Naruto nodded, hopping so she stood beside Hatori. Her grin never left and her arms shifted so that her head was resting back against them. Hatori, used to the habit, only followed along.
"Alright, so I was practicing the whole lightning 'n explosions thing, when out of nowhere-"
Therefore, continued their walk back to the base, her words recalling the actions previous.
I~~~~I
Sasuke found that he was rather fond of his new stalker, though he would die before admitting it aloud.
Despite his warnings, the young girl had returned to the clearing and took to watching him train.
Ru-San happened to be an odd girl, though she also happened to be a breath of fresh air. She seemed mystified with the ways of Shinobi like many civilian girls tended to be, though she also was less vocal and only ever asked questions once he was finished. She respected his privacy and his space, backing off if he even appeared offended for a moment.
The first time she returned he tried to take her back onto to find out that she was quite a bit stronger than normal women. Ru-San had stated that she had to learn some of the basics to protect herself and that she could spike her chakra, but she could do nothing else.
Sasuke was intrigued by the noblewoman. She was nothing like Sakura or even Ino. She had a delicacy to her that reminded him of his mother, while the childish light reminded him of his best friend.
If anything, she reminded him of Sashiko in a way. She was a patient and gentle person from what he had gathered over their time together.
Glancing over at the girl he took in her facial structure, her cheeks bright and highlighted by the sun shining down on her relaxing body. Her hair was pinned into the same bun and a halo of gold surrounded her as a cloud allowed the sun to shine unhindered upon her.
"Uchiha-San, you're staring at me again," Ru spoke up, her blue eyes lighting up as her long sleeve was lifted in order to shield her giggle from his sight.
Sasuke paused, his cheeks warming as he turned back to his exercise. The girl's laughter had a freedom to it that no other girl he had met did. She was delicate and very much a woman of noble birth, but she was also a spirited child.
"Did you want something, Ru-San?" Sasuke questioned the girl, earning a bemused glance and a slight flush from the girl. She looked abashed and rather like a child caught stealing from a cookie jar. Or Menma when he was caught snooping in his father's study.
"I was wondering about your blade…You see my guard Hatori uses one too and he talks to me when he trains. He likes to give me small lessons when he can, but I am barely an amateur. That does not stop my thoughts from wandering, though, and I wish to know about your weapon."
The girl looked to the side as he cheeks colored, her hand raising to block his sight again. Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at the girl's innocent expression. He rather enjoyed learning kenjutsu from Iraku when he could teach him, as well as his father and occasionally Sasuke would receive lessons from Sashiko. He could understand the fascination.
"Y-You don't have to show me U-Uchiha-San." The girl stuttered out after her request went unanswered.
For a moment Sasuke wished that she wasn't wearing makeup so he could see the full effect on her face, though that thought was pushed aside in favor of him walking toward the girl.
"Ru-San, I don't mind," Sasuke spoke, slowly raising is a blade to reside in his palms. He wasn't foolish enough to give it to the girl, but she seemed to understand his sentiments and looked down at it in awe. He small hands traced the surface, the white gloves she wore brushing the recently polished metals.
Sasuke had to wonder why the girl wore gloves. He knew that the dainty women of old noble families weren't supposed to use their hands very much, but he wasn't certain how far those traditions went.
Perhaps Ru was more complex than she had initially appeared.
I~~~~I
Naruto loved to play with the Uchiha.
By the fifth time of her coming to watch him train the boy had decided to amuse her civilian persona and had even guided her through a kata.
The boy was smooth for being so young and not trying. In fact, Naruto had only ever had Ikate move into her personal space as quickly as the Uchiha had.
She was amused with the boy.
He was a good ninja, that much was obvious.
Despite her showing that she was 'harmless' he still didn't relax his guard around her. He understood that even civilians could be dangerous and just because a noble was with him didn't mean that the enemy would try another time.
The two of them danced around one another and played an intricate came, Naruto's skill in politics shining through as she willed the Uchiha into listening to her every word.
By the sixth time Naruto had garnered a bemused look from the expressionless male, something she would forever remember. After days spent without any form of emotion, she ranked this as a high achievement in her books and proceded to try and cause more. She felt challenged and didn't want to back down from it.
He interested her in a way she wasn't sure how to explain. Every time she returned to her home and talked with Deidara over what she learned, she could feel the urge to return strengthen, if only to test just how much more she could get away with before the Uchiha realized just who she was.
Uchiha Sasuke was an enigma, a puzzle. She enjoyed discovering the new pieces and where they fit in the whole picture, slowly building up a profile of the Konoha Shinobi. She absolutely enjoyed confusing the boy and twisting his views with subtle words, slowly inching her way into her original behavior.
If she was able to, Naruto would dance around the Uchiha forever, or at the very least until he noticed.
She wondered how long it would take the Uchiha to notice, to question how a girl of nobility knew too much.
Naruto would enjoy the look of shocked surprised that would don his face when all became clear.
I~~~~I
Menma was worried. For the past few days when his best friend was on patrol, the Uchiha had returned with another chakra signature. This one was faint, hardly worthy of their attention, and yet…
The Uzumaki felt the signature was familiar. He couldn't put his finger on it, but each time that Sasuke returned looking happier or less stressed, Menma was bugged by that strange signature.
As a true Shinobi Menma confronted his Sensei, Kakashi, about it. From there he learned that Sasuke had run into a noblewoman from Kusa. The girl had been sitting in on his training sessions occasionally and seemed to be there in regards to Gato trying to partner with her father, using her as a bargaining chip even.
He continued to be mystified by the signature up until he couldn't handle it anymore.
Zabuza wasn't attacking, the townspeople were getting on his nerves, the bridge wasn't done, and there had been no action.
Menma needed something to happen before he went insane.
So, in a true Uzumaki fashion that would make his mother proud, Menma nabbed Sashi's less-than-reputable teammates and went to spy on his own teammate, leaving Sakura to guard the bridge builder.
I~~~~I
"I don't understand why you want to follow your teammate. You could have just asked him about this girl who makes your sensors go off."
Doten-Shi spoke up from behind Menma.
Sai hummed in agreement from beside his friend, the two boys huddled together on a branch to the side of Menma's own hiding spot. A seal placed on the tree's trunk hid their chakra from any outside sensors, leaving them in a pocket of freedom. They could shout, scream, use chakra, almost anything really, and they wouldn't be felt.
Both Kushina and Menma had worked hard to make this seal function correctly, and seeing their work pay off helped Menma ignore the annoyance in Ken's tone.
"Look, I know I can but I have a feeling. You know that stuff happens when we have those, it's our Uzumaki Luck." Menma informed the older male, motioning for them to be quiet, quite unnecessarily with the seal mind you, as Sasuke dropped down.
The boy was looking for any enemy nin, and once he felt none, he set to work training. He was running through a series of katas performed with his chakra channeling through his blade.
Doten-Shi cast a glance to Sai, the two of them sharing silent grievance over one of their least-liked Genin. Menma paid them no mind, instead glancing around for any sign of Sasuke's new 'friend'. His gut stirred and something threatened to imbalance him and send him to the ground as he felt her signature.
Her chakra was like the first dive into the water, only for fire to explode behind you. Menma knew it well sadly enough, considering who his sensei was.
She was both refreshing and explosive, her expansive reserves trapped beneath tight bandages like a wound. She played the role of a helpless civilian well, but against a sensor, even one in training such as Menma, she couldn't hide.
"I think that this girl is a ninja disguised a civilian." Menma informed his partners, shifting to get ready to launch down from his perch while the two behind him looked at one another again.
They contemplated their options, choosing the believe Menma's words.
As they did a form stepped out from the trees. She was near silent in her approach, though her appearance spoke volumes. The girl's vibrant hair caught the three Shinobi's attention instantly, her kimono drawing attention seconds later. They all looked at her together as she greeted Sasuke.
"Hello Uchiha-San." She spoke softly, though her voice carried over the silent clearing.
Behind Menma Sai and Doten-Shi tensed, a hiss leaving Ken's lips. The two of them were looking at the girl in recognition, a dark emotion trailing through their eyes. Menma could feel the emotions rolling off of their chakra like the stench of rotting fruit. They both stiffened and looked ready to tear into the newly arrived girl.
"That sneaky little bitch," Ken growled out.
His eyes had darkened as he narrowed them on the girl standing before Sasuke.
Menma knew exactly who the mystery blonde was now. Ken only ever used foul language when referring to people who had been placed on his 'shit list'.
As far as Menma was aware, the only blonde-haired blue-eyed teenager on the list was the Iwagakure Kunoichi who had left Sashiko fending for her life.
The girl's telling bright blue eyes were gazing at the Uchiha in earnest, her hands held respectfully in the sleeves of her kimono top.
"Good morning Ru-San," Sasuke told the girl not unkindly, his gaze fixated ahead as he worked on his moves.
The girl smiled and walked toward a boulder nearby, sitting down on it with familiarity as she observed the Konoha-Nin in silence.
"Menma, go grab Yamato Taicho or Kakashi Taicho. Now."
Ken spoke up, his tone deepening into a commanding timbre. Behind him, Sai straightened and grabbed a brush along with a scroll.
The two males had darkness in their gazes. The fond exasperation that had resided seconds earlier was washed in an uncaring manner. They were both ready to attack and Menma did not want to be in the middle of the two vengeful Shinobi when they got their hands on the girl who had poisoned his Onee-Chan.
"Hai."
He whispered and vanished into the forest, rushing back to Tazuna's home.
I~~~~I
Naruto's body tensed the moment she felt the spike of chakra in the direction of Tazuna's residence.
"Well, that's lovely." She spoke aloud, drawing the Uchiha's attention to her just as a tiger lept at her from the shrubbery.
The boy's eyes widened and he started to reach for her.
Aw, how cute, he wanted to save her. She was quite happy that she had fooled the boy so well but decided that if his teammates knew she might as well reveal herself. Her left eye slipped shut for a brief moment, the wink sent to the Uchiha just as the Tiger's jaws clasped around her neck and she burst into a puff of smoke.
"Oh, goody. I was getting a bit bored with the current predicament. Do you know how hard it is to play the damsel? Quite difficult, let me tell you-"
Naruto started to speak as she appeared on the nearby surface of the water. She stood perfectly without any sign of trouble, her chakra still kept unbearably low.
A blade silenced her, her feet shifting as she sidestepped the blow.
A tsk left her lips and Naruto grasped one of the Senbon in her hair, tossing it at the red-headed boy trying to cut through her shoulder.
She ducked another ink-tiger, twisting around to deliver a sharp kick to the body of the beast. Ink fell around her in black globs. She huffed and forced her chakra to drop again, causing her to plummet into the cold sea-water as the redhead's blade passed overhead.
She twisted in the water and flashed through hand signs, drawing upon her expertise with Ikate and Hatori.
The water rose upward and she flew from the water along with a spiraling typhoon. Her chakra spread outward without the binds wrapped tightly around it.
She looked down at the two Genin both standing in front of her previous toy, her fingers clenching at the back of her water dragon.
"You…" The redhead snarled at her, his eyes filling with something close to hatred.
Naruto tilted her head quizzically at the boy, inwardly hoping that Hatori and Ikate got the damn memo when her chakra flared.
"Are you still angry about me poisoning your teammate? I mean, all's fair in love a war hun, nothing personal….kinda." She tilted her head as though considering something important.
As she did so her eyes flitted to the shocked Uchiha now raising his blade against her.
"Sorry about the acting Uchiha, I really did like our sessions. It's too bad I can't stay."
Naruto then allowed her chakra to force the dragon forward, flipping back to land on the water again. This time she channeled her lightning chakra, drawing upon the days prior when she had nearly been caught by Sasuke performing the exact exercise.
"Lightning Style, Lightning Field!" She shouted, slamming her glove hands onto the water's surface. As she did so the water around her lit with blue light, the crackling and shocking force shooting out over the water in an expansive burst.
Unlike the failed attempt nearly a week ago the burst grew with the conductor below it, causing event he Uchiha to back up while his comrades were forced to jump back beside him. The lightning-sparked and sizzled over the water, it's nature now taking over as Naruto withdrew her chakra from the element.
She turned sharply, pushing chakra to her feet in order to shoot toward Gato's base and hopefully Hatori and Ikate.
Her body rocketed into the air, her fingers finding more Senbon hidden on her person while she recalled the knives up the skirt of her kimono. She could fend off the three easily until her reinforcements arrived, and then she would just have to deal with Deidara's annoyance over her actions and her scolding, as well as being grounded to Gato's compound till Zabuza attacked.
She could live with that. It would only be for a few days either way.
"Do think you'll escape."
Someone spoke, shivers running down her spine as she suddenly felt someone above her. Naruto twisted sharply in an effort to stab the newcomer, only to gasp in pain and shock when a blow to her ribs sent her to the ground.
She slammed into the earth with unyielding force, the air knocked from her lungs. She gasped and tried to focus properly and get up.
She barely rolled to the side in time to avoid a devastating kick that would have severed her head from her shoulders.
Her feet landed in a crouch several feet away. She slipped a hand down and grasped the handle of her hidden blades, her impassive gaze meeting that of her attacker.
The man was obviously a Jonin, one of a high caliber even. He had white hair and wore his headband in a slanted formation. His stance was hardly lazy but Naruto knew right away that he could take her down without working up a sweat.
"Hatake Kakashi." She whispered under her breath in both awe and hatred.
This was the man that had killed Lady Rida, the man that had ended Deidara's mother.
Naruto knew she didn't stand a chance against the A, bordering S-Rank shinobi before her.
She only had one option really.
"Ni-San is going to kill me." She muttered as the man launched at her, retribution clear.
Her hand slammed into the ground and she willed her chakra forth, calling on all of those times when she had to copy Deidara's explosions perfectly with her own methods, before Rida's sacrifice.
The two natures came together just like they had any other time, compounding and mixing in a perfect imbalance that started the trees above them on fire and burned away the moisture in the air.
Her eyes shut tightly as Kakashi's arm descended on her head, the fire and lightning chakra exploding in a brilliant light of blue and gold.
She barely felt the heat that came afterward.
I~~~~I
Deidara's first telling sign that something was most definitely wrong was the fact that Hosha's chakra had just flared despite the fact she was playing the weak Noble for Uchiha brat.
His second was the explosion that lit up the sky in golden light specked with blue, his imuto's trademark Jutsu that she only ever used in serious battles.
Those Jutsu were not used against anything short of a Jonin when it came to Naruto in combat. She would never waste chakra on any small fry, and that meant that one of the sensei had found her and was now engaging her in a fight that forced her to use her best attacks.
"Ikate, go ahead now!" Deidara shouted to his teammate as he rushed beside him.
Between the two of them, Ikate was faster, something that came in handy in dire situations such as the one they found themselves in.
The nin didn't have to be told twice, his body blurring out of sight.
At Deidara's other side, one of his imuto's teammates, Hesei, blurred from view as well.
"At times like these, I wish I had taken Tou-San's lessons with the Shuinshin to heart," Deidara muttered in annoyance, pushing chakra into his limbs to go faster.
He pushed into an open clearing, dropping down in a battle-ready stance.
As he did, he took in the area. The water was sparkling in place, the beach area he was on slightly singed with a destroyed boulder off to the side.
Black spots of what smelt and looked like ink littered the area and parts colored the water, part of the beach drenched and pushed away from the shoreline by an unseen force.
Naruto's water dragon Jutsu had a similar effect.
Turning sharply Deidara took in the two still bodies of both Ikate and Hesei, both of them standing across the water in front of another clearing. Leaping over the sizzling water, Deidara flipped and landed steadily behind his subordinates. As he did, the smell of burnt flesh made its way into his nose.
He looked at the clearing before them, or at least what appeared to be a clearing.
The earth was smoking, a large crater formed from what Deidara knew to be an explosion. The earth around the crater was shattered and dotted with spider web fractures that went on quite a ways. In the middle of the crater, there was burnt blood, quite a bit of fact, and the clear signs of a struggle.
Deidara's heart caught in his throat at the sight, his voice held captive by his emotions. He was looking at the crater for clues, for any sign his Imuto had just decided to run away after dealing with her enemies.
One giant flaw with that thought was the fact that there weren't any bodies. Even with their tendency toward explosions, with what looked to be four people all facing off against Naruto at the same time…There would have been bodies.
Hesei stepped forward as though testing his own balance, his eyes narrowing as he continued to take steps until he was dropping down into the crater. He slid carefully to the large puddle of burning blood, his posture rigid.
Ikate stepped forward, no doubt to call the boy back, only to be silenced when he reached down and dragged a weapon from the dirt. The kunai was well crafted and sported Naruto's personal symbol, a swirl, on the base of the blade.
Hesei looked up at them, holding it for them to see.
Naruto had fought at least four opponents, most likely the Konoha Nin, and lost. She had tried, using even her copy-cat explosive Jutsu to try and win, but in the end, she did not prevail.
"The blood is most likely hers, considering the kunai in almost clean and there would be more had she landed a hit since she only had Jutsu as other weapons," Hesei spoke up, his voice hardly reassuring and rather grating.
Deidara tried to close his eyes, to block out the white noise plaguing his senses.
His Imuto wasn't dead, her body wasn't here and she had wounded one of their men. She would be okay so long as she proved useful. His little sister was okay, for now.
"Burn the evidence. Ikate, start searching the perimeter, Hesei will join when he finishes. I'm going to see what Hatori knows." Deidara ordered quickly, sending the two Genin into a flurry of movement that left him alone with his thoughts.
Pushing aside his feelings and the worrying ache pressing out him in regards to his little sister, Deidara launched back where he came from.
He would not let Naruto be taken from him by Konoha as well. He'd die a thousand times over before he allowed her to suffer a moment longer than necessary.
I~~~~I
Naruto's head was pounding. Her body ached and she could feel the blood crusting over where the damned red headed Konoha-Nin had stabbed her.
Her head was heavy, her eyes even more so. She couldn't feel her chakra and her limbs were bound with rope and chains to a cold surface. She couldn't even sense her surroundings.
Cold water splashed over her form and she forced her body not to jerk. The water stung at her skin, lighting her healing wound on fire.
Her eyes opened slowly to the dimly lit room of her prison, his gaze meeting the hard one of her captor.
Hatake Kakashi, Konoha's Copy Nin, a student of the Yondaime and son of the White Fang. Executioner of Lady Rida and many more of the Tsuchikage's loyal Shinobi.
Beside him stood the red-headed boy, his green eyes glowing unnervingly in the dim surroundings. The boy had his fingers raised into seals, the sign a tell-tale water symbol.
So, that was how they were going to play it? Naruto wondered why they hadn't just killed her over the trouble she caused them. After all, that teammate of theirs was no doubt dead by now, so they had no use for her. If they planned to get information on Gato's plans from her, they were going after the wrong Iwa Nin.
Either way, she was alive and she wouldn't be speaking to either of them about anything of importance.
"So, this can go multiple ways Miss Ru, you can either speak the truth and give us what we need, or…well I'm sure you know." Hatake started out, his voice dull and lazy-like.
Naruto stared unblinkingly at the man, cataloging his actions.
'Step one, wake the prisoner and let them know right away they are alone. Next, inform them what you want in the barest terms possible, then let their minds wander to all the ways they could be hurt if they mess up. The imagination of a captive is far scarier to the captive than the words of their captor.' She calmly thought, breathing calmly all the while.
She had lived with Roshi of the Lava Style, she was hardly afraid of these elementary tactics. That meant that they would escalate, but after being threatened by Roshi's presence she was hardly scared of anything less than his full fury.
Sadly for both of the Shinobi standing in front of her, they neither commanded the presence nor the hatred necessary to force her into breaking. They were only wasting their time.
Moreover, she didn't have to let them know those details, so she could just keep her mouth shut and her gaze blank.
"What is the poison compound that you used against Sashiko?" Hatake asked first.
Naruto didn't utter a single word, the room silent and daunting.
Hatake turned to the redhead.
"Ken." The man spoke in a tone that dripped with boredom.
The boy flashed through hand signs, some that Naruto easily recognized. She kept her eyes open despite knowing it would be harder to ignore the coming pain with them open, staring in defiance at Hatake Kakashi as lightning shot up the water at her feet and worked its way through her body.
Her shoulders rolled with the contractions that started to wrack her body, her body buzzing while her head continued to pound. Not a sound left her lips and her eyes remained trained on the stoic figures of her captors.
The lightning died down and she kept her body tensed, slowly releasing the tension as the shocks started to die and she was left with only the occasional twitch. Blackness had started to crawl along the edges of Naruto's vision, though she refused to cut the gaze between her and Hatake.
Her hair fell down in messed wet spikes over her face, the bangs shadowing her eyes while the back itched at her neck.
'Next, you give them a taste of what will happen, making sure to not express or give anything away during the ordeal. Learn how they react to pain and how quickly they are going to break.' Naruto inwardly recited the memory, acknowledging Roshi's teachings.
"What poison compound was used against Sashiko?" Hatake questioned again.
Once more Naruto did not answer, and again she was treated to the shock treatment.
This continued, the count growing too high for Naruto to process. The whole time, even when her vision was turning completely black and her ears were ringing while her limbs felt numb, Naruto refused to look away from Hatake's lone grey eye.
By the third time, Hatake looked a little unnerved at her resilience, staring at her with a passive form a shock that would have been well hidden had Naruto not kept most of her wits about her.
Each time the man spoke she focused on something entirely irrelevant. She only made a sound by the last two shocks, simple grunts displaying her displeasure at being repeatedly burned inside and out. The water was sizzling and her hair stood slightly on end, the stands poking out in blonde spikes.
Her skin was sizzling, the lightning leaving scrawling marks in its wake.
By the tenth time, Hatake seemed to have had enough. He looked at her with a sharp gaze and then waved the Genin from the room.
Once Ken had left, Hatake crouched down so he was eye-level with Naruto's stubborn stare.
"You may think you can hold out forever…but it'll only get worse from here. Now, I'll give you another chance; what poison did you use?"
Hatake's voice descended into a mocking whisper that proceeded to grate on Naruto's nerves.
The blonde raised her hair, continuing her staring contest even as her lips twisted into both a snarky and ad smile.
"Go hug a tree." She whispered back, her voice coarse over the repeated shocking over her body.
Hatake sighed and within a moment the chair she had been chained to hit the ground. Naruto managed to keep her head from hitting the floor, laying it back carefully after avoiding striking the concrete below with her skull. Hatake observed calmly the whole while, as though he hadn't just kicked her chair over and watched her fall.
The man turned, walking out of the dim room without a word.
Sighing to herself, Naruto finally closed her eyes and allowed her body to shiver, her limbs still numb. Her head still hurt and she was seeing black with red, but right now she hardly cared.
Instead, she slipped into a gentle slumber unbefitting a teenager recently subjected to hours-worth of shocking and questions.
I~~~~I
"She's quite good," Yamato spoke up, earning a glance from Kakashi as the man cleaned his hands.
He couldn't get the image of the girl's face from his mind, her blank blue eyes haunting his thoughts. Her eyes reminded him of Kushina, of an unwavering brilliance that could easily lead to death. Her case was not helped by the fact that she had hardly made a sound when Ken shocked her, despite the fact that most Jonin could hardly stand five of those, never mind one right after the other.
The Iwa Kunoichi scared him slightly. She had been uncharacteristically okay with his methods and had seemed used to his tactics. He didn't know what Iwa decided to teach their Genin these days, but for someone that young to be so familiar with torture…It wasn't right.
She was a Kunoichi, a powerful and manipulative one that knew how to act and when.
"I'll try again in half an hour. Let her rest it off for a bit, think she's okay for now." Kakashi told his friend.
Yamato paused as he stared at Kakashi, reading his expression carefully before looking through the make-shift interrogation room they had set up in Tazuna's tool shed in the forest.
"Are you sure that's smart? You don't want to break her Taichou." Yamato spoke up.
Kakashi paused, opening his mouth to retort. As he did so, he looked back at the girl.
A seal had been set up to allow them to see her, though she couldn't see them.
She was sleeping in the chair, her position no doubt uncomfortable especially with her injured arm and the lightning scars forming across her skin.
Even if the girl somehow made it out alive, Kakashi doubted she'd look the same ever again. Few left sessions like that without noticeable marks and Ken hadn't been holding back.
Closing his eye, Kakashi allowed the stress of his everyday life to slip over his shoulders.
"I'll bring Sasuke to talk with her. She seemed to respond to him when she was watching him train…perhaps she will now." Kakashi offered, earning a grimace from his friend.
"Alright," Yamato spoke, turning to look at the sleeping girl.
"She kinda looks like Yondaime-Sama." Yamato murmured under his breath. If it weren't for Kakashi's enhanced hearing he might not have heard the man's comment.
Turning to the girl again, Kakashi stiffened. The girl indeed looked like his sensei, especially with her hair sticking up in random spikes from the static around her.
Eyes like Kushina, the face of his sensei. She was certainly an enigma.
No matter, she was the enemy, a Kunoichi of Iwagakure and a threat to the lives of his students and his precious people. She could not be allowed to harm anyone else.
I~~~~I
Done. That was harder to write than I had predicted. Please let me know how I did, and if the scene was too graphic for your guy's tastes. If it was I'll modify it, but considering what's going on torture seemed to slide right in. Naruto will be drilled and perhaps she will give up the key to Sashiko living, but one doesn't know. As for her team, Deidara is about to raise hell on the Konoha Nins' heads. Regarding the mess with Gato…we'll see how that goes.
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I enjoy looking at your comments!
Discussion-Pairings
So far, for the pairings we have-
Sasuke x Naruto
Ikate X Naruto
You can continue to add more.
