Title: Tiger's Tears
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, I'd be one rich onna now. However, I do own Natsu Kaldea-but if you ask, I'll be willing to share.
-holds out chibi Kaldea-plushie for everyone to glomp-
Warning: A/U. This story will not end happily.
Pairing: KakKal (OC) Author's Notes: Yay! My first ficcie request!!! This fic idea was suggested to me by Shiko, and she wanted for me to start the fic. Thanks, Shiko-mun!!!
Shiko noticed on her fanfic exploration that there wasn't very many fanfics depicting Kakashi with an original character, so she and I have decided to create one of our own.
This will not be a long story. It will probably be only a prologue, five chapters, and an epilogue long. Neither will the chapters be very long. But don't let that get you down. This is gonna' be a great story! Abet sad...
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Prologue-Cold Fusion
How do you stop a missing-nin that has no identity?
That was what Kakashi wanted to know.
The jounin had been sent away from Konoha on a mission, and a substitute jounin was training his genin. This was important, and he could gather nothing about the missing-nin or its comrades who had been terrorizing the northern expanses of the country. These villagers hadn't the benefit of living near one of the Hidden Villages of the Ninja, so often they were forgotten and left to fend for themselves.
But when an injured runner had came to Konoha with news of a missing-nin that had risen and started to terrorize the small villages up that way, Konoha's Hokage listened. He listened to how the runner had been one of five, and how the missing-nin had ambushed them and slaughtered his friends. How he had been wounded and barely escaped.
The boy also told of a strange fox that had been hanging around the village as of late. Of the way it acted almost like a human would.
That said, the runner was taken away in order for his wounds to be treated. Orders came to Kakashi, and, while he was getting things together in order to leave, news came that the runner had died due to the injuries the missing-nin had inflicted on him. The boy had only been fifteen.
Kakashi knew that this person needed to be stopped. He resolved to do at least that. But the attacks were either completely random or the best planned he'd ever seen, as of yet he couldn't find any pattern in them.
'Damn it.'
His expression unreadable due to his mask, he knelt down and touched the ground where a boot-print could barely be seen. It was fresh. This missing-nin had passed by this way not to long ago.
'So they went that way...'
Kakashi slowly followed the very faint trail, so intent on his task that the shadowy figures following him went unnoticed.
That was until a sharp blow hit him across the back of his neck. The jounin Kakashi collapsed unconscious in a heap.
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When the jounin returned to consciousness, he noticed first off that his arms and hands were tied behind his back and that he was missing his shirt and weapons... Then he noticed the group of leering bandits standing around him.
"Lookie here...what a pathetic fool."
"He didn't see us comin'. Can't do notin' now, can ya'?"
One of the bandits spat, and then glared at the captured jounin. Kakashi struggled against his bonds, feeling severely weakened for some reason. The blow to the back of his head was a bad one; he could tell that much. That was probably why he was feeling more than a little woozy...
A frightened cry sounded from the woods to the right of the gathered people, and the obvious leader looked over there in surprise. What could that be?
Kakashi struggled against his bonds, recognizing the sounds of battle coming from nearby. The other bandits rushed away to see what was going on, leaving the captured jounin alone.
More cries and even screams.
Screams of pain.
And terror.
Soon, all that was left were footsteps slowly walking toward the area where the jounin was tied up at.
He looked up, his eyes capturing the ice blue ones of a beautiful young woman. She was about an inch shorter than Kakashi himself was, and had short and choppy black hair. Her outfit was fitted especially for combat, and he noticed that there was something a little off with it.
It was completely covered with blood.
"So...you must be the guy that village sent to deal with me..."
She leaned down and whispered in his ear, so close that he could almost feel her lips moving against him. He couldn't help but shiver as her light breath fanned against his sensitive skin.
A kunai flashed once, and Kakashi was freed.
Rubbing his raw and sore hands, he stared as the woman grabbed his things and literally threw them at him.
"Take your stuff. Those bandits have reinforcements camped not to far away. You were lucky to only be caught be a scouting party, or I would have left you to their mercy. As if they even had any."
The woman snorted and motioned for the bewildered jounin to follow her.
"Come on. Don't just sit there in a daze... MOVE!"
After her words were said, she loped off.
"FUCK! Hey, get back here!"
Kakashi followed, trying to track her lightning fast form darting in the trees ahead of him.
She stopped, giving him a sharp look.
"Listen... What's your name?"
"Natsu Kaldea. I was from Ishi."
She flashed her headband; Ishi's seal in the middle as proof of her words.
"If you wish to kill me as I'm sure your orders state, well, you better learn the full story first..."
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End Notes: Heh heh. I'm gonna' leave you reviewers hanging once again. Actually, Shiko and I are discussing what is going to happen next, so this has to be left here. How do you think it is going so far?
-smile- I hope you enjoy it!