Chapter 14

Sota's story

That night everyone was eating a dinner the family haven't had in a long time Tazuna asked "Tsunami where did you get this meat it's delicious" Tsunami looked up and smiled "it was Kagome who got the boar father"

Inari who was sitting next to Kagome looked up smiling while saying "yeah onee-chan was awesome grandpa"

both Tazuna and tsunami looked at him in shock, it has been a while since they have seen him smile like that, Kagome smiled at Inari then looked at them while saying "i hope you don't mind but he wanted to come with me"

Flashback After Kakashi and Kagome came back to the house Kakashi took team seven to train some more, Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows and was about to head to the forest.

"what are you doing?" Kagome turned to find Inari looking at her in curiosity,

"I'm going to see if I can find any meat so your mother and I can cook it" she told him

Inari shifted from one foot to the other then asked shyly "can...can come?" Kagome's eyes soften and said "sure" he looked up in shock and saw she meant it and smiled.

As they walked in the forest Inari had to ask "why do you and the others fight when its obvious its stupid"

Kagome was keeping her senses open while looking ahead.

"we fight because we want to protect those most dear to us and defend people who can't fight for themselves"

they continued in the forest in silents when Kagome spotted a boar, she stopped Inari and put a finger to her lips, she loaded her bow and pulled the arrow back when the boar wasn't looking she let go and hit the boar in the head.

After they got the boar they started to head back to the house when Kagome said "Inari you should know that Gato didn't just kill your loved one"

Inari looked up and glared "you don't know what it's like to have that man kill your love ones"

Kagome stopped walking and turned to Inari "Gato killed my mother and grandfather, my brother Sota saw all it happen"

Inari's eyes widen and looked down in shame and guilt, he then asked "where were you then?"

Kagome looked up at the sky while saying "I was doing an important mission, when I got back that is when he told me who killed are family"

Kagome got on her knees and looked Inari in the eye's "you are not alone Inari, I know it hurts to lose the person you care about but you should also honor there memories by doing what you think is right"

Inari thought about what she said and couldn't help feeling guilty for not honoring his dad, he then asked "how do you honor your family?"

Kagome smiled and answered "by protecting my home, my friends, and fighting for whats right, I promise you Inari, Gato will not get away anymore for what he has done, he will get justice for his crime"

Inari smiled with tears in his eye's then hugged Kagome as he let all his anguished go, once he stop crying Kagome whip his tears away and said "now why don't you go help your mom while I skin the boar"

Flashback end

after dinner, tsunami put tea out for everyone when Sakura looked at the family picture and asked about it, Tazuna told them what happen to the man Kaiza that raised Inari like a son even though he was not his blood son and what Gato did to him.

By the time he was done everyone had a sober expression, everyone looked at Naruto as he stated that he was gonna prove that hero's still live, Sota pushed away from the table and stormed off out the front door slamming it hard enough to shake the wall.

Kagome signed as she closed her eyes in sadness, Naruto Sasuke and Sakura looked at the door then at Kagome wondering how to ask the question that has been burning in there minds.

In the end it was Kakashi that asked "Kagome, what happened to make Sota act like this" before she could answer

"you want to know" everyone looked to see Sota come back with a dark scowl on his face.

Flashback

Sota was walking up the steps of the Higurashi shrine coming home after playing video games with his friends, as he got to the top he herd a scream looking up he saw the front door left open,

Sota ran to the door and slowly walked in taking care not to make any noise and looked in the living room, there his mother and grandfather kneel tied up and beaten a man stood in front of them with others holding various of objects,

the man laughed as he said "well Makito any last words"

his grandfather lifted his head in defiance while saying "you won't get away with this Gato my granddaughter will give you justice even if you where to kill us"

the man known as Gato looked at grandpa and smiled evilly "boys why don't have some fun with his daughter" Gato laughed as his men attacked her.

Sota watched with horror tear filled eyes as they raped, beat, and cut his mother while his mother screamed and begged for it to stop, his grandpa yelled and threaten the men but was beaten for it, he watched as after they where done they where dragging his mother and grandpa to the front of the house.

Sota ran to the well house and climb to the bottom of the well ' onee-chan gotta get onee-chan' he thought as he dug in the well hoping, prying the well let him through as he heard his mom and grandpa yell for the last time.

He stopped digging as he heard the well door open and moved to the darkest corner of the well when a head pop up at the top of the well, Sota held his breath as he watched, when the man left and the well door closed that Sota breath again and cried.

End of Flashback

Sota looked at everyone to see the clients with pity and understanding in there eyes while his team looked at him in sadness, when Kagome stood and was about to go hug him he stepped back while saying "Gato is mine I will kill him and anyone who gets in my way" he turned and walked to his room all the while thinking 'if onee-chan tries to stop me from getting revenge to the man who hurt momma and gramps I will kill her'