It was an ordinary day with our favourite group of jewel shard hunters, and Naraku stalkers. They were just battling a demon, nothing big. Just a demon that looked human but had silver hair, blue eyes, and unreal attacks.
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Kagome growled as she shot her purifying arrow at the demon. The demon looked a lot like a human. Except he had silver hair in a pony tail, unlike most humans. He also wore glasses and a really odd purple like outfit. At his waist were also pouches of odd looking knives and throwing stars. He had a head band with a music symbol on. And on his arm was a second headband with a leaf symbol with a line through it. He also had unreal attacks. He would do these signs with his hands then he would use attacks the group had never seen before. He kept throwing bolts of fire, water, and electricity at them, along with setting up barriers and cloning himself. It was driving everyone nuts. Kagome also sensed an energy circulating inside of him. It was similar to her miko powers but was not any kind of spiritual powers. It flared every time the man used his attacks. Kagome's arrow shot forwards and right through the demons barrier, but with his inhuman speed he ducked in time to dodge it. Kagome scowled. Normally if her arrow even came close to a demon it would purify it but it had only been a normal arrow to him.
"Hey Inuyasha! I think he's human!" Kagome yelled.
Everyone froze.
"What?!" Inuyasha asked.
"I am human idiot. That was what I was trying to say." The man sighed.
Everyone paused. Sango and Miroku jumped back to Kirara and Shippo. Kagome, Kikyo, and Inuyasha jumped together. The man sighed and sat down.
"You guys are good for not being Ninja." He grinned.
"Ninja?" Kagome asked.
The man froze.
"You don't know what ninja are?" He asked.
"We have met a few but none used attacks like you. They were more like Sango." Kagome said.
The man just sat there starring. Then he covered his face with his hands and groaned. Kagome skipped up to him dodging Inuyasha's attempts to pull her back. She sat crouched beside the man and rested a hand on his shoulder.
"Where are you from?" She asked.
"I'm from the country of fire."
"There is no country called that in any part of the world." Kagome said.
He groaned.
"Then I wasn't dreaming that."
"Dreaming what?" Kagome asked.
"Well I was running in the trees then suddenly I was surrounded by a large pillar of white light. A woman who looked a lot like you appeared. She had long black hair, blue eyes, and some armour on along with an outfit like yours. She had a pink jewel around her neck. She was see-through and a bit white like a spirit. She told me I was to go to another dimension and give a woman this before the white surrounded me and I appeared here."
He held up a silver chain with a locket on it. Kagome gasped and starred at it a second. Then she pulled her bag off. She sorted through it and found some water and food.
"Put that away from a moment and eat this while I talk with my friends."
He gave her a thankful look and stared to eat while she walked back to her friends. She gathered them around.
"He's a ninja. He said a spirit sent him here. He describes that the spirit looked like Midoriko. She said the ninja was to give a certain woman a locket he holds. That locket is mine."
Everyone gasped. Kikyo sighed, drawing attention to her.
"You know you are not my reincarnation now. We all thought you were. But that incident two years ago when I almost killed you and the rest of my soul returned to me and you still lived proved we weren't incarnates. You also changed after that. Like you eyes turned blue and such. I think you are Midoriko's reincarnation."
They all starred but Kagome nodded.
"I need to tell you all something." Kagome whispered.
They all looked at her.
"I never really came from the future through the well."
They starred.
"My mother said I appeared in her yard in a flash of white when I was ten."
They all starred more.
"She said at the time I had been wearing a headband with no symbol on it. I also had pouches with ninja weapons. All I can remember was a man standing over me doing really fast signs with his hands. My mother thinks I came from another dimension."
They all gaped.
"Then could this man have been sent to take you back?" Sango asked.
Kagome nodded slowly.
"I think that is the reason he is here."
"What if something happens once you take the necklace?" Kikyo asked.
"I'm going to take it. If I do return to the other place, know I love you all."
"You don't have to take it Kagome." Shippo sniffed.
"Yes I do." Kagome said.
"Why?" Miroku asked.
"I have felt a piece of me missing forever. This may hold a lot of answers I want."
They all wilted.
"Nothing may happen." Kagome smiled.
"If something does happen take these. Then you will have to come back." Kikyo said handing Kagome the five jewel shards they had.
Kagome looked at them. It had been four years since she had fallen through the well. Two years when Kikyo's soul had returned and she had lost her hate and taint she had joined them. Kagome had let her keep the shards. Now Kikyo was giving them to her. Kagome took them.
"If I do leave make sure you hold off all weddings for me to return." Kagome grinned.
Sango and Miroku nodded and clasped hands. Kikyo and Inuyasha nodded and held each other. Kagome grinned. Kagome turned to the ninja still waiting. She stepped up to him. He stood. Kagome swung her bag on.
"May I ask your name?" She asked.
"Kabuto. Yours?"
"Kagome." She smiled.
Then she frowned. She starred at his leaf head band a moment. The scratch through the symbol had a meaning. She was sure of it. It was on the tip of her mind.
"Criminal?" She asked slowly.
"Yes, I'm a criminal." He said.
She nodded still thoughtful.
"Why do you wear two?" She asked.
"I used to belong to Konoha, but then betrayed it and joined Sound."
She nodded. Then she perked up. Kabuto watched her. She held out a hand.
"You have something that belongs to me."
He blinked then slowly pulled the locket from his pocket. He gave it to her. As soon as the cool metal touched her palm they were both surrounded by a bright white light. Kagome closed her eyes as memories flashed by her eyes. She gasped. She could remember an attack. Then she remembered someone sealing her memories in the locket and sending her to another dimension. She remembered the ninja academy. She remembered graduating. That had been almost thirty years ago. She remembered her crimes, her enemies, her allies, her duties, her life, her immortality. She laughed once. The locket had held her memories in. It had locked her away so she wouldn't repeat her crimes in the ninja world. But here she was remembering everything and being sent back to fulfill her old plans.
Then the white light felt hot. The two gasped and everything seemed to crumble. Then suddenly it rebuilt and they were in a forest clearing surrounded by people. The light started to fade. Kagome's eyes widened as she touched down. She looked at the people surrounding her. She saw a group of eight men in black cloaks with red clouds to her left. To her right was a group of twelve people all in different clothes but with leaf headbands. And directly in front of her was a man who resembled a snake, a man with hair in the style of a chicken's ass, and twenty people with headbands like Kabuto's. Everyone was starring at them wide eyed. Kabuto jumped to the snake and his group. He smirked.
"Where did you go Kabuto? You vanished in a white light to reappear with a woman." The snake hissed.
"I was pulled to another dimension to give that woman something. Then we were both pulled back here." Kabuto said.
"Another dimension." Almost everyone whispered in amazement.
"Could you get back?" The snake asked.
"I doubt I could. But I think that woman knows a way." He said.
Kagome scowled as everyone starred at her again. She backed up a step and her legs hit something hard. She cast a quick glance back. Her eyes widened as they fell on the old well. Now she knew a way back to the feudal era. She kept her eyes on everyone as she slowly slipped her jewel shards in her pouch. Then her hand rested on her sword hilt.
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Everyone watched the strange girl. She wore an old fashioned pair of deep blue hakamas, an icy blue kimono like top, tied with a deep blue sash. In her sash was a pouch they had all seen her put something in. She also had a black bag on her back, along with a quiver of arrows and a bow. At her waist with the pouch was also a sword. She rested her hand on the hilt as she backed into the well. The three groups glanced at one another. They had all met up almost coincidently. The Konoha ninja had all been on a mission, the Akatsuki had been going for sound, and sound had been going for Konoha. Now here they all were standing facing one another with an odd girl.
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Suddenly the Kyuubi gasped. Kagome looked at him and froze.
"Naruto?" She asked.
"Hai." He whispered.
She scowled. She held a hand out to him. He looked at it and everyone felt confused. Naruto stepped forwards. The man with silver hair and a mask grabbed him and held him back. Naruto looked up at him and back at the girl. The girl pulled her hand back.
"You are not yet ready to join me Kyuubi?" She asked.
Everyone blinked. Naruto bit his lip.
"No. I'm not. Kyuubi is." He whispered.
"What do you want with the Kyuubi?" The snake asked.
Kagome focused on him and grinned.
"Orochimaru." She grinned.
His eyes widened.
"You." He whispered.
He backed up a step as Kagome grinned more. Everyone was watching very closely.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"You have Midoriko to thank for bringing me back and giving me my memories." She laughed.
He paled surprising everyone.
"But she's dead. She died before you were even born." He whispered.
"I am her reincarnation." Kagome grinned.
Then snake took another step back. The boy beside him scowled.
"Ahhh, an Uchiha. Two Uchihas." She said looking at the man with long black hair in the Akatsuki cloak.
The two scowled. Kagome smirked. She glanced over at the Konoha ninja and looked them over. Her eyes rested on the pink haired girl and she grinned. The girl gulped.
"A Haruno too. Interesting."
Everyone looked at the girl.
"What is so important about the Harunos? They are just regular people with chakra, no kekkai genkai." The Uchiha beside Orochimaru sneered.
Kagome's eyebrow raised.
"How many of you are there left?" She asked the girl.
The girl swallowed.
"There's only me."
Kagome starred.
"You are the last Haruno." She asked slowly.
The girl nodded.
"My clan was murdered." She whispered.
"Clan?" Naruto asked.
"So none of you know of the Haruno clan?" Kagome asked looking at everyone.
They all shook their heads. Kagome let out a laugh.
"Sakura… would that be your name?" Kagome asked.
The girl nodded.
"I thoughts so. They always name their children after plants."
They were all listening closely.
"Sakura, come here a moment." Kagome said.
The girl looked at her. She slowly stepped forwards. No one else moves. Sakura stepped right up beside Kagome. Kagome rested a hand on her forehead.
"You have mastered you powers."
"Hai." The girl whispered.
"What powers?" The silver haired, masked man asked.
"They do not know. The Haruno clan has fallen indeed." Kagome sighed.
"The Hokage, Sarutobi, covered it up." Sakura whispered.
"What power does the Haruno clan have?" Kabuto asked.
"Sakura?" Kagome asked.
She swallowed.
"We control nature, and have the best medic abilities of all ninja." She whispered.
"Control nature?" Naruto asked.
Sakura pointed to the ground and flicked a finger. A flower started to grow while everyone starred.
"Good child. You have mastered your powers well." Kagome whispered.
Sakura gave a small smile and hurried back to her group who starred at her. Kagome looked up and scanned everyone.
"I see a few I recognize; Orochimaru, the two Uchihas, the Haruno, the Kyuubi."
Everyone starred a minute.
"You!"
Everyone looked at the blonde woman who had dropped from the trees. Kagome grinned even more.
"Tsunade." She said.
"Tsunade-sama what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked.
She ignored him and starred at Kagome then she looked at Orochimaru who was still watching Kagome.
"I thought we had got rid of her." Tsunade said.
"I did too." He whispered.
"How did she get back?!" Tsunade yelled.
"It seems as if Midoriko's spirit wanted me to come back." Kagome grinned.
"We sealed your memories away." Tsunade said.
"What is going on?" Itachi interrupted.
"This woman is named Kagome." Tsunade said.
"Yes, and I'm very dangerous, blah, blah, blah. You say that every time people ask who I am." Kagome said.
"You shouldn't have been able to come back." Tsunade breathed.
"Sorry to break your hope, but I'm back and stronger." Kagome grinned.
Everyone was shocked when Orochimaru jumped beside Tsunade and they looked at one another calmly.
"We can try to seal her again." Orochimaru hissed.
"You won't be able to Orochimaru."
They looked at Kagome.
"Why not?" Tsunade asked.
"Because I know how to break the seal and I know how to avoid it."
"Why are Tsunade and Orochimaru, complete enemies, working together?" Itachi interrupted.
"You don't know what she has done." Orochimaru hissed pointing to Kagome.
"But you can still both be punished for siding even if Tsunade is Hokage." Kakashi whispered.
"I'd die to seal her away." Tsunade said.
"Now Tsunade my plans aren't that bad, I guess I did get carried away last time, but I'm not going to get so carried away this time. I swear it." Kagome said.
"What did she do?" The red head in the cloak asked.
"She was behind some of the largest clan genocides, wars, and the sealed beasts." Tsunade whispered.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"What do you want with Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"I want the Kyuubi in him." Kagome said.
"Akatsuki also wants it." Naruto said.
"Really?" Kagome asked cheerfully.
Most nodded.
"How could she have been after him? She would only be his age when after him." Itachi said.
"She's immortal." Orochimaru whispered.
Everyone gaped.
"I'm close enough to immortal at least. I can still be killed but I can live forever." Kagome said.
They all starred at her. She looked around again.
"How long have I been gone?" She asked.
"Ten years." Tsunade said.
"Ten years. My followers will still be around." She grinned.
"You won't make it out of this clearing." Tsunade and Orochimaru hissed.
"But I believe I will." Kagome grinned.
"We can not let her leave at all costs." Tsunade said to the Konoha ninja.
"Hai." They all said.
"Same with us." said Orochimaru.
The sound got ready.
"Do you know what I did for those ten years Tsunade?" Kagome asked.
Tsunade gulped at her grin.
"I became wiser. I also became stronger. I dare you to take me on."
Tsunade swallowed hard.
"You are the one who killed my parents, you killed numerous other clans, you raised an army, and you were the one who summoned the tailed beasts."
Everyone's eyes widened at Tsunade's list.
"You summoned the nine tailed beasts?" The plant man on Akatsuki side asked.
"Yes. But all the foolish Kage's sealed them away before they could do much damage." Kagome sighed.
"Do much damage?! They killed hundreds!" Tsunade yelled.
"Of course. I was trying to take over all the ninja villages but I see now it will be hard. I will abandon that plan and switch to plan B." Kagome grinned. "But at the moment I must go back to the other world. I have some friends I need to talk with."
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All of them watched as Kagome jumped onto the rim of the well. She bowed and jumped back. They watched as she fell into a burst of blue light and vanished. Tsunade covered her face in her hands. Akatsuki stood ready to go.
"Wait." Tsunade said.
Everyone glanced at her.
"We must tell you about Kagome or she'll wipe you out." Tsunade said.
Orochimaru nodded.
"One woman could not destroy Akatsuki." Kisame said.
"She is not one woman." Tsunade snapped.
Everyone blinked at her. She walked to the well and looked down. Then she sat on the rim.
"Ten years ago we sealed that woman's memories away. We also changed her into a child. Then we sent her to another world. Sarutobi, Jiraya, Orochimaru, and I did. We thought we had got rid of her." She sighed.
"Why would you do that?" Itachi asked.
"We don't know how but Kagome found out the secret to immortality. She found that secret out fifty years ago. She left Konoha and everyone thought she had died. For years she set up secret base we never knew of, and found loyal followers. She also became Kages of over two smaller villages, and somehow infiltrated the larger villages and became part of the councils. None knew this till she attacked. She started to kill off the strongest clans that were against her. She also destroyed whole villages of civilians. Then she released the tailed beasts. Luckily we found a way to seal them. But then she went after those with the demons sealed in them. She offered to take the cursed demons away from them, or offered to let them join her and she would treat them nicely. She also started to kill off smaller clans and take those who promised loyalty to her. She was destroying the ninja world. The secret that only one immortal woman led the army that was tarring us up, was hushed up. Everyone thought it was a secret village and its council, not a former Konoha ninja. Then we caught her. I think she got purposely caught. Sarutobi, Jiraya, Orochimaru, and I all sealed her away. We never found out her plans or what she was aiming for but as you see she didn't return and everyone soon forgot about it except the elders. But here she is back." Tsunade said.
Everyone was starring at her except Naruto and Orochimaru. Tsunade looked up at Naruto.
"She was trying to get Naruto to join her but we found out and pulled him back."
Then Tsunade looked at Neji and Hinata.
"She also set up the kidnapping of Hinata that got Neji's father killed. And she was the one behind the murder of the Haruno clan. The Haruno clan's leader found out something about her. He tried to tell the Hokage but then they were all killed except Sakura who had been at a friend's for the night."
Sakura was starring at her. Tsunade looked around.
"We must go prepare for her. She will be after Sound. She warned me as we sealed her that if I started an organization called Sound she would come for me." Orochimaru said.
"How did she know you would start Sound?" Sasori asked.
"She has the ability to see certain events in the future." Tsunade said.
Orochimaru nodded and motioned to his group. They all shot back into the trees. The Konoha ninja waited for instructions.
"We must alert the council and be ready. We will head back to Konoha. I would like to wait here for Kagome but she was right. We would not be able to beat her." Tsunade said.
She glanced at Akatsuki as she stood.
"I have warned you."
Then the Konoha ninja all ran off too. Akatsuki stood there.
"Are they telling the truth?" Kisame asked.
"My father told me something similar to this." Itachi said.
Suddenly they heard Tobi yelp. They spun to him. He was touching the air between the trees at the edge of the clearing. As he touched it blue light sprang up. Itachi hurried forwards and touched it to. He walked along feeling it. It surrounded them, even when they jumped up.
"We're trapped in by a barrier." Sasori said.
"Was it sound or Konoha?" Zetsu asked.
"I doubt it. They both looked too shaken up to do anything." Itachi said.
"Then the woman…" Kisame said.
They looked to the well where she had disappeared. They sighed. Itachi sat down. They couldn't get out. They were trapped till Kagome returned.
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Kagome stepped from the well and looked around at the feudal era. She laughed and ran down the trail with her ninja speed. She hurried to where she had last left the group. She only had to run for about ten minutes until she spotted them. She leapt from the trees she had been in and waited for them. They ran towards her.
"How did you get back Kagome?" Miroku asked as she smiled.
"I appeared by the well in the ninja world."
"Are you going to stay here?" Sango asked smiling
Kagome smirked evilly. They all stopped smiling and backed up a step.
"Oh no." She chuckled. "That locket held my memories and when they returned I remembered who I had been. It seems some people trapped my memories in the locket then turned me into a kid and sent me to the future."
"So you got your memories back? That's great." Inuyasha said slowly.
"What happened?" Someone asked.
They looked at Koga and Sesshomaru as they stepped from the trees.
"We ran into a ninja who had been sent here by Midoriko's spirit to give me a locket. It held my memories. It seems I'm from the ninja world and I had my memories stored in the locket when the leader of a place turned me into a kid and sent me to the future." Kagome smiled.
"Why would they do that?" Koga asked scowling.
Kagome smirked. They all stepped back again, even Sesshomaru.
"Well for one I was too strong, and for the second reason because I tried to destroy the world."
Everyone starred at her.
"What?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I tried to destroy that world with my army. I almost succeeded too. I killed hundred and had a huge army." Kagome chuckled.
"You're lying. The Kagome we know wouldn't do that." Kikyo said.
"I am not lying. I just remembered who I was. I am an immortal ninja who was bent on destroying the world. I still am. I have come to say farewell for now. Carry on without me." She grinned.
They all starred at her. Suddenly they heard a chuckle. Naraku stepped out from the bushes. They all drew their weapons except Kagome.
"So the little miko is an immortal from another world. Interesting." Naraku said.
"Yes. I'm going back so I can finish my plan B." She nodded. "Can I have the jewel?"
Naraku smirked as Kagome jumped beside him, and as everyone starred.
"Only if I can come with you." Naraku said.
"Deal. I could use your help."
Naraku grinned. Everyone stood gaping. Kanna, Kohaku, and Kagura stepped from the bushes too.
"Don't take Kohaku, please." Sango said. "Release him."
"I could use him though." Kagome grinned.
Sango sobbed.
"We won't let you leave." Inuyasha whispered. "Even it means hurting you Kagome."
Kagome just grinned and released her miko powers. Everyone but Naraku and his group were blown back unconscious. Kagome laughed. Naraku pulled his baboon hood back. He looked at her with calm but cautious eyes.
"I joined you because I wanted to and because if we fought you would win hands down." He said quietly. "And they were gaining on me." He said motioning to the others.
Kagome grinned and motioned them all to follow her. The five sped off through the trees back towards the well. When they reached it they all hoped down and were surrounded by the blue light.
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The Akatsuki members looked up as the well gave off a blue light. They blinked as Kagome, a man in a baboon pelt, a woman with red eyes and black hair, a small albino teen, and a boy in armour jumped from the well. Kagome grinned at them.
"Seems my barrier worked."
The men looked at her as they got ready.
"Who are they?" The man in the pelt asked.
"These are Akatsuki members. They are a criminal organization." Kagome said.
The man laughed and pulled his hood back. He had long wavy black hair down to his waist and red eyes that said he was as far from innocent as you could get. Suddenly the man pulled a purple jewel from his pouch. He handed it to Kagome an it turned a pink color.
"Why are they here?" Naraku asked.
"All in do time Naraku." Kagome said.
"What do you want, un?" Deidara asked.
"I wish to see your leader." She said.
Everyone in the group glanced at Itachi who nodded. They all saw the blue barrier disintegrate with his nod.
"Okay then. If I know correctly you are Uchiha Itachi." She said.
Itachi nodded.
"This is Deidara, Sasori, Zetsu, Tobi, and Kisame." Itachi said.
"This is Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku, and Naraku." She said.
Kagura snapped a fan open and hid the bottom half of her face.
"Naraku why did I have to come?" Kagura asked.
"Because if you didn't I would have just killed you." Naraku chuckled.
"I do not mind coming." Kanna said.
The boy Kohaku didn't say anything, he hadn't even twitched since they had jumped from the well. Sasori took a step forwards and looked at the boy.
"You are controlling him like a puppet." He said.
Naraku chuckled.
"Yes. He is very useful."
"Poor Sango though, using her own brother against her." Kagome tsked.
Naraku laughed.
"And you, you use puppets too?" Naraku asked.
Sasori nodded.
Do you kill the people first?" Naraku asked.
Sasori nodded again. Naraku laughed.
"I like to keep mine alive and suffering." He grinned.
The Akatsuki members starred. Naraku snapped his fingers. Kohaku slumped then he stood straight and blinked. He looked around and gasped. He fell back. They all watched as he pulled a chain and sickle free. He threw it at Naraku who actually caught it.
"You!" Kohaku screamed.
Kohaku lunged at him blade out.
"You made me kill my family. You made me try to kill my sister." He sobbed trying to hit Naraku.
"Now calm down Kohaku." Kagome said.
Kohaku looked up at her.
"I hate you all." He hissed. "I curse you to hell."
Suddenly Naraku snapped his fingers again. Kohaku slumped only to straighten and look like a statue as he didn't move
"See? He is a nice puppet. I made him kill his family as I killed his village, then I made him try and kill his sister and her friends." Naraku laughed.
"That's crazy, un." Deidara said.
"No, it's fun. I like to watch them suffer. It is so much more fun then having them die right away. And I can use him. Just like I use Kagura and Kanna." He smirked.
"They are puppets too?" Kisame asked looking at the women.
"No. I wish I was though, so I didn't have to remember any of this." Kagura snapped.
"How does he control you?" Zetsu asked.
Kagura scowled and Naraku held out a glowing red sphere in his hand.
"This is her heart." He grinned.
All of them starred.
"Watch." Naraku said.
He squeezed the heart. Kagura screamed and collapsed withering in pain. She started to sob and scream. They all watched her. Even after Naraku stopped squeezing she sobbed into the ground.
"What about the white girl?" Tobi asked.
"I have her heart too but I never need to punish her since she is smart enough to listen to me. Besides she has no will. But Kagura here has tried to betray and kill me more then once." Naraku said.
The members glanced at the straightening Kagura.
"Will you take us to you leader?" Kagome interrupted.
"Hai." Itachi said.
"Will they come?" Sasori asked nodding to Naraku and them.
Kagome nodded.
"Can they keep up?" Kisame asked.
"Kohaku is as good as any ninja and Kagura and Kanna have a ride." Kagome said.
The men all nodded. Kagura scowled and pulled a feather from her hair. The Akatsuki members all watched in surprise as in a gust of wind the feather enlarged. Kanna and Kagura hopped on and waited. Kagome grinned and nodded to Itachi who leapt into the trees. All the others followed his example always giving Naraku, Kagome, and Kohaku space as Kagura and Kanna flew above the trees.