Chapter Ten: Tomorrow's Plans?

Onyx talons pressed against the earth as a large burly wolf ran through the forest towards Konoha; around it's neck a blue bandanna. Standing at the gates, another large dog and a young man stood with a Chuunin vest. The wolf cantered towards him stopping short of the dog and man sitting upon it's haunches. The young man's eyes gazed down to him.
"Did you find anything Arashi?" He asked the grey wolf.
The wolf growled lightly, and he nodded petting the wolf behind it's ears with a smile.
"Good work."
"Akamaru, Arashi." Let's go feed you dinner."
The two large dogs followed on either side of him as he took his path once again home, he had been training all day.

Returning home, he had been greeted by Hatake Kakashi, who stood arms crossed in front of his house.
"So? Anything?" He asked.
The young man's animalistic eyes gazed up at him. "Her scent...is around the woods. However...so is the scent of blood."
Kakashi's eyes shifted away from the young man's own and nodded. "Good work Kiba."
He disappeared and Kiba walked inside with the two dogs, pouring food into the two large bowls and took a seat upon his bed. He grabbed a photo in his hands that had been slightly crumpled up. It was a picture of Taraka cuddled up sleeping against Kiba's chest, both fast asleep. It had been a picture his sister Hana gave to him. Formerly she had taken it for blackmail but under circumstances gave it back to him. He sighed staring at the picture.
"I'll find you," He whispered to himself, "I swear it."
Arashi whined nuzzling Kiba's hand which had held the picture, his eyes turned down to Arashi.
"I know you miss her, it's been a really long year." He patted the wolf on his head, and Arashi lay down. Akamaru leapt beside Kiba in his bed, and closed his eyes. Akamaru too had grown over the year, alot more; his size rivaled Arashi's own brute size. Kiba lay back kicking off his tabi, staring at the ceiling.
"Goodnight boys" He mumbled queitly to the two dogs.

Meanwhile..
Hyuuga Kayla sat panting at the training grounds her little white kitten, Chiyo, on her shoulder.
"You've expended your chakra already haven't you?" A deep voice called out to her from the shadows.
Kayla's eyes shifted up to him with a irritated glare. "I can still fight you." She said struggling to her feet, but to her dismay began to fall over until a hand grasped firmly around her waist.
Kakashi smiled and shook his head. "Not like that you can't. You have expended your chakra."
"Maybe if you're not late all the time we could actually get to sparring before I am too tired too.. Even if you did start coming I'd still kick your ass."
Kakashi grinned, "Oh?" He hoisted her up into his arms and started walking carrying her home. She did not disapprove. Kakashi and Kayla had been assigned the same level of missions ever since Kayla had become a Jounin. They're friendship had developed through sparring and reliance on one another during missions. Kayla had always liked Kakashi for who he was, but had fell in deeper infatuation with him until she developed a love for him.

Upon reaching her house he opened the door slid it over once again, placing her down on the bed. "There. Maybe next time."
Kayla grasped her arms tightly around his neck to pull him down beside her, and smiled. "Where are you going?" She asked playfully.
Kakashi raised a brow and then smirked slightly. "I WAS going to leave you here."
Her arms wrapped around him, and she drew nearer nuzzling his neck gently. Kakashi began to blush gently under his mask.
Kayla smiled sheepishly and pushed her hand to his jaw, stroking his jaw to his chin. "So you gonna show me your face?" She snickered.
Kakashi turned even redder, and he nodded slowly.
Kayla smiled and pulled down the black mask, revealing his face, and she placed a kiss to his lips holding her arms around his neck. "Stay here tonight?" She whispered.
Kakashi however grinned, and nodded. "It would be my honor."
Kakashi's eyes looked towards hers and he kicked off his tabi, he undid his headband and placed it beside the table. He then unzipped his Jounin vest and put it on the ground, then removed his shirt doing the same. Kayla smiled and held him tightly, his arms wrapped around her waist and he pulled her on top of him, kissing her with an extreme passion. A passion that had he had never felt in the history of being a shinobi. The emotion was stronger then battle, and made him tremble. Love. Kakashi had finally been in love, with his own comrade. Surprised, Kaylasmirked gently, and closed her eyes kissing him back, with the same loving, caring passion. They had been together, and in eachother's warm embrace, the entire night.

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On the far end of Konoha's forest the moon shone down on a small clearing in the woods. A silhouetted figure came into sight from a distance, an outline of a young woman, with two very large wings from her back. The young woman stepped into the moonlight, red Sharingan spinning in her eyes, her body a shadowy color over her. She wore a purple robe with a bow, the Uchiha crest on her back, two large wings on either side from her mid back. On her purple robe, and long fingernails were splotches of fresh blood. The ground was soaked with blood, and four dismembered corpses.
"Hn. This is no challenge at all." She said gazing down to the dismembered ANBU head. She chuckled, "at this rate, they'll be reduced to nothing."
"Taraka."
The female's head shifted up to a snake-like man, Orochimaru. She kneeled down and bowed to him. "Orochimaru-Sama, what is your needs?"
Orochimaru smiled and crossed his arms. "Our attack on Konoha. Will begin tomorrow night. Your cousin Uchiha Sasuke will be joining you."
"Hmph. Very well." She stood up and walked off.
Orochimaru watched his disciple leaved and smiled evilly. "The hokage will fall, and Konoha will be mine."

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Kiba lay down in his bed staring at his ceiling, a sharp distinct smell swept across the room. The scent of sakura blossoms and blood. He sat up quickly in bed. 'It's her..."