I just finished watching the newest Ghibli studios film, "Ponyo on a cliff by the sea" and I LOVED IT!!!!!!!! You can find the whole movie on Veoh with English subtitles. It's a really good movie! Really cute! "Ponyo! Sosuke, Daiski!!!" 3333333 My favorite character thought had to of been Fujimoto. (I won't spoil who he is for those of you who have yet to see the movie...) But he's a really animated character with an interesting design! He's one of those characters that, when you lool at them, you get the idea that they were REAAAAAAAAALLY sexy when they were younger. And I'll tell you one thing if you don't understand it...The little red things are Ponyo's younger siblings. Risa is Sosuke's mother, and Koichi is Sosuke's father. Lol. I didn't get it at first. I thought Risa was his sister because he called her by her name, instead of Kaa-san. Same with Koichi...THESE FIVE YEAR OLDS HAVE NO FREAKIN MANNERS GAWD!!!! Tomorrow I'm gonna shadow at this high school I'm trying to get into...wish me luck. I have nine more weeks of eighth grade, and then I'll be in high school...I'll still work on this story, but updating won't be as frequent once I enter high school. I'll try to write a lot over summer break. (I'm on spring break right now, lol)
What had happened...?
Oh yeah...we'd been attacked by Kirigakure nins...and I lost sight of Suzuku...and I also fell into a shaft...
I was going to fall, but then someone grabbed me...who...?
"UCHIHA ITACHI!" Yuki screamed the words as she sat up, her hair flying in her face. She froze, blinking. She was in a large cave, probably one of the many that was scattered across the desert. She could see the night sky and the golden sand turned silver through the cave's opening. The small cave was filled with heat by a camp fire in the middle.
Thinking, she looked around in confusion. She spotted Suzuku lying not to far away, curled underneath a thick, wool blanket. Now that she looked down, she realized that she to had been under a warm blanket.
"What's going on...?" She whispered, her eyes wide.
"Aaaah, so you're finally awake?"
Yuki jolted and looked towards the mouth of the cave. The man from before...the man with the long black hair and red eyes was walking back into the cave, looking relieved. His eyes however, her a dark gray instead of red.
"Y-you!" Yuki gasped, leaping to her feet and pointing at him. "Uchiha Itachi! B-but you're supposed to be dead! Oh my god, what the hell's going on here!?" She cried, grabbing her head.
The man laughed lightly, making her flinch. "You must calm down," He said coolly. "You've just woken up. You might pass out again." He sat down by the fire, brushing his bangs out of his handsome face. He smiled at her. "And I'm afraid that you've mistaken me for someone else."
Yuki blinked. "B-but...you're Uchiha Itachi! I've seen your picture in a multitude of papers, and everyone's told me about you-"
"People often mistake me for Uchiha Itachi, but I am not him," He smiled. "My name is Okojo!"
"Oko...jo...?" Yuki frowned sourly. "What a stupid name."
"Itachi's no better." He said with a light laugh.
"Okay..." Yuki relaxed but did not drop her guard. "So you're not Itachi...who are you, then? Why do you look so much like him?"
"I am but a simple vagabond," He told her with another enchanting smile. "As for why I look like the famed Uchiha, I cannot say. They say that everyone has a twin somewhere in the world."
"Hm..." Yuki sat down, her eyes narrowed on him. She tore her gaze from Okojo to stare worriedly at Suzuku.
"He's fine," Okojo said, following her eyes. "A little stunned, but fine all the same."
Yuki looked back at him, her eyes narrowed. "You saved us?" She asked. "Why?"
"I don't like to see out matched battles."
"...And your eyes?" She mumbled.
"Excuse me?"
"They were red when you saved me."
"I don't know what you're talking about," He said with a shrug. "My eyes are naturally gray, not red," He smiled sympathetically at her. "You must've still been stunned from that explosion, eh?"
"....I guess," She brushed her hair out of her eyes.
"So, I've told you my name," Okojo glanced at her. "May I have the liberty of knowing yours?"
"..." She stared at him for a moment before nodding. "Yuki."
"It suits you!" He said with a light chuckle. "And your friend over there?" He nodded to the still unconscious Suzuku.
"His name's Suzuku," She told him, her eyes wary. "Uchiha Suzuku."
For some reason, Okojo's back went rigid and his eyes widened slightly. "An Uchiha? Is that so...?" She glanced at Suzuku and stared at him for a long moment. "So then, his father must be Uchiha Sasuke."
"What's it to you if he is?"
"I see..." Okojo smiled and turned back to the fire. "I see..." he repeated to himself.
"....Well, thank you for helping us, but we should get back to Suna-"
"Not right now you're not," Okojo pointed towards the mouth of the cave. "It's past midnight right now, and the temperature is below freezing. You'll die from the cold if you go out right now."
"...." She couldn't argue with him. They were so far into the desert, they would die within a matter of moments. "Well what do you suggest we do, oh wise vagabond?"
He smirked at her, "Just wait here till morning. Then you can head back to the village."
She frowned, but nodded. "And you?"
"I'll just go on my vagabond way!" He said with a smile.
Yuki stared at him for a moment before leaning against the wall of the cave, gazing across the room at him. Who was this strange man who claimed to be a vagabond? Why was he so interested in Suzuku...and why was he helping her?
Nodoka entered the small, rundown town, his collar turned up against the cold wind that blew into his face. The buildings looked as though they'd been standing around for years and no one had cleaned them for centuries. The people looked like the shabby kind you would find in the bad part of the red light district. Nodoka narrowed his silver eyes slightly, catching the eyes of the disgusting men around him. They glared at him, looking as though they'd like no better then to beat the shit out of him.
"Hey!"
He froze as a huge, bald man approached him. He turned around slowly, raising his eyes to meet his. Nodoka frowned, keeping the same, calm, impassive expression.
"This town ain't for little kids," Said the man, glaring down at Nodoka with a smug grin on his ugly face. "So unless you come from the gay side of town, and you've come looking for a good time, get out before you get hurt!"
Nodoka raised his eyebrows. "Do you say that from experience?"
A vein twitched above the man's eye. "Why you little-" He grabbed Nodoka by the collar and pulled him up to face him, so that the young man's feet left the ground momentarily. "Where do you get off on being such a little wise-ass, hah!?"
"I suggest that you put me down...now," Nodoka said coolly. He ignored the fact that his little confrontation had attracted the attention of almost everyone on the street.
"Huh, like you're gonna get off after that smart-ass remark!" The man raised his fist, and brought it down powerfully towards Nodoka-
Nodoka moved with the speed of lightning. He knocked away the man's hand and leaped into the air above him, dodging his fist. He slammed his foot into the back of the man's head, knocking forward. He landed neatly behind him as the man fell to the ground with a thud.
"Don't start fights you can't finish," Nodoka walked around to the front of the man and placed his foot on his head. He pushed down, burying the man's face in the dirt. "Now, be a good little dog and run, tail tucked, before I decide to stop taking it easy on you." He removed his foot from the man's head.
The man sat up instantly, bowing as fast as he could. "I-I'm sorry! I'll never do it again! P-please forgive me!"
"Get out of my sight."
"Y-YES SIR!" The man leaped to his feet and turned to run-
"Wait a second."
He froze.
Nodoka held out his hand. "Have any cigarettes?" He asked nonchalantly, as though he had not just kicked this guy's ass. "If you do, you'd be best to fork them over this instant."
"You can have them!" The man dropped a package into Nodoka's hand before running away as quickly as he could.
"Hm...Pathetic," Nodoka shook the box and pulled out one of the sticks. He placed it between his lips and was about to light it with a snap of his fingers, when-
"Let me get that for you, sir!" A tall man with cherry red hair, sunken eyes, and who smelled of alcohol stood before Nodoka and lit his cigarette with a flick of his lighter.
Nodoka stared at him for a moment, before taking a deep puff on the cigarette. He blew out slowly, his eyes closed. He waited for a moment before looking up at the man. "It's about time, Tokijin."
"Sorry for keeping you waiting, Nodoka-kun," Tokijin scratched his chin nervously. "Anyway, I have the information you wanted."
"Hand it over then."
"Yeah, yeah."
Tokijin passed the youth a folded sheet of paper. Nodoka opened it, his silver eyes narrowed. He brushed his bangs out of his eyes and began to read it carefully. "Hm...this is very valuable information, Tokijin. It was nice doing business with you." He handed him a golden yen piece.
"No problem, Nodoka-kun!" Tokijin beamed and stored the yen piece into his pocket. "Hey...why are you goin after a girl like that anyway?" He smirked. "Aaaah, she is pretty hot! She must be a girl you're...after, aren't you?"
"Don't be an idiot!" Snarled Nodoka, throwing him a deadly glare. He looked down at the picture of the violet haired, green eyed girl and the information written down below the image. "She's someone who has a huge bounty on her head, and I need to catch her and bring her into Kabuto-sama..." He stored the paper in his pocket. "She's nothing more then that."
"Too bad...she's a piece of work..." Tokijin said, shaking his head. "I'd kill to have a girl like that!"
"You'd kill to have any girl at all."
"You've got a point there!"
Nodoka shook his head miserably and took another puff of his cigarette. "Why I associate myself with you Yakuza I'll never know."
He left the village afterward, ignoring Tokijin's offer to treat him to some sake at the local bar. When he was half way down the street, he pulled out the slip of paper with Aki an it and observed it closely.
Below her picture read the following information:
"An orphan and member of the rouge organization, Tenkataihei. Rumored to be very powerful, spotted in a passing town, as well as Iwanaki shrine. Potentially dangerous. Traveling with a blond boy and a small pink haired girl. Reports say she has a blue bird like creature following her, but they are unconfirmed. If you see this person, make sure to catch her and alert authorities."
"Tch," Nodoka shook his head in exasperation. This little flat-chested brat was stronger then she looked. Like anyone would be able to hold her for any stretched amount of time. He stuffed the paper back into his pocket before continuing down the road, towards his next stop.
"Thanks for your help, Ojii-san!" Aki waved to the old man that owned the INN they had been staying at as they left. "He was nice," She observed as they walked down the road.
"Hm..." Kishun kept glancing this way and that.
"Nodoka wouldn't attack us in such an open place," Inami told him, raising her eyebrows at how tense he was. "He seems like a pretty skilled fighter. He wouldn't be that stupid."
"I'm just being safe!" Kishun snapped.
"How much longer till we reach Konoha?" Aki asked, yawning.
"Tomorrow we should get there..." Kishun glanced at her. "You know, there's a one out of one hundred chance that one of the remaining two jewels is there."
"I know, but...we can hope that we have a lucky break," Aki said with a shrug. "And if there's another Jewel around, I bet that Seiyru will be able to sense it."
"What's left? You're Seiyru, Nodoka is Suzaku-"
"Byakko the white tiger and Genbu the black turtle," Aki told him, staring up at the sky as they walked. "I'm excited to see what kind of person has the turtle."
Kishun blinked. "I thought it was a black tortoise?"
"Same difference!"
"...." Inami stopped walking, her eyes narrowed.
"Inami? What's wrong?" Aki asked, glancing at her.
"Someone's coming!" The pink-haired girl turned and fled into some nearby bushes.
"What?" Aki turned and looked down the street.
A man with long, dark brown hair that almost looked black, was walking down the street with a masked man. The brown-haired man's eyes were a transfixing shade of silver that could of been pearl shaded in the right lighting. He looked wary as he spoke to the man in the odd mask beside him. What caught Aki's attention was the headband around this man's forehead.
"A konoha ninja!" She gasped. She frowned slightly. She hated shinobi more then anything else...but she had to deal with them if she was to complete anything. "Excuse me!"
The man glanced at her and narrowed his silver eyes. "What is it, girl?"
Aki examined his face for a moment. "We're traveling to Konoha. Do you think you could show us the way there?" She pointed at his headband. "You're obviously a Konoha shinobi."
"I'm on a mission right now," The man told her, glancing at the masked man beside him. "But if you keep following this road, you'll arrive in Konoha."
"Thanks," Aki said coolly, pulling Inami out of the bushes and grabbing Kishun's sleeve. She was about to head down the road, when-
"What's your name?" The man asked, glancing back at her. "You look...familiar."
Aki froze. She looked around at him, her green eyes narrowed slightly. "My name's Murasaki," She said lightly.
"....Hm," The man turned and continued down the road. "I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else..." He paused, looking at her. "Murasaki-san, when you arrive at Konoha, tell the Hokage that Neji said to get you a nice apartment." he smiled at her before turning and leaving with the other man.
"...?" Aki blinked in confusion.
"What was that about?" Kishun asked, trying to assure Inami there was no reason to hide in the bushes.
"I...dunno," Aki frowned. "That guy looked like someone I'm supposed to know..." She stared after him.
"Who?" Asked Inami.
Aki opened her mouth to speak, but then shook her head when no words came from her lips. "No...never mind. It's nothing. Let's go." She turned on her heal and continued down the road.
Kishun and Inami glanced at each other, shrugged, and then hurried after Aki.
Haaaaaaaah....nice chapter. It wasn't Itachi...It's just this guy who looks like Itachi...but who exactly IS Okojo-san??? Oh yeah, and Yuki made fun of him because his name, Okojo, means "Ermin." he said Itachi is no better since Itachi means, "Weasle." Lol, it's a pun...and there's a reason behind the pun, but I can't say it yet. Nodoka kicks ass! Dude, you're only sixteen, why are you smoking? -smacks Nodoka- Tokijin is a random character...he doesn't matter. Ignore him. Lol, he's teasing Nodoka and Nod-san is just like, "STFU" My friend likes Nodoka and Aki together...though right now it's kind of hard to invision. She calls it, "Nodoki." XDDD And Kishun with Aki is "Kishki." SHIPPING OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS WON'T MATTER FOR A WHILE!!!! with the expection of Inami, but I can't go into detail about that. AND WHOO HOO Aki has met her uncle(Sorta) although she doesn't know it! Murasaki means lavender, by the way. I was laughing when she lied to poor Neji-san. Um...Gaara should be coming back in like, in the next chapter. Akume's entrance into the story is coming up as well, and more Hinata...yeah. NEXT CHAPTER OUR HEROES ARRIVE IN KONOHA TO FIND ONE OF THE REMIANING JEWELS!!!! GANBATTE!!!!!!!!