Prodigy
Chapter 4
If anyone had looked out their window they would have seen two skulking figures. Well as skulking as one can be when trying to be stealthy. And fortunately for these two teens, when they didn't want to be seen they simply weren't. It was astounding really, their ability to easily blend into their surroundings without seemingly trying. One with a single auburn braid that fell waist length and the other with messy, chin-length emerald hair (as those were the only things visible) both were dashing along rooftops.
They both knew they had at the most one hour to check what they needed to before they would need to be elsewhere. It was sad really, the amount of needless obligations these two children possessed. But this necessity was self-imposed. So they left earlier than planned before any of their family had awoken and met in secret. It wasn't that unusual for them to do this; seeing as it has been done repeatedly. They had to discuss where it was hidden. They needed to know where to find it.
It was five in the morning and the sun wasn't even peeking on the horizon, but they knew that the person they were trying to avoid had already left. So they put their plan into action.
They pressed their fingertips together and a single pair of golden orbs flared. The scene distorted and the teen's disappeared.
"Did you do it?" She spoke quietly.
"Hn." His eyes swiveled down to her with intensity as if silently responding. What do you think? They continued, jumping down, continuing their trek down the walkway of a quaint home. Knowing they wouldn't be seen they peered inside, catching sight of a single girl sitting on her couch. She sat with her legs folded beneath her a book in her hand and a key in the other, while a cup of steaming tea rested on a night table beside her. Her wide chocolate eyes traced each line of the book she was reading. She wore her school uniform for Seishun Gakuen, a short sailor suit, which was borderline insulting for woman. Her auburn hair was but pack in twin braids that hung off both shoulders.
They both held up a single handsign and disappeared in a swirl of force.
Inside the home the girl felt a stirring of pressurized air that flipped the pages of her book. She jumped back, while placing her hand over a marking on the cover of the book. To most the marking might seem to be just an errant doodling. But to that privy to the art of fuinjutsu, they knew better. The seal glowed for a single moment and now grasped tightly in her right hand was a dark red katana.
The golden eyed emerald haired teen raised an eyebrow at the girl beside him as she stifled a chuckle. He deactivated his genjutsu, as the glowing of his eyes left him. And now both teens were once again visible. The girl then immediately moved out of her defensive pose and resealed her katana. "Dispel yourself." The auburn haired school girl disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Should we be concerned that Sumi-baachan didn't realize I was a bunshin?" Sakuno spoke with a slight giggle.
And Ryoma couldn't help but chuckle. "I don't know, but I know Oyaji did the same thing this morning. Maybe they're just getting up in the years."
She playfully slapped his forearm, while he chuckled a little harder at his friends blushing face. "Come on lets hurry up or were going to be late." Sakuno brushed past him as he stayed motionless, and reached for the key her kage bunshin had just been holding. A slight smile gracing her lips as the clones' memories fully settled into her mind, watching the moments of its short life. And moved towards her grandmother's office; a sudden thrill of excitement coursing through her. This was almost fun; nope this was definitely fun. Even Shika couldn't have thought of a better plan to get what they want with the minimal amount of difficulty that they had.
Whoosh
The subtle shift in the air around her had her turning back quickly to face the way she came. But instead of seeing the golden gaze of Ryoma, she saw nothing. "Ryo?" She spoke softly as a frown graced her lips, and a slightly put out expression made itself known.
"Hn?" Her head moved so quickly; a near audible crack sounded in the quiet hallway. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of the smirking teen. He leaned casually against the office door his hands hovered above his chest, grasping the cup of tea that had been on the coffee table. Mirth shone in his eyes as he watched her while he took a sip of her tea. "Excitable are we?" He chuckled lightly at her scowl, closing his eyes. Oh how he loved to tease her.
A light blush crawled up her neck and dusted her cheeks. Which he overlooked by the way, but what he didn't miss was her fist crashing onto the top of his head, face planting him onto the cold hardwood floor.
She grinned not even sparing him a second glance as she walked into the office, and trailed her fingers along the walls; searching for something. She ignored his scowl while he muttered, "Troublesome woman." She paused for a moment, nearly stumbling over her own feet. A darker blush spread across her cheeks, making her turn tomato red.
He walked into the room and sat cross legged on the floor ignoring Sakuno for the moment as she opened the secret safe in the wall. He wasn't really paying attention until she flopped onto the ground in front of him. "Found it." She sat down cross-legged as well and smiled at whaat she currently held in her palm.
It was a small thing that was sure, It was just above palm size. A crimson cloth covered the coveted object. She placed it carefully on the ground between them, and uncovered the crystal ball.
"How does it work Sakuno?" Ryoma blinked at the small object. His head tilted to the side in obvious curiosity. His fingertips tapped against the glass of the orb, and Sakuno watched silently as he lifted both hands around the orb.
"There's no button if that's what you're looking for." She giggled and placed her hands above the orb; allowing her hands to hover, while a soft blue hue emitted from her hands. "Chakra." She pushed it into the orb and watched as a scene presented itself.
Dawn was just breaking over the horizon, illuminating a grassy field. Three stumps stood singularly in the center of the field, a lake in the distance, but the most eye-catching of the entire scene was the large sakura tree that shrouded a single young man. He rested beneath the shade of nature's treasure; a slight sheen of sweat covered his body. His arms were folded behind his head, while his eyes remained closed; another notable feature being his spiky hair that was held in a high pony tail.
Sakuno watched in slight fascination as the young man's chest rose and fell as he slept. Is mouth set in a soft grin, and she knew had his eyes been open…She shivered at the thought. How she would've gladly fallen into the dark depths of his eyes.
*Aherm* "Well if you're done ogling your boy toy-"
"Ughh! Shut up Ryoma! I was not." She pouted, crossing her arms.
"The blush says otherwise." He spoke nonchalantly as he took a drink from his can of ponta. That he pulled seemingly out of nowhere.
"Where did you?"
Ryoma smirked and tilted his hand outward showing her his wrist. "You're not the only one who knows fuinjutsu."
She narrowed her eyes at the symbols intricately placed along the fold of his wrist. "Really? You made a pocket dimension on your wrist just for ponta?" He shrugged taking another swig from his can.
"It was worth it."
She threw her arms up in frustration. "Whatever." She placed her hands above it as Ryoma leaned forward.
They watched as an orange clad teen leapt through trees. His golden hair was spiked and utterly untamed. He held a net over his shoulder, silently observing as the blue eyed boy stopped just outside a river bed, his fingers coming together forming a single 'T' sign and suddenly the bank filled with copies of the same teen. Each one held an identical net that they then threw into the water.
More clones of the same teen burst from the tree line some held a long green leaf, it seemed highly durable that they then washed in the lake and others with their arms full of timber that they then piled into separate piles. They arranged them neatly before taking a step back and formed handsigns pausing on the tiger seal. He opened his mouth and breathed, fire bursting from within him as the wood caught fire.
The teen's copies began filing in from the bank with a grim sort of determination and a net full of fish. Each pyre roasted an insurmountable amount of fish that was then wrapped in the green leaves and one by one the clones disappeared back into the tree line, until only one remained.
This one watched on with a smile as clones began returning, but as each one landed in front of him they dispersed. It was never ending, but with every pop his smile grew larger. The last one to enter didn't disperse instead he spoke. "We distributed the food to wave boss, and they're none the wiser. They won't know who did this they'll just think; well I don't know what they'll think." He rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish grin and popped leaving the original in the field.
With a hearty sigh the last one collapsed. "Damn I guess I over did it." And then he was out like a light bulb. His eyes closed as his breathing evened out. But before Ryoma could panic for his friend, another person entered the clearing. The raven haired teen jumped down from the tree where he had been observing the blonde and sat down beside him.
"No shit dobe." He smiled softly and reached his hand out to brush the blonde bangs off of his forehead, careful so as to not disturb his sleep. He leaned back placing his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.
The scene dissolved as Ryoma and Sakuno pulled their hands away. "It's nice to know they're okay. We should go were going to be late." He stood and stretched a little as Sakuno put the or back just as she found it. They left the house just as they had entered it stealthily.
Squeech
Almost as quietly. She turned back to Ryoma and found him with a shit-eating grin stretched across his lips as he opened another can of ponta. "Really?"
He shrugged once more and took a deep drink, nearly finishing the entire can. "Totally made learning seals worth it."
