What Is Love?

Chapter 4

Disclamer:I don't own Naruto.

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Gaara finally got to Ichiraku Ramen and there they were.Hitomi and Naruto were having one of there usual eat-down-the-ramen-before-you-puke battles and Chikara and Sasuke,looking as unemotional as ever.Gaara moved one of the hanging pieces of cloth and sat down.

"Hey,Gaara!",said Naruto,still slurping down ramen as fast as he could.

"Ha!You're not gonna win that way,Naru!",Hitomi shouted,doing the same as Naruto.

"Idiots...",Chikara and Sasuke said together.

They both were slurping down the last of their ramen.

Hitomi finished first.

"Ha!I beat you again Naru!",Hitomi shouted with a concited smirk on her face.

Naruto looked over at Gaara,trying to get over the fact that he just got beat by his girlfriend for the thousandth time.

"What are you doing here,Gaara?",Naruto asked.

"For once you ask a good question,dobe.What are you doing here,Gaara?",Sasuke asked,only a little curious.

"Kaori.Why is she so depressed?It's not like she would have any problems.",Gaara spoke in his usual tone.

"That's what you think.",Hitomi said,a bit of sadness in her eyes.

"There's more to that girl than you think,Gaara.",Chikara told him.

"When Kaori was born,an evil spirit was sealed in her.Not like the Kyuubi or any other demon.",Hitomi explained.

"They say it was the spirit of the Grim Reaper itself.",Chikara said worriedly.

"Her father,the Kurokage,treated her like crap because of it.Her mother had died in child birth having her so he also blamed Kao for killing her,too.She told me that he wanted a boy instead of a girl,anyway.Even though she already had 7 brothers.She started training at the age of 2.Her brothers trained her whenever they had spare time.",Hitomi continued.

"2 is a bit earily,don't cha' think?",Naruto asked.

"It didn't matter to her father.As long as she didn't make any contact with him.",Chikara anwsered.

It began to rain outside,but the five still stayed inside the stand.

Hitomi clenched on to her pants and looked down.She continued.

"On Kaori's third birthday,her father finally snapped and tried to kill her.",Hitomi said with a concerned tone.

Everyone,but Chikara and Hitomi,couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"In the process,6 of her brothers tried to protect her,but all ended up getting killed by their own father.Kaori told us that she ran through out the castle in scearch of somewhere to hide.She said she hide in the attic for 3 days.By then,her father had already ordered that she would be sent to Konoha.",Chikara spoke.

"She was always alone until the Academy.Then she was just picked on by the rest of the kids and hated by everyone else.We were her only friends.",Hitomi said.

"What about that choker with the purple jewel?",Gaara asked.

"Third Hokage had that specially made for her to keep the spirit under control and to hold the souls she has to keep as well.",Hitomi said.

"Souls?!",Naruto shouted.

"Yes,souls.The spirit lives off of souls.If the souls aren't given,the spirit will take control over her body and kill everyone close to her.Then it will kill her after using her body.Afterwards,it would cause chaos where ever it went.",Chikara anwsered.

"Just of having the thought of having to kill to survive...it must drive Kao insane.",Hitomi stated.

"Hold on.6 brothers?I thought she had 7 brothers.What about him?",Sasuke asked,now very curious.

Chikara and Hitomi were both silent for a moment.

Chikara decided to reply and said,"Her last brother was...Kabuto."

"Kabuto?!",Naruto shouted out.

"Yes,Kabuto.Back when Kaori's mother was pregnant with Kabuto,her father had to fight along side Konoha at the Battle of Kikyo's Castle.They had to bring her mother along so no one could attack her while her father was gone.She had Kabuto in the middle of the battle and Kabuto's foster father helped birth him.Kabuto was lost and found by the same person who helped birth him.",Hitomi explained.

"I see.",Sasuke said.

"That anwser all your questions,Gaara?",Chikara asked.

Gaara nodded and got up.

"Where are you going?",Hitomi asked.

"Where does Kaori live?",Gaara asked.

"From here,her apartment is...that way.Then you turn left.From there you'll she her apartment building on the left.Then her apartment is the fourth on the top.",Hitomi said,pointing to the right of the stand.

Gaara started to walk that way,remembering the directions in his head.

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Sorry this chappy took long.School started so it took me awhile to finish it.Hope you enjoyed!

-EmoKunoichiKaori