Thank you to everyone who has favourite my story! I'm so amazed, and there was only four chapters of the original story, and it wasn't even wrote that good in my opinion, so thank you all very much. To anyone who has been waiting for an alert on this story, I've re-wrote it, so please read chapter one!
Phoenix x.
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The first thing, and wrong thing, Naru did when she woke up was move. Immediately, she felt the tender side of her ribs jar and she released a low hiss. Though it still hurt, she could feel a pressure on her ribs that she knew was keeping them from being hurt even more.
She attempted to move her hands to push herself up, but she found it difficult to move them. Twisting her wrists a bit, she felt the slightly scraping of rope. Her hands were bound. But at least she could feel things. She was lying on grass, that much she knew.
Opening her eyes, she found herself staring across a small clearing, and into the flickering flames of a small fire. It was night time. Then she remembered what happened. Training...Jiraiya-sensei being late... resting... Itachi Uchiha showing up... the fight with him... and then, nothing...
Instantly, Naru closed her eyes, hoping that the Uchiha hadn't realised that she was awake yet.
" That won't work, " a cold and smooth voice said quietly from the direction of the fire. " Your breathing has increased. "
The blonde Jinchuuriki opened her eyes again. She saw Itachi now sitting next to the fire, looking as if he had been there the whole time. She narrowed her eyes angrily. " What the hell do you want? " She spat, " I'm not going to the Akatsuki! " She struggled against her bonds.
" You've answered your own question, haven't you? " Itachi spoke as if he were bored, but one look at his face, his blank, handsome face that showed no emotion, made her think that he sounded blank rather than bored.
" Handsome? " The Kyuubi sounded utterly amused at her thoughts, and she inwardly glared at him, or at least she hoped she had.
" I thought the blow to the Akatsuki was a lot worse than it actually is, " she said, struggling even more. She eventually gave up and attempted to sit up - she did so, with the help of the tree she had been put under.
" The loss of Sasori and Deidara has done nothing, " he said coolly, " they are easily replaceable. "
Naru frowned at him. " So what, then? Your leader has decided to capture me even quicker? " She said, wanting to cross her arms. " Which reminds me, where is your ugly blue partner? " She made a sweeping look of the small clearing, as if expecting the giant shark type ninja to be hiding behind a tree.
Itachi did not answer. He turned his attention to the fire.
" Hey! Don't ignore me! " Naru snapped furiously. " You just captured me! The least you could do is answer my questions! "
Seeing that she was not going to get an answer, she let out a loud frustrated noise and through herself back against the tree. Bad idea. Her ribs jarred uncomfortabley and she let out a gasp. Then she frowned. Something had pushed against her back when she did that. Looking down, she noticed a thin rope wrapped around her waist like a belt.
This was his idea of keeping her captive? To say that he was a professional ninja, and a member of the Akatsuki, it was pretty sad.
If she could just channel enough chakra into the rope to break it, but not to attract his attention, then maybe...the rope glowed the blood red colour of the Kyuubi's chakra as she felt a strange draining sensation.
" It would be useless to try that again, " Itachi finally spoke. She looked up at him with ice cold sapphire eyes. " It absorbs the Kyuubi No Kitsune's chakra. "
" A piece of rope that can absorb my chakra? Ridiculous! " Kyuubi sounded outraged at the mere thought of it.
Even though there was more pressing matters, Naru couldn't resist the chance to anger her tenant. ' Oh really? Well it looks like your chakra just got absorbed by this piece of rope. ' She thought smugly.
" You should not be so smug, flesh bag, as you are the one who cannot escape. " It was Kyuubi's turn to sound overly smug and pleased.
' You're sealed inside me, furball, so you're kinda trapped as well, ' Naru thought.
" I have been trapped inside of you for your whole life. This makes no difference to me. "
" It would only do you harm to speak to the Kyuubi No Kitsune while we are travelling, " Itachi said quietly, his Sharingan eyes focused on her.
She flushed at being caught, before she realised what he had just said. " Wait - what did you just say? " She said, " talk to Kyuubi? How did you know? "
" Jinchuuriki's have a connection with their demons, " he said, " it is obvious that you should be able to communicate. And it explains why you always loose your concentration. "
Communicate wasn't really the word Naru could use for how she and Kyuubi...spoke to eachother. It was more of while one spoke, the other ignored, and so on.
" Talking to me has nothing to do with your concentration - you have the attention span of a rock, " Kyuubi said with complete sincerety. He was ignored.
" Travelling? " Naru said suddenly. " And just where am I ' travelling ' with you too? "
" You will find out when we get there. " Itachi switched his gaze back to the fire. " Get some sleep. "
A wave of tiredness did descend on the young blonde. She hated to admit it, but she was rather tired, and even though she didn't want to sleep near an enemy, she knew she had no choice. She let her eyelids slide shut and her head fell back against the trunk.
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" It's late, " Kiba pointed out the obvious as he collapsed into a chair provided in the Hokage's office. Akamaru laid down at his side, his large head resting on his paws.
Sakura, Kakashi, Sai, Team 8, Team 10 and Team Guy, along with their senseis, were gathered in the office, all looking as if they had just been dragged out of bed - most of them had.
Tsunade rubbed her temples. " Gomen, but I got news back from Jiraiya, " she said. The effect was immediate. Everyone in the room perked up and were suddenly wide awake.
" What did he tell you, Tsunade-sama? " Sakura said eagerly, her eyes wide and hopeful. Maybe the people who had taken Naru were so weak that her team mate had just gone along for a fight?
" The Akatsuki didn't take her, " Tsunade said.
Ino slumped against the wall. " So we have no idea who took her? " She said in disappointment.
Although it was fantastic news that the Akatsuki didn't have Naru in their grasp, but it also meant that they have no idea who took her, or why.
Shikamaru released a heavy sigh from where he sat on the sofa next to his best friend, Chouji. " Iie, we don't, " he said.
" That's good, right? " Tenten said, " if the Akatsuki don't have her, then there's no way they can extract the Kyuubi from her, right? So she's not in a lot of danger? " She may not know Naru as well as the others, but she didn't want the younger girl to end up like Gaara did. This time, there would be no-one to bring the vessel back.
The Hyuuga heir looked at his team-mate. " This doesn't mean the Akatsuki aren't involved, " he said darkly, spitting the name. " Maybe they have hired ninjas to take Naru for them? It would draw less attention, and no-one would even think about them if something like that happened. "
Shikamaru shook his head. " No, the Akatsuki would never risk allowing other to capture Naru, not when she is so valuble to them and their plans. " He rubbed his head, much like he has seen his father do for many years. " They can't be involved. Has Jiraiya-sama said anything else? " He looked at the Hokage, who had been strangely silent, watching them all speak among themselves.
" Hai, " Tsunade said, " like Shikamaru has said; the Akatsuki don't have her. That is a fact. Jiraiya has called in some spies, and they've all reported that the Akatsuki haven't made a move since the deaths of Deidara and Sasori. "
A knock came on the door. All heads swung towards it.
" Hokage-sama? " Anko's voice sounded, and the snake ninja walked in. She had a very satisfied smirk curving her lips. Tsunade had sent her to request - or demand, as was the case of the purplette most of the time - time to look for Naru. Obviously, it went exactly the way she had planned. " The Council of oldies have given us a month to find the brat. "
" C-council o-of oldies? " Hinata repeated in a whisper, her eyes wide. Kiba chuckled from next to her.
" A month? " Tenten said, " I may not be an expert at this, but only a month? The ANBU tried tracking Naru only an hour after she was taken, and they can't find a trace of her. " She began to toy with one of the kunai she had personally sharpened - a sign that she was annoyed. Neji rested a hand on her arm, and she instantly calmed, and then blushed.
Anko rested against the wall next to Kakashi. " The council don't want us to bring the brat back, " she said, and earned alarmed looks. " But they have no choice; it's either we have her, or the Akatsuki do, and trust me when I say: nobody wants that. "
Kakashi glanced at her, a single eyebrow raised. " Us? Are you planning on helping, Anko-chan? " He didn't mean to sound so rude or doubtful, but it was very unusual for Orochimaru's former student to offer help on anything, or show care for anyone.
The purple-haired woman did not appear to take offense at that. " The brat is interesting, " she admitted, " and I haven't had a good mission in ages - I'm getting bored. "
" So you're inviting yourself along, Anko-chan? " Kurenai said in amusement, red eyes glowing with mirth.
Anko gave her friend a look that suggested she was stupid for even needing to ask that question. " Duh, " she muttered, rolling her eyes. She looked up and saw everyone staring at her in bemusement, and she narrowed her eyes into a fierce glare. The many eyes were quick to look away from her. " Brats. "
Tsunade cleared her throat. " Anko can go along if she wants to, " she said impatiently, " we have no time to decide, so if you want to go - please say so now. " She was, of course, talking to the younger generation of ninjas in the room, but she couldn't be bothered to go into specifics.
" Well we're definitely going, aren't we, Kakashi-sensei? " Sakura said loudly, looking at her old sensei for confirmation. The Copy-Ninja nodded in agreement. " We need to go anyway; we know Naru better than anyone. If there's things left behind, we'll know if it's her. " She sounded rather confident in this.
Team 8 turned to their sensei, Asuma, who was chewing lightly on an unlit death stick, as people so fondly called them. " I've been asked to go on this mission anyway, " he said after a moment of silence, " it's up to you three if you want to come. "
" I'll go, " Shikamaru said, raising his hand in a way that made it look tiresome.
" Me too. " Chouji instantly agreed with his bestfriend. The two had done everything together, up until then, and he knew one of the reasons why Shikamaru wanted to go. When they were younger, they had shared a friendship with Naru in the academy, one that had faded due to their differences - they had wanted to stay in the academy, while Naru couldn't bare to sit still for more than five minutes. It was time to make up for it.
Ino sent a smile at Asuma that told him: " Well, if they're going, it's obvious I'm going to go too. "
" Team 8 are going. " Asuma said.
" I-I want to g-go, " Hinata stammered to Kurenai, who smiled proudly back at her. That sealed the deal; Kiba and Shino were bound to go along if their meek team-mate was going. Akamaru whined in a agreement.
Team Guy didn't even have a chance to say anything; " Yosh! We shall go and save Naru-san and her beautiful flames of youth! " Guy cried out passionately. He was soon echoed by Lee.
" That answers that question, " Tenten said dryly to Neji who was glaring at his team-mate and sensei with annoyance in his eyes.
Tsunade rubbed her forehead in annoyance. " QUIET! " she yelled, and the green spandex clad ninjas instantly shut up. " You will all leave in the morning - eight o'clock sharp - so get some sleep. " She needed a drink, or ten.
Everyone filed out of the room rather quickly.
" Where are you Naru-chan? " She murmured once she was alone.
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The next morning, while the Konoha team were getting ready to set out to find their missing friend, that said girl was awoken from her uncomfortable sleep by the bitterly cold morning breeze.
" Most uncomfortable sleep, ever, " Naru muttered to herself, and went to push herself up. She was quite startled when she found that she could. One look down made it obvious that the ropes once binding her hands had been removed, and the rope that had been around her waist was thinner now: two thin ropes intwined each other. It could easily pass off as a belt.
Looking around the clearing, she saw that the fire had died out over night, and only a few dying embers lit up the burnt wood. Itachi was no where to be seen. She grinned and pushed herself to her feet, wincing a bit at the twinge in her ribs. She might not have the Kyuubi's chakra at her disposal at that very minute, but she had her own chakra to use. Making one last searching look, she took off in a run in a random direction.
That was her first mistake; she should have known that running in a randomly picked direction was never a good idea.
Her second mistake? Thinking that Itachi didn't know that she would try this.
She didn't see or hear him, but the next thing she knew, she was slammed harshly into a tree, her back flat against the trunk. A large, and surprisingly warm, hand wrapped around her throat, but not enough to constrict her breathing. She followed the hand, and then the arm, up until she looked into dark eyes, the colour of beautiful onyx, which were currently resembling black ice chips. " Get off, " she spat.
Itachi stared down at her, his handsome face - which she now grudgingly admitted was more than handsome, it was actually quite gorgeous - blank. " You had to try and escape, " he said, and quite shockingly, he didn't sound angry - maybe slightly exasperated?
" You think? " Naru said sarcastically. " Gee, I wonder why? Maybe because you've kidnapped me, and you plan on taking me somewhere, against my will? Of course I'm going to try and escape! " She began to struggle, but he would not release his hold on her slender neck.
" I have no intention to harm you, " he said smoothly as if he were discussing something pleasant, and not pinning her against the tree.
" Kinda contridicts the hand around my throat, doesn't it? " She spat, aiming a kick for his leg. " And you plan on taking me to the Akatsuki! What part of that doesn't say I'm going to harm you? "
He managed to avoid the pathetic attempt at a kick by moving a little to the side.
" Look at what happened to Gaara! There is no way I'm going quietly! " He simply stared at her as she ranted until she went quiet. She would never forgive him for what happened to Gaara, even if he didn't directly do anything, he'd still prevented them from reaching him in time.
" I will let you go, if you swear not to escape again? " He seemed to be avoiding the word promise, which she was glad for. She had never broken a promise before, and she hated to refuse to make promises.
" Like hell I won't try and escape ag-OW! " She yelped as a hand was pressed firmly into her ribs - her broken ribs. Tears prickled in her eyes. " Let go! "
" Will you try and escape? " Itachi said, not paying any mind to the pain he was causing her.
" Yes! "
The pressure increased and the hand around her throat tightened. He lifted her off her feet until she was eye-level with him.
Naru bit back a cry. " No, no, I won't, " she gasped out of a constricted throat, " you cruel teme. " Abruptly, the hand released her throat and she fell to her knees. Massarging her throat with one hand, while holding the other to her ribs, she looked up to see Itachi swiftly turn around and walk off.
" Get up. We're leaving. "
She managed to get to her feet and stagger after the Uchiha.
" You have to respect his convincing ways, " Kyuubi said, sounding slightly impressed.
' Are you complimenting a human? ' She'd never been able to resist teasing her tenant.
" He is cruel - I respect the art. " Since when was cruelty an art?
Her head was silent after that.
It was a week later that Naru found out where they were eventually going. On the long, cobbled path leading up to the place.
" Iwa? " She said, looking at Itachi, who hadn't spoken more than five words to her since her escape attempt a week ago. Since then, her ribs had healed rather quickly, even without help from Kyuubi - though she suspected that the demon had played some part in healing her, even though he would never admit it.
" Hai. " Six words. He stared at her as if he expected a reaction out of her.
She bit her lip and looked back at the looming village.
It was during her training trip that Jiraiya had told her that under no circumstances was she ever to go to Iwa unless completely necessary, and if she did, she would always have to cover her face. She had been very confused, and had demanded to know why, and he'd responded: " Because you bear a big resembalance to an old enemy of theirs. " Not very comforting, to say the least.
" So, we really have to go in? " She said, trying to keep her voice curiously innocent. She didn't want to give anything away.
Itachi looked up the long road to Iwa, where, even from this distance, the large metal gates were visible, as were the large, hulking men on top of the gates. " I have something I require from Iwa, " he said mysteriously.
" Right, " she said, blinking. " Well, we can't just walk in there, can we? You're in the Bingo Book, and me? Well, I'm probably well known for what I am. " She didn't know how other villages would react to having another village's Jinchuuriki within their home, but she didn't think it would be pretty.
" Henge No Jutsu. " Was Itachi's only answer, and in a poof of smoke, he was transformed into a young man of similar age with neat brown hair and dark blue eyes and a rather soft face. Although not completely ugly, Naru didn't really like that disguise, especially when she knew what he really looked like...He stared at her expectantly, and with a blush, she realised that she had been staring.
" Right, gomen, " she muttered. She formed the seals she knew off by heart. " Henge No Jutsu. " In another poof of smoke, she was transformed into a taller young woman with long and wavy light brown hair, forest green eyes, and what she hoped was an innocent looking face. She was dressed in a long kimono, red sakura blossoms decorating a purple background.
He looked over her. Even though she knew she shouldn't, and she had no reason to, she felt slightly embarrassed at that searching look. Why was she reacting this way to a criminal who she hated?
A deep, booming cackle from Kyuubi had her eyebrow twitching.
" Remember, " Itachi's voice dragged her away from her thoughts of murdering Kyuubi, " do not speak to the Kyuubi No Kitsune inside Iwa; they don't take too well to strangers, and I have no doubt that you would attract attention if you do not pay caution to your surroundings. "
" Call him Kyuubi, " she said absentmindedly, " and I always pay attention to my surroundings. " He raised an eyebrow. She then remembered that he had managed to kidnap her from Konoha easily, after standing in the woods with her for Kami know's how long.
Itachi simply walked up the road leading to the Iwa gates. She quickly made to follow him. " We are civilians, " he said quietly, " not ninjas. There is not a single way we would be able to do anything within Iwa without being watched if we announced we are ninja. "
Naru nodded. That made sense. " So, civilians are our cover? " It wasn't much. She'd at least thought that there would be more to plan; civilians was an all right cover, but what else would they say? She was pulled out of her thoughts by a nudge from Itachi, and she realised that they were now nearing the gates.
The guards on top of the gates, she noticed, were larger up close, and their muscular forms came to a stop. Cold and dark eyes stared down at her. Muscules, she thought, were some what of a hinderance, in her opinion. Being slender made it easier to move around. Itachi wasn't small, but he wasn't so muscular that it was noticeable, and that's what form she thought people should have. Wiry enough to move quickly and enough muscles to have strength.
" State your reason for being here, " a deep voice rumbled from one of the ninja's guarding the gate on ground level. Another guard was to the left.
Itachi took charge. " My fiancee and I are here to shop for flowers for our wedding, " he said smoothly.
Naru's eyes widened, which she sorely hoped wasn't noticed, as well as her head jerking around to look at him. Fiancee? Wedding? This was never mentioned to her! She almost jumped when she felt his hand wrap around hers.
" Honestly, human, a male and a female showing up together - what other cover story would fit that image? "
The guard scrutinised them with beady eyes, one of which had a long and deep scar running down it, one which looked ages old. " Fiancee, you say? She looks a bit shocked at what you've just said. " He dropped his eyes to their clasped hands, which Naru realised that Itachi was the only actually holding, so she quickly laced their fingers together. It felt strange.
One thing was for sure, Itachi was right about Iwa not taking too well to strangers.
" Oh-I-well, " she stammered for an excuse, " I thought we were coming here to meet up with an old friend. I had no idea that we were beginning to plan our...wedding. " She put on what she hoped was an innocent and beaming smile. " We just got engaged a week ago, you see, so I had no idea that we were going to be getting married so soon. " She shot Itachi a glare, which she hoped the guards would take as a woman-scolding-her-lover-type glare. In reality? She was angry that he hadn't even bothered to inform her about their cover.
" Why wait? We've known each other for many years, my love, " Itachi said smoothly, as if it were completely natural to refer to the enemy as such, " we did start a relationship three years ago. "
Three years ago, Naru remembered, was when she had first seen him, when he had come to kidnap her from the motel room she'd been staying in while looking for Tsunade. He was using their first time meeting as a date, as she had just done - a week ago he kidnapped her, so a week ago they were engaged.
" How sweet, " Kyuubi mocked in a cooing voice which did not sound right in his demonic, rasping voice.
The other guard looked slightly understanding, giving her the impression that he was probably married, while the guard that had been the unfortunate one to have to listen to the story directly looked annoyed.
" Please go on through, " he said through gritted teeth, " do not cause any trouble, do not go near the Kage tower, and do not linger for long; buy your flowers and leave. " He looked up at the other ninjas on top of the gate and nodded.
With a loud groan of metal, the gates slowly opened.
With that attitude, Naru was surprised that Iwa got any visitors at all.
" Arigato, " she said pleasantly, once she realised that her ' fiance ' was not going to say it. Itachi walked in through the gate, and she trailed after him, their hands still clasped.
" Couples, " muttered the annoyed ninja in disgust as the gates began to close. The other guard let out a loud chuckle. The metal gates closed with a loud, menacing clang.
" Fiancee? Wedding? " Naru hissed once they were far enough away from any eavesdropping ears. " It would have been nice if you had informed me of this plan. " Even in a disguise she didn't want to be connected in any way to a mass murderer.
" You would have refused. "
" I wonder why, " she said sarcastically. She groaned in annoyance and looked around.
Iwa was a large and bustling village, much like Konoha, but at the same time, it wasn't: Konoha was a bustling place, and people were always out and about, and the shops and traders reminded her of it a bit, but other than that, it was a completely different village; no friendly looks were exchanged on the street, no-one stopped to have a chat with their neighbour, there was no laughter of children in the street, and shop keepers didn't look warm or welcome.
" A pleasant place, " she muttered.
" Iwa is nothing like Konoha, " he said calmly. " Children do not run all over the place here as Iwa does not trust anyone, and so, children are keep inside for safety - those who have chosen not to become ninjas, anyway. "
With a jolt, she realised that this was the most he had talked to her in the whole week - actually, he'd talked to her more in these past three minutes than he had all week.
" I like Konoha much better than this place, " she said. It was then that it came to her; she didn't miss Konoha, at all. She'd thought that at least she would miss the place, but she felt slightly relieved at being away from there, and it made her feel slightly guilty. People were probably looking frantically for her, and all she could do was feel relieved that she had been kidnapped.
Itachi tilted his head slightly, as if in agreement with her. " We will find a hotel, first, and I will inform you what you need to do while I am busy, " he said.
" Inform of what I need to do? " Naru repeated, blinking. " You don't tell me what to do. I do what I want. " Maybe, while he was doing what ever he was going to do, she could attempt to escape.
" Iwa is not a place you wish to be wondering around, lost, in, " he said, as if he knew what she was thinking.
She resisted the childish urge to poke her tongue out at him.
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It was agreed that it would be easier to search for Naru if they were to split up, and it would be less noticeable than the big group that they had originially planned.
Kakashi had been placed in charge of the group consisting of Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Neji and Tenten, and Anko. Thank Kami that Guy had been sent with Lee, Kurenai, Asuma, Shino, Hinata and Sakura.
" This is not going well, at all, " Ino muttered as she dropped in between her team-mates on the log. " We have three weeks, and we're no closer to finding Naru as we were a week ago. " She hated to be a pessimist, especially as it was the team-mate and friend of her childhood best friend, but she really couldn't see them finding Naru in the short time that they had been given.
Kakashi sighed. He was laid out comfortabley on a thick branch above the small camp that they had set up. He hated to admit it, but Ino was right.
Three days ago, they'd come across a small, burnt out fire that was at least four days old, on the edge of the Fire Country. A sniff from Akamaru had confirmed that Naru had been there. The trail had led in the direction of Kumogakure, but he had the strange feeling that they were going in the wrong direction.
Asuma's team had ventured into Suna to inform Gaara, who would be waiting after a letter from Tsunade, of what they'd discovered - which was nothing.
" Cheer up, " Anko's voice said from above him. He looked up to see the purple-haired woman sitting on the branch above him, resting comfortabley against the trunk, a dango stick poking out of her mouth. She looked quite relaxed, unlike everyone else in the camp.
Kakashi closed his eye. " You don't seem bothered that we've found no helpful clues, " he said.
He could almost feel Anko's shrug as she answered: " No use getting bothered about it, Kakashi, " she said. " Besides, we'll have that Kazekage brat helping soon, I'm guessing. He and Naru are close. " He could hear the leer.
" They're like brother and sister, " he said, opening his eye, and he saw her doubtful face. " Naru told me, after we rescued Gaara, that they had a sibling bond due to their similar circumstances. "
" Demon vessel bond, " Anko mused, sounding amused. " Kinda one sided now though, isn't it? Since Gaara hasn't got a demon anymore. "
" That doesn't change that their childhoods were not the best, " he said tiredly. " Why did you come on this mission, Anko? "
She fell silent, her eyes slightly distant, but guarded, like usual. " I don't have to tell you my reasons, " she spat, and then she jumped down from the tree. Probably to go and sulk somewhere.
" I say we all get some sleep, " Kiba announced loudly from below. " Who's on first watch? "
Anko's voice came from a tree to Kakashi's left. " I'll do it, " she said snappishly, " I'm not tired. "
" She sounds tired by that tone, " Tenten muttered.
There was a lot of shuffling as everyone stood up and crawled into their tents. Ino and Tenten were in one, Shikamaru and Chouji in another, which only left Neji to share with Kiba, which he had been rather unhappy about.
Kakashi would have offered to be on first watch, but he wasn't tired, and with Anko on alert, he could let his thoughts wonder a bit without risk of being snuck up on.
As bitchy as Anko was, whoever snuck up on them during the night would probably suffer death by torture, especially since she was in such a bad mood.
He closed his eye.
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Naru collapsed onto the double bed, letting out a happy sigh at the soft mattress underneath her. It had been a whole week since she'd slept in a bed. After her little fit about sharing a room with Itachi on the way up the stairs, she had finally relented when she realised that he probably wouldn't be sleeping anyway.
The room was large, a honey-moon suite, the person at the desk had said slyly, with cream coloured walls, a large bed, a bathroom with a Jacuzzi in, a circular table with two chairs and a large wardrobe.
" So, what do I have to do while you are doing your little secret mission? " She said, propping herself up on her elbows to look at Itachi, who had gone and stood by the window.
Itachi's disguised brown eyes stared out of the window, and under the sill, his hands rapidly formed hand seals, and he whispered something. He walked over to the table and sat down on the chair. " Nothing really, " he said coolly, " but you can not attract attention. So you will stay in here, and try not to cause trouble. "
She glared at him. " I don't appreciate being told what to do, " she snapped at him.
He remained silent and turned his attention to the window again.
She growled loudly and turned over on her side. " I'm going to sleep, " she announced, " don't try anything funny. " She didn't know what she was referring to, but she just thought she should throw that in there.
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So, what does everyone think to this chapter? I'll be updating a little later with this chapter, so please be patient.
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Phoenix x.