'Ello everyone! I'M BAAAACK! XD Yup yup, with another SasuNaru/NaruSasu whichever you want to call it. :-) And guess what? Surprise Rascal609!!! I'm dedicating this to you b/c you gave me the idea to a degree. 8D So I decided that since I was going to take it and use it, to dedicate this fic to you. Thanks for hangin' with me during "You're My Dobe, Dobe"!! ((Glomps)) Fellow hyper-ist! XP
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto characters.
Rating: T to be safe for mild/coarse language and violence I suppose...Though really, what Naruto fic doesn't have violence? Some I guess...
Important A/N: Okay, I know how everyone hates short chapters and such, but I think (no matter how much I try) this fic is probabaly going to be very short chaptered. X-x Sorry, but no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to make the chapter's any longer than what, two-four pages long in Microsoft? It sucks, I know, but I'm so used to breaking them up into about that amount. X-x So I promise to try to make the chapters longer, but no guarentees at all. They'll probably remain short...Gomen!
-- Sea Of Diamonds --
Prologue
"Tsunade!"
The Fifth Hokage looked up, irritated at the sound of the perverted Sannin's voice calling for her, undoubtedly for something stupid. If he wanted to go out again for sake he could forget it! Shizune had nearly killed her because of all the work she'd already had to do, plus the now extra the Elder's had piled on. Jiraiya could forget it!
"Tsunade, open the door dammit! This is important!" the Toad Sannin yelled, beating his fists on the door. Tsunade snorted and shouted back, "Get lost Jiraiya, I'm in no mood for your perverted ways! I don't have time for anything." "It's about Orochimaru! Otogakure, the Akatsuki!" the pervert yelled exasperatedly. Tsunade snorted again and called, "Not buying it you dirty old perv!" She heard him growl and then, "OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR DAMN IT! This is serious!"
Sighing, the Slug woman left her desk and unlocked the door. If it had been so freakin' important he could've just gotten in his own way. Either he was out of it with excitement or he was fooling around. She stepped back to let him in and he shut the door, glaring heatedly at her.
"Stupid idiot, open your door when I yell like that! You ought to know I'm not fooling around when it comes to any of those things!" he scolded. Tsunade nearly grimaced. It was true; he didn't, mainly because all of those things usually had to do with a certain blonde brat that they were both fond of. She turned her attention back to Jiraiya and shrugged, going to sit behind her desk again. "So what's your problem?" she asked, sitting. Jiraiya paced and then turned, looking deathly pale.
"The whole Otogakure village, including Orochimaru himself, has been wiped out. And I've also received news that Uchiha Itachi is dead." The white-haired Sannin turned fully to the Hokage, his eyes worried. "Whoever did this is immensely strong, undoubtedly. And I fear they'll come for Naruto next, whatever the reason." Tsunade's eyes widened in shock, trying to register everything. "N-Naruto? Why?" she asked finally. Jiraiya sighed and replied, "I don't know, maybe I'm just paranoid. But if this person could take down a whole village like Otogakure, plus Orochimaru, plus Itachi, I think we have something to worry about either way." "Yeah you're right. I'll watch Naruto a bit closer for a while, but I won't put guards on him. That'll just alert that something could be wrong. We'll see how this goes. For all we know, the guy could never come here. Maybe Orochimaru and Itachi pissed him off once and he wanted payback. Who knows." Tsunade sighed, rubbing her forehead.
And just when she thought the day couldn't have gotten any more hectic than paperwork.
Reviews are loved...mainly to see if I should keep going with this story...Though I probably will due to the fact that 1) I have dedicated it to someone and I am determined to finish it for her even if I get zero reviews and she hates it; and 2) B/c I absolutly hate not being able to finish a story. Sure, a few cases of writer's block here, a bit of brain dead-ness there, but eventually I will complete my story no matter what...though putting it on hold for a while may become essential. 8P Anyway, even though I said I'd finish this even at 0 reviews, the reviews are still loved. Thanks!
-- Miah-Chan