No, my computer is not fixed yet. I'm still using my mom's....-sighs- I WANT MAH MINI MAC BAAAACK!!! Oh yah....happy fourth of July, everyone! I'm not doing anything but updating, lol. But my neighbors are back here setting off illegal fireworks...I'm getting mad. If they set my house on fire, they'rer screwed. Big time. OH MAH GAWD I went to the eye doctor the other day, and I had to get glasses. Everything looks so much more clear now.....:3....-gives A W A I I more cookies) Okay...my glasses are red...I liekd them because they were shiny, and I like shiny things. Plus, red is my favorite color. XDDD PFT STOP SETTING OFF THOSE DAMNED FIREWORKS I CANNOT CONCENTRATE!!!! -dies- I've drawn some really good pictures...I drew one of Nodoka and Aki actually not trying to kill each other ((OH MAH GAWD)) I drew the whole gang walking along, I drew Yuki, and I'm working on a pic of Asuka. I'm kinda brain dead....SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY REQUESTS THEN TELL ME PLEASE AND I'LL DRAW IT AND SCAN IT IN WHEN I GET MAH COMPUTER FIXED!!!! I'LL DRAW ANYTHING, NO MATTER HOW CRACK-ISH IT IS!!! PLLLLLLZ!!! I WANNA DRAAAAW!!!! Oh yeah the new Naruto chapter was good. I liek the Mizukage and for some reason I invision her flirting with Gaara at the meeting since he's the youngest Kage....oh shizzit....Hinata's gonna be po'd....well, read. and.....ASK ME TO DRAW THINGS!!!!
"....." Aki frowned and stared at the sky as she walked alongside Inami. Her friend must've noticed that she looked out of it because Inami begun to tug gently on Aki's sleeve. "Huh?" Aki glanced at her, blinking hazily. "What is it?"
"Are you okay?" Inami whispered.
"....No," Aki huffed. "It's the thought of going back to Konoha....and the thought that my REAL family might be there."
Inami blinked in surprise. "Do you actually believe Michiru-san!?" She gasped.
"No!" Aki snapped, looking disgusted. "I'm just saying...there might be a chance."
"A very small one, but yeah," Shuro added, hearing their conversation and stepping up beside them. "Ey, did you two notice that Kishun and Michiru-san are getting kinda chummy?" She smiled. "Guess him asking for marriage rights won't be a problem, huh?"
Aki frowned and shoved her, making Shuro giggle."Haw haw, very funny."
"We're almost there," Michiru called up to them. He was still walking a distance away from the girls, staying back beside Kishun. "See those woods coming up? We just have to pass through those and then we'll be there. We should make it by sunset."
"Okay," Inami called over her shoulder.
Aki nodded and stretched. She felt her heart thudding about her chest, and she wondered why exactly she was nervous. She didn't....really believe that these people...these ninja, whom she was raised and trained to kill, who were her enemies...were her family...did she?
"Hey," Shuro drew her attention. "Isn't it odd?"
"What?"
"We haven't seen Nodoka for almost two weeks now...normally he's attacked you again by now. Where could he be?" Shuro looked worried.
Aki blinked and stopped walking. She hadn't really thought about Nodoka lately but...Shuro was right. It was odd that he hadn't tried anything lately. "He's...maybe he went to look for the Jewel of Genbu, or something...I'm sure he's fine."
"Why should it matter to us if he is?" Kishun inquired, approaching them with Michiru after hearing their conversation. "I mean, he's our enemy, remember? If he's hurt, or dead or something, then that's a good thing."
Inami opened her mouth angrily to yell at him-
SLAP!!!!
Aki surprsied herself and everyone around her as she whipped around and lashed her hand hard across Kishun's cheek. He stumbled backwards, his eyes wide. Aki blinked, taking a step back, looking equally shocked.
They all stared at her, silent.
"Aki-chan..." Inami approached her slowly.
Aki blinked and placed a hand over her mouth. "I..." She stared at Kishun, "I-I'm sorry, Kishun...I don't know..."
"No, no, it's fine," He said, waving his hand in the air, "I mean Nodoka IS a Jewel after all! He has to be our ally!" There was obvious, un-hidden anger in his voice. He closed his eyes and walked past Aki, on towards the woods.
"...." Aki smacked herself. "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!" She growled, shaking her head angrily.
Inami frowned slightly.
"You two go on ahead and talk to Kishun-san," Michiru said, walking up beside Aki. "We'll walk back here for a bit."
They paused before nodding and hurrying after Kishun.
Aki remained silent as she walked beside Michiru. Her eyes stayed on the ground, but occasionally she glanced up at the back of Kishun's head and frowned deeply. Michiru noticed that she even looked close to tears.
"So who's this Nodoka person?" Michiru asked her quietly.
"The Jewel of Suzaku..." She mumbled. "He...works for Kabuto and since we met him, he's been trying to kill me."
Michiru looked a bit taken aback. "So he's...not a friend."
"Hell no!" She growled. "He's...an enemy. My enemy...he wants to kill me, I have to hate him!" She spoke to herself more then Michiru, as if she was trying to convince not him, but her.
"...." Michiru swallowed and frowned at her. "Well...he's a jewel, just like you. So it's only normal that you'd show a bit of defensiveness towards him. I'm sure Kishun-kun will understand...you probably just surprised him, that's all."
"Hm..."
Michiru watched her for a moment, before smiling. "Man, we're almost to Konoha..." He grinned at the sky. "I can't wait for you to meet Otousan and Okaasan! You're going to love them! And they're going to love you...God, you don't know how happy they'll be."
"We haven't confirmed anything yet," She reminded him firmly, but, despite herself, smiled all the same.
He smiled back at her. "Oh yeah. Right."
Nodoka examined every detail of the room he was now in. It was a slightly circular shaped one, with a desk in the middle, and three, large, square windows behind it. The Hokage's office. He sat in one of the comfortable chairs that were decorated with red velvet, his eyes narrowed to slits. The ANBU woman, Paku, had pulled him out of the room where he had been the past few days, and put him in here...alone. How stupid.
Getting to his feet, he walked over to the Hokage's desk and picked up the red hat with the fire symbol upon it. He studied it for a moment before placing it back on the desk and looking through some of the papers.
Most of them were trivial things....like agreements with store owners to make their shops larger, requests from villagers...nothing really caught his eye, until-
"Hello?" Nodoka picked up a thick, cream colored sheet of paper and examined it closely. In bold, red letters at the top it said:
SECRET DOCUMENT: THE FOUR JEWELS
"Hm...secret document my ass," Nodoka lowered his eyes and began to read.
"This is a message being scent to every land in our world. Shinobi or no. The four Jewels are a hazard to the world. If they are allowed to travel about, causing trouble this way and that, then our world will be thrown into turmoil.
"This is exactly why the Land of Ages is sending out this act. The act of eliminating all four Jewels, and sending the Gods back to the Heavens where they belong. We do not need four Gods making the world worst then it already is, and we certainly do not need a new, one God.
"If you come into contact with any of the Jewels, delete them immediately. If you do not, then our world will be forced into great, great peril-"
Nodoka stopped reading. The only word in his mind that could describe this bullshit was...well....bullshit.
He placed the paper back on the desk where he found it. As soon as he did, the door opened, making him jump. He narrowed his eyes as Naruto, Gaara, and someone he didn't know walked in.
The woman that stood behind Gaara was very pretty. She had long, pale blond hair that was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head. the rest of her locks were pushed over one of her sky blue eyes. She was frowning, a serious expression on her face.
"What are you doing?" Gaara growled, staring at Nodoka suspiciously.
"Wondering what it would be like to be Hokage," Nodoka said loftily, taking the hat again and placing it on his head.
Naruto walked over to him and took the hat. "Nodoka," His voice sounded thick...exhausted. "This is Yamanaka Ino. Have you herd of the Yamanaka clan?"
Nodoka glanced at him and shook his head.
"Our specialties include entering other people's minds," Ino told him, her arms crossed over her chest. "Our abilities are used for interrogations, especially towards more stubborn prisoners."
"And?" Nodoka glared at her.
"I want Ino to see if you were telling the truth about not knowing anymore then you told us," Naruto explained.
"Oh my God..." Nodoka narrowed his eyes and glared at all three of them. "I told you all I know, seriously. In fact, I've concealed my fate by telling you all that!"
"Con...cealed your fate?"
"Kabuto-sama probably knows that I have said what I've said...there's going to be someone after my neck now...for sure," He yawned and ran his hand through his bangs. "I'm a dead man, now, to put it simply."
"So you're not working for Kabuto now?" Naruto asked, looking excited.
Nodoka looked at him. "I'm still Kabuto-sama's underling," He said icily. "So, I'll go back to him the moment I get out of here."
"But he'll kill you!" Naruto said angrily.
"So be it."
"..." The Hokage glanced at Gaara, who was giving Nodoka his nastiest glare. Ino looked confused, and slightly scared.
"By the way," Nodoka blinked slowly. "Is your daughter back in the village?" He motioned at Naruto. "That...Tsuke, or whatever her name was?"
Naruto flinched. "That's...none of your business."
"So she is...well, congratulations..." He picked up the paper that had his, Aki, Tsuke, and the unknown Jewel of Genbu's fates written upon it. "Think you can keep her safe?"
Naruto snatched it from him, his blue eyes narrowed.
"Hmph," Nodoka smirked.
He released his plan in an instant. He dropped to his knees and rolled beneath Naruto, surprising the blond and knocking him off his feet. He quickly slapped his hands together and Suzaku appeared. "Now!" He hissed.
Suzaku let out a loud shriek and the windows burst into a million pieces.
"See yah!" Nodoka turned and flipped out of the window, grabbing onto the roof as he slid down. He herd footsteps clang onto the roof behind him and saw that Gaara was in pursuit. He narrowed his eyes.
Reaching the end of the roof he let himself fall, flipping and landed hard of the smaller building below. He leaped down again and landed on the street, startling a woman. Shaking his head, he took off towards the gate, running as fast as he could.
"Grab him!" Gaara shouted at some passing chunnin. "That kid! Don't let him leave the village!"
Nodoka cursed mentally for he now had six shinobi running at his heels. He had almost reached the gate when something clutched his ankle and he fell forwards, slamming his face on the hard ground.
"Got you!" Gaara said breathlessly, his sand curling from the pouch he carried around his waist when he didn't have his gourd. The sand has lashed out and gripped Nodoka's ankles, making running impossible.
Nodoka sat up, sitting out gravel. "No you don't," He said through gritted teeth. "SUZAKU!"
Suzaku chirped angrily and flew out Gaara. The Kazekage used his sand shield but Suzaku managed to get around it. He raised his wings and a burst of flame came fourth, singing Gaara's hands. "Ugh-" Gaara gripped his burnt skin, loosing concentration, allowing the sand holding Nodoka to weaken.
Nodoka sprang free, taking a few hastened steps backwards-
He bumped into someone, making him stop. He wheeled around and came face to face with bright blue eyes. Taking a step back, Nodoka found himself viewing a young boy, about his own age, with platinum colored hair and dark skin. The boy was smiling and looking at Nodoka with a type of fondness that was only found among very close friends.
"....?" Nodoka blinked. "Who the hell are you?" He asked. He frowned. "Move!"
"It's nice to finally meet you, Jewel of Suzaku, Nodoka." The boy said calmly.
"Move!"
"No."
Gaara frowned and approached. He grabbed Nodoka's arm and twisted it behind his back, catching him off guard. "I don't know who you are," He said to the dark skinned boy, "But thank you."
"I didn't help you," The boy said, studying Gaara with gentle eyes. "I merely wanted to meet Suzaku's vessel."
"Yeah, and you got be captured because of it!" Nodoka spat, struggling with Gaara, who was turning out to be stronger.
"Tou-san!"
Tsuke came running up towards Naruto, who'd finally caught up with Gaara, along with Ino. Behind Tsuke was Hinata, who was observing the scene with blank eyes.
"Tsuke, go back home!" Naruto ordered.
"No!" Tsuke frowned at him and looked around at Nodoka. "You-"
"Nice to see you again," Nodoka growled at Tsuke, his eyes flashing dangerously.
She frowned at him.
"Oooooh, and the Jewel of Byakko, Tsuke-chan as well!" The boy said brightly, clapping his hands together. "How wonderful! We're all here! Now we just have to wait for the Jewel of Seiyru to arrive!"
"Aki?" Nodoka and Tsuke both said at once. They looked at each other in surprise.
"...Aki...?" Gaara blinked and looked down at Nodoka. "What...?"
Hinata was staring at Nodoka as well, her eyes as round as a perfect stone.
"She's the Jewel of Seiyru," Nodoka said gruffly. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the platinum haired boy. "That idiot's coming here!?"
"Yup!" The boy smiled. "Things are picking up now! Exciting, isn't it!?"
"H-hang on a sec..." Naruto said, waving his hands in front of his face. "Who is this Aki!? The Jewel of Seiyru? Aki is..." he glanced at Hinata, who was still silent.
"Don't be stupid, Naruto!" Gaara hissed, pain obvious in his eyes. "Sh...she's dead! She has been for twelve years!"
Tsuke's gasped and she caught Nodoka's eyes. "Are they-"
He gave her a, 'keep quiet' look, but nodded.
She placed a hand over her mouth, too shocked to speak.
"Otousan! Okaasan!"
Everyone looked around to see Michiru racing up to them. He looked out of breath, but he was beaming, his eyes practically sparkling.
"Michiru!" In his surprise, Gaara released Nodoka, but the Jewel of Suzaku didn't try to run again. He simply stood there, watching Michiru with careful, narrowed eyes. "What are you doing here?" Gaara asked, staring at his son.
"I-" Michiru looked around at everyone that was standing about, even the villagers who were watching the scene with wide eyes. "What the...? No, never mind...Otousan....you'll never believe who I ran into! I...I'm positive it's her! I mean, there's no way she can't be! Well-"
"NO WAY!"
Standing frozen not too far away was Kishun, Inami, and Shuro, all of them staring at Nodoka.
"N-Nodoka-san!" Inami said, grinning. "You're okay!"
He frowned. "Is she here too?" He asked.
Kishun glared at him. "What do you mean?"
But his question was soon answered as Aki caught up with them. "Jeez, why did everyone start running!?" She panted. She opened her green eyes and the first person she saw was Nodoka. "Wha-....what the hell are you doing here!?"
"I'd like to ask the same thing," he mumbled.
Then she potted Tsuke, followed by Asuka. "You guys to!?"
"Aki-san!" Tsuke said, blinking.
"Hello, Aki-chan!" Asuka smiled at her and she blushed angrily.
"....A...ki?"
Aki froze and looked around slowly, meeting silver eyes. Hinata's eyes. She stared at the woman and saw the spitting image of herself. Her eyes then traveled only a short distance away, and she saw Gaara. The redhead was standing there, gazing into the matching pools of green, his own stretched far too wide. "..." His mouth opened, but he said nothing.
Aki took a step back, her eyes wide.
"No...way..."
CLIFFIDY DANGER HANGER BANGER BO BANGER BANNANNA FANNA FO FANNER FI FI MO MANNER, HANGER!!!!!! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! You all hate me now, right? XD WOW, everyone's in Konoha now, mostly! Asuka had to show up to make the chapter complete. :3 So yeah....Aki's in Konoha now, andis face to face with Hinata and Gaara, AKA her momma and her papa. WHAT SHALL HAPPEN NEXT? You'll have to wait a while, cuz I dun feel good, so yeah....you'll have to wait a bit. LOL Aki slapped Kishun....not like he didn't deserve it. There have been a few times that I wanted to slap him, to tell you the truth. XD Nodoka makes his escape....hence the chapter title. Lawlz. But...his escape kinda fails, and now he's there with everyone elese. Now cliche of me. . Well, I'm tired so I'm gonna go to bed....lol, the next chapter will be a total Jerry Springer one....but will things go the way you think? Will Aki's first meeting with her parents me a joyous occassion, or will it screw them all? WILL NODOKA GET TO TASTE ICHIRAKU RAMEN!? FIND OUT NERXT TIME!!!!
OH YEAH AND GIMME THINGS TO DRAW, DAMN IT!!!