. . : Kouseiton'i Kunoichi : . .
Chapter 3 – But My Thoughts You Can't Decode
By twilightotaku
A/N: IMPORTANT GUYS! PLEASE READ! AGES MESSED UP, SO HERE ARE THE CORRECT AGES:
Team Gai (Neji, Tenten, Lee) – 13
Gaara – 12
Temari – 15
Kankuro - 14
Team Seven (Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Kagome) – 12
Kakashi – 17 (in case of kag/Kakashi pairing)
Gai – 21
Sandaime Hokage – 52
Sannin (Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiyia) – 27-29
PLEASE VOTE FOR PAIRINGS!!! CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY 1 VOTE FOR GAARA/KAGOME!
Currently the voting is for:(THIS IS FOR HOW IT WILL START)
Gaara/Kagome : 2(Will start before Chuunin Exams)
Naruto/Kagome:1(Will start in one of the missions)
Neji/Kagome : 0(Training for Chuunin Exams)
Kakashi/Kagome :0(Talk with Hokage and her?)
Sasuke/Kagome:0(First Akatsuki appearance)
Send in reviews for any other choices, but be quick as voting stops on Jan 1 2009!
Before:
"You'll be doing your first mission tomorrow. Be prepared! Meet in front of the Hokage Tower at dawn," with that, he disappeared yet again, leaving Team Seven to stare at a cloud of smoke.
"Ne, Naru-chan! Want to go get some ramen?" Kagome invited, smiling pleasantly at the still gaping members of Team Seven. Hearing the word 'ramen' caused him to get out of his shocked state immediately. "My treat, of course! You guys can come too if you want" she barely even glanced at Sasuke and Sakura, causing them to fume, though for different reasons. Sasuke out of jealousy as he deemed her fit to revive the 'legendary' Uchiha Clan, and Sakura out of anger as she saw Sasuke staring at Kagome what could only be described as longing.
"SUGOI Kagome-chan! That was awesome! Will you train me?" Naruto gushed, happy and excited.
"Why not?" Kagome grinned at him, messing up his hair. "Let's go have ramen now!" Naruto and Kagome walked back to the urban areas, hungry, while Sasuke followed, staring at Kagome, and lastly Sakura, who was staring at Sasuke.
"My, my" a voice in the shadows chuckled. "She grew up quite nicely.. . I wonder what the pressure will do to her when she starts with A-rank missions," smiling perversely, Jiraiyia of the legendary Sannin stared at her, ideas for his newest book gushing into his head faster than the Yellow Flash of Konoha. "Yes, this shall turn out interesting..." he was close to jumping up and down giddily. Nobody could tell whether it was about Team Seven, or his apparent upcoming new book.
Now:
Walking into Ichiraku Ramen, or dance in Kagome's case, Team Seven plopped their tired behinds into a booth, and waited for their designated waiter/waitress to arrive. Sakura ogled Sasuke, who was in turn staring at Kagome, whom was conversing with one ramen-obsessed blonde.
"Ne, Kagome-chan" Naruto poked said person. "When will our first training session be? Will you teach me all those cool jutsus (techniques) you used? Where did you learn those? You beat Kakashi-sensei with them too! I'll need to know them to become a powerful Hokage!" he jumped up and down, excited.
"Don't worry Naruto- all in good time! We have our first mission tomorrow, so maybe after that? I know that all beginner Genins start with D-Rank missions, and they're normally not too tiring. Ne, Naru-kun, if we find Team Gai we can ask them about their missions k? Their still Genin as well, so they probably have more experience than us. Yes I'll teach you a couple of my moves, nobody taught them to me, I made them up!" Kagome replied all in one breath, smiling crookedly at who she considered her best friend.
"Sugoi! You created all those by yourself?!" Naruto stared at her, awed. Sasuke smirked, thinking she was the perfect one to help revive the Uchiha Clan.
The waiter arrived, and they all ordered some well deserved ramen. Just before Naruto was about to start talking about the pros and cons of different types of ramen, Sasuke blurted something out in a very un-Sasuke-like manner.
"Why train him? Why don't you train me instead?" Naruto stopped mid-sentence to glower at his 'rival'.
"She already promised to train me! Why would she want to train you Sasuke-teme (bastard)?!? I mean, I'm the better ninja!" Naruto was going to continue when he was interrupted by a certain pink-haired fan girl.
"Are you crazy baka? Sasuke-kun is the best ninja in Konoha! You just want attention, and since you can't get it from important people you get it from a useless Kunoichi like her! You should just drop out and save us the trouble!" turning her attentions to her less then amorous crush, she blatantly ignored the hurt and angst in Naruto's face. "You can train with me Sasuke-kun! You don't need to compete with that baka- we all know you're better! Besides, wouldn't you like to work with me, the strongest Kunoichi here, than with her?" she spat out the last word in disgust, but the rest of the remark was in a sickening sweet voice.
Sasuke turned his head in disgust, turning his eyes to Kagome, who was comforting Naruto.
"Ne, ne Naru-kun. I promise I'll train you in my jutsus and my weapons, ok? Even Banryuu and Tokijiin and Tessaiga; how's that sound?" she spoke quietly, her hand on his back. Jealously reared its ugly head in Sasuke's mind when Naruto instantly perked up.
"Banryuu and Tessaiga? Really?! And Tokijiin too! Yatte!" he proceeded to hug Kagome, overly happy at the turn of events, though still slightly sad at what the other Kunoichi in their team said.
"What is this...? Banryuu and Tokijiin?" Sasuke asked stiffly, angered by the fact Kagome totally ignored his request.
"Oh! Their Kagome-chan's really cool swords! She has many other weapons, but those are my favourite because they can kill a thousand demons in one strike! Aanndd she's gonna teach me how to use them!" Naruto cut in smugly, thrilled to have something the Uchiha Heir wanted and didn't have.
"Kagome-san! Speaking of weapons, when do I get to see them?" a feminine voice could be heard in the booth directly behind Kagome. Turning, the group saw a girl in a sleeveless Chinese-style top, eagerness shining in her eyes.
"Tenten!" Kagome squealed. She jumped up and embraced what the group deduced as a friend. "How did your mission go? We can go see them after dinner!" both girls turned to introduce her. "Guys, I'd like you to meet my sister figure, Tenten. She's in Team Gai, and is a year ahead of us," she smiled indulgently at Naruto.
"Oh yea! Bushy-brows and Neji's team, right?" he questioned.
"OH! THE BURNING FLAMES OF YOUTH SHINE BRIGHTLY IN YOU TODAY FAIR MAIDEN! WHO, MAY I ASK, ARE YOU?" a figure in a green spandex outfit jumped out, orange leg-warmers on his feet. The most noticeable thing about him was his uni-brow.
"It's not nice to demand somebody's name without introducing yourself" came Kagome's reply, as she understood Naruto's less than admirable 'nick-name' for him.
"ROCK LEE AT YOUR PRESENCE! YOU MAY CALL ME LEE!" he declared, striking a good-guy pose.
"I'm Higurashi Kagome. It's a... pleasure to meet you, Lee," she bowed respectfully, then motioned for them to join Team Seven. "Come eat with us! My treat, of course," at that, Naruto grinned, before calling the waiter over to order even more ramen. "Ne, Tenten, where is Hyuuga-san today?" she enquired, before another youth of 13 popped up, wearing a beige shirt and black ninja shorts.
"Konbanwa (Good Evening) Higurashi-san" he spoke quietly.
"Ne ne, Hyuuga-san, I told you to call me Kagome" she reprimanded, playfully.
"Only if you call me Neji" he bantered on, earning a smile on her face.
Both members of Team Seven and Team Guy stared at the two in shock... Well, Sasuke was staring in jealously, while Sakura was glaring at Kagome.
"H-h-have you guys m-met?" Tenten murmured shakily, shocked that her cold and analytical team mate was bantering with her friend.
"Actually, yes" Kagome grinned cheekily. "We were sparring partners when he still attended the Academy, ne Neji-kun?" she poked his side good-naturedly, as Neji chuckled, causing even more bewildered stares.
The waiter came with the orders, and everybody dug in. When the demand for payment came, Naruto and Sasuke stared at the six-digit number that was circled in red. Kagome barely even looked at it before passing the money to the waiter with a generous tip.
Standing outside, the group walked towards the training area. It was already just past twilight when they reached their destination. Tenten was radiating excitement, while Sasuke was curious as to her weapons and jealous as Neji had his hand on her back.
"Shinkouteki Buki Kakudai Jutsu! (Spiritual Weapon Enlargement Jutsu!)" Kagome called as she took of her entire necklace and laid it on the ground, a single drop of her blood on each charm. There was a mist of a silvery smoke-like substance, before a loud 'pop' could be heard. The mist dissipated, and in its place stood six weapons, each formidable in its own right.
The first was a large sword, twice as large as Kagome. The hilt was half the size of the actual blade, which was shiny metallic silver. The actual hilt itself was covered in bandages in the top part, and in the lower parts was pure black; Kagome introduced it as Banryuu. The second was a large fang like sword that was glittering like no tomorrow. The scabbard hung beside it, black in color, which was called Tessaiga. The third looked like an ordinary katana, and had a red and black hilt; it was introduced as Tokijiin. The fourth, also looked like an ordinary katana, but held a black plain hilt; she told them it was Tenseiga. Last, but certainly not least was a giant beige boomerang which had leather wrappings that covered both ends, probably so she could hold them. She named it as the Hiraikotsu.
Openly staring at her weapons in wonder, Tenten looked like she had died and gone to heaven. She was jumping from weapon to weapon, commenting on each, gazing admiringly at each piece for different points.
After allowing each person to comment and hold (or attempt to hold for the Hiraikotsu), Tenten asked for a demonstration for each weapon, which Kagome neglected, before the encouragement of her friends started getting to her ego.
First, she picked up the boomerang, tossing it into the surrounding forest with ease, which Lee greatly envied as he himself struggled to hold the monstrous boomerang himself. As it returned, they saw that at least a dozen trees were felled.
Next, she exchanged the boomerang for the Tessaiga. Waving it effortlessly, she called out, "Kaze no Kizu (Scars of the Wind/Wind Scar), causing 100 trees to fall.
She then chose Tokijiin, and called out, "Ryouu Doumeihiguyou (Dragon Strike)", and a blue light resounded, causing both teams to squint their eyes. When the light faded, they were shocked to see that again, at least 100 trees were felled.
Taking out Banryuu, she muttered something quietly under her breath, not allowing them to hear. Instantly, a flash of light not unlike the others erupted, and the rest of the clearing was left barren. Both teams stared at her, shocked yet again.
"Guess I went slightly overboard..." she chuckled sheepishly. Looking around, she whipped out Tenseiga, and just as she was about to flick her wrist, Naruto interrupted.
"Ano, Kagome-chan, that was pretty cool, but don't you think it would be better not to blow up the training grounds?" he stared apprehensively at the sword. Kagome chuckled, before motioning for them to just watch. With a flick of her wrist, the entire clearing was filled with a flash, and then when they opened their eyes, the sight that greeted them was astonishing. The clearing was rejuvenated, as if healed.
"Tenseiga is a sword of healing, and can bring back those dead, though only once per person. Tessaiga is a great demon fang that works only if you're protecting somebody. Tokijiin and Banryuu are both demon swords that can cause undeniable havoc if wielded by the wrong person, and Hiraikotsu is a boomerang made of ancient demon bones used for demon exterminating" she spoke of her weapons reverently, as if talking about an ancient artefact. "Well, I hoped you all enjoyed the show!" she changed all her weapons back into charm form, before attaching the necklace back around her neck. "Ja ne (see ya)" she called out as she disappeared.
Neji chuckled blackly at her disappearance, while everybody else looked at him curiously except for Sakura.
"What?" Naruto asked quizzically.
"She's sad, but she chooses not to show it. Those were the weapons of her friends. Though she appeared mysteriously when she was six, she is of the Higurashi Clan. Eleven years ago, a baby girl was born to the head of the Higurashi Clan; not two hours later, a Genin team who was assigned a mission in the Higurashi Compound found the massacred bodies of every single Higurashi. The strange thing was that on each Higurashi's forehead, an odd symbol that resembled a blue fenikkusu (phoenix). Though the Uchiha Clan was massacred not four years later and received massive amounts of publicity, the Higurashi massacre was kept a secret. The Hokage had a team of Chuunin count the bodies, and only one was missing; that of the baby girl. Two years after the Uchiha massacre (aka 6 years after the Higurashi slaughter), a six year old girl was found, and the Hokage took her in; when asked her name, she replied spoke the tabooed name 'Higurashi'. Doubtless, the council was shocked, and demanded proof, which she provided when she showed them her ring, which was a sacred family heirloom only the elders and council knew of. Nobody knows of what happened during the six years she was missing, but only that she met a group of travelers that took her in, than later died and she received their weapons along with a few other items. Most people can't see through her happy facade; nobody can ever decode her thoughts," everybody stared at Neji, surprise clearly written on their faces, either because of the length in which he spoke, or the fact of their new friend's gruesome history.
Sasuke left immediately, seeking her out. She had a history just like his, yet she was not driven on revenge; no, it was as if she forgave the murderers and put on a cheerful happy facade, in the place of the cold distance he himself exuded. Searching, he could not find her, and though determined, he knew he would see her tomorrow at dawn, so he let it go and returned to the Uchiha Mansion.
Meanwhile, a girl in familiar silver and blue clothes could be found on the top of Hokage Mountain. Closing her eyes, she clenched her fists, remembering, the torment, the pain of watching your loved ones dying, though it was a different type of pain. It was the pain of watching someone she knew, but didn't know. It was like she was watching herself in another life, or in a memory long forgotten that came only in brief snippets.
It was true when she told the interrogator that she had no recollection as to who she was except for 'Higurashi', and where she was except for her necklace. Her eyes still closed, she did not sense the presence of a figure hiding in the surrounding forestry staring at her, glee in his eyes. No, she did not sense him, or she would have seen how his bushy white hair shone, or how his face was alight with delight and mischief, scribbling frantically in a small black notebook.
(A/N - Debated on ending it here, but decided not too; I'm adding the little spoof with the cat mission;)
. : The Next Day : .
"Ohayo (Good morning), Kagome Chan!" Naruto greeted joyfully. "Are you ready for our new mission? I'm so excited! I wonder what it'll be... Kuso! (Damn!) We forgot to ask Team Gai what D-Rank missions are like! Oh well, we get to experience it firsthand! Ne, ne Kagome-chan! Aren't you excited? I can't wait! I-" he rambled on, an ever growing smile on his face, his eyes crinkling in happiness.
"SHUT UP BAKA!" pinkie shrieked in a very high-pitched voice. "You're bothering Sasuke-kun and I! You're so stupid! Jeez, baka just shut your mouth! Nobody likes you anyways!" she blathered on, staring lovesick at Sasuke the entire time, which he started twitching to.
Seeing Naruto's crestfallen look, Kagome walked up to him and hugged him, whispering in his ear,"Ne, Naru-kun! I'm really excited for the first mission as well. If you want, we can go have your first training session after, then go for ramen, ok? You can even pick which weapon you want to use first, just smile!" she poked his ribs playfully, causing Sasuke to be even more jealous. He glared at Sakura for causing the dobe (dead last) to be sad, which in turn caused Kagome to comfort him.
"HAI! (yes!) Can we start with Tessaiga? It looks so cool! I want to be like you, Kagome-chan!" he was jumping up and down excitedly. The rest of the day passed by uneventfully, and it was about five hours after dawn when Kakashi showed up.
"Hey guys, I'm-"
"YOU'RE LATE!" came the irate voices of Sakura and Naruto.
"Well, you see, on my way here, a black cat crossed my path, so I had to take the long way, but then I saw-"
"LIAR!" they screamed again. Sweat dropping, Kakashi told them of their plans for today.
"Ok, ok. Today, we'll head to the Hokage's Office and get your first D-Rank Mission. After we complete it, we'll report back, and collect the reward, Then, I have something to show you guys. After that, you'll be free until tomorrow. Are you guys ready?"
"HAI!" came the enthusiastic chorus from Sakura, Naruto, and Kagome. Sasuke merely 'hm-ed' and Kakashi sweat dropped.
This will turn out...quite fascinating, a voice from the shadows thought, oblivious to the suspicious looks he was getting from other civilians. Yes, quite interesting...
A/N: HEY GUYS! I'M SOOOOOOO HAPPY! 17 REVIEWS IN TOTAL! WHEEEEEEEEE~
I'd like to thank all the reviewers, and I've tried to do what you guys have told me to do!
Aashni requested some in depth story about the demise of the Higurashi Clan, which I have kind of put in. Their Kekkai Genkai (bloodline inheritance) will be partially explained in the next chapter, though not much will be given out because it's part of the plot Gaspe!
I would like to thank all the reviewers again, along with killervixen, L'Amandt de Minuit de Gaara, Lilly887787 for voting for pairings! Remember to vote before Jan 1 2009~
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