Disclaimer: I hereby disclaim any rights to Inuyasha and Naruto. They belong to their respective authors.

Chapter 6: Permission

Sitting outside in the garden, Kagome watched Shippo run around like a little child despite being over three hundred. Dusting off her kimono, she held her hand out for Shippo to grasp as they made their way over to the dojo.

'Clash'

Dodge

'Clash'

'Lunge'

Naruto sat on the sidelines with Sasuke Sakura, jaws hanging as they watched their sensei fight with the demon lord. At this point, Kakashi was dripping with sweat, sharigan activated. With three shurikens in hand, he flew them at Sesshomaru, executing a shadow clone jutsu immediately afterwards. Sesshomaru swung Tensaiga to block all three shurikens. Staring at the 20 clones the Jounin conjured up, he gave a smirk that sent chills down everyone's spines.

With his middle and index finger, he slashed through half of the clones with his acid whip from right to left.

"Give up human, if you cannot properly defend her, you are not worthy to be her mate."

"If it means giving my life to protect her, I'll do that." Kakashi said through gritted teeth.

In a flash, Sesshomaru closed the distance between them, slashing him with Tokijin as Shipp and Kagome entered the dojo.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled out as Kagome threw her shoe at Sesshomaru.

A poof caught everyone's attention. Where Kakashi once lay, a wooden practice doll took its place. Kagome held onto Shippo as Kakashi appeared next to her covered in sweat and specks of blood.

"He is... acceptable but needs considerable amounts of training." Sesshomaru stated, which led to hours of training for the silver haired Jounin at the break of dawn.

She sat with the three Genins, plucking at the grass blades in the garden as she watched Rin and Shippo run about. Kakashi spent his days training with Sesshomaru to gain his approval. Although it made her happy, his determination showing how much he wanted to be with her, it'd be nice to have him around while she was visiting home. Once this trip was over, she'd take advantage of all the time she could have with him.

And miss him when he's not there.


Word Count: 350