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Chapter 6 (Lie)

Sasuke and I left first. I continued walking the way I was pretty sure the hot springs were. I wanted to soak in some relaxing hot water and work my water jutsu.

I continued walking for about three minutes before I turned to my side irritated, "do you have a problem Uchiha?"

Sasuke looked at me annoyed, hands in pockets, eyebrows cocked, "What the hell are you talking about now?"

"Don't you have somewhere else to be rather than following me around?"

"You know you're so vocal about the fact that I'm conceited and yet you think I'd waste my time following you around Konoha. I live in this direction so if that bugs you take a different route."

I chuckled, "I never said I wasn't conceited but I have a reason to be. I mean one of us had to get close to a bell."

He looked irritated and growled, "You're not the only person who touched a bell and I did it without the help of someone else. I bet without Shizuko's brains behind the operation you wouldn't have even gotten close. Hell you wouldn't have even broken out of that pathetic genjutsu."

I turned in his direction and grabbed his collar, "listen you sad excuse for a ninja I will kick your ass here as now. Shizuko may be an excellent strategist but I was taking on high ranking ninja before her and I will remain doing so."

"Uh huh, sure." Sasuke mocked and I was at my limit. I drew my fist back and punched him square in the jaw. He fell to the ground where he proceeded to attempt to side sweep my feet. I jumped back into a flip to avoid him and he used his hands to throw himself back onto his feet. I smirked and got in a fighting stance. He came at me by throwing a fist to my upper left. I grabbed his arm pulling and spinning closer at the same time to close the distance between the two of us and elbowing him in the gut. He took the hit but came back fast grabbing my arms and kneeing me in the same place. I fell forward and rolled onto my palms extending my left leg back and kicking him under the chin sending him flying back on his ass. I felt victorious as he sat there but also in pain because the force of his knee to my gut was also rough. I took a kunai out of my bag and climbed over him holding it over his throat before he had a chance to get back up.

"I'll beat you any time Uchiha. You may hit harder but I'm far more experienced."

Before he had a chance to answer my taunt we heard a, "I knew there was something between them. Holly crap Lie beat Sasuke!"

We both looked over to see Shizuko giggling slightly and Naruto with his cheshire grin looking our way.

I glared at the two of them as I took my knife from Sasuke's throat and got up from my straddling position.

"You two looked like you were having fun," I teased as Shizuko blushed slightly and countered, "You looked like you were having fun too. Maybe too much." She quirked an eyebrow at the last part and I glared harder.

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh nothing," she smiled as the boys looked our way.

"WE SHOULD ALL GET RAMEN!" Naruto yelled out of nowhere.

"What the hell is ramen anyway," I questioned remembering when he went on his ramen rant during introductions.

Naruto looked horrified at my question while Sasuke just rolled his eyes and answered, "they're a sad excuse for noodles."

Naruto glared at Sasuke, "hmph at least I didn't get beaten by a blind girl."

...We all looked at him with an 'are you serious' face and I started chuckling at his dense nature.

"She's obviously not blind you loser," Sasuke smacked his own forehead in frustration that Naruto was on his team.

"What?" Naruto yelled, "Are you serious? Then why do you wear that thing."

Shizuko smiled and nudged him gently with her shoulder to get his attention, "Lie has sensitive eyes so it's like a screen. She can see perfectly fine."

He looked surprised but let it go at that as we got to a stand called Ichiraku Ramen.

We took a seat in front of this old man and his daughter in order of; Naruto, Shizuko, me, and then Sasuke.

He's been silent really since our um... "spar" so I guess at the moment I didn't really mind.

I listened to everyone else order. Naruto got a 'Naruto special' which I doubted I'd ever try something with that name. Shizuko got a miso and Sasuke ordered a beef. I waited until everyone got their ramen bowls to decide what looked appealing or not which Shizuko chuckled at after quickly shutting down Naruto's offer to try some of his, "I'll have the beef please."

Of course it would take a minute for the food to get here so I decided to learn about/ interrogate my new teammate. I turned to the raven haired boy to my left, "so Uchiha… who's this mystery man that you intend to rid the world of?"

Apparently I had hit a nerve because Shizuko stopped her conversation to look at me like I had just offended the world but I kept my eyes on the Uchiha, his expression turned dark and calculating but finally spoke, "Itachi Uchiha, he murdered my entire clan. I will destroy him and avenge my family."

I was surprised. I knew that he suffered. I didn't know his entire clan had been murdered, by an Uchiha no less. I should have stopped asking questions but I was curious now. "So why did this Itachi person leave you alive? Does that mean there may be other survivors?"

He finally looked up and glared at me, "there are no others. Why do you care?"

It wasn't my business to pry so I shrugged instead, "I don't really care I was just wasting time until- Oh my ramen."

I took the bowel, bowing my head and tried the steamy brown soup before me.

I thought it tasted pretty good. I'm not gonna be crazy like Naruto about it but I really like this ramen.

We all ate and walked home. For some stupid reason Naruto had insisted that he and Sasuke escort us home which was beyond stupid in my opinion but I didn't really care one way or another.

Finally making it home in a somewhat silence Shizuko turns to the boys and with a slow blush saying, "thank you Naruto, Sasuke."

The boys just nod and she looks at me, "whatever." I wasn't thanking this pathetically unnecessary sense of chivalry I just turned my back and went inside shortly followed by Shizuko who was shaking her head at my rudeness. I was about to go to my room when Shizuko touched my arm. "Hey Lie can I talk to you for a minute?"

I raised an eyebrow but nodded and followed her to the couch. "I thought you should know since Sasuke is our teammate. Itachi, the one who massacred the Uchiha clan. Well, he's Sasuke's older brother."

I thought hard on this, I never had siblings so I wasn't sure if I understood a bond or betrayal that I'm sure Sasuke had to be feeling. I didn't know what type of person Itachi was or the before and after relationship between the two brothers but I did decide that I should probably approach the topic with more caution and consideration if I ever attempted to again.

I nodded to her and stood up when I looked her way, "You know, you and Naruto seem to be friends already."

She looked at me curiously, probably to understand where I was going with my comment.

"What I mean is you should be careful with those blushes of yours. It might give him the wrong idea. Unless that IS the idea."

"WHAT! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT," she yelled embarrassed.

I just laughed as she covered her red face, "stupid Lie."

I smiled and shrugged still teasing a little making sure to use Naruto's respective 'chan' to her name, "sweet dreams Shizuko-chan."

I left before one of the shoes she threw in my direction could hit me.

I shrugged letting the topic go. I just wanted to change the subject off of Sasuke Uchiha. I feel like I was slightly too curious about him today. I didn't know what the relationship between the annoying orange blob and Shizuko was, it could be nothing at all but as long as we were talking about anything other than him or I then I didn't care. I laid down failing to get any sleep thinking to myself about how long it would take them to find me. About how I would have to eventually tell Shizuko about my past. And about why I couldn't get Sasuke's reactions of hatred and sadness to my questions out of my head. It's safe to say if I slept at all that night. It was only for small moments at a time, ones that passed far too quickly.

The next day was boring as hell. We did a babysitting mission which surprisingly enough,

I was really good at as was Shizuko obviously,while the boys struggled to stay quiet and keep two three year old twin boys occupied. Gardening which surprising, Shizuko was not great at but she was also too occupied running back and forth freaking out about bugs which apparently is a prominent fear of hers, while Sasuke and I managed to hold down the fort and Naruto ended up getting us kicked off that mission by pulling the crops that he thought were weeds. Last was to find a stupid cat that Naruto chased halfway around the woods and when he finally caught it the cat scratched the hell out of him and jumped on Shizuko who just giggled and petted it. Shizuko always had a way with animals. I stayed away because most who sensed my darkness and fled when I got near and Sasuke just pet the cat for a second behind the ear before going over the headset, "bow on left ear, capture of pet Tora is affirmative."

We were all heading towards the hokage's office thinking the same thing. We were doing all of these pathetic missions that normal kids do, not ninja. We were all far to ready and had far too much angst and ambitions to be doing these pathetic missions.

We all walked into the hokage's office to see a giant pumpkin shaped lady with makeup caked distastefully onto her face and curly black hair. Who went up to Shizuko and took her cat squishing it to her face, squeezing the life out of it. 'No wonder the stupid cat ran away,' everyone thought witnessing the gruesome scene. She eventually left

After paying the hokage. Then the old man started naming off more annoying 'D' ranked missions.

I hated these stupid missions and there were so damn many of them that I couldn't separate myself from them long enough to do any research to get closer to my goals.

"Old man I'm done with these stupid baby missions. Can't we get some real missions?"

From there the hokage explained why we as genin got the type of missions that we did. However I was listening to Naruto who got just as bored as the rest of us and started talking about the next ramen he wanted to try.

When the hokage realized this he smirked and said, "fine if you all think you can handle it I'll give you a C-ranked bodyguard mission."

Naruto perked up, "oh cool who will we be guarding, a princess, an ambassador?"

The hokage smirked, "Have patience. I will bring him in now."

From the left of us a door slowly opened and we looked onwards to see a drunken man about sixty years in age. He took a swig from the bottle he was holding and introduced himself, "I'm Tazuna the master bridge builder. I'm building a bridge that will change the future of my village. Am i to expect these kids are ninja? Especially the sort boy with the stupid look on his face."

Naruto laughed, "looks like he's talking about you Sasuke."

Sasuke took a step closer to Naruto so that he could size him up. When Naruto realized he was the shorter boy.

Naruto went to charge the bridge builder but was promptly stopped by Kakashi hooking a finger in the back of his sweater keeping him stationary.

"Naruto we don't attack the clients." Kakashi informed with an irritated tone. For once I sympathized with the boy. Who the hell did this man think he was asking for help and then insulting those who offered to provide it.

"Whatever you guys can help this ungrateful old geezer I'm not gonna bother with people who think they're too good for it. He can die for his insolence for all I care." With that I stormed out of the office.

I didn't care which way I was going, left, right, I just wanted to find a place to calm my anger and was pleasantly surprised to find a tiny waterfall about five minutes from the hokage's office and I took complete advantage of it.

I threw my sweater off and placed my blindfold to the side even though I kept my eyes shut while I walked under the waterfall, letting the water kiss and hug my body. It felt amazing and I sat under it arguing with my inner demon who was angry with me for passing on the mission giving up a chance to possibly kill enemy ninja in the process. He didn't speak usually but he fed my negative emotions often enough for me to tell when he was mad or not.

I was enjoying my calm meditation listening to the water crash on and around me when my peace was interrupted, "so this is what you do to cool off huh? Seems like it's effective."

I didn't have to open my eyes to know my raven haired teammate was before me.

"What do you want Uchiha, shouldn't you be guarding a drunk right about now?" I asked getting out from under the waterfall and walking towards where I left my blindfold when Sasuke blocked my path.

"Yes and so should you."

He was close now. So close so that I could feel the heat of his body.

"Open your eyes," he said softly.

"Why?" I asked trying to sidestep him but he grabbed my wrist.

"I'm curious."

"Like I care."

His grip only tightened and this time when I went in close to elbow him he was ready and turned me around by my captured wrist so that he was pinning me, his chest to my back, holding my wrists at my sides.

"Itachi was my brother. He left me alive after mentally torturing me and told me to grow stronger or I'll never be able to defeat him."

I was shocked. He was offering an exchange of information.

I sighed, "fine let me go and I'll show you."

He released his grip enough for me to step away and turn to face him.

Slowly I opened my eyes to the harsh and blurry light before me. I was so concerned with the sudden migraine the light was giving me on top of being excruciatingly tired from no sleep I didn't even move when Sasuke grabbed my chin with two of his fingers, positioning my head to look up at him, "and here I thought you wore a mask because you were ugly. Turns out you're not bad at all."

I didn't know what was happening and I couldn't see the expression on his face so I just snapped my head away and grabbed my blindfold.

"Stupid Uchiha why would I care about things like that."

He shrugged as I threw my sweater back over my damp top. "most people care, especially girls."

I was winging out my hair finally able to see, "girls only care to get the attention of pretty boys like you because people are initially attracted to appearances."

"-And you're not attracted to appearances?"

I thought about it looking at the Uchiha boy who was smirking with an eyebrow raised.

"Apparently." I said thinking and he just smirked looking towards me. "Don't get a big head Uchiha no one said I was talking about you. Now let's go get that ungrateful slob so Shizuko and Naruto don't have to deal with him on their own."

He led the way to the village gates where Shizuko waved upon seeing us and I glared when I passed the bridge builder and walked up to Kakashi.

"Am I to assume you're coming now?"

I nodded and he smiled, "great now that the team's all together let's get going."

The walk was decent. Filled with Shizuko telling stories to Naruto about some places outside of Konoha that she'd previously been to as he listened excitedly. I however couldn't shake the feeling of being followed.

We walked for a good two hours until Naruto and Sasuke decided to have an ego contest about who was going to walk in front.

Shizuko gravitated towards me and whispered, "do you feel a dark presence?"

I nodded I felt much more than a dark presence, I also felt two very annoying energies around.

Kakashi ended up falling behind us, no doubt hearing our very quiet conversation. I followed Shizuko's narrowed eyes as she frowned at a nearby puddle. Must be abnormal around here to earn that kind of look from her.

The next thing we knew chains shot out of the puddle and wrapped around Kakashi. Exhaustion was definitely tampering with my reflex time. The chains tightened and Kakashi burst into sheds.

Immediately Sasuke jumped into action sending a shuriken and a kunai flying through the air nailing the chain that connected the two water ninja and their claws together so that they couldn't move forward and he grabbed their wrists and kicked both ninja in the face breaking them from their chains. One ran at Tazuna whom Shizuko immediately ran in front of with her hand on her sword and the other ran towards Naruto.

"Naruto! " Shizuko yelled and I got in front of him as fast as I could the second I realized he was frozen in fear. The ninjas first claw scratched his hand just a little before I threw several kunai at his feet, pinning his sandals so that he couldn't go any farther forward what he didn't realize was that one of the kunai had ninja wire attached. I wrapped the other end of the wire around my leather gloves and ran towards the ninja twisting the wire around his huge claw when I ducked under it and flipped over his second ams forcing the string to move past his metal claw and when I landed I pulled the string hard enough to cut the ninjas clawed arm off. He screamed and a second later Kakashi grabbed him and the other ninja that had almost made it to Shizuko in a choke hold and smashed their heads together knocking both of the men out. Kakashi smiled at our faces shocked to see that he was still alive, "good job Sasuke, Lie, a little brutal but you were both very smooth. Shizuko you did a great job as well making sure Tazuna was safe. Sorry Naruto I would have helped sooner but I didn't think you'd freeze up like that."

"You're not hurt are ya? Scaredy cat," Sasuke teased getting Naruto all riled up.

Shizuko ran over to Naruto, "those claws had poison in them Naruto-kun you shouldn't move and we need to get the poison out."

He freaked out again and was flailing everywhere yelling about being too young to die.

"She said to stop moving baka," I yelled annoyed

Kakashi then started to explain to Tazuna about how we were in over our heads theoretically because we were on a potential 'A' ranked mission and how we should really turn back now. From there Naruto got upset and gave his speech. "Why am I so different? So weak? From this day onward I promise I'll be strong."

He then stabs a kunai into his hand draining the poison out, "with this kunai I promise to carry out this mission. To not be useless and to protect you with my life. Believe it!"

My respect for this boy immediately went up and dropped just as fast.

"Uh Naruto that was cool and all, but if you lose much more blood you're going to die," Kakashi informed him.

That of course caused a big overreaction lead by much more flailing. Kakashi and Shizuko rushed over to him again but Shizuko came back to me a second later, "it happened again. His wounds just vanished."

She said it quietly and all I could do was nod and look towards my curiously healed teammate.

"Well team how about we continue onward," Kakashi said happily.

"Sensei you all go on ahead. I'd like to stay for a minute and clean this mess up," I said. I gestured to the blood all over my body but I really meant to take the ninjas lives because Kakashi had only tied them up. I however could still hear their hearts faintly beating in their chests.

Kakashi simply nodded and moved the team forward. Shizuko looked back at me as she walked forward with worried filled eyes. As it should be. Her heart isn't ready for this.

When I thought they were a far enough distance away I materialized my chain scythes and stuck one to each of the mist ninjas throats sliding slowly. My weapons were special. When I willed it my dark weapons reaped souls. Within moments my weapon felt slightly heavier. It would do so until my scythes digested their new snack. It was all part of the deal.

I then did the hand signs for my dark sacrifice jutsu. My shadow grew and covered the two bodies and slowly crawled up their empty shells. Once completely covered, like a snake eating its prey it would slowly work the two bodies down into nothing… only faster than a snake would. Satisfied with my work I turned on my heal to make my way back to the others when I felt a sting on the back of my knee. I looked down to see a black rose with a note punctured by one of the thorns. I looked around, even spread my darkness out a little to see who would have thrown it. But my darkness picked up no signs. With my eyes narrowed i grabbed the flower and took the note off. It read, "My beautiful dark lily. I've finally found you."

Damn. Of course he had to be one of the ones left alive. That's not good though. With me no longer traveling, the remanence of my clan are picking up on my location. I'm gonna have to hope it's only him for now and continue onward. Damn that rose hurt my leg. I started heading towards the rest of my team.