Kakashi sat cross-legged on the ground, his shirt abandoned long ago as Akio prepared to unseal the connection between himself and his… other half. It felt weird wearing a mask separate from his undershirt, they usually came together.

Kakashi shuddered involuntarily as Akio traced on his back. Kioshi and Ryuu were just observing in silence making the atmosphere feel heavy; Akio concentrating on the seal, Kakashi preparing for the meeting, Kioshi worried and Ryuu curious.

"Everything's set, just a series of seals and it's done, shall I go ahead?" Akio asked Kakashi who took in a deep breath and nodded. Without any more warning, Akio went through a series of seals and then forced his chakra onto Kakashi's back and into the seal.

Kakashi gasped in pain and shut his eyes as he felt his skin tear apart, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and onto the ground below. Then all of a sudden, the pain became non-existent and Kakashi took a few moments to take in deep breaths then pulled himself together again.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a forest of some sort, yet the trees were much more mature than he ever saw. Kakashi began walking in a random direction admiring the nature around him until mist suddenly emerged and the temperature dropped. He shivered but kept venturing forward; guessing the sudden chill in the atmosphere meant he was approaching the demon.

His hunch was right because a couple of steps later, Kakashi found himself face to face with the largest wolf he ever saw.

"I never thought I'd see you here, Kakashi" The wolf stated in an air of indifference as it stood up to show all of its glory "Thought you'd be ignorant of my existence till you died to be honest"

Kakashi was surprised, not expecting the wolf to be so relaxed. He thought that the wolf would spew curses at him, threaten him, demean him…. Not this.

"Why are you surprised?" the wolf asked in amusement "You thought I was some blood thirsty beast? What did you lose your ability to speak or something?"

"I did expect you to be different yes" Kakashi replied finally

"I am as blood thirsty as any wolf, Hatake" the demon elaborated "Although I may have corrupted your ancestors a bit too much"

"Why's that?" Kakashi asked in curiosity

"Simple, the more blood lust they had, the more evil they were, the more people wanted to kill them…. REVENGE" it suddenly shouted and Kakashi involuntarily took a step back

"But you didn't corrupt me as you did them?" Kakashi asked uncertainly

"I barely tainted your soul" the wolf snorted

"Thanks for that" Kakashi thanked him

"I didn't do it for you, it was this stupid seal your father placed on you" the Wolf smirked "It stopped me from effecting you too much."

"Too much?" Kakashi asked for elaboration

"Whenever you neared your breaking point or exhaustion limit I may have….. allowed my will and strength to… guide you" the Wolf sneered "but now that you have broken the seal, bending you towards my spirit will be easy enough"

"You're wrong" Kakashi glared at the demon

"Am I now?" the Wolf asked rhetorically "Your emotions will become my power, your resolve a key to your heart, your weakness ammo for taking over. Besides I know you better than anyone"

"You don't know anything" Kakashi spat

"Don't I?" the Wolf smirked "you forget that even though I couldn't effect you I was here the whole time, I've seen your life from the moment you were born, heard your thoughts, felt your emotions. I must say you were, and remain to be, quite the entertainment."

"Of course it would be for somebody who has been imprisoned for decades" Kakashi leered not willing to back down from this fight and lost all hope in reasonable negotiations

"You insolent little…" the Wolf began as it slashed at Kakashi who didn't have time to dodge. Its claws, however, didn't hurt him at all.

"That hurt" Kakashi snorted

"Laugh all you want" the Wolf smiled wickedly "I'll have you bent towards my will in a month's time. It's not that hard seeing as how you're heart is already black. You may seem like a decent and respect-worthy ninja, but I know the truth. You are a weakling whose glory is based upon what is not yours, you are ruthless, even as a child, you felt nothing as you destroyed the lives of people as long as they were your enemies, you are a lonely coward who pushes everybody away so they won't see how pitiful you really are. The famous sharingan no Kakashi is nothing more than a sorry excuse of a ninja who had luck on his side for quite some time. But not anymore, luck won't help you against me, Hatake. Soon you'll see the power of the White Wolf."

Although Kakashi was distressed by the speech he did not show it, he put on a face of indifference and hid behind as he spoke his next words "We shall see"

"Goodbye, Hatake" the Wolf chuckled "Next time we see each other, you'll be the one observing and I the one in control"

Kakashi wanted to retort but was forced out of his subconscious back into the real world. He noticed that he was lying down so he sat up and looked around to find Akio sitting next to him, concern and curiosity decorating his features. Kioshi and Ryuu were not too far away talking amongst themselves still unaware that Kakashi woke up from his slumber.

"Did it work?" Akio asked knowing all too well that it did. Kakashi simply nodded and began to stand up and that was when the two dragons noticed that he woke up

"You alright?" Kioshi asked immediately and rushed towards him. Kakashi batted away her worries reassuring her time and time again that he was indeed, alright.

"How much of a threat does he pose, Kakashi?" Akio asked

"The Ultimate Threat!" the White Wolf growled in Kakashi's subconscious

Kakashi was surprised not expecting the Wolf to be able to talk to him outside of his subconscious

"What's wrong?" Kioshi asked in worry

"Nothing" Kakashi replied "Just a little tired is all. And to answer your question, the White Wolf won't be that big of a problem"

"We'll see about that" it snorted

"Good" Akio nodded "We have some time before we're expected for dinner" Akio informed him "Want to go back now?"

"Can I fly around with Kioshi for a while to clear my head?" Kakashi asked Akio and Kioshi

"I don't mind" Kioshi smiled while Akio simply nodded.

Kakashi jumped onto Kioshi's back and they took off while Akio watched on in worry.

"He's hiding something" Ryuu commented

"I know" Akio nodded gravely

"Then why didn't you demand answers?" Ryuu asked in confusion

"Right now he needs to, as he said, clear his head" Akio explained "When the time comes, I will pursue the matter and force it out of him if necessary"

"Want to tell me what happened?" Kioshi asked as she flew higher and higher into the air

"The White Wolf wants to control me" Kakashi replied much to Kioshi's surprise, she had expected Kakashi to remain silent.

"Well then he won't be able to" Kioshi snorted "You'll beat him, no doubt"

"Thank you" Kakashi said sincerely "However, he knows all my thoughts, feelings, etc… Also, he can talk to me anytime. He's probably listening to our conversation right now."

"So you hear him inside your head?" Kioshi asked in amazement

"He only talked twice till now" Kakashi nodded in worry

"You need to learn how to tune him out then" Kioshi determined "Besides he cannot know how you feel, or your thoughts, he can only guess."

"He said he does" Kakashi informed her "He's been watching my life since the day I was born"

"So he might know your personality well, but he does not know your feelings and thoughts" she repeated resolutely. "He might have a good idea but these things are not tangible, he does not know"

"I hope you're right" Kakashi sighed

"She isn't" the Wolf laughed "I know you more than you know yourself. And soon I will be in control of you and back into the real world"

"And so the battle begins" Kakashi thought.