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Chapter 2: Path of a Hunter
The leaves rustled as Sasuke jumped from tree to tree. He and Kin were let out early from school to investigate the recent rise in demon attacks. The two of them decided to split up and head into different directions.
'The life of a hunter…' Sasuke thought as he jumped from one tree to another.
'Is what I'm doing… right…?' Sasuke wondered about the decision he made the day that he and Kin were separated from Orochimaru.
FLASHBACK
'Where… where am I?' Sasuke wondered as he was slowly regaining consciousness.
"Glad you woke up." A figure with a headband covering his left eye said to Sasuke.
"Who are you." Sasuke commanded him more then asked.
"Ugh, what just happened." Kin said as she too was starting to regain consciousness.
Kin looked around her and saw a strange man with silver hair and a headband covering his left eye.
"Who are you?" She asked.
The man just sighed, "Kids these days, they're always very rude." The man said while straightening his headband.
Sasuke crossed his arms, "You going to tell us who you are now?"
The man just lifted up his headband revealing a red eye with three tomoe around the pupil.
'That… that's Sharingan!' Sasuke was shocked by the man's left eye. "How is it that you have Sharingan?"
"Sharingan? Hey isn't that your kekkei genkai Sasuke?" Kin asked him and looked back at the mysterious man.
The man just stood up from the wall he was leaning against, "I was the one that saved you from that demon hunter Momochi Zabuza, I too am a demon hunter."
Sasuke stiffened a bit, "Did you just bring us here to kill us?"
"No actually, I brought you here because I wanted to ask you if you would like to join my demon hunting organization." The man just said.
"Sorry, not interested." Sasuke said without hesitation.
Kin just shook her head.
"Now if you don't let us leave," Sasuke got into a fighting stance, "Then I guess we'll have to force our way out." Sasuke charged at the man and threw a kick at him.
The man just dodged the attack and then pinned Sasuke to the ground and stuck a kunai at his neck.
"Sasuke!" Kin ran towards the man to attack him but he stopped her.
"Don't move or else I'll kill the boy." The man said calmly.
Kin stopped in her tracks and stood still, "Please don't hurt him" She pleaded.
The man looked at Kin for a moment then at Sasuke, "Okay, Sasuke, are you ready to listen to me now?" The man asked.
"What!? How do you know my name?" Sasuke asked him shocked.
"Doesn't my Sharingan answer that question." The man said to him and helped him up from the ground.
"I was a friend of an Uchiha named Obito. Obito saw strength in you when you were just a baby. Before Obito died, he gave me his Sharingan and he also told me to protect you as his last wish." The man explained to Sasuke and Kin.
"So that's why you saved us from Zabuza." Sasuke said to the man blankly.
The man nodded, "I also saved you to get you away from Orochimaru."
"Well, thanks for saving us, but we must be getting back to Orochimaru if you don't mind." Kin just said with a smirk.
"You are not going back to Orochimaru." The man stated blankly.
"Why not?" Kin asked him.
The man pulled his headband down so it would cover his left eye again, "Orochimaru is an evil person, did you feel any joy in killing all those innocents?" The man asked her and Sasuke.
Kin looked down at the ground, "Yes… I think…" She hesitated a bit.
Sasuke just stared at the ground.
"Do you think just killing innocents will revive your clan Sasuke?" The man asked Sasuke, "What you are doing is just a mindless repeat of the Uchiha tragedy." The man said.
Sasuke continued to stare at the ground.
The man sighed, "I'm a hunter because I wanted to make sure something like the death of your clan won't happen again. I need your help in order to make that come true." The man said.
Sasuke looked at the ground for a moment, then looked at the man, "Fine then, I will join you and become a hunter."
The man nodded at Sasuke then looked at Kin. Kin looked at him then nodded, "I too will become a hunter, oh yeah and what's your name now?"
The man chuckled a bit, "Ladies first" He said.
Kin glared at him, "Tsuchi Kin."
"Good, I am Hatake Kakashi." He said…
END FLASHBACK
Sasuke's thoughts were interrupted when he sensed two strong chakra patterns nearby. He ran in the direction of where they were.
'Feels like demons are attacking again.' Sasuke thought as he ran towards the source.
Sakura shot up as she heard her window break. She looked around and saw nothing at first, but then she saw two figures in her room.
"W-who a-are y-you?" She stuttered as she pulled her blankets closer to her.
One of the figures jumped at her and pulled her out of the bed.
"First one…" The figure muttered as it readied it's claw arm to stab Sakura.
Just then another figure came in through the window and hit the figure holding Sakura. Sakura fell down when the figure holding on to her dropped her.
'What is going on here?' Sakura was wondering.
The three mysterious figures were having a brief quarrel in her room when all of a sudden one of them was thrown out the window and then the other two went after it.
Sakura got up quickly and looked out her window. She saw the three figures fighting fiercely.
'Damn they're good' Sasuke thought as he was fighting the two demons before him. He sensed them a while ago and found them inside Sakura's house.
'I hope she didn't see me' Sasuke thought as he dodged a hit from one of the demons.
Sasuke unsheathed his katana and pointed at the demons.
"Identify yourselves." He stated still pointing his katana at both of them.
"Demon brothers…" Both of them said through their masks.
Both of them got into fighting stances and charged at Sasuke, "First one…" both of them muttered again.
Sasuke got on the defensive and tried to watch their movement but they were way too fast for him.
Before he knew it, one of the Demon Brothers hit Sasuke in the stomach and the other hit him in the back.
Sasuke fell down and coughed up blood, "Damn they're strong." Sasuke muttered.
Just then a senbon with a bell on it hit one of the Demon Brothers on the leg.
"It's about time you got here Kin." Sasuke said as he got back up.
Kin pulled on the string attached to the senbon ringing the bell. The bell caused the Demon Brothers to see multiple versions of Sasuke and Kin.
"Too many…" Both of the Demon Brothers said under their masks.
'Here's my chance!' Sasuke ran at them and stabbed one of the Demon Brothers with his katana. The one that got stabbed immediately fell down lifeless.
'Got him!' Sasuke smirked, all of a sudden both of the Demon Brothers disappeared and were replaced by blocks of wood.
"Replacements!?" Kin said frantically. She looked around to see where they were.
All of a sudden Kin was hit from behind by one of the Demon Brothers.
"Kin!" Sasuke ran at the Demon Brother that just attacked Kin but was then hit by the other one.
'They're good.' Sasuke thought. He got back up and swung through his katana at one of them. The katana hit the Demon Brother right in the left shoulder.
The Demon Brother held on to his wound and then ran at Sasuke. Sasuke then performed a series of hand seals.
"Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu!" Sasuke blew fire at the Demon Brother running at him and burned him to crisp.
"Good job Sasuke." Kin said and gave him a thumbs up.
"We're not done yet." Sasuke turned his head and faced the other Demon Brother.
"Die…" The Demon Brother charged at Sasuke and swiped Sasuke with his claw arm. Sasuke barley dodged the attack and was swiped right across the stomach.
Sasuke staggered back and held on to his wound.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Sasuke looked around and saw Sakura running out from the house at him.
'Great, she saw me.' Sasuke thought as he continued to hold on to his wound.
"Sakura look out!" Kin shouted as she jumped on Sakura pulling her to the ground to evade from another attack by the Demon Brother.
"Time to end this!" Sasuke shouted as he performed a series of hand seals.
Electricity was forming on his hand as he finished the hand seals.
"Chidori!" Sasuke ran at the Demon Brother and thrust the ball of electricity into him.
The Demon Brother screamed out in pain and fell to the ground.
Sasuke panted, "That… was…. a… close one…" Sasuke collapsed all of a sudden.
"Oh no Sasuke-kun!" Sakura ran over to Sasuke.
She checked his body and saw the wound that was on his stomach.
"The claws of the Demon Brothers were poisoned." Kin said as she walked up to Sasuke's body.
Kin picked up Sasuke and put his arm around her neck. "I will take him to a hospital as quickly as possible," Kin began too walk away with Sasuke hanging on to her unconscious.
"Let me come too, I want to make sure he's okay." Sakura asked.
Kin held her hand out stopping Sakura. "He'll be alright, don't worry." With that Kin continued walking away.
"Hmm, his wounds seem dangerous." Kakashi said as he examined Sasuke's wounds.
"Will he be okay?" Kin asked as she held on to Sasuke's hand.
"He will be fine, the antidote should be taking effect already, but his wounds will take a while to heal." Kakashi said while taking out his Icha Icha Paradise book.
"I trust you'll take care of him, right?" Kakashi said to Kin as he lifted his head up from his book.
"Oh, hai." Kin said nodding at him.
"Good," Kakashi got up from his seat, "I'll be heading out then." Kakashi walked out of the room leaving Kin and Sasuke in the room.
Kin looked at Sasuke as he slept peacefully. She moved some hair that was in his face away.
"See you in the morning Sasuke." She smiled at his sleeping face and stood up and left the room.
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