Chapter 14
-The next day-
Two waited patiently at the gate one of them squealed in delight while the other sighed probably fed up with waiting as they saw two girls running towards them. The two girls stopped and panted
"sorry we're late" Yuuko panted out
"we got lost on the winding halls of the mansion" Shiromi continued
"well its okay lets go" Sasuke said ready to leave. But Naruto stopped him
"wait a minute where's Kai?" he asked curiously
"you mean he's not yet here?" Yuuko asked
"he told us that he would meet us here" Shiromi replied thoughtfully then suddenly her ears popped out (the wolfy ones) and she sniffed around. The others stared at her, her head suddenly shot up, the other followed. And there was Kai sleeping at the top of Konoha's gates
"KAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!" Yuuko yelled at the top of her lungs effectively waking up the sleeping Kai and causing him to lose his balance and fall. He landed feet first in front of the four half kneeling and looking extremely disheveled his hair wilder than it already was and his clothes were ruffled here and there.
"what- what!! Oh okay I fell asleep sorry" he replied sleepily "well shall we go?" he asked as he wildly shook his head and amazingly his hair got back to its usual state and after dusting his clothes the ruffles disappeared, the others stared "what?"
"okay I have to make this clear" Naruto announced gaining their attention "Kai I have questions for you"
"okay?" Kai replied nervously
"question number 1 how come you always fall from something and always landing on your feet?"
"well I like high places and . . . cats always land on their feet, right?" Kai replied with a shrug
"okay . . . question 2 how did you do that?"
"which one?"
"cleaning yourself in a matter of seconds"
"oh that well things happen, well shall we go?"
"you didn't-. . ." but he was already walking away far into the forest the others have no choice but to follow. A few minutes later they were jumping from tree to tree.
After a few hours they stopped by a lake to rest to eat and do whatever normal humans do, but they weren't normal so there were few extra activities
"hey Kai I never knew that there was a lake in the way to suna" Naruto said while making the tents
"well this isn't exactly the usual way to suna"
"eh?"
"well you were following me right?"
"uh huh"
"then I kinda tweaked the path we took"
"then?"
"well I took this path before and it is faster than the original path"
"how fast exactly?"
"well the usual path takes 5 days and this path takes 3 so we save 2 days"
"how come we don't use this path?"
"well because it isn't the easiest path"
"hm?"
"well you need to memorize stuff and the trees have some sort of genjutsu trapped in them and activating said genjutsus might trigger other traps so when passing through here I suggest that you be extra careful" Kai warned while picking up twigs here and there
"what kind of genjutsu?"
"well let's see" then he did some handseals and another Kai appeared after the handseals Kai's right arm dropped and didn't move he held it tight. Naruto noticed but he kept quiet
"is that a cloning jutsu?"
"in a way yes, now you" Kai said gesturing to the doppelganger "activate a genjutsu" his clone nodded then ran to the forest he stabbed a tree and a portal opened swallowing the clone moments later Kai's right arm began to burn startling Naruto
"Kai what the-"
"this is what's happening to my clone inside, so they are genjutsus with a mix of reality"
"but why in your right arm?" he asked panicking
"well to give my clone a stable form it needs to use a part of my body in this case my arm and what happens to my clone happens to my arm"
"another lost jutsu?"
"yes but all lost jutsus has an effect if my clone doesn't get back to me my arm will die and rot, so now" Kai whistled and stood there is his clone burned and half-kneeling smiling sadistically and wildly and somehow baring his fangs, which the real Kai quickly hid, he did another set of handseals and the clone disappeared and he can move his right arm again. "get it now?" he asked Naruto nodded
"Kai what are those . . .?" Naruto asked surprised by the said fangs
"Naruto please don't tell anyone even Yuuko and Shiromi didn't know please" Kai almost begged, a tone of seriousness in his voice
"don't worry Kai I know how to keep a secret" Naruto smiled warmly
"thanks" Kai sighed in relief
"Narutooooooh!!" someone yelled "why are you with that trickster?! And without me! what are you two doing!" oh it's just Sasuke "are you. . ." he gasped dramatically "nooooooooooooooo"
"geez" Yuuko sighed
"oh hey how's the water?" Kai asked. I forgot to mention that while Naruto and Kai were pitching the tents the others went for a swim and because the water was too cold Uke-san used his very famous fire jutsu (Sasuke: what did you just call me?/ Kenosu: nothin') to warm it up and it did
"still warm"
"oh okay anyways lets eat" Naruto said completely ignoring Sasuke who was sulking somewhere. And after everything's cooked and served
"ITADAKIMASU!!" they all said in unison as they started eating the food from who-knows-where
Taymu sukippu
(time skip)
Kai and Naruto were alone once again while the others gathered around the fireplace that uke-san made (Sasuke: you are seriously messing with me/ Kai: proud to be of service)
"Kai how many lost jutsus have you made?" Naruto asked
"why do you ask?"
"because it was said that once someone knows more than 15 lost jutsus they will-"
"Narutooooh!!" Sasuke yelled from somewhere
"seriously Uchiha, all you need is a bowl cut and green spandex to look like someone I know from somewhere" Kai mused poking the mushroom that suddenly grew from the ground
"everybody it's 9:00 let's go to sleep!" Yuuko called from inside the girl's tent
"yes mother" Kai replied sarcastically
"Kai!!" Yuuko yelled making Kai chuckle
"so they set up different tents huh" he mused "oh hell no, I am not sleeping in the same tent as you two" Kai yelled pointing at Sasuke and Naruto
"ah Kai why not?" Naruto whined making Sasuke smirk
"so Onisora I see that you have I mind like mine" he said as the non existent wind ruffled his hair
"because, Naruto, if I sleep in the same tent as you I'm gonna end up awake all night" Kai replied completely ignoring
Sasuke
"like what?" Naruto asked also ignoring said Uchiha
"trust me you don't want to know" Kai replied shaking his head
"but where would you sleep?"
"I'll find something anyways . . ." Kai smirked "enjoy the night"
"guys we have to get up early!!" Yuuko yelled
"okay okay" Naruto replied and turned to speak with Kai "Kai- . . ." but he was already gone, he stared at the spot where Kai once was until he was dragged away by Sasuke.
A few minutes have past and everyone was asleep, everyone except for a certain cat who was on top of a tree a few miles away from camp.
"Kimimaru?" Kai called and watched as said person emerged from the darkness below and teleported to the branch besides Kai
"what?"
"nothing"
" . . . " they stayed in silence until Kai pulled out a pure white flute and started to play a slow, soft and mournful melody, both of them closed their eyes in contentment