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They belong to Rumiko Takahashi/Masashi Kishimoto
Sasuke/Kagome pairing...NO exceptions
It was nightfall when Kagome and the others were half way there. A tiring day of travel for them all, even Kagome was tired. Hey, that's what you get for jumping from tree to tree nonstop.
Sakura and Naruto fell in a heap on the ground as Kakashi just leaned against a tree. Kagome went to a small body of water nearby. She took off her sandals as her feet waded in the cool water as she sat on a rock. It felt good to have your sore feet being cooled down.
Sasuke was in a tree, leaning his back against the trunk. He could see his teammates and sensei exhausted while Kagome was using this time to cool down her feet. He couldn't help admire how the moonlight shined against her shiny hair. Her eyes were glued to the moon and he could see her face. Her unblemished pale skin was glowing and her eyes seemed to do the same. Sasuke shook his head and diverted his eyes to the moon too.
When Kagome felt eyes on her she turned her head to the direction where she sensed it. She was surprised to see Sasuke but he had his eyes to the moon, where she was previously looking. She took to notice what Sasuke looked like.
'His eyes show sadness and coldness to the world, he is detached, never caring. Yet I can tell that he can work well with his group if need be. He looks handsome from here, and I'm at least a good 50 feet away from him. I shouldn't be thinking like that now. I can't afford to feel this way while on my mission.' Kagome thought to herself.
Getting up from her spot on the rock, she put on her sandals. She jumped up onto a tree branch and fell into a light sleep.
Kagome woke to the sounds of wood being split. She looked down to see that Sasuke was damaging trees without even touching it.
'It must be his chakra. One must have great control over their chakra to do this. Letting out your chakra like that and guiding it to hit targets is a remarkable accomplishment. I'll see if he can protect himself from a surprise attack.' And with that, Kagome jumped down silently. She crept closer to Sasuke's place, taking out a Kunai on the way.
Sasuke didn't sense Kagome coming, but he did sense the kunai coming at him. He immediately turned and stopped the kunai in its tracks with his chakra. Directing his head at the clapping, he found Kagome step out from behind the trees.
"Very impressive. I see that you have or are beginning to master a very complicated training technique. You know, it can be used in a battle but takes an immense amount of chakra up and much concentration on your part." Kagome said, smiling softly.
Sasuke almost blushed at the smile, but knew better. "I know. You don't have to tell me. I need to control my new found chakra better. The tree climbing Kakashi-sensei taught us isn't enough."
"If you'd like, I know some things that may help you. And you probably haven't used the Sharingan for quite a bit. I can help you get used to using it again." Kagome offered.
"What could you do?" Sasuke said, genuinely curious.
"I will use my Seirei eye, to extract the spirit from that tree. I want you to focus with your Sharingan to see the power." Kagome said. There was a very big tree not to far from them that she referred to.
"But that is a Kekkei Genkai. I won't be able to use the Sharingan."
"But you are only looking, searching with your eyes. You are not copying my technique. I know that the Sharingan cannot copy Kekkei Genkai, but it can see through many things. Just try."
Sasuke nodded at her.
"I will start with a spirit that is large, so you may be able to see it. Then we will go to a smaller tree each time. Understand?" At his slight nod of the head she closed her eyes. (A/N: the bigger the tree, the older and larger the spirit it has)
Kagome's eyes opened to reveal that they were glowing. It died down and they went through Activation 1, 2, and finally 3.
As all this happened, Sasuke concentrated on trying to use the Sharingan. He was a bit worried that it wouldn't work and the pain would come back. But Kagome saw his slight turmoil, so she reassured him.
"Do not worry Sasuke, there won't be any pain. Just look for the tree's spirit." Kagome said.
Sasuke opened his eyes with the Sharingan activated after she said that. He looked around and found that Kagome was looking at something. When he tried to look at it he was amazed to see something floating. It was green, but didn't take a particular shape.
"Are you wondering why you can see this with your Sharingan and not with the naked eye? That's because it isn't that strong. Naturally, all organisms use energy to survive. The more energy or power in the soul the clearer you can see it. But this doesn't necessarily apply when the soul is in a host. My Kekkei Genkai can see all spirits no matter what. A tree's spirit, well, it's just a tree. Nothing big there." Kagome explained.
Then Sasuke watched the blob re-enter the tree and Kagome's eyes turn back to their lilac, pupil-less form. Sasuke's eyes also went back to their coal black.
Kagome turned towards another tree, smaller than the first, and they kept this up till early morning.
"That's good Sasuke. Better than what I expected from you. Would you spar with me? I want to see what you can do." Kagome said.
"Sure." Sasuke smirked.
They walked farther from the little clearing into another. Kagome got into an offensive position and Sasuke did too.
Sasuke came at her first with a punch to the stomach. Kagome blocked it, but as she did so, Sasuke pulled back a bit and tried to swipe her feet from under her. Kagome saw this coming and flipped back. She decided to fake a punch to the left and sweep his feet from under him. He fell onto his back from not paying attention. She smirked down at him and he jumped back up. Kagome had a few shuriken out faster then you could blink. She threw them at Sasuke, scratching him superficially on the arm. Sasuke wasted no time and did a couple of hand seals shouting out "Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)". He formed fingers in to a circle and put it to his mouth to control the incoming stream of fire. Kagome didn't move at all during this, she wasn't even surprised.
After the fire was gone, there was log in her place.
'Kawarimi no Jutsu (Change of Body Stance Technique)!When did she get the chance to use that?' Sasuke thought.
Kagome jumped down from a tree in front of him and said, "Well, that was good. But you need to work on paying attention a little more." She smiled at him and they walked back to their little resting area.
Kakashi was awake by the time they got there and a little suspicious that they weren't there when he woke up. To see them walk here together was a surprise.
"Good morning, children. What have you two been up to?" Kakashi was reading his Ichaicha Paradaisu (Make-out Paradise)book whilst leaning on a tree.
"We are not children Kakashi-san! Some of us are almost 16!" Kagome said.
"We were sparring." Sasuke said.
"Ok, let's wake these two up, shall we?" Kakashi said, smiling. Though maybe you couldn't really see it.
Kagome took out a scroll. She bit her thumb enough to draw blood. She opened up the scroll and made a line with her blood on it. The blood glowed a little and disappeared. Kagome rolled the scroll back up and put it in her Mikino Pouch. She also placed the kunai back in the Shuriken Holster. There was a bucket of water in front of her too.
"Let's wake them up with this!" Kagome said cheerfully.
She walked over to Naruto and Sakura dumped then water onto their heads. Naruto bolted straight up and Sakura screamed.
"Naruto! You idiot! I'm gonna hurt you!" Sakura yelled.
"But, Sakura, I didn't do it." Naruto said. They both looked up to find Kagome waving sheepishly at them.
"Heheheh. Sorry. I thought it would be a funny way to wake you two up." Kagome said.
Kakashi was chuckling and Sasuke was smirking at them.
"Kagome-chan! Now I'm all wet! And that was cold too! How come you had to make it cold?" Sakura said.
"Cause I can. You should have seen your faces!" Kagome said, but then started laughing hysterically.
Sakura and Naruto humph-ed and she went ahead of them to get dry. Kagome stopped laughing and went into the trees. Sasuke went too and Kakashi put his book away, shaking his head.
By the time that the group made their way to the border of the Hi no Kuni (The Fire Country) it was almost sundown. They were now standing in front of the Shuumatsu no Tani (Valley of the End). It was a VERY tall waterfall. It marks the border between the Fire Country and Rice Field Country. The side of the Fire Country shows a statue of the First Hokage, while the Rice Field individual is unknown.
"We've made it to the border, finally. I'm so tired." Sakura said.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get up there already!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Yeah! Believe it Kagome," Naruto said, while pumping his fist in the air, "We're almost to the other side!"
Eagerly, Kagome and Naruto jumped up the statues. Naruto the First Hokage and Kagome the Rice Field person. Kagome was obviously the first to make it up and Naruto came second.
"Honestly, how can you still have energy?" Sakura asked, sighing tiredly.
But Kagome wasn't paying attention. She was looking at the view from the top of the statues.
"Wow! It's so beautiful here Sakura-chan!" Kagome said, showing Sakura the view.
"Oh yes! It is Kagome-chan!" Sakura said.
Naruto was rubbing the back of his head quizzically.
"Why do girls always do that? But it does look nice from here." Said Naruto.
They were all looking over at the setting sun. The beautiful warm colors were calming and serene. Sasuke though was looking over at Kagome. Her eyes were bright and she was smiling peacefully. A beautiful picture she made in Sasuke's head.
Laterz
Chapter Edited.