Naruto

The Divine Sharingan

By: Lady JenDragon

Disclaimer: Sad, I don't own Naruto. Oh, the fun I could have.

Author's Notes: Enjoy the chapter. Sorry this one took so long. Life kinda got in the way plus I wasn't sure if I wanted to pursue this particular story line. WHAT THE HELL, right? Promise it won't get like that again. Gaily Forward!


Chapter Eleven

The Unexpected Proposal

Nakane woke beneath a thin white sheet, groggy and achy from her battle with Uchiha Itachi. Struggling to sit up in the makeshift bed, consisting of pine branches and old sheets, she realized she rested in a small one-roomed hut. Another structure used because of its availability. The others must be outside, she concluded.

Glancing to her left, Naruto lay unconscious still under a thin sheet. His orange jumpsuit lay in a small pile beside his bed. The boy was not snoring like usual. He must have used more energy than she assumed.

"He'll be out for another twelve hours." Nakane said quietly, smiling at his sleeping face.

For one so young, to be faced with so many adversaries, and to over come them with such courage and determination, Nakane felt respect for Naruto. The container for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox garnered him much hatred and loathing from the village in which he had been meant to protect through his sacrifice.

She sighed, letting her shoulders sink. Her eyes shifted to the small window, the sunlight pouring in through the opening. 'Early afternoon.' She must have been out for over twenty-four hours. Not entirely a surprise given the amount of chakra she expended during yesterday's battle with Uchiha Itachi.

"You have some explaining to do." A voice broke the silence.

Nakane looked up to find Kakashi leaning in the doorway. His exposed eye narrowed dangerously, arms folded loosely. 'Of course.' The Jounin of Team 7 wanted answers regarding her confrontation with Sasuke's elder brother.

"Who are you to demand answers?" Nakane countered.

"You put my team in danger." Kakashi unfolded his arms.

"The Hokage did that by sending you here. The blame doesn't rest with me." Nakane flipped off the sheet covering her, getting to her feet. "But, you already had your doubts before you accepted the mission."

"Acceptance of this mission was not a choice." He pointed out.

Kakashi went over his conversation with the New Hokage of Konoha many times while Nakane and Naruto slept. All he came up with was questions. He felt positive Tsunade knew about what awaited his team before they set out. Were they to meet up with the White Ninja before reaching the Temple or after was his first question.

"She gave you no say?" Nakane glanced at Kakashi's exposed eye.

Kakashi shook his head.

"This was a final favor to the Third. All I know was that he wanted to send Team 7 eventually, when fighting in this area cooled." Kakashi shrugged. "Why were we selected for this mission? Why not another more experienced, higher level team?"

"I can't answer that." Nakane glanced around the room kept darker for those recovering. "Where's Sasuke and Sakura?"

"Off training since this morning." Kakashi motioned over his shoulder. "Whatever techniques you showed them, they've been eager to continue."

"That leaves you free to interrogate me." Nakane asked coolly, lifting an eyebrow at him.

"Your ninja status is classified." Kakashi began coldly. "Only the Hokage can view your records. I don't know what kind of missions you completed. I can only surmise that you work alone. What are you not telling us? How many more attacks can we expect before reaching Konoha? Will we reach Konoha?"

"In addition to all your other questions?"

Kakashi did not appear in the mood for light-hearted musings, Nakane realized. Guess the Jounin wanted to be serious now. She pursed her lips before she responded.

"You think I have the answers you're looking for?" Nakane shrugged. "The Third trained me in the years before he died. Why he wanted us to meet? I don't know. I figured he wanted me to further your knowledge of the Sharingan. He never mentioned that he would be sending a specific team. But, your team's arrival in the region marked a promised change."

"Change?" Kakashi asked suspiciously.

"I was to end my term as the White Ninja when an unusual team of four Hidden Leaf ninja arrived in northern Fire Country on the mission to return three sacred jars to the temple in the valley beyond. Sarutobi wanted me to return to Konoha with the respect I deserve but I resisted, especially since the Uchiha clan tragedy. Your arrival marks the time when I am to return to Konoha. I'm sure Tsunade knows of this promise."

"And you're escorting us back through this tumultuous region." Kakashi understood the Third Hokage's plausible logic. "You received word we were coming?"

"No. The message never reached me. I suspected the messenger bird had been intercepted. Once I saw you on the road while on another mission, I figured you were the team Sarutobi said he would send to me: two Sharingan holders, the Demon Fox container and a female ninja. How much more unusual can you get? It took a little longer to complete my original mission before I could introduce myself but I eventually arrived the following morning in time for the attack on your camp."

Kakashi nodded in agreement. Nakane had him there. Had the White Ninja not shown up, he and his team would have surely been killed. The ninja's were watching them and waiting for the right time to launch their ambush.

"You're curious about the Sharingan Kiss?" Nakane kept her eyes on Kakashi.

"I've only heard of it." Kakashi pushed his hands into his pockets. "Another Uchiha clan forbidden technique that is kept in the archive in the Hokage office. Itachi is not one to mince his words. Why did he believe he could extract information from you with it?"

"I'm an Uchiha female." Nakane searched Kakashi's feelings but found no hint of knowledge. "It was used long ago for courting among the clan." She noted Kakashi's sudden alertness, his cheek turned slightly pink. "If both parties are willing, they can learn about one another in seconds where others could take years. It was used to determine if the other was a suitable partner. In some instances, the technique was used in combination with the Paralysis technique to keep a woman from escaping. Mostly, the woman consented to being captured. A was just a game back then. It was eventually banned because some men were a bit…eager."

"Itachi used the Paralysis Technique as well?"

"Yes. He knows the clan's history better than anyone so I'm told. I understand he had access to records not previously known existed until he began to use the skills." Nakane walked towards Kakashi. "The clan became suspicious of him and took extra steps to ensure he did not find other techniques. It doesn't matter. Itachi knows that he can extract certain information from me without my cooperation. That's why I used Naruto."

"The legendary Puppet Technique." Kakashi thrust his hands into his pockets. "To see it used…was a bit overwhelming."

"You know more than you let on, Kakashi." Nakane smirked at him. "Itachi was after what I knew about the Divine Sharingan. The organization knows about Orochimaru's interest in this mythical person. I'm sure they're more than curious as well."

"You've been tracking Orochimaru?"

"When I can." Nakane nodded, standing near Kakashi to keep her voice low. "I had to deter from my next mission when I came across your team. You were earlier than I expected. Orochimaru will soon take a new body."

"Sasuke." Kakashi reminded himself out loud.

"Exactly." Nakane folded her arms. "I've been working hard to prevent this. Now that I've met the boy, I understand why Orochimaru wants him. In addition to acquiring the power of the Sharingan, he wants a body he can possess for a very long time."

"Orochimaru believes he'll be invincible."

"He'll come after Itachi or myself if he succeeds in taking Sasuke as his new container. Orochimaru's after power, he always has been. Sasuke's only a stepping-stone to greater power to him. With the Sharingan, he'll become even more dangerous. No ninja country will be able to stand against him. That's why I'm convinced that Sarutobi wanted me to train both Sasuke and you upon our meeting since Itachi isn't the only one who knows the secrets of the Sharingan."

"Is there time before we reach Konoha?"

"There is if I use the Sharingan Kiss on both of you."

Kakashi sucked his breath in, catching it hard in his chest. Experience the Sharingan Kiss? He realized that his cheek turned pink again. This unexpected proposal caught him off guard.

"Are you okay?" Nakane rolled her eyes, shaking her head slowly. "The Sharingan Kiss can be used as a two-way connection, Kakashi. If both parties are cooperative, we can save a lot of time and conversation. I can show you methods and techniques that would take years to convey with long conversations in only a few seconds."

"The archives Itachi was after." Kakashi asked quizzically. "You have them in your head."

"Yes." Nakane nodded. "He knew as the archivists of the clan, we have the capacity to lock the information away in our minds. He wanted to see if he could access them."

"Wouldn't have mattered what technique he used." Kakashi finally understood now. "He couldn't access them since you were unwilling."

"Right. You catch on quick, Kakashi." Nakane smiled slightly. "So?"

Nakane lifted an eyebrow at him. Kakashi gulped. Still, if she wanted to share the secrets of the Sharingan power, who was he to deny the knowledge he would acquire by willingly participating in the Sharingan Kiss? A logical conclusion, he decided. Kakashi nodded at Nakane. This was going to be difficult.

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Orochimaru waited for Kabuto to arrange his limp arms on the chair, attempting to comfort him in his months of pain. They veered from their original journey to watch the battle between Itachi and Nakane.

"Itachi failed to find out about the Divine Sharingan." Kabuto pointed out.

"Of course he did." Orochimaru's raspy voice spoke quietly. "Those techniques are not to be used lightly. Any attempt to extract information from an archivist can result in permanent damage to the interrogator. She must be cooperative to allow the information to be shown."

'Itachi wouldn't have succeed anyway."

"Exactly." Orochimaru laughed, his voice growing more raspy. "Once I possess Sasuke's body. We will have to take careful steps to acquire Uchiha Nakane. She holds the key to finding the Divine Sharingan."

"Some believe the Divine Sharingan doesn't exist."

"The Uchiha clan also believed a woman couldn't possibly survive the possession of traits of the Sharingan." Orochimaru smiled evilly. "And yet she exists and has become more powerful than any Sharingan male in the history of the clan."

"Since the female Sharingan exists, the possibility that the Divine Sharingan exists?" Kabuto frowned, questioning this line of logic.

"Exactly." Orochimaru nodded.

Uchiha Nakane would need careful approach once Sasuke became his. Once in his new container, Orochimaru would take the necessary steps needed to move onto a stronger container. One more powerful than even Sasuke would become. And once he possessed the Sharingan, he could discover what he needed to defeat Itachi. The elder brother proved less powerful than Nakane even though they were close to the same age by only a few months. Another stepping-stone? He laughed lightly. A challenge definitely worth pursuing, he decided.

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Nakane kneeled on her legs, facing Kakashi kneeling on his legs. She rested her eyes on the wall behind Kakashi, clearing her mind of all doubts, last minute thoughts and hesitations. Though they were willing, Kakashi only possessed partial Sharingan. That would create a much smaller connection between them. The information would pass slower through the connection.

She never attempted this with a man she intended to let live afterwards. Mostly, Nakane used the Sharingan Kiss to extract information from the unwilling enemy. That occurred many time, leaving those men behind with no hope of recovery. Those not in possession of Sharingan were easy victims of the technique. Another reason the technique had been banned, mainly for excessive use among the younger ranks within the clan.

Nakane glanced at her…target. Kakashi appeared uncomfortable, his eye narrowed. Though a well-trained Konoha ninja, he seemed unusually apprehensive. Was it because he did not have a girl-friend at the moment? Not that it would matter to her.

"You're worried?" She inquired.

"No…" Kakashi hesitated. "How long will this take?"

Nakane glanced over at Naruto.

"We'll be done before he wakes." Nakane smirked. "A few minutes at most. Are you worried he'll see us?"

"Ah…" Kakashi hesitated again, rubbing his masked chin. "No."

"Oh. Then it's because the other two can return at any time." Nakane shook her head. "You shouldn't be afraid of your students, Kakashi. Remove your mask."

Kakashi's eye widened.

"I can't kiss you through it." Nakane reminded him. "I need skin contact."

He shrugged then reached up with his index finger. Nakane watched as Kakashi slowly pulled his mask down below his chin. Though her intentions were to save time teaching him about the Sharingan, there was much that could go wrong. A smile strained to form on her lips. Sessha was indeed correct. Kakashi turned out to be a handsome man despite his attempts to hide his family's legacy behind a mask. His father would haunt him forever.

"First, I will basically search for a part of your mind that will serve as a safe place for the information I will give you." Nakane rose onto her knees, cupping his newly exposed face with her hands. "This should take a few seconds."

"A transfer?" Kakashi frowned.

"Yes." Nakane smiled slightly. "I don't have time to keep kissing you every time I want to show you a new technique. Takes too damn long. This will be faster. I hope I can trust you. Like computers, your mind will operate in a similar way. No one will be able to access the information I give you unless you want them to do so. What I need you to do now is clear your mind. Shut all the doors, these are in the form of memories and knowledge you don't want me to see. I will be able to access all of your mind through this cooperation but I will consciously avoid areas you don't want me to penetrate."

Kakashi closed his eye momentarily, his left eye covered by his Hitae-ate, clearing his mind. He understood what she asked of him. Any memory he wanted to protect would need to be kept guarded. A difficult task to do with a woman psychically strong enough to kill him, Kakashi reflected. He opened both eyes when he felt his Hitae-ate pulled from him.

"Close your normal eye." Nakane ordered. "Look at me only with your Sharingan eye."

Kakashi nodded, opening his Sharingan eye and closing his right eye.

"Always look at me with the Sharingan." Nakane flexed her fingers cupping Kakashi's face. "It will be your only method to verify whether it's me or the enemy. They will try to target you to find out what you know after this transfer is complete. Once they know I've transferred some of the archives to you."

"They always find out somehow."

"That they do." Nakane agreed. "Now, whatever you might want to do, don't. I must have your complete cooperation until the transfer is done. Stay focused and keep your hands off me. Any skin contact other than our lips will break the connection. This is a delicate technique."

Kakashi nodded he understood.

Nakane took a deep breath, tilting her head back slightly, forcing her Sharingan to her pupils. Both eyes transformed from the black depths to the mirror-wheels. She lowered her eyes to Kakashi's, lowering her lips towards his.

"Bring your chakra up." Her voice spoke evenly, locking eyes with him. "Keep it even flowing."

Nakane called her chakra to her eyes, allowing it to congregate in the wheel. Her lips made contact with Kakashi's full lips. Suddenly, she felt the rush as Kakashi allowed her into his mind. It would take a bit longer to make the transfer since he only possessed one eye.

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Naruto stirred, sleep beckoning him back into its warm depths. His stomach cried for ramen. Resisting at first, he tried to shake off the lure of sleep from his lax body. Squeezing both fists, his eyes began to flutter. After seconds of sheer will to wake up, he opened both eyes, severely out of focus.

The place was dark, a single light source emanated from somewhere where his feet were. Where was he? Forms appeared in the light as his sight began to clear.

Naruto's eyes widened as he recognized the two forms. Nakane…was kissing….Kakashi-sensei! Suddenly, he felt light headed. Sleep began to call him back. A part of him heard Nakane's voice urging him not to rush waking up so quickly. His body needed to repair itself from his last battle.