CHAPTER 6 – Lie
She undressed herself, pulling the blooded kimono off her shoulders. It revealed a ninja-like outfit under, but only with a tube-top and a short skirt. "What are you doing?"
"What? Don't expect me to fight in such a tight kimono!" Yuuri stared at Mashiro. For awhile, he just stared back at her as she threw her kimono aside. She gripped Kakashi's kunais and charged.
"Charging at me like that won't get you anywhere!" Mashiro swung his axe sideways, attempting to slash Yuuri in half.
Yuuri grinned. "Since when did I ask you to teach me how to fight?" She dodged the incoming axe with ease as she brought her leg up and kicked Mashiro's chest. He was pushed back a few feet and lost his balance. Yuuri saw her chance- she held her hands together and smashed it down on his head, sending it crashing down onto the ground. She backed off a few steps after that as she watched Mashiro grunted and pushed himself off the ground.
"That hurt like hell." Mashiro rubbed his head. Once the pain had eased, he refocused on Yuuri, who was standing in front of Kakashi.
"I hit him that hard and there is still no severe damages on his head…" Yuuri bit her lip. "If I don't finish this quickly, Asuma's going to come and more people are going to find out about this." She looked at her hand. "But then again, with my chakra levels like this… what can I possibly do?" Thoughts raced through her head as she tried to find the best strategy to get herself out of this mess. She looked around her, until her vision fell upon Kakashi.
"You don't have time to look away!" Mashiro was up and ready again.
An idea shot through Yuuri's head. "I'll have to bet it on this then." Mashiro's stabbed towards Yuuri, she dodged and jumped behind him. He threw his axe up and caught it with his other hand, swinging it down with all his strength. Yuuri moved slightly, the axe had only missed her by a bit. She quickly formed seals with her hands. "Raikiri!" Punching her hand into his chest, Mashiro's actions froze in its paths. She increased her chakra as the lightning blade cut through most of Mashiro's organs. "Just a bit more…" She increased it. Suddenly, blood spurted out from his back. It also sent him flying back towards a tree near Kakashi. She stared at her hand, which was now soaked with blood. "Maybe I overdid it a little…"
"Kakashi-sensei!"
Yuuri turned around at the hearing of the voice. It was Asuma and the other genins. "Damn it!" She quickly looked around and looked for her kimono. It was at least ten metres away from her. "Great…"
"Oi, Kakashi-" Asuma stopped when he noticed a certain blue-haired girl looking around anxiously. "That can't be…"
The group arrived at the spot, amazingly it was empty. "Weird, I thought I saw some people here." Sakura looked around.
Behind a tree no too far from them, stood Kakashi, covering both Kaori and Yuuri's mouths. "Kaori-san, please go back to the camp and find some new clothes for… the priestess." Kaori nodded and headed off.
Meanwhile, the Konoha shinobis were investigating the scene as they saw a lot of bloodstains on the ground and two dead bodies. Ino spotted the blooded kimono lying on the ground. She picked it up and handed it to Asuma. Asuma rubbed his beard. "This is bad. The priestess can be in serious danger right now."
"Asuma-sensei, what are we going to do then?" Sakura looked around worryingly. Her inner self was panicking at the mess. "SHANAROOOUU!!! Tsunade-sama is going kill us all for failing this mission!!"
Shikamaru frowned. "We shouldn't have let our guards down. Asuma, we should contact-"
"The priestess is fine."
All of the shinobis' gazes looked at the same direction of which the voice came from. Kakashi stepped out from behind the tree, behind him followed Yuuri- who was now in the priestess' form again. Kaori came out last.
"Miko-sama, if you're fine then…" Ino looked from the kimono she was holding to the two dead men laying around them.
"I was just taking a walk near the lake when these people attacked me. It was thanks to Kaori and Kakashi who saved me." The priestess explained. "My kimono was stained with blood, so I asked Kaori to get some new ones for me to change."
Shikamaru looked at Asuma. "Well, if the priestess says so. We should hurry back to the camp."
"Rena-sama, please do." The priestess looked at her bodyguard, who was bowing down at her. She nodded and followed the group back to the camp.
Kakashi and Asuma stayed behind to clean up the mess. Asuma examined Mashiro's wound. "Oi Kakashi."
Kakashi turned around to face Asuma. "Hmm?"
"Since when did you have so much chakra?"
Kakashi blinked and turned around again. "Things happen."
"Oh." The two cleaned up the bodies and went back to the camp not long afterwards.
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It was noon and the group had finally reached the gates of Konoha. Izumo and Kotetsu were sitting at the counter next to the gate as usual, yawning and stretching. Izumo nudged Kotetsu when he noticed them. "Oo, Kakashi, Asuma! Finished your mission?"
"Ah…" Asuma nodded at the two guards.
Their eyes quickly left Asuma and to the priestess who stepped out of her carriage. "I would like to see the Hokage of Konoha as soon as possible."
Izumo and Kotetsu's eyes shined at those words. Izumo quickly ran in front of the priestess. "I can take you to her."
"I can do it!" Kotetsu stared at Izumo.
"I don't really care who does it, I just need to see her." The priestess looked at the shinobis around her.
"I'll do it." Kakashi stepped forward. Izumo and Kotetsu groaned. "There's also something I want to clarify with her." He said as he eyed the priestess.
Kakashi began leading the way as the priestess followed, bringing Kaori with her.
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"Kaori, can you wait here?" The priestess turned around just before she entered the Hokage's building.
Kaori stared at the priestess. "I'll wait for you outside."
The priestess nodded and allowed Kakashi to take her up to the Hokage's office. Kakashi knocked on the door.
"Come in!" He opened the door, Tsunade was reviewing some documents on her desk. As soon as she noticed the priestess standing behind Kakashi, she stood up to greet her. After the greetings, Tsunade offered a seat for the priestess. "What a rare occasion for the water country's priestess to visit us! Are you sure the federal lord won't get mad at this?"
"Get mad for what?" The priestess looked confused.
"For visiting us, since you're from the water country."
"That was just a name being forced onto me. Nothing else. I am no priestess of any country. I do not belong to any country." There was not much emotion in her voice.
Tsunade nodded. "So, if you would mind leaving us for now, Kakashi?"
Kakashi tensed his eyebrows, and stared at the priestess. The priestess looked back and frowned. "Just leave him. He knows already."
"So that's how it is." Tsunade frowned.
"Knows?" Shizune looked at Tsunade. "Tsunade-sama, what is the priestess talking about?"
Tsunade handed a file to Shizune as she scanned it through. Shizune gasped. "So… you are…" The priestess canceled her transformation technique, revealing the face of Yuuri once again. "But then, is it possible for someone to continue using the transformation technique for so long?"
"The technique I use isn't a transformation technique. I usually use a barrier which seals in my chakra and hides my real face. Well, something happened on my way to Konoha so I had to use the transformation technique." Yuuri frowned.
"So, what brings you back to Konoha after such a long period of time?"
Yuuri leaned forward. "The fact is, the Mizukage of the hidden mist have heard about Orochimaru's attack on the village. They are planning an attack on Konoha since your military forces are weakened."
Shizune gasped. "That is just…"
"What about you? Can't you stop them? Last I've heard you still hold some power in the country." Tsunade sat back in her chair.
Yuuri nodded. "I've tried, but it wasn't much use. The federal lord refused to listen to me anymore. All he thinks is about starting a war." She frowned. "I told him that I would leave if he didn't take my advice. I would want to see how he reacts after this trip to Konoha."
Tsunade tapped her heels on the floor. "I see. Thanks for telling us. Just to let you know, you can come back to the village anytime you want."
Yuuri smiled before she reverted back to the priestess' form. She left the room and went down to meet Kaori. Kakashi was leaning against the wall the whole time. "Kakashi, what do you plan on doing now then?"
Kakashi looked at Tsunade. "I don't know. All I know that I have been living a lie all these years."
"Oh…" Tsunade frowned as Kakashi left the room as well.
Shizune held Tonton in her arms. "Tsunade-sama…"
"Let them." Shizune nodded as she helped Tsunade back with her paper works.
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Kakashi learns the truth behind the lie that he had been told for the last three years. How will he deal with it? Tune in for the next chapter.
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A/N: Well well, Kakashi found out the horrible truth . Nothing really much happening in this chapter, but we're gonna get some real smooches in the next :D. WHEEEE!! Thanks for reading my fanfic again, hope you enjoyed it so far and please gimme reviews!!