Whirl of the Light!
I don't own Naruto
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
&-&- Scene change
(----) Different point of view
(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 4
(----Koichi----)
He stares around at the corpses of the Oni. He could easily see that they were closely related to each other from the colour of their skins, which only had two colours to them being smaller then the norm. They also concluded that Elder Ruki was right, there should be more Grrroar Oni then what they encountered.
He sighs out load and then does the hand seals for Fire Cat Jutsu. Soon two cats made out of fire were running from one corpse to another corpse. They disappear once both touched all the corpses. He looks over at his friend and teammate. Yue and him share a look and then together turn to look at Shonie. The old Nin looks out of it, it means that he's speaking with someone, most likely Elder Ruki.
He moves around the site, hoping to find bones belonging to a human. Sadly he finds nothing and he fears that Hinata's vision is a fact and that they'll be heading north to chase after the group. He finds bones belonging to mountain sheep, deer, and from the more dangerous creatures of the mountain.
Shonie then says, "The group has attack a town already. Also Depth, Sellen, two Gargoyles named Jaina and Bronx, and a CerYo by the name of Urther is going to try to delay them until we arrive. Also, the two of you have been deem worthy to sign summon contracts too. So I guess we'll be a while longer in this mountains then." Both him and Yue were stunned at the mention of summoning contracts, they were kind of rare, for few ever get the approval to sign them from the council and from the summon animal.
That makes him think about Blood Trail and decides that it wouldn't hurt to ask the demon about having one with foxes. After all, Blood Trail is a fox and they were on good terms too. 'Couldn't hurt.' He thinks to himself as he heads somewhere to go into a trance to speak with Blood Trail. He wishes Yue luck in finding a beast to sign a contract with.
(----Hige----)
He finally gathered up enough courage to speak with Elder Ruki, for everyone seems to respect the really old human female. He also wishes to speak about the disturbing dreams that he's been having, for in them a really odd looking being is surrounded by JenFe! and they were hailing him as great and powerful. Whenever he tries to touch the small being with purple fire marks, he sees a symbol of a circle around an upside down triangle with three triangles on the out side of the circle. He's never seen a symbol like that ever, and he wonders what the symbol means.
He finds his way towards the chambers that Koichi took him to when he first arrived. He is in his near perfect human form. He leans on the wall and waits for the meeting to end. After waiting for twenty-four minutes, the chamber doors open and out come the elders of Light village.
He soon he moves towards Elder Ruki. "I need to speak with you." He says to the old human. "Come along then Hige. I also never heard that your kind could transform into humans, perhaps you'll care to explain the limits of your shape shifting skills." He blinks at this and nods weakly. "I'll try my hardest." He promises her. Ruki leads him away.
He considers how much he has changed ever since he began to get better at transforming into a human. He kind of surprises himself by even knowing that a change has taken place too. He decides that it has to do with him transforming into something that's naturally smart, for the usual forms were beasts that don't think beyond the basic needs. It also might be that simple fact that his kind is also always transforming into those beasts that has affects them in their natural forms too.
They soon make it to some gardens that were close to the building that houses the council chambers. They find a spot under a large tree and they sit down. "What troubles you?" Ruki asks him. "I've been having this odd dreams about a human looking creature being surrounded by JenFe!. They're also hailing him too. Whenever I touch the being, all I see is this symbol made up of a upside down triangle inside a circle. Outside of the circle are three triangles that are connected to the points of the triangle that inside of the circle. I've never heard of a symbol like that and wonder what it stands for." He tells Ruki.
He looks at Ruki's face and waits for her to answer. After quite a few minutes, Ruki says, "My vision is blocked off. I can't see what you see, young one. But I believe that you are not so blocked at seeing what's happening among the JenFe!, though. If what you're seeing is what is to come then we'll have time to prepare, so let your mind rest on this subject. Now just how can you transform into a human?" He smiles sheepishly and says, "I have energy to spare and it takes a lot of energy to transform into more intelligent beings as well as really large ones too. Also, this form isn't a perfect human either, the ears are pointed and I have claw like nails on my fingers and toes." Ruki chuckles at this and says, "You have seen Kiba, right? From what I hear, they're odder-looking humans north of us that look more bizarre then what you do. So, don't conclude that you're not a conversing human. Anything else?"
He thinks about this more carefully and then says slowly, "I listened to a history lesson a few days ago. I don't understand why you even teach about the wars between the JenFe! and others." Ruki nods and says, "We can learn from the past, especially the ones against the JenFe! and your races. It shows us the tactics that they used in the past and we learn how to avoid those traps the next time around." He listens and then asks, "You lived during that time, didn't you?" Ruki smiles and says, "I am 243 years old, the village is 249 years old. I'm only six years younger then the village and it was two weeks after I was born did War Path attack the young village. I was young enough to not be harmed by the she bear's thoughts and power, for the very young adapt better then someone older and who already a sense of self." He sighs and says, "I wouldn't mind hearing from you yourself about the wars that have happened." Ruki says, "We'll speak another day about those things. Mind escorting me home?"
He gets up and offers Ruki his hand. "Sure." Ruki takes hold of his arm and they soon on their way. He feels much better and he will visit Ruki more often. He can create stories about the things that Ruki went though when she was younger. He is determine to learn as much as he can from every source available, for if humans and other races think history is important, then he'll then teach the lesson he has learnt to his kind. He'll also convince his race that it's better to be on good terms with humans then against them. He knows that some will listen to him and he'll welcome them with open arms into his troop.
(----Yue----)
He stares around the small forest. It's been three days since Shonie announced that they're aloud to sign summon contracts. He has been looking around for a creature, but yet to find one that's different then the norm. Shonie had informed him that the elders have spoken with the boss summons and that they have sent subordinates with contracts to their location.
He just wonders if he's being spied on to see if he's worthy to sign a contract. He tries to relax, he just feels stressed out, for he knows that Koichi will most likely sign a contract with some member of the canines, for his friend does have a fox demon to help with this. Not that he's envious of his friend and teammate, its just that he wouldn't mind having someone to talk to about this.
He leans onto the tree behind him and closes his eyes. He is about to fall asleep when a stick snaps. He is alert and he opens his left eye a tiny bit. He scans the area with his left eye in hopes of finding the source of the sound.
A navy blue tanuki with white stripes, the odd looking tanuki was definitely a summon beast. He waits for the blue raccoon dog to move more into the clearing. Then he says, "How long has it been since someone signed a contract with a tanuki?" The blue beast freezes and he opens both eyes. "So, you caught me, but that's not enough for me to judge you worthy to sign the contract though." The tanuki says. He looks at the creature and shrugs. "I'm not going to bully you. If you don't want me to sign it, then you can leave." He says.
The blue tanuki blinks in surprise at this and then huffs. "You think your too good to sign a contract with tanuki?" The blue tanuki demands. He looks amused and says, "Not all, its just that you thought that I would force you into letting me sign that contract." The blue tanuki blinks and looks sheepish. "Sorry, it's just that this area is spooky and filled with things that I've only heard in scary stories as a kit." The tanuki says. He nods in agreement with that statement. "Try working around here for months at a time. It doesn't get any better." He tells the tanuki. The raccoon dog blinks at this and asks, "You've done that kind of thing?" He answers, "Not really, too young for those kind of missions. In a few years, maybe." He could see that the blue tanuki was impressed.
They remain silent for a bit. He tries not to get his hopes up about this. He could have many more encounters just like this one with other contact holders. He did let himself feel relief that he has found someone to talk to though. "Well, I'll think this over. Maybe see you later then. Also my name is Shippo." Shippo says. "I'm Yue Fufu." He says. "Fufu, huh? See you around lucky bat!" Shippo says and then leaves the clearing. He smiles and then returns to napping. He feels safer already.
(----Depth----)
They found a town destroyed and human bones littering the streets. The buildings have taken damage too. He sighs as he looks around the town; he feels a great sadness for the deaths of the humans of the town. They also found stray dogs and cats.
He looks towards where Sellen and Jaina were making graves for the bones of the dead. Urther and Bronx were busy scouting for tracks. He found good grazing in the stores and has also found human raised animals like goats and pigs. He had set them free, he also found bones of some dogs and cattle. He wonders how the Oni could miss the goats and pigs that he found and yet kill the larger of the domesticated animals.
He sighs and moves towards Sellen and Jaina. "Terrible isn't it?" He asks. Jaina look up and answers, "I can't believe that someone would help Oni do this to their own kind. Doesn't this man understand just what he's helping them breed like rats? Doesn't he know that with just some more human blood that they'll turn on him?" He answers, "The one that's leading them is Sasuke's older brother. He is the same one to kill off his own clan and leave Sasuke alive. This is why he can't know what his helping, he used to be a Leaf Nin." Sellen looks stunned at this and then asks, "Sasuke wishes to kill his own brother then?" He nods his head at this. Sellen and Jaina then return to digging the grave for the bones.
To be continued …