A/N: Hi guys! Thanks for clicking the link and giving my story a chance! Anyway, this story is following the manga up to chapter 615. The italicized part at the beginning is sort of like a flashback, showing my events after chapter 615, and after the italicized part, it's a year later. So, ages? Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto are all 17, as is, of course, the rest of the rookie 9. Tenten and Lee are, of course, 18. (I'M FOREVER CRYING OVER NEJI!).
This will take place in book 5 of the Harry Potter series, and of course, I'm completely, and not at all ashamed of my bias of shinobi over wizards. Seriously. Another thing: Naruto and Hinata have an established relationship, and Sasuke and Sakura have an established sort-of-ish relationship. What does that mean? That means that Sakura is still in love with Sasuke, and Sasuke, after a year, has growing feelings for Sakura, but he's still not sure how to act about them.
The title Vindico, comes from the latin word which means: to avenge, punish, liberate, deliver, protect.
I'm sure you guys can guess why I chose that title.
Anyways, sorry for the long authors note, now, read away!
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The end of the Fourth Shinobi War did not come easily.
Blood and death was everywhere, and at first, it had seemed that the fighting was all for naught. When Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara had loomed over the hero to all, Uzumaki Naruto, it looked as if the war was going to end and the Allied Shinobi Forces would inevitably lose.
Seeing Naruto on the ground, Hinata swiftly ended the White Zetsu clone she was battling before heading to aid the blond. Her mind briefly flashed to the moment earlier, when she had brought Naruto back to his senses and he had held her hand with a strengthened resolve. Instead of turning into a blushing child, Hinata had used that strength to also help fight back. Now, she was using that strength to rush towards the Naruto and protect him.
She had to protect him.
He was the only hope for the Allied Force, she just had to –
Uchiha…Sasuke?
Before Hinata had reached Naruto, a familiar figure had appeared, protecting Naruto from Obito and Madara.
To say that everyone on the battlefield was shocked was an understatement.
Everyone was quickly taken out of their stupor when Hinata had swiftly turned and fought off a clone that was attempting a sneak attack on her.
After the arrival of the infamous nukenin, and yet also, still the best friend of Naruto, the tide of the battle had turned into their favour.
Together, as equals, Naruto and Sasuke had beaten down Obito and Madara with a force and power that could only come from close friends who were competing, yet working together for the better good.
At the end, Obito and Madara were on their last breaths and had collapsed on the ground from pain and pure exhaustion. They watched with fatigue and hate in their eyes as Sasuke took control of the Juubi and sealed it back into an impenetrable stone prison that was fortified with the chakra of all the shinobi of the Allied forces.
The Allied Shinobi Forces had won.
The war was finally over.
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After Sasuke had sealed the Juubi, he had told Naruto that he had not forgiven Konoha. The blond didn't know what to say, but he could not stop Sasuke now. He just nodded his head.
"Ah, Sasuke-teme, thank you…"
The now sole Uchiha survivor nodded back, turning to leave.
"…but next time, I'm definitely bringing you back!"
Sasuke hesitated, as if he was going to say something, before simply disappearing from sight.
It was two months later when Naruto had finally encountered Sasuke once more.
They had a battle so tremendous and so full of power that the civilian village miles away felt the impact.
Naruto and Sasuke breathed harshly, glaring at each other. They both knew that their last moves would be the last, and the end of the battle would determine if Sasuke finally returned to Konoha.
The sound of a thousand birds and whirling wind filled the air as Sasuke and Naruto powered up the chidori and rasengan.
They charged.
And their hits connected.
Pain filled Naruto's eyes as he coughed up blood.
A grin spread across his face.
"Heh, Sasuke-teme…you didn't aim to kill."
Naruto expelled blood once more before falling face first to the ground.
Sasuke attempted to catch Naruto, unfortunately he fell to his knees as well.
"Idiot…you didn't either."
The last thing Sasuke saw was Naruto's bloody figure on the ground before the world turned to darkness.
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"Hokage-sama! Emergency at the hospital!"
Tsunade, the Godaime of Konoha looked up, tearing her eyes from the actual paperwork she was doing.
"What is it?" She asked, her voice hard with a hint of fatigue.
"Naruto was found! H-he's gravely injured Hokage-sama! He's in critical condition!"
Tsunade's eyes widened, immediately standing, her paperwork quickly forgotten. She nodded her head and proceeded to head towards the door.
"How bad are his injuries?"
"Bad Hokage-sama. The medic looking over him said that if we never got to him in time, his injuries would have been worse and his chances of surviving would not have been good."
The Hokage nodded once more, swiftly leaving her office to head to the hospital. The shinobi who had notified her spoke up again.
"There's one more thing Hokage-sama…"
Tsunade turned her head slightly, but her fast pace did not stop.
"…Uchiha Sasuke was also found, and he is in the hospital as well."
She stopped, a smirk slowly creeping on her face.
"So the brat finally brought him back…"
"Hokage-sama?"
Tsunade looked at the shinobi who had given her the message, her golden eyes blazing.
"Nothing. Find Haruno Sakura and tell her that there is an emergency at the hospital."
"Hai, Hokage-sama!"
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"Shishou?"
Tsunade looked behind her, but she did not stop her work on the unconscious blond beneath her hands.
"I-is that Naruto, shishou?"
"Aa…"
A bead of sweat traveled down Tsunade's forehead to her chin.
"He was in critical condition, but I've got it handled right now."
The pinkette switched from worry to confusion.
"Ano…then what did you call me here for?"
The Sannin nodded her head towards the bead on the other side of the room, farther from the door.
"Uchiha Sasuke was found unconscious as well next to Naruto's body. He's in critical condition, and I need you to stabilize him."
Sakura's eyes widened, turning her apple green eyes to focus on the prone figure, his blood and dark clothes in stark contrast with the hospital white sheets.
"Sasuke-kun…"
"Sakura!"
The command in Tsunade's voice broke Sakura out of her thoughts as a restored resolve came over her.
"Hai, shishou!"
Quickly, Sakura headed towards the Uchiha, tying up her pastel pink hair.
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The owl hooted in contentment as Shizune unconsciously pet it. The Hokage's attendant looked on in concern as Tsunade read the letter delivered by the owl.
"What is it, Tsunade-sama?"
Golden eyes flicked to Shizune's own black orbs before going back to the letter.
"A mission from the outside."
A gasp escaped Shizune's lips, shock clear on her face.
"T-the outside? How did they even get through the border? No one has crossed the border in over three hundred years!"
Tsunade grinned, amused at her student's exclamation.
"Actually, according to this letter, the Sandaime had crossed the border to the outside to see the mainland to see if the ministry of stick-wavers could help us after the third war."
Shizune gaped at the revelation.
"And? And? What was their answer?"
To say she was excited was correct. No shinobi (obviously, besides the Sandaime) has seen the outside in over three hundred years, and simultaneously, no one from the outside has ever set foot on the hidden continent.
The grin on Tsunade's face grew even wider.
"They said no."
Shizune's face fell.
"Oh…"
"So? A delegate from another ministry was there when the Sandaime asked, and offered help in the form of 100,000 pieces of gold."
"100,000 PIECES?"
Tsunade nodded knowingly, the grin still growing on her face.
"Aa, the delegate said that the gold pieces were part of their currency, and said it was no problem."
Shizune's face glowed with amazement, so Tsunade continued talking.
"The Sandaime was naturally distrustful of this man, and asked him what he wanted in return. The man simply said, 'if someone is in trouble, why shouldn't I give them aid?'"
"Was this man truly doing this out of the goodness of his heart?" Shizune asked, doubt lacing her words. The reason why the hidden continent had cut themselves off from the world in the first place was because the people of the outside were greedy and power-hungry, using the power of the shinobi in their wars, and causing dispute. As a way to protect the shinobi, the hidden continent was sealed off, and the mercenary clans kept their dealings within the continent.
Tsunade nodded her head.
"The Sandaime didn't know if he could trust the man, so he sent a summon to the Yondaime, the summon relayed a message that he was going to be gone for a while, and so the Sandaime went with the delegate to his ministry across the ocean." Tsunade turned her golden eyes to Shizune, her grin finally stretching from ear to ear "needless to say, the Sandaime came back with 100,000 pieces of gold."
Shizune's mouth opened and closed, words escaping her, before a big question popped in to her mind.
"Ne, Tsunade-sama, how do you know all this?"
A little, worn and tattered brown book was chucked at Shizune, who caught it with ease.
"That was the Sandaime's little journal of his journeys to the outside, and it came with the letter. I'm assuming one of the stick-wavers did something so it would fit in with the envelope. Either way, the delegate who had helped the Sandaime found it, and inside it, the Sandaime said he would give the delegate a ninja favour for helping him and being his first friend on the outside."
Again, Shizune was stumped into a stupor. She shook her head as she quickly opened the journal and read the first pages. Tsunade kept talking.
"And now the delegate wants us to act on the favour. Apparently, he is a headmaster of some school, and is afraid of an upcoming war causing harm to the children there. He wants us to send shinobi for protection of the school, and to especially look over this Potter Harry."
Shizune frowned at this.
"Are you going to accept this mission? Most of our shinobi are unavailable at the moment. The rest of our forces are still busy helping build up the village, giving aid to the other villages, and going on missions."
Tsunade nodded thoughtfully.
"I know, but the thing is, he's offering an awful lot of money, and we really can't deny this chance at it. Unfortunately for the client, we're only going to send in one. I feel as if this…Dumbledore? Hm…strange names. Anyway, I feel as if this Dumbledore is greatly underestimating our abilities. According to the Sandaime's journal, he never showcased any of his abilities to Dumbledore, so he doesn't know the full extent of our abilities besides the limited silly little legends they have outside. If this is just a simple guarding and protection mission, one shinobi is going to be enough. Although…since this is going to be on the outside, I'll have to rank this mission as A-rank, simply because of its location."
Shizune nodded in agreement, still flipping through the journal of the Sandaime. The owl next to her hooted in annoyance at the loss of her attention, but quickly cooed in contentment once more when Shizune absentmindedly pet it.
"But…who would we send, Tsunade-sama? Like I had said before, our best shinobi are out on missions at the moment, we can't send any ANBU as our forces are too low to send any of them…"
The Hokage's attendant kept muttering to herself on whom to send while Tsunade was also stuck thinking on a similar train of thought. Who would they send? Team 7 was not yet back from their mission, and as of right now, they were undoubtedly, the best team in Konoha. Perhaps…Hyuuga Hinata? As the Hyuuga heiress, she would be a good choice. She had the byakugan and she would know the politics of the mission. Yes, she would be a good choi—
"How about Sasuke?"
Tsunade and Shizune both snapped their heads to the window where Hatake Kakashi lazily sat at the windowsill, his trademark book in his hands. Tsunade arched an eyebrow, not at all surprised if he had heard the whole thing.
"Oh? Don't you remember Kakashi, that Sasuke is still on probation for his crimes against Konoha, and as such, cannot go on missions above C-rank?"
Kakashi nodded.
"Aa, but it's been a year since he's been brought back, and he's not showing any signs of treason anymore…especially after spending so much time with Sakura and Naruto."
The Hokage continued to look at the copy nin with an incredulous expression.
"That does not explain why you are recommending an ex-nukenin for an A-rank mission on the outside, Kakashi."
"According to you, Tsunade-sama, it's a simple protection mission, which is at most a C-rank. Besides, the fact of the matter is, Sasuke's bored. You should have seen him waiting for us by the gates. He even agreed to go to Ichiraku's with Naruto and Sakura, that is, if Naruto agreed to train with him afterwards."
"That may be true, Kakashi, but this is roughly a ten-month mission, and the fact of the matter is, that is not enough to send him. He is still on probation, and he needs someone to watch over him."
Kakashi shrugged carelessly, eyes still on the book. Shizune had half a mind to just snatch his precious book out of his hands.
"Then send someone every month to see how he's doing. Besides, Tsunade-sama, this may be good for Sasuke. A test if you will." The silver-haired man looked knowingly over his book into the golden eyes of the Godaime. Tsunade held his stare unwaveringly, until she finally let out a sigh of defeat.
Kakashi was right. In spite of being an ex-nukenin, Uchiha Sasuke was an excellent choice. He could protect the school and he knew how to work out politics. Tsunade frowned as she continued to mull over her inevitable choice.
"Fine. Now give me your mission briefing, and when you leave, send Sasuke here."
Kakashi nodded, putting his book away and standing at attention at the foot of the Hokage's desk.
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"And then, and THEN I finally punched him in the face! HAH! Bastard deserved it!" Finished Naruto as he slurped up some noodles.
Sasuke rolled his eyes while Sakura laughed softly at Naruto's antics.
"Ne, Naruto! You're lucky he had already paid us, or else we would have come here without any! And you know how shishou hates it when you screw up missions!"
"NE? Sakura-chan, why is it just me doing the screwing up? Hey, hey, Sasuke-teme, back me up here!"
Sasuke snorted.
"Why? You're screwing up, because you're a screw up. Dobe."
Naruto turned red in the face.
"WHAT? Take that back!"
Sasuke smirked in defiance.
"Dobe."
"Why yo—"
"Hey! You two stop fighting now!" Sakura glared fiercely at the bickering best friends, apple green eyes flashing with annoyance.
"Hn…"
"Ah, Sakura-chan, don't be so serious! Besides, this bastard knows I can easily beat him in a fight."
A flash of red.
"Care to test that statement, Dobe?"
"Hah! I could beat you with my eyes clo—"
Sakura huffed.
"Naruto! Shut up! And Sasuke-kun, just stop!" She gave both of them knowing looks. Naruto grinned sheepishly, while Sasuke simply smirked. The pinkette rolled her eyes, nudging the Uchiha with her shoulder.
Naruto watched these proceedings with a frown. Sakura was the closest thing to a sister he had, as was Sasuke like a brother. Of course the iryounin still loved the sharingan user unconditionally, and it was obvious that Sasuke was growing feelings for her.
But the bastard wasn't acting on them!
Naruto didn't know what his problem was; surely he knew that Sakura was still in love? The blond scoffed, quickly deciding that he would just leave their feelings between them. He had Hinata now anyway.
"Yo!"
All three turned around to see their former sensei (though, they still thought him to be their sensei) standing behind them.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura smiled "How was the mission briefing?"
"Aa, fine. Oh, Sasuke, Tsunade-sama wants to see you."
Sakura and Naruto paused at that as Sasuke nodded his head, getting up from his stool.
"Ano, Kakashi-sensei, why does baa-chan want to see Sasuke-teme?"
All three of his former students looked at Kakashi questioningly. The copynin shrugged.
"He has mission orders. Solo mission, I believe."
Sakura and Naruto's eyes bugged out of their head before turning excitedly to Sasuke. This was the first time that the sole Uchiha had a mission without them.
"A solo mission, Sasuke-kun! Maybe your probation is ending soon!"
"Aa…"
"Tch! I know you're excited, bastard!" Naruto got a prompt smack on his head from his female teammate, before her temperament quickly changed as she gave a beaming smile to Sasuke.
"We'll be waiting, Sasuke-kun!"
The Uchiha gave a small smile so unnoticeable that only Team 7 caught it, before nodding his head.
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After Kakashi had left her office, she had immediately replied to the letter from the outside and gave it to the owl who took it with its talons before flying off. She watched the owl until the bird was no longer seen in the sky, before she went to promptly take out her sake stash.
Goodness, was she making the right choice in asking Uchiha Sasuke?
A nukenin who had multiple counts of treason on his report?
Tsunade continued to think about her choice of shinobi until a knock was heard on her office door, causing Tsunade to hastily put away her cup of sake.
With her cup safely hidden, she cleared her throat.
"Come in!"
Her office door opened to show the tall figure of Uchiha Sasuke. He walked in and stood at attention in front of her desk.
Tsunade eyed Sasuke for a moment, clearing her throat once more.
"What do you know of the outside?"
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly at such an odd question, but nonetheless answered the question.
"Thousands of years ago, a group of orphans left the continent. A few years later, the orphans, due to having almost no chakra training, started to use sticks or wands, as they would call them, to channel their chakra because of their limited chakra control. Eventually, they procreated, taught their children how to channel their chakra through these wands, and after many years, their ancestors had left the mainland to go around the world. Because they were not having proper training, the chakra reserves of those outside became small enough that they could still utilize their chakra only using these wands, however, they were not big enough to produce any jutsu. Around three hundred years ago, they once again became aware of us in the continent, and used the mercenaries from the hidden continent to fight their wars. Their wars became so great, and many shinobi were losing their lives, that the hidden continent, with the power of the great mercenary clans, cut off the continent from the rest of the world."
Tsunade was impressed. That was the most that she had heard Sasuke speak, and the answer he gave her was almost textbook perfect. She nodded her head.
"Well, the Sandaime travelled to the outside years ago, achieved help from a friend and bestowed his friend a ninja favour. That friend is now asking us to act on that favour."
Sasuke was surprised, to say the least. He had put two and two together after Tsunade had spoken about the "favour."
"I am to have a mission on the outside?"
Tsunade nodded.
"Congratulations. You will be the second shinobi in over three hundred years to step out of the hidden continent. However, you're not going to go to the mainland."
This time, Sasuke's widening eyes were visible. Not at the mainland? He had expected, since this would be the first time that a mission was taking place on the outside, he would simply go to the mainland as it was the closest. Tsunade nodded and went on to answer Sasuke's unspoken question.
"Instead, you're going to go to this place called Hogwarts, located in Scotland which is the U.K. Now I know that we're not exactly knowledgeable on the outside now, but from this map that was enclosed, it's…well, it's far. I'm expecting another reply in a few days, so for the next few days prepare for this mission. Now to the exact details of the mission, you'll be protecting this school and a boy specifically. Apparently, there is an upcoming war, and the friend of the Sandaime is the headmaster of the school. You will be on this mission for roughly ten months, and while you are there, I want you to be gathering as much information as you can. Any questions?"
Sasuke shook his head, a little overwhelmed that the Hokage was entrusting him with such a mission, a long one at that.
"Is that all Tsunade?"
Tsunade twitched slightly; bothered by the fact that Sasuke still wasn't using the proper suffixes for anyone.
"Hmph, that's Tsunade-sama to you brat!" She exclaimed, although her words held no harshness in them.
Sasuke just nodded, a little amused as he turned towards the door.
"Hold on Sasuke. Don't forget that you're still on probation, so during your mission I will be sending someone there monthly to check up on you, got it?"
The sharingan user nodded once more before walking out of the office.
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"Ne? You're going to go on the outside? Lucky bastard, why didn't baa-chan ask me?" Naruto exclaimed loudly.
Sakura chided Naruto on his loudness.
"Isn't it obvious, Naruto? If he wasn't going on the outside, and someone approached shishou for a protection mission, Sasuke-kun would still be chosen. After all, the rest of Team 7 are being used for the higher level missions – ano, sorry Sasuke-kun – and she can't spare us for ten months for a simple guarding mission."
Sasuke grunted his forgiveness, though still slightly peeved that Sakura was so blatantly talking about how he wasn't allowed on higher leveled missions. The pinkette smiled at the dark-haired teen, continuing to talk.
"Also, Sasuke-kun is well versed in politics because it's up to him to restore the Uchiha clan, and politics always plays a part in clans. So shishou is also utilizing Sasuke-kun to be a proper delegate on the outside."
Naruto nodded his head thoughtfully, slight jealousy still rearing its head around.
"Ah! You're still lucky! Hey! You better write us, Sasuke-teme! I know! I'll ask baa-chan if I can be the one to check up on you!" The blond gave the Uchiha a toothy grin.
"Hn, in that case, I'll ask her to not send you."
"Bah! You know you'll miss me!"
"Dobe, I'm sorry, but I don't look at you that way."
Naruto sputtered in embarrassment.
"Bastard, you know that I have Hinata-chan now! If anyone here is gay, it's YOU!"
"Keep telling yourself that, Dobe."
"Tch, everyone in the village thinks so! Especially since you and Sakura-chan still haven't do—"
Sakura swiftly smacked Naruto, her face burning with embarrassment as she attempted to hide her eyes to hopefully prevent Sasuke from seeing her tomato red face. Unbeknownst to the pinkette, Sasuke had turned his head, a light dusting of red across his cheeks.
Naruto rubbed his cheeks before seeing the looks on his best friends' faces. He grinned knowingly.
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A few days later found Sasuke back in the Hokage's office.
"Sasuke, as you know, I have received a reply from the client. He has not sent any more specifics on the mission, just that you will be given the specifics when you get there. As a way to get there, he sent this," at that, Tsunade held up a simple chain, "according to him, this is a portkey, which will send you to your destination. At the end of your mission, he will once again give you a portkey to arrive back here."
Sasuke nodded his understanding taking the portkey from Tsunade's hands.
"According to this letter, the portkey will go off in ten minutes, so listen closely. Remember your mission, you'll be protecting a whole school, and specifically a boy, so do you have any idea how?" The Uchiha nodded at this, "Good, your side mission is to gather all you can on the outside. The shinobi who I will send to check on you will also gather the information from you to take to me, understood?" Sasuke nodded once more.
"Good, and Uchiha." Sasuke looked at her questioningly "good luck, after this mission, your probation will have significantly lessened."
The onyx-eyed teen looked down at the ground.
"Thank you…Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade looked shocked at Sasuke's use of a suffix. 'Hmmm, maybe Sakura and Naruto really are changing him…'
"Yeah, yeah brat, don't get sentimental on me. Oh, and catch." Sasuke easily caught another simple chain that Tsunade had thrown at him. He looked at it questioningly before looking at the Hokage.
"Apparently, it's a…" Tsunade quickly looked back at the paper in her hands, double-checking the word "…a charm? Anyways, it's going to help you speak their language, which is called English. While you're there, I expect you to eventually learn English on your own so that you do not have to rely on a charm, got it?"
Sasuke nodded once more, setting the chain around his neck.
Tsunade nodded back as she looked at the clock on her wall.
"Alright, you have around 7 minutes before that portkey goes off, do you have any questions?"
Sasuke opened his mouth "Nothi—"
The Uchiha was cut off when Naruto busted into the office through the window.
"Hey, bastard! Leaving before saying goodbye HUH?"
"Naruto! I thought I told you to use the door?" Sakura snapped at the blond as she calmly walked through the door of the Hokage office.
Tsunade quickly reached for the sake, knowing a headache was coming soon.
"Hn…" was all Sasuke said before giving the two a small wave.
Naruto childishly stuck his tongue out at his best friend.
"You call that a goodbye? Tch! You better write, bastard! Or else I'll personally go up there to beat your ass!"
Sakura smiled sweetly at Sasuke, unexpectedly wrapping her arms around him. The sharingan user stiffened underneath her touch, before relaxing and was just about to return the hug...unfortunately, Naruto spoke up.
"Hey! Baa-chan, send me as the one to check up on this bastard, he's gonna need me to make sure he's not going to get rusty!"
"Shut up, brat!"
While Naruto and Tsunade squabbled, Sakura finally pulled away from Sasuke, smiling up at him once more.
"You'll miss us, won't you Sasuke-kun?" The survivor just grunted, causing Sakura to laugh. What else did she expect? "You really better keep in touch, Sasuke-kun!" the pinkette said sternly, shaking her finger at him.
Sasuke nodded his head, his onyx eyes softening slightly as Tsunade spoke up, her eyes again on the clock.
"Oi, brat! That portkey thingy is going to go off soon! Say your goodbyes and get ready!"
The Uchiha clutched the chain that was not around his neck before nodding to his two teammates.
"Aa, Sasuke, I have a gift for you." Everyone turned their heads towards the window, where Kakashi had a hand up as a goodbye, and his other hand clutching a simple wrapped, small rectangular box. He quickly gave Sasuke the wrapped gift who immediately put it in the pack he had. Sasuke gave Kakashi a nod as well before feeling an uncomfortable pull on his navel. The last thing he saw were the faces of his team.
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Sasuke felt the landing coming quickly, and had twisted his body to land on his feet. Although a bit wobbly, he had soon caught his bearings preventing himself from falling on his butt. He shook his head and frowned. What kind of transportation was that? It was uncomfortable, and Sasuke had the slightest feeling of a headache before it quickly dissipated.
He looked at his surroundings and swiftly concluded that he was in a shabby looking house; the wallpaper on the walls looked as if it was peeling off, and there was a distinct, dusty smell in the air. Sasuke frowned once more, looking around, wondering if the portkey had brought him to the wrong place.
Hearing voices down the hall, Sasuke ventured towards it, blending into the shadows to see if they were enemies or not. He silently entered the room where a group of people was gathered around a table. He was even more surprised that he understood everything they were saying before remembering the "charm" around his neck.
"Do you reckon when he's going to be here?"
A woman with bright, bubble pink hair, unlike Sakura's pastel pink, spoke loudly.
A man with a mad, whirling eye grunted in response.
"Accordin' to Dumbledore, it should be soon."
More voices filled the air in response.
Sasuke knew they were talking about him, and at the fact that they had spoken the client's name, decided that these people were not the enemy, and the portkey had indeed, brought him to the right place.
"He's a bit late, isn't he?" A red haired man spoke up.
As if on cue, Sasuke stepped out of the shadows and cleared his throat.
Everyone in the room gaped at the teen. Shocked that he was somehow in the farthest part of the room from the door, when everyone knew that the portkey was supposed to drop him off at the entrance of Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
Sasuke stared back at everyone with an impassive look before speaking.
"Uchiha Sasuke, shinobi of Konohagakure."
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A/N: If you guys didn't know, apparently, at the beginning of the Fourth Shinobi War, there were about 80,000 people in the Allied Shinobi Forces, composed of mostly shinobi and some samurai. So, roughly, let's say 60,000 - 70,000 shinobi using their chakra to fortify the stone prison. Pretty impressive, huh? It was also mentioned in the manga that before the hidden villages, the shinobi worked and acted under mercenary clans, where the two greatest mercenary clans being the Uchiha and Senju clan.
If you guys haven't gotten it yet, the "mainland" that the shinobi were talking about is Japan. I'm assuming that since most people in the hidden continent observe Japanese customs, that the mainland should fittingly be Japan.
Oho! And what do you guys think Kakashi gave Sasuke? Hehe.
I told you guys it was kind of a cliché story line, right? Well, hopefully not too cliché as this story is mostly Sasuke-centric. I am not afraid to admit that I am a definite Sasuke fan-girl. Yup. Anyways, tell me what you guys think, and I'll be updating next Saturday!
Can you guys already tell that I believe the shinobi could kick wizard ass? Hah.