Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or Naruto, or Yu Yu Hakusho, Never will... If did, I would have never let the Inuyasha anime stop, I also never would have let Sasuke run away from Konoha, and ya know what else Kuwabara would not act so stupid all the time, but alas I don't own them ok, I don't make any money from this, so don't sue me, I'm poor I have no money...T-T...XD.
A/N: If anyone wants to see a picture of the whole family I have one posted on , you can find it under fan art just type in my pin name Nyuka in the search bar at dokuga, fanart. ^-^
"So your sure about this? If your right we could perhaps finally rid ourselves or Naraku, or Orochimaru, what ever he calls himself these days. This is good news, Violet your one of our best scouts, Inuyasha and Kikyo will be proud" Sesshomaru was sitting behind his desk going over some paper work from demon world that Andros and Amaraya couldn't deal with themselves, when Violet came in with information about Naraku's being in the market for a new body, a new Uchiha body. The only two being now full time residents of Konoha, gave them the upper hand. "Violet I want you to tell Jimmy to inform the Hokage, and I want you to go and tell the Uchiha's, we are going to be ready when he hits and we are going to take him down. Dismissed."
Violet left the building quickly, allowing Sesshomaru to sigh out loud, it was almost over, they had been here for many years now, and at the rate human's live and die, he was once again faced with a real sense of what mortality was once again, even as it passed over him as it always had. His daughters had grown at a human rate, as had Hiei since he had been bound to Nyuka, which if he thought about to much still ticked him off at not being told, it may just be an aging bond but it was a bond none the less to his little girl, who was an adult in the eyes of many ninja who die young.
Not only his own children but his charges, and his brothers children, Violet was a young women now, and Jimmy a strapping man, all very capable, and if he really thought of it there first son Charley started the whole damn Inuzuka Clan, Kagura, Madara made whats left of the Uchiha Clan, and Kana, and Kohaku, the Hyuga Clan, Amaraya's daughters, Sesshomaru stopped his thinking, it took him a lot of work not to think of the fate that had been put on his daughter when she had her children. Sesshomaru sighed again even if age didn't touch him it still had an effect. For though he is as ageless as the heavens, the earth moves on ever changing. Suddenly Sesshomaru felt two slender arms wrap themselves around him relaxing him even more.
Kagome was hugging Sesshomaru's head from behind as he sat at his desk, "You understand mortality better when you are frost to be around mortals my love" Kagome said guessing at his thoughts. Sesshomaru turned in her arms, carefully pulling her slightly swollen form to his lap, he then proceeded to put his head on her stomach to listen to the child growing inside. "I believe there is only one this time around" Sesshomaru stated still listening causing Kagome to giggle "aww poor little guy doesn't have a play mate?" Sesshomaru then pulled her into a passionate kiss, and broke apart to nibble his way to the top of her fox ears "it's not to late for me to change that like I did the first time" Sesshomaru said suggestively.
Kagome eeped "Come on Sesshomaru we need to discuss the destruction of Naraku." That was as good as ice in his blood and he was focused again. "Right we need to find out exactly when and where he will strike, or the information Violet gathered will have gone to waist." Kagome gave Sesshomaru a funny look "you really don't know do you Sesshomaru" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes in frustration "...And you do?" Kagome giggled "Yup!" she then hopped off his lap and walked over to a map on the wall, doing an about face she turned back to Sesshomaru "Tell me, what's coming up in a few days? A certain event that come twice a year, and will be taking place in our village this time around? And will have foreign ninja from all over arriving?" Kagome was making hand gestures to the main shinobi nations on the map as she spoke. "Tell me Sesshomaru, what event will leave our village distracted and our most powerful fighters distracted?"
Sesshomaru smiled his scary smile "Kagome you are a genius." Kagome smiled "No…wait yes I am!" Kagome laughs as Sesshomaru once again tried to pounce on her"
"Hiei don't hold back I mean it" The blue and purple haired ice/water cat goddess glared across at the black haired fire/ice elemental Demon. Then he was gone, reappearing right behind her sword swinging towards her neck, Nyuka called her water into her hand to make a shield. Once the sword made contact however it stuck and was being sucked into a bubble of water the shield was quickly forming. Hiei let go of his sword that was now stuck in a freezing bubble. "You work your ice power a lot faster when you flip." Hiei said sending a fire ball at her to try and break her concentration. Nyuka dodges planting her feet to the tree branch above her "Thats cause my element is based on emotions, when I flip I become like ice and there for control it better" While she was talking Hiei didn't notice the water freezing his feet to the ground until she threw a kunai in his direction and he couldn't move. Fire quickly melted the ice from his feet and while jumping to the side he sent something like a mini comet after her, a ball ice on fire, when it hit her she turned into a bunch of paper butterflies.
Hiei took surveillance of the area listening to where she would strike next when one of the paper butterflies land on his shoulder transforming into Nyuka holding a kunai to his neck, but before he could counter Kakyra came running up.
"Guys guess what" Kakyra got a look at her sister who had Hiei's arms locked to his side with her legs and a kunai to his thought. "...and Nyuka put the sharp toy away for a bit" Nyuka pouted climbing off Hiei "I was trying to practice so I wont turn again" Kakyra sighed "get over it Nyuka it's a part of you its worse to suppress it and you know it" Nyuka just lowered her head dejectedly. Hiei turned away from the pouting Nyuka's, and to what Kakyra had to tell them "there was something you needed Kakyra?" Kakyra looked at him "oh right, right, we might get to participate in the Chūnin Exams this year" Nyuka perked up immediately "Really Kakyra? for real?" Kakyra smiled "Maybe it depend if Kakashi is going to enter them or not but, I think his" Nyuka started jumping around all happy like "They have gotten a lot stronger he has to let them try" Nyuka jumped up lets go find them and see if they even know about the Chūnin Exams. Suddenly Nyuka ran off expecting her teammates to follow, Kakyra looked at Hiei and he just shrugged and raced after her. Kakyra just sighed and went at her own pace.
"Konohamaru! Hey you put him down right now!" Naruto shouted at a tall teenager with purple markings on his face and a sand village forehead protecter on his head. "Come on Kankurō your going to regret this later" The teen now recognized as Kankurō just smiled "come on lets have some fun with these weak shinobi" Kankurō was holding the much smaller Konohamaru by the scruff of his shirt when Naruto tried a head on attack only to be blasted back.
Naruto how many times do I have to tell you NOT to attack head on, use that head I know you have. "Shippo yelled at Naruto from inside his head." "Sorry Kyūbi, Shippo-san I just can't help it he's hurting my friend, it drives me crazy" Shippo smile from inside his head "It's okay Naruto you get it from your mother"
Sasuke then threw a pebble at Kankurō's hand forcing him to release the struggling genin. To say the Least Kankurō was pissed and was about to release his crow, when he froze in place from the neck down.
Nyuka came walking up her cat tail whipping back and forth betray the anger that she wasn't showing on her smiling face. "I'm sorry Mr. Sand village man but using your jutsu to attack outside of the exams designated area's is a violation of you visa, so I will kindly ask for you not to forget this a second time.
Hiei appeared on the tree next to Sasuke,"You with the red hair, that goes for you too." Hiei said calmly causing all eye's turned to a young man about the size of Hiei upside down on the branch with a giant gourd on his back.
"Kankurō, your an embarrassment to our village, have your forgotten the reason we came all the way here?"
Kankurō did a 180 from bully to victim when the boy showed up he stammered "H-hey Gaara, I know, I mean they challenged us they started the whole thing really..."
Gaara then cut in him off "Shut up- or I'll kill you" Kankurō panicked a bit taking a step back "I'm sorry Gaara, I was totally out of line"
Gaara then turned his attention to the rest of us "I'm sorry, for any trouble he caused."
It was at this time that Kakyra decided to show up "It's fine, I'm sure these knuckle heads deserved it at some point" Kakyra released her aura melting the ice around Kankurō and drying him instantly. She then turned and looked at Gaara "But I would suggest you be careful many would not be so forgiving" Kakyra looked directly into Gaara's eye's noticing the evil look in them coming from the beast inside.
'Imprisoned beast number 1, if you wish not to die under the wrath of the demon world God I would suggest you, restrain yourself and you constant attempts to overtake your host.' Kakyra was no longer talking to Gaara but Shukaku that lay inside him constantly testing the boundaries of his hosts seal. 'I will not listen to some wench who thinks to order me around.' Kakyra's aura flashed more severely, 'Know this and know this good Shukaku the only thing keeping you alive right now is the fact that you seem to be in a blood rage and there for not in your right mind and in the body of a seemingly innocent boy. If you where to free yourself both I and the rest of the village which happens to be the current home of the Demon world God, will not hesitate to kill you. You should thank the boy by letting yourself regain control over the rage so you can help him live rather then kill him slowly from the inside out.'
Kakyra didn't know if Shukaku was going to listen to her, nor did she really care. The Sand Shinobi where leaving when Sasuke pointed at the red head, "You what is your name?" Hiei landed next to Sasuke say not to impressed "Didn't they already call him Gaara like five times, what where you doing that whole time?" Sasuke chose to ignore him in favor of staring down Gaara.
"Gaara of the dessert, What is they call you four" he said obviously talking about team Kimimaru and Sasuke, but Naruto came up and shouted anyways. "Naruto Uzumaki, next Hokage!"Naruto said excitedly pointing his thumb to his chest in pride"
Gaara gave him a leveled look "I could care less about you" Before Naruto could rebut his comment Sasuke spoke up "Sasuke Uchiha."
Nyuka was about to tell him her name but Hiei hushed her. "Hn, Gaara, our names are unimportant, but know we will meet again." Gaara glared and Hiei and a glare just and intense back, to the spectators the two looked like the could be doubles in posture and personality in that instate it was almost scary.
Eventually the glare match ended and the sand genin left to do what ever it was they had to do. The reset of them went on there way as well, all thinking about the up coming Chūnin Exams.
"So Kabuto, do you have anything on those cards about me?" It was just before the first part of the Chūnin Exams, the twelve, "Rookies" where gathered around a "veteran", Kabuto, of the Chūnin exams. Having taken it seven times and not yet passed it he had given him a lot of knowledge about the exams and the people participating in them. He stores this information on these blank cards that reveal their information once charged with his unique chakra signature.
Nyuka was exceeded when Kabuto brought up a blank card and started to make it show its data. "Name: Nyuka Sapphire Moon. Team: Kakyra Ruby Moon, and Jaganshi Hiei of the moon clan. Squad leader: Kimimaru of the moon clan. Missions Experience: 3 A-ranks, 6 B-ranks, C 9-ranks, D Unknown. Age: Unknown. Style: Unknown. You come from a relatively new clan but not much in known about it to outsiders, other than that there isn't much more information" Kabuto seem a little frustrated by this lack of information. Nyuka cocked her head to the side with a smile "It's okay Kabuto, we keep to ourselves most of the time it has nothing to do with your information gathering skills." Nyuka's smile then turned back to the other teams of Rookies to find them all a gap, so she panicked "What's wrong it there a spider on my head" Nyuka was hold herself stiff yelling for someone to get it. Kakyra sign "there isn't a spider on your head Nyuka the rest of the genin are just surprised by our mission experience, not many genin get to go on 'B' rank missions let alone 'A' rank.
Nyuka turned back to them with understanding now "Oh guys don't freak like that most of those higher ranked missions started lower they just got up at some point" Kabuto kept looking at the cards "and apparently you didn't get a scratch on you." The looks on the other genin got even more lament, "oh guys don't get sad all of you are really strong I've just been training since I could crawl" That didn't seem to help them at all, actually it made it worse. "Shut up already Nyuka" Kakyra was getting upset now.
Sasuke came out of his shock first and asked "Why didn't you take the exams along time ago?" Nyuka looked to Kakyra for help. Kykyra shrugged "we wanted to move up with the rest of the genin thats all" it was a weird sense of logic but they all seemed to except it.
'Is this test for real Kakyra?' Nyuka was looking over the written test that was meant to be the first part of the Chūnin exam's, while mind linking Kakyra. 'I think this stuff is suppose to be hard, even if we could do this kind of calculation before we could walk, look around the room everyone is looking frustrated and will probably have to cheat to get the answers.' Nyuka sign leaned back in her chair never picking up her pencil and deciding instead to let the test answer itself viva mind ink. The word on Nyuka's test started to appear with more detail then necessary as if written in invisible ink that was now appearing.
'Hiei do you understand this stuff?' Nyuka was curious to see how he was doing 'Most of if but there is one or two that are a little difficult' Nyuka mentally scanned his test for error 'No you got it right its just this symbol here' Nyuka then proceeded to explain then turned back to Kakyra. 'Is Shippo and Kakashi's squad doing alright?' Kakyra finished scanning their tests 'Ya their fine Shippo's helping Naruto, he's good' Nyuka huffed looked at the clock noting that it took all of five minutes to finish the first nine questions, 'think we are aloud to take a nap?' Kakyra shook her head 'we can have a mental spar if you would like.'
That's all it took for the battle on the mental planes to begin, Nyuka sent an ball of water at Kakyra who just looked at it as if to say; Really? Then just before it hit her it turned into ice shards that cut and sliced into Kakyra. Then Hiei showed up 'I'm board' and then sent fire over the mental plain... this was going to be good, no holding back on the mental plain...
"All right listen up, here's the tenth and finale question!" Ibiki Morino the proctor for the first exam call over what was left of the class.
"Kakyra that hurt damn it!" The whole class turned there eye's onto Ice cat who just stood up and shouted across the room at here team mate. When Nyuka realized she did that in the real world she quickly sat back down. "I'm sorry Ibiki-san my mind was elsewhere" her voice was sincere enough but that didn't take away the truth of her words. "As I was saying, before I give you the question there are some more rules you need to be aware of" Just then Kankurō walking back in from using the restroom. "ah you made it just in time" said Ibiki "I hope you found your trip to the bathroom enlightening-well take your seat."
No longer the center of the disruption Nyuka relaxed again, ready to listen to Ibiki's rules for the tenth question. "These rules are unique to question ten listen carefully and try not to let them frighten you."
'Kakyra what's up with this joker it's like he's trying to psych us out before he gives up the question.' Kakyra just relaxed more in her chair. 'Don't worry about it Nyuka it's just Ibiki's way, being the head of the ANBU torture and interrogation core for the leaf village, he like to use mind tricks.' Nyuka looked back to the scary man 'If you say so Kakyra! What do you think Hiei?' Hiei just Hn'd 'This guy is good at his job you can feel the unease in this whole damn room' Hiei thought to himself while glaring at the proctor.
"Very well rule number one each of you is free to choose not to be given the final question, its your decision" Then the blond sand village girl from before sat up and shouted "Woow! whats the catch! Lets say we decide we don't want to do it, what happens then?" Ibiki didn't even twitch as he replied "If you choose not to take the ten question regardless of the answer to the other nine, you'll get a zero, in other words you fail and that means of course that both your team mates fail as well."
The room was filled with mumble of people question who would choose to fail when Ibiki spoke up again. "Not so fast, you didn't let me finish..."
If anyone was looking at Nyuka they could see she was struggling not to laugh 'cool it Nyuka' Kakyra shouted in her mind. 'I-I can't it's just so funny he's got them all squirming. 'looks like he's got you going too, just try to contain yourself'
"If you do except the question but answer it incorrectly you will not only fail you will be barred from ever taking the Chūnin exams again!" With the force he said it with, it was too much for Nyuka she started bursting up laughing then fell to the floor in a giggling mess causing Kakyra to sigh loudly "Sorry Ibiki-sensai, for my sister-again, she gets like this in situation like this just ignore her she'll be fine." Kakyra gave Ibiki a meaning full look before relaxing back in her chair staring up at the ceiling.
The look Kakyra gave him made him give extra attention to her and her team mates. It was hard for him to believe that they where rookies they just sat there very calmly like they have done things like this a million times. Intriguing. Then after Nyuka's outburst was over the rest seem to recall what he had said and Kiba jumped up and yelled "Hey thats bull man, thats ridiculous, what kind of bogus rule is that there lots of people here who have taken the test before," Akamaru barked in agreement.
Ibiki started to chuckle which escalated into and almost maniacal laugh at Kiba's statement. "I guess your just unlucky, I wasn't making the rules before, but I am now, of course if you don't want to take it you don't have too. If your not feeling confident, then by all means skip it, you can come back and try again next year." Every one was quiet (except Nyuka cause she's crazy) and Ibiki just laughed at them all.
"Now then, if your ready, the tenth and final question, those who don't want to take it raze your hand. Your number will be recorded then your free to go." Nyuka's laugh just became louder and stammered to say "As if-as if I wou-would just willingly give up-heheheheh" Kakyra just stood up and walked over to her sister put her fingers to her head and then she just stopped completely and sat still like a model student. Kakyra just smiled back a Ibiki-sensai, "Again I apologize for my sister she will be quite until you have finished your question" Kakyra just turned and went back to her seat. Some of the people must have thought that Nyuka had snapped and lost her sanity for hands started to go up. It was a real pity they got this far just to give up.
Kakyra was just chilled until she thought she saw Sakura's hand go up 'oh she better not' then Naruto's hand went up and then room was hushed into dead silence no body believed that Naruto would quit, then his hand slabbed it to the desk and he shouted "DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME! I DON'T QUIT AND I DON'T RUN! YOU CAN ACT TOUGH ALL YOU WANT, YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO SCARE ME OFF! NO WAY! I DON'T CARE IF I DON'T GET STUCK AS A GENIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!" Naruto then stood up as if to emphasize what he was going to say next. "I'LL STILL BE HOKAGE SOMEDAY." He then just sat back down and cross his arms in frustration.
'Good job Naruto, you gave Sakura a back bone!' Kakyra thought to herself then looked around to notice Naruto's little display seemed to nock the tension out of the room. 'That's some magic the kids got wouldn't you agree Hiei?' Hiei just looked around and "Hn'd" and went back to his meditation.
"This decision is one that could change you life, if for any reason you would rather quit nows your last chance" Ibiki stated cooly.
"No way I never go back on my word, that's the way of the Ninja" Naruto said in reply. "Well then I admire your determination if nothing else for those of you remaining theres only one thing left to do, and thats for me to tell you, that you've all passed the first exam." Ibiki was smiling at them all with their shocked faces.
The room erupted into a frenzy asking what was the point the tenth question or the other nine, and Ibiki went about explain how you have to be able to gather information under adverse circumstances, and never have the option of just giving up and bla bla bla. Kakyra was only half listening to the conversation she's hear a thousand times from her own father, and walk up to Nyuka to release her from charm she was place under.
Nyuka's laughter continued to echo threw the room like she never stopped and she finished what she was going to say before "heheheh The ten question is obviously a test on our courage, and hey whats going on?" Kakyra smiled down at the confused Nyuka "The questions already over Nyuka," Nyuka pouted "You mean I missed-" She didn't get to finish as someone burst through the window.
"Heads up boys and girls, this is not time to be celebrating, I'll be your next proctor, Anko Mitarashi. Ready for the second test?"
-Later
Ibiki was walking down the rows collecting paper when he got to the twins and Hiei's papers what he found nearly horrified him to some extent. The papers all had different answers was one thing, but none where wrong and all much more advance and elaborate then the answers that were given out for them to cheat off of. What it told him was not only did they not "cheat" to get the answer, they didn't share answer ether, meaning they all knew this stuff better than ninja who have been at it for years.
It defiantly was a bit scary to think about but not as much as not finding their pencils dulled from use. "How did they answer this quiz?" He just laughed it off, "these exams are going to get interesting"
-Next Day Morning of the first day of the Second exam
"This is the location for the second faze of the exam, it's the forty-fourth battle training zone, but we like to call it-The Forest of Death"
"Ummm-psst Kakyra" Nyuka whispered to her sister. Not really understanding why they didn't just talk in there minds. "Why are we whispering." Nyuka looked around noting Hiei was aways off "because we don't want to chance Hiei hearing because we never told him" Kakyra looked at Nyuka "Told him what?" Nyuka look around some more "Isn't battle training area forty-four where we put Fluffy?" Kakyra pail "Oh crap, what are the chances we will see him in there?"
"The test has a time limit you must finish it in five days" Anko said causing the twins to stiffen further "We are going to be there for five days, there is no chance we wont run into him, and hey maybe Naruto's group will finish quicker then the five days and we wont be there the whole time." They looked at each other then at Naruto's group then sighed "Thats not happening" Nyuka looked over to an approaching Hiei, "We are going to have to tell him" Kakyra looked at her "Wrong he likes you more, you are going to have to tell him' Nyuka looked like she was going to argue when Hiei ask "Tell me what" Nyuka spun to him with a nervous laugh. "Well you see Hiei you know how I was so sad that we would have to leave Fluffy behind at home in demon world?" Hiei level his eye's at her, "You mean your pet amorphous who hates my guts, what about it?" Nyuka chuckled some more "Ya thats the one you see when we reached Konoha I discover that Fluffy had turned itself into a bird and stowed away in my stuff. I didn't want to send him home so I ask Kakyra to help me hide him, and well"
Hiei look and her hard "Tell me that you didn't hide it in battle training zone forty-four" Nyuka began to squirm, Hiei said in a mono tone voice "Did you HIDE Fluffy in battle training zone forty-four?" Nyuka nodded, "FUCK!" All of a sudden you could hear from some where inside the forest of death a loud undistinguishable howl. Nyuka just smiled up at Hiei "Maybe he wont notice us there." Hiei looked at her and sighed.
"Oh and I have one more word of advice" Anko said "JUST DON'T DIE!" Hiei sighed "we'll see" looking into the forest "we'll see"
"Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru" Kagome came running into his office. Sesshomaru's head shot up "What is it Kagome what's wrong?" With out say anything she linked her eye's with his and he saw what she did.
"Those bodies they didn't have their faces anymore" Kagome said even though she knew he saw what she did. Sesshomaru gritted his teeth "Naraku." Kagome looked out the window "he's done this before, back in his real form, he's got more of his power back then we would have previously guessed" Sesshomaru's face was in a sneer "I'm going to kill him Kagome, I'm going to destroy his very soul so he can't come back" Kagome gasped "Sesshomaru you can't do that, he is the pinnacle of all that is evil if he is destroyed where will it all go? We don't know the reprocesses of something like that." Sesshomaru look right at her and then to her growing stomach and growled. "I won't let him hurt what is mine any longer, Kagome he's going to die."
Kagome sign deciding to leave argument for another day, "Sesshomaru before you go of blindly through the village you might want to know that the three grass ninja that he killed where registered for the Chūnin exam, Sesshomaru he's after Sasuke, but not only that Kakyra and Nyuka are there" Kagome got a scared look on her face. Sesshomaru came over and hugged his mate to him in a comforting way and spoke into her hair. "Even if our daughters weren't as capable as we both know they are they have Hiei with them and he is very protective of them, what we need to do now is inform the Hokage and the second exam proctor" Kagome nodded already calmer, "We'll get him Sesshomaru he won't be able to hurt us or anyone else ever again."
"I know Kagome, I know"
"FLUFFY, FLUFFY, FLUFFY, OH HOW I'VE MISSED YOU." "Fluffy" in the form of a small kitty jumped into Nyuka's arms and started to purr happily, then it turned it's eye's to Hiei and glared. "Nyuka why is he still here?" Nyuka laughed and set "Fluffy" down and let it turn into a humanoid form, of a boy with Blond hair and ice blue eye's. "Cause I like him and he's on my team and we are in the middle of the Chūnin selection exams." The amorphous just scoffed "What ever" Then he looked around and back at them "I'm actually surprised you guys haven't already become Jounin" Nyuka just shrugged "We are on a long term mission to make sure nothing happens to Naruto while Naraku is still around" The boy looked at them and tossed them a earth scroll to match their heaven scroll. "I don't need it, the ninja who attack me must have though I was a participant" Nyuka pouted, "awe man I wanted to get my own scroll but then she put it in her pouch "but thanks Fluffy" Nyuka looked at the group "I guess we should go and find Naruto and his group then make sure they haven't run into anything nasty" She smiled "Are you going to come with us Fluffy?" Hiei growled at the amorphous, who just smiled back. "I think I will" then turned himself into a butterfly and sat on top of her head.
Hiei continued to glare at the butterfly, 'ya I'm pretty sure this place is going to kill me.'
"Naruto!" Sakura said worried when the grass ninja didn't something to the seal on his belly, casting him aside, she was about to send a kana to catch him so he wouldn't fall to he death when he landed on the back of a giant-Dragon? Nyuka, Kakyra, and Hiei where there too, riding the thing.
"How are his vitals Nyuka?" Kakyra asked when Nyuka had him in her arms. "His vitals are okay but somethings wrong with Shippo, it's like he got nocked out, I didn't even know that was possible." Fluffy jerked "Guys you better take a look that lady on the snake is going after Sasuke." When they looked they see the lady grass ninja bite into his neck, causing her face to melt into a more masculine face.
"Are you Naraku?" The Man laughed at the children in front of him. "Call me Orochimaru now, thats how people know me in this time, I did want to fight the young Uchiha for a little bit but your arrive has caused me speed up my plans a bit so I must take my leave" Kakyra turned from her sister holding the unconscious Naruto, "Not so fast Orochimaru, I have heard of what you have done in the past as well as your more resent crimes, for that I can not let you leave here alive" Kakyra's aura started to surround her.
Orochimaru just looked at the girl before him knowing full well who her parents were, and no matter how much he would love to take another of there children from them, he knew that he had to leave. Soon too! Before word of his whereabouts reached Sesshomaru and Kagome ears, and he still had somethings he had to do before they had their confrontation, but it would be soon so very soon. "Sorry to disappoint young goddess but I must be going, places to go, peoples lives to ruin, Kukukukuku" Then Orochimaru disappeared like he wasn't ever there.
"DAMN IT!" Kakyra punched a near by branch, "This is pretty much what we have trained for our whole lives and he gets to just vanish, and what where you doing Hiei!" Kakyra turns back to the silent shinobi only to find him gone and over by Sasuke who had passed out. "While you where picking fights with THEE Naraku, I was trying to see if he killed this kid since he is our mission and not killing Naraku, that is your parents mission, we are only support, remember" Kakyra could tell he was angry at her accusation, but his tone remained emotionless. "Right sorry Hiei, that was the first time I got to see Mom and Dad's old nemesis in person, before that I've only had mind memories transferred to me." Hiei didn't saying anything nether forgiving her nor not forgiving her, actions spoke louder than words after all.
Sakura seemed to be in a kind of state of shock, which made it easier for them, since they didn't have to try and explain all the verbiage they had exchanged with Orochimaru. "Fluffy could you take us somewhere we could defend well, you've lived here long enough to know a good place right?" Nyuka asked signaling Hiei to get back on with Sakura and Sasuke. "There is a large hollowed out tree near by would that be good?" Nyuka thought about it. "Ya that should be good could you take us there? Sakura will need all the help she can get." Kakyra and Hiei looked at her in question "What do you mean Nyuka?" Nyuka looked back at them with tears that wanted to fall from her eye's. "Guys this is the Chūnin exam's, we can't help them, not that much anyways, we can make sure they don't get killed, make sure they stay safe, but other that we can help" Hiei didn't seem to care but Kakyra was concerned "but look at them Nyuka they will die if left in her care" Kakyra pointed to the spacing girl, Nyuka just shook her head, "We don't have the right to keep them from making themselves stronger Kakyra, we can't always protect them, we can just make sure the live to become stronger" Kakyra sighed "I hope your right Nyuka!" They then landed in front of the large tree, and proceeded to snap Sakura out of her daze.
"Hiei I hate just sitting here, why did Kakyra get to take off like she did" Nyuka sat just outside the clearing they left Sakura with her unconscious team mates with a bogus excuse that they had to head to the tower. Sure they COULD head to the tower but that would defeat the point of ever even doing the Chūnin exam. Kakyra was so upset when she saw Sakura putting up pathetic traps that she left with Fluffy. "Hiei why are those sound ninja just sitting in the bushes over their?" Hiei look over to where she was pointing. "Probably going to try and take the three while their down." Nyuka just sat and watched "Should we do anything?" but she just shook her head already knowing the answer.
"Kakyra where is it you wish to go?" Fluffy was asking the angered teenager. "I just need some time, I know Nyuka's right, as surprising as that fact is, but it doesn't mean I have to like it!" Fluffy just chuckled at her then stopped in mid flight. "What's wrong Fluffy?" Fluffy whimpered quietly back "Some thing with a very sinister energy is coming from up ahead, one I've never felt in these woods before" Kakyra's eye's widened at the possibility of it being Naraku. "Fluffy can you take me too it, it has to be Naraku I can take him now" Fluffy shook its head "No way, not only would your parents kill me if you were right, you can't face him without the rest of your team.
What Fluffy said made sense to Kakyra but she didn't really care, "You ether take me to it or I jump off and go myself." Fluffy just sighed "I can't let you go alone just promise me that you won't reveal yourself until we have assess the situation." Kakyra nodded as they race off when they got closer Kakyra also felt Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata, and Shino hiding in the bushes so they hid close so they could see what was so interesting.
Then they heard it, as blood burst in all directions raining down upon them, the malevolent voice that created the scene as he said "Sand burial"
Kakyra was staring at the first beast Shukaku host with contempt "Fluffy its that red head I saw just before the exams started, I think he said his name was Gaara, like Naruto he is a host for a tailed demon. Though it looks like his seal isn't a very good one, I spoke with Shukaku, he is still in a blood rage." Fluffy looked at Kakyra as she stared at the scene below her has Gaara told the remaining grass ninja that the death of their third member was painless. "Is it possible to fix it? The seal I mean" With out taking her eye's off the scene she answered the amorphous "Anything is possible Fluffy!" Then she jumped down heating up the sand and turning it to glass just as it was about to kill the other grass ninja.
Gaara didn't say anything as Kakyra jumped in stoping him from killing more. "Hello again Gaara, I do believe that it is unnecessary for you to kill these grass ninja, yet you attempt to do this very thing. Tell me why Shukaku is still in a blood rage, his rage fills you with unnecessary hatred and evil, once sealed he should have calmed soon after but it is fairly obvious that did not occur."
Gaara was ether, not listening or concentrating to hard on regaining his sand from the solid glass it had been formed into. Kakyra sighed "Your sand will return to you when my questions are answered"
"You know about Shukaku" What Gaara said wasn't a question, or a statement, and definitely not said in excitement, it was just said as if it needed to be said. Kakyra just shrugged it off "Ya ya I know some of the other hosts around the world, kind of my families business to know, but I'm on a mission, something tells me your part of it, pray that you do not end up on the wrong side of this, the demon god is not as forgiving as me or my team."
Gaara was just stood there, and turn his focus from the sand turned glass and focused on the ground beneath her feet turning it in to sand instead. Kakyra glared at Gaara as he tried to get the sand to attack her, she didn't bother turning it to glass this time just let it float around her frozen in place. "That is kind of annoying so I suggest you stop." When he didn't Kakyra just huffed "Fine, if your not going to tell me about your seal its your own loss, continue on your countless days without sleep, while I know those who could fix the seal, its none of my business what you decide to live with." Kakyra just huffed and jumped away taking note that the grass ninja fled and Hinata's team where MIA.
"Come on Fluffy this is getting boring"
The seal on Sasuke's neck had driven him crazy, Sakura got beat up pretty badly as did Lee, and even Shikamaru's group helped out a little, so what if they all got to fight and now Nyuka was now itching to attack someone and Hiei had to hold her back so she wouldn't get involved, nothing new there.
"Hiei let me go they all got involved why can't I?" Nyuka was pulling on her arms like Sasuke pulled the arms of the sound village ninja. "Because they aren't going to die" Nyuka just slumped "Mom's going to have to take care of that seal after this exam you know" Hiei just hned and sat down forcing her into his laps so he could make sure she didn't try to make another run for it.
"Come on Hiei this is getting boring"
- Some time later
"It looks like they have the two scrolls now, they started with the heaven scroll and the sound ninja guy seemed to have an earth scroll, after some rest they could head to the tower." Kakyra said looking down at the team seven as they fished for some food.
"So why exactly are you all trailing this team, do you mean to attack them?" Fluffy said to the girls ignoring Hiei. Nyuka smiled at the amorphous then pointed to Naruto "Thats Naruto our long term mission, big brother Shippo is trapped inside of Naruto, but he's our nephew and we don't want anything bad to happen to him ether so ya. Don't tell him though he's not suppose to know, that we are he aunts, we are meant to be guardian angels of sorts" This caused Hiei to chuckle at the irony of him being a demon. "You two are defiantly greater than any angel" Fluffy said in a flirtatious voice causing a growl to escape Hiei.
"Come on I think they are going to head toward the tower and with three days remaining it should be too much trouble getting in, but just in case stay alert to any genjutsu" Kakyra said then jumped off the branch she had been standing on silently then raced off after team seven Nyuka and Hiei tailing behind her.
-Just after Naruto's team went inside of the tower
"So Fluffy do yo want to stay in the forest or are ya going to stay with us now that Hiei knows your here it should be to hard to keep you hidden from mom and dad" Nyuka asked the amorphous causing Hiei's eye brow shoot up, "What make you think I wont tell them?" Nyuka turned to Hiei with big hurting puppy eye's "You wouldn't do that to me would you Hiei, turn me in when I just want to have my friend close to me so I can make sure their alright?" Hiei was turning to jello, "Damn it Nyuka you know that's not fare" This caused Nyuka to jump up and down and look too Fluffy who looked down cast "I don't think it would be a good idea to risk it the demon god doesn't know that I'm hear and I could get in deep trouble if he where to find out, I think it best if I stay hear unless you need me, remember that whistle I gave you? I will always hear it if you need me" The amorphous then bent down kissing Nyuka on the forehead then vanished into the forest.
Nyuka did seek ulterior meaning in that kiss, but Hiei saw the love that was it the creatures eyes. It is the same look he gets in his eyes when they rest upon the young, clueless, goddess. Their love is very reason the two, both demon and amorphous could never seemed to get along.
"Okay you losers lets get inside before it gets too late" Kakyra was not stupid she knew that her sister was dumb to those who loved her so but it was not her place to point it out, it was something that Nyuka had to see for herself.
When they got inside and read the message on the wall it was something they knew all to well as it was the foundation of Sesshomaru's training.
"If qualities of Heaven are your desire acquire wisdom to take your mind higher, if earthly qualities are what you lack train your body and prepare to attack when heaven and earth are opened together the parlous path will become righteous forever, this something is the secret way that guides us from this place today"
"I may not be the exact wording as Father's words but it holds the same meaning regardless we should probably open the scrolls now" Kakyra said taking out their Heaven scroll motioning for Nyuka to do the same with their Earth scroll. Together the twins though them to the the floor as smoke filled the air bursting forth Inuyasha?
"Uncle Inu, what are you doing hear? Nyuka laughed as she threw herself at her favorite uncle, her only real uncle for another couple hundred years that is, in any case. Inuyasha smiled giving her a gentle boogie causing her to laugh harder. "Hey pip squeaks it looks like you got the rookies to finish early, good for you" Nyuka stuck her tongue out at that. "I'd put that back in you mouth before I taking it and force you to grow a new one" That made Nyuka jump back behind Hiei but continue to stick her tongue out. This made Inuyasha smirk, "The sparkler wouldn't be able to stop me if I wanted to get to you." Inuyasha then looked at them, then got serious "Okay guys I don't really have to explain that bit of poetry behind me since I'm sure Sesshomaru has ingrained it so far into your little brains that you could say it backwards in you sleep, so I'll cut to the important stuff, we got new of Naraku's work close by, he here somewhere, you guys are going to have to stay on your toes" Inuyasha sat cross legged arms folded looking at his nieces and pack member. "Ya we know the evil creep got away after cursing Sasuke inside the second exam, mom's going to have to take a look before it gets worse" Kakyra humphed, and Inuyasha stood, "You mean you met Naraku, you didn't engage in any kind of fighting did you?" Kakyra sigh then looked up at Inuyasha "No, but not from lack of trying coward just ran after he said and I quote 'Sorry to disappoint young goddess but I must be going, places to go, peoples lives to ruin, Kukukukuku' I think he's planning something, he knows we are immortal he's going try and get us some other way I know it"
"Well Damn it this isn't good okay so you guys chill here while I go talk with Kagome and Sesshomaru, they'll need to know about this." Before Inuyasha proofed away he spoke again, "Just so you know guys I think there is going to be a preliminary round before the finals so get some rest I know you probably didn't get too tired but remember just because you too celestial beings doesn't mean that you can't run out of energy it just means its harder, and Hiei don't push yourself to hard you have enough in your life with the conflicting energies to deal with, so rest up I'll see you guys at the finals in month" They looked at him weird "And where will you be Inuyasha?" Kakyra asked Inuyasha didn't look at them when he answered, "Me and Kikyo have to make a trip to demon world and spirit world, too much has been going on for them not to be informed and your father can't leave, not at the moment, but don't worry I'll be back to see you in the finals and hey maybe your brother and sister will be able to come down for the day I'm sure Koga and Ayame could hold down the fort there" Without waiting for a response he was gone.
Kakyra looked back at her team I don't know about you guy's but I'm going to take a look around the tower come find me if you need me.
"Hiei" Nyuka wasn't looking at him and the happy energy that was radiating off of her a second ago was gone replaced was as deep sorrow. "What is it Nyuka?" Still not looking at him she continued "I have a bad feeling that we are going to be separated from each other for a very long time, I want you to know that I won't forget about you if that happens, I want you to know that I don't ever want to leave you and that I will work very hard to find a way back to you, just don't give up on me okay" Hiei was at a loss he didn't know where this had come from and he didn't know how to reassure her. "I won't let anything happen to you Nyuka, you will be okay" At some point Hiei ended up holding her to him in a strong embrace. Nyuka looked at him tear rolling down her cheeks. Hiei noted that her eye's held the look they get when she sees a vision of the future, she can never remember them and they only seem to happen when he is around which make him wander if he just imagines it but she was crying now even if she wasn't on this conscious plan at the moment, he couldn't just abandon her to her pain. "Hiei its not me I'm worried about - it's you - please tell me you won't let your heart die, please, I love you very much Hiei and I don't want to loss you, so please don't loss your heart to the darkness." When she said love Hiei got warm and then froze up again as he remember she probably wont remember any of this. "I love you too Nyuka, be strong I'm here with you."
-Kakyra's POV
Just thinking about Naraku is pissing me off, I had to get away from the rest of my team and I thought take a tour of the building would be a nice distraction.
But of course I was wrong but as I walked through the many corridors I saw Kiba, Hinata, and Shino sitting around shaking Akamaru. "Hey guys whats wrong?" The three looked at me and back at the shivering Akamaru, then Kiba answered "Its Akamaru he's been shaken up since the other day, you know which one I think, you where there" The only thing Kiba could be talking about was my confrontation with Gaara. "How long where you guys there?" Kiba didn't look at her when he answered "We saw what he did to the grass ninja leader, when you jumped down there Akamaru took off, I had to go after him, Kakyra … I didn't want to see a comrade die, I'm sorry for just leaving" Kiba had slumped shoulders refused to look at her.
I kinda felt bad looking at the down team, for one thing I had sent a message to Akamaru to lead them away. and the other thing I couldn't exactly tell them that without giving myself up. I walked over and put a hand on Kiba's shoulder, "Don't worry about it I only wanted to talk to the guy, and give you guys time to get away before he notice you so it worked out like I wanted okay" I gave him a reassuring smile, he gave me a weak one back.
I looked down at Akamaru, and spoke to him with a mind link 'Akamaru why are you still so Shaken?'
'My lady, the dark one he is here, and it chills the air' When Akamaru said that I look up to see a passing Gaara who was glaring daggers at me, the other two following right behind. 'Everything is fine Akamaru don't worry' I looked up at Kiba "He'll be fine I'm sure of it" I then place my hand on Akamaru's head sending him into a warm sleep, "I sent him to sleep when he wakes he'll be good as new." When Kiba nodded I got up and followed in the direction Gaara had gone, for what ever reason I felt drawn to the Homicidal maniac.
When I caught up to them they had reached some stairs. "Gaara I would like to talk with you without your baby sitters if that's alright" Okay so this would be suicide for a normal person but I of course am not a normal person. Their was shock on the faces of the older looking ninja, I guess they where surprised that I wasn't scared or thought I was out of my mind. Regardless of how they felt Gaara sent them away with a wave of his hand as if dismissing minions, which now that I think about it thats probably what they are.
"Thank you Gaara, walk with me if you will" I didn't know exactly what I wanted to talk with Gaara about but I felt like I needed to be alone with him to ask it, going off of instinct is something dad told us never to take lightly. I stopped in front of the towers many windows it was dark outside and the moon was large in the sky, it was weird how quickly the time went by its not like I was having any fun.
When I turned back to Gaara he was just staring at me waiting for me to talk. "I'm sorry for calling you out to talk with me like this, I'm not even really sure what I'm suppose to say, something told me I should speak with you, maybe I want to help you, I just don't know what's drawing me to you." I then looked back outside, "Gaara, your life has been painful, bad things have happened, things that make you less trusting of people. It's a sad truth that I can read in your eye's you didn't always kill with out mercy the way you do now. What hurts more the beast, or the betrayal?" Gaara's sand wrapped around me and began to squeeze it didn't hurt though it probably should have.
"You can't hurt me Gaara, even though you have no attachment to me you won't be able to kill me, I won't die , not by normal means. Though I probably shouldn't be telling you this, why I am I don't really know myself, I'm acting on instincts after all." The sand fell away. "At least you know when something is pointless." I turned back to him, he was still just staring at me. There was an unusual comfort in his presence, defiantly strange. "Gaara, sometimes I see visions, sometimes I get feelings" I walked closer to him he was half a head taller than me I notice, "and one of the feelings I get is that there is more good in you than even you know yourself."
Gaara had only been listening up to this point "You don't know what your talking about" he said then turned to leave. I got a sad smile on my face for some reason his words saddened me.
I then turned back to the window and said in a small voice "Ya your probably right sorry for disrupting your evening and remember what I told you, I know people who can help you, heck I could probably do something if I put my mind to it, just don't give up and don't loss yourself Gaara."
It was at this point that I realized I was going crazy or I was more tired then I thought, so I fazed back to my bedroom in this tower.
The next day Kagome popped in to check on the mark that Naraku had given Sasuke. "Okay I think I could fix this, but it will take sometime" Sasuke sat in the room paying close attention while the twins where a little shocked at their mother's declaration considering most things she can heal instantly, and Hiei…well he was just spacing out in the corner. "Why Mom?" Nyuka asked. Kagome kept examining the seal, "I may have a lot of power Nyuka but everyone has to abide by the laws of equivalent exchange" Kakyra looked at her in question "But I've seen you heal people all the time and I see no exchange?" Kagome looked at the two with a smile "I make the pain my own which I let feed my power in healing them, it becomes a cycle" Nyuka nodded in understanding but had to ask "So why won't that work now?" Kagome turned back to the mark on Sasuke's neck, "This is Orochimaru's work, I can't let his darkness touch me so intimately it could be a trap that could kill me. I can' t make that kind of mistake this far along.
Kagome smiled at Sasuke "But don't worry what I have in mind for you will take about a month but it shouldn't restrict you at all like most sealing techniques. The mark will slowly leave you, the more positive thinking the faster it will heal, and as long as you don't give into the darkness that once consumed you, everything will be alright, okay?" Sasuke nodded and hopped off the gurney he had been sitting on and left the room.
Kagome clapped her hands together "Okay next victim." Naruto came in a sat on the gurney Sasuke just vacated. "So what ails the fox boy?" When Kagome didn't get a smart remark from Shippo she got worried.
Naruto looked at her "I don't know whats wrong, Kyūbi isn't answering me, I can still feel him but something is wrong with him!" Naruto sounded worried. "Shhhh, Everything will be okay sweetie just hold still." Kagome place a hand on his head and searched his body for her son. As Kagome did this Naruto's seal showed up on his stomach. Kagome studied the mark for a bit. and then grinned, "This is fixable just hold still Naruto this will hurt a bit, but I have to fix the damage Orochimaru did." Kagome's hand glowed white her clear eyes glowed bright as some of her godly powers seeped to the surface as she punched his mark where Naraku had messed with it erasing it from the original seal.
"There that should be good, can you hear him now?" Kagome could hear Shippo in her head screeching in delight "Man I thought I would be stuck like that forever, thanks mom!" Kagome laughed at exceeded fox as he ran out the door.
Kagome turned to her daughter wiping invisible dust from her fighting kimono, "So girls is there any other seal I need to fix or can I get back to hunting down Naraku? Nyuka shook her head no, but Kakyra was nibbling her lip nervously, "What wrong sweetie?" Kagome asked. Kakyra looked up at her mom then looked to the door before replying "I think I know of another seal that needs fixed, I think it's what has caused him so many problems." Nyuka looked at Kakyra, "You mean the carrot top don't ya?" Kakyra nodded. Kagome just smiled at her "Well take me to this carrot top and I'll see what I can do, alright." Kakyra nodded and started walking out the door in search for Gaara.
Gaara was sitting in his room his brother and sister were siting in here as well making sure he didn't go kill everyone. It only angered Gaara further to think that he had to have some baby sitters.
All of a sudden Gaara jumps to his feet making his siblings quickly move into a position to defend themselves, if they had too. Next thing they knew a perky women came through the door, "Is he in here Kakyra?" Foot step could be heard running down the hall "MOM! look what you did" the twins and Hiei came though the door as well, "They think your going to attack them!" Kagome just waved off Kakyra's comment and focused on the red head that was giving a look that could kill. Kagome smiled at the darkness coming off the child, "oh don't give me that look child I could turn you into that sand you treasure so much before you could touch me so chill okay." Believe it or not that comment did not make them chill it only made the teens more tense. Of course Kagome ignored their stiffness and continued to look him up and down.
"So your the newest vessel of Shukaku, It's amazing how angry he still is something must be wrong with you seal that has kept him in his state of rage for so long." Gaara didn't say anything but the older two couldn't keep quiet. Temari shouted "How do yo know about the monster inside of my brother! How could any of you possibly know!" Kagome looked affended from the 'monster' comment but just shrugged it off, " You could say it's my business to know. Shukaku was the first to try and get passed the barrier that separates Human and Demon world, apparently he was in love with some human women when the barrier was formed and couldn't wait to try and get the proper paper work so he could live with her and tried crossing, it caused him to go into a blood rage like it does with all demons without permission. It looks like he hasn't been able to calm down yet thanks to the lame seals he's had." Kagome just sighed "Come here child let me fix it before you go completely crazy.
As expected Gaara remained where he was just glaring at her. "Please Gaara, let my mom help you!" Kakyra pleaded. "Don't listen to them Gaara it's probably some leaf village trick." Kankurō said putting his hand on his little brother shoulder, something Kankurō forgot Gaara hated. Gaara turned to kill his brother for touching him, when Kagome stopped him. "Now Gaara no need to kill your brother for being concerned for you." Gaara was unable to move thanks to some invisible grip on him making him even angrier. "Okay I know you don't want my help Gaara, but too bad your getting it, just hold still." Gaara could move, regardless of his wishes, thanks to the power Kagome had over him.
Kagome walked up to Gaara and poked him in the middle of his head and channeled her powers into him. Kagome was walking through a desert of sand and fog, when she came upon a creature in shadow. When she got close enough the beast charged her. "Ah so that's one problem you don't have a cage to tame you do you Shukaku" The beast snarled "You can not tame me I must find Emily, my delicate Emily, how dare you separate me from her with a barrier." Kagome got teared up "Shukaku your Emily had been dead by hundreds of years!" The beast roared and charged Kagome again, when he got close she jumped planting her hand on his head and using it to spring board her behind him. He turned starling "You lie! I feel her, I spoke with her just the other day," Kagome just pondered this for a moment "How Shukaku could you have spoke with her if you are trapped inside this boy?" Shukaku snarled "She came to me! Told me to surrender to the child or I would be killed by the Demon god! I will not give up as long as I know she is alive!" Kagome frowned at this "Shukaku that was not Emily, that was my daughter Kakyra!" The beast collapsed to the ground and started to morph into a man about a head taller then her, his blond hair with blue streaks that came to his shoulders, he had dark circles around his eyes and blue marks on each cheek and on his jagged tail. Shukaku was wearing the same kind of outfit as Gaara the only difference being the contents of the Gourd on his back. The tanuki had red eye but instead of the usual blood lust in them tears where falling from his eye's. "emily…EMILY!" Shukaku shouted inside of Gaara's mind" Kagome was petting his head "Everything will be okay Shukaku, Shhhhh it's okay, everything will be okay."
Kagome sat calming down the distraught tanuki for what seemed like hours and kept him form drinking the liquor inside his giant gourd to keep him sober so he could stay focused. Shukaku finally looked up at the goddess who had calmed his blood lust "My Emily is gone, and must have come back as your daughter, it is why I got them mixed up." Kagome smiled gently at him, "This is possible, so what are you going to do now Shukaku?" Shukaku looked up into the nonexistent sky in his host, "I think I will go home to demon world… after Gaara dies of natural causes" Kagome smiled at the tanuki "you will find love again some day Shukaku."
The Preliminaries had finally come. After Kagome had calmed the raged beast Gaara hand slipped into a sleep that he nearly didn't wake up from in time for his fight, and as luck would have it he had to face Hiei.
Hayate Gekkō coughed as the two boy stood across from each other, one with spiky black hair the other with spiky red, both about the same height and had the same glare about them.
"You can do it Hiei, show that kid that he isn't as powerful as he thinks!" Nyuka shouted over to him. Kakyra just sat up in her seat and stared at the two knowing this would definitely be a interesting match. Hiei put his hand on the hilt of his sword ready to draw it in the start of the match. Gaara's sand was starting to swirl around him.
Hayate Gekkō looked at the two killer teens and then coughed holding up his hand to signal the fight to start.
Before anyone could see Hiei was gone from his place and holding his sword up against Gaara's sand shield. The glare they where sending each other was deadly, then Hiei broke the contact and jumped back only to charge forward once again bluish black flames surrounding the sword.
"Ooooh he's using the dragon of darkness flames, how cool!" Nyuka exclaimed. This time when the sword hit the sand shield the heat was so intense that it started to crystalize where it hit.
Gaara sent the sand to surround Hiei like he did to ninja in the second exam in an attempt to crush him. Hiei was too quick for the sand however. Rushing him once again Hiei was about to strike Gaara when he was forced too jumped over him, nearly missing the sand that had almost caught up to him. The sand stilled before it touch Gaara hovering around him and the now flaming sword that was pressed up against his neck.
Gaara forced the sword out of Hiei's hand with his sand, but when he did the fire covered him which cracked the layer of the sand that always covered him like as second skin.
The Next thing Hiei knows he is overwhelmed by the sand and is finding it hard to breath. "No! Hiei!" Nyuka wanted to jump over the rail but was stopped by Kakyra. When Nyuka looked back at her she just shook her head and looked towards the arena.
All of a sudden Gaara fell over on the ground holding his head in pain. The sand that had surround Hiei fell, creating a fog of dust that surround the two. Their was a red glow and then it was gone. When the dust cleared Hiei stood rewrapping his forehead with some more bandages and Gaara lay unconscious on the arena floor.
Hayate Gekkō looked at the two genin, the entire crowed was silent, Gaara had been defeated, it was defiantly not something that any of them expected. "Hiei! is the winner!" Hayate Gekkō call out to the crow which made them all shout and yell cheers.
"Good Job Hiei!" Nyuka jumped and hugged Hiei as soon and he jumped back up to their level
"Hn" was Hiei's only reply, once Gaara was taken from the Arena they looked up to see the next match, between Naruto and Kiba.
Temari looked over at her brother "Kankurō this can't be good Gaara wasn't suppose to fail at the preliminaries" Kankurō shook his head "Who exactly is that kid and what exactly did he do to Gaara, he never fails. Temari looked over at the fight between Naruto and Kiba with little interest "perhaps we should go see him and see if he knows what made him faint, and why he's not running around as a giant tanuki at the moment.
Kankurō nodded and started heading for the door that lead to the inside part of the tower away from the arena, Temari following after seeing Naruto start to get after falling down…again.
The electric board started again after the medic took Kiba away away on a stretcher. A hush came over the audience when the names landed on Nyuka Moon and Kakyra Moon. The twins smirked at each other, "Just so you know Kakyra there is no way I'm going to let you go to the finals with Hiei, you can protect everyone from the audience, alright" Kakyra smirked at her sisters arrogance "You forget sister that I have beaten you more times in sparing matches then you have defeated me" Their aura's started to rise and swirl around each other "remember Kakyra that water puts fire out" The fire in Kakyra's eyes rose to the challenge "and you don't for get that fire can leave water as nothing more than a formless vapor….and it melt ice." Nyuka blinked her eye's cute like "Water may change form my sister but it shall never die"
Their glares continued until they heard Hayate started to cough "can the two participant please make your way into the arena." The twins quickly jumped form the railing down into the area there eye never leaving each other as they waited for the okay.
Kimimaru looked down at the twins then at Hiei "have you ever seen them this fired up?" Hiei didn't look at him just continued to looked at the twin goddesses when he gave his reply "No."
"This proves to be an intense match don't you agree." Hiei only 'Hn'ed'
" *cough* start *hack* cough* "
In an instant the entire arena grew forty degree's hotter as Kakyra bursting flames. Nyuka just chuckled as she evaporated so to speak.
The audienc was shocked, did Kakyra just kill her sister?
All of a sudden the arena area stared to rain affectively dousing Kakyra's flame leaving her shaking from the drastic tempter drop.
Now sopping wet her fire weak Kakyra withdrew inside herself to protect her fire. The water on the arena floor started to form the watery from of Nyuka as she clung to Kakyra's back holding a kuni to her neck.
"Hello Kakyra I know your in there, do you give up yet?" All of a sudden the tempter drop affectively making it much colder. Kakyra was drawing all the warm form the room not only to regain her own strength but also to return Nyuka to a solid. It started to work as Nyuka started to solidify, however it stated to work a little too well as the ice started to form over Nyuka her personality did a flip making her as cold as the form she now took.
The kuni that Nyuka held to Kakyra's neck started to bite into her neck causing the blood to fall. "Give up now or surrender your fate to the end of my blade" The ice in her voice froze the audience.
"She has flipped again" Kimimaru noted, again Hiei did not answer merely watched and waited to see the out come.
Kakyra stared to heat up as much as she could, the intense heat and cold air made the rooms airs swirl around chaotically creating a storm of hail and acid rain that the occupants in the room had to guard themselves against it all.
When the dark clouds that had conniver the two sisters in the middle lifted the winds had died down leaving them both laying on the ground. They where shaking as they struggled to their feet. "I won't let you win!" they both shouted simultaneously lunging at each other turning into their cat form.
They where the size of a mountain lion's. Kakyra was a deep red color with purple flame design's on her cheeks and her ankles, as well as purple flames coming off of her feet much like Kirara's does when in her large beast form. She also hand purple fire flowing from the tips of her large ears.
Nyuka was near opposite of Kakyra, She was mostly a dark blue color with a purple snow flake on one cheek and a water droplet on the other. she has mist coming off of her feet and years where Kakyra had fire.
They where as beautiful and graceful in this form as they where deadly as they attacked going for each others necks. Finally they both had their teeth on the neck of their sister demanding the other to stand down.
Hayate's cough brought the audience attention back to him. Hayate looked at the two sisters who more or less where ignoring him. "I have seen enough, any more fighting would be pointless, as ether you will both kill each other, or pass out which ever comes first, as the proctor I have decided to end the match as a stale mate, you will both be going onto the finals."
Then both cat popped back to normal form all smiles, "Nice match Kakyra you almost had me with the tempt drop like that, I totally flipped." Kakyra smiled "like wise, it was defiantly a nice warm up for what ever Orochimaru will send our way …no?
The crowed were surprised at how quickly they got back to normal as if fighting to the death was an every day occurrence for them…..was it?
-End chapter 10