"Kabuto! Let go!"
Kabuto kept him grip tight on her arm. "You can't leave! He will kill you if you do. Betrayl means death!"
"I want to leave! I can't do this anymore."
Kabuto let go in shock. What was that supposed to mean? She was about to become an ANBU, the goal she had been striving for… Broken sobs interrupted his thoughts. He looked down and his heart clenched tightly.
Kabuto hated seeing her distressed like she was now. He had trained her so carefully… it pained him to see his beloved crying at his feet.
He turned away, hoping to save himself from heartbreak. But the pain came the next morning when Orochimaru said that Hikaru had left.
Now she would have to be punished for it. And fate was playing a bad hand today.
It was morning, and a certain silver haired Copy Nin was walking along the path of an old city street.
"Heh, this place seems so normal and yet…" He looked down at his waist where he wore a symbol of his true nature. "Nobody would know about everything that happens away from their eyes."
Ninjas were outlawed in the countries. But they still existed, underneath everybody's noses.
The ninjas existed on the outskirts of the cities, near dense forests or barren deserts. It depended on what village you came from that determined where you lived and your symbol. Kakashi Hatake was from the Village Hidden in the Leaves. It was located in dense jungle.
Kakashi smiled. Hopefully today won't be as boring as usual. His wish was granted two hours later.
A young female ninja came stumbling into the busy market square. Blinking, a blond ninja awoke from a small nap, hiding away from all the girls who were chasing him.
"Damn. Those girls are really annoy- Oof!"
Tripping, Naruto fell against the wall, a body leaning heavily on his stomach.
"I'm s-so, sorry." The stranger panted, struggling back up, only to fall back down on him.
Naruto began to panic when he saw the huge slash on the person's side.
"Oh, god! Are you okay?" The person lifted their head up. Naruto blinked.
Woah. She's one pretty girl.
The girl smiled at him. "I'm just tired. Maybe you could show me to the hospital?"
Nodding, Naruto hoisted her up onto his shoulder and ran as fast as he could to the nearest Medical Center.
"Oh, Kakashi!" Sakura scolded, looking at the mess he made in her office.
"Yes, Sakura-chan?" He was smiling behind his black silk mask, holding up an empty water bottle.
"Did you have to spill that here?"
"I'll clean it up right away." With that, he slouched off in search of a mop.
Sighing, Sakura went to sit back down again.
"Sakura!" The door burst open to reveal Naruto Uzumaki, drenched in sweat and holding an unconscious body over his shoulder.
Sakura blinked, making sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her.
"Sakura! I found this girl, she's got a slash in her side and she looked as if she had been running and-"
"Naruto just bring here her!"
Sakrua worked quickly in her room, behind her office. Naruto waited, hoping this wasn't another lost life…
After fifteen minutes, Sakura came back, sweating a little. Naruto looked up and frowned. The medic nin was unusually pale.
"What happened?"
"Where did you find the girl?"
"What?"
Naruto frowned in thought. "The market place. Why?"
Sakura pulled something from out of her pocket.
"Well, she's no Leaf ninja."
Naruto took the sash and gasped.
He looked at Sakura and said, "Sound Ninja."
She nodded and sat down at her desk.
"We need to fill in a form and tell Tsunade-sama we found her."
Naruto nodded and went to get a form, when Kakashi came in.
"Yo." He said to the pair in the office. His smile melted away, replaced by a frown when he saw their faces.
"What's up?"
"I found a Sound Ninja. She was about to faint and was injured." He pointed to the back room. "She's in there."
Frowning, Kakashi went in to have a look.
There was a pause, followed by a shocked gasp. Worried, Sakura and Naruto hurried in.
Kakashi was sitting on his heels, look at the girl with a shocked expression.
"Hikaru…" He whispered, brushing a hand over her pale cheek. "I thought you died…"
Outside, seated by the window, Kabuto looked on forlornly. He knew this was going to happen, that Hikaru wanted to see Kakashi.
"At least she'll be safe…" He murmured. Rising up, he left swiftly, tears dropping down below, making a few confused children believe that it was raining.
