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ATTACK OF THE EVIL PLOT BUNNIES!
Chapter one: Escort
Team seven had been called by the Hokage to go to the Wave Country and protect the Suibi family. "And make sure that they are treated with the utmost respect." The Third (A/N: 1) was about to set them on their way when he added, "No matter what." The last part was mostly directed at Naruto, whojust shrugged his shoulders at the comment. The Third dismissed them with a wave of his hand and team seven left.
It was nearly five hours solid of walking that Naruto lodged the first complaint, "Why are we supposed to pick up some prissy air-heads?"
Sakura elbowed him, "Naruto you shouldn't be so rude!" Inner Sakura: 'He's RIGHT! Why waist our time on something THIS stupid?'
Kakashi stopped and turned on his heel so that he was facing Naruto momentarily putting his book to his side, "These 'Prissy air-heads' are the ones that are going to make a peace treaty with The Hidden Leaf." Naruto scoffed at the remark. Kakashi once again turned on his heel and read his book.
"I still don't see the point." Naruto said under his breath.
It was starting to get dark and Sakura was the first one to say that they should set up camp. "Hmm…I suppose." Kakashi said nodding, "Naruto, Sasuke you go and get the fire wood while Sakura and I set up camp."
"WHAT! Why do 'I' have to get stuck with this asshole!" Naruto exclaimed loudly making a few birds in nearby trees to fly away.
"Idiot." Sasuke said as he went off to gather the firewood.
"ERR…" Naruto was fuming now.
"Naruto why don't you see if you can find any water near by." Kakashi said.
He sighed and turned away from where Sasuke was "Alright Kakashi-Sensei." With that Naruto was off.
"What are you going to do Kakashi-Sensei?" Sakura asked.
"…Read." Kakashi leant against a log and re-opened his 'Come Come Paradise' book mostly tuning out the world around him while he got to his 'Favorite' part.
"KAKASHI-SENSEI! GET YOUR LAZY ASS UP AND HELP ME!" Sakura screamed at him. When he did nothing she walked over to him, bent down and screamed in his ear…needless to say he got up. Sakura smiled triumphantly, "Now you can get yours and Naruto's tent ready and I'll get mine and Sasuke-Kun's ready." Not wantingto get yelled atagain, Kakashi complied. It was ten minutes later when Sasuke came back with the wood for the fire and another fifteen minutes until Naruto came back with the water.
"What was the screaming about Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked.
"Huh? … OH! It was nothing." Sakura smiled.
"OK Sakura-Chan…" In all honesty Naruto didn't believe a word of that but it was better not to question things, just incase…
FLASHBACK
Sakura had found a hot spring about a hundred meters away from where they had set up camp. She had just gotten comfortable when there was a rustle in the bushes. "LOOK OUT BELOW!" Naruto came out of no where and splashed Sakura with a wave of the spring water.
Quickly grabbing her towel she covered her self so that Naruto wouldn't see her. "NARUTO! YOU BAKA! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING!" SMACK, BASH
"AHHH! SAKURA-CHAN!" She shoved Naruto's head under the water got out of the spring and stalked off leaving Naruto to drown.
END FLASHBACK
Or there was that other time… ANOTHER FLASHBACK
There were muffling sounds coming from Sakura's tent so Naruto took it upon himself to make sure that she was OK or not. "Mmm…Sasuke-Kun…" Sakura mumbled.
POKE, POKE "Sakura-Chan?" POKE, POKE, POKE "Sakura-Chan? Are you all right?" POKE "Sakura-Chan?"
"Hmm? Wha…?" Sakura blinked a few times to get better focus, "NARUTO!" Sakura blushed as she looked down to see that the top of her pajamas was dangerously low to her chest, pulling it up she screamed at Naruto, "GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!" And with each 'Get Out' Sakura punched him hard in the face. Naruto just left the tent with a bleeding nose and a strong reminder to not go into Sakura's tent ever again.
END FLASHBACK
A hand waved in front of Naruto's face. "Oi. Naruto, you gonna eat?" Kakashi asked holding out a bowl of instant noodles.
Naruto nodded, "Thanks Kakashi-Sensei." 'I think I spaced out for a while.' He shook his head and wolfed down his bowl of Ramen.
"CHEW WITH YOUR MOUTH CLOSED!" Sakura yelled at him while bashing him with a stick that she found on the ground.
"Owwww…Sakura-Chan…" Naruto whined while he rubbed his head.
"Idiot." Sasuke said. Naruto stopped rubbing his head and glared at him, which Sasuke returned with full force. "Heh. Not worth my time." With that Sasuke got up and went into his tent. Sakura and Naruto took Sasuke's silent advice and retired to their tents.
Once Kakashi was sure that all three of them were sleeping he reached into his pocket and launched a kunai to his right he heard a gasp and a sharp movement. Kakashi walked over to where he noticed the intruder, "Come out. If you cooperate then you won't have to get hurt." The figure showed some of its body to Kakashi. 'It's a woman.' He noted seeing the curves on her body. "Come out of the shadows girl."
She laughed lightly, "If I came out of these shadows then you would most likely kill me. I'm just here to deliver a message to you Hatake-San…Do not go and pick up the Suibi family."
"Why?"
"Because my master requests it." She replied nonchalantly.
"And who is your master?"
"When you meet the lady of the manor… then you will know who my master is." She bowed, "Until we meet again Hatake-San." She disappeared in a cloud of smoke leaving Kakashi to wonder who her master was.
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The woman appeared in a beautifully decorated room and took off her black mask letting her long black hair cascade down. "Ouch." She looked at her left arm and saw that it was bleeding from the kunai that was launched at her, "He has lived up to his reputation. But the other three I just don't trust them at all. They are too juvenile." KNOCK; KNOCK "Hmm?"
"Tanto-Sama…Cho-Sama came in here and noticed that you were missing. I told her that you were out for a walk, please report to her so that she can rest easy tonight. She is in the gardens."
"Shiori, thank you very much for covering for me. I don't know what I would do with out you." Tanto smiled at Shiori and was about to leave when Shiori stopped her. "What?"
"Are you going to meet Cho-Sama in that?" Shiori asked motioning to her black suit.
Tanto blushed it would have been very interesting to try and explain her out of that one with her mother, "Ah…I see. Thank you Shiori. Could you tell my mother that I will be out to see her soon?" Shiori nodded and left the room. Once Shiori left the room Tanto changed into an Orange flowered Kimono with a thick white stripe that went around each upper arm and mini stripes of different shades of orange around the sleeves and the neckline. Under the top of the Kimono was a pure green and white one (I have NO idea how to describe it. If you want a photo of what it looks like then I'll e-mail it to you.) Tanto left the room leaving to the gardens.
"Cho-San?" Tanto asked stepping in to the moonlit courtyard.
"Tanto how many times do I have to tell you." She lightly scolded with a smile upon her face. "Call me Mother instead." She patted a spot next to her, "Please Tanto, come and sit we need to discus something." Her smile had almost vanished by the time she finished the last sentence.
Tanto sat down not knowing what to expect next, "What is it Mother?" 'I just hope that it isn't what I think that it's about.'
"Well Tanto me and your Father have thought long and hard about this and well you are getting older and thefamily needs a young heir. So we have arranged for you to marry one of the Leaf's best ninja." Cho explained.
'Great they wern't joking when they were talking last night.' SIGH 'Why do they never discuss these types of things to me? I mean it IS my life after all.' "How could you do that?" She asked quietly, "How could you do that?" She asked a little louder but sill calm.
"Now Tanto, this is good for the entire family. It will bring strong ties to our two Country's."
"But why couldn't someone ELSE do this? Why does it have to be ME?" She asked her voice steadily raising.
"We have made a decision as a group. As the youngest member of our family it was chosen that you would marry in the Leaf. Your father, the Leaf's Hokage and I have already discussed this, and we will stay by our decision." Cho stated calmly.
"This is my life! And I will decide what to do with it!" She said unable to maintain her calm composure any longer.
"Now Tanto please be reasonable. This is for the good of the family." She told her.
"'The good of the family'? Is that all you EVER think about! I cannot believe you! You, Gino-San, and the Hokage!" Tanto yelled storming off tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
Cho sat there shaking her head, "What am I going to do?" That night Tanto let her tears fall and cried herself to sleep, as did her brother who had been quietly listening in on the conversation.
xXx
There was a rapping on Tanto's door when she didn't wake up the figure let herself into the room, "Tanto-Sama?" POKE, POKE "Tanto-Sama?" POKE, POKE, POKE "Tanto-Sama?" POKE, POKE, POKE, POKE.
"Mmpf." Tanto groggily got up YAWN "Morning Shiori."
"Likewise." Shiori smiled, "Do you want to come down for breakfast?"
Tanto's head perked up at the mention of food but it dropped just as quickly, "Who is it with?"
"Gino-Sama and Cho-Sama. Why?" Shiori asked.
"Tell them I'm not coming down."
Shiori got worried she had never seen Tanto turn down food unless she was sick, "Tanto-Sama are you OK? You've never turned down food unless with good reason… is this about your parents?" Shiori asked tentatively.
"Yes."
"What happened?"
"They want to marry me off."
"That's great!" Noticing the scowl on Tanto's face Shiori added, "Is it THAT bad?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because, I have to marry one of those Hidden Leaf guys. 'To continue the family' as Cho-San said. This is a man I have never met in my entire life and now I have to marry him? Is it just me or is there something wrong with this picture?" Tanto asked her.
"Nope. You're right. I mean 'I' personally would LOVE to be married but to someone I have never met…never." Shiori smiled, she always like these moments with Tanto…moments to get to know her better to ask her what's troubling her and that. But soon she won't have any of these moments all they would be is a memory. "I'll go tell them that you're not hungry." Shiori stood up and began to leave but was stopped by Tanto.
"Thanks Shiori-Chan." Both girls smiled brightly and Shiori left to let her friend change.
KNOCK, KNOCK "ENTER!" Gino's loud voice boomed in the large dining hall. Shiori walked into the room and bowed, "What is it Shiori?" He asked straight to the point, "And where is Tanto?"
"She's not hungry Gino-Sama. That is what I came here to tell you."
"And you did nothing to persuade her?" Shiori could tell that he was on the edge.
"I tried Gino-Sama-"
"Then why isn't she here!" He yelled grabbing his Kanta from the floor beside him. He unsheathed it and charged at the poor girl.
She gave an ear piercing scream but when she opened her eyes she noticed that she wasn't dead, "Gino-Sama I presume?" The man who had saved her asked holding the blade of the Kanta in both of his palms so that the blade would not cause any damage to anyone.
"Yes. And I suppose I have the honor of meeting the great Hatake Kakashi am I correct? Hidden Leaf's Copy Ninja? Your actions have impressed me." Kakashi let go of the Kanta; Gino turned to Shiori, "Go and get Tanto." He turned back to Kakashi, "Now Kakashi are you traveling alone? Or do you have your allies outside?"
Before Kakashi spoke Cho suggested something, "If you do have others then send them in, allow them to have a hot meal after a long journey."
"YAY! FOOOOD!" Naruto ran into the room and sat down on the chair and surprised everyone that the chair didn't break from such force.
"Idiot." Sasuke said mostly ignoring Naruto's annoying display.
Shiori came into the room pulling Tanto behind her, "Gino-Sama. I've brought her here."
"You should have done that sooner Shiori." Gino remarked coldly.
"Sorry Gino-Sama." Shiori said putting her head down.
"Shiori-Chan don't be sorry. Gino-San is just being arrogant again. Extracting his role as the higher man here again." Tanto said reassuring her friend.
Gino was fuming, "Tanto!" She turned to him, "If you resort to having a SERVANT as your friend then this marriage will have to be sooner then what me and your mother planned."
"Feh, like I'm actually going to get married at my age." Tanto said defiantly knowing that her father wouldn't attack her in the presence of company. Oh how she was wrong. Gino charged at her Kanta high above his head charging at her, "Uh-Oh." She quickly did some seals, "Kaze no Yaiba !" A blade of wind blasted Gino into the wall behind him. "Phew haven't done that in a while." Tanto said with a grin on her face, "Soooo…can I get some food or will I have to fight for that too?"
"Great another person who loves food." Sasuke said.
"She's just like Naruto." Sakura sighed. Inner Sakura: 'Great! Another one! ARGH! We barely get ANY food with Naruto with us! And now we have ANOTHER ONE! CRAP!'
"Tanto?" Cho asked, "Where did you learn that? You aren't a Shinobi…are you?"
Swallowing the food in her mouth Tanto answered, "Nope." Thenshovledsome more rice into her mouth.
"Then-"
"I have friends that ARE Shinobi though." She didn't meet her mother's eyes.
The room was silent until Kakashi broke it, "So I suppose we should get on our way soon."
"Whatever. Oh by the way Cho-San is Kuroi coming with us as well?"
As if on queue Kuroi came bounding into the room, "Yup!" He said with his childlike grin on his face, "And I'm all packed and ready to go!" Noticing the bags in his hand Tanto gave a sigh. He ran over to his sister and pulled on her Kimono, "C'mon! We gotta get you packed!"
She got up and stood in place, "Look." She said sternly, "I'm not going Kuroi."
"Yes you are!" Kuroi said in a whining tone, "Because if you don't then I'll have to tell everyone here your little secret." Tanto quirked an eyebrow and he pulled her down to his level and whispered it to her.
(O.O) "You wouldn't dare." Kuroi nodded, "Gaki!" She sighed knowing perfectly well that he would, "Fine," Tanto grumbled, "Let's go get me packed."
"YAY!" He pulled Tanto away to go and get packed.
"That was…" Naruto started.
"Really…" Inner Sakura: 'STUPID! And POINTLESS! And ANNOYING!'
"Random." Kakashi finished off.
"I must apologize for my daughter…she…she's just…she just doesn't like leaving the village. That's all." Cho said. About ten minutes later both siblings came through the door and were ready to go. "Alright! Let's get going then." Cho said happily.
"Right." Tanto grumbled. "I hope that I die before I get there."
"We WILL go through with this Tanto. Know that." Gino said in an almost threatening tone.
There was an awkward air until Kuroi pulled on Tanto's Kimono, "Can we go now?"
"Sure let's go." Kakashi said.
"Awe but I didn't get to finish my food." Naruto complained.
"Naruto you ALWAYS eat. Can't you think of anything besides your stomach?" Sakura asked him.
Silence.
"Idiot." Sasuke said which made Naruto mad. Making them get into their usual fight. They were soon out on the road Cho and Gino were side by side quietly making wedding arrangements, Sasuke and Naruto were fighting, Sakura and Shiori were entertaining Kuroi and Tanto was quietly walking beside Kakashi.
"So…" Tanto said suddenly deciding to break the silence between them.
"Hmm?" He asked not looking up from his book.
"…Never mind." Tanto sighed, 'Well THAT was pointless.' She thought.
"Why did you come last night?" Kakashi asked lowering his book a little.
'Oh shit. He knows it was me. Better play dumb.' "What are you talking about Kakashi-San?"
He lifted his book and started to read again, "If you won't tell me I'm sure that I can get it out of Shiori."
"You're an ass you know that?" He didn't answer, "Alright fine, the reason I came last night is because I heard my parents talking and agreeing. That normally doesn't happen. So I tried to scare you away" She told him, "…and unsuccessfully at that." Tanto added quietly to herself. Kakashi laughed at this, "What?"
"That is why you were fighting with you parents? Because you tried to stop us from reaching here?"
She huffed, "Heh I wish."
"Then…?"
"They want me to get married." She stuck her finger in her mouth and made gagging noises, "I would rather die a lonely old woman then get married to someone I didn't know." She said full of spite.
"Oh." Was all he said before returning to his book.
"Is that all you can say! 'Oh' then go back to reading you porno book! Well all I can say is that I'm sure as hell glad I'm not marrying you!" FLING, KLINK "Huh?" Tanto noticed a Kunai drop to the ground right beside her. "Again, HUH?"
"Were under attack." Kakashi said. "Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto. You three…" He turned to them to see that they were already in position to guard the family. "Uh… right. I'll go see who it is."
Tanto grabbed his wrist before he could get far, "I'm coming too." She said with determination flaming in her eyes.
"No." Was all that he said before he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Kakashi weather you like it or not I'm coming!" She yelled before she disappeared in a cloud of smoke as well, giving each of her parents a heart attack.
"When did she learn that?" Cho asked.
"So that's how she got around the Wave country so fast! Stupid girl! She must have gone to the Mist Country!" Gino said enraged once again.
"Wow! My sister is SO cool!" Kuroi said with a grin on his face.
SIGH "Now her parents know." Shiori said shaking her head.
HUFF, HUFF 'Where is Kakashi now?' A knife was held to her throat and a hand went to her ass. "PERVERT!" She reached into the sleeve of her Kimono and angrily stabbed the figure behind her making the person take their kunai away from her throat. She then made some quick hand seals, "Kaze no Yaiba!" she said blasting the figure into the trees behind them . She stuck out her tongue, "That's what you get ya pervert!"
"I thought I told you to stay put?" Kakashi asked from behind her.
'When did he get there?' She wondered, "Like I would actually listen to you." She shot back.
"Ow…" The figure that Tanto had blasted was slowly coming towards them. "Jesus girl your 'Kaze no Yaiba' is almost stronger then mine!" She noticed that the figure was wearing a mask.
"…Uh… What the Hell?" She asked getting her kunai ready for another attack.
"It's me!"
"I see…"
"The one who taught the 'Kaze no Yaiba' to you!" He took off the mask revealing his identity to her.
Now it was Kakashi's turn to be clueless, "Huh?"
"Pervert Sensei!" Tanto said as she gave him a hug then a hard slap across the face for him groping her again. "That's for touching my ass… again" She sighed, "So why were you trying to kill me?"
He ignored the question and continued talking, "The word on the wind is that your gonna get married in The Hidden Leaf. I couldn't stand to have my favorite, and hottest, student engaged to someone else." He said matter-o-factly.
(.;) "I see that you haven't changed at all. But still why did you try and KILL me!"
"Oh… heheh. Sorry about that I suppose that I did get a little carried away."
"I'm guessing that your parents don't know that he was your Sensei? Or that you even HAD a sensei for that matter."
Tanto's face turned evil, "Tell them and I will kill you with my bear hands Hatake."
Kakashi's visible eye widened a little. The one that Tanto called 'Pervert Sensei' laughed, "I see you haven't lost your charm." He laughed again.
"Oh shut-up." She then turned back to Kakashi, "Well I suppose we should get back. Everyone is probably wondering where we are and that." SIGH "I'm gonna have a whole lot of questions to answer after my little disappearing act and-" She got cut off by Kakashi.
"You mean that you can disappear in a cloud of smoke as well?"
Tanto's sarcasm came out, "No. That's NOT what I was referring too." She rolled her eyes.
(-.-;) "Women." Kakashi muttered before he disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"Well gotta go. See you around Pervert Sensei. And please for the sake of my sanity DON'T follow us. Bye." With that she disappeared in a cloud of smoke as well.
"She's gotten stronger after all of these years." He said to himself rubbing his chin in contemplation.
xXx
(A/N: 1) :Yeah. He's going to stay alive… for a LONG time.
Well that's where I'm ending it. A whole 3,686 words with five (and a little going into the sixth) pages. Hmm… well I know it's probably not perfect but I'm TRYING to learn a little Japanese. So please excuse any stupid mistakes that I may make in the chapter. Please read and review people! Oh and I need a beta reader... e-mail me if interested. The e-mail is on my profile page.