Hello everyone, hope you enjoy this, it's a bit bloody, just for warning.
---------I've made my way, I'll have to deal with the fact that there is no changing, my tomorrow forever, be altered by my yesterday. Somethings are meant to be. If I could change it all i would do it. In a heart beat.----
Chapter 4-- Innocence Lost
Sakura held Naruto tight by her side. Kakashi was walking in front of them, his book momentarily forgotten as they went up the steps too silently. Every now and again the single eye would glance behind. He caught Sakura's gaze only to turn away again. Sakura sadly smiled, knowing exactly what the older ex-AMBU member was thinking. Had he been there, he would have realized Sasuke's intentions, and would have stopped the harm that had been done. Sakura snuck a glance at Naruto who was too busy concentrating on the steps he was taking to notice.
The young fox bearer panted heavily and he held his heart with care. It may only be the third day since he got stabbed, but compared to his usual healing time this was taking much longer. It was infuriating to rely on other people but he could not deny Sakura and her wish to help. Her guilt was high enough. And though they thought him mindless of it, he knew Kakashi and everyone else that day felt blameworthy for allowing Sasuke to get so close, and that made him feel worse then the wound did.
They entered the Hokage's office and she was sitting at her seat looking down at the sheets of paper before her when she looked up and all the stress fled from her eyes. "How are you feeling?" She questioned harshly, without emotion but they could see the concern in her eyes.
Naruto smiled softly, "Yosh, obaa-chan."
She rolled her eyes in annoyance before looking down at her papers. "I have some news. Something you all are not going to like." Naruto reached for a chair, and with Sakura's help roughly sat in it. Tsunade's eyes were on him, watching with a bit of guilt, and a bit of sorrow in her orbs. When he smiled lopsidedly her thoughts cut off and she scowled back "Orochimaru is dead."
"Nani?" Sakura, wide eyed and jaw slack.
Naruto looked down at the floor. His fists clenched on his thighs, uncertain if he was relieved the man was dead, or angry that he wasn't the one to kill him. He glanced over to Sakura whose eyes rested on the floor, fingers to her lips. "Hold on." Her voice sounded and Naruto brows knit, "Why is that not a good thing?"
Tsunade sighed, "We have reason to believe, Sasuke, defeated him."
Sakura's breath stalled in her throat and for the longest time, she couldn't move. How could he have gotten so powerful, Inner Sakura questioned harshly. And yet another question popped in her head; was he really that different?
But a hand touched her shoulder. She looked up to Kakashi who only smiled lightly down at her. She returned the gesture, coming back to herself. She suddenly wanted a chair, her knees wobbling slightly. She glanced to Naruto. His blue eyes were gazing out the window, in the direction of the jail that was so very far away. He could only imagine the horrible things Orochimaru had done to him while in his care. Oh, if only he had defeated Sasuke, he would have never been alone. The ache of his heart now burned with the desire to go back in time, and redo the stupid mistake he had done in allowing Sasuke to get away. He cleared his throat before he forced out, "How do you know, he did it?"
"We don't really know. However. Orochimaru's body was found not far from where we found Sasuke. He was split in two by a sword." Naruto shut his eyes, hearing metal scrapping as it was taken out of it's holster.
The Hokage continued. "It was at least three days prior. If this is true, then there is no reason not to believe that Sasuke has followers. Powerful followers, just like Orochimaru. They might come looking for him. There were people watching us that day, when we retrieved Sasuke. But they stayed back. For what reasons….maybe they thought they were outnumbered. Or maybe Sasuke wanted them to stay back. Face you alone. Or maybe even it had been his plan to get caught….There are several theories floating around. This just means we have to be more cautious then normal."
"What should we do?" Sakura questioned.
"We might have to transfer him. Word in the prison will get out fast. If they know how powerful Sasuke is, they might do anything to help him escape." She waited only a minute until she continued, "Otogakure is rebelling. There have been many reports about breakouts, and wars are beginning to expand. Many Oto-nin have fled the country. Another thing to worry about." She stood from her desk to walk around it, putting a hand on Naruto's numb shoulder, "For now, get better as fast you can. You will be needed soon. Both of you." She waved her hand and dismissed them.
Past
Naruto's stomach was used as the alarm. It gurgled so loud, Sasuke snapped open his, preparing for an earthquake. The other boys sat up and glared at him. Naruto rubbed his stomach, "Gomen." He whispered sheepishly.
The girls emerged from their tent already awake and dressed just as they rose from their sleeping bags, rubbing their soar backs. The boys tried their hardest to meet their teammate's gaze but the girls adamantly refused. "We'll get the food." Sakura bit, obviously still angry about the night prior. She wanted only to far away from them for the time being. She hadn't known that it was going to be used as the last test to the ninja category. Shikamaru watched, hidden in the trees and took down the results on the accuracy test before running back to the group.
He sat down with a yawn. "Totals are up." The boy's quickly gathered around. "Hinata." Kiba gripped Akamaru, the dog grasped for air, trying to claw his way out. "Last place with 79 points." He fell off his chair. "Ino, next with eighty one points."
"What are you guys talking about?" Ino stepped up, holding her batch of fish in one hand, the other rested on her hip.
"Fish, Fish, Fish." Naruto grasped the four rows of fish and began setting them up next to the fire. Ino looked over to Sakura but the woman shook her head, telling her not to be worried with it.
The girls said nothing to the boys after that. They sat on their side and the six counterparts sat on the other. It was a quiet morning to say the least.
The moment the kunoichi were done with their meal they stood and without any word to the boys began walking down the path. Shikamaru narrowed his eyes. "How long do you think they will keep this up?"
"I'm telling ya, the silent treatment is the worst." Kiba explained, Akamaru barking in agreement.
The genius looked to Sasuke and Naruto, "It's your onna. She's leading them to rebel against us." Naruto looked to Sasuke unsure what that was suppose to mean but Sasuke's eyes were shut and he just shrugged his shoulders.
The male ninja's hurried to pack up their stuff then caught up with the females, however keeping their distance by a half a mile, close enough to reach if danger presents itself, far enough to talk amongst themselves without having to whisper.
Naruto jumped in the air with a big, "Yahoo!" he laughed full heartedly, "I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! Sakura-chan is the best! In your face!" He danced in front of Kiba, sticking out his tongue.
Akamaru looked up at his owner with a whine and when given the head nod, the dog attacked, biting the boy's ankle. Naruto jumped up and down trying to shake the thing from him, "Ow Ow ow. Get him off, get him off, I can't feel my leg." Sasuke sighed with annoyance and shook his head.
Kiba laughed and snapped his finger once, the dog released the blond fool and jumped in his owner's arm, "Great job, Akamaru." The dog happily barked.
"Oi. Look." Sasuke interrupted and pointed ahead. "Who are they?" The guy's quickly snapped to attention as they saw four male ninja standing directly in front of the girls.
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Sakura aggregately rolled her eyes, folding her arms over her chest. "Not this again. Naruto, what the hell is your problem!" She screamed her eyes searching the trees. The other three females looked to her, unsure if this was the same incident they happened upon before. TenTen looked back. The boys were no where insight. She shook her head.
"Those boys are really getting on my nerves. We are never doing this again. Never going on a mission together, I refuse."
Ino placed a hand on her hip. "I totally agree with you, I mean, what was the point of all of us going. We met no dangers along the way, it's been the easiest mission of my life. I haven't even seen the damn scroll, what if it doesn't even exist?"
"Oi, Kono Ama!" The bandit screamed, annoyed beyond all belief.
Ino stepped up, knife waving in his face, "Oi, watch it, Naruto, or I swear to Kami, I will kick you in the-"
"Usse, busu!" The male ninja grabbed Ino quickly by the hair, pulling her up against him, bending her arm to make her own kunai press tight against her throat.
"Naruto, that is enough!" Sakura screamed, quickly getting out her weapon.
"Sakura." Ino whimpered, "I don't think it's Naruto."
Sakura's breath caught in her throat and her body stiffened. What if it wasn't Naruto? And these were really bandits ready to kill her? "Oh, kami." She whispered, her hand suddenly shaking with fear, her eyes wide
The males smirked upon seeing their demeanor change. "Baka onnas. It's good to see such pretty yarimans." The man that held Ino pulled her tighter to his chest, daring her to move with the knife pressed so tightly to her neck. "Beat the shit out of them but make sure they're still usable." The men chuckled as they stepped forward.
Sasuke ran up from the side, slamming against Sakura's shoulder, knocking her to the floor, but effectively taking her place. Naruto came from the other side, running in front of Hinata while Shikamaru dropped down from behind. His shadow quickly trapped the one who held Ino.
TenTen narrowed her eyes. Why was she so surprised when no one came to her damn rescue. It's not like she needed to be rescued or wanted to be rescued. But, it would have been nice if they offered, you know? She reached in her pocket for her scrolls. However. She stalled and turned her wide gaze.
Naruto held his hand in position to make copies of himself, his threatening words echoing the empty pathway, "I kick your asses for talking to them that way!" But before his famous Kage Bunshin fell from his lips out of the corner of his eye, he became aware of a most disturbing sight.. He looked to his right and his eyes widened with confusion. Sasuke's body had somehow changed. His entire left side was overtaken in a wave of black designs. Naruto's mouth dropped open when the boy lashed out, his katana slashing across his opponent's neck. Blood sprayed the floor but Sasuke's body dived before the blood fell and slammed his knife up into the second man's heart. He twisted it a with malicious smirk on his face.
The movements had been so quick, he wasn't even sure if what he saw was Sasuke or not. It was more like a beast had taken over. Naruto's eyes narrowed. The one who held Ino suddenly screamed with agony and Ino's voice could only mimicked him with her own high pitched yell in her fright. The bandit's hand that held her fell to the floor, twitching. Blood was squirting out but the man could only gape in response for Sasuke cut his other arm off within two seconds of each other before stabbing the bandit in the eye. The body fell back with a sickening thud.
Naruto knew it had happened all so fast, no one had any time to stop or say anything to halter the boy. But he watched it all in slow motion it seemed. He could see each wave of hair, each expression Sasuke made, each swift movement as he ripped the last guy apart, the one that stood in front of him.
Sakura's eyes were wide and full of fear, unable to move this time. The memory of Sasuke breaking the arms of the guy from Sound flashed in her head. This is what would have happened if she hadn't stopped him. She willed herself to stand but before it had even begun, it had ended. The only evidence that anything had happened was the blood. The red liquid that sprayed on her face, covering her body, soaking her knees as she sat in the dirt. She was faced with the brutal fact that Sasuke had done this, and would have done it to the Sound ninjas if she hadn't stopped him.
Sasuke dropped easily to his feet and stood in between the halves of the final body. Naruto's gaze was penetrating, he could feel it without turning. He panted heavily, his thoughts scrambled to figure out what he had just done. His hand was shaking, the left hand that had a mind of it's own sometimes. The blade dropped, the only sound that vibrated in the air. He turned, the black curse slowly danced up his arm and leg, and fell away from his face to be once again sealed. His eyes were on Naruto, the boy stared at him with disbelief and fear.
It took almost two whole minutes for thoughts to make sense and instantly Naruto's voice echoed the silence, "What the hell was that?" he screamed. The only one left that didn't know of the disease that infected his best friend.
Sasuke ignored him, looking over to Sakura, whose fear was even greater then before. He went over to her to kneel down. "Where are you bleeding from?" He questioned, trying to ignore everyone that was staring at him. He caught Sakura's eyes, then quickly dropped his gaze to search for any wounds. Her green orbs told him all he needed to know. She was terrified. Of him.
"Sakura-chan." Naruto called out, when he became aware of the blood that covered her. He ran to her side. "Are you okay?"
Shikamaru and Choji ran up to Ino. Her shaking body rested in the blood soaked ground and her eyes were wide upon the two appendages that were nearly touching her knees. She did not feel the hands that helped her stand or hear the words that spoke to her. She was numb and in shock when she saw her hands completely covered in the red liquid that was not her own. Shikamaru lifted her up in his arms and hurried to the river that was just a few feet from them, Hinata was behind them wishing to help.
Sakura stared back at him, her gaze unblinking even when his eyes were on her and his normal appearance filled her gaze. But his question was echoing in her head and Inner Sakura was screaming at her to wake up. She blinked and shook her head, shaking out all the bad thoughts that had just filled her imagination. She smiled, shaking, "It's…It's not mine." Her voice was hoarse, she coughed to clear it. "I'm fine." She rested her trembling hand in Naruto's, too afraid to touch Sasuke, she stood. But her legs shook too horribly and she ended up falling against him. Sasuke questioned her, holding her by the shoulders "When you…" His hands, soaked in blood, touched her. Her mind flashed the malicious images in front of her again, stalling her voice. But she broke the gaze off his hands to break away from the fear. "I think I hurt my ankle." Sakura couldn't help her obvious pull from Sasuke to get away.
Sasuke dropped his hands instantly, catching the blood on them and wiping them off on his shorts. His cheek muscles flexed in aggravation toward himself as he watched Naruto wrap an arm around her shoulders and under her knees. "Let's take you to the river." She did not meet his gaze again as Naruto lifted her away.
Neji dropped from the tree branch and Lee exited the shade, limping toward TenTen who glared dangerously at them. Lee knit his brow. "Thanks for the help." She bit.
Lee quickly came to their defense, "We figured-"
"Sure, Whatever." She turned her back with folded arms, basically telling them not to make a sound.
Kiba smiled lopsidedly, "She's dangerous." The boys shared a glance.
Naruto released his hold on Sakura and she quickly crawled over to Ino's motionless body. Hinata was wiping the blood from her arms slowly. "Ino." She whispered, touching the woman's blonde hair. The eyes reacted to her and she smiled softly, reassuringly it seemed. Ino found her emerald eyes, and though she too was covered in blood, Sakura was an angel in her eyes. She threw herself around her in desperate comfort as she cried against her friend's shoulder.
Shikamaru and Choji turned their backs, knowing this wasn't something she would like them to see.
"Come on," Sakura whispered with a smile, "Don't tell me you were afraid."
Ino forced a laugh through her tears pulling back and wiping her face on her sleeve. "I was just about to make my move." She mumbled, her sob was filled with her laughter. Sakura smiled, taking the rag from Hinata and wiping the female's face clear of the blood and tears.
"So much for the damsel in distress act, huh?" Ino laughed again and the nightmare was momentarily forgotten.
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It wasn't the most comfiest ride of her life but it sure was the funniest. Sakura squeezed tighter, holding on with all her might, too afraid to be dropped. Naruto had her on his back, since her ankle didn't allow her to walk very well. He was going through obstacles and jumping in trees, basically having the time of his life with Sakura strapped to his back. Every now and then, with a reminder by Sakura he doubled back to the group, since they were just walking normal.
"So I got a question." Sakura grinned as she looked at the whole group. "Who won?"
The boys dropped to the floor. Sakura got off Naruto and limped over to Ino and rested against her side. TenTen and Hinata stared with exasperated expressions. TenTen shook her head in utter disappointment. "So she's right?" TenTen bit, glaring ridiculously hard as Neji helped Lee to his feet. But their gaze refused to meet hers. "Son of a bitch." She rolled her eyes and walked ahead, Lee went swiftly after her, only to find he was no match to her steps with his crutch in tow.
They began walking to catch up with her. Naruto scratched the back of his head, "Well, it wasn't. We didn't….Planned….just happened…"
Sakura rolled her eyes as Naruto tried to make up excuses off the top of his head. How many times has she told him he sucked at lying?
"How'd you find out?" Choji mumbled, quite disappointed it didn't work.
"Well besides all the tests that you put us through and the sneaking around. Hinata used her Byakuga to look in Shikamaru's pocket to look at the paper you were constantly showing the rest of the boys." The genius slapped his face at his stupidity, the other males looked at him with annoyance, as if even they had thought about that.
The group looked ahead to find TenTen stopped in her tracks, it gave them time to catch up to her but it also gave them sight to what she was staring at. There, at the gate entry to Konoha, stood all of their senseis.
Getting back to their regular teams, Sakura switched from leaning on Ino to wrap one arm around each of the boy's shoulders. Normally Inner Sakura would be screaming in her ear feeling Sasuke's arm wrapped around her back, but even she was skeptic and nervously took side glances at the boy.
Just before they came to a stop she heard Ino whisper to Shikamaru, "Please tell me there was an actual mission."
"Hai." he sighed, tired all of a sudden. "Just not such an important one." He finished as they stepped in front of their senseis.
Kakashi put away his dirty book and put both hands into his pockets, staring with his one good eye. Gai was at a crossroad with his emotions. He wanted to appear furious but at the same time, Lee limping toward him with his guilty eyes staring up at him, made him want to cry. Asuma stuck another cigarette in his mouth with a heavy frown. And Kurenai glared with Shino at her side. He had his hands in his pocket, looking out from over his collar. Kiba and Hinata could feel his death glare through his dark sunglasses.
The eleven ninjas hung their heads.
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Hokage Tsunade looked like she was about to blow, as she turned around to face the four teams. Her cheeks were red and her fists were clenched, her body tense and slightly shaking with her repressed rage. It was Shizune who whispered, "Remember your blood pressure," but quickly stepped back. When her mistress shut her eyes like that she knew better then to say anything more.
"Shikamaru." She bit through clenched teeth and her glaring eyes were upon him. He had his eyes closed and arms over his chest. It was Asuma who pushed him forward out of the line. The genius dropped his hands and opened his eyes, knowing if he didn't do so he was bound to hear it from his parents later. "Repeat your mission."
"Get scroll." He took it from his pocket and tossed it on the desk.
"Keep going."
"Bring one other person."
"Uh huh."
"Make it back within twelve hours."
"Word for word. I am impressed. Now when, please, tell me. When did I once ever say, Bring as many as you want and take as long as you need." She bit that last part slow through clenched teeth.
Shikamaru rolled his eyes and yawned. "Never." He answered.
Hokage slammed her fist down on the table and it instantly snapped in two, papers and pieces of word flew in the air and slowly drifted down to earth as she gazed now at the wide eyed ninja. "Am I boring you?" She bit.
"Obaa-chan--"
"Shut it, Naruto." She snapped, never once taking her eyes off the genius. "I made you chuunin much against my wishes. Do not believe I don't have the power to kick you all the way back to the academy. You took ten lives into your hands. And didn't bother to tell anyone. I had the whole sato searching for them. I thought they were taken. Because not too long ago, we were under siege. You remember that right?" Her eyes narrowed dangerously. She looked up, and made eye contact with each individual but rested her eyes on Lee. "And you ten. Since when do you take mission without your sensei or me, telling you to. You all are about as stupid as he is. And therefore shall be punished also."
"Obaa-chan."
"Naruto, I will not say it again." She sat in her chair, in front of her demolished desk. "Since you all want to be together so badly, to believe an ass like him--"
"Tsunade-sama." Shizune chided but the woman held up her hand, quieting her.
"I have a mission for you. You are to first go to Kaminari no Kuni. There you will receive the mission to go to Tsuchi no Kuni."
"Why not just go to Tsuchi no Kuni?" Naruto questioned.
Tsunade snapped her eyes in his direction and he ducked quickly behind Sakura. "Because I said so." She sighed heavily through her nose. "They are not allies to us and they were the cause to many deaths back when I was still growing up."
"Way back when." Naruto ducked again quickly behind Sakura, this time dodging the Hokage's chair. Sakura shook her head but looked back to her leader. That woman was so amazingly strong. She looked down to her ankle which had been healed by Shizune. Sakura looked over to the other female, wondering just briefly how hard it was to learn about becoming a medic-nin.
The woman straightened herself, pissed more that she no longer had a chair then she was about Naruto being born. She turned her back. "So be cautious. I wouldn't even do this but since you all want to spend more time together, why the hell not. It should take you two weeks. You'll have tons of time. Sasuke will lead you. Lee. As much as you deserved to be punished with them, you will stay here. It is too dangerous for you. And your surgery will be planned for tomorrow." Lee hung his head. Tsunade suddenly swung around, her disappointment was shining in her eyes. "The council wants me to charge you all with treason. You can not leave this sato without proper surveillance!" She turned her body away once again to calm her rage. "I'm sure however, your parents will punish you enough. And those of you without parents. Feel lucky you'll go without further chastisement. Get out." The ten genin and one chuunin quickly exited living only their sensei's behind.
Naruto pressed his ear to the door, shooing away Sakura who was pulling at him. "Tsunade-sama. It is a dangerous mission for them to go on without at least one of us." Kurenai voice sounded.
"Tsunade-sama, they should be punished not reward for their experimental of youth." Gai protested.
"I am punishing them." It was quiet. Apparently no one understood the punishment. "Two weeks together, will make them hate each other. They will never pull a stunt like that again for a long time."
"What if it does the exact opposite?"
"What's so bad about having so many comrades?" She waved a dismissing hand, "If they still seem rebellious when they get back, I have the proper missions to keep them separated for at least a year. But I don't think I have to worry about that. See them off, make sure they have the proper equipment for mountain climbing." Humor echoed in her voice but Naruto had no time to question it as Sasuke kicked him away from the door and hurried down the hall.
Upon exiting the building however, the rookies were greeted with a most terrible sight. Their parents.
Hinata and Neji stepped over to Hiashi and bowed deeply and refused to straighten until he turned and they followed without a word.
Shikamaru rolled his head back to stare at the clouds as his mother came up before him. Her voice was loud in his head but he was far from listening until he felt the grip on his ear, pulling him home.
Naruto, Sasuke, Lee, and TenTen soon found themselves alone in each other's company. It weighed heavily on their minds and their eyes rose to the sky, as if waiting for their parents to come down from the heavens just to punish them.
But as they waited, their eyes widened. Gai stood in front of TenTen and Lee with a grave face, and glaring eyes. "Lee!"
"Gai-sensei!"
"TenTen."
She mumbled, slightly embarrassed, "Gai-sensei."
"As punishment, you will eat my cooking without one word of disgust!"
Lee shouted, "Gai-sensei. If I cannot eat your cooking without one word of disgust, I will eat your cooking for a month."
"Lee!"
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
"Gai-sensei."
TenTen bowed her head when they embraced. "I hate my life."
Naruto was completely ignorant of their conversation. Iruka and Kakashi stood before them, glaring down with terrible eyes. Iruka was the first to speak, standing in front of his favorite student, "Naruto, you should know better by now, what were you thinking! Do you know of all the terrible things that could have happened! None of us knew where you were! We were about to start war! We thought someone came in and stole you!"
"Iruka-sensei, I was fine, I swear!"
Sasuke, "Hn." as he watched the pair scream at each other but his eyes lifted to Kakashi, rebellious intention shining in his gaze. Kakashi narrowed his eye, challenging the Uchiha heir in a staring match. Sasuke accepted the challenge, his own set of eyes hardening over.
It took ten minutes but Kakashi won out in the end and he grinned happily. "Don't do that again." He merely stated before poofing from existence. Sasuke crossed his arms in a pout, hating the grey haired man and cursing him to hell.
Naruto hopped to his feet when they were finished with their staring contest and ran up to Sasuke, "Iruka-sensei and I are going to Ichiraku. You coming?" Sasuke shrugged and followed behind.
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The next morning, before meeting everyone for their mission, the four female ninjas found each other in the market place, buying the necessary supplies for their two week long trip. They sat now in a small café having breakfast.
Sakura swallowed the rest of the contents of her drink before slamming it on the counter. The three females looked up at her. "I don't see why we're in trouble. We didn't even know it was fake!" The looks she received from the villages that ate in the same café caused her to lower her head in embarrassment.
"I can't believe Neji and Lee." TenTen lowered her head on her arms that were crossed on the table.
Ino shrugged, "I don't know why any of us are surprised. I mean, hello! They are immature little asses. We should expect nothing more from them."
"Speak for your own team." TenTen snapped.
"You're gonna have to face it sooner or later, TenTen. You are about as screwed as we are." The weapon's specialist slammed her forehead on the table and whispered a tiny, almost unheard murmur, "I know." Ino patted her back. "But the thing that we can do, is not forgive them. The silent treatment had it's advantages. We didn't have to talk to them."
"Yeah, but they get so grouchy." Sakura sighed heavily, "All right, that's what we're going to do. We are going to give them the silent treatment until they cave." She put her hand out. Ino and TenTen quickly put their's in. Sakura grabbed Hinata's hand and put it on theirs. "Yosh!"
"TenTen." The four girls raised their eyes to the new male at the head of their table. Neji's clear eyes paid no attention to the rest, just her. "May I speak with you?" He turned and walked out of the building.
"What do you think?" She looked to the others.
Sakura shrugged. "I say, see what he wants, demo, don't talk to him. Rememeber."
"Hai." She stood and followed after him. TenTen folded her arms over her chest and she glared with hard eyes upon her teammate. His back was to her. She narrowed her gaze, if he even tried to make an excuse she was going to shove a kunai somewhere very unpleasant.
Her eyes widened when he turned around. He leaned his body over and he bowed his head. "Gomen nasai, TenTen."
"Neji…" She whispered, completely taken back by his demeanor. Her heart sank and she was instantly sorry that he ever felt guilty for anything.
TenTen eyes widened, just then realizing what she had promised with the girls. She sighed angrily through her nose, "Kuso." She stomped her foot and turned from him, "Hold on." She bit going back inside the café and up to the girls. She slammed the money for her food down on the table, hanging her head, her other hand fisted at her side.
Sakura was the first to realize what was wrong, "You can't!" She nearly screamed. "You're the strongest out of all us, if you cave what will that say about us!"
TenTen straightened, still beyond angry that she was going to be the first to give in. "He apologized." She snapped, her eyes narrowed in her rage.
"He what?" Ino questioned. "Was not expecting that."
"I'll never understand them. Any of them, ever." TenTen threw her hands in the air and stomped her way back outside where Neji was waiting patiently. She glared at him with narrowed eyes. He, in turn, looked absolutely bewildered. Why did she looked at him like that? He had just apologized much against his better judgment. TenTen passed by him with another angry sigh. "Come on, let's go train." His brows knit. Did this mean he was forgiven?
He followed but shook his head, he'll never understand girls. Ever
That's it for this week!
Kono Ama-- Bitch--------------Kaminari no Kuni-Land of Lightening
Tsuchi no Kuni---Land of Earth---------------------Yosh--Okay, alright, fine
Usse busu--Shut up, Ugly girl-------------------- yarimans---slut
Next Time:
Present: Sakura and someone unexpected have an unexpected conversation--Kami, I hope you all don't hate me.
Past: The team set off to meet the Raikage
Author's Note---- I'm trying to decide weather to add Itachi, into the story, (It won't be for a long time, but I had an idea for him) So if you don't mind, please tell me if you think I should, thanks.