A/N: Hello. I am writing this completely from memory because SOMEONE chose to borrow Naruto Number 3. I'm not blaming Uchiha P, because I know she doesn't have it- my older brother does. Grr. I'm gonna reveal some stuff about Mithos… So brace yourself for long talking. Naruto spent most of his childhood with Mithos, then separated and Mithos became Sakura's best friend, mostly because she had no crush on Sasuke
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Chapter Four
Our Dreams
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Mithos lie almost parallel to Kakashi- she had fainted for an unknown reason.
"Probably because of that technique she used… What was it?" asked Kakashi, who was awake now. His uncovered eye gazed over the girl's body. 'She has something sealed inside her…' At that moment, Mithos opened her eyes, almost as abruptly as Kakashi. She peeled back her sleeves, then rolled them up again.
"Mithos…" asked Kakashi, slowly, "What were those techniques… and what are you? Those are from myths…" Mithos seemed to freeze, and fidget with her fingers in a very Hinata-like way.
"I… I've formed pacts with the 12 Summon Spirits that protect the world… And I am basically human." she said slowly. Sasuke sat up.
"The Summon Spirits are legends, and what do you mean basically human?" he said, glaring. Mithos glared back.
"They are not. Without them, the world, which was joined 4000 years ago by my parents, Lloyd Irving and Sheena Fujibayashi and their friends, along with some help from my grandfather, Kratos Aurion, would separate into the original two."
"Two? Your parents are Lloyd and Sheena from the Legend? Impossible, you'd be dead by now." said Sasuke, brushing it off.
Mithos sighed. As her teammates, who were watching on amazed, they deserved to know.
"I am human, containing a repressed demon seed placed in my mother's body by Lord Mithos Yggdrasill before he died, which passed to me. It is kept inside by making me a 'holy being.'"
"A 'holy being'! An ANGEL!" asked Sakura, unbelieving.
"Not technically, however, I do possess wings and angelic abilities," she paused, and tawny, glowing wings that didn't seem to be connected to her back appeared then disappeared, "I went through the disease of Angel Toxicosis at a young age, though I have not lost my voice, heart, feel, need to sleep or eat, like my aunt, Colette did.
"My parents became angels after The Creation of the Great Yggdrasill Tree, which around our village resides, as to have constant protection, making them live much longer. After about 1,000 years, this village was formed from Mizuho, and eventually the village separated into today's countries and cities, all ninja, for the people took over the non-ninja villages and the people's use of Magitechnology dwindled until a nation of ninja was formed.
"They sealed and hid Mizuho from all the other countries 1,000 years ago, for the other countries tried to destroy it." finished Mithos, who was now facing away from the group.
"I cannot tell you where on the Earth, which this planet is now called, Mizuho is located. I am forbidden. I am also… your age, I was born 12 years ago," she said, putting on her hat.
-Time skip through Kakashi's speech-
"Tree climbing?" asked Mithos, lamely. Kakashi nodded.
"Though you're not aloud to use your hands." Sasuke almost grinned as their Sensei showed them his walking up the tree. He threw the four kunai down at their feet.
"Mark where you've got up to, you have to get to the top, and by that you must focus the chakra in your feet. Okay?"
"Hai." chorused the group.
'Gnome, release your hold on me, however slightly!' thought Mithos.
-1 Minute Later-
She and Sakura were at the tips of their trees, watching.
"They're idiots."
"Yep."
"Hey, great job!" yelled Naruto, though he seemed pissed off.
Sakura hung her head, as Mithos laughed.
Mithos had stabbed the tip of the tree, as had Sakura.
Kakashi came into view, no doubt to belittle the poor boys, who had made it a few feet up.
"Well, it looks like we know who of you has the best Chakra control- our young ladies. Right now, no offense, Sakura, Mithos is probably closest to becoming Hokage, despite Naruto's boasts, and our young Uchiha isn't living up to his name."
"Got a point there," said Mithos.
"How could you, Master Kakashi, Mithos! He'll hate me now!" Sakura wailed.
The young Irving was laughing.
Sakura and Mithos sat the next day on the bridge, watching construction. Sakura yawned.
"All alone and lonesome?" asked Tazuna, jokingly, "Where are Blondie and Pretty boy?"
"Dead. I killed them." stated Mithos unemotionally.
"We surpassed them, so we're protecting you," said Sakura, rolling her eyes and elbowing Mithos.
They watched and listened to Tazuna's and Giichi's conversation. (It's about the bridge, and I don't like the bridge, so I'm not typing it up.)
In the city, Sakura heard a yell of "Stop, thief!" and looked confused.
"What's wrong with this town?" mumbled Mithos to Sakura, looking at the signs people were wearing that said everything from "Will work for food" to "will do any job you want".
"Weird."
They entered a grocery store with almost nothing in it, just a few cabbages in one, only about two of each item in each little stall.
As they were walking, two men passed by Sakura and Mithos. Feeling hands on their butts, both Sakura and Mithos slammed their feet into the men (Sakura into his head, Mithos into an undisclosed, male area).
"HENTAI!" they yelled. Outside, Sakura felt another tug. She turned around, and a little girl was their, palms up, a hopeful look.
Both she and the brunette gave the girl candy (well, Mithos gave her a little gem she had lying around , probably a gift she didn't bother to keep).
That night at dinner, the two girls sweatdropped as Naruto and Sasuke seemed to be seeing who could eat the most food.
"That's sick."
"Don't eat it if you're just gonna hurl it back up!"
"Really. That's GROSS." stated Mithos.
"No, I wanna eat…" stated Sasuke.
"If you guys are gonna have Sakura-possessing-competitions at the table, don't, please." said Mithos sarcastically, making both boys glare and blush at the same time. She smirked.
"Told you so."
-Skipping the Inari stuff-
The next night, after Naruto and Sasuke worked so hard to get to the top of the tree (Mithos mumbled something about them acting like Fishermen 'Annn, an' it was THIS big, y'all!') Inari snapped.
"WHY DO YOU WEAR YOURSELF OUT TRYING? NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRAIN, YOU'LL NEVER BE A MATCH FOR GATO'S THUGS! YOU ACT ALL COOL AND TOUGH, BUT BIG, STRONG GUYS LIKE THAT ARE ALWAYS TOO MUCH FOR PEOPLE WEAKER THAN THEY ARE. THEY'LL DESTROY YOU!" Both Naruto and Mithos didn't even move their face to a shocked expression.
"Shut up. I'm not gonna lose." said Naruto.
"JUST WATCHING YOU TICKS ME OFF! YOU GUY RUNNING YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW A THING! THIS ISN'T YOUR TOWN! AND YOU DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT ME. YOU'RE ALWAYS CLOWNING AROUND AND HAVING FUN! YOU DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT SUFFERING OR LONLINESS OR WHAT MY LIFE IS LIKE!"
Both Naruto and Mithos seemed to snap then and there, talking in exact and complete unison, making an odd idea of a human and a demon.
"So you figure it's noble to star in a melodrama and treat everyone around you like your pity party?" they asked, coldly, "Yeah, sure, it takes a really big man to sit around and cry… You brat! You big baby!" yelled the two, growling. Now the girl spoke on her own.
"You are the one who talks the way you accuse us." hissed Mithos.
As Inari ran out, crying, Sakura yelled at the two.
"You went too far, Naruto, Mithos!" Kakashi left.
"May I join you?" he asked to Inari. The kid nodded.
"You know, they're kind of brats, but neither Naruto nor Mithos were trying to be mean or hateful…. They just… Lack finesse," he paused, seeing Inari hug his knees.
"Mr. Tazuna told us what happened to your father. Naruto grew up without a father, family or friends while Mithos grew up hated, sickly, and rejected from her village until she had to come here, parentless."
'Of course, her parents are alive. She had told me her father's ideals, then how he was attacked by people who wanted her out of Mizuho.' thought Kakashi.
"R-really?" asked Inari.
"And in all the time I've known them, I've never seen them cry, use it as an excuse to be a coward, or snap like this. They always try their hardest, hoping someone will notice and give them a kind word or pat on the back. Like Mithos, she was always told that teaching her was bad because she was 'diseased'… And that's their dream. They've risked their lives for it. I think, one day… They must have gotten fed up with crying." said Kakashi. He continued his speech, though a certain authoress is tired of typing Kakashi's words.
-Next Day-
"We're off," said Tazuna. Naruto was still in the house, and the group set out for the bridge…
Where four, five, six bodies were there.
"What--!" asked Tazuna.
"M-monsters…" they readied themselves.
"THEY'RE COMING!" yelled Kakashi. He was in a battle stance.
I was right, he thought, he survived, and he's coming back to finish things.
"Master Kakashi, is this…?" asked Mithos.
"the man we met, his 'hiding in the mist' technique, isn't it!" finished Sakura. Sasuke was shaking.
"Been a while, Kakashi… And I see you've got those brats tagging along, just like last time, and the little boy is trembling again, poor thing," said Zabuza's voice sarcastically
"I'm shaking with eagerness for a rematch!" said Sasuke as water doppelgangers appeared.
"Go ahead, Sasuke." smiled Kakashi.
Every doppelganger was gone now, in splashes of water.
Sasuke was back as Mithos grinned.
"Well! My water doppelgangers were obviously no match for you. It seems they've matured into worthy rivals, eh, Haku?" Zabuza asked to the masked boy.
"I was right…" said Kakashi.
-Skipping Boring, Pre-battle stuff-
The fight commences, Haku uses ice mirrors, Mithos and Sasuke get slashed.
"What…!" asked Sasuke.
They could no longer see Sakura, the old man or Kakashi.
After a few minutes, Naruto appeared.
"Yo, Sasuke, Mithos! I'm here to rescue you!" he said, loudly. The two sweatdropped as Sasuke chewed out Naruto.
"Over here…" said a voice. Mithos froze.
Sasuke used Blaze of glory.
"Your pathetic flame will not touch my mirrors," said Haku.
Evading another attack, Mithos summoned Efreet.
"I SUMMON THEE, DEMON FROM THE FIRES OF HELL, I SUMMON- COME, EFREET!" she said. (I know there's never a title for Efreet, but Demon from the Fires of Hell sounds good.)
"FIREY LANCE- EXPLOSION!" said the red demon as there was a large explosion of fire. Naruto and Sasuke looked scared, but the blast didn't affect them. It didn't even dent the mirrors.
"Damn!" swore Mithos.
After about an hour of fighting…
"I won't die yet! I have a dream to fight for!"
"I have my dreams as well… that is why I must live!"
Both Sasuke and Mithos were heavily filled with senbon. It seemed that it was time for Haku's final attack. They shared a silent look of agreement.
Protect Naruto.
Naruto looked up hopefully after an attack.
"Hey, you guys-" he froze.
Sasuke and Mithos were staggering figures, senbon piercing their necks, legs, arms, and chest.
"Wh-why?" asked Naruto.
The two looked at each other, then to Naruto, each asking the same question, with their eyes. 'You have to ask me why?'
"I used to hate you, you know…" said Sasuke, slowly.
"Why'd you- you should've minded your own business!"
"I want… there to be a world… where everyone can live freely… I need… to keep my pact."
"My body moved on it's own, fool!" muttered Sasuke.
They fell down, and blacked out…
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Mithos blinked, hearing sobbing.
'Am I dead? No, angels don't cry…' she thought.
"Sakura…?" she heard. Sasuke was alive?
"Hmmm…?" groaned Mithos, looking to the side where Sakura was looking between their bodies, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Sasuke! Mithos!" she squealed, hugging them both.
"Sakura, you're hurting me…" they said in unison. There was a moment of silence before Mithos chuckled.
"NARUTO!" yelled Sakura. He turned around.
"IT'S SASUKE AND MITCHAN! THEY'RE ALL RIGHT! THEY'RE ALIVE!"
Both mentioned people stood up, staggering and shaking, but they stood up.
The two watched as Gato's ninja were scared away. The two smirked.
Two weeks later, they were healthy.
Mithos laughed as Sakura hit Naruto for trying to take a rice ball from Zabuza's pan. He chuckled nervously.
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As they left, Naruto and Sakura fighting, Sasuke denying a date, Kakashi laughing, Mithos, laughing with her sensei… The city decided for the Great Naruto bridge to be finished as soon as possible.