Mission in the Land of Waves

Chapter 4

Sasuke's P.O.V

I smiled watching Zabuza and Sakura silently work on her Kekkei Genkai, just the few weeks she had been with him, caused her abilities to almost triple. Now you could always see a very faint outline of her wings no matter if she actually had them out or not they were always just there. Luckily only those who actually knew about her powers were the only ones who could see the faint outlines on her back. I turned away to watch after our charge and sighed softly. We had only been at sea for one day and already every ninja on board wanted to quit. The only that still put on a pleasant front for the spoiled actress was Sakura; now matter how Yukie insulted her, she never responded with harsh would. She would keep her composure and her pleasant tone as she dealt with the spoiled brat. It was amazing to watch, but those that were close to the fairy new how much every insult and ever hurtful word hurt the young girl. It was keeping her up as she dwelled on it for far to long. I would usually go and hold her and try to get her to fall asleep when she got into moods like this. Luckily it was not often that it happened, but I knew that it would become a problem for this journey.

"You do not order me around!" I winced as I heard Yukie screech at Choji for telling her that lunch was ready in the dinning hall. I felt sympathy for the large ninja, but at the same time I was relieved that I was not on the receiving end of her hatred. Yukie cared little of who she hurt, and only that she made sure she got the final word. She also tried to get on our sensei's good sides, by flirting with them in an incredibly obnoxious way, she also tried this once with Zabuza when he was helping Sakura, but he quickly put an end that that. Sighed softly I moved from my post over to the two training. I smiled as Zabuza nodded and disappeared, as I pulled Sakura close.

"Hey," she whispered smiling up at me as she turned to look over at me.

"Hey," I replied and kissed her forehead, "lunch was just called in the mess hall," I whispered and pulled her against my chest, "Do you want to get some food, or would you want to get a small rest in for the afternoon?"

"C-can we go and rest?" she asked softly a dreamy look on her face. Smiling I nodded and quickly pulled her to our room so that we could rest, easily feeling Yukie's eyes following us as we went. I gently guided her to the bed running my fingers through her hair. I smiled as she leaned into my touch before gracefully sitting on the edge of the bed looking up at me with tired eyes, "Yukie is not who she seems,"

"What do you mean?" I asked her softly and sat next to her.

"She is the lost snow princess," Sakura whispered, "I remember meeting her once when I was small, she was just as stuck up as a teen as she is now."

"Do you want to inform the others?" I asked shocked at the information. It was easy to forget at times that Sakura was actually of royal blood.

"No… Kakashi and Zabuza already know, and they want to keep it a secret at this time, " she explained and let her head fall onto my shoulder, a yawn escaping her delicate lips. I smiled and laid down bringing her with me. Pulling the blanket over us, I smiled as she almost instantly fell asleep.

Naruto's P.O.V

I grabbed Shikamaru's hand as he glared harshly at the actress. I knew that this journey was going to be difficult especially with the hatred that most of our friends were showing. Shikamaru turned back to face me his features softening quickly, "Sorry," he whispered softly and kissed my neck.

I gave him a small smile for his actions, "It is fine…. I just don't want you to get a bad reputation because of this client..." I lent my head on his shoulder as he pulled me closer. Smiling I stifled a yawn as the swaying and rocking of the boat began to make me incredibly tired. I knew that it was almost evening so maybe it would not be bad to go to sleep early. Whispering my idea to Shikamaru the shadow user smiled and nodded. He took my hand and quickly lead me from the mess hall and to our small cabin. Sakura and Sasuke were already there sleeping, so we were quiet as we changed and got into our shared bunk above them. Shikamaru quickly secured his arms around my waist as we cuddled close. Quickly I fell asleep thanks to the warmth of my boyfriend and the soft rocking of the boat.

Sakura's P.O.V

I sighed as we disembarked the ship so that they could film on the giant iceberg. This director was quiet honestly incredibly annoying, but we had to do as he told us. The cast was already in costume and makeup and were ready to begin the scene. I watched from beside Sasuke as Yukie took her spot and they called action. In all honesty she was an incredibly talented actress, but her personality was such a turn off that it was hard to like even her performance. I leaned against Sasuke and yawned as he wrapped an arm around my shoulder causing Ino the glare, "Can you two act professionally." She snapped glowering in our direction.

Sasuke simply rolled his eyes and shifted me closer as we continued to watch them film. The rest of our group seemed to share our boredom and displeasure as they start to start their battle sequence. I sighed as Zabuza moved behind us. "Sakura-hime, does Yukie seem familiar to you?" He whispered as Kakashi came over. Nodding slightly not giving up anything to those that were watching before taking a deep breath.

" She does seem familiar, but I am having trouble placing here. Did she ever come to the Hanuro compound in the wave?" I asked causing Sasuke to raise a brow as I switched dialects. It was not well known but I was able to speak Mandarin due to my family. As did all those that lived in the compound.

"Keep a close eye on her then… she is hiding something, and I want to know what it is," Kakashi added making my eyes go wide at the fact that he could speak Mandarin, it had become a lost language due to my clan being slaughtered. I looked up at Zabuza in concern, but he gave me a reassuring nod. Sighing I turned back to look at the scene in front of us. Hearing the director call cut we all sighed and moved to head back to the ship when the peak of the iceberg exploded. Almost immediately we were on the move Ino and Choji grabbing the actors and equipment using Choji's family Jutsu to move thing much quicker. Looking at the spoiled brat I sighed angrily and ran to her and her manager.

"Please Yukie! We need to get back on the ship!" Sandayū tried to get the actress to move. Yukie was frozen stiff as she stared at the Ninja in front of her.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" a man with almost lavender hair said smirking as he stood in front of us. I gritted my teeth and quickly moved in front of them drawing out a Kunai and allowing my wings to materialize causing the man to raise an eyebrow. "A Hanuro! Now this is truly intriguing," he smirked and stepped forward as I kept my stance.

"So, what if I am?" I bit back glaring at him as I heard Ino come and force the two back onto the ship with Choji's help. The male member of the enemy's team attempting to stop them only to be caught by Shikamaru's shadows. This seemed to anger the man in front of me as he stalked closer.

"You know I was supposed to get a Hanuro slut as compensation for destroying that clan, but the one I was promised escaped." He snarled as I felt my blood run cold.

"W-what….?" I stammered in shock taking a small step back in fear as he came closer.

"She actually looked a lot like you, wide green eyes and pink hair," he whispered and charged, I gasped and ducked left only for his hand to grasp my wing and pull me harshly against him. I screamed slightly as I felt my wings contract and bend at an odd angle, "Now then, finally I get my prize. I had to slaughter you whole clan to get you and I will not let you go now!"

"L-let go!" I tried to shift away from him only to have him pull my wing harder. Biting down on my lip my eyes caught Sasuke's as he finished with the female ninja he was fighting. his eyes were wide with worry.

"Sakura Shrink!" he shouted and charged forward drawing his sword. Doing as he shouted I forced my body to shrink allowing me to slip away from the enemy as Sasuke slashed at the man. The ninja jumped back as I flew to Sasuke and landed in his hand and curled up. Suddenly both Zabuza and Kakashi were in front of us both a dark look in their eyes.

Sasuke's P.O.V

I held Sakura against my chest as I looked at the enemy. They were definitely strong but between the two teams we were handling them. Our sensei's and Zabuza were dealing with the lavender haired scum. "Are you okay?" I asked softly as she looked up at me still in her small form.

"Y-yes… S-Sasuke… h-he…" she stammered as Naruto appeared next to me.

"Come on. We need to get back to the ship," He stated softly as I nodded. The two of us quickly jumped back and rushed to the ship as team 10 followed. Suddenly the iceberg began to sink the Jounin's appearing beside us on the boat. Almost immediately Zabuza rushed over to me and took Sakura from my hand. He nodded and disappeared to the bunk as Kakashi and Azuma went to confront Yukia.