Author Note: Hello Readers! My brain's been working on overdrive lately, so I'm making the most of it. Hope you all enjoy what my imagination came up with…
KagomeXItachi
"I'm talking."
'I'm thinking.'
Flashback
Ages:
Kagome - 8
Itachi - 8
Woohoo! Chapter 10!
WHAT AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT…
They moved swiftly through the forest. They had to heal team 4's wounds, or their time on this earth is over. The wolves looked at Sesshomaru who was carrying Kagome in his arms. Then, they finally noticed Kagome's glowing body, which was turning from pink to a darker color, a reddish orange, and Itachi was glowing from a light blue, to a darker blue, indigo almost.
Then, they remembered that her birthday passed about a week ago. They mentally smacked themselves for not remembering. Now, not only was team 4 in danger, anyone or anything remotely close to her was in danger as well. They had to hurry.
"Sesshomaru," Raiden called. In response, said person sped up, strangely aware of the dangers of the situation. The scenery was merely a blur to them as they sped through the trees as quickly as they possibly could.
----
A black figure flew through the air and crashed into a nearby tree. The figure struggled to breathe since the tree knocked the air out of his system.
"Shit! I forgot her system already recognizes us! We can't absorb the chakra! We need another one of her summons!" Rasped Raizen as he struggled to stand with little to no oxygen.
"Which one do you suggest we summon then!? We don't have time to choose one!" yelled Raiden as he was pushed aside by a flare of reddish chakra.
"Doesn't matter. I'm going to summon somebody…anybody…I really hope her chakra doesn't kill me first. I'm going in! Watch the Uchiha!" Yelled Raizen as he disappeared in Kagome's flaring Chakra.
Raiden nodded as he moved towards Itachi, who at the moment, was passed out on the grass. He didn't take his eyes off of the boy's chakra, since it was beginning to flare just as much. He suddenly felt a sense of danger.
He turned around, and his eyes widened at the sight that met his eyes.
Transfixed, he stared as Kagome's chakra began to swirl angrily. His eyes narrowed as the chakra seemed to form a clawed hand…the result of the summoning. He backed away slowly and closer to Itachi as the hand grew a leg, then slowly attaching itself to the appendage, a body began to form.
He continued to back away as the form began to look like a giant cat. His eyes widened as he realized who was summoned. The cat-like chakra seemed to glare at him before crouching into an attack position.
"Not Good…" Raiden quietly said as he lowered his mouth to the collar of Itachi's shirt.
Suddenly, everything seemed to go in fast forward as a deafening roar shattered air in the area. Raiden grabbed onto the shirt as he dodged the oversized, cat-like projectile. The attack shattered the ground, and made it seem as if the earth itself trembled in its quake.
When the dust settled, it looked like multiple disasters had struck the area. The ground was shattered, the grass and nearby trees were scorched, the plant life itself was destroyed. Aside from the scorched plants, trees were snapped in half, the ground was bare, and a sulfuric stench filled the air around the attack site, making the area seem as if it had seen all the great ninja wars at once.
Raiden carefully made his way around the destroyed scenery, to make sure it wasn't disturbed more so than it already was. As we went around it as quickly as possible before the sulfur's smell made him want black out, he hurried as quickly as he could as soon as Kagome's angry Chakra calmed down, all while being mindful of the child's wounds that were currently being stressed to the limit.
As he made his way to Kagome, Itachi's chakra began burn his mouth. He began to hurry as he felt the pain travel from his mouth to the end of his tail. He was wincing as he tried to hold on.
'I don't think Itachi and Kagome want to die a death by explosion just yet…," he thought as he raced his way towards the unconscious female. His breathe hitched in his throat as he felt Itachi's chakra come together, surrounding his snout in a purplish glow. His eyes glazed over in pain as the chakra began to destroy his fur, leaving behind patches of skin as it began to smoke.
'I refuse! I refuse to drop you! You can't make me drop you! I really hate your cursed chakra right now boy! Out of all the ones that she bonds with, she bonds with the cursed blood! Don't get me wrong boy! I love you and all, but I really hate your cursed blood right now!' Raiden mentally shouted at the boy in his jaws.
He came to a stop, and gently laid down the boy next to Kagome. He flinched as he placed their bodies in contact with each other. He willed the air around the two to freeze them together in icy chains. He recoiled from them as their chakra flared and forced him back, singing his entire left side. He hissed as he felt his skin begin to burn, leaving black blotches on his pink skin.
"Where the hell is Raizen!?" he whispered as he scanned the clearing. His golden eyes widened as he saw his unconscious brother lying in a pool of his own blood. He carried himself towards the body of his brother.
"I swear, if you die on me…" he quietly said as he placed a paw in his brother's head.
"Heh, you of all people should know that I'm almost impossible to get rid of…" Raiden looked down as his brother's grinning face.
"You better not die on me…if you do, I'm gonna bring you back to life, and kill you myself. You are not allowed to die by anyone's hand, except mine…and we both know that's never gonna happen," Raiden said with a tired smile.
"Yea…you wouldn't kill me…and besides, I summoned her…I didn't mean to…she just appeared…anyway…I'm going to take a nap…wake me when everything's over…and by the way, can you get someone to heal the gash on my right side? The flame stopped the flow, but I can only hold it for so long…," rasped Raizen as he closed his eyes, and his breathing slowed. A soft, flickering flame was surrounding the large opening in his side. The flame seemed to keep the blood inside the wolf.
"Dumbass…," muttered Raiden as he collapsed next to him. Ice seemed to form around his charred side as a means of protection. His face hid a grin as his large head hit the floor, shortly after witnessing their charges' chakra form a bright cocoon, blocking them from his view.
Inside the cocoon, the icy chains holding Kagome and Itachi together began to crack as Kagome's crimson chakra became visible as tendrils of it seeped into her companion's body. The ribbons of chakra swirled around Itachi's body, before completely consuming him in a crimson glow.
A violet paw suddenly placed itself on Itachi's chest. The chakra then began seep into the paw, before traveling upwards along its furry leg. It proceeded to consume the body of a large, violet, panther. Slowly lifting its paw from the boy's chest, it began to stare at his face, then at Kagome's, before smashing the ice that held them together.
Gently licking their faces, it watched in satisfaction as the wounds closed, and the bruises healed. Color restored itself into their pained faces. The tense muscles relaxed, and soon, they looked as if they were sleeping. Their faces were that of peace.
The cat then moved away from them as its paws were glowing in swirls of red and indigo. As it walked towards the unconscious wolf brothers, the chakra seeped into the ground, reviving the damaged scenery. The dead earth was reviving itself. Slowly, but surely, the plants began healing their damaged parts, the craters were becoming as they once were, and soon, as the last tendril of chakra seeped into the earth, the forest was restored to its vibrant state of life, as if nothing happened.
Stopping in front of the wolves, a violet paw pressed gently on each wolf.
"Heh…thanks Sumire…ow…that hurts you know…," rasped Raizen as Sumire pressed her paw against him with slight force, stressing the wolf's wounds.
"Raizen, shut up before she kills us."
Raizen grinned as he felt his wounds close up. He relaxed as his muscles loosened, and his pain was soothed. He sighed in relief as he looked at his brother's pink skin begin to grow its fur back. The burnt flesh and fur restored itself to its former glory…as long as Sumire allowed anyway.
"I need an explanation," muttered Sumire.
"Yeah…after we take a quick nap…," muttered Raiden as he drifted off to sleep. Sumire glared at the wolves before walking over to the unconscious 8 year olds. She sniffed them once, making sure their health was recovering properly, before lying down next to them. She curled her form around them, shielding them from any possible dangers the forest might reveal to them.
"--and that's how we ended up here," Raizen calmy said. Everyone around him seemed to sweatdrop. Kagome looked around at the small campfire that she found herself in.
There were a couple of tents off to the side, and a small campfire rested in between themselves and the tents. She watched as a small boy, a couple years older than her, about 15, checked up the fire. He had violet eyes, black hair that was in a small rat's tail at the base of his neck, he wore what she presumed was the standard wear for a chunin, and wrapped around his left bicep was the headband of the hidden mist village. His name was Miroku if she remembered properly.
She then heard arguing, so she turned to her left, and saw the rest of the strangers enter the clearing, carrying the firewood, water, and arguing. One of them was girl, about the 15 years, she was carrying canteens of water. Her long brown hair was tied up in a high ponytail. Her chocolate eyes shone with fury as she yelled at her teammate. She appeared to be a chunin as well, with her headband wrapped loosely around her neck, proudly bearing the mist symbol. Sango, that was her name.
The male next to her, carrying bundles of firewood, was older, 18 maybe. His long hair was a silvery-white. Golden orbs shone with fury as he yelled back at his teammate. His outfit was that of a chunin as well. His headband was a brilliant red, wrapped around his head in bandana form, displaying his alliance to hidden mist. That was Inuyasha, she was sure of it.
They both suddenly seemed to quiet as their squad captain glared at them. Their captain was tall and regal in appearance. He appeared to be an older version of Inuyasha, long silver hair, golden eyes, though he seemed colder, nobler. He was as old as her sensei, and he's old. His headband was wrapped around his arm, accompanying his jounin uniform. He and Inuyasha were probably brothers. She remembered Inuyasha cursing him, he called him Sesshomaru.
'Why do I feel as if I know that guy?' she thought. She turned to look over at Itachi, whose face said what he was thinking. She knew what was going through his mind. Judging by the twitching eye, glare, and scowl, he probably wanted to murder the oversized canine.
Looking over at the large figure that sat next to an unconscious Shisui, she noticed the large panther was glaring at the wolf that grinned at an annoyed Uchiha. She remembered the panther. The panther was the first thing she saw after she woke up. Sumire the Panther Summon.
Apparently Sumire had healing capabilities, which they all found relieving after realizing the severity of the wounds they had. There was one more thing she learned about her new summon. It was a fact that simple, to the point, and very obvious.
For one reason or another, she hated the wolves with a passion. And judging by the glare she was sending Raizen, she didn't want to know, so she left it alone. She was grateful for the cat's presence, so she decided to avoid the subject.
She was snapped out of her thoughts as she felt something pressed against her back. Looking ever her shoulder, she almost giggled at the sight that met her eyes. Itachi was practically pouting as he sat cross-legged with crossed arms. She concluded that he wanted to rip the wolf's head off, but couldn't merely because he practically saved his life.
His morals are going to get him into trouble on day. She just knew it. Suddenly, for what seemed like the hundredth time that day, she was snapped out of her thoughts once again, by a voice this time.
"We will accompany you to your destination, or until your sensei is located. Understood?" Sesshomaru stated, leaving no room for argument.
She couldn't help but get the feeling that she knew the silver haired man from somewhere. In fact, she knew that she's seen him and his entire team somewhere before. She just couldn't place it. Her eyes hardened with resolve. She'd find out how she them. She didn't know how she was going to get that information, but she'd get it…somehow.
OOMMOOFUGOOFISH
"Thank you for the trouble you went through to bring this to us," an old man in expensive clothing said to the bowing team four.
Team four straightened as they watched the man unwrap the troublesome package. Their eyes twitched as they what they almost killed themselves over. It was a teapot, an expensive looking teapot, but a teapot nonetheless.
'We did not almost get killed over just a teapot. That thing better be freakin' important,' they all thought.
"Once again, thank you for the trouble," the man said as he bowed to the team. He then turned around, and proceeded to go inside a large building, leaving the irritable kids to their inner fuming.
Sigh.
The steam finally left their systems as they turned around and walked away. The three kids walked over to the squad that saved their lives and bowed in respect with a thank you. Rising, they looked over at their sensei and then proceeded to leave.
Sigh. Raido was tired. The Hokage was really going to get it when they get home: B-rank mission…yeah right. Another sigh escaped his lips as he followed his irritable charges. However, he stopped in front of the mist ninja. He bowed in respect, just as the others did.
"Thank you. If you weren't there, I would have lost my team. I'm sorry you had to interfere at my expense," Raido said looking down, and then proceeded to look up at the leader.
"It is of no concern. It was done in honor of a pact of alliance created at the beginning of our time, before our joining the mist. Our families and hers have protected each other in times of need. We were just fulfilling a vow, just as she would when she is informed of the pact," Sesshomaru stated as the three behind him nodded. Sesshomaru looked at the Jounin, then turned and left, disappearing into the forest, followed by his team.
He grinned as he caught a kunai aimed at his head. He turned to see his team glaring at him, telling him to hurry up. Another sigh escaped his lips.
SOMETIME LATER…
The third Hokage rubbed his temples as he looked over the report. This was the last time he sent team 4 on a mission they weren't ready for yet. He groaned as he looked up at the tired face of Raido. He looked at the red skin covering the man's left cheek.
He was told how he was attacked, tearing apart the left side of his face. The pink skin would scar, effectively causing the man to live with the scar for the rest of his life.
Yeah, this is the last time I send someone on a mission that they can't handle.
MIDDLE OF A CLEARING…
"So…can someone enlighten us on why our bodies feel different, who those people were, why our chakras are different, and why I now have a panther summon that I don't have a contract for?" Kagome asked as she looked over at two oversized wolves, and a panther. Itachi proceeded to glare at the elder of the two wolves.
"That's very simple actually. Since I was summoned here, I'll explain," the panther said as she glared at the wolves.
"Your bodies are currently adjusting to the change of chakra. Most of the Higurashi clan has dealt with what you are dealing with. Your grandmother, father, aunt, along with many others, have dealt with this bond.
As you can see, you tend to get heavily injured whenever you go through the changes. There are reasons why you must avoid getting injured when you experience your first transformation.
Whenever you get injured at these times, whoever is absorbing your chakra, in your case, the Uchiha, your chakras combines with each other, linking you two permanently. To activate this bond, one of you must be injured during the first transformation. It sets up the link that could occur.
Secondly, the make it permanent, at least one of you must be injured heavily. When in such a state, your body calls out to the one that contains its chakra. It collects this chakra as a last reserve in order to stay alive, thus forming a bond as stronger than one can imagine.
The bond has incredible side effects. The two involved will be able to communicate with each other, no matter the distance. If you're close enough to each other, you'll communicate telepathically, if far apart, with a special summon that cannot be detected by anyone other than the ones involved.
You will both grow considerably. When one becomes stronger than the other, it causes the weaker one to push themselves until they are of the same level. You won't be satisfied until you are able to stand as equals in power. This is done subconsciously, whether you are right next to each other or worlds apart.
Your chakra affinities will be passed on to each other as well. Though, if one is a fire nature, and the other is a water nature, it doesn't mean that you will be able to easily use the polar opposite of what you have. How easily you learn to control and harness it depends on the affinity's compatibility.
Your bodies are connected in positive ways, though, since you were both heavily injured, it causes serious problems.
Your chakras both reached out, leaving the other vulnerable. After the chakras returned to their original body, they pulled the other's chakra while the body was vulnerable, causing both of your bodies to have equal amounts of each other's chakra.
Since you are literally connected, your communicating abilities have enhanced dramatically. Not only can you hear each other telepathically, you can feel each other's feelings, though, you won't know who the feelings are directed towards. You need to find those out for yourself by asking.
The connection also connects your bodies. You are now basically each others' other half. You both contain half of what belongs to the other. Since you are now two connected, you will always know when the other person's body is tired, full of energy, or even injured.
It's very easy to tell when it happens. If one is tired, so is the other, is one has a broken leg, the other will feel the same pain without the actual injury, unless it's serious.
For example, it one of two gets impaled through the stomach, the other will slowly gain the injury, even if they are miles apart, and sitting down. If one gets medical treatment, the other becomes healed as well. Meaning, you can both die from serious injuries.
You don't need to worry about sparring, as anyone who even has the slightest amount of Higurashi chakra cannot hurt you both, only the one with the actual injury. You can spar with any of Kagome's summons, since they absorb her chakra to even be here.
This also makes you grow stronger. You desire to be the strongest in order to not cause unneeded injuries, pain, or death to the other, causing the other to feel the same.
The chakra affinities are then slightly easier to control, but only slightly. Since you're connected, you will gain a slight understanding of the foreign affinity you now possess. With understanding, it makes it a little easier, but it will still be difficult if you are in possession of polar opposites.
You will know when the bond is completed, since your chakra will begin to darken until you don't have two separate chakras in your body, but only one.
Because the chakra has already started to darken, you will need a different summon every time you begin a transformation because the summons you already possess can't absorb two separate chakras twice, only once, just enough to save your bodies from obliteration," the panther explained to the wide-eyed, twitching kids.
Their heads turned to each other slowly before they practically strangled each other in order to stay out of each others' head. Itachi began to practically whisper as his eye twitched.
"Sumire, is it possible to sever the connection?" The panther sighed before responding.
"Many have tried, only a few have succeeded. Though, we have discovered that there is only one time that the bond can be severed. It is right before death. When a fatal injury is dealt, the chakra string connecting the two will be at last revealed to each other. You must have a sharp object; a kunai would work, with your chakra circulating through it. You must then cut the string.
You have one opportunity since the string is only visible once, five seconds before the final breath and heartbeat are taken. Only a handful have had the strength left to even lift their hand enough to drop the object through the line.
You cannot see it without knowing that you are making the other suffer, which is why severing the bond unless in midst of battle, and you don't want to bring the other with you when they are not even involved. It has become a taboo to even consider without a serious, valid, and immediate reason.
This bond has taken at least a third of your family during the last Great War. It is truly a shame, so please, be careful in battle," Sumire finished as she left the eight year olds to their thoughts.
Their heads were bowed as their bangs shadowed their faces. They wouldn't go there. They'd keep that line from appearing for as long as possible.
Their heads lifted as black and blue orbs hardened with resolve. They'd make sure the other wouldn't pointlessly.
"Let's go. I'm tired," Kagome mentioned as she began to feel her body weaken. Judging by how Itachi was slumping over as well, she knew at that moment that the bond was only going to grow stronger from here on out.
BLEHBLEHBLEH
Yeah…I'd apologize for the chapter's lateness, but I won't. I'm only going to say that I hit a major brick wall that I was slowly, but surely, tearing it down. I finally broke through. The chapter is shorter, but a chapter is a chapter.
They should be up quicker now that I blew up the wall. *Cough* *Cough* Ifoundsomedynamite *Cough* *Cough*
-Taichou
