Chapter 10
Chikara
I pulled out a suture and thread, slowly I attached the thread to the suture. I'm running low on thread… Gonna need to restock soon… I began to sew up the exposed muscle of my left shoulder. I sat there, stitching my self together, as Kakuzu and Hidan set up camp.
I hummed a song to myself as I stitched.
I heard footsteps. I stopped humming and turned my head slightly to see it was only Hidan. He stood there beside where I was sitting. I finished sewing up my shoulder and tugged the string gently, tying the knot. "You gonna be okay?" He asked suddenly asked. I turned my head, my hair whipping around from the motion. "Since when do you care?" I asked with a smirk. I cut the string with a kunai, and started to rap it in bandaging. I then started on my neck. "Am I in the right spot?" I asked Hidan since I couldn't exactly see my own neck very well. "Yeah…" Hidan said not really caring. I stitched up the spots on my neck and rapped a thin bandage around it. "You want me t sew you up while im at it?" I asked turning towards him. "Nah… I get the f*** head Kakuzu t do it…," He responded lazily. "No way! If she's willing to sew your ass together then she's doing it!" Kakuzu yelled from a few feet away. I raised an eyebrow. "Let me guess he's one of those people we shouldn't piss off?" I asked as I started to sew his neck back together. "Yeah…" He responded. "Oh! I'm gonna need you to stop talking so I can do a proper sew job…" I said. He raised an eyebrow. "Otherwise your head could fall off again…" I explained. Since he couldn't talk he raised his eyebrow again. "It happened to me once… Took me a while to find it again…." I explained. He nodded slightly. I sat there sewing his neck for a good fifteen minutes or so. I tugged on the string. He winced just slightly. I tied the knot and cut the string. "Alright all good… But I wouldn't talk for a few hours, just in case…" I said as I washed the suture carefully. I placed the suture and thread away, and walked over to where Kakuzu had started a fire. "Explain to me why we couldn't just keep travelling for the night?" Hidan asked, rubbing his neck. Kakuzu looked towards me. "I know the terrain better than you guys do…" I stated. Hidan raised an eyebrow. "What the f*** do you mean by that?" He asked. I rolled my eyes. "I used to live in Sunagakure." I stated. "I thought you were from the sound?" Hidan prodded. "I was born there… But I was exiled when I was about 6..." I stated. He nodded as he laid back. "How old are you anyways?" Hidan questioned. "I don't know… under twenty, I know that…" I said with a shrug. "Well… I know how you can find out…" Hidan stated. I raised an eyebrow. "Come on… It's time for a ritual…" He said as He grabbed my wrist and led me away from the camp. We were a good 20 miles away when he stopped. "Alright…" You know how to contact Jashin…" He said as he took a few steps back. I nodded, biting my lip and drawing the symbol on the forest floor. I stepped in side. "Jashin-sama?" I said calmly. I suddenly felt light, like a feather as my surroundings faded into white. "Yes Chikara?" A echoey voice responded. "Jashin-sama… How old am I anyways?" I asked, although I felt kinda stupid asking this. "Chikara, as an immortal what does it matter?" He asked back. "Jashin-sama, I understand your logic, but it is important for me, just once…" I responded. "Well you're almost 17..." He stated. "Thank you Jashin…" I stated as the colours of my surroundings returned. Hidan was leaned up against a tree. "What did Jashin say?" He asked after a moment. "I'm turning 17..." I responded as we started walking back to our camp. He nodded. "You like that blonde asshole right?" He asked after a moment. "WHAT!" I said waving my hands in front of me. He smirked. He glared and punched him, causing his head to go flying a good ten feet. "I told you your stitches could come loose…" I said with a smirk. "Shut up b**** and pick me up! I sighed, Grabbing his head by the head, and dragging his body by a leg. "Lying f***… I know you like him anyways…" I growled slightly, before chucking his head towards camp. "F*** you!" He yelled as he went flying through the air. I smirked and continued dragging his body. Kakuzu looked up as Hidan's head rolled over towards him. You couldn't tell very well but Kakuzu was smiling slightly. I smiled back. "He's just to violent with his own body to keep my stitching in…" I stated. Kakuzu stood up, grabbing Hidan's head and walked over by me. I handed him the body and Kakuzu stitched him back together. "He's pretty much your age…" Hidan said as he leaned his head to one side then the other. I huffed. I pulled out a scroll and as a puff of smoke cleared a tent was ready. I rolled the scroll back up and crawled inside. "He's turning 16 I think…" Hidan said standing somewhere outside my tent. I tossed a kunai out the tent and heard a small grunt. I smirked as I took of my scandals and crawled under my blanket…