Ch.4: Sakura's Fury
A/N: six hours and counting until New Years. I've removed the bio, and if any new readers are interested in seeing it, just e-mail me. NE way, my wisdom teeth are gone, I'm done babysitting, and here's a new chapter.
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Naruto woke blearily, noticing that he was tied up. Looking around, he noticed he was at the same spot where he first went through Kakashi's lessons. Naruto also noticed other poles, with about sixty other people tied up, including Gaara, Rie, and Sasuke. When Naruto looked near the memorial commerating the capture of the nine-tail fox, he saw Hitta and Futta tying the last thunder Shinobi to the memorial itself.
"Hey! You two! Let us go!" Naruto yelled, struggling against the ropes. The girls looked up, surprised. Hitta stuck out her tongue. Futta smiled and waved. Neither came near him.
"We won't let you go until Kakashi-ojisan gets here. Until then, shut up!" Both girls said in a demonic and deranged voice. Naruto flipped the bird at both of them in response. That got him a double-slap from both girls. Fuming, Naruto then noticed something.
"Waaaiiit a minute! Uncle Kakashi? I thought he was a drifter!" Naruto said to himself.
"I am a drifter, and these girls are actually distant cousins of mine." Kakashi said to Naruto, behind his ear. Kakashi sighed. "I also see that they were on another troublesome mission."
"Ojisan Kakashi!" Both girls yelled. The pair came up to Kakashi and gave him a hug.
"Look uncle, we completed our first Class B mission: hold any incomig Shinobi hostage for a while, and then let them go." Futta said, after letting go.
"Yes, well," Kakashi sighed, "You two almost caused a war between the thunder nation and our nation. You'll need to come with me to see the Hokage."
"Okay, ojisan. Should we untie the brats too?" Hitta asked, pointing towards Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke had given up trying to escape, but Naruto was now trying to chew the ropes off. Sighing, Kakashi just came to the pair and untied them. Hitta and Futta looked at each other, shrugged, and started to untie the others. Afterwards, they started the trek back to Konoha. Rie had stayed quiet. She was overwhelmed by two flower girls. At her skill level, that just doesn't happen.
'I mean come on; these girls aren't even sixteen yet!' Rie thought dejectedly. She then felt a hand on her arm. Looking to her side, she saw Sasuke looking at her. Rie then realized something: Sasuke feels worse about this because he is supposed to be the best in his age group. Sasuke then said it out loud.
"I was overwhelmed by their power also. But you don't see me kicking myself for losing. Either way, we won't have to fight against each other." Sasuke said. He was going to say something else, but Sakura was standing in front of him. She wasn't happy. But then, when a black eye shows up and your already short hair is burned another three inches, you can't help but feel angry.
Naruto and Sasuke stared at her. Hitta and Futta turned around. The girls shared Cheshire cat smiles, and walked up to Sakura. Both girls bowed in apology.
"We are sorry," Futta said, "But whenever we do the three people to one person, we become a doppelganger of the one our opponent loves."
"Consider yourself lucky." Hitta gently. "We have gone against jounin who had killed their loved ones instead of us with that move." With that, they walked on. Sakura was still stunned. Kakashi walked up to Sakura, and told her to go home. But Sakura didn't. Instead, she drew a kunai and charged at Hitta and Futta. Sakura had stabbed both girls from behind. But rather than falling, the pair then exploded in a burst of flower petals. Surprised, Sakura then felt two kunai crossed in front of her throat.
"Did you not hear us?" Futta said, "Consider yourself lucky. The next time you try that, we won't hold back, and Ojisan Kakashi won't be there to stop us." Both girls withdrew their kunai, letting Sakura fall to her knees. Sasuke walked on, while Naruto at least helped her up. Rie looked at Sakura and shook her head.
'This is gong to be a long night.' Rie thought dejectedly.
