Naraku, the evil hanyou, who wants the Shikon No Tama. He uses trickery, traps, puppets, and vassals to do his doings instead of sullying his own hand. He used to be a human bandit but let the demons consume his body. He made many enemies. A monk with a wind tunnel, the last slayer, a hanyou, a dead miko, a taiyoukai, a fire cat, a kitsune, a wolf clan and its leader, many unknown demons, and finally a reincarnation from the future. He has made incarnations of him self, such as Kagura of the wind, Kanna of the mirror, and more who are now dead. Then he finally separated his heart from his body. He put his heart into a small infant. You may think, the poor child. But in truth the child was an incarnation of Naraku and not a normal innocent infant. No it was an infant who could control the darkness in people's hearts. Also somewhere along the line the child was cut in half. Half became a separate being who grew into a child of ten or so and who got a nice fiery horsy, and a pointy spear, while the second half remained an infant with Naraku's heart, left with Kagura and Kohaku.
Naraku is not the character I'm focusing on though. The character this story is about is the reincarnation of Kikyo, the miko from the future, Kagome. She fell down her well on her shrine at age fifteen. She fell through time to five hundred years in the past, she was the Shikon No Miko and she had the Shikon no Tama in her body. She had travelled with the hanyou Inuyasha, the monk Miroku, the Kitsune Shippo, the slayer Sango, and the neko Kirara. She had travelled with them for two and a half years. There quest was to kill Naraku and get the Shikon No Tama's shards. They did not do this in two and a half years.
No, they travelled together for this time but most never completed the mission. When Kagome was seventeen and a half there was a battle. It was the last one most of the companions would have. They battled with Naraku, Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku, while Naraku's heart was safe out of reach in the child Akago. The hanyou, the slayer, the monk, the neko, the kitsune, the dead miko, the monk, the wolf leader, and Kagome all went into battle. All but Kagome were killed. They died one by one, side by side. No one knows how Kagome escaped, and no one knows where she went. She vanished without a trace. No one saw her leave but the dead and many believed her to be dead. But no she wasn't dead….. She was very much alive.
Author's POV:
Sesshomaru stood up. He sniffed the wind cautiously. He could not smell, hear, or sense anything but something was coming. He felt it. He glanced at A-un who lay oblivious. He saw Jaken leaning against the dragons side with Rin cuddled up to the two. He sniffed the wind again but still no scent. He slowly walked to a large tree and sat against it, but he didn't plan on sleeping tonight. He stood watching his surroundings carefully. He watched the deep shadows. He was wary of an attack. It had been a month since he had last smelt Naraku and he wondered where the hanyou had gone. He hated to admit it but it had been useful having his brother alive, because Inuyasha would travel around looking for Naraku all the time, when Sesshomaru could only do it in his spare time since he was busy as the lord of the west. He had been surprised to find Inuyasha dead; Him, the slayer, the monk, the neko, the kitsune, the dead miko, and the wolf; all dead. He had shown up on the battle grounds to find Naraku fleeing, wounded, and to find the group dead.
He had not found the miko that wore skimpy clothes though. He had no notion of where she went. He had smelled her all over the battle field then on the edge of it she had vanished. He had smelled no scent of death so he guessed she was alive, but he did not know how she had 'vanished'. He had looked for her for a while but hadn't found her either. He shook the thoughts off as he saw a shadow in the trees moving. A moment later a woman stepped from the trees. She wore an icy blue kimono with black trim and black lilies all over the hem. She had long raven black tresses that fell to her waist, deep blue eyes, lips as red as blood and a beautiful body that filled out in all the right places. She was beautiful. She was human too. He stood quickly as he saw the bundle in her arms. In her arms was an infant with light purple hair and violet eyes. The infant was asleep. 'Naraku's heart container.' Sesshomaru thought. He watched the pair warily. Then he blinked. He sniffed the air. He looked at the woman and scowled. He could not smell or sense her.
"I have a barrier around me."
Her voice was like chimes in the wind. He blinked. She had to be a miko to put up a barrier. His eyes widened as he looked the woman over again. It was the miko who had traveled with his brother. He looked at her closely. She had changed. She had vanished, a year and a half ago. She had been almost a child but now she had grown. He looked in her eyes and blinked. Her eyes showed despair and mental exhaustion. He also noticed the two swords at her waist. He could see she wore a black bag on her back too. Suddenly she sighed. She seemed tired. She sat abruptly. Sesshomaru stayed standing and watching her. She looked up at him and then laid the infant on her lap smiling at him slightly.
"What are you doing here Kagome, you vanished a year and a half ago."
Her eyes widened as he called her by her name. Then she smiled softly.
"I did not vanish I just walked off."
"Walked? Or ran away?"
"I walked off Sesshomaru. I couldn't take it anymore but if I had ran it would have destroyed the last clasp holding my panic in. I would have just broken down so I had to calmly walk away."
"Tell me, how did they die?"
She looked up at him and he saw even worse despair, anguish, and dejection. She looked like she had gone through so much.
"Sango died while fighting her brother. She refused to kill him and he killed her. Kirara tried to save her and died in the act. Because Kirara was no longer there to protect him, Shippo was struck down. Miroku almost went insane when he saw Sango die and just gave up, getting killed in the process by Kagura. Koga was now fighting against Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku and soon died. Then Inuyasha, he…. Kikyo showed up and almost got hit. Inuyasha jumped in front of her and took the blow. It killed him. Kikyo was distraught she immediately released the souls in her and died with Inuyasha. That left me. What was I to do? I was outnumbered, out strengthened, and on the verge of a break down. Naraku had pulled back taunting me. I hit him with one arrow then turned and left. I left there bodies and everything behind. I just walked off without a care."
She started to laugh and Sesshomaru heard a touch of hysteria in her voice.
"I walked till I found a good place to stay. By then I had mastered my miko powers and I set up a barrier around a clearing. Then I broke down. I stayed there for days crying, screaming, anything. I finally had got it all out of me. I left and went to find someone to train me. I wanted to get stronger so I could rip Naraku's throat out and then pull his heart out and feed it to the crows. I went to the wolf clan. As soon as they heard Koga died they had to find a new leader. Koga's right hand man took charge with Koga's old left hand man as his advisor. They took me in. By then I was still a bit insane with grief. I let them take me in. It took a couple days but I finally got under enough control to think straight. The wolf clan said I was still their sister. They let me stay with them, and they taught me how to use weapons, fight hand to hand, hunt, a whole manner of things. I learned very quickly. They said it was because I was so focused and determined to do something I just pushed myself. I did do that. Well after eight months I left them. I had learned all I could from them. I just walked off one day with a quick good bye not really planning what I was going to do. I had decided after a while that I was strong enough to go kill Naraku"
There was silence a minute. He looked at this woman.
"Well I went to Totosi and got a sword first. Then I set off to find Naraku….I found him. He was with the infant Akago, his heart. He, Kagura, Kana, Kohaku, Hakudoushi, and Akago his heart; all in one place. As I walked in on them they laughed and thought they out strengthened me. But they were wrong... I easily disposed of Kohaku, Kanna, and Kagura. Naraku just waved his hand and said they were nothing compared to him. I fought him and he thought he could win."
She laughed, a deep sound, sickly with twisted amusement.
"I didn't kill him. I did something else. His heart was left open. I dived in and got him. I was going to kill this infant but when he actually asked me to kill him, to free him from Naraku, when he thanked me as I was about to kill him, I changed my mind. I used some miko spell I had learned and made him and Hakudoushi, one. But I let Akago stay in charge. Then I sealed Naraku away, so that he was trapped, never to be free again. It also allowed Akago to become a 'normal' demon infant, not a heart container. He kept his powers though. Then I walked away with Akago. He became my adopted son. He is all I have. That happened three days ago."
She hugged the former heart container of Naraku to herself as if she let go he would die like the rest of her friends.
"What did you seal Naraku in?" Sesshomaru asked.
If she had sealed him in an object he could get free, if she had sealed him in a scroll all it would take to free him was one with spiritual powers, if she had sealed him in another demon his soul could take over the demon's soul, and if she had sealed him in a human Naraku's soul would slowly eat away at the humans soul, corrupting them.
"I sealed him inside myself."
Sesshomaru blinked. Then blinked again. Why would she seal Naraku in herself? It probably was the best answer but people would balk at the idea of having someone they hated in them. Most likely Naraku could even talk to Kagome in her mind. He watched her.
"So Naraku is gone for good?" He asked.
She nodded and reached into her kimono. She pulled out a sparkling pink jewel. Sesshomaru nodded curtly.
"Now tell me what happened to Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga? It was gone when I arrived."
Kagome smirked and motioned to her waist. Sesshomaru's eyes sharpened as he could make out Tetsusaiga in her obi.
"Hand it over." Sesshomaru said. "Please." He added as an after thought.
He knew he wouldn't be able to just take it. He didn't want to resort to force either.
"I won't just hand it over. And if you try to take it I have some miko powers that could fry you past hell."
He scowled. He knew she was saying the truth.
"But I will trade it…"
He looked at her.
"For Tenseiga."
He let out a small chuckle. He had always wanted the Tetsusaiga and hadn't wanted to the Tenseiga now this woman was doing exactly what he wanted; giving him the sword he wanted and taking the sword he did want. He had to admit that the Tenseiga had been useful saving Rin and Jaken but it could only save the same person once and they had used their 'lives' up so the sword was once again useless.
"Deal." He said.
He pulled Tenseiga from his waist and tossed it to Kagome. She in turn pulled the Tetsusaiga out of her obi and tossed it to him.
"I even removed the barrier for you." She said.
He smirked. The two slid their new swords into their obis. Suddenly Kagome stood, cradling Akago.
"I am going home now."
He looked at her.
"It was nice fighting with you."
"You could stay at my castle if you wish."
She blinked.
"I could give you a position and you could work for me. You would be treated with respect."
"Why would you do that for me?"
"Because someone as strong as you deserves respect. And you helped me kill my enemy so I owe you a bit. And…"
He cut off before adding anything else. She watched him a moment.
"Thank you Sesshomaru but I want to go home."
He wanted to say something to make her stay but he could think of nothing. He sighed softly. She smiled. She seemed a little happier then when she had first showed up. She winked at him and blew him a kiss. He rolled his eyes at the moods and actions of humans. He watched till the woman had walked into the bushes and was out of sight. Then he leaned back and let a soft sigh go again. He had Tetsusaiga and his brother and Naraku were gone. That got some of his 'to do list' out of the way
Kagome's POV:
I sighed as I walked down the familiar trail. I had been nervous about going to see Sesshomaru but I had had to tell him what had happened. And I had wanted the Tenseiga. I couldn't use the Tetsusaiga but the Tenseiga was a different story. I smiled softly. Akago yawned and his eyes fluttered open.
"Moth…. I mean Kagome-"
"You can call me mom if you want."
"Thank you mother." He smiled. "I have never had anyone to call that. I have always been alone."
He hadn't been really evil either. He was just a reincarnation forced to obey his master. I smiled at him.
"Where are we going Mother?" He asked.
"Home."
"You mean down the well you told me about to five hundred years in the future?" He asked.
"No…we're going to my real home."
"Your real home? I thought…"
"I haven't told anyone the truth. I never came from this era or the future of this dimension. I came from a different dimension. When some people targeted my father he threw me in the well. He had been worried about dying and about the assassins after him, killing me too. He threw me in the old well. It had been rumoured that people had fell in the well and never were seen again. I had been transported to the future of this world where I was raised by the Higurashi's."
"How old were you?" He asked.
"I had been ten when I was thrown in the well. My father sent me along with a letter explaining, and a headband."
I pulled my black head band with the leaf symbol on it. I clutched it as I showed it to Akago.
"So we are going there. Are there demons?"
"No, other then the few in human containers there are none. The world consists of normal people and ninja."
"Wow." Akago said.
I smiled at him again. Then I tucked my headband away. We fell from the forest into a familiar clearing. I looked ahead at the harmless looking wood well. I stepped up beside it and looked down. There were a few bones on the well floor. I stood looking down. 'Jump already. I want to go see this world of yours and I want to see how this thing works.' A voice in my head said in a bored tone. 'Shut up Naraku. I may have to deal with you but you don't have to pester me all the time.' I replied. 'I know but its fun to make you annoyed. I have nothing better to do anyways. And it's your own fault for sealing me inside of your self. You could have sealed me in something else.' Naraku chuckled. 'And take the risk you would escape. No, I'm fine with having you in me, even if you are insane and annoying.' 'I may be annoying and a little insane but too bad for you.' 'I know. Now shut up.' 'You know I think I'll enjoy our time together. Interesting things always happen to you, you keep me entertained, and you aren't too bad to talk to. That conversation with Sesshomaru was interesting too. I have never seen him show anything else but anger or annoyance. And carrying my former heart around is a bit interesting. Does he even know I can see and hear every word he says?' 'No he doesn't now shut up. I never knew you could talk so much. I knew you were evil, but annoying too, come on!' I could tell he was grinning at the moment.
If I closed my eyes I could see him in my mind. He always had his wavy black hair and red eyes. He always wore his purple and black outfit and he usually sat in a dark spot, or made up imaginary couches and such to sit on. He enjoyed driving me crazy, poking through my mind and thoughts (which he could do), and making up imaginary furniture. He once set up a whole house in my mind then started asking me what color my house should be when I got a house and what furniture I would have. He seemed to love doing it because it annoyed me to death. I had known he was evil and a bit twisted but this was too much. He was like an older brother who enjoyed torturing me, except I would never think of him as a brother. He was to hot for one, and he was my enemy for another. 'You know I can hear your thoughts right?' 'Yes.' 'So you think I'm hot?' 'Yes. Even if you are evil you are very good looking. Sesshomaru looks better though.' He had been grinning but scowled as I mentioned Sesshomaru. He just pouted slightly. God! Naraku was completely different then what I had always pictured. Like I would never in my life had believed anyone if they had said he had pouted but now here he was in my mind pouting. I sighed.
"Mother?"
Akago was looking at me. I realized I had been standing there for a few minutes.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes I was just spacing out."
"No I mean you are covered in blood."
"What?"
I looked down at myself and realized I was dripping in blood. My kimono was almost red now. I wondered how I hadn't noticed that the wound that I had got from Naraku right before sealing him had reopened. Then I realized I was almost numb; from the pain. I blinked as the pain I had been ignoring seared through me. I tried to jump in to the well but fell more then jumped. All I saw was the walls of the well rushing by, and a warm violet glow erupted around me. Not blue like when I went to the future or came back to the past, but violet to say I was going to my home dimension.
Soon I touched the soft dirt. All I wanted to do then was black out. But I knew if I didn't get help I could die. I saw some vines and grabbed on with my one free hand. I pulled my self up. When I was on my feet I used my ninja jumping skills to jump from the well. I stumbled on the grassy ground. I fell to my knees making sure I didn't hurt or drop Akago. I looked around quickly. We weren't even in a clearing. The well was just in the trees hidden under wines and hidden in the tall grass. I could sense a lot of people off in one direction. I quickly took off my barriers except the one blocking my miko powers. Then the last thing I saw was the ground quickly approaching.
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I slowly felt feeling return to my body. I groaned softly as I felt some of the pain. Then I cracked my eyes open. I felt pretty good except for the dull aching pain in my muscles. I felt rested and my back, where I had got the wound, didn't hurt. The first thing I saw as I opened my eyes was a white ceiling. I saw a fan spinning lazily around. I just watched the blades whirl as I sorted my thoughts out. I wondered how I had got where ever I was. I blinked slowly as a head popped into view. It was a boy that was about two years younger then me. He had blonde spiky hair and azure eyes. He had a large grin on. He then disappeared.
"Baa-chan! She's awake."
"Okay and don't call me baa-chan!"
I slowly slid up the bed I now realized I was laying on. I propped myself up on my elbows and looked around quietly. I immediately recognized the room I was in as a hospital room. I saw the blonde running from the chair a woman with blonde hair in two ponytails had thrown. The woman soon turned to me. She seemed like someone in charge. She grabbed another chair and sat down beside me.
"Well-" She started.
She was interrupted at the door to the room opened. A man in a black outfit with spiky black hair and onyx eyes walked in along with a girl with pink hair and green eyes. They blinked at me and hurried over.
"Is this the girl Naruto found?" The girl asked.
"Yes." The woman said.
Then she turned to me. She looked at me a minute.
"Well hello. My name is Tsunade. I am the Hokage. The boy who found you is Naruto. This boy is Sasuke and this is Sakura, they are his team mates."
They all nodded at their names and I slowly looked them over.
"May I ask who you are and what you are doing in the forest? Naruto found you by the well gravely injured and we found a leaf headband on you."
She pointed to the headband. I looked at it then her.
"My name is Kagome, I got the wound in a battle and I have the head band because I used to be a Kohona ninja."
It was true. I had been in the academy before my father had thrown me down the well. Actually I had just graduated by that time.
"Why have I not seen you?" The Hokage asked.
"I left years ago when my life was threatened."
"How long ago?"
"Nine years ago, when I was ten."
"And your life was threatened?"
"Some people were after my father and my father was worried they would kill me too."
There was silence a moment.
"So what is your surname?" Sakura asked.
"Hatake."
There was dead silence.
"She couldn't be related to 'him' could she?" The girl asked Tsunade.
"I don't know."
"Wait! Where is my son?!" I breathed.
By now my thoughts were organized and I realized Akago was not with me. I jumped up and Tsunade grabbed me. She forced me back into my bed.
"My son…." I started.
"He is fine. He is with our sensei. We had to keep him away while we healed you." Sakura said.
I slowly calmed. I took some deep breathes and looked up again. I now noticed I was in some kind of hospital gown. I saw my blood stained kimono on a chair and winced. I would never get the beautiful kimono clean. My bag was beside it. Suddenly my senses rang. I looked at Naruto again.
"Fox?" I asked.
He blinked and they all gaped.
"How did you know?" Tsunade whispered.
"I can sense a fox in him." I said calmly laying back.
I sighed softly and looked around.
"And you aren't scared or hate me?" Naruto asked quietly.
"Why would I hate you?" I blinked.
"Well I killed a lot of people."
"You mean the fox killed them. What does that have to do with you? Just because the fox is in you doesn't mean are bad."
Naruto blinked then I saw his eyes get watery. But he held the tears in as the others looked at both of us.
"She's my new best friend! Take a hike Sasuke, Sakura!" He said grabbing me in a hug.
I laughed but groaned as I felt my sore muscles complain. He dropped me as I groaned. He looked sheepish as the others sighed and rolled their eyes.
"I would love to be your friend but I'm a bit sore still so no hugging."
He nodded and grinned. Suddenly I felt a presence coming towards the door. The two were both familiar. One was Akago but the one with him felt familiar too. I looked at the door waiting. The others blinked and followed my line of sight. They blinked as a man walked in holding Akago. He had silver hair that was slanted at an odd angle, and a headband covering one eyes. He wore a mask and a green vest over top of a blue outfit.
"Well here's the kid. He is the best behaved kid I have ever loo…"
He trailed off as he starred at me. The others looked at him.
"Kakashi this is..-" Tsunade said slowly.
"Kagome." He breathed.
Everyone's eyes flew wide.
"Kashi." I sniffed with watery eyes.
He was beside me in an instant. He hugged me tight as he set Akago beside me. I hugged him back and sniffed back the tears.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Naruto yelled.
Kakashi let me go and took a step back.
"She has the same last name as you Kakashi is she your… daughter?" Tsunade asked.
"No, she is my niece."
"Your niece!?" Sakura and Naruto gasped.
"Yes. I had a brother long ago."
"What happened to father?" I asked.
Kakashi looked away.
"He died."
Everyone winced. I just sighed. They blinked at me.
"So the assassins killed him?" I asked.
"Yes. He had found out about what Orochimaru was planning and Orochimaru killed him. Kagome just escaped." He explained to the others.
"Her father was the ninja who gave the last Hokage the heads up about Orochimaru? I never knew he was your brother." Tsunade said.
"It was kept under wraps. And he wasn't a well known ninja. He was strong but stayed in the shadows and wasn't known that well to anyone but the Hokage and me."
"What about his wife, Kagome's mom?" Sakura asked.
"Disappeared on a mission when I was eight; thought to be dead." I said.
Everyone glanced at me as if waiting for the breakdown. I just picked Akago up and smiled down at him. He gurgled happily at me. He knew better then to talk in front of others.
"You just found out your father is dead and you don't even cry?" Naruto asked.
I looked up at him.
"Want me to cry? I have cried enough for a life time, already."
There was silence a moment.
"So is that your real son?" Kakashi asked scowling.
"No he is adopted. Don't worry uncle, I won't have boyfriend without your permission." I said.
He nodded and the others grinned and the mood was lightened. No one noticed my crossed fingers either. 'Nosy uncles.' I thought.
"What is his name?" Sakura asked cooing to Akago who smiled back.
I could tell his smile held a smirk that said my-acting-is-so-good-you-don't-know-I'm-smarter-then-you. I giggled slightly and he beamed at me.
"His name is Akago."
"Where is his family?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, I killed them." I said smiling down at Akago.
I kind of had killed his 'parents' in a way. I looked up as I noticed the really thick silence. Everyone was gaping at me.
"When you first talked I had the impression you were a normal girl." Tsunade said.
"Even when she was young she had perfect chakara control and could use advanced genjutsus, taijutsus, and ninjutsus. She had already graduated from the academy at age nine and could have even earlier but the Hokage held her back." Kakashi said.
"You just killed his parents?" Sakura interrupted.
"Yes."
"Why?"
I looked at the black haired boy. This was the first time he had spoken. He had a look in his eyes that said a similar thing had happened to him.
"Because his 'father' killed my six best and only friends." I said. "And he didn't have a mother."
There was silence. 'You know I only killed Inuyasha. The slayer and the cat were killed by Kohaku, the monk was struck down by Kagura, the wolf was killed by the three, and a demon got the kitsune. So technically I didn't kill them all.' Naraku yawned. 'Oh shut up.' I growled back.
"So it wasn't senseless murder.' Naruto said almost sighing.
"I wouldn't murder someone for no reason." I sniffed. "Unless my leader, or master told me to but I have neither of those yet."
They nodded. Then I looked at Sasuke.
"Are you an Uchiha?" I asked.
Everyone blinked.
"You know the Uchiha's?" Sakura asked.
"It is the most prestigious clan in Kohona, everyone knows of it." I rolled my eyes.
There was silence.
"Was." Tsunade said.
"What?"
"It was the most prestigious clan."
"It's still alive, isn't it?" I asked slowly.
I noticed Sasuke's eyes burning with hate.
"Sasuke is one of the only two Uchihas left." Kakashi said.
"What? Was there a battle?" I asked.
"No. Sasuke's brother Itachi … well something happened and he killed his entire clan leaving only Sasuke left alive." Kakashi said.
There was dead silence.
"Itachi did that? He wouldn't-"
I thought a moment. 'Yes he would.' I told myself.
"You knew Itachi?" Everyone blinked.
"Yeah. I met him a couple times…." I trailed off.
I had met him before. I thought about him a moment then I looked up.
"Can I get up and get dressed now?" I asked.
Tsunade blinked then stood nodding. She shooed everyone from the room as I walked to my bag. I dug inside it and pulled out a deep blue kimono with silver-icy blue ivy. I pulled it on and combed my hair pulling it into a bun. Then I had pulled my pack on and slipped my two swords into my obi. I grabbed Akago walking towards the door. I stepped out to find the others waiting for me. They blinked at me.
"Where did you go while running? Not very many people wear kimonos and such or carry the weapons you have." Tsunade said.
Kakashi and I looked at one another.
"Can I trust them?" I mouthed.
He nodded.
"I was thrown down the well."
"You mean the well Naruto found you at?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes."
"The last Hokage left a scroll that talked about the mysterious well and about some people who fell in disappearing." Tsunade said.
"It took me to another dimension."
They all blinked and Kakashi leaned in.
"It took me to a world similar to this but no ninja."
They all stepped in closer.
"But at fifteen I was starting to wonder if I could come back so I went to the well again. I was going to jump in when I was pulled through by a demon. Instead of coming back here I was pulled into the past. I stayed there till I came here.
"So you went through the well. Then when you tried to come back you went somewhere else?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes. I went to the feudal era when demons roamed."
"Demons? Like the fox?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. There were some as strong and large as the fox but many smaller ones that an ordinary human could beat."
"You expect us to believe that?" Sasuke asked.
"I know she went somewhere after falling through the well. I saw it myself." Kakashi said.
"But demons?" Sasuke asked.
"Demons do exsist. My mother is not lying."
Everyone's head dropped as they looked at Akago who watched them.
"Did he… naw I must be imagining things." Naruto said.
"I heard him talk too." Sakura said.
The others all nodded.
"That was because I did talk." Akago sneered.
They all opened their mouths and then snapped them shut.
"Okay. We believe you now." Naruto whispered
"So he isn't human?" Tsunade asked.
"Not really."
"Did you really kill his parents?" Sakura asked.
"Yes and no. He was an incarnate of some evil demon I knew and he was used to hold the demons heart so that the demon was invincible. I sealed the demon and now look after Akago."
"You sealed a demon and still live?" Tsunade gawked.
"Yes. It is easy to seal a demon."
"Our Hokage, the Yondaime gave up his life to seal the fox in Naruto. And Sarutobi gave up his life trying to seal Orochimaru." Kakashi whispered
I blinked.
"Well the fox was larger and stronger the demon I sealed at least. And I sealed a half demon."
"But how?" Tsunade asked.
"Miko spell."
"Miko... you're a miko?"
Tsunade's eyes widened as she spoke till they were as big as saucers.
"Yes. And I have been trained by a clan of wolf demons."
"A miko with ninja powers." Tsunade gasped.
"But miko's died out hundreds of years ago." Sakura said.
"Well my powers awoke at fifteen."
"Can I see?" Naruto asked.
He didn't seem to completely understand the conversation. I sighed. I raised a hand. Suddenly a pink barrier sprang up around Naruto. His eyes widened and he mouthed 'cool' as he felt it. Then he started to talk. Everyone grinned.
"A barrier to block sound. Maybe we should keep that around him all the time." Sasuke snorted.
Naruto scowled as he seemed confused. I let the barrier drop and he just looked at us as if he had known he had missed out on something.
"What about Akago, can he do anything?" Sakura asked.
"Well I can talk, and I can control the darkness in people's hearts." Akago grinned.
"Really?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes. I can get the darkest feelings and desires in them and make them surface. I can also control them."
"You have to be holding him." I added.
"But I held you and I felt no dark desires." Kakashi said.
"I didn't try to control you." Akago said.
"Let me see." Sakura said.
We both shrugged and I handed him to Sakura. She held him close. Akago grabbed her shirt and smirked as Sakura's eyes went from emerald green to an almost black color mixed with green. She sagged slightly.
"What is it you want to do the most?" I asked.
"It's probably something like be the best Kunoichi or marry Sasuke." Naruto grinned.
"I told you she has lost her feelings for Sasuke." Tsunade sighed.
"My desire is to beat manners and emotions into Sasuke and brains into Naruto." Sakura said in a ghostly voice.
There was silence then Tsunade burst into laughter, Kakashi grinned, and Naruto and Sasuke gaped.
"Do you love Sasuke?" I asked.
"No. I like-"
I covered her mouth. Everyone sighed.
"I won't let her give away that. Love is always a secret." I winked.
"Are you dating?' Naruto asked.
"Yes I'm dating-"
I once again covered her mouth and grinned.
"Do you think Sasuke is a teme?" Naruto grinned.
"Of course she doesn-" Sasuke started.
"Yes." Sakura said.
Everyone burst into laughter as Sasuke blinked.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because he left his village for power. Even if we brought him back it was hard and he doesn't know how much trouble it was. And he never accepts us as equals, and he thinks he the boss, and he thinks he doesn't need emotions, and he thinks the world revolves around killing Itachi, and-"
"I think that's enough." I said pulling Akago away from her.
She blinked and her eyes returned to her normal color.
"Oh My God! I can't believe I said that in front of everyone." Sakura blushed.
Everyone hid laughter.
"Naruto's turn" I giggled.
"What?" Naruto asked.
I handed Akago to him and before he could complain his eyes turned deep blue.
"Do you love anyone?" I asked.
"I thought you said love is a secret." Tsunade said.
"Only for girls." I said.
They grinned.
"I love Hinata." Naruto said.
"WHOA!" Kakashi, Sakura, Tsunade, and Sasuke all gaped.
I looked at them as they gaped at him.
"Hinata has been after him for years and he never seemed to care." Sakura said.
"Then he says he loves her? They should have got together years ago." Kakashi said.
"We got together two years ago." Naruto said suddenly.
"WHAT!?" The four yelled.
"No one noticed because no one looked or cared." Naruto said.
Everyone stood gaping.
"What do you think of your team mates and your Hokage?" I asked.
"Sakura is kind and a very good medic but she has an annoyingly short temper. Sasuke is a teme. Tsunade is an old lady who I will surpass and Kakashi is a pervert."
Everyone sighed in agreement almost. I pulled Akago from Naruto who grinned sheepishly.
"Yeah Kagome heads up Kakashi is a pervert." Sakura said.
"I know."
They all blinked at me.
"I found his stash of-"
Kakashi covered my mouth.
"His stash of what?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Kakashi said quickly.
He glared at me and I grinned as he moved his hand.
"Well I found his 'stash' when I was nine. That was a very interesting discovery. I learned a lot from that stash of…" I trailed off.
They all looked at me.
"You read them?" Kakashi stuttered.
I nodded. He fell back against the wall almost fainting.
"Judging by his reaction I'm guessing it was porn or Icha Icha." Tsunade said.
I grinned.
"And you read it?' Sasuke asked wide eyes.
"Well I was bored and when Kakashi tells you not to go through his stuff and read anything you have to."
They all nodded slowly. Kakashi was taking deep breathes.
"I had stuff to read for weeks. I read every book more then once. I learned everything important in those books. Every time he got a new book I would read it too."
We heard a thud and saw Kakashi laying on the floor, in a faint.
"I haven't ever heard or seen him faint." Tsunade gaped.
I giggled. Then Sakura revived the fainted ninja. He looked at me and seemed to be annoyed and almost panicky. He scowled a moment then Tsunade turned to me.
"Do you want to be a Kohona ninja?"
"Yes."
"Well we will have to test you later but first we have to arrange living arrangements."
"And your will." Kakashi added.
I glanced at him.
"Your father, Takashi left you a will."
I nodded.
"Did you sell his house?" I asked.
Kakashi sighed.
"Yes. We also sold most of his stuff but we kept some stuff. I have it stored away."
"Okay." I said.
"So where will she stay?" Naruto asked.
"Well she could stay with one of you." Tsunade said.
"My apartment is too small for two people." Kakashi said.
"Same with mine." Sakura and Naruto chorused.
"That leaves Sasuke. He does have lots of room in the Uchiha compound."
Everyone glanced at him. He blinked slowly and let out a soft sigh.
"Fine. She may stay with me."
I smiled softly.
"Well let's go to my apartment first so you can grab the will and stuff your father left you." Kakashi said.
Everyone nodded.
"Hey Kagome how about later I'll grab the girls and we can go shopping. You could use some ninja outfits and stuff." Sakura grinned.
I nodded smiling.
"Want to get ramen after that?" Naruto asked.
"Sure. I love ramen!"
"Really!? Me too!"
"My…." I trailed off.
I let silence shroud us a moment.
"My best friend used to love ramen too." I said cheerfully.
They all glanced at me. I felt a pang of sadness in my heart. 'Oh Kagome what is wrong? Why so sad? Is it because I killed your best friend?' Naraku chuckled. 'Shut the hell up!' I hissed at him. He loved to strike me when I was down. He just chuckled softly. I took a deep breath to control my emotions then smiled at the others.
"Well let's go." I said.
They all nodded.
"I have to go back to my office so see you." Tsunade sighed strolling off.
The others glanced at me and we walked off, Kakashi leading the way. As we walked through the busy streets I noticed the changes. I smiled as we walked down the road. I was home. But it didn't feel like home. My home was in the feudal era with Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, and Inuyasha. But I could never go back to that home again because my friends were gone and without them it wasn't home. 'Damn you Naraku.' I said to the man in my mind. 'Oh you're so sad I killed your friends? Why didn't you kill me then instead of sealing me away?' 'I couldn't risk letting you escape hell. Anything is possible with you.' 'Ah yes. But here I am in your mind now. I can torture you for all your life with the reminder that I was the one who killed your friends. Ha Ha.' He laughed. 'Shut up!' I yelled at him. He just chuckled on.
I tuned him out and focused on the road ahead as I buried my emotions behind my emotionless mask. The others didn't notice as they chatted. When we reached Kakashi's apartment we walked into the not-so-clean room. Kakashi sighed and walked to a closet. He pulled out boxes and set them on his table. We all watched till all the boxes were on his table. Then he went to his room and grabbed a large envelope. When he got back out he sighed. I looked into the boxes and found photos, my mother's jewellery, my father's ninja weapons, and scrolls and books that my father never let anyone touch.
"Your father, Takashi, left everything to you. We had to get rid of most of it but all of this was specifically in his will. The books and scrolls have not been touched or read since your father died, at his request in his will. Your mother's jewellery is just a reminder of your mother and the photos have sentimental value." Kakashi said.
I nodded as I ran my fingers over the boxes still holding Akago in one arm. He just watched quietly like the others.
"This envelope contains a sheet about your money which is all in the bank."
I gently took the envelope and handed it to Akago who held it for me.
"Well, do mind if I bring this with me to your place Sasuke?" I asked.
"There is enough room." He said.
I smiled at him again but he still gave me no reaction. I rolled my eyes at the stoic Uchiha. There were five boxes on the table.
"This may take a couple trips." I muttered to myself.
"I can carry something." The Uchiha sighed.
I smiled at him again. Then I grabbed one box under one arm. I smirked at Akago who I set inside this box. He scowled slightly but sighed. Then I grabbed two other boxes, stacking them, and holding them with one arm. Everyone glanced at me and I grinned. Sasuke grabbed the other two, both stacked and gripped hard.
"Let's go." He said.
"The girls and I'll come by to pick you up later." Sakura said as we all walked from the room.
"Come meet me at Ichiraku's ramen bar after you're done shopping." Naruto grinned.
I nodded to the two as they headed off. I grinned 'bye' to Kakashi as we both walked off. I followed the silent Sasuke down the streets. We got a few glances but people mostly ignored us. Finally we reached a large deserted looking compound. I glanced in. It looked like a ghost town. I followed Sasuke as he walked in. He walked down the streets past most of the houses. He finally stopped at the largest one. It looked like it had belonged to the head family in the clan. I was guessing it was his. He walked in without a care and I followed on his heels. We walked down a long hall till we reached a door. He opened it and I saw an old bed, a dresser, a nightstand, and an empty bookshelf. The bed was unmade but the room looked clean. I wondered if he had cleaned it.
"I keep the place clean." He said as if he had read my mind. "You can stay here."
I smiled at him and nodded thankfully. He set the boxes he had been carrying down. I did the same and grabbed Akago before we walked into the halls. Sasuke showed me the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and his room. He said I could explore the rest on my own. I nodded and he headed out saying he was going to train. I waved and walked back to my room. I set Akago on the bed and he immediately rolled onto his stomach and attempted to crawl around. I moved to the boxes I had brought.
I looked through my mother's jewellery and found many pieces I remembered from when I had been a child. I set this box under my bed. Then I opened the one with the photos. I glanced at a few before shoving these under my bed to. I opened the one with my father's weapons next. I looked down at the kunai and shuriken and at the scrolls. At the bottom was also my father's old ANBU mask. I slowly pulled out the knives and their pouches. I strapped one pouch to my obi and set the other on the empty shelf. I looked over the scrolls I saw too. I grabbed the first and pulled the weapon from it. I looked at the long curved sword. It was a bit smaller then Sango's Hiraikotsu, but it looked like a crescent moon. It had a handle built in at the top. It was silver and looked deadly. I remembered watching my father battle with it.
..--.
My father grabbed me in his arms. I squeaked as he jumped quickly into the trees.
"Where are we going father? Why are we leaving?"
"There are some bad men after me Kage."
Kage was my nickname. It meant shadow. My father told me I could disappear like a shadow from right under his nose. I looked at my father's face. He was looking ahead and I saw a trace of worry in his large brown eyes.
"The men will kill us if they catch us so we must run."
"But you can beat them can't you?" I asked.
"There are a lot for just me."
"I will help."
"No. I can't have you getting hurt. You are all I have left."
"What about uncle Kakashi."
"I have him but we aren't as close. You are my whole world. Without you I couldn't live."
I looked at him. I stayed silent. I could feel the people behind us were gaining. Suddenly my father dropped from the trees. I saw an old well and peered at it curiously. My father set me by it and turned to face the incoming ninja. They dropped from the trees and looked ready to kill. My father whipped out his scroll, bringing out his crescent sword. He called it Chidori – one thousand birds- after one of uncle's attacks. He let his chakara infuse in it and the etchings of small birds glowed on the blade. He lunged at the ninja in a flash slashing. The blade got red as he cut two people in half. Then he spun letting go of his blade. It ripped through the air hitting six more people. He saw a man come for me. He grabbed his chidori which had circled back and jumped in front of me killing the man.
"Jump down the well Kage!" He yelled.
"I can't leave you."
He tapped my headband.
"You are a Kohona ninja. You must be strong. Now go. Nothing may happen but you never know. This may be goodbye."
I nodded and planted a kiss on his cheek. Then I vaulted over the well. I heard the screams of more men dieing as I fell into a purple light.
. OF FLASHBACK.--.
That was the first time I had seen my dad use his chidori sword in combat. I now ran my fingers over the metal and felt the small etchings of birds. They were outlined better when you pumped chakara into the blade. The chakara ran across the small etched lines. I put the blade back in the scroll and set it off to the side. Then I pulled out the second and last scroll. I pulled the weapon from this one and found a bow. I blinked as I looked over it. Then I smiled slightly. I remembered that my mother with her lovely blue hair and her blue eyes. She had trained with her bow all the time but I had never seen her fight with it. She had even taught me how to hold and draw one properly but I hadn't been able to fire it because I had been too small. I smiled at one of my memories.
..--.
I wandered around the house to the back yard. I heard a thunk and blinked as I saw my mother standing with her feet spread and her bow in hand. She had just shot an arrow at one of the trees. It was in the bulls-eye on a target. She looked at me once as I stepped closer. Then she drew her bow again. She fired a second arrow which buried itself in the tree beside her first arrow. I watched her face. As long as I could remember she had always been a bit on the silent side and she wore an emotionless mask around any one but my father or I. I walked up to her and she stopped shooting her bow and looked down at me with a small smile.
"Yes Kage?" She asked.
My mother also called me by my nickname.
"Did you and daddy fight again?"
She tensed a bit. I was only five in a half so I didn't completely understand the situation. But I had heard yelling earlier. She crouched beside me and set her bow on the ground. I wrapped my arms around her and she hugged me back.
"Takashi and I aren't getting along very well."
"Why?"
"We don't love each other any more. And I don't like this town any more."
"Will you leave?" I asked.
"I don't know. But I will always love you."
"Does daddy love me too?"
"Yes. You are our little angel. We may not love each other but we both love you."
"Okay mommy!"
I laughed and backed up as I looked at her and smiled.
. OF FLASHBACK.--.
She had died when I was six, thirteen years ago. Well that's what they had said. No one had found her body and no one had seen her after that. I didn't believe she was dead. Sarutobi covered up her disappearance though and said she was dead. She had never had any close friends so no one asked around. Only my father, I, and Sarutobi had known she hadn't died. I sighed softly and put the bow back in the scroll. I set it beside my dads scroll and pulled the last box to me. I glanced at the books and decided to look at them later. Then I grabbed the envelope. I tore the top open and pulled a sheet out. It was a balance saying how much money I had. I looked it over then stored it in my kimono. I gently took the swords out of my obi and stored them on my bed. I felt the presence of four other people coming close to the house. I picked up Akago and threw a barrier around my room that would let people in but wouldn't let anyone take anything out. I walked out of the door to see Sakura and three girls following. As they got closer Sakura smiled. They stepped up and stopped in front of me as I looked them over.
"Hey guys this is Kagome. Kagome this is Ino-pig."
I guessed by the nickname she was a rival/friend. Ino had blonde hair, some hung over one eye and the rest was in a ponytail. She wore a skimpy purple outfit with bandages in certain places and ninja sandals.
"This is Tenten. She is a weapon master."
Tenten had brown hair in two buns. She wore a blue outfit and had scrolls in pouches.
"And this is Hinata."
Hinata had violet eyes of a Hyuuga. She wore a purple sweater and blue pants. She had long black hair to her waist.
"Hello. I'm Kagome. And this is my adopted son Akago."
Everyone smiled and said hi bowing slightly.
"Well let's go shopping!" Sakura said.
Everyone grinned and we walked off. As we walked I whispered to Akago that he had to be silent. He nodded. We were all soon talking as we walked out of the compound on to the road. Everyone seemed nice and friendly as we talked. I learned more about what I had missed in Kohona. I also learned about the teams. Our first stop was the bank so I could sort that out and get some money. Then we walked doff to a clothes store. They all agreed I needed to get some normal clothes. I got pants, shirts, shorts, and such. The girls seemed to have fun looking at outfits for Akago too. I bought him a light purple one and a black one, he seemed amused. We moved from the normal clothing store to a ninja clothing store. I bought some ninja sandals, some tight black Capri's, and a black kimono-type top. We quickly moved onto other stores that the girls said were nice. I ended up buying some personal items, ninja gear, and other things. By the time we parted I had everything I would need for the time being.
We reached the Uchiha compound and I dropped everything in my room. I kept my kimono on instead of changing into a new outfit. Then I pulled out a large sash I had gotten and tied it like a sling. I could set Akago in it so he was against my stomach looking up at me, but I had my hands free. I just carried him at the moment though. I couldn't sense Sasuke in the compound so I headed out to meet Naruto for ramen like I had promised. I walked out the door and towards Ichiraku's ramen bar that I had seen earlier. I walked humming slightly as I talked quietly to Akago. When I reached the ramen bar I found Naruto slurping down noodles with a man with brown hair in a pony tail and who had a scar across his nose. He talked softly to the loud blonde. As I sat down and ordered Naruto perked up and turned to me. I tucked Akago in the sash.
"Hey Kagome! This is Iruka. He was my teacher in the academy!" Naruto grinned.
"Nice too meet you Iruka."
"Nice to meet you too, Kagome."
I smiled and he smiled back.
"So where are you from?" He asked.
"I used to live here but then I left for about nine years."
He nodded. He looked at Akago who gurgled and looked like a normal-baby as much as possible.
"Adopted?" He asked.
I smiled and nodded.
"His name is Akago."
I shot Naruto a look that said tell-and-die. He just grinned and continued to slurp noodles.
"So Naruto said you know Kakashi."
"Yes, he is my uncle."
Iruka starred a moment.
"I didn't know he had a brother let alone a niece."
"Long story." I said as the man gave me my ramen.
I dug in and talked to Naruto and Iruka. We all ate noodles and talked for a while. When I saw that it was getting late I paid for the ramen and walked away waving. I walked slowly back. The sun was setting by now in bursts of gold and red. I sighed softly as I walked.
"Konoha is okay." Akago said suddenly.
"It is a bit different from when I was last here. And it is completely different then the feudal are."
"I know."
We walked in silence again. 'So do you like it here?' Naraku asked. 'Yes.' Over the day Naraku and I had talked a lot. I hated to admit it but the more he talked and the more I got to know him the less I hated him. I sighed and rubbed my temples. 'You don't have to hate me Kagome.' Naraku said almost softly. 'Why not?' I asked. 'Because just because I killed your friends doesn't make you need to hate me. Think, if I hadn't killed them you would never had been able to return here and I would never had been sealed so I couldn't escape. They most likely would have died soon even if I hadn't killed them. And they are most likely happy in death.' Naraku said. He didn't sound mad or annoyed or bored he sounded almost caring.
It confused me. He left me alone as I fell into thought. I soon reached the Uchiha compound and headed for the house I was staying in. When I reached it I walked in and to my room. I sensed Sasuke in the building but ignored him. I found that my bed had been made. I tided a bit and put the things I had bought away. I set Akago on my bed and told him I was going to have a shower. He nodded and started to practice crawling. I walked from the room to the bathroom where I locked the door and stripped. I jumped into the shower as I collected my thoughts. I scrubbed and washed my hair as I thought. When I had finished I hoped from the water and grabbed a fluffy towel. I slowly dried off and pulled my kimono on. I walked silently from the room to my room. Akago watched me as I grabbed my weapon sharpening kit and my father's old weapons. They needed a good sharpen. I sat on my bed and started as Akago once again started to crawl around.
'I want to hate you, but my hate is lessening. I know you killed my friend so why can't I hate you?' I asked to Naraku who had been quiet since I had started to think. 'You are a miko; pure. Hate is against your nature, unless the thing you hate is pure evil. Even I doubt I'm pure evil.' He said. 'Do you think if I hadn't killed your friends things would be better?' 'Well I would still be in the feudal era. I would most likely be around a camp fire laughing with my friends.' I said. 'You might not be. You might have been fighting. You might have beaten me. What would have held you to them the?' He asked. 'My friends would stay by me. We were friends.' 'How many times has Inuyasha hurt you? How many times have Sango and Miroku ignored you for one another? How many times has Shippo ignored you till he wanted something? Are you sure they are your friends?' He asked.
I stopped sharpening a moment and thought. I still missed them but somehow I felt almost better here then I had with them. 'I guess we weren't as close as we had been but still… They were my companions and you killed them.' 'People are killed all the time. Families die each minute. One group is nothing. And as I said, one way or another, by now I would have been dead or they would be. If it had been me you would have still been brought here but you wouldn't have Akago and you would feel forgotten by your friends. At least with them dead you don't have to worry about them and they died before you all got to far apart.' He said.
I restarted sharpening. I really thought about his words because they were very true. My friends… I thought back on all the times Inuyasha had left me for Kikyo and how many times he had fought with me and called me names. Then I remember all the times he had actually been nice to me. The latter had been very few times. I could count the times on one hand while I had lost count of the first memories. Then there were Miroku and Sango. Sango and Miroku had been polite but they had been too caught up in one another or their own troubles. They rarely tried to start conversation with me or do things with me. They had only talked to me if I had started the conversation. And they had seemed a bit irritated I was taking time away from one another. Then there was Shippo. He and Kirara had stayed together most of the time. Shippo had stopped sleeping with me and riding on my shoulder. He would only talk to me if he wanted something and Kirara had never talked to me.
I realized that we hadn't been close at all. At the beginning we had but in the end I was an extra piece only needed for my jewel shard sensing skills. And even Kikyo could have replaced me in that. I felt my throat close up and I pushed all my sorrow behind my frequently used emotionless mask. I closed my eyes and I found Naraku lying on a couch. He didn't look smug or amused. He looked almost sad. I visualized myself in my mind. A small almost 'me' popped up. It was a trick I had learned. I could slip into my mind and interact with Naraku. At first I had been mad at him even fought him. But now I wasn't here to fight. I walked towards the couch and he moved his legs so I could sit. I rested my head in my hands as I looked around the place Naraku now resided in. It looked like a pitch black room. I felt Naraku shift beside me. I felt two arms wrap around my waist and pull me back into a chest as two legs pressed to mine. I felt Naraku rest his chin on my shoulder. I felt a bit comforted.
'Why? Why did they start to not care for me? Why didn't I notice?' I asked.
'You didn't want to notice. You didn't want to believe they had started to drift from you.'
'I liked them.'
'Not as much as you thought though. Did you notice that when we were talking just now you didn't even try to argue that you had always liked them and that I was wrong in killing them? Before, a while back when I had caught you that one time I tried to torture you to tell you your friends weren't coming. You didn't believe me for a second, you argued with me the whole time. Of course they did get you after a day.'
'When did this start. When did the rift between our friendship start to grow larger?'
'Probably quite a while ago.'
'I loved it in the feudal era. I loved travelling with my friends.'
'Did you love to travel with your friends? Or did you just like to travel, to fight, to have a quest, a purpose.'
I thought a moment.
'You're right.'
'About the last part?'
'About everything.'
'You need to accept the fact your friends are dead and that you were no longer their friend in the end.'
We sat in silence a moment.
'I accept that. I don't care anymore. They are at peace and my need to worry about any problems we were having are gone.'
I felt as if a burden had been lifted off of me. I sighed happily.
'You know Naraku. I'm almost glad I sealed you in me. I never knew you till now.'
'Just because you thought I was evil doesn't mean I am. I just was having fun and everyone takes it the wrong way. I guess some of it was cruel but hey I can't be all good.' He chuckled.
I smiled and let myself relax in his grasp. I let my head fall back onto his shoulder. His grip tightened comfortingly. He leaned back a bit into the back of his couch. I closed my eyes. We sat a minute.
Then I sighed and opened my real eyes. I looked at my sharpening stuff still in my hands. Akago was sleeping beside me. He may have been a demon but he still behaved like a child so he slept quite a bit. I sighed and picked up all my stuff storing it away. I jumped into a sleeping kimono. Then I grabbed Akago gently and slid under the covers with him as he cuddled into me. I easily drifted off to sleep feeling content.
.--.
I woke slowly as the sunlight fell on me. I sighed softly. Then I sat up looking around. I was still in the room and judging by how high the sun was it was a little after dawn. I hadn't slept that much in a while. I stood silently and pulled on my black Capri's, my black sandals, my black top, and my weapon pouches on. I also slid my two swords into my waist. Then I pulled my long hair into a pony tail. Lastly I grabbed my head band. I tied it around the upper part of my arm. When I was ready I walked to Akago. I silently woke him. He blinked. I changed him into the black outfit I had got him. He just sighed and clutched my shirt as I walked out the door. I walked to the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle. I didn't even bother to get breakfast as I walked out the door. I needed to train. I hadn't since my fight with Naraku. I slipped out of the compound towards where the training grounds were. The streets were still quite empty. I just walked on nodding to the few people who were out. I soon found the training grounds.
I walked deeper into the trees. I found a mossy spot with some interesting plants and set Akago down. He usually watched me train or looked at the surroundings. He never seemed to mind sitting for hours as I trained. I smiled at him and he gave me a brilliant smile. I pulled out my sword I had gotten from Totosi; my Tokega. I took a deep breath and started my first series of exercises. I did move after move, series after series, always speeding up. I was almost a blur as my sword whipped around. I finally stopped. My breathing was a bit louder and I had a small sweat on. I looked at Akago.
"How long?" I asked.
"You trained for two hours."
I nodded. Then I sheathed my sword. I pulled out a kunai and walked to a tree. I scratched a small circle in the bark. Then I moved to a second tree. I scratched the same small target about an inch in diameter. I did this to a few other trees before I steppe to the middle of the clearing. I threw the first kunai for a warm up. I was a bit unused to the weapons since I hadn't held that kind in nine years. I was skilled with any kind of knife though so I wasn't too bad. I pulled out to kunai and flung them at the same time, each at a different target. I did this for an hour; throwing more kunai and shuriken, and faster. I did it while jumping, spinning, flipping, running, and every possible way. When this was done I sighed and put my knives away. I walked to Akago who still watched me and sat beside him a minute. I drank some of my water and offered him some. He shook his head.
"While you train can I look at one of your knives?" He asked.
I raised an eyebrow at him.
"As long as you don't accidentally cut yourself." I said.
"I won't."
"I shouldn't be giving you a knife at all, you're just an infant."
"But I am a demon. And I'm intelligent. Even more intelligent then the blonde loud mouth."
I giggled.
"I guess you are. Okay here you go."
I handed him a kunai. He grasped it firmly in his small hands. He didn't even look as if he could lift it but I knew better. I knew he could probably throw it quite fast and far to. He may look like a child but he was a lot stronger then he looked. I stood a second later and stepped back to the center of the clearing. I took a deep breath as I took the position of a taijutsu move I remembered from when I had been little. I quickly started to go through it. When I had been ten I had already graduated from the academy. Actually I had graduated at eight and a half. I was considered and exceptional child. A prodigy. I could have graduated years earlier but my parents wanted me to stay with kids my own age and the Hokage wanted me to have a childhood. I was the one of the last of my clan too. One thing was that Kakashi, Takashi, and I had been the last of my clan. Kakashi and I were the last now.
I was the second youngest child to graduate from the academy; first had been Uchiha Itachi. I had been very skilled too. I could do complex jutsus and such. I had practiced a lot in the future of the feudal era on Higurashi shrine so I wasn't to too rusty. I had quite when I had gone to the feudal era though. I could still easily access my chakara and I had quite a large amount of chakara, kind of like the Yondaime had. I didn't focus on that now though. I focused on my taijutsu. I had been quite good at this too and wasn't as rusty since I had worked with the wolf clan. I was quite good in almost all ninja ways. I was best at medical stuff and element jutsus though. I shook these thoughts away as I continued to practice. I practice till well after lunch before doing other training things. At about dinner I stopped and sat beside Akago. He was playing idly with my knife.
"So can you throw that?" I asked.
He looked at me then tossed it. It hit one of my old targets on a tree ten feet away. I whistled and he smirked.
"I am a demon."
"I know."
I smiled at him. Then I picked him up. We talked softly as I walked from the clearing towards the village. When we left the training grounds we were almost ran over by two men with black hair, bushy eyebrows, and green jumpsuits. They stopped in front of us and struck a pose smiling, winking, and giving me a thumbs-up all at the same time.
"Hello young lady! Are you a new Kohona ninja?!" The tallest one asked.
"She is my niece Gai."
I glanced beside me at Kakashi who stepped dup.
"Ah Kakashi! My eternal rival! Wait… She's you're niece?! You have a brother?!"
"He's dead. Now leave Kagome alone."
"Oh Kakashi I can handle myself, now stopping being an overprotective uncle."
Kakashi sighed. I noticed a small orange book in his hand. I sneaked a peek inside over his shoulder. My eye twitched as I saw some perverted pictures and words. I rolled my eyes and looked to the other two. They still were looking at me.
"Well welcome to Kohona! May I ask your name?!" The smaller one asked
"My name is Kagome. Nice to meet you."
I gave them my most dazzling smile. They both blushed slightly.
"Well I am Gai and this is my student Lee!"
"Is your partner Tenten?"
"Yes!" They chorused.
"I went shopping with her yesterday."
They grinned.
"Weren't you two running laps around Kohona?" Kakashi asked.
"Oh! Right! Let us finish our laps of youth, Lee!"
"Of course Gai-sensei!"
The two took off in a cloud of dust.
"Interesting Rival. Very loud and energetic."
"I'm not his rival. He just thinks I am because he wants to be 'cooler' then me. And he's always loud and energetic."
I giggled.
"That is a perverted book." I stated.
"Yes. Not for anyone under eighteen." He agreed.
"Then I can read it."
"Wait…."
"I'm nineteen Kakashi."
He scowled.
"Not for anyone under twenty."
"Ugh! I am old enough. You don't think I know about the stuff in that book? I've already read them, when I was little."
He sighed.
"Fine, go ahead and read it but I'm not lending you my copy."
I rolled my eyes.
"Will you train with me tomorrow?" I asked.
"Sure."
"Meet me here at eight. If you are late I will seek you out. Drag you here. Beat you nearly to death, not heal you, then tear up all those orange books, and burn your masks. So don't be late."
I saw him pale a bit. He knew I would follow through with those plans.
"Okay." He said.
I smiled and waved walking off. I walked to the Uchiha compound and had a shower. Then I pulled on my kimono which I still liked and headed out the door. I was hungry and decided to ask if Hinata would get something to eat with me. Out of all the girls I had met yesterday I liked Hinata the best. She was a bit like me. I also wished to talk to her about the chakara points on a body. With my miko powers I could sense them. I couldn't see them but if I knew where they were in my mind I could maybe cut them off like the Hyuuga did. I walked down the streets to the Hyuuga compound. I walked in and glanced around. The first person I saw I walked up to. It was a boy with long brown hair in a pony tail of sorts. He had light grey eyes and was training in a courtyard.
"Excuse me." I called out.
He stopped training and looked at me.
"Yes?" He asked in an emotionless voice.
"I was wondering if Hinata was around."
"What business do you have with my cousin?" He asked.
"I just wanted to talk to her." I sniffed.
He regarded me.
"I have not seen you around before. May I ask your name?"
"I'm Kagome. You?"
"Neji. Who is the child in your arms?"
"He is my adopted son Akago."
He looked me over a second longer.
"Hinata is not home at the moment."
I sighed.
"Can you tell me where she is?"
"She left a while ago with Naruto."
I sighed again.
"Why do you wear a kimono?"
I looked up.
"Not many wear traditional outfits anymore."
"Well I came from a place where most people wore them. And they are comfortable."
"Why are you in Kohona?"
He seemed curious and quite bored. He seemed to think out each sentence before he asked suggesting he was intelligent and one who spoke with few words.
"Well I used to be a ninja here, but then I left for about nine years. I just returned yesterday."
He looked me up and down again.
"Why did you return?"
"This is my home. Besides I have family here."
"Really?"
"Yes. My uncle Kakashi."
He blinked and opened his mouth. Then he snapped it shut.
"You mean Gai's rival, the copy ninja?"
"Yes. Are you a student of Gai?"
"Yes."
"Ah. I met Tenten, Lee, and Gai and wondered who the last member was. Well Neji Hyuuga I must be going. You don't need to tell Hinata you saw me."
I bowed my head. He bowed his head too. I walked out of the compound and sighed slightly. I decided to just go get something to eat then head home. I found a small restaurant and had a quick meal. I also fed Akago some food. He didn't need much often because he was a demon but he did need some once in awhile. Then I headed home. When I reached Sasuke's house I slipped into my room. I could sense Sasuke in the living room. But he wasn't very social and not the friendliest so I just shrugged and stayed in my room.
I let Akago looked at my weapons as I pulled out the box of scrolls and books from my father. I pulled out the largest scroll and move to my bed. I sat down cross-legged and slowly unrolled the scroll before I started to read. I was soon very into it. It was about my clan and our Kekkai Genkai. I already knew about it and how to activate the first step. I continued to read the scroll. It took me hours to read half of it. When I had finished half I yawned and rolled the scroll up. I cleared my bed of the weapons and scroll and then pulled on my sleeping clothes and once again cuddled under my blankets drifting off.