21 - Back to the Village
WARNINGS!
= OOCs
= Wrong Grammars and Spellings
DISCLAIMER!
~ I DO NOT OWN KHR and NARUTO ~
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Flashback / Previously
Q&A
Eliza211 (FFN)
❀ I am apologizing in advance because IF there are pairings, it's going to be straight-pairs, so no same-gender pairs (well, maybe between my minor OCs but not guaranteed).
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Fire Dolphin (FFN)
I wonder who he was in the past? Will Sakuya have any of her flame abilities? ...
❀ Him? Make a guess! :D
❀ As mentioned in Chapter 10 Q&A, none of those flames exists.
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Natsuyuuki (FFN)
Hmm... can you add a list of the OCs? It's just, I'm not well with remembering all Characters (well, besides Wasabi and in canon story).
Uchiha_Levi (Wattpad)
...I think there are too many OCs here. So are they gonna be killed or smth?
❀ No worries in not remembering, especially when most of them are minor characters (for the sake of Sakuya having same-age friends) but I will put an AN when they appeared!
The list is at the end of this chapter btw!
Current ages:
Sakuya / Wasabi / Rei = 7
Masio = 8
Itachi / Hana / Mutaka = 12
Shisui = 15
Kakashi = 18
Minato / Kushina = 23
Chouza = 24
Mikoto = 29
Fugaku = 30
A few minutes after Kakashi and Inoichi left, Shisui was staring at the night sky through the window before he sighed and turned his attention to the resting Sakuya. Stretching his hand, he caressed her cheek. "I wonder who Fon was talking about. The one I am the same person with..." He whispered.
= 3rd Person's POV =
Shisui and two of Chouza's Genins were still glaring with each other as they were on their way to the canteen as soon as they realized both Sakuya and Chouza had left the room, leaving them alone.
"You should ban this pedo from getting near Sakuya-san," Wasabi hissed as she turned to her Jounin-sensei.
"As I said, I am not a pedo, girl! I was just kissing her because I missed her!" Shisui hissed back.
"That's pervy, you idiot!"
"Who are you calling an idiot, brat!"
Sakuya was ignoring the comedy, which Masio also butted in, as she sat in between Inoichi and Kakashi, who were also ignoring the entertainment played while all three enjoyed their breakfasts.
Kushina and Chouza ignored them as they talked to each other. And the remaining Genins too were talking to each other.
"How are you feeling, Sakuya? We can take one more day of rest before going back if you are still tired," Kakashi turned to the young Uchiha, which the girl blinked and turned to him as she put her chopstick down.
"A little sore but overall I am perfectly fine to travel, Kashi-nii. You worried too much," Sakuya huffed with a pout.
"I think I have the right to worry a lot, considering who you encountered on your way here," Kakashi replied dryly.
"He's not wrong..." Inoichi added with a soft chuckle followed after.
Sakuya sweatdropped with a sigh before turning her attention back to her breakfast and continued eating.
"...By the way, are we going to shut those not-so-funny comedians up? They are not going to finish their breakfasts if we leave them be," Kakashi dryly asked no one in particular as he stared at the arguing Genins and Jounin.
Inoichi was about to reply when Kushina sharply turned to the arguing ninjas with a slam on the desk, ignoring the rattling sounds of plates, effectively taking everyone's attention after a surprised jump.
"Alright, you brats! Since Sakuya-chan is able to travel back to the village, we will leave you behind if you haven't finished your foods within the next 10 minutes!" Kushina roared as she pointed towards the three, who immediately turned their attention to their untouched breakfasts.
The remaining ninja sweatdropped when Kushina heaved out a satisfied huff before turning her attention back to Chouza to continue whatever they were talking about previously.
"I am sure that answer your question, right, Kakashi?" Inoichi asked with a soft chuckle.
"Welp." Kakashi shrugged as he pulled an orange book out from his pouch.
~ Time Skip ~
"I have rested enough when Shisui carried me around three hours ago so you can put me down now, Kashi-nii," Sakuya groaned from Kakashi's back.
It was halfway on their way back to the village, travelling through trees, when Sakuya felt a sharp sting in her head, immediately messed her concentration up and lose focus.
That resulted in her stumbled on the branch she landed on and almost falling to her death if it wasn't for Shisui to catch her in midair time via Shunshin, who looked at her in worry when she was gripping her head, still wincing in pain after they landed on the ground.
After that mini heart attack incident, the adults decided that it would be best if they took turns in carrying her instead of letting her be, which led to the current situation.
"Nope! Not taking any chances!" Kakashi chirped.
"...I am sure you are tired, right?" Sakuya tried her luck again.
"Well, I will pass you to Inoichi-san when that happens or three hours is up, whichever comes first," Kakashi replied with a smile. "And I am not, you are very light after all!"
Sakuya huffed at that. 'Right. There's still Inoichi-san, Kushina-sensei and Chouza-san,' she thought with a pout.
"Don't be stubborn, Sakuya-chan. You are going to give Minato and your family major heart attacks if you reach back half-dead before they proceed to chew us out for letting you push yourself when you are clearly not really strong enough to travel without many stops," Kushina commented with a sigh.
"Yes, ma'am," Sakuya muttered as she sulked, ignoring the chuckles around her.
"Welcome back! And thanks goodness you are all safe!" Minato exclaimed when he saw all of them entered his office and happily shoved his papers away to the side.
His eyes flickered towards Sakuya, who was still being carried by Kakashi, in worry for a moment before shaking that worry away after seeing a sulky expression on the girl the turned his attention back to the rest of the Shinobi in front of him.
"Reporting back from a C rank mission in delivering a message to the Tower, Hokage-sama," Chouza stated as he stepped forward.
"Reporting back from a not-really-C-rank mission in escorting Madam Shijimi to the Tower, Minato," Kushina grinned after taking a step forward.
"Reporting back from an A rank mission in escorting Team Three and Team Nine back to the village, Yondaime-sama," Inoichi said as he too stepped forward.
Minato nodded, ignoring the three different titles in calling him. "Team leaders, please stay, the rest may go back and rest. I am giving Team Nine three days off due to the rank escalation mission," Minato stated, as he waved at them.
Everyone with the exception of the three Team leaders, namely Chouza, Kushina and Inoichi, nodded and gave the blond Kage a small bow before leaving the office.
Minato stared at the retreating backs until the last one leaving the room, closed the door before he turned to the Jounins. "Kakashi is not going to put Sakuya-chan down until they reach or at least near the Uchiha compound, isn't he?" He arched his eyebrow in amusement.
The two male Jounins chuckled, while Kushina snickered at that. "Obviously," she muttered under her breath.
Minato chuckled as he nodded. "Okay. We'll start with the lighter report first and you may leave when you are done. Chouza, if you don't mind," he gestured towards the red-headed Akimichi, who nodded.
If Minato noticed Inoichi softly sighed in relief, he didn't say anything. Whatever the Yamanaka wanted to tell him must be something he didn't want Chouza and Kushina to know.
After Minato asked the two red-heads to submit their written reports by tomorrow evening when both Chouza and Kushina finished their summarised spoken report and left the room, the blond Kage turned his attention towards the Yamanaka.
"Is there something I need to be aware of before you start yours, Inoichi?" Minato asked.
"Is it possible for me to ask for a private audience, Yondaime-sama? I would go as far as saying for your ears only unless you say otherwise when I finished my report, but both Kakashi and Shisui too agreed in reporting this in private," Inoichi replied back.
Minato stared at the Yamanaka, which the Clan head didn't break the eye contact before the Kage nodded a moment later as he commanded his ANBU out with a short "leave us" and activated a privacy seal the moment his guards left their positions.
"Thank you," Inoichi sighed. "Oh, and a warning. My report is unbelievable so please hear me out first before asking questions," he added.
Minato looked at the man in confusion but still nodded nonetheless.
Inoichi nodded back with another sigh before he re-told what Shisui had experienced within the girl's mindscape.
The moment Kakashi and Shisui reached the gate, the young Hatake immediately passed the girl to Shisui to carry, both ignoring Sakuya's muttered of protest and the stares they received from the two Uchiha gate guards.
"Thanks, Kakashi-san! See you when I see you again!" Shisui chirped as he adjusted Sakuya on his back.
Kakashi nodded to the boy before turning to the girl, immediately ruffled her hair. "Don't push yourself, kay? And please don't look for any troubles, especially when no one is around you, understand?" Kakashi chuckled.
"Stop that, Kashi-nii," Sakuya pushed his hand away with a pout. "And why am I being blamed for looking for troubles when they are the one who's looking for me?" Sakuya grumbled.
"Maa... Be more careful from now on," Kakashi chuckled softly before he shunshined away, right after he waved at the two of them.
"Well, let's get you back now. I bet Fugaku-oji-san and Mikoto-oba-san are really worried about you," Shisui chuckled, nodding at the two gate guards, who nodded back before entering the compound.
Upon reaching the largest house in the compound, Shisui was about to knock when Mikoto appeared after harshly sliding the door open, slamming the said door to the side. Fugaku and Itachi were right behind her.
"Sakuya my baby!" The woman shouted in relief, tearing Sakuya away from Shisui's back, ignoring both younger Uchiha's yelp.
"Are you ok? Any injuries? Are you still able to walk? Do you still remember who I am? Do I need to hunt someone down? Do I need to kill someone?" Mikoto fussed at the girl after putting her daughter down.
Both Shisui and Sakuya sweatdropped at the last few questions but didn't say anything.
"I am ok, kaa-chan. Really. And yes, I can walk, run even, so please calm down," Sakuya tried to calm the woman down from checking any visible injuries.
"Why was Shisui carrying you?" Her father asked.
"The Jounins were adamant in carrying me, even though I am already fully healed," Sakuya replied immediately.
"Uh huh. You know that's not the reason why we decided to carry you, squirrel," Shisui rolled his eyes, poking the girl's cheek.
Everyone's attention immediately turned to him the moment he said that.
"I am fine," Sakuya stated stubbornly as she waved Shisui's hand away.
"Shisui, what happened?" Itachi looked at his cousin, ignoring his sister's "nii-chan, I am ok!".
"She almost gave us a mini heart-attack, that's why," Shisui said with a huff. "Sure, she's fully healed but she didn't seem like she's healed enough to travel through trees which she stubbornly said she could. And what happened next? She missed a branch from whatever pain pounding her head. Wouldn't be a pretty sight if I didn't catch her in time," he sighed.
Mikoto took a sharp intake before all of them turned to the little girl, who was looking at the ground.
"...I just didn't want to cause more problem for them if I said I want one more day of rest," Sakuya muttered softly.
Shisui sighed. "There's a reason why you kiddies were assigned to Jounin-sensei, you know..."
Itachi nodded as he kneeled down to an eye-level as his sister. "That's right. Not only assigned teachers are there to teach but also for their students to turn to whenever they do have problems and needed help when their families are not nearby," he said with a soft smile before deciding to give her a hug.
"Itachi is correct, Sakuya. They are there to assist their students whenever they required help, so asking for another day of rest, within reasonable reason, wouldn't give them any problem," Fugaku sighed, patting his daughter's head.
"...I am sorry..." Sakuya whispered it out, leaning on her brother's shoulder when he hugged her. "I promise I'll tell someone when I need help next time," she added softly before slowly falling asleep with a soft snore.
Itachi blinked at his sister's slackened body and promptly carried her inside after his father giving him a nod and a short "office".
Shisui, who understood what they wanted, waited for whatever questions the Clan head wanted to ask.
Fugaku turned to Shisui and muttered "tell us what happened in my office, Shisui. There are ears everywhere," before turning around. Mikoto and Shisui followed behind after sliding the door closed.
They immediately turned to Shisui when Itachi entered and took a seat in the office a few minutes later.
"You may start, Shisui," Fugaku said, which the mentioned Uchiha nodded at his Clan head.
"Uuh... Before that, please keep this to yourselves. I am not sure if Yondaime-sama gave permission to let this information out or not," Shisui said, which the three blinked before Mikoto nodded.
"We understand, Shisui, so please start," Mikoto smiled softly towards the messy-haired Uchiha, saving him from her husband's growing ire. She knew the man wasn't one to waste time after all.
Shisui sweatdropped after making a small glance toward the Uchiha Clan head. "Eer... Right," he muttered and started telling them what had happened, who she had encountered, and a small lie about him entering her mindscape to check if her mind was still intact.
Shisui wondered why he had a feeling that telling them about everything he found within the said mindscape now was not a good idea. It was why he left that part out and gave them a small lie instead.
A frown appeared on Minato's face after he fully processed what Inoichi had just told him and as the Yamanaka warned him, it really was unbelievable.
While Minato was silent in his thought, Inoichi, on the other hand, really hoped the blond Kage still treated Sakuya like he used to, else it might rose too many questions in the change of his attitude towards the girl due to the circumstances she couldn't control at all.
Jutsu list
(including from previous chapters)
(Sorted by Ranks and Alphabetically)
(土 - 風 - 火 - 雷 - 水 - Non-Elemental)
(土) Earth (土)
Doton - Arijigoku no Jutsu
Doton - Moguragakure no Jutsu
Doton - Retsudo Tenshou
(風) Wind (風)
Fuuton - Kamikaze
(火) Fire (火)
Katon - Hinoko (( Made-up technique ))
Katon - Goukakyuu no Jutsu
Katon - Housenka no Jutsu
(水) Water (水)
Suiton - Mizurappa
Suiton - Rekkuu Suigeki
( ) Non-Elemental ( )
Gatsuuga
Kikaichuu - Tsumuji (Aburame Clan Technique)
Mushi Kame no Jutsu (Aburame Clan Technique)
Sen'ei Jashu
Sen'ei Tajashu
(体) Taijutsu (体)
Konoha Daisenkou
List of OCs till this Chapter :
As mentioned above, most of them are minor characters, for the sake of Sakuya having same-age friends
(( Academy ))
( Male )
Inuzuka Haka (and Suimaru)
Inuzuka Nusazu (mentioned in Chapter 11)
Katsuma Hirota
Kawahara Asahi
Maemoto Kasuka (mentioned in Chapter 11)
Nakahara Masuo
Nara Shizuka
Sagawa Hei (mentioned in Chapter 10)
Yamanaka Inoue
Yamashiro Toshi
Yoshii Nao
( Female )
Akimichi Aichou
Kongou Tsuri
Kurama Kumori
Shima Yurie
Torishika Maemi
(( Genin ))
( Male )
Aburame Mutaka (Team 9)
Aburame Rei (Team 3)
Ogawa Masio (Team 3)
Yamanaka Inomata (former Team 9)
( Female )
Hyuuga Wasabi (Team 3)
(( Chuunin ))
( Male )
Hazame Asa (Academy Teacher)
Kazama Raigo (Academy Teacher)
Maeda Retsu (Academy Teacher Assistant)
Sachou Hasano (Academy Teacher)
Uchiha Takeo ( "The Jerk" )
Wakayama Omoda (Academy Principal)
( Female )
Taru Kyoko (Hokage's Secretary)
(( Jounin ))
( Male )
Nara Shikaru (Kana's Husband)
Sarutobi Takuma (Sandaime's Eldest son)
Uchiha Takaya
( Female )
Harusumi Touka
Nara Kana (Hokage's Secretary)
Sarutobi Rikiko (Takuma's wife)
Uchiha Nozomi
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :D
and Madara, happy bday! (24 Dec) XD
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