Senko: Hello, everyone! How's everyone? Are we all glad school's over? Well, for me, I am! I got out of school on June 2! The chapter would have been done earlier but my actions on the computer were limited. I had to restrict the amount of noise that I cause T-T and so that is why I was on the computer but all I did was read fanfics, download Naruto, watch Naruto, read Naruto, and listen to music. Well, yeah, a family member of mine is studying really hard because he has to take a test so yeah. His study time is now over and I can type again! By the way, it is highly necessary for you to read the "Characters You Need to Know" section that is right below the Responses. The CYNtK section will introduce to you the characters that you need to know for right now.
Responses
Ang3lix: Like I told you, I'm just like so ecstatic you reviewed to my story:D You so rock! Your stories are just awesome! I fully support you too, go Ang3lix! XD
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Iluvanime493: You'll find out in this chapter since I'm giving the information about the characters and their backgrounds and all!
Neu chi no nai u: Why thank you! It's nice to know my chapters are of okay length!
A.L.S.: Haha it's alright!
Shy-Lil-Dreamer: I should huh? Well, I can guarantee you that I most likely won't (but I might…maybe). Sasuke? In this chapter? Maybe XD read to find out!
CrissyKitty: COOL! Letsee…so far, only one person has been rooting for Neji and that's you o.o;; well, it's the other people's fault for not choosing haha
Krista: Your review actually works a little bit, you know that? o.o;;
AiNeko: You thought that was funny? YAYNESS!
Me: Nope, Sakura is not going to be a ninja genius v.v;; ah two endings? You know, I actually considered that at first! I thought that I should make a ending for Sasuke and an ending for Neji! But then I thought, "NAH! Maybe if I'm not this lazy by that time, I'll do it!" so, in conclusion, there is a slight chance of that. Oh yeah, will you write a HakuSaku fic for me then? T-T lol I'm just kidding.
CHARACTERS YOU NEED TO KNOW (FOR RIGHT NOW)!
Yamanaka Ino: Ino is Sakura's bodyguard. She was an orphan and taken in by Tsunade when she was a child. She was then trained as a shinobi and resides within the Haruno Palace.
Gaara: Gaara is loyal shinobi to the Haruno Kingdom, Jiraiya-sama's favorite to be exact. Not only is Gaara loyal but he possesses the immense strength and power of Shukaku, a demon that is sealed within him. Therefore, Gaara is able to control and command sand. He has an older sister, Temari, and a younger brother, Kankuro, who both serve the Haruno Kingdom.
Uzumaki Naruto: Uzumaki Naruto is the bodyguard of the prince Uchiha Sasuke. He, like Ino, was an orphan. Sealed within him is the Kyuubi, the nine-tailed fox. He was taken in by Sasuke's parents at a young age, mainly because they wanted to use the power of the Kyuubi to their advantage.
Rock Lee: Rock Lee is the first bodyguard of the prince Hyuuga Neji. He is unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu although he is very skilled and advanced in taijutsu.
TenTen: TenTen is the second bodyguard of the prince Hyuuga Neji. She comes from a long line of incredible weapon masters and specializes with weapons.
Auburame Shino: Shino is the first bodyguard of the princess Hyuuga Hinata. He is adequate in the ninja fields and specializes with bugs. Through the hereditary traits from the Auburame Clan, he is equipped with the ability to converse, command, and use bugs.
Inuzuka Kiba: Kiba is the second bodyguard of the princess Hyuuga Hinata. Like Shino, he is adequate in the ninja fields although he specializes with dogs. Through the hereditary traits of the Inuzuka Clan, he is equipped with the ability to converse, command, and use dogs.
Hatake Kakashi: Kakashi is an extremely skilled jounin and teacher of the prince Sasuke. At the age of five, he graduated from the ninja academy (while the majority of the ninjas graduate around 12, unless they fail or somehow passed easily) and earned a chuunin title by the age of six. He is known to many by the nickname of 'Copy Ninja Kakashi' and wields a Sharigan, something rarely possessed by someone not of the Uchiha Clan. He was hired by the king and queen (before they died) of the Uchiha Kingdom to teach both Naruto and Sasuke.
Uchiha Itachi: Itachi is the older brother of Sasuke and the true heir to the Uchiha throne. However, contrary what has been planned for him, he murdered the whole Uchiha Clan and left only his younger brother, Sasuke, to live. Itachi is very powerful, having become an ANBU squad captain at the age of 13 and having already obtained the Mangekyou Sharingan, something that only a rare few of the Uchiha Clan can possess through sacrificing something that I'll not name.
"Dialogue" – quotes
Thoughts/emphasis – italics
/HELL YEAH! I LIVE/ - Inner Sakura/Outer Sakura convo (I assume you can tell the who is who)
Disclaimers: If I owned Naruto, I would have made Sasuke smarter -.-;;
Chapter 5
Sakura gazed nervously at the food in front of her then shot a look of uncertainty towards Ino, who sat right next to her (Neji sat in front with his two bodyguards seated to his left and right). She was shocked. I mean, come on dude! She thought it was breakfast, you know, the 'regular' breakfast that the common people get. Contrary to what she had thought, there was a literal feast in front of her!
Ino turned towards her and whispered, "Look normal, forehead girl! Sheez! Remember you're a princess!"
"Stop calling me forehead girl, you Ino-pig!" Sakura snapped aloud.
Big mistake. Upon hearing Sakura's retort, three pairs of eyes settled upon her presence. Well, of course you'd expect that. Maybe had they not been a part of the Hyuuga, they wouldn't look at her as if she was crazy. The Hyuuga Kingdom was very civilized and very respectful. Unless in a fight, you'd probably never hear a Hyuuga scream or shout an insult.
"Whoa! You freaking rock, Sakura-sama!" a voice exclaimed.
A blonde boy with glimmering blue eyes dashed towards Sakura. He was wearing all…uh, orange? Sakura hadn't known that shinobis actually wore, um, light and cheerful colors. The boy had an enormous grin on his face. "You know, you're the best princess ever! If I was a prince, I'd ask your hand in marriage already!"
Sakura stared at him oddly. "What?"
"He is Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke-kun's bodyguard," Ino informed.
Naruto took a seat next to Sakura and, still facing her, he beamed. "You know, if only more princesses were more like you, Sakura-chan, I believe that the kingdoms would be more peaceful and unity could be formed between the three! Don't you think so?"
She smiled gently, knowing that this Naruto was right and that even though he is the bodyguard of the prince Sasuke, he was still sane and had a heart. "Thank you, Naruto."
Neji grunted. "That's just stupid, Naruto. Princes and princesses are supposed to be civilized and set a good image for their people. You have to make them fear you, make them understand their places. Everyone was born with a destiny and fated to do something. The common people just weren't fated to control the controllers."
"There is no such thing as destiny! I keep telling you! And I thought that you, as a prince, would know! Just because you are a prince, that doesn't mean that you have control over all the people residing in your kingdom! What kind of prince are you?" Naruto retorted.
"What kind of ninja wears orange, huh? What kind of bodyguard is actually guarded by the person he's supposed to guard? And you dare to ask what kind of prince I am! Go ask Sasuke what kind of prince he is!" Neji glared.
"Look, I don't care if you talk shit about Naruto, but don't try to bring me into this senseless argument," an unknown voice stated.
All eyes were directed towards the voice; it was a boy. No, scratch that. It was a drop-dead gorgeous guy! He had dark, navy blue hair and wore a dark blue shirt with white shorts. His mesmerizing eyes glanced around the table and the people sitting there. Sakura was staring in awe. It was true that Neji was irresistible but this guy was super-mega-ultra-hyper irresistible! She blushed slightly as he took a seat next to Naruto. Struggling to remain calm, Sakura began to eat.
"Good morning, Sasuke-kun!" Ino chirped.
Naruto looked at her. "Stop calling him Sasuke-kun! Only his future bride Sakura-chan can! Pig!"
Sakura choked on the food she was eating and burst out laughing as all pairs of eyes in the room looked at her. "Ino-pig! Did you hear him?" She then leaned back to catch sight of Naruto and gave him a high five. "Hell yeah, Naruto!"
Ino glared at her. "Yes, unfortunately I did. Who wouldn't with such a loud, boisterous, and deafening voice?"
A chuckle filled the room as a guy with long white hair and a beautiful lady with blonde hair entered. Both took a seat at the end of the table. Jiraiya looked at Sakura. "Are you saying that you agree to marry Sasuke?"
Sakura smiled. "No, no, I'd never be able to marry him. I was merely agreeing with Naruto on the pig statement."
Neji smirked. "Seeing as the princess has clearly made her choice, we should form an alliance now, Jiraiya. I don't think there is a point for us to continue this when it's obvious she won't choose Sasuke to be her groom."
She wanted to say something. Yes, Sakura wanted to say that she'd gladly marry Sasuke. What girl wouldn't? He's freaking gorgeous! To be truthful, she didn't want to say that she'd never be able to marry him but it was the truth. She is, after all, only a common person. And who knows how serious these people are. If she said that she wanted to marry Sasuke, they might've wed the two of them and then when the princess was found, she's be pissed that some girl who posed as her married her to someone she didn't like.
Jiraiya broke apart the two chopsticks in his hand. "Well, that doesn't mean that she wants to marry you either, does it?"
Sakura looked back and forth between Neji and Jiraiya. "Huh? What are you two talking about?"
"You didn't tell her?" Neji cast a glance to Jiraiya before beginning to eat.
Jiraiya grinned. "Nope! I thought it'd be more…interesting." In truth, Jiraiya was lying. He had only seen Sakura once since she arrived at the palace and had assumed that Ino had told her. Her earlier statement contradicted his assumption. Well, you know what they say: never assume because that makes an ass out of you and me.
"Father…" Sakura began, her stare directed right into Jiraiya's eyes. "I don't know what you three are talking about…but I don't think that I appreciate not knowing what is going on. However, based on what I've heard, I can assume that difficult decisions will be made and failure to allow me to…interpret the situation before hand may result in a…troubling mess."
She had made sure that she emphasized the correct words to translate to Jiraiya as: I thought I was just going to play as the princess. If this involves me making any decisions with the two other cold-hearted kingdoms, then pray that you'll find another person with pink hair and green eyes 'cause I am GONE!
He let out a small chuckle. "Sorry, sorry. Ino will tell you later."
Sakura continued to eat, although her mind drifted away from the food. What were they planning? Everything seems really serious on the topic of marriage. What if they make her make a serious decision that results in the princess being pissed off about the chosen choice and ends up killing Sakura to relieve her anger? Oh, she better get her mind away from those thoughts now.
/But what if that does happens/
/I'll be killed/
/Not if I can help it/
/You're just a voice in my head, what can you do/
/Everything you can't do/
/Grrr/
And for the rest of breakfast, Neji and Naruto while arguing, Sasuke was eating, Sakura was eating, Ino was acting pretty and was all over Sasuke, TenTen was eating, Rock Lee was admiring and honoring Sakura's illustriousness and beauty, Tsunade was eating, and Jiraiya observed in amusment.
"Hey Ino?" Sakura began.
Ino pushed away the objects in the way and pulled out a pocket of kunais and shurikens. "Hm? What?"
"How come the Hyuuga princess wasn't there? How many people are coming? What's Jiraiya talking about? Why do you act as though you're Sasuke's girlfriend? Why does Naruto, a shinobi, wear orange! These…kingdoms and stuff just don't seem to be what I expected!"
Ino took the pocket of kunais and shurikens and led Sakura out of the room. "Well, to be honest, that's one of the good yet kind of bad things about this nation of three kingdoms. You see, we are only civilized and serious usually only when we need to. In the public, or until Sasuke is no longer single, I will continue to try to win over his heart. It's who I am and what I do. Naruto is quite powerful and can be a great leader, but his true self is stupid and moronic. Just because we appear as mature and respectful to the public, doesn't mean that we can't be ourselves.
The Hyuuga princess is not here yet. The same goes to all the others who are supposed to be here. The only people who are here are Sasuke-kun, Naruto, Neji, TenTen, and Lee. I think that the other people who'll be arriving soon are Kakashi-san, Hinata-sama, Kiba, Shino, Kurenai-san, and Gai. Kakashi-san is taking care of the Uchiha Kingdom; his wife, Anko, will be taking over when he comes here."
Sakura nodded. "Ahh I see. So then what was Jiraiya-sama talking about?"
"Hm? Oh that. I'll tell you later," Ino then led Sakura into a circular stadium and threw a shuriken at Sakura. Sakura barely dodged it.
"W-W-What the hell, Ino!" Sakura took deep breaths, trying to register what was going on. What was going on: Ino threw a shuriken AT HER and she barely dodged it. "ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME!"
Ino grinned. "Of course not! Why would I? I was merely training you!"
Sakura straightened up her position and glared at Ino. "You just threw a sharp object that could kill me!"
Ino continued to grin and then threw the bag of kunais and shurikens towards Sakura. "They stars, the one I threw at you, are called shuriken and the other ones are called kunai. You have to be able to learn how to use these and be as skilled as me! Hehe!" With that, Ino continued to throw some shurikens toward Sakura, purposely aiming it so that Sakura can barely dodge them.
Sakura growled, barely dodging each shuriken. "WHAT THE HELL, INO! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TEACH ME!"
"Well, you know, as the saying goes: tell me and I'll forget, show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand!" Ino let out a somewhat evil chuckle.
Sakura was struggling to dodge each. "ARGH! STOP MESSING AROUND INO!" Frustrated, Sakura reached into the bag, took out a shuriken, and, with all her strength, hurled it at Ino. The shuriken missed the top of Ino's head by only an inch, flying right by and piercing into a tree deeply.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME, FORE HEAD GIRL!"
"NO, I WASN'T, INO-PIG! I WAS JUST TRAINING!"
So, how's that? I'd like to clarify that Sakura has no ninja training v.v;; the shuriken she threw at Ino was all pure luck LOL
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