Triple Threat
AN: Chapter FOUR! Next one's five. Five is going to rule….just cause it does.
Just Zel and Akumu today, I just wasn't feeling Jazz soo….
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First Threat
Neji stared wide-eyed at my room, his eyes lingering on the wooden bed frame with a mattress covered in a deep red blanket, the multiple shelves of multicolored books and scrolls, and the carved-out space serving as my closet, grey undershirts, red over shirts, netting, and black skirts and leggings hung down from oak hangers.
"It's…" Neji couldn't find the right words, so I got moving. I took my weapon pouch, though it only had two shuriken and three kunai. I walked over to my weapons wall where twelve rare weapons were dangling above the wooden floor. Swords carved into weird, unfamiliar shapes, throwing stars with twelve points and daggers attached by chains. I retrieved my kusarigama from a lower hook, wrapping the chain over my shoulder to make sure the sharp weapon stayed in place. I then slid the four white strips of my own pouch and slid it over my head, evening out the four cloths so they held tight to my waist.
I then went over to my closet and swapped my normal ninja sandals for my preferred ninja boots. They wrapped in black laces up to my knee, my toes sticking out like they had with the sandals. I shrugged off the black jacket and let the ashes land on the floor. Once I had done that, I walked back up to Neji and looked at him.
"This is your home?" He seemed to have regained his composure and had followed me around with his eyes, though he kept looking at the weapons.
"Yeah. Don't worry, their just for show…for anyone who comes in here…I bet I'd hurt myself more than anyone else if I tried using anything other than my kusarigama." I walked past him to one of the higher shelves and looked at the titles on the sides of all the white journals. I grabbed the one titled Missions of a Kunoichi, tossing it into my pouch and adding a jar of ink and a brush. "You ready?"
"We don't have to exit through the trunk, do we?" he asked, clearly not wanting to.
"Nope." I went over to the right of my bed, pulling up a door and motioning for him to go through. When he did, I followed him, sliding down the hard, slick earth and out onto a branch halfway down the tree. Where we had entered was about seven branches above us. "C'mon." I grabbed his hand again, leading him in the right direction before dropping it and running behind him.
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Jazz had jumped down from the top of the wall, Sakura looking elated at our return.
"Everyone ready?" I asked, hoping they had though of getting prepared while we were out. I was glad when they said they were. "Then let's go." I took off ahead, glad when Neji fell in behind, Jazz and Sakura creating the diamond formation we used when I was travelling with Neji's squad. I turned my head around and spoke to my squad, "Jazz, take the first. He should have a large sword. Move ten kilometers east from us. I will take on the second. Neji, you are to deplete our target of chakra and return her safely. Sakura, be prepared to heal any of your teammates wounds." I then turned my body around, putting my hand down and smiling at Neji, sharing it with Jazz.
Jazz placed her hand down first in a fist, Neji topping it with a flat palm. Sakura took a second to realize what we were doing and placed a fist on top of Neji's. "Break!" Jazz and I called together, Neji and I taking off in different directions. Jazz hesitated, then found her placed about three kilometers back and a kilometer in from Neji. Sakura took even longer before running directly behind me. I laughed at this, moving to the center and taking up my position again. Neji returned next, Jazz and Sakura arriving last.
"Sorry, Sakura, something my squad used to do. Kinda carried it on to Neji's, too." Sakura just seemed moderately confused, nothing more.
Third Threat
Itachi didn't seem in a hurry, so I trailed behind him and Kisame. I couldn't see the outline of the trees, as Black Sight only affects humans and animals, so I made sure to run behind Itachi's second shadow, watching it dodge and weave. Once, I was set off balance by a tree trunk and took a minute to find the right branches to climb up to get back behind Itachi.
"Watch yourself." was his only response, but I took it gladly, responding to his caution.
"I will, Itachi-sama. Thank you." I really don't think he expected the courtesy, and I watched him miss a step and almost fall over. Kisame laughed at him, causing a reprimanding that I listened to, enjoying it all. Sharkboy knew just how to get under Itachi-sama's nerves and he was rubbing off on me.
"If you tire him out now, Itachi-sama, he won't have the energy to make it to Konoha. I know I don't want to have to listen to him complain. After that, we returned to our triangular formation, Kisame between Itachi-sama and I, but about three feet to the left.
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When we finally decided to stop for the night, I was placed on second watch, after Itachi-sama. Any other time I was placed on watch, he made me wake up by myself, though it was usually Nightmare. So when a cold, bony hand shook my shoulder through one of the slits in the long sleeves, my eyes flew open in surprise. He wasn't there; instead he was lying down on his own cot. I nodded in his general direction, then jumped up to the tree branch he had been sitting on. When the Black Sight cleared and I could no longer see the two Akatsuki beneath me, I removed my headband and stared up at the moon. It was almost full and illuminated the clearing, showing that Nightmare was standing on top of my cot.
He pointed the Dead Scythe at me, and an arena of darkness enveloped me. I was used to this place and walked to one of the walls, placing my palm on the chilly black. A large circle of light appeared before detailing to show four shinobi. Two I recognized. I turned towards Nightmare, though he wasn't there, only his scythe. I walked over and reached out to grab it, half expecting it to disintegrate, but my palm clasped around the base. I closed me eyes and sliced through the picture, clearing thee darkness and bringing the Black Sight back to my eyes. I was still holding the scythe while I sat and watched for intruders.
AN: Okay, short chapter this time. Five is going to be nice and long for any one who is reading this. I still want to know about the contest and am waiting for PMs.
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