Chapter 18
Jinrou POV
A few days later I sauntered out of Sakura's house and walked to Naruto's. My days were up and I felt much better. I walked in and Naruto was in the kitchen eating ramen.
"Hey." I said as I sat across from him. His eyes widened as he swallowed.
"Um, hey." He said carefully. I rolled my eyes and waved him off.
"I'm fine now. I'm sorry for freaking out on you." I said apologetically. He nodded with a small smile.
"It's okay. I'm glad to hear you're better." He said continuing to eat. I smiled at him.
"I'm just upset I didn't get to train as much as I wanted to." I said leaning my chin in my hand. He smiled at me. The next day we were getting ready to go on our mission. I packed two extra sets of clothes, extra kuni and shuriken, and some bathing supplies. I put on my black jean short shorts, a black tank top, and a dark blue hoodie over. I had my ninja boots on and tied my hair up minus my bangs in a high ponytail. I tied on my headband and left with Naruto. We met up with Sakura and Sasuke. I smiled at Sakura and she smiled back. We managed to bond a lot the last few days. Kakashi met us at the gates to the village.
"Jinrou, I think I should warn you, we're going to the Village in the West." He said carefully. My eyes widened and images of my childhood flashed through my mind. I shook my head to clear it. "You can stay if it's too much for you." He said softly. I shook my head and looked up at him.
"I'll be fine." I said. He nodded with a smile and we were off.
"Jinrou, are you okay?" Sakura asked. Naruto and Sasuke payed attention to us.
"Yeah, I'm okay." I said.
"What's wrong?" She asked not convinced. I sighed.
"The Village in the West is my old village." I said. They looked at me with wide eyes.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Naruto asked. I nodded.
"I'll be fine. I'm a ninja now, it's my job to protect people. No matter who they are." I said in a strong voice. They smiled proudly at me and we were on our way. We had to take a boat ride to get there. I recognized the rower from the pier at the village. His eyes widened but he only have me a curt nod. I did the same. We rode in silence. When we got to the village we walked though the town and were going straight to the Hokage. As we walked through the streets, everything was quiet as everyone stared at me. I walked with my back straight and my head held high. I could hear the whispers but tried my best to ignore them.
'She's back.'
'I wonder why she bothered coming back.'
'It was better with her gone.'
'She just had to come and ruin the peace we've been having.'
'Oh my god, that little bimbo is back.'
'She should've stayed away.'
'Looks like she's a ninja now, it's only a matter of time before she gets killed.'
'Mommy, I'm scared.'
'Don't look at it.'
I could tell my team could also hear them. Naruto and Sasuke held my hands on both sides and I gave them a small reassuring smile. We walked up to the Hokage's house and were let in. His eyes widened as he looked at me.
"Monster." He acknowledged.
"Asshole." I replied. His hand lashed out and slapped me harshly across the face.
"I see you're not dead yet, such a shame." He sneered. I showed no emotion as I simply raised an eyebrow at him. He looked at Kakashi. "Thank you for coming here. We seem to have a problem lately. Assassins keep coming here and we've never had this problem before. They keep killing off our villagers. Please help us find the problem." He said looking at everyone except me. They all nodded and I just crossed my arms. When they left I followed after them. "I hope you go to hell." He called after me.
"Already there." I said not looking at him and just walking out. We walked around the streets and people continued to stare. I sighed and rolled my eyes. When we made it to the hotel, the guy was about to give us the key until he saw me. He held onto it and looked at Kakashi.
"Sir, please get rid of that thing." He said quietly. I rolled my eyes and walked away.
"Whatever. I've already got a place to stay. I don't need your shitty service." I said walked out and toward the trees. When I was hidden by trees, I made the hand signs and disappeared in blue smoke. I appeared where I used to stay, in my little tree house. I sat down cross legged in it. I looked around the walls. There was art work from me, little pictures I would draw for Ookami, there was a picture album full of flowers I put in there so they would dry and be pressed down, I looked at the corner of the small room and saw a small blanket and pillow. I picked it up and remember how more often than not, I'd have to cry myself to sleep.
'This sure brings back memories.' I told Ookami softly. She nodded.
'I know. I remember how much you freaked out when you heard me for the first time.' She said chuckling. I laughed softly. I laid down looked at the ceiling.
'It's been so long since I was here. It feels like forever.' I said quietly.
'I know what you mean. You should rest. You've had a long day.' Ookami said. I nodded and closed my eyes falling asleep. When I woke up it was the next day. I went down to the waterfall to freshen up before going into town to look for my team. As I walked everyone continued to stare. I made it to the hotel and everyone was about to leave.
"Hey guys." I said smiling as I saw them. Sakura ran up to me.
"Jinrou! Where'd you stay?!" She asked worried. I blinked at her.
"I stayed where I used to live." I said calmly. The all stared at me.
"Oh." She said letting me go. Suddenly, a boom and screaming could be heard. We ran outside and saw some ninja, they were wearing black coats with red clouds on them. Everyone seemed on guard but I was confused.
"Who are they?" I asked looking at sensei.
"They're the Akatsuki." He said. I looked at them. I've heard of the Akatsuki. They were running around until they froze when they saw me. Some guy with a shark head rushed toward me. Everyone yelled at me to get out of the way but I didn't move. He stopped right in front of me and went in a slow circle around me, like a shark circling it's prey.
"Hmm, could it be you're the one possessed by the great demon wolf? You match the appearance, but then again it's easy to match appearances." He said as he circled around me.
"And what if it is me?" I asked crossing my arms. He smirked.
"I doubt it. You're probably just another girl." He sneered. It took me less than a second. In a flash my hair was glowing bright white with bright blue streaks in them, my eyes were bright blue, and chakra seemed to just seep out of me.
"You were saying?" I asked looking at my nails. He chuckled.
"Then my boss'll be happy." He said as he rushed toward me. My chakra turned into ropes and they lashed out as I wrapped them around him before he could reach me. I hung him in the air and stared at him.
"Did you honestly think it would be that easy?" I asked with an eyebrow raised. I felt someone behind me and I froze.
"Not that easy, but yes, I thought it would be very simple." A deep suave voice said from behind me. I turned around slowly and saw someone who looked a lot like Sasuke. My eyes widened as he grabbed me and pulled me against him. I tried pulling away, but he's really strong. "I've searched for you for so long." He said quietly. My brows furrowed in confusion. He turned me around and pinned my arms above my head so my back was against his chest. I blushed a bit and my team was staring at me. Sasuke looked pale and enraged. He buried his face in my hair and took a deep breath. "You smell like vanilla and sweets." He sighed. I blushed a bit more as he nuzzled his face into the crook of my neck. "Such soft skin." He murmured. He put his hand up my shirt and a yelp came out of my throat in surprise as I felt his cold hand on my stomach. I lost my concentration and the shark guy fell as my appearance went back to normal. "My name is Itachi Uchiha." He said as he put his hand on my stomach where my seal is. I whimpered a bit and grimaced. He just shushed me as he pressed me even closer to him. Suddenly, I felt my stomach pulse and I screamed out in pain. He continued to hold me and I tried thrashing out of his hold. "Shh, it's almost over." He said in a soothing voice. My teammates couldn't come to me because other Akatsuki members were keeping them guarded. I kept screaming. As suddenly as it stared, it stopped. I leaned into his comforting arms as he held me. I was panting and I couldn't register what just happened. He turned me around in his arms as he held me. I automatically wrapped my arms around him and held onto him tightly. I was shaking and he ran his fingers through my hair. He cradled my cheek in his palm. He tilted my face up and I took shaky breaths as I was still shaking. In my hand, he put a whistle. It looked like one of the clouds on his coat. "Blow this, and I'll come to you." He said as wrapped my hand around it. I was still trying to get my breathing back to normal. He suddenly tilted my head up and pressed his lips against mine. My eyes widened and out of my peripheral vision I could see my teammates and the Akatsuki freeze in shock. Itachi pulled my body against his and parted my lips with his tongue. My eyes stated closing a bit as he suddenly bit the inside of my lower lip. He pulled away and I stared at him. "We'll leave now, we've been looking for you. We wont bother this village anymore." He gave me a small smile that made me think that smile was just for me. He let me go and my legs were shaking. "Until next time." He said in his rich voice that had my legs turning into marshmallow. They all disappeared and I fell to my knees with the cloud shaped whistle still in my hands. My teammates ran to me. Sasuke looked enraged, Naruto looked confused and mad, Sakura looked worried and scared, and sensei had a monotone expression.
"Jinrou, what happened?" Sakura asked. I licked my lips before answering.
"I have no idea." I said shakily before fainting. When I woke up I was in my little tree house. I blinked against the light and sat up groggily.
"You shouldn't get up. Stay down and rest." Sasuke said quietly. I turned to look at him. I looked down at my hand and saw the little whistle still in my hand. It had a small string through it and I put it around my neck.
"Where is everyone?" I asked.
"They're out getting food." He said. I nodded. He looked kinda mad.
"What is it? Is something wrong?" I asked him. He looked mad.
"How do you know my brother?" He asked through gritted teeth. I shook my head.
"I didn't even know you had a brother, this is the first time I've ever seen him in my life." I said. Sasuke pounced on me and pinned me to my little bed.
"Well, he certainly seemed to know you." He said. I looked up at him surprised.
"Sasuke?" I asked.
"What did he do to you?" He asked as his bangs covered his eyes. I let out a shaky breath.
"I don't know." I admitted quietly. He pinned my hands above my head with only one hand as he began to pull up my shirt. "No Sasuke." I said trying to wiggle out of his hold.
"I just wanna see what happened." He said as he continued to pull up my shirt.
"No!" I yelled as my eyes and hair changed. My chakra lashed out and I wrapped it around him. I pulled him off me and he was staring at me shocked. "I don't want you to see. Even I don't know what he did." I said slowly letting him down as my appearance went back to normal. He stood there staring at me and I ran a hand through my hair.
"What did he say to you?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"I don't know. Just a bunch of things that sounded like gibberish." I said shaking my head. At that moment, the rest of the team walked in. "Hey you guys." I said with a small smile at them. Sakura ran forward and hugged me.
"Oh Jinrou! I'm so glad to see you're okay!" She said as she squeezed the breath out of me. I feebly patted her back.
"Thanks." I wheezed out. She let me go and Naruto hugged me.
"That creep better not've hurt you." He said. I hugged him back.
"I'm fine." I said. He let me go and Kakashi sensei stared at the cloud shaped whistle.
"Did he give you that?" He asked. I nodded.
"He said that if I blow on it, he'll come to wherever I am." I said grabbing it in my hand.
"Why don't you just chuck it away?" Naruto asked. I gripped it tighter.
"I don't know. I just feel like I shouldn't." I tried to explain. They all just stared at me. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "I'm gonna go take a bath. No one follow me." I said grabbing my bag and disappearing in blue smoke. I ended up at the waterfall. I sighed and began to take off my clothes. I left my bag under the tree and took the clothes with me to wash them. I stood under the water fall and began to scrub my hair. When I was done I washed myself. After I was done with my bath, I looked down at my stomach. There seemed to be a pattern over my seal. It seemed to be a dotted line in a circle with three commas spread out evenly around it. I ran my finger along the line and a shiver traveled down my spine. I wrapped my chakra around my torso like I would a towel (just to cover me) and washed my clothes. I changed into some jean shorts, a black tank top, and put my sandals on. I ran my chakra through my hair making it dry. When I got back to my little house, I put up my clothes to dry where I used to put them and just sat on my little roof, it had a nice view of the village. I heard movement behind me. "Hi sensei." I said without looking up.
"Hey Jinrou." He replied sitting next to me. I sighed as I looked over the village. I brought my knees to my chest and leaned my cheek on my knees. "It seems that the whole village has irrational hatred towards you." He said and I snorted.
"I'm used to being hated so it doesn't affect me as much anymore." I replied easily. He put a hand on my shoulder and I looked at him. His eyes looked sad.
"It just seems so unfair." He said. I looked at him.
"So, when are we gonna leave. Itachi said they would leave, that they were only here because they were looking for me." Kakashi sensei sighed.
"We'll, I think we should stay a few more days just in case." He said. I nodded. I sighed and held my chin in my hand. For the next few days, we kept watch over the village. I kept getting stares and whispers wherever I went, but I ignored them. The day when we were supposed to go back to the village, I confronted my team.
"Hey, do you guys mind if I stay longer?" I asked them. They looked at me shocked.
"Why would you want to stay?" Naruto asked. I looked down as I rubbed the back of my head.
"I want to see if I can find out anything more about my parents." I said. They all nodded and Sakura hugged me.
"Just be careful and don't let the villagers get to you." She murmured. I nodded and hugged her back. The rest of my team gave me hugs and were off. I sighed and went back to my little house.
'Time to investigate.' I murmured.
'Where'll you look first?' Ookami asked.
'First I need to see where they used to live.' I said. She nodded.
'We'll do that in the morning.'
'Okay.' I said yawning. I laid down and quickly fell asleep.