A Deal

Setsuko tied the silky belt around her waist. The only clothes that were clean were the ones she had ignored. The black Gi fit her perfectly. The sleeves alone went a little pass her elbow and her pants only alittle pass her knees. The gi top had only come together at the belt. Her white tank top was shown along with her pale skin. Setsuko did not bother with taking off her bandages. She was too weak to fight off infection. Setsuko pulled her hair up into a tight bun and shoved some hair sticks into it. Only a small amount of hair flowed from the tight bun. A few strains of hair stuck out in front of her ears and her bangs were not long enough to get into her eyes. Setsuko pulled on the soft and sturdy black slippers that had appeared. The green haired woman stood up straight before opening her door. She wanted to leave Naruto a small note, explaining her actions. She was surprised to see Kakashi standing in front of the door.

"You didn't strike me as the type to run away." Setsuko glared at him.

"What can I do?! I am not a ninja! Yuki isn't my name! I don't know who my family is! And that thing is out to get me! If I stay here any longer Naruto will get hurt! I don't want him to watch me die."

"The wolf is going to kill you, so why don't you try and get stronger."

"I have two months, who is there that can teach me how to take on a god in less than two months?" Setsuko demanded.

"Naruto will try and fight it for you." Kakashi stated. "So you can stay here. You are his only family." Setsuko rose an eyebrow.

"What makes you say we're related?"

"Tsunade-sama had a blood test between you and Naruto. You are his family, though not immediate. She says you're probably his cousin." Setsuko gave a tired smile at the thought.

"I would love nothing more than to stay here and teach Naruto the proper path . . . but I will die. I cannot fight against the wolf. It is a master of the technique I use. I will surely die." Kakashi was silent for a moment.

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Naruto lifted up his head and wiped away some drool. Yuki-chan was not there. He wandered out out into the hallway and looked for a nurse.

"Excuse me, do you know where Yuki-chan went?" The nurse stared at him for a moment the shrugged.

"She had left earlier, through the window. We don't know where she went, but Hatake-san said he'd get her. Don't know why he'd bother." She muttered the last part. 'He saw those ears and eyes. Figures that the fox demon had a demon cousin.' Naruto glared at the woman's back as she walked away. He knew what she was thinking. He saw it on the other nurses' faces when Yuki had first come in. He had been coming back into the village from some of his own training when he saw Kakashi-sensei coming out of the forest with his bloody relative in his arms. Saying Naruto freaked out was an understatement. Had it not been for his overwhelming worry for Yuki-chan he would have gone to where ever Kakashi-sensei came form and beat to death the thing that attacked Yuki-chan! He was so worried that Kakashi-sensei had to hold him back from going into the operating room with Yuki-chan. So what if she had different ears and eyes! They looked good on her, there was no way they could make her any less pretty! And besides, she was family! Naruto set off on his way to track down Yuki-chan.

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Kakashi watched Setsuko place her hand on the doorknob to leave. Naruto would kill him if he let her go.

"I will teach you what I can." Setsuko stopped what she was doing and looked at him. She was silent for a moment as she tried to figure out what had just happened.

"Why?" Setsuko asked.

"I don't feel like hold Naruto back from going into the operating room with you again. You'd never guess he was so strong. I nearly had to fight him." Setsuko rose an eyebrow.

"I highly doubt that is the only reason that you would bother. I will be dead next time I see the wolf god." She muttered.

"I never would have thought that one of Naruto's relatives would give up like a baby." Setsuko glared at him.

"What. Did. You. Call. Me?" She bit out. Kakashi smiled behind his mask. It looked like his tactic worked.

"You heard me. You don't want to work at something and live. You are a spoiled brat." Setsuko felt her eye twitch. Kakashi just had to push a few more buttons and she would stay and train. "No wonder the wolf god was after you. Just the mere sight of you must have disgraced it so much . . ." Kakashi shook his head as if he was ashamed. "I hope Naruto doesn't have your backbone. He won't last a minute in the real world." Setsuko stormed over to Kakashi.

"How. Dare. You." She hissed. Kakashi suddenly started to regret pushing so many buttons. "I am no coward! I am staying! And you WILL train me! Got that!"

"On a few conditions." Setsuko rose an eyebrow. "You have to tell Naruto everything. Also, you can't question my training tactics and you can't keep any secrets from me." Setsuko sighed and nodded.

"Fine. What the hell do ya wanna know?" She demanded.

"What's your real name?"

"Setsuko."

"What is your technique?" Setsuko shrugged.

"I dunno." Now it was Kakashi's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Listen, all I know is that I can make my blood take shape into anything I want! That's all!"

"Fine, what about that proper path?" Setsuko bit her lower lip for a moment. Finally, she decided that she might as well tell him. She needed to train.

"I am just like Naruto. I was the container for a demon called Aka Yuki. Unfortunately, an imbecile sealed the demon. The seal was pathetic really, and the seal merged the demon with the little child I was. I have the blood of a human . . . but the soul of a demon."