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Kakashi chuckled again.
"You really think so, Hiashi?" He said, with a gleam of a smile in his eyes. "Let me give you a hand..." He help Hiashi out of his trap.
"There you go." He bowed respectfully again. "That was quite the spar."

[;; HYUUGA KANETSU ?!]

Hiashi accepted Kakashi's hand, and carefully climbed out of the broken earth. He stood up straight, and dusted himself off a bit. As he did so, he noticed that Kakashi was once again showing him a sign of respect; bowing. But this time, Hiashi actually bowed back to him.
"I must agree with you. I don't think I've ever had a spar like that one...It was definitely something different. I actually found it to be a bit...enjoyable." He responded. Hiashi's head suddenly but calmly turned as he noticed another presence coming towards the two.

While watching the battle, Kanetsu had managed to keep herself calm. She had taken a seat inside a enormously tall tree, giving herself a great view of the sparring session as well as being far enough away from their fight so it would go undisturbed. It was like she wasn't even there. Neji and Hinata had done the same thing, except they sat in a shorter tree on different branches. Their view was still great, but they weren't nearly as high as Kanetsu was. They thought she needed some alone time to focus. In addition to that, they want to put her under anymore stress or anything of the sort by talking to her or even being near her at the moment.
As soon as Kanetsu saw Kakashi grab Hiashi from underground, she widened a bit, almost like Hiashi's did. When her eyes returned to their normal state, a small but grateful smile formed on her calm face. As the two bowed to each other, she let out a sigh of relief. Being her extreme self, she jumped from the huge tree.
It would surprise a person that had never seen Kanetsu that she had survived the jump, let alone landed it perfectly. But not many people didn't know who she was---stunts like that had been just one reason why she was known throughout the lands. It was quite common for Konoha villagers to see her doing things like that, so it didn't really shock anyone that much. It did give them near heart attacks at times, but that was to be expected. Especially with her stunts.
As her feet touched the ground, she made her way over to where the two men where. Once there, she took a good look at the two, making sure they were both ok. She looked at Hiashi first, but when she looked at Kakashi, her eyes lingered on his for a while. But once she saw Hiashi look like he was about to say something, she payed immediate attention. However instead of saying anything, Hiashi just stared at the two for a moment.

Hiashi had a reason for everything he had done thus far; that included what he was doing right now. He had noticed the look in their eyes when they stared at each other. It was intense, it was...loving. That very moment had been the same moment had he made his final decision.
"I approve." He stated in a stern manner.

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Kakashi smiled a bit, and stood up straight, maintaining a respectful posture. His face remained completely calm. But, inside, tension was building. What would Hiashi do next? Test him further perhaps? Would he approve of him and Kanetsu? Or would he disapprove...?

Kakashi let his headband fall over his Sharingan. He dusted him own self off, and turned his head around. He noticed Kanetsu gracefully landing from the tall tree. He couldn't help but admire her stunt. How smoothly she moved. He knew very well that she was a female extremist. And he really loved that, too. Someone who would dare to go to the extremes, do the seemingly impossible, go as far as her abilities could take her. And it had obviously helped her this far in life.
And Kakashi was proud to have found such a woman with raw talent of extremity.

He then caught her gaze. Even as simple as Kanetsu's eyes were, he found so much beauty in them. So much feeling, emotion, wonder. And he seen love in her gaze. From his own, there was pure love shining from his very pupils, from his very soul. And nothing would break that.

Kakashi blinked into reality when he heard Hiashi's voice. But he didn't have much of a reaction. He didn't jump for joy, smile big, or any such thing. But he did turn to Hiashi, and bowed once more.
"Thank you, Hiashi." He stated, casually and respectfully.

[;; HYUUGA KANETSU ?!]

As Kanetsu heard Hiashi's words to the two, she kept herself as composed as Kakashi had. Sure, it was one very exciting moment, but jumping around like a child was never an option that she had even registered in her mind. Especially in a situation like this, where having such an attitude might have caused the Hyuga clan leader to change his mind. However, at a later time, she probably wouldn't be able to help smiling at least a little bit.
"Thank you, Hiashi." She told him. Kanetsu did so at the exact same time Kakashi spoke, almost as if she read his mind or vice versa. It normally would have made her laugh a little, but again, this was not the time or situation to do that. This time, Kanetsu also bowed to Hiashi, the first time she had done so that day. As she came back up, she asked, "Before anything else is done, I believe we should begin the sealing ritual."
"I agree." Hiashi gave her a stern look that went in conjunction with his words. "Is there any specific area that is required to preform this jutsu in?" He asked her. Kanetsu thought about it for a moment before giving him her answer.
"It's not required, but a good location for most ritual-required sealing jutsu, especially this one, would be better in a private, inclosed area." She responded. Hiashi nodded in understanding.
"Follow me." He told the two simply as he led the way.

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The ritual, of course, made Kakashi a bit nervous. He thought about it. If the seal didn't work after all (though Kakashi had full support that it would work), what would then happen?
Kakashi thought about all the possible alternatives. Close to none. And he was sure Kanetsu was aware of this, too.

But then again, Kakashi had a strong feeling of confidence in her. Deep confidence. Perhaps as much confidence as he's ever had in Naruto or Sakura, maybe more. And it was fueled primarily by love. The strong, unbreakable, perseverant kind of love. Kakashi felt warm just thinking about his love for Kanetsu. And even Hiashi wouldn't be able to keep him from loving her, whether or not he had approved. Though, it didn't mean Kakashi didn't have his own level of respect for Hiashi.

He was quite the talented person. Strong, stern, and basically knew his motives well. His motives were for the better of the clan, and Kakashi understood it perfectly. Who would want some outsider blood ruining the constant pure blood in your clan? Especially, as loyal as Hiashi was, ones who posses and make excellent use of their clan's kenkkai genkkai.

Kakashi followed silently, trying not to make eye contact with Kanetsu. The reason being, would be the fact that Kakashi was trying to keep his posture of respect, and not wanting to go all lovey dovey anywhere near the clan territory. Though, he secretly wished for some comfort to his nervousness.

[;; HYUUGA KANETSU ?!]

As Kanetsu followed Hiashi, she knew that there could only be one place that they could be going; his own Hyuga mansion. It was obvious by the direction they were going and they larger amounts of branch family guards surrounding the area. Plus, there was really no more official place they could do it. He was so far the most difficult barrier to pass for the two of them, so having the ritual done in his own 'territory' where they would finally be together without a problem was probably the best place.
Anyone who hadn't seen them earlier were probably noticing them at that moment. Some wondering what Kakashi was doing there, if he was getting punished for some reason, why Hiashi was walking towards his house with the two of them, and many more. Kanetsu felt pairs of eyes lingering on both of them, but mostly her. That feeling was one she had felt one too many times in the past, one she knew all too well. But the location they were in just reminded her of the one that had happened in the very same area, except the glares and stares weren't nearly as intense as they were that night.
It had reminded her of the night Burakku had completely destroyed her house, her parents, and only began to destroy her life completely from the inside and out. Practically all of the Hyugas in the compound had awoken to the sound of a fire crackling and smoke dancing in the sky. Most were prepared to fight, as they saw the dead bodies of the guards laying everywhere. As Kanetsu had to be dragged away from her own burning house and dead parents, she felt the same cold feeling of those eyes all staring at her. They asked her questions and shouted comments, just like now.
However, that was only the ones who didn't understand. Most of the compound was sympathetic and kind towards her back then, and pretty much all of the ones who weren't now were. The ones who never had a change of heart still questioned with their eyes, but they were mostly simpler, less harsh questions now.
As they finally arrived to the door, Hiashi slid it open, allowing the other two to enter first.

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Kakashi noticed that they travelled deeper and deeper into the Hyuga territory. He felt the gazes of many eyes seemingly fall upon him. A stranger in their world, perhaps unwanted in this part of their home. But Kakashi managed to forget about the staring, watching eyes.
Instead, he focused on what laid ahead. The ritual, the seal. As for where it would be performed, Kakashi inferred that it would probably somewhere of great value and seclusion.

As they reached Hiashi's mansion, Kakashi let Kanetsu go in first, and followed her inside. He didn't turn his head or anything to inspect the contents, trying to be as respectful as possible. It was business that had to be done, anyway, not a visit. But he couldn't help but feel an air of imperial greatness inside of the mansion. He let in a deep breath to calm himself.

With every step, he became more and more tense. But, how could he not be?

[;; HYUUGA KANETSU ?!]

As the three of them walked into the somewhat spacious mansion, Hiashi began to lead them towards another room. Of course, there were many of them. But even so, Kanetsu had a good idea what room he would take them in. As she had expected, they were both led into the very same room she knew he was thinking about the whole time; the special room that they had used for meditation.
It was a dark and quiet room, almost secret. The leader Hyuga and his or her family had always used it. That was why practically no one else had known about it. Kanetsu thought this room was perfect as well. Preforming the special ritual would be easier with silence. Easier for everyone.
As soon as the atmosphere of the room was absorbed into her mind, Kanetsu turned to Hiashi.
"If you're ready, I am going to prepare." She told him. Hiashi was more interested in how this whole thing was going to work. He had seen sophisticated rituals and ceremonies, but this one especially had intrigued him. He didn't have much other of a response other than a simple but stern nod. "Ok then..." She answered his nod lightly.
Kanetsu didn't do anything major after her response to him. She only sat down on the ground, and began to meditate herself. She could feel her own chakra running smoothly and calmly throughout her body. As meditating was one of her favorite hobbies (as it was for basically every Hyuga), she was especially good at it. Over the years, she found that it was her only source of calmness and relief when there was no one there for her. But now that there was, she wanted to make sure nothing would stop her from being with him for the rest of her life and beyond that.
And the seal she was going to apply would help to insure it.

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Kakashi looked at Hiashi, then at the meditating Kanetsu. He was wondering what he would have to do in the ritual himself. He let out a small sigh, and watched Kanetsu.

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Once Kanetsu had felt that she was relaxed enough (and that she had the proper amount of chakra), she quietly stood up. This ceremony would take a large amount of chakra; Kanetsu knew that. She could have done it without meditation, but she would have probably been exhausted. Even though she was going to have some help with it, it was still difficult. Especially since it was the first time the seal had been applied to anyone before.
She silently went through everything in her head. Kanetsu was known for her risk-taking moves, but if the seal failed, she would have everything taken away from her. Everything that would kill her if she lost them. And her everything was Kakashi.
Suddenly, she turned to him.
"Kakashi...I'm going to need your help for most of this." She spoke to him in her normal, soft tone. "I know that you have great knowledge and skill in seals, so this shouldn't be a problem for you. So what we need to do right now is prepare by making a circle on the ground." Kanetsu explained it to him, even though she was pretty sure that he knew the drill already. "It needs to be made with our blood. We can do the circle now, and do the detailing afterward."

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Kakashi looked at her calmly and made a curt nod.
Pulling out a kunai from his holster, he made a cut on his hand, and started to form a large circle with his own blood.

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As Kakashi began making the circle with his blood, Kanetsu reached into her hip pouch and grabbed a kunai. She carefully sliced her thumb to the point where it started to bleed. Kneeling, she put the kunai away, and helped him with the large circle. It would take a lot of their blood, but it would regenerate quickly anyway.
As soon as they were done with the circle, Kanetsu began to add the detailing.
"It's ok...I can handle detailing now that we have gotten that part over with." She told him. Around the circle, she drew a pattern consisting of the kanji for 'eternal' and 'love'. Then, Kanetsu began to move her thumb to create a wave-type of line down the middle, splitting the circle into two halves. However, in the lower one of the two, she created a smaller circle, and filled it in. Soon after, she made another circle, but this time did not fill it in. "Just one more thing; could you help me fill in everything in this half except for the small circle?" Kanetsu asked him.
But then, he once again caught her gaze. She just couldn't help it, it would happen to her every time she was near him. Kanetsu didn't even try to look away; she knew it wouldn't have worked. As she continued to look at him, she felt a slight blush make it's appearance on her face. She barely even realized Hiashi was still there. But for some reason, she didn't care much anymore. He needed to see that their love was real.

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Kakashi watched as she did the detailing of the circle. He assured himself that he had never seen a seal's circle of this caliber before. The amount of blood it took. But that didn't phase Kakashi, knowing he could make use of his chakra to regenerate blood. He cut each finger on his other hand when he heard Kanetsu's orders. But when he looked up, they both locked eyes. Right then and there. Kakashi noticed the blush glowing on Kanetsu's face. Not really caring that Hiashi was around, he let the grin form on his face.
He then bent down and began to fill the yin of the circle in, as if painting. He brought his hand back and forth across the floor, filling the floor with his blood. His chakra quickly regenerated it. It took a few minutes, but soon Kakashi was finished. He closed his cuts with a murmur of a minor healing jutsu, and he looked at Kanetsu once more.
"Is it ready?"

[;; HYUUGA KANETSU ?!]

"Yes..." She replied, standing up. "We can begin at anytime now." After she finished her sentence, she turned her attention to Hiashi, who was still in the room, but completely out of their way so they could preform the sealing jutsu. "You should probably be watching this very carefully, although I'm sure you already are. Just in case, you need to know how to preform this." Hiashi did nothing but nod in understanding, and kept quiet. He was really interesting in how this would look.
After Kanetsu saw Hiashi's silent response, she gave the blood a few minutes to dry on the ground, and then sat down right in the middle of it. She looked at Kakashi. "You and I have to now perform these hand seals in the order that I'm about to show you at the exact same time." She told him, taking off her flak jacket and tossing it to the side of the room. As it landed, a clinking sound was made from her katana that were attached to the jacket. "Here, just watch me..." As she finished speaking, Kanetsu began to form the required hand seals. The order went snake, monkey, dog, boar, rooster, ram, and rat.
After she had performed them for him, she said, "I'm sure that you have already memorized them...so if you're ready now, you should stand right behind me..." She trailed off after she was sure that he had gotten the point.
Kanetsu sat criss-cross in the middle as she prepared to begin forming the seals. She knew that she didn't have to tell him; the point of doing the signals at the same time was to determine how close they really were. If they were so close to each other's hearts that they could do them at the same time, they could move on to the next step.
So as Kanetsu began forming the hand seals, she knew that Kakashi was doing them at the exact same time. She had absolutely no doubt in her mind.

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Kakashi had already uncovered his Sharingan and covered it back up when she had shown him the order of the handsigns. It was implemented in his memory. He smoothly threw his flak jacket aside, hearing it crash almost noiselessly against the wall. His eye rested on Kanetsu's gaze. But then he made way and stood behind her.
Once Kanetsu started the handseals, Kakashi had started at the exact same time. Not even watching her, and his Sharingan covered, he replicated her moves. Not even a hundredth of a nanosecond off, he was exact.
Snake,
monkey,
dog,
boar,
rooster,
ram,
and rat.
He knew the reason for the whole process so far. Soulmates, having the same rhythm. And he even knew: their hearts beat as one. If one stopped, both would cease. And Kakashi was sure of it all.