Bitten Chapter 5

"The black haired man," the wolves chanted gathering around Itachi. He gently touched their heads as he looked around for Kyoko. He was taking a gamble by visiting her in the day time but he could tell that she didn't take his warning as serious as he wanted. She needed to leave that area as soon as possible. The Moon Ceremony was fast approaching and he knew that she could barely control her transformations, as of right now.

"Where is your lady?" Itachi questioned stooping down to the affectionate younger wolves. Although he preferred cats, the wolves were a sweet bunch. He was smothered in affection by the bunch enjoying that another human was willing to get close to them. His face was covered in wolf slobber as he continued to pet the wolves.

"Kyoko, she was sleeping in the caravan last night," the wolves responded. They felt so calm around him; they couldn't believe that Kyoko would dislike this man. He seemed friendly enough and he always approached them with an open palm, not a closed fist. They wanted to ask him questions about how he knew Kyoko and why he only came to visit her recently or why he smelled similar to the little blue shirted one but those questions for another day. The black haired man seemed like he was in a rush.

"I thought that I had sensed you," Kyoko muttered angrily. Why couldn't he leave her alone? Why was he here? She was beginning to believe that she was just seeing things, or that it was genjutsu but his visits were coming too frequent. She was glad that the wolf pack didn't stay too close to the caravan because if they did, a bloody sibling reunion would commence.

"Priestess, you're not taking me too seriously. I need you to come with me," Itachi replied standing up in the pack of wolves. He wiped his face clean of the sticky liquid as he looked deeply in Kyoko's blue eyes. Gazing at the young woman, Itachi had forgotten how beautiful Kyoko was and the pain she held deep within her heart.

"Why would someone like you, care about me?" Kyoko growled. For once she heard the wolf chorus growl at her instead of their intruder. The wolf girl winced at their actions, seeing shiny white teeth and furrowed eyes. How could they further betray her? She gave out a deep growl herself causing the underlings to cower in fear. Kyoko had gone too long without restating her authority. The wolves with their tail between their legs slumped back to Kyoko looking at their new friend with sad pitiful eyes. They really did like the man…and they would do anything to help Kyoko form a relationship with him.

"Kyoko," Itachi sighed. She was so stubborn; he knew that she would learn the hard way. Like before he stretched out his cloaked hand towards the young woman. He could just barely see Kyoko's ears through the two ribbons on the side of her head. They were perked up and intently listening for any possible surprise attacks that Itachi had planned for her.

"What do you want from me?" Kyoko asked. Why was he so intent on having her come with him and by her own free will? If this would have been any normal situation, he would have been able to capture her with ease, but he only stood there with his hand stretched out to her begging her to come with him. He approached her without his Sharingan activated and with a gentle voice.

"You're not safe here, priestess," Itachi replied. The less information she knew the better. If she really knew what was going on, she would have probably ran off. Kakashi had been assigned to look after her, but he didn't even know of the calamity that was coming if she didn't get to the closet shrine.

"You have no right to call me that!" Kyoko snapped angrily. He hated to see her so angry, she was normally so peaceful. He was a criminal now, and Kyoko would always hate him for that. He wanted to see her smile once again like when they were little.

"Okay, my Lady. All I want is your protection and wellbeing," Itachi soothed. He could see the anger welling up inside her. In a matter of days her normal life had been turned upside down and thrown about. The young man could understand why she was angry.

"Like hell! WHEN HAVE YOU EVER CARED ABOUT ME!" Kyoko snapped. Within a matter of seconds she felt his hand covering her mouth. He shushed her quietly rubbing her bottom lip in a loving manner. Oddly enough, Kyoko felt calmed and soothed by his gesture but when she traced his arm up to his face, she was quickly reminded who she was dealing with. Kyoko growled slightly as he took her head in his hands. In an uncharacteristic fashion he moved her head gently from side to side, looking for one tale telling mark. What is he doing? What could he be possibly looking for? Kyoko thought as the wolves looked onward. They wagged their tales slowly watching this seen between their lady and the black haired man. There was something special about him that they felt was important for their lady's love life.

"Why wouldn't anyone care about a sweet little thing like you?" Itachi replied pressing his lips upon hers. She couldn't believe that this was happening; one of the most hated men in the Shinobi world was locking his lips with hers. She was too stunned to push him away as he pulled away from her lips. He looked down at the wolves seeing them wag and nod their heads in agreement. The black haired man must have been the one! Kyoko needed someone and he cared for her. Itachi gave her a soft kiss on the cheek trying to snap her out of her trance.

"Kyoko," Naruto asked curiously, watching her stunned face. She blinked twice shaking her head. Like before, Itachi was gone and she was standing there stunned. It couldn't possibly be genjutsu…I'm almost positive that he was there, and why would he kiss me? Kyoko thought as Naruto approached her. She looked like she had seen a ghost. He always approached her cautiously not knowing what to expect. It almost seemed like she had die standing up.

"Yeah?" she muttered. She definitely was a strange one, and very distracted. He watched her white hair blow in the wind as Kyoko fumbled with her hands. She slowly began to gather her thoughts slowly, taking in a few deep breaths. Kyoko looked down at her hands trying to get away from the gaze of the young man.

"Kakashi-sensei wants to talk with you," Naruto informed. From her downward gaze she looked at him closely once again. She knew that he looked like someone she knew…but who? Naruto looked back at her suspiciously. She was always looking at him with a deep curious stare. What made her so interested in him? For someone of her status, she wouldn't know the demon that he had within him.

"Naruto…what's your last name?" Kyoko asked quietly. She couldn't remember him ever telling her. She gulped quietly, trying to figure out what name he was going to say. Before she left to go on her permanent trip, the young Genin probably would have been alive and young. Kyoko shook the memories away trying to rid herself of her Shinobi past. She shuttered at the thought of returning, there wouldn't be many that would remember her but there would be so many sad memories.

"My name's Naruto Uzumaki! Don't you forget it, because I'm going to be the next Hokage!" Naruto announced boldly. She twitched slightly, No, he couldn't possibly be…but the looks are so similar and the personality. She looked at him even closely now…he couldn't have been his son. Why does she keep staring at me that way? Is there something on my face? Naruto thought looking back at the young songstress.

"Alright, I have faith in you," Kyoko replied with a bow. Now Naruto was more confused than ever, how could she, some popular singer, know about the position of Hokage? Furthermore, why would she have faith in him?

"Wait a minute," Naruto muttered looking up at the woman. She put up a hand to shut him up before he said anymore. Kyoko didn't need him asking questions like Sasuke, although he wasn't as cunning as the Uchiha prodigy.

"You wouldn't be doing your job if you didn't escort me back," Kyoko said quickly. She already knew what Kakashi probably was going to talk to them about. She had been gone for so many years and her knowledge of the village was becoming so suspicious.

"Ahhh, r-right," Naruto replied weakly walking back to the moving caravan with the woman. Kyoko, that name didn't ring any bells, and he certainly didn't remember ever seeing her. She was too unique to just by-pass and look over.

"As you've probably been able to figure out, Kyoko was given a Shinobi upbringing in Konoha. However, she is the high priestess of one of our greatest non-Shinobi allies, and must be protected at all costs. The Third Hokage placed Kyoko here in this singing group for the safety of never being in the same place. Yet with his passing and with the priestess's eighteenth birthday soon approaching we have been given the task of returning her to her home country," Kakashi explained placing his hand on Kyoko's shoulder. He would only reveal those few details about her past and a couple of others, everything else wasn't important. On Kyoko end, she hated that her past was slowly being revealed to these people.

"If you'll excuse me," Kyoko muttered angrily, quickly leaving the area. She could never forgive the evil and tormented souls that killed her people. Kyoko never cared about what Shinobi village they were from, they were all the same to her. They would spread their war and hate to anyone.

"Kakashi-sensei, if she was given a Shinobi upbringing, then why does she hate Shinobi so much?" Sakura piped after Kyoko was gone. There were so many loopholes in Kyoko's story and no one seemed interested in telling them the details.

"I knew that it would come to this. At the age of four, the Fourth Hokage found her outside the village with a broken left arm and almost starved to death. Her appearance was almost savage and it was obvious that Kyoko had been travelling for months. The girl was nursed back to health and eventually told us that her people were killed by Shinobi. Those who escaped were hunted down and killed. If any other remnants of her people are still out there…then they have hidden among our people and adapted," Kakashi explained with a sigh. Truth be told, it was probably a renegade leaf Shinobi team that probably wiped out her people, that or it was coup of some sorts. He had heard a rumor that surrounding tribes and clans helped attack the Kin clan and nearby Yuki Village.

Hope you liked it! The plot deepens, what does Itachi have planned for the priestess?
Leave a review about anything I could add or take out. Just no flames.

~CuteAiboAibo