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Chapter Five: Konohagakure
"Friendships aren't a bother.
Friendships are the key of a stronger person."
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So another day starts.
Another day full of missions and work.
Hopefully, the new missions will be more interesting than the last ones. He was much tired already by simply thinking about all that awaited him, and he hasn't even arrived to the Hokage's office. Tsunade better be in a good mood now. Though he knows that the only way for that woman to be in a good mood, is with a bottle of sake. But in this last week, she has been even worst due to the disappearance of a certain blonde shinobi and other friends of said ninja.
"Hey, Neo!" Nevermind. The blonde knucklehead is in sight so no more worries of the Hokage being mad anymore. For now.
"Until you decide to come back! Where the hell were you?" The chubby, dark blonde asks the hyper flashing blonde one.
"Hehehe Well, you see, it's a long story." Naruto kept on practically grinning like always, while Neo just raised an eyebrow and shrugged his shoulders.
"Whatever. Did you went to the Hokage to tell her you're back?"
"Yeah, first thing."
Good. So she must be in a better mood now.
"But I'm on my way back there now. She called for me because Hinata-chan has just arrived as well."
"I'm on my way too to see if there are any missions." Neo kept on walking and Naruto was following closely behind.
Soon, the Hokage Tower was just a few feet away.
Neo was the one to knock on the door and opened when Tsunade gave the permission.
"Neo, Naruto. I was expecting you both."
"Grandma Tsunade, where are Hinata-chan and Jack? You said they were here." The blonde knucklehead asked after scanning the whole office.
"I sent them to rest. They had a long trip all the way from Suna." The honey eyed Sannin said to Naruto.
"Then why you called us here?"
"I was about to say that. Neo, I have a new assignment for you."
"Yes, Hokage-sama." The chubby shinobi nodded.
"We have three new visitors in our village. Their names are Natas and Jack, both are brothers and Dart. Natas and Dart arrived last night with Naruto while Jack arrived this morning with Hinata. These three were seen to have some kind of potential. Your mission is to train them and see what this potential is."
"How are you sure that they have potential?" Neo asked the Hokage.
"We're not sure, that's why I want you to train them and find out. You'll be meeting them tomorrow morning, first thing."
"Alright."
"Then why you called me here, Grandma?" Naruto asks again.
"Because I have another mission for Team Kakashi. You are the only one that still isn't informed. The mission consists of locating and helping Sasuke Uchiha on his search for the Ari girl. If he has already found her, then you must bring her back. In case you have proof that she has been kidnapped, come back to the village immediately. Drag Sauke half beaten to death if you have to."
"And when do we start this mission?"
"In exactly three hours from now, Kakashi and Sakura will be here, I expect you to be as well."
"Of course, Grandma. Count on me, Dattebayo!"
"Very well, you can go now."
"Yes Hokage-sama." Neo and Naruto left the room to prepare for their respective duties.
Not very far from the Hokage Tower, in one of the rooms of the Apartment Complex where lots of shinobis lived, three men were sitting in a table.
"What the hell happened?" A pretty annoyed Dart asked to his two friends.
"With what?" Natas asked as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"I was supposed to be sleeping under a stupid tree and look where I am right now."
"Didn't Ari told you?" Natas asks again.
"Yeah but I just still don't get it." Dart answered while chewing on his own sandwich.
"And what happened to Ari? She was with you?" This time, Jack was the one to ask.
"Yeah but we got attacked by someone and we got separated. When I woke up, I was with that blonde…Naturo or something…"
"Naruto." Natas adds.
"Yeah, whatever. And then we ran to some friend of his who was with Natas as well, and that guy told Naturo to take me and Natas here."
"Naruto. And why did that guy said that?" Jack asked.
"He said he was gonna look for Ari and that we were safer here at the village." Natas answered.
"Was that guy the Sasugay?" Jack's tone darken when he mentioned him.
"Sasuke, yeah. He seems interested in Ari." Natas was the one to confirm to Jack.
A sound which was more of a growl came from the brown eyed man. Natas and Dart exchanged looks and shrugged their shoulders, then continued to have their breakfast in mostly silence.
It was pretty much about ten and the morning sun warmed the day. The noises of people down on the street could mostly be heard over other sounds, but not inside a small hotel room. In there, the young man with dark eyes and hair leaned over the woman lying next to him, sleeping peacefully.
He looked in silence at her, taking in every detail of Ari.
The woman's slender figure was half covered with the blankets and her hair was splattered across the pillow. Her chest moved slowly up and down as she breathed in and out, a small sigh left her lips. The lavender orbs were hidden under her closed eyes and Sasuke moved some trends of hair from her face and traced his finger down her cheekbone, jaw line and up again to trace her lips.
Ari's eyes opened slowly and she tilted her head to the side to look back at Sasuke. A smile instantly got to her lips and she threw her arms around his neck to be closer to him and his warmth. He surrounded her body with his arms, embracing her tenderly.
"Good morning, sleeping beauty."
She blushed now more conscious of what happened that night. It wasn't that she didn't liked it or that she regret it but she had never done it before. It feels so strange, in a good way though, to wake up naked next to an also naked Uchiha beside her.
"G-good morning."
Sasuke smirked and kissed her forehead, then placed a kiss on her lips. He stood up from the bed and the blankets slid down his body, leaving him completely exposed to Ari's eyes. That sight made her remember once again everything that happened that night. The kisses, the touches, the breaths, the moans, the way their bodies moved in synchronization.
The Uchiha smirked as he watched how she followed his every movement. He took a towel and headed for the bathroom but stopped to look back at her.
"You want to join me?"
She almost choked but hid it immediately, though it didn't escape Sasuke's eyes. He raised an eyebrow at her and smirked, then continued his way to the bathroom not bothering to close the door behind him.
Ari narrowed her eyes at the bathroom. She then looked at the clothes on the floor and remembered she doesn't have any more clothes here. That could be a problem.
"Umm…Sasuke? There's a little problem."
"What is it?" He asked from the bathroom.
"I don't have anymore clothes. Can we buy some here?"
"Sure. I have some spare clothes on my bag. You'll have to look like a boy meanwhile."
"Well, better than being naked all around."
"Hn." Ari had to roll her eyes at the sound.
"Oh, c'mon! This is a very important mission and still he's late!" Naruto said while pacing back and forward in the same spot.
"We're talking about Kakashi-sensei, Naruto. You still expect him to change after all these years?" Sakura talked back to the blonde teammate walking in front of her.
After sixteen minutes, a voice could be heard from a top the tree.
"Hello! Well, some arrived early."
"You're the one that's late!" Both Naruto and Sakura screamed at their ex-sensei.
"Hehehe…" The Copy-Nin scratched the back of his head.
"Anyway, are you two ready to start the mission?" He asked.
"Of course, Dattebayo!" The blonde ninja pumped his fist into the air.
"Then let's go bring them back." The three passed through the Konoha Gates and into the forest to save their friends.
They had just eaten a good lunch and were now walking in the streets of the peaceful, small town. There were a good variety of shops from food, to clothing, to ninja tools. Sasuke actually started to like the place.
He looked at the stores and decided to buy some ninja clothes for Ari. Speaking of her, he looked over his shoulder to see the lavender eyes woman looking at everything around her. He noticed how she instinctively tighten her grip on his arm and hand when some rogue ninja looked at her direction and gave her a dark smirk. It felt somehow right when she did that. To hold on closer to him and looked for protection when she felt intimidated by someone else in some way.
"Ignore him. Let's get in that store to check clothes for you." They both got inside the store and started to look for clothes. Sasuke let Ari picked the ones she wanted and told her to try them on. In the end, she picked up a zipped, light purple shirt with a U opening in the front and that reached her waist, leaving her stomach free; a short lose skirt of the same color with black shorts underneath; short heel black boots, much like Sakura's; and arm protectors. She looked like a real kunoichi wearing those, not to mention she also looked much attractive.
After having the clothes problem taken care off, they went to the food market to buy supplies for the journey back to Konoha. Speaking of Konoha, that was something he needed to think about. Should they go ahead and head back tomorrow or should they stay more and wait for Naruto and the others to come look for them? There was only one route to this place and if he decided to go to Konoha rather than wait, then still they would probably encounter with his teammates. So the better option is to start moving tomorrow at morning.
That meant one more night together with her, which he didn't mind of course.
It was almost noon by now and Sasuke was feeling a little hungry. He kind of missed the Dobe because he didn't had to worry about what time it was. The idiot's stomach was the best clock you could count on. They had passed a few good looking restaurants on the way so he guessed it was good to eat in one of those and not look around for others. He did had money, he was the Uchiha heir after all.
"You hungry?" He asked the girl, stretching his fingers with hers.
"Very."
"Good. Then we have to get back to the hotel so u can dress up."
"Awww, why not eat now? I'm hungryyyy." She reminded him of Naruto when she said that.
"We're going to a restaurant. You don´t want to go there looking like a guy." She pouted a little and let go of his hand to cross her arms on her chest.
"So you saying I look ugly?" She narrowed her eyes. Sasuke smirked.
"Let's say, guys would go gay for you." She blushed a little and was about to ask him if he would be one of those guys, he took her by surprise and kissed her lips. She blushed even more thinking on how they were looking right now, like two guys kissing. It wasn't that she looked totally like a guy, but from behind, she looked like a feminine, skinny guy with long hair. From the front and side, she looked like a tomboy. So a hot guy was kissing a gay, skinny man or a tomboyish girl.
About thirty minutes later, they were outside the restaurant, waiting for their turn to be attended. People were all wearing nice dresses and had a fancy air around them, it somehow made her uncomfortable and it also did to Sasuke. He always hated those fancy stuff.
"What place is this? It looks like it's for fancy people." Ari asked, touching his hand lightly. He looked down and watched her attire.
It was a simple dress but still, her beauty made it look astonishing. It was a dark gray color with flower details in black close to the legs. It was long, tight on the torso and lose down her hips and legs, so it accented her curves more.
"This town is pretty famous for the hot springs and peaceful atmosphere of its hotels. But it's all full of commerce and lots of rich people come here so that's why there are lots here in the restaurant."
"Oh, I see." She smiled at him and watched what he was dressing. It was a navy blue, long sleeved buttoned shirt (pretty tight, by the way) that somehow made his body muscles more pronounced. He still had his dark baggy pants and shinobi sandals, but he didn't had his headband on and that made his hair free and lose, making him look more desirable than he already was.
"Your table is ready, Mr. Uchiha." The young waitress said to Sasuke and eyed him in the process. He noticed and almost rolled his eyes. They followed the waitress until they got to the table and sat. The girl took their orders and left, eyeing Sasuke once again.
"That girl keeps looking at you a lot." Ari said narrowing her eyes.
"I should be used to it by now. But it bothers me to no end. Sakura was the worst, though."
"Sakura? Pink hair Sakura?"
"Yeah, annoying teammate."
"And…is she still after you?" She asked with a little doubt.
"Yeah, but less annoying."
"And… you like her?"She asked again with a little doubt.
"She is unique, I must say, but no. Never had." He leaned in closer to her ear and whispered.
"But everything changed when I saw you."
He had been looking for a trail all day and finally, he found the two ones he was looking for. So this is another proof that his brother and the purple eyed woman had some kind of relation because the owner of the second trail was his little brother, Sasuke.
The trails had led to Tanzaku Town
He had orders to capture her and keep her safe. But it was already night and he should try to rest. On the next day, he would take care of his assignment.
For now, his red crimson eyes shone in the darkness as he watched towards the town's lights from the top of the trees in the distance.
It's done! And it was pretty short but the next one will be a bit better :P Thank you for reading and please, please, please, remember to leave a review! See ya!