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Chapter 4

The hunt

Walking into the camp, the three sleeping soundly in, I noticed something off. It only took me a second to find there were traps lying in a few spots, ready to spring if I took another step. I sighed. I really need to teach them how to make better traps. This wouldn't even fool a Chuunin. Throwing a stick at the 'invisible' wire, a few things were thrown across the camp and there was a lot of loud noise.

Surprisingly not one of them woke up. Not even Sakura, who was a light sleeper most of the time. Naruto, on the other hand, slept very deeply. Even I had a hard time waking him up without doing something that would annoy him in the long run. But then again...

Stepping forward, I began to search for the food that was supposed to be left for me. To no avail did I find it, but instead found a note sitting on the ground.

-Kakashi-sensei,

Naruto ate all the food so don't feel bad. We didn't get much either. Also, someone got a hold of your book, meaning Naruto as well. He read some of it. Can't believe you read that stuff.

-Sign, Sasuke

Oh, dear. I thought as I walked over to my tent. I hope they didn't see page 32. Another sigh escaped my mouth. I should probably make sure they are even here.

Stepping back out of my tent, I first looked into Sakura's tent that was all the way on the other side of the camp sight. Nothing out to the usual there. She normally does that because she wants to get a nice rest, but sometimes the boys tend to make a lot of ruckus. Especially Naruto who always seemed to wake up early or stay up really late to train. The boy was sure dedicated, that was for sure.

When I looked in, I saw her nice and snug under the covers with a sasuke picture next to her sleeping bag. I don't even know what to say about that...

Then I walked over to Sasuke's tent. As soon as I got up to it, I heard his voice. "Sakura..." His voice was faint. Probably dreaming about a fight of some sort. Peaking in, I saw he had a smile across his sleeping face. Or maybe not. I smiled as well.

On the way to Naruto's tent, I hear something, so I reflexively hide. "Ramen...more...ramen..." I got up upon realizing it was only Naruto sleepwalking. Carefully, I directed him back to his tent and put him there before he wandered away or something. He had a big grin on his face as well.

After making sure he stayed in his tent and didn't start sleepwalking again, I went to my tent. They are all special to me. That's for sure. A crescent shape formed over my mouth. Since they are sleeping... Pulling down my mask, I took a big breath in and exhaled. But I still kept my guard up.

If I was being honest, I would say I did sometimes despise this mask because it was a pain to breath in, but I was definitely glad I had it. Otherwise there would be practically every living thing stalking me for life because of how nice...no...handsome I looked.

My eyes stared at the faint cloud of fog that kept forming every breath i took, but disappeared in such a short amount of time. It was cold outside, but I was used to it by now, seeing as I was a ninja that has gone on many missions before.

Now then. I thought. I will most likely not get to eat till tomorrow, huh. Well Naruto will be hearing about this. Good thing I did bring along a small snack. Pulling out a pack of sushi, I ate all of it up. It was better than nothing. But I still wished that I had something more to eat.

After putting the bag that container that held the sushi back in my bag, I wiped my lips and pulled my mask back up. Taking off my jacket, I set it aside and lay down under the few thin covers I had brought along as well as the pillow to rest my head.

My single eye looked out through the hole that was in the top of my tent. The stars were out tonight. Tempted to get a better look at them, I pulled the cloth that covered up my sharingan eye. Ahhhh. This brings back memories of when I was young. My fellow teammates laying in the grass together. The smile I had on before faded. The time when Obito was alive...

I sighed, rolling over and resting one of my hands under my head. I then used my other hand to pull down the cloth and cover my eye again. I needed to forget it. I can't let this take me over. It won't control me.

With that, I lay there quietly, soon falling asleep.

Hanare

I sat there staring at the blue, starry night sky that was beginning to fade because of the morning sun. What exactly happened anyways? Did I really just talk to Kakashi? Am I in a dream? I took a deep breath in and exhaled it slowly. There was just too much going on in my head and it confused me so much that they were all getting jumbled together.

Resting my head in the palm of my left hand, I did a quick retake. After a moment, it still didn't make sense. "Well. This isn't going to get me anywhere." Quickly standing up, I observed the campsite as I walked around. *Clink* What was that? Looking down at my feet I saw a broken Bracelet. Where did this come from? Picking it up, I examined the foreign jewelry. There was an inscription engraved into it. "Kakashi..." I spoke under my breath as I read the name. "Wait." Did he forget this? Since when did he have a bracelet like this?

It clanked as I moved it around in my hands examining it. I shrugged my shoulders. Well, I'll just keep it with me for now, I guess. Wrapping it around my wrist, I fixed the broken part and let go of it to see that it fit my hand almost perfectly. This was probably due to the fact that around a fourth of it was broken off anyways, but it still felt way too weird.

Moving my wrist, the bracelet gleamed and sparkled in the little bit of light that shined through the trees. It was so pretty that I had a surge of want go through me, making me question weather I would give it back or not. Realization struck me suddenly of what I had just thought and I shook my head vigorously. Bad thoughts, bad thoughts.

Taking just one more step, I found a book laying on the ground right next to where the bracelet once lay. Bending down I picked the orange book up and stared at front cover only consisted of a red circle with a line through it. That's all. Curiosity struck me as I opened the it up. Upon doing so, not even a second later did I slam it shut after seeing something I would've never expected. What the! Why was there a this sort of book here? Don't tell me that Kakashi read this kind of stuff. Realizing that I had also dropped the book, I picked it up with two fingers, feeling a bit weirded out.

Sure, I was not one to say anything, as I wasn't totally innocent, but I still felt my face beamed red as i grumbled a bit, only to flashback to when I was at the leaf village last. He did carry one exactly like. Something tells me that it's the same one. Sighing slightly, I dismissed it, as it was common knowledge that some guys were like that. Some of them, not so secretive about it. Hints: Kakashi.

Well, what an interesting night... A sigh slipped my lips as I took both the book and the bracelet in my hands, walking back into my tent only to put them on the ground next to my things. "Ug. What a mess." I said as I kicked aside my satchel, spilling all of the contents out. "Great."

Shaking my head in frustration, i just dismissed it and went to lay down under all of my blankets.

"..." Silence. No cricket sounds or a sound of nocturnal animals like normal. It was just...silence. And I did not like it one bit. Not able to deal with how eerily quiet it was outside, I got up out from under my things and peaked outside.

Just as I thought. I held my breath as to be as quiet as possible, to spare me the slightest chance that they didn't see me or suspected the tent oddly perched in the middle of the woods. My clan. Someone must of ratted me out and now they are after me... A few curse words slipped my mouth by accident, only to realize that I had said anything when a kunai ripped through my tent, slashing the side of my check ever so slightly.

Without another thought, I quickly did a few hand signs to collect my things and dashed through the trees the second I was able to be seen. As I went from branch to branch, I glanced back at me. S**t. They are catching up. Closing my eyes, I continued to go on as I used my mind's eye to figure out which way to go when I suddenly realized- A whole bunch of them are come from every direction. I have no choice but to find another way!

Just about to stop, I suddenly realized that I had not payed attention to the branches, only to step on a branch that was not stable and it broke from under my feet. To my dismay, this would be the simplest problem, as they had surrounded me out of nowhere as a gust of wind blew past me.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed, I took a deep breath in and relaxed, only to focus my chakra into the soles of my feet, as well as my hands. With that, I grabbed onto the tree and sent ten kuni in all different directions. This only stopped five out of the estimated sixteen by hitting them in fatal areas of the body to kill them instantly. Those people were never good anyways.

Not thinking in the smartest ninja way, I pause a fraction of a millisecond, causing me to have one of the ninjas slice my left arm. "Arg-" Feeling a pain sear through me, I resisted and quickly jumped up above the trees to get an aerial view. They were coming from every direction that was possible.

I was just about to make a run for it when suddenly something grab onto me. How did they-?! While distracted by the one that was hanging onto my wrist and and locked it into place so I couldn't move it, many of them came around me, another scratching at my wound. "Arghhhhhh!" I screamed in agony as it slowly opened up more, blood dripping down my wrist only to coat the trees in red. Punching my stomach, I something inside crack. There's no way I can escape...this is the end...Kakashi's image flashed through my mind.

Although it was barely noticeable, my lips moved into the slightest smile. Thanks anyways for trying...Goodbye. And with that, I blacked out from loss of blood, not hearing or seeing who was there to save me from all this.

"Let her go!" His voice echoed throughout the forest. "Let Hanare go!" Sharingan starting with an overwhelming anger, he launched at the ninja's, another three young, confused ninja trainees in tow. And boy did that group of ninja's make a bad decision by attacking Hanare. They were in for the fight of their lives.