You Can Reclaim Your Crown

Summary: No one paid her much attention, Naruto's landlady, this woman who paid visits to the Uchiha compound with baskets of bread and fruit for the little Uchiha survivor. The woman who sat down to dinner with the Nine Tails Jinchuriki...who had befriended the silent Itachi, the impassive Kakashi...and had enraptured the hearts of Kushina and Minato...no one paid her any attention, until she's forced to act as a Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village once again.

Pairing: Kagome/?

Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Naruto

Genre: Romance/Spiritual/Adventure

Rated: M

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Kagome glanced up and turned her attention to the door as it opened. Her eyes lit up as Naruto and Sasuke both walked in. About to greet the two, her eyes widened a bit when a pink haired young lady walked through the door after her boys. "I see you brought a friend."

"I wouldn't call her a friend." Sasuke muttered.

Kagome raised a brow, "oh? Oh! You were placed on your squads today!" She grinned, standing up and walking over to the young girl. "Based on your appearance," she glanced at the two boys, "you are Sakura?"

Naruto nodded, "yep! This is Sakura Haruno, she's one of the smartest students in the Academy!"

"Oh yeah?" She smiled, turning back to Sakura who was blushing madly but eyeing Sasuke. "It's nice to meet you, Sakura. My name is Kagome."

"...oh, it's nice to meet you! Um, if you don't mind me asking...who are you to...Sasuke?"

Laughing, she turned to Sasuke who sighed, "to Sasuke? Hmm…Sasuke, what am I to you?"

"You are..." he looked at her for a moment before blushing and turning away, "...important to me."

"I am?" She closed her eyes and brought both her hands together, "Sasuke is very precious to me too. Sasuke and Naruto...mean a lot to me, so I'm counting on you Sakura..." she smiled as she opened her eyes and met Sakura's, "keep these two out of trouble, and all of you promise to look out for one another while you are away on missions."

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Looking at Kagome, Sakura stayed silent for a few seconds before she stepped back a bit, her eyes becoming a bit uncertain as she met Kagome's. The woman before her...was so beautiful...her eyes were a dark shade of blue and her skin was fair and flawless. Her hair was long and fell past the middle of her back in raven black waves, with smooth cut curves that outlined her body. She was...so beautiful, and Sasuke...Sasuke said she was...important to him. What did that even mean? "Um...w-we should get back to school...we are only on lunch, and we're meeting our new Sensei today once we get back." She laughed, "but...yeah! I will do whatever I can, to watch out for Sasuke!"

Frowning, Kagome shook her head, "...that's no good...you won't make it far...like that." She sighed but turned to Sasuke and Naruto. "As congratulations, come by tonight for dinner, I'll make you both something good!"

'No good? What is she talking about!? I'll be the best Kunoichi in Konoha, and she'll see, I'm more than capable of taking care of My Sasuke! Cha!?'

Sasuke nodded as he pulled Naruto by the sleeve, "we'll see you tonight then. Later, Kagome..."

She waved as the three left. Sakura glancing back at her and stared at the woman who smiled as they left her room before she turned back and looked forward at the backs of Naruto and Sasuke. The two were talking in hushed tones, and she couldn't quite hear what they were saying, however, she watched as they pushed and lightly punched one another. The way they joked around and laughed with one another...she hated it. She wanted to be in Naruto's place, the way he was friends and close with Sasuke...heck, she wouldn't be opposed to being Kagome! At least...at least that way, she'd be important to Sasuke too...

"Hey, Sakura!" Naruto yelled out to her.

She hadn't realized how far behind she'd fallen.

"What's on your mind? Come on!" Naruto called out.

Sasuke scoffed and looked back at her, "Hurry up, we're going to be late!"

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Kagome sighed as she walked to the front desk, "hey...can I go ahead and go home?"

A woman at the front desk looked up and smiled, "yeah, let me sign you out...were you feeling sore anywhere?"

She shook her head, "no... I'm fine." Smiling as she signed her name under the nurses, she left and made her way to the Residential Complex she owned. Her head was spinning as she kept going back to Mizuki. "I should also...get back into training."

"You going to start training again?"

Kagome jumped and turned to see Kakashi sitting on a branch reading one of his books. "What are you doing here?"

"Is my company unwanted, or simply unexpected." He closed his book and jumped down before her.

Shaking her head and sighing at the same time as she looked up at him, "Both..." she reached up and lifted his headband so that both of his eyes were made visible. "Your sight is okay still, yes?" Stepping closer to Kakashi, she met both of his eyes and noted how he watched her carefully before he smirked, "is that the excuse you'll use to remove my mask?"

Kagome scoffed as she rolled her eyes, "I can see the strain when you use it, the fact that you haven't had to in a while is a blessing in disguise, but should you need to again...your eyesight, much like those of the Uchiha Clan who carried the Sharingan...will start to deteriorate if overused."

Taking her hand in his, he brought it away from his left eye, "I'm fine, I promise, you needn't worry about me."

"Ah...sorry. Oh, why don't you come in for a drink."

"Sounds good, and about your training...if you are feeling up to it, I'd be more than happy to spar with you."

Kagome looked in wonder at him before a thought came to her, "aren't you a Squad Leader starting today?"

"Hm? Yeah, what about it?"

"...aren't you supposed to meet with your team after lunch?"

Scratching his head, Kakashi looked away, "am I?"

"Kakashi!"

"Aren't you curious about who's on my team?"

"...wait," she looked up as realization dawned upon her. "Sasuke and Naruto! Sakura too!"

"Very good, but how did you ever come to the conclusion of Sakura being on my team?"

"I met her earlier, Sasuke and Naruto came to visit me before I left the hospital. Seriously though, you should go and meet with them. They are so excited to be Genin...and you are here wasting time!"

He laughed, "don't scold me, Kagome, I only came to check on you."

She blushed and turned away from him, "I-I'm fine! I just...no, nothing..." sighing, she smiled and turned back to him. "Go! Before I drag you to the school myself."

Pulling his headband back down over his left eye, he sighed and shrugged, "fine, fine...I'll stop by later then."

"...tonight?" She smiled sweetly.

"Tonight," he blushed before disappearing in a rush of leaves.

Kagome grinned, 'dinner...with Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi! How fun!'

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Me: Here is chapter 12, I hope you all enjoy this chapter, after this is the Village hidden in the Waves. That chapter will be much longer, I promise!