Souvraya: *sighs* I'm starting to get problems... *shakes head* This is just
becoming really difficult to write. But I promise I won't give up! ^ ^ I
don't know how many chapters this will end up with, but I can assure you
that I have the last chapter written all ready. And it's a lemon. So the
rating WILL go up. I don't know when, though. Maybe I should just do it
now...? What do you people think?
Disclaimer: See chapter 1...
Pairings: None for this chapter...
Story: Haku's sent to collect someone... And Zabuza's eagerly waiting for the kitsune...
Warning: None yet...
A/N: This is slightly AU, and somehow (don't ask how, but somehow) Haku and Zabuza survives the bridge... Naruto would be 15 in this fic.
Explanations:
"blah" = talk
//blah// = thoughts
~POV~ = changing point of view
Why won't you love me?
Chapter 6
Sasuke reached the Hokage Tower, and, not caring that it was late in the night, went up to her office. Knocking at the door, he entered at the "come".
"Konban wa, Hokage-Sama." He gave her a slight bow.
"Konban wa, Sasuke-kun. What brings you to my office at such a time?" She sounded surprised, and with reason. It was past midnight.
"Naruto's missing." It was said matter-of-factly, like he just thought that it might possibly, maybe, slightly interest her and that he maybe should inform her, but that it wasn't important and he couldn't care less. Tsunade saw that he was worried, though.
"He's missing? Are you sure?" She played along with him, talking in the same matter-of-factly voice.
"Hai, Hokage-Sama. I am sure. He's not in his apartment and he's not on the training grounds. And I can't feel his chakra anywhere near here." A touch of worry had crept into his voice.
Tsunade frowned. "And do you have any idea as to why he's nowhere to be found?"
"When we were at the Ichiraku earlier, I felt someone studying us, but I couldn't see anyone. And when we walked home, I had the feeling of being followed, but it disappeared after Naruto and I headed in different directions. But I saw no one following him."
"This is disturbing... Can you go and get Kakashi-sensei?" She was already trying to think of things – and persons – that might have caused the boy's disappearance. Of course, it could be the Uchiha being a bit paranoid, but somehow she couldn't make herself believe that. Better expect the worst and get a pleasant surprise when it turned out wrong that the other way around...
Sasuke nodded and left.
***
A little while later Sasuke returned, accompanied by the Copy-Eye ninja.
"Has Sasuke told you what's going on, Kakashi?" She asked silently.
"Hai, Godaime-Sama. He has." He sounded dead serious for once, not the usual lazy approach he had to most things.
"And what do you think of the situation?" She wasn't sure if she wanted the answer.
"I honestly don't know. But we probably have to do something about it. He could still be in the village, just hiding. This could, after all, be one of his many pranks." Kakashi offered.
Sasuke shook his head violently and said "I don't think he would do something like this."
"You're right, Sasuke. He wouldn't. So then what? It probably means he's not in the village at this point, and to begin a wild search is rather pointless." She sighed heavily.
"Ano..." Sasuke began, shaking his head slowly. The jounin and the kunoichi looked at him. "There was something familiar with that sensation... Like I'd felt it before..." He struggled to remember.
Closing his eyes, he could see a clearing for his inner eye. Water on one side. Trees. A kid with a mask. "Haku."
Kakashi shook his head. "He died. On the bridge. So did Zabuza."
"I know, but... I could've sworn it was Haku's presence." Sasuke shook his head in confusion.
"So," Tsunade said. "Presuming it is Haku, where can he have taken Naruto?"
Both Kakashi and Sasuke were at a loss...
TBC
A/N: Ano sa, ano sa... I don't know how that turned out. Confusing? Or is it just in my head it sounds confusing? At least it's a bit longer than the previous chapters, right? It turned out not at all the way I had intended it, and what will now be chapter 7 was really supposed to be chapter 6, with the confrontation between Sasuke and Tsunade just briefly mentioned at the beginning. But I suddenly realized that I needed more than ten sentences to write that meeting... Which means that I have chapter 7 almost ready... Review, and you will get it... ^ ^
Ja ne
Disclaimer: See chapter 1...
Pairings: None for this chapter...
Story: Haku's sent to collect someone... And Zabuza's eagerly waiting for the kitsune...
Warning: None yet...
A/N: This is slightly AU, and somehow (don't ask how, but somehow) Haku and Zabuza survives the bridge... Naruto would be 15 in this fic.
Explanations:
"blah" = talk
//blah// = thoughts
~POV~ = changing point of view
Why won't you love me?
Chapter 6
Sasuke reached the Hokage Tower, and, not caring that it was late in the night, went up to her office. Knocking at the door, he entered at the "come".
"Konban wa, Hokage-Sama." He gave her a slight bow.
"Konban wa, Sasuke-kun. What brings you to my office at such a time?" She sounded surprised, and with reason. It was past midnight.
"Naruto's missing." It was said matter-of-factly, like he just thought that it might possibly, maybe, slightly interest her and that he maybe should inform her, but that it wasn't important and he couldn't care less. Tsunade saw that he was worried, though.
"He's missing? Are you sure?" She played along with him, talking in the same matter-of-factly voice.
"Hai, Hokage-Sama. I am sure. He's not in his apartment and he's not on the training grounds. And I can't feel his chakra anywhere near here." A touch of worry had crept into his voice.
Tsunade frowned. "And do you have any idea as to why he's nowhere to be found?"
"When we were at the Ichiraku earlier, I felt someone studying us, but I couldn't see anyone. And when we walked home, I had the feeling of being followed, but it disappeared after Naruto and I headed in different directions. But I saw no one following him."
"This is disturbing... Can you go and get Kakashi-sensei?" She was already trying to think of things – and persons – that might have caused the boy's disappearance. Of course, it could be the Uchiha being a bit paranoid, but somehow she couldn't make herself believe that. Better expect the worst and get a pleasant surprise when it turned out wrong that the other way around...
Sasuke nodded and left.
***
A little while later Sasuke returned, accompanied by the Copy-Eye ninja.
"Has Sasuke told you what's going on, Kakashi?" She asked silently.
"Hai, Godaime-Sama. He has." He sounded dead serious for once, not the usual lazy approach he had to most things.
"And what do you think of the situation?" She wasn't sure if she wanted the answer.
"I honestly don't know. But we probably have to do something about it. He could still be in the village, just hiding. This could, after all, be one of his many pranks." Kakashi offered.
Sasuke shook his head violently and said "I don't think he would do something like this."
"You're right, Sasuke. He wouldn't. So then what? It probably means he's not in the village at this point, and to begin a wild search is rather pointless." She sighed heavily.
"Ano..." Sasuke began, shaking his head slowly. The jounin and the kunoichi looked at him. "There was something familiar with that sensation... Like I'd felt it before..." He struggled to remember.
Closing his eyes, he could see a clearing for his inner eye. Water on one side. Trees. A kid with a mask. "Haku."
Kakashi shook his head. "He died. On the bridge. So did Zabuza."
"I know, but... I could've sworn it was Haku's presence." Sasuke shook his head in confusion.
"So," Tsunade said. "Presuming it is Haku, where can he have taken Naruto?"
Both Kakashi and Sasuke were at a loss...
TBC
A/N: Ano sa, ano sa... I don't know how that turned out. Confusing? Or is it just in my head it sounds confusing? At least it's a bit longer than the previous chapters, right? It turned out not at all the way I had intended it, and what will now be chapter 7 was really supposed to be chapter 6, with the confrontation between Sasuke and Tsunade just briefly mentioned at the beginning. But I suddenly realized that I needed more than ten sentences to write that meeting... Which means that I have chapter 7 almost ready... Review, and you will get it... ^ ^
Ja ne