Kagome's POV:
I was currently on my knees. I kneeled on the soft forest floor. A few tears fell over my creamy skin. I was kneeling in front of the body of Miroku. I held back a scream that threatened to rip from my throat. Inuyasha had betrayed me. They all had. Why? There were a few reasons but none strong enough to make them try and kill me. They had tried to kill me. But I was smart. I was stronger. I was trickier. I had ran and survived.
~~FLASHBACK~~
I had jumped out of the well humming. Why? Because today was the day Inuyasha had promised to announce that he was taking me as his mate. We had kissed and he had asked me on his knees. Finally after two years my dream was coming true. I was now seventeen. I was even more beautiful from when I had first fell in the well. We had killed Naraku four days ago. I stopped humming as I remembered. Kagura and Kanna had turned on their master and had flown off when the battle was done. Koga had died. Kirara had also died, protecting her mistress. I had been the one to end Kohaku's life.
I had found him wounded in the battle. He had smiled at me and told me he had remembered everything. He was dying, even with the shard and he knew it. He asked me to take the shard and tell his sister goodbye. I had taken the shard. His body had turned to dust. Sango had seen and freaked. I had tried to explain but she was furious. She tried to attack me but Miroku pulled her off saying she would cool down. But she hadn't. She had tried to kill me numerous times in the four days I had been in the feudal era. Her intended, Miroku, tried to calm her but to no success.
I sighed slightly and fingered the complete Shikon No Tama around my neck. Shippo had been adopted by a widow Kitsune and was happy. I had left him in her care three days before we killed Naraku. Kikyo had fought with us and left when Naraku was dead. Sesshomaru had also fought with us. As soon as Naraku had died though, he had tried to take the Tetsiaga. Rin his ward had stopped him when a wound he had gotten reopened. They had left quickly on the two headed dragon with Jaken. I took a few steps from the well and sucked in a breath of fresh summer air. I felt giddy. I was going to be Inuyasha's mate.
All other thoughts were pushed aside as those thoughts came back. I blushed. Inuyasha had promised that tonight he would take me as his mate. I had gotten here early though. I hoped Sango had calmed. I skipped off cloaking myself in my miko powers so that no stay demon could sense me. I decided I would go thank the old tree once though. The tree I felt deserved a thank you. It had all began at the tree and now it would end happily there. I smiled brightly. As I got closer to the tree though, I heard noises. I peeked around a corner and my eyes widened in horror. There was Inuyasha. He was just rolling off of Kikyo. He sat up and smiled at her.
"You are awesome Kikyo."
She smiled back.
"What about my incarnation? I heard you were going to ask her to be your mate."
"You know this was part of the plan. I'll have my pleasure with her then she will be our slave. If she doesn't agree I'll slaughter her. I'll also take the jewel and wish for you to live again." He smiled.
He bent down and kissed her deeply. When they broke he started to get on her again.
"But what if she does fight? She could easily kill you. You know she is a fully trained miko with more power then me." Kikyo said sounding genuinely worried.
"I made a deal with the slayer. She will kill her if Kagome fights. She wants revenge for her brother. She'll pretend to be nice. Then if Kagome isn't with me and looks mad she will slaughter the wench on sight." Inuyasha laughed.
I gaped. I heard the sound of smashing. It was my heart. It had been made of glass and Inuyasha had cut the last string holding it up. It shattered as it fell. I ran back to Kaede's as fast as I could. As I got closer I heard the sounds of battle. I sped up. As I came upon Kaede's hut I saw it in ruins. Kaede's body was on the ground, cut in two. Her bow was still in her hand. I screamed. I couldn't help it. Then I felt something coming closer. I ducked just in time to dodge the giant boomerang. It had blood all over it. I heard a laugh.
"So Kagome now do you feel regret for killing my brother, now?" A feminine voice asked.
I looked up at Sango. She had blood on her and a crazed look in her eyes.
"Why did you kill Kaede?!" I screamed.
"I told them I needed their help killing you. They thought I was mad and fought me. I cut down the old woman and sliced the monk. He is bleeding to death somewhere." She laughed.
"You killed your Fiancé!?" I was sobbing now.
Miroku dead? I couldn't grasp the concept. He had been there for most of the journey.
"Yes." Sango cackled.
I grabbed Kaede's bow and ran at Sango. She braced herself. But I ran past her. I needed to find Miroku. I ran as fast as I could. I searched frantically. Always hearing Sango's mad laughter, right behind me. I found Miroku a couple minutes later. He was lying on some grass in a near by field. He was breathing but barely. He had a huge gash on his chest. I could tell it was from Sango's weapon. I picked him up gently. I had become stronger as I trained being a miko and other things over the years. I ran as fast as I could again, which was faster then most humans. When I was a couple kilometres away in a forest I stopped and gently lowered Miroku to the ground. My tears had stopped now. I summoned my miko powers and tried to heal Miroku's wounds. But he was to far gone I felt it.
"Lady Kagome…" Came a ragged voice.
I looked at Miroku.
"Don't leave me." I cried. "You're my only friend you can't leave me alone!"
"I'm sorry… I wish I could have stayed... I really liked our travels together. If only it hadn't ended like this…I wish it could have lasted longer.… It was a pleasure to meet you… Goodbye…"
His smile froze as the light in his eyes vanished. His chest stopped and the world crumbled. My last friend was gone. My only ally left. My brother like companion was gone. I tilted my head to the sky and let my cries out.
~~END OF FLASHBACK~~
All my anguish was building up. I sat there for a while crying, screaming, and letting it all out. Finally I calmed. I had to bury him. I slowly stood. We were in a beautiful clearing. It was the perfect place; pure. I looked at the body of the monk once more and got to work.
Sesshomaru's POV:
I had heard that two people had entered the western lands without permission. My informant had informed me they both had large spiritual powers. I was walking towards their current position. The sky was cloudy and grey. It was showering slightly as if sad. I was getting close to the forest the intruders were in. I stepped into the forest and sped up. I walked for a couple minutes before I came upon a clearing. My eyes widened as I saw my brothers miko, Kagome sitting on the ground. She was wet from the rain but I could still make out the tears. She was in front of a fresh grave. It had a pile of flowers on it and a small head stone. Her hands were covered in dirt and her fingers were bleeding. She had blood staining her clothes. The grave stone seemed to be engraved with her miko powers. My eyes widened as I read it.
'Here lies Miroku. A monk. He lived happily but was killed young. He was betrayed by his friends. His last real friend wishes him as safe journey to the next world.'
"Miko what are you doing on my lands?" I asked.
The miko looked at me. Her eyes held such a deep sadness that I, the cold lord of the west, Sesshomaru, felt like wrapping my arms around her and comforting her. She wasn't sobbing. She just had a few tears sliding down her face.
"I'm sorry. I'll leave. I hope you don't mind that I buried Miroku here."
She said it so quietly I almost didn't hear it. I strode over to her and crouched down by her. I took her hands in mine and examined them. They were covered in dirt, the nails torn and bleeding. She didn't pull away or say anything. I realized she had dug the whole grave by hand. I looked up into her eyes.
"What happened?" I asked softly.
"Inuyasha asked me to be his mate. He said he would take me as his mate tonight. I came back early and found him rutting with Kikyo. They had been planning to betray me and make me their slave or kill me. He made a deal with Sango. She was to kill me if I wasn't with Inuyasha. I was broken. I ran back to the village. I found Kaede cut in half. Sango tried to kill me. She had attacked her fiancé, the monk. I did the only thing I could. I grabbed Miroku and ran. He died. I buried him."
I felt anger boil me. That was low for even Inuyasha and Kikyo. Inuyasha had honour before this too. Now he was no better then Naraku. He had also dishonoured his family, which sadly I was part of.
"What are you going to do?" I asked.
"Kill them all." She said with venom that even surprised me.
"How?" I asked.
"I have my miko powers."
"No weapons?"
"Only the bow."
"Would you not like to kill them up close with a weapon instead of far away with your miko powers?"
She blinked at me.
"I'll train you if you wish." I said.
She got a light in her eyes.
"But what do you want in return?" She asked suspiciously.
"Tetsusaiga."
She smirked.
"Deal."
We both stood. With one glance at the grave we took off quickly.
ONE YEAR LATER
Kagome's POV:
I strode purposely down the road. A woman walked quickly beside me. I had a large black scythe on my shoulder. The villagers of the small village looked up. They looked tired and broken. They quickly looked away though. I frowned. Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Sango seemed to have sucked the village of its spirit. I strode to the last hut. It was actually the size of twelve large huts combined. It seemed since last time I had been here they had enlarged it. I strode in the door not even bothering to knock. The woman waited outside for me.
I looked around. There were three rooms. The one we were in and two separate ones. I pinched my lips tight. It was a rich looking house while the village looked poor. Suddenly one of the doors to the separate rooms opened. Sango walked out while finishing getting dressed. She looked a bit dishevelled. Inuyasha walked out a second later also pulling his clothes on. I made a disgusted face. So Kikyo hadn't been enough for him, so he had to fuck Sango. Sango didn't look angry though, she looked pleased. The two blinked at me. Then they both smirked.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Kagome, my old wench." Inuyasha sneered.
"I am not your old wench. I am your death."
I shot forwards with speed normal humans couldn't match. Sango's eyes widened, in surprise, as I sliced her with my scythe. She fell to the ground. She cried out in pain.
"That was for Miroku." I whispered.
She looked up at me frightened. I swung my scythe, cutting her head off. I turned to Inuyasha. He had a surprised look on his face.
"Shocked Inuyasha? I have gotten better. You have your brother to thank." I smirked.
Suddenly the front mat swung open and Kikyo ran in. She looked at Sango with and smirk then ran to Inuyasha.
"Sorry I'm late Inu-baby." She cooed snuggling up to him.
He smiled down at her.
"No worries sweet." He said kissing her on the nose.
I felt like throwing up. The personalities didn't suit the two. They scowled at my look.
"Well Kikyo, I'm glad you are back, I really wanted to see you." I purred.
Inuyasha pulled his sword out and it transformed as I ran at him, my scythe glinting in the light. I spun and side stepped just before I reached him. I sliced Kikyo in two. He gave one cry before his head was also lopped off. I smiled and waved my scythe getting the blood off. They had been so easy to kill for how much trouble they had caused. I crouched by the bodies, and took the Tetsusaiga and the rosary from Inuyasha. I owed the sword to Sesshomaru and the rosary might be useful. I also walked to Sango's body. I looked down at it with fury.
"I hope you rot in the deepest pit of hell, for betraying me, slaughtering Kaede, and finally for killing Miroku."
I looked up. Kikyo's dead body had already dissolved. Inuyasha's bright silver hair was already soaked in blood. I laughed. Then I walked out the door. The woman who had come with me glanced at me in silence. The villagers were already gathering. They had heard the cries. One stepped forwards.
"Lady Kagome?" He asked hesitantly.
I nodded. They all smiled.
"You freed us!" They cried.
They all cheered and looked like their burden had been lifted. Many sunk to their knees.
"I'm so sorry it took so long. I must be leaving now, but this is Milo. She will be your miko."
They all bowed and said thanks. Then I handed Milo a package I had made that contained sweets and some other small goodbye items. She looked up at me.
"Please have this delivered to the Kitsune, Shippo, and his new adoptive mother. They live past the next village in the closest cave."
She nodded. I smiled and took off running. As planned I met Sesshomaru by the old well. I had destroyed the barrier surrounding Tetsiaga on the way. I handed it to him and he smirked.
"The stronger sword for the stronger, wiser brother." I said
"I wish you to know you were the best student I ever taught. You learned everything in a snap and I could have let you leave sooner but I decided to teach you everything."
"That means a lot coming from you Sesshomaru." I said smiling softly.
He smiled softly. As we had trained we had become close friends. He was like a brother. I would miss him. Shippo, Kirara, Koga, Miroku, and he were the ones I would miss.
"Promise me to put flowers on Miroku's grave and look after the grave, for me."
"I promise."
"If Shippo ever needs training or help, you will help won't you?" I asked.
"I will, I promise."
"Take care of Rin."
"Of course I will."
"Goodbye Sesshomaru, my friend, my sensei, my brother, my lord."
"Goodbye Kagome, my friend, my student, my sister, my vassal."
With that I stepped to the edge of the well we looked at each other and our eyes met. I stepped into the well and fell into the blue light.
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I touched down softly and looked up. I saw a roof. It was the well house roof. I jumped from the well easily. I opened the door slowly and was met by a blast of autumn wind. I sprinted across the yard and walked into the house. Now I was hit by warm air and cooking smells. I set my scythe by the door and walked to the kitchen. My grandpa, Souta, and my mom were sitting at the table having breakfast and talking. As soon as I stepped in, silence fell. Finally my mother jumped up and hugged me, crying.
"We were so worried about you when you didn't come back."
"I know." I whispered.
I hugged her back and then gave the other two hugs. Finally I sat down and started eating with them.
"So when am I going to have cute dog eared grandkids?" My mother asked.
My throat seized up and I set my food down slowly. She had known Inuyasha had proposed to me. They all saw my mood and frowned.
"What is it sis?" Souta asked.
"Inuyasha betrayed me, Sango tried to kill me, Miroku and Kaede died, and Sesshomaru took me under his wing to train me."
They gasped. I told them the whole story. They got grim looks. I left out the part about me killing them though. They tried to comfort me. I sighed.
"Mom. I can't stay here."
She gave me a look of understanding.
"I know. You would never fit back in this life again, not after the past three years in the past." She said sadly.
"I'm going to jump back in the well. When I came back out I felt it change. I think it will take me to another dimension."
She gaped at me. Then she set her food down too. Now everyone watched.
"Dear, do you remember how I said your father disappeared?"
I nodded. She looked me in the eye.
"Did you think it odd that I wasn't surprised about you falling in the well the first time?"
I frowned. I had thought it odd. My grandpa and Souta had thought I was mental but my mom had taken it calmly.
"Well when your father was here and we had had you he had went to clean the well house one day. He had disappeared. I was distraught. I stayed by the well house where he had last been for days. A couple days later he appeared. He came in a red glow from the well. He climbed out and wrapped me in his arms, saying something about another world with ninja. Then he was pulled back in by something. He yelled that he would try to come back to me. He never came back through." She said.
We all gaped.
"You mean my father also used to travel through the well?" I asked quietly.
She nodded.
"If he left before I was born then…" Souta started.
Mom smiled softly.
"I'm sorry Souta, but you're adopted."
Souta shrugged and I spoke up.
"So if I jump back I may be able to find dad?' I asked.
She nodded.
"He told me the world was full of ninja and that he had the ability. He had been taken in by a village and they had started to train him. He was happy. He liked it but he was torn between me and that world. He tried to stay with me but the world wouldn't let him go." She said softly.
I took a deep breathe. I remembered some pieces of memory from when I was younger. My mother had always talked about ninja too me. She had even had me taken to a trainer. He had taught me how to do many different martial arts, and he had taught me how to throw knives.
"When I was younger you trained me." I said in realization.
She nodded.
"You now know almost all different kinds of hand to hand combats, and you can throw a knife perfectly. Then you learned how to use all weapons from this Sesshomaru, and you are trained in miko powers." She said smiling. "You are all grown up."
She stood and hugged me again. Suddenly I felt something calling me. I stood up and walked to the door in a daze. I wanted to stop but I had no control over my body. My family followed. I grabbed my scythe and walked to the well. The whole room was lit with red. It was beckoning.
"It is calling to you. When your father also tried to stay he was called in the same way. If you resist it grabs you." My mother said.
"So I must go?" I asked with a tinge of sadness.
She nodded. I saw tears in all their eyes. I gave them large hugs.
"Wait one minute." My mother said suddenly running out the door.
She came back a minute later with a small black backpack.
"Give this to your father if you find him." She said.
I nodded. Then she handed me a photo. It was of a man with orange hair and a soft face. He had a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.
"This is dad?" I asked.
She smiled.
"Tell him I love him, I always have. And tell him I forgive him if he has moved on."
Her tears started to flow. The well suddenly lit up more.
"Give me a minute." I said.
I felt slightly foolish talking to it. Suddenly red whips shot out and wrapped around me. I gasped as they started to drag me. The well wouldn't wait.
"I love you all! Even if I can never come back I love you!" I screamed to them as I was pulled down.
I saw Souta give me a watery smile and a thumbs-up sign. My grandfather gave me a kind of salute and a smile. My mother was sobbing and waving. They disappeared as I fell over the rim. I smiled once as I was dragged into the well. I was off on another adventure.
Deidara's POV:
I was walking through the forest. It was a nice day. The birds were out and the sun shone. My black cloak with red clouds wiped around me as the breeze played with it. My blonde hair also blew around my face. I stretched. It was about noon, and I was about half a kilometre from the main base of Akatsuki. I was near the old well. Leader had forbidden us to destroy it. We all wondered why but didn't really care. I leaned against an old tree and yawned. Everyone was relaxing today. No one had missions. But since everyone was together it was a bit chaotic.
Sasori had chased me out of the house saying I was being annoying. I growled. Tobi had been the annoying one. Suddenly I heard noise. I blinked and looked up as a girl jumped out of the well. She had raven black hair to her wait and she wore baggy black pants and a tight black shirt. She had soft brown eyes and had a black back pack on. She also held a giant scythe like Hidan's in her hand. She was absolutely stunning. Then I froze. What was she doing here? Was she an enemy? She smiled at me and I felt more relaxed. He smile seemed to say don't-worry-just-relax.
"What do you want, un?" I asked.
She smiled again. She pulled a picture from her pocket.
"Do you know this man? He would be at least fifteen years older then this picture." She said.
I gaped at the picture. It was a picture of Leader. I was sure of it. He had spiky orange hair just like leader. He just didn't have as many piercings. I closed my mouth. The girl was still waiting. Leader would want to know about this.
"I might. Come with me, un."
The girl scowled.
"You could turn on me in an instant. How do I know I can trust you?"
I sighed.
"If you want to see that man, follow me, un."
She slowly followed me. I looked at her closely. She didn't look like to much of a threat and I could always deal with her if she turned out to be one. The only thing that made me wary was the scythe. I quickened my pace and she kept up. Soon we reached the large cave. The main base was in a cave. If you went to the back of the cave there was a special door with a lock. No one could see the door. The only thing you saw was a small circle indent at the back. It fitted the Akatsuki rings perfectly. You had to put them in and the secret door would open. No other ring would work since Akatsuki rings were special somehow. I popped my ring in and the door slide open. The woman followed closely. Luckily we didn't run into any other members as we walked through the large hall. When we reached leader's door I knocked.
Kagome's POV:
The blonde dude, at least I think it was a dude, knocked on a large door. We waited a second.
"Come in." A voice said.
My eyes widened slightly. The voice was familiar. Hope was building up in me. The blonde opened the door and we both walked in. There was a man sitting at a large desk in front of some papers. His back was to us. He had bright orange hair. The hope in me spiked. I was breathing harder a little.
"What is it Deidara?" The man asked with out turning to us.
"I brought someone to see you. She was in the old well. She was asking for someone like you, un." The blonde said.
The orange haired man stiffened.
"The old well?" He asked.
"Yes, un."
"Okay Deidara leave us." He said still not looking at us.
The blonde Deidara looked at me and the man him once then headed for the door.
"Don't tell the others." The man said just as Deidara left.
"Yes, un." He said.
He shut the door, leaving the two of us alone. Slowly the man turned to me. I blinked. He had a whole bunch of piercings otherwise he looked exactly like my father, with a little more age.
"Higurashi Takashi?" I asked.
His eye widened.
"Kagome?" He asked.
I smiled brightly. He started to shake as he stood. I ran at him. I swept him in a hug. He hugged me back.
"The last time I saw you, you were two, you grew so much." He laughed.
"It is so good to see you." I said.
"So the well pulled you through too?" He asked softly.
"Yes. But I came because I wanted to too."
We let go and he sat on the bed motioning me to do the same.
"Tell me what has been happening these past years." He said softly.
I broke into a long story about our life up until my fifteenth birthday. The whole time dad looked in that bag mom had sent him. It had some baked goods, and photos. Then I slowly stopped. When I did he looked at me.
"You are eighteen right?" He asked.
I nodded.
"Then you left out three years of your story." He said.
I pinched my lips together.
"On my fifteenth birthday I was pulled through the well."
His eyes widened.
"Then why haven't I seen you before?" He asked.
"Because I was pulled into the past not another world."
His eyes widened.
"I was pulled to about five hundred years when demons roamed and killed. I traveled with a group of people and collected a jewel called the Shikon no Tama. I am a miko."
I broke into the rest of the story. His eyes widened until I thought his eyes would fall out. I had tears in my eyes when I explained that my friends had been killed or betrayed me. When I got to the part where I killed my old friends he gaped.
"My soft, pure Kagome is a murderer?" He asked quietly.
I growled and stood up.
"Yes I murdered them! I sliced their heads off and I cursed them to hell!" I yelled.
My miko powers were being released unconsciously. My hair started to whip around and my clothes flapped as I glowed a soft pink.
"And I don't give a damn!" I finished.
He looked up at me softly.
"Don't worry Kagome. I was just surprised I wasn't accusing you of anything."
I slowly calmed and my powers withdrew. I now realized I also still had my miko powers. I slowly took deep breathes and sat down. Dad looked into my eyes.
"I'm sorry you went through so much pain." He said kindly.
I gave him a crooked smile.
"It made me stronger. And I have done nothing I regret except maybe not killing the three sooner."
He nodded. Then he grinned.
"Now to tell you about me… When I first arrived here I was accepted into a ninja village. After a couple years I got annoyed thought. I abandoned them and started the criminal organization Akatsuki. I am the leader. My new name is Pein. I gathered all the strongest criminals and am now the most feared organization in the ninja world."
I grinned.
"You did well." I said.
"You did too, becoming the most powerful miko, and killing demons, humans, and half demons." He grinned.
Then he stood up.
"So do you want to join me?" He asked.
I smirked.
"Yes." I said.
"Then let's go meet the family." He said.
I smirked and shouldered my scythe before I followed him out the door. He pulled me into a large room. It had a large table.
"Can you hide yourself until I say to come out?" He asked.
"Yes, I learned this nifty trick. I use my miko powers to put a barrier around myself. It blocks me from scent and sight." I grinned.
I wrapped the barrier around me and disappeared. He grinned and cleared his throat before taking a deep breath.
"EVERYONE GET YOUR LAZY ASSES IN HERE NOW!" He yelled.
I smiled. He had a good yelling voice. He sat down at the head of the table and we waited. Three seconds later the blonde Deidara came running in. He sat down. He was followed by a red headed guy, who looked bored and angelic. Then a raven haired boy with an orange swirl mask skipped in along with a guy who looked like he had been hacked apart and sewn up again. Then a man with slicked back silver hair and violet eyes and an open cloak showing a bare chest and pendent walked in. Then suddenly a man that was half white, and half black, and that looked to be being eaten by a Venus fly trap, popped in. A blue haired woman walked in. She had a paper flower in her hair. Finally a shark looking man and a handsome man with long black hair and red eyes walked in. They all sat and waited looking at Pein. He smiled at all of them.
"I wish to tell you we are getting a new member."
"What?!" They all yelled except the blue haired woman, the red eyed man, and the red head.
"Who?" The red head asked.
"My daughter."
They all gaped, except the red eyed man.
"You have a daughter?" The shark man finally asked.
"Yes."
"Is she strong?" The stitched up guy asked.
"Yes."
"Would she be the girl I saw this morning, un?" The blonde Deidara asked.
"You already met her?" They all asked the blonde.
I smiled and walked over to the end of the table. I sat by the man who had long black hair and red eyes. I set my scythe at my feet. I heard a snort come from the silver haired man.
"How old is she?" he asked.
"Eighteen." Pein said.
"I bet she hasn't even killed one person." He snorted.
"She has decapitated three people who used to be her best friends along with killing countless others."
Silence fell on everyone. I took this time to lift my barrier. They were all looking at Pein and didn't notice, except for the black haired man beside me. He tensed and turned slowly towards me. I crossed my legs and clasped my hands silently on the table. I grinned at the red eyed man. He squinted at me.
"So when is she coming?" The shark asked.
"She is already here, un." Deidara said.
Pein nodded. His eyes flickered over me.
"Yes she is in this room to; I'm surprised you didn't notice sooner."
Everyone tensed and turned to me. I smiled at them. They looked at me in absolute silence for a minute.
"You look weak." The shark man.
I scowled. Then I growled fiercely. He flinched.
"Don't test me fish boy."
"Be careful. Kagome here knows how to use any weapons, and she has some other abilities." Pein said softly.
I schooled my face to emptiness. They all studied me silently.
"So why didn't we meet her before?" The plant man asked.
"Oh you might say she had some… transportation trouble getting here." Pein said.
He chuckled and I grinned widely. Everyone else looked confused.
"So whose partner is she?" The cut up guy asked.
"I will decide later. For now I want all of you guys to train her about ninjas."
They gaped.
"You mean she doesn't know anything about ninja's?" The red head asked.
"No, but I know plenty else." I said coldly.
The silver haired man snickered.
"Like how to do your hair?' he asked. "You're just a weak female."
I felt the anger boil in me. I stood up, silently snarling. The blue haired woman was also scowling at the man. My miko powers were growing. I was sure others in the room could feel them even though they were human. They could most likely feel just raw power swirling around me.
"The last person who said that had his head cut off." I growled.
"As if you could cut my head off." He snorted.
"Try me." I said.
"Gladly."
He stood up and got in a fighting position.
"Outside please." Pein said.
The silver haired man smirked. Everyone stood and quickly headed outside. Pein and I left last.
"The blonde is Deidara, the red head is his partner Sasori, the swirl masked one is Tobi, the plant is his partner Zetsu, The cut up one is Kakuzu, his partner is Hidan the one you are fighting. The blue haired woman is Konan, she's my partner, and the shark is Kisame. His partner is Itachi. Watch out for Itachi. He is the most dangerous and unpredictable."
I nodded. As we walked into the sun outside the others stepped back and the man Hidan stepped forwards. I noticed he had a scythe in his hand. 'Interesting.' I thought looking at the weapon. I had my own scythe in my hand. I stepped forwards. Everyone just noticed my scythe. Hidan blinked.
"You have a scythe too?" He asked.
I grinned and took a position. He slowly did the same.
"Begin!" Pein said.
I lunged swiping with my scythe. These were ninja and I knew their speed almost matched demons, but mine also did. I was actually almost faster then Sesshomaru. It seemed that my miko powers had strengthened my body and gave me other such advantages. He just had time to lift his scythe in defence. My blade still sliced him a bit. His eyes widened.
"That was fast, un. Faster then Itachi, un." I heard Deidara whisper.
Hidan glanced up for one second and I lashed out with my foot. I also focused my miko powers in that foot strengthening my attack. The man flew back a good fifty feet, crashing into a tree. The tree shook violently. The man slumped to the ground only to hop up growling. He lunged at me and I spun quickly, my scythe a blur. Two seconds later his head was flying off. It hit the ground and he let out a string of curses. I smirked. I had felt he was different, now I knew he was some kind of immortal dude. I turned to look at the others. They were watching with wide eyes.
"You did that with no ninja techniques and it wasn't taijutsu you used." The shark said in shock.
I nodded but didn't understand what taijutsu was. Then I tipped my head and looked at the plant man.
"Are you a youkai?" I asked.
They all frowned. I saw Hidan's body sit up from the corner of my eye. It grabbed his head and slowly stood up before focusing on our conversation.
"A what?" He asked.
"A youkai. A demon."
They all blinked. Then they all grinned.
"Very funny joke." Zetsu says scowling.
I blinked. Pein sighed.
"I'm not joking."
"Demons don't exsist. Except for the few sealed in humans." Itachi said calmly.
I gaped. Panic started to rise in me. I took a deep breathe to calm down but it didn't work.
"You mean they seal demons in human?! Are they fucking mad!? You can't do that! Do you know what that does to the human soul?!" I screamed.
I was on the edge of total panic. I knew first hand what sealing a demon into a human body did. And I was a miko. I knew there had to be balance along with the knowledge that if a demon was put in a human he would be hated by both humans and demons. They were all looking at me closely now.
"Kagome comes from really, really far away." Pein started.
Everyone turned to him.
"She came from a land that there were demons everywhere." He said.
There eyes widened. They all looked at me. I was breathing deeply and looking around.
"Where are these humans with demons in them?" I asked quickly.
"Why do you need to see them?" Hidan asked.
"What happens to the human soul when a demon is sealed in their bodies?" Itachi interrupted.
"The demon souls eats away at the human soul, then takes over the body, merging so that it absorbs the humans powers and can take a human appearance. The main problem is when they do this their power is double along with what power they get from the human. They can transform when ever they want to. But if the merging doesn't work they become blood thirsty killing machines that don't stop until dead, they feel no emotions or pain; but with their power they usually kill almost everyone first."
All their eyes widened.
"We have been taking the demons from the human bodies for a while now." Pein said.
"Really?" I asked calming slightly.
"Yes. We have taken most out, only one left. His name is Uzumaki Naruto. He is about your age and lives in Kohona. He has the nine tailed fox in him." Zetsu said.
I nodded.
"May I go see him?" I asked.
They all blinked.
"… I guess so… but wait a while." Pein said.
I nodded. Then I sighed. I looked up at the sky. It was still about one or so.
"Let's go in. I'll get one of these guys to show you to your room." Pein said.
I nodded and we all filed back in. When we stepped back inside, Pein turned to all of us. He looked over all the guys, his eyes resting on Tobi.
"Tobi show her a room." He said.
"Okay! Tobi will show her! Tobi is a good boy!"
I raised an eyebrow. He seemed to be my age but sounded like a six year old. I followed him as he skipped down the hall. He showed me a room that was completely red. I threw my bag onto the bed and followed the boy back out the door. He showed me all the other's rooms, a library, the kitchen, and finally the living room. Sasori, Itachi, Deidara, Kisame, Kakuzu, and Hidan were all scattered in the large living room. Hidan had his head stitched back on.
Zetsu, Konan, and Pein weren't in sight. I stood in the door way as Tobi skipped in. I took a deep breathe and released some of my miko powers. They were invisible to the human eye. They probed each person. They told me that Sasori was a puppet master and strong. Deidara was a bombs specialist, and he had mouths on his hand. Kisame was strong and was a sword wielder. Hidan was immortal and strong. Kakuzu had small medic abilities and was strong too.
And finally Itachi; He had many powers and was the strongest. He had some kind of power that focused with his eyes. I could also tell he had bad vision. And it wasn't natural vision loss. It was caused by the power in his eyes. Suddenly a small item came flying at me. I reacted immediately. I grabbed a hidden dagger and threw it at the item. I saw that it was a small clay bird just before it blew up. I blinked. Everyone was watching me.
"Whoa! That was fast, un." Deidara said.
"Who trained you?' Sasori asked.
"A demon lord." I said.
They blinked. Then they nodded slowly but still looked confused. Sasori returned to the book he was reading. Deidara grinned at me and made more birds throwing them at me. I retrieved my daggers and glided in and out of the small birds as they exploded. I silently and quickly made for my destination while the birds flew at me. I dodged the last ones and pulled out ten small daggers. I whipped them at the blonde terrorist and pinned him to the wall as I stopped in front of Itachi.
Itachi's POV:
I looked up from my small red book as I sensed the woman in front of me. I blinked as I saw smoke from the bombs and Deidara pinned to the wall. I had heard but I hadn't looked. The woman tilted her head and looked into my eyes. Her eyes showed calmness and peace. She felt absolutely pure. She blinked slowly. Then she lifted her hand. I wondered what she was doing. She grabbed my chin in one hand. I felt my anger start to boil. This woman had touched me with out permission. I blinked trying to suppress the anger.
I saw the others watching now. Sasori was watching closely. Deidara was watching with wide eyes and he was still. His eyes told Kagome to back away slowly. Hidan was stock still too. Kakuzu blinked and slowly turned to us before freezing. Tobi just stood there. I couldn't see his face. Kisame's eyes looked shocked and he almost started for us. I cast him a glare that said stop, and he stopped, standing perfectly still. They all had a bit of fear in their eyes and some gulped loudly. Kagome sent them a glance then looked back at me.
"Do your eyes hurt you all the time?" She asked.
Her question caught me off guard. I blinked then schooled myself.
"What do you know about my eyes woman?" I asked.
"I know they hurt you. Your vision is also getting worse, you will soon be blind. It has something to do with the power you have. It is all too taxing on your eyes." She said calmly.
All the others gaped at her words.
"Itachi is going blind?" Kisame asked quietly.
The woman nodded.
"Do you want me to heal them?" She asked.
I blinked. Had she just offered to heal my eyes? I slowly nodded.
"I need you to shut down the power focused in your eyes then."
I slowly turned my sharingan off. My vision got drastically worse. Suddenly I felt a pure and peaceful feeling flow into me. It was cool and felt powerful. Suddenly my vision started to improve. I almost gaped. Soon I could see everything perfectly. I starred down at the woman in front of me. She was a couple inches shorter then me and very beautiful. Her long ebony hair was soft and silky. Her skin was flawless and creamy, her eyes were soft brown and her lips looked ready to be kissed. She smiled at me. Her body was perfect too, filling out in all the right places.
"I've never seen eyes like yours. They're very beautiful."
I blinked at her comment. No one had ever complemented me on my looks, at least not to my face without wanting something in return. Fan-girls had gushed over me complementing me and relatives but none had complimented me seriously like her, like they meant every single word, but didn't mean really anything by it. It sounded innocent coming from her. She turned and walked to Deidara. She grabbed her daggers letting him drop, then walked from the room. The others looked shocked that she had just commented me. They stood in the same positions for about five minutes. Then they slowly returned to what they had been doing but they were a bit fidgety. After a minute I walked off to find the woman. I found her in the library. She was pulling a book from a shelf. She smiled at me and sat in a chair. I walked up to her and looked down at her.
"What was your name again?" I asked.
"Kagome." She said.
"Well Kagome, I will start your ninja lessons now."
She blinked. Then she smiled brilliantly. I felt a drop of melted ice fall from my heart.
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For four hours I told her all about ninja's. She learned very quickly. Surprisingly she knew what chakra was. She didn't call it chakra though she just called it energy. But it still made the lessons easier. I also told her a quick history and some important information. After the four hours I stood up.
"I will continue the lessons tomorrow. Meet her at nine in the morning."
She nodded and I walked for the door. Before I even reached it though, Pein popped in. He smiled.
"Kagome, I know you can cook so will you make dinner?"
I had been planning to go get some but decided to wait now. Kagome looked up at us. Slowly she nodded. She stood and we all walked to the kitchen. Kagome started to cook and Pein and I sat at the table.
"So Kagome, tell me about Inuyasha." Pein said.
I blinked wondering who Inuyasha was. Kagome had frozen at his name.
"Well he had long silver hair, and the cutest dog ears. He had amber eyes. He had a temper but could be kind sometimes. I really did love him." She said sadly.
"Inuyasha was your husband?" I asked.
She nodded slowly.
"He was going to be my husband but…."
There was silence.
"You killed him." I said.
"Yes, he was one of the ones I killed. But before that I was going to be his wife. Then I found him with his old girlfriend. They were planning to steal the Shikon no tama and kill me."
"The what?' I asked.
She stopped mixing and pulled a necklace off. She turned to us. In her one hand she had a plain chain with a small pink jewel on it. My eye was captured by it. It looked ordinary but I felt power in it and it was like it was calling me.
"This is the Shikon no tama that gives one wish to anyone."
My eyes widened.
"If the wish is selfish though the jewel will be tainted and stay on earth. If the wish is selfless then it will disappear. I am the only person who can keep it pure."
I looked at it.
"May I see it?" Pein asked.
Kagome tossed it to him. He caught hit. In Kagome's hand it had been a bright pink. Now it was turning a purple not too dark but light.
"If the person touching isn't pure it becomes tainted. When Naraku had it, it was completely black. He was pure evil not a trace of good in him. Dad, you are more evil then you aren't pure."
Pein grinned.
"How are you pure then? You killed three friends." I said.
"I will never be evil as long as I keep my miko powers. If they ever turn black then I will become a black miko and I will be evil."
I blinked. She was a miko? Those had died out hundreds of years ago. Only priests were left and they were thin and scattered. She took the jewel from Pein and it immediately turned pink again. Then she tossed it to me. I caught it easily. It dulled but stayed pink with only the tiniest tinge of purple, almost unnoticeable. They gaped at me.
"You're so pure it doesn't get too tainted at your touch." Kagome said in wonder.
Suddenly Pein burst into laughter.
"Him Pure?! He killed his entire family, his clan." Pein laughed.
"Just because people kill does not make them impure." Kagome said.
Pein sighed and stopped laughing but chuckles still escaped every once in a while. Kagome quickly turned to her cooking as something boiled over. I lifted the jewel to the light. It looked beautiful. The light danced off it. I blinked as I looked at it. I squinted and looked closer. I could swear I saw something moving in the jewel. Suddenly Kagome was beside me. She grabbed my shoulder tightly.
"The jewel is doing something." She whispered.
Suddenly the whole room was lit with a flash of pink. I blinked and looked around. I gaped. We weren't in the room anymore. We were in a grassy field. Kagome still gripped my shoulder. Pein was no where in sight. I saw a teen age girl running towards us. She looked like Kagome but a few years younger. She wore a school uniform. She was running as fast as she could. As she passed us we ran beside her, just ghosts.
"I remember this. This is one of my memories." Kagome said.
I looked over at the real her.
"The jewel is showing you my memories."
I started to watch again. Suddenly a giant centipede with a human top came over the hill. My eyes widened.
"That is the demon mistress centipede."
The old Kagome stumbled into a clearing. There was a large tree. I blinked. There was a man tied in the roots. He had silver hair and white ears. He wore a red outfit. 'Inuyasha.' I thought. The old Kagome gaped at him and he started to talk. Suddenly the centipede came in. She was yelling something.
"Give me the jewel petty mortal!" She screeched.
Villagers came running in. I blinked. They all looked like people from the feudal era.
"What…" I started.
"This is five hundred years in the past. I'll explain later." The real Kagome said quickly.
She was watching closely with a tinge of hate as she looked at the silver haired man. The centipede lunged at the old Kagome. Its teeth sunk into Kagome's side. The Kagome gasped. She was thrown fifty feet into the air, her blood trailing behind. I winced. That would have been very painful. Suddenly from the wound came the bright pink Shikon No Tama. The centipede laughed and Inuyasha cursed. Kagome hit the ground hard and almost blacked out. Suddenly the centipede wrapped her coils around the tree, Kagome, and Inuyasha, squeezing them to death.
Kagome pulled the arrow I now noticed from Inuyasha. In a minute he had sliced the demon with his bare claws like it was a pest. I gaped. He had done that by hand. He was a half demon too. He then started for Kagome. He chased her, trying to kill her. She 'sat' him. We watched all her memories. Well all the most important parts. As she met the perverted monk Miroku, the deadly woman slayer Sango, the cute demons Shippo and Kirara, the flea Myoga, the smith Totosi, the wolf Koga, the enemy Kagura, Kanna, Naraku, and others, the girl Rin, the toad Jaken, the imp A-un, and the demon Lord Sesshomaru.
We went through three years of her adventures. Then we reached the betrayal. I watched as they turned on Kagome. I saw as the lord Sesshomaru had taken her by the hand and took her to his castle training her in the sword, scythe, knife, dagger, axe, whip, staff, spear, and other such weapons. I was impressed. When we came to the end everything flashed pink again and we were in the kitchen. Pein blinked at us.
"Something happen?" He asked.
"How long did we stand here?" I asked.
He blinked.
"A minute."
It had felt like a couple hours as we had flashed through the most important parts of her journey. We nodded. Kagome returned to cooking. First though she looped the necklace back on. I watched her. It felt like I had known her for years. I didn't but it felt like it. My respect for her had risen very high. I respected her more then I had ever respected anyone else. She had suffered more, faced more, and lived through more in the past three years then the other had in all their lives. The others slowly walked in and we all dug into the food. Everyone seemed overjoyed at actually having someone cook. When dinner was finished they all walked off. Kagome cleaned up quickly and said goodnight. Then she headed for her own room. I stood up and also headed to mine.
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I woke at an early time and sat up. I blinked the sleep away and looked around slightly surprised. I would have to get used to seeing everything so clearly again. I had a quick shower and pulled on some black cargo pants and a black t-shirt. I slipped out of my room and headed for the kitchen. I walked into the kitchen, but stopped and blinked. I looked at Kagome who was sitting at the table drinking some tea and reading a book. She smiled up at me. Every time I saw that smile I thought she didn't belong here, that she was to kind and pure. But I quickly dismissed that thought and remembered how deadly she had looked fighting Hidan. She belonged here. She just didn't show it sometimes.
"I didn't expect you up this early." I said.
She blinked and looked at the clock.
"Why not? It's half an hour after dawn."
"Don't women sleep in?" I asked.
"I don't. You saw that I get up with the sun while we shot through my memories."
I remembered seeing her get up every time at sunrise. I shrugged and headed for the counter. Kagome beat me there though.
"I'll get some tea for you."
I nodded slowly and sat down. She made me tea in a flash then started to cook. I smiled slightly. It would be nice having her here. In ten minutes I had a plate of toast, bacon, and eggs in front of me. She also had some toast in front of her. We ate in silence; no noise was heard at all. Suddenly we heard a loud explosion followed by a long and colourful string of words. Then there was yelling. Five minutes later Kisame walked in.
"Must be eight o'clock." I said.
Kagome blinked and Kisame groaned. Kagome was up in a flash and pouring some coffee I had seen her making. She handed it to the shark man before he even knew she had got up. He whistled once and downed the coffee.
"Get used to it girl. It happens every morning. Tobi gets up, wakes Deidara, Deidara throws a bomb, waking Sasori up who throws something at the wall yelling at Deidara to keep it down, waking up Kakuzu and Hidan up, making Hidan curse, causing Leader and I to run and tell them to shut up, effectively waking everyone else up." Kisame said.
"That happens every morning?" Kagome asked.
"Yes." I said. "If Tobi would sleep in once it wouldn't though or if Deidara stopped throwing bombs."
Kagome shrugged jumping up. She immediately started on breakfast. In ten minutes everyone had dragged themselves into the room. They had a cup of coffee in their hands before they made it a couple of steps. As soon as the last person sat down there was food on the table.
"You're good. Coffee and breakfast waiting for us as we walk in. I knew I loved you." Pein sighed in content.
Everyone else made noises in agreement. For the rest of the day I trained Kagome. First we did lessons like the day before then we sparred. Then Kagome had made dinner. When that was finished everyone went to their rooms and did there own things.
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For a week this happened. I also found out in there free time the others also taught Kagome a lot of stuff. She was progressing very rapidly too. Faster then I would have thought possible. After two weeks she had mastered her chakra control, she could use some ninjutsu, genjutsu, and every kind of taijutsu. During the training time no one had tried to get to know her. Now that we had finished the training period we had more free time and everyone really tried to know her.
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I woke up at the exact same time as every day. I sighed. I wanted to sleep in once some time, but for the past eight years, ever since I had killed our clan, I had got up at this time. I yawned once and got ready for the day. When I walked into the kitchen my breakfast and tea was waiting. Kagome was once again there reading. She smiled up at me and shut the book.
"Thank you for training me Itachi." She said with her most dazzling smile.
"You're welcome Kagome." I said blankly.
She rolled her eyes.
"It's just me. You don't have to put your cold mask on yet."
She took another sip of tea. I had learned that she could read a blank face like an open book. We might not have had time to think about her but she had certainly thought of us. She had found out a lot about us when we had barely noticed her more as a student. I smirked slightly. Then I slipped the mask on again. It wasn't all a mask, the coldness I mean. Some of it was real. I was cold. I drank and ate quickly. By the time the explosion started I had finished and was on my second cup of tea.
Kagome started to cook again and by the time the other sat down their food was ready. Everyone ate slowly today. Nobody had anything else to do. There were no missions and no one to train. I looked the others over. Kisame seemed still half asleep, Tobi looked excited, like always, and Deidara looked annoyed. The one thing I noticed about the blonde was he got a bit fidgety when Kagome was near. I smirked slightly. He liked her. It was quite easy to see if you looked.
I pushed him from my thought sand looked to the others. Zetsu was watering some small plants in the kitchen, Konan was eating in silence, Kakuzu was arguing with Hidan about money, but Hidan wasn't listening he was watching Kagome. I saw a twinkle of desire in his eyes. I raised an eyebrow. He liked her too. I had never known the god loving man to show the interest his eyes showed now, in a woman. Pein was looking over everyone. His eyes met mine and I smirked. He squinted at me. Then he looked at the others.
I finally stood and walked off to the living room. I sat on the over cushioned couch and pulled a book from the shelf. There was a small section on the shelf of small orange bound books. There titles where covered by red slip covers. Sasori, Pein, Kakuzu, and I read them. The others didn't even bother to see what they were. Well Konan had. She had raised her eyebrows at us and never touched one again. I smirked. If the others ever found out what they were they would all die of shock. I shook my head and fell into the book.
Kagome's POV:
I sat watching the others. I saw Itachi leave but stayed. Over the two weeks I had learned stuff about the others; their likes, dislikes, and personalities. They didn't seem to know anything about me other then what they themselves had taught me. I was very proud of myself. I had learned ninja techniques in two weeks. It had been very simple once I could grasp the idea and control chakra. Chakra was easy to control too. It was easier to control then my miko powers and I had perfected those so chakra control had been a walk in the park. I sighed slightly and leaned back in my chair. After a while everyone started to drift away. I met my father's eyes and he stayed. When everyone was gone I looked at him seriously.
"I want to go meet this demon." I said.
He blinked.
"You mean the nine tailed fox?' He asked.
I nodded.
"I guess you can but if you are captured by the village we may not be able to help you."
"I can take care of myself." I retorted.
He nodded with a smile.
"Fine but you have to come up with any excuses you need."
I smiled.
"And I want you to bring the demon boy here after wards." He said.
I studied him a moment before nodding. Then I stood up.
"I'll go pack."
He nodded and headed off himself. I bolted to my room. When I reached it I pulled open a drawer and grabbed my back pack. I was happy to finally get out. I had been in the area for over two weeks and needed to go traveling. I threw some money, clothes, and other small but harmless items into my backpack. Then I threw in a few weapons scrolls. I had to admit putting weapons in small scrolls was genius. It saved so much room. Finally I threw a map I had gotten from one of the others in. I strapped on my weapon pouches and threw my bag on my shoulder. I then ran down stairs.
I found Itachi and Sasori in the living room. They hadn't even looked up as I walked in. I noticed they each had one of the small red books. But Itachi had a later volume. I walked up to the shelf and pulled on off. I had seen Kakuzu and Pein also reading the same books. I pulled off volume one. I flipped it open and started to read the first page. My eyes twitched as I got to about the fourth page. Who ever had written these books was a pervert. It was called 'come come paradise'. After another couple of pages I tossed the book into my bag. Miroku would have defiantly liked these books. I held back a tear that threatened to roll down my cheek for the dead monk. After I had wiped the tear away I turned to the puppet and sharingan masters. They looked up at me as I cleared my throat. They blinked at my bag.
"I'm going to Kohona for a while."
They nodded.
"I wish to tell you, you are both perverts, reading books like that."
They looked me with small smirks.
"And I wish to tell you I'm taking volume one with me, it sounds good so far."
Now they gaped at me. I grinned and skipped out of the room. I didn't see any of the others on the way out but I didn't much care. I breathed in a deep breathe of fresh air when I stepped into the sun. Then I pulled my map out and took off. It was a beautiful day and I was overjoyed at travelling again. I sped off in the trees humming with a large smile.
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For the whole day nothing happened. I jumped through the trees in the sunlight with a happy feeling. I loved traveling and when it was this nice out it was even nicer to travel. That night I didn't stop till it was to dark to see. Then all I did was pull outs some food, eat it quickly, and curl up under a plain green cloak and fall asleep. The next morning I filled my water bottle from a stream and ate while running. I wanted to get to my destination quickly. The day was pretty much like the last. It went by quickly and happily. Then on the third day I set of once again.
Today was sunny and quiet but I had a feeling. It wasn't a feeling screaming danger just caution. I didn't hum today I just ran silently near the forest floor. Suddenly I felt a presence ahead of me. I slowed to a walk and cautiously walked into a clearing. There were three people there. One as a silver haired man, one was a spiky black haired teen, and the last was a pale man with long black hair. I could only see the pale mans face. My eyes widened slightly.
~~FLASHBACK~~
I was sitting on my bed reading. I was planning to go to bed soon. Suddenly a knock rang out.
"Come in." I said.
My dad walked in and smiled slightly.
'Hi dad."
"Hi Kagome."
"Any reason for the visit?" I asked.
He nodded.
"You know that you need a ring to get in the base and such and it also signifies that you are an Akatsuki member, right?" He asked.
"Yeah, I wondered why I hadn't got one."
"Well there are only a certain number of them."
I tilted my head and waited.
"There is still one ring or you but someone else has it in their position." He said.
"Who?" I asked.
"His name is Orochimaru. He was a member but he ran. We tried to catch him but he is very sneaky. He has made a village of ninja, called Sound. He also has a personal body guards named Kabuto and Sasuke. Kabuto is a medic and Sasuke is just strong. Orochimaru though is stronger. He killed the leader of Kohona and still lived. He has the last ring. We need to get it from him before you can have it."
I nodded slowly.
"So if I meet him try to get it."
"I guess, but be careful. He is stronger then he looks."
I nodded and with a smile Pein left the room.
~~END OF FLASH BACK~~
The three people turned to me. We stood about ten feet away. I blinked at Kabuto. He was the one with the silver hair and glasses. I felt medic abilities in him. The second guard was Sasuke. I starred at him a moment. He looked exactly like Itachi. He had a red sharingan activated and had black hair. I wondered if he was a relative, but Pein had told me Itachi had killed all his family. I shook my head and got ready.