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Different
Hey everyone, I have a question for you guys since I'm kinda a new member. I've been getting a couple story alerts. I don't get why I'm getting them because I don't think I've written anything bad. I even rated it T just in case. So, why am I getting story alerts?
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
"Hi"- talking
Hi- Inner Sakura
Hi- Outer Sakura
Recap: I headed for the gates. After everyone arrived, we headed out. I couldn't help feeling the nostalgia. After all, like I said, it's our first mission since Sasuke came back.
Chapter 7: Feudal Lord
Sakura's POV
I couldn't believe it. It was as if we were twelve again. Naruto was being annoying and very loud, Sasuke was ignoring him while occasionally sending him glares, they would both fight from time to time, and Kakash-sensei was reading his porn book. The only thing missing was me swooning over Sasuke instead of being calm and fully concentrated on the mission like I am right now. I was being pretty quiet, and was extremely bored. At least I had something to concentrate on when I was a genin, even if it was thinking about Sasuke. I wish I could read my book, but we were in a territory where there have been rumors of rouge ninja. Therefore, I needed to keep my senses sharp at all times.
The town was a sight to see. One can realize how rich the feudal lord was by merely glancing at the landscape. Every single building was perfectly clean and painted snow white. Each house had a perfectly mowed lawn with flowers carefully planted around. There were many monuments and sculptures made of expensive stores and minerals such as gold, silver, diamond, jade, and much more. The citizens were all dressed in the newest fashion, made of silk and other rare and expensive cloths. No wonder they attracted so many robbers. It was surprising that they didn't even bother to try to hide the town even though they were being attacked by ninja. I was pretty sure that they had more than enough money to build a wall, or some sort of protection. I assumed that Tsunade-sama was right. The feudal lord must really like to flaunt his money. Such petty actions!
At the entrance of the town, two young guards met us. We showed them the scroll that stored all the information about the mission. They led us through town. As usual, many young girls were staring at Sasuke with hearts in there eyes. And as usual, Sasuke glared at them. There were some guys that were taking an interest in me too. I wasn't that surprised because I had quit a fan club in Konoha as well. I just learned to ignore them instead of giving them multiple death glares like Sasuke.
We arrived at the feudal lords mansion, or should I say his castle. It was hugs, and many of its walls were made of gold. Inside, the walls were decorated with ancient scrolls and paintings. There were many sculptures and antiques covering the rooms. Many young maids ran back and forth through the building. I was starting to get a bad vibe from this guy.
The feudal lord was waiting for us in what I assumed was the throne room. He was pretty chubby, and was dressed in the fanciest clothes I've ever seen. He was wearing a good amount of gold jewelry, and had a headdress that was larger that the head its self. He was sitting on a large throne at the end of the room. Next to him were five other girls. Two were fanning him, one was hand feeding him grapes, one was massaging his back, and the last one was massaging his feet. I almost puked. Don't those five have any dignity! I could tell that the others were starting to get the same message. However, we still knelt before him and bowed our heads. After all, he was a feudal lord.
"Welcome, Konoha shinobi, to my mansion. I am Takahashi Daiki (AN: The names that I use in this story that are not in 'Naruto' are real Japanese first and last names. They are not made up. And, just so you know, the last name comes before the first in japan.) Thank you for coming here to defend the town. However, I am a little surprised. This is a very small group and most of you ninja look no older that 16 years old. Is your Hokage cheating on my money, for I surely did pay a good amount of money for this mission."
I held the urge to speak out. How dare he say something so low of Tsunade-sama, when he himself continues to gloat about his riches when his people are in danger. Naruto quickly stood up and was about to say something. I slapped my hand across mouth preventing him from doing so and forced him back down on to the ground. Iwate noticed this and rose and eyebrow.
"Would you like to object to something I said, you little brat?"
I can tell Naruto was about to explode. It took all of strength to hold him down. I quickly bowed and brought his head down with me.
"Gomenasai, Takahashi-sama, I apologies for my friend's behavior. Please forgive him. It won't happen again."
"Hmph, it better not, or I might start regretting hiring shinobi from Konoha if they are all disrespectful to their superiors. But I guess not all of you're bad. You seem like a very lovely girl with well-taught manners. However, I'm surprised that a pretty little flower like you is able to become a high ranked ninja, for that's what I asked for in the letter I sent to Konoha."
Not only did I have to restrain Naruto from doing anything stupid, but I had to hold myself back as well. His attitude was extremely stuck-up and snobby. Plus, he was hitting on me, when I'm pretty sure that a feudal lord like him was bound to have a wife. Lastly, he stereotyped my abilities and insulted Konoha. Luckily, I've been getting better at controlling my anger since I was twelve, or he would be dead by now. Then, Kakashi-sensei stepped in.
"Not to be rude or anything, Takahashi-sama, but I feel as if I should correct your judgments. These three who were origionally my own students, are some of the best shinobi in konoha. They may only be 15 years old, but have worked as a team since they were 12 and have been taught by the 3 Legendary Sannin."
"…Well, I can't really say that I'm with the Hokage's choice of ninjas. I did mention that the group had about 50 ninja, who are all probably stronger and more experienced than your students. Here I am stuck with a small squad of four people, three who are still kids, while my people are in danger. There's you, who looks pretty experienced, but you can't judge a book by its cover, a rude brat, a little girl, and some kid that's probably not that strong as well. How am I suppose to count on a lousy team like you protect the town?"
Naruto couldn't stand it anymore, and broke free from my grip. Sasuke also stood up and glared at Daiki with his Sharingan fully activated.
"How dare you insult the shinobi of Konoha! You have no right. You should be grateful and thank us that we even agreed to take on a lousy mission like this! You know, I'm gonna be Hokage one day."
"I should be grateful?! You're the one that should thank me, you brat, for this worthless team into my magnificent town. I don't like the looks of you guys. How am I supposed to trust you four for protection? How am I suppose to prevent my people from getting hurt?!"
"Well, you can start by-"
"Naruto, enough!"
Kakashi-sensei gave Naruto the 'be-quiet-before-anymore-damage-is-done' look. He bowed Iwate with a noticeable frown. A five-year-old could tell that he was faking the polite gesture.
"My apologies, Takahashi-sama. Perhaps we should leave your presence before Naruto troubles you any more. And if you seriously do not have faith in our abilities, please feel welcome to observe us while we are training. Is that alright, Iwate-sama?"
"Huh, like I would waste my precious time watching a bunch of kids fight eachother. No thanks. But I'll keep your offer in mind. Perhaps I can send a servant or someone to check on you guys and give me feedback. And seeing that you guys traveled all the way from Konoha, the kids must be tired. I'll get someone to show you to your rooms."
The four of us exchanged looks. He couldn't actually be thinking for us to stay here, right? I last thing I wanna do is to sleep in the same house as some stuck up feudal lord. I swear, if he tries something, I won't hold back.
Another one of his many maids showed up at the door. She silently gestured us to follow. She led us up two floors and down multiple hallways. I could almost imagine Naruto getting lost in this place, cause it looked bigger on the inside that the outside. She led us to the end of a hallway, and pointed to four different rooms right next to eachother. After that, she quickly bowed, then left. After making sure that her footsteps were gone, I finally dared to speak.
"I don't like this place."
"Hn"
"Me neither."
Kakashi-sensei looked at us, then sighed.
"Look, guys, I don't like him either, but he hired Konoha for a mission. And believe it or not, he's a pretty powerful man in this area. If we don't meet his expectations, then he may spread rumors about Konoha. Therefore, mission requests may go down. Besides, I'm afraid we may have done enough damage already. The only thing we can hope for is that we can impress him with our skills."
None us said a word, but I guess we all silently agreed with Kakashi-sensei. He was right, we had to work for this man, whether we liked or not. My only wish is that the mission would end quickly o that we can leave.
The four of us randomly chose a room. I took the one at the end of the hallway. It consisted of a double bed, neatly made with clean white sheet made of silk (big surprise). The headboard was filled with designs and the pillows were awfully soft. There was a wooden desk that had been polished with care and a nicely carved wooden chair. The curtains were forest green, and were probably made by hand. There was a small, wooden bookshelf as well. It consisted of a couple travel manuals, an almanac, a few books on the town's history, and a plain notebook. There was a white nightstand by the bed with a fancy looking lamp, and a full-length mirror next to it. Lastly, the walls were covered with paintings and ancient scrolls while a couple marble statues were placed around the room. Geeze, if this was how a guest room looked, then I wonder how Iwate's room would look. And this was probably the worst of the guestrooms, seeing how he treats us. I placed my backpack on the desk and laid down on the bed. Something tells me that this was gonna be a long mission.
AN: I'm exhausted after typing that. What do you think about the new character Takahashi Daiki? Did I go overboard with making him mean and stuck up? REVIEW!!
By the way, I changed the last name feudal lords last name to Takahashi. It use to be Iwate, but I made a mistake because Iwate isn't a surname. I just wanted to clear that up incase anyone gets confused, because I've had a couple previouse comments about the character using the name Iwate instead of Takahashi. I apoligies for my mistake, and again, REVIEW!!