South Africa part 1
I sighed deeply as I stepped out of the bathroom clad in only a towel, the wonders of a refreshing shower. I then walked towards the bed and put on a blue turtleneck t-shirt with faded denim jeans.
"Hey pheasant is it done yet?" I asked Uzumaki who was perched on the bed with a laptop on top of him. The blond in question simply nodded before turning the laptop towards me. I quickly typed in Kabuto's Skype username and waited for a few seconds before the screen changed to show my most hated insect…and a man tied up and bleeding in the background. The insect called Kabuto smiled at us as he placed what looked to be a giant scalpel down on the floor. Uzumaki's eyes widened to a point where I'm sure they threatened to fall out of their sockets.
"Naruto, Sasuke I've been waiting for your call. How are you doing?" I was about to respond with the customary 'go to hell' when something behind Kabuto caught my eye.
"Kabuto…." That arrogant insect had the gall to smile sweetly at me.
"Yes Sasuke?"
"..what are you doing in my room?" Kabuto simply smirked before sitting down on MY bed.
"Well you see I specifically told you not to scratch my car and you went and ran it through a fence so I decided that spilling a bit of blood and human tissue in your beloved room should be enough compensation since you absolutely abhor blood stains in your room, don't you agree Naruto?" the man in question simply blinked dumbly while the man who was tied up in my room renewed his struggling tenfold.
"You will regret this for as long as you live." I seethed and Kabuto chuckled. Uzumaki coughed loudly and we both turned to face him.
"Um sorry to interrupt but Kabuto we need you to transfer some money to my account here in South Africa" Kabuto nodded briefly before pulling out his cellphone.
"How much?"
"About 1 800 000"
"Account number?"
"556 124 8631, under N. Uzumaki ABSA bank." Kabuto typed what I assume was the correct information before placing his phone back in his pocket, Uzumaki's phone ringing only a few seconds later. Uzumaki nodded gratefully and Kabuto smiled…or whatever you call that expression on his face. The man behind Kabuto started screaming through the gag and my mouth curled in disgust.
"Kabuto your friend is drooling back there, do something about it." Kabuto cast the wide eyed man a brief glance before turning back to the screen.
"First of all he is not my friend, I barely even know the man."
"Then why are you killing him?" he simply smirked as he picked up a surgical knife and examined it
"This rude man ran into me during my morning run and didn't even bother to apologize, can you believe it?" Uzumaki choked and I chuckled softly, and here I was thinking that the insect had finally changed for the better.
"Well have fun."
"Oh I will. Nice talking to you Sasuke, you too Naruto." I nodded goodbye while Uzumaki waved weakly and with a parting wave of his own the screen turned black.
"..Hey princess."
"Hmm?"
"Where did Kabuto get surgical tools?"
"In a hospital dear." I answered mockingly and he scowled
"Well love, did he rob a hospital or did he kill a surgeon?"
"No you idiot he is a surgeon."
"WHAT?!"
"mmhm, has a PhD and everything."
"Wow, just wow." I shook my head at the blonde's antics as I set an alarm clock for 6am and climbed into bed. Today was such a long day, first I had to convert the money I physically had with me into South African rands. Next I had to get a new router for my laptop while Uzumaki went and created a bank account in which he deposited some of the money he had so we could book a hotel. Then we rented an Audi A3 and booked a room at the Southern Sun Elangeni hotel, pricey but not expensive enough to be noticed. Finally we got some food before driving to this hotel so yes, I was very tired.
"Hey pheasant."
'Mm?"
"Go shower, you smell."
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I woke up to the sound of frantic typing and as I looked up and found Uzumaki sitting cross legged on the bed with a laptop perched on the space between his legs. I blinked quickly to get my eyes working again before glancing at the bedside table the see the clock…which read 09:07, what the hell? I am certain that I set my alarm for-
"Stop worrying princess your stupid alarm did go off but you were sleeping so peacefully and Ow! What the hell Uchiha?" Uzumaki yelled as I punched him in the jaw. That should teach him not to mess with my alarm clock.
Since I was already up I decided to look at exactly what Uzumaki was doing and I would be a liar if I said that what I saw did not surprise me.
"Uzumaki is that-?"
"Yep, I present to you the international criminal bingo book!" Ah yes the bingo book or as some others call it, the billboard. It was a list which consisted of every well-known criminal all over the world who were listed from most dangerous to least dangerous.
"Guess where we are now?"
"53?" Uzumaki gave me that idiot grin of his as he shook his head
"Twenty five!" he yelled and I almost choked on my own spit "Looks like that robbery really bumped us up a notch."
"But we don't even have a-" Oh right, the bingo book rates criminals on their individual strength instead of how many people are working under them and since we had singlehandedly robbed one of the most prestigious banks in Britain without hiding our faces…damn it.
"Do you know what this means pheasant?"
"More people are coming after us."
"So now we have no choice-"
"But to climb higher within the criminal ranks-"
"And hopefully we can get high enough-"
"To scare off most of the would-be assassins coming our way-"
"The first order of business is to find the top dog here in South Africa-"
"And get rid of him or her-"
"Along with their entire gang-"
"Even if they are scattered all over the country and we will be starting-"
"Tomorrow at earliest." Hey even I need some time to clear my head before I start with my newest poem inspiration. Uzumaki's grin widened.
"Knew you'd eventually see things my way now let's get going, there are so many things to do here in Durban before we start with the bingo stuff!" I guess the saying is true, some of the strongest individuals alive have five too many screws loose in their heads.
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"Hey let's go surfing."
"No."
"Fine, how about shark-cage diving?"
"No."
"Aquarium?"
"No"
"Shopping?"
"No"
"Game drive?"
"No."
"Sightseeing?"
"No."
"Bungee jumping?"
"…sure."
"Really!?"
"No." Uzumaki scowled at me as I fought to keep a straight face, I know I shouldn't be messing with people so early in the morning but Uzumaki just makes it so easy. Eventually he caught on to what I was doing and his scowl deepened.
"Ha bloody ha ha Uchiha and for that we are going shopping." I internally scoffed at the man as he pulled out of the hotel parking lot, besides I need a change of clothing anyway.
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We arrived at the Gateway Theater of shopping and parked the car near the elevators leading towards the mall from the underground parking lot. Uzumaki pulled the keys out of the ignition, pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and carefully lit it, I sighed as I placed my gun under the car seat. "And here I thought you had finally quit that filthy habit of yours." He chuckled as he took a long drag of the cigarette and let it out in a big puff of smoke. "Not happening anytime soon princess." I scoffed at the man as I climbed out of the car and made my way towards the stairs leading up.
"You do realize that there is an empty elevator right next to you right?" Uzumaki asked and I glared at him.
"Laziness doesn't suit you Uzumaki." He grinned at me as he climbed up the stairs as well.
"Oh no, I was just stating a fact Uchiha." I snorted as I swiftly plucked the half burnt cigarette out of his mouth and threw it into the ashtray on the wall despite his protests.
"This is a non-smoking zone." I said as pointed at the very visible sign next to the ash-tray and he grumbled softly.
As we walked past the many shops Uzumaki stopped dead in his track and his lips twitched up in an unbelieving smile. I gave him a confused frown and he lifted a finger and pointed in a western direction which after I followed, pointed to a ramen shop. I scoffed and held my hand out expectantly. Uzumaki blinked
"What?"
"Credit card." He grinned as he pulled the card out of his pocket and placed it soundly on my hand.
"Just like a trophy wife." No force in the universe could have been able to stop me from punching the moron right there, luckily for him we were in public so the most I could do without causing a scene was to elbow him in the gut as softly as I could but judging by the loud wince coming from the blond I still need to refine my understanding of the word 'softly', oh well too bad.
With a sickly sweet smile and a small wave to my glaring partner I made my way towards the clothing shops.
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"Where is the damn idiot now?" I muttered to myself as I walked past the ramen shop for the second time with a Truworths-Man bag slung casually over my shoulder. So far I have looked through the ramen shop and the buffet but to no avail. Now where else could the moron be? Think Sasuke think, what does Uzumaki love more than food…dammit! How could I forget? Now which way is the tobacco store again, I think back near Steers or was it Spur?
"Hey you young man with the Truworths bag! Would you like to try your hand against the unbeatable swordmaster?" I turned to glare at the smiling man who was pointing at a very smug looking…thing which was holding a sword while sneering at the assembled crowd.
"No."
"Aw come on, you look like a guy who likes a good challenge besides I promise he won't hurt you much!" What did he just say?
"No you don't understand, I just happen to be a professional weapons master and this little duel you want me to partake in will be a waste of both my skill and time." There were collective gasps and a few oooooohs from the crowd as both the announcer and the thing scowled at me.
"Well why don't you come up here and show us that 'skill' of yours sir, I promise it won't be a waste of time." The announcer said and I scoffed before making my way to the stage, hopefully I might be able to spot Uzumaki from up there.
I placed my bag on the floor next to the assortment of what I now realize were actually real swords as I picked up the nearest one which was quite sturdy though nowhere near as sharp as mine but looking at how the thing was handling his sword, I believe my chances are fairly good.
I stood perfectly across the thing as I carelessly twirled the sword I had in my fingers, now where is the moron?
"Hey eyes over here boy."
"I will look at you when you eventually do something, now shut up I'm trying to find someone here." I said as my eyes scanned the crowd to look for the oh so familiar spiky mop of blond hair…which was situated right in the front row. I distinctively heard the thing growl but paid no heed to it until I noticed the thing charging forward from the corner of my eye.
I easily sidestepped his attack and hit the handle of the sword right on his back which caused him to stumble but before he could get his footing right again I quickly bent down and swiped my leg right past his feet which effectively managed to tip him over and as a finishing move I got back up, raised the sword I was holding and used it to slice through his shirt before placing the tip right on top of his Adams apple. The things eyes widened quite greatly and I smirked in barely concealed glee.
"My my, all that talk and you didn't even land a single hit on me. Just as I said, a waste of my skill and time" And with that said I dropped the sword, picked up my bag and walked off the stage while making sure to drag the still grinning Uzumaki away from the cheering crowd and stunned announcer.
"Pheasant, you're done here right?" I said as we made our way to the parking lot.
"Yep, now to some bungee jumping!"
"Still no." Uzumaki groaned loudly as he unlocked the car and we both climbed in.
"What about the beach?" he asked and I looked at the time which read 12:38 and shrugged
"Sure, why not." I said as I opened the car door and stepped out of the car.
"Hey, where are you going now?"
"Sunscreen, chair, towel." Uzumaki made a noise of understanding as he also stepped out of the car and locked it"
"Might as well come with you."
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North beach is a very empty place I have observed since besides me and Uzumaki there were about fifteen other people here which was very fine by me, the less the better. As I turned the page of a book I took from Kabuto's library I paused to observe Uzumaki who was surfing with five other people and slowly shook my head. Why anyone would willingly stand on an unstable board in the middle of the ocean was beyond my understanding. I was about to get started on chapter five of Along Came A Spider when I was disturbed by a soft cough coming from in front of me. Sighing in irritation I pulled my book down to come face to face with a woman looking to be in her early 20's. She smiled at me as she pointed at my book. "That is a really good book you've got there" I nodded to her and made a sound of agreement and was about to return to my reading when she coughed again.
"So aren't you going to swim?" I looked down at my jean and sneaker clad lower limbs and my long sleeved t-shirt before giving her a look that I specially reserve for all of my brothers friends, the 'are you mental?' look and she smiled bashfully.
"Sorry, it's just very unusual to see someone come all the way to the beach while wearing normal clothing." I blinked at her, hoping my silence might somehow creep her out but she only gave me a confused glance before her eyes widened.
"Wait, can you understand me?" Oh Buddha was this ever going to end?
"Yes I can understand you, I just don't feel like talking right now Miss." I said as I flashed her what Uzumaki has dubbed the 'come hither' smirk and she turned and interesting shade of red.
"Oh well um, uh sorry for disturbing you then. Uh please carry on with your reading." She said as she dashed off towards the ocean. I sighed in relief and went back to my book. Sometimes I think my true destiny is to simply be gorgeous.
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"Okay so far what we've got is that the top dog here is a man named Aubrey Malinga age 48, let's see uhm he has a total of 370 subordinates located in all eight capital cities of their respective provinces. He has made quite a name for himself it seems." Uzumaki said as I climbed under the covers already half asleep.
"Hmm, what does he deal in?" I asked and Uzumaki typed some more before his face brightened
"Aha here it is! Drugs, weaponry, trafficking, y'know the usual."
"Sounds doable, ranking?"
"Check this, number 8." I smiled.
"Jackpot." Uzumaki smiled back as he shut down his laptop and went to turn off the main lights.
"So how long do you think this will take?" he asked as got under the covers and placed his head on my shoulder.
"Judging from their ranking in the bingo book and the number of people to go through, I say about a week at most." I said as I moved my hand to switch off the lamp beside me and then turned in a way that both Uzumaki and I were facing each other.
"Great, we just need to stock up on some bullets and we're good to go." I made a noise of agreement as I cupped his face and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. Even in the dark I could still see his smile widen significantly.
"Goodnight Sasuke."
"Goodnight Naruto." Tch, figures that the only time we ever call each other by our first names has to be right before going to sleep, how terribly cliché of us.
"Oh and Uzumaki."
"Yes?"
"Switch off my alarm again and I will kill you."
"Love you too princess."
"…I'm serious."
"Well too bad."
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{[End Flashback]}
Kiba stifled a yawn as he wrote down a few notes on his notepad while Sasuke waited patiently for him.
"Well that was a rather boing story." Sasuke chuckled deeply at the boys tone and scoffed softly afterwards.
"Child this part of the story was simply told to introduce you to one woman and one woman only." Kiba's eyes narrowed slightly before the widened again.
"Oh now I remember! So that was the lady who-"
"Yes."
"And also with the-"
"Yes, that too."
"No way but I thought she was a-"
"It's called acting child."
"..oh." Sasuke snorted at Kiba's antics
"Exactly, now is when the story really gets interesting."
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Z/N: Woah, it's been like five moths! I had a major writers block then but now I'm back with more energy than last time yeah! This chapter is a bit short but that's all I could type without revealing anything about the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, That's it.