Chapter 19: Kirakazuka; Dark Obedient

When Sayuri awoke the next morning Sasuke was gone and her bed had been put down so she was no longer sitting up. Yami came in and gave her some breakfast, leaving Sayuri alone with her thoughts. She had dreamt about the Mangekyou again. It had haunted her dreams every time she fell asleep. Sayuri still felt weak but the pain wasn't as bad today.

Sayuri suddenly felt violently sick. She felt a stabbing pain in her stomach again. This attack wasn't as painful as the other ones. The world spun and she called for the nurse. The strain on her stomach from yelling sent another pain through her. Yami entered the room and asked Sayuri what she needed. Sayuri didn't say anything put puked on her covers.

How embarrassing she thought.

Yami had another nurse come in and had Sayuri moved to another bed. Yami took the sheets to go get cleaned and took the bed into another room. At least this attack she didn't pass out again. When Yami entered again she asked if it had been the mark on Sayuri's stomach cause the abrupt sickness. Sayuri said that it was, and Yami said that she had heard about what it was from Kakashi.

"You know for someone so young I'm surprised that you can take all of this," Yami said as she cleaned Sayuri's room.

Sayuri didn't say anything.

"Oh I almost forgot. Your friends are here again, but I can tell them that you're sleeping if you want,"

"No, it's okay," Sayuri said, "Let them in,"

Yami finished up the last of the cleaning and went to go fetch the others. A few minutes later Naruto and Sakura walked in. Sayuri was disappointed to know that Sasuke was not with them.

"Why aren't you guys out training with Kakashi-sensei?" Sayuri asked.

"We haven't had training for five days now," Sakura explained, "He has been busy with something,"

"I brought you some ramen," Naruto said handing her a styrofoam bowl.

Sayuri smiled, "Thank-you Naruto," she said as she took the bowl from his hands and placed it on the table beside her bed, "I'll eat for lunch,"

After Sakura and Naruto left Sayuri was feeling a little better. For the first time since her sister's attack she went to stand up. Slowly she put more and more weight on her feet and stood. Her legs felt weak and she was a little wobbly. Putting her hand on the wall for support she slowly made her way to the door.

Yami came in and gave her a shocked look.

"Sayuri you should not be able to stand and walk yet! Sit back down you don't want to strain yourself,"

Yami walked over to Sayuri and took her arm. Slowly she led Sayuri over to the bed again. Sayuri reluctantly sat back down on the bed.

"You have another visitor," Yami said.

"But Naruto and Sakura just left," Sayuri said, hoping that it would be Sasuke.

"It's Kakashi," Yami said, "He said that it's urgent,"

Sayuri nodded and Yami went to go get Kakashi. She sat there alone for a moment, feeling somewhat disappointed.

"Hello Sayuri-san,"

"Kakashi-sensei,"

Kakashi came in and closed the door behind him. He sat down in the chair next to Sayuri's bed.

"How are you?" Kakashi asked.

"A little better,"

"You are very strong Sayuri. I was surprised that you had regained consciousness so soon after what your sister did to you…"

"So it's true than, she is my sister?"

Kakashi nodded.

"What is going on?"

"Her name is Kirakazuka,"

"I don't understand…I thought that I was the only one,"

"It seems that you are not. Raikou has been lying to you and the Third for quite sometime now. When you were made, there was a mistake. For some reason the power in your first cells was too much and they split. Apparently, out of interest, Raikou kept the other…how shall I say this? Growth? When you two were both mature enough to be taken out of containment a close friend of Raikou smuggled Kirakazuka out of the lab before anyone found out about her. She was taken out into a small cottage in the forest,"

"Kakashi-sensei, she said that she was different from me. She said that she was capable of evil,"

"Yes, she is," Kakashi continued, "Because the cells split there was a problem with her development, shall I say a disability? When she was young she was kind and gentle, but she was not even trained as you were trained. Raikou's friend had bought a household pet, a dog, and that was Kirakazuka's only friend,"

"I don't understand; how did she come to be like she is today?"

"One day she was out in the forest playing with her dog and she came home with a sword. At first letting her keep it seemed harmless, as she only kept it on display. Raikou's partner came to notice a change in Kirakazuka; she had become more distant. She came home one day with her little dog covered in blood and dead in her arms. The sword was stained. She simply lay the dog down and went to her room. It had seemed that she had been sneaking the sword into the forest and her instinct to fight and kill took over her. Since it had been awakened, instead of trained like yours, she could not control it. Ever since that day she was not the kind gentle soul she had always been,"

"That would explain how she had gotten Mangekyou," Sayuri whispered quietly, "She killed the person closest to her, her pet,"

"She also bares the seal of obedience," Kakashi said.

Sayuri nodded. She felt a little relieved that she was not alone after all.

"Is there anyway that she can change?" Sayuri asked.

Kakashi shook his head, "We have come to believe that there is no way of changing her. Because the change occurred so quickly it took over her and she lost any kindness in her heart,"

Sayuri flinched.

"It is fortunate," Kakashi stated, "That you are not the same as your sister, and you have the ability to become who you want to be,"

Sayuri looked up at him, her eyes started to water. He had completely read her thoughts. Kakashi smiled and got up, heading towards the door.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sayuri called.

"Yes Sayuri," Kakashi said as he turned around to face her.

"Um, about my seal," Sayuri placed her hand on her neck reflexively, "Now that Raikou is dead, does the seal not affect me?"

"Based on the records of the seal's creation and intention, the first rule will still be in effect," with that Kakashi left.

Sayuri sighed would she never be able to rid herself of the seal? She felt so helpless. Scared that she might hurt someone in order to benefit her own chances of survival.