She to He

Summary: Who would have thought that an elder woman could cause your life to do a complete 180? Kagome was just an ordinary girl...well, maybe normal isn't the right word, but...this has nothing to do with her odd trips down the well. This is a story about one run in that turned her life into an odd...romance.?.? Kagome/Gaara.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Naruto

Rated: M (Excessive Violence) (Excessive Sexual Themes) (Mild Language) (Medium Blood and Gore)

Disclaimer: Do you really have to ask? No I don't own InuYasha or Naruto.

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Chapter IV

Akatsuki Attack!

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(Year 2002, Modern Era, Konoha)

(6 days after the spar with Neji)

Tsunade looked over the papers in front of her. After managing to finish all of the piles until only one pile remained...the one on her desk. "Hm, Shizune!" She called out.

Shizune came running in with another pile of papers. "Yes Lady Tsunade?"

"Prepare a place for the Kazekage and his brother and sister." Shizune nodded. "Oh, and Shizune..." Shizune turned back to her after placing the pile down.

"Yes?"

"I'm going to be busy today, so take care of this mess for me, okay."

Shizune gapped at Tsunade as she walked past her and left the paperwork for her to do. "WAHHH! LADY TSUNADE! HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL?"

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Kagome was sleeping in, having been helping the villagers out of boredom she had worn herself out. So far asleep she didn't hear the tapping at her window.

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"Shiko, he isn't waking up, let's go."

"..." Shiko turned sad eyes onto Neji. He twitched in slight irritation before sighing.

"How about I teach you a few beginning Ninjutsu's and we'll try back later." Shiko smiled brightly and nodded before following after Neji.

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Sad to say, they didn't get to try again. Hinata had come by to watch them when it happened. The village of Konoha had been attacked. Neji told Hinata to take Shiko to Kagome's place and wake him up. Shiko led the way since Hinata had yet to meet the boy who seemed to leave good impressions everywhere he went.

A couple loud bangs on the door and Kagome had finally answered.

"Shiko? Shiko, what's wrong?"

"It's the village, it's under attack. Men in black cloaks with red clouds on them are attacking. Neji sent me and Hinata here to wake you up." Kagome nodded and quickly got dressed.

"Miss Hinata, if you will gather all of the children and bring them to the medical ward that would be a great help."

"What? It-it's n-not safe there."

"Not yet it isn't your right." Kagome closed her eyes and a pink barrier formed around her entire apartment complex. Hinata stared in surprise before a determined look shadowed over her eyes.

"Shiko, I have a job for you too." He looked up in question.

"What?"

"I want you to put this on and head over to the recovery ward. That entire building should be protected if the jewel is inside the building. Now go, both of you!" They nodded and took off. Kagome had no weapons aside from her bow and arrows and she wasn't about to go archer on a bunch of ninja's.

"I suppose I could fight like Sesshoumaru. That ought to be interesting." She took off outside and towards the fight. She could see four figures with the cloaks described by Shiko.

"KAGOME, OVER HERE!" She looked to her left to see Neji running towards her.

"Neji, what happened?"

"Akatsuki decided to attack. Itachi, Deidara, Sasori and Kisame are all here."

"Alright, I'll take this one down. He seems to be doing the most damage with those bombs of his."

"Got it, I'll head after Itachi then."

"Be careful Neji!"

He nodded to the boy he had quickly befriended and made into a sparing partner.

Kagome ran to the blonde with the clay bombs on the large clay bird. She jumped to the top of a tree before jumping to the bird and landing softly behind him. "HEY! STOP IT!"

Deidara turned shocked eyes on the intruder. "Who are you?"

"My name is Kagome Higurashi, Kakashi Hatake's Nephew." She grinned, 'God, I'm actually getting used to saying that!' She sighed in frustration but said nothing else.

"I see, you think you can stop me, yeah?"

"Yeah, I do." Using a technique she had learned from Sesshoumaru, she made a whip of pure miko energy and Deidara watched with wide eyes as the boy before him went to cut up his clay bird.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" His eyes only got bigger when Kagome's hand flicked in an unbelievable speed, cutting the bird to shreds. He saw him rush forward and take hold of the collar of his cloak before jumping from the bird. A barrier forming around the two as they landed on the ground. A slightly shaken Deidara stared at the sky as the bird blew to smithereens.

"You destroyed my beautiful art, yeah..." Kagome gave a sad smile before a pink electrical cage formed around him. "Hey, let me out of here, yeah!"

"...no!" He frowned and tried to touch the sparking pink bars only to be shocked. He whimpered slightly and Kagome felt her heart clinch. She placed her hand through the pink bars of electricity and miko energy and took his hurt hand, healing it quickly before turning and leaving.

"Thank you...yeah..." Kagome paused momentarily before running off towards the next member...Itachi...

'He can't be that bad...if he can smile...and say thank you...' She thought as she ran past the hospital in time to see Hinata gathering the last of the children and women who followed after.

"Hinata...!" Hinata turned.

"Y-yes?"

"Send your Hokage off towards training ground 6." She nodded and left the pink glowing building. 'Now, where is Neji...wait...I can feel something...familiar...' She looked towards the direction of the familiar aura but saw nothing.

"AUGH!"

She turned in time to see something shoot out of the ground.

"Is that a puppet?" Next to her was Lee. "Hey, you okay?"

"Yes, thank you for worrying but I will be fine. I am quite capable of taking this fiend down."

"Right...Ra, Ra to the youth." She said as she punched her fists in the air in a joking manner. Lee seemed to think she was serious and brightened considerably.

"Yes my friend. YOUTH SHALL PREVAIL!"

He ran forward at the puppet and Kagome took a step back as he landed a good hit and caught the puppet off guard. It seemed to open and a body flew out and landed by her feet, his eyes shut.

"Lee, find Neji, he is fighting Itachi right now." Kagome told the youth obsessed boy before bending down and picking up what she thought was a human...

"The Puppeteer is a puppet too?" She took off running in the direction of Deidara and found Hinata and who she guessed was the Hokage.

"Stop there, who are you?" The woman with blonde hair asked.

Kagome stared for a moment, finally coming to the conclusion that the woman before her was in fact the Hokage, she smiled. "Kagome Higurashi, nephew of Kakashi Hatake." She made a small opening and walked through. Deidara tried to escape but it closed too quickly. She handed the body of his partner to him and he frowned.

"He's not dead, only unconscious. I may be able to help you two, including the other two once I get them, if you guys are willing to cooperate. I'll let you think about it." Kagome walked through the pink bars again and rushed past Hinata and a shocked Hokage.

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Neji was holding his own against Itachi but was starting to lose stamina. Lee had arrived and started aiding him, which was a great help; however, he knew that it wouldn't be to long until Lee too started to tire down.

"Hey guy's, did I miss anything?" Kagome called from a branch, drawing in the attention of all three of them.

Neji smirked and Lee smiled brightly. "Nope, you're just in time." Neji told his sparing partner.

"AWESOME! It's my turn Lee!" She said, jumping in front of the boy with a bowl cut hairdo.

"Of course Kagome, let the hope of our village flow through the element of your youthness and guide you to victory!"

"Eh...hehe...right, about that." She sweat dropped, turning to see an annoyed...

"...Kagome?" Neji called out, watching as she stared wide eyes at the man before her.

"REPLICA! IT'S AN OLDER REPLICA OF THE BOY WITH THE DUCK ASS HAIRCUT!" Neji started laughing and even Itachi had a smirk forming because of the nickname given to his younger brother.

"I'm his older brother."

"Oh, well then, I won't hurt you...I would have nightmares if I took someone's brother from them." He raised a brow and his eyes widened when she disappeared. He activated his Sharingun and dodged just in time to avoid a lethal blow to his neck.

"So much for not hurting me." He said, watching her from a distance so that she wouldn't be able to get so close to him again.

"It would have knocked you out, not hurt you."

"Yes, but in knocking me out...you would hand me over to the Hokage and then after Interrogation I'd be put to death, do not think that I don't know how this works."

"You have no clue what I would do. I have already taken both Deidara and Sasori. They can't be touched by the Hokage. I will take you and Kisame as well to where they are. Once I have become aware of your crimes and transgressions against your villages and such, I will make a suitable punishment. Death is not an option!" He stared in surprise. She took that moment of shock to repeat her earlier action and knocked him out cold.

"Neji, Lee, head after Kisame. If I'm right, he should be north of here." They nodded and took off. She took hold of Itachi and started off back towards the caged area.

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"..." The Hokage stared at him in confusion as once more he handed the blonde another unconscious member of the Akatsuki.

She looked up as Kurenai dragged Kisame in the direction Neji and Lee led her in.

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"Over here please." Kagome said when she caught sight of Kisame. The woman nodded and was taken by surprise when Deidara took him but didn't try to escape.

"Kagome..."

"Yes Deidara?"

"Sasori and I have decided to cooperate with you, yeah."

Kagome smiled. "Great, I will have to find the man who will be keeping an eye on you and I will decide your punishment after I know what you guys have...done..." She looked up and saw a flash of light and watched as the familiar aura landed before her. "Sesshoumaru..." She whispered. He glanced at her and his eyes widened.

"Miko, is that you?" Kagome blushed and nodded, trying to ignore the confused looks of Neji, Lee, Hinata, Deidara, Sasori and Tsunade.

"Yeah, it's me. Who's that?" She asked, pointing to the bloody and limp figure in his arms.

"Some unlucky kid that got a beating."

"...Obviously..."

"That's my fault Kagome..." Deidara said.

"I see."

Kagome walked up to the boy and Sesshoumaru placed him down. She got on her knees, and like with Neji, she started healing him. A few minutes later his eyes started to open. It was then that she was throne back by a sand shield and came to an abrupt stop as Neji blocked her from hitting a tree. "What a thank you..." She said sarcastically. Neji helped Kagome get her balance and she said a quick thank you before walking back to the boy with red hair and light aquamarine eyes. "You should wait a while before you stand, or you may fall back due to dizziness." He scoffed and stood up only to fall forward and be caught by Kagome who started to chuckle. "Told you." She steadied him before turning back to Sesshoumaru. "I have a favor to ask of you, Lord Sesshoumaru." He raised a brow but nodded for her to continue. "I want you to keep an eye on the four inside the energy bars. I don't want to kill them but until I know their crime I can't get a suitable punishment for them." He thought it over then spoke...

"You know that This Sesshoumaru is no guard dog...but as my apprentice and student...I shall aide you."

She smiled. "Hokage—"

"Tsunade."

"Sorry, Tsunade, if you have a room that I can use to question them in. That would be appreciated."

"That is not your job."

"Understood. I'll talk with them in my home then." With that said, the cage vanished with the four still inside. Tsunade stared with shock and anger showing in her eyes.

"Kagome?" Sesshoumaru said before racing after his apprentice.

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Me: I wonder if I made them to soft. I'll have to get them back in character in the next chapter. Gaara is FINALLY here but will be in the next chapter a lot more. She will actually talk to hi in that chapter. Tamari and Kankuro had followed after Sesshoumaru but they don't arrive till the next chapter since Sesshoumaru was going so fast. Review and I'll update quicker.