Chapter 11: Part 1 of Mission Complete
The man strolled throughout the forest until he came to a large gate. Here, a loud voice from above echoed to him, "Who goes there? State your name and your business please."
"Konala Daemon. I come to retrieve a child that has accidentally wandered into your village. May I please speak with the Hokage?" The man replied calmly, a forced smile
on his face.
The guards looked at each other, uneasy. They looked at the fairly large helmet the man held in his arms and then looked at each other again. Then they nodded to the man.
"You may see her, but it is required that you leave all of your belongings in this box," one of the guards replied, dropping an iron safe in front of Daemon.
Sighing, Daemon put his helmet into the box and took out his wallet, keys, and tools that he had kept handy on him from the lab, in case he needed them. Then he locked the safe and gazed at the men on top of the gate.
"I'm stripped of my belongings, can I see her now?"
The guards looked nervously at each other again, before they finally nodded.
The gate flew open with a loud, long, screech and Daemon went inside. There, he saw a man dressed almost fully in black with a strange mask on his face.
"Follow me, please," said a voice coldly under the mask.
Daemon followed the man until he reached an elegant looking waiting room with crème tapestry.
"Wait here," said his escort as Daemon sat down on one of the chairs there.
Daemon looked at his Swiss watch his ex-girlfriend gave him a couple years ago. Five-thirty it read, he mused. If everything was normal, he would have had to order take out from the nearest and oldest diner right next to his house. He imagined himself laying on his soft down pillow and shook his head. If only he was home…
"Daemon, what a pleasure it is to see you once again," came a gentle whisper in front of him. He gazed lazily up at the Hokage with smiling eyes.
"Ah, Tsunade, what has time done for you since we have parted?" Daemon asked as he pulled her into a hug. Tsunade blushed and started to push him away.
"No, not here Daemon," Tsunade whispered. "People talk. I'll take you to my office where we can talk properly."
Daemon laughed, but still did not let go of her. "Alright, have it your way. But I'm not going to forget what you said to me before we left."
Tsunade blinked hard and blushed at the memory.
Flashback
A cool breeze caressed the bark of the trees. Outside, there was more danger and chaos than one could ever imagine.
"Daemon! Wait!" screamed a young Tsunade.
"I have to go, Tsunade-chan. Be safe," Daemon hastily replied as he struggled with his helmet.
"Wait! I want to tell you… I might never see you again and I… I….I love you Daemon! And don't you ever forget it, you hear?" Tsunade trembled as she desperately embraced him.
After he put on his helmet, he looked at her with shocked eyes and then smiled. He returned the embrace and replied, "I won't forget, Tsunade-chan."
Then with a whirr from the helmet, he was gone in a flash of light.
End of flashback
"That was a long time ago, Daemon. And besides, I thought you wanted to talk to me on business?" Tsunade replied, pouting.
Letting go of her, Daemon sighed. "You're right. Has there been any reports about a mysterious girl coming here lately?"
Tsunade's eyes widened. She turned to her phone and dialed the number with calm hands.
"Shizune," she spoke into the phone. "Call Kakashi…."
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Ame cautiously opened her door. Silence devoured the house in a dead motion. Stepping out of the small sanctuary that she had been calling her room, she called out to the guy who took her in and to whom she was just recently cruel with. When she didn't get a response, she went downstairs.
"Sasuke?" she called. "Are you down here?" Still no response. Then she remembered.
Flashback
"…I just came to tell you that your breakfast is downstairs. I have a mission today, so I probably won't be home until later," he spoke through the door…
End of Flashback
She walked to the kitchen table and began eating her breakfast.
"I should do something. I was pretty harsh with him before," she announced to herself. "Hmm… Maybe I should repay the meal…"
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"Heh. Stupid dobe. You know you can't beat me," Sasuke sniggered as he began making some seals.
"BASTARD! I WILL WIN!" Naruto yelled and as he too began making seals, his intent to kill Sasuke overwhelming.
"Sasuke! As much as I'd hate to interrupt your training, I'd like to have a word with you," Kakashi replied.
Sasuke ignored Kakashi for a moment and continued the battle. He dodged a kunai and threw one of his own and knocked Naruto down.
"We'll continue this later," Sasuke replied. He left Naruto on the ground like that, looking dumbfounded.
"HA! COWARD! RUNNING AWAY FROM A BATTLE!" Naruto laughed as he got up.
Sasuke stopped walking only for a moment. Taking a kunai from his pouch, he threw it at Naruto's hood and pinned him to a tree. As if nothing just happened, he continued walking with Kakashi.
"Bastard.." muttered Naruto, pulling a hand up to the kunai and yanking it from the tree.
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ACHOO! Sasuke sneezed.
"Bless you," said Kakashi almost automatically.
"So what is this about Kakashi?" Sasuke asked, getting right to the point.
"It appears your new roommate has a guest. We need you to send her to the Hokage's office immediately," Kakashi replied.
"Who is it?" Sasuke asked. Kakashi ignored him.
"You have about an hour," he said and he disappeared with a poof.
"Damn Kakashi," Sasuke muttered.
A/N: Sorry, none of you got it right! But some of you were close! gives u guys cookies anyway