Kakashi woke up at sunrise, hoping to meditate a bit before starting training for the day. Noting that the day was Wednesday, meaning that he will work on honing his senses, Kakashi proceeded to get dressed and quietly left from the window into the open. Kakashi bounded towards the forest section, found a small clearing and entered his subconscious.
"I really do not know what you plan to gain from talking to me" the Wolf stated "It's not like I'm going to help you or give you some sort of insight:
"I wanted to ask you about the seal" Kakashi told him
"I told you that your father sealed me off from you" the Wolf muttered
"I meant Hideaki sama's seal" Kakashi clarified
At the mention of Kakashi's ancestor, the Wolf's demeanor changed from indifference to anger immediately
"Don't you dare mention that name in front of me" the Wolf growled
Kakashi ignored him and continued the conversation, "I wanted to know how the seal allowed the mix of demon and human to occur on a genetic scale"
"And why would I give you any information regarding the only seal that will enslave a demon as long as the sealer has procedures? A seal that almost lasts forever if one was not lucky" the Wolf asked rhetorically
"I want to know just how much you're DNA is woven with mine physically" Kakashi insisted "Not the seal itself"
"If you think you have superpowers due this seal you are mistaken" the Wolf snorted "The only physical thing you acquired is my chakra. Other than that you are a normal pathetic human being"
"Yeah, I'm from the pathetic race that defeated you" Kakashi replied sarcastically
"Only because you human outnumbered us" the Wolf roared
"From what I was told Hideaki sama defeated you by himself" Kakashi snorted
"Once I'm out I'll rip you to threads!" the Wolf howled in annoyance
"We're one so you can't rip me to threads," Kakashi noted "That way you rip your own self to threads
"You really don't understand, do you?" the Wolf sneered "Once my side takes over, this body will become that of my previous form, and once that happens, I will simply go to my subconscious and kill you"
"Thanks for telling me that I can do the same to you. I t appears you can't hurt me once I'm in control but from what you're saying I can hurt you." Kakashi said "Thanks for the information"
"You think I slipped up?" the Wolf leered "I'd like to see you try and kill me. Even if you had the talent to do so, which you don't, what you do to me effects your physical body as well. It occurs vise versa but seeing as how I'll be a mighty Wolf Demon and you a lowly human, destroying you should hurt but not destroy me as well."
"What happens if I die before you take over?" Kakashi asked curiously although annoyed by the fact that the demon can kill him once in control but he cannot kill the demon either way
"Then I roam the land once more" the Wolf laughed gleefully
With that, the wolf pushed Kakashi away once more, forcing Kakashi to focus on the real world once more. Kakashi looked at the sky and realized that he still had time before he would be missed at breakfast,
"That was useless" Kakashi sighed internally "It only made me realize the magnitude of the responsibility I carry. I was willing to sacrifice my life for my comrades and village but now I know that doing so will put them in more danger. Marriage and having children has become a must rather than a privilege. Not only that but would I be willing to pass on this burden to my own children someday? Not that it matters, I've never fallen in love and never will.
On another note, looks like my father only told Jiraya because otherwise the elders and Hokage would never have let me get into the risky situations I've been in. Even now I'm hesitant to rush into the thick of things, knowing that it will spell disaster to the world."
Kakashi chain of thoughts ended as he approached the mansion and entered the kitchen. He found Jiraya and Akio alone having a cup of tea
"Good Morning" Kakashi greeted "It's good to see you again, Jiraya sama"
"Hey brat," Jiraya smiled "How are you holding up?"
Kakashi knew that Jiraya was asking about the White Wolf but he didn't feel like talking about it so he answered as if Jiraya was mentioning Akio's training
"Akio is pretty tough but I'm getting better so it's worth the wounds" Kakashi replied as he poured himself some tea as well, not bothering with keeping his face hidden seeing as how both occupants saw it and the fact that he didn't have the energy to worry about it anyway.
"Now I know what Akio meant," Jiraya thought in worry "He seems defeated in a way that's taking away his will to do anything.
"What were you doing up so early in the morning?" Akio asked
"Meditating" Kakashi shrugged "Jiraya sama did you find out about this other organization?"
"As a matter of fact I did," Jiraya confirmed "But only scarps of information"
"Which would be…" Kakashi asked for an elaboration as he finished his cup and put his mask back into place
"Zetsu wasn't just part of Akatsuki, he was Madara's right-hand man" Jiraya began
"So?" Kakashi asked "What about it?"
"Well," Jiraya sighed "It appears that Madara had many allies, one of which is the man known as the 'Sea of Death'" Jiraya explained
"Never heard of the guy" Kakashi shrugged
"He preys on small villages and wipes the entire population out every five years or so" Jiraya replied "Nobody knows why and since nobody survives, these are only rumors. However, from the letter it appears that this guy kills an entire village then hibernates in a sense and Madara had struck some kind of deal with him. That is, to help him 'feed' but this time on the main cities, Konoha, Kiri and so on."
"Is he a big threat?" Kakashi asked
"Alone he is not however this is only one of the allies" Jiraya told him "Zetsu is probably recruiting them or meeting up with them at the very least. We managed to kill off Akatsuki since we had the element of surprise but this time, this time they are preparing to attack in masses, not just hunt jinchuriki."
"It doesn't matter we'll destroy them all!" Naruto cheered as he entered the room having heard part of the conversation as he neared the kitchen.
"That we will" Akio agreed "Anyway, Jiraya what are you going to do? I'd prefer if you stayed here for a while so we can discuss this further"
"I agree" Jiraya nodded "It'll also be better for training Naruto since we don't have to worry about ambushes"
"Speaking of training, Kakashi and I will use the rocky terrain so you're free to use any area you want" Akio informed
"Today I just want to take it easy, do you mind if we simply observe" Jiraya asked
"What? Why?" Naruto whined "I'm ready and pumped up for some training!"
"We need to relax a bit after travelling for seven days straight, I need to unwind" Jiraya explained
"Lazy old man" Naruto muttered
"6 o'clock, mid air" Kakashi thought as he blocked Akio's kick "Kage bunshin from both sides, same distance."
"Not bad" Jiraya commented as he watched Kakashi take out the bunshin blind-folded and continued to fight Akio blind.
"Can you teach me that?" Naruto exclaimed "That's so cool"
"You don't have the patience for it" Jiraya noted "even I don't" he added before Naruto could complain. "Besides, You don't have a blind spot like Kakashi so it's best to focus on other things"
"I guess" Naruto agreed in the end
"That's got to hurt" Jiraya noted as he watched Akio slam Kakashi into the ground and proceeded to take a peach from the fruit bowl provided by Izumi.
The minutes dragged on into hours with Jiraya writing some material, Naruto practicing wind manipulation with the chakra blade, and Kakashi and Akio still going at it
"Oi, Naruto, look out!" Jiraya warned him. Naruto turned around to find Kakashi flying towards him obviously from a hit courtesy of Akio.
Naruto acted immediately holding his hands out to catch Kakashi at the right time. Naruto skidded to a halt and helped Kakashi to his feet.
"You alright Kakashi sensei?" Naruto asked
"Yea," Kakashi said between breaths "Thanks"
"Anytime" Naruto replied
"Let's take a break, it's almost lunch anyway" Akio noted and Kakashi was more than glad to remove the blind-fold.
"You've improved" Jiraya smiled as Kakashi and Naruto joined them under a tree
"Thank you" Kakashi said as he sat down and began applying first aid to some of his wounds so that they won't get infected.
"Don't make yourself comfortable" Akio warned
"Didn't plan to" Kakashi replied indifferently
Jiraya gave Akio a meaningful look to which Akio nodded in agreement, having understood what Jiraya wants. Jiraya wants Kakashi to attempt to control the wolf to see for himself how Kakashi is struggling. The only problem was Naruto. Akio couldn't care less about whether Naruto knew or not but this is something that should come from Kakashi not himself or Jiraya.
Jiraya noted Akio's hesitation and when Akio gave a subtle look towards Naruto he understood the reason. He knew what to do though.
"Naruto, can you go and get us some drinks?" Jiraya asked breaking up his conversation with Kakashi.
"Why don't you bring them yourself, ero sennin?!" Naruto whined
"Naruto, Jiraya is your master. You should listen to him no matter what he asks" Akio reprimanded
"Oh really and does Kakashi listen to everything you say?" Naruto asked skeptically.
"Yes I do" Kakashi replied instead "But I don't really have much of choice" he added quietly
Jiraya laughed at that and asked Naruto again. Naruto accepted defeat and went to the mansion
Once Naruto was far away Jiraya addressed Kakashi, "Once you finish a bit more training we will all take a break and then you will attempt to control the White Wolf's chakra again. Now, I want to witness that so you can probably guess that Naruto will be here as well."
"It would be best if you told him yourself about the Wolf," Akio continued "This should be something you tell him not something he figures out, especially since he is a jinchuriki"
Kakashi didn't want to but he knew that the elder ninja were right. If Kakashi hid this from Naruto, Naruto will take it personally. Kakashi nodded in assent and started wondering whether anything in his life wasn't complicated.
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