Lucky-sama: I'm starting another fanfic so the updates aren't gonna be as fast
Tensai-san:We have the entire fanfic planned out but we have a minor block here...
Lucky-sama: Anyways, we don't own Naruto...blah...blah..blah
Tensai-san:Enjoy the new chapter!
"Arigatou," Reiten whispered and accepted the dish of water gratefully.
He was healing, but still it was slow. It hurt to move his legs and he could only make minimal movements with his hands. Right now he was sitting in the carriage playing Go with Shikamaru.
"Your turn," Shika said after he placed his white stone on the board.
Painstakingly Reiten managed to place the black stone in the spot he wanted to and looked back at Shikamaru.
"Good mov-" he was cut off when Naruto stormed past and knocked over the board.
"Gaara! Deal with Naruto here!" Shikamaru sighed.
The sand whipped past them and dragged Naruto back. "Let go of me!" Naruto yelled.
"Then shut up and stop acting like an idiot!" Koga looked at him crossly.
"Shut up all of you, we're here," Itachi glared at them making them silent immeadietly.
They looked out the front and spotted the huge waterfall infront of them. The sparkling water looked cool and fresh, all of them were tempt to jump into it. As if reading their minds, Itachi ordered them to get themselves clean and presentable. Fresh, clean clothes were brought out and dirty ones were washed throughly.
"Wheee!" Reiten smiled as he drifted down the little pool carried by the waves.
"Come and get me!" Koga teased Naruto who in turn splashed him.
"Tsk, such troublesome," Shikamaru shook his head disapprovingly.
"Imbeciles," Gaara muttered. He had got in, splashed water over himself quickly, got out and dressed. Now he stood off to the side where he wouldn't get wet.
"Oi! Hurry up and get dressed!" Itachi barked.
"Hurrying..." Reiten whistled cheerfully as he tied the battered case around with the chain again.
"Troublesome," Shikamaru pulled his t-shirt on and helped Reiten back to the carriage.
Koga and Naruto chased each other all around the place until Itachi threatened to leave without them. Then they willingly got in and shut up.
"Watch out, it's slippery," Itachi led the horses onto a small rock path behind the water fall.
"Lovely," Gaara examined the rocks around them intently, picking up and turning everyone over.
Shikamaru let Reiten lean on the rock wall for a minute to regain his stability, "Where are we going?"
"Here, the Village Hidden in the Mountains, Sangaku," Itachi shoved a certain part of the stone wall.
The wall swung open without much difficulty and the younger five gasped as they took in the sights.
People milled about everywhere, children ran across the street, vendors yelled incomprehensible things as they tried to earn money. The buildings were painted in light hues, each one different than the next. The village was spilt by rivers of many sizes and lengths running throught. The rivers led to the mountain sides where waterfalls running down the sides trickled into them. The entire village was in a mountain. It was like the mountain had been hollowed out and a village placed in it by some giant.
It was so perfect, the villagers had a wall, a natural one at that. It would be pretty hard to drill through an entire mountain even for a ninja. The front gate was hidden perfectly. From what they could tell, there were tons of waterfalls like that all around the mountain and the doors were often locked and another one opened. Much like changing your password on a computer.
Several children about their age wandered up to them and asked shyly if they would like to play. They were shocked, they had all be rejects back in their home village, shunned at an early age. Now here they were in a totally different village that they had no clue existed being invited to play with kids they didn't know!
Itachi, sensing their distress, politely told the kids that they would play later and that right now they had something to do. The kids seemed to accept their excuse and left to continue in their game.
"Don't dawdle, we have some things to do," Itachi told them sternly.
He strode purposefully towards a tall tower in the middle of the village and pushed open the front door. A blast of air conditioning sent shivers down their spines as they entered. Itachi headed for the receptionist's desk and the two conversed in hushed tones for a few moments before they were waved through.
"Don't speak unless you are spoken to, and when you do, speak politely," Itachi instructed them as they waited patiently for the elevator to stop.
All of them nodded and fidgeted nervously. Ding!
"Let's go," Itachi sighed and walked out with the others looking around them in wonder.
"Hello Kiceru-san," Itachi bowed.
Reiten looked about in confusion before following Itachi and bowing hastily.
"Itachi-san, have they decided?" the one named Kiceru raised an eyebrow.
"Perhaps we should explain first," the woman beside Kiceru interjected.
"We should, you ought to explain though Lin," Kiceru nodded after a moment of thought.
"I shall, you are hopeless in this matter anyways," Lin sighed, completely ignoring a fuming Kiceru.
"Alright, now we'll allow you to train here, on one condition," Lin started.
"What condition?" Naruto blurted out.
Itachi glared daggers at him and let Lin continue.
"You have to help us become a full fledged shinobi village," Lin laced her fingers together.
"I accept," Reiten answered nonchalantly.
"Me too, what?" Koga looked at everyone staring at him, "Reiten said he'll get my eyes back, so I'll stick with him!"
"Tsk, troublesome I accept," Shikamaru shrugged.
"Fine, but I want to go back to Suna after a bit," Gaara intoned.
"I want to go back to Konoha," Naruto grinned.
"That can be arranged," Lin replied after a minute.
"Is that all?" Itachi asked politely.
"Yes, your keys," Kiceru picked up a large ring and tossed them to Itachi.
"You guys can go," Lin told them and they disapeared into the elevator.
"This is the place you guys, pick out your rooms and stay with it, cause we're gonna be here for a long time," Itachi put down his bag.
"Whoohoo! I call the top one!" Reiten vanished up the stairs.
"No fair!" Naruto whined.
"I'll take this one, it's simple," Shikamaru yawned.
"Hn," Gaara stepped in a random room to claim it but found out it was the bathroom and quickly stepped out blushing while the others roared with laughter.
"There's a pool!" Koga whooped.
"I'm stuck with these fools for the rest of my life?" Itachi cursed Pein mentally.
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