Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. It would be nice if I did though.
Author's Note: Well...TADA...yeah it has been a while hasn't it? I've got to say I've been busy lately with homework. Plus I had to completely rewrite this chapter. I was so frustrated that I would have to rewrite that I took a break and wrote Lifting Burdens. It's a short story and I've been told 2/3 characters were OOC for it, but that doesn't matter. What DOES matter is that...Chapter 4 is out. I've been working on it for the past...12 hours! Wow...Anyway a few things I would like to say.
I learned how to spell whore...lol. When I got the reviews I had NO CLUE what you all were trying to tell me. When I finally figured out I hit my head on the desk...it hurt a little but I'm not in a coma. So...yay!
I supply updates on my author page. Basically tells what I'm up to outside of the writer's circle. What I'm working on and what not. So if you want to know what's going down...I update, if I can, about once a week.
I've finally realized that some people really do read the Author's Notes...Hi!
Alright let's go to Q/A.
rldragon: Would I consider writing the names of the characters in Japanese? I'm afraid it's too late for that now. If I start now it creates a block for some readers for me to suddenly switch to the Japanese style. However I will have Japanese Jutsus and catch phrases for the most part...
Antichr1st: Just so you know...Anko wasn't going to be a "whore" in my story. I will admit though I was beginning to fall into that trap, but I've found a way out of it. It's Tayuya. Simple as that. lol. As time progresses Tayuya will not think of Anko as a whore. Promise of a lifetime.
imsooobored: Thanks for the dango comment. Honestly had no idea, whatsoever.
OK. That's all I've got to say...I think this is my longest author's note so far, but who cares! They were all things I needed to point out and talk about. So now the moment has come for you to stop reading the author's note. ON WITH THE FIC!
Documents lay scattered across the floor of the prison complex. Each held important data on the Village hidden in the Sound. Tayuya couldn't believe it. These documents dated all the way back to before the founding of the village! Who could possibly know so much about the village before its existence?
Tayuya continued scanning the documents as the door swung open. Anko came in with dango in hand.
"So…What part are you on?" she asked.
Tayuya stared at the woman before scoffing and turning back towards the papers.
"Like you care."
Anko blinked but didn't lose resolve. Instead she held the dango out to Tayuya hoping to find some common ground. But, once again, she got the cold shoulder as Tayuya smacked the dango out of her hand and it landed on the cold, dirty floor.
"Alright, I can take a hint. I'll leave you alone," Anko said before walking out the door.
"Go fuck yourself," Tayuya said just as the door closed. These papers were putting her in a bad mood. Who in the sound village was acting as a traitor? From all the sources of information they would nearly have to be a high ranking ninja. Tayuya considered the possibilities, but nobody stood out.
In a fit of rage, Tayuya brushed the rest of the documents onto the prison floor. This caused the bastard to look into the room, but he soon resumed his guard duties. Tayuya mocked the guard before putting her head down on the table. She was bored.
Deciding there was nothing better to do, she began picking up the different documents she had scattered around the room. She scoffed at the fact that she was degrading herself to common housemaid cleaning, but decided it was better than nothing.
After a few minutes most of the documents had made their way back onto the table. Tayuya went to pick up another document when she saw a mission report lying nearby. It was entitled "The Sound Invasion." Tayuya instantly tossed the document in hand aside and began looking through this new found discovery. Finally, something about how they had screwed the leaf village.
Tayuya hated to admit it, but that spy was really good. The document held pictures and bios of every ninja involved in the invasion. Tayuya nearly gagged when she found her picture. They had gotten her bad side. Tayuya decided she'd rather not look at anymore bios and began looking at the debriefing reports. What she found was shock.
There were excruciating details on the fight between Lord Orochimaru and the Old Timer. Lord Orochimaru used two sound genin as experiments for his new jutsu. Kin and Zaku. Tayuya knew them growing up. They were the same age as her…
'No…there had to be some mistake…Lord Orochimaru would never do that,' she thought. 'But wait...didn't that traitorous whore say something about Orochimaru leaving her for dead?'
Tayuya sunk to the ground. 'No way,' she thought. 'Was the who—Anko right? Was Lord Orochimaru really going to…kill her? As if to answer the question, a letter was pushed into her hands, and a voice made itself known.
"Here," Tsunade said. "Read that…it will answer your question."
Tsunade led Tayuya back over to the table quietly while Tayuya read the letter. With each word read, a part of Tayuya died inside. Everything she had thought about her beloved village and her beloved leader were burning before her eyes.
B Rank Mission
Dispose of the Sound Four. They have betrayed me by taking too long to recover my new body. It was a unanimous decision by the council. Burn this letter after you have read it.
Lord Orochimaru, First Otokage of the Hidden Sound Village
"Well, you seem surprised," Tsunade stated bluntly.
Tayuya was too shocked to glare at the hag. There was no mistaking Lord Orochimaru's insignia. She was really to be killed on sight.
Silence greeted the room for the next hour as Tayuya collected her shattered thoughts. Finally, after some long endured patience on Tsunade's part, the silence lifted.
"Hey old hag…give me a kunai."
"Why?" Tsunade questioned.
Tayuya smirked. "Don't worry; I'm not a wrist-slitting emo like that bastard Sasuke. Just give me a kunai!"
Tsunade gave it some thought before removing a kunai from her robe and flinging it towards Tayuya. Tayuya ducked as the kunai embedded into the back of her chair.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?!" Tayuya yelled
Tsunade shrugged her shoulders. "Just testing you. If suicide was on your mind you wouldn't have tried to dodge it.
Tayuya smirked before grabbing the kunai out of the chair. "And what if I hadn't dodged."
"I guess the custodians would have a hard time scrubbing the blood off the table" Tsunade said, also smirking.
Tayuya nodded. 'For an old hag, the hokage is kind of cool.' She admitted to herself begrudgingly.
Tsunade watched curiously as Tayuya went through a few handsigns before yelling out "Kuchiyose no jutsu." Tsunade watched with interest as the smoke cleared and a small boa constrictor appeared on the table.
"Cough it up," Tayuya replied as she started strangling the snake.
The boa constrictor glared at Tayuya, but did not bite its summoner. Instead it began gagging before it coughed up a band of cloth. This seemed to satisfy Tayuya as the snake disappeared in a puff of smoke. Tayuya unwrapped the cloth. Inside was a simple sound hitai-ate. With one foul swoop, the kunai slashed across the hitai-ate.
"Fuck that village! I'll be a rogue!"
To say the least, Tsunade was baffled. "You do realize that constitutes a warrant to the neighboring villages that you are a threat to be killed on sight."
Tayuya smirked, "I'm a spur of the moment kind of girl."
Tsunade sweatdropped. "Luckily for you, I have a proposition."
Tayuya turned serious. "Don't think for a second that just because I forsake my fucking village that I'm just going to waltz my ass over to your fucking team."
"Think carefully about what I'm about to tell you, because I will not make this offer again," Tsunade said turning serious. "I'll admit that I do wish for you to join our side. We have a threat to come from the Sound Village and the Akatsuki Organization. Both threats have the power to wipe Konoha off the map. It's no secret that we will need all the help we can get…"
"So, where do I fit in this?" Tayuya asked.
"As much as I hate to…I'm willing to pay you for your services to this village," Tsunade said. "But…the moment you leave the village outside of a mission…you will be tracked down and killed. If you try to escape during a mission, your teammate's first priority will switch to killing you."
"So basically I'm a paid prisoner of a shithole village," Tayuya replied irritated. "Screw you, you old hag! Why in the hell would I take that offer?"
"Because if you do not, then I'll simply have to kill you right now," Tsunade replied standing up. "And don't think that I will hesitate."
"YOU BITCH!! YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME A CHOICE IN THE MATTER!!" Tayuya yelled at the top of her lungs.
"So, are you willing to take my offer?" Tsunade replied smirking.
"FUCK! DAMN IT!" Tayuya yelled. She had gotten up and begun to pace furiously. Looking at the documents she had so neatly set on the table, Tayuya pushed all of them onto the floor. Then she proceeded to kick the chair across the room. Seeing nothing else that she could vent on, Tayuya finally replied in a quiet "…yes."
Tsunade smiled. "Excellent," This was quickly responded by Tayuya's middle finger. "Oh don't act like that. Lighten up. You'll get used to it after a while"
"Tch. Yeah right…" Tayuya grumbled.
Naruto woke up early. Nothing could put a damper on his mood today, because tomorrow would be the day he set out on his training mission with Ero-sannin! To say the least…Naruto had been bouncing around the walls of his apartment ever since he got out of the hospital.
Not to mention today was looking to be an exciting day, as Granny Tsunade was giving him a special mission that paid a bonus upon completion! No sir, nothing was going to bother him today….that is…until…
"WHAT!!" Naruto screamed.
Tsunade put a finger in her deaf ear to see if it still worked. "I thought I made myself perfectly clear."
"NO! THERE IS NO WAY YOU'LL EVER MAKE ME DO THAT!" Naruto shouted.
"Naruto you've done D rank missions before—"
"I will NEVER catch that stupid cat Tora AGAIN! I had scratch marks on my face that didn't heal for weeks!"
Tsunade sighed. "Fine. I do have another mission you could do, but I don't think you would like it any bet—"
"Anything is better than catching that stupid cat, dattebayo," Naruto replied cutting her off.
Tsunade shrugged her shoulders. "Alright then, you asked for it." Tsunade pushed another file in front of him. "D-Rank Mission. Give a tour of Konoha to our newest villager.
Naruto blinked. "That's not too bad granny…"
"Well she just moved in last night. Hideo says that she didn't get through shopping until the evening hours and even then she still had to unpack and store everything. By the time she finally went to sleep it was past midnight. So…she may not be in a hospitable mood."
"Come on," Naruto said. "I've survived through Sakura's torture. How bad could this girl be?"
Tsunade could only shake her head.
Naruto had no trouble finding the apartment…well…after he asked for directions. Naruto had to admit he was embarrassed when he discovered that the apartment was located about five blocks away from his own, but at least he found it.
Naruto knocked on the door of apartment #10. When the door opened, Naruto closed his eyes and plastered a smile on his face. "Good evening madam, I am Naruto Uzumaki and I will be your tour guide for today."
"Kid…open your eyes…"
Naruto opened his eyes carefully to see a very scary man with long, spiky black hair and icy blue eyes glaring at him in such a way that Naruto felt like he died three times. Naruto paled considerably.
"S—Sorry I-I—"
"The new girl lives next door, apartment #11," The man sighed before shutting the door in Naruto's face.
Naruto walked away squeamishly towards the apartment next door. Finally regaining his courage he rung the door buzzer and the door opened.
"YOU?! WHY I—" Naruto cut off as he took in the sight he was seeing. The sound ninja, Tayuya, was standing in a black nightgown with a toothbrush inside her mouth. If Ero-sannin saw this sight…he would have shot through the roof and out of sight. But being the respectable man Naruto is…he simply turned around really fast.
"Oh Fuck," Tayuya mumbled through the toothpaste.
Naruto was blushing like a mad man and the only sound that could be heard was a spitting sound she made. Naruto didn't think that was important…until the toothpaste started to run down his face.
"What did you…YOU SPAT TOOTHPASTE IN MY HAIR?!" Naruto said before freaking out. He frantically tried to grab the toothpaste out of his hair, but it worked to no avail. Tayuya's laughter and comments weren't helping the matter either.
"Oh my god," Tayuya laughed. "You should see yourself! You look like a fucking preschooler who had too much fun with the glue!"
"Shut…up…," Naruto said as he continued to scrub his hair against the support beam of the apartment. "Could this day get any worse?"
"So are you going to tell me why you fucking knocked?" Tayuya asked. The laughter had subsided into annoyance.
Naruto stopped scrubbing his head to look towards Tayuya. "Can I use your sink?"
"Answer the fucking question and I may consider it"
"Well," Naruto said. "I'm your tour guide for the day."
"Shit…wait one second," Tayuya sighed as she disappeared back into her apartment. Naruto no longer had a clue what was going on. A few minutes later Tayuya appeared in a new set of her old clothes. Naruto, however, was more interested in the headband strapped to her left shoulder. A sound headband with a slash carved through it. Instantly, Naruto put his hand in his pocket and grabbed hold of Sasuke's headband.
Before Naruto realized it, a bucket of cold water had been thrown over his head. Naruto shook his head. "What was that for?!"
Tayuya just shrugged her shoulders with bucket in hand. "You said you wanted to use the sink, I translated that to I want the fucking toothpaste out of my hair."
Naruto sneezed. "First, I get the death glare from the guy next door for calling him madam, then—"
"Wait a fucking second! You called Hideo…a madam?" Tayuya asked starting to chuckle.
"Yes, but—" That was all Tayuya needed to hear to begin busting out with laughter again. "Will you stop laughing?!"
Tayuya stopped just all of a sudden. She had a surprised look on her face, but Naruto simply shrugged it off. Tayuya suddenly shook her head.
"Whatever, What's on the fucking agenda Mr. Little Shit?" Tayuya asked
This, of course, caused a rise out of Naruto. "Quit calling me that! My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to be Hokage one day, dattebayo!"
"Big Fucking Deal," Tayuya replied uncaringly. "Anyone could be your Hokage. Look at your leader now. She's a fucking drunk-assed hag."
Naruto had to hold a chuckle back on that one. "Yeah well, you'll see. When I'm Hokage, I'll be known as the greatest Hokage there ever was."
"Tch," Tayuya scoffed. "I'll believe it when I see it." Tayuya said as she started to walk away towards the town. "Well, are you going to start the fucking tour or am I going to have to listen to more of your god damn whining?"
Naruto sighed. He suddenly wished he was being scratched to death by Tora. With complete and utter regret for the choice he didn't make, Naruto started the tour.
Author's Note: Alright that was Chapter 4. Guess what? Next chapter we will be through Phase 1 of this fic! Pretty crazy huh? Once again I thank you all for reading, because if you don't read...why do I write? That's also a good reason to REVIEW. It always goes back to reviews. I'm the Noob of Fanfiction...I need reviews in order to feel good about myself. lol. Also, once again, if you have any questions about the fic. JUST ASK. I'll probably PM you an answer to your questions.
Also, If there are any Final Fantasy 7 fans out their try reading Lifting Burdens. It needs to be re-edited to put the characters back in character, but still read, review, tell me what you think of it. If you decide to flame it please remember to put the flame out before leaving otherwise it may effect my willingness to write more chapters. In other words, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. lol
Anyway that's all I've got to say this go around. See you when the 5th chapter is rolled out. Later.