Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto, just the storyline and some characters.
Summary: Sasuke's older sister comes back to Konoha, rekindling love in his heart. But Shinju also returned for other reasons: to finish a task given to her long ago , to find Itachi and ward off enemies from destroy the Leaf Village. The fate Konoha rests on her shoulders. How far will she go to save those she loves?
A/N: To the reviewer Lednacek, I placed it as Sasuke & Naruto because it doesn't only deal with Kakashi & Shinju. I didn't mean for it to be a Sasuke & Naruto relationship story, they are bestfriends in my story. I'm sorry if my story mislead you if you wanted to read a story like that, but this isn't like that. I hope that you still like my story even if it isn't a SasukexNaruto. I just didn't want to leave it as a "Kakashi" story, cause it isn't. I hope this somewhat helped with your question.
A/N: Thank you for all your support everyone! You all convince me to continue writing!
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::Konoha's Pearl Princess::
Chapter 14 - Wait and See
"Hey, Sasuke, have you noticed how quiet it is?"
Sasuke looked at his pink-haired teammate, raising a sleek, black eyebrow. He sensed around him, listening and feeling the air.
She's right...
It's really quiet and calm.
Naruto, on the other hand, was totally oblivious to what Sakura said. He was darting through the trees, running up and down the tree trunks.
"Idiot," Sasuke called, "Will you stop acting like a moron?"
"SHUT UP, BASTARD." Sasuke heard Naruto's voice bellow, deep within the leafy green.
They were taking their time as they returned to Konoha, it was a cool, sunny day, they weren't in any hurry. Naruto decided that he had no time to rest and walk leisurely, so he started building up his chakra control and running up tree trunks like they did years ago. But as they neared Konoha's lands, the air was still, and the creatures that skittered around the dirt ground were nowhere to be seen.
Sasuke began picking up the pace, his eyes flashing a ruby red. His Sharingan began to spin slowly, looking for a threat he felt coming. Sakura noticed his urgency and started running along side him.
Naruto burst through the thicket of trees, branches flying everywhere, "Ne, ne , why are you guys running?" He said, taking his place next to Sasuke.
"I have a bad feeling," Sakura said, her emerald-green eyes narrowing at the direction of Konoha, "I think something is going on in Konoha."
Naruto focused his energy toward the village and felt the same looming presence.
"Maybe nee-chan..." Naruto's voice trailed off as Sasuke glared at him with crimson eyes.
Sakura swiveled her pink head back and forth from the raven-haired boy and the blonde haired ninja.
"Naruto..." Sakura said slowly, "Do you mean Shinju-san?"
Sasuke cursed inwardly, wanting so hard to punch the stupid blonde's big mouth.
"NE?" Naruto said in alarm, "NO, NO! What are you talking about? Hehe..." Naruto looked away guiltily.
Sasuke deadpanned.
Kami-sama his lying is worse than his skills...
Sakura raised a cherry pink eyebrow, her emerald eyes narrowing at Naruto, "Right..."
But she knew what she heard, and what she saw. Shinju was coming back, but she was a rogue ninja. What would they do?
The large, wooden gate of Konoha loomed nearer, the barrier erected around it was gone. Naruto squinted his eyes to get a closer look. The barrier was indeed gone. Ahead of them was a large thicket of trees, the trio burst through the shrubbery and skidded to a halt. A semi-huge hole was blasted through the gate, ninja were lying on the ground, being tended to by mediocre medic-nin. Sasuke stared in alarm as ANBU were being dragged out from the other side of the forest, their skin burnt. Sakura flitted to the medics side, tending to those with severe injuries. Naruto glanced at Sasuke, their thoughts the same.
Did onee-chan do this?...
A small group of shinobi were surrounding one of the injured ninja. Naruto and Sasuke made their way toward the group.
"Maybe he knows something." Sasuke said to Naruto.
They found a familiar face within the group, Kiba.
"Hey Kiba!" Naruto said, waving frantically. Sasuke rolled his eyes, slapping the blonde in the back of the head. Naruto winced, glaring at Sasuke.
"Hey Naruto, Sasuke." Kiba said, nodding at the two approaching boys.
"So, what happened here?"
Kiba scratched his head, glancing at the injured ninja, "Well," he started, "This guy here said that he saw two children running to the gate. He described them as dark skinned and orange hair, he's not sure. He distinctly remembers bright, glowing jade-like eyes. Like glowing green, ya, weird right?"
Sasuke frowned, then turned toward Naruto, "That doesn't sound like you-know-who."
"Yeah, who the heck are these kids?"
"Ey!" Kiba said, inclining his head toward the two boys, "Who's you-know-who?"
Naruto glared, "Just cause you have a good sense of hearing doesn't mean you could eavesdrop."
Kiba shrugged, "Hey, I'm just tryin ta find out what went down here."
Suddenly, the injured ninja spoke up, "Those two children, they said they needed to speak with Tsunade! Something about someone being severely hurt, but we didn't grant them access. Then their eyes glowed a bright green and then nothing. They disappeared and we were all knocked on our backs. "
The three boys swiveled their heads and looked at him, the other ninja around snorted, "It was probably a genjutsu."
"I don't think so..." a quiet, feminine voice said.
They looked and saw a pale-eyed, long haired girl break through the group, heading towards the beaten-up man.
"Hinata!" Naruto called, grinning. Hinata blushed a deep red, "H-h-hi N-naruto." she managed to say.
"Why don't you think so?" Sasuke asked, kneeling by the man.
"Because," Hinata said, "The children he described sound like they come from this old, and ancient clan. They are known as Shizenko." She received blank stares as she began explaining.
"How do you know about this!" Naruto burst, jumping to stand next to Hinata, her face turned as red as a tomato at Naruto's close proximity.
"My father taught me about all the ancient clans with kekkei genkai. One of the extinct ones was the Shizenko clan."
Everyone leaned in to hear more, Hinata continued, "They are known as 'Nature's Children,' that is where their clan name comes from. Along with the Hyuuga and the Uchiha, the Shizenko were the most powerful clan residing in the Shinobi Nations. They did not live in one specific region or village, their clan was spread out. The clan, as I remember, was split up so that they may live in each Village, to learn more and combine their teachings with the Village they resided in. But, the Villages saw them as a great threat, their kekkei genkai was too powerful, and too destructive if used wrong. So, they were exterminated. This was around the time Konoha was established a few centuries ago. Konoha was forced to eliminate the residing Shizenko in the village, though the First Hokage was reluctant because the Shizenko were also natural-born healers."
"What does this have to do with those children?" Sasuke asked.
"Well," Hinata said, furrowing her dark brows in concentration, "Father told me that the Shizenko clan's appearance was described as: bright orange hair, dark tan skin, and illuminating, bright green eyes. And from what this ninja here said, it sounds a lot like them."
"Wait, wait, wait," Naruto said, raising his hands, "This clan was exterminated more than a hundred years ago, how could children of the clan still exist?"
"It could have been their kekkei genkai," Hinata responded, "There was a reason their clan was named, Shizenko. They had total control of nature, every aspect. Many believe that the Shizenko weren't fully exterminated. Scholars believe that they hid themselves deep within icecaps, or underground, waiting, becoming ageless."
Sasuke's eyes widened, "Is that even possible?"
"It is," Hinata said, "They were able to manipulate almost anything. An indication would be their eyes, they would glow a bright green, like a shining beacon." Hinata looked at the hole blasted through the wood, "It doesn't look like a bomb made that hole, and most definitely not a jutsu. You can see the that there are no splinters, no unnecessary force around that hole. I think that... Those children were able to make the wood disintegrate."
The group surrounding Hinata gaped in wonderment.
"So, what do we now?" Kiba said, shifting his weight, glancing at Konoha's gate.
Hinata shrugged, "I don't know."
"Well, I think they made their way to Tsunade," a voice called out. They turned and saw Shikamaru making his way towards them, "Tsunade has shut down the Hokage tower, no one is to enter nor leave. She wanted me to make sure word got around."
Sasuke frowned, "Naruto, let's go."
Naruto nodded his head and quickly left the group, Sasuke by his side.
"Wait!" They heard a girl call. Sakura ran towards them huffing tiredly, "Where are you two going? We need to report to Tsunade about this!"
"I'm sure she's already been informed," Sasuke replied coldly, "Naruto and I have business to take care of and we aren't allowed into the Hokage Tower."
Sakura glared, but before she could retort, a medic nin appeared by her side. "Haruno-san, Tsunade is in need of assistance from you. She asked me to find you as soon as you returned."
Sakura looked questioningly at the medic, "Well, I thought we weren't allowed into the Hokage Tower?"
"There is someone who Tsunade is healing, she needs the best medics at her disposal."
Sakura nodded her pink head, "Alright, I'll go." she looked at Naruto and Sasuke, "I'll see you two later then."
"Wait, who is Tsunade healing?" Naruto asked the medic.
"We can't say." the medic said, his eyes straining.
Someone Tsunade doesn't want people to know of... Sasuke thought, looking skeptically at the medic.
"Haruno-san we must hurry."
"Right right." Sakura and the medic turned down the dirt road, Sakura looked back a few times to see the worried expressions of Naruto and Sasuke.
"I think we need to go home. See if Shinju left a message." Sasuke said, as he turned down the beaten dirt path towards the Uchiha complex, opposite of Sakura's direction.
"Mhm." Naruto agreed.
On their way back to the Uchiha complex, they passed by the Memorial, hidden within the deep green trees. They saw a silver-haired man kneeling by the stone monument, unmoving. Sasuke slapped Naruto's shoulder, gesturing towards their former sensei. Naruto looked at Sasuke angrily, then noticed the masked man. Sasuke placed his index finger against his lips. Silently, they made their way around the monument, hidden within the trees. Before they could surprise their teacher, a flash of orange caught their attention. Sasuke snapped up, his crimson eyes alight.
"Naruto," he whispered, looking around the thick green trees, "Did you see that?"
"See what?" Naruto whispered back, but twice as loud.
Sasuke hissed, "Shut up!"
"You shut up!"
"Naruto, he'll hear us!"
"Who'll hear you?" a deep, low voice asked.
"ARGH." Naruto cried in surprise, falling forward into a bush. Kakashi stood over the hunched boys, arms crossed.
"Kakashi," Sasuke said, his heart thumping loudly, Shit he's fast, he thought, "I saw something in the trees."
"Really, cause I assumed you both were trying to surprise me." Kakashi drawled, leaning against a tree.
Suddenly, he straightened up, narrowing his lone eye at the clearing where the monument was, where he was just at. Two children bound into the grassy clearing from the opposite side of the trees, chattering loudly. Sasuke swiveled his head and saw the bright splash of orange hair shimmering in the sunlight.
"Who the heck are they?" Kakashi said, scratching his mass of silver hair.
"Shizenko!" Naruto said loudly, leaping out of the shrubbery and into the clearing.
Sasuke and Kakashi slapped their foreheads.
Idiot...
Dunce...
The children looked up in surprise.
"Sister," said one of the children, a boy, "He looks like who sensei described."
"Yeah!" the girl replied, her bright green eyes twinkling in the sun's rays, "The blonde hair like the great Fourth Hokage! And the blue eyes!"
Naruto skidded to a halt, eyes wide. "How do you know me?" he said, cautiously stepping closer. Kakashi and Sasuke looked at eachother.
"Should we go out..." Sasuke said, eying the orange-haired children skeptically.
"Probably," Kakashi said thoughtfully, "He'll get hurt or something." He stepped out of the trees and into the clearing.
Sasuke snorted, following behind his former sensei. The two children were whispering behind eachother's hands, glancing at the trio every now and then.
"Well this is interesting," Kakashi said, shifting his weight to his other foot, leaning on his hip, "It seems that you two don't belong here. Do you have permission to be here?"
The girl turned toward Kakashi, tugging on her pigtail sitting high on her head, "Well, no, but we need to find Tsunade!"
Naruto stared dumbly at the kids, "Ne, ne teme," he said to Sasuke, "I think these are the kids that that beat-up Chuunin was talking about!"
Kakashi looked in surprise at his former students, "You know them?"
"No," Sasuke said thoughtfully, "But the gate of Konoha was blasted through, and one of the conscious ninjas said that two children were the cause of it. Bright orange hair, green eyes, tan skin. They-" Sasuke pointed at the children across from them, "Fit the description."
Kakashi tapped his chin, "Well, this is turning out to be quite a problem."
"We were sent here by our sensei!" The boy said, glaring at Kakashi, "She is dying!"
Sasuke scoffed, "And we're supposed to believe that?"
"You two infiltrated our village," Kakashi said, taking a step toward the children, "I'm afraid we're going to have to -"
"You look like Shinju-sama!" exclaimed the girl, bounding towards the raven-haired boy, "She told us that she had a brother here!"
Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke froze in shock.
Shinju... Kakashi thought, his throat tightening.
"You know Shinju?" Sasuke croaked, his eyes watering.
"Stay away from him!" The small boy said to his sister, flash-stepping in between Sasuke and the young girl. Sasuke recoiled at the boy's swiftness, staring wide-eyed at the two children. The girl waved her brother off.
"Shut up, Daisuke!" the girl shrieked, whipping her head back towards Sasuke. Her bright green eyes sparkled, observing the pale boy. Sasuke stiffened at her assessment, flexing his jaw.
"Yes, he is Shinju's brother!" The girl exclaimed, looking back at her brother, "Look at his eyes, his mouth, his nose! Just like Shinju-sama and Itachi-san! Oh, maybe they know where Tsunade-sama is!"
Sasuke felt his mouth go dry.
Shinju and ... Itachi...?
Naruto looked from Sasuke's unfathomable expression to the children's wide-eyed stares. Sasuke began to quake with anger, his hands curled into fists, his nails digging into his palms. Instinctively, Sasuke reached forward, gripping the girl's shirt in his hands, roughly brining her closer to him. Kakashi reached for Sasuke, attempting to make him drop the girl. But Sasuke whipped out a kunai, holding it against the girls tan neck. Naruto squeaked in surprise, taking a step closer to Sasuke as to make sure he doesn't hurt her.
"Where is she?" he growled, his ruby red eyes boring into her jade-like ones.
She looked calmly at him, tilting her head to the side. Her brother snarled, thrusting his hands into the ground. His eyes flashed an illuminating green. The ground shook violently, forcing Sasuke to drop the girl. Kakashi grabbed Sasuke and Naruto and jumped far back as a deep crater formed where they were standing. The girl stood by her brother, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Stop, Daisuke."
The boy scoffed, his hands retreating from the ground, his eyes returning to its normal light green. "Nee-chan," He huffed, "they tried to hurt you."
She shook her head, "No, they want to know where Shinju-sama is! That's Sasuke-san. And those other two, Hatake-san and Naruto-san! Don't you remember what Shinju-sama told us?"
The boy pouted, turning away from his sister.
"She told us that they are the ones we go to if we get in trouble! She described them to us. Naruto-san has blonde hair and blue eyes, Sasuke-san just looks like her and Itachi-san, and Kakashi-san has silver hair and one eye covered!"
Her brother turned to take a critical look at the trio that were now farther away, watching the children. He sighed, "Ok, yes, that's them. But what do we do?"
The girl turned to the three Konoha ninja, staring directly into Kakashi's lone eye, "Hatake-san," she called, Kakashi narrowed his eye on her. She ran towards them, jumping high over the crater in the earth, her brother right at her heels. The trio tensed as they landed in front of them, "Shinju-sama told us we can trust you," the girl continued, "So we'll tell you why we're here." she paused, then looked at her brother. He nodded his head reluctantly for her to continue, "Shinju-sama is here, as well as Itachi-san. She is very sick, even we can't heal her. We need to take her to Tsunade-sama so that she can be healed!"
Sasuke felt his knees go weak, he couldn't blink, he couldn't move. Naruto moaned, placing his head in his hands. Kakashi felt the wind get knocked out of him, he lowered his head, staring at the dirt ground.
"Please, Shinju-sama needs Tsunade-sama," The boy pleaded, grabbing onto Kakashi's sweatpants, "When we left her, she and Itachi-san were under attack by the ANBU."
Kakashi's head snapped up, "They were?"
The twins nodded their heads vigorously, "Sasuke-san was supposed to receive Shinju-sama's message that she and Itachi-san were returning so that Tsunade-sama would call of the ANBU."
"We were on a mission." Sasuke said breathlessly, staring blankly at the children.
"We need to hurry!" Naruto shouted, his eyes wet with tears, "We need to save Shinju nee-chan! Let's go!"
Naruto shot out of the clearing, running as fast as his legs could carry him. Kakashi and Sasuke followed right behind him, numbly moving their bodies forward. The orange-haired children appeared by their side, facing forward, their faces strained with worry.
Shinju-hime... Kakashi thought, gritting his teeth, You returned. Why... What did you do?
...
But...you're...
Dying...?
Kakashi's lone, inkblack eye widened at the thought, he struggled to breath. His chest began to burn painfully, he thought of his dark haired beauty, nothing but a corpse. He felt his legs burn in anticipation to rush to the Hokage tower.
"Kakashi," Sasuke said hollowly, his eyes red-rimmed, "Sakura was pulled away from us because she needed to help Tsunade tend to someone injured. Someone of importance and secrecy since the medic who called for Sakura wouldn't tell us who it is."
"That must be Shinju-sama!" the girl cried, her eyes sparkling wet tears.
Up ahead, Naruto thought frantically of what would happen if they lost their savior.
No...
She can't die! She won't.
"We're here!" Naruto called out, seeing the Hokage Tower loom nearer.
Kakashi lifted his headband, his bright red eye spinning.
There's a barrier around that window, he thought, and... What the hell?
He squinted his eyes, The window is broken.
"Sasuke, Naruto," he said, pulling his Leaf headband down, "Whoever got injured, is up there-" he pointed at the broken window, "But there's a barrier around it. And a strong one, it's one of Tsunade's barriers."
Sasuke growled in irritation, "Then how do we get in?"
"We'll have to try and sneak in another way." Kakashi said, frowning.
"And that's when I had to kill off my entire clan, and forced to leave Konoha." Itachi finished, he told the story of his betrayal, of how Konoha's top had pleaded for him to do it.
The room was so silent you could hear a pin drop.
"Why should we believe that?" one of the kunoichis called out.
"Ask those oh-so-important advisors," Itachi spat, "They'll tell you all the truth. I love this village, and my clan was a threat to its peace. I had to do something. So, I did the only thing I could."
"Those are lies!"
"He's trying to trick us!"
"Don't listen to that murderer!"
"Quiet," a man said, his long platinum blonde hair tied back in a high ponytail, "Uchiha Itachi speaks the truth."
"Inoichi," Gai said, looking skeptically at his friend, "Are you sure of that? I highly doubt-"
"As he spoke," Inoichi said to Gai, "I used my Mind Reading Jutsu, he was truthful in every way."
Asuma sighed in defeat, no one questioned the Yamanka's skills in Mind Techiniques.
So it's true.. Gai thought, It was all a plan, not just some cold-blooded murderer wanting to destroy this village.
"Oh, by the way," Itachi said, nodding towards Asuma, "There are two children loose in this village. Their names are Aiko and Daisuke. Orange hair. Tan skin. Really light green eyes. They need to be found and protected."
Asuma snorted, "And why should we do that?"
"They belong to the Shizenko clan," A smooth, male voice piped up, "They are extremely rare and useful. They must have been of service to Shinju-sama."
Itachi turned his head and saw a young, pale-eyed man make his way towards him.
"Hyuuga..." Itachi greeted, smirking, "You know of them?"
Neji nodded his head, "We were taught of the ancient kekkei genkai clans."
"We seriously need to find them?" Asuma scoffed, slipping a cigarette out of his flak jacket.
Before Neji could speak, Itachi cut in, "Yes. Tsunade requested that they be found."
Asuma rolled his eyes then said, "Alright, since you know so much about them," he said looking at Neji, "You can find them. Along with your Byakugan it should be easier."
Neji nodded his head and disappeared out the door.
"So, we also need to know," Asuma said, whipping out his lighter, "Is why you and Shinju have been traveling together?"
Itachi remained silent.
"Itachi," Gai warned, "If you can't tell us, we can't trust what you have been telling us."
"I'll only talk," Itachi said through his teeth, "When I know Shinju is alright."
Asuma narrowed his eyes at the Uchiha, "Listen here Itachi-"
Suddenly, a loud blast echoed throughout the room, pieces of drywall flew in every direction, smoke and dust flurried like a snowstorm. Asuma and Gai shielded themselves, but kept a hold on Itachi's body in case he tried to escape. The other jounin began shouting, whipping out kunais and trying to pinpoint the source of the destruction.
As the dust and smoke began to settle, three shapes were formed in the cloud of dust. Gai squinted his eyes then laughed out loud.
"AH, MY RIVAL!" he called, waving his hand in front of the dust, "IT IS SURPRISING TO SEE YOU UP AND ABOUT!"
Kakashi nodded his head, "Yeah, I heard some trouble was happening here and, of course, I couldn't miss it. Sorry about the wall-"Kakashi gestured at the blown-out wall behind them. Konoha's streets and buildings were now clearly visible.
Naruto and Sasuke looked cautiously at the armed jounin, who slowly lowered their weapons when they caught sight of who the "invaders" were.
"Hello, Sasuke." Itachi greeted from his bindings, staring at his little brother calmly.
It all happened so fast.
Sasuke flew in rage at Itachi, his hand glowing and shooting out sparks of lightning. Naruto attempted to hold him back, but was pushed violently into a wall by a frenzied Sasuke. Itachi remained sitting, smirking at his angered younger brother. Kakashi grabbed Sasuke's deathly hand and forced the Chidori to explode toward the open space where the wall was once at. Sasuke breathed heavily, thrashing in Kakashi's hold.
"YOU HURT NEE-CHAN, DIDN'T YOU!" Sasuke yelled, struggling in Kakashi's arms. Kakashi kept a firm grip around his former student.
"Sasuke," Kakashi said, "Calm. Down."
Sasuke's nose flared in anger, but he took deep breaths to calm himself.
"Where's onee-chan?" Sasuke said, glaring at Itachi.
Itachi remained impassive, cocking his head to the side, "Tsunade is with her. You shouldn't barge in like you did if you want to see her, it'll end badly."
Sasuke's eyes flashed red, his Sharingan spinning frantically. Itachi chuckled, "So, you were able to get to the last stage of Sharingan, congratulations little brother."
Sasuke said nothing but glared daggers at his older brother.
"Ngmmm..." Naruto groaned, rubbing his head. The other jounins in the room helped Naruto to his feet, but not keeping their eyes off Itachi. Naruto grunted painfully, stretching his limbs. He turned to Sasuke angrily, "YOU BASTARD! YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!"
"Whatever." Sasuke shot back, rolling his eyes.
"Asuma," Kakashi said, not letting go of Sasuke, "Where is Shinju?"
Asuma said nothing, glancing at Gai. Gai nodded his head. Asuma looked back at Kakashi, sighing tiredly and lighting his cigarette, "She's in the jounin meeting room. With Tsunade, as Itachi said."
"What happened?" he said, his silver hair shivering slightly.
"She and Itachi just burst into the room through a window, but we didn't really get a chance to look. Tsunade was barking orders at us to clear the room of tables and go here-" Asuma gestured around the lounge, "but I was able to sneak a look. Shinju is pretty banged up. It's really bad."
Sasuke slumped in Kakashi's hold. His breathing short and quick. Naruto plopped on the floor, his legs not functioning.
ONEE-CHAN? they thought simultaneously.
"I found them." Neji's voice called out.
Everyone's heads turned toward the blown-out wall, Neji stood their, holding onto a rope. Tied to the end was the two orange-haired children.
"I told you two to stay put in the trees!" Kakashi sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"That stupid Hyuuga found us!" The girl whined, struggling in the ropes, "He was too fast!"
Asuma blinked, staring at the children, then back to Kakashi. "You know them?"
"We just met. They told us what was going on." Kakashi muttered.
"Let us go!" the boy yelled, tugging at the thick ropes, "Shinju-sama is gonna beat you up for this!"
"Aiko, Daisuke," Itachi said suddenly, "Be quiet."
The children put their heads down quietly, glancing up at Itachi.
"Whatever any of you say," Itachi said tonelessly, "We won't be able to see Shinju. Not for a while."
Itachi body tingle painfully, But she'll be alright. he thought confidently, She always is.
"Itachi's right," Asuma said, taking a long drag from his cigarette, "For now, we need to just calm down and settle all these damn issues. Gai-" he looked at the man gripping onto Itachi's shoulder, "We'll move Uchiha Itachi to a different room. Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, you all come with us."
"What about us!" Aiko cried, her eyes flashing a bright green.
"Uh..." Asuma said, looking at Gai.
"They come with us," Itachi said, "Shinju said I have to keep an eye on them." Neji walked up to Gai and Asuma, keeping a tight hold on the squirming children, his expression bored.
Sasuke stayed limp in Kakashi's arms as they moved toward the door. Naruto didn't get up from the floor, he stayed staring at the wood paneling. Kakashi groaned, making his way towards the blonde. He dragged Naruto to his feet and swung him on his back. Kakashi dragged Sasuke on his feet out the door. Itachi stared at the two boys being held by Kakashi, his eyes straining.
They love onee-chan a lot...
As much as me...
Maybe more...
Gai and Asuma grabbed onto the back of Itachi's chair and dragged the chair out the door behind Kakashi.
"Fix this mess." Asuma told the other jounins who were watching the whole scene take place, "Inoichi, Shikaku, Chouza-" Asuma said to the three jounin, "Take charge of this while we're gone. Make sure no one enters or leaves."
The three men nodded their heads.
Kakashi walked slowly down the brightly lit hallway, looking back at Gai and Asuma. They smirked at him, nodding their heads.
"Looks like you're back." Asuma noted, breaking the silence.
"I was always here." Kakashi said confusedly.
"No," Gai said, "You weren't."
Kakashi said nothing, feeling uncomfortable.
"Where are we going?" Daisuke's voice called out from somewhere behind Gai.
"Somewhere." Neji's calm voice responded. The children grumbled angrily at his response.
"See, this is why I hated Hyuugas." they heard Daisuke's voice whisper to his sister. That earned him a hard rap on the head by Neji. Itachi chuckled, leaning his head back on the wooden chair.
"Through here, Sakura-san." The medic said, gesturing at the ANBU guarded door.
This is the jounin meeting room... Sakura throught, opening the door.
She gasped at the sight.
"Shinju-san!" she cried out, running forward. She was caught by two ANBU members who held her back. She struggled a little, then relaxed.
"Wha-what is this?" she asked. She saw Tsunade sitting around a scroll surrounding Shinju's body, along with a handful of medics, their hands placed deep in the scroll's paper. Their chakra was combining and being transfered into Shinju's pale body. Sakura let out a small squeak upon seeing the tattooed skin of Shinju, and the deep hole in her chest. Shinju was deathly pale, dried blood was all over her body. Sakura stared openly at the deep, ink-black tattoos swirling around Shinju's skin. Shinju was unmoving and her body was tensed, her long raven-black hair was spread like a fan around her head.
"Sakura," Tsunade said through her teeth, her golden eyes flashing at her apprentice, "Sit here." Tsunade pointed to the seat to her left. Shizune was to her right.
The ANBU released Sakura, and she walked shakily towards her sensei, seating herself next to her.
"Tsunade-sensei," she said, "What is this? Why is Shinju-san... like this?"
Tsunade said nothing, "Sakura, I need you to contibute your chakra and help heal her. I've taught you how to do this, get to work."
Sakura opened her mouth to say something, but closed it and did as Tsunade told her. She placed her hands on the thin, ancient scroll, feeling a surge of chakra shoot through her.
Shinju-san...
What happened to you?
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again, JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS NARUTO & SASUKE, IT DOES NOT MEAN IT'S A ROMANCE BETWEEN THEM. It was more efficient to put that instead of just "Kakashi."
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