What if, after the bridge arc, kasumi and naruto were beaten and banished because of the way they looked after? What if it had left more than an impression on the twins? Konoha will regret their biggest mistake as the Whirlpool rises once more. Konoha bashing, slight fugaku bashing, Uzumaki-Centric!
"Naruto and kasumi uzumaki the council of konoha banish you on the grounds of injuring a fellow shinobi for the second time." The cold, unforgiving verdict rang throughout the council chamber as if it were a bell that death himself wore at his waist engulfing all who heard the toll in an iron-cold grip. "What?!" a unison outraged cry joined the air as tsunade, jiraiya, naruto, kasumi, and team seven shouted the outrage, unable to stay quiet any longer. "On what grounds; Last time I checked, I made the final judgment!" Tsunade raged as two foundation agents came to 'escort' the twins out of the village. "Harming sasuke uchiha and sakura haruno using kyuubi's chakra…We were going to pardon them of this offence before sakura came home with these injuries. It will not be long before they attack other members of the village; even you are in danger, hime."
Homura warned lowly, while looking at the twin's new features in disgust: a human female, seemingly in her teens with a not-yet-had-peaked figure that most women would die to have, her bust a more than generous 110 centimeters and around her neck was a black chakra crystal with a white tomoe on it was displayed proudly (thought it was dyed red from her blood), her height a good 5'11 and her hair pure white (which was also tinted with blood) while her skin was tan yet subtle. Yes, she looks a teen, yet her aura suggests a battle hardened shinobi in her thirties. But, perhaps the most unique feature on this creature (as he now thought of them) was the three whisker-like birthmarks on her cheeks. However, the most was the white-furred, black tipped, and black ear-tip to bottom chain-earring-having fox ears with a red uzumaki spiral on the tips of the ear-length chains atop her head, along with her nine white (and black-tipped) tails with black chains that came from the tail tips and red uzumaki spirals (on the ends of the chains) which stopped at the back of her knee, that, (oddly enough) were nearly quiet as she moved.
Only someone with highly trained ears could hear a faint tinkling of the chains as she moved, her thigh-high (yet unseen by the red and white miko garb) Uzu shinobi-style boots (with an average heel) making soft *taks* on the tile floor as she painfully fidgeted trying to stand without putting weight on her injuries, blue rinnegan eyes on the floor. Then turned to fix his gaze on a still bleeding naruto, who now at a height of 5'11, had blonde kitsune ears with white tips, tip to bottom ear-length chains with our clan's spiral on the end and tails with white tips and chains that came from the tail tips having uzumaki spirals on the ends that came down to the back of his knee just like hers. He looked up and Homura saw the anguished blue rinnegan eyes and slightly darker whisker marks on him while his 'normally' blue necklace turned silver-white with a black tomoe on it.
"Not only that, but according to konoha record history, the uzumaki's never registered as an official clan or refugee settlement." Koharu spoke up almost smugly, though her voice was like ice daggers to the attendees in the room. "What does that mean shishou?" sakura asked, having grown fearful when naruto, kasumi and their sensei tensed. "It means that they're illegally staying in konoha…and considered an enemy." Tsunade bit out, clenching her fists at the elders, contemplating pounding them into dust. "Wait! Didn't auntie-kushina register as a refugee?" kakashi yelled desperately, grasping at the straws that were barely there while jiraiya looked on furiously, too angry for words. "No. in fact, she declared she had been given diplomatic immunity and temporary status until there was more than one uzumaki known to exist, saying she would take them and leave…although I doubt she counted on marrying minato-sama." Koharu shot down his theory faster than he put it in the air, making the room grow five degrees cooler.
"In that case, why don't I pack up and leave too, if marrying into natural-borns doesn't work for future generations?" tsunade calmly suggested though her tone had an underlying promise for a world of hurt. "Very well; if that's what it takes…tsunade senju-uzumaki, you are here by banished for illegal residence in a foreign country and spying." Danzo hissed out darkly, making the two sannin and team kakashi recoil at the venom in his tone. "You can't do this! They haven't done anything wrong…I didn't even press charges, let alone explain how I had acquired these injuries!" sakura protested loudly as the Ne agents shifted the twins and tsunade in their grips, preparing to leave. "Enough of the whining, girl; you'll do well to remember that your purpose is to heal injuries and nothing more. This is not your place to speak." Sakura fell silent at the war-hawk's words, too enraged for speech.
"Now that this is over…Taka, Hebi take these Uzu-nin to the outskirts of fire country and tell the rest of the faction they have been assassin booked." He practically purred out the order making everyone cringe slightly at the slippery order. "Go ahead! Banish us! See if we care dattebayo; you'll be begging us for death sooner than you realize danzo." Naruto spat out unkindly, before…before…the world started fading black? That doesn't sound right at all!
In reality: third person p.o.v
"Kasumi wake up! Please…WAKE UP!" naruto begged as he held down his sister's thrashing from as she cried and screamed in sadness before he was joined with another blonde presence in her moon-lit room. "Naruto, hold her down while we wake her up, yeah!" the voice called over the screams as he straddled her waist and held her arms down while a black-haired presence accumulated chakra in his fingertips sending it rocketing through the miko's body on a chakra point only the uchiha could activate without killing her, effectively bringing her back to the waking world. "Ne...Itachi, deidara…arigatou 'ttebayo." Deidara left kasumi's waking form and looked to his 'kaa-chan's brother. "It's no problem, un." Itachi nodded confirmation as he watched her rub her eyes lightly, hoping to see properly after ridding herself of the slight pain in her eyes (because can't cry anymore).
"Hn. It's honestly nothing, naruto." the crow-nin whispered to naruto before they turned their attention to kasumi as she sat upright, hugging her arms and looking for the things she thought she would see: prison bars. 'No, that's not right…I-we left the village…then made our way to Uzu no kuni after a few days because we were caught camping in Hi no kuni…we've been living here until we met up with itachi and deidara who insisted they stay with us when they're not on missions. I-I think we all have training today with…with…obito-nii; or maybe a healing session for my back with baa-chan?' she mused tiredly, the memories from her night terror jumbling up real events before they settled down a bit, allowing her to take notice of the room's extra chakra signatures aside from her own.
"Na-naruto…'tachi…and…Deidei? What's going on 'ttebane?" she asked, looking at their concerned faces before realization came down on her now clear mind? "You were having a-"I know…I could tell by you guys' expressions…so; how bad 'ttebane?" naruto moved closer to hug her tightly, itachi and deidara watching each with a hand on her shoulder. "Just enough to where I had to wake you…" itachi trailed off, trying to be vague so as to not upset his 'mother' any more than she was. "A-ah…okay…arigatou 'ttebane." she whispered to the three of them returning naruto's hug before moving her black and blue swirled covers away from her and attempt to get up. Attempt being the operative word; as soon as she tried to straighten herself out, she was met with a pain on her right arm making her hiss (though only itachi heard it), feeling another scratch burn itself into sasuke's neck.
'Again; Sasuke, why are you killing innocent people dattebane?' She wondered sadly as she stood; her black and white laced night-dress falling mid-thigh as her tail-chains chimed softly at the noise. "What's wrong aneki?" naruto questioned, his head going to the side, the ear chains clinking softly. "Well, I was going to get some catnip to relax from the night-terror 'ttebane, yeah." she looked at deidara who had started to walk to the door. "Where are you going dei?" he looked back, smiling softly –something he didn't really do often- , yet mischievously –which he did do often- while he had a playful glint to his eyes. "To get it for you, yeah." Before she could fix him with an 'I'll get it myself' look, he darted for the kitchen and after smirking at the other two, ran to hunt down the unruly artist. "Deidara Jibaku-uzumaki get back here 'ttebane!" she yelled as she ran, her ears flat to her head and her rinnegan having a slight glow to it.
"Banshō Ten'in!" she called as she held out her hand and put a small bit of chakra in her palm. "No fair kaa-chan, un!" deidara whined as he tried to resist the technique, only to end up on the floor where the miko-nin proceeded to wrestle with him for the catnip she knew he had. "Why do you even like this stuff, un? I thought foxes were dogs, not cats yeah!" he teased as kasumi searched him for the nip. "Oh, quiet you" she growled playfully, holding him down with her tails, extracting the bottled herb from his pocket. "It's a good tension tamer and you know it. Even tsunade baa-chan agrees with me dattebane!" kasumi got off of deidara only to have her tail pulled by one of its chains. "Come on Deidei, I don't even want it anymore 'ttebane." the girl yawned before turning around to see him holding a hand up in the air expectantly.
"Fine, but I'm going to bed." kasumi huffed half-heartedly before yawning once more, grabbing the outstretched hand and hauled him to his feet, suppressing a hiss at the pain that jarred her back. Just as she was going to let it go, he smirked deviously and she felt his hand-mouth lick her palm slowly. Afterwards, he saw fit to run for his life, laughing about how her expression was hilarious. "That boy…I swear ttebane…" kasumi sighed and half-smiled tiredly before trailing off her words, making her way back to the room. "Eh? Naruto, 'tachi, dei-dei?" the miko walked in her room to see that they had all piled on my bed (which was huge) and fallen asleep. "Eh? Mattaku…to quote a Nara…mendokuse…" she smiled as she climbed over deidara, scooted over to itachi near naruto, using her tails for a blanket then dozed off.
Third person P.O.V
Morning came all too quickly as itachi opened his eyes stretching his arms slightly, only to be met by fur and metal. 'Hn. I'm amazed that we slept through deidara's snoring…oh well…I wonder if tsunade-sama and sakura-san are back from gathering herbs yet.' The prodigy thought, removing himself from the tangle of sheets, arms and tails before making his way to the door. "'Tachi; where are you going ttebayo?" naruto sat up groggily, ears laid tiredly back as he rubbed his eyes to rid them of sleep. "I was going to see if tsunade-sama has returned with sakura-san, but seeing as you're up, I'll also be making breakfast." Naruto, excited with the idea of food, jumped out of bed and walked briskly to the door, chains clinking lightly behind him.
"I'll go and check for baa-chan and sakura-chan before helping you make something 'ttebayo. I'll even use kage bunshin to help, considering the three of us eat like an army and baa-chan after travelling…only you and sakura-chan are able to eat just half that." He explained, glancing over to his sister and her…. 'Son'….according to kasumi-nee, she's supposed to have adopted him during a mission in iwa …but instead, he was adopted shortly after he was recruited by Akatsuki. He wasn't going to question his sister's judgment, but he was a weird one…'at least I didn't react as badly as I heard sakura-chan did 'ttebayo…" He trailed off before walking out of the room, checking for tsunade baa-chan and his love.
Uzu no kuni, two miles from the main island
"A-achoo!" Tsunade looked at her apprentice to see she had sneezed, apparently enough to sting her throat. "You're not getting sick are you sakura?" tsunade inquired as the pinkette rubbed her throat. "Not at all shishou…I only sneeze like that when it involves the, ah... incident…" sakura trailed off, wondering who could be thinking about said 'incident'. "You know, I only heard the official version of that story from what you had told me…so what really happened that day sakura?" sakura grimaced as she thought about it before sighing, "If I remember correctly…"
With the twins
"How did that day go aneki? You never gave me any real details aside from a general overview…a vague one at that 'ttebayo." Naruto poked my cheek as I walked into the room, waking up at his internal chattering about 'that day'. "Well…if I recall…" I yawned groggily, sleep still clouding my mind.
Flashback no jutsu! (Kasumi/Slight omnipresent P.O.V)
"Baa-chan, I need a week away from the village to look after a medicine garden of mine in hi no kuni ttebane." I announced as I entered her office, ninja gear and bow with me in my black and orange jumpsuit, tails swishing excitedly, blonde hair a slight mess. "And why pray-tell, should I do that?" came the are-you-crazy retort she was quick to give me lately. "Because, the herbs are extremely rare and in need of tending to...besides, they could be very valuable to us now that were living here; I mean what if sakura caught island-fever 'ttebane." I lightly shot back, my ears flattening a little. "Hmm…very well, but sakura will be going with you." Tsunade sighed. 'It's been only two weeks since we were forced out from the campsite in hi no kuni, but the gaki already wants to go back!' tsunade sighed to herself, running a hand through her blonde locks in a (supposedly untrained) nervous habit. "But baa-chan, no one knows the location of the garden except me and my shishou; I'd like it to stay that way." I weakly defended, knowing she's already aggravated and I'm lucky to be going as she narrowed her eyes at me. Before she could speak, I continued; "But I'll gladly have sakura come along ttebane." Her eyes un-narrowed and softened slightly at my quick compliance. "Good to hear it gaki. You may leave immediately if necessary." I nod my understanding and shunshin away flicking an ear dismally acknowledging the farewell. 'So, she's at the hospital.' I noted, sensing her chakra as I walked along the south shore of the Uzukage tower's island, my fur teasing in the island breeze. 'I shouldn't have any trouble finding her this time 'ttebane.' I mused before taking the currents to the hospital's island.
"Oi, sakura, tsunade baa-chan let us have a mission dattebane!" I called to the nurse at the desk as I stepped inside the re-built hospital, paint and disinfectant assaulting my senses immediately, making me lay back my ears in discontent. "What kind of mission?" Ah, there she is. "We have an herb garden of mine to tend to near my old training compound in hi no kuni 'ttebane." I informed her as we walked to the door. "Oh, okay. When do we leave?" I turned around smiling. "Right now dattebane." Before she could look confused I grabbed her wrist and made for the village gates at a breakneck pace via water currents. "What the hell?" came the shocked yell as we, thirty seconds later, were at the gates which are normally two minutes away by current. "Clan secret ttebane." I replied making her look to me for an explanation. Which wasn't a lie, given every uzumaki knows how to navigate these. At that she raised an eyebrow but said nothing as we set out.
"So, kasumi, what makes this garden so special?" sakura called, making me slightly slow down our high speed pace. "It holds very rare herbs native to Uzu...however, seeing as the farmland isn't recovered enough to plant anything yet, they grow in an uchiha training compound that sasuke gave me." I explained as I matched my pace with hers, tail-chains trailing lazily behind me. "We should be there sunset if we keep up our original pace." She gave me a 'you're kidding me right' look but nodded and sped up. We were silent the rest of the way, reaching the training grounds sooner than we expected. "Okay sakura, if you'll get started on weeds, I'll get-"Who's here? Show yourself!" Sakura called warningly as she got into a fighting stance. Then she saw him; cloak, long hair, verbal tic and all run by as a black, red and blonde blur straight for me. She saw how he hugged me as he was crying and his chakra was flaring in uncharacteristically pure fear.
"K-kaa-chan! It's really bad this time un! H-he's barely stable, you've gotta help 'tachi-nii or he'll be gone for good this time, yeah!" he frantically fretted as he held on to my jacket, tugging me towards the house. "Deidei, take me to him. Show me where he is, okay, Sochi?" He nodded his ever-urgent yes and pulled me to the house. "Sakura, I need you to pick some catnip, feverfew, lavender, and nettle leaves with a young tendril of blessed thistle NOW! The explanation will come later ttebane!" I yelled before I ran toward the house with deidara. Throwing open the door and rushing through the living room, down a hallway and opened the first door to the left. When I do, I'm greeted by itachi in his and deidara's room, curled up in the bed fever, violently shaking, cold sweats, breathing fit, and blood stained sheets from his coughing and all. "How long has he been like this Deidei?" I asked as I set to work on his heart and lungs. "Shortly after we sent the chakra pulse- I-I tried to stabilize him, thinking it was a small fit, and it got worse as soon as he was 'better' un." He shakily replied starting to help work on his lungs per my nodded directions. "Kaa-chan, if 'tachi dies I'll never forgive myself, yeah. I should have been able to take care of him."
'He's somewhat stable now.' I assured myself, making sure my voice wouldn't betray me before I spoke. "Don't worry Deidei-chan, he'll make it, I know he will 'ttebane." I assured, cupping his cheeks with my hands. 'Kami let me be right.' I prayed as I kissed his forehead and wiped away his tears with the pad of my thumbs as I laid a tail over his shoulders while another gently rubbed his back. "Arigatou, kaa-chan, un." He exclaimed as he suddenly hugged me while I worked on itachi's fever as best as I could. "Sakura, get in here! I know you've been there long enough to hear everything, so come out 'ttebane." after I called, she appeared in the doorway, basket full of herbs. "Need an invitation to help me heal, or are you going to condemn him to death?" I laid my ears back and spat, tails fluffed up in anger, after she showed no signs of moving, the malice in her eyes growing.
"Look, I know I have to explain, but right now, before you explode or accuse me of betrayal, remember the medics' oath; 'I swear to uphold the ways of a medical shinobi; to stand apart from rivalry between nation and nation, and vow to protect all shinobi equally, even at the cost of my life.' That oath, that ancient oath you apparently blindly rattled off, gave you a duty bigger than you think; put what you think you know aside for once and save some one dattebane!" She looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding her begrudging approval. "Right, let's get started but one wrong move and kami will make me the saint I should be for killing the fucker." She bit out unkindly, putting deidara on guard while I spoke to itachi. "Okay; Itachi, sweetie, I know you don't want to move but I need you to sit up okay?" I purred gently to the 'boy' as I placed a hand on his shoulder, my gaze flitting over to sakura for a moment, giving her a warning glare.
"Alright sakura, I know we normally don't do this, but after we work on his lungs, we need to give those herbs to him in the raw, as they'll be more effective 'ttebane." I informed, getting her curious attention. "Alright, let's get started, yeah." Deidara announced as he handed sakura a big pot. "Sakura, hold that for itachi. Okay 'tachi, we're going to get rid of that fluid in your lungs." I explained as I took off his shirt and put my hands on his back, using chakra to surround the fluid and guide it out through his mouth. "Kami have mercy on you." Sakura whispered to herself as itachi spat out the fluid, now identified as blood, and the smell of the sickness assaulted our heightened senses. She then looked to deidara, who looked terrified; then to me as I looked miserable, tails swishing restlessly behind me while another tried to soothe him by stroking his right arm.
"K-Kaa-chan." he wheezed between breaths shakily, acknowledging my tail's attempts to soothe him. "Okay itachi, we're gonna give you those herbs now. Sakura, set that aside and bring those herbs while I heal him with chakra ttebane." She nodded tersely and gave the pot to deidara and handed me the herbs. "Oh my kami!" the rosette shouted, drawing my attention to deidara who had collapsed to the floor, shattering the ceramic pot and coating himself in the blood as he stared wide-eyed and shaking with shock. "Kage bunshin no jutsu!" I called, making two clones. "You are to finish healing him while you-" I pointed at the one to my right then left, gaining her attention. "Are to…talk with sakura while I tend to deidara ttebane." I ordered as I hauled a shell-shocked deidara to his feet before heading for the bathroom.
With Deidara
"Dei-dei, get in the tub, while I go and get your clothes ttebane yeah." I gently requested to the shaking 'boy', watching him comply slowly, removing everything but his boxers and hair tie before I left. As I walked down the hall, I couldn't help but be angry at sakura for just shrugging the duty of sitting that thing outside to deidara…she should've known that he was afraid of blood, just by looking at him. 'Still, she might have not noticed, having been absorbed in watching itachi…it doesn't excuse her actions though…' I trailed off as I threw open the door to my room using a tail and made my way to the closet on the right just to pick out an Uzu-shinobi navy blue t-shirt with a black spiral on the back and black standard-issue jonin pants. 'but a part of me does wish that my clone give her what for 'ttebane.' walking out of the room, clothes in hand I made my way back to the bathroom to help my son get over his shock.
With Sakura
(Clone p.o.v)
As soon as the other clone and my boss were out of sight, I used a tail to take sakura by her hand and drug her outside, where I then chained her against a tree. "Look here haruno; I don't appreciate you acting like a bitch in front of my boys dattebane. Now, I'll admit that you don't trust them because of who they are, but…I would lay down my life for you, so don't doubt my judgment. If you've paid attention to his obvious behavior deidara, despite how prideful and cocky he is, just so happens to be terrified of blood if he isn't the cause for the bleeding or the one bleeding 'ttebane. In fact, kyuu-nii had to spend months rebuilding his psyche just so he could have physical contact with anyone. Even though he was 'adopted', it took us three months to have him consider us family after smacking some sense into the boy." I sighed as the second clone dispelled, having healed itachi and changed the bed sheets while the boss put deidara on her bed and is watching them both sleep.
"You don't know them sakura; not like I do. I love them like they really are my kids. I thank kami-sama every day that they're saved, and that he lets me keep them here instead of dying on a mission 'ttebane. I-I don't know what I'd do if I lost one or both of them…" I trailed off steeling myself in front of the now shocked sakura. "Look, kasumi-chan…I know that you say they're not bad, but they've done so many terrible things to other people, it's unforgivable. Don't you see that if you shelter them then you're as bad as they are?" sakura pressed mildly, to my growing annoyance. "Who are you to decide if someone's able to be forgiven dattebane?! Only kami-sama may do that, and they've accepted him and asked for his forgiveness! And you know something sakura; he gave it willing and happily. You should at the very least give them a chance. If you recall, I can't be around evil, it'll taint me…so how come my hair is still pure white? Just think about it dattebane."
I un-chained the pinkette before leading her back to the house, our chakra masked by a special kekkai-jutsu and snuck into boss's room where we had found she had moved itachi, deidara and herself on to her bed: itachi on the left, deidara on the right and kasumi in the middle so they could all sleep together and help her avoid night-terrors. "Tell me, sakura, do they look like the cold-blooded killers that you thought they were 'ttebane?" sakura didn't answer me however; she just stared at the sight of them as itachi and deidara started to move in their sleep towards kasumi. Itachi lying closely facing her, using her hair as a pillow, fisting her grey t-style pajama-top while deidara was sprawled out face-down on the bed, head to the side, a protective arm draped over her as he slept while kasumi herself just laid there, her tails covering deidara and her hand petting itachi's now horse-tail-do free hair, smiling in her sleep.
"N-no…they don't…they…look so peaceful…like they really are the younger-than her children you said. I mean look at them! They look like they're about three or four years old with the way they're clinging to her." Sakura raved silently, shocked as can be about the realization that two of 'the world's most dangerous criminals' are clinging to her new teammate (who's younger than they are!) like they're toddlers! "You know, the funniest part of it all, is that if you were to tell the boys, they'd deny it; especially deidara, who's all about being cocky and proud 'ttebane."
I sniggered lightly, laying my ears back playfully, as I enjoyed the peace before I took a still-shocked sakura by her wrist and into the guest room. "Okay well you can either sleep here, or go back to baa-chan to report that they're here…either way, know that you did the right thing, because I will accept that not everyone will accept this weirdo family of mine 'ttebane. Oyasumi, sakura-chan." I whispered sadly, deactivating the kekkai-jutsu. Just as I was about to dispel, sakura grabbed my wrist, a cautious look on her face. "I'll trust you kasumi-chan…I just…need time to adjust to the idea is all…seeing how you normally interact with them will help…so…show me that they can be trusted. I'm going to take a leap of faith…just let me know how to land so I don't get hurt." She whispered guiltily, as she let go of my wrist. 'Probably at the thought of taking them away from me 'ttebane.' smiling as big as I always did, I assured her I was happy with her choice. "Arigatou, sakura-chan. you won't be disappointed dattebane." The medic-nin smiled before allowing me to dispel, transferring my memories to the boss.
With kasumi
'You won't be disappointed sakura-chan…you'll see how sweet they really are…even if deidara thinks he's tough 'ttebane.' I whispered before I fell back asleep, letting the comfortingly black void of rest take me for the night.
End Flashback, third person P.O.V
"The next day, we tended to the garden after breakfast and goofed around by wrestling and some get-to-know-you games before it was time to leave for Uzu again. It was the day after that I had introduced you and baa-chan to Deidei, so the rest from then on is history 'ttebane." I smiled before I shook my head, yawning my grogginess away. "Ohayo Deidei." I called tiredly as he walked into the kitchen half-asleep. "Yo minna; what's for breakfast, yeah?" Deidara yawned out, heading to check the fridge. "Luckily, we found some tea shops off the island, in wave country and ordered the entire breakfast menu." Baa-chan's voice sounded throughout the house as she walked in the door with sakura carrying herbs at her side, while she herself, carrying what made her look like she robbed a grocery store. "Awesome! Arigatou baa-chan! Itadakimasu ('ttebane/'ttebayo) (un)!" we called out as she set the food on the table, before attacking it with vigor. Kasumi's right…we're all one weird family shannaro! Inner-sakura called out before she took control and joined the fray-frenzy 'Hell yeah; this is the life!' sakura thought to herself as she found the last sakura-dango and proceeded to try and sway kasumi from eating it, considering she had already eaten like, five. 'And training hasn't even begun yet!' kasumi thought, laying her ears back. You see, she won the tug-'o-war, only to have deidara eat the very dango she had fought over.
A/N: Yeah, it sucks...and needs editing and a better beginning, but when the flashbacks/Night-terrors occur, (how we all love those) it'll be in better detail than that p.o.s up there...and you know...for the people out there who said kasumi was the definition of a mary-sue, don't worry; i'll keep writing anyway for entertainment and if people happen to like it on the way, than it happens. p.s, i know i left the whole 'sasuke killing innocents dangling in the air, but it'll be dealt with next chapter, so *sticks out tongue*
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