Chapter Three: What Do You Think…?

GG: Here we are again! Hope y'all are enjoying this so far. Umm…some of you may hate me for this chapter so, if you can't imagine anyone not liking Sasuke, then don't read this chapter. For the rest of you, I love twists! Please don't kill me this is my first Naruto fic! Surprisingly, we have Akamaru to do the disclaimer.

Akamaru: GG doesn't own any of the anime series, songs, or performers used in this story.

GG: O.o I didn't know he could talk! Oh well. Enjoy! And no flamers pleez!

"Hey, Sakura. What are these hitai-ates for anyways?" Rose asked.

"They're a sign of adulthood and that you're a certified ninja. Can I ask you something, Rose?" Sakura explained.

"Whatever."

"Umm…What do you…think…of Sasuke-kun?"

"Sasuke? Oh, you mean Uchiha-san."

"Why do you call him that?"

"'Cause I don't like 'im. I think calling someone by their first name is a privilege and should only be used if you like the person. As a friend, at least."

"What! You don't like Sasuke-kun? Pretty much all of the girls in Konohagakure Village, including your own Rei, likes Sasuke, yet you don't? Why not?"

"Because."

"Because what?"

"Must you invade my privacy?"

"Aha! So you do like him!"

"No, I don't."

"Then how come you won't tell me why you don't like him?"

"Fine. Fine. Fine. I'll tell you why. I don't like him because he's so cold."

"That's it! Kamui is cold."

"Ch. That's because you don't know him. My brother is most at home amongst his own."

"Whatever. I still get the feeling that you're not telling me your full answer! And what's with the brother thing? I thought only Rath was your true sibling."

"You're right. I'm not giving you my full answer. As for the brother thing, we grew up together our whole lives so he's pretty much my brother. Here, I'll make you a deal. If you find out why my sister likes Uchiha-san, then I'll tell you my full and complete answer of why I don't like him."

"Fine!" Sakura bounded off to find Rei.

"What was that about?" Kamui whispered.

"Haruno-san wanted to know why I don't like Uchiha-san. Why do you ask, onii-chan?" Rose whispered back.

"No reason."

"Why don't you like him anyways? Come on, you can tell us. We're your brothers!" Rath suddenly butted in.

"You're so cute sometimes, kyon kyon!"

"Rose, you're stalling."

"Hurry up and tell us!"

"Okay. Okay. I don't like him because I don't know him. As they say, 'Never judge a book by it's cover.'" Kamui snorted.

"You live by the sayings that you think wise. It's strange but, then again, none of us are quite normal."

"That's it! Dude, you are one picky chic." Rose looked up and gave the boys a sly smile.

"Rose… that smile you're wearing… you're thinking up a scheme… it's your clever, sneaky, mischievous smile…it scares me."

"Okay, little neko, tell us what your plan is."

"Well, if you look over there, Rei just slapped Naruto. I'm the one here who knows the most about medicine. I've heard that Naruto is a pest. And, I have this cream that stops swelling but, it also has a few side effects…"

"Hey, Rei!" giggled Sakura.

"Hm? Oh, hello, Sakura," Rei smiled.

"Let's move over here. I need to ask you something."

"Sure."

"As a warning, I can tell that you like him so don't deny it."

"O…k…"

"Why do you like Sasuke-kun?"

"I guess I like him because he sorta makes me think of Kamui. He has this mysterious aura around him. Plus, he's cute!"

"Yeah, that's what I think too. Why do you think Rose doesn't like him?"

"She probably doesn't like him because he doesn't know him much. She doesn't trust cold people unless she gets to know him. Now, you'll probably say that she should get to know him, but, to tell you the truth, she will. She may seem tough, cold, and a loner, but she really just wants to be a friend you can count on. She'd rather have a few, select, trustworthy friends than just many people who just know her."

"What are you talking about?" a voice suddenly breathed onto their necks.

"Kamui, you jerk!" was Rei's first impulse. She whipped around and slapped Naruto.

"Soo…what do you think about the others Kamui?" Rath asked while blocking his view from the sun.

"They're all weird," was his answer.

"Really? I would think that Sakura girl is cute," Rath teased.

Kamui just stared at the ground until he spoke up, "That Sasuke kid. I don't trust him." Rath blinked before thinking about Sasuke.

"I guess you have your reason. I mean, Sasuke isn't quite the social person so you can't really know what he's going to do next," Rath concluded.

"I'm just saying, watch out for him," Kamui said before heading off to find his sisters. Rath looked at Kamui's disappearing figure before laying on the grass before him and falling into deep sleep about a certain pink-haired girl.

Sasuke quietly watched the strangers and his teammates interact.

'Baka Sakura. Idiot dunce. Why do they trust these people? We barely even know them. Even though they have all of those hitai-ates, they aren't even legally recognized as ninjas! I don't trust any of them. Especially that Kamui guy.'

Kakashi's question of, "What do you think of them?" suddenly snapped Sasuke back to reality.

"I don't trust any of them. Who were their parents, anyways?" Sasuke calmly replied.

Kakashi thought about that a bit before answering, "I'm not sure, but I believe that Rose and Rath's parents were, Ryu Illuser and Yui Hitokiri and that Kamui and Rei's parents were, Kai Shiro and Megumi Himura."

"I've never heard of them before." Kakashi smirked under his mask.

"Yes, well. They always wanted to be known only amongst their own generation and their elders."

"Hn. Why were they so important to the village?"

"They were the shadow protectors of the village. I think you should at least know their nicknames. Yui was the Ryoushi, Megumi was the Mahoutsukai, Ryu was the Kenkaku, and Kai was the Kumori."

"Them? That's them? I thought those ninjas were just legend."

"Who was just legend?" Kamui suddenly asked. Kakashi and Sasuke turned around and just stared at him.

"What?" Kamui snapped.

"So, he's going to become the next Kumori." Sasuke observed.

Kakashi nodded and added, "Rose will become the next Ryoushi, Rei, the next Mahoutsukai, and Rath, the next Kenkaku."

Kamui, obviously irritated of being ignored, yet stared at, irritably and sarcastically said, "Have you seen my sisters? I'll take that as a no." and stomped off.

"Oops! Sorry, Naruto. I thought you were my brother! I am so sorry!" Rei apologized. She knelt beside Naruto who was clutching the red spot with both of his hands.

"That hurts!" Naruto whined.

"Oi! Rose! Get your butt over here! You're good with medicine and stuff, help Naruto," Rei yelled. Rose came over and stared at Naruto for a moment.

She moved his hands away from the red mark and peered closely at it. The closeness of their faces made Naruto blush. She sighed and leaned back.

"There's not much I can do. I can give you a medicinal face cream that you can apply to bring the redness and swelling go down, but you'll still feel a stinging pain on that cheek if anyone touches it," was her diagnosis. She pulled a small circular box out of her pocket and gave it to Naruto.

"Put some on now, and again before you go to bed," she instructed as she applied some of the green cream onto Naruto's cheek.

"Oh yeah. One thing I forgot to mention. You won't be able to move your jaw for a while. It means you won't be able to talk or eat for as long as the cream is still in affect," Rose absentmindedly added.

"MMMMPH!" Naruto tried to yell.

"Hm? Yeah, I did purposely not tell you. Why? Because I think you talk too much and, from what I've heard, you eat too much too. Believe me I'm doing everyone a favor!" Rose smirked.

Kamui jogged lightly up to them and said, "Come on. I need to talk about something with you guys. You used that facial cream on Naruto didn't you?" Rose and Rei simply smiled at him, hooked one of their arms into one of his, and walked away.

"Rath, you lazy bum! Wake up!" Rose yelled as she shook the red head awake. Rath looked up groggily.

Rath's POV

Damn! Rose yells so loud! Why are Rose and Kamui standing right above me? Is that Rei or Sakura? I think its Sakura. Now's my chance! I'll just pretend I'm asleep and 'accidentally' hug her! The perfect plan!

Regular POV

Unfortunately for Rath, it was Rei not Sakura. When Rath went on with his plan, his award was two large slap marks on his cheeks and for his ears to ring.

What surprised everyone was that Kamui and Sasuke started laughing. Both of them had seen what had happened to Rath and were laughing earnestly about it. (Scary, no?) After that, the whole group, Kamui and Sasuke included, seemed to relax a bit more…until they reached the school.

GG: So, how was it? The walk seemed a little long didn't it? Oh, well y'all live. You know, what sucks is that there are more guys than girls. Oh well. R&R!

Translations:
Ryoushi - hunter
Mahoustukai - sorcerer
Kenkaku - swordsman
Kumori - shadow