It was a couple of days later that Rin went to see Hokage. He had sent word that he had wanted to discuss her current situation, and so she went, since she hadn't anything much to do anyway. It was evening when she reached there, he was already waiting for her.
"Rin, I'll get straight to the point." Hokage told her the moment they met. "How have you been adjusting to the life here again?"
"It's alright," Rin said. "I am getting more familiar with the changes that have taken place in the last 2 years."
"Good, I have some news for you as well," Hokage said, and handed her a book.
"What is it?" Rin asked, as she took it from him. The book was A5 sized, and when she opened it, it was empty.
"Rin, use your chakra on it," Hokage ordered, and Rin did as she was told, though she still seemed a little doubtful. As soon as her chakra touched the book, it seemed to glow a little, and absorb the energy that was given to it, then, words starting appearing on it, and before she knew it, she could even hear voices coming from it. Frightened, she dropped the book, but it soon levitated itself towards her, and its pages opened itself to her. Within it, she read the history of what had happened to the Hidden Village that used blood jutsu. As soon as the scenario was over, the book closed and dropped to the floor with an audible thud. She just stared at the Hokage, searching for an answer.
"It was an old book in the library. It had been a book that was written about the time of the first Hokage." The shinobi leader explained. "No one had been able to see what it contained, until now."
"But how did it get here?" Rin asked him.
"The records said that when the Hidden Village was destroyed, there were a few who had preserved some of the books that were in the Village's main library. Some had wanted to be able to duplicate, or even use that type of jutsu, but no one outside the village had ever succeeded. That was why, even though it is called a jutsu, it is in reality an advanced bloodline." Hokage started to explain. "That's not all, we had tried to find out why all the Shinobi there seemed to be able to use the jutsu, and according to our records, ALL of them, have had certain of their genes changed."
"Changed?" Rin echoed, and she feared that she was about to have another information overload.
"Exactly," Hokage told her, and went to pick up the fallen book. "We had also found teeth marks on the bodies…" Rin didn't quite seem to understand where this was going. "They were all bitten by Vampires, or have been before."
"What?!" Rin couldn't' believe what she was hearing! "You mean to say that all the Shinobi there allowed themselves to be bitten by Vampires just to use that kind of jutsu??" At his nod, she shouted that it was impossible for something like that to happen.
"Listen to me, Rin," Hokage said, and tried to calm her down. "It is not only likely, it is also entirely possible. Orochimaru also uses the vampiric technique to control people. We have found that there was a Vampire's stronghold near the current Village of Lightning. But they have fled so quickly, that no one really knows if they are truly gone for good, or still hiding amongst us."
"So what has that got to do with me?" Rin asked him plainly, she was too numbed by all the information to actually try to figure things out for herself.
"You are the only one who is linked to the past. Your presence here means that the theory of these ninjas being completely eliminated is incorrect." Hokage told her, putting the book back on the table. "They have to be eliminated, according to the agreement between all the countries." Rin took a couple of steps back. Does this mean that he was going…to…kill her, now?!
"However, from what you've found out, you aren't exactly one of those ninjas, since you don't have the marks to show that you've been changed," Hokage said. "But being the daughter of a Vampire doesn't make you a full human either."
"So, now what?" Rin asked him. Part of her wished to die, so that everything, all the pain and suffering would end. But the other part of her desperately wanted to cling on to survival. This was all too weird.
"Now, it would seem that your identity may be exposed, and that there may be more people after you than you think." Hokage warned her. "But this is the main reason I have asked you here. Have you decided if you want to stay or not?" Rin looked down at her feet, and just shook her head. The Hokage sighed. "I thought as much." Was all he said, and took a seat behind his table that held a crystal ball.
"What do you suggest?" Rin asked him, after a while.
"Until your decision is made, all I can ask is for you to be on your guard." Hokage answered. "but if you want to stay, then there are some things that I want to instruct you on myself."
"I have already learnt how to control these abilities," Rin protested.
"No, Rin, you have only learnt the basics of these techniques. In order to advance to the higher levels, there are some other things that you will have to know about. Come and see me after you have decided, but don't take too long." He dismissed her, and Rin was totally dazed by the revelation. She didn't even know where she was headed until it was too late. The next thing she knew, Ibiki and 2 of his colleagues were standing in front of her. She looked up only after she realized that there were eyes on her, and was shocked to find him standing in front of her. There were so many things that she wanted to say to him, and yet words seemed to fail her so she just stood there, staring. Ibiki wasn't expecting to see her either, and for one of the few times in his life, he was at a loss of what to do. However, his face was as impassive as ever, not letting a single emotion show, while his 2 colleagues who didn't know who she was, and what was going on, asked what it was that she wanted. It took her quite a while before she managed to find her voice.
"Gomen," was all that would come out from her lips, and she turned and fled.
"Rin!" Ibiki started to say, but she was gone, so he went on his way. His 2 colleagues didn't quite know who she was, but seeing Ibiki in such a state was enough to get them more than a little worried. On the way to their destination, thoughts and memories that had been buried 2 years ago surfaced. So, those rumors that a lost Shinobi was back, had been her after all. After 2 long years, she was finally back. Damn it! How was he ever going to tell her…?
"Ibiki," One of his colleagues snapped him out of his thoughts. Both of them had worried looks on their faces. They have never seen him like this before, and it was VERY unnerving. "Daijobu ka?"
"Er… Ah… daijobu. Let's go," Ibiki told them, they still didn't seem quite reassured, but left it at that anyway, and continued on their way to their office.