Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Little Spark: Intro to Fire Hound ❯ Wedding Crasher ( Chapter 5 )

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Spark: Intro to Fire Hound

Act II: Tragic Destinies

Chapter 1: Wedding Crasher



“I now pronounce you husband and wife.” The Hokage’s voice rang out. “You may kiss the bride.”

All but Kakashi went wild as Akita and Kamachi sealed the deal with a passionate kiss. Katavi whinnied with joy and pawed the ground as though he were clapping. Even all 6 of Kamachi’s hired Jounin bodyguards cheered from the sidelines. Kakashi wiped a tear from his eye. Gai, who was sitting next to him, leaned over and eyed him suspiciously.

“Kakashi? Dude, are you crying?”

“No!” Kakashi snapped, sniffling. “It’s…allergies…there’s a lot of…pollen today.”

Gai laughed. “Since when are you allergic to pollen?”

“Since my sister is throwing her life away by marrying this shmuck. I’ll bet anything that as soon as she pops that kid out, he’ll be gone.”

“Why do you hate Kamachi so much? He seems like a really nice guy.” They both looked over at Kamachi, who was cutting the wedding cake. He had some icing on his nose, and looked pretty silly and happy about it. Gai shrugged. “Look at him, Kakashi. Does he really look like a bad guy to you?”

Kakashi glared at the childish young Lord with extreme distaste.

“He’s a kid. I’m more of an adult then he is. How is he going to raise a child?”

“By practicing with you.” Gai snapped, disgusted with Kakashi’s attitude. “If he has enough patience to deal with a brat like you, I think he’ll make a great father. I’m going to go get some cake.” Gai got up and left in a huff.

Kakashi just sat there, arms crossed, watching Akita and Kamachi dance; Akita’s 9-month-old pregnant belly swelling against her wedding dress. Yanking the flower off his tux, Kakashi got up and left the party. No one seemed to notice…except Kamachi. He went to follow, but the sound of everyone in the area gasping simultaneously caused him to stop and turn. To his and everybody else’s surprise, Katavi had his entire head in the cake, munching away.

“KATAVI! NO!” Kamachi screamed as he rushed over to his horse and pulled him away from the demolished cake.

Katavi’s entire head was covered with icing and cake. He nickered gently, as though he were saying, “I'm sorry...did you want some too?”

Akita seemed to be the only one who found the horses’ antics to be hilarious. Blushing Kamachi walked over to his wife, rubbing his neck embarrassingly.

“Ah, I’m sorry about that, Kita! Mind if I take him down to the pond and wash him off?”

“Not at all!” Akita giggled. “Our best man must be clean; at least until the party is over!”

“I just wish Kakashi would’ve been my best man…” Kamachi sighed, trailing off.

“Where is Kakashi anyway?” Akita inquired, looking around curiously for her little brother.

Kamachi gave a shrug. “He wandered off somewhere. Want me to go find him?”

“No.” Akita sighed. “If he wants to be like that, let him. I won’t let his attitude spoil our day.”

“Nothing can spoil this day.” Kamachi finished, kissing his wife on the cheek, then heading off towards the pond, which was about a mile and a half away.

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Kakashi wandered down the road, a good mile and a half from the party. He kicked rocks and dust along the way, keeping his head as low as his spirits…but not nearly as low as his guard.

The sound of engines could be heard from a short distance. Kakashi stopped and turned slightly. A group of 9 guys riding 3 dune buggies came speeding down the road, hooting wildly and shooting off firecrackers. The delinquents nearly collided with the young ninja, who leapt out of the way, just inches from being struck. He growled in his throat and glared at the group as they got further away.

“WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING, ASSHOLES!” He shouted, picking up a rock and tossing it.

With his amazing aim, Kakashi’s rock struck one of the guys hard in the back of the head, causing him to go flying off the vehicle. He hit the ground with such impact that he actually bounced off the road twice. The dune buggies were brought to a screeching halt as all the guys dismounted and focused their rage on Kakashi. It was only then that Kakashi noticed that all the guys were wearing shinobi headbands representing the Mist Village. Their faces were scarred and the guys themselves were a lot older then Kakashi, who began to think that throwing that rock and opening his big mouth wasn’t a very good idea. He backed up slowly, realizing his mistake.

“Oh, crap…”

“GET HIM!” One of the guys shouted as they leapt back onto their buggies and sped right towards the fear-struck 12 year-old.

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Kamachi lead his horse out of the water, finally scrubbing out all the icing. Katavi shook off all the excess water, completely soaking his master.

“UGH! Katavi! Look what you did to me!”

The horse tossed his head and neighed loudly obviously amused by his own tricks.

“Man…I just hope I’m dry by the time we get back to the party; this is a rental, ya know.”

As they turned to leave, Kamachi couldn’t help but feel that something was wrong. He looked at his horse, who also seemed interested in something in the distance. Both of them stood rigid and listened. No doubt about it, they sensed danger. Kamachi looked worriedly at his partner.

“We…we’ve never done it during the day before…”

Katavi’s nostrils flared as he took in the scent of fear. His eyes bulged and his muscles twitched. He let out a quiet nicker, but kept as still as a statue. Kamachi knew now without a shadow of a doubt that something was definitely amiss. He took a deep breath and mounted his horse. With extreme uncertainty, they galloped off. Kamachi and the golden stallion disappeared in a cluster of dark trees. The Mounted Black Ninja and his Demon horse exploded from the other side and dashed towards the unknown danger.

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Kakashi tried desperately to stay ahead of the enraged Chunin who were breathing down his neck, speeding along the roadway in an attempt to corner the frightened twelve-year-old and teach him a lesson he wouldn’t soon forget. Kakashi turned to see how close they were getting, and in doing so, was not able to see the rock jetting out of the ground. He caught his toe on it and flew forwards, landing very hard on his face. In an instant, the gang was upon him, circling him menacingly. He tried to get to his feet, but during each attempt, he was kicked down by one of the guys. They skidded to a stop, having him completely surrounded.

“You’re not going anywhere, big mouth!” Growled one of the men, a thick scar on the left side of his face. “All talk and no action!”

“We’ll teach you to respect your elders, punk!” A heavy-built man shouted.

Kakashi turned to see one of the men performing a handseal, a smirk on his badly scarred face. It looked as though he was a burn victim.

“Ice Mirror Jutsu!” He shouted, leaping off the dune buggy and landing almost on top of Kakashi.

Kakashi soon found himself man surrounded by mirrors. The man laughed as his body melted into one of them; his reflection then appearing on them all.

“Ever see a jutsu like this? It’s a Kekei GenKai. Only my clan can do it, and you’re about to get a taste of it, you brat! Don’t forget to tell your friends, if you survive, that is!”

Kakashi prepped himself for the inevitable and the uncertain, as he had never heard of this jutsu before. Suddenly, a big, black horse came crashing through the mirrors, shattering them all, and sending the man flying out of one of them. The ninja on the back of the horse swung his far-leg across and kicked the man in the jaw, sending him crashing down to Kakashi’s feet. Kakashi looked up in wonder as the masked ninja repositioned himself on the horses’ back while the midnight-colored beast landed neatly between the Genin and his more advanced opponents. The masked shinobi then dismounted. 2 long swords sprung out from his sleeves. He held them up defensively.

“You want the kid…you’ll have to go through me.” He hissed in a scratchy, robotic voice.

“You must be joking!” The scar-faced man laughed. “Get him, boys!” To the leaders’ surprise, his men stood down, looking at the masked ninja fearfully. “What’re you waiting for?” The leader roared angrily. “Go get him!”

“No way man!” The heavy-set ninja backed away. “That’s the Black Ninja Knight! He’ll kill us for sure!”

The Black Ninja? Kakashi thought to himself with amazement. Wow…I can’t believe it’s really him! Even the young Genin had heard tales of the Black Ninja. Kakashi himself was a big fan.

“That’s the Ninja Knight?” One of the others questioned. “Oh, screw this!”

With that, all but the leader and the knocked-out man hopped onto 2 of the dune buggies and sped off. Kakashi took advantage of this distraction and got up quietly.

“You wussies!” The leader shouted as he watched them disappear down the road. He turned to face the so-called Ninja Knight, only to find him speeding away as well, the horses’ back end fading behind the trail of dust. With an irritated groan, he pulled the semi-conscious ninja from the ground, tossed him in the last dune buggy, then started after the mounted shinobi on the ebony horse.

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The Black Ninja couldn’t help but feel his horses’ usually smooth gallop was unusually unbalanced and bumpy. He casually glanced over the right side of the horse. There was Kakashi, latched to the side, his legs curled tightly under the horses’ belly, holding on for dear life. The Black Ninja groaned in disbelief.

“What’re you doing, kid? I thought you ran off! Let go!”

The roar of the dune buggy engine caused them both to look behind. The 2 Chunin were tearing up the road behind them in hot pursuit. Kakashi gripped the horse tighter.

“Are you crazy? I’m not going anywhere!”

The Black Ninja rolled his head about his shoulders, irritated and confused. He was so used to travelling by moonlight that the diurnal rundown had gotten him turned around. He had no idea where he was going. He glanced back at the pursuing buggy. It was getting closer.

“Hey, man! Look out!” Kakashi cried, his grip on the horse beginning to weaken.

The Ninja Knight looked up, his eyes wide beneath his mask.

“Oh, no!”

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The party guests as well as Akita picked up their heads at the sound of an approaching engine and thundering hooves.

“Kamachi?” Akita whispered to herself hopefully.

Suddenly, a massive black horse leapt over the decorated hedges, dropping Kakashi on a buffet table below. His impact caused the table to snap in two, and the food to spill all over him. The horse meanwhile, landed just short of squishing Akita, skidding to a stop and spraying her with grass and dirt. Seconds later, the dune buggy came flying over the hedges. Kakashi looked up, eyes wide, and quickly rolled out of the way before getting smashed by the vehicle.

The Black Ninja covered his face with his gloved hand, moaning in it.

Oh, crap! What’ve I done?

A sudden smash in the back of the head with a big bronze bowl snapped him back into reality. He gripped his head, groaning painfully. He turned to see Akita, who was fuming mad, holding a silver goblet in one hand and a silver tray in the other.

“YOU BASTARD! YOU RUINED MY WEDDING! GET OUT OF HERE!” She roared again, throwing the tray at him and successfully hitting him in the face with it. “OUT, OUT, OUT!” She threw the goblet, but rather then hitting the ninja, she hit the horse in the rump.

The horse squealed and reared, nearly throwing the unsuspecting ninja from his seat. He gripped onto the animals’ mane tightly as it galloped away into the forest. Meanwhile, as Kamachi’s bodyguards seized the vandals and their vehicle, Akita fell to her knees, gripping her swollen stomach.

Kakashi brushed himself off, though still covered with food. Gai rushed to him.

“What the hell was all that about?”

“The…Black…Ninja. He saved me.” Kakashi gasped out.

“Yeah, but he totally crashed your sisters’ wedding.”

Kakashi suddenly looked towards Akita, who seemed to be in a lot of pain. He quickly ran to her side.

“Akita! What’s the matter?” He asked worriedly, gripping her shoulders.

Akita roughly grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close to her face.

“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK IS THE MATTER!? THE BABY’S COMING, YOU MORON! GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL NOW! I NEED DRUGS! LOTS AND LOTS OF DRUGS!”

“WHAT!? NOW?! Can’t you hold it in or something?” Kakashi freaked.

Kakashi covered his ears in an attempt to prevent his eardrums from shattering as Akita let out a painful howl. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUHHHHGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!”

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Kamachi walked slowly back towards the party, Katavi following tiredly behind. Both picked up their lowered heads when an ambulance sped by, sirens blazing. Kamachi’s eyes widened. Suddenly, Kakashi came into view, following on foot behind the siren blaring vehicle. His brother-in-law caught his eye immediately and he skidded to a stop.

“There you are!” He shouted. “Boy are you useless! Playing Marco Polo with your dumb horse when Akita needed you the most!”

“What happened?” Kamachi cried.

“No time to explain now! She’s having the baby!” He called out before taking off again.

“NOW?!” Kamachi gasped. He turned to his tired horse and pulled its long face close to his. “Katavi, I know I’ve asked a lot of you today, but I need you to give me just a little more. Can you do that?”

The horse nodded his big head in agreement. Kamachi patted his neck and mounted. The golden stallion whipped around and loped after the ambulance. As they passed Kakashi, Kamachi held out his hand. Kakashi wasted no time in grabbing it so his brother-in-law could swing him aboard. Once he felt his passengers were secure in their seats, Katavi broke into a gallop behind the wailing ambulance.

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In the hospital, the nurses pushed the bed-ridden and screaming Akita into the birthing room, Kamachi following closely behind. Kakashi attempted to follow but was stopped at the door by a nurse.

“Sorry, kid. Only the husband can be in there now.”

“Oh, come on! He’s only been her husband for, like, 5 minutes!” Kakashi argued. “I’ve been her brother for 12 years!”

“Sorry, little boy, Those are the rules. You can see the mother and child tomorrow.” That said, the nurse disappeared behind the door, leaving Kakashi standing alone to worry in the hallway.

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3 Days Later


The doctor opened the door for Kakashi. “Not too long now, she’s still pretty tired from the delivery.”

“Alright.” He agreed, entering the room quietly.

The doctor closed the door behind the Genin and left. Kakashi crept towards his sisters’ bed. She was asleep. He sighed and went to sit down, but the coo of a baby caused him to stop and turn. He noticed a cradle in the far side of the room. Slowly, he approached it and peered inside.

A large smile swept across his face. The baby was chubby and bright eyed, the sparkling, green gems looking up at him with extreme curiosity. Thin locks of silver hair decorated its head. It was wrapped in a pink cotton cloth, indicating that it was a little girl. Kakashi leaned over the cradle and put his hand inside.

“Hello, you.” He whispered softly, stroking her soft skin with his fingertips. “Aren’t you cute?”

The baby lifted her arms eagerly, testing out her new appendages by gripping at the air. Kakashi chuckled quietly, brining his eyes down to the clipboard attached to the cradle. It read: Kaliana Inuzuka. He grunted to himself at the name.

“Why am I not surprised?” He returned his attention to the baby, who was now cooing very loudly, trying to get her uncle’s attention. “What? You want my hand?” He asked, placing his hand into the crib; her tiny, chubby digits gripping his slender ones.

Little Kaliana explored her uncle’s hand curiously, bending fingers, separating them and squeezing them. Kakashi laughed. “You like that huh?”

Suddenly, her grip tightened like a boa constrictor as she tried to pull the fingers off his hand and stick them in her drippy mouth. Kakashi flung his head back and yowled. It felt like she was going to snap them in half. After a moment or two, she loosened her grip and finally released. He retracted his drool-covered hand, wiping it on his shirt. Akita, who had awakened upon hearing his scream, giggled softly to herself. Kakashi stretched and bent his fingers, checking them over to see if anything was broken. Once he was certain all was in order, he turned back down to his niece, shaking his head.

“You’ve got some grip, little girl. You’re either going to make one hell of a sausage maker or a really good ninja.”

Akita’s eyes narrowed. “Bite your tongue, Kakashi.” She hissed.

Kakashi jumped a little, not expecting his sister to be awake. He quickly ran to her bedside and hugged her tightly.

”I’m really happy you’re alright. You scared me.”

“Yes. I’m sorry about that. Where’s Kamachi?” She sounded worn.

“Oh…I asked the doctor. He said that Kamachi stayed with you all night, but left this morning to tell his family about Kaliana.” He motioned his head towards the crib. “She’s so small, but so strong. She’d make a great ninja.”

“Stop saying that, Kakashi! My daughter will NOT become a ninja. And you won’t go filling her head with those aspirations, now will you, little brother?” She asked in a threatening tone.

Both snapped their heads towards the cradle as Kaliana gave out a shrill squeal before throwing her rattle up with impressive persicion. It flew into the ceiling and burrowed deep into the wood. Kaliana giggled and clapped her hands.

Kakashi chuckled and shrugged at Akita. “If you say so.”

“I do say so.” Akita yawned and rested her head deep in the pillow. “Ugh…I’m so tired. Go home, Kakashi. I need to rest now.”

“You’re staying another day? Sheesh, she’s not that big. How hard could it have been?”

Akita yawned again as she settled into the comforter. “Doesn’t matter how small a baby is; they all spring painfully; or in her case, backwards, from ones’ loins.”

Kakashi chuckled lightly to himself. “Backwards, huh? I know someone whose gonna take after her father…”

Akita moaned and closed her eyes, quickly falling back into her deep, exhausted slumber. Kakashi walked back over to the crib. Kaliana was sound asleep as well. He pulled his mask down from his face, leaned inside the crib and kissed his niece on the head. He backed away slowly, covering his face up again. After taking one last glance at his niece, he left.