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Chapter 7:

Childish games

November 14.

Samantha woke up to find herself at the leaf village...Konoha! Thunder whinnied when he saw that she was awake. The sun had already set and the moon was finally set up high among the gleaming stars. She looked around groggily and rubbed her eyes. She stretched and then yawned. "I m ready to get some food, how about you?" Samantha said as she patted Thunder on the side of his strong broad neck. The horse simply nodded. Samantha shook her head, "How is it that you seem to understand me?" Thunder shook his head from side to side. Samantha shrugged, "I guess its just coincidence."

After about a half hour of looking around; Samantha and Thunder continued to make their way down the winding paths of the village. Hopefully Samantha would find a place to eat before Samantha's stomach starts to roar. Finally, Samantha came across something that sparked her interest. Ramen. The aroma of hot chicken broth and succulent noodles was in the air. The smell of it made her mouth water. Thunder's ears perked up in interest. Samantha then parked Thunder next to the stand and approached the bar. She sat down and got the cooks attention by waving. "What can I do for ya?" he asked kindly. Samantha smiled, "If it's possible, do you think you could feed my horse too if you have anything to give him?" The cook nodded, "Sure thing, I got some oats in the back I could give him." Samantha smiled from under her mask, "Thank you," she said reaching for her yen pouch, "How much will that be along with a bowl of ramen?" The man simply held up his hands, "Don't worry about it, everything is on me." Samantha took a double take, "Why thank you very much… but why would you do that?" The cook leaned in closer to her, "Who wouldn't want to be courteous to a pretty woman like yourself?" Samantha stared at him blankly and blushed. There was an awkward silence for a moment, and then the cook finally sat back up and started to go to the back of the booth, "Your food will be out shortly ma'am." Samantha's eyes narrowed, 'That was weird.' She thought to herself as she put her yen pouch away.

Finally she noticed on her right there were four other ninjas sitting next to her. One was a man with white-ish gray hair, and his face was covered with a mask like her. He also had his left eye covered with his headband, he was reading a book. This one was not eating, but the three younger looking ninjas were. There was a girl with short pink hair and green eyes. She kind of looked like a brawler with the gloves she was wearing; she was eating politely and patiently.

But the two other young men seemed like they were competing to see how much ramen they could eat. One of the young men wore a white kimono. It was open quite a bit, revealing his chest. He was wearing black pants and a purple obi-like rope around his waist. He also had black hair. 'He's cute' She thought. Then she observed the other contestant. This one was quite cute also. He had blonde hair that was styled to spike up. He wore an orange and black jacket. What interested her about this fellow is that he had a strange aura. Very powerful…but controlled, he also had whisker like scars on his cheeks. The view was kind of funny to her, so, she giggled. They heard her giggle and looked over to her at the same time. The two young men still had ramen hanging from their mouths. They seemed to be curious as to who she was. Samantha blushed in embarrassment. "Hi" Samantha said nervously, she was worried that they knew who she was. So she started to think that she should start leaving. But actually, the girl smiled nicely and said hi back. Samantha breathed a sigh of relief.

The older man with the mask waved kindly and continued to read his book. The black haired teen nodded his head in a silent way of saying hey. Then the other teen cut the noodles hanging from his mouth and finished swallowing his food. He then smiled a big smile and said. "Hey, I'm Naruto Uzumaki! You from around here?" Samantha innocently shook her head no as her ramen was brought out to her. Naruto scratched his head. "Oh, cool, well how are you?" Samantha now began to feel comfortable again. "I was just passing by to find something to eat and a place to sleep" Naruto smiled again. Samantha then found her manners. "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Samantha" Naruto shook his head. "It's ok. Nice to meet you. Well that girl right over there is Sakura, that guy right over there is my sensei Kakashi, and right here next to me is Sasuke, the Crow Boy" Samantha laughed at the comment. Sasuke glared up at Naruto and continued eating. "Why do you call him crow boy?" Kakashi, Sakura and Naruto all laughed as Sasuke grumbled under his breath. "We all call him crow boy because of this video we saw on the internet" Sakura said with a snicker. "Oh" Samantha said. (A/N: You have to see a video called: Naruto Parody- Akamaru Hamster Dance. In order to understand the Crow Boy thing, it's on YouTube just to let ya know )

After they finished their food about twenty minutes later, they continued to talk amongst one another. Kakashi looked over to notice Thunder, "Samantha is that your horse?" They all looked over to see Thunder staring back at them. Samantha smiled as kept note of the three younger ninja's expressions. "Yes that is my horse Thunder." Sakura was at awe while Sasuke and Naruto just started at him. He was the biggest horse they've ever seen! "Wow!" Sakura exclaimed, "He's so pretty, and big too!" Thunder looked around wondering why everyone was staring at him. "Can I pet him?!" asked Sakura excitedly. Samantha chuckled, "Sure go ahead." Sakura happily got up and approached Thunder who was still a little bit confused by whats going on. As she started to pet him he began to calm down. He liked the attention so he didn't care anymore. Naruto and Sasuke looked at Samantha, "Are we allowed to pet him too?" asked Naruto. Samantha nodded, "Of course you can, just don't stand behind him, horses don't like that." They then both got off their stools and stood by Sakura and began to pet him just as Sakura was. Kakashi put away his book, "So Samantha, where are you from?" Samantha brought her attention away from Thunder and the others and to Kakashi, "Oh uh, I m actually from the Wind Country, but I was raised in the Moon Country." Kakashi nodded, now interested, "I see, that's cool; I've never met anyone from the Moon Country." Samantha shrugged, "It's alright I guess." Kakashi cocked his head, "What do you do for a living, if you don't mind me asking?" Samantha thought for a moment, of course she couldn't tell him she was a criminal so that was out of the question. So she decided to tell him about her past carrier, "Well, I m a dancer, Kinda like a gypsy and kinda like a geisha." Kakashi nodded. "Sounds interesting." He said as dirty thoughts ran through his mind. "So, what is it that you do?" Asked Samantha, turning the question on him. "Kakashi smiled from under his mask, "I am an elite leaf ninja, and I am the sensei for Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke." Samantha rubbed her arm, "I see." She responded kindly. Then finally Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke made their way back to their seats.

They all yawned at the same time. They then all looked at each other and laughed. "Hey, do you want to stay over with us?" Sakura asked Samantha, "It would be more convenient for you so you don't have to spend any yen." Samantha thought it over, she doesn't really know these people… but it would save her yen. Sounds like a good idea to her. 'Why not' Samantha thought. Samantha looked at Kakashi. "Only if it's ok with you?" Kakashi nodded his head, "That's fine with me, your not a bother." Samantha smiled, "Thank you very much." She said looking at Sakura, "Its very kind of you to offer lodging for me." Sakura waved her hand, "Nah its fine, besides all the inn's here are booked other than the really nasty ones that are at too high of a price." Samantha bowed, "Thank you again." "You're welcome."

When they reached the house they were staying at, Samantha put Thunder back in the stables before going inside to put her stuff away. When she got inside she met everyone else in the living room. She noticed a poster on the coffee table. Her curiosity got the best of her and she picked it up to look at it. Samantha froze… it was a picture of her mug shot without her mask on. Thank god the poster didn't state her name, just her nickname, The Phantom. She had to be careful tonight. The last thing she wants right now is a swarm of dangerous ninjas chasing her all night. She had to think fast. How could she hide herself? Then it hit her, a ginjutsu! She quickly did some hand signs and she touched her face and her neck all the way down to her feet. Her stitches were gone; her eyes were a jade green and her skin a caramel tan. She huffed a sigh of relief and started to head back to the hallway. When suddenly she accidentally ran into Kakashi. As she was falling Kakashi went to grab her; taking one hand behind her head and one hand on her back. In the process of catching her, her mask came off. They were no more than two inches away from each other. They locked eyes with one another for the longest time. Until they both came back to their senses and separated not saying a word. Samantha blushed as she walked further down the hall. Kakashi did the same.

Samantha followed the sound of Sakura and Naruto's voices until she reached a door that was already opened and the light was on. She peered inside and saw Naruto and Sakura talking. They were talking about something having to do with different types of jutsus. Samantha politely tapped on the door. They both looked at Samantha and smiled, "Come in." Said Sakura welcomingly; as Samantha entered, Sakura shooed Naruto out. "You want to go to the hot springs with me?" Samantha smiled; she would love that right about now. "Sure." Samantha said with a smile.

The girls gathered their things and headed out to the woods. Samantha still couldn't get that awkward moment between her and Kakashi out of her head. Sakura could see the expression on her face. "Whats the matter?" she asked curiously. Samantha was pulled away from her thoughts, "Oh nothing, just ready to get to those springs." Sakura smiled, "Me too." When they finally reached the hot spring, the girls didn't hesitate to get into the water. The two of them sighed as they lay back. "Feels great!" Said Sakura as she laid her head back on a rock. Samantha nodded as the warm water sunk into her pores. They both sat in the water, relishing the moment until Sakura broke the silence, "So," Sakura said turning her head to her. "Yes?" replied Samantha relaxed "Is there a special someone in your life?" Asked Sakura. Samantha blushed, "I-I don't know… well, I guess so." Sakura sighed, "Aww so you do?" Samantha hugged herself smiling warmly at the thought of Kakuzu.

"Well… there is this one man."

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