Heya, welcome to the story! I know I have another story on standby (And that I haven't been working on it for a long time ^^"). I just had this idea in mind and thought I'd try it. Thanks for reading!
I do not own anything about Naruto. However, the OC, Kuro, is mine. Now onwards!
"Heh... Looks like I really slipped up this time."
These words came from no one other than Kabuto Yakushi, Ororchimaru's right-hand man. The silver-haired male was referring to the current situation he had gotten himself caught in. The boy had underestimated a group of ANBU from Konoha who were on the search for suspicious characters, like himself.
Now, here he was, sitting on the ground, his hands tied securely with him seated on them. A simple little screw up of him undermining their power led him to being caught. How fun.
"You might as well tell us where Orochimaru and Sasuke are hiding right now, Kabuto. It'll save you a little more trouble than being interrogated."
Ah, yes. Orochimaru had just gotten Sasuke in his grips a little less than a year ago. It was a wonderr they hadn't given up on Sasuke.
'Naruto's probably harassing the Hokage about getting him back,' Kabuto thought, his facial expression not changing from the amused one he wore. A smirk was plastered on his face, smug and cocky.
"You must think I'm that desparate," retorteed Kabuto, shifting himselrf slightly. "Do what you want to me. I won't crack."
The ANBU members mumbled amongst themselves for a few moments, taking glances at Kabuto every so often. Kabuto waited patiently, a look of fake joy on his face. He was somewhat enjoying himself, but even he knew the dread of the Konoha jail. The added interrogation could end up killing him. And yet, part of him was willing to do so, oddly.
Finally, the group of four broke up their quick huddle. "We're taking you in," said the woman with the cat mask covering her face. Kabuto sighed boredly. Nothing bad there.
"But first," the man with the fox mask interrupted with a somewhat haunting tone. "We've decided we'd make sure you don't run."
At first Kabuto had no idea what they meant, but then, the most burly looking man began punching him down. Kabuto bit his tongue, making sure he wouldn't make a noise in pain. He began coughing up blood, feeling his body beginning to feel heavy. He wasn't about to let this shinobi get the better of him. But what could he do?
A rustle from a nearby tree's leaves made the ANBU squad freeze and turn their attention away. They stared upwards silently for a whilem before the woman demanded in a loud voice, "Who's up there? Show yourself!"
No one emerged from the leaves. Silence only followed. Then, from behind the crowd, in a tree opposite of where they stared, came a laugh, before a girl's voice called to them, "Picking on a helpless man I see, Konoha ANBU? Tsk tsk tsk, that's not very fair."
Everyone, including Kabuto, turned their heads to face the voice. Kabuto blinked in confusion at what he saw, forgetting the taste of blood in his mouth for a second. There, seated in one of the tree's higher branches, was a girl. She looked to be around sixteen to eightteen, with black, choppy hair that came to her chest and had a lair to her neck. Her eyes were coal black, with bright blue specks oddly placed in them, and her skin was that of a ghost; pale and cool-looking. The girl wore a black kimono top with a red ribbon around her waist, and black shorts. Covering her feet were black ninja boots.
She stared down at the ANBU with a look of sheer excitement. As Kabuto glanced at the ANBU, he saw the smallest man there draw backwards slightly, as if in fear. He could've sworn he heard the man stutter, "N-no way.. Not her..."
The speckled-eyed girl stretched, before smiling mischieviously down to the ANBU members. "And this place was getting to be peaceful. This is just no fun. I hate moving from my spots."
The woman was the first to come forward from the group. "Missing from the prision... Kuro Megumi..."
The girl squealed in delight. "Hey, goody, you guys remembered my name!" She dropped down from the tree, landing nimbly on her feet. "That really makes me happy!"
The beefy guy stepped forward next. "Kuro... You need to return to the jail at once. It'd for your own safety, as well as the safety of others. You are a threat. Now cut this nonsense and come with us at once, before we need to use drastic measures."
The girl, Kuro, finally frowned. She shook her head, suddenly appearing serious. Kabuto had been looking back and forth between the ANBU and the girl, and it seemed like the girl hadn't seen them as serious, until now. 'A hazard to herself and others... I wonder, is the girl crazy or something,' questioned Kabuto silently.
"I'm not going back there. I said that when I left. I can live peacefully here in the forest by myself and not harm anyone or myself. I've gotten a hell of a lot better at controlling myself. Why can anyone understand that?"
"It's not up to you, Kuro. You're coming with us, and that's final. Even if we have to take you by force."
Kabuto, having been silent for a while, finally spoke up. "Hey, sweety, I think these people arent' joking. If you're being serius about not going back, I suggest you try to run away."
Kuro stared at Kabuto quietly, as if pondering. Then, a smirk came onto her face. She shook her head towards him before returning her attention to the shinobi. "Take me if you can," she taunted, making a few hand signs Kabuto didn't recognize. The ANBU began approaching her slowly. Just as they were about an arm's length away, Kuro spoke again. "However, there's a reason I haven't been captured yet."
Finishing the last sign, she dropped her hand towards the ground, muttering a few words. Suddenly, spiney plants shot upwards around Kuro, going through the guards like paper. Their bodies were raised above her and Kabuto, their blood raining lightly down on them. The plants soon retreated back into the earth, the bodies resting on the ground behind them.
"Well, that takes care of that," Kuro chimed, turning to leave. She froze, remembering that there was still a boy tied up. She turned to him, thinking of what she should do. Slowly, she walked towards him, as if he would lash out and kill her. "Hey, you aren't a shinobi from Konoha, are you," asked she, kneeling beside him.
"I'm not," Kabuto answered blatantly, staring back at her. He couldn't help but think she was a bit charming, though his mannerisms gave no hint of it away.
Kuro nodded to him and herself, before undoing the ropes around his hands. "Okay, then-"
She stopped her sentence, a shocked look on her face. Kabuto looked at her in confusion as she hastily thrust her head back to look upwards. Through the clearing, a hawk was seen flying away.
"Crap," she exclaimed loudly, jumping to a stand. "That was a scouter hawk. It's going to send for reinforcements." She looked at him briefly, before grabbing his arm and pulling him to a stand. "We gotta move, and fast. Hop on my back."
In a slight daze at what was going on, Kabuto listened to the girl, wrapping his arms around her neck securely. She quickly took off away from the village at a fast speed, dodging through trees, trying not to land too many times and leave prints.
"Hey, you have any idea where we could hide out," asked the speckle-eyed Kuro, not turning her head as she ran. "They're gonna be bringing the ninja hounds with them. I have a few berries we can use to hide our scent if we need to stay out here, but if we have a place to go, then it'll be easier to hide."
Kabuto pondered for a minute. He could say he had no idea where they could hide, and they should use the berries and lay low. However, that still left the possibility of them being caught. His other option was to lead her in the direction of Orochimaru's current hideout. Although he knew he shouldn't, this girl showed that she had not too many good ties with Konoha, and appeared to live in the forest by herself. She could easily be disposed of if she caused a problem.
"I know a place we can hide at," he finally replied. Kabuto could almost feel Kuro smile happily, and he even heard a giggle from her. "Just follow my directions and we'll be out of harm's way in no time."
"Okie dokie.. Oh yeah, can I ask your name? You should know mine by now, the ANBU kept saying it."
"I'm Kabuto. And you're Kuro, correct?"
"That's right," she cheerily replied. "Well, Kabuto, it's really nice working with you. I just hope wherever we're going will be good enough to hide us."
Little did either of them know that the other held much darker secrets than either of them thought...
Yeah, kinda lame. I'm bad at first chapters. ^_^" Well, thank you for reading. See you in chapter two.