I do not own Naruto, or any of the other characters from the anime/manga. I only own three (3) characters Hashi Leo, Uda Yuki, Hashi Ryuu, they are my original work.

White Dog

Chapter 14 - Akashi's story

By ShadowUnknown

"Father, Akashi!" Leo smiled as she took her place beside him. She looked around and it looked as if she were in a very gray hotel room full of so many doors that lead to somewhere. She looked behind her and seen that a giant gate was there. 'Tiger' she thought as she looked more closely at it. It had a seal on it and it looked as if it was partly burned, not yet gone. 'Is there any way I can get my own life back?' she thought as she looked at the cage door. 'Are there twelve seals on it?' she thought as she looked deeper into the cage. 'Yes, there are.' she thought and turned to her father Akashi to ask about it.

"Ah you've noticed, huh?" he asked smiling. "Well what your father didn't realize is that he was talking to the negitive tiger that distasted the positive. So the negitive thought of a plan, he quickly got rid of the positive tiger and posed as it, he then turned to your father. He asked if he could be stored in the great Ryuu's daughter, he was hoping that he would gain some great power, like the kyuubi. But your father saw this after what he seen done with Minato's son, he didn't want that for you so he put up multiple seals to help prevent it from happening. Slowly the seals started to break as time went on, your father started to worry as soon as he seen what your turning into. He seen that you were starting to become icolated, and kept to yourself." Akashi explained.

"Wait!" Leo interupted before he could start again "How in the world do you know so much about this?"

"We looked into your memory, sorry hunny" a voice said coming up to sit beside her. "Some of the tiger's memory was mixed in there as well."

"Is that so?" Leo asked looking at her four father's and now Ritsuka. "How did you all get here anyways?" Leo asked wondering what thier stories were.

"I'll go first!!!" Akashi said excited, never once did Leo see this much excitment in her own father.

"Alright go!" Leo smiled leaning in to listen to his story.

*.*Seiji Akashi's story.*.

"You know there are alot of Genin attending for the chunin exams. Where, there is one child that is really surprising to be seen in the exams at his age. Seiji I want you to congradulate him on passing the exams, he is an offical Jonin." the third hokage said.

"But, sir? How did that happen?" Seiji asked surprised clearly in his voice.

"Well what he has demonstrated that he can think up so many plans in just a short period of time then put that plan at work in such speed. Her leadership desplayed in the forest of death was very fine, and how she handled the situation under such heavy circumstanced. I'd say that was a jonin in the exams. I wonder what he will do during one of our false meetings." he said and started to wonder at the thought of it.

"Yes, sir. Right away." Seiji said and started off.

"Oh and Seiji Akashi, do not mention your name infront of him. Oh and if Uda Yuki which I know he is, is there tell him he passed as well. He's a Chunin under the watch of Hashi Leo. Dismissed." he said and watched as Akashi disappeared.

"Wow already a jonin at that age. Amazing. We expect great things from you, Leo. Don't let us down." Akashi said to himself as he walked over to the residence of Hashi. He could hear yelling coming from it, it wasn't out of anger more like something else.

"Your so subborn!" a males voice called as Akashi listened in from behind the fence. "Leo, I don't care if I passed the exams or not! I wanted to come see you, and only you!" he heard the person outside, whom was sitting on the little deck watching the small pound mumble something about Yuki being to loud. 'So the one calling out is Yuki, so he must be Leo. Looks young, probably about 5 or 6 years old. Yet a smart kid, caught everyone's attention at the arena. We expect great thing's from you, Hashi Leo. Do not let us down.' Akashi thought as he finished listening to the boy yell his heart out to Leo. 'Poor kid, wait did he said that Leo was a 'girl'?' Akashi thought as he listened for more but nothing else came. He waited for a few more minutes then it all started again this time he was going on and on about how he would lose it if 'she' were to leave this world. "I don't see myself without you! I want you there smiling!" Yuki called out. That went on for a few more hours. 'Wow he really has it in for Leo.' Akashi thought with a slight smirk.

"Why won't you listen to him, he's pouring his heart out to you." Akashi said as he poked his head out from behind the fence 'She must have known I was there, I can tell by the way her eyes moved.' he thought with a smirk. "You might have saved his life when you two met." he added knowing that if he said that she would know that he knew that Leo was actually a girl.

"I don't care, I never thought it would end up like this. I should just give up being a ninja." Leo had said to him 'Was she thinking about killing herself? Aw man what should I do?!' Akashi thought a little tug in his mind screaming 'Do something!' he collected his thoughts and looked at her.

"No, don't do that. A Jounin like you?" Akashi said taking a deep breath as he seen the surprise in her eyes.

"What?" she said looking up still surprised 'Yes!' Akashi thought beaming inside as he smiled. 'I should tell her my name...opps better wrap this up before that happens.' Akashi thought.

"That's right, you've passed. Oh and tell Uda Yuki the news that he passed too." he disppeared, without saying good bye. 'That was close! I almost gave my name!' Akashi thought as he headed back to the hokage. 'I wonder if I will ever work with her?' he thought looking up at the sky praying that someday that he will work with her, and be her father.

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'My darling daughter is late! Where could she be?' Akashi thought as he took a step forward to go to her place to look for her. Then suddenly he seen that she came around the corner. 'Oh thank goodness!' he thought relieved as she started to explain to them the plan for the mission. 'I hope it doesn't take to long! Her surprise birthday party will be right after this mission, or what if it takes longer? I have to ask!' Akashi thought as it tugged at his mind wondering if they were going to miss it.

"Darling daughter, how long will this mission take?" he asked hoping that it will be a quick mission. After hearing her saying it will be a quick mission his hopes rised, then fell as soon as a fight started after they left the gates of the wave country. Then rose again at how fast they took care of them, no one got hurt, none of them got through the gates. It was a great day, even if it was an easy mission they had to do. 'My darling daughter is so smart! I'm proud to be her father. She is so smart, strong, and can take on a army of ninjas in only a few minutes. I love her to death. Death. Such a word never came across me, before.' he thought and as soon as Leo went to the wave country kage he started to discuss the thought with the other father's. Yuki of course was left out. "Do you think we will go before her?" he asked them.

"I don't know, should we come up with a jutsu to always with her?" Shizuki asked.

"I think it would be best, she might need our strength in the distant future." Nao said. Akashi nodded thinking.

"Yes, we should put up a jutsu to always be with her. I don't want her to leave us yet, nor do I want to leave her. If it were the case, we will have her in place with us gathered around her. There we will place the remaining chakura we have left and place it in her." Akashi said planning it further. They all agreed to it.

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'I have a bad feeling about today! What is this feeling? Why does it feel so familiar?' Akashi thought as he listened further to Leo's plan about the mission. 'I don't like it, something is not right it with it.' he thought and started to get worried. 'I know this feeling! I'm going to die!' he thought in agony, but not showing it to his daughter.

"I don't think we should go on this mission, Leo." Akashi said his voice low so no one can hear him, except Leo herself.

"Why not?" Leo asked she looked a bit confused, she never was afraid to show what she felt around him. Only him.

"It's just a feeling, Leo. Please let's skip this one." Akashi said worried that this might be the last time he would see her smile, laugh, to actually see her for who she really is. 'I'll miss her!' he thought trying to hold back tears. They were interupted by Yuki until Akashi called back to them to be quiet. He felt that Leo had put her hand on his shoulder then he remembered that he won't be able to feel the warmth in her hands again, it made him even more sad.

"What do you think is going to happen?" Leo had asked him 'I'm going to die, and I will never see you again. That's whats about to happen. Leo, I don't want to leave yet.' he thought.

"Something bad, Leo if we go on this mission there might be a chance that one of us might never return back again. I'm afraid it's going to be you, I don't want you to leave us yet." Akashi said his eyes turned glossy with tears. 'I can't hold back the tears anymore, please Leo! Don't go on the mission, please.' he thought as he looked away slightly. He turned his attention back to her once she said 'Dad' he watched her leave them and the tears started to roll down as he looked back to the map. 'The plan we all made!' he suddenly thought and wiped away the tears and went over to talk to them. Yuki was in on the conversation as well, but only caught some of the hushed voices. Leo was back now and she motioned for Akashi to speak to her alone once again. She apologized to him and he said that they should take it slow. Then he told her to look at the maps again and not to over look anything. He knew it was useless, he knew what was coming. He talked to the men about the same conversation they had earlier.

"Relax," Akashi said with a slight smile as they waited for the two men to come back from their errends. 'Just like her to tell us that we take more time then girls.' Akashi laughed in his head at the thought of it. He seen that she left hearing something about her anbu mask. 'What is she talking about? She has it around her waist..' Akashi thought as he watched her leave them behind. 'Looks like she ran into Gaara, that girl.' he thought and looked over to the remaining men. He looked up again to see that Gaara was holding something out to him 'Leo's mask.' he thought.

"Leo dropped this." Gaara said and was walking away from them. 'Was he blushing a little?' Akashi thought amused.

"Thank you, and good bye." Akashi said to him, he seen that he stopped for a moment and then disappeared. 'She's not leaving, I am.' Akashi thought knowing what the boy might have been thinking.

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"Leo don't come back!" Akashi's called out hoping that she heard him. His call was a little late as he seen her coming towards them 'Oh no! It's a trap Leo! Don't you sence it?' Akashi thought as he thought again of how to get her to stop. "Don't come any closer!" he called out his voice strained 'I can't go on like this!' he thought. He was tied up with the rest of the team, beaten, and bruised. He heard her called out and she was still coming closer. "Don't!" Akashi yelled at her, he used a voice that he would never, ever use on her. "It's a trap!" he called in the same voice. He seen that she turned into a white dog with wings and was flying towards them. 'Shit!' Akashi thought as she came and got them the rope in her fangs, then they snapped and Akashi made a run for it to the trees. 'Leo, I'm sorry. Forgive me!' he thought as he sprang a trap, he got out of it but was loosing blood fast.

"Akashi" Leo said once she reached his side. He heard her say that she didn't want him to leave her. There he saw it, a single tear. 'She never cried for her parents, or the pain she felt after being hit so much. She is stronger then me, and still is stronger. Make me proud daughter, my darling daughter. I'll always be proud of you, I'll agree to any of your desicions. As long as you do what you think is right, then I'm not stopping you.' he thought.

"Don't worry, go find the others." he whispered trying to keep as still as possible for her 'For my loving daughter.' he thought with a weak smile. He waited there for her to return with the others as soon as they were there she was right by his side again. "This is the first time I've seen you cry Leo." Akashi said tightly sucking in breathes after each word. A hand rested on her shoulder, and arms wrapped around her waist, another hand was on her other shoulder. Akashi had her hands. "Don't worry, we will always be with you." Akashi said.

"With our last ounce of strength, we give you our power." Nao said hugging her tightly around her stomach.

"We will give you courage where ever you go." Hashi said squeezing her right shoulder.

"We will always love you." Shizuki whispered resting his head on her other shoulder.

"Were here to protect, and serve only you. Use our strength to help you along the way." Akashi said gripping her hands tightly then everything went dark, he felt like he was being sucked into the darkness to never return again 'I was too late.' was all he thought then heard voices beside him. 'Am I to late?' he thought. Then everything brightened up.

*.*End Seiji Akashi's story.*.

"Then I found myself here, along with the other's." Akashi smiled.

"Wow," Leo said remembering back when she first actually met this man by her fence. "So it was you the whole time?" Leo smiled. "But you lied to me!" she was mad now.

"I had to I didn't want you to worry." Akashi said holding up his hands.

"Well I'll let it go." Leo said. "Who's next?" she asked the men.

"Me!" Nao called with a grin. "You know those two anbu men that came to your door?" Nao asked with a smile.

End

Chapter 14 - Akashi's story

I don't own any of the characters, only Hashi Leo, Uda Yuki, and Hashi Ryuu. Okay, not much has been changed, most of my chapters don't need much. So I'll just add the chapter's and give all my thinking power to the ending chapter. That is where I went wrong.....