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Chapter Twelve: Truce?

Kakashi groaned as he slowly came to. His body ached all over and it took a moment for his eyes to come into focus; the sky had cleared and the evening red had settled in. He gingerly reached up to pull down his hitai-ate over his sharingan and it seemed like his limbs weighed a ton. Kakashi took another moment before gingerly propping himself up on his elbows. Imako was still out like a light and ungracefully sprawled on the ground like he had been. Kakashi faintly smiled and fell back when his arms couldn't support him anymore. He tilted his head to look around him, but all he could see was a wasteland. Everything was gone.

"I hope Naruto and the others got far enough," he muttered worriedly.

'ACHOO!!'

"Don't move around so much you dunce," hissed Sasuke through gritted teeth.

"I had to sneeze!" retorted Naruto.

"Both of you shut up and think of a way to get us out of this situation!" snapped Sakura. "AND STOP GROPING MY ASS NARUTO!!"

"I'm not!" objected Naruto with a grin. "I'm just hanging on."

"Hey guys...my foot's...slipping," said Sasuke with a strain in his voice.

It hadn't been more than a few seconds before the destructive wave of chakra hit that Sasuke spotted a crevice just behind a thorn bush. He had dropped in, jerking the others after him and his foot had caught in a protruding root. Hanging upside down he held onto both Sakura's wrists and vice versa. Naruto had to hold onto Sakura's waist, though his hands mysteriously 'slipped' to her ass. The crevice had shook and though Sasuke and the other two were dead tired, they had done their best to hold on until now.

"Naruto... move your ass NOW!" ordered Sasuke.

"Move where?" retorted Naruto.

"How about up!" snapped Sakura.

'Hurry it up,' shouted Inner Sakura. 'My arms must be ten feet long by now.'

After a grueling acrobatic act Naruto had crawled/jumped out of the crevice. Sakura let Naruto pull her up and both pulled Sasuke out by his ankles. Inner Sakura was having a party. They had made it- they were alive!

'And Sasuke's shirt rode up revealing my future husbands awesome six-pack!'

"Let's go," said Sasuke pulling his shirt back down. "We still have to find Master Kakashi and it's almost night."

"I can't run anymore," moaned Naruto. "I'm running on empty...I'm so hungry!"

"How can you say that?!" reprimanded Sakura. "Master Kakashi could be hurt!"

'You can't keep me locked away forever... I will break loose... you're mine!'

Imako's eyes snapped open and she gasped as though she hadn't been breathing. Her whole body ached and her heart hurt. She slowly looked around as best she could. It was night... clear sky, but nothing but rocks as far as she could see. She was suddenly aware of warmth and light radiating from behind her. Gingerly tilting her head back she saw a small campfire and a shadow behind it.

"Does it still hurt?" asked Kakashi.

Imako grimaced and pushed herself to a sitting position. Now she could see Kakashi sitting against a boulder. He looked as tired as she felt.

"You'll regret this," she said quietly.

Kakashi looked down at the fire and sighed.

"Get some sleep," he said closing his eye. "You can threaten all you want tomorrow."

Imako clenched her fists and glared in anger at his attitude, but didn't say a word. Instead she turned her back on him and laid down on her side to sleep.

Yeah, it was short, but no worries ne? Hope you enjoyed it and look forward to you reviews. Thank you to all who reviewed the last chapter.

Later days, Imako the Demon Wolf