Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

Sakura stood outside the Ichiraku Ramen shop when she heard Yoshe scream of desperation. She listened in to the conversation silently.

"It looks like we might have a change of plans then. Someone else is taking this mission, you are not getting into this," Kakashi said.

"Why not? What happened?" Yoshe demanded.

"I'm not saying anymore!" Kakashi said as he got up to walk away from the conversation. But Yoshe then stepped in front of him to stop him.

"Damn it Kakashi! Tell me what happened! Please," Yoshe quivering voice pleaded.

"Well connect the dots Yoshe. It is too risky, especially for YOU!" Kakashi blurted out. Then he realized he said too much, she was too smart for her own good. If she was anything like her mother what he just said won't stop her from helping her family.

A pause followed his confession but only for a split second, and finally Yoshe spoke, "What has happened to my aunt? Or is it my cousin?"

"I already said too much," Kakashi said.

"No! Kakashi please! I need to help my family. If you won' help, then I'll go on my own!" Yoshe cried. There it was what Kakashi knew her reaction was going to be.

"I promised your mother I would keep you safe," Kakashi explained.

"Fuck this! All everyone wants to do is keep me safe! Just because I am the whole and mighty 'Princess of Masayoshi, the most important person in the world' does not give the right for everyone to treat me like I'm a fragile baby. You know what; it's only going to hurt me in the end. When the time comes for me to protect my people, if I can't stand on my own two feet, the world will crumble as I fall from power. I need to do this for my family, especially for myself," Yoshe revoked.

"But I'm not sure if you're even ready for this…" Kakashi said but Yoshe cut him off.

"Now that is bullshit! Did you not just listen to my speech. Also did I not just beat you yesterday in the bell exercise? Even if I'm not ready, what about Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura? I'm sure hey are ready. This is how I learn, from my mistakes… You know what; I'm wasting my time here, I will go myself and I'll get the information when I get there," Yoshe said as she turned to leave.

Kakashi grabbed her arm and said, "Wait! Since I can't stop you from going, then we will go… You're as stubborn as your mother. I will explain the mission when we are on our way," Kakashi said.

"Thank you Kakashi," Yoshe said as she went to hug him.

Kakashi returned the hug then looked down to her to say, "The others should be arriving soon." Sakura took that as her queue to come in.

"Hey I'm back," Sakura lied.

Yoshe quickly turned around to hide the tears that she was crying. She whipped them off, and with a crackly voice she replied, "I have been waiting forever. Gosh!" She turned around to look at Sakura finally.

Seeing Yoshe eyes red like as if she was crying, and hearing her crackly voice made Sakura heart break in two. 'She must be hurting,' Sakura thought to her self. Sakura gave in and said to Yoshe, "Oh Yoshe! I will do everything in my power to make sure your family is safe!" Yoshe and Kakashi were both in shock. "Don't worry, it will be our little secret princess," Sakura whispered with a smile.

"Ours too," the old man and his daughter who owned the shop said.

Yoshe totally forgot that she was still in the Ramen shop, but that explained how much they knew, but not Sakura. "How much did you…" Yoshe started to say, but Sakura cut her off.

"Enough now, sh! The others will be back relatively soon. We will talk later," Sakura said. She then peered out the sheets of the Ramen stand that hung at the entrance. "I can't believe we got here long before you guys. And you guys are now just turning the corner!" Sakura shouted, once spotting Naruto and Sasuke.

"What! You beat us?! Impossible," Naruto voice yelled from a distance. Soon after, they heard foot steps approaching.

Yoshe peered out and said, "It's proof that girls are better than boys!"

"Did we really need proof?" Sakura said sarcastically. Both of them laughed and went back in the shop.

"Hey! Hey! There is no need for that," Kakashi said.

"Yeah you wouldn't want us to go and prove you guys wrong, and then we have to hear you guys whine and complain that you 2 lost," Sasuke implied as both him and Naruto walked in the shop.

"Speak for your selves," Yoshe added.

"Yeah you couldn't handle the truth," Naruto laughed.

"I see you think so low of us," Yoshe said with a smirk.

"I sense a challenge coming up," Sakura smiled to Yoshe.

"Oh yeah! I propose a challenge, Boys vs Girls. Any challenge that crosses our path in this mission Sakura and I will do half of the challenge while you 2 do the other and Kakashi will decide who was the most efficient with their work," Yoshe proposed.

"Hey! Don't get me in the middle of this," Kakashi said quickly.

"Fine we will decide together but with Kakashi input too," Yoshe replied.

"Ugh! Why me?" Kakashi mumbled. Sakura and Yoshe snickered.

Naruto looked at Sasuke to see what his answer was. Sasuke nodded, and then Naruto said, "Ok we except your challenge."

"Deal!" both Sakura and Yoshe said.

"So what do we get if we win?" Naruto asked.

"We will decide this later," Yoshe said.

"Well let's get this show on the road," Sasuke said.

"So where are we going?" Naruto asked.

"The Country of Earth, Land of Haruki," Kakashi said.

"Ok let's go!" Naruto said as he headed out.

"Naruto! Where are you going?" Yoshe asked.

"To the Country of Earth," Naruto replied.

"First of all, Naruto, no one dubbed you leader of this mission. Second of all, first we must head out of Konoha in order to leave the Fire Country, not go to the heart of Konoha Dumbass!" Sakura said. Both Sakura and Yoshe started laughing.

"Ugh! I can't believe I have you as a partner," Sasuke said in disgust.

"Well buddy, I'm not enthusiastic about being your partner either," Naruto bite back.

"Group mutiny, a point for us now," Yoshe said.

"What? You said when challenges come up," Naruto yelled.

"Last time I checked this mission it self is a challenge so everything you do in it counts," Sakura replied.

"Ok enough screwing around, let's go," Sasuke said, lending a help in hand to Naruto. They walked out of Konoha.

Yoshe was trying to wait patiently for Kakashi to explain the mission, but she broke.

"So what is the mission?" Yoshe blurted out.

Kakashi was trying to postpone this conversation, however now he didn't have a choice. "Well, we need to guide the princess of Haruki to a safe location, away from potential harm," Kakashi answered knowing there were going to be more questions.

"What is wrong with the princess?" Sakura asked.

Kakashi then replied, "Nothing is wrong with her. It's the king that is worried…"

"I believe what Sakura meant is what is going on in Haruki that the princess needs to be escorted by ninja's?" Yoshe snarled while cutting off Kakashi. 'Stop trying to go off the subject' Yoshe thought to herself.

"Sigh some unknown jackass has been sending threatening letters the king saying how they will attack the kingdom, I assume, if he does not step down from the thrown," Kakashi said.

"So he wants' to send his daughter to safety," Naruto concluded.

Kakashi then said, "Exactly! Also…"

"It still doesn't make sense. Why doesn't he send some of his own men to do that? Why us? … Wait! Why isn't he sending the queen out too?" Yoshe asked while cutting off Kakashi again.

"I was about to get to that. Brace your self" Kakashi warned Yoshe in a whisper with a hint of anger. He was getting tired of her cutting him off every two seconds. Then in a normal tone he spoke again, "The reason why this mission is actually an A-rank not B-rank mission is because 3 months ago, the Queen vanished, believed to be abducted. He has sent out men to track her down, but he hasn't heard from them since they left…"

"WHAT?!" Yoshe screamed, cutting off Kakashi again, but she couldn't help it. She froze, holding back her tears, flourished in shock. All locked back to her as they watched her anger slowly boil over, "6 MONTHS! WHY IS HE COMING TO US NOW! WHAT ABOUT THE QUEEN? IS HE JUST GOING TO LET HER…"

"YOSHE! CALM DOWN!" Kakashi ordered. With his yell, it seemed to have broken Yoshe. She deteriorated fast in front of them as she fell to her knees crying. Naruto and Sasuke didn't know what, but Sakura knew why she was crying. Sakura went down to comfort her.

She heard Yoshe mumble under her breath, "Why her? Why would he just… Why her…"

"Yoshe, he has been sending help for the last 3 months. The messengers where killed before they reached the villages. The one that reached Konoha is to believe the first to have ever reached their goal," Kakashi explained in a calming voice. Then it clicked in her mind why he didn't want her to come. She knew that he must have made the connection between the Misu Oozora bloodline and the abduction.

"They aren't after the thrown are they?" Yoshe asked.

"Huh? Why do you ask that?" Naruto asked.

"It finally clicked through," Kakashi said.

"Wait! What is going on? Why wouldn't they be after the thrown? What finally clicked in? Moreover, why are you crying Yoshe? What is wrong? Do you know them?" Naruto frantically asked.

Yoshe choked on her earlier words, she didn't know what to say to him. She couldn't tell him that she was related to them, knowing Kakashi was about to explain the Misu Oozora blood line, Naruto would stop her from going. She had no choice but to lie, "Yeah! I know them. The queen is actually my moms… best friend! They grew up together. She is like family to me. Her daughter is like a little sister to me. In addition, her husband, the king, is nice, stubborn, and would do anything for his family and Kingdom. That's why I couldn't understand why he would leave his wife like that."

Everyone looked at Yoshe after her confession. Kakashi and Sakura couldn't believe that she admitted knowing them, but still not telling the whole truth. Both understood that Yoshe had no choice but to lie.

Yoshe felt horrible for lying. All the same she somewhat told the truth figuratively speaking. To break the silence Yoshe gave the permission for Kakashi to explain the Misu Oozora bloodline by saying, "So what would they be after with the queen?"

"Why wouldn't they be after the thrown when the letters clearly state that?" Naruto said, frustrated of being left out of the loop.

"Naruto has a point. The enemy could just be using the queen as black mail," Sasuke added.

"Yeah, that is a good point. Nonetheless, the enemy could use that as an advantage for themselves. Think about it, the king would be more worried and protecting his family more if they just said we want your family. By saying they would take it out on the kingdom, the king would be more concerned about protecting the Kingdom than to protect his family. Then when he is fixated on that, it leaves his family in danger. Also, think about it? If they were to take down the thrown, they would have attacked by now. It's been 3 months since the queen has disappeared, I'm sure the mail has been coming a while before that. Look underneath the underneath, Naruto. Plus judging by Kakashi reaction to my question earlier, there has to be a different motive," Yoshe explained.

"So why would they be after the family instead?" Sasuke asked.

Evaluating the story Yoshe gave, Kakashi knew he had to work around it. He inhaled a deep breath and started his explanation, "I don't expect you guys to know this but in order to explain what I am about to tell you, I have to go back before Konoha was founded. Before there were villages, there were clans, fighting to get land and to basically get their names on the map. One of the most peaceful clans, yet the most feared was the Misu Oozora clan. Because of the bloodline that ran through their veins, took them to the top of the world, no the universe which they still hold that title today. The bloodline only shows up in the females of their clan, making them superior. Their leader at the time was named Manami; she brought together clans and had them resolve their issues. Some were resolved in a peaceful manner due to Manami input. While others where solved by fighting, but eventually being stopped by her clan before they got too out of control. Once that goal was done she proposed the theory of having individual countries where many clans could reside, and have it be ran by a leader suited best to defend and lead it's country. That created the five Kages', and the five Hidden Villages. She showed the world that fighting is not the answer to everything. Nevertheless, her victory was short lived at least in her clan. Some of the members disagreed with her beliefs and goals, creating a civil war with in the clan. They demolished each other to where only Manami and her two daughters were the only one standing."

"The world watched their most respected savior and decided to give her a gift. Naming her Queen of Masayoshi, and giving her a kingdom to watch over, the world. For many years, she led all of us, keeping the peace within each country. Once she died, her eldest daughter took over, preaching the same art as her mother did. Because the bloodline only appears in the women, the eldest daughter were the ones to take the thrown and become Queen," Kakashi explained.

"Kakashi, one: what does this have to do with the Queen of Haruki? And two: I am a book worm. I have read every book about the history of the world from Konoha, but I have never once come across a clan named Misu Oozora, let alone a kingdom named Masayoshi," Sakura noted.

"I am about to get to part 1 of your question in a minute. As for part 2, I said at the beginning of my explanation that I would not expect anyone to know this… As years went by and the world saw different queens step up to the plate, due to personal issues, Masayoshi had to close it's borders and create an invisible barrier were to no one can see them, unless the live there or are part of the Misu Oozora clan reborn. As years went by people forgot about the magnificent Kingdom. Some say it was a myth, not part of this world, or they believe it's real. It is very much real just ask Yoshe, she is from it. The only times the world has the privilege to set eyes on the Misu Oozora Clan is when either a new queen is named, or she is needed to defend the world. Now to the first part of the question, well the Queen of Haruki is actually the younger sister of the Queen of Masayoshi. Because of that, she has the Misu Oozora bloodline. If someone where to study the genes of the bloodline and copy it for their own good, they can be unstoppable," Kakashi answered.

"Oh I see…" Naruto said to confirm that the information was indeed taken in.

"Wait! What is so special about the Misu Oozora bloodline?" Sasuke asked in an not so impressed tone.

Yoshe shot him a smirk, then looked at Kakashi saying, "Should I explain that or will you do the honors?"

"Be my guess," Kakashi answered.

"The reason why they are the most feared clan in the universe is because the material that provides that person unlimited amount of power. They contain the Sanengetsugan (The 3 crescent moon) eyes, which is basically the Byakugan, the Rinnegan, and your Sharingan combined. Give you warning, if you ever see one of them and you are either in battle with them or you make them angry, especially if one of the three crescent moons are a blood thirsty red, run, they aren't ones to mess with. If they have a white moon, you might stand a chance due to their weakness. Because of the clans rebirth, their ways have taken a new leaf to were they try not to kill, so they will have mercy on you," Yoshe teased, feeding bites of fear in to Sasuke conscious.

"What is the difference if they have a red crescent moon between a white?" Sakura curiosity spoke.

"Not just any red, dark blood red. You see, the Sanengetsugan consist of three crescent moons, one black, one gold, and one white. With the background of the iris being silver, the three crescent moons surround the area where the pupil would have been, positioned like the Sharingan. If the iris of the eye is red, that means you have pissed her off completely, which could be really bad. Now what I learned was that once the person has had 20 or more kills in their days, the white crescent moon will turn bright red, to ward off enemy that if she is pushed to her limit, she will kill to defend her self, and she is good at it. Now, those who contain the dark red crescent moon are usually the ones that are feared the most, even in their own clan. To carry that, they are considered to be cursed, or demonic souls since the meaning of the color means death. In order to receive this burden her first kill must be either out of anger, or vengeance; which means if you make her mad and get into a fight with her most likely she will kill you with out hesitation…" Yoshe finished to see the look of concern in their eyes of her team mates except for Kakashi. "Lighten up guys according to history in my cl… kingdom they haven't seen one carry those eyes since after the Misu Oozora massacre," Yoshe imputed.

"So you know the Queen of Masayoshi?" Naruto said.

"Yeah…" Yoshe responded. 'More than you think,' Yoshe thought to herself.

Sasuke gulped down the fear and asked, "Why aren't we looking for the queen?"

"I don't know, I believe it's because the daughter has the bloodline too. The king must have caught on to what was really going on. If they get her too, the enemy has double the chance of uncovering the mysteries of the bloodline and using it for their own wants. Plus the King already tried to send troops like I said earlier, and they haven't heard from them," Kakashi answered.

"So this is an A-rank mission?" Sakura said.

:If you really think about it," Kakashi answered.

Naruto looked over to Yoshe and noticed that was getting gloomy again after her long speech of the clan. He could tell in her eyes that she was worried, so to cheer her up he said, "Don't worry Yoshe. I swear on my life that I will protect the princess and bring back the queen." Yoshe looked at him with surprise.

"You would swear your life?" Yoshe asked.

"If it's for you of course. You seem to care about them a lot, and it hurts me to see you hurt like that. I keep my promise, that's my way of the ninja," Naruto said giving th thumbs up.

Naruto finally saw her smile for the first time since they left Konoha, and he knew he had done his job. Then Sasuke spoke, "Me too."

"And me!" Sakura said. Yoshe eyes started to water as her smile got bigger.

"Thank you guys!" is all Yoshe could say.

"Ok we have a mission in mind, but we must set up camp before sundown. We will rest here," Kakashi ordered.

"Just one question. Where are we taking the princess?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't know yet," Kakashi, answered.

"Masayoshi… I mean it is a safe place, and no one can see unless they live there or are invited in," Yoshe said.

"Sounds good to me," Kakashi said, but wondering why she would say that, "But you would have to go alone."

"I can take Sakura with me since she is my partner," Yoshe explained.

"Why can't we all go?" Naruto asked. Yoshe caught her self again. She didn't know what to say. And she looked to Kakashi for salvation.

"Because the 3 of us will be gathering teams to go back with us, to find the queen," Kakashi said, saving Yoshe from another lie. Yoshe grew a smile as tears started to fill up her eyes again.

"That means we are going to go look for her?" Yoshe asked with excitement.

"I think we established that before I said we were," Kakashi said then paused to resume mockingly, "especially with Naruto saying 'I swear on my life that I will protect the princess and bring back the Queen' … show off." All of them laughed, clueless to the troubles to come.

Yoshe and Sakura finished putting up their tent. They looked over at the boys tent, and saw they were having trouble. Both walked over to observe the problem.

"Naruto! That pole goes over here," Sasuke demanded.

Naruto shot him a dirty look and said, "I just moved it from there, dumbass!"

"No! You moved it from there, when it was suppose to go here, Sasuke argued.

Naruto was at the end of his rope with Sasuke, "Fine! You want to be a wise guy, do it your self!" He dropped the sticks and started to walk off.

"Good! I don't need a blonde idiot to help me. You'll just get in my way," Sasuke grumbled loud enough for Naruto to hear him. Naruto turned around, and walked up to Sasuke.

He stopped right in front of Sasuke, picked him up from the scruffs, and said, "You are really asking for it!" Naruto made a fist with his free hand, pulled it back ready to punch him, while Sasuke gave him a daring smirk to insult Naruto.

"BOYS!" Yoshe shouted as Naruto let go of Sasuke. Both girls looked at them with their arms folded and tapping a foot on the ground.

"Are we having some issues?" Sakura asked.

"No!" Sasuke and Naruto said at the same time.

"Need help with the tent?" Yoshe asked. Both the boys looked confused, thinking it was a trick.

"This isn't a trick is it?" Naruto cautiously asked. He watched the innocent smile Yoshe showed being replaced with an irritated one.

"I see how much faith you have in us," Sakura voiced the message stamped across Yoshe face. Then Yoshe face turned into disappointment.

With a hush tone Yoshe said, "I want to help as much as I can since you guys are doing the same for me." The boys looked at Yoshe with a sense of concern, but safety knowing this was not a trick.

Naruto felt wrong, letting the girls help with the tent with out giving them something back. Then he thought of an idea that might just work, "Well how about Sasuke and I go get us dinner, while you two finish the tent for us. Does that sound good to you guys?"

Yoshe looked at Sakura with a grin on her face and asked, "Do you mind that? I don't"

"Nope, less work for us. Putting up a tent is Childs play," Sakura said sarcastically. Naruto gave a dirty look at Sakura but then replaced it with a smile before she noticed what he did. Yoshe saw his reaction, holding back her laugh. She wanted to do something special for them sticking to the journey. She was going to fix their tent with nothing in return. But them gong to get food signalized she needed to do something extra.

"Well when you get back give me the food so I can cook them up," Yoshe said while devising a plan.

"We can put the fish in the fire to cook. We can be idiots sometimes, but we are not retards," Naruto said reassuring her.

Sakura held back her laugh before saying this under her breath, "Sometimes? That's a joke."

"I'm going to make a specialty I once learned from my mom. Just give me the food," Yoshe said with a sweet smile and a wink.

"Alright! Let's go Naruto," Sasuke said. Both started walking off when Yoshe spoke again.

"By the way, both of you were wrong. The pole goes here," Yoshe laughed while placing the pole in an area. Sakura joined her compadre in laughing; both boys had irritated looks on their faces while walking off in shame.

Five minutes passed and the girls were finished putting up the tent. Yoshe let out a sigh of relief and go to her, "It's time to set the fire for dinner, and grow the herbs."

"Grow herbs?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah, use the earth and water just to grow herbs," Yoshe said while forming some hand signs and then placing it over the ground. Slowly vegetation started sprouting on the ground. Things from tomatoes, to just simple plants as thyme appeared around them. Yoshe glanced at Sakura and said, "See… They are better fresh. Their some plants out there that are used for food pills and they will be able to staminate our chakra, enabling us to fight longer if we were to run into trouble."

"Wow this is incredible. Your mom taught you this?" Sakura said in aw.

"Yeah… My aunt helped a lot too. She told me about the ingredients for some medicines and special pills so I would be able to make some in time of need. She was a medic-nin specializing in medicines," Yoshe said, looking to the sun, realizing it was almost sundown. Sakura saw that her icy blue eyes were glossy.

"You must be worried… Yoshe Kakashi is right, you shouldn't be taking this mission. It 's too risky for you," Sakura said looking at her fellow konoichi.

"I don't care, my family needs my help," Yoshe answered.

"But you will be giving them more evidence of your bloodline. If they catch you, it will place the whole world in danger," Sakura blurted out.

"Why is it so bad that I want to help my family. I have a little sister that is just as strong as me I believe. If I go down, she can take over," Yoshe said.

"As the world crumbles at your feet when you do right? You gave that speech to Kakashi, remember? And unfortunately your right! The world will crumble because the might have taken the most powerful person in the world bloodline. In addition, if your sister does take over, they will use it against her. Your not thinking straight, use your head Yoshe," Sakura alarmed.

Her words pierced through Yoshe mind. She never thought of it that way. But she had no choice, this was her duty, to protect the people, even though how much is at stake. Yoshe looked at Sakura and said, "If I can't stop them, no one can, believe it." She paused, smiled, and continued, "Plus I have you guys by my side. We will be unstoppable."

Sakura knew she couldn't win this battle so she backed down, "You are right. But I will protect you with my life, for the sake of the world."

Yoshe felt the presence of Naruto and Sasuke returning, and resumed to wrap up the conversation, "thank you… let's get dinner started." She walked over to the fire pit they set up, created a fireball in her hand, and gently blew the fireball into the pit.

Sasuke and Naruto walked up to the girls to find the vegetation surrounding the place. Each holding up 5 fishes, they looked up at the girls with shock. Sasuke broke the silence. "how did this happen?"

"I told you my mom taught me how to cook. In order to do my cooking, I need flavor… Now give me the fish so I can get this started," Yoshe said, grabbing the fish from the boys. "Now shoo. Sakura you can stay to help. It should be done in an hour," Yoshe ordered. The boys to their leave to find Kakashi.

Naruto and Sasuke found the Hatake at a cliff, looking out to their surroundings, "Out on guard duty huh Kakashi?" Sasuke asked, both him and Naruto joining Kakashi.

Kakashi looked back at his young students and asked, "Where are the girls?"

"They are making dinner. Look see," Naruto pointed out the two konoichi that they could clearly see from their location.

Kakashi glance at them quickly, "Ah! I see." He turned around, back to his duty. Naruto couldn't help but to stare at Yoshe. Her beauty seemed to have bewitched him. He thought of how much she had changed over the years. Also the time they saw each other again, her lips, her smile, her body laying against his seemed to bring tranquility to him. Watching her now made his urge to want her, no need her even stronger. He was still entranced in her existence, happy that she was back in her life, coming into a conclusion that he needed to be with her, but how.

Sasuke noticed Naruto looking at Yoshe and said, "Take a chance Naruto. It might pay off, she might say yes."

Naruto snapped out of his trance, admiring the words of his best friend, "But I don't know how?"

"Carpe diem Naruto… Seize the day when the time comes along, don't let it get away from our grasps, you might not get another chance," Kakashi said joining into the conversation.

"I understand. Thank you guys," Naruto said with a big grin on his face. They watched the sun go down, Naruto still watching the beauty in front of him, wondering when their time will come.

Yay! Next chapter is the big one. When the Shit starts hitting the fan, along with a little tearful romance. Carpe diem i love that word. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Plz review.