Different
Different
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Recap: I thought for a moment. What would be the perfect bait for thieves? Something valuable, irreplaceable. I got it.
"Guys, I have a plan…"
Chapter 10: The Bait
Sakura's POV
"…I heard a couple of the maids talking about a priceless diamond the feudal lord's wife owns. It's a rare shade of blue and is about the size of your fist. They say there's less than ten left in the world. We could hold a convention and let the towns people see the stone. It'll surely draw out the thieves."
"Yeah, and how are we supposed to get the diamond? There's no way the feudal lord's wife will just hand it over to us." Sasuke said.
"We don't have to use a real one. I know a very powerful genjutsu that can change the shape of any object or person. To the naked eye, they'll never know that it's fake. I just need to see the diamond first." I told him.
"What about when they touch it?" Kakashi-sensei asked.
"By then, we'll already have ambushed them."
"Well, it's worth a shot, but we still need the feudal lord informed. And you know how stubborn he is." Kakashi-sensei said. "I'll go try and talk with him. You guys stay here and draw up a couple ambush plans. Also, do some training while you're at it. The feudal lord said that we could use the dojo. Just ask one of the maids where it is."
"Hai."
"Dattebayo!"
"Hn."
After going through a couple ways to ambush the thieves, we headed for the dojo. It looked pretty nice. It was a wide area with benches along the walls. The floor was clean and polished. The walls even had a couple scrolls hanging on it.
It was obvious that we would only be able to practice taijutsu, but training's training. We decided to fight one-on-one battles. Naruto and Sasuke, Naruto and I, then Sasuke and I. That would be the order until we ran out of time. We didn't really spar fo a winner. We just fought with a partner for 10 minutes, then switched spots. Fighting with Naruto was easy, since he always goes easy on me. I hated it when he did that, so to show him that he should take it seriously, I punched him right in the face, hard. He ended up with a big black eye, which I refused to heal as punishment for underestimating me, and continued our fight. He fought a little harder this time.
Sasuke was a different story. He didn't take me lightly. And even without his Sharingan, he was a challenging opponent. He was fast on his feet and with his reflexes. Also, he did not tire easily. Therefore, at the end of our training session, I was panting heavily while he looked as if the training we just did was a small jog. Damn Uchihas and their stamina!
After we were done, we headed back tour rooms (getting lost once or twice because the 'mansion' is like a maze). However, right in front of my door was a bouquet of roses, and a note attached to it. It read:
Here are some flowers for my precious flower.
Love, Takeo
This guy isn't gonna give up is he.
"Who are those from, Sakura-chan?"
"…Takeo."
Naruto frowned, Sasuke glared, and for a second there, I thought I saw his sharingan.
"Throw them, away, they might explode if he's the spy." Sasuke ordered.
"Uh, yeah, I guess you're right."
I walked towards the garbage can in the hall. Sasuke's eyes followed me. What's up with him? I mean I guess he does make a point with the whole 'Takeo is suspicious' thing, but he doesn't have to take it so seriously. I inwardly sighed. Oh well, it's not like I liked Takeo anyways, so I guess throwing them away is fine with me. I tossed then in the trash.
I stayed in my room after the little scenario. I mostly read and called my Ten Ten to see how she was doing. Turns out she's going on an A-ranked mission with her team tomorrow. I wished her luck. I also called Hinata, We're not as close as Ten Ten and I, but we're friends. She merely told me about what was happeneing in the village. Turns out, Shikamaru and Temari, Suna's ambassador, hooked up, and Ino isn't too happy about it. I was confused, I thought Ino like Sasuke, since she practically threw herself at him when he came back. Then again, Ino isn't really the type of girl who has relationships. She always hops from one date to the next and every one of them were eye candy. This is why I'm not that close with Ino anymore. She cares about looks way too much and has a short attention span. Also, she's grown a little slut like ever since we were genin. She's always wearing short skirts and shin tight tops. There was no way I could be friends with someone like that. (AN: Sorry for all of you Ino fans. I know I made her seem a little bitch-like. It's not that I hate her, but I needed her to be somewhat Sakura's enemy to fit the plot. You'll see!)
Kakashi-sensei came back at night announcing that he has successfully persuaded the feudal lord to allow us to hold the fake convention. A maid brought the diamond to my room and I transformed an ordinary rock into an exact copy if the jewel.
We decided, for the safety of the town's people, that we would not invite real people to the convention. Instead, Naruto will transform a good amount of his shadow clones to look like the civilians and attend the show. The real civilians have been given a warning to stay out of town square (where the fake diamond will be) for their safety.
The next day, we set it up. The 'diamond' was placed inside a glass box on a display case. Naruto had about ten of his clones turn into maids and guards from the feudal lord's mansion, and made a crowd of civilians. I was impressed. They acted like how normal town's people should. He even dressed them the same way.
Everything was set. Naruto and I transformed into civilians and patrolled the area around the convention, while Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei hid themselves in the shadows of buildings, giving them a bird's eye view of the area. The only thing left was for the rouge ninja to show up.
AN: Sorry, I know the chapter was kinda short. Anyways, REVIEW!!