To answer the question in the review, Itachi is not dead . . . yet. And remember, Sakura is Shiro.
I'm very surprised at how many people like the first chapter. It took me forever to do this chapter (ch 2). Also I taught one of my three cats, Kyo-kun, how to kiss my nose. It's so cute, but I'm afraid that he'll bite my nose. He only kisses my nose when he's lying on my bed and I make kissy sounds at him. He's my big baby. Though he's a complete moron/retard.
Thoughts'
normal
"speaking"
"Inner-Sakura"
flashback/dreams/etc.
'flashback/dream thoughts'
Previously:
They finally reached the screaming woman only to have her scream louder. "Sasuke! There's a leaf ninja next to you! Who are you? What do you want with — with Sasuke?"
'Crap.' "I already told you guys that I received my information from some leaf ninja. She must have sensed me when I was with them." She turned to Karin, "my name's Migurame Shiro, I'm your new teammate." 'And I'm going to make your life a living hell,' she smiled sweetly.
Starting with Hot Springs
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Ch 2 Giant Cockroaches and a Male Kunoichi
Shiro's jaw dropped when Jugo untied Karin, 'so this little hussy is the one who got us all separated from each other? She's barley wearing anything!' "She better not try and seduce Sasuke-kun! I swear I'll kick her ass if she does!" Inner-Sakura yelled with the eyes of Satin.
Suigetsu leaned in and whispered, "I don't know why your jaw dropped, but I'd stay away from her. She's a butt ugly slut who's loud, annoying, and violent. Plus she has a thing for Sasuke." Shiro nodded in understanding.
When the ropes were finally off, Karin glared and pointed at Shiro. "I don't trust you OR believe you. Why were you with them and why did you leave? I bet you're trying to take Sasuke away, aren't you!?"
'Bulls eye!' "I'm not trying to take your leader away. I was with some leaf ninja to find out information about the Akatsuki. I left when I herd a rumor that a friend of mine was in another village. This however, was just a false rumor. Does that answer your questions' Karin?" Shiro stated a-matter-of-fact.
Karin just 'huffed' and stormed away.
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It had been three days, yet Karin and Shiro really didn't get along at all. It was as if they were born to hate each other. Constantly throwing insults (and objects) at each other's faces, and constantly getting on everyone else's nerves.
When they arrived at a village, it started to rain. And it wasn't some light shower. It was heavy enough to become an ankle-deep flood. Dark thunder clouds reached across the sky. Thankfully they all wore cloaks to keep themselves somewhat dry. Kakashi thought ahead and packed Shiro a plain black cloak, one that wasn't Leaf style. Sasuke told them that they would check for information in the morning. So they headed strait for the village inn. The only problem was that there was none.
"Great!" Karin screamed. "Now where do we stay!?"
"Shut up, woman." Karin punched the man with full force, causing him to splash all over the already wet ground.
"Hn."
"You five need a place to stay?" a cracked voice asked.
They turned around to come face to face with a very ancient looking woman. She wore a tattered brown raincoat. A large steel umbrella hovered over her small, wrinkly body, and her grey hair was in a tight bun with a small blue rose placed neatly next to it. It was a wonder she could hold the umbrella up. Her arms were so skinny. She reminded Shiro of Elder Chiyo.
"Ah. You wouldn't happen to have a room available would you?" Sasuke asked politely but to the point.
"Yeah, I know of only one place you can stay. It's a little run down though. Moreover it leaks a bit and has some bug problems. Do you still want to stay there?"
"That's okay. We'll take it."
"How come there's no inn?" Karin interrupted.
"That's because Pain-sama doesn't want any filthy Leaf ninja to stay in any towns near our boarders," a shiver ran up Shiro's spine at the woman's cold words. "The inns were destroyed or turned into jails. You five however don't have that leaf ninja vibe to ya."
The five followed the old woman deep into the woods. On the way, she told them of some of the problems the house had. She also told them of giant cockroaches, though they thought she was exaggerating. Shiro cringed at the thought. He never believed that a house like that could exist. That is until she stood in front of the dump. It looked more like a haunted cabin than an old house. The large oak door was tilting into the house and off its hinges. Vines and weeds grew all over the place. Its windows were broken, and bits of the house were charred black. It was raised about a foot above the ground so as to avoid small floods. Over all, the house looked quite menacing.
"Just over twenty-five years ago, I used to stay here with my two teammates, Nagato and Yohiko, and my sensei. But one of them died several years ago," the old woman started. Her eyes were glossed with happy and painful memories. "My old sensei taught us how to survive for three years at this place. However, he's gone now too. Nagato killed him just yesterday."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Shiro gave the woman a look of understanding.
"Don't be. He and I had a battle of our own. Nagato saved me."
"So you're a ninja?" Suigetsu looked her up and down. "Hah! You look like you might turn to dust any minute."
"You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, young man," she gave him a creepy knowing smile. The old woman turned to Shiro, holding out her cold hand. "Here, take this. You look sad." She placed a small paper rose and closed Shiro's hands around it. She turned and left. But before the old woman was out of sight, she turned to them mumbling in a crackle-y voice "Oh, and one more thing . . . they jump."
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In a village three and a half miles away:
A boy ran through the rain trying to get under a store roof. He still hadn't seen his friends and he wasn't allowed to use his Byakugan in populated areas, so as not to reveal his, or rather her, identity. She rounded a corner at full speed, that is, until she ran into something. Or someone.
"Oof!"
"Ahh! I-I'm s-so-sorry Miss. I-I didn't me-!" The Hyuuga heiress looked up from the soaked ground to see a very amusing sight. She smiled. Her 'female' teammate was none other than . . .
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Back with team Hebi:
The inside of the house was just as bad as the outside, but without any fire damage. Plants were growing through the wooden floorboards. Questionable mold grew in the upper corners of the dark and damp house and bits of the ceiling squares were pushed up behind one another.
Shiro examined the closet. Inside were old runny pictures, origami animals, and small jars as well as bits of children's clothes. He picked up the papers and examined them. One was of a team with their names above and below them. 'Probably the old woman's.' On the far left was a little boy with blond hair. 'Nagato' was written above his name. On the far right was a young boy with dark hair. The only thing written above his name was 'me.' 'So he was the one who drew this. Yahiko.' Between them was a young girl with dark hair and a blue rose holding it in a bun. 'Konan' was scribbled under her. And finally a man stood behind them, but his face and name were distorted due to the leaking water. The only thing she could make out was that he had spiky white hair.
The next picture had several circles, each inside the other. The spaces in-between them were colored yellow the very center of the circle was black though; almost like an eye.
The fourth picture however held five figures, while the art itself was much better. The three young children were now teens, and away them on the right, were two nameless people. One looked about their age. His face was hidden behind an orange mask and his black hair was in disarray. The other, however she recognized. He wore a black cloak with red clouds. Most of his black and white face was hidden behind what looked like a giant Venus Fly Trap, protruding from his cloak. ". . . Akatsuki."
"What?" Shiro looked behind him to the leader as he made his way to the closet. Shiro handed him the picture.
"It's Zetsu." Sasuke yanked the picture away and walked off to examine it. Karin followed probably planning to use her curiosity for the picture as an excuse to get close to the Uchiha. Shiro glared at her, but turned back to the closet quickly. The last thing he needed was for someone to mistake him for being jealous of Karin for being near Sasuke. They'd think he was gay, which would be impossible since 'he' (Shiro) was really a 'she.'
Shiro felt a light tap on his back. He turned around only to see Suigetsu poke at some suspicious lumpy mold. He kept mumbling about how it had move an inch from where it was before. "Suigetsu, is there something you want?"
"Huh?"
"You tapped me on my back."
He crinkled his nose, "no I didn't." Shiro shrugged and turned back to the tinny jars. "Oh cool! They really are huge!"
Something on his back moved and the ninja paled. He craned his neck to get a good look at his back, only to come face to face with the shinny exoskeleton face of a giant cockroach. One of its long antennas brushed against his cheek. His face turned to stone.
" . . . EEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Shiro let out a high-pitched girly scream. Sasuke, Karin, and Jugo jerked their heads up in alarm. Faster than anyone could blink, Shiro ripped his leather vest off over his head, with the cockroach caught in its folds, threw it away from him, and sprinted out the door in just a black sleeveless shirt. (She's wearing her other clothes, too.) They could see him dancing around on one leg, in a blind panic, patting himself, trying to get off any bugs that might still be on him. Suigetsu fell to the floor roaring with laughter.
As soon as Karin saw the cockroach, which had crawled out from Shiro's vest, she too screamed and followed him out the door and into the rain. Suigetsu could no longer breathe as his silent fits continued.
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He he! I decided not to reveal who the male kunoichi was just yet.
I've also decided that (much) later in the story, I'm gonna change the rating to M, due to adult content. I just have to convince my mom to let me write some lime and lemon. Especially for my other story, Bloody Love. That story will be very long though and it's taking me forever to write ch 1 (thankfully people like the prolog.) AND I'm still grounded, but I snuck on Fanfiction. Bwahahahaha!
Preview: Ch 3 Rain, Rain Go Away!
"Shiro, Karin, get back in here," the impatient Uchiha called. Karin quickly made her way inside after considering her options. Shiro however only shook his head, his hands wrapped around his bare arms as he continued to shiver in the rain. "Now." Migurame shook his head again. Sasuke glared at him as he leaned on the doorframe. "It's just a bug. Besides, you're going to catch a cold out there"
"I-I'll take my chances with the rain, thank you very much!" he stuttered as his teeth chattered.
