Need to Help: Sequel to Not All Demons
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Naruto sighed as he, Sakura, Sai and Yamato walked into Konoha after trying to bring back Sasuke. He still wasn't strong enough. Kyuubi was quiet as well, had been since they left Kagome-chan behind a year ago, though he still helped with training.
Everyone in the village had been shocked when he hadn't tried to go out with Sakura since he got back with Jiraiya. The Frog Sannin had honored Naruto's request to stay quiet about the miko since they hadn't been able to take her with them.
The jinchuuriki sighed again but felt Kyuubi perk up inside his cage. Kyuubi? He didn't receive a reply, but he heard a voice calling his name, catching everyone's attention. Who… A figure came into view, long black hair flowing behind her and blue eyes blazing. A grin broke across his face and he ran toward her. "Kagome-chan!"
He caught her in a hug, both of them laughing and ignoring the stares directed at them. Kagome hugged him back, allowing some of her ki to flow into him, relaxing him and connecting with her son. "I missed you!"
Naruto laughed and pulled back. "And I've missed your cooking!" He grinned when she hit him lightly on the arm even though there was a smile on her face. "How did you get here?"
The miko smiled brightly, barely glancing at the people that came up behind him. "Jiraiya-san brought me; he said you were in trouble or something, but it doesn't look like you are." Naruto smiled and looked at the white-haired Sannin leaning against a nearby building, nodding his head in thanks. Jiraiya just grinned back and walked away, thinking about using his student and his girlfriend as the inspiration for his next book.
"Well, I'm not really in trouble, but…" His mood darkened a little and he looked to the side. "We weren't able to bring Sasuke back…"
Kagome put her hand on his shoulder and calmed him again with her ki, smiling softly. "Maybe, but that doesn't mean that you give up." He looked into her kind sapphire eyes, waiting for her to continue. "If there's some good in Kyuubi, there has to be something worth saving in the Uchiha."
The three people behind her friend seemed shocked at her point of view, but Naruto just smiled and nodded. Happy that he wasn't upset anymore, she grabbed his hand. "Now, come on, you look like you haven't eaten all day." He gave a cheer and began dragging her down the streets.
Kagome watched Naruto as he trained. His friends had been wary of her, which irritated Naruto and Kyuubi to no end. Tsunade had welcomed her readily enough, but that was probably because Jiraiya put in a good word for her. She giggled as Naruto sparred with his kage bunshin; he really was a character, but then, so was Shippo.
She saw the team he had come into Konoha with walking onto the training field but didn't do anything; she didn't even know them, so she wouldn't interrupt. Naruto's bunshin continued to spar while he detached himself from them and walked to meet them. Her eyes narrowed as the pink-haired girl began to argue with him angrily, pointing at the miko on occasion.
Kagome looked away, feeling guilty. She had come to try to help Naruto, not cause him to fight with his teammates. Her head shot back up when she heard a loud smack. Naruto's head was tilted to the side and the girl was breathing heavily. Even Naruto's bunshin had stopped sparring to watch now.
With a start, the miko felt Shippo's energy begin rising up furiously. Baka, she thought as she started running over. The two males behind 'Pinky' looked shocked to see her run up and wrap her arms around the now glowing Naruto. "Calm down; she's not worth it."
Sakura opened her mouth to say something, but Sai put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head. The chakre that had been bubbling up around Naruto died down and he sighed, placing a hand over hers. "I'm fine." He held Kagome's hands in place around his neck while staring at Sakura in an indifferent manner that reminded her of their wayward teammate. "You know here to find me if you need me."
He dispelled his bunshin then began to lead Kagome away, leaving his temporary team in shock.
"What made you two so mad?" They were on top of the Yondaime's head, Kagome leaning against her best friend's shoulder.
Naruto sighed and put his arm around her shoulders. "She blamed our failure on me, blah blah blah… the usual, plus an insult to you accented by a slap across the face." The jinchuuriki tried to make it not seem as bad as it had been; he didn't want to her find out what Sakura had said about her, because she was most definitely not a whore using him to get closer to Sasuke.
"Naruto?" He looked down at her, becoming wary the moment he saw the determined look on her face. "I'm coming with you next time you go after Sasuke."
"NANI!?" Everyone in Konoha stopped what they were doing to look up questioningly at the yell. Naruto looked at her as if she had grown a second head, bat wings, claws and a tail while her expression didn't change. "You can't be serious; you'll be killed!" Come on, Kyuubi; give me a had here!
Sorry, Gaki, but if I know, 'Kaa-chan, and I do, she isn't going to back down, no matter what we say.
"I am very serious, Naruto." His eyes focused on her bright sapphire orbs and he could already feel his resolve crumbling. "Sasuke seems to mean a lot to you, and I want to help bring him back." She was able to read the argument he was about to give and countered it before he even opened his mouth. "I'm about to protect myself, you know; I was trained by a taiyoukai."
The jinchuuriki tried to think of something to persuade her out of it, but only ended up resembling a fish. Finally, he sighed and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her onto his lap. "Fine, you can come, but if you get into a situation where you even think that you might get killed, you get out of there, okay?"
She relaxed against him, despite the blush now coloring her cheeks and stared out at Konoha with him. "Hai." The two stayed there for a while longer, just enjoying the sunset and the other's company.
Sasuke stared indifferently at the group before him. Tsunade apparently had approved another retrieval mission and they had managed to find him again. Yamato, Sai, Sakura and Naruto were here again, but there was another girl with them. While the others' eyes were trained on him, hers were focused solely on the orochi-teme at his side.
"It's good to see you again, Sai-kun, Sakura-chan, Naruto-kun." The younger Uchiha felt his fist clench slightly at the familiar suffixes Orochimaru gave to his former teammates. "But you have yet to introduce your newest companion."
Sasuke eyes narrowed fractionally as Naruto tensed and his cerulean blue eyes flashed red. The black-haired girl lifted her head slightly higher and met the Snake Sannin's gaze unflinchingly. "Higurashi Kagome; your executioner."
Before anyone could even comment, she was in front of the snake. Using his moment of shock, she planted her hands on the ground and lifted her legs to deliver a series of kicks to his chest and head. He fell to the ground several yards back and the girl was already half-way back to Naruto, who, Sasuke noted, had a small, proud smile on his face as he watched Kagome work.
The miko pulled out a rosary of sorts and threw it. Her audience could only watch in awe as the beads fell apart and formed and circle about a meter above the ground around the recovering Orochimaru. Kagome placed one hand in front of her in a prayer-like manner and began to chant under her breathe. The beads began to glow and a barrier appeared when the Sannin hissed, trying to get out.
Sasuke watched Kabuto try to attack the girl, but a flow of red chakre flung him away, effectively stopping him. Sharingan eyes turned to Naruto who hadn't seemed to move, but his eyes were now a dark purple.
Kagome finished her chant and open her eyes, watching in morbid fascination as Orochimaru shrieked, turning to dust with the beads in a flash of light.
Sasuke stood still a moment, not letting any of his whirling emotions show on his face as Naruto turned to him with a small, regretful smile on his lips. "Well, what now, Sasuke-teme? Orochimaru is gone, and I doubt that you're strong enough to face Itachi yet." The Uchiha glared lightly at his best friend, but he truly didn't know what to do. He had planned on leaving Orochimaru before he tried to take his body again, but he hadn't planned on anything after that.
Kagome watched the exchange quietly before turning to face the Uchiha. "You know, Sasuke-san, Naruto is getting stronger in Konoha, and from my experience, it's easier to beat an enemy with the help and power of a friend beside you." She read the defenses falling in his eyes and played her last card. "Besides, didn't this Itachi get as strong as he is in Konoha?"
"Hn." She smiled as the Uchiha walked forward to stand beside Naruto. She flitted to the jinchuuriki's side and leaned against him while he unconsciously put an arm around her shoulders and argued with his best friend. She hadn't fought that quickly or used that powerful of a purification spell in a long time, so she was tired out… or was she just rusty? She would have to fix that.
Oh well, it worked. She watched the group interact with Sasuke and smiled. Aniki-sensei was right: I'll always give into that innate need to help others.
AN: There's the sequel, and I love it! XD Thank you all for reading and please leave me a review and maybe a request!
Coming up: Yondaime and Kagome, Deidara and Kagome, Gaara and Kagome, Kiba and Kagome, Shikamaru and Kagome, Sasori and Kagome. Not all of these are actual couples, some of them are just friendship drabbles.
Some of you have asked for a sequel to In The West, and I have two ideas for it, so please vote on them.
1. All of Akatsuki froze as they felt the pure killing intent flooding around them; it was like nothing they had ever felt before. Inside her 'prison', Kagome's head shot up, eyes wide and lips moving in a silent word. "Sesshomaru..."
2. Itachi held Kagome's small body to his as he ran. They were finished; Akatsuki as defeated and scattered. He and a few of the others, namely Tobi, Deidara and Hidan had survived and agreed to meet somewhere, but they didn't know where they wouldn't be caught. Kagome had spoken up then, whispering faintly from having been drained saving them all from Oto. "West... as far West as you can go... follow the sunset..."
Again, please vote and I'll write whichever one wins. I also have a few idea for others, such as a Juugo and Kagome, but I don't know enough about Juugo to really write about him; if you want to tell me about him, please do so I can get the idea on paper before I loose it.