Forbidden Skills
Alexnandru Van Gordon and Namu
A/N: Alex: Alrighty—don't anybody get angry at me because I've been lazy with fan-fiction and only got back into shape because my younger sister wants me to write a story. It's really co-written.
Namu: …Yo.
Alex: (Awkward silence) Okay then…This is my buddy Namu, and together we're going to tell you the tale of Kakashi…
Namu: "A" tale….Kakashi doesn't really have one specific tale.
Alex: -.-…Okay Mr. Know-it-all…do you think you know everything about the Naruto show?
Namu: …More or less. Why?
Alex: Hmmm….what's the breed of Kakashi's third eldest dog?
Namu: What do I look like, his stalker?
Alex: O…K…ON WITH THE STORY!
Signs:
"Blah blah blah…" —someone unseen or new to the scene is talking
'Blah blah blah…' –someone's thoughts
"Blah blah blah…" –someone's speech/talking
-NarutoNarutoNaruto –this is a break in time or space (scene change)
Summary: When Kakashi stumbles across an unexpected gift new enemies are on his tail. But how is he supposed to deal with it if he doesn't even know he has the strange power to begin with?
Important note: This is before all hell breaks lose and Sasuke is still with the group. Orochimaru is in existence in the story, but whether or not he will make a brief appearance has yet to be decided. There is a different villain in this tale—and NO, it's Kakashi…
Disclaimer: We don't own 'Naruto' or anything from the show.
CHAPTER ONE: From the start…
Perhaps he was floating in a dream…all memory was lost, but his senses were as acute as ever and he was sure that everything was real. But, to be frank…he had no idea what the hell was going on. There was a brief flash of light and then everything came into focus.
Where he was exactly was still a mystery but the scenery was clearing—he was somewhere dark and dank, cold as Snow Country and as musky as the academy on a hot summer's day. He was startled to find himself underground (more so startled that he couldn't remember how he got there), but he didn't let it get to his head. Body tense, Hatake Kakashi, took up a fighting stance and prepared for the worst.
But he was alone…So far as he could tell; there was no possible way anyone could hide in that room with him. It was dim, lit solely by a few candle stands in the far corners of the room, and before him lay a set of stairs leading up to a pair of grand oaken doors. Intricate symbols were craved into the woodwork and slowly, pushed from the other side; they began to swing open for him.
A bright light blinded most of his view, but he could make out the blurry silhouette of the doors as they continued to open outward—
Then BAM! His head was throbbing and darkness clouded his view…
"NO!"
A scream wasn't the most pleasant sound to wake up to, but at least he knew he was still alive. Hopefully that wasn't a glimpse of heaven he just saw.
"I'm telling you, Naruto, it's a stupid idea!"
He had to open his eye. Knowing that he was with his group was a reassuring thought, but to hear them arguing about yet another dumb idea set his nerves on end. They….were capable of many things, quite a few of which were problematic.
Sighing to himself as he stared up at the two red faces of Sakura and Naruto, one on each side of his head, he watched quietly for a moment as they bickered amongst each other before moving his right hand to adjust his mask.
Someone moved it slightly…Probably Naruto's doing…
Head aching, he intervened before his brain had the chance to explode.
"No one died while I was asleep, did they?"
"Ah! Kakashi Sensei, we didn't mean to wake you…"
With a remarkable amount of effort, Kakashi was able to sit up in bed. "No worries, Sakura. What's…going on?"
He didn't need to ask where he was—the hospital was the same as ever. Why he was there was another matter altogether.
"We found you in the forest, Sensei." Sakura recalled. "Actually, Naruto found you when he fell on you…Does your head hurt at all?"
To be honest…yes, very much so. It felt like someone dropped a stack of bricks on his head from the top of a building.
"…Somewhat."
Sakura pointed to Naruto—who was still rambling on idly in the background. "You can thank him for that. But, if he hadn't fallen through the hole, we wouldn't have found you in the first place…What were you doing down there in anyway, Sensei?"
"I…don't really know." He admitted. "To be honest with you, I have no idea there was a 'hole' in the forest."
"It was hidden." Sasuke said from where he sat in the corner. Arms and legs crossed, he looked rather bored. "And it wasn't that big either. Only Naruto would have been able to fall through it."
Well, that was all fine and dandy, but Kakashi knew the forest well enough to pick out all the little caves and old rabbit holes lying around—and he highly doubted he fell down one. He must have found it…but how, and why on earth did he go down it?
The room.
"Do you remember how big the hole was?"
Sakura shrugged. "I don't know…it was really dark when we came down to help Naruto. But there were vines and leaves everywhere—it couldn't have been bigger than half the size of this room."
Well then, that had to be impossible. Unless he went walking after the two doors opened, then someone (or thing) had carried him off somewhere else. The room he remembered was expansive.
But he couldn't dwell on the subject now. The last thing he wanted to do was startle his group. They could be rather jumpy…
"Did you guys carry me here?" He asked, scooting backwards to rest his back against the wall at the head of the bed.
"Well, we had a problem getting two people out through the hole at once." Sakura explained. "It was big enough for someone to slide down into, but to get out we needed a rope or something. We returned back to the academy and met up with Iruka and Gai Sensei, and since Naruto fell on his head, Iruka Sensei had to carry him back. Sasuke went off to do something, so Gai Sensei carried you back for me."
Great…now he had to search down Gai and thank him personally. If not for their petty rivalry then it wouldn't have been a problem, but now Gai had something to gloat about.
What a wonderful day…
"And…I've been out all day?" He asked, staring at the window. It was dark outside, the middle of the night by what he could tell.
"No." Naruto muttered, now quiet in his seat. "You've been out for three."
Three…three days? What on earth hit him! Wait…that would be Naruto.
"Three?" He asked aloud to verify.
"Yeah." Naruto sighed. "Did someone attack you?"
Sakura somehow found that funny and began to laugh. "No—I think it was because Naruto fell on your head—"
"HEY!" The head-strong youth jumped to his feet and pointed an accusative finger at his teammate. "You even admitted you landed on us both when jumped down! You're not innocent!"
Sakura huffed and crossed her arms, choosing to ignore the statement. "You didn't look injured, Sensei. We thought you passed out from exhaustion or from falling down much like Naruto did. Can you remember anything at all?"
"No…"
"What's the last thing you remember than?"
"…Eating diet Ramen."
Sakura blinked. "…Why were you eating that?"
"…Don't remember. I sat down to eat lunch with Iruka and he told me to try it…It tastes exactly like normal ramen."
Sakura shook her head and said nothing, but by the twitch of her eye he could tell she was having another conversation with her aggressive inner self. He didn't know if she was aware of the fact that some people thought she was schizophrenic—not that he thought that…but she tended to mutter to herself at odd times and it was beginning to worry him.
"I think I need to take a walk."
"Good luck." Naruto muttered, now resigning to leaning back in his chair.
Good luck? What was that supposed to mean.
Throwing the quilt off his body, he then saw his bandaged legs and the cast around his left ankle. Since when did that happen?
Sasuke, who decided to rejoin the conversation, stared at Kakashi's wide eye. "Yeah, the doctor didn't know if they were paralyzed or not. Can't you feel them?"
Well…to a degree.
"Did they give me any pain killers?"
"Loaded you up on them."
Well, at least he knew he wasn't paralyzed, but why didn't the medicine work on his aching head. Anything waist down felt numb and sore, but his head felt like someone tried to cut it open down the center with an axe.
Kakashi sighed. "…I think you guys are going to get a short vacation."
Naruto began to whine again. "No way…"
-NarutoNarutoNaruto-
They gathered somewhere on the far edge of the forest, four of the five disappointed with their report for the night.
"Well?"
Raidon had faith in his men, but when they came back as failures he had no problem with reminding them who they worked for. They were elite. They were unknown to the whole the world…nothing ever went wrong…
Until tonight.
"Are you deaf?" He growled. "Did you find it!"
Jin, lowering his head in respect, dropped to one knee. "Forgive us, Master. We held the scent, but then it disappeared."
"We fear someone else has already found it." Taiku added, lowering next to Jin. "We will continue the search, but we have little hope of finding it before someone else meddles with it."
He turned his head away from the group, staring back into the forest darkly. Fists clenched, his knuckles began to turn white, the bone cracking audibly.
Namu, falling into place with the others, offered a solution. "The chamber won't disappeared now that's it's returned. When we do find it, it'll hold the scent of anyone and everyone who was there when it was taken. From then on, we can track them down."
"It might be too late." He said, still disappointed but not yet irritated enough to take it out on anybody at the moment. "But do as you suggest—just don't attack anyone."
He could just fell the waves of curiosity flowing from his team.
"I want to see if it's been used before you kill anyone. Stay hidden, but make sure you don't lose track of anyone…" He turned to face them again. "Do you need an invitation?"
They were gone in a flash, nothing more than shadows in the leaves by time he followed after. He'd find what he was looking for, and he'd be damned if anyone stood in his way…
-A and N-
Alex: O.O… Wait…You're a bad-guy?
Namu:…And?
Alex:…Expect a update soon, people—and thanks if you review! Just remember to save me from…
Namu: (Smiling) You're not afraid of little old me, are you?
Alex:….I'm going to bed—Chill, people!
Until Again,
Alexnandru Van Gordon
And
Namu