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A/N thanks for all the people who reviewed :D hope you enjoy the update.
Day before their due to leave for Hogwarts...two weeks after shopping trip
Jade sighed as she finished off the last of her breakfast...she felt a Shinobi coming down the stairs and she wasn't getting a good feeling.
"Can we have a talk with you Jade-San?" Yamato asked from the doorway.
Looking up Jade inwardly winced at the serious look in his eyes...she had a feeling the guards were tired of having unasked questions unanswered.
Holding back a groan she got up and followed him out of the kitchen and into a room were all the Shinobi had gathered.
"Have a seat" Yamato said pointing to the only empty seat, which was surrounded on all sides.
Eyeing them warily she sat down stiffly and crossed her arms "what did you want to talk about?" she asked tightly...she didn't like this.
"A few things actually" Kakashi commented lightly...but his expression, even masked was anything but light.
Jade sat back and gestured for him to continue her expression not showing a thing.
"We need to know more about you" Kakashi said bluntly "there are a lot of things we've learnt about you that wasn't in your file these last couple of weeks" he continued "like your training, being able to speak more than one language, your connection to Voldemort and being an...Animagus was it?" he questioned.
Jade nodded wordlessly still not saying anything.
"We understand your need to stay out of the spotlight, your file made that much clear" Sasuke said smirking before turning serious again "but to do our job properly we need more information"
"I thought your job was to protect the school" Jade commented idly.
"Yes, but seeing as you are Voldemort's prime target, you're our main priority...well Hinata's and mine" Naruto said.
Jade nodded, that made sense. Hinata would be able to see an attack coming from almost any direction and Naruto was the most powerful in the group. Stands to reason they'd be her guards...not that she needed any.
They noted that she didn't seem surprised at who her main guards were...almost like she was expecting it. But how would she expect it unless she knew something of their abilities.
"And that brings us to another thing" Kakashi said suddenly "your left arm" he said pointing "is it injured, because you seem to be using bandages and long sleeved shirts a lot" he commented idly.
Jade froze...this is what she'd been afraid of. She'd had another attack recently so she'd had to reapply the illusion on the bandage and wear long sleeved shirts again.
"If you're injured I can heal it" Sakura said.
"I'm not" Jade said immediately and they could tell she wasn't lying.
"Then are you trying to hide a dirty tattoo?" Kiba asked.
Jade snorted, but they could see her barely noticeable wince...so Kiba was partially right at least.
"Normally we wouldn't be suspicious" Shikamaru spoke lazily.
"But seeing as you have an illusion on that bandage that the Byakugan can't see through does raise our suspicions" Neji said.
Crap Jade thought.
"So if you not injured or hiding a tattoo, then why are you using a bandage?" Kakashi asked.
"Fashion statement" Jade said seriously.
"That no one else can see" Ino snorted.
Jade looked down at her lap fiddling with her fingers, something she only did when she was nervous.
Naruto seeing her distress moved from his spot by the fireplace to crouch before her. He took her small, soft calloused hands into his own warm, hard calloused hands.
"Jade, look at me" he said softly.
Jade looked up slowly to look directly into his smouldering blue orbs and was lost. Naruto felt his heart clench when her saw the fear and helplessness in her eyes.
"We won't judge you" he said "I promise, and I always keep my promises" he smiled.
Jade smiled back weakly, her heart speeding up slightly in response to his smile.
She swallowed thickly and took her right hand out of his warm grasp and up to her shoulder where her sleeve was attached to the shirt with Velcro. Gripping it lightly she pulled it off revealing the bandage.
I don't really want to do this, but, Alice is right, I-I need to tell them she thought. She took off the clip holding the bandage on and started unravelling it. Halfway through, she gasped in pain as her whole arm twitched slightly.
"Jade?" Naruto questioned worriedly.
Biting her lip she finished unravelling it ignoring the pain and not feeling anything when her sharper than normal canine pierced her lip making blood dribble down her chin.
Naruto's eyes widened she must be in a great amount of pain to break her skin like that and not flinch he thought, before turning his attention back to her arm just as the last of the bandage dropped off.
He gasped, echoing his friends as she revealed the source of her pain...a curse seal.
They were all shocked...this was the last thing they expected.
"H-How did you get this" Naruto breathed being the first to snap out of their shock.
"How do you think" she said weakly, slumping back and holding her arm as the pain subsided to a dull throb.
"When did you meet...Orochimaru" the name was spat out like a curse by Sasuke.
Jade sighed and decided now or never "I was eight" she muttered "my-" she cut of quickly realising she'd have to reveal her abuse to continue.
"Your what" Tenten prompted.
Jade took a deep breath and steeled her resolve "my uncle" she sneered "had found out I'd been learning Martial Arts" she said.
"Your relatives didn't know?" Hinata asked.
Jade's eyes darkened and she snorted "they would have stopped me going if they knew" she said bitterly "Vernon wasn't happy to say the least...said freaks didn't need to know how to fight" she muttered so low they almost didn't catch it, but Naruto certainly did and Jade could've sworn she saw his eyes flash red "my magic sensed my distress and reacted...I ended up near the Iwa border next to a small village" she said " the village elder took me to her house and tended to my injuries" she inwardly winced at letting that slip.
Naruto growled when she mentioned injuries "how were you injured" he growled surprising his friends at how angry he was getting.
Jade not answering spoke volumes.
"Your Uncle" Hinata said softly.
"He's not my Uncle" Jade snarled making some of them jump at the sudden sound "none of them are family" she whispered...especially not to any of my other forms she thought.
"How bad were your injuries?" Sakura asked.
Jade looked down when she answered "I had cuts and bruises everywhere, and a couple of the cuts were really deep. I also had three broken ribs, a broken arm, ankle and collarbone" the others winced...a broken collarbone hurt like hell.
How could someone do that to a child Sakura thought horrified.
"I was in that village for two weeks before Hebi-Teme found me" she continued, most of them snorting at her nickname for the bastard "he would've passed right by me too...except I chose that moment to have a nice little chat with a snake" she said oozing sarcasm.
"That would get his attention" Sasuke grimaced.
"Yeah" Jade agreed "I was with him for two and a half years before I got this" she said indicating the seal "it was the same day I escaped.
"How did you escape?" Kiba asked eagerly.
"If you'll stop interrupting I'll tell you" Jade said dryly making Kiba shut his mouth.
"Anyway basically my magic reacted again and sent me back to England" she said "good thing was though that the magical back lash purged the seal of the corruption" she said.
"Really?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah" Jade said before grimacing "still fells disgusting to use and it causes pain attacks every now and again...but not this often...I usually only have one twice a year...but it's happened five times already this year" she frowned.
"If you don't like using it then why do you?" Ino asked.
"Because even though the corruption was practically burnt out I would still be a danger to those around me if I didn't train to get it under control" Jade said.
Jade grimaced rubbed the mark hoping to sooth the burn if even slightly.
Naruto seeing her distress reached his hand up and slide it under Jade's. Jade blushed at the gesture but didn't protest, his hand felt cool against the burning sensation.
The other girls in the room almost awed at the sight and thought the two would make a great couple. Not only did Jade seem to smile more around him, but Naruto also showed a softer side to him they hadn't known he existed. Sure he had a huge heart but he was usually wary of people he didn't know well...not that they could tell.
Frowning he studied the seal intently immediately spotting the differences in both hers and Sasuke's. He'd already successfully removed Anko's with Jaraiya's help because it was an early design and easy enough o figure out. Sasuke's was different though and much harder to crack. Jade's looked similar to his, yet different at the same time.
"You might not have to put up with it for much longer" he commented idly.
"What" Jade looked up with Hope in her eyes.
"My Sensei and I are working on a way to get rid of Sasuke's and yours isn't too different" he said.
Jade looked up at Sasuke in shock...so that's where the tainted power she could sense came from.
Seeing her questioning stare he moved aside the cloth to reveal the mark.
Jade stared at it in shock for a moment before she burst out laughing.
"What's so funny" Sakura demanded.
"I'm sorry" Jade gasped "it's just that...Orochimaru tried to give me...the same one a...couple of months before...he gave me this one...but my magic...nearly blew his arm off and...He spent the next week...with pink skin and a neon...green afro" she gasped out before cracking up again.
The Shinobi tried to envision what she'd just described and immediately burst into laughter...even Shino.
"Man I would've payed to see that" Kiba howled.
Jade snorted inwardly wincing when she remembered her punishment for that little incident.
"So I'm guessing since you suggested the forbidden forest, which is obviously forbidden to students as a training ground because you use it" Sasuke said dryly.
Jade laughed nervously "Yeah...the creatures in the forest learned to stay away after the first few explosions" she said innocently causing them to snort in disbelief.
"This might actually make our mission easier" Kakashi mused before training his only visible eye on Jade "though it would depend on how powerful you are" he added.
Jade just smiled mysteriously.
Suddenly there was a shout from the floor below. Jade jumped up when she recognised the voice as Ron's. Frowning, she quickly excited the room and dashed down the stairs with the Shinobi following her.
Reaching the destination she snarled quietly when she saw who was standing in the foyer...Draco Malfoy.
"What is he doing here?" she asked Dumbledore.
"He refused to join Voldemort and needs a safe house till Hogwarts starts tomorrow" Dumbledore said "I hope that's alright" he added cheerfully.
Tsking she looked at Malfoy and read his movements easily, he was scared that much was obvious.
She sighed in annoyance and rubbed her head "fine he can stay...but he keeps his insults and negative opinions to himself...if I so much hear a word he's insulted anyone he's out...got it Malfoy" Jade said her eyes darkening dangerously.
Draco nodded for once truly fearful of her.
"You can't be serious Jade" Ron burst out "after everything he's done you're gonna let him stay here...what if it's all an act" he said glaring at the blond.
"Grow up Ronald" Jade snapped making Ron flinch since she used his whole name "this is a war...we can't afford to throw away potential ally's and if you'd just look at him in anything other than hate you'd see he isn't faking" she snarled "I'm not saying you should forgive him...just give him a chance and if you can't then ignore him...and that goes for you as well" she added looking at Draco.
"If I hear either of you fighting then I'll jinx you so bad your grandkids will fell it...if you even can have kids" she muttered going back upstairs muttering about annoying brats...in Japanese of course.
XXXXX – next day.
Jade stared out of the train window, completely bored. Their arrival and departure had gone off without a hitch and now she only had to wait six more hours till they arrived...fun.
Currently she had Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke in the compartment with her. Ron and Hermione were at their prefects meeting and Ginny was with Luna and Neville with some of her other friends.
Kakashi, Yamato, Ino, Shikamaru and Alice had already gone ahead to Hogwarts and the rest of the Shinobi were patrolling the train...undetected of course, and her cubs were currently exploring the world in her trunk.
Suddenly a thought occurred to her "who's teaching that hand to hand class?" Jade asked suddenly.
Naruto blinked "oh...me and Sasuke are" he answered "why are you taking the class anyway?" he asked curiously.
"It's good to broaden my fighting styles in case I come up against new opponents...that and I don't want to answer the annoying questions of why isn't the girl-who-lived training to fight" she said cheerfully causing the three to sweat drop "by the way what style are you teaching?" she asked.
"Well since they haven't been training their bodies since a young age we're just going to teach them the basic academy style" Naruto said and looked panicked when Jade pouted "but we can teach you something else" he said blushing when she smiled brightly.
He is so whipped Sasuke thought in amusement as Jade manipulated Naruto into teaching her something harder.
Unbelievable Sakura thought shaking her head with a small smile she already has him wrapped around her finger.
Suddenly the door snapped open...though they all expected it; they'd felt the person approach.
Looking up she frowned when she saw some guy a year ahead of her.
"Ah Jade" he said "I've been looking for you for ages" he said.
"Do I know you?" she asked coldly...she didn't like the cocky look to this kid and least of all the lust in his eyes "and I didn't give you permission to address me so casually".
Naruto felt his hackles rise at the sight of this kid looking at his mate like that.
Wait mate Naruto blinked where'd that come from.
Kyuubi chuckled in his mind looks like the Kit has found a suitable mate he thought to himself.
"I'm Cormac Mcglaggen" he boasted.
There was utter silence.
"Great" Jade said sarcastically "now get lost" she said turning away.
Mcglaggen frowned, clearly not used to such a reaction from a girl.
"I want you to be my girlfriend" he said cockily "my friends think we'd make a great couple" he added only to freeze when she looked at him with eerie golden orbs that looked like they were filled with lightning.
"Get out" she snarled.
He didn't need telling twice.
She scowled and forced her thunderbird to retreat, her eyes turning green again.
"How did you get your eyes to do that?" Sakura asked.
Jade smiled "magic" she said cheekily and laughed at the irritated look they gave her "alright, alright it was one of my animagus forms" she said.
"How many do you have?" Naruto asked.
"Can't you count?" Jade asked innocently "there's the tiger, the raven, the fox and the bird" she said.
"You mean" Sakura said referring to Jade's tattoos.
"Uhuh I had my forms tattooed onto my skin" she said "no one suspects anything" she smirked.
The door slid open again and Jade looked up in annoyance only to let the look smooth out when she saw it was just Hermione and Ron.
"Your meeting finished already?" she asked as they sat down next to her.
"Yeah" Hermione said tucking her hair back "it just flew by"
"Thank god" Ron muttered.
"So what's the password?" Jade asked.
Hermione twitched "Potter" she muttered.
Jade froze before she burst out laughing "who the hell thought up that" she gasped.
"McGonagall" she said causing Jade to choke and look at her wide eyed "she didn't think anyone in the other houses would expect us to use a student's name, least of all yours" Hermione said.
"Kuso" Jade muttered before going on an insulting tirade in Japanese.
Naruto sighed and leaned over to cover her mouth when the insults became more and more unbearable.
Jade blushed, making Naruto smirk as he moved back.
"How much longer till we get to Hogwarts?" Jade asked after clearing her throat.
"Two hours" Hermione said trying not to laugh "I think we should get changed now so boys out now" she said.
They didn't argue.
XXXXX
Five minutes till they were due to arrive there was a flash of fire in the compartment and Fawkes appeared in Jade's lap.
The Shinobi relaxed and put their weapons away slowly.
She smiled and stroked his head softly "you have a letter from Dumbledore gorgeous" she said taking the letter from the preening Phoenix.
She raised an eyebrow when she saw it was addressed to Naruto.
"Here" she said handing it over.
Naruto
I want you to bring everyone but three up the school as soon as the train arrives at the station...including Jade-San...I want two to protect the other students during the ride to the castle and the other too shadow the first years. Dumbledore-San wants to discuss something with Jade-san before the other students arrive.
Kakashi
"What did he want?" Hermione asked.
"It was from Kakashi-Sensei" Naruto said "he wants us to take Jade up to the castle as soon as the train arrives at the station"
"Are you taking the boats to with the first years then?" Ron asked.
Jade stiffened...her friends still didn't know about her past "seeing as the first years arrive after the rest of the students I don't think we'll be going with them" Jade said dryly.
"We'll be going on a different route" Naruto said "Dumbledore-San gave us some directions last night...we just didn't know what they were for" eh lied.
"Oh" Ron said.
Just then the train started slowing down "oh were here" Hermione said.
"Finally I'm starved" Ron said.
"You know you have to wait till the sorting done, then Dumbledore's message as usual and he has to introduce the guards" Jade said smirking when Ron groaned.
XXXXX
Jade watched the students get into carriages quietly. Sighing she turned to the Shinobi going up to the castle with her, Naruto, Sasuke, Tenten, Shino, and Hinata. Kiba and Neji would be guarding the carriages and Sakura would guard the first years.
"Alright it's this way" she said before taking off towards the castle.
The others quickly caught up to her and they sped through the trees dodging wayward branches expertly along the way.
The others were amazed at the grace and speed she was moving at...especially Naruto.
Suddenly Jade jumped and twisted around landing in a crouch as a knife whizzed through the space her head had just been in.
The others immediately jumped into defensive positions around her.
Eight figures dropped down out of the trees around them and Jade hissed when she saw what they were.
"Vampire's" she snarled...rogue Vampire's at that, the ones that didn't want to follow Vampire laws...which included no draining humans.
Dammit with most of my magic and Chakra blocked off I won't stand a chance...I need a few seconds to release the block on my chakra she thought and looked at Naruto out of the corner of her eyes. He looked at her.
Bingo she thought casting a simple, but powerful temporary telepathy spell used by mages.
Naruto I need a few seconds to unseal my chakra...think you can keep them occupied? She asked.
Naruto nodded slightly not acting surprised in the least that she'd suddenly communicated telepathically with him.
He quickly relayed the message to the others and they jumped into action.
Hinata stayed by her with her Byakugan activated to guard Jade while she did her thing.
Jade's hands quickly flew through the twenty hand seals needed to take off the chakra suppressor.
Inu, Tora, Tori, O-Ushi, Inu, Ne, O-Hitsuji, Hebi, Tori, Uma, Tora, Ryu, O-Ushi, O-Hitsuji, Saru, Hebi, Usagi, Saru, O-Ushi, O-Hitsuji she thought "Chakra Inpeishi: Kai" she said.
The effect was almost immediate. She felt a rush fill her chakra network as all her chakra rushed back into her Chakra system. All activities stopped when they felt the explosion coming from Jade followed by the silver coloured Chakra surrounding her from.
That's easily Kage level the Ninja though in awe.
The silver chakra dispersed suddenly revealing no one in the space she'd been standing in.
There was a scream from one of the Vampires before they burst into flames and turned into ash.
"One down, seven to go" Jade said twirling her silver dagger expertly. Thinking quickly she threw two more daggers towards the Shinobi. Naruto and Sasuke caught them.
"Silver's one of the only things that can kill them" she explained quickly before killing another one.
She twisted out of the way of another attack and slashed at the Vampire slicing its neck before letting herself fall and back flip away using one hand.
Looking up she saw that Naruto and Sasuke had taken out another four which left one more.
They're fast she thought before her attention was focused on the last Vampire rushing at her least I know who their target is she thought sarcastically.
Slipping her dagger back into its sheath she concentrated on dodging the attacks. It was surprisingly easy given how fast Vampires were...guess given her natural speed plus using Chakra and Magic could make her faster it was only natural she was faster.
"Dammit...how the hell can a human be so fast" the Vampire snarled.
"You know" Jade said thoughtfully "I don't think I'm completely human anymore" she commented idly especially with all that experimentation Orochimaru did on me she thought bitterly I still want to know where he got that panther demon and vampire DNA from.
Frowning the Vampire paused and sniffed the air...she was right, her scent wasn't completely human. He could smell Vampire, Demon and a few other magical creatures in her blood...no wonder she was so powerful.
Unfortunately that pause cost him his life and he was soon a pile of ash.
Naruto looked at her curiously when the last Vampire was dealt with. He hadn't noticed it before because her scent was so intoxicating...but it wasn't fully human. He could smell the scent of the creatures they'd just killed, but it was diluted, and he could also scent demon as well as more that he couldn't identify. Not feeling like bringing it up now he resolved to ask her later.
"We should continue" Jade said after getting her daggers back...after they were scrutinised and appraised of course.
With that she led them on to the castle.
It took the only a few more seconds to reach the shore on the other side of the castle and the Shinobi were awed by the sheer size and magnificence of the castle.
Jade snickered at their expressions "wait till you get inside" she said mysteriously "than you won't think it's so great" she snickered again.
"What do you mean" Tenten frowned.
Jade smirked "the castle is sentient...and is a tricky as a Kitsune" she said before running across the water.
"Huh" Naruto muttered before they all followed her.
Whew this took a while. Anyway I hope you all enjoy the update and don't worry if I take a while to post a new update...I'm not giving up on any of my stories...but I do have other things to think about...like exams...Ughh abominations they are, but I need to pass if I want to graduate.