Hey! It's me, Mikazuki. :3 I'm here with a new fanfic. ^_^ I'm kinda nervous about this one, but here goes...who wants to do the disclaimers? :3

Sasuke: Why the hell not...

Me: Thank you, Sasu-chan. :3

Sasuke: Hn. Baka over here doesn't own anyone or anything except the one character, Raku Namiruke, and the plot.

Me: Thanks, Sasu-chan. xD

Sasuke: Whatever.

Me: Please don't give me any really harsh criticism. I don't do well if it is... In advance, I'm sorry if I make the Naruto characters OoC. Of course I won't make them exactly like their character from the anime/manga, cuz I'm not Masashi Kishimoto.

Chapter 1

Silently, Sasuke walked to Orochimaru's room. What could he possibly want this time? He asked himself as he sighed. He opened the door once he got to the room. Of course, Orochimaru was sitting up in his bed, coughing his lungs out and Kabuto was rubbing his back slightly.

"You called?" Sasuke said, sounding quite annoyed.

"Yes. I have a little mission for you, Sasuke." Orochimaru said, in a raspy voice.

"Oh? And what is it?" Sasuke asked.

"I want you to retrieve someone for me." Sasuke rolled his eyes at the statement.

"As long as it's not a girl, fine." Sasuke said a little gruff. Orochimaru chuckled.

"Her name is Raku Namiruke, and she is currently on her way to back to her village. The Hidden Village in the Mist." Orochimaru said, putting emphasis on 'her'. Sasuke growled. Orochimaru chuckled, and then coughed a little.

"Be back as soon as possible." Kabuto said while bowing slightly. Sasuke sighed, and then left.

Raku sighed as she stopped and leaned against a tree. She didn't think she'd stray too far from the village!

She got back up, and started to walk towards the village, but stopped when she heard a rustle in a tree. She looked around, looking for anybody. She turned around swiftly as she heard a noise behind her. She looked closely, and only saw that it was a rabbit. She smiled, and chuckled to herself. She slowly turned around, only to see someone there. She jumped back, bumping into a tree. She grabbed hold on the tree, staring at the person in front of her.

"Are you Raku Namiruke?" He asked. She eyed them suspiciously.

"Yeah. Who are you?" She asked.

"Doesn't matter right now." He said, slowly taking a step towards her. She dug her toes into the ground, trying to back away. She couldn't because of the tree she was up against.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. Not right now, anyway." He said, shrugging. Raku glared at him.

"Tell me who you are." She growled.

"I'm about to slice your head off if you don't listen to me." He hissed. She looked him over, and then slowly took a step towards him.

"Why should I listen to you? If you're trying to take me somewhere, why didn't you just sneak up on me and take me from behind?" She questioned. He sighed, drawing his sword. Raku reached down to take out a kunai, but everything went black and she hit the ground.

Raku groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times to make her vision clear. She sat up slowly, groaning and putting her hand on her head. She looked down at herself, and saw she was covered in bandages. She slowly looked up, and jumped a little when she saw someone there.

"Who are you?" She asked. He slowly took a step towards her.

"A figment of your imagination." He smirked. She glared at him.

"Don't play games with me." She hissed. He just looked at her.

"Sasuke-kun, don't hurt her," Kabuto said from behind. Sasuke snarled, and left the room. Kabuto sighed, and looked at Raku. Her hair was long, and a dark grey color. It was pulled back in a ponytail up on her head. Her bangs were long, and covered most of her face. Her eyes were a dark red, and her fingernails were painted black. She wore a long light grey sweater, with fishnet under it. Her arms were covered in bandages, and she had open toed black sandals. She also had a blue scarf wrapped around her waist, and her headband was black, and in her hair just like Sakura Haruno wears it. But it had the Mist Village symbol on it. Kabuto smiled slightly at her.

"Sorry about him. He's not a people person. My name is Kabuto, and that was Sasuke Uchiha, just so you know," Kabuto chuckled a little nervously, rubbing the back of his head. Raku just looked at him for a moment, and then sighed.

"Why am I here?" She asked. Kabuto looked at her, his face getting serious.

"Lord Orochimaru can use your power to protect him. Sasuke is his next vessel, and he's been doing nothing but train. I'm always busy getting his medicine together, so no one really watches him all the time. So, that's where you come in, Raku. He's being searched for from the people of the Hidden Leaf Village. I'm sure you've heard of Naruto Uzumaki?" Kabuto said, pulling out a card from his pocket. He handed it to Raku, but she just looked at it for a moment. Kabuto smiled a bit evilly, and put it next to her. She slowly picked it up and looked at it.

"What is this?" She asked.

"That is an information card. It's Naruto Uzumaki's. Look it over, you should know about his power and what he holds inside of his body," Kabuto said, chuckling slightly. "Lord Orochimaru wants to see you as soon as you're ready." Kabuto bowed slightly, and walked out of the room. Raku watched as he left, and closed the door. She looked back at the card. She looked closely at the picture of Naruto in the corner of the card. Naruto Uzumaki…eh? She thought, looking up at the ceiling.

"Ah, Raku. You came, just as I expected." Orochimaru said as Raku slowly walked in the room he was in. She looked around, and saw only candles lit dimly.

"You're Orochimaru?" She asked. Orochimaru chuckled.

"Yes. I am indeed." He said. Raku glared slightly.

"What exactly do you want me for?" She asked, a bit harshly.

"Raku, watch your tone around Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto said rudely. Raku snickered.

"Kabuto. Don't worry about it." Orochimaru said. Kabuto took a step back.

"So, Raku, all you need to do is act as a bodyguard for me. It's just that simple." Orochimaru smirked. Raku narrowed her eyes at the two men. She wasn't sure what it was, but she didn't like them at all.

"Why couldn't you get someone else to do that? If that's all you need from me, there's no point in wasting my time to protect the likes of you." Raku turned to walk away, but was stopped by Sasuke.

"You won't be wasting your time…if you train with me also." Sasuke offered. Raku gave him a death glare.

"Why would I do that? You're not a people person, according to Kabuto." Raku growled. Sasuke just shrugged.

"I'm not, but it'll give you something to do. Besides sitting around, waiting for anyone to show up, which doesn't really happen very often." Sasuke said, smirking slightly. Raku looked back at Orochimaru and Kabuto.

"Do as you like. But be sure to keep an eye on Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto said, walking closer to her. Once he got close enough, he whispered in her ear, "If he were to be captured because of you, you won't be forgiven." Raku just glared as Kabuto walked away.

"Fine." Raku mumbled. "I'll do it. But promise me one thing…" Orochimaru looked at her, one of her red eyes glowing.

"No one in my village is to know about this. Not one soul…" She said.

"Of course." Orochimaru said, licking his lips with his long, snake like tongue. Raku's eye went back to normal, and she left the room, Sasuke following. Kabuto looked back at Orochimaru, who was chuckling evilly.

"She's perfect…" He whispered to himself, licking his lips.