Chapter 2
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Miko and Sukai jumped in unison from branch to branch. Sukai was lagging a bit behind. She was still tired.
"Sukai pick up the pace!" Miko shouted back.
"Hai Miko-sama," Sukai yawned, and jumped along faster.
They traveled through the tree-tops in the forest quietly when Miko broke the silence.
"Sukai."
"Hai!"
"Do you think we can handle this mission just the 2 of us?"
Kakashi-sensei divided team 7 into two groups, because everyone knew that this mission was way to serious for a mass group to attack from one spot. No, Sukai and Miko were to take the alternate route and attack the target from behind.
"Well, we ARE traveling to Orochimaru's hide-out... It's an S-ranked mission, and we are only chuunin. It's dangerous."
"Well we need to be at the top of our game." Miko began. She tossed a Rx bottle over her shoulder Sukai caught it. "What's this then?"
"A food pill. It will restore your energy. Take it." Miko was a highly trained medical ninja, and she had an enormous amount of chakra, so she could heal wounds with much ease. Sukai was skilled at ninjutsu and fire techniques, but like Naruto, Sukai was eager to learn to heal. She just couldn't get it right though.
Sukai popped the food pill in her mouth. She crunched it up and swallowed.
Sukai coughed. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!"
Miko smirked. "Fish flavor."
"I hate you." Sukai said.
Miko and Sukai both laughed.
"Hn, you two are really loud."
"Oh right. You're here." Sukai said looking disgusted at the emo. It was true, Sasuke was placed in their group. Kakashi said it was for team-work practice.
FLASHBACK
"Sensei! This is no time for practice this is a real mission! And it's not like we are going to help each other if one of us is trapped! It will get in the way!" Sukai argued. She was shaking her fist and yelling.
She stomped her foot at the city gate. Naruto threw away his bowl and joined the rest of the group.
"SHANNARO!" Sakura added. Sakura didn't want to be on Naruto's team alone. Not without ahem "her" Sasuke-kun.
"Don't argue. This is a perfect time for practicing this."
"Hmph." Sasuke and Sukai said in unison.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
"Right. Listen, you two." Miko stopped on a branch and turned around. "I am NOT baby-sitting you two. Alright? Forget your feelings towards each other and suck it up, because Sasuke, if something happens to Sukai and you were able to stop it but chose not to, I will hurt you." Miko turned her attention towards Sukai. "The same goes for you, Sukai-chan."
"Meh." Sukai said.
"Okay, we've been traveling for 8 hours, it's time to rest." Sukai said.
They unpacked in a forest clearing. Sukai rolled out her sleeping bag, the same one from the sleep-over and started a fire.
Miko set up the pot where they were going to cook over the fire and Sukai lit a match. Sasuke unpacked the portion packets.
He shuffled through them.
Ramen, Ramen, Miso, Sushi- wait, sushi? he quirked an eyebrow.
They didn't pack sushi...
He turned over the sushi box.
There was a note on a post-it.
"Eh?"
'This sushi belongs to Sukai. Don't eat it, ITS MINE! You hear that?! M-I-N-E! Mine!'
Sasuke got his devious look. He chuckled lightly and stuffed the sushi in his sleeping bag.
"Sasuke get your emo butt over here and eat." Sukai hollered. Miko and Sukai got the fire going and water was boiling for the ramen and miso.
"Coming." he called.
The group dragged their sleeping bags over around the fire, and sat down, all facing the fire, except for Sasuke. He was hunched over something in his lap with his back towards Sukai and Miko.
"Itadakimasu!" they said in unison.
Sukai shuffled through the food. "Eh?!" Sukai tossed up the instant ramen and miso up in the air.
Sasuke turned around. "What?" he said with a mouth full of sushi, and chopsticks in hand.
Sukai's eyes narrowed. "You..." She leaped across the fire and tackled the raven-haired emo.
"YOU FAG THOSE ARE MY CALIFORNIA ROLLS!"
Sasuke choked on the his food. (Sukai punched him in the stomach)
Miko sighed and put in the dried miso. The water sizzled and the tight square of noodles softened and expanded.
"Oh are these YOURS? I didn't realize. I'm sorry." Sasuke smirked malichously.
"LIKE HELL YOU DIDN'T!" Sukai made hand-signs.
"Ember Petal no- ACK"
A kunai dug into her leg. Miko glared at her with her own hand extended in the throwing position. (She threw it). "Stop wasting your chakra."
Sukai winced and dug out the kunai.
"Damn."
She looked up at her fuzzy brown haired friend "Miko, you'd better heal this."
"And waste MY chakra?" She turned and placed a hand on her chest. She raised her eyebrows and dropped her jaw to make it look like she was appaled from such a statement. "She turned around and poured some miso into a bowl. "I think not."
"MIKO GET OVER HERE!" Sukai snapped.
Miko laughed. "Jeez, I was kidding." Miko walked over and gathered orange chakra in her palm. she placed her hand on the cut in the lower calf and started healing it. The torn skin started growing back together and the pain faded away.
"Thanks." Sukai said.
Sukai stood up and went over to the pot. She poured herself some miso.
Miko slurped up her own bowl.
Sukai turned to Sasuke. "You owe me a box of sushi when we get back, Uchiha."
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He watched from the tree.
Interesting... The speed of her healing skills surpass my own... She could be useful.
The grey-haired teenager thought. He adjusted his glasses and dissapeared.
