Chapter 8 - Home

As we approached the city gates, I looked over to Tansei and asked, "Can I ask you a favor?" He nodded. I looked at my feet. "I would like to go to my house and retrieve Chijin." He nodded again. I felt my face glow red and said, "Except, I'd like to rename him to Nagori." He tilted his head in confusion and said, "Why?" I exhaled deeply, "Because that's what I think of him as now." He nodded, and we didn't say a word until we reached my house. I lift the window and walk in. It looks the same as I left it, but there is something else. A large, dark figure laying in the corner. It doesn't move, so I whistled quietly. The mound leaped up and ran towards me. I grasped a kunai from my pouch and looked up. "Chijin!" Chijin rubbed his head against her. "Chijin, your new name is Nagori." Nagori nodded his head understandingly. I picked him up and pet him. "You've gotten so big!" He purred. Tansei watched adoringly. "So, you say your skills are better with Nagori?" I nodded and replied, "It runs in my family." He nodded. Finally I remembered and said, "Tansei, what was our mission again?" A grim look swept over him and he muttered, "To capture the Kyuubi as quietly as possible." I flinched, but nodded. "We can stay here for the night," I muttered. We settled down on the floor and fell asleep.

You are not authorized to comment here. Your must be registered and logged in to comment