Kitsune Chronicles: Never Put All Your Kitsune In One Village
By: .Blood.Engel.Yuzuki.
Dedicated To CrystalKitsune, for letting me humiliate her.
…This…is ten pages in number 12 font…It's longer than last one…
As a whole, it is currently 65 pages…
Rejoice!
Chapter Nine: Kitsune's First C-rank Mission: Houston, We Have A Problem...
Kitsune wasn't really sure what she was doing here...
In fact, she wasn't even sure where "here" was.
All that she knew was that there was an organ playing in another room, this place had a lot of mirrors, and that she was wearing, without a doubt, the ugliest thing she had ever seen.
First of all, it was a dress. And needless to say, she did not like such feminine things at all. Secondly, it was orange. Yes, orange. That colour she despises beyond all humanity.
She couldn't help but scowl at her own reflection, looking at the hideous, strapless bell-dress. She found herself nearly getting dizzy from staring at the brightness of it, and attempted to prop herself up against what she figured was a wall.
Unfortunately, it was in fact a door.
As soon as Kitsune had settled her weight on it, it flung open and promptly knocked her off balance. In rushed Suteishii, donning an over-exaggerated, fluffy wedding dress, Hinata trailing behind her looking oddly flustered. Probably because she was carrying the dress' huge train.(You know, those things wedding dresses have that drag on the floor... I think that's what they're called...)
Hinata, meanwhile, was dressed up in a black dress similar to Kitsune's, but had thick sleeves on it.
Kitsune's first thoughts when she saw the two were: 'Oh my gaud, it's Halloween!(And I think I'm the orange version of Cinderella!)'
She didn't have much time to mull over it, however, since Suteishii was currently pacing back and forth angrily, Hinata following frantically. "Where is he? Why did Kakashi have to be his best man? He could've chosen Emo-boy! At least he was on time!"
Kitsune wasn't really listening to the one-sided conversation going on at the other side of the room, she was too busy watching Suteishii...or rather, her reflection.
Suteishii did have a reflection it was just...not of her...
Instead, standing still in every mirror were Suteishii would be there was a taller, more muscular almost bored looking woman with her arms folded across her chest. She was wearing different clothes than Suteishii, a blood-stained shirt that had a few rips in it and loose black pants that looked rather worse for the wear. Her skin was pale as a corpse's and her lips, which were drawn into a frown, were tinted a bluish-purple.
Her dark brown hair reached her knees and hung down in a wavy, untamable manner. She had long, sharp nails and gleaming yellow eyes with pupils that looked like skinny hourglasses. She continued standing about for sometime before her one of her separate reflections touched her mirror, making it ice-over. She looked at Kitsune and cocked a black eyebrow, before smiling, revealing needle-sharp canine teeth.
She pressed her hand against the mirror again and it shattered, leaving her physical form behind. She pointed behind Kitsune, to the mirror the fox-girl had been examining herself in earlier. Kitsune turned to look when someone touched her shoulder.
For a half a second, it was not her face that was reflected.
"Kit-san-chan...Kakashi-san is finally here." Suteishii growled impatiently, shaking her not-so-lightly.
The reflection snapped back and she saw her own face again, though much paler than normal. "...Okay."
Kitsune followed Suteishii out the door behind a struggling Hinata, trying to get rid of her goose bumps. When she stepped into the destination area a loud fanfare started...
Duummm Duummm Duummm Duuummmm! Duummm Duummm Duummm Duuummmm!
The room was covered in black and orange, and she found Naruto standing at the end of the isle. Gaara had appeared at some point in time and was now walking down with Suteishii.
Then, all of the sudden, Kitsune realized something.
She was at a wedding.
Suteishii must be the bride...but...Naruto was the one standing there waiting at the other end of the isle, clad in a weird orange suit, smiling widely.
Kitsune's thoughts?
'OH DEAR LORD, NOO!!! NOT MY BABY BROTHER!!!!!!'
Kitsune stopped in her tracks, collapsed and started bawling. "NOOOOOOOO!!! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!!!!!!! THE ONLY WOMAN I WILL EVER LET MY BROTHER MARRY IS HINATA!!!!!! HINATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Gaara suddenly got out his sand and held her in place as the wedding went on.
"Do you, Uzumaki Naruto, take Suteishii Aku to be your lawfully wedded wife, for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do...BELIEVE IT!!!"
Kitsune: 'I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!'
"And do you, Suteishii Aku..."
"Sabaku Kyuu!"(Desert Coffin) The sand started to enveloped her...
...She knew what was coming next...
"I do."
Somewhere in the distance she could hear a priest talking, "I now pronounce you...Man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
"Sabaku SouSou!!!" (Desert Funeral)
Kitsune woke up the smell of Chicken Ramen and the disgusting orange thing that was Naruto's couch.
"It was only a dream..." she sighed, before quickly coming to a conclusion.
Next time Suteishii is in town... NARUTO...DOESN'T...LEAVE...THE HOUSE...
"Ne, ne! Kitsune-'Nee-chan!!!" Naruto yelled from the next room over (the kitchen) "We're supposed to be at Obaa-san's place soon!"
She decided to ignore the odd dream, considering she had more important things to do. Like qualify for the exams. She shook off her sleepiness and secured her headband around her neck. Stretching, she walked into the kitchen to eat some ramen.
The two et off around ten minute later, for the most part ignoring the cold stares villagers gave them. Considering how much Naruto scared them, just looking at Kitsune nearly gave them a heart attack. None of them dared say a word however, because this second demon I their town usually glared at them if they allowed themselves to look too disgusted around Naruto.
Kit-san-chan was very protective of Naruto.
They arrived at the Hokage's office thirty minutes after the scheduled time, taking Kakashi's chronic lateness into account. They met Sakura and Sasuke there before waiting/sleeping patiently for him to get there.
By the time Kakashi arrived, their meeting was already and hour and a half past the scheduled time.
Tsunade tiredly handed the happy Kakashi a scroll and promptly fell asleep on top of her paperwork.
Kakashi smiled, or at least it was assumed he was smiling from the way his eye crinkled and decided to otherwise ignore the sleeping sannin. He unrolled the scroll and studied it before offering up the mission statement.
"We are to take a document over to a small village jut outside of Southern Suna known as City Towen."
For a moment, Kitsune thought he was joking.
"City Towen?" Sakura asked. "...That's original." (A/N: Owch, my pride.)
Kakashi shrugged, "Maybe someone was lazy in naming it." (A/N: ...) "Either way, it is convenient; by the time we are finished with the mission, we will already be in Suna for the exams. Tsunade must have faith that you guys will complete the mission." At this, Kakashi let out a hearty laugh, causing the others' tempers to flare.
The walk to Suna was slow, boring, and hot. By the end of their first day of travel, Suna was in sight, it's buildings lit ablaze by moonlight and Kakashi was the only one who didn't feel like he or she was about to die.
The hot air had slowly become cold, first being satisfyingly so until it began to make the Genin shiver, and suddenly they understood why they had packed jackets. The sweat...or perspiration in the girls' cases...they had gained during the day had become cold and they became even more uncomfortable. They got out their portable tents (one for the girls, one for the boys) in order to make camp, they ate their dinner rations, and decided to finish the rest of their journey the next day.
Kitsune fell asleep shivering, but couldn't forget that she was only five days away from the start of the Chuunin Exams...
Flashback:
Sasuke had finally decided it was time to leave Konoha.
He walked to the gate, only to find Sakura there, waiting.
"What are you doing here?"
"...I knew that...if you were to leave, you would come this way..."
A sigh. "Go home Sakura..."(note absence of suffix...)
He knew she was about to cry, and that broke his ambition a little, but he thought of Itachi and his determination returned.
"Why do you have to go? ...I...I understand about the Uchiha Clan but... Revenge wont make you any happier... it wont make anyone happy. Not you. Not me."
"I know." She looked at him in surprise. "But I have to do it. I'm not like you guys, there is a different path I have to follow... Our journey together, as Team Seven, is over."
More tears, followed by some bitter laughter and a forced smile. "It's just like that time... When we first came together as a team, you, me, Kakashi-sensei, and Naruto." (Sakura doesn't give Naruto much respect, but they are on the same team so...no suffix.)
He took a small glance at her sea-foam eyes and immediately regretted it. She continued. "We spoke...about Naruto, and you went off on me. You said...I was...Annoying." She looked up, and took his hand, continuing her plea. "Please don't go...Or, if you have to go, please take me with you!"
His emotions were betrayed on his shocked face. "I know how it is to be alone! I know, I'm selfish! I still have my family and friends but if you don't except me...! Sasuke! I'll die without you! I don't care about anyone else...I just...want you. Please take me with you..."
She was looking down at her feet again now.
He couldn't help but laugh as he turned away... "You really are...annoying."
He could no longer see her, but knew she was panicking. "I...If you leave, I'll scream!"
He smirked a bit, regretting what he had to do. He activated his Sharingan, giving him the speed to sneak up behind her and pressed her temples, making her fall into unconsciousness. "...Thank you."
He wasn't sure exactly why he said it, just that it left a sour taste on his lips. Placing his former teammate on a bench, he left Konoha without any further delay.
He scaled over the gates and headed off into the direction of where he thought the Sound Village was... (But, as we learned earlier in the story, it was really towards Suna...)
Three minutes after Sasuke was out of sight, the Sound Five showed up at the Konoha Gates, in the exact location the Uchiha had left just minutes before.
"Sasuke-sama didn't come..."
End Flashback.
Of course, that wasn't what Orochimaru had heard. According to his spy in Konoha, Sasuke had in fact left that night. And the second he heard of his forced return to Konoha and the girl who had led to his capture...well, he was angry to say the least.
To say Orochimaru had begun to loose his patience with the Sound Five would be a terrible understatement.
However, due to Kimimaru's failing health and his and Kabuto's need to be elsewhere, he decided to give them another chance. He would send them to lead an attack on the Sunagakure Chuunin Exams. There, they could kill anyone who may be traveling with Sasuke (the two Uzumaki would be prime targets, considering their talents for getting in the way) and escort him to Otogakure.
And, if they valued their lives, with no mistakes this time...
After breakfast, Kitsune and the other et out again on their journey.
Though Konoha and Suna were allies, getting through the gates wasn't easy. They had to how their records, and the scroll from Tsunade and the Suna men were still following a strict protocol. All of the Genin on the team were about ready to call Gaara and get in by a simple nod from the Kazekage.
By the time they did enter the Village, they were able to catch a glimpse of the other Genin teams who they would be competing against. To Kitsune's complete and utter surprise, she noticed the two girls she had seen earlier, when she first arrived in this world waving at her team!
Chapter One Flashback:
She heard a leaf crackle to her left (since when does she have that good of hearing anyway?) and tensed immediately, hurtling up to see who was coming. At that moment she saw something that scared her half way out of her mind. (Or would've if she wasn't already.)
That girl in front of her reminded her of her friend Katie. And very few things are as terrifying as two of Katie. It was simply creepy.
The two of them shared the same light brown hair, and tan skin tone, matched with blue eyes. However, this Katie seemed stronger, and perhaps a bit more blundering.
The person behind her was much, much worse. Kitsune saw something even more terrifying than Katie's Double!
…That mouse-haired girl with the Naruto bandanna over her eyes…She had the aura of Arianna!
Kami-sama help her
End Flashback.
"Ohayo Keiti-chan, Arianna-chan!" Naruto greeted loudly.
Sasuke was emo. Kakashi took out his book.
"Where's Britt-chan?" Sakura asked, smiling at the pair.
"Ano…with our Sensei.(1)"
Kitsune couldn't help but gawk.
"Hey! I've see you before…in the Konoha woods, I thought you were a Sexy Clone!" The one she assumed was Keiti yelled, pointing an accusing finger. The girl was wearing bright blue tee shirt, her left arm was bandaged, he had blue and purple shoes(like Naruto's), a khaki coloured kunai pouch and faded blue pants. Her hair on the left side was being held back by a plain clip, though vainly and her headband placed around her neck.
The other was wearing khaki shorts and a long sleeved grey shirt, along with the peculiar headband placed over her eyes. Oddly enough, she was wearing straw flip-flops. She smiled blindly and waved.
Just then, a young kunoichi and a woman walked up to them. The girl had blonde hair and blue eyes, as well as a strange resemblance to Ino.
He wore a purple shirt with a black and white yin-yang symbol in the middle, a headband around her waist and a pair of black capriis. She wore pair of pink and black sneakers.
The woman had tanned skin, red lips, and brown hair plus eyes. She had a blue Konoha headband on her forehead, wore the traditional Jounin uniform. (Same a Kakashi and Asuna here, people.) She smiled brightly at Team Seven, her eyes trailing over to Kakashi. A light blush made it's way to her face, and Kakashi looked up over his book.
"Yo."
…Sweat-drops anyone?
"Good day Britt-chan, Yayoi-sensei." Sakura greeted, Naruto fox-grinned, and Sasuke went "Hn."
"See, Yamanaka! I told you I wasn't imagining things!" Keiti yelled, motioning to Kitsune again. "Spitting image of Naruto-kun!"
Britt Yamanaka, Ino's cousin, found her eyes growing wide. "I can't believe it… You were right."
"Believe it!" Naruto exclaimed.
Yayoi-sensei turned her attention to the ninja in question. "I see, so this is the one Hokage-sama mentioned." She smiled. "Please forgive my team, they can be idiots." Said team let out a disgruntled protest. "That there is Yamanka Britt-chan," she said, pointing to the blonde. "Ookami Keiti-chan I the one in blue, and the one with the headband over her eyes is Aguuyh Arianna."
The woman straightened. "Kitsune-chan, Sakura-chan, Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun…Kakashi-san, if you'll excuse us, we must go train for the exams."
"See you there!" Said Arianna, the others agreed and they followed their sensei to the Suna training ground.
Kakashi looked up from his book. "…Where're they going?"
Team Seven's Genin face-planted.
It was around sunset when they reached City Towen. A few bandits had approached them, but between Sasuke's fire attacks and Naruto's Kage Bunshins they didn't stand a chance. They made their way over to the Village Leader' tent in order to give him the document Tsunade had trusted them with.
When he was given the scroll, the old man smiled and read it. As he did so, his brow creased a bit and small frown tugged t the corner of his lips. As soon as he finished the letter, he plastered on a smile and grabbed a large brown book from his cloak pocket.
He handed it to Kakashi and cleared his throat. "You must be tired, and it will be night soon, you should stay here and regain your strength." The though of food and rest was very tempting, but Kakashi didn't quite trust this man. "No thank you, we best get on our way."
His team groaned in protest.
The man raised a grey eyebrow, which matched his long, braided hair. "Are you sure? At lest a small refreshment or a nap? It really is the least I could do."
Kakashi refused again, and urged his team along.
"Meh, Kakashi-sensei! What was with that? I'm tired and hungry!" Naruto said a they began to leave the town.
"I don't trust that man, Naruto. You should keep your guard up."
It was rare for Kakashi to act so seriously, even on a mission and one of them liked it one bit. If this man posed a threat to Kakashi, then being near him most assuredly would not be good for them.
Meanwhile, in the Leader's tent, the leader frowned, and turned his eyes to a dark-skinned man with necklace of claws, a pair of leather pants, and a large weapon as his only accommodation .
"Move your team out. Kill them. Kill them all."
Back with Team Seven, a loud war cry erupted and they found themselves surrounded by several dark-skinned men. In front of the army was a tall man with what seemed to be a sickle on chain.
Kitsune stared at the mass as they began to close in on her team. "Houston, we have a problem…"
…
(1): Note to Kitsune- Not sure if you noticed but…Keiti's sensei is based off our English teacher this year… Think of it…Her and Kakashi…a pairing (one-sided though)… Any objections? Mwaha!
End of Chapter 9.
I Do Not Own Naruto.
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Chapter Ten: The First Tale