A New Discovery

by CrimsonFlash

Uzumaki Arashi wants to be accepted as a person, not a title. Riku wants to be accepted as a person, not a monster. When Arashi meets Riku, he feels a kinship with her. But where there is light, there is also darkness. Now complete!

4. Chapter 3: Soyokaze

ARGH! The website won't let me upload anything! Damn it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 3: Soyokaze

It turns out that Kakashi was waiting for Arashi. He was relieved that Arashi returned safely. "Who's this?" Kakashi asked when he noticed Riku. Riku hid behind Arashi.

"This is Riku-chan, our resident "beast"." Arashi replied. "She's from the Soyokaze clan."

"So she is from that clan!" Kakashi exclaimed. He was being rather informal…good it was boring only being called by a title or treated as one. He didn't like it, especially for someone so close as Kakashi. "I suggest we don't mention this to our allies in Hiding-in-Sand."

"Hmm? Why not?" Arashi asked. Riku frowned.

"It seems that the previous Soyokaze heiress was suppose to marry the Kazekage, but eloped with one of our own ninja, Uchiha Akira. But this is just speculation. Uchiha Akira disappeared not long after Soyokaze Risa did. The sand still hold Konoha in contempt for it."

"Riku-chan is only a child, so that can't matter."

"On the contrary, they will try to betroth her to Gaara, the third Kazekage's son."

"What makes you say that?" What does the Soyokaze clan have that the hiding in sand wants? Surely it isn't out of anger that Risa ran away on her fiancée.

"They want someone who can control the power of the One-tailed demon. The only problem is that only the first Hokage's bloodline and the Soyokaze bloodline has the power to do this that we know of." Kakashi replied.

"Then they won't know. Unless, of course, Riku tells them herself." Arashi replied.

"As you wish, sir."

"And here I was hoping that you were going to drop the formality!" Arashi said with a small laugh.

Kakashi laughed in return. "Anything else that I can do for you?"

"No, that's all. Thank you, Kakashi-kun."

"Any time, sir. Glad to have met you, Riku-chan." Kakashi said as he hopped away. Riku was stunned by what he said to her.

"Let's go, Riku-chan, there's someone I'd like you to meet." Arashi told Riku as he began to walk away from the forest.

"O-okay!" Riku replied as she followed Arashi.

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