Naruto's Rebel Yell
Chapter Four: A Strange Place Called Georgia
Disclaimer: I do now own the Naruto characters. My friend owns the plot. I do however type the story and post for him. I wanted to give a special thanks to our first reviewer Nuke Tremor. Just wait and see Sasuke might just adopt that greaser look only time will tell.
"I've gone over these maps three times and I can't find the word 'Georgia' anywhere." Sakura sat cross legged on the trunk of a fallen oak tree. Naruto and Sasuke peered through a fringe of green foliage that separated them from the busy road. Strange, mechanized carriages hauled passengers to and fro.
"That old geezer was right," said Naruto. "We do look different." He watched a group of young people get on a bus. The boys had short hair and wore drab-colored shirts and pants. The girls wore dresses or sweaters with long skirts.
"We have to find a way to blend in," insisted Sasuke. "We may have to ambush a few locals. We can steal their clothes."
"And have the authorities of this land after us," argued Sakura standing up.
"Hey, Sakura!" said Naruto laughing. "I haven't seen any pink-haired girls like you here yet!"
"Well, I bet you didn't see anyone as dumb-looking as you!"
"Enough," said Sasuke. "We need a plan."
"We need a way to get out of this Georgia place," Naruto said angrily. "Man, I'd like to get my hands on that creepy librarian. Him and that dragon. Hey! What did happen to that dragon?"
"It was sucked into that book like us," said Sasuke. "It should have been in the meadow."
Sakura put her maps into her bag. "I wonder if there are dragons in this land?"
Naruto laughed. "If there aren't it will be even more out of the place than we are."
"Let's find another road," said Sasuke. "One that is less traveled. Until we find the proper clothes we are just too visible."
Naruto had his tongue hanging out like a panting canine. "I'm hot." They found a different road, a dirt road covered in haze and dust. "How much water do you have Sakura?"
"Drink out of your own canteen!"
"I already did." Naruto shook his empty canteen.
"Well I don't have any either."
"We all need water," said Sasuke.
Naruto's stomach rumbled. "And food. Definitely food"
There was a low roar from behind. Around a bend of flowering trees one of these mechanized carriages came barreling. It made a beeline for them.
"Hey!" Naruto dove to the grassy bank on the side of the road.
The carriage screeched to a halt, belching smoke from the rear. "Watch where you're walking Loser!" A group of greasy-haired teenage boys smirked at Naruto. "Exactly what zoo did you escape from?"
Naruto got angrily to his feet. He pulled out his kunai knife. "Say that again Creep!"
"Oooh, little man has a knife," said one of the teens.
He pulled out an object that shone like a silver pipe in the bright sunlight.
'BAM!' Something incredibly hot grazed Naruto's sleeve. 'BAM! BAM! BAM!'
"Dance, monkey, dance!" shouted some of the teens.
Naruto dodged to avoid the projectiles.
"Enough Harvey!" shouted one of the boys. "We got business in town."
"See ya, sucker!" The one called Harvey who was driving forced the carriage to lurch forward and quickly they were gone. But not until the back of the vehicle was decorated with shuriken.
"Way to go, Naruto." Sakura stepped from out of a clump of trees followed by Sasuke. "You just used up all your ninja stars."
"And where were you?!" yelled Naruto. "We're a team. You're suppose to back me up!"
"He wasn't interested in hurting you," said Sasuke.
"How do you know that?"
"Because he could have easily killed you with that weapon."
"What was that thing?"
"It's called a gun," said Sakura. "In the past some of the nations used weapons such as those."
Naruto gripped the handle of his kunai hard. "If I ever get my hands on those creeps."
They continued down the road, leery of any approaching vehicles. The day was getting late and Naruto didn't know if he was more hungry than thirsty. Or more thirsty than hungry. Either way he was dying from both.
"Dag nabit wheel!" some yards away, under the shade of a tall tree, a man was trying to put a wheel on his wagon.
"Need any help, sir?" asked Sakura.
The man looked up. He had the features of a goat; long, thin ears that pointed straight up like horns, and a scraggly gray beard. "Thank you kindly miss. I could use a bit of help."
The three young ninjas helped the man put his wheel back.. Naruto noticed the back of the wagon was full of odds and ends.
"I'm taking these things into town," said the man answering Naruto's questioning looks. "What I can't sell I take to the dump. Say, where you youngsters headed?"
The three looked at each other. "To town like you," said Sasuke.
"Well hop in," said the man. "The least I can do."
They climbed on with Sakura sitting up in front and Sasuke and Naruto sitting on a long trunk in back. The man clucked to his horse and the wagon rolled forward.
"You three look mighty thirsty. There's a jug of water in the back somewhere."
Naruto scrambled off the truck. He rattled through a pile of old tin plates to a large jug of water. Taking off the lid he put his whole face in and began lapping like a dog.
"Naruto!" cried Sakura. "Sorry, Sir, he doesn't have any manners."
"Don't fret none, miss. Seen worse mannered boys before. Take them Barrows fer instance. Worse gang of teenage hoodlums to terrorize this county in ages. Call themselves after Bonnie and Clyde's gang. I was in that part of Louisiana back in '34 when the marshals shot ol' Bonnie and Clyde full of holes."
Naruto stuck his head out of the jug. "What do these Barrows look like?" he said angrily.
"Oh, greasy I would say. Very greasy."
Naruto's jaws clenched. Next time he saw those Barrows he would mop the floor with them.
"Say you youngsters look mighty peculiar. Never seen clothes like yours before."
"Oh," Sakura replied.
"I don't mean to be nosy but you three from some foreign country like California or something?"
"Yes," said Sakura. "We're from California."
"Awful far ways for young'uns to be wanderin! Though back during the depression I saw all sorts of folks, young and old, take to the roads. Just steer clear of the law in this county. Bull O'Connor don't like 'vagrants'."
A red fire ball of a sun was about to set when the wagon finally rattled into town. Naruto wasn't thirsty now but he was starving.
"Hey! It's the Good Humor Man!" Two small children ran to a white vehicle where a man in a white hat was handing out what looked like…FOOD!
"Naruto!" Sakura shouted.
Naruto dashed to the vehicle. "Good Humor Man-san give me one of everything!"
"Sure, Son." The man handed him packages in white wrappings. Naruto quickly opened one and shoved the contents into his mouth. Cold! But pineapply delicious! He shoved more into his mouth.
"Uh-hmmm." The man stretched out his hand.
"Ob yeb." Naruto reached into a pocket and took out Gama-chan. Gama-chan held all his money. He fished out several coins and put them into the man's hand. Then he grabbed some more of the delectable packages.
"Is this a joke, Son?" The man said his face now red.
"Why? I didn't give you enough?"
"Enough!" The man threw the coins down hard on the counter. "What kind of con are you pulling giving me phony money. You either fork over two bucks right now or I call the law!"
"Oh, sorry Mister." Naruto reached into another pocket as if to extract more money. Then quickly snatched the rest of the packages on the counter and ran.
"Thief! Police help I've been robbed!" Naruto ran down an alley. Four hands grabbed him and forced him behind a dumpster.
"You're a real piece of work aren't you." Sakura had daggers in her eyes.
"Where's the money old man!"
Down the alley a shadowy group had someone pinned against a wall.
"I don't have any money," said a pleading voice. "I barely get by."
"I don't….Oooof."
Naruto had his kunai out. He knew those voices.
"Naruto don't you dare!"
Too late. Naruto hurled himself at the Barrow gang.
Chapter 5 coming soon. Hope you enjoyed the chapter please read and review. ^_^ Oh also the word Vagrants if you wanted to know means a person who has no job that wanders from place to place. (I had to look up what it ment since I didn't know lol. *also Gama-chan is the name Naruto calls his frog wallet*