Blood Bound Chpt 8

The students stood there gaping.
Their ears ringing with the wonderful melody of the wolves.
A slight breeze tossed loose clothing and hair around, also bringing back the stunned genin.
Kakashi turned and began to walk towards the village, again.
The genin shook their heads and jogged a bit to catch up to their Sensei as he grew further and further away with each passing step.
Sakura was the first to recover her voice. “So....” Sakura asked as she caught up, after a moment of uncomfortable silence went on between the group. “Who was that?”
Naruto and Sasuke leaned in slightly and looked toward their right, at Kakashi, intently waiting an answer.
“Hmm....” Kakashi glanced toward Sakura, then looked up towards the sky, placing his curled fingers on his chin and his thumb below them, supporting his chin, thinking. “Well.... I believe the first one was Rai....... The second one sounded like it was.....” He started thinking, running through the vocal tones of the wolves in his head. “I believe it was Naruka, then the other sounded like Chi, and-”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Naruto stopped his thoughts. He jumped out in front, stopping the group, shaking his head from side to side, and waving his hands wildly in front of his chest.
Kakashi left his hand find its way back to his pocket to listen to the rambling and confused genin.
“Time out!” Naruto made a time out sign with his hand. “They have . . .  NAMES?!” Naruto spread his arms out wide in shock.
“Of course.” Kakashi stated as if it was so simple, like breathing. “That’s how they identify each other, just like I can call you out by name, rather then saying, ‘Hey you!’” Kakashi shrugged slightly.
The genin glanced at each other back and forth until their gaze landed back on their Sensei.
Kakashi sighed, his shoulders drooping and his head falling loose on his neck, “This is going to be hard to explain.” He muttered to himself. “Okay.” He looked back up and the wondering genin. “Do to their cranial capabilities and massive intellect, their communication and society capabilities are incomprehensive to our brains and ways of comprehension and logic.”
The genin looked at him really confused.
“Okay . . . ” Sasuke stated, sweat drop slowly going down the side of his face, like everyone else.
“I didn’t get any part of that...” Naruto stated.
Sakura stood there, eyes closed, arms crossed and nodding her head, as if she understood. She suddenly stopped nodding and scrunched up her mouth.
Naruto looked over at Sakura. “So, you understand this?”
“I lost him at ‘Do to their cranial......’” Sakura meekly dropped off after that.
Kakashi sighed again. “Probably, in words that you can understand. Their brains and society are so complex, that our society today is like living in the Stone Age for them.”
Naruto still looked really confused.
Kakashi sighed again, getting tired of this explaining. “They have a really advanced society that makes us look stupid.”
Naruto shouted, “Oh! So that’s what you were trying to say! Then why didn’t you say that before you started rambling on about nonsense and cardinal whose-ima-what-its and logic and what not!?” Naruto turned around and waved his hand in the air. “That makes a lot more sense.”
Kakashi sighed, ‘And his grammar is still off by a mile.’
“Kakashi Sensei?” Sakura asked, snapping him out of his silent thought of grammar lessons for Naruto.
Kakashi stood up straight again and looked at Sakura.
“How so?” She asked.
Kakashi was slightly puzzled and then realized that she was talking about their previous discussion about the wolves’ advanced society and minds.
“Well,” Kakashi looked up at the sky, again. “They can speak in many different languages, they’ve learned to live off the natural resources, they have a very high intellect, and they have established a very advanced ranking system.” Kakashi kept on stating the various highlights of the wolves’ society. “They even have different clans, ruled by different gods, or in your guys’ case, an alpha wolf.”
Naruto turned around during the speech and was slumped over, still standing, his arms limp and brain dead, his mouth was slack and drool dripping out of his mouth.
Kakashi looked at Naruto, a sweat drop making its way down his face. ‘Guess he can’t comprehend most of what was said. Scratch that, all of it.’
Sakura, on the other hand, was very interested.
Sasuke just zoned in and out, every once in a while catching what he was saying.
Naruto shook his head, drool slightly spraying every where. “And how do you know all of this?” He asked.
“Rai told me.” Kakashi simply stated.
“Wha?” Naruto asked, and his body slumped again.
“And, I also am one of them.” Kakashi shrugged off.
“Oh! I get it!” Sakura said in amazement as she placed her index finger on her chin. “So, if you could learn their language, you could also figure out their advanced society as well. And if you became one of them, you could become one with the clan.”
Naruto was still brain dead.
Sasuke stared off into space, as usual.
“Isn’t that right?” Sakura asked. “Sensei?”
“Very good, Sakura!” Kakashi praised and smiled. ‘It’s not exactly right, but it’s not exactly wrong either. Eh.... it’s close enough.’
“Tuh,” Sasuke sighed, “what ever.” He turned and began to walk away.
Kakashi and Sakura trudged along behind him, passing a still brain dead Naruto.
Once Naruto realized that he was left behind, he snapped out of the dazed state and ran to catch up. “Hey guys! Wait up!” He yelled from behind.
Once Naruto caught up, Sasuke muttered, “You’re such a dork.”
“So,” Naruto asked, “what you’re saying is that if I can turn into on of them, I can be a part of Rai’s ‘Pack’? Cool!” Naruto had a finger on his chin then threw that arm up in the air on cool.
“No!” Kakashi scolded and stopped walking, he was giving a death glare at the genin, but mostly it was for Naruto.
“Huh?” Naruto asked, stopping and turning around. “Then what exactly are you saying?”
“Yeah, you’re not making any sense.” Sasuke added as he and Sakura stopped and turned to Kakashi.
“You should never mess with Naruka’s clan.” Kakashi warned in a haunting tone. “You hear me?” He questioned.
“But, then why did you tell us about them?” Sakura asked.
“I told you because you guys asked.” Kakashi calmed down a bit. “Just promise me that you’ll never change into a wolf or any canine out here, in the city or any where else, unless granted permission by Rai, me or Naruka herself.” The three genin nodded. “Their territory spans from mountain to mountain, or from one end of the Leaf Country to the other, and everything in between. If they smell or even see and intruder, they won’t think twice about killing them.”
The genin’s eyes went slightly wide.
“No matter if it’s the grand Hokage himself, they’ll tear him apart, limb from limb. They attack first and ask questions later.”
The genin were slightly shivering by now.
Kakashi’s voice still had an edge to it, “The pack has made a deal with this country, as long as the wolves keep the country safe and rids it of spies and intruders, then no body will be harmed in the villages, if we respect their wishes.”
“And.... what exactly.... are their..... *gulp* wishes?” Naruto asked nervously.
Kakashi can be very intimidating at times, and this was one topic he’d never let the genin forget. He had relaxed a bit and put on a cheerful facade. “Simple.” He stated as he walked between and past the genin. He then stopped and turned, giving an intimidating glare through his right eye toward the genin, who shuddered in its wake.
“Leave the animals of the forest alone, respect the gods of the forest, and most importantly....” Kakashi paused. He then glared daggers at the genin. “Leave the wolf clans alone.”
The genin coward slightly as fire enveloped the scene behind him.
Kakashi turned and walked away. The fire disappearing.
The genin still coward.
“M-mmma-mma-man...... I f-fff-fforg-got how sc-sc-sc-scary K-k-kka-kk-a-shi Sss-ssen-ssei c-ccould-could b-bb-be.” Naruto stuttered, trying to speak.
The others nodded.
As the scared genin, slowly inched their way forward.
Sakura coyly asked Kakashi, once they finally caught up to him, “Why the wolf clans? Why not all of animals?”
Kakashi was very stern, this was a topic that was to be tread on lightly around him. “These wolves are born demons, born killers, born TO kill, tearing flesh off still living beings alike.”
Naruto looked a little green. He placed his hands to his mouth and puffed out his cheeks.
“They have slain countless demons, humans, and animals. Naruka’s clan is ruled by demons. All of those wolves are demons, no matter how they look or how wolf like they act, they’re still demons, even Naruka herself is a pure blood, and even Rai.” He added the last statement in a soft tone, so only he could hear it.
“So, all those wolves we fought were....” Sakura drawled out in thought.
“Were actually demons?” Naruto finished for her.
“Yes.” Kakashi sighed. “I had to prove myself able to join the pack. I had to fight. And by the end, I was a dead wolf walking, stripped of flesh, bone and muscle showing, blood nearly drain from my body. But, thankfully, they have the best medicine, and I healed quickly.”
“Well, I guess they have good qualities, as demons.” Sakura stated.
“Just promise me that you won’t turn into a canine, or go messing around with them?” Kakashi asked. “I don’t want to be filling out a KIA report for you guys, the Hokage will have my head. And don’t talk about this once we’re in the village, understand?”
“Right!” The three genin shouted in unison.
And with that they headed off to the village at their normal pace, not stopping every couple of seconds. . . again.