Chapter Text
A month later
A little white fox jumped on the chest of a sleeping pink-haired girl. Finding a foothold with her paws, she slowly brought her muzzle closer to her face
- Saku-chan, get up
The green eyes snapped open and stared at the fox in front of them
- A-a-a-a-a
The fox quickly jumped off the girl while she was falling
- F-fox? From where?
She stared at the fox in fright. She, in turn, sat down and waved her fluffy tail
-Well, Saku-chan, how could you not recognize me?
Quick footsteps could be heard from the corridor heading into the room
-K-Keikanna-san?
- Yes, and now I think I'll hide, I don't think anyone will be happy about my visit
Kaykanna disappeared under the bed, finally flashing her red eyes. The door opened, and a frightened father looked out from behind it
- Sakura, what happened
She looked at him and smiled sweetly
- Nothing Dad, just had a terrible dream
- Phew, don't scare me so much, please
- Sorry, I didn't mean to
- It's okay. The academy is still two hours away, you can still sleep. I think I'll go
The door closed and footsteps were heard separating. Sakura looked under the bed. The fox was no longer there
- Well, blossom...
- Aah! Please don't scare me like that
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to
- And how could you.... Well... Get here
- Listen carefully, I'll explain now
***
It's been a month since I met Sakura. She turned out to be a nice girl with small complexes. She also loves this Sasuke very much. I have nothing against love, but is it love or just childish amorous. I don't think that her desire to win Sasuke's heart will end in something good. I also noticed that Sakura is smart for her age, this is a very big plus
While being in her mind, I read a lot of books. About the chakra, about history, about Shinobi. I learned a lot from that. The chakra is the same energy as mana, but with its own characteristics. I started feeling this very chakra a few days later. True, there was not much chakra, but I hid it, as it was written in the book. We don't need any extra problems. It can be accumulated, and that's what I'm going to do. There's nowhere to spend it anyway. Since I learned to observe the world around me, I watched other people and Sakura's classmates. They all had different amounts of chakra, but one had a lot of it... no. Not even like that. He had as many as two sources and one was clearly not his. As if someone lives in it
- While I was here, I was still trying to figure out all my possibilities. And here is one of them- it appears in the world of the living or in the real. Many ghosts came to this world in the form of animals to visit their loved ones. As it turned out, I can do exactly the same. I might even be able to use my abilities. I can also leave your body in the form of a ghost
- How interesting, but how do you know so much?
- Some things are learned through trial and error, and I learned a lot thanks to my so-called profession. In my duties, besides hunting some kinds of demons, I also dealt with ghosts. I sent the restless souls to heaven. Only for this there were many different nuances. Therefore, the usual spell was not enough here
-What did you do then?
- I? - slightly bending my head, I asked her - I was fulfilling the last wish of the spirit. Only after that the soul went to heaven
- And what were the wishes?
- Different. Ranging from "give it to the person" to "I want revenge." The last one I disliked the most
- why?
- In the sense of "revenge" they meant the death of that person. And I think this is wrong. Death is too easy a punishment for some people. I had to get out of it, so I used one spell. It literally drove people crazy. The soul was going to heaven, and I was happy
- Your job is difficult
- Yes, it's not that complicated. I've always liked it. I've always enjoyed helping others
After a short pause, I continued
- More. I would like you to remember these words. Never believe the rumors and believe only yourself. The hero is not always good, and the villain is not always so
- So the villain is not always the one who does evil, And the hero is not always the one who does good?
- I think you got the gist. I hope you will follow this rule and not make stupid mistakes.
- I understand Keikanna-san!
- Why is it so formal, Saku-chan? Although it's even very pleasant to me, right now I would just purr
I looked at the clock on the nightstand
- Don't you think you're late?
- Oh? Exactly, the academy!
She quickly jumped up from the floor where she was sitting and quickly went to get ready. And while she's at the academy, I think I'll take a walk. It would be nice to meet ghosts and learn more. Jumping onto the balcony, I took one last look at Sakura and jumped down
***
At that time. Forest
Two figures were crossing the forest. Passing by with a quiet measured step, they left various trees behind them. At some point, a kunai flew into one of the figures. With a quick wave of his hand, a stream of water appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by magic circles. Kunai flew into a tree. A third figure landed near them
- Who are you and from where? Why are we crossing the border of the country of Water?
- It doesn't concern you - the first figure cast a cold glance with its multicolored eyes
-Why is it so cold, Kat-chan?-The second figure spoke, glancing at the girl
-Don't call me that stupid nickname, she growled
"But Imoto always called you that."
- Why did I agree to this at all - she looked away
"Because it was part of the deal, Kat-chan
- Hey, stop arguing with each other - Shinobi clearly began to get angry
- Ah, sorry for our lack of culture...
Before he could finish, the kunai flew into it, but already from the other side
- Why are you bothering, just kill them and that's it
- Kill us! - the second figure began, but in a more gloomy voice - Did you hear that? A demon like me? Kill? I didn't think people were so blind and couldn't see the difference in strength
- Come on, we don't need to attract too much attention or else...
- And then what? It won't hurt us in any way, and such people will have a lesson for their stupidity
The atmosphere quickly heats up. Black crystals began to grow out of the ground and slowly envelop the two Shinobi
- What is it!!!
Shinobi tried to get out, but the attempts were even. Ade on to this, just flashed his pink eyes. After a few seconds, the crystals completely absorbed them, and then split into many small fragments
- Now we can move on
- I can't understand why a demon like you would look for her?
- What's wrong? Can't a demon get attached to a person
- Don't be ridiculous
- There's nothing funny about it. Simply...- Id turned his head to Catherine and looked into her eyes - It's not so interesting to be alone, and having a like-minded person next to you is always much better than trying to take over the world or destroy humanity
-You're too weird for a demon
-And you're too weird for a human. Seems to be smart, but you still don't understand. Demons don't have to be evil, if that's what you've decided to think
- Hmm, let's go already, Otherwise I'm not going to be with you for too long
- Angry
Catherine gave Ade a threatening look. The red-haired man only grinned at this
- Okay, okay, let's go
Together they set out on their way
***
- Keikenna-san, what do you think is better to wear?
Sakura looked around the room
- Keikanna-san? - she blinked her eyes in bewilderment - Did she leave, or something? Weird
***
Walking through the streets, Konohiya looked at all the streets. Being in Sakura's mind, I saw them many times, but I didn't look at them carefully. And it's beautiful here. It would not be bad to find a cemetery and, if possible, communicate with local ghosts. Of course it's weird, but I'm not very normal either. You can still watch the Shinobi, but that's later. Now it's better to turn over there and look for a place where souls live, that is, a cemetery
Walking through the thickets, I came across a small clearing next to a river or some kind of reservoir. I'll go even further
After going some more time, I found what I was looking for. The truth is empty here. It's probably better to come here at night or in the evening. There was no one here except one person. He was standing near the memorial stone. A distinctive feature was ashen hair. I can't see his face, because he was standing with his back to me and muttering something. As I got closer and walked around him, I saw his face. Half of the face was covered by a mask. Strange. Or maybe he has terrible scars or burns under his mask or... Or maybe he's too handsome and hides his face so as not to be too popular? I got carried away again. I didn't even notice how he started looking at me
- Chanterelle?
- Nya?
Damn, this is so unexpected. He sat down on one knee and scratched behind his ear
- What are you doing here? He smiled behind his mask
I'm a little crazy, it's so nice to be scratched behind the ear. But then the red shade of the left eye caught my attention. There were also commas on the iris of the eyes. Weird
- Well, I have to go
Having said that, he put on a mask and left my field of vision. Did he have another mask? Very strange, we'll have to watch him. Deciding that it was better to go to Sakura's academy, I headed into the bushes and for a moment saw the silhouette of a man before he disappeared. I didn't even feel it and how did it disappear so quickly? I'll leave these reflections for later