Yaaay! i finally updated! sorry it took so long! this is a rather long chappie, to me atleast. I don't own Naruto, once again, so back off lawyers, but leave your snipers here! you can never have too many spares... well, arigato to those who have been reading this! bye bye! oh wait, one quick thing, since stars aren't appearing on my fanfic, oddly enough, you might have found some parts of the earlier chapters a lil confusing, so now, i'll either use - - or () to demonstrate ... uh... action?

Chapter 3– Meeting with the team

Kakashi was sweating badly. It wasn't cause he was hot. Oh no. It was cause a certain female had been rambling on about her misfortunes for the past, oh i don't know, THREE HOURS!! It was all about this weird, 'hobo' guy or something, and another thing about this 'dog bitch' inuyasha ... Kakashi'd tried to escape, to no avail... Naruto.. Yes, that's right, NARUTO had seen through every one of his 'excuses'. Why? Because the stupid baka didn't want to be left alone. Now, he's here with this half crazed women, blabbing on about all her misfortunes, a possessive kid who doesn't want to be left alone with her (but hey, who could blame him?.. well.. kakashi can, but.. that's not the point) And he couldn't even read his Icha Icha book!

He'd tried taking it out a few times now. The first few times, the girl would give him a death glare, and then he'd just put it back. After a while, when he tried again, the girl would start awfully loud about something, and intimidate him into putting it back. And heck, when he tried the last time, she'd threatened to purify it! Purify his baby!! Purify the sanctuary where he got some...(shifty eyes) happiness! So now, a dejected ninja... make that two... are following this raven haired girl to who knows where while she complains about Inuyasha and Hobo! It was infuriating...

"Oh right, where should I stay at Naruto-kun?" Glad for the change of subject Kakashi quickly made up an excuse about how he forgot that the Hokage needed to meet him, and how he was late.

Naruto saw right through that one. Kakashi would never care about lateness! He was late for training every time, and for those meetings too! But he supposed he should let the poor man go... I mean honestly, Kagome even threatened to purify his book! Purify it!! Sigh... well... Kakashi's going to owe him for life for having him stay with the girl by himself.

"Oh right Kakashi-sensei!! That meeting with Hokage-obaachan about ... Konohagakure's defence manoeuvres!"

Oh thank you Naruto, THANK YOU! Tears were threatening to fall down the jounin's face as he thanked Naruto silently for helping him. Naruto shot him a look that clearly said, you owe me, for life! As the poor jounin disappeared with a poof in a cloud of smoke.

Kagome eyed the two (where as Kakashi was just a puff of smoke now) suspiciously before giving it up and continuing with her earlier question.

"So Naruto-kun? Where do you propose I stay? I want to stay in a good hotel, nothing too expensive though.. I wouldn't want to make you broke..." Ooooh shit. Naruto was in deep shit now. He was already broke! Who'd imagine the girl's love for ramen was not unlike his own! It was frightening really, the speed she slurped down the ramen in...

"Kagome-san," he began cautiously, he knew he was treading on thin ice.

"I... uh... I'm... broke." Mini gongs rang inside of Kagome's head as the cold realization hit her.

"Oh no... it was the ramen wasn't it?" A small whisper like voice stumbled out of Kagome's usually intimidating voice.

"Uuhhh... yea..."

"Where am I going to go? I'm going to end up like a hobo! Loitering by the streets, begging for money! I'll be covered in–"

"You can crash at my place!" The smile returned to Kagome's face as she eyed Naruto with suspicious, but adorable, puppy eyes.

"Really Naruto-kun? You'd do that? For me?"

"Yea, sure! Why not? It's lonely at my apartment by myself! How about this? You can crash there for the night, and stay at Sakura's tomorrow, or if I get some missions, I can pay for you're stay at some hotel..."

"Oh no, it's okay Naruto, I'm just staying for the day! I'll be leaving tomorrow!" Naruto's smile turned into a small frown.

"You're leaving? Already?"

"Yes, I'm sorry Naruto, I'll really miss you guys though! It's just that I have to get back to Inuyasha and also let my mom know I'm okay!"

"But... wait a minute... by chance, what did you take to get here Kagome-chan?"

"I took the bus silly!" Naruto's face turned pale at the comment.

"Oh... oh.. I see..."

"What's wrong Naruto?"

"It's just that.. Well.. Um... the Konohagakure bus.. It... it sort of... it takes ... a month to get back..."

"NANI??!! oh my GOSH! INUYASHA IS GOING TO KILL ME!!"

Back in feudal era

"Where. The. Hell. Is. She??!!"

Sango winced at the amount of poison and threat laced into Inuyasha's words. She did admit, it was normal for Kagome to be late, but not this late! Heck it was already a few hours after sun down! (She didn't know the exact time this time 'cause in inuyasha's 'bitch rage' he violently destroyed things, which included the only clock Kagome-san had given them, earning a beating from Sango-san and very colourful words.)

"What the #$! Is wrong with the stupid well??!! Why the #$ Isn't it letting me in??!! WHAT THE #$#???!!!"

"Inuyasha-sama, perhaps you should wait a little while longer, I mean, it isn't entirely unplausible that Kagome-chan may be too far away and thus severing your connection with her, and making it impossible for you to go through the well."

Inuyasha stared at him wildly.

"Thus? Unplausible? Severing? Where the hell did you learn these words monk?... no... must not get distracted... I don't care where Kagome is! It's always working! ALWAYS DAMMIT! Where the !$!# can Kagome be??"

Sango yawned. Damn, it was late now, and Inuyasha's little 'talk' seemed to do nothing but make her more sleepy... she paused slightly to look back at what she just thought. What? She was rarely sleepy, since she was always on guard and all, and with Inuyasha's words, she should be awake and alert as ever! And.. Oh.. That grass... that nice, nice, soft, comfy grass! Dammit all! Her thoughts were all jumbled. She slowly fell to the ground, ignoring the shouts of concern from Inuyasha. She turned her head slowly, feeling as though she could only barely move caused by her drowsiness. Beside, she saw, layed the houshi, snoring away into contentment, a perverted smirk played around the edges of his mouth.

Shit. Her head felt like it was loaded up with buckets of shit. Dammit! She used the last bit of her strength to turn her head around and try to look at Inuyasha.

The last thing she saw was Inuyasha's eyes clouded with lust as Kagome-san, no..Kikyo lured him away.

"Noo...Inuyasha" a raspy whisper came from Sango's lips as she fell to the ground unceremoniously, finally drooping off to dreamland.

Back in Konohagakure

Riinnnngg

Dammit!

Riinnnngg

Where the hell where they?

Riiiinn– "Hello, this is the Higurashi residence. Who are you looking for?"

'YES!! Finally!' "Hey mom! It's me, Kagome."

"Honey! Where've you been? We've been worried about you!"

"Mom, this is going to sound really weird but, hojoactuallyditchedmeonadateafterallthosetimesiditchedhimandhnowi'mherebymyselfinthisweirdoplaceandican'tgethomeuntilonemonthlater!" Kagome took a few deep breathes as she finished her prolonged sentence. She could almost here her mom smiling at her childish voice through the phone.

"That's terrible sweetie," Yes, Kagome's mom is probably the only person who could've understood that, apart from Inuyasha... Sigh... Inuyasha...she did miss him so much... though she would never admit it of course, not even to herself for she had convinced herself that Inuyasha would be happier with Kikyo, once kikyo got over that sadistic 'I'm going to hell with you' thing, and she didn't want to hurt herself anymore trying to win Inuyasha's affections. It'd be pouring more oil on an already burning fire.

"But are you okay there? You have enough money right? Do you have any friends there? What's the place called?" Kagome smiled to herself at her mom's 'mother-hen' complection.

"I'm fine mom, I'm with a friend right now, he helped pay for some things..." She held back a giggle as an adorable pout settled on Naruto's cute features.

"The place is called Konohagakure mom." She almost felt her mom visibly stiffen at the name

"..."

"Mom? Are you there? Is everything okay?"

"I.. I'm fine sweetie, so if Inuyasha comes, I'll tell him you're in a bit of trouble, neh?" Kagome smiled. Her mother knew her so well... but she just couldn't shake off the feeling there was something her mother knew about this place, and she wasn't tell Kagome.

"Arigato! Gaa-san..." Her mother stiffened at the term. Kagome rarely used that with her, and if she did, it meant she was bringing up something her mother clearly wasn't ready to talk about.

"What do you know about Konohagakure?"

"They have the most wonderful ramen! I've even been there once! I wonder if the old shops still there... I think it was called 'Ichiraku' ramen or something and also –" Her mom quickly cut herself off, realizing that she let out a valuable piece of information.

"You've been here?" Kagome asked accusingly.

"I.. I... oh look! Souta's home! Bye honey! Good luck in Konoha! -BEEP-" 'It wasn't a mistake she got there,' thought Kagome's mother, 'there's somethings she has to know... sooner or later... no matter what you try to do to hide it from her..' She consoled herself, though knowing that deep inside, she just wanted to bury the past she once had there... but she knew, it was too much... Kagome deserved to know, she was their daughter afterall...

Dammit. I know mom's hiding something. What is it? Could it be... Dad?!

"Kagome-chan? Daijebou (a/n I think, keyword being think, it's 'are you okay?' in japanese)?"

Kagome quickly shook herself out of her thoughts.

"Mm, I'm fine!" She put on a cheery smile and pushed her earlier thoughts into the back of her head.

"Oh, and arigato Naruto-chan for letting me stay at your place tonight!"

"Meh, it was nothing." A blush formed on Naruto's face as Kagome leaned in and gave him a peck on his cheek.

"Hmm, Naruto-kun, don't you have training or something today?"

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH???!!! NANI??!! KUSO!!" Naruto screamed as he
quickly pulled off his pajamas to pull on his trademark yellow jumpsuit. He swore violently at him self. Surprising even Kagome at his knowledge of 'colourful' words.

"Oi, Kagome!"

"Hm?" she turned her head toward him.

"You wanna come for training?"

"Hai!"

Kagome felt multiple sweat drops going down her forehead as she watched the display in front of her with amazement. she didn't think that the famous Uchiha would stoop this low.
"I'm not giving up yet teme!" Sasuke smirked

"We'll see about that dobe."

Kagome frowned. Where the hell was their sensei? This couldn't be healthy for Naruto's eyes. (i'll give you a cookie if you can guess what sasuke and naruto are doing right now ;D)

"T-teme! Just give up already!" Naruto hissed as tears dripped down his bloodshot eyes, thought not daring to blink, for he wanted a victory this time, to impress his Sakura-chan.

"No." Sasuke smirked as a very cute pout settled on Naruto's cheeks, kukuku (evil orichimaru laugh added for affect), he was enjoying this.

"Yo"

"EEEEHHH????!!! EEEEEEEEEEEK!" Naruto blinked in fear when he saw his favourite -coughliarcough- sensei appear in a poof of smoke right infront of him.

"Nani? Kakashi sensei! You're late again, and... and... oh no! KAKASHI-SENSEI! I HATE YOU!!" Kakashi inclined his head a little in surprise. What did he do now?

"I just lost my staring contest with sasuke-teme because you 'poofed' right infront of me." Naruto's anger was heightened when he saw the smirk on sasuke's face. Is it even possible for a smirk to grow up to that size? Is it even called a smirk anymore? He shook his head. Dammit! He was finally going to be able to impress his sakura-chan (not that he even bothered to think that Sakura wouldn't give a damn about a staring contest) and stupid Kakashi-sensei ruined it all!

"Well, don't get your hopes up teme! you only won this time because Kakashi-sensei - he sent an angry glare at the poor man who was sending confused glances at Kagome- interrupted our competition! I will win next time!"

"What ever dobe. I don't even care about those little games of yours. I just did it because I had nothing better to do baka naruto."

Naruto growled, making sasuke's spine tingle as he heard the deep, masculin sound slipping out of Naruto's mouth.

"Besides, Naru-baka, Sakura-chan," venom was laced into his words as the poor girl's name was spit out of his mouth "isn't even here yet."

"Eh?" Naruto suddenly realized that and glanced around in surprise. He was right! Sakura-chan wasn't here yet! He was so heated in their staring competition he didn't even notice that his Sakura-chan wasn't there!

"Where is she?" Sasuke shrugged, not minding much... hell, he was so freaking happy the pink haired fangirl freak was no where to be seen.

Sakura appeared suddenly, right on time, jumping down from a high branch onto the ground in front of them.

Naruto drooled.

Sakura was wearing a short blood red kimono with sakura blossoms all over it. Her hair was tied up in 'Ten-ten style' and she was wearing light pink see-through gloves that went up to her elbow. She wore a pair of pink strapped high heels.

"Ohayo Sasuke-kun!" She blushed, obviously she went to a lot of work just to impress sasuke. Kagome snorted. That girl should really try to preserve her dignity. Didn't she see the looks that sasuke gave Naruto? Sakura sent Naruto a glare before going towards Sasuke while Naruto was oblivious to it all, still drooling while his mind was probably somewhere in lalaland (it's a good place, they have good pancakes!) thinking about some fantasy land involving him and sakura.

Sasuke was pissed off. What the fck? What the fck was so special about that pink slut? Dammit all! Sakura strode over to sasuke in what was supposedly a cat-like fashion, though it made her look slightly crippled. Sasuke snarled in disgust and brushed her hand off as Sakura put it casually on his shoulder.

"You're late. Take that dress off, we're training, don't you know?" He snarled at her, there was enough venom in his words to take out thousands.

Sakura drew back, astonished. Obviously she had been planning to capture Sasuke-kun's heart today with her 'sexy' looks. (Naruto: -cough-slut-cough-)

"Sa-Sasuke kun!" tears filled her eyes as she fell to the ground, as though he had struck her. Kagome felt a pang of sympathy for the girl. It reminded her of herself and Inuyasha. She gave a bitter smile. He had never really loved her like a lover, but only as a sister. She found that out the hard way. They were still friends, but it had always been a bit awkward when the subject of Kikyo had been approached by.

"Sakura-chan! Daijebou?" Sasuke sent sakura another death glare as Naruto went to comfort her. Perhaps others hadn't seen it, but Kagome didn't miss the smirk that passed by Sakura's face as she quickly resumed crying.

Kagome's sympathy for the girl faded in an instant. 'That bitch! She did see the looks Sasuke sent naruto! she was trying to screw them up!"

"H-hai Naruto." She gave a rather loud sniffle which sounded like something close to a snort and buried herself in Naruto's chest and resumed crying.

"Sakura-chan..." Naruto's face resembled something close to a tomato with yellow hair at the moment, and kagome had to stifle a giggle. Sasuke's hand twitched dangerously close to his pouch as naruto put his arms around Sakura and enveloped her in a hug. All this happened while Kakashi was reading his Icha Icha Paradise book. (no one saw him taking it out because they were all rather transfixed by their own little drama with Sakura trying to impress
Sasuke, naruto trying to impress Sakura, Sasuke trying to impress Naruto then kill Sakura or
vice versa, kagome-analyzing the situation with interest)

"Oi, enough with the drama, let's start training." Everyone looked up in surprise, though of course the Uchiha remained as cool as ever, as Kakashi broke them out of their on reveries.

"Hai."

"YATA!"

"..." Three words of yes.. At least supposedly for Sasuke, were spoken together.

"We will start with sparring. Sakura and Naruto, you team up and try to beat Sasuke. Kagome, we'll fight." All four members of the group nodded as the received their information.

'YATA! YATA! YATA! Sakura-chan! I knew we were meant to be! Now I will defeat Sasuke-teme in front of Sakura then she'll love me instead of that stuck up, arrogant prick, Sasuke!' Naruto smiled at himself as his 'plan' was established. So Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura quickly went to the other side of the field.

Kakashi didn't assign this usually, he gave special assignments today because he wanted to see this woman's power (usually Naruto would be with Sasuke since they were the 'eternal rivals of youth' as Gai-sensei so wonderfully put it, and Kakashi himself would be with Sakura since she had noone else to train with). Kakashi had guessed that Naruto may have been exaggerating the story a bit, especially about the bit where he had Kagome by the neck, so he had wanted to see this woman's power with his own eyes.

Kagome and Kakashi both got into a fighting stance. 'Icha Icha!' Inner Kakashi had screamed but he had rejected the idea, since it would be pure suicide if he chose to read his book while fighting her, though the idea did seem tempting, not even a sliver of him would be left by the end of the fight. He was still frightened by the depth of her threat earlier... 'IF YOU DON'T PUT THE DAMNED BOOK AWAY I'LL FREAKING PURIFY IT ALONG WITH YOUR ASS!'... she was a feisty one.

"Lady's first, ne?"

"Then go Kakashi-sensei." Kakashi twitched slightly at the comment. He wasn't really pissed by comments usually, but it's just that it resembled something Iruka had said before...

"Oh right 'gome-chan I had forgotten that you were the man" Kakashi put on his trademark 'upside-down u's' smile as he saw a small vein... wait... multiple small veins twitching at the comment.

"Shut up and go Kakashi."

Kakashi quickly whipped out a few shurikens and threw them at her wanting to see how she would deflect them. Kagome pulled out her katana with amazing speed and blocked the shurikens with a lound 'CLINK' (don't ask why I put 'clink'.. I just.. Felt it fit D) and they fell to the ground, and lay there motionlessly.

Kakashi wanted to see more. To make her use that 'special power' Naruto had described earlier. Even if meant wasting some chakra.

"CHIDORI!" chakra was melded into the form of lightning appeared in Kakashi's hands as he moved at an unreal speed towards his target. Kagome.

Kagome quickly mumbled a few words under her breath and her shield was summoned up again. She hadn't even flinched when chidori had struck her shield, creating what seemed like an outter barrier as the lightning seemed to spread out and surround the barrier. But it could not enter, for the magic of the barrier was stronger than that of chidori's and it sent Kakashi flying backwards where he, like Naruto, disappeared in a could of smoke and in his place, a log.

Kagome growled in frustration. She hated these kinds of 'tricks' they were using! It wasted time and her energy. Also her opponent could see more of her attacks and thus giving them the option of finding their weakness... (she thinks too much Naruto nods with me) wait... that was the whole point of the fight! Kakashi just wanted to see her attacks, this meant nothing to him, perhaps just a show for him. That teme! She'll show him! Kagome smiled discreetly. She would not give him the pleasure of enjoying the show and watching her frustration. Oh no. It was her turn.

Kakashi's eyes grew wide as a string made of blue hakra exited out of Kagome's finger. It twitched slightly it grew in length, this girl was amazing! She could use so much chakra without even flinching! She could most likely surpass Tsunade! As Kagome raised her katana above her head, Kakashi once again drew back in surprise, thinking that he was finally going to see the attack Naruto had told him about that facinated him most 'a blue light cut through the ground in the shape of a cross destroying everything in it's path. It was amazing Kakashi-sensei! Ne, it was even more cool than the chidori and rasengan put together... sugoi... sugoi...". Kagome in one quick motions slashed her katana and cut through the air.

As the sword neared the ground Kakashi leaned forword in anticipation; but almost fell off the branch he was occupying when Kagome swished her sword around in a circle and put it back in it's sheath on her belt. She sat down on the grass, careful not to smear her blood red 'fire-rat's-skin' pants that Inuyasha had made for her. She always bought her miko outfit with her, it made her feel somewhat safer (a/n Kagome wore this especially for this fight, hoping to show off her miko costume xD). She took out her hair-tie (a/n, yes yes, it just suddenly appeared... hush.. It's fanfic magic :P) and tied her hair up in a ponytail. Her sleeves fell back revealing slightly tanned skin, just like the rest of her, which Kakashi had guessed must have come from her training.

Dammit! She was playing with him! Kakashi growled in annoyance, surprised though at the threatening sound coming out of his mouth. She was probably really pissing him off. Oh wait. She is. Kakashi charged at her, holding a separate kunai in each hand, and when he finally got close enough to strike he yelped in surprise when he felt something slicing through his vest and cutting his stomach. He clutched his stomach and staggered backwards as he felt fresh blood oozing from the wound he had received from Kagome. He looked up to see the chakra string that had came out from Kagome's had earlier, dripping with his own blood, making the azure blue brighter than even, if it was even possible. Damn. He cursed himself for his stupidity, he should know better than to act on his emotions! Naruto was rubbing off on him...

Kagome was rather pleased by the cut she gave him. She wasn't fond of the sight of blood, but was pleased by the damage she had given him and with one of the simplest attacks Sesshomaru taught her. Kagome wanted to finish this quickly. She wanted to see Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura's fight. So she decided to give Kakashi the pleasure of seeing one of her most powerful attacks.

"Kiyome no Raikou" She whispered, liking the feel of the words against her lips.

Kakashi quickly transferred some chakra in his feet and jumped just as the words slipped out from Kagome's mouth. He hissed as the force of the jump opened the cut on his stomach further causing fresh blood to drip out.

As he went higher, he stared in amazement as what Naruto had described come true. Once again blue light engulfed the training field in the shape of a cross, purifying all in it's wake.

Kagome lashed out her azure whip at Kakashi, but he had expected the attack. He quickly snatched a kunai from his pouch, thinking that he had successfully blocked the attack. His features were frozen in fear (and his own stupidity for thinking that a kunai could block it) as the whip cut through his kunai, creating another wound on his chest as it smacked him down onto the ground.

Kakashi's arms fluttered helplessly as he dropped onto the ground, eyes wide in shock.

"Kuso..." Kakashi muttered as he closed his eyes, engulfed by blue light.