Alright new chapter I hope someone is excited... yes.. no... T.T -draws name from magical hat- hey look its... Kisame (WTF O.o) Who put your name in there?
Kisame: Don't you remember you were having sign ups... no one ever lets me do a disclaimer T-T
O.O umm okay well you go ahead then ;;
Kisame: Tsuki-chan doesn't own Naruto or any of the characters but her own. -joy- -
That was weird... anyway on with the story
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The Finest of Sunagakure Be Prepared for the Best of Tsukigakure.
Several days had passed with no sightings of Shimizu Hitomi by the sand siblings; and it wasn't until the start of the weekend that they caught sight of the girl. It had been a summons from the elders of Sunagakure that gathered the three sand nin's and the single Tsuki ninja before them. With a bit of awkwardness the three glanced at the girl who happened to be staring wide eyed at a kimono clad woman with her back turned towards them. The three examined what they could of the lady; black hair pulled into a style fitting of a geisha but unlike any Temari had ever seen and its length was indeterminable by the variety of twists and clips in it. Kankuro stared at the turquoise silk kimono tied shut with a bright yellow obi; delicate flowers sewn and lacquered into the sleeves. A kamon with a dragonfly encircled part of her back. He almost recognized the crest; but as he searched his memory he came up empty-handed. Gaara observed that her physical build couldn't make her any older than Temari; the fact that she was wearing 5 inch wooden geta made it clear she was by no means taller than at least 5 feet.
"Hitomi-chan…" The girl's eyes widened even more "I suspect that just because you're the head of your clan you can go running out on your team like this?" The woman's voice was fierce and as she turned around to face the kunoichi it slightly startled Kankuro and loosened the jaw of the 15 year old blond.
"Ah… Sensei this was an emergency and I was under strict orders.' Hitomi averted her gaze not daring to peek into the midnight red orbs of her teacher. These orbs were wide and dewy like a child's; yet her aggressive impression gave them a mean look. She was older than Gaara or Kankuro had thought.
"That's all well and good; but you should have left a note. The Suki twins… well they might be a little upset with you." Her voice softened into slight agitation and she pulled out an ornate fan waving it slowly to cool herself. Hitomi shifted her eyes searching the room for any sign of her two teammates.
"Are you the renowned geishanin Satoka?" Temari stepped forward; unable to help herself from staring. The kimono-clad lady stopped her fan mid-sway covering some of her face.
"That was my name when I was an entertainer." The geisha smiled with practiced politeness.
"Nowadays we just call her Nozomi-sensei." A young male voice filled the room.
"Itsuki-kun stop your game already." Hitomi ordered; glancing around she wasn't worried about Itsuki it was his twin Mitsuki that she couldn't sense.
"Aw Hitomi-chan you're no fun." The female side-stepped as a platinum blond male landed on the ground; he smiled coyly at the female to which she only stared back. She evaded yet another aerial attack from a male in a dark blue jacket. The fact that one of the boys had almost white hair and the other's was black as soot would instantly lead anyone to doubt they held any relation. Yet as they filed beside Hitomi the oldest of the sand nin noticed that their faces and eye color were exactly alike.
"Team Baki introduce yourselves." The half-covered jounin of Suna had been watching the entire scene from one of the chairs; standing he took a strict posture with his hands behind his back. The three genin faced the Tsuki ninja as they did the same; Hitomi and Gaara standing across from each other yet again. Both at this point took a single moment to point this out mentally.
"My name is Temari." She nodded to Mitsuki who nodded in acknowledgment; making note of the geisha influence in her attire.
"I'm Kankuro." He pointed to himself receiving an aloof grin from Itsuki; 'all black in the middle of the desert… what a nut.' Itsuki thought.
"Genin leader; Sabaku no Gaara." He stared into Hitomi's fog gray eyes; there was a strange new life to them unlike the other times they'd met.
"Team Nozomi; introductions are also in order." Nozomi ordered; tucking the fan away into her obi.
"Akiyama Mitsuki." The boys black hair was so choppy in texture that it appeared to Temari as though he'd simply taken scissors and snipped away. He bowed politely and the Sand kunoichi raised a brow, smiling none the less.
"Akiyama Itsuki… the older twin I might add." Like his brother they shared identical facial features including their particular opaque sky-blue eyes. The blond smirked and both Kankuro and Itsuki grinned with a certain arrogance.
"Team leader; Shimizu Hitomi." She bowed to Gaara; looking away as she smirked the six ninja turned towards their sensei and the elders.
"Why are we here Nozomi-sensei?" Itsuki raised his hand; he looked around confused for the first time. The twins had thought this to be simply a visit to see Hitomi; who also wondered why those introductions had been made.
"We are here on a mission, direct from the daimyo." The woman replied with enough vagueness to allow the others to speak.
"Tsukigakure has requested a peace treaty with Sunagakure. Because the Moon village is on the verge of war they have requested a mission consisting of both village's most promising shinobi. This will make up for any diplomatic requirements set forth by our separate country that requests a representative's presence." One of the elders explained unrolling a scroll; he glanced over the text to confirm his statement.
"What kind of mission?" Gaara asked; shifting his weight slightly forward he listened carefully as Baki began to speak.
"This is a retrieval mission, the object you will be recovering is a scroll stolen by the enemy of Tsukigakure." Baki again allowed the female jounin to talk.
"The ninja you'll be facing are nothing more than shinobi who've broken away from our country. They call themselves Taiyo ninja, it has been assumed that a majority of them are from a particular clan who specialize in solar jutsu; it seems believable that they have been training their non-related support." Nozomi received nods from everyone.
"You'll be leaving at the end of the week; this will give you time to train together and get better acquainted." Baki glanced to each team receiving confused nods.
"Wait, your not coming?" Mitsuki asked; meeting his twins surprised eyes.
"No; the file specifies that only student ninja may participate." Nozomi appeared slightly more upset than her natural expression implied; the Suna jounin also gave the feeling that he wasn't too fond of the idea either. Hitomi raised her hand, when one of the elders acknowledged her she looked down again.
"May I ask if the daimyo specially requested our specific teams?" The three genin from sand looked over wondering exactly what she meant; even more so when the twins seemed to understand her question.
"Considering that the Akiyama twins are already Chuunin its left to believe our team was chosen on purpose; but team Baki was chosen by the elders." Nozomi replied; not even startled by her student's observation. The members of the sand team glanced over to the twins; all three of them didn't seem to care either way however both boys smiled in confidence. They received a dismissal from the council and left the room in silence.
"So what have you guys been up too?" Hitomi questioned as she followed the twins back their inn.
"Nothing really. We were actually really confused on were you'd wandered off too." Mitsuki replied; heading towards the tiny kitchen to serve some drinks. The kunoichi laughed as she took one of the seats around the breakfast table.
"Well ever consider that if you weren't told it wasn't for you too know?" Her nonchalant question raised laughter from the twins.
"You're always like that… even though its been a whole year since we started working together." Itsuki replied coolly; taking a seat at the other end of the couch.
"You have no business in the matters of my family." A tinge of iciness floated into the statement.
"So what family business do you have with Sabaku no Gaara?" Mitsuki handed her a glass of water; taking it the kunoichi took some time before answering.
"I have to ensure that he is no longer a menace to this village…" She trailed off sipping again at her water.
"I see… make sure the Konoha exams don't happen again?" She nodded lightly to the blond haired boy. "He was kinda scary looking." Mitsuki agreed silently with his brother and Hitomi shook her head.
"He's kinda moody but…" Her mind wandered for a moment.
"But what?" Itsuki waved his hand in front of her face; her gray eyes snapped up and the twins exchanged glances.
"Never mind… alright listen because there are some things we have to go over to make this mission run smoothly." Hitomi say forward; demanding their attention to explain her theory on getting cooperation between Sand and Moon.
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So I think this one might have been edited a little too quickly so here may be some mistakes; sorry if there are. Anyway I like this chapter; its not so serious and gets a bit more interesting (At least in my opinion). I didn't wanna give everything away in one shot so there will be more about their appearances later.
