Chapter three is now open. Please place all weapons and keys in the basket before moving through the metal detector and i'm afraid that all guns and piercings must be left at the front desk.
Anyways, I hope that when I start building on the relationship between Sora and Naruto that it doesn't move too swiftly or too sluggishly. if it starts to lean either way, please tell me so I may correct my mistake.
About the Raikage leading the Rain village. It is to my understanding that both Rain and Cloud are in Lightnening Country, As such it would make sense for either one to be Lead by a Raikage. If I have made a mistake... meh, it doesn't relly bug me.
I've also decided that I'm gonna do the chapters with the center of attention switching between Naruto and Sora. Naruto's will always be in first person and Sora's in third.
Chapter three: Gato's Monopoly
---- One Week Before Sora's arrival ----+
I sighed in boredom as I ran through the city. One of these days, when I was sure I had the stamina to run full blast with extra weight, Iyou and Kikai, for atleast a day, I'd leave this village, and they'd never be able to stop me. The only thing I wasn't entirely entheusiastic about was leaving Ino behind. I mean, I really do like her. Hell, what hot blooded male wouldn't like that ass... except that Uchiha guy?
That kind of reminds me. I have valid proof that Sasuke was gay. Any male, worth his weight in testosterone, would love to have chicks fighting over him. If I had fangirls I'd have had them fighting over me all the time, convincing them that I'd pick the one I'd thought was worth. It wouldn't be a lie either. If I thought one was good enough and not just another factory line bimbo I'd try to work out a relationship. But the Uchiha just ignored them, never spared them a glance.
Back to the moment at hand, it would be easy to say I was bored out of my mind. Luckily a one eyed pervert decided to end my boredom.
"Ah, Naruto, just the fast footed civilian I was looking for," he said while not taking his nose out of his book. How he was ever to see where he was going was beyond me, ninja or not.
"Hey, Hatake, those freaks in the cloudy cloaks still after my head?" I had not seen hide nor hair of them since the incident about a week and a half ago, but I got the feeling that those guys wouldn't give up because of a couple kicks and a flashy exit.
"Yes, but that's not important right now. Right now I find myself in need of a Runner," he said to me. I of course knew what a Runner was. A Runner was a glorified name for a delivery boy. Mostly they'd drop off messages, information, or act as area scouts, but the most important task any Runner could have was supplies. Only the best, fastest of ninja were chosen as Runners for that kind of top priority mission, but the only people in the village that I couldn't beat in a race to date were the Hokage herself, some old perverted fart I tried to kill for peeping on Sis, and some freaky dude in a green spandex suit, so I was often a choice for that kind of thing with minor battles.
"What for? Messages, scouting, supplies?"
"Scouting, Espionage Variety."
That's just fucking great! I hate espionage style! Makes me feel like a pussy ninja! I was bored, yes, but I still really didn't want to do an Espionage Variety Run( EVR). If I missed work for a week, my pay would get docked for a month. Plus it really did make me feel like one of those lame ass ninja.
I sighed a resigned sigh and crossed my arms. Even if I hate this type of Run it would help help me scout the landscape outside of Konoha for the best escape route beyond the beaten path.
"Which way, how long, what do you want, and what's in it for me?" All questions that should be asked anytime a ninja asks you to do something for them.
"Wave Country, half a week, schimatics for Gato's base of operations, and I hear they have very rare flowers in Wave said to only grow naturally in two places in the whole world," the scarecrow said. Fucking asshole always knew how to capotalize on my weaknesses.
If it was a flower, Ino cared for it, if it was rare, she babied it, if it was rare and a gift, she absolutely adored it.
"Ah, Hell. I hate you," I turned to walk away, "I'll do it, but you owe me!" Fucking ninja and their stupid honorless techniques! Yes, I am aware that I sounded like a samurai.
---- Hyuuga Compund, two hours later----+
I decided that before I left for Wave Country I had better make my weekly divery to Hanabi. The cold hearted bitch wasn't that bad when you really got past all the insults and stuck up attitude.
"Civilian," She greeted me stiffly when I found her in the training grounds as usual.
"Bitch," I returned to her as usual. You know, some say I'm weird, trading curses with a twelve year old who, if not for my fancy foot work, would have made paste out of me long ago.
"Flowers again?"
"Do you really need to ask?" Seriously, why else would I be there? Selling girlscout cookies?
"You still have not revealed to me from who they come."
"And I told you before, it's strictly client-employee confidentiality. I couldn't tell you if I wanted to, which I don't. You're just so cute when your left eyebrow twitches in irritation. Like a little puppy," I said, mostly to annoy her. Part of it was true. When she was older, guys would be going mad to see that adorable little twitch. Speaking of involuntary, adorbale muscle spasms...
"I have no such twitch!" She stated firmly, ignoring how her left eyebrow seemed to be messuring a 10.0 on the rictor-scale.
"Right, and I'm Hokage," I snorted. She stubbornly believed that absolutely nothing about her could be considered adorable or cute, on the grounds that she was a ninja of high caliber.
"It's probably that fool student of mine, Konohamaru," she said in a poor attempt to change the subject.
"I dunno. Maybe it's Tonton," yes, I meant the Hokage's pet pig.
She tripped up in one of her katas and glared at me before asking," Why the hell would a pig send me flowers?"
"Well, you are always holding your head up high, so everyone can see your nose hairs," she growled at me, "And I hear pigs are attracted to other pigs by the nostrils." I dodged a kunai, "You shouldn't do that. If you kill me, you'd get locked away and no one would get to see that adorable twitch of yours anymore."
"I think it's time you leave, civilian," she said in a barely contained voice, bits of her loathing seeping through.
"Meh, whatever. See ya next week, Hanabi," and I made another one of my cool flashy exits, making myself look like I dissappeared into thin air. I said it once, I'll say it again. I love being able to do that.
---- The Suzumebachi Family Appartment ----+
The last stop I made before I left for the trip to Wave was home. Our appartment really wasn't too shabby. It had four rooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a livingroom. It's sparsely furnished, but that's OK, we still plan on moving out of this village so what's the use of getting furniture.
"Hey, Sis, you here?!" I shouted through the appartment.
Iyou, didn't answer, but my brother, Kikai, did.
"She's at the market," he said then yawned loudly. My brother was one strange individual, always slept during the day, was active during the night, had dyed blue hair, a black line going straight down under his right eye, and sharpened fingernails. He said it was to make himself less human.
"Right. Tell her I'll be gone for about a week. Another Run for Hatake. Wave country," I said and went to the fridge and tossed him a cold drink, "Don't forget to do your laps around the village." He always asked me to remind him to do his laps when he was up.
"Why the hell did I ever tell you to remind me to run?" Kikai groaned. Kikai was by no means out of shape. Lazy, however, was another matter entirely.
"Because that hot 'Demon' chic said she liked a guy with a lot of stamina," he said he saw a super beautiful demon chic a couple years back, but for some reason can't remember what she looked like.
"Right. When Sis get's back I'll tell her where you've gone and do my laps," Kikai said more to himself than me.
His stamina is also mentionable. If I'm the fastest civilian in Konoha, then my brother has the most stamina. I'm no pushover when it comes to lasting in a fight, but Kikai can last at least three hours longer. He's got one hell of a right hook too.
"Right then, see ya in a week, Kikai," I said and walked back out the door.
---- Skipping ahead to when Naruto arrived in Wave ----+
I arrived at a shit hole you might be able to call a village, if you squinted and had sand in your eyes, a couple days later. It was basically a bunch of shacks surrounding a huge corporate looking building. If that's the base of operations then I am damn glad I'm not a ninja. Only a ninja would miss something so obvious.
I started a pedestrian jog towards the building, making sure to dodge around everyone. Less than a second of contact was all one of these thieves would need and they'd have everything in my pocket. It took me twenty minutes to get to the building, and I hated every second of it. If I wasn't on an EVR, I'd be in that building, have the schimatics, and be out in under fifteen.
When I reached the front door I wasn't too surprized to see guards. They were a couple wannabe samurai, carrying piece o' shit blades that couldn't cut warm butter.
"Halt!" One commanded me and they stepped forward, hands on the hilts of their blades. I stopped and looked as bored as I really was. Hey, I'm not a ninja, I don't hide my emotions unless it's really needed. What a bullshit rule anyway. Our emotions are what give us strength, to supress them makes us weak, destroys us from th inside out.
"What do you want?" the other one demanded. I yawned boredly.
"I want a job," I told them.
"Hmph. Gato don't use kids, they're worthless. Beat it!" the ugly one told me, as they sheathed their blades, having decided I wasn't a threat.
"You haven't even seen what I can do yet," I said, a grin forming on my face as I set down my duffle bag.
"And what could you possibly do that would be in Gato's interest?" the uglier one asked.
My gin turned sinister, "Just this," I let fly a kick aimed at an overhang nearby with blinding speed. To them it would have looked like I had just performed a kick at air only super fast. Anyone with good eyes would recognize both the effect my kick had and what I... borrowed during Ugly and Uglier's moment of distraction.
"Keh, is that all? It wasn't even a good ki-" he was cut off as the overhang fell off of the building and crashed into the ground.
"OK, OK, you got some skill. But can you beat us?" Uglier said reaching for the hilt of his sword again. Immagine his surprise when his hand closed on air. He looked at his side, and just as expected, his sword was gone. He noticed that Ugly's sword was missing as well.
"These swords are pieces of shit," I said while pulling the two Samurai Katana from my duffle, "If you want to have something that won't be broken by a swift wind I know a good swordsmith in Fire Country," I tossed them the swords after I mentioned the sword smith.
They looked at eachother before grumbling and waving me inside.
Just as I was about to enter there was a large bang from inside the building. The entire structure shook terribly before there was an explosion. Over the roar of the blast I thought I could hear someone shouting.
It was a feminine voice and it said, "Ya fuckin' bastard! Touch me 'gain an' I'll rip your bloody balls off!" Next thing I know, the entire bulding starts to crumble and a short man with white hair is thrown from the top floor window of the building. He made an awful splat and I cringed. I decided to split before the building fell ontop of me, catching the words from Ugly and Uglier 'Oh no, not our headquarters!'
Like I said, only a ninja wouldn't think of that. I sighed and shook my head, beginning my trek home, happy I was excused from my EVR.
---- Another half week later, Sora has arrived----+
I had decided to really enjoy the scenery on the way back, and give myself time to look for the flower I wanted to find for Ino. I found the flower pretty easily, it didn't seem to be anything too spectacular, just a white pedaled little thing. Working at a flower shop I knew better than to just pick it. Instead I carefully dug it up, making sure not to damage the roots, and put it in an orange clay pot. The scenery wasn't that bad either, but I didn't really find any quicker roads away from Konoha than I'd already scouted.
The only thing of consequence I could say that happened on the way was when I was attacked by that ex-leaf nin, Uchiha Sasuke, he kept rambling about needing to kill his best friend to gain the man-whatever sharingan. Guy definitely had a few problems if he thought he could kill me, let alon get something from it. I didn't even try to fight the nut. I just kicked up a cloud of dust so he couldn't see and split.
And finally I was at the gates of Konoha.
"Wha' is it with you fuckin' ninja and grabbin' my ass!!" I heard a familiar accented feminine shout. It was most definitely the same chic that I heard as Gato's empire literally crumbled. I looked for the source, curious as to what the owner of the voice would look like.
I found her pretty easily when there came a huge crash and part of the humongous walls around Konoha crumbled. It was a rather large chunk too, fifty feet high, thirty long. Girl got muscle. I saw her standing right at the gate with nothin' but the clothes on her back and a scowl. In the rubble I saw the twitching body of one Rock Lee. Crazy chuunin if there ever was one. First the guy goes through some kind of green phase then he's all about the ladies and orange little books. Books that my sister still wont let me read.
Back to the girl. She was pretty attractive, as was a majority of her sex, but it was her hair and eyes that stood out to me. Made her look pretty damn hot. Still had nothin' on Ino, but I'd guess the guys'd start of a fanclub for her in no time if she decided to stay here and if you think that fangirls are bad you don't even want to know about fanboys.
I decided to help out, in my own way.
"Yo, lady, you might want to run now. ANBU will be here any second."
"ANBU? Wha' the 'ell is that? And who er you?" she gave me the suspicious eye.
"ANBU are like a special task force I guess, at least that's what Hatake told me and I'm Suzumebachi Naruto, I'm gonna be the fastest man on the planet," I said and held out my hand in greeting.
"Sora's the name, fightin's me game. I think I 'eard of you from the mayor guy of anotheh village," she said and shook my hand, but kept her suspicion
"Really? Cool. Didn't know I was famous," I gave a proud grin. My watch beeped and I sighed, "Sorry to cut this short, but I gotta go to work. Maybe I'll see ya later, Sora." I didn't wait for her response I just dashed for the flower shop. I had no idea just how much of her I'd be seeing later.
--- End Chapter three ----+
A/N: Yep, yet another short chapter. But atleast the main characters have finally met. I think Lee as a perve is funny though. Maybe you will too. Well... that's all for now.
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