Disclaimer: Psst! I've got a secret! I don't own NARUTO! Wait, that's no secret! I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean, which Disney owns. I don't own "Dragostea din tei," for those of you who know what the hell I'm talking about. O-Zone owns it, I'm pretty sure.
The only things I do own are this story, the OCs, and now that you've read up to the tenth chapter... I OWN YOUR SOUL... Relax, I'll have it back to you in about a week. I'll give it back tomorrow if you review.
I was originally going to space out the time between this chapter and the previous one. But things have been a little unstable concerning my internet access, so I'll just post this now.
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"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"!" Naruto, Riddin, and Sasuke all stopped -- they hadn't even reached the doctor's office yet.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto exclaimed, running for the source of the sound.
"Damn," Sasuke said, glancing between Riddin and Naruto. Sasuke did a double take -- Riddin seemed to be there, but he looked transparent -- he was actually moving fast enough to leave a blurring illusion. Clank, clank! Sasuke looked down to see foot imprints several centimeters into the ground, and the transparent Riddin disappeared. The clank sounds were Riddin's crutches hitting the ground.
Naruto was nearly knocked over by the force of Riddin running past him. Naruto squinted at Riddin's back, which disappeared into the distance only a moment later -- but Riddin wasn't limping, he was running pell-mell with a white mist pouring off of his legs.
Naruto glanced back to see Sasuke hurrying after him, and Naruto took off after Riddin -- or more accurately, he took off for Sakura.
The wind burned against Riddin's face, and he knew full well he was marking up the street from pushing off of it so forcefully. He didn't feel any pain in his left ankle at all, so he just ran faster. Instincts dictated he get down on all fours, but he was getting enough stares as it was -- though the stares was really just wild looks of confusion, wondering where the gale and footprints in the concrete were coming from.
"Oh, my God!" Rayn exclaimed.
Riddin might have said his ears twitch, but that's just how they feel sometimes when the adrenaline starts to hit hard, and the senses boost. Hell, when adrenaline hit and his heart started pumping harder, he could feel his pulse in his temples -- as if his head was going to explode. From the sound of things, she was just around the corner.
White Chakra breathed out of Riddin's left sleeve, quickly coating his hand in a white armor-like claw of pure Chakra. He skid on his heels so he could slow down enough to turn the corner, grasping at the ground to quicken the process, cleaving small trenches into the concrete.
Riddin kicked off with his right foot, dashing forward -- the girls were looking up at something. Riddin skidded to stop, grabbing into the ground again. He sprang up behind the girls, who were standing side-by-side, panting.
"Wha-What's goin' on?" he breathed.
"Look, Ani," Rayn said with a smile, happy but calm. "My favorite actor is coming out of his early retirement."
"Eh?... Excuse me?" he asked, his eye twitching.
"Kyaharu Seishi!" Sakura exclaimed, sounding more like a teenage girl than she had for several weeks. "He's an incredibly handsome, incredibly talented actor!"
(Manga Effect: Activate! (Ha-ha)) Riddin's eyes widened into perfectly circular, turning completely white. His jaw dropped until it hit the ground, dirt getting kicked up from the impact. The girls were staring up at some stupid movie billboard on top of a shop.
"He retired quite early due to a family death, but now he's back!" Sakura continued, swooning with her hands clasped, her eyes bright and twinkling. "Ooh! They're even filming here, on this island!"
Riddin's entire body shook -- he had gone from not noticing the pain in his ankle thanks to adrenaline, to not noticing the pain due to sheer 'pissed-off-ness.'
(Manga Effect: Activate!) Fire burned in Riddin's eyes, his teeth gnashing together as they grew into fangs. He drew a deep breath, his tongue forked.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" he screamed at the two of them.
"What... what do you mean?" Sakura asked dimly, the twinkling ending.
"THE TWO OF YOU WERE SCREAMING LIKE YOU WERE GETTING YOUR ARMS RIPPED OFF!!" Riddin roared. "YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME, I WAS WORRIED!!"
"Are you done yet?" Rayn asked calmly.
Sakura, on the other hand, furrowed her brow. Riddin was pretty much going psycho over something as silly as this. His teeth actually seemed sharper, and Sakura actually felt a chilling feeling coming off of him -- what seemed like killing intent sprinkled in.
Sasuke and Naruto rounded the corner, the prior's eyes scarlet with a pupil and two tomoe. (Author's note: 'To-mo-e' is the Japanese design resembling a comma) He quickly studied the scene before him, but focused on Riddin after a moment.
Riddin flew through four hand seals before he thrust his palm at the billboard on top of the building, and the air seemed to shift as if a haze gathered in front of Riddin's palm, and then more of his hand, and even his arm. Riddin's entire hand tensed, and his right sleeve billowed. And then the billboard seemed to explode.
"THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF YOUR GODDAMN HERO!" Riddin yelled, pointing at the ruined sign. "RAYN, "YOU OUGHTA KNOW BETTER!" He then turned on Sakura. "AND WHAT KINDA KUNOICHI STARTS SCREAMING IN THE MIDDLE OF A MISSION!?"
"Stop yelling at Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled, running up. "Dumb bastard!"
"She deserved it," Riddin retorted before blinking really heavily. He kept blinking until he yawned loudly, falling onto his back with a light thud. "Ah, wow... I'm beat."
"Can you stay awake long enough to get to the doctor?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow as he deactivated his Sharingan. He had heard some of the rant, and didn't bother to scold Riddin -- and though he felt he should glare at Sakura, he didn't.
"Don't need to," Riddin replied with a sleepy grin. "My foot's all better, I must have used enough white Chakra to induce regeneration..."
"White Chakra?" Sasuke asked, cocking his eyebrow again.
"Ara, you're the only one that doesn't know," Rayn said thoughtfully. "Ani has a second, white Chakra -- it's a lot more powerful than his normal Chakra, but it leaves him exhausted afterwards."
Riddin shifted his backpack so it was resting on his chest, and he hugged it. He yawned, closing his eyes, smacking his lips sleepily.
"Hey, wait!" Naruto said. "If you're healed, what're we going to..." But Riddin was already fast asleep.
"I got him," Rayn smiled, crouching down next to her older brother. She pinched his ear, though not very hard -- but she dug her nail into it, and got a surprising (at least for the ninja) result.
Something resembling a whimper-bark emanated from Riddin's throat, the kind of sound a dog makes when you accidentally step on its tail. He sat straight up, clutching at his ear, as if it was bleeding or going to fall off.
"I hate it when you do that!" he whined. "Jeez!"
"You resemble a dog almost as much as Kiba," Naruto said thoughtfully.
"Wolf, dammit," Riddin growled under his breath. He pushed himself up, switching his backpack behind him again. "Alright... Naruto! You hang with Sakura. Uchiha! I shall protect your wounded butt! Rayn... Do whatever, just don't do something stupid."
"I don't need protection," Sasuke retorted, narrowing his eyes.
"I'll keep you company, then," Riddin shrugged.
"Nor do I need company," Sasuke growled, walking off.
"Pleasant guy," Riddin said dryly, glaring at Sasuke until he turned the corner. Riddin sprang up, looking enthusiastic. "I'm gonna look around! Naruto, Sakura, please protect Rayn. I'll see you in a while."
"Wait!" Sakura exclaimed, trying to rationalize the mission a little. "Don't you think it's bad enough we're taking time out of the mission to treat one member of our team while the others enjoy themselves?"
"Eh," Riddin shrugged, sounding nonchalant. "I'm an easygoing guy. I want my escorts to be at 100-percent. That means Uchiha needs to get his hand fixed. You guys might as well look around while we have time to burn."
"But you hired escorts, for protection," Sakura said. "What's the point if you wander off on your own?"
"I can handle myself," he said, raising his hand while not even turning back to look at them. "Protect Rayn."
"Hold up!" Naruto yelled, agreeing with Sakura. "It's our job as ninja to be with you at all times, we can't abandon the client!"
"Look," Riddin said, stopping and looking over his shoulder. "The enemy is probably hours behind, there's no point in arguing. For now, I guess you could say the mission is on hiatus."
"Can he do that?" Naruto asked, turning to Sakura.
"He's the one that paid via mail, upfront even," Sakura said, staring at Riddin's back as he walked off. "He could outright cancel the mission, we'd still get paid. So... yeah, I guess he can."
"Yosh!" Naruto grinned. "Now I can relax without feeling guilty!"
"Wait, this means we can go see Seishi-san at work!" Sakura exclaimed, blushing. Her thoughts of staying professional were hurled out of the proverbial window. "Let's go!"
"Eh..." Naruto made a face.
"Hakara Yuri is the lead actress," Sakura said with a deadpan smirk, eyeing Naruto in an annoyed way.
"Am I supposed to know who that is?" Naruto asked, scrunching up his face.
Sakura pointed up at the billboard -- Yuri was still intact. She was a large-breasted, very beautiful woman in her mid-late twenties, sporting a tight red dress that revealed quite a lot of cleavage on the billboard's picture. Naruto stared at the billboard for a few seconds before looking at Sakura.
"Y'know, she does look kinda familiar..." Naruto said slowly, scratching at the side of his head. Sakura sweat-dropped. That wasn't what she was aiming at.
"She was in that pirate movie that came out a few months ago, Ni Koushudai," Rayn offered. "She was the rich woman." (To The Gallows)
"Yeah... Didn't she also do some song with Rinkin Kouen?" Naruto asked. "In To Issho Ni Kimi?" (With You)
"I think so," Sakura nodded. "C'mon, Naruto! Riddin told us to stick together, so... could we go?"
"Well..." Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "...Alright."
"Alright, let's go!" Sakura exclaimed eagerly, hurrying off.
"So..." Naruto said slowly, walking alongside Rayn. "You're... a fangirl, huh? You were screaming."
"Hmm? No, there was a spider was on my shoulder," Rayn said brightly. "I don't like spiders, but I flicked it off. I walked over to Sakura, and she started babbling about the actor. I yelled 'Oh my God' really sarcastically, I guess Ani just didn't pick up on that in his panic."
"..." Naruto was silent, a large sweat-drop falling from the back of his head.
"Please don't think of me as an idiot," she laughed. "I just hate spiders. Though I admit I am a fan of Seishi."
"I guess that's more understandable than the fangirl thing," Naruto nodded.
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"...I'm lost," Riddin said simply, looking around. There was a coffee shop, a barbeque place, and a library in the side street he had just walked into. There were also several street venders sitting in carts or tents, their wares spread out on shelves and towels.
"Oi, you!" came a seedy voice. "C'mere!"
"Ara, look at that," Riddin said to himself as he turned.
A man in his late teens or early twenties was sitting in one of the tents, a sign reading 'Kyaputen Jakku.' He had a large brown coat on, a conical hat on his head, throwing his face into the shadows. He had his wares arranged on the various towels, and most of them seemed to be antiques and jewels.
"What?" Riddin asked with his head cocked, crouching down with the inside of his elbows on his knees.
"See anythin' y'like?" the merchant asked, a shiny white smile visible in the shadows.
Riddin looked around at everything briefly. He scratched the side of his head, mildly interested.
I have nothing better to do, might as well find a souvenir... Riddin thought. He noticed a necklace that looked kind of cool, so he picked that up.
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The door's bell jingled, and the old man looked up to see a pissed-off teen walk in, his left hand in bad shape. The boy walked right up, an edgy look on his face, though his voice sounded patient.
"This is the med-nin place, right?" Sasuke asked.
"Yep," the old man replied. "We're pretty busy right now, so there'll be a bit of a wait..."
Sasuke looked around -- none of the waiting chairs were filled, all of the treating rooms' doors were wide open. Sasuke looked up at the old man, and furrowed his brow.
"Not much of a sense of humor, eh?" the old man laughed. Sasuke's mouth became a thin line as he stared up at the old man. "Alright, come on, I'll fix up that hand of yours."
"How long will it take?" Sasuke asked, following the old man into one of the treating rooms. On the floor were several medical Ninjutsu designs, all leaded to a circle in the center of the room.
"Oh... An hour, maybe two, judging from the damage," the old men-nin replied. "What did you do to it?"
"...Got it crushed," Sasuke replied, trying to keep discussion as minimal as possible.
"Obviously," the old man chuckled. "I mean how did it get crushed?"
"Metal-coated hand," Sasuke said, knowing he sounded like an idiot. "This ninja coated his hand in metal and crushed my hand."
"Metal? Huh, never heard of a Jutsu like that," the old man said. "Put your hand in the circle, I'll go get some help to speed up the recovery."
I need to think of a counter Jutsu... thought Sasuke. I just have to replay everything in my head, and figure out what it was that Naruto did. What was so different that caused the metal to suddenly dent?...
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"Suzume, huh?" Naruto said, reading the sign that indicated that there was a camera crew filming in the field beyond -- they had to go to a deserted part of the island to find the set. There were large, manmade walls made of wood surrounding the set, to use as backgrounds and isolate it even more. (Suzume - Sparrow)
"Let's go!" Sakura beamed. "Seishi-san is said to be very happy when fans talk to him! Maybe we could get an autograph!"
"Woo," Naruto said with sarcastic enthusiasm.
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"Oi, Uchiha, you in here?" Riddin called, entering the doctor's office, a bottle of soda in hand. He had wandered around for a while, but eventually got bored and looked for some company. It was around an hour after they had arrived on Firestorm Island, as Riddin had discovered it was called.
"No," Sasuke called from the treating room. "Go away."
"Cheery fellow, isn't he?" Riddin asked the nurse with a grin. The nurse giggled, but remained focused on the medical Ninjutsu. Sasuke just glared at Riddin, his mouth a thin line. Riddin just grinned and sat against the wall, drumming his fingers on his knee.
"Would it help is there was more Chakra in the mix?" Riddin asked.
"Hmm?" The nurse looked up at him. "Oh, yes. The more people, and more specifically more Chakra, the faster we can repair the damage."
"Hihihi, then let's finish this," Riddin said, walking over and sitting in a correct position to aide in the Jutsu. "I'll just provide Chakra, you guys guide it."
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"Yay!" Sakura exclaimed happily, staring at the photo in her hand. She, Naruto, and Rayn walked offset. Seishi, the actor, had actually taken a picture with each of them, and signed the pictures.
"So we went to where you wanted, can we go somewhere I want?" Naruto asked. Sakura nodded, content. "Alright! Let's look for a ninja shop!"
"I know this great place!" Rayn offered, carefully stowing her picture into her backpack. "It's where I got my sealing scroll! Ani also got this amazing fuuma shuriken -- though he hasn't even tried to use it yet." (The big, collapsible ones)
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"Sususu... I saved you some time, huh?" Riddin grinned as he and Sasuke exited, after paying of course. "After I started, it only lasted twenty minutes!"
Sasuke did not reply. He kept glancing down at his hand. After Riddin had begun to help, he had used a strange, white mist of sorts. It must have been the white Chakra he had mentioned earlier. It had some killing intent, but it was repressed enough so only Sasuke could sense it, and only barely. This kid was weird.
Riddin suddenly stopped walking, something in a shop window catching his attention. Sasuke closed his eyes briefly, and then turned around. Riddin was staring into a tattoo parlor, looking at all the designs.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked, trying to remain patient.
"I was thinking about getting a new tattoo," Riddin replied. "But, ah... I can't think of anything. I'll probably get one when we reach Konoha."
Sasuke shrugged again and walked off, looking for the others. Naruto had mentioned wanting to go to a ninja shop for Jutsu scrolls and foreign weapons. Unfortunately, Sasuke had no idea where such a shop was.
"So, where you goin' now?" Riddin asked, hurrying forward after Sasuke, leaning forward as he walked so that he looked like he was bowing. He probably just wanted a view of Sasuke's face, since the Uchiha was looking dead ahead.
"To look for the others," Sasuke replied. "They were only going to look around until I was healed. I'm now healed, quite ahead of schedule."
"Ara, I hope they won't get upset at me," Riddin said, frowning and sweat-dropping.
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"Wow," Naruto said in awe, staring at a large fuuma shuriken hanging on the wall. Naruto was used to four blades, all poking fairly straight up with a slight curve at the tip. This weapon looked like a bladed swastika, with smaller, somewhat-wavy blades in between.
"That thing is so heavy," Rayn said, rolling her eyes. "I like this one..."
It was a triple-blade fuuma, with a small circle in the center, which was connected to three circles, a blade attached to the larger three. The larger circles had a spiral-like hollowing, to make it lighter. Some of the blades were also cut away, making it look like three blades made up each blade -- which made it even lighter.
Sakura was focusing on various Jutsu scrolls, essentially the medical scrolls. She had already told Riddin she was considering requesting to be the Hokage's apprentice, but had not told anyone else. There were several scrolls from Water and Lightning Countries, and wondered if the extra material would help.
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"Hey... Couldn't you use that Sharingan of yours to find them?" Riddin asked, he and Sasuke walking through the streets.
"It only gives color to Chakra," Sasuke said. "And basic Chakra is yellow -- so everyone's looks the same."
"Oh..." Riddin frowned, but then his face brightened. "Well, most people don't know how to make Chakra -- maybe if we just check each Chakra source..."
"I doubt they'll use Chakra, but knowing Naruto..." Sasuke thought aloud, activating his Kekkei Genkai.
- - - (If this was a manga, this could be a cool scene transition. From Sasuke's two-tomoe Sharingan to Itachi's three-tome Sharingan.)
Itachi was staring at the wall, completely silent. He was wearing black pants and a fishnet shirt, and was just staring at the wall, Sharingan active like always.
"You want any steak, Itachi-san?" Kisame asked, idly twirling the butcher knife. He was wearing a white shirt and the same Akatsuki-issued black pants over his light-blue skin.
"No, I'm not hungry," Itachi replied, still staring at the wall.
Kisame silently wondered if three-tomoe Sharingan could see through walls, and Itachi was staring at the young woman in the next room over -- Kisame could hear the shower in her room running. Itachi was a teenager, after all... Hell, Kisame was 28 and wouldn't mind that ability.
Kisame shrugged, tossing the knife at the steak like a kunai. Kisame was just sitting down to eat when-
"Itachi. Kisame."
"Oh, come on," Kisame muttered, gritting his shark teeth. "Just when I'm about to eat, Leader?"
"Stop complaining, Kisame," Itachi said, reaching out and grabbing his forehead protector. He secured it before grabbing his cloak, throwing it over his shoulder. "What is the assignment, Leader?"
"The Kyuubi and Gobi," replied the voice in their heads. "They are currently at the Firestorm trading post, but no doubt plan to head for Fire Country soon."
"The Kyuubi?" Kisame asked, glancing at Itachi as the shark-man slipped his arms into the sleeves of his cloak. Itachi showed no reaction to the news, simply zipping up his cloak. "Does that mean the Kyuubi is on a mission concerning the Gobi?"
"Yes," Leader replied. "Sources say three Leaf ninja are assisting the Gobi Jinchuuriki and his sister to Fire Country, and the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki is among them."
"So, Uchiha Sasuke is probably on the mission as well," Kisame concluded, chuckling as he secured his scratched forehead protector. Kisame slipped his brown sword holder of his shoulder. "That certainly makes things interesting, eh?"
"Not really," Itachi said unemotionally, placing his white conical hat on his head, and then performing a Henge so he wouldn't attract suspicion while they were in town.
"...I'm taking this with, no point it letting it go to waste," Kisame said, simply picking up the steak. He bit into it, easily going through it with his sharp teeth. "You sure you don't want any, Itachi-san?"
Itachi just stared at Kisame with his piercing gaze before exiting. Kisame chuckled as he secured Samehada to its sheath. Kisame bit on the steak to get his hands free, and made the hand seal for a Henge. He grabbed the steak and ripped some meat off, walking out after Itachi, not bothering to shut the door.
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Ring, ring!
The surprising thing was that the one making Chakra was Sakura. It had not so much been yellow, more of a greenish color -- the color of medical Ninjutsu. She was touching her left forearm, her right hand surrounded by a weak green aura.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked, deactivating his Sharingan.
"Oh, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura exclaimed, blushing a little. She lowered her voice, "I was- I was... trying my hand at medical Ninjutsu. I just made a small cut on my forearm to try it on..."
Sasuke rose his eyebrows. "Are you any good?"
"Well... I've only been trying for a few minutes," Sakura said. "But I healed a little..."
"Can I see?" Naruto asked, walking over while holding a fuuma shuriken that resembled a sun. Sakura couldn't find her voice anymore and simply showed Naruto her forearm. Naruto cocked his head, staring at the scratch. "Huh... Well, I'm sure you'll get it soon!" Naruto grinned. "I could ask the old lady Hokage to teach you a bit!"
"N-no, that's alright," Sakura smiled.
Riddin cocked his head, staring at Sakura strangely. When the others weren't looking, she put her finger to her lips. Riddin chortled for a moment before nodding, pretending to zip his mouth shut, and flicking away the key. Rayn noticed this and pretended to catch said key before swallowing it. Sakura covered her mouth to muffle the giggle, turning her attention back on the medical scroll she had been reading.
Naruto began looking over some of the smaller ninja tools. There was mouth ember: You store it in your cheek, and when you bite on it, it ignites. There were a few senbon, as well as various poisons and antidotes. Naruto was staring at a small red ball in particular.
"What's this do?" Naruto asked of the young male cashier, pointing at it.
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"Ma-ia-hii... Ma-ia-huu... Ma-ia-hoo... Ma-ia-haha..." Rayn murmured in song, hopping from stone to stone across the river a few stones behind her brother, with Naruto a few rocks behind her -- Sasuke and Sakura were walking over the bridge. They were heading for the western docks, going down a shortcut through the woods. It was around 3PM, and they had spent the time from 10:30 to 2:30 to look around town, a good four hours.
"How much longer until we reach the docks?" Naruto called to his teammates.
"Not long," Sakura replied, trailing her hand over the railing of the bridge. "But we don't have much money left, so we might have to take a slower boat. Plus we'll have to camp out, since it takes about 32 hours to get from the coast to Konoha."
Riddin bent his knees as if he would jump to the next stone, but got lower and jumped up to the bridge, landing on the railing, still crouching. He showed surprising balance, not wobbling in the least -- probably Chakra control, though.
"That shouldn't be a problem," Riddin assured as Sakura and Sasuke walked by him. He grasped the rail and lifted himself, 'walking' down the rail with his hands.
He began singing the same song under his breath, "Alo," he waved at Sakura,"Salut," he waved in a more formal way towards Sasuke (who ignored him)."Sunt eu," he jabbed himself in the chest,"un haiduc," and he flashed an evil grin. (Hello. Greetings. It's me, an outlaw.) He continued singing softly, though he didn't act out the words. Sakura noticed there were some sounds she wasn't sure she could say, they weren't used in their language.
Sakura glanced over her shoulder to watch, wondering why he was doing it. He was showing off for someone, it seemed. His jacket slipped (he's upside-down) to reveal most of his torso. Since he was upside-down and Sakura was in front of him, she saw that his back had various kanji. He began crossing his arms, spinning as he made progress, and she saw he had more on his front side. He was definitely showing off, or at least it seemed so to Sakura.
Sakura squinted to read it all, both on his back and his front. 'Wolf,' 'smile through your tears,' 'survivor,' 'good luck,' 'older brother,' 'endure,' 'protect' beside 'little sister,' 'be proud,' 'be addicted to' next to 'tobacco,' and 'ill.' There was also something red over his chest, but the jacket was in the way.
Riddin didn't notice her staring because his jacket was over his eyes, and just kept going. He bent his elbows and launched himself back toward the river, landing on a rock between Rayn and Naruto, and continuing from rock to rock.
"Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei," Rayn murmured, jumping and landing on dry land. "Repeat what I said..." she mouthed to Sakura, but held up a finger to wait.
"Chipul tau si dragostea din tei. Mi-amintesc de ochii tai," Riddin sang, also hitting dry land. Rayn lowered her hand, signaling Sakura.
"Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei," Sakura sang, a little uncertainly.
"Chipul tau si dragostea din tei. Mi-amintesc de ochii tai," Naruto sang loudly, grinning, arriving at the end of the river and now walking on dirt.
"Te sun, sa-ti spun, ce simt acum..." It was Sasuke this time. He wasn't really singing, he was more or less just saying the words in one of his more pleasant tones. The girls were surprised he knew the song, it was foreign, the other two males were in bewilderment he'd actually take part. "Alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu, fericirea." And then he was done.
Rayn and Riddin split up the second half of that verse, and then when it reached the chorus everyone (but Sasuke) sang, "Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma iei. Nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei... Chipul tau si dragostea din tei. Mi-amintesc de ochii tai."
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Author's Notes: I hid an Easter Egg! Well, several things that add up to an Easter Egg. Technically, two Easter Eggs! And then one reference.
The first was the band, 'Rinkin Kouen.' 'Kouen' means 'park,' and I guess you could say 'Rinkin' is the Japanese form of 'Linkin,' since Japanese doesn't have an 'L.' So... Linkin Park! And the song that was referenced, 'To Issho Ni Kimi' roughly means 'With You,' a Linkin Park song... though there is no woman in it.
Then, there's some of the italicized stuff. It's harder to notice (as if the first wasn't hard enough), but it's there. 'Ni Koushudai,' the pirate movie --'To Issho Ni Kimi,' the name of the song --'Kyaputen Jakku,' the name of the seedy merchant Riddin saw -- and 'Suzume,' the movie with Sakura's favorite actor in it. In order, it roughly means 'To the gallows -- with you -- Captain Jack -- Sparrow.'
I considered having the actress's name be something like Keira Knightly and the actor's name something like Johnny Depp, or that Bloom guy. But I thought that was pushing it.
Oh, yeah, the reference. The guys are singing "Dragostea din tei," better known to the English world as "Numa Numa."