Reko panted while running through the halls. He wasn't able to find his father: the stadium building was too big.
'Where is he, dammit…' Reko thought sadly. He was worried; Dhana hadn't been playing nice in the fight with his father.
Seeing two people at the end of the hallway, both clearly shocked, made Reko pause. It was then that he noticed how silent it was. 'There must be something wrong, even the audience is silent', the blue-haired boy thought while walking towards the shocked people. They were looking through a small round window.
When Reko reached them, he followed their gaze and saw the battle ground. He could see two ninja's lying on the ground, Ichiwaka standing between them.
"What's wrong?" Reko asked softly. One of the people standing next to Reko turned to him. It was a black-haired female, her shocked expression not leaving her face.
"They…" The woman paused while returning her gaze back to the two ninja's on the battlefield. "They killed…eachother…" she wispered.
Reko blinked. "W…what?"
The woman bit her shaky lip and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "One of them is…-was my brother…" she said softly.
Reko looked down. "Oh…I'm sorry…"
After a couple of minutes of silence, the woman sunk to her knees and hid her face in her hands. "This can't be happening!! He promised me to win!!" she sobbed.
The other person, also a female, started rubbing her back before turning towards Reko. "Aren't you Uchiha's son?" she asked softly.
"Uh…yeah…why?" Reko answered.
"Don't you want to see him?" the female asked.
"Well… I want to, but I don't know where he is…" Reko almost whispered while scratching the back of his head.
The woman grinned softly before pointing to a door at the end of the hallway. "I thought so. Well… you're close. He's there".
Reko blinked. "He is? Whoah! Thank you!" He bowed before running away.
"Don't try to change the subject. You haven't answered my question yet, Uchiha-san". Divano pouted while Sasuke smirked.
"I don't have to tell you" Sasuke answered blankly.
"Ah! Don't be so mean! Come on! Why aren't you afraid to die? Tell me!" Divano pleaded.
Sasuke chuckled. "Are you?" he asked while folding his arms behind his head.
Divano pouted once again.
"I guess not. As a ninja, it's better if you aren't, right?" Divano mumbled.
"That's my answer, then" Sasuke said.
"I don't think that that is the reason you aren't afraid to die, Sasuke-san" Divano mumbled.
Sasuke glanced at the man in the bed next to him. "Why do you want to know so badly?" the Uchiha decided to ask.
Before Divano could answer, Reko stormed in. "FINALLY!! There you are!" Reko cheered while flying towards a surprised looking Sasuke. "I'm so glad to see you're okay!!" Reko said happily. Sasuke smiled at his son.
"Hey Reko, how is the match going?" Sasuke asked.
"Well… uh… let's say they both won the battle…" Reko said nervously.
"You mean a tie?" Divano asked, surprised.
"Well… something like that…" Reko said softly.
Sasuke frowned a little by seeing Reko's weird behaviour.
"What happened?" he asked.
Reko looked down.
"Uhm… they killed eachother…"
"WHAT?!" Sasuke and Divano gasped.
"Yep, your son is right, Sasuke-san" a voice said, making everyone turn towards the door.
Sasuke wasn't really surprised to find an anbu standing in the doorway. 'Are they stalking me or something?' Sasuke thought while pushing himself into a sitting position.
"Well of course, anbu-san! Guys like you are always welcome!" Sasuke snorted, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Reko couldn't help but giggle.
The Anbu sighed and entered the room.
"Aoi-san, I know this isn't really the time but…" the Anbu paused as Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"But?" Sasuke asked.
"The Anbu sighed. "We need a captain, Sasuke-san!"
Reko blinked.
Sasuke sighed desperately. "I knew it…" he mumbled.
"Please listen to us! We asked- no, pleaded with you to become our captain, and you said you'd think about it!" the anbu explained.
"Well, then it is okay, isn't it?" Sasuke asked, trying to sound convincing.
The Anbu folded his arms. "Well, no. You have been thinking about it quite a while now, and you keep avoiding us".
Reko raised his hands. "Wohoho wait a sec! DAD?? They asked you to become their captain???" he almost yelled.
Sasuke nodded while also folding his arms.
"That's awesome!! You should do it!!" Reko almost screamed.
Sasuke shook his head slowly. "I don't think it's a good idea, Reko. I mean, I won't be home very often and-"
"Is that a 'no'?" Reko asked softly. Sasuke blinked as he recognized the disappointment in his son's voice.
"Don't you want me at home then?" Sasuke asked with a serious face, although he was joking on the inside.
Reko paled. "Nonono!! That's not what I meant!! I meant-"
"I know what you meant Reko, I was only joking." Sasuke interrupted with a smirk, receiving a death glare coming from Reko's direction.
"Hey, but dad, are you going to do it or not?" Reko decided to ask.
Sasuke collapsed back on the bed with a sigh.
The anbu raised an eyebrow at the black-haired man, silently wondering the same.
It stayed silent for seven minutes; for the first time, Sasuke actually took the time to think about it. The sound of a cheering audience filled the room.
Sasuke titled his head a little. Reko and the anbu looked at him questionably.
"Ah…" Sasuke mumbled eventually.
'Is he going to do it??' Reko wondered while the anbu bit his lip.
"The Genin tournament has started…" Sasuke said dryly.
The anbu slapped his own forehead with a desperate sigh while Reko started laughing.
"Forgive me anbu-san, I just had to say that." Sasuke smirked before continuing, "Anyway, I have a question. If I won't be the captain, then who is it going to be?"
"Well let's see…I guess it's going to be Kuroi-san…" the anbu answered. 'Although we need you…' His mind silently added.
Sasuke stared at the ceiling for a couple minutes.
"Okay." He said.
"Uh? What 'okay'?" the anbu asked.
"Okay, I'll be the damn captain, but…on one permission." Sasuke said slowly while looking at Reko.
"And that is…?" The anbu asked.
"Reko, I want you to stay at Kakashi's place." Sasuke said sternly while Reko gave him a big grin. "Sure dad!"
Reko's grin soon turned into a shocked one. "O crap!!!" he yelped.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked.
"Magis-san is fighting in the first round!!! I'm not even watching her battle!!" Reko gulped.
With a 'Bye dad!!' Reko stormed out of the room, leaving a grinning father behind.
It's short, I know.
I'm late….
I'm sorry.
This chapter was also typed by my mom. I'm going to search for English speech recognizer to install on my computer. Maybe then, I'll be able to 'type' this story by myself.
The pain in my arms isn't leaving, it's only growing worse.
I won't let this story and it's readers down, so I ask one thing of you guys;
Please be patient and wait for me.
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