Bonds Shattering
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Chapter 4: Confrontation with Inuyasha!
Naruto was mad no he was beyond mad. He was straight out pissed off! And he knew that Sesshomaru was also pissed off if the growl he was letting out was anything to go by. Naruto turned his attention back to the bastard and his companions. He noticed that they held a disbelief look at what he had done to the bastard's attack. He snorted at their disbelieving look he could have easily overpowered his attack if he wanted to but he didn't want to risk harming the little fox child they had with them. After all Kurama was a fox himself not to mention he has a fondness towards foxes. It might be because of Kurama and when he was a child he would play with foxes during the night until the Hokage put a stop to it. During that time he didn't know why the third didn't let him play with the foxes but he wasn't fooled with the excuse the third told him. After all he had always played outside during the night and nothing bad had happened to him as long as he had stayed with the foxes. And seeing as the group had a fox child with them he couldn't bring himself to increase the power of the jutsu.
"Hey you!" Inuyasha shouted towards Naruto. He couldn't believe one of Sesshomaru's lackey stopped his wind scar like it was nothing. More importantly he didn't know whether this person was a demon or human. He couldn't tell with his scent it seems like he was hiding his scent and there's also the fact that his powers was different than most demons or humans. It was just a weird energy that he never encountered. But he was pissed that a nobody was able to cancel out his wind scar.
Naruto just looked at him but didn't say anything to the bastard. With that he turned on his heel and went towards the children to make sure none of them were hurt. He knew that they didn't sustain any injury but it doesn't hurt to double check to make sure. Naruto knew that Inuyasha was mad that he didn't respond to him. And he couldn't give a damn on what the bastard wanted. That bastard attacked them with the intent on harming him and the children whether it was intentional or not it didn't matter. The bastard should have thought before he acted. Once he reached the children he saw no injury what so ever. Seeing as they didn't have a single scratch on them he proceeded to place them on top of Ah Un and lead them to a safe distance. After all it looks like Sesshomaru was going to teach the little bastard a lesson.
Sesshomaru was relieved that his pack was alright and was thankful for Naruto for protecting the children. Seeing Naruto leading the children along with his dragon stead to a safe distance. He focused back to Inuyasha, while said half breed was charging towards Naruto. Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red when he saw Inuyasha threatening his pack and in one fluid motion he had kicked Inuyasha away from his pack. The shout of a certain miko calling out towards the half breed barely registered in his mind. He was filled with so much rage to even bother with the rest of the group. And in a cold tone of voice that could have many shivering from fear and a hard cold glare that could have sent any warrior running for the hills he addressed the half breed.
"Inuyasha this Sesshomaru would advise you to not threaten this one's pack again. For if you do then this Sesshomaru would teach you a lesson the hard way. So in other words stay away from them."
Inuyasha and his companions couldn't help but shiver from the cold voice of Sesshomaru. And all of them were wondering what was going on with Sesshomaru. He never showed any type of emotion what so ever. Seeing him now being over protective with his companions is really confusing and were lost for words. Though that didn't last long since Inuyasha gained his courage and decided to end the one minute silence.
"What's the matter Sesshomaru? Afraid I'll wipe the floor with your lackey. But seeing as he needs you to protect him then he can't be that strong. He's probably just a weakling. He wouldn't last one minute with me. So I guess you did the right thing." taunted Inuyasha. If the stranger needed Sesshomaru to help him then he isn't worth his time.
"On the contrary Inuyasha. It is you who wouldn't last a minute with him in battle. And the one who is weak is you. But enough about him, this Sesshomaru believes that you were about to learn why you do not attack this one's pack." stated Sesshomaru in a cold harden tone. And charged towards Inuyasha with his blade drawn, Inuyasha jumped away from him gaining some distance and charged towards Sesshomaru. Inuyasha tried to swipe at Sesshomaru's head only for Sesshomaru to block the attack with his sword. He then quickly countered attacked with a quick kick to the stomach sending Inuyasha a few feet until he hit the ground. Inuyasha didn't have anytime to recover for Sesshomaru was upon him once again.
To the others who are watching this one sided battle it was more like a graceful dance on Sesshomaru's part as for Inuyasha...well not so much. They watched as Sesshomaru beat Inuyasha half to death. All in all Sesshomaru was brutal and plain out cruel as they watched him break Inuyasha's right arm and a few of his ribs. And finally watch how Sesshomaru stabbed Inuyasha through his right shoulder. Kagome couldn't take it anymore she just wanted Sesshomaru to stop this cruelty he seems to be inflicting on Inuyasha. Sure she didn't love Inuyasha anymore but that didn't mean she wanted to see him die. So she took out her bow and arrow and aimed it at Sesshomaru and let it fly but before it could reach Sesshomaru it was intercepted. The sound of metal hitting metal rang through out the clearing. And what they saw was a kunai and arrow on the floor. Everyone stared at the person who threw the kunai.
When Naruto noticed the change in the girl who had raven black hair and blue eyes, he decided to keep a close eye on the girl. He had noticed that she doesn't like violence and if he had to make a guess then she probably doesn't like bloodshed either. Though in his opinion it is pretty naive of her especially how this world is, there is always constant wars with the lords in this world. Each one trying to gain more power than the other which to him is pretty stupid, power struggle was nothing more than an never ending cycle that would continue through time until someone decides to break said cycle. And seeing how things are here he doubts that is going to happen anytime soon.
His thought were interrupted by movement from the girl. He noticed how she took out her bow and prepared to fire an arrow towards Sesshomaru. And the only thing that came to mind at the moment was either she was brave or simply stupid to attack Sesshomaru. Naruto wasn't going to interfere with this...fight? Well he couldn't really call it a fight if its only one person attacking while the other is being beaten to the ground. But since it was outside interference he decided to interfere, with a quick fluid motion he had his kunai out and threw it at the same time the arrow was set loose. And it had knocked the arrow away from Sesshomaru before it reached him. Now he had everyone's attention on him but he couldn't care less about them, though he knew Sesshomaru was probably expecting that from him.
"You shouldn't step into other people's fights. Especially one were you know you can not win. After all Sesshomaru can kill you in less than a minute if he wanted to." Naruto calmly stated. Though to his amusement the girl was quick to anger and he didn't really understand why she got angry with him. He was after all giving her advice. Although maybe he could have worded it a bit differently but why do that when you could just tell the truth. No matter how hurtful the truth can be but none of the less its at least the truth.
"So you think its okay for Sesshomaru to kill Inuyasha?! And in front of children no less! Are you really that cold hearted to let children see this display of violence?!" shouted the girl. She couldn't believe this guy. He didn't care if the children they were traveling with saw this type of bloodshed. Not to mention they were about to see a murder take place. And this guy just didn't seem to care at all he really is cold hearted.
"In other words it's okay for that bastard to kill me and the children that are in this pack and get away with it?" stated Naruto.
"What? No! Of course not...I mean he didn't mean to attack you or the children it was purely an accident." the girl defended. Naruto was pissed again. Not only did this girl state that he didn't care for the children's well being, she's also trying to defend someone who could care less if he killed them. And she was calling it an accident, an accident that could have been avoided if the bastard simply took in his surroundings.
"An accident?! You call something that could have been avoided if the bastard actually used his head an accident?! And not only that but he tried to attack me when my back was turned while I was taking the children to a safe distance! So you tell me whether or not if that there is an accident!"
"Well...no. But-" Kagome started but was immediately interrupted by Naruto.
"You're still defending the bastard when you perfectly know that he is at fault. But I give you points for standing by your friend. Though I can't say the same for him. After all who's to say that he won't turn on you or the rest of the group. If he's capable of harming the children from Sesshomaru's pack then who's to say he won't harm you guys? You should really think about these things." Naruto stated coldly. This seemed to hit home with her and the other two people. Naruto didn't miss the flinch that passed through the group, and he couldn't help but wonder if he might have actually stumble on to something there.
Maybe the bastard was abusing them and they were to shock or confused to do anything about it. Or the bastard was just abusing the raven haired girl and the other people in the group didn't know what to do. But then again it wasn't his business and yet he couldn't shake the feeling that if something isn't done about their situation than something bad is going to happen. And whatever bond they have might not be able to be salvaged after the ordeal.
Kagome and the rest of the group were shocked at his proclamation. And yet they didn't protest, after all Inuyasha has been acting weird. And by weird they mean he's been more violent than usual. Though his anger was more directed at Kagome than the rest of them, but that didn't mean he didn't take it out on them. Though they all had a suspicious feeling that Kikyo was somehow behind this. But then again with no proof there's probably nothing they could do about it.
"I grow bore of this. Let us depart from here, and Inuyasha do remember the next time you dare harm my pack I won't be so merciful." said Sesshomaru. Naruto and the rest of the group quickly followed after Sesshomaru. Leaving behind a battered Inuyasha and his group tending to his injuries. Sesshomaru glanced behind him making sure that each and everyone of his pack was following him. Seeing that they were indeed following him, he set off to look for a different clearing with no half breeds.
Kagome and the rest of the group watched Sesshomaru's pack leave the area. Though there was still one thing that had everyone wondering, who was the person with the kitsune mask? Miroku widen his eyes with realization, he did know who that person was well more specifically he knows the rumors around him.
"Of course, why didn't I realize it sooner!" exclaimed Miroku. The others in the group turned towards him, they were wondering what exactly did he mean by that. Just what exactly should he have realized sooner? Did he mean the person that was with Sesshomaru and the one who cancelled Inuyasha's wind scar? If Miroku knows who that is then why isn't he telling them instead of looking at them with a smile that says he knows something they don't.
"Then out with it monk!" shouted Inuyasha. He wanted to know just who the guy was so the next time he'll be ready for him. And he'll show Sesshomaru that his companion is nothing more than a weakling. He'll show them and everyone else who doubts his strength.
"Now now. You must not be so impatient Inuyasha. I was just about to tell you who that person is. Now I believe everyone remembers the night I told Sesshomaru of a person who wears a kitsune mask and was traveling with a young tiger demon and a little human girl." stated Miroku. Seeing that everyone had a look of realization across their faces. Miroku could tell that they had reached the same conclusion as he did. The person with Sesshomaru was the person with the kitsune mask that was helping out any village that had a demon or bandit problem.
"So he's the one we heard so much about while on our travels. He seems to be strong if he was able to cancel out Inuyasha's wind scar. I wonder what would happen if he actually took someone seriously. I bet it would be a tough battle for anyone who challenges him." said Sango. The other four including Kirara agreed with Sango's statement. Only Inuyasha seemed to disagree with everyone else.
"Tch. I bet I can beat him in a serious fight. Now lets hurry up we wasted enough time here. We have to find the sacred jewel shards and Naraku and sitting around isn't going to help."
"Just wait a moment Inuyasha. Sesshomaru left you pretty bad, if you don't get at least some rest you might make your injuries worse. So why don't we rest here for a couple of hours before we move out. That way you have enough time to heal even if it isn't fully healed." said Kagome. Inuyasha didn't like the fact that Kagome keeps taking the lead of the pack. He is the one who always saves them when the battle gets tough. If this continues then what kikyo said will come true, he would lose the status of alpha to Kagome. He couldn't let that happen, it will seem that he'll have to invite Kikyo into the pack.
"Fine. But after I recovered enough we'll set off in search for Naraku and the jewel shards and if we ever run into the guy with the kitsune mask I'll fight him." said Inuyasha. The other members of the group where starting to get worried for their friend. Sesshomaru made it clear for him that the next time Inuyasha tries to harm his pack in any way there won't be any mercy. And they know that Sesshomaru will keep his word on that regard.
"Inuyasha. I advise you not to go through with that plan of yours. Sesshomaru had made it clear that he'll kill you the next time you attack anyone of his pack members." said Miroku. Miroku tried to make Inuyasha see reason but it fell on deaf ears.
"I made up my mind Miroku. I'm going to fight the guy in the kitsune mask whether he wants to or not." Inuyasha left no room for argument. Inuyasha turned on his heel and leaned against a tree to rest while the rest of the group sat on the grass eating whatever Kagome had brought them from her time. Though while they were eating they couldn't help but wonder what the future holds for them.
Sesshomaru watched as Naruto went over his scrolls reading it very carefully. He seen him go over it more than five times before he started scribbling on a piece of paper that reminded him of the sutras the monks use on demons. Though he could tell that those were different from what the monks use, the ones that Naruto was making were more powerful. The laughter of both Tai and Rin brought his attention to them, he watched as Rin splashed the young tiger demon with water and said demon retaliated. A smirk appeared on his face when the children gotten Jaken wet, a chuckle caught his attention. Glancing to his left he saw Naruto sitting beside him. He decided to wait until Naruto decided to talk, and sure enough Naruto started to talk.
"The children seem to be having fun." stated Naruto.
"Hn." was the only thing Sesshomaru said to that statement. Though he couldn't help but get the feeling that Naruto wanted to tell him something but didn't know how to go about it.
"Sesshomaru can I ask you something?" asked Naruto.
"You already have but you may." Naruto simply nodded to Sesshomaru's answer while kyubi snickered. Naruto simply ignored kyubi's snickering and went straight to the point.
"Why haven't you asked about my past? I know that your curious but you never have asked. Even when I was staying at the palace you didn't ask, or when I helped you with your paperwork. There were many good opportunities for you to ask yet you didn't. You only asked were I came from but nothing else. So I ask why?" questioned Naruto. He couldn't help but wonder what was going on in Sesshomaru's mind right now, there are times were he could guess what he's thinking and other times its just a blank.
Sesshomaru kept quite for a few minutes before answering his companion's question. "I do not need to pry into your personal life. If you wish to tell me your story I will listen until then I'll wait until your ready to share your story. But that is not the only thing in your mind is it Naruto." stated Sesshomaru. Naruto nodded his head in a agreement.
"Indeed. Once I'm ready to tell my story then I'll tell you. And you're right something else is on my mind, the group we encountered who are they? They seemed to know you." said Naruto.
"That group is my wretched half breed and half brother's pack. The one dressed in the red fire rat robes is my half brother Inuyasha, the monk in the group is named Miroku and he's a lecher as the two female of the group calls him. The female demon slayer is known as Sango and her feline companion is named Kirara. The fox child with them is Shippo and the priestess dressed in weird clothing is Kagome. They go around the lands in search of the jewel shards of the shikon jewel." explained Sesshomaru. Naruto listened carefully to everything Sesshomaru had said, he had a feeling that the reason why the jewel became shards had something to do with the priestess and half breed as Sesshomaru says.
"Half breed? Half brother? I'm guessing one of your parents weren't so faithful to the other." said Naruto. Sesshomaru simply Hnned and continued to watch the children play. He was contemplating whether he should tell him of his father's greatest betrayal to his mother or should he say nothing at all. After all it was also the day that he lost respect for his father. This subject is always a sore spot for him, but if he didn't share some of his story then Naruto won't tell his story. So far the only thing he managed to get from observing him is that he's very loyal and a kind hearted individual. But he also seems to be sad, usually during the night when he's sleeping he would sleep talk and say things that Sesshomaru can't seem to make sense of. From what he gathered from the sleep talking blonde is that someone blames him for something he didn't do. Other than that he doesn't know. Sesshomaru decided to tell his story to the masked blonde.
Naruto thinking that Sesshomaru won't answer him decided not to pry any further, but was surprised when sesshomaru started to tell him. He listened to Sesshomaru's story on how his father had an affair with a human woman who brought Inuyasha to the world. How his father went to save her and Inuyasha which resulted in his death. And how his father decided to give him the tensaiga and his brother the tetsaiga. Sesshomaru also stated he hated his brother and would kill him in the near future. He also went to how a few years more like a lot of years later to Naruto, he met with his brother again but this time to claim Tetsaiga and he met the priestess. Sesshomaru explained to him how he lost his left arm, to the deal he made with Naraku and how he went to a demon named Totosai and demanded him to make him a far better sword than his father's. He also told on how he had met Rin and revived her when she was killed by wolves and everything else that leads to the present.
Naruto slowly processed everything he was told, he didn't think that Inuyasha or should he say bastard was related to Sesshomaru. But then again they do look similiar in a way, but yet are completely different. Though he couldn't help but think on how he seems to be caught in another conflict between brothers. He already went through Itachi and Sasuke's brotherly fights, no way did he want to be caught in another one. But he knows that sooner or later he'll get himself or dragged into their conflict. It's just a matter of time.
While Naruto processed the information Sesshomaru couldn't help but wonder why he told him so much. He didn't plan on telling him that much, he was only going to give him a brief summary not almost the entire story. But he did leave somethings out of the story. It was just that Naruto has the ability to make someone feel relax around him and just open up to him. Now if only he could get the blonde to open up to him.
Just what is Naruto trying to hide from him? He couldn't help but wonder if he was accused for a crime he did not commit. Sesshomaru could tell that Naruto acts the same way when someone is blamed for a crime he did not commit. The sleep talking and denying the accusations and the sleepless nights. He could tell that Naruto is very troubled with his past, there are times when he senses Naruto's anger, grief, sadness and hopelessness. And yet he could also sense a determination from him not to give up.
"Naruto. You're considered a criminal where you are from aren't you." said Sesshomaru. Naruto quickly tensed when Sesshomaru more like stated than asked his criminal status. He doesn't know whether to tell him or not. It would be useless to try to deny it, he's pretty sure that he sleep talked while sleeping. And the way he's been behaving is also a dead give away. After all he's seen how people act when being accused of a crime. So it was only a matter of time, now the question is to tell him or not. On one hand he's not ready to open up and on the other hand Sesshomaru told him his story so it's only right to tell him his.
"You should tell him kit. Better to tell him now than later or he'll find out from an outside source. After all we don't know if Konoha might find a way to this world and they might tell him the wrong information. You don't want to loose your first friend here in this world now would you." said Kurama.
'I guess you're right. But now is not the time, I'll just answer his statement and when I'm ready I'll tell him.' said Naruto. Kurama just sighed from his best friend and brother's hesitation on the matter. But he also knows that it is a really painful topic for him so he could understand that he needs time to heal. Though he could only hope that it won't be a long healing process.
Sesshomaru watched as Naruto was having an internal debate with himself. He could sense the pain and sadness when he stated his criminal status. Though he wasn't sure he was going to answer him or not. He just needed to be patient on the matter. And soon enough Naruto started talking.
"Sesshomaru...I'm not ready to tell my entire story just yet. But what you stated is true, I'm considered a criminal in my native homeland." said Naruto.
"But?" said Sesshomaru.
"But I'm innocent. I know that is usually what a criminal says but I'm serious. There is no way I would of killed baa-chan. Although we weren't related by blood, I saw her as a grandmother. For now this is all I'll say on the matter my friend." said Naruto. He walked slowly towards his son Tai and said a few parting words and walked off into the forest. Sesshomaru easily heard what he had told Tai and knew that Naruto knew that he'll hear.
'So he was set up. Though the question is why? Why did they want him accused for murder? Unless someone wanted him isolated from his people. Now just what would that person gain from isolating Naruto? There are to many factors to give a solid answer, and then again I don't know if they really wanted to isolate Naruto at all. For all I know they could have wanted him dead.' thought Sesshomaru. Then another thought dawned on Sesshomaru.
'Did he call me his friend? In a short amount of time he already considered me a friend. A human wanting to be friends with a demon. And not just any demon, but a Daiyoukai. He really is an interesting enigma.' thought Sesshomaru. Taking noticed that the sun would be setting in a few hours. He decided to continue their way to find Naraku.
Naruto was walking around the forest in the direction of the secret village he had built. There wasn't any particular reason to go but he's been gone for a couple of months. So he needed to see if the village was holding up well. Though he did leave a blood clone there to manage things while he was away, but as the leader of the village there were things he needed to do in person. After all it won't be long until human and demon lords start to hear of a village being ruled by a lord in the very lands they themselves had wanted to claim. And it will only be a matter of time until they will want to either form an alliance with his village or try to conquer it from him. He'll have no problem defeating the human lords or low level demons. But a Daiyoukai is a different story, he just doesn't know how strong the other Daiyoukais are. And if they're strong as Sesshomaru then he'll have some trouble but for the sake of the citizens living in the village that are in his care, he'll go to hell and back to protect them. After all he promised them he'll look out for them. And Naruto Uzumaki does not go back on his word.
But even so the trip back to the village would take about a week tops if he was a regular person. But considering he learned the Hiraishin before his imprisonment, he can be there in a flash thanks to the marker he left in the temporary house he was living in. Though by now he's going to be probably living in the palace that both the humans and demons had built for him. But he couldn't be sure after all it's only been three months since they started building it, though they would be most likely finished building it by now if they kept working non stop. After all the last time he was there it was half done.
Naruto's thoughts were interrupted by a demon he stumbled upon on his way to the village. Though there was something different about the demon, and if he had to take a guess then the demon would be like the rest of those demons he has come across with a weird shard. And each time he has taken them down and stored those shards away in a scroll. Though every time he would pick up the shard it would change it's color from pink to blue. Now that he thought about it these shards that he had collected from these demons might be those shikon jewel shards.
Whatever other thoughts Naruto had in mind were quickly put on hold when the demon charged him. Naruto easily side stepped the attack. Naruto quickly formed a rasengan and drove it into the side of the demon. The demon shrieked in pain as it was turned into ash leaving a pink shard in the remains of the demon. Naruto carefully picked up the shard from the remains and once again the shards turned blue. After that he took out a scroll that contained the other shards and unrolled it. Placing the shard on top of the scroll he sealed the shard into the scroll and quickly stored it away.
'That makes twenty-nine shards in total. Though I can't help but wonder if keeping them will be more trouble then its worth.' thought Naruto.
'Knowing your luck you'll probably be dragged into saving this world. While defeating an enemy that wants to take over this world and destroy the way of life of both human and demon alike' said Kurama.
'Please don't say that Kurama. I already had enough of saving one world and look what happened. I got screwed over in the end just like you, Obito and Madara warned me about. But I refused to heed your guys' warning foolishly believing they would trust me enough not to think I'll turn traitor.' said Naruto.
'Remember Naruto, Hinata still believes in you. All we have to do is find some evidence that shows that you're innocent. And all charges should be dropped, but the trust between you and the village itself will never be the same. Even the bonds you had with them won't be the same.' stated Kurama.
'I know.' Naruto said sadly. With his conversation with Kurama over, Naruto continued to his destination.
Inuyasha and the group were following Kagome's directions on were she felt a jewel shard. But within the span of three minutes Kagome couldn't sense the jewel shard anymore. She closed her eyes in order to concentrate more on the jewel shard. Though no matter how much she tried to sense the jewel shard she just simply couldn't sense it. Kagome had a worried look on her face when she couldn't sense the jewel shard. The rest of her friends didn't like the worried look on her face.
"Lady Kagome is something the matter." asked Miroku.
"I can't sense the jewel shard anymore. I don't know why I can't sense it." said Kagome.
"Maybe Naraku took the shard?" said Shippo. It was the most likely thought that everyone had but if it was Naraku then wouldn't they have been able to sense his demonic aura? And if it was Kagura then Inuyasha would have been able to smell her scent a mile away. So that only left another thought, someone else must have taken the shard and is able to hide the shard's aura from Kagome. Now that really worried the group, not only do they have to deal with Naraku and stray demons getting the jewel shards, now they have to deal with someone else gathering the jewel shards.
"No it wasn't Naraku or Kagura. If it was either of them then we would have known. Which leaves only one option. Someone else took the shard and is able to hide the jewels presence from Kagome. Not only that but it seems he or she is capable of hiding his or her tracks very well." said Miroku.
"Do you think it might be a new enemy? Possibly someone as powerful as Naraku?" asked Sango.
"Tch. If he's after the jewel shards all I have to do is kill the guy and be done with it. Then we'll deal with Naraku. No one is getting the jewel shards except for us. Now let's go we're wasting daylight." ordered Inuyasha. The group simply shook their heads at Inuyasha's attitude towards this new problem and followed him.
Four days had passed by since Naruto left Sesshomaru's pack to travel back to the village he's been made in charge of. He was sitting under a nice shaded tree next to a small stream when he sensed Inuyasha's group not far. Though by their spiritual signature they weren't headed in his direction thankfully. He could at least enjoy his lunch peacefully without being disturbed. Once he took the fish out of the fire and was about to take a bite. He sensed the group moving towards his direction. Though he couldn't help but wonder why they had changed course so suddenly.
But one thing was for sure he wasn't about to leave the area. He sat there until the group came into the area as well. Though it seemed none were aware of his presence at the moment. He couldn't help but wonder how long it would take them to notice that he was in the area. So he sat there eating his lunch until ten minutes passed and they still had not notice his presence. Naruto watched as they went about making camp to fishing for their lunch to grilling the fish. All through the time span of an hour. Yet they seemed oblivious of his presence that he couldn't help but sweatdrop at this. Not only couldn't they sense him, they couldn't sense the weird looking bug that had been following them.
Though he knew that the little bug was a demonic bug. Probably a way for someone to spy on the group like how Shino used his for tracking. All in all he knew someone was tracking them and probably watching, who knows. Though he could tell that the bug had also been watching him since the group was making camp. It was probably wondering what he was doing there and why the group hadn't taken notice of his presence. His thoughts were interrupted by the shout of the small fox child.
"Hey that was mine Inuyasha! Give it back! Give me back my fish!" yelled Shippo. Inuyasha simply huffed and ate the fish.
"No! My lunch!" wept Shippo.
"Inuyasha. Was that really necessary?" said Miroku.
"I'm the alpha of the group Miroku. I can do whatever I want and there's nothing you or the rest of you could do about it." said Inuyasha with a growl.
"If you're the alpha then you should be taking care of the pack not abuse us! And besides Kagome is more of the leader of the group than you!" yelled Sango. It was the last statement that struck a cord with Inuyasha. He turned towards the group and gave them a dark look that seemed to scare the rest of the group.
"Now lets get something straight! Kagome is not the leader of this group it's me! It isn't her who is fighting and protecting you lot! It's me! She hardly fights in battles and is always in the sidelines cowering! That is why Kagome is not the alpha of this group!" Inuyasha all but yelled at them. The group was shocked at Inuyasha's outburst, is this what Inuyasha thought of Kagome? Someone who is pathetic and only a burden to the group?
Naruto narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha's outburst. There is much more to being a leader than ordering them around. It's true that a leader's word is law but that didn't mean that he could abuse them. A leader was someone who made sure that their followers were well taken care of. Not to mention said leader must make hard decisions that will not only benefit them but also keep them safe. He really wanted to intervene but Kurama insisted not to involve himself yet. After all this was a pack problem and he wasn't part of their pack. But if this escalates then he'll intervene. But until then he'll just simply watch them for now.
Kagome was shocked like the rest of them. She never thought in a million years that Inuyasha would say something like that. But she quickly put her head down in shame. As much as she was hurting right now, she knew he was right. She always needed someone to protect her in every battle. She wasn't a demon slayer like Sango who could hold her own, and she wasn't nearly as skilled as Miroku when it comes to exercising demons.
"It's true that I always need someone to protect me while we're in battle. But what you just said about being leader you could do whatever you want. Well I'm telling you that you're wrong! A leader looks out for their followers. A leader also makes the hardest decision that will benefit the pack not to mention keeping them safe!" yelled Kagome. The rest of the group nodded their agreement to Kagome's statement. Naruto and Kurama couldn't help but smirk at Kagome's bold statement. Inuyasha on the other hand was furious, one of his pack members was challenging him. And it was the weakest one of the entire pack! No he couldn't have this, he must maintain order in his pack.
"You ungrateful wench!" yelled Inuyasha as he went to strike Kagome. Kagome closed her eyes waiting for the impact as her friends yelled for Inuyasha to stop. But the impact never came, the surprised gasp of her friends led her to open her eyes. And what she saw shocked her, because standing right in front of her holding onto Inuyasha's wrist was Sesshomaru's companion. He was letting out killer intent that it was suffocating them.
"You should be more respectful to your fellow comrades. After all a good leader must also listen to the words of their comrades. That is what also makes a great leader." said Naruto as he kicked Inuyasha in the stomach. Sending him crashing into a tree with so much force it knocked him out. The rest of the group was stunned, he defeated Inuyasha in one move. Naruto saw their expressions he knew what they were thinking, he defeated Inuyasha easily without difficulties. But in reality he just didn't want to deal with the ingrate, he had better things to do then waste his time fighting him.
"Thank you for your help. But did you really have to go that far?" said Kagome. Naruto mentally sighed at Kagome.
"Would you have rather have us fight a long tiring battle that would hold no significant purpose?" said Naruto. Seeing her shake her head in the negative he continued. "I didn't think so, it was the only way for me to leave here peacefully. But I'm sure he'll just try to track me down just to get even with me. Which is problematic for me, I don't like to be disturbed for silly things. I have better things to do with my time then fighting an ingrate. But then again it could be entertaining when I get bored. So maybe I'll fight him when I'm bored. After all toying with him will be fun."
Everyone else couldn't help but sweat drop at his answer. It was like a child trying to decide whether or not to do something. But since they couldn't see his face, they couldn't tell if he was serious on toying with Inuyasha for the fun of it. Then again he sounded serious. Only time will tell if they'll see him again.
"You know you guys should figure out what to do about the situation you guys were in. Because something tells me this won't be the last time he'll do this. Though I can't help but wonder why you will follow him around?" said Naruto.
"He wasn't always like this. He used to be more of a friend than a jerk as lady Kagome would put it. Though that changed a few weeks back after he met with an old acquaintance of his. After he returned he changed into the person you see now." said Miroku. Naruto could see their sad expressions on their faces. They must have been great friends for them to show that expression. Now if what they said was true then that would mean the one responsible for his change will be the person Inuyasha met with. Which would mean the person must have done something that made Inuyasha's personality turn for the worse. He'll have to be careful when investigating this or else he could fall for the same thing Inuyasha did.
"I'll look into it though I'll need the name of the person if I want to investigate. So if you would be kind enough to give me the name and description of the person. I'll very much appreciate it." said Naruto. The group was shocked, this person was going out of his way to help them. Though the question still remained. Why would he go out of his way to help them?
"Why would you go out of your way to help us? What do you gain from this?" asked Sango. She was suspicious of his intentions, after all no one does anything without something in return. So what is it he'll want in return?
"Relax the only thing I want from you is information on things you find or encounter. Nothing more nothing less. And the other reason is I'm bored. This will only keep me busy for the time being." said Naruto. Information? That was it? That was all he wanted from them, to be his informant. They could do that after all its just information. Though they couldn't help but sweat drop on his second reason.
"Fine we accept. The person name is Kikyo. She's a priestess that was brought back from the dead. She also looks a little bit like Kagome but you can tell the difference between them. But be careful she's very powerful." said Sango. Naruto filed the information about her being brought back from the dead at the back of his mind.
"Very well. I'll see what I can do. Till the next time we meet." said Naruto as he turned on his heel before leaving the area. 'This got a little bit interesting. I wonder if this Kikyo person was brought back by something similar like the edo tensei. Well one way to find out I suppose.' thought Naruto as he was jumping from tree to was about ten minutes later that Inuyasha woke up. He looked around frantically for the person responsible for knocking him out. Though what he saw was the rest of the group eating again.
"Where's the bastard?" demanded Inuyasha. The rest of the group couldn't help but sigh at Inuyasha's demand for the person.
"He left over ten minutes ago Inuyasha. He needed to do something important." said Miroku. The rest of the group simply nodded before returning to their meal. Inuyasha swore and cursed before promising that the next time he'll beat the bastard.
Naruto couldn't help but sigh at the predicament he's in. It was two days ago that he last saw the group and now they meet up again. And surely enough Inuyasha started fighting him, the fight wasn't really much. They would trade blows every once in a while until Inuyasha wanted to finish this by drawing his sword. He responded by using two kunai to block his sword strikes. Of course he had them coated with wind chakra, he wasn't stupid enough not to preserve what little kunai he had left.
He parried another sword strike from above, which left Inuyasha open. Naruto took that opportunity to land a kick to the stomach that sent Inuyasha skidding on the floor from him. They both looked at each other for a minute until Naruto made his move and punched Inuyasha in the face, only for Inuyasha to block. Naruto quickly countered to a kick to the face, just before Inuyasha could swing his sword. Naruto back flipped in order to put some distance between the two.
'I think that is enough playing around with him. What do you think Kurama?'
'I think you should finish this foolishness already and get back to the village. You've been away for far to long. You probably have many things to do in the village. So hurry up!'
Naruto couldn't help but mentally sigh at Kurama's answer. Though he knew that Kurama was right, there were a lot of things for him to do at the village. Not to mention open up a trade route for the village. Which would probably take a while due to the human lords and maybe the demon lords. He was really rethinking on why he wanted to be Hokage. Putting his thoughts at the back of his mind, Naruto focused back to the fight.
"What's the matter bastard. I thought you would be a lot stronger than this. I guess Sesshomaru was wrong about you. You're nothing more then a weakling." said Inuyasha as he rushed in intent on finishing this.
"That should be my line. Though I do believe it is time to end this." said Naruto as he disappeared and appeared behind Inuyasha. Effectively hitting him in the back of the neck, knocking him out. He watched impassively as Inuyasha fell and hit the ground. With that done he turned on heel not even sparing a glance to the group and left. This was his second confrontation with Inuyasha, and he is simply not impress. Seriously, is he going to keep having confrontations with the ingrate while he's in this world?!
'Well at least I won't be bored. Though I can't help but wonder what is going on back home? Are they still trying to find me and have me executed? Or do they believe that Akira and I are accomplices with a hidden agenda? They probably think I'm the second Madara but without the sharingan.' thought Naruto.
'Speaking of Akira. Where do you suppose he's hiding? I mean he did say you'll meet again. Though I have no idea what he wants from you. But my guess is he has a hidden agenda Naruto. So you have to be careful when dealing with him. After all he could be watching us right now.' said Kurama. Though Naruto couldn't help but agree with him. Akira is a dangerous being, he could have been watching him from the very beginning since he's been here. Though he couldn't help the nagging feeling he was getting, Akira was up to something and that something will break his bonds slowly until those very bonds shattered. Naruto for the first time in his life was afraid. Afraid of what lay a head of the path he's been forced to walk in.
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I had a lot of things going on the past month. Such as my mother passing away on February of this year. It was so sudden but it really didn't surprise me. I had a feeling she wasn't going to last long, though that didn't mean I didn't care about her. So I had to postpone writing for awhile until family matters were resolved. Not to mention I've been working on a few new stories, such as a Naruto and Shaman King crossover. Though I won't be posting it up until I finish this story. Anyways thanks for reading and please remember to review.