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Undercover
Almost to Late
'This town seems pretty friendly to me' Naruto thought as they once again walked down the bare street. 'I wonder why we were sent to investigate it.'
"If you're wondering why we were sent here," Kakashi said as if he had read the blond boys mind "it's because the fifth has suspicions that one of Orochimarus hide outs is located somewhere in this town"
They all stared at him surprised
"But were not meant to engage in a fight or anything" he continued "we're just investigating to confirm the suspicions, and for future reference"
"Hmm…" Naruto crossed his arms in thought. "So what are we suppose to 'investigate' exactly. It's not there's a big sign pointing 'Orochimarus lair' or anything."
"True" Kakashi agreed "just keep your eyes open."
"Ok ok" Naruto sighed; a little disappointed he wouldn't get to fight. "Huh?" Naruto looked behind him to see a girl following them. He watched her suspiciously as she ran and hid behinds crates and barrels.
"Kakashi sensei-" he started but was cut off
"Yes I no Naruto." His sensei replied "she's been following us for a while now"
"Maybe we should-" he started to turn to confront her.
"No" the silver haired jonin said "let her make the first move"
Naruto just looked at him.
The girl continued to follow them until they came to the end of the street. When he was sure it was safe, the jonin turned to face her.
"Alright, we know you're there" he admitted "come on out"
She had hidden behind and old wooden crate; half her face and a little hand showed.
"What do you want" Sasuke asked
Her purple eyes immediately latched on to Sakura as she appeared from behind the create. Her body moved faster than they expected, as she sprinted and her arms wrapped around the pink haired gennin.
"What the?" Naruto asked himself as he saw this.
Sakura stared at her for second before realizing who she was.
"What are doing here?" she whispered so the others wouldn't hear.
But, they did hear.
"Sakura" Sasuke interrupted "you know her?"
"I heard your song" the girl announced.
"w-what?" Naruto asked "what song? Sakura can sing?"
"I think it's best if we take this somewhere not so public" Kakashi suggested
They all agreed with a nod and slipped into an ally way just off the main road; the girl sticking to Sakura the whole time.
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"You can let go now" Sakura softly said
"Oh… of course" the girl sighed
"What's you're name?" Sasuke asked "and why were you clinging to Sakura like that?"
"Sorry" she replied. Her long black hair fell over her eyes as she bowed. "I was just being precautious, and seeing Sakura was ok with you, I came to the conclusion you meant no harm"
"Not yet…" Naruto mumbled to himself. Sakura gave him a piercing look that made him jump back.
"Don't worry" Sakura said "she's a friend of mine"
"Huh? A friend of yours?" Naruto asked
"Yes" she replied rather quietly. She looked down; closing her eyes. "What are you doing here, Samaru?"
The girl looked away from her "I could ask you the same thing" she replied "last time I looked, you weren't suppose to come back for at least another year"
It was obvious there was some kind of connection between the two girls, but how did they know each other? None of the other shinobi had ever seen the girl in the leaf village, had they?
"Sakura" Samaru looked at her "who are these people?" she looked at them and raised a hand.
"they're my friends" the she replied "and don't you even think about it" she warned as she saw what the black haired girl was about to do.
"fine…" Samaru groaned as her hand fell to her side. "come on" she said as she grabbed Sakuras wrist and began to pull it.
"Hay, Where are you going?" Naruto asked as he ran after them
'she seems safe enough' Kakashi and Sasuke thought as they followed
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They reached a little house at the edge of the town. It was a small wooden building that stood beside a small cave. Trees covered the roof and sides, while sand littered its entry. You could tell this house was quite old, as the wood had begun to rot away. And the glass windows were thinning.
"would you like something to eat?" Samaru asked once they were all inside and sitting down
"no thank you" Sakura replied "but some water would be good"
"would your friends like something as well?" The purple eyed girl asked.
"were fine thanks" Kakashi replied.
She nodded and fetched a glass of water.
"you wouldn't have any salt, would you?" Sakura whispered into her ear
"of course" she smiled back. She opened a cupboard and pulled out a small glass bottle. She poured a small amount of white sand into the glass; turning the water a slight pale color.
"here you go" she said as she handed it to Sakura.
"Thanks" the pink-haired girl replied as she hungrily drank up the salty water. A satisfied look over came her face, as she swallowed the last drop. She took in a deep breath and sighed.
"Anything else?" Samaru asked
"Nope" Sakura replied with a smile "thanks." She looked over to her blond-haired team mate, who currently had a disgusted look on his face.
'she just drank a glass of salt!' Naruto was telling himself 'what is wrong with her?!'
Kakashi wasn't surprised, and Sasuke wasn't really paying attention, nor did he care for that matter. Instead, they were busy looking around at there surroundings. The walls were almost bare, apart from a few sea shells that were dotted around at random.
A bookcase stood in the corner of the room with a small wooden table beside it. It had a thin vase settle atop of it; Inside it stood a long, dainty red flower.
On the opposite side of the room was a large portrait of the sea. And beside it hung the largest purple scallop they had ever seen!
In the middle of the room sat two woven couches, with a large coffee table at the center. Covering it, were a collection of large and small shells; ranging from white cockle shells, to pink spindles, and the odd orange and yellow starfish.
"you should try it sometime" Samaru said; noticing his open mouth. "it's very healthy you know"
That just made him more grossed out.
'Shit! Shit! Shit!' Sakura screamed inwardly as she noticed her hands beginning to web. She quickly put down her glass and sprinted off.
"where are you going?" Naruto asked
"I Ahh…" Sakura panted "I, I have to use the bathroom!"
'what got into her all of a sudden?' Naruto asked himself
She ran until she came to the tiny room. She shut the door as soon as she was inside. She lay down as fast as she could and stripped herself of her shorts. But unfortunately she wasn't fast enough and her forming black tail ripped the insides of them, as it struggled to form into one limb.
"Dam" she cursed, under her out of sequence breathing "It's been such a long time since I took in salt; I wanted to refresh my body but… I wasn't expecting it to actually form…" she kept cursing her self as she reached up and grasped the door handle; freezing it.
'I wonder how long it will take, for it to reform into legs'
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Man this chapter was hard to write!!
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