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There was not a sound to be heard. For once, there was no breeze caressing the emerald leaves in the forest surrounding Konoha. Not a single bird sang; nothing stirred. The bright blue sky didn't contain one cloud - the sunshine was unbroken.
A raven haired teenager stood in the heart of the wood, gazing emotionlessly at the Village Hidden in the Leaves with cold, black eyes.
"It's changed," he murmured quietly. There was a rustle behind him and his three companions appeared.
"So there's your hometown, Sasuke," the silver haired shinobi said, violet eyes inspecting the village. "It's pretty busy." He was right - they could just about make out the general hubbub of village life. The dark haired adolescent said nothing.
"What's wrong, Sasuke-kun?" the only kunoichi in the team asked, putting one hand on Sasuke's chest where his shirt was open, and the other embracing him. He shrugged her off coldly.
"Quit flirting with Sasuke you cow, Karin," the silver haired ninja told the red head.
"I'm not a cow, Suigetsu you...you..." she spluttered, unable to think of a bad enough insult.
"Shut up you two," the final member of the team said quietly, his fiery eyes glinting in the sunlight. Karin and Suigetsu quickly stopped bickering. With much trepidation, Sasuke started to walk towards the gate. He hadn't eaten for days - starving himself, pushing himself further. His vision blurred slightly, but he carried on walking. It wasn't long, however, before everything went black and he fainted.
The ginger shinobi darted forwards to catch his leader as he fell. Sasuke's usually pale face was white.
"Good catch, Juugo," Suigetsu said. "Shall we proceed?" Juugo grumbled.
"He's only fainted. Just pour some cold water over him."
"And he hasn't eaten for days - don't you think we ought to feed him?" Karin added. Suigetsu sighed.
"I suppose," he said before tipping a colossal amount of water onto Sasuke, making him groan and wake up.
"Suigetsu!" he spluttered angrily. "What did you do that for?" Suigetsu grinned maniacally.
"You fainted," he said. "And Juugo didn't feel like carrying you." Sasuke glared at him and opened his mouth to retort but Karin put a chunk of bread in it. He choked, much to the amusement of Suigetsu, and took it out.
"That was unnecessary," he told her, taking a bite. "Why did you do that?"
"I thought you might be hungry," she answered flirtatiously. He sighed and finished the bread.
"You're worse than Sakura ever was," he said. She looked hurt but said nothing else. Cautiously, Team Taka made their way to the gates of Konoha.
There's chapter 1.
Thanks for reading!
Tsari