Book 1: The Scarlet Thread (Kakashi Love Story)

Chapter 65

Izayoi's P. O. V:

It was late at night as I stand at my post outside Toshiro's bedroom, Kakashi with me. So far, we haven't been attacked yet but I'm wearing my Purgatory Armor.

It takes on the form of a metallic dress with a dark skate colour with a lighter gray trim. The shoulder guards are a light gray colour with a large spike protruding off of it. The arm guards bear a simple weaving pattern with three spikes jutting out, each smaller than the last.

The leg greaves start just below my hips with three progressively smaller spikes protruding starting at the knees. Around my neck is a small necklace of black, diamond shaped jewels. A single horn works its way out from underneath my hair atop my head.

I hear footsteps and grip the hilt of Shoten as two figures come into view.

"It looks like the lord has hired bodyguards, Nanashi," Says a female voice. I see long pink hair with some up in a bun ending in a half ponytail with the rest unbound and the woman has green eyes and wears a white kimono and zori sandals, a katana strapped to her hip.

She has a beauty mark under one of her eyes and wears a black choker around her neck.

"So it would seem," Agrees a second with long navy blue hair in a ponytail wearing a purple kimono with a blue vest over it.

"They're here, Kakashi," I say as I unsheathe Shoten.

"Yeah," He says, taking out his own kunai.

"If you let us through, we'll spare you," The pinkette tells us calmly.

"Like we believe that," I scoff. "We won't let you through."

"Then we'll force our way through," Says Nanashi, the blue haired man. The four of us stare each other down, the pink haired woman smiling as Kakashi and I glare.

Then, we blur towards each other and loud clangs ring throughout the castle.

"Wind Style: Blade of Wind," Says the pink haired woman and she waves two fingers before I narrowly dodge her seemingly invisible attack, but I feel something like wind graze parts of my body. The woman smiles.

I change Shoten to my spiked mace and swing it for her. She blocks with her katana.

"So that's the legendary Shoten I've heard about," She muses. "Impressive."

I don't say anything as we continue to clash. I see in my peripheral vision that Kakashi is easily keeping up with his blue haired opponent, dodging sword strikes while landing at least one on the man's arm.

I narrowly miss my opponent as I thrust my mace at her. I bring it around in a wide arc but she dodges again. I manage to strike her front this time but she disappears in a puff of smoke.

"The Body Replacement Technique?!" I say in realisation, only to narrowly avoid being struck by the green eyed woman.

"Cloud Style: Deception Beheading," She says as she brings her sword down on me.

I feel it graze the skin of my chest slightly as I jump back fast enough. Sue creates two Shadow Clones and charges at me.

"Dance of the Crescent Moon," Says the woman before all three lunge for me.

I grunt as I feel a strike to my right arm and my left leg, but manage to avoid the real swordswoman from attacking me.

"Izayoi!" Kakashi calls worriedly.

"Don't worry about me," I reply as I clash my sword against hers. Kakashi barely manages to deflect his opponents' sword and feints for his left side.

The blue haired man blocks it and tries to plunge his katana into Kakashi's shoulder. Kakashi blocks that, too.

The woman repeatedly slashes and stand her sword at me, and I realise she's using a particular style.

"What sword style is that?" I question, deflecting another attack.

"Full Moon Style," She answers. "Only those of the Minamoto clan can use it. I'm the only known practitioner of it at the moment." She takes a swing at me and I feel her cut my right arm. "Wind of the Fire Sword: Flash Burst."

She swings it and chakra shoots out in the form of a crescent. I jump back to avoid it and it explodes.

I change Shoten to my long sword and send out my Trinity Sword Jutsu at her. It cuts her left arm and she frowns at it.

"You'll regret that, Scarlet Thread," The pink haired woman seethes.

She goes to swing her sword at me but Kakashi was there with Chidori crackling in his left hand. The woman gasps but dodges it.

"Get away from her!" Kakashi growls, standing in front of me protectively.

"Let us retreat, Yozoraoka," Says the blue haired man. "It would be good for either of us if Kakashi uses his Sharingan."

"Oh, very well, Nanashi," Says Yozoraoka, sounding disappointed as she glares at me. "We'll finish this next time, Scarlet Thread."

Then they both Body Flicker away.