Setsuko and Yuki

It had been a week. A week since she first entered the village. Setsuko stared at the clothes before her. A black silk gi. It was trimmed with white and had gold vine designs in them. The silk pants were the same. A white belt with the gold vines laid on top of it. A white tank top was folded neatly beside the gi. Setsuko found it when had come back from going to the market for food. Over the pass week she would find various objects that she had like. Setsuko sighed and opened the door to leave. She stopped dead in her tracks. A hug weapon lay in front of the door. It was short rod, no more than two feet, with giant blades shaped like fire on each side. There was a large sphere where the blade and rod connected on each side with five small blades curving down on each sphere. Setsuko reached down and picked it up. It was extremely heavy. Setsuko stared at the weapon in her hands. In totally, it was probably over seven feet long. Setsuko pulled the weapon into the house and shut the door. She ripped off her visor and stared at it with her red demon eyes.

"Who . . . is doing this?" She cried. Setsuko dropped the weapon to the ground and leaned against the door. She stared at her hands. How much blood had she lost in her life? How much blood had those who met her lost? Too much in her opinion. She clenched her hands together. Setsuko like it here. She wouldn't have to fight. There were so many others that would fight instead. She could rest here. No more fighting. Setsuko glared at the weapon. She picked it up and hid it in her room with the clothing. Quickly she locked her door. The woman left the house in order to find some alone time. Setsuko avoided people as she moved about the village in search of a place to think. The woman finally reach the gates of the village. She passed the guards without any difficulty. She kept on going. Setsuko wouldn't stop until she was sure that no one would find her. Not even that strange Kakashi! She halted after awhile. She had no idea where she was. Setsuko checked her watch. It was an old and battered up wrist watch but it still worked and that was all that mattered. She had been running for nearly and hour. Setsuko sighed and looked around. Some kind of old gate stood in front of her. Setsuko easily passed over them without a second thought. She walked down a old and forgotten path. She ducked under several branches and hopped over large roots. Finally, she reached the end of the trail. A enormous house stood out against the giant trees surrounding it. "W . . . what is this place?" Setsuko brushed her hand over a railing covered with ivy.

"I am surprised that Aka Yuki didn't recognize this place." A harsh husky female voice filled the air. Setsuko spun around and stared at the wolf. It was the size of a first story house. "Come now, don't tell me Aka Yuki has changed so much." Setsuko took a slight step back.

"Who the hell are you?! What the hell are you?!" She demanded. The female wolf gave a cruel smile, showing its fangs.

"It's true! Aka Yuki is no more! All that remains is some being with her soul!" It gave out a harsh laugh. "If I had not seen it with my own eyes I would never believe it! You are the new Blood Sorceress?! Can you even listen to the wind?!"

"I don't know what you are talking about but I don't care! I have nothing to do with it!"

"Silence girl!" The giant wolf snarled. "Do you not know of the great demon Aka Yuki was?!"

"Who is Aka Yuki?!" Setsuko yelled. The wolf growled.

"You do not even know of Aka Yuki herself?!"

"Why would I bother knowing about that thing?!" Setsuko hissed. "It is a curse!"

"Don't you ever say that about my daughter!" It narrowed its eyes at her. "Aka Yuki . . . her demon parents abandoned her. She had the form of a human. It was the most disgraceful thing that could be done in the demon world. I found her in my forest, no more than a few hours old. Instead of eating her, I took her in. Now, my beautiful, ugly daughter is stuck in the likes of you?! You are probably only able to use her blood!" The wolf laughed. "I should kill you right now in order to give my daughter peace!" The wolf bared its fangs. "Prepare to die, filthy creature!" Setsuko glared at the demon as she cut her thumb with her fingernail.

"I have fought that damn thing since a child. Do not think I can't take on some old hag like you." The small amount of blood shot up and took a form, crystalizing and becoming much larger than it had started. Setsuko held a dark red crystal sword in her hand now.

"How dare you speak to a forest god in such a manner!" The wolf snarled as it charged forward. Setsuko glared at it. A ducked down under a claw that swung at her head, taking off her beanie. She ended up rolling underneath the demon and stabbing upwards. She stopped merely an inch before its belly. Setsuko had to jump out of the way so the wolf would not lie down on her. The wolf grinned. "Do you really think Aka Yuki learned her blood fighting from no one! A true master can control others blood!"

'Shit, what Am I going to do?!' Setsuko leapt out of the way of another swipe. 'I have no attacks without my blood!' Setsuko tried to dodge another attack only it didn't work. In one hit she was thrown against the tree, knocking it over. Setsuko pushed the wood off of her now bloody body. She stood up weakly and put most of her weight on the leg with the least damage. Setsuko spat out some blood and wiped off blood on her face with a torn and battered jacket sleeve. She glared at the wolf before her blood shot forward as if to stab the wolf. It glared at Setsuko once more before the blood stopped.

"Foolish creature! Don't you ever learn?!" The blood spears shot back at Setsuko, piercing her skin causing her head to snap back in pain. Setsuko fought darkness as pain ravaged her body. Six blood spears stuck out of her. One in her right thigh, one in her stomach, two in her chest, one in her left shoulder and one in her kidney. Setsuko dropped to her knees as the wolf came closer to her, giving her a cruel smile and a dangerous glint in its eyes. All Setsuko saw before she drifted into the darkness was a hand with lightening around it in front of her.

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The demon was staring off into space. That's all it ever did in her dreams. But this time it wasn't on that damn rock. No, it stood on top of a bottomless pit of water in darkness. The only light seemed to come from the water itself. Setsuko stood there, confused as to why this dream was different than all the others. Why was she here? She was never here? It had its back turned to Setsuko. Some water rose up and formed into a person. Tsunade was standing there with a calm expression on her face.

"I'm not stupid." She spoke quietly. Setsuko glared at her. "I know that I am gone."

"What are you doing here?! What do you mean?!" She snapped.

"This one was chosen to speak." Setsuko rose an eyebrow.

"Speak? Speak for who?" The demon turned and looked at her with a peaceful aura about it.

"I can not speak your language, so the one name Tsunade was chosen to speak for me." Tsunade answered.

"I don't understand." Setsuko muttered. The demon sighed.

"I no longer exist. I am merely an after image."

"Then what the hell are you here for?" Setsuko demanded.

"My powers must not die with you. Chiharu will kill you next time she sees you."

"Chiharu . . .?" The demon nodded.

"Yes, my mother, the wolf god." Setsuko narrowed her eyes.

"That thing attacked me! She just killed me!"

"No, she let you live because he interfered. You have to learn to fight without blood now." Setsuko stared at the demon, Aka Yuki.

"Is . . . is that even possible?"

"Of course, you just need to learn quickly before Chiharu comes after you again." Setsuko was silent for a moment before she spoke again.

" . . . How long do I have?"

"Knowing my mother, two months. Hurry and wake up, you don't have time to waste."

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Setsuko's eyes snapped open, only to be greeted with a white ceiling. She didn't have to guess that she was in a hospital. The beeping from her heart monitor told her that much. There was an intense pain in her chest. She looked down at herself to see herself covered with bandages. Setsuko let her head fall back into the pillow. She closed her eyes in thought and was about to drift back to sleep when she heard a soft snoring. Setsuko opened her eyes and looked to the source of the snoring. A faint smile graced her lips as she stared down at Naruto. A realization dawned upon her as the cold air numbed her ears and her eyes had no tint of darkness in front of them. Setsuko looked away from Naruto, ashamed of her appearance. She pulled out a bandaged arm from her blankets and lightly touched her ears.

"You shouldn't be moving, not after such a close call." Setsuko looked at the doorway. Kakashi had been reading a book. Setsuko stared at him as he read. She blinked a few times and looked away as she mumbled something. Kakashi looked up at her. "What was that?"

". . . away." She spoke alittle louder but he only heard the last word.

"You'll need to speak louder than that."

"I said, take him away!" Setsuko hissed softly. Kakashi rose an eyebrow.

"Why? He is your family?" Setsuko glared at the white wall.

"He shouldn't have to see me."

"Is it because of you appearance?" Setsuko remained silent as she stared at the wall. "He has been here since the moment you come in. You appearance does not bother him. He only cares for you." Setsuko closed her eyes.

"I . . . I am a stain upon any human eyes. I should not be seen nor heard. Please, spare him the pain of looking at me and take him away." Kakashi sighed and shook his head.

"Yuki, you are-"

"DON'T . . . don't call me that." Kakashi watched her carefully.

"What is your real name?" Setsuko thought over this question before finally answering.

"It doesn't matter. I only need some clothes and then the Hidden Leaf Village will no longer have to deal with me." She muttered before opening her eyes. "Please . . . do not let him see me." Kakashi turned and headed for the door. "Wait! Aren't you going to take him?!" Setsuko demanded. Kakashi glanced back at her.

"You will have to deal with Naruto yourself, Yuki." With that said, he was gone. Setsuko sat up in pain, careful not to disturb Naruto. She was grateful that the gown had a back. Setsuko pulled the IV out of her arm with only a slight flinch from the pain. She tugged of the wires that monitored her heart before going out the window.