Title: Raiton Kage

Author: FairyTails13

Disclaimer: I own nothing…but the plot.

Rating: M

Summery: Kagome never met her father, but what if that was because he was from a different world, from the Naruto Universe. What if Kagome's father was the Konoha White Fang?

Warnings: Naruto x-over

Parings: Sesshomaru/Kagome, Itachi/??, Kakashi/Iruka, Gaara/ Naruto, Lee/Sakura, Shippo/Hinata, Sasuke/??, Asuma/Kurenai

Spoilers: If you aren't up to date (I am to Sasuke going to get the eight tailed demon) then go Google 'Naruto Manga Returns'

Key:

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Beta: Jade Aislin

A/n: All chapters are being Beta'ed, and this will not be updated until my beta is done up to the chapter I am currently working on.

Itachi – 11

Kagome-19

(They are going to end up with a Sister/brother relationship)

Enjoy the now beta'ed Raiton Kage~!

Chapter: Kindness Unknown

Sitting in the corner of the small hut, Itachi watched the other shinobi as she cooked two fat rabbits she had hunted down a little after they got back to the hut. He hadn't spoken at all since they had gotten back, and she seemed to sense that he didn't want to, he had too much on his mind to talk.

The ANBU captain could barely remember what had happened in the fight against his ancestor before he was thrown into this different world, and what he did remember, he wanted to forget.

He had been off on a mission with his team, out in Rain country, and they had finished the assassination and were getting ready to get home; that is, until he noticed his team didn't seem to notice him giving them orders. He was shocked when he realized that they were under a powerful genjutsu and he hadn't even noticed it being placed. The eleven year old had stopped and sent out his senses and tried to use his Sharingan to locate the person fooling with his team.

His team had forgotten him completely to his dismay and even after he had attacked them they didn't even react, it was like he wasn't even there. That's when an evil laughter sounded off. Itachi couldn't remember when the fight between him and the older Uchiha started, but he remembered the worst parts of the battle.

He remembered using his last weapon in a failed attack, he remembered his wrists being broken so that he could no longer use jutsu, he remembered being put under a Genjutsu that revealed to him just what the other Uchiha was going to do to the rest of their clan.

He remembered another man with red hair and swirling eyes coming out of nowhere with a black cloak with red clouds on it. He remembered the man taking what was left of his chakra. He remembered the man putting that chakra into a dead body. Itachi remembered watching as that body became him and hadn't been able to do a thing about it.

He remembered as that clone shoved a blade into his gut on the orders from the red haired man after taking his ANBU mask. The mask would be the only thing that could not be replicated, its unique signature impossible to copy. Then he barely remembered as he started to glow, to the shock of his enemies. Then the ANBU captain remembered nothing.

He shivered at the thoughts of what was going to happen to his clan, his little brother. Madara was going to kill every one with the 'Itachi' clone putting all the blame on said clone to make him a missing-nin. Madara was going to make sure his little brother hated him, and was going to make sure it was going to become Sasuke's goal in life to kill the clone that was his brother.

It made the hard hearted shinobi want to cry. He loved his brother above any other member of his family, and to know the pain his memory was going to have on his brother made him wish the other Shinobi had let him die when she found him.

"Are you alright ANBU-sama?"

Itachi jerked his head up to look at worried grey eyes. It shocked him to see the worry there; no one had ever worried over him. They just demanded what they needed of him, not caring about his emotions, his feelings. He looked back to the floor, not really sure what to say to her, "Hn."

Kagome's browns knitted together at his answer, knowing Inuyasha and Sesshomaru too well to not be able to translate his answer. With a sigh, she looked down at the fire before her, "You're remembering the fight, aren't you?"

She could feel his eyes on her again, but she ignored it in favor of talking, "I know you will probably not tell me what happened. I can respect that." She looked up at him and smiled sadly, "I will be here for you however. Even if you don't want it, I am claiming you as my ward in this world."

His eyes widened at her, most likely in shock, "Why?"

"You know nothing of this world; I can help you with that." She paused, as if getting ready to explain something, "This world is a dangerous place because of the demons. You could say in the way of power they are all B-class or up. Though, most are too blind because of their inner beast or blood lust to think intelligently. This makes them unpredictable at times and incredibly stupid to the point of ranking below D.

"It is worse however, when you face an S-rank demon; they only got that way because they can control their beast and blood lust. Their speed and power is unrivaled and has nearly killed me on many occasions; they are the demons that command respect and fear. They are the Taiyoukai."

Itachi knew after her short explanation that there was no way he could survive on his own, at least not until he gained more knowledge on the different demons so he could defeat them. Still, her wanting to protect him, even claiming him as her ward confused him, "Why are you telling me all this? You don't even know my name yet."

The kunoichi shrugged her shoulders, "It is in my nature to give everyone a chance. This may interfere with my shinobi side, but I am also a miko."

This, again, made Itachi's eyes widen. He had heard of miko or shrine priestesses and the myth of their power to purify demons or anything impure; but in his world it was just that, a myth. This made him think, in his world there were hardly any demons, so no need for miko or other pure figures; but in this world of demons, was myth more than fiction and instead fact.

Itachi finally spoke, "A shrine priestess?"

She smiled at him, but he noticed it did not reach her eyes, "Hai. You saw my lightning earlier?"

He nodded, waiting for her to explain, "It was pink."

The miko took the rabbit meat out of the fire and set it aside to cool down, "Pink is the color of my miko chakra. I have two systems, my regular blue chakra, and my pink miko chakra. That jutsu was one I have been working on creating that mixed my mastery with lightning and my mastery with my miko chakra."

Still more questions raised in Itachi's mind, "Why did you form it into a bow and arrow? Wouldn't it be better in a different form?"

The female shinobi shrugged her shoulders again, "The primary weapon for a miko is the long bow, and this influenced Hunter's Bow and Arrow. I no longer use the long bow, but can still use it when I need to. The thrill of pulling the string tight and releasing an arrow has never left me and I cannot ignore that thrill."

He didn't understand her thrill of using a particular weapon as he was a jack-of-all-trades when it came to weapons, but released the thought. He wanted to know more about the land he was in, but he had already spoken more now than he ever had in one sitting. He hoped she would bring that up.

Itachi was brought out of his thoughts when suddenly one of the rabbits was laid in front of him; he looked up at her with shock as a small glass of water was also presented. When had she gotten up?

She smirked at him, "What? You thought I was going to eat both of them? You are my ward, remember."

She went back to her seat next to the fire and started to pick at her own rabbit. He just stared at her until she looked back up at him with a raised eye brow, "I didn't poison it."

He knew that, but he was still in shock. After Kagome went back to eating, he finally reached out a hand and worked on pulling apart the meat. They ate in silence, something Itachi was glad for. It took them only half an hour to pick all the meat off their smoked rabbits; they were hungry, but they both wanted it to last.

When finished, they tossed all the leftovers in the fire which crackled and popped at the new material, licking it until it was all but ash. They sat in silence for a moment more before the kunoichi finally spoke up, "I'll make a deal with you ANBU-sama." He looked up at her at this, "I'll tell you about the lands around us if you become my traveling companion, it gets lonely traveling on my own."

"Why are you traveling on your own then?" He raised an eye brow at her, his eyes emotionless as ever.

She leaned back on her hands, pulling one leg up while the other one sat under the opening created, "I'm gathering allies for a battle that has been foreshadowed to occur. My allies are also traveling the lands, searching for anyone who sees our enemy in the same light."

More questions bubbled up in Itachi's mind at her answer; but he didn't ask, hoping she would answer the unasked. He debated on leaving her as soon as he was well enough to protect himself, but one can only go so far with no weapons or even proper clothing. All he currently wore was his pants and knee high ANBU boots; oh his unwanted fan girls would be drooling at the sight of him. He inwardly cringed at that thought.

Over his shoulders he wore the kunoichi's black cloak, to keep him from getting too cold. He needed her help. There was no way around it, "I will travel with you, and you have my alliance."

She smiled brightly at him, "But you don't even know my enemy…"

He just stared at her and her eyes widened in understanding, "Right. We are currently in Feudal era Japan; the land is cut up in five countries, four for each cardinal direction and one central territory that is not led by any official demon lord. There are four Cardinal Lords for each of the surrounding lands, they are the Taiyoukai, and have the power over their lands much like a Kage has over their respective Hidden village.

"The Taiyoukai is truly only the ruler over the demons in their lands, but in recent years the Taiyoukai have begun to care more about the humans that have settled on to their lands. For a village in one land to be attacked by another is a call for battle, usually personal and bloody.

"To the east is the Wolf Taiyoukai, to the west is the Dog Taiyoukai, to the south is the Cat Taiyoukai and to the north is the Dragon Taiyoukai. While they have fought numerous times over the years in very bloody wars, they have come together to defeat one common enemy, Naraku.

"Naraku is my enemy; I have personally fought him several times. He is a sly and evil hanyou who manipulates those under him and will do anything in his power to get what he wants."

Kagome paused for a moment and pulled something out from under her white top. Itachi eyed what appeared to be a pink jewel broken in half with a small amount of interest, "This is the Shikon no Tama or what I have managed to gather after I shattered it to pieces on accident four years ago. This jewel, even a shard of it, can grant a demon's power increased ten-fold.

"I am its protector, and this naturally makes me Naraku's enemy as this is what he wants, above all. I have this half, and he has collected the other half, so a final battle could happen any day really. That is why we gather allies. Do you still want to get involved with this?"

He considered all this, and after a moment he finally spoke, "I have no other choice Miko-san. I am in a world not my own, lost when it comes to what is happening around me. And from the sound of this Naraku, I will end up in his evil grace whether I want to or not."

The miko seemed very pleased with this, her eyes shining with happiness, "Okay, good to hear. Currently we are in the Western Lands, very close to the palace of the Inu Taiyoukai. I believe that will be our first stop."

Itachi gave her a look. Didn't she just say that the Taiyoukai were not to be messed with?

She smirked at the look, "Like the hidden villages, each land's Taiyoukai has their own symbol, usually the royal mark on their forehead. The Eastern Wolf Lord's is a bright yellow starburst; the Southern Cat Lord's is a black, six pointed star; the Northern Dragon Lord's is a green, hallow triangle pointing downward. And finally the Western Inu Lord's is a blue crescent moon."

With that last part she turned slightly, showing him the large blue crescent moon on her back. His eyes widened, "The Western Taiyoukai is your lord."

Kagome nodded, "Hai, Sesshomaru-sama has adopted me into his royal clan in a way. I have his protection and he has my alliance. He is also the one who taught me with the sword," she winced as a memory, "He makes for a very brutal sensei."

The Uchiha could not help but be in awe of her; after what she just told him, her alliance with the Taiyoukai had to say something for her strength.

"While we are at the palace," She grabbed his attention, "I can get the royal tailor to make you a new ANBU uniform if you like. We can also get you more weapons as well as Sesshomaru's blessing."

Itachi could barely believe his ears; he didn't want to trust her, but for some reason unknown to him, he did, "Why are you doing all this for me? You don't know me."

Kagome stood up, stretching as a yawn escaped her mouth, "You are a connection ANBU-sama, my connection to the brother and father I never got to know, the village I would love to call home. Besides," she smirked, "It'd be nice to spar with someone who can use jutsu."

The black eyed youth raised an eye brow at her, not really sure what else to do or how to take this all in. Her kindness was new to the eleven year old; it felt odd to be treated in such a manner by someone who didn't know him, his legacy or even his name. He snorted sarcastically to himself, 'Maybe that is why, she wouldn't trust me so much if she knew.'

Kagome's soft voice interrupted his thoughts, "I'm going to scout the area, make sure no one sprang any of my traps. You need to rest, I'll be right back."

Itachi found himself nodding, leaning back against the wall behind him. She smiled at him then looked outside, his eyes fallowed hers. Outside the noon sun was making its way to its peak in the sky. The ANBU captain estimated that it was almost eight, 'Where did time go?'

!!!!

It was nearing night time again and Itachi waited patiently as Kagome's glowing green hands waved over his form, giving him a check up that would determine if they would start traveling the next day. After a minute or two she leaned back and nodded, satisfied that he had healed enough to travel, "You shouldn't tax your chakra just yet as it hasn't fully restored yet, but you are free to check out."

He gave her a look, still getting used to her odd humor after having to deal with it all day when she got back. She only smirked back at him, her eyes twinkling with mirth. When he spoke it was in monotone, not that it seemed to bug her, "When did I get to check in?"

She fell back on her bottom, a fit of giggles leaving her mouth; his eye brow twitched, what was so funny?

When she finally calmed down, she held her hand over her chest, a smile wide across her face, "My, and here I thought you would just give me a one syllable answer. I haven't laughed like that in months."

"Hn."

She stood, "Yup, just like that. I hope you know I have learned how to translate those answers as for the first five months of my training that's all Sesshomaru-sama would say when not explaining something."

He rolled his eyes and looked at the fire not far behind her, "Hn."

He heard her giggle a little more before he heard her soft foot falls in the direction of the door. He turned his head to watch as she sat down and posted herself in the door way just as he had seen her doing when he had woken up, short sword once again across her chest, ready to spring into attack mode.

They sat in the dying light of the fire for what seemed like hours before Itachi laid down on his makeshift bed, his side facing the door and Kagome. The whole day she had fussed over him like he was her little brother or something, it annoyed him a little, at first. And yet he would not let himself like it, he couldn't. Even in this world, he had a high chance of dying, just like in the world of shinobi.

The young assassin's dark thoughts were cut off by a soft humming. It took him a moment to realize it was coming from Kagome as she stared out at the small sliver of moon that glowed silver in the night. He allowed himself to imagine her being a princess in the moon light with the way it made her glow silver, her grey eyes shining. He started to drift off when she started to sing, her voice lulling him into darkness.

"See the devil on the doorstep now, my oh my
Telling everybody oh just how to live their lives
Sliding down the information highway
Buying in just like a bunch of fools
Time is ticking and we can't go back, my oh my

What about the world today
What about the place that we call home
We've never been so many
And we've never been so alone

You keep watching from your picket fence
You keep talking but it makes no sense
You say we're not responsible
But we are, we are
You wash your hands and come out clean
Fail to recognize the enemies within
You say we're not responsible
But we are, we are, we are, we are

One step forward making two steps back, my oh my
Riding piggy on the bad boys back for life
Lining up for the grand illusion
No answers for no questions asked
Lining up for the execution
Without knowing why

It's all about power then
Take control
Breaking the rule
Breaking the soul
They suck us dry till there's nothing left
My oh my, my oh my

What about the world today
What about the place that we call home
We've never been so many
And we've never been so alone....

So alone…"

Kagome looked over at her ward -whose name she had yet to learn- as she finished. She continues to hum the tune in her head, watching him sleep. She smiled to herself, knowing that if she had not sung he would be up all night, restless and forever alert. She had found out that he was eleven during the day.

She had been appalled that someone so young would already have so much blood on their hands. No one deserved to lose their innocence so early on. But then she had to remember that Konoha had probably been at war when he was very young, and given that he was already an ANBU, he would have had to progress up the ranks starting at a young age.

If she ever met the Hokage, she would have a word with him about the age limit to becoming a genin. Of course, she also grew up in a manner that she didn't see death until she was four years older than the young Leaf-nin she had claimed as her ward. and probably wouldn't have if she had never fallen down the well.

But still, everyone needed a childhood. Something she could tell had been taken from her ward, something he needed but would never have asked for. He was a weapon; she saw it in his eyes when she had been kind to him. She guessed that he never really got to make friends and be careless. Those things would only have gotten him killed.

Maybe now, when she wasn't fighting demons she could give him a little of that childhood. If she didn't start soon, he would be forever damned to become a heartless monster, trained to kill and cause pain, nothing else. She would change that, for true strength comes in the form of people to protect, people precious to him. It could not be found alone.

She knew she would have to show him how, but he would have to do the rest. She would show him kindness and love; show him that it does not create a weakness. It was true that someone you care about can be used against you, to cause you pain. But a strong person will know that that pain can, in turn, be used against the enemy. It was a waste to let a loved one's death be in vain.

She would try her hardest to give him hope, like she had done for so many others.

TBC

A/n: The song is 'We Are', by Ana Johnsson, a personal favorite of mine. I didn't use all of the lyrics, however, that would have been a bit too long, and it repeats a lot of what is already said.

In my fic, the real Itachi was replaced with a clone when he was 11, the age he is said to have joined Akatsuki. In the shinobi world, Itachi (clone) is going to kill his clan in two years. That is the only difference between the true story line and my fic, up to the chunin exams; in seven years.

Next chapter: Itachi meets Sesshomaru and gets new clothes after fighting his first demon under the careful watch of Kagome. She will learn his name finally (she respected the fact that ANBU are not suppose to reveal their identity to anyone out of Konoha) and she sees why he is at the rank he is at.

Anyway, Thanks for reading,

Please excuse my grammar,

FT