Kakashi of The Shikon - Naruto and Inuyasha crossover

Lost Shinobi

" Maa, maa, this is weird." 

In the middle of a lone forest sat one silver-haired oddity. He was scratching the back of his head in seemingly harmless confusion, but if you could see beneath his vest- his muscles were tense. Probably in preparation for strangling whoever did this to him. The wildlife passed around him cautiously enough, they could smell some amount of killer intent working its way through his body.

" I'm going to castrate, no carve my way through whoever knocked me out and put me here. " A creepy sound worked its way up his throat. Every animal within a ten-mile radius instantly freaked out.

Then, Kakashi put his head down between his shoulders. A heavy sigh. He just had the oddest feeling that he was kidnapped during an intense battle. A battle where he almost died, and his friends all died. Honestly, Kakashi didn't know where the hell he was, how he got there, and what his name was. "Daisuke, Ryo, Amari, Kukai......." None of them felt right on his tongue, as his name should be. Damn it, had whoever knocked him out also inadvertly damaged his memory?
Something rustled in the bushes. The masked ninja immediately froze, his hand reaching into his weapons pouch. With a subtle flick of his wrist, the kunai was sent flying away from his hand.

" Ow! Ow! Im sorry! I'm sorry! " A young boy screamed. Pinned to the trunk of a tree was a small kid about six summers old, looking as scared as a rabbit. A small frown appeared on Kakashi's face, for the clothes the boy wore weren't anything like what he was used to- not that he could know. " What are you doing here?" he asked not unkindly. The kid didn't jolt or looked surprised at finding a kunai almost stuck into him, at all. So, not a civilian. Then, Kakashi caught sight of something odd, behind the boy. It was, wait wait wait, was that a-tail?!

Kakashi instantly resumed his masked demeanor, amiably smiling at the young fox. So, he had to assess if he was a threat or not- though truthfully Kakashi had seen far too much for his young age to ever be considered normal. But as for the kid, something told him to not hold his traits against him. Something in him was pained to see the young fox. His smile turned weak.

" Ah, I wandered away from my friends....."

Kakashi looked down at him again. " Are they close?" That question might have sounded creepy had it not been for the concerned tone of the young man's voice.

" Ah, yes, I should really be getting back now." The kid turned around and stumbled along in one direciton for a moment......then paused. Taking a moment to sniff the air, he stumbled along in the other.

" May I help you?"

" ...thanks."

" Shippo, Shippo?!" A frenzied Kagome cried out, " where are you?!" Nearby, her dog companion gave a characteristic scowl whenever it came to things such as the young fox demon.

" Feh, probably got himself stuch inside a rabbit hole." Kagome gave him a black glare before moving onto the next clump of bushes.

Miroku sighed. " At this rate we'll never be able to find him." Sango slugged his arm and whispered. " Don't let Kagome hear. She's as worried as a mother bear."