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Broken Journey Chapter 10.
Welcome To Suna
Hikasa stood upon a sandy hill looking over a village. Hikasa smiled they had finally arrived. There it was Suna, the village hidden in the sand. Hikasa looked back to see Taeku and Naruto-sensei were deliberating on the coolest possible entrance they could make. Hikasa sighed at the impatience and turned and grabbed the hand of the blond haired kunoichi next to him "You scared." Hikasa asked looking over at Ami.
Ami clutched Hikasa's hand tighter. "Just a little" Ami said her voice shaking and teeth chattering like broken grass.
Hikasa looked down worried at Ami. "Hey, don't be afraid we can do this me and you and maybe even Taeku back there." Hikasa said grinning trying to stifle a laugh that had found its way into his throat.
Ami smiled back at him and gripped his hand tighter. "You know, I don't think Naruto-sensei expects us to pass... Do you." Ami said sighing.
Hikasa stopped laughing and looked back at her seriously. "Do you really think Naruto-sensei would drag us all the way out to Suna if he actually believed that we wouldn't be able to become chuunin." Hikasa asked looking back at Taeku and Naruto-sensei as they were absorbed in a game of rock paper scissors.
Ami looked over at Taeku and Naruto-sensei as well. "You know sometimes i just don't get those two." Ami said smiling as Taeku wallowed after having been beaten by Naruto-sensei.
Naruto walked over grinning his head off again. "Well it looks like i get to do the introductions, but first i have to remind you don't do anything stupid IM leaving you three all alone in this village for the first time, i have to go and report in and tell them we have all arrived and have a conversation with someone so you three have to promise me now you will stay out of trouble." Naruto said fast looking very anxious to get to his business.
Hikasa and Taeku gave each other grins and shook their yes heads at Naruto-sensei.
Naruto nodded at the two young men and sighed he didn't really know if this was a good idea sending them alone for the first few hours into the sand village and knowing the idiots that lived here it was only a matter of minutes before they got into a fight with someone.
Hikasa, Ami, and Taeku walked down the streets of Sunagakure taking in the village and they realized immidiatly that there was definite reason for being called the village hidden in the sand.
The decorations for the halloween celebration were everywhere. "You know this might actually look good if there wasn't sand everywhere." said Ami slightly cross at the sand.
Taeku had his eyes narrowed as to not let sand get in his eyes. "Think we found the hotel." Taeku said looking up at a dank little hotel.
Ami's eyes went wide "Oh no!" Ami said in an exaggerated tone. "Im not sleeping in there."
Hikasa looked over in bewilderment. "Why not we've slept in the dirt before."
"Yeah well that was then and this is now." Ami said turning from the two boys "I don't even wanna be here so if were taking this thing were staying where I want" Ami said in a commanding tone.
Taeku and Hikasa looked at each other. "You got any money?" Taeku asked.
Hikasa sighed and shook his head yes.
Taeku growled "Fine well find a better hotel."
Ami turned around and smiled at the two. "Why thank you." She said politely.
"You know she really scares me sometimes." Taeku said leaning in toward Hikasa.
Hikasa raised his eyebrows at Taeku.
"You know with the whole turn of attitude thing." Taeku said keeping his eye on Hikasa's narrowing eyebrows. "No offence to you or anything." Taeku said grinning and putting his hands in front of himself. "Shes a great catch and all." Taeku said laughing slightly.
Hikasa merely shook his head "You know your pretty troublesome sometimes."
Both of his team members looked back at him
"Which one of us." They asked in unison.
Hikasa looked at the ground and shook his head and smiled. "Both of you." Hikasa walked past Ami and Taeku "Well are you two coming or are we gonna stand around and kick the dirt?" Hikasa asked looking back at the other two.
Taeku's eyes narrowed and Ami had on a serious face "Dammit" Taeku said.
Hikasa looked over to where Taeku had just looked and watched.
There were three sand genin beating on Ryuku and Rukia, Druse was trying to fight back but it was useless.
"Wow!" Said a young man with slicked back green hair, and white and red robe and red marks on his cheeks. "Leaf genin sure are weak." He said smiling sadistically.
A young man with a mess of purple hair and a giant white... Thing on his back chuckled. "Hey Vaan what you say we put these losers out of there misery."
The one called Vaan smiled "Hey Faye you want any part of this?" He asked looking behind him.
A young girl with a black jumpsuit and blue facepaint on merely shook her head.
"Naw you and Kito have all the fun you want, if we get in trouble I want no part of it." She said in a bored tone.
Kito stepped forward "Good all the more fun for me.". Kito looked on at the two on the ground while Vaan worked over Druse. "Seriously I was expecting more from the leaf genin." He said pulling out laughing.
Ryuku struggled over to Rukia and covered her trying to pull out his kunai.
All of the sudden his kunai was pulled toward Kito. "Well thank you." Kito said examing the kunai in his hand. "This will make an excellent tool to kill you with" Ryuku tried standing but received a knee to his chest. "whoops i slipped." Kito said chuckling.
Ryuku tried standing up again but was met with a body being thrown into his.
"HA!" Laughed Vaan. Now that was to fun.
Faye looked at the two like they were crazy. "Will you two hurry up I mean there are gonna be teams showing up and I wanna see if there are any cute boys in them."
Vaan looked over his shoulder at her. "You know Faye if you would help us out in kicking some leaf ass, maybe we could already be searching for those cute boys" He said allowing his green hair to fall farther back.
Kito reached forward to grab Ryuku's hand but he was met with a kick that sent him stumbling backwards.
Hikasa lowered his foot while Taeku and Ami landed on either side of him with Kunai's drawn.
Faye immediately got up noticing Hikasa.
Vaan looked over at our heroes and frowned. "More cockroaches."
Before any of our heroes could react Taeku was met with a side kick to the face sending him flying back into a wall.
Hikasa's eyes widened at the sight of the green haired boy kicking Taeku in the face "Fast..." Hikasa got up before he was tripped.
Ami watched in horror as the boy with purple hair used a string to trip Hikasa. She moved forward to catch him but Faye appeared by her and grabbed her arms.
Vaan watched smiling as Taeku flew into the wall and noticed Hikasa being tripped. Vaan sprung forward and landed a kick sending Hikasa lurching upwards Vaan grabbed Hikasa's hand's and brought him back down connecting his knee with Hikasa's face causing Hikasa's nose to bust open and blow to flow out.
Ami lunged herself forward to Hikasa but was then hit in the stomach repeatedly by Faye. "I don't think so cutie." Faye said giving her a quick peck on the cheek before pummeling Ami's torso again.
Taeku jumped up and threw a kunai that was easily caught by Kito. Taeku launched a fist at Vaan but it was easily caught and Vaan sent his elbow into Taeku's chest causing Taeku to fall on the ground and wiggle in pain.
Hikasa was trying to get back to his feet but was pushed back down as Kito slammed his foot on his back and stood triumphantly on him. "Wow, I'm starting to think all leaf genin are this weak." Kito said smiling over at Vaan.
Vaan kicked Taeku in the stomach a few more times before looking over at Faye. "I think we can go find them boys you wanted to look for. This was enough fun for me." He said slicking his green hair back.
Faye nodded her head. And stopped beating on Ami. "So pathetic." she said as she walked off closesly followed by Kito.
Vaan smiled at the six bodies below him "Pathetic." he whispered.
Vaan's eyes went wide as he felt a kick connect with his stomach and he gasped sending blood flying out as he was launched backwards by the unkown enemy. He saw that his unkown enemy was wearing green and tried to halt himself but was met with his elbow in his back from another enemy.
Kito looked back in disbelief as Vaan feel to the floor helpless.
"Bastards." Kito said running toward them. But was unaware that another person had tripped him. Kito stumbled forward and the man dressed in green ran fast toward Kito.
"Leaf Hurricane" Said the enemy in green as his face was the target of the mans kick sending him flying into a wall.
Faye looked on in shock as her two teammates struggled to get to their feet.
Kito got up from the wall. "Who the hell are you?" He asked teeth bared in anger.
The three teammates moved closer together. One was in a green spandex suit with a bowl haircut, another was wearing a black hoodie and ninja pants, and the last was wearing a blue spandex suit.
The one in the green spandex moved forward. "I am Hiroshi Marufuji of the hidden leaf village, and I would appreciate it if you stopped picking on my comrades" He said raising on hand as if to challenge him.
Kito looked at him 'What a dork! A green spandex suit and a bowl haircut... But he's fast... And he has bandages on his arms, he has been training hard.'
Kito got up and smiled. "Losers."
The three standing leaf genin were met with a surprise as they were all brought together as if invisibly roped.
"But how." Said the young man in blue spandex.
The girl with the black hoodie on looked over to the side where Kito's white back piece had fallen to as a man appeared from it with purple hair.
"I'll give you guys this, your a lot better than your other leaf comrades. Kito said moving over and helping Vaan get to his feet.
Faye looked over at them. "Can we just finish this and get going."
Vaan snarled "IM GOING TO KILL EACH OF THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS!" He said pulling out a Kunai and running toward the girl with the black hoodie. He was met with a swift kick to his chin from the girl.
All of the sudden the three remaining leaf genin broke free and jumped toward their friends.
Kito looked at them in disgust and started moving forward.
Faye heard footsteps coming their way. "Kito no! Lets get going people on their way."
Kito looked back over "Dammit i was just warming up to." He said grabbing his puppet and bandages. "By the way I'm interested to know the rest of your names" Kito said wrapping his puppet up.
The girl with the black hoodie on stepped forward "I am Rin Kutiki." And the boy with blue spandex on stepped forward. "And I am Azura Girrep."
Hiroshi stepped forward. "We are also interested in your names."
Vaan smiled at him. "I am Vaan Kuramo." He said jumping over toward Faye.
Kito slid the puppet back on to his back. "And I am Tsubaka no Kito." He said as he gently walked to Faye and Vaan.
Faye looked at them as if they were interesting. "I am Faye Morishima."
The three sand genin looked back over at them. "Well it's good to know not all the leaf genin are so pathetic." Kito said smiling at them.
Vaan looked at the intensity in his eyes "Damn i want to fight them, we were barely starting." Vaan said sliding his hand through his slicked back green hair.
Faye sighed "I know you two want to have some fun be we seriously have to go, if that team is any good then we'll be able to fight them later... And this time without interruptions before we get started."
Kito sighed. "It's like that little taste of the frosting without getting to the cake." We barely touched them.
"I know I cant wait to actually fight those three it's gonna be fun"
Faye grabbed the two by their collars and started dragging them away. "God damned idiots. I swear to god your gonna get us caught with your stupid games one day" She said as the two pouted behind her.
Hiroshi turned toward Rin and Azura. "Those three were powerful." He said looking down at the six comrades of theirs.
Rin looked down to. "I think we should leave now before these idiots gain their senses." She said jumping onto a building and taking off.
Azura followed while Hiroshi looked down at the remaining six "How far have we really come?" Hiroshi asked slightly shocked.
Naruto stood in the office with a man with a mess of red hair in front of him.
"It's good to see you again Naruto-Kun." Said Gaara getting up from his seat and heading over to Naruto.
Naruto smiled warmly. "Far to long Kazekage-Sama." Naruto said as the came over and hugged.
"So how have you been?" Naruto asked Gaara as he sat down.
Gaara smiled "Oh you know the life of a kage." Gaara chuckled noticing the look of despair on Naruto's face.
Naruto looked over at Gaara 'He sure has changed from that homicidal little maniac that I first met.'
Gaara looked over at Naruto and raised his eyebrow. "So your team had decided to take the Chuunin exam?" Gaara half asked half stated.
Naruto was shook out of his memories. "Yeah them guys are so full of energy I decided why the hell not."
Gaara smiled. "If I'm not mistaken... Which I'm not." Gaara said shooting a glare at Naruto that said 'if you disagree I kill you'. "We met at the Chuunin's as well" Gaara said smiling gently at Naruto.
Naruto looked back at him. "Yeah." Naruto said looking at Gaara with a gentle smile as well. "So what have you been up to?" Questioned Naruto.
Gaara shook his head. "Well this whole Chuunin thing has been a lot of work since this is the first exam to be held in Suna in a long time we've added many improvements to the exam." Gaara said standing and looking out at the setting sun.
Naruto walked over besides him "And that's all."
Gaara looked back with his dark eyes. "Well politics are tiring." He said standing staighter. "Talks with Kumo obviously didn't go well seeing as how they pulled their genin from out exam." Gaara said sighing. "And I'm weary of letting any Jounin from Iwa or Oto in... But since their students are taking the exam I really have no choice." Gaara looked over at Naruto "What is the leaf doing."
Naruto sighed "Well were on standby, Tsunade-Sama doesn't want to build up our forces and the enemy to take it as the wrong thing and start a war, but we are secretly holding meetings setting up divisions and companies in case war breaks out."
Gaara nodded his head. "Good because Im starting to seriously wonder how long Kumo is gonna hold out..."
Naruto sighed. "And if Kumo goes then so does Iwa and Oto, not that oto has ever been on our side but at least were not at war." Naruto said rolling his eyes.
Gaara sighed "Well we held some secret meetings I'm sure if war breaks out we also have the support of the grass."
Naruto nodded his head. "that's good."
Gaara looked over at Naruto "Yeah..."
Naruto looked back "Yeah..." Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Well besides the depressing news is anything else exciting going on."
Gaara looked at him "Oh yes, I meant to telly you when you first came in but it slipped my mi..." Gaara trailed off as the door to his office was slammed open the slammed shut.
Shikamaru stood their huffing and puffing. "She's crazy." He said as he ran forward toward the desk as the door was blown to pieces.
Naruto blinked as a blond Kunoichi ran into the room. "Where is he!" She demanded of the two males.
Both males pointed immediately under the desk.
"God dammit you two what the hell" Shikamaru said pulled from under the desk by Temari.
Temari smiled down at him "Did you think you could get away from planning this so easily" She said smiling a fake smile at him.
Shikamaru looked up looking bored this time. "couldn't hurt to try."
Temari immediately unloaded her fan and whacked Shikamaru over the head with it.
"Baka what kind of answer is that.
Naruto looked from the near unconscious Shikamaru to Gaara. "Whats going on." Naruto said pointing over at the other two.
Gaara sighed and looked over at him "The two idiots are getting married."
This is TAK and well I'm sorry for the long delay but i hope you all like this chapter. R&R please. This is TAK saying bye bye.