Itsumo
Disclaimer: Although I wish Sakura...err...Naruto was mine, it isn't... Otherwise, I would be writing REAL Naruto right now...
Note: Okay, it seems like Sakura is the main char. right now... should I focus on her, or try others... Well, let's see how Kakashi's investoigation is going!
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Chapter 10:
March 24th
I got up, rubbing my head and moaning like usual. The couch wasn't as comfortable as everyone said it was! He had dozed off last night while reading noteds about the case, seeing what the others had deduced..
'Lee-Sasha, sharing an apple...why? There aren't any Sahsa's in the village, it's such an unused name... and what about the note about an apple? What 's important about an apple?' I thought.
Also, there was the strange circumstances of the fire at the Inuzuka house. A huge blaze originated from the cellar, where a wall burst into flames, supposedly from a spark from the heater. But the whole wall was set ablaze at the same time... that was the only possble way the fire spread so fast.
Also, the way Kiba was asleep. He, being a good ninja for his rank, he would have woken at a hint of fire. There might have been a reason he didn't... He could have had his sleep deepened, perhaps by someone else... Or maybe... himself?
Was there a chance he set the house ablaze himself? Why would he? And invite Hinata over...
Did someone want Hinata dead? Supposedly, only Sakura knew she had gone over there. The only ones who had seen Sakura since then that day were Naruto, Sasuke and I. I had been there during the fire, and both the boys were there before... could Sakura have mentioned it to one of them, then... no, neither had any reason.
Kiba, also, had no reason to be attacked. There was nobody that had a grudge against either, and Hinata herself was asleep. Kiba wasalso asleep. Yet the fire WAS set, I was sure of that.
I went over possible reasons for it to happen... Grudge fire against Hinata or Kiba, accident, evidence cover-up... Could that be it? Genins seemed to be targeted lately... two missing, two almost killed in a fire.... one attacked trying to save another...
I followed it with my mind. It might have started at Ichiraku Ramen, where Lee left Sakura... Had Ino seen something at Ichiraku? Her family's flower shop was just across the street, it would have been an easy coincidence for her to be working there at the time, and see something.
Kiba had been over to my house, asking all sorts of questions about the case. Had the person who was doing it found out, and set the fire? Was it a coincidence that Hinata was there? Kakashi figured it was more than that, but... It was like the often used metaphor pertaining to a puzzle which didn't hjave all the pieces, and some wrong ones. You just couldn't tell which would fit together.
The Lee-Sasha clue held the answer, but nobody had cracked it. There was only tthing I could do at the moment: Get lunch at Ichiraku's and sniff some things out. I threw on my coat and headed out the door. Maybe something would make sense after my stomach was full.
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I ended up at Ichiraku's at the exact time Naruto and Iruka did, so we ended up eating together. I decided to ask Naruto a few things.
"So, Naruto, you only come here for lunch?" I asked him.
"Actually, we were here for dinner a few days ago... the 22nd, right, Iruka-sensei?" he looked up into his old teacher's face.
"Naruto... I think it was the 21st, Kakashi-san. Why would you ask- wait, that's the night Lee..." Iruka trailed off. It was a sore spot with all the Jounins assigned to the case.
"Yeah... Who was in here, that night?" I queried Naruto, looking at him with my detective-eyes.
"Well... Chouji was here, he eat's dinner here too... Sakura abnd Lee were dancing...Shikamaru was here, staring at Sasuke, who seemed to doze off. Suddenly, he got up and let... that was about the time Lee and Sakura spilt up... Shikamaru quickly followed them. A few other couples left around then too, none looking really suspicious..." Naruto finished.
"Do you think... Sasuke or Shikamaru...?" I asked. If anyone knew the genins, it was another genin.
"No, Sasuke... why would he ambush Lee? He just wants to become stronger... And Shikamaru's too lazy to do anything, even if he did have a reason," Naruto answered quickly. Too quickly?
"Thanks Naruto... Anways..." I said, starting another conversation as we ate lunch. After lunch, I went home, sat on the couch and opened my book. Not everyything was simple in real life, but...
In books, nothing really mattered.
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Like yet? Hope this doesn't make my clues look horribly obvious. Chapter after next will, anyways. We just have to revisit the past a bit more.
Disclaimer: Although I wish Sakura...err...Naruto was mine, it isn't... Otherwise, I would be writing REAL Naruto right now...
Note: Okay, it seems like Sakura is the main char. right now... should I focus on her, or try others... Well, let's see how Kakashi's investoigation is going!
~~~!
Chapter 10:
March 24th
I got up, rubbing my head and moaning like usual. The couch wasn't as comfortable as everyone said it was! He had dozed off last night while reading noteds about the case, seeing what the others had deduced..
'Lee-Sasha, sharing an apple...why? There aren't any Sahsa's in the village, it's such an unused name... and what about the note about an apple? What 's important about an apple?' I thought.
Also, there was the strange circumstances of the fire at the Inuzuka house. A huge blaze originated from the cellar, where a wall burst into flames, supposedly from a spark from the heater. But the whole wall was set ablaze at the same time... that was the only possble way the fire spread so fast.
Also, the way Kiba was asleep. He, being a good ninja for his rank, he would have woken at a hint of fire. There might have been a reason he didn't... He could have had his sleep deepened, perhaps by someone else... Or maybe... himself?
Was there a chance he set the house ablaze himself? Why would he? And invite Hinata over...
Did someone want Hinata dead? Supposedly, only Sakura knew she had gone over there. The only ones who had seen Sakura since then that day were Naruto, Sasuke and I. I had been there during the fire, and both the boys were there before... could Sakura have mentioned it to one of them, then... no, neither had any reason.
Kiba, also, had no reason to be attacked. There was nobody that had a grudge against either, and Hinata herself was asleep. Kiba wasalso asleep. Yet the fire WAS set, I was sure of that.
I went over possible reasons for it to happen... Grudge fire against Hinata or Kiba, accident, evidence cover-up... Could that be it? Genins seemed to be targeted lately... two missing, two almost killed in a fire.... one attacked trying to save another...
I followed it with my mind. It might have started at Ichiraku Ramen, where Lee left Sakura... Had Ino seen something at Ichiraku? Her family's flower shop was just across the street, it would have been an easy coincidence for her to be working there at the time, and see something.
Kiba had been over to my house, asking all sorts of questions about the case. Had the person who was doing it found out, and set the fire? Was it a coincidence that Hinata was there? Kakashi figured it was more than that, but... It was like the often used metaphor pertaining to a puzzle which didn't hjave all the pieces, and some wrong ones. You just couldn't tell which would fit together.
The Lee-Sasha clue held the answer, but nobody had cracked it. There was only tthing I could do at the moment: Get lunch at Ichiraku's and sniff some things out. I threw on my coat and headed out the door. Maybe something would make sense after my stomach was full.
~~
I ended up at Ichiraku's at the exact time Naruto and Iruka did, so we ended up eating together. I decided to ask Naruto a few things.
"So, Naruto, you only come here for lunch?" I asked him.
"Actually, we were here for dinner a few days ago... the 22nd, right, Iruka-sensei?" he looked up into his old teacher's face.
"Naruto... I think it was the 21st, Kakashi-san. Why would you ask- wait, that's the night Lee..." Iruka trailed off. It was a sore spot with all the Jounins assigned to the case.
"Yeah... Who was in here, that night?" I queried Naruto, looking at him with my detective-eyes.
"Well... Chouji was here, he eat's dinner here too... Sakura abnd Lee were dancing...Shikamaru was here, staring at Sasuke, who seemed to doze off. Suddenly, he got up and let... that was about the time Lee and Sakura spilt up... Shikamaru quickly followed them. A few other couples left around then too, none looking really suspicious..." Naruto finished.
"Do you think... Sasuke or Shikamaru...?" I asked. If anyone knew the genins, it was another genin.
"No, Sasuke... why would he ambush Lee? He just wants to become stronger... And Shikamaru's too lazy to do anything, even if he did have a reason," Naruto answered quickly. Too quickly?
"Thanks Naruto... Anways..." I said, starting another conversation as we ate lunch. After lunch, I went home, sat on the couch and opened my book. Not everyything was simple in real life, but...
In books, nothing really mattered.
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Like yet? Hope this doesn't make my clues look horribly obvious. Chapter after next will, anyways. We just have to revisit the past a bit more.