Please enjoy. I have everything under control guys, don't worry. The Sasuke Retrieve team will be complete, I promise. And I have good reasons for them teaming up. But I'm getting ahead of myself, this is only the Sound Four- vs –Sasuke part. I don't own Naruto!
"I think this is the last one," A voice rasped from the front of Sasuke's home. Sasuke had been lying in bed, half awake; not really contemplating on anything. He had been toying with the soft covers, but he felt a fury when he heard the voice.
"No, there's another block down there, retard!" This was a different voice. Sasuke jumped up, and felt sharpness that he had felt when he had been learning Chidori.
'Darn it,' he thought. 'I must be using the Sharingan.'
"Go look in the bedrooms, Jirobo," The first voice commanded. Heavy footsteps headed for the hallway. Sasuke stood by the door, listening intently. He leaned hard against that wall. A head stuck into the room.
Sasuke made his fist thrust into the man's face. His head wasn't a hard target; this guy was huge! His clothes were dirty and smelly.
"Hey, I found him," the man called with a smirk that made Sasuke feel like this guy knew more then him. What about, though?
"Good work, Jirobo," A girl popped her head around the corner and smiled.
"Get out," Sasuke commanded. Another person turned the corner with an identical looking person next to him.
"Oh, feisty, are we?" The girl teased.
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked, starting to walk numbly and slowly out of his room.
"I'm Tayuya," She greeted, pressing her hand daintily on her chest. "This is Jirobo." She pointed to the large man on the ground.
"I really don't think it's a good idea to tell him all our names," Sakon whispered in her ear.
"He'll learn them sooner or later," She smiled. "Besides, we're proud of our names, aren't we?"
"I'm Sakon," he greeted through a sneer.
"I'm his twin, Ukon," Ukon jumped in before Sakon could steal the moment.
"Where's Kidomaru?" Jirobo asked.
"I don't really care where he is," Sasuke growled. "Go away."
"We can't," a new voice said. "I'm Kidomaru and-"
"I know," Sasuke said. "Now, get out."
"I don't think you heard Kidomaru," Sakon said, walking up to Sasuke. "We can't leave without you." Sasuke lowered his glare as Sakon sized his up.
"You're a street gang," Sasuke inferred. "Do you carry any weapons?"
"Like we'd tell you," Ukon jumped in again.
"Who sent you anyway?"
"None of your business," Sakon said. Sasuke could smell his sour breath. Sasuke felt his nerves tingle with aggravation. He pushed Sakon away.
"I really don't care what you're doing," Sasuke said. "Leave my neighborhood." Sakon smiled bitterly and pushed Sasuke harder than expected. He fell to the ground.
"We're not leaving without you, kid," He said with a sharp-toothed grin.
"Sakon, get a hold of it," Tayuya exclaimed. Sasuke had noticed a difference in his voice only after she had said that. His teeth seemed to shorten after her out burst.
"What was that?" Sasuke asked.
"What was what?" Sakon asked.
"You're driving me nuts!" Sasuke shouted, focused on his chakra, and blew out a throat-soaring fireball. When the heat went away, and the smoke cleared, the gang had disappeared. Sasuke panted, on his toes. He spun around, but nothing was there.
Sasuke ran into the hallway and looked up and down. There were two more bedrooms and a bathroom in the hallway. They could have escaped to the front room if they had wanted to. Sasuke whipped into the rooms first.
Nothing.
He searched the front room with caution. An arrow zoomed across the room. It passed an inch past Sasuke's face. He turned to see where it came from. Kidomaru was standing in the doorway of the kitchen, holding a bow and arrow.
"Why don't you carry a gun?" Sasuke asked. "Wouldn't that be more logical?"
"Logic is my middle name," Kidomaru joked. He joked with Sasuke like a cat holding a mouse captive. "And I could strike my opponent with more accuracy than with a gun."
"That doesn't seem very logical to me," Sasuke said, holding his distance. "Let's test your aim."
"You asked for it," He flipped his arm back and retrieved an arrow. He pulled it back on the bow, and then halted. Sasuke stayed still ready to dodge.
"What's your problem?" Sasuke asked.
"Bam!" He exclaimed, and shot an arrow. Sasuke slipped to the side. He heard the whistle of the arrow soaring past his ear. Two more came, but Sasuke had to lean backwards, and land on his hands to miss them. He flipped up, catching speed and distance. He was close enough for taijutsu.
He swung he arm to hit his head, but Kidomaru was smarter than that. He leaned back, and tripped Sasuke in the knees. Coming over the counter top was Tayuya. She was aiming her land on Sasuke's shoulders. Sasuke rolled to the side, and missed by a couple inches. Her foot had scraped his back, but he had gotten away safely.
Sasuke kicked her in the gut. She toppled over into Kidomaru. This was a gap in time; time to escape these creeps. He ran out of the house.
Sakon was sitting on the roof with Ukon at his side.
"Wonderful," Sasuke murmured. Sakon jumped down with Ukon in unison. They smirked at Sasuke, who was walking backwards for a head start.
"We really don't have to fight," Ukon said. Sasuke only knew it was Ukon because of his voice and the way he acted.
"Don't listen to him," Sakon shrugged. "I love a good fight." Sasuke glared at both of them, who were creeping up slowly towards him. He bumped in something soft, but with a hard base. He spun around to see he had backed into Jirobo.
"You guys are everywhere," Sasuke growled. Jirobo grabbed Sasuke's wrists and lifted him off the ground. Sasuke struggled, but it only made his wrists raw. Sakon walked up into his face, with Ukon right behind him.
"Let's go," Sakon ordered, talking to Jirobo but looking at Sasuke. Sasuke kicked Sakon in the face. Sakon recoiled, but Sasuke used his chest as a launch pad. He flipped over, and kicked Jirobo in the head. Jirobo released him, and he ran into the thick forest of trees that separated Sasuke from the world.
"I can't believe this," Tayuya called as she ran outside. "He's stubborn."
"My poor face," Jirobo murmured under his massaging hand.
"Let's keep going," Sakon offered. Ukon snickered at the black mark on Sakon's pale skin.
"Maybe we shouldn't try such a direct approach," Kidomaru suggested. "He's a kid after all."
"Well this certainly isn't working. It's worth a try," Sakon said.
"Let me go find him," Tayuya said. "I'm the gentle one after all." She glanced at Jirobo. "Suck it up, fatty."
Sasuke ran until he reached the apartment building. The trees were thinner than they looked. He had run for about twenty minutes. He hadn't heard or seen the street gang. Maybe they were more stupid than Sasuke thought.
He lay down on the cold cement and stared at the stars. He heard his heartbeat, but he tried to hear for footsteps.
"Is it safe to go into the city?" Kidomaru asked behind Tayuya, who had taken lead.
"Yeah, just don't use that freaky look you give people," Tayuya said, jumping from the trees. She ran down the harbor. She breathed in the air.
"What are you doing?"
"He's been here," Tayuya informed. "See, footprints…" She pointed to the sand. "It leads up into the grass. Maybe he headed for the city."
"What a baby," Sakon murmured.
"Come on," Tayuya waved. "And smile at everyone you see."
"No way!" Ukon and Jirobo protested.
"I was kidding, come on,"
Sasuke lifted his head and saw five figures walking in his direction. He jumped up, and decided he was safe in public, so he waited for them. Tayuya led them.
"Look," she said as softly as she could. "What do you have to lose if you come with us?"
Sasuke stood there and thought. What did he have? He didn't have any bonds he could think of. Naruto and Sakura flashed in his head, but he closed his eyes and shook them away. Itachi was in town, but he almost killed himself picking a fight with him; but he wasn't losing his goal. The battle was lost, but not the war. He sighed… nothing powerful came to mind.
"If you come with us…" Tayuya said, leaning her head back, giving her a young and trusting look. "You will gain everything. More then most people gain in a lifetime." Sasuke looked at the five.
"I don't want to gain what you guys have gained," Sasuke countered. "Whatever it is, it doesn't look like much." Tayuya held back her outburst.
"If we showed what we have gained," she said, holding back a smirk. "Then everyone would want it. Duh."
"Okay, what have you gained?" Sasuke asked, not believing yet. "And why would you want me to have it?" Sakon laughed.
"We can't show you out here," Sakon said. "Wow, maybe you're more stupid than I thought." Sasuke lowered his glare.
"Well, I don't believe you," Sasuke said. "So you had better show me if you want me to come with you." Tayuya didn't hold back an annoyed smile this time.
"Okay, brat, lets go into that forest you had cowered in," she headed slowly toward the harbor. Sasuke waited for Jirobo to turn around, but he never did.
"Come on," Sasuke sneered. "Let's go."
"You're going ahead," Jirobo ordered. "You're not leaving my sight." Sasuke walked ahead reluctantly, not letting Jirobo out of his sight either.
Sakon's eyes glowed in the shadows of the trees. Everyone else was waiting in the moonlight. The sun wasn't showing yet, but its rings of light shone over the horizon.
"Before we do anything," Sasuke said. "What is this all about?"
"What do you mean?" Tayuya asked.
"Why do you want me?"
"We can tell him, can't we, Sakon?" Tayuya whined. He shrugged. "Our leader wants you. Don't ask me how he knows who you are, because he doesn't like to explain himself."
"Who is he?"
"His name is Orochimaru," She said. His name seemed to roll of her lips, and slither over to Sasuke. He recognized the criminal's name; he had achieved disturbing but incredible things. "He's the under-cover mayor of where we're from, and leader of our street gang."
"Where are you from?"
"You ask too many questions," Sakon complained. "Don't answer that."
"We're bringing him there," Tayuya explained. "Why not tell him where he's going?" Sakon's lip rose in aggravation. "We're from Oto City."
"That's a very infamous city," Sasuke said.
"So you've heard," Tayuya frowned. "Yes, but it holds a lot of promise."
"For criminals," Sasuke said with disgust. "Which I'm not."
"You haven't even heard the best part," Sakon said. "Lord Orochimaru is the key to our power-"
"What power?" Sasuke asked. "All I see is a bunch of dirty street gangers."
"You just crossed the thin line of respect," Sakon sneered. He walked up to Sasuke with fury. He grabbed Sasuke's shirt collar and pinched his neck. He lifted him up. Sasuke's surprise led him to clenching Sakon's wrists and looking down at Sakon with hatred in his eyes. He felt his feet dangling painfully.
"Ack,"
"Sakon, put him down," Tayuya whined, like picking up someone from the ground by their collar was common. "He's not going to follow us with threats."
"He doesn't think we're powerful?" Sakon seethed. "Then let him see it!" He dropped Sasuke to the ground. He motioned Kidomaru over, as he placed his foot on Sasuke's chest. He leaned down on his knee and smiled.
"Punishment," he whispered.
Kidomaru came over quizzically. "What?"
"Aim," Sakon said, pointing two fingers at Sasuke's head. Kidomaru armed himself, and aimed for Sasuke's head and hesitated.
"Sakon!" Tayuya shouted, pushing him off of Sasuke. "That's not fair. Test his skill fairly." She smirked. Sakon grabbed Sasuke's arm and threw him.
"Get up!" He commanded. Sasuke got up slowly. Sasuke was mad. The heat of the early fresh sun was peeking over the horizon. He felt the light, and took it in for power. He breathed in and blew put a fireball.
"That didn't work before," A voice said behind him. He spun, but only to be punched in the side of the face by Sakon. "Then why do it again?"
"Shut up!" Sasuke screamed. He charged up a Chidori in his hand, and stared at Sakon for his reaction. Sakon smiled with satisfaction. Sasuke didn't want to see satisfaction, he felt the same feeling as he had a couple days before; he wanted to see fright, surprise, anything but a smile.
He roared as he ran towards Sakon. He raised the Chidori. Sakon didn't move. He analyzed, and when Sasuke was about to strike, he grabbed his wrist, and pulled him to his face.
"Is that it?" Sakon asked with a smirk. "A light show?" He twisted Sasuke's wrist, making him lose the jutsu, and …he just gave up, for a second. He needed to reboot.
'I can't land a move on these guys,' he thought limply. 'Maybe they do have something I want. I want power… so I can complete my goal.' He looked up at Sakon. Sakon was surprised to see pride in his eyes. He smiled.
'Just one more try,'
He swung his fist into the back of Sakon's head. Sakon knocked heads with Sasuke. Sakon released his grip.
"Different approach, guys," He said turning around. Tayuya gasped. Why was he so quick to use his mark? When Sakon turned around, Sasuke gasped also.
"What the heck… are you?" He asked.
That was pretty good for someone who doesn't like the Sound Four, if I do say so myself. I like writing as Sakon and Tayuya more than anyone on the Four. I'm not getting as many reviews as I thought I would be… sniff. _ so please spread the fame! Oh, and review.