by herself. But she felt better about herself. She was going to help the person that she cared about the most.
Her eyes had betrayed her about an hour ago, so she was going on sound waves, but they were hard to find. She would periodically find herself clapping to get them going again, just to let them stop when she needed them most.
She found it strange that he eyesight would come back for longer intervals at a time before it would diminish again and she would be surrounded by darkness once more. While it was there however, she would take in the sights that she missed to much. The beauty of the leaves, the flowers on the forest floor, and when there was a break in the trees, she could see for what looked like forever. If she wasn't running away, she would stay there and just gawk at the beauty of it all.
Kagami barely ate and she only did that when she felt like she couldn't go any longer without food. It was the same for sleep, but she felt tireless. Her determination was getting the best of her and she knew it, but she wasn't going to let her knowing get the best of her like her determination. She was going to make it to Suna, and she was going to see Gaara again.
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Kagami stopped after a while to watch the sunset and to eat. She'd been going for three days, running off adrenaline to whole time. She calculated that she only had two more days to go, but she really doubted that. Her eyes, which were letting her see at the moment, were getting the best of her. She wanted to enjoy the sunset while she had it. She knew that a person only lives once.
She didn't light a fire because she knew that it would give away her position incase anyone was following her, which she knew they were. She sighed and threw down her apple core. She was tired of this game of cat and mouse.
'I knew you're there. Just come out already.' she said with an annoyed sigh at the end.
Rustlings from a nearby bush and footsteps told her that she was right. She looked up to see Kakashi-sensi and three other Jounin.
'What do you want?' she asked, irritated already with the fact that she was done with her food and wanted to leave.
'We came to take you back to the village.' Kakashi replied. Kagami stood up and dusted herself off. 'You're not going are you?' he asked.
'Nope. I want to go to Suna. Why can't I just go without people tracking me?' she asked.
'Because you're one of us. You belong with us.' one of the other Jounin's replied.
'You know, you sound like so freak cult and it seems like you want me to be the newest member.' Kagami said plastering on a cheap smile. 'I won't go.' she said again.
'The Hokage said to bring her back well, but that didn't mean with a few bumps and bruises here and there.' someone else said. Kagami sighed again.
'You're not coming back without a fight are you?' Kakashi asked. He watched as Kagami readied herself to fight all three of them. She wasn't going to back down. She didn't want to feel like a coward to herself, she wasn't going to live with something like that.
One quick movement and that's all that it took to bring her down.
'I have to admit, she was brave.' one of the Jounin said. Kakashi grunted in response and picked up Kagami carefully.
And there she was, surrounded in darkness once more.
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Kagami woke to the sound of someone pacing. It was dark. Her eyesight had betrayed her again. She sighed.
'Are you okay?' she heard someone she couldn't place ask. They didn't seem very friendly, or worried if she was alive or anything.
'I'm fine. Who are you?' she asked irritable. She heard the other person sigh as well.
'I'm an ANBU member. The Hokage wants to see you.' the male replied.
'What does he want now? To inform me that what I did was wrong and ground me?' she replied sarcastically. She really didn't care what the Hokage was going to say. The only thing that she cared for about him was his personality.
'He does want to tell you something.' the male said, but Kagami thought that more was going to follow. 'But, he also wants to give you something.' he said again.
'Something else? What else can he give me? He's already given me a family.' she replied, shocked. The ANBU member chuckled, but took her hand and carefully led her to the Hokage's office.
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'I understand that you want to go to Suna. Is that correct?' the old man said once they were alone.
'Yes sir.' Kagami replied.
'But you left the village without any consent or protection. You don't know what's out there. And with your disability, I'd hate to see you in a couple of weeks if you were killed. I don't want to get that kind of news.' the Hokage said calmly. She knew what he was talking about, but he didn't know the extent of her abilities.
'I was fine for three days wasn't I?' she asked, anger coloring her voice.
'Yes, but, you went against your brothers wishes. And to me, that is the most horrible thing that you could do.' he said, still sounding calm. There was a silence between the two of them. 'Do you know how much you've upset your father and your team?' he asked.
'No.' she replied. Why was he giving her a guilt lecture. She knew perfectly well what she did was wrong. She didn't need an old man telling her that. She heard the Hokage sigh.
'You do know that the finals of the Chunin exams are in two weeks correct?' he asked. Kagami nodded. 'So you are aware that the three ninja from the Sand village are still here?' This time, Kagami shook her head. She didn't know that some of the ninja from other countries were still residing inside Konoha. 'I have talked to Mr. Baki, the sand ninja's trainer and he has agreed to let you join them back home, in two weeks, but on one condition.' the old man explained.
'And what would that be?' Kagami asked.
'Oh, nothing really. He has agreed to train you himself in order for you to try and become a Chunin in Suna. If you want to change your mind now, that is fine, but once you are in Suna, you can't come back for six months. If you don't make it to the Chunin level in six months, you will be sent back here and you will have to retake the academy with my grandson and his friends.' he explained.
'Thank you sir, really, but I'd rather retake the academy. I don't know Mr. Baki as much as I would like, and I would rather try and run away again. When was the last time that you got out of the village and actually saw the sunset?' she asked.
'It's been many years.' he replied closing his eyes in a pondering manner.
'Oh, it's beautiful. Something that you could never forget. You should go sometime.' she said putting on a smile just thinking about the two sunsets that she saw. Then she chuckled.
'What?' he asked.
'You didn't hear me correctly did you?' she asked. She was playing a game with him. 'I said; 'When was the last time you got out of the village and actually saw the sunset?' And yes, I did say 'saw'.' She said again. She heard the Hokage gasp once he'd realized what she'd said.
'You mean that you can see?' he asked.
'Well, not right now. But I'm working on it. My eyesight's been on the fritz since I had to fight Shino in the preliminaries. But now that I think about it, it's staying longer and longer every time I can see. Maybe my body is curing itself.' she explained.
'I don't know. Does anyone else know about this?' the Hokage asked with suspicion in his voice.
'Not anyone in this village. The only person that I hinted it to that I can recall is Gaara of the Sand.' she replied. 'Why?'
'It's true that we've never had a case like yours before, but still, I'm worried. Would you care if I allowed the medical nin to take a look at you?' he asked.
'Sure. If it'll help me then whatever you can think of would be great.' she replied.
'I'll send someone for you tomorrow around noon. Is that okay?' he asked. Kagami nodded. 'And when you leave, please tell the man outside to come in.' he then said, dismissing her.
She left after she told the ANBU member outside the room to go to the Hokage.
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She walked in the streets for what felt like hours. As she passed the Ramen Shop and decided to help the owner and his daughter close up. She just didn't want to go home and face the truth tomorrow.