Let's take a nice around Konoha shall we.
Capri packed her camera and map she bought yesterday in her satchel and prepared for some type of adventure. It been awhile since anything happen and she might as well get herself acquainted with the land if there was nothing on the agenda today.
She looked up at the ceiling as if it gave her a monthly calendar. "Right! There is nothing to do today."
She sighed and placed the satchel across her shoulders. Moving over to her dresser she found her walkie talkie and stashed it in her pocket. She looked up at the mirror that was in front of her.
She had grown. "Well I supposed we all have. Just know..." The sentence didn't want to come out of her mouth. In a sense they all were adults or close to becoming one. Maturing takes its course and so does the thing called life that happens to keep them away from each other.
"Ah. At least Robin is the young one." She looked up at the mirror and glared at the reflection. "It doesn't matter how old you get missy. We're still kids at heart! So go fangirl over some half naked men!"
Not sure where that last part came from the girl began to think.
She was in a country with very very hot men were at and not once did she get any pictures of them.
A smile graced her lips when she thought of the countless ways she could get pictures of smexy guys in inappropriate ways. Maybe she should go to an ice cream parlor?
Nah. Sounds too far fetch. Darn you Zeus! If only a yaoi house was created then that would be a gold mine since the first rule of yaoi house was no shirts allowed.
"Umm. Excuse me."
Hmm? Someone is talking to me.
Capri looked over at the door and saw her guardian looking strangely at her.
"I'm headed out to the bath house. I trust you to not endanger yourself or others while I take my leave. Right?"
Ten Ten expression was the classic stay-out-of-trouble look. One that Capri ignored.
"If you need me just exit through the path, don't set off the traps, and go down to the middle of the city then turn at the weapon shop then your there." A nod came afterward from the silent one.
"Oh and maybe you should wipe away the drool from your mouth weird one."
Promptly turning around and using her sleeve to wipe her mouth she glared at the back of the chuckling kunoichi who left her room.
I think I know what I'm going to do today.
Promptly escaping the dreaded woods and not steeping on to any of the traps Capri finally made it to the center of Konoha. It was a busy marketplace and seems to be sitting underneath the sun at this time.
Too darn hot to be wearing black. Good thing I wore black with white strips shirt today.
A grin in place the girl started walking down the street to the weapons shop. No longer did the town's people stop and stare at the out of place human but simple acknowledge the fact about the whole groups oddities.
For instance Sherriah had this odd volume of voice and sometime could blank out in the middle of a conversation. Sara could sneak up on a person and had no problems with being blunt to curious children.
Pippin walked around the city with an air of superiority that was looked at strangely by all since he became a lil Sasuke. Christian wasn't too bad but he did have the moments of breaking out in song and dance to impress people.
With Capri well she just documented everything anywhere she went. Sometimes the villagers who were real curious would bet on what her face looked like behind the camera.
Her feet landed in front of the bath house and a Cheshire grin engulfed the face of the soon to be director of Steamy Konoha.
The plan was simple. Go in, demand entrance to see everything, and sneak into the guys onsen video tap the ninjas and their glory. Everyone was good meat whether wimpy, scarred, or disfigured. No ninja would have their guard up while bathing.
But just to be sure I gotta avoid Neji.
Smoothly she walked in to the place and felt the warm air of water. Locking eyes with her target she walked over to the counter of a young civilian in a traditional robe.
"Welcome to Hatsu Waters. How may I assist you ma'am?"
With a straight back Capri looked over the man who look like the last place he wanted to be at is at Hatsu Waters. She straightens up her back and lifted her nose slightly. "Yes peasant you must assist me in all my requests because I am an important person!"
Civilian: Look of confusion
Capri went forward with the story she thought up. "I am a very dear friend of the Hokage who told me this is the best onsen in the village."
Civilian: Doubt.
"I request the best service here since I am willing to pay a pretty penny for it, but only if I find myself satisfied."
Civilian: Annoyed
"Ma'am maybe you would like to go in now to the door on your left. It's for the female kind. But if you're a friend' of the Hokage you may prefer the coed kind"
That changes things. Maybe if I get coed then I could sneak pics easily.
"Well is that the popular thing to do around here I want to make sure no one would bother me."
Civilian: Disbelief
"Right well ma'am. During this time in the middle of the day it's usually empty. Not a lot of people go there anyway."
Hmm
"Well what if I had a male companion who needed to soak and i needed to conceal my purity? Where will he go?"
Civilian: Obvious
"To the male onsen."
AH!
"Would that be far from the mixed bath? I just need to make sure no wild man with that look in his eye…You know what I'm talking about? That look a man has when he is trying to lure a young woman into his clutches to do things to her. Those bad bad things."
Civilian: Fed up
"Oh the horror. The men's onsen is way in the back plus the only way for a crazed man to sneak up to the mixed bath is to climb over the fence which is very high to do."
He went to the back of the wall where all the bath keys were located at and took one key out of the middle box. "Here you go ma'am. There are keys to get into the locker rooms for each onsen so you shall be safe."
A key landed on the counter and she looked at the small silver key with a rectangle waterproof number dangling out of it. "Look you even got one meaning you're the only person in the mixed bath right now lucky you. Have a great bath!"
Capri picked up her key and bounced it in her hand, "We shall see if it is all that I expect and more. Thank you worker."
She took her leave promptly with slow and long strides. A sigh escaped Jonathon's mouth. His mother should be charged with child labor laws. No way was he ever going without pay with dealing with those types of characters. She just better not destroy anything with any wild plans.
"I'm in now. Heh heh heh." Quickly moving to a locker she opened it up and started storing her shoes and bag in the locker. The locker room was empty and with a quick check she made sure that no one was with her also. The water was a very pretty light green. But not the nasty murky green that you can't see through. You can see all the rocks and pebbles that lined the floor of the hot spring.
"Now this is a cool space. I want one in my house. It's a bit too hot to be wearing clothes though."
She turned back into the changing room and saw the racket of towels that were placed at the door.
When in Rome…
Quick changing led her in a small white towel that was a bit too short for the girl's perspective. With the camera in hand she walked out into the outside.
West wall is where the women where and the east wall was where her targets where. Oh man she couldn't wait. Just thinking about the half-naked men who were doused in water, sweating lightly from the steam, and just budding up with each other was too much to handle. It was time for the camera.
The wall was about 2 feet taller than her.
No problem though. I've secretly taken martial arts before making me part ninja. I can scale anything and everything.
With just a lift from the tree branch she was at least a head over the fence.
Where the boys at?
Her feet pushing on one branch she lifted herself and the one hand with the camera over the fence.
Problem was she didn't know where she was going to land.
"Agh!"
Graceful lands are for pansies anyways.
Capri dusted herself off and stood up searching for any sign of men. It was a desolate place and this was a total buzz kill. She quickly searched around and saw no discarded towels showing anyone came in here. "Really?"
"I really don't need this relaxing thing. My morning yoga is well enough for me Kankuro."
Kankuro…..This is the men's onsen so there is one person this could be.
Turning her head quickly she found a rock sitting on another rock that should have been tall enough for her to hide behind. She dashed quickly in before a Splash was made.
Coming up for water the red head glared at his older brother who had that forsaken smirk on his face. "I only allowed you to touch me because I didn't want to kill you with my sand." Gaara pushed the long soaked strands of hair out of his face and locked an eye battle with the puppet master.
"Yeah Yeah. That's what you say bro. Make sure you wash behind your ears. I have a date with the mixed onsen."
It was silent for a while as the present of a warm calmness filled the air. A deep breath was heard and the trickling water was the only sound heard. Until a beep was heard loudly amount the sounds of nature.
Gaara securely fasten the towel under the water and shook his head at that foolish woman that seemed to be everywhere he went.
"Are you enjoying the men's onsen Capri-san?"
With a gulp she inched from behind the rock and put away her camera behind her. "You found me didn't you? I was sure I would get more…..time to relax."
Making up an excuse on her feet "The men's bath has a special herb in it called Amoxicillin that deodorizes the body when soaked in it. I just liked it better than the women's."
"You traveled over two fences just for this Amoxicillin? You could have just asked the attendant at the front to add it to the women's? Should I require his present for you?"
"No! I just wanted to not bother the young man any further." Capri started mumbling and fidgeting with her short towel. It was quite short even pulling at the bottom did no help.
"He didn't seem to be busy but okay. At least now I know that you like to be deodorizing at all time. You wouldn't like the desert much. Too hot for you sensitive sweat glands."
Her mouth was wide open as she stared at him. Did it seem odd that they were discussing her body sweating in barely anything? "Well I love sand. Where I came from I can visit all this bodies of sand and its quite fun."
"Really? Name one good thing about sand then."
She shifted once again before coming up with a response, "It's a good exfoliate?"
He chuckled at the thought of that he showed have soft skin with all sand he dealt with on a daily.
"Surely you think they would have made this things little bit longer."
He looked at the small girl fidgeting with her towel. "Well at least you get a full towel. I only get this small half towel."
Her eyes had to betray her and follow his eyesight down under the water.
Snapping to attention, "Well look at the time I have to go. Talk to you later."
I have to go back over cause stupid me left the key in the bathroom.
A flustered Capri looked one more time at Gaara pleading, "Please look away."
He chuckled once again, she was very amusing. He turned his shoulder towards the forest and bid her goodbye with a "Until we meet again." I saw your camera. Don't you know that the steam would fog up your lens?
"Eh excuse me sir I have to go."
Kankuro held her key above his head and looked down through the towel of the girl. With one hand behind her back it left her to reach for the key. "Your cheeks are a cute red cutie."
"Leave her alone brother."
Darn that boy. I should just do what he says. He gave the keys to her and turned to the water. A pool would be a better location to find half naked women.
Capri ran to the locker room without looking back. I never should have left it on the bench.
With the privacy she checked out the film she did have which was just a fuzzy gray smoke. "OH C'MON!"
A sad aura followed Capri as she walked down the street. Passersby stood away from her in fear of catching whatever she had. "At least I got to see him again." She let out a bright smile. "I love his chest. Be mine sandman."
Looking up toward the sky she felt the rays of sunshine beating down on her and the forest look pretty nice and shady. Time for a little nap under a tree. Maybe I'll catch a cute squirrel on camera!
She walked toward the street away from the still busy market place. They probably had a rush all days. Luckily the path to a nice tree was up front. The branches hung down as if each one had a ten pound weight tied to their ends. With the low branches the leaves covered her from the humidity and heat.
Weeping willows are awesome.
"Let's take some shorts before a good cat nap shall we camera?"
Capri dropped her satchel by the trunk of the tree and headed deeper into the woods. Who knew it would be so quiet and peaceful. But it seemed to have no animals out today.
Odd. There should be some deer or rabbits or something at this time of day. They weren't nocturnal creatures I bet.
Capri stumbled upon a small meadow but was surprised when she saw a figure lying on the ground. It was a pale shade of purple. The skin was shriveled and wrinkled. The body was a man she could tell from far away but Capri could easily tell that it wasn't breathing from where she stood in the shadows.
Her camera kept rolling as a man across the meadows started lifting up the black shirt of the man and exposed his nonmoving chest. "Do you know how much trouble I went through for looking for you?"
The man was dressed in all black as well as the corpse. With Capri knowing what shinobi clothes were she knew the alert man could kill her on the spot.
"That was one big fight you had with Sasuke. You nearly destroyed the youngest sharingan. I should leave you dead just for that reason."
He knelt down by the side of the dead man. And took out a case of black ink and a paintbrush. He dipped the brush in and started to draw patterns on the belly that Capri mind couldn't comprehend.
"I designed this especially for you. You better be alive or Tobi will be soooo angry when he wakes up. I don't feel like dealing with him." He stood up and started doing hand signs that were too fast for her eyes to follow.
"With this I'll bring you back to life to revive my plan." He bit his left thumb and placed it onto the seal.
"Sharingan!"
Capri saw the man collapse on the middle of the corpse.
I don't know what to do now. Should I run and tell the Hokage? I bet this justsu is forbidden. Why would he even be reviving the dead man? Was he that great?
Thinking to herself she remembers that Sasuke's name was mentioned. She whispered to herself, "It couldn't be his brother?"
There was a grunt coming from the pile of men. "Get off me Grandpa."
A smirk formed on Madara's face, "Glad to know you're back to life young one." He got off of the body that was starting to gain back color. "Now you know that was part of my life source I just gave you. Be thankful."
Itachi groaned and he tried to sit up but found the numb sensation throughout his body had yet to cease. It felt like his whole body fell asleep for years. "Don't move just yet. I bet your blood hasn't circulated everywhere in your body."
Resolving to just staring at the first pure blue sky he has seen in a while Itachi thought out loud, "Does this mean I owe you?"
Madara ignored the ninja and walked over to pick up his discarded akatsuki cloak and put it backed on. "Oh ho. You know you do. My plan still needs two Sharingan."
"Not this plan again." Itachi started to shake his head around to turn toward the standing Akatsuki member, "This plan of revenge can only fail. Plus I wanted to die and not be brought back to life.
"Oh please. Try to sit up now." Doing as he was told Itachi found that he could move his torso now. His body felt strange. It was like it aged while his soul stayed at the same age. "I feel old."
Madara smiled and put his hands in his hair to ruffle it up. The choppy black layers fell down in its never changing place. "Your body may feel old but trying have an old soul in a younger body. It will blow your mind."
The assassin stretched his legs out and started flexing his bare feet. "You could always accept your time and die like normal old people would do."
Madara started to frown at the man, "Know your place!" He walked over to the weasel and dragged him up to his feet by the collar of his shirt. "Don't ever forget that these hands killed way more than you ever had. I demand your respect and you will give it willingly."
Madara closed his red eyes so he wouldn't see the family mark of an Uchiha mask. These young kids have no respect today.
"I'm sorry Granddad. I shall not speak ill of you again. I just worry that this plan won't succeed because of the moral standing. Kami-sama doesn't like when you take his role of life."
Scoffing at the younger man Madara set him down on his feet. Itachi found he could stand better now. "Please. I'll deal with Kami-sama when I decide too."
Stretching toward the sky Itachi thought of how close they were to the Hidden Leaf's border and what if Sasuke found him alive again. Sigh this isn't how he pictured his afterlife.
The blood was in circulating in his body even his eyes. What a perfect time to check the surroundings.
With a nod of his head he started scanning the area quickly. "Who is that?"
Both men turned toward the tree that a person was behind. With hast Capri high tailed it out of there.
"Eh let her go. We'll see her again soon."
Itachi looked at the older man in surprised. He never left any survivors without a good reason. "This will not interfere?"
Tobi smiled at him, "Of course not! Tobi has it all planned perfectly!" He skipped toward a tree branch and shoved a red clouded cloak toward Itachi. "Here here take it! Tobi kept it nice and clean just for you. Gramps said if I did a good job he'll make sure I'll get a treat."
Quickly putting the cloak on he dealt with the personality change with ease. Taking care of him for years he knew that Madara was using to Tobi that it was time to go into Konoha. The closest dango shop was near the outskirts of the city.
"Make sure you transform yourself into a young boy with a scarf okay." Tobi smiled once again and held onto the other Uchiha's arm. "Tobi won't forget his glasses either! Change your eyes to gold this time kay?"
Capri ran with hast away from the men who had to be chasing herby now. She stopped by the tree and picked up her bag. Taking this moment to breath she realized nobody was behind her. They don't mind what I heard?
She high tailed it out of there. It didn't matter if world S- class assassins knew she heard their secrets she wasn't going to be caught in those woods for a while.
Once again the villagers just moved out of the way as she ran past them. I guess they knew it was the norm now.
She would have ran all the way home if she didn't see Sherriah and Sara waving at her across the streets. My buddies…
"MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER!"
"I don't approve of doing this Grand dad. He's just a civilian." Itachi put more wood into the camp he made up for Madara. "I don't see how this can further the plan. It can only hinder it."
Pippin tried wiggling out of the rope but he was tied pretty tight against a tree. They had blind folded him and gagged him with cloth but he could still hear everything they had said. This wasn't fun anymore.
"Oh shush up. Can't you tell that they're from a different realm? With this type of power Leaf would have used it somehow against us." Madara went inside his sleeping bag near the fire. The only comfort he found in life.
"We're killing all of them right?"
Pippin gasped at this and knew he had to get out to protect his friends. Who knew what would happen to them if they were killed in Konoha.
"Eh we might." Madara laughed to himself, "Or not."
Itachi sat on the ground near his sleeping uncle. The thought of killing innocents didn't sit well in his body. Things were much simpler when he was dead. They took this boy due to his contact with the last Uchiha in Konoha. It seemed he was training the boy.
Apparently the progress wasn't much since he was taken up very easily.
Itachi looked over to the sleeping victim, "I'll keep you alive as long as possible. If you mean something to my brother you mean something to me."
