A Slayer's Confidant

Chapter 4

Chapter 4.
             Light brown eyes closed as the sound of her fingernails tapping the desk broke the uncomfortable silence. Light blonde bangs framed her pale complexion as she met eyes with other demon slayers and demons who have sided with the slayers. She sat back in her chair, and opened her mouth to speak but someone interrupted her.

"What the hell are we just sitting around for?" A shaggy brown haired teen with two red upside down triangle tattoos on his cheeks demanded, jumping from his chair. He wore a black jacket and pants. A loud bark was heard next to him. He looked at the large white dog that sat next to him. "Akamaru agrees with me! Why are we just sitting here when Gaara, Kankuro, Temari, and Naruko are in danger!" Silence greeted him and he frowned falling back into his chair.

"Kiba," A girl with long blonde hair and light blue eyes, spoke up, catching the brown hair teen's attention. Some of her hair was left down and over her left eye while the rest was tied into a long ponytail. "How exactly do you know if Naruko is really Naruko anymore?" She asked. Dark brown eyes met sky blue. Kiba opened his mouth to retort, but found that he had no answer to give.

"I... I don't know," Kiba replied. "But that doesn't mean we have to sit here on the sidelines and watch while Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro struggle to keep her safe."

"Kiba haven't you been paying attention?" A girl with short pink hair asked. Her emerald green eyes locked with Kiba's brown ones. "Naruko is reborn now. She is a man. His name is Naruto Uzumaki. We knew this for a long time now." She said, crossing her arms. Kiba blushed in embarrassment.

"Excuse me for not paying attention." He grumbled.

"I-It's okay, Kiba," Came a stuttered reply. Kiba looked over to his left meeting lilac eyes. His friend and comrade, Hinata Hyuga smiled, a light tint on her face. Kiba smiled back, still blushing. "W-We understand that you didn't pay attention." She said.

"Thanks Hinata." Kiba muttered. Hinata Hyuga was a beautiful girl. She had an incredible ability that gives her a near 360-degree field of vision around her, allowing her to notice acute movements, sense the aura of her enemies and allies, and even see through walls. This ability is called the Byakugan which is a bloodline ability passed down in the Hyuga clan for decades. She also has the ability to see into the future, which is precognition. Although, sometimes it is unclear whether her ability is sensed, though she acts along the lines of hearing or sight. However, Hinata has conscious control over the power. She also has the ability to tell when a person is lying – this ability's called lie detection.

Unlike Hinata, Kiba has very different abilities. He has tracking sense which is the ability to track any living thing and their distance in relation to him. Kiba also has the ability to teleport from one place to another. Although his abilities are limited, they are an essential part of the team.

"Inuzuka, if you're so worried about them, then you, Hinata, and Shino can go to Konoha and help them out." The blonde haired woman spoke up, authority laced in her voice. "I would like to wait until they've given us feedback, however," Kiba turned to the blonde, whose eyes narrowed with skepticism.

"L-Lady Tsunade?"

"Tsunade?"

Tsunade sighed, deeming it a good idea for Kiba, Hinata, and Shino to go see if Gaara, and the rest of them needed help. Suddenly the door burst open, revealing Tsunade's assistant, who was breathing heavily. "L-Lady Tsunade, O-Orochimaru is..." Before she could even finish the sentence, the woman fell to the ground unconscious. Tsunade jumped from her chair.

"Shizune!" Tsunade yelled. She looked at the two girls. "Sakura, Ino, take care of Shizune. Kiba, Hinata, Shino, go to Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara. If Orochimaru is awake, we need to take the appropriate amount of steps to get ready. Orochimaru won't rest until he has Naruto for himself." Sakura and Ino nodded, running to Shizune's aid while Hinata, Kiba, and Shino teleported to their destination along with Akamaru. Tsunade bit her thumb noticing those three had teleported. She sighed and decided that she'd yell at them later. For now, Shizune's wounds were top priority as well as any other person that was injured.