Naruto

Senryu52809

TenTen's hero chapter 11.

The return of Yuka

Senryu: I-ay donot-ay own-ay ze Naruto-ay.

Shiirya: YOU CALL THAT PIG LATIN??????

Two days had passed since the animals had departure from Kame's residence.

They took camp next to a river that separates the Fire Country and the Wind Country. They were only a few miles from the Sand village, but Shinji was seriously ill.

Mikomi sighed.

"This is what happens when you fly in the rain…"

Akamaru looked at the bird. He was lying on TonTon's red sweater, wrapped in a thin napkin that was wet with water from the river. On his face was a scarred expression, like he was having a nightmare in his sleep.

"How is he Mikomi…?"

She removed a napkin from his forehead.

" He has a fever twelve degrees above his normal temperature, on top of hat he's having trouble breathing…I guess I could get some medicine from the village, but we really shouldn't be moving him…"

TonTon walked into the clearing.

"I could go for you…Tsunade has brought me to the Sand Village before, oy! I know a cat, whose owner owns a medical shop; I'm sure he'd help us…"

Mikomi looked up.

"Really…? That'd be great…I'll give you a list of the herbs I need."

She looked at Akamaru.

"Akamaru, would you mind going with him…? We also need some more provisions, and I need you two to ask if the humans have passed by here…"

Akamaru sighed.

"I guess I have no choice then."

She smiled.

"That's right, be back here by sundown. Also, there one more thing I need you two to do…"

The pig and dog looked at Mikomi as she chuckled.

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The two animals stared, breathless, at the towering entrance to the Sand village. Two colossal white doors lingered at least thirty feet above the animals.

Akamaru was the first to speak.

"…So…how do we get in…?"

TonTon looked left and right, the wall stretched both ways, touching the sand dune horizon.

He chuckled.

"Well, isn't this a fine mess we're in oy…"

Akamaru looked up. There was some kind of seabird hovering above them.

The dog frowned.

"A seagull…this far out into the dessert…?"

TonTon looked at the bird.

"Hn…The poor thing looks injured oy…"

Realizing the creatures below were staring at her, the mysterious seagull landed next to the two. She was indeed wounded, yet she dusted her self off and tried to look presentable.

"Hello…have you two seen a girl traveling in a group?! She had long blond hair, blue eyes…wearing purple…um..."

The bird talked so quickly, both animals heard no more than two words.

TonTon blinked.

"Oy…um….who are you…?"

Akamaru looked at the deep cut at her side and winced.

"Uh…you really shouldn't be flying with that wound…You're not from around here are you…?"

She laughed then winced, holding the side with the wound.

"Oh…I'm sorry. You're right, I'm not from around here, and by the looks of you two, you're not either. I was traveling with this girl…The name's Yuka…!

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Mikomi lay next to the unconscious Shinji, who was still in a fevered state sweating and shivering irregularly. She looked at him and sighed. There was nothing she could do now but wait for Akamaru and TonTon to get back. She was struggling to stay awake. Almost asleep the white dog snapped her head up and stared into a bush to her right, her ears twitching.

'I could have sworn I heard something…'

She stood in front of Shinji to protect him. Using her chakra, she formed two conveniently sharp ice kunai into her paw.

"Come out snake!!!!" she yelled.

A king cobra slithered out of the bush.

"All sright…syou got meh…"

Mikomi gulped. Even though she could tell it was a snake, she couldn't tell it was of all things a cobra…The dog tensed, this was bad…

The snake smirked.

"Mmmm… sthat sssparrow behind syou looks tasssty… Would you smind if I have a ssmall bite sdog…?"

Mikomi held the ice kunai, ready to throw them. If she lunged at him, Shinji would be left unprotected…

The king cobra laughed.

"Sthen again… I have'nt had ssdog in a while…"

Mikomi gulped.