A/N: Hello everyone, sorry I've been dead for awhile, my computer crashed and I am jsut now figuring out how to do documents on the shared computer a the clubhouse so sorry for it and hope you all are still here to read it
Sasuke looked up at the large man, his dark eyes stared down at him, looking him over, as if seeing just what he was...
"Why are you out here all alone boy?" He asked, his voice demanded and acheived authority, and despite his natural tendecies to not only be a prideful uchiha and a pushy teenager, he gave up all he had to hide.
"I've been accused of my partner's murder and have lost my way out here, who are you?" he asked, hvaing to hold Amaris' collar bakc to keep her from sniffing the stranger out.
"I'm Natin, Master over Beasts, and ruler over these lands, normally I would feed anyone who dared tresspass on my property to my hounds, but for an Uchiha and an Ookami, I'll make a special acception..."
Both sasuke and Ammy were dumbfounded, how did he know? they both gave each other a glance, neither of them wanted anything more to do with this creepy character.
"I've spent my entire life studying and analyzing creatures, both of the beast and human kind, you are Uchiha, this I know because of your telltale build and structure, plus your sharinghan is activated..." he said with a grin, the teenager blinked, he hadnt told hsi body to do the special ability, perhaps it was a natural reaction?
"And you, Curious one are either a very smart Ookami or one extremely mentally challenged mutt, any normal beast would have torn away from he that he is loyal to in order to investigate a newcomer, but no matter, both of you are far from home, may I welcome you into my hospitality? I'm sure there is much we can gain from each other..." Natin had a point, someone who was this intellectual would certainly help him find some way to clear his name...
"We'll accept your offer master Natin, but I have to ask, what is that thing and why did you kill it?" Sasuke inquired, looking towards the giant cat beast.
"I am the hunter, and it was my prey, I have need of it"
"Its meat and fur?"
"Not quite my Uchiha friend..." Natin smirked and Amaris almost choked when they saw all he had brutally murdered it for, his men having tid ropes around its dismembered head, forcing the beasts of burden to pull it throug hthe snow.
"It woudl make quite the impressive trophy no?" The hunter unloaded hsi crossbow and placed it back in its place on his saddle.
"Rema, Karn, Bring a steed for our new guests" He called to his two nearest men who scrambled to do as their lord bid them.
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Kohona
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"I saw it with my own eyes sir, that Sasuke was always bad news, he killed his own teammate and let that demon with fangs of his tear him apart, I'm sorry but there was no body" Kegar gave hsi report to lord Hokage, thsi was the best story he could concoct on his journey back to Kohona with Neji.
"Ony Hyuuga lost and one Uchiha gone rouge? You must understand my trouble gripping this report Kegar" the Third said, his face downcast.
"It is a sad day for both clans, but I suppose theres nothign to be done about it"
"Alright then, send out an order to every fighter in Kohona, Uchiha Sasuke has gone rouge, and if seen should be ...killed on sight" he had a hard time finishing it, soemthign here didnt seem right, but what other choice did he have?
"Kegar, as the boys' sensei it will be your responsibility to tell thier fmailies" he informed him as he left the room, he needed soem time to ponder on these events...
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Natins Fortress
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The trip was a long, bitterly cold one, but once they got there they were treated as if they were royal guests of some sort, servants led them to very fine rooms, it was no doubt that this Natin person was a very wealthy and well-off man.
Whine...
Ammy rest her head on hsi knee, followed by her oversized paw, somethign here wasnt quite right, she coudl sense it...
"What choice did we have? I dont liek it either but I'll find some way out of it" he reassured her as he rubbed behind her ear, then the heavy door opened, revealing a servant.
"Master Natin has requested your presence in the feasting chambers for dinner" she said with a slight bow.
"Alright, come on Ammy-" he started to say as he stood to hsi feet.
"I'm sorry but he made it quite clear that the wolf was not to accompany you, but we are to feed her here instead"
"Stay here, I'll be back" he told hsi partner before following the servant woman, leaving his white-furred friend all alone in the stone room.
"My apologies for not allowing your little friend to come, but I didnt beleive my hounds would react well to its presence, you understand I'm sure..." the lord of the manor said, biting into a leg of meat.
this room was well decorated, along with being huge it had bonfires all alogn the walls, as well as weapons and pelts, along with the recently added giant cat head, which hung over the table by four chains all secured int othe four courners of the tall ceiling. but wha caught Sasuke's attneton the most was the huge cages that stretched all along the room, wha tthey held inside he couldnt tell, and for some reason, didnt want to find out.
Kohona Uchiha district
As expected, the Uchiha's didnt take well to the news that thier child had betrayed not only his team but his village, they al lrefused to beelive such a thign could occur, all trying to find somehow, someway he wouldnt have done it...when Itachi stood behind the corner as Kegar told hsi mother and Father the devastating news, a little red flag went up, he knew his otouto, and this...thsi wa simpossible for him...he walked away as his mother's knees fell otu from under her, her tears staining the wooden floor as he slipped into his room to contemplate this...this most confusing and unlikely news...
Natin's Fortress
It was well past midnight when the feast was finally over, Natin had told Sasuke many stories and tales about huge beasts and monsters, especially about Carnadin, which was the name of the beast e had witnessed being killed that day, the creature was the last of its kind, and many of hundreds of years old, though Sasuke felt ti was unfair for him to kill it for hsi own glory, he didnt dare voice his opinions on the matter, but now he was coming to his room and wanted nothing more than to fall into the bed of furs and sleep off all his troubles...but when he did, he found that somethign was amiss...Ammy was gone...and there was blood staining the floor...