DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Oh, my goodness, how long has it been? Sorry about the super long delay. I've been seriously busy with schoolwork and break dancing and stuff like that. But hey, now I'm back. For a bit at least. Anyways…shall we continue? I think we should continue…:]

Chapter 5: Ugly Reflection Jutsu Gone Wrong

A breeze blew by, carrying leaves as it left the valley.

"Yokotoro…go and prepare for the next step in our plan. I will wait here for the child…"

"Uh…Y-yes, my lord."

Lord Saiyon furrowed his brows. He crossed his arms while he paced around the hospital room.

He suddenly halted and barked, "Daisuke! How much longer do we have before the poison completely takes over Taoru's body?"

Daisuke hurriedly diagnosed Taoru's body again, the green glow searching for the answer. His face was covered in nervous sweat.

"He has…five days, at best…"

Chiyo gasped. She tried keeping her tears in, the lump growing larger and larger in her throat. The struggle was seen on her face.

Lord Saiyon growled. Daisuke cursed under his breath.

"Where is Kagami? And Roji?" Saiyon questioned.

None of the children knew.

"Chiyo! Go with other ninja and get them to come here, quickly! Daisuke, I want you to gather up the best of our medical ninja. We're going to find a cure for him!"

"Yes, father!" Chiyo croaked, the lump still in her throat. She rushed out the door. No one but Taoru saw the single tear that fell from her face.

"Yes, father!" Daisuke replied, worry and determination in his eyes. He, too, hurried out the door, running the other way down the hall.

Kagami formed hand signs, dashing into a summoned mirror.

Hmm…where is Yokotoro-sensei…it's been about fifteen minutes. I hope I don't run into him while he's doing his "business"…

Within the dimension, she saw the back of a figure at about the same spot where she left her sensei.

Oh! That must be him…I wonder if he's doing his "business" in the middle of the road?…Well, this time I think I'll pop out from behind him….

She grinned…maliciously.

And I'll use my Ugly Reflection jutsu!

She practiced an evil laugh inside her head.

MUAHAHA!

More hand signs. Kagami hopped out of her mirror, appeared behind her sensei, and performed another set of hand signs.

"UGLY REFLETION JUTSU!"

As the figure turned around, Kagami threw her head back and executed her evil laugh.

"MUAHAHAHAHA! Take that, Yoko-"

"Well what have we here?"

Kagami shrieked. This was the first time, ever, her jutsu actually worked. Physically. In front of her very own eyes.

"OH MY….! Sensei…Your hair grew so long! And changed it from brown to black! And your eyes! They turned into a puke yellow!"

The man, who Kagami thought to be Yokotoro, growled.

"And your skin, sensei! It turned so WHITE! In the name of the wolf that's inside of me that I don't even know what it can do…sensei…YOU'RE UGLY!"

Kagami's eyes shined. It worked!

Instant anger burned in the man's "puke yellow" eyes.

"So…so…SO! YOU are the foolish child I've been searching for, along with your brothers and sister! YOU are the one, who's supposed to have the most potential! YOU! With the foolish attitude and big mouth! You. Are. Kagami Watanabe!"

The man angrily pulled out a small photograph of a young, white-haired girl with blue eyes. He compared the girl in the picture, with the girl standing in front of him. Then, he cooled down.

Meanwhile, Kagami stared in horror at the man. Her Ugly Reflection Jutsu did not work as she thought it did. But worse, just who was he? And where was Yokotoro-sensei?

Thoughts spun around her head too quickly. She couldn't comprehend the situation whatsoever.

"Um…I…Uh…Yes. How…How do you know my name? What…What are you doing here? Just who are you? What's your name? Where's Yokotoro-sensei? Why are you so UGLY?

The man growled again.

"Well, if you really must know, first, I am-"

"YES! I do want to know! That's why I asked you in the first place!" Kagami spoke, matter-of-factly.

The man growled louder and more frustrated.

"FOOLISH CHILD! I AM-"

"KAGAMI! Kagami! Are you here?"

Chiyo's voice and others were heard from afar.

He sighed. How many times did he have to be interrupted?

"I suppose now isn't the time for you to know who I am. Fortunately for me, I already know who all of you are. But unfortunately, I must go because you have some company coming along. Until next time, Kagami."

The man cackled a laugh, more evil than any laugh Kagami could make, and stuck out a disgustingly long tongue that was probably long enough to wrap around his whole "ugly" face.

And with a "poof" he was gone. Nothing remained except a drifting white smoke.

Among the pool of thoughts she had in her head, Kagami spoke out a few that needed to be spoken.

"First of all…he didn't tell me squat about himself. Second, I can make myself disappear way better than that. I don't leave smoke behind. What kind of a ninja leaves traces of himself after he disappears? Third, how can a person have a freakishly long tongue like that?"

Then all humor left her.

What…is going on?

Chiyo and two adult ninja appeared next to Kagami. Chiyo was the first to speak.

"Kagami! Father needs us at the hospital, now!"

Kagami blinked. "Chiyo…"

"I need to find Roji, too! Please hurry, I'll see you back at the hospital!"

Chiyo and the other ninja left as quickly as they came.

Kagami stood alone on the dirt road. So many things were spontaneously happening out of nowhere.

What is going on?…

The valley wind blew.

Kind of a dramatic ending there…Kind of…I wanted to end the chapter the same way it began, haha!

Anyways, hope you liked it. It's been awhile so it took a bit for me to refamiliarize (is that even a word?) myself with the story.

I hope I have time to continue it, it's really fun and enjoyable for me to write stories for others to read.

SO! Until next time! Ciao!