Hey guys, Sayuri's back! Sorry it took me so long to update. Most of it was sheer laziness; the other was because I had surgery over Christmas break (I doubt anyone believes me because I've heard people use this as an excuse). Nothing major but boy can painkillers do a number on ya. It made me delusional and nauseous all at once (I thought there was a lion by my dogs cage one night!). Not very fun but whatever, I'm over it.
Anyway I was going to point this out in my prologue but I forgot; in my viewpoint pretty much anything goes on naruto. I've seen some crazy out-there stuff happen already and in the shupidden series (Look up how sasuke defeats deidara. It's freakin ridiculous!) So I don't want to hear anything like 'this could never happen!' because I've seen some weird shit happen on this show.
All right, now that I got that off my chest here's chapter two.
"To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the geani out of the bottle. It is to start a new train of events that is beyond your control…"
- T.S. Eliot
Two ninja sat in a Raman shop, both unaware of the events they have now set in motion
"So, naruto right?
Glancing over at the strange orange-clad boy now slurping soba noodles, she could only wonder if he was the same person she heard all those rumors about.
"Mmhm"
'Is he really…'
"I've heard about you."
Finally looking up from his now empty bowel the boy smiled in contempt.
"Did you hear that I'm gonna be hokage some day!"
'Hear….yelled at. What's the difference?'
"It might have passed my ears."
"Well, what else did you hear about me?"
Turning back around to another bowl of noodles that was placed on the table in front of him, the strange boy kept an ear open for her reply.
'That you were a stubborn knuckle-headed ninja who doesn't know when to quit.'
"Um, I've heard you're very….determined, and….that you never give up."
"Yep, that's my nindo, to never give up!"
A smile appeared on narutos face as he looked over at sayuri, remembering when he made that promise to himself.
It seems unreal that a single event that happened in your past has brought you or made you who you are at this moment. That one person could have such an impact on your being. Making you wonder how life might have been if you never met that special someone, if that moment in your life never happened, if you never took that chance.
Reflecting upon these memories can also bring up questions as to if you did the right thing, made the right decision, took the right path.
You only have one chance at life. But many choices as to how you will live that life.
Some find it easier to live that one life believing in false hopes and dreams, rather than facing reality.
Idly staring at her bowel of Raman, she tired to think of some way to change the topic before she could remember the reasons for her own nindo.
"I also heard that you made up your own jutsu."
"Oh you mean my sexy jutsu."
The same silly smile from before appeared on the ninjas face.
"I guess, I've never heard the name of it but this one old guy I found hanging around the women's bathhouse said it was the best and most powerful jutsu."
"Oh you must be talking about pervy sage. Yeah, he likes to hang around there and look at pretty girls. He says he's doing research for his book but he's just a dirty old man."
'I guess that explains why he was staring at my chest the whole time I was asking him for information and directions. I thought he might have seen something else on me.'
"You've met him before?"
"Yep! I did some training with him for a while."
"That guy asked me to come to you to learn the sexy jutsu then show him when I master it. I'm not really sure why yet but he said it was powerful so I guess it would be helpful. Do you mind teaching me the jutsu?"
"Yeah I'll show you! I've never seen a girl try it before."
With new found enthusiasm, the orange-clad boy jumped off his seat, waiting for his new pupil to join. The thrill of sharing something fun and exciting was prevalent on his façade. His eyes though, held something more, like a secret, having a glint of mischief
As the other walked out of the noodle stand and toward her new found friend she couldn't quite shake the feeling that something was going to happen to her. Pondering on that feeling for a few more seconds the young nin remembered why she was with naruto in the first place.
"You really don't have to walk me there. Don't you have to be somewhere right now?"
"Nah, my sensei is always a few hours late and I don't mind."
"Well sayuri, I'm glad to see you made it fine and it looks like you're here early."
Thumbing through files stacked on her desk, the sanine glanced over at the all too familiar ninja standing behind her new recruit. It came to no surprise for her that she would find him in her office with a girl like sayuri. The fact that naruto was still with her right now only served to prove the conflicting options and consequences of her little matchmaker game.
"Yes lady hokage," replied sayuri
The all too familiar ninja stood near the door, leaning against the wall with his hands placed behind his head, pretending to not seem intrestind in the information about the new kunoichi yet sneaking looks at her every now and then through the hokages conversation.
'It's a damn mystery how the hell I got her early considering all the times I got lost.'
Sayuri was seated in a chair next to the older woman, unaware of how revealing her outfit was when sitting.
The young ninja's attire consisted of a long skirt with a slit on either side reaching her upper thigh where her headband rested, a kimono half- top, and bandaging covering her toned mid section and right leg.
The girls top alone, with her well developed chest and protruding cleavage, was more than enough evidence needed for the sanine to realize why naruto was stealing glances at her new ninja.
'If this girl's personality matches her physical appearance she would be the envy of every girl in Konoha and the eye candy for every boy here. Hell, her body alone would do the job.'
"Sayuri."
"Yes lady hokage"
"I will be assigning you to a few low- rank missions to test your abilities and weaknesses. From then I will put you on a team for any other missions that come along. You will start out on narutos team since their down one member. Do you have any questions?"
"No ma'am and thank you for giving me this opportunity to show my potential as a shinobi for the leaf village."
'Well it looks as if her manners match.'
"Naruto."
Standing up from his position the other ninja walked over to the desk full of files and documents, pretending to have not heard the previous topic.
"I want you to show sayuri around and where she'll be staying, got it."
"Yeah granny tsunade I got it."
Irritated from his reply, she dismissed them from her office and reluctantly went back to her paperwork.
Fortunately she was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Come in."
A woman carrying a small pig appeared in the doorway. With a look of somewhat confusion on her face she entered the office.
"Lady Tsunade….was that young girl with naruto sayuri?"
"Yes why do you ask?"
"You didn't just pair her with team seven….did you?"
Leaning back into her chair the older woman gave a long sigh before replying. She really didn't want to get into this argument again but from the way the conversation started it seemed inevitable. Frustrated yet again by how much grief her little plan was giving her she hunched forward, resting her head on her hands.
"Yes is there a problem with that?"
"Of course there is! If you're trying to pair her with that garra child why would you team her with a person like naruto? Their going to start getting along and she'll eventually start liking him!"
"No she won't."
Confused yet again by her lady's answer shizune decided to sit and wait for her friend to explain her thought process.
"I know what she's looking for."
"I'm not following you on that lady tsunade."
"Because of the way she looks sayuri will be seeking a person who does not put much thought or emphasis on physical appearances but more on character and inner beauty. Naruto right now focuses a little too much on outward beauty where as garra, being as how he looks, would care less about physical features and more about personality and acceptance."
'Although if garra actually manages to win her over, he'll defiantly be the resentment of every guy here.'
"I see but what if she actually does start liking naruto. The boy can be very kind-hearted and thoughtful when he tries. He's also a very loyal friend. Why would she give that up and take a chance with the sand sibling?"
"Well, I guess she'll have to make that decision someday wont she."
"Have you even thought of this all the way through?"
Leaning her head to one side the hokage replied with a "possibly."
'Really lady tsunade, sometimes I wonder how you ever became political leader of a village when you cant even solve a love conflict between children.'
With those troubling thoughts on her mind shizune and pig exited the office, leaving the hokage to return to her work.
Well, I'm going to stop there. The next chapter will have some comedy as naruto teaches sayuri the 'sexy jutsu' and she'll meet the rest of team 7. Hope everyone liked this chapter.
Jaa.
