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The New Episode 29: First "Date". . . Interrupted
Sutefanii and Hinata said their goodbyes. Hinata practically skipped off, she was so happy that she might actually get Naruto to notice her soon. The brunette kunoichi smiled at her new friend's retreating figure. It felt nice to be able to help out.
She headed home reluctantly. No training was planned for the next day, so she would have to try and find a place to hide out in the village – away from her insanely annoying family. Sutefanii sighed deeply as she turned into the family compound. Don't let anyone know about not having training with the team tomorrow or you'll be up at the crack of dawn with the other ninja clan members. All they can think of "perfecting" my abilities…without caring about my own well-being. If I have to train with them tomorrow, I'll be out cold for at least a day because of having barely enough chakra left over!
Early the next morning, Sutefanii slipped out the front doors. Everyone else was still asleep. She bit her lip to keep from cheering for her success so far. Running as quickly and quietly as she could, Sutefanii distanced herself from the Jeraado compound and sighed with relief. A dark shape a few yards in front of her turned at the sound.
"Oh! Sasuke – you scared the crap out of me! I didn't think anyone would be around here this early…"
He smirked at her, trying to ignore the odd feeling in his stomach. "What are YOU doing out this early then?" He stepped closer.
"Escaping for the day. With no training planned, my family was going to try and keep me locked up like before I became part of team seven…" she sighed and ran a hand through her hair distractedly.
"Well, I was planning on training today. Want to join me?" he asked, his dark eyes inviting her to fall into his arms.
"I'd love to!" she flashed him a small smile. "I knew you'd want to check out my Akaruigan soon anyway."
He laughed and Sutefanii felt a warm sensation wash over her. He had a nice laugh, and from what she had heard, he didn't laugh very often. The fact that she had made him smile like that immediately overshadowed her family issues.
"Shall we?" Sasuke asked, gesturing towards the rest of the village.
"We shall," Sutefanii said with a giggle. "Come on, slowpoke!" She called to him as she took off running. He grinned and sprinted after her.
When they arrived out of breath at their normal training spot, the pair headed over to the posts. Sutefanii flopped down on the grass, her chest heaving.
"Whew! You're pretty good. Speedy-Sasuke, that's what you're nickname should be…"
He smirked at her and leaned against one of the posts. He was winded too, but was trying not to show it. The duo rested a few more minutes before Sutefanii rose to her feet.
"Where should we start?" she asked Sasuke. "From what I've seen, chakra tree-climbing and target practice would be a waste for both of us…We need to do something that requires quick thinking and fast movement."
The black-haired boy nodded in agreement. "Do you just want to practice hand-to-hand combat then?"
"Taijutsu? Sure, that's fine," Sutefanii agreed. My specialty, actually…she thought. "Will we be allowed to use our respective eye techniques?" Sutefanii smiled, already predicting the boy's answer.
"I'm counting it," he smirked.
"After you then Uchiha…"
Sasuke closed his eyes for a moment to concentrate. OK you've practiced this enough on your own. Let's get BOTH eyes ready to go! When he looked up at Sutefanii, his eyes were red – completely different from his normal, brooding gaze. He had successfully activated the Sharingan.
"My turn," Sutefanii said sweetly. Sasuke watched her with interest. "Akaruigan," she whispered to herself, shutting her eyes. She opened them and they were completely white except for the pupil, just as had happened when she fought with Sakura and Ino.
She blinked once and her eyes became the intense frosty green from before. "I've always wanted to test this out against another eye technique…" Sutefanii said quietly as she braced herself for an attack.
"Show me what you've got," Sasuke teased her. She leapt forward, but he easily dodged around her. She spun around just in time to block his kick. Flipping over, she aimed a two-footed attack at him which also failed. The two ninja blurred together in a mess of blue and green. Each could move faster than a usual genin, but were evenly matched. Sutefanii finally landed a blow to Sasuke's side. He leapt away to recover.
"Shall I show you what the Akaruigan can REALLY do?" She taunted him as she wiped some sweat from her face. They'd been going at it for so long, the sun was right above them, beaming down. Sasuke's face glistened with sweat too. He watched his opponent carefully, wondering what she would do next.
Suddenly, she disappeared from his view. What? How did she – the Akaruigan! Of course…But how am I supposed to fight her now? A slight haze in the air in front of him caught his eye. The Sharingan allows me to see her partially! He smirked.
Sutefanii crept up behind him silently. She wasn't sure how well his Sharingan would work since she had used her Akaruigan to blind him. She held her breath when suddenly Sasuke spun around.
She lashed out silently with her leg, but SOMEHOW Sasuke could sense it and twisted out of the way. She gasped at his movement and he focused his eyes on where the sound had come from. Shit! she thought as she attempted to punch him. He blocked it and she tried again.
This time he got hold of her arm and twisted her around. Somehow, he got her with her back pressed against one of the posts. Sasuke was right there too, holding her arms and blocking her escape. The Akaruigan's effects wore off as Sutefanii struggled against his grip. Sasuke blinked when the haze in front of him appeared to be the brunette girl.
Their eyes both returned to normal. Sutefanii scowled and still tried to get away from Sasuke. How on earth could I lose? She stopped struggling and their gazes locked on each other. The dark-haired boy was so close, that she was almost afraid to breathe. He raised an eyebrow and smirked at her.
"So…looks like I won."
She tried not to laugh nervously and frowned instead. "Did you want an award or something?" she asked resentfully.
"Or something sounds good," he whispered as he leaned in towards her.
"There you two are! I've been looking everywhere for you! Kakashi-sensei said he had something important to –" Sakura stopped abruptly as Sasuke and Sutefanii quickly untangled themselves.
"Uh, hi Sakura. We were just…you know, training," Sutefanii said helplessly as the pink-haired girl seethed with rage.
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