Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto, just the storyline and some characters.
Summary: Sasuke's older sister comes back to Konoha, rekindling love in his heart. But Shinju also returned for other reasons: to finish a task given to her long ago , to find Itachi and ward off enemies from destroy the Leaf Village. The fate Konoha rests on her shoulders. How far will she go to save those she loves?
In this chapter, Sasuke meets Shinju for the first time in 11 years. She doesn't tell him the truth, in fact, she tells him nothing at all. Just her name. She meets with her old friend, Hatake Kakashi, instantly, Sasuke's feelings begin to blossom for this stranger who he found sleeping on his bed.
A/N: Spoilers follow after Konoha is decimated by Orochimaru, Tsunade became Hokage, and after Sasuke leaves. Though, in this story, he is retrieved by the Konoha 5 (Naruto, Shikamaru, Neji, Choji, and Kiba)
::Konoha's Pearl Princess::
Chapter 1 - Konoha's Pearl Princess
The cool December wind rushed through the streets of Konoha. Its playful fingertips brushed through the hairs of easy-going villagers, hurrying to escape the frigid air. As some retreated into their homes, others strolled along the old, dirt roads enjoying the morning. Couples, hand in hand, cuddled closer to each other for warmth, families played in the streets, watchful of passerby. Such an innocent village full of liveliness. Ninja strolled nonchalantly talking amongst themselves, rarely getting in the affairs of villagers, unless it had to do with a mission. More wind picked up, fallen autumn leaves danced and swirled with each gust.
The day was like any other day.
Piercing, wheeling red rubies surveyed the playful village, observing all, not narrowing her sights on one person or object. She closed her eyes and tilted her head back, feeling the wind rustle her short kimono and sway her raven black tresses. A pale hand tucked away a loose strand, wiping a loose tear from her cheek.
A little ways behind her, a white-haired Sannin made his way toward her. He cleared his throat and said, "Shinju…"
She turned around and stared at his open hand. Two Leaf headbands lay in his palm. Slowly, she enclosed her short fingers around them and held one in each hand. In her right hand, was her clean, hardly worn Leaf headband. The metal forehead protector shone brightly, accentuating the carved Leaf symbol, the loyalty and respect she held for the village never wavered. In her left hand, was a tattered, worn headband. Deep scratches marred the silver surface, dirt and tears bit at the dark blue fabric. She brought it close to her heart and took a deep breath.
"C'mon." Jiraiya said smiling, "Old Tsunade will have a heart-attack when she sees you."
The 5th Hokage stood looking out the large, clear window, her milky smooth hand rested on the cold glass. Her golden orbs gazed on the stone monument, carved into its surface was the faces of her forefathers. It was the heart of the Leaf village, sparking hope in each villager's heart. She lifted her hand from her side and ran it through her golden tresses closing her eyes. The only goal she had as 5th Hokage of Konoha, was to uphold the honor the Hokages before her held, and to die honorably as they have. She was going to protect the village 'til her dying breath.
She heard a timid knock at her door and turned around to see her short, brown haired apprentice enter her office.
"Tsunade-sama," she said, "There's someone here to see you."
"Tell them to come by later, I'm busy, Shizune." Tsunade said tiredly.
"I don't think so; you might want to see them." Shizune's eyes twinkled.
Taking the bait, Tsunade sighed, "Bring 'em in, this better be good."
Shizune bowed and closed the door. Tsunade could hear her heels clicking down the hall. A few seconds later, the door reopened.
"Dammit, Shizune, Jiraiya isn't someone I wanted to see." Tsunade growled, glaring at a smiling Jiraiya.
"Ouch, that hurt Tsunade-hime," Jiraiya said, putting a hand on his heart, "But for your information, it's not me that she was talking about."
Stepping out behind Jiraiya, the black haired stranger stood next to him. Jiraiya put a hand on her shoulder, a smile like the Cheshire cat plastered on his face.
Tsunade's golden eyes widened as she took a few steps toward the woman. Her gaze landing on her crimson eyes.
"It's been a while, Tsunade." The woman bowed low, keeping her eyes fixed on the floor.
Speechless, Tsunade sucked in a shaky breath.
"How have you been? I hear you've been leading the village well."
Blinking, seeing if what she saw was an illusion, Tsunade said, "I've been fine, Shinju, when did you come back?"
Shinju smiled, "I got back this morning, I wasn't too far from here, actually, I was already in the Fire country, milling around in the Hidden Grass village, when one of Jiraiya's frogs found me. Apparently, he's been searching for me for two days."
Tsunade nodded, "It's been a long time, Shinju. Things have changed around here. I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't heard the news."
Glancing away, Shinju whispered, "Is it true? Orochimaru got to him?"
"Yes. But Sasuke has amazing control over it."
Tsunade took a step closer to Shinju and embraced her warmly. "We've missed you." She murmured into her ear.
Shinju smiled sadly, "Me too."
Stepping away, Tsunade cleared her throat and said, "You'll be staying in your old home, right?"
Shinju nodded her head, "Is Sasuke there?"
"No, he is on a mission with his team. Practically every ninja here is out on a mission."
Ahh , Orochimaru incident, Shinju thought, gritting her teeth.
Smiling slightly, Tsunade said, "Hatake Kakashi is his sensei, that's the first team he has ever passed."
Shinju smirked, "Him?"
"I remember you said you hated him." Tsunade said thoughtfully tapping a long red-manicured finger on her chin. A tinge of red crept its way up Shinju's pale face.
"…"
Tsunade laughed and shook her head, "Sasuke will be back later tonight, or early in the morning. You'll be joining his team for the meantime, 'til we straighten things out."
Shinju rubbed her eyes tiredly, "Go home." Tsunade said.
"I am." Shinju replied, smiling.
Opening the gates to the Uchiha District, Shinju felt the emptiness in the air. She removed the sunglasses that covered her eyes and tucked it away in her travelling bag. It wasn't like the home she knew. It used to be buzzing with noise, full of life. Now, it was a ghost town. Wearily, she trudged down the beaten dirt road. Her eyes scanned each building she past, the stillness of it all made her very tense. She turned the corner and recognized a large house. Its wooden walls were worn from the passing years. She stepped onto the wooden pathway that surrounded the house and walked toward the front door. Upon reaching it, she noticed it was unlocked.
Hmmm, I don't have to break in.
Shinju stepped over the threshold and looked around. The large living room was still the same, the open kitchen next to it reminded her of her mother. She never left the kitchen, unless it was to pick her, or Itachi from the academy. Shinju walked around, letting her fingers brush every surface she could find. So much has changed, yet nothing at all. She flitted down the long, dark hallway stopping at the first door on her left.
Itachi's room... she thought, putting a hand on the doorknob.
Sighing, she swung the door open. Everything was neat, but no personal artifacts was strewn around the floor like she remembered. The only objects that were in the room was: his desk(wiped clean of anything), his dresser, the bed with sheets, and his closet. Shinju walked to his closet and found a one or two shirts hanging. She came to the conclusion that the ANBU used his clothes to track him. Instead of leaving, she saw a picture placed facedown on the bedside table. Curiousity got the best of her, she flipped it over and saw a heart-breaking scene. It was Itachi, smiling happily, his arm around Sasuke's shoulder, who was grinning twice as big. Pure happiness and love emenated from this picture, Shinju quivered, running a finger over Itachi's face, then Sasuke's.
I missed these times, she thought sadly. She missed Sasuke's childhood, she wasn't there when he needed someone most. More importantly, she couldn't stop what caused him daily pain and heart ache.
She grabbed the frame and tucked it into her bag. Silently, she slipped out of the room and closed the door shut. A wave of drowsiness washed over, her knees began to shake, she began feeling increasingly weak. Grunting tiredly, she pushed open the door of the nearest room and fell onto the soft sheets. She closed her eyes and drifted off...
"Nee-chan?" whispered a young boy, twin scars on his cheek wrinkled in curiousity.
"Shush, Itachi." Shinju whispered back, smiling.
Her tiny hand covered his mouth and said, "I'm hiding from father."
Itachi's crimson eyes looked curiously at her.
"Eh, he wants me to take on a mission, but I'm dead tired." She said.
Her blood red eyes glinted in amusement, three commas spinning slowly. They were hidden in a storage closet; Itachi stumbled in on her looking for tissues. A dim light emitted from around the door frame, they used their Sharingan to see more clearly.
She removed her hand from his mouth and said, "So, you're still on the first stage of Sharingan?"
Itachi grumbled, seeing his older sister's gaze land on his two-wheeled eyes.
Shinju laughed quietly flicking his forehead, "It's ok, I didn't get farther than that 'til this year! And I'm 8! You have two years to go to beat me."
She winked at him then froze.
"He found us, we didn't hide our chakra." Shinju muttered angrily, Itachi heard heavy footsteps appoaching, they both shut off their Sharingan, "Hold on tight Itachi, and please don't throw up."
Before she could say more, Shinju grabbed Itachi and held him in an embrace. Instantly, the ground beneath him vanished, his stomach lurched unpleasantly in all directions. Fighting the urge to just throw up, he covered his mouth and shut his eyes closed. Thankfully, less then a second later, they hit solid ground, Itachi stumbled and fell.
"Sorry," Shinju said scratching the back of her head nervously, "My Shunshin no Jutsu(Body Flicker) isn't very fast. It's useful though. First timers always fall, or throw up. That's what happened when Minato used it with me."
Itachi shot a glare at her rubbing his stomach. He looked around and noticed they were at the training ground with three stumps.
Shinju giggled and threw an arm around his shoulders and picked him up, "Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen, ne?"
"Father will be mad…" Itachi said uncertainly, "it's late."
"Bah," Shinju shrugged, walking away, "he's mad already."
Itachi smiled and ran after her.
"Bye Sasuke-kun!" a pink haired kunoichi called out, blushing slightly.
The raven-haired boy grunted in response, he nodded toward his sensei, lounging against a wall, his orange book flipped open. His lone ink-black eye trailed over the page and glanced up at his student. He slipped his gloved hand out of his pocket and waved.
"Ne, ne, by Sakura-chan, see you tomorrow!" a young blond shouted, waving frantically at her.
She growled in his direction and slumped forward
Sasuke-kun... she thought, glancing his way.
"Kakashi-sensei," she said, walking over to the silver-haired jounin, "I'm worried..."
"Don't worry, Sakura," he said, looking down at her, "We have a close eye on him." He looked up at the young Uchiha walking down the street, "in any case, you should get home, make sure Naruto does, too. It's late."
Sakura nodded slowly, her emerald eyes glazing over.
Sasuke hurried his pace, he was tired and wanted to sleep. When he reached the gate to the Uchiha compound, he noticed it was open. Sasuke frowned, Someone's here, he thought. He grabbed a kunai from his holster and jumped onto the nearest building, his crimson eyes alight. He followed the dull, glowing of purple chakra, in his house. He jumped from roof to roof until he was atop his home. Swiftly and silently, he slipped through the kitchen window and flashed down the dark hall. The glow of chakra became brighter, but it was dangerously low. In his room. His eyes wheeled furiously as he slowly opened the door and held his kunai higher.
What the ... his eyes widened.
Sleeping in his bed, was a young woman, her eyelids fluttering with each breath she took. The moon shined from his window onto her body, her pale skin aglow.
Is this a trick? he gripped his kunai harder, Who is she?
Not knowing what to do, he contemplated on killing her on the spot and telling Kakashi and Tsunade what he found. He blinked, his crimson eyes became ebony black. There was not much he could do, now, his chakra was depleted, and he was dead tired. He decided to deal with the problem in the morning, he left the room and walked down the dark hallway. His eyes began closing, he pushed himself forward, seeing as there was no room he could sleep in, or rather wouldn't, he fell onto the couch in the living room and passed out.
Sasuke awoke to the sound of water running, in his kitchen. He flinched and jumped out of the couch, only to fall noisily, his muscles ached. He was so not going to sleep on a couch anymore. The water stopped. He held his breath to see the woman asleep on his bed walk out with an apron tied around her waist, sunglasses snugly fit on the bridge of her small nose.
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Sasuke-kun." she said cheerfully.
She raised a sleek, black eyebrow when she saw him face flat on the floor.
"Er, Sasuke-kun," she said, walking towards him.
Suddenly, he jumped to his feet and knocked her onto her back. His kunai was held to her neck, dangerously close.
"Who are you?" he hissed, "What are you doing here?"
This time, both her eyebrows shot up. He was tempted to snatch those black sunglasses off her face, but decided not to. She watched his angry red eyes bore into her own.
"I'm Shinju, I arrived from the village last night. Tsunade told me to stay with you for the time being, 'til I get enough money for my own place." she replied in a soft voice.
Sasuke remained on top of her, glaring.
"I'm not going to hurt you, Sasuke-kun."
Growling quietly, he slowly got off of her, not without shooting her one last glare with his red eyes.
She brushed herself off and said, "I made rice porridge, you didn't have much stocked in your fridge." she said nonchalantly, walking back into the kitchen.
Sasuke watched her long, black braid swish back and forth on her back like a cat's tail. "I've been out on missions." he replied dully.
The delicious scent reached his nose and he followed behind her, keeping a close eye on her movements.
"Sit." she commanded, as she poured the contents of a bowl into a smaller one.
Sasuke twitched, but did as she said and slid into a chair far from her. Shinju brought the steaming bowl to him and set it down along with a spoon. He grabbed the spoon and began eating the delicious meal quickly, ignoring the scalding, hot feeling of the porridge sliding down his throat. It tasted just like his late mother's porridge. Shinju grinned.
"You look like you haven't eaten a decent meal in weeks." she commented watching Sasuke ravage the meal she placed in front of him. Shinju set a bowl down for herself and watched him.
Sasuke looked up and swallowed loudly. Shinju laughed delightedly and waited for his response.
"I was never hungry ..." he murmured.
Shinju narrowed her eyes on him, "Well, that's all going to change now. From now on, you'll be coming straight home, I'll have a meal prepared for you, is that understood?"
"... um... sure."
He looked up in surprise, to see her face switched from serious to utter delight.
"Wonderful! Now, I have to go to the store and get some more food. Goodness knows how you eat when you're hungry, all you have is rice..." Shinju chattered on and on. A warm feeling began to settle in his stomach. Not cause of the food, but because of the hospitality he was recieving. Everytime he looked up, he'd see pity in people's eyes, it made him angry and unapproachable. He wasn't sure what he saw in her eyes, he knew her for all of one day and her eyes were either closed or covered up by sunglasses.
"Shinju-san, I don't want to offend you in anyway, I was curious. Why do you wear sunglasses?"
A fleeting look of despair crossed over her face, but was quickly replaced by a warm smile.
"I damaged my eyes a while ago, I was able to partially fix it, but I wear it now to make a fashion statement." Shinju joked, then put a reassuring hand on his.
Warmth...
"I'm...I... I'm sorry I asked." Sasuke looked down, his face flushed.
"It's no problem, Sasuke-kun." Shinju smiled waving it off, "Hurry up, you'll be late, won't you?"
Sasuke nodded dumbly.
Care...
Someone cares...
"Th-thank you for the meal, Shinju-san." he bowed slightly, reddening a bit.
"Don't call me by 'san',"She laughed, rubbing his head fondly, "It makes me sound old!"
He flinched at the contact and looked up, her smile glowed warmly.
"Oh, I'm sorry." he muttered, his eyes glued on his feet.
"Ah, so formal, Sasuke-kun," Shinju scolded, realizing how contradictory it sounded she giggled, "Be formal around elders. I'm only a guest here, you could see me as, a mother of some sort."
Sasuke felt a pang of remorse, Mothers...
Shinju saw the pain in his eyes, "You better hurry," she said softly, "I'll walk you there, yes?"
He quickly dressed and got his gear together. Rushing down the hallway to meet up with Shinju, he ran headlong into her as she rounded the corner from the kitchen. Shinju caught his shoulder that would have rammed into her stomach, her strong grip steadied him. Her light laughter filled his ears.
"Slow down, Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke blushed, he saw the basket she held and looked at it curiously. He noticed that she removed her sunglasses and replaced it with square, thick rimmed glasses. Her coal black eyes stared at him in amusement.
So familiar...
"It's for you and your team," she said gaily swinging the basket back and forth, "I know how hungry I used to get whenever I was on a mission or training. I can't let children go through a day without some food, doesn't help the growing process!"
A ghost of a smile played on his lips. She chattered on and on as they walked out the door. Unlike Sakura, she talked of interesting things, instead of mindless, girly crap.
"Konoha has changed so much! It's so much more lively than I remember. Well, we were at war constantly back then, more less than now. How terrible it is, so much blood being spilt."
Sasuke murmured, "Isn't that how war always is? Bloodshed, pain, and hate..."
A warm hand settled on his shoulder, he glanced at Shinju who stopped walking, turning his body so he faced her.
"No, Sasuke, that is not how war should be. Yes, it's sparked up by hatred, but it can end just as easily as it started. Forgiveness. Love. Those two words are lost nowadays. I believe in them still. I believe in that."
Sasuke looked away. You're weak if you think like that... he thought, remembering Itachi's words, burned into his brain.
"You're not weak," Shinju said, as if reading his mind, "Love makes you stronger. I learned from experience."
It makes you stronger, so much more stronger.
Itachi may have taken all you loved, but it can be brought back.
He froze on the spot. Shinju smiled and walked past him, "C'mon , Sasuke-kun! You don't want to be late!"
"It's not like him to be late." Sakura said fearfully, looking at Naruto, then Kakashi.
Naruto's eyes glazed over, He wouldn't...
Kakashi jumped down from the tree he was lounging in, "Don't worry, I'm sure he's fine, maybe tired from yesterday's mission." He knew this because he kept one of his dogs on watch over Sasuke. Pakkun reported that Sasuke stayed in his house and made no intention of leaving.
"Yeah, but HE'S LATE. LATER THAN YOU KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Naruto yelled.
"Naruto, shut UP."
"But, Sakura-chaaan." he whined.
She raised her fist in attempt to quiet him, until she saw two figures approaching.
"Sasuke-kun!" she yelled gleefully waving him over.
Naruto let out a loud sigh of relief and glared. "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, BASTARD?!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Shut it, moron."
"NE? WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"You heard me, dead-last."
"THAT DOES IT, YOU PIECE OF-"
Naruto was cut off by a girl giggling happily. He failed to notice the black-haired woman at his side. She put a hand over her mouth to control her laughter, but it didn't work. It was a beautiful sound.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto and Sakura's stunned faces.
"I'm so -laugh- sorry." She apologized, her laughter died out.
She beamed. Sasuke, smiled slightly in spite of himself. "This is Shinju."
Shinju bowed, "I'm his roommate. It's nice to meet you, I'm sorry for laughing, it's just that you too reminded me of-"
"Of what, Shin-shin." a deep voice drawled.
Her eyebrow twitched angrily, "You interrupted me like always, Hatake."
Kakashi's eye looked her over and felt his throat tighten. He could say nothing more, as his gaze softened on hers.
Sasuke was about to ask how he knew her until... "NE, KAKASHI-SENSEI, HOW DO YOU KNOW HER?" Naruto looked at Kakashi then back at Shinju.
An awkward silence followed
"We go way back, Naruto. We're old friends, she used to..." before finishing his sentence, he felt her piercing glare on him. If looks could kill, she could destroy the village, Kakashi thought putting his hands up in defeat.
Naruto scratched his cheek nervously, Sakura shuffled her feet shyly.
Gosh she's so pretty! they both thought.
"ANYWAYS, I believe you are Haruno Sakura? You look like your mother, except the eyes of your father. Tsunade tells me you're her pupil, very bright indeed." Shinju grinned.
Sakura smiled, she was just too nice, she liked her instantly, even though the thought of her rooming with Sasuke-kun nagged at her.
"Oh! And you're Naruto, I..." she paused.
Black pools shifted away slightly, an uncomfortable silence arose. She looked at back at him, his water-blue eyes seemed to bring up old memories. She felt her throat tighten as she glanced away, wiping her eyes from tears that threatened to fall. Everyone stared at her in shock.
Did I do something to her? he thought, Maybe she knows my secret. He began to back away slowly, feeling the growing hurt and loneliness creep up. It was always like this, he was blamed for what had happened 13 years ago. He thought that's what Shinju was crying about, what a monster he was. He grit his teeth and prepared to flee.
"No, Naruto, I'm sorry, something, ummm, got in my eye." Shinju laughed shakily, taking a step towards him, "I've heard your quite the exceptional ninja."
Naruto froze, no one has ever acknowleged him like that. He grinned at her, "I'm the best!"
Shinju laughed, "You'll go on to do great things!"
Naruto beamed, "I brought snacks," she said, "since I know Hatake-san doesn't feed you."
Sakura and Naruto nodded their heads vigorously. She glowered at the silver-haired Jounin, giving her an eyebending smile, that was all that could be seen since half his face was hidden under a mask. Naruto seemingly forgot what had happened earlier and gasped when he saw her scowl at Kakashi. The unmistakable resemblance between the scowls both she and Sasuke had were so similar. They were both glaring at Kakashi. Sakura let out a tiny gasp at the similarity. Shinju and Sasuke's head snapped in her direction, Sasuke's face emotionless, Shinju's in concern. Maybe it was the trick of the light, or angle?
"Mah, don't blame me, they can fend for themselves." Kakashi shrugged.
"BAH! SO YOU'D STARVE THEM?"
"Well, there won't be restaurants and kitchens when they go on missions sometimes..."
"Ugh, well, while I'm here, they won't be starved to death by their careless sensei."
Kakashi looked at her with mock hurt, "Aw, that wasn't nice, Shinju-hime." She froze.
Oops he thought glancing over at Shinju, I shouldn't have said that.
Pearl princess? all three Genins thought. They knew her name was Shinju, but it was too much of a coincidence.
God, I hate that name.
Shinju flinched, "Hatake..."
"Why do you call her that?" Sakura asked, "You know, I swore I heard that name-"
"How well do you know her?" Sasuke said suddenly, upon hearing the nickname. Good, subject changed. Shinju sighed inwardly.
He didn't like the way Kakashi looked at Shinju, it made him feel... protective? Kakashi looked over at him, "We would train together when we were younger, no worries, I'm not gonna steal her away and..."
Again, before he could finish his sentence Sasuke, this time, glared at him.
Shinju smiled, "It's ok, Sasuke-kun, Hatake is just a nuisance, and I thought after all this time he grew up." She shook her head in mock dissapointment.
"Hey! I resent that!"
She smirked, again, Naruto and Sakura noticed how similar it looked to Sasuke's.
"I'll be back later this afternoon, knowing Hatake, he'll work you 'til your dead on your feet."
Kakashi rolled his eyes, "And you would know that." He wagged his eyebrow mischieviously.
"..."
"KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Naruto and Sakura yelled in surprise.
"That was un-called for!"
"PERVERT!"
Sasuke's eyes glinted angrily, but took a calming breath and let it out slowly.
Shinju's eyes narrowed on Kakashi, she took a step closer, inches away from his face, "You learned all this from Jiraiya, I bet."
"Nope, m'lady." he grinned cheekily at her, "I taught him the best stuff."
"URGH! YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE." Shinju threw her hands up in despair, she spotted the orange book in his hands and grinned. A mischievious glint sparkled in her dark pools of eyes. She took a step forward, her body touching Kakashi's.
Sakura gaped, Naruto's eyes widened, and Sasuke glared menacingly at the two, mostly Kakashi.
Kakashi felt himself redden slightly, "N-n-ne, what're you doing, Shinju?"
Shinju smiled devilishly at him and whispered, "Oh, nothing, just-" she snatched the orange book out of his hands and smacked his face, hard, with it, "THIS!"
He flew into the forest and disappeared into the trees.
"..."
"..."
"..."
All three Genins remained silent.
"HAHAHA, KAKASHI-SENSEI GOT BOOK SLAPPED." Naruto hooted happily.
Sakura attempted to stifle her laughter, but failed and fell to the floor clutching her stomach.
Sasuke turned around, shoulders shaking, his snickers slipped out of his mouth.
"Tell your, sensei, I'll be back later. Oh, and tell him to get some ice."
Shinju bent over and hugged Sasuke tight, "Train hard, Sasuke-kun." Sasuke's eyes widened. The same warm feeling settled inside of him, breaking through his cool facade and letting him smile. Sakura couldn't help herself, she smiled, too, It's good to see Sasuke-kun smile, she thought.
Naruto watched this scene and felt and emotion he hadn't felt for a while. His eyes glazed over, he clenched his fists angrily. He could feel heat course through his body. He felt like screaming, punching a wall, kicking a tree. What is this? he thought. Feelings of pain, lonliness, hurt came crashing over him. Sasuke now had someone, to keep him happy, to keep him from being lonely. They no longer had something in common, now he was all alone. No one to share it with, but himself. Tears welled up. Shinju saw Naruto's expression out of the corner of her eye.
Naruto...
She released Sasuke and walked toward Naruto, "Bye, Naruto-kun, maybe you can show me some of your moves later!" she hugged him. Naruto stood still, feeling her warm embrace enclose around him. Sasuke watched, he felt a twinge of jealousy. Naruto gasped and felt warm tears slide down his cheek.
"EH! Naruto!" Shinju scolded jumping away, "You'll stain my kimono!" She laughed good-naturedly, then ruffled his golden hair.
"I'll see you all later!" Shinju called out, running out to the dirt road.
All three waved, Naruto and Sasuke glanced at eachother, a smile playing on Sasuke's lips, Naruto grinning widely.
Maybe, just maybe this could be the start of something good.
Here are some terms that popped up in my story!
Shunshin no Jutsu - Body Flicker
Ohay gozaimasu - Good morning!
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