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"To your side of the world it happened in an instant. How could you have foreseen my destructive intent?" -Different Seas (VocaCircus - Please check him out on youtube! He's amazing and awesome and an inspiration of mine)
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Kaida decided to spend some time with Izumi. Due to not having many female friends in Konoha, and getting a bit tired of being around ONLY boys, she made plans to get closer to Izumi.
She ran up to the female Uchiha by the dango shop, waving over to her in a friendly manner. "Izumi-chan!"
Izumi turned, a small smile forming on her face. She wave back towards Kaida. "Kaida-chan!"
"Hey! I'm not late right? I had to set Naruto up with his homework." She said, finally reaching the other girl.
Izumi shook her head. "You're fine. Don't worry about it."
For a while, the girls just talked. How their day went, how their jobs and the academy was going, etc.
"How's training with Hokage-sama?"
Kaida shrugged. "The old man's tough, I'll give him that. He's already teaching me how to throw multiple shuriken at the same time." Izumi's eyes widened. "Impressive. You must be progressing nicely then." The white haired girl shrugged again.
"You're as strong as a genin now. Why not graduate? I'm sure the Hokage would allow it." But Kaida shook her head and smiled softly. "I have a lot to learn. And this isn't something to rush, ya know? Becoming a ninja takes time."
Izumi stared at her for a second before bursting into a small fit of giggles. Kaida tilted her head to the side.
"Gomen! It's just… you're so young and yet you're as mature as an adult."
"Maybe cause I got the mind of one." Kaida teased, poking her own forehead.
Izumi smiled back. "Yeah, I can see that."
Kaida was about say continue the conversation, but a dark shadow loomed over her small figure. Izumi froze, her cheeks brightening.
Kaida rolled her head up, catching a glimpse of a very familiar looking ANBU mask. She grinned. "Hello Itachi-kun, would you care to join Izumi-chan and I for some tea and dango?"
Itachi smirked underneath his mask, eventually taking it off. Kaida's eyes scanned his very handsome face, glossing over his distinct facial features and frowning at the sight of a small cut on his cheek. Itachi noticed her discomfort almost immediately. "It's fine, just a cut. I just came back from a mission."
Kaida didn't look convinced, but Izumi cut in before she could say anything against it.
"O-Oh! Itachi-kun, how did it go?" She asked nervously, her cheeks turning a nice pink color. Itachi's eyes shifted to her, a soft smile resting on his lips. "It went fine. I was about to go report to the Hokage, but I saw Kaida-chan and decided to come say hello."
Kaida blinked, giving Itachi a questionable look. "Hello?" Was her very intelligent answer.
"Hello." He said with a charming smile.
Izumi frowned, looking between Itachi and Kaida. She knew Kaida had saved Itachi's life during the attack. She hadn't brought it up to the white haired girl yet, but curiosity struck her again. Itachi seemed to be very interested with her, even though she wasn't part of the Uchiha clan.
Kaida handed him a stick of dango. "You should go report to the Hokage. I'll catch up with you and Sasuke later alright? Give the Hokage my regards and tell him I'll see him at the usual time."
Itachi took the stick of dango from her, eating one ball and keeping the stick in between his teeth. He nodded in thanks before body flickering away.
Kaida sighed, turning back to Izumi with a friendly smile. But Izumi didn't feel very friendly at the moment. Jealousy was truly a scary thing.
"So back to-" "Actually Kaida-chan, I have to go help mother with some stuff. I'll see you later." Izumi said, standing up from her chair and leaving the other girl without letting her ask why.
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I sighed, biting into another ball of dango and chewing the sweet goodness. Weird. Izumi left in quite a hurry.
Was it something I said?
Another sigh left my lips as I scanned the area, looking for something to do.
"Again."
SMACK
"Harder."
SMA-ACK
My eyes landed on two figures. One was older than the other substantially, and taller. He wore white robes, with his hands behind his back and his pale, lavender eyes staring at the smaller figure hitting a tree.
I recognized him as Neji, a character I never really looked into. A smaller version of Neji was hitting a tree trunk with chakra induced fists. I tilted my head, the stick in my mouth ghosting the taste of dango on my tongue.
"You are not strong enough," I heard who I assumed was Neji's dad, said. "You must train more."
I began walking towards them. They were conveniently on the training ground where I was supposed to meet the Hokage.
But I avoided making eye contact and acted as if I was training myself.
Neji was panting, with cuts on his cheeks and dirt on his face. I kinda felt bad.
I knew of his past, but did I want to change anything around it? Of course, he would not die. I would not let him.
I sighed, watching as Neji's dad told him he was weak before walking away.
Neji stared after his dad, watching him leave the training grounds before punching the tree out of anger.
"Hello!" I grinned, walking over to him. He glanced at me, observing me, before looking away.
"...Hn. What do you want?" He growled out, obviously still angry. I pouted, leaning over and poking him in the cheek.
Well, almost poking him. He grabbed my wrist in mid-air before I could touch him and fully glared at me. "What are you doing?" He hissed.
I flinched. "Ooo that's a… ah… mighty fine grip you have there on my wrist."
Neji let go, backing a step away from me in case I attacked him or something. I yawned, stretching my arms. "You're pretty strong. Those attacks were pretty advanced for someone as young as you. Do you think pretty is a nice word?" I began to ramble.
Neji stared at me, a confused look coming across his face. "Excuse me?"
I smirked. "Do you," I poked his chest. "Think that pretty is a nice word?"
Neji stared at me for a moment…
Then turned around and began walking away from me.
I gaped, running after him. "Oi! Neji-kun, that's so rude!"
Neji stiffly turned around, glaring at me. "How do you know my name?"
I grinned, finally catching up to him. I spun in a circle before doing some sort of weird pose. "I am…."
I stuck my tongue out, put a hand on my waist and the other in a peace sign while standing on one foot.
"Your fairy godmother!"
Silence broke out onto the training grounds as a tumbleweed blew by.
Neji activated his Byakugan. I yelped. "Okay, okay! I just.. Heard it around…"
He continued glaring.
"Okay, okay I have ties with the Uchiha clan and they were talking about you. I assumed it was you. You're the only cute Hyuuga boy I've seen that had already activated his byakugan."
That caught him off guard. He blinked, a small, teeny-tiny amount of pink rose into his cheeks. "W-wh… wha?" He stuttered.
I shrugged. "It's the eyes. Very pretty."
The glare returned. "Stop this. Who are you?" He demanded. I sighed. What a bossy eight year-old.
I held out my hand for him to shake. "My name is Seika. Nice to meet you, Neji-kun."
He stare at my hand for a moment before reluctantly taking it. He shook it cautiously. "You obviously know my name so I won't need to." I grinned.
I felt something tingle in the back of my head. Quickly, I ducked, avoiding the incoming kunai aimed at my head.
"Again?" I muttered, taking Neji's hand and having him avoid the kunai as well.
His eyes widened as he looked behind me. I did as well.
Let's just say I wasn't surprised to see who was behind me.
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"Neji, I need you to run and get help." Kaida whispered. Neji, who looked both shocked and frightened. He nodded, his body shaking slightly at the sight in front of him.
But Kaida put a hand on his head and smiled softly towards him. "Don't worry," she said, "I will protect you."
Neji's eyes widened as he swallowed, still afraid, but to hear those words calmed him just a bit. He turned, running away from them.
Kaida turned, her dark blue eyes narrowing at the two men before her. "Danzo." She acknowledged.
She looked to the other one. "Orochimaru."
Both men smiled towards her. Danzo, with bloody bandages on his forehead and a cast on his leg smirked towards her. "Kaida-chan… lovely seeing you again. I assure you this time… I will not underestimate you."
Orochimaru licked his lips with that long tongue of his. It sent shivers down Kaida's back.
"Hello Kaida-chan… It's been a while, hasn't it?" He said, smoothly.
Kaida's body stiffened subconsciously.
"Danzo has reported something very… interesting to me…" He said, walking towards her. Kaida began to step back.
"That you… can tell the future." He said with a grin. Kaida's shocked eyes turned to Danzo, who was smirking. She shook her head, as if to begin to deny that statement.
"Oh… don't try to deny it. The evidence is quite clear… How else would a child know about the Akatsuki… and know what I do." Orochimaru had a clone appear behind her, striking her neck and making her let out a loud gasp. Kaida fell, her eyes rolling to the back of her head and falling unconscious.
The Orochimaru clone caught her body, picking her up and beginning to carry her towards the real Orochimaru.
Suddenly, her eyes snapped open.
A snarl escaped her lips as she took out a kunai, stabbed the clone, and landing on her feet. Orochimaru's eyes widened as his mouth curled into a smile. Her eyes…
Danzo shivered at the memory of her crimson eyes. The feeling of her foot breaking every rib in his body making him fill with anger.
"Oh? I take it this is the dragon spirit you were talking about." Orochimaru said to Danzo.
'Kaida' began to chuckle, very darkly. Danzo examined her form and he eventually noticed something truly startling about her. Something very different than when he first went against her.
She wasn't as… powerful as before.
She still looked plenty powerful, but this time, she looked like a weaker version of what she was. No fire erupted around her. No blood lust was directed at him.
Orochimaru made his move, running towards her. She grinned, running forwards herself. Orochimaru drew a katana from his clothes, blocking the kunai that she had in her hand. The girl snarled, kicking off of Orochimaru and pushing herself into the air.
Orochimaru smirked, making a quick hand sign. Suddenly, a giant snake erupted from the ground, going straight for her. It swallowed her up whole, falling back to the ground.
Danzo began to smile, the feeling of victory coursing through his body. "She's-" "Calm." Orochimaru hissed, looking at his snake.
The snake stayed completely still for a moment before twisting its body to the side. A sickening sound of bones cracking emitted from the snake.
Finally, with a loud SLASH The girl emerged from the carcass of the snake. She had broken every bone in its body and then sliced her way out.
She panted, standing before Orochimaru covered in snake blood. It stained her white hair and pale skin. But matched with her eyes.
"Impressive.. You managed to thoroughly kill my pet…"
Her eyes flashed between blue and red, her body beginning to fall on her knees. Orochimaru grinned.
"Ah.. the poison is working…"
Danzo's eyes scanned the girl. When did she get hurt?
A small cut on her neck bled with red and… purple.
A victory smile formed on his face, but chakra signatures made him come to attention. "Orochimaru-sama…" He warned.
Orochimaru sighed, his tongue coming out of his mouth and wrapping around the girl's waist. She snarled, a low growl coming out of her mouth. But she couldn't move.
"Let us go then." He said, summoning another snake and jumping on its head. He pulled her back, throwing her body over his shoulder. Danzo nodded, making a sign with his hands and body flickering away.
Orochimaru, who was about to disappear as well, dodged the oncoming kunai aimed at his head. He turned, watching as Itachi disappeared and reappeared behind him. Quickly, Orochimaru blocked the thirteen year-old's attack, throwing him off. His eyes narrowed as Itachi glared at him with the mangekyou sharingan blazing in his eyes.
"Ah… Itachi-kun." He acknowledged, knowing of the prodigy Uchiha.
Itachi's eyes flickered to the girl he was holding.
"Oh? Are you a friend of hers? I'm sorry, but I'm taking her." He said, smirking. Itachi flared, running towards Orochimaru with great speed. He jumped, prepared to attack.
Orochimaru's smile confused him.
As Itachi's katana passed through Orochimaru's body with ease, he soon realized…
It was a clone.. A diversion.
Orochimaru and Kaida's body melted into a pile of snake skin as Itachi landed on the ground. He felt… guilt. Sadness and pain from the loss. He turned, watching as the Hokage, his father, and the Hyuuga boy ran up to the training grounds. He shook his head, telling them that he had lost.
Kaida was gone.
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Chapter End.
Author's Note: So.. that wasn't fun to write. It took a lot out of me to finish this chapter without cringing. But here it is. Remember to leave a review. Tell me what I messed up on or what you liked about it :)
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