Ch. Three: Hitta and Futta
A/N: Maybe I'm doing something wrong. After a few days, ZERO reviews. But then again, maybe it's because there's only two days before Christmas. Or it might be the bio I put in front of the Prologue. So I'll be taking that off the next time I update, unless of course I receive enough reviews to leave it on. Either way, enjoy this chapter.
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All along the border, they found nothing. No clothing, weapons, letters nothing. Nothing except a Hitai-ate, which was peculiar in itself. The headband had what looked like a hibiscus carved into it, which meant that someone was from the nation of Flowers. This also meant that these Shinobi were being overrun by plants. Literally.
"Alright," Rie said to the group, as they were huddled around a map of Konoha, "Gaara and I will go in from both North- and Southeastern area, while Sasuke and Naruto will come in from the North- and Southwestern areas. Any questions?" Almost inevitably, Naruto raised a hand. Rie sighed, and said before he asked the question, "No, Naruto, we don't have any ramen here, and, we aren't having any ramen soon. You were supposed to pack your own provisions." Naruto put his hand down. Sasuke rolled his eyes, and started tracing the map.
"Shinobi have been missing from two spots," Sasuke pointed out, "Here and Here. Incidentally, these two points are in a straight line to each other, which means that there must be at least two operatives. Anyway, the sooner we get started on this, the less time I have to be with the dobe." With that, everyone leapt away, except for Naruto, who was so into the Flower Hitai-ate that he switched it with his own. Sasuke leapt back and hit him on the head.
"Ow! Sasuke! What was that for?" Naruto asked as he was putting back on his own Hitai-ate.
"We need to get going. NOW." Sasuke said stiffly. This time Naruto went with him when he leapt away. After going inward towards the capital for 15 kilometers, the two noticed that they were at the western point on the map. Looking up, they noticed some rustling. Unexpectedly, two forms leapt down from the branch. When they came up, Naruto did a double-take.
There were two beautiful girls in front of them. Both girls had blonde hair, purple knee-length dresses, high black boots, a hibiscus in their hair, and weapon pouches looking like purses. But that wasn't very shocking. The girls were mirror reflections of each other, and one girl was missing her belt Hitai-ate. The girl with a Hitai-ate spoke first.
"Welcome. My name is Hittari. This woman," Hittari gestured to her counterpart, "is Futtari, my twin sister. Prepare to be captured." With that, the twins held each others hand and started doing katas with each other's hands. When they did the last seal, they said: "Santtori e Hittari! (It means three people to one person in Japanese.)"
In a puff of smoke, two duplicates of Sakura appeared. Naruto and Sasuke were taken a back for just a moment. Then they got to fighting. Naruto went to Sakura-Futtari and started Genjutsu. Like the real Sakura, Futtari was doing poorly, until Naruto gave her a black eye. Futtari then grinned and kept going until Naruto was down for the count.
Sasuke was having similar problems. He had tried using both Big Fireball and Flame Chariot, but all he did was burned her hair a good three inches. But Sakura-Hittari then made katas and said: "Escape by petals: Sleeping Poppies." She then breathed on the palms of her hands, and Sasuke then became aware of how drowsy he was. He then fell over, snoring quietly. Hittari then walked over to her sister.
In a puff of smoke, she became herself. Futtari was busy taking her Hitai-ate from Naruto's grip and tied it around her waist. After tying Naruto up and dragging him back to Sasuke, Futtari bent down close to look at him. He woke up and started to struggle. Futtari smirked.
"Don't worry, dobe. We already have the Sand-nin and Thunder-nin you sent us." Hittari said as she kicked Naruto into unconsciousness. As Naruto had a few fleeting moments before the darkness came, he overheard them talking.
Sasuke was thrown over Hittari's shoulder. "Well, at least these guys are cuter than the others." Naruto heard Hittari say before he finally blacked out. Futtari then looked closer at Naruto, close enough to kiss him. She then noticed something important.
"Hey sis?" Futtari asked.
"What is it, Futta?" Hittari said, as she stood next to her.
"Maybe they were sent by Kakashi-ojisan to tell us to come in, Hitta. We should also bring the others. That way, our class B mission would be finished." Futta said quietly.
"Maybe. But let's hurry. Sasuke isn't going to be under my spell for much longer." Hittari said. With that, Hitta walked away. Futta looked at Naruto again, and started dragging him behind like a toy. The mirror image then followed to Hitta to the hiding place back in the trees. There they would wait for any other hostages.
A/N: This is a little bit of a spoiler, and also a small Japanese lesson for others. Even though Futtari and Hittari prefer the nicknames Hitta and Futta, in Japanese their names would mean one person (Hittari), and two people (Futtari). Also, ojisan means uncle in Japanese, so it makes one wonder what part Kakashi has to play in this. Till then Merry Christmas!
