Chapter 5: Introductions
After the brawl with the men Sakura slammed the door shut before turning back to the woman on the bed and bowing in respect, the pink haired girl not knowing who this woman was or her connection to the leaf. "Sorry about that, my name is Sakura Haruno and I'll take a look at that wound! Lady Tsunade would be angry if her hard work went to waste with that wound opening up because of that pervert." The girl sighed before moving to wash her hands and gathering the extra bandages with antiseptic ointment, not wanting to rush the woman on the bed into talking, after all, Tsunade had entrusted her with her care and spoke very little about who or how she came to the leaf. "My name is, well you can call me Kagome." The woman responded causing Sakura to pause and turn around to actually face her, a smile spreading across her mouth and finally gazing at her, stunned by her appearance. Even looking like she had been drug through the ringer and tossed into the ground this Kagome was still breathtaking with her cream colored skin and giant blue eyes that looked like living sapphire gems. Sure she had seen blue eyes before like Naruto's but nothing like her's hell his eyes were dull sky blue compared to these and then there was the issue with her hair, it was long and silky looking with a healthy shine to it a beautiful blend of black and blue that made her oh so envious! "Kagome, what a lovely name but I have to wonder if Caged Bird really fits you?" She chuckled slightly before making her way to the woman and giving out some instructions to lay down so she could cut away the old bandages and look at the wound, gently she pulled away the gaze and gasped loudly at the angry wound staring back at her, it was jagged near the junction of the collar bones easily going down her chest, nasty lines almost like claw marks slashing across her breast. But that wasn't the worse of it, a large whole that took a whole lot of medical ninja's to patch up it was still deep and angry but at least she pulled through.
"If my life is any notion to my name then it fits perfectly" Kagome tried to lighten the mood as Sakura went to work on the wounds, cleaning them up and applying the ointment to it, mindful of how painful it must be. "I am named after a beautiful flower and yet I am nothing like it" Sakura made the off-handed comment only to glance at Kagome and be pinned with a hard glare that made her wonder if this girl could be related to their Hokage. Shivers raced down the young girl's spine as she waited for something bad to happen to her. "You are beautiful Sakura! Don't compare your beauty to a flower who's blossom only last for a while and its fragrance fades into the wind, your own beauty will last long after you are gone from this world!" Kagome stated before hissing in pain as the ointment made contact with her skin, fist bunching up the sheets as the first few moments caused her so much pain, chest trying not to take in deep breaths of air. "Fuck that hurt" she whispered through clenched teeth but tried to smile at the girl doing her job. "I can get you something to numb the pain if you need it?" Picking up the trashed bandages the girl disposed of them while biting down on her lower lip wondering what she could do for this strange woman. "Actually, green tea would be really great!" A light sheen of sweat could be seen on her forehead as Kagome gave a weak smile, nodding her head she moved out of the room only to be met with the chest of a very annoyed Jiraiya. "Don't make her move a muscle or I will ban you from the hospital!" the threat lingered in the air as she moved out of the room and the male entered, shutting the door in the blonde boy's face. A loud curse was heard on the other side of the door, making the old man snicker before pulling up a seat and looking at the girl.
"What happened?"
"Where is the jewel? You know it isn't safe out there!"
"Don't worry I had Tsunade put a seal on it until you were rested enough to take it back. I remember the story you told me and the long drawn out threats and yada yada yada!" the male stated while waving a hand in the air as if dismissing everything before pinning her down with a hard stare he wanted answers and wanted them now! It was the sigh of defeat that had a smirk spreading over his mouth.
"It was a little while after I sent you back, here, everything had returned to normal but I was wrong, he came for the jewel with a force. The little bastard managed to make a deal with a witch, she managed to cast a spell on me and sealed my powers for a limited time frame, we fought and if it were not for your training he would have killed me faster than I could have blinked. I can't truly remember what happened but when he managed to grab the jewel from my neck there was a flash of light and soon we were inside of the damn thing. There were stories from the slayer's village when Midoriko made the Shikon from her soul as well as the three demons she had been fighting that they were alive within it and that was what gave it, well, its power. And if something were to happen, a wish or anything of that nature then it would draw in that person's soul, we were trapped within the Shikon for what seemed like a day but I truly wonder if it was longer than that. I mean, look at you!" she stated only earning herself another death glare before a knock sounded at the door and Sakura stood with a tray in her hands, smiling while making it obvious she was looking over the female's wounds making sure the old man didn't make her strain again. Along with Sakura, a boy around the same age came with her, blonde hair and blue eyes grinning ear to ear; the air around him constricted as he met stunning eyes of blue from a strange woman on the bed. Naruto froze as he felt the nine-tails try and leak out, the red chakra of the beast running a muck on the poor boy, making Jiraiya and Sakura jump into action never having this problem before, after all, he only lost control when his emotions were too much to take.
A burst of pink light shot itself towards Naruto and before he had a chance to move it smacked him dead center in the chest, they watched as the chakra pulled itself back inside of the boy before he stumbled and his own sight became dark, body slumping to the floor. "Who the fuck sealed a beast inside of that child!" an angry voice of an angry priestess caused Jiraiya to gulp and make a move to leave the room, boy he really hadn't missed her anger.