A/n: Gah, I know I've been MIA since December, and I'm terribly sorry about it D: band and my grades have been degrading my writing ability for a few months now. But school is officially over this thursday, so I will be uploading ALL THE GREAT STORIES I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE PAST FEW MONTHS! All the stories will be updated during this week with at least one chapter, along with a few new stories. Including this one.
I thought of this story last night when I was watching this guy that was filming his journey on the traditional ways of getting tattoos. And he mentioned the Yakuza, and that made me think of a story. This is just a preview of it, which is why it's so short. The next chapter is gonna be reaaaaaaaaaaaaally long cause it's gonna flashback like crazy.
Enjoy :D
-Abby
Sakura POV
I'd heard a lot about Sasuke Uchiha. There were rumors that he was apart of the Yakuza, following in the footsteps of his father and brother alike. The mention of his name was bad news for anyone. He didn't make friends with people other than fellow Yakuza members. The only Yakuza member that was nice to me was Hinata Hyuuga and occasionally Naruto Uzumaki. Hinata wasn't part of it by choice; her uncle forced her to join along with her cousin Neji, though he was more willing.
Each of the Yakuza members had a tattoo somewhere on their body that showed their membership with the Yakuza. Each one was different and located in a different location. Hinata had shown me hers before. It was a dark violet koi fish on her left thigh. She'd told me that each Yakuza tattoo is made with the traditional technique of taking a long piece of bamboo that has needles on the end of it instead of using a modern tattoo machine. The application took a skillful person making repeated jabs of the needles pushing the ink into your skin. It was a long and painful process, one that took hours to complete. Hinata said that her fish took three hours to finish, and that it bled for five days after she got it done. She said she had another tattoo, the katakana symbols for "Yakuza," but it was hidden where I shouldn't look for it. And I didn't.
Naruto wasn't exactly my friend like Hinata was; you see, Yakuza members aren't supposed to be all friendly with outsiders. It might ruin the chance of Yakuza information getting leaked to the government. Naruto was one of those people that couldn't help but be friendly to people, including me.
Ino Yamanaka used to be my friend; that is, before she became part of the Yakuza. When we were little we used to be attached at the hip, especially after my parents died. But then when we turned thirteen, her father committed suicide and her mother was sent into rehab for being a druggie, so Yakuza took her and started her into training. Leaving me left by myself for five years.
Now, I am being attacked by the Yakuza's enemy gangs; why, I'm not sure. My parents were murdered when I was eight. I watched them get beaten, stabbed, and shot to death. The people raided my house, but all I remember them leaving with was cussing mouths and empty hands.
They were looking for something that day, but I'm not sure what. They must not have found it, since I'm still in need of constant protection from the gangs. I can't go downtown without getting beaten up. My school's math teacher, Kakashi Hatake, has been my "bodyguard" since my parents were murdered. He used to work for Yakuza, but he left when his wife went missing. He knew they were the reason she did, so he resigned and became a teacher. The only reason Yakuza didn't kill him was because they knew Kakashi would have demolished them for even trying.
Anyways, Kakashi found out from Itachi, Sasuke's brother, that there are many gangs going after the thing from my parents and that I, in turn, was going to get attacked. Kakashi was concerned, and told me that he would adopt me to keep me out of harms way. So he adopted me when I was ten years old, and for eight years now I've been in Kakashi's care.
Around a month ago, though, Hinata came to me very concerned, saying that the dirtiest gangs were coming after me soon. She said I'd need more protection, even if Kakashi was my guardian. So she made a proposition. Since I needed more protection, she said someone from Yakuza would be with me at all times, except bathroom visits and such. When I asked who, she got quiet. And what she said made me sick to the stomach.
Sasuke Uchiha, feared leader of the Yakuza members in his generation, was to be my new bodyguard. And he would live with Kakashi and me starting tomorrow.