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|Shiomi Hatake|
"Be My Girlfriend"
I snapped my tired eyes open, I saw a shocked Sasuke and an angry Sakura. I really wanted to answer him but my body was becoming weak and I could barely keep my eyes open.
The only thing I managed to get out was a faint "Sasuke... I..."
Then I blacked out.
|Sakura Haruno|
I glared at Shiomi-chan with everything I had. I was so angry! Why would Sasuke-kun ask her? I mean it's obvious I'm the better ninja. I knew Sasuke-kun for longer and I've loved him longer! Why is she the one Sasuke-kun chooses! I was beyond angry. I thought since we were starting to be friends then maybe I could ask her to stay away from Sasuke-kun. Well you know what they say...
Keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer.
|Sasuke Uchiha|
Shiomi opened her mouth to say something and I gazed at her, this was it! She was either going to say yes or no. "Sasuke... I..." then she blacked out. I silently cursed myself. Why the hell did I say that? I looked over at Sakura who was glaring with an evil glint in her eye. I looked away from her and focused on Shiomi. I quietly said her name hoping she would wake up but the only thing she did was stir slightly. I sighed she was put cold and she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. All I could do now was keep her safe and wait for her to wake.
|Third Person|
As the blood stained girl lay in the Uchiha's arms no one noticed the figure standing in the tree above them. All were to focused on the fight going on between the copy nin and the rouge.
The copy nin, or Kakashi, copied Zabuza's movements perfectly. Doing the exact same thing at the same time. Zabuza looked shocked and slightly miffed. He wondered how Kakashi could do that, he didn't think it was the sharingan... or was it? Zabuza didn't know and this made him slightly frightened at what would happen next. It was as if...
"What I'm going to do next?" Kakashi said unknowingly finishing the sentence in Zabuza's head. Kakashi inwardly smirked. This was going exactly how he planned right down to the last and tiniest detail. Kakashi started taunting with Zabuza "It makes you furious doesn't it?" he said trying to psych Zabuza out.
"Ha! All you're doing is copying me! Like a monkey!" Zabuza said. "You can't beat me with cheap tricks! I'll crush you!" he said but was shocked when Kakashi said the exact same thing. Zabuza started doing hand signs and so did Kakashi.
As the young Uchiha watched he knew this fight was going on way to long. They needed to get Shiomi out of there quickly. She needed to be healed before her injuries became worse.
|After The Fight|
After the tracker left with Zabuza, Naruto seemed so sad and sullen. Kakashi pulled down his band back over his sharingan eye and walked over to Sasuke and took one look at his sister and instantly he felt like being sick. He could see that she had a large gash on her head and her white hair was tainted with her blood.
Naruto was to busy being angry at everything to be paying attention. He couldn't believe a little kid took down Zabuza when Kakashi couldn't. As Naruto punched the ground Sakura came over to calm him down since Sasuke and Kakashi were too busy with Shiomi. Sakura sat with Naruto and tried to console him.
"Naruto, things are never easy, especially as a ninja. It's okay to be angry but why don't you save it? Then the next time an enemy comes you can take your anger out on them alright?" she said lightly patting him on the back. Naruto stopped punching and looked at Sakura through sad eyes. He nodded and stood up. Sakura gave him a small smile and led him back to the group.
"We need to get going, Shiomi needs to be healed quickly" Kakashi said taking his sister's limp form from Sasuke. Reluctantly Sasuke let her go. "Aha... sorry for all the trouble I've caused! But you all can rest up at my house once we get to the village! My daughter will know how to fix up the little girl. Don't worry about it!" Tazuna said to them with a smile.
Kakashi nodded gratefully "Alright let's go!" Kakashi said as he started to lead the way. One by one each team 7 member followed behind. Sasuke was the closest and as he walked he keep his eyes trained on Shiomi's form. Hoping she would soon wake.
Kakashi looked at the boy who was eying his little sister. Sasuke was a strong boy and he had no doubt that he could protect Shiomi perfectly. But he wasn't sure if Sasuke was able to protect her from himself. He knew the idea of revenge Sasuke wanted and he seriously hoped that it would come between his liking for Shiomi. He didn't want to see his sister with a broken heart. Not ever.
As Kakashi started walking he suddenly stopped as a sudden feeling entered him. He froze in mid-step and his body began to fail him, slowly he started falling to the ground dropping Shiomi in the process.
Then there on the ground both Hatake siblings lay on the ground. Both unconscious to the world around them.
|At The Village|
|Shiomi Hatake|
I was finally regaining consciousness. I felt something warm covering me. I took a deep breath and it smelt of leaves... and mint? I opened my eyes and found Kakashi looking down at me with a hidden smile. "Nii-san?" I said now realizing he was the one holding onto me. We were currently sharing a bed on the floor together. I didn't really mind we were brother and sister after all. When we were kids every time I had a nightmare I would sneak into his room and sleep with him.
"Waking up I see? That's good. I thought you would've been out for another day or so." a strange lady said walking into the room. I looked at Kakashi questioningly. Kakashi laughed "This is Tazuna's daughter Tsunami. She was the one who healed you" Kakashi told me. I looked over at her and grinned "Thanks so much!" I would have hugged her but I don't think it would have been safe to stand up.
Kakashi began to stand up then he flopped back down. I raised a brow "Over used it again didn't you?" I asked with a sigh. Kakashi nodded at me sheepishly. I sighed and poked his head "Geez Nii-san how many times do I have to tell you not to over use it!" I scolded.
"It'll be at least a week before I can move properly" he muttered ignoring my comment. I was about to say something but some one interrupted me.
"Look, Sensei and Shiomi-chan are waking up!" I grinned when I saw Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and Tazuna walk into the room. "Listen sensei of your sharingan is cool and all but-" Sakura started. "Don't worry Sakura I already scolded him. But no matter how many times you tell him he still won't listen... trust me" I said saying the last part a little angrily.
"And you! You need to be more careful Shiomi-chan your injuries were really bad" Sakura scolded me. I smiled at her sheepishly and rubbed the back of my neck "Aha... sorry 'bout that guys" I apologized. Sakura smiled "As long as you guys are okay then all is forgiven"
"Well at least he did take down one of the most powerful ninja assassins we should be fine for now" Tazuna commented.
"Right... but what about the boy with the mask?" Sakura said sounding uneasy. I looked at them questioningly "So... what exactly happened after I blacked out?" I asked. Sakura looked at me and proceeded to tell me about Kakashi copying Zabuza and about the tracker nin that took down Zabuza.
I looked at them all and thought about it. Something didn't make sense...
"His a tracker ninja from the Village Hidden in the Mist. Those masks are only given to the most elite shinobi." Kakasi explained. "You used to have one didn't you?" I asked quietly. Kakashi only nodded and continued with his explanation. I tuned this out since I already knew all of this. Instead I focused my attention on Sasuke. He was looking at me strangely and I felt like there was something I was forgetting. I remember Sasuke asking me something but I just couldn't remember what it was.
I wracked my brain for any sort of reminder but I couldn't come up with one. I sighed in frustration. I felt like a really needed to remember this but I just couldn't.
When Kakashi finished with his little explanation I started paying attention again deciding that I'd try and remember after. I looked at Kakashi and it seemed like something was bothering him. I glared at him for a couple of seconds before I decided that I would bug hm about it later.
"Hey sensei are you okay?" Naruto asked snapping Kakashi out of his state. "Hm...? Oh yes I'm fine. But tracker ninja they deal with the body on the spot so there's no room for error" he told us weakly. I glanced at him and my eyes widened when I understood what he was getting at.
"Is that part important?" Sakura asked. I looked at her like she was stupid. "Well after hearing what you guys told me the tracker didn't do that. He took the body and disappeared right?" I said. Kakashi nodded "That's right, but why? He should have worked on Zabuza as quickly as possible. Think about the weapon he used to take him down. Remember?" Kakashi said. I was passed out and even I knew the answer.
"Senbon needles" Sasuke said with surprise. "Right, none of it adds up" Kakashi said putting a hand to his head. Sakura and Naruto sighed with concentration. "Hey what are you getting at? Didn't he die?" Tazuna asked clearly confused.
I sighed "I was unconscious but I already know that Zabuza is still alive" I said bluntly. There's no other way to say news if you get to the point then there's less to worry about. Everyone's face went into complete shock and Tsunmai gasped.
"But we saw his body! Believe it!" Naruto said.
"But you checked him yourself sensei and his heart was stopped" Sakura added.
I sighed "Come on guys! Think about it. It was only a temporary state! There are pressure points in your body that if hit properly can make you go into a death like state" I said frustrated that they didn't get it. Kakshi sighed and put a hand on my shoulder "Shiomi calm down. Not everyone had an IQ over 200" Kakashi murmured in my ear in attempt to calm me down. I sighed and nodded. I had no patience what-so-ever, I needed people to understand things quickly and not dwell on things for too long.
"Adding onto that senbon needles don't usually kill only if they hit a vital organ not the neck" Kakashi explained. "Trackers are trained to know every part of the body. If they wanted to keep some one alive but make them look dead. Well that's easy stuff for them."
"And when you think about it, all the clues lead up to one thing: The tracker wanted to save Zabuza not kill him." I finished. "Oh come on you two are over thinking things" Tazuna said. Then Kakashi started explaining one of the sayings every ninja should know.
"But how are we supposed to prepare when you and Shiomi-chan can barely move?" Sakura asked. I grinned "Sakura I've been in way worse situations I'll be fine in a couple of hours." I told her with a grin. She looked at me disbelievingly. "Trust me" I told them flashing another smile.
"Okay... but what about Kakashi sensei?" she asked. Kakashi chuckled "I can still train you" he answered. Sakura became slightly angry "Hold on! Giving us a little extra training won't help us defeat Zabuza. You could barely defeat him. We need to think about this reasonably!" she shouted.
"Sakura, I was able to stop him because you all helped me. All of us have grown. But you Naruto... you've grown the most" Kakashi said with a smile. Naruto grinned triumphantly at the small compliment.
"It'll all be good! Believe it!" Naruto said with confidence. "Nothing's going to be good and I don't believe it!" A small and angry voice said. All of us looked towards the door, standing there was a kid no more than six or seven. He looked kind of angry but he was one of the cutest little boys I had ever seen.
"Awww he's so cute!" I whispered to Kakashi. Kakashi chuckled at me "You always say that about every kid" Kakashi said sounding amused. I grinned "Well all kids are just adorable!" I said in defense. "Who are you?" Naruto asked. "Inari! Where have you been?" Tazuna said with a smile. I grinned I guess this was the grandson. My thoughts were confirmed with Inari's next sentence "Grandpa! Welcome back!" he shouted running over to give the old man a hug.
"Inari don't be rude. These ninja helped bring your grandpa back safely" Tsunmai scolded. I giggled slightly they seemed like a loving family. "It's okay, I'm rude to them too!" Tazuna said with a light laugh. I looked at Inari who was clutching onto his grandfather and glaring at us. I wondered why the kid hated us so much. I mean shouldn't he be happy that we brought his grandpa home safely?
Inari turned to his mom and started shouting about how Gato was going to come and kill us. Then Naruto became angry "Hey kid listen up! I'm a super ninja only a lot better. I'm the next hokage! This Gato guy is no match for a hero like me." Naruto said with a grin.
I looked at Inari his head was bowed and the shadow if his hat covered his cute little face. "There's no such thing as a hero! You're all just full of dumb ideas! To stay alive just go back where you came from" Inari said coldly before leaving the room. Sakura had to hold Naruto back so he would demolish the kid.
I looked at Sasuke and we exchanged a knowing look. Something happened to this kid he seemed so angry once Naruto said something about a hero. Tazuna asked where Inari was going and he said to look at the ocean before he quickly ran off.
I quickly got up "Shiomi where are you going?" Kakashi asked with a knowing smirk. I walked over to the door "You know what I'm doing Kakashi" I said before rushing off to find Inari. Faintly I heard Kakashi chuckle as he explained to everyone why I was following the kid.
A couple of minutes later I heard a faint crying coming from one of the rooms. Slowly I walked up the door and opened it slightly. I felt a sudden sadness when I saw Inari there crouched on the desk crying his eyes out. I took a breath before stepping into the room and closing the door behind me. It closed with a small click but it was loud enough for Inari to hear.
He whipped his head around and when he saw me he glared. "Get out! I want to be alone!" He yelled angrily. I cautiously took a step forward until I was standing right in front of him. I bent down until I was face to face with him. I still didn't say anything instead I opened my arms indicating from him to give me a hug. I saw his face well up with tears before he launched himself at me and began crying in my chest. I wrapped my arms around him and sat down on the desk looking out of the window.
I felt something else against my chest and I pulled back a little bit and saw a picture of a man clutched in Inari's tiny fists. Another wave of sobs hit him and I brought him closer to my chest I cradled him like a mother would for a child. All the while Inari was whispering "No daddy no" over and over again. I said nothing and I let him cry in my arms. I felt my shirt becoming wet but I didn't care.
Sometime later Inari had eventually stopped crying and had fallen asleep. I smiled at his peaceful face and laid him gently on the bed tucking him in. I kissed his forehead and murmured "Good night Inari" before quietly walking out of the room.
As I walked down the hallway I couldn't help but feel bad for the kid. It seemed that the man in the picture was Inari's father. I figured out on my own that he had obviously died sometime ago, 'cause Inari wouldn't be crying of he was just away on a trip or something. I pondered for a while longer before I reached the room and noticed everyone was gone. Slowly I made my way towards the kitchen. I decided I would get closer to Inari and find out what happened to the little boy.
When I made it to the kitchen Tsunmai asked me about Inari and told me that everyone had left to go train and Kakashi said to find them once I finished. I thanked her and told her what happened. She smiled gratefully at me before letting me go.
I walked a little farther into the forest until I finally heard Kakashi's voice. "Okay training starts now. We'll start off with chakra. We'll review it. Chakra is the ninja's source of power. Understanding chakra is essential" Kakashi's voice said. I grinned and walked into the clearing.
"Come on Kakashi I'm pretty sure they knew that" I said. Kakashi turned back to look at me before nodding his head. "Shiomi-chan! Your back! How did it go with the kid?" Naruto asked. I smiled "How about I tell you after Kakashi teaches us something okay?" I said as I walked over to him standing next to Sasuke.
"Alright!" Naruto said with a grin and focusing. "Of course we know about catra!" Naruto said. I looked at him and for a minute before laughing. "Chakra Naruto Chakra!" I said between giggles. Kakashi sighed "Sakura" he said. Sakura smiled and began telling Naruto about chakra... she definitely had to dumb it down for Naruto.
While she explained I felt someone's hand grasp mine, I stopped laughing and looked at Sasuke. "After training I need to talk to you..." he murmured quietly. I kissed his cheek and nodded.
"You two done?" Kakashi said amusement and annoyance in his voice. I blushed and nodded. "Good, now we can begin." Kakashi said. Then he proceeded to tell us more about chakra. I zoned out and leaned against Sasuke closing my eyes waiting for him to finish so we could start the technique.
I repaid attention when I heard Kakashi say"... you have to be willing to put your life on the line". I opened my eyes and grinned "So what are we doing?" Sakura asked in a slightly scared tone. "Climbing a tree" Kakashi answered with a smirk.
"Climb a tree?" They all asked surprise in there voices. "That's right. Simple yes? But there's one rule. Don't use your hands." Kakashi said an mischievous glint in his eye. "Your kidding" Sakura said sounding like Kakashi was nuts.
I sighed "No he's not" I said. "Would you like to show them Shiomi?" Kakashi asked. I grinned "Love to" I replied walking over to the tree. I felt all there eyes watching me. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I felt the chakra rush to me feet and I grinned. Slowly I made my way up the tree earning gasps from my friends.
"Whoaa she's climbing the tree!" Naruto exclaimed. I continued walking until I was hanging upside down on the tree a bored smile on my face. "This is easy stuff Nii-san!" I whined. Everyone looked at me like I was nuts. I grinned "What can I say? I just love hanging upside down"
"Right... well that's great and all but you have to make sure there are no distractions so you can keep up the chakra..." Kakashi said making me look at him. But then I noticed Sasuke and my eyes widened he looked absolutely stunning. I looked at his hair which seemed to look darker in the sun and his eyes looked so mysterious and beautiful... without even trying Sasuke was momentarily distracting me. But a moment was all I needed before I found myself falling. I screamed in surprise and cursed I really needed to work on my focus. I was so very easily distracted.
I heard some one call out my name. I landed on the ground with a painful thud. I heard a groan come from underneath me and I snapped open my eyes in surprise. "Oh! Sasuke-kun! Are you alright?" I asked. I guess at the last second he tried to catch me...
"SHIOMI-CHAN HOW DARE YOU HURT SASUKE-KUN LIKE THAT!" A furious Sakura said glaring at me. I grinned at her "My bad Sakura-chan" I said. "As much as I like you sitting on me can you get off?" Sasuke's voice said. Instantly I blushed but I got up anyways. "Perv." I muttered smacking his chest lightly. He grinned and put an arm around me "As long as you're alright it's worth it" he murmured. I blushed deeper. "Thanks" I muttered embarrassed.
I looked up when I heard Kakashi laugh "See, Shiomi got distracted by... something" he grinned at me impishly "...and she fell." Kakashi said. "Nii-san!" I whined covering my red face with my hands. "Anyways I want you guys to take these kunai and mark the highest point you can climb, each time try to get higher than before. Run at the tree to get momentum" Kakashi told them. I handed Sasuke a kunai he took it with a smirk and walked back over to the group. "Ready... go!" Kakashi said.
Off we went to climbing tree's without using hands. But all I could think about was what Sasuke wanted to talk about. I sat next to Kakashi still thinking about what happened before I blacked out. I needed to remember and quickly before training was finished.
Hey peoples! Hope you liked this chapter =)
Seems like Shiomi can't remember what happened, will she be able to remember before the end of training? Or well Sasuke have to remind her?
Who knows? Well I know but I won't tell you... yet ^.^
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