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there.
A/N: Muahaha, Nalio is back. Chapter 3 kiddies. Like I said, if I got enough reviews it would come out quick, and I decided that 10 in one day was enough. So here it is, enjoy.
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CrissyKitty: Yes. I've watched Naruto from 1 to 84. Which I believe is the latest english sub out right now. Gotta check.
Thanks to those who took time to review this story :) seeing ten in one day made me very happy.
- Italics are thoughts btw. -
Sakura was the first to wake up the next morning. Peering over the side of her bed she realized Neji was still sleeping like a log. She got up and tip- toed across the room so to not wake him. Too late, two silver eyes opened up and we're gazing over at her. Crap, he's gonna kill me for waking him.
"Good morning, Sakura."
Sakura looked at him dumbfounded. Did he just greet me?
Neji watched her, waiting for her reply. After a few seconds Sakura managed a hoarse "Good mornin' Neji" from her throat.
"Erm..I'm gonna go take a shower now." Sakura mentally hit herself for telling him that, but turned around and left the room quickly red-faced.
Neji turned on his side and closed his eyes, the darkness of his eyelids taking over him and forcing him back into a slumber.
Sakura stripped down in the bathroom, and hopped (not literally) in the shower. (Haha I got this image of a bunny Sakura hopping into a shower.) Feeling the warm water against her cold and bare skin felt good. It only took about ten minutes for her to get done, and she got out. She dressed in her usual red oriental dress with the circle at the bottom.
Neji was sleeping again when she walked back into her room. He's sleeping again? Wow, he didn't strike me as someone who slept late.
Neji finally got up a little while later and took his shower. After they both ate breakfast, they we're told that Tsunade-sama wanted to see them and that it was urgent. They both figured it had something to do with Sakura's attacker so they hurried.
-Knock Knock-
"Come in" called Tsunade.
"Good morning Hokage-sama" was heard from both Neji and Sakura at the same time.
"Good morning you two. Now please, sit down, this is important." They both did as they were told and noticed the serious tone in her voice.
"As you both know, we are sure that Sakura's attacker was that of the Sand. With some help from the Anbu, we've finally got a positive ID on that guy and his background. He was noone special, probably just some hired goon. But the person who hired him definitely is not. We've gathered from our sources that this man was hired by a skilled ninja by the name Saito. We're not sure about who he is, but we know he is extremely powerful, and origins lie in the cloud country."
Neji, Sakura, and Tsunade were all stuck in deep thought. Who is this guy? What does he want with Sakura? Why?
Tsunade pulled them back to reality.
"Listen, I know you two have been out of missions for the last two months, but we are very short on shinobi right now. So, seeing as you two already know, I'm appointing you both to go and assasinate this man. (I know assasinations are usually done by Anbu, but they're not what this story revolves around.)
Neji glanced up at her and smirked, while Sakura looked quite nervous.
"Im sorry you two, but I have no other choice. You two will leave tomorrow morning at dawn, and take the quickest route to the Wind country. You'll have to find his whereabouts once you get there, but Anbu have secured a safe route for you to take there. I wish you luck."
"Are..are you sure we can handle this?"
"Yes I'm positive," Tsunade said with a smile, "Remember, Neji is your bodyguard incase anything goes wrong. He is one of the strongest in this village, even though he's not an anbu member. Your in safe hands."
Neji actually twinged a dull red color after the praise from the Hokage. He looked over to Sakura who had somehow lightened up a bit and inside was glad to be getting seclusion with Neji. Though they were together all the time, they were seldomn alone completely. Giving her what she thought was a smile, Neji said "Don't worry Sakura, I won't let anything happen to you."
Now Sakura was beat red, but did her best to hide it from Neji. What's this emotion I have when I look at her? And why am I so willingly giving her total protection, I've never wanted to put my life on the line for anybody elses before, but something inside of me would rather die than to see her get hurt.
He brushed those thoughts aside for now, and got up. They leapt through the forest together, still thinking about what was going to happen tomorrow.
"N..Neji?" squeaked Sakura.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we'll come out of this ok?"
"I'm..i'm not sure. But I will do my best to make sure you do, don't worry."
Sakura would have cried right there if she wasn't doing her best to stop herself. A few tears leaked out, but luckily Neji was far enough so that he didn't notice. Noone's ever been so kind to me..I can't believe he said that to me. Neji..where were you all my life.
By now, they were so familiar to each other that Neji never got annoyed with Sakura. He actually enjoyed her company, which was a first to anyone he's ever known. (Except TenTen) He loved that he was her bodyguard, and that he was the only one to protect her. That all she needs is him, and knowing that she'll be safe because he would put his life infront of hers anytime of anyday. New feelings kept popping up for Sakura in his head but they were foreign to him and he couldn't put a word on them. He just knew that he needed her.
Sakura by now, had the same feelings towards Neji. Only she knew the words to place on those emotions. She also needed him. She loved spending her time with him, and that the only girl in his life was her. That he willingly puts his life on the line for her, and shows great respect to her. He's such a gentleman and a sweet person inside. But like I said she knew what these emotions were. She knew that..she was falling in love with Hyuuga Neji.
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They were both anxious and nervous about the next morning, though Neji doesn't show it. He knew that this would put a risk on her life. She knew that this was dangerous for them both to try and take on this elite ninja by themselves. After waking up with the sun, they packed their things.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this Sakura?"
"Yes, aslong as your with me I know I can do this." She turned around once again before he could see crimson wash over her face like a tidal wave hit her. He also turned around, feeling a tinge of red pour over his cheeks.
"Well...ok then, just wanted to make sure." Sakura nodded. After packing their things, they walked out of Sakura's house. It would take them two days to get there, and one week to find, and execute Saito. If they didnt return in fifteen days, then they would fail the mission and have to retreat.
Walking along the dirt road was pretty quiet. They were both pretty tense about this.
Sakura finally broke the silence. "So who do you suppose this guy is anyway?"
"I'm not sure, Tsunade-sama didn't help us much background wise. And we have no clue what his motives are."
"Yeah.." Sakura trailed off. She hung her head low and sighed. What's this guy want me for? What's so special about me?
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"So..they're finally coming after me" growled a low voice. A man sat in a dark booth in the corner of a pub. His hood above his head and a mysterious ball of clouds floating in mid air infront of him. Noone dared look over at him because they all knew who he was. He was Saito, the most dangerous shinobi in the Wind country. He was wanted ALL over, for mass killing sprees and etc. The ball of clouds he was looking into was a special ninjutsu of his. He would conjure them up then target any one person in the whole world and see where they were and what they were doing right now. It was a great ninjutsu to always have the upper hand on his enemies.
"The ancient bloodline is finally coming to me....The Haruno family advanced bloodline." (Gasp!)
"They say it died out years ago, but I've found it. What puzzles me though is why it resurfaced in this girl. Hm..she doesn't look all that strong to me. But that guy with her. Him. Those eyes are from the great Hyuuga clan. He is the only thing I'm going to have to worry about. Then, I can finally claim one of the most unique avanced blood-limits ever heard of as my own." Saito snickered under his hood into a maniacal laugh that sent unnerving shivers down everyone's spine.
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Neji also got a chill down his spine. He had the feeling that someone was watching them, but shrugged it off. Night crept through the trees, and moonlight shone down upon them through green leaves. Neji caught a glimpse of Sakura's pale skin in the moonlight, and stared at it longingly. It was beautiful the way the moonlight highlighted all of her gorgeous features. He turned his gaze ahead of him when Sakura turned her head to look at him. He too looked very handsome with contrast to the moon. His black silky hair falling behind his head and tied neatly at the end. His eyes were so beautiful. They reflected the light in them, and it made Sakura blush to look into them.
"Neji..um..how much longer do you think it'll take to get there?"
"Hm..I'd say by tomorrow night we should be there. But for now I think it's best we set camp here. It's getting pretty late and we're gonna need some rest for tomorrow." She nodded in agreeance and found a nice place to sleep. They only had one tent with them for two so they set it up behind a group of trees, just in case. After it was set up, they both climbed in and laid on opposite sides.
Sakura looked at him anxiously and finally said "Goodnight Neji.."
"..Goodnight..Sakura."
After a little while, Neji finally noticed Sakura sleeping. He watched her body in the darkness. Her chest moving up and down slowly, in rhythmn with her breathing. He nudged his body closer to her. After a bit, he moved even closer. Then after a bit of restlessness, Neji sat up by Sakura's side. He brushed a few stands of stray pink hair aside, and was pulled closer to her. He tried to fight it, but his body was now moving on its own. He bent down a kissed her on the forhead gently. She looked so placid, and Neji didn't want to disturb her sleep. He laid back down and slowly drifted into sleep.
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The next morning, Sakura was the first to wake. Her eyes widened considerably when she realized that her head was laying on Neji's shoulder, and their arms were wrapped around each other. Neji was still sleeping peacefully, so she didn't bother moving to wake him up. (Hm..another reason in there possibly?) But somehow, in accordance with her thoughts, Neji woke. He too grew wide eyed when he realized the position they were in. He had no clue how they got that way, and neither did she.
Neji pulled away from her sheepishly and said.
"Erm..sorry.."
"..uh..it's ok...it must've happened when we were sleeping, we couldnt help it."
Neji nodded, wanting to get out of this situation fast. He stood up and walked out the tent. After smelling food on an open fire, Sakura realized what he was doing. She suddenly realized her stomach was grumbling and managed to crawl out the tent.
"..mmm..smells good."
"Here, eat up, we're heading out as soon as we finish."
They both ate quickly, and packed up the tent. Luckily, the route the Anbu set up was infact safe, and their were no Shinobi disturbances. They set off again, only this time they were jumping tree to tree and at a fast pace.
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"Hey, Ino-chan! Have you seen Sakura-chan lately????" Naruto asked puzzled.
"No, it's been a few days actually. I heard something about a mission with Neji from Shikamaru, but I really have no clue."
"Damn that old hag, I'm gonna go see what the hell is up."
Naruto stomped off the the fifth Hokage's office and stormed in like an idiot..as usual.
"Hey! Old bag! Where's Sakura-chan!??"
Tsunade sweatdropped..Moron..
"I sent her and Neji on an important mission. That's all you need to know."
"What? What's this 'important mission'? and why is Neji the one who gets to go with her damnit!?"
"Like I said, you don't need to know. And anyway I appointed Neji to go with her because he's her bodyguard, and he's reliable. I know he will protect Sakura with every fiber of his being, so don't worry about it."
"DAMN HIM! I would protect with even more than that! You should've sent me old lady!"
The Hokage got up and knocked him on the ground.
"I'm the Hokage you know Naruto! You shouldn't speak so rudely to me." She grinned an evil and satisfied grin.
"You think I give a damn!!!"
She hit him again.
..owww...old ladies have hard punches.
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Finito! Sorry for the not long chapter. This wasn't really a main one, it was mainly to show how Neji and Sakura have developed feelings for each other and to explain the plot twist with the evil villain Saito. He wants to get Sakura and harness her for her ancient bloodline. Gasp, Sakura? An ancient bloodlineage? I bet noone ever thought of that one before! Ha. Please please please review. If I can get almost as much as last chapter I'll keep updating at this pace, and making sure their top quality. So please! Til Next time
Nalio
A/N: Muahaha, Nalio is back. Chapter 3 kiddies. Like I said, if I got enough reviews it would come out quick, and I decided that 10 in one day was enough. So here it is, enjoy.
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CrissyKitty: Yes. I've watched Naruto from 1 to 84. Which I believe is the latest english sub out right now. Gotta check.
Thanks to those who took time to review this story :) seeing ten in one day made me very happy.
- Italics are thoughts btw. -
Sakura was the first to wake up the next morning. Peering over the side of her bed she realized Neji was still sleeping like a log. She got up and tip- toed across the room so to not wake him. Too late, two silver eyes opened up and we're gazing over at her. Crap, he's gonna kill me for waking him.
"Good morning, Sakura."
Sakura looked at him dumbfounded. Did he just greet me?
Neji watched her, waiting for her reply. After a few seconds Sakura managed a hoarse "Good mornin' Neji" from her throat.
"Erm..I'm gonna go take a shower now." Sakura mentally hit herself for telling him that, but turned around and left the room quickly red-faced.
Neji turned on his side and closed his eyes, the darkness of his eyelids taking over him and forcing him back into a slumber.
Sakura stripped down in the bathroom, and hopped (not literally) in the shower. (Haha I got this image of a bunny Sakura hopping into a shower.) Feeling the warm water against her cold and bare skin felt good. It only took about ten minutes for her to get done, and she got out. She dressed in her usual red oriental dress with the circle at the bottom.
Neji was sleeping again when she walked back into her room. He's sleeping again? Wow, he didn't strike me as someone who slept late.
Neji finally got up a little while later and took his shower. After they both ate breakfast, they we're told that Tsunade-sama wanted to see them and that it was urgent. They both figured it had something to do with Sakura's attacker so they hurried.
-Knock Knock-
"Come in" called Tsunade.
"Good morning Hokage-sama" was heard from both Neji and Sakura at the same time.
"Good morning you two. Now please, sit down, this is important." They both did as they were told and noticed the serious tone in her voice.
"As you both know, we are sure that Sakura's attacker was that of the Sand. With some help from the Anbu, we've finally got a positive ID on that guy and his background. He was noone special, probably just some hired goon. But the person who hired him definitely is not. We've gathered from our sources that this man was hired by a skilled ninja by the name Saito. We're not sure about who he is, but we know he is extremely powerful, and origins lie in the cloud country."
Neji, Sakura, and Tsunade were all stuck in deep thought. Who is this guy? What does he want with Sakura? Why?
Tsunade pulled them back to reality.
"Listen, I know you two have been out of missions for the last two months, but we are very short on shinobi right now. So, seeing as you two already know, I'm appointing you both to go and assasinate this man. (I know assasinations are usually done by Anbu, but they're not what this story revolves around.)
Neji glanced up at her and smirked, while Sakura looked quite nervous.
"Im sorry you two, but I have no other choice. You two will leave tomorrow morning at dawn, and take the quickest route to the Wind country. You'll have to find his whereabouts once you get there, but Anbu have secured a safe route for you to take there. I wish you luck."
"Are..are you sure we can handle this?"
"Yes I'm positive," Tsunade said with a smile, "Remember, Neji is your bodyguard incase anything goes wrong. He is one of the strongest in this village, even though he's not an anbu member. Your in safe hands."
Neji actually twinged a dull red color after the praise from the Hokage. He looked over to Sakura who had somehow lightened up a bit and inside was glad to be getting seclusion with Neji. Though they were together all the time, they were seldomn alone completely. Giving her what she thought was a smile, Neji said "Don't worry Sakura, I won't let anything happen to you."
Now Sakura was beat red, but did her best to hide it from Neji. What's this emotion I have when I look at her? And why am I so willingly giving her total protection, I've never wanted to put my life on the line for anybody elses before, but something inside of me would rather die than to see her get hurt.
He brushed those thoughts aside for now, and got up. They leapt through the forest together, still thinking about what was going to happen tomorrow.
"N..Neji?" squeaked Sakura.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we'll come out of this ok?"
"I'm..i'm not sure. But I will do my best to make sure you do, don't worry."
Sakura would have cried right there if she wasn't doing her best to stop herself. A few tears leaked out, but luckily Neji was far enough so that he didn't notice. Noone's ever been so kind to me..I can't believe he said that to me. Neji..where were you all my life.
By now, they were so familiar to each other that Neji never got annoyed with Sakura. He actually enjoyed her company, which was a first to anyone he's ever known. (Except TenTen) He loved that he was her bodyguard, and that he was the only one to protect her. That all she needs is him, and knowing that she'll be safe because he would put his life infront of hers anytime of anyday. New feelings kept popping up for Sakura in his head but they were foreign to him and he couldn't put a word on them. He just knew that he needed her.
Sakura by now, had the same feelings towards Neji. Only she knew the words to place on those emotions. She also needed him. She loved spending her time with him, and that the only girl in his life was her. That he willingly puts his life on the line for her, and shows great respect to her. He's such a gentleman and a sweet person inside. But like I said she knew what these emotions were. She knew that..she was falling in love with Hyuuga Neji.
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They were both anxious and nervous about the next morning, though Neji doesn't show it. He knew that this would put a risk on her life. She knew that this was dangerous for them both to try and take on this elite ninja by themselves. After waking up with the sun, they packed their things.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this Sakura?"
"Yes, aslong as your with me I know I can do this." She turned around once again before he could see crimson wash over her face like a tidal wave hit her. He also turned around, feeling a tinge of red pour over his cheeks.
"Well...ok then, just wanted to make sure." Sakura nodded. After packing their things, they walked out of Sakura's house. It would take them two days to get there, and one week to find, and execute Saito. If they didnt return in fifteen days, then they would fail the mission and have to retreat.
Walking along the dirt road was pretty quiet. They were both pretty tense about this.
Sakura finally broke the silence. "So who do you suppose this guy is anyway?"
"I'm not sure, Tsunade-sama didn't help us much background wise. And we have no clue what his motives are."
"Yeah.." Sakura trailed off. She hung her head low and sighed. What's this guy want me for? What's so special about me?
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"So..they're finally coming after me" growled a low voice. A man sat in a dark booth in the corner of a pub. His hood above his head and a mysterious ball of clouds floating in mid air infront of him. Noone dared look over at him because they all knew who he was. He was Saito, the most dangerous shinobi in the Wind country. He was wanted ALL over, for mass killing sprees and etc. The ball of clouds he was looking into was a special ninjutsu of his. He would conjure them up then target any one person in the whole world and see where they were and what they were doing right now. It was a great ninjutsu to always have the upper hand on his enemies.
"The ancient bloodline is finally coming to me....The Haruno family advanced bloodline." (Gasp!)
"They say it died out years ago, but I've found it. What puzzles me though is why it resurfaced in this girl. Hm..she doesn't look all that strong to me. But that guy with her. Him. Those eyes are from the great Hyuuga clan. He is the only thing I'm going to have to worry about. Then, I can finally claim one of the most unique avanced blood-limits ever heard of as my own." Saito snickered under his hood into a maniacal laugh that sent unnerving shivers down everyone's spine.
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Neji also got a chill down his spine. He had the feeling that someone was watching them, but shrugged it off. Night crept through the trees, and moonlight shone down upon them through green leaves. Neji caught a glimpse of Sakura's pale skin in the moonlight, and stared at it longingly. It was beautiful the way the moonlight highlighted all of her gorgeous features. He turned his gaze ahead of him when Sakura turned her head to look at him. He too looked very handsome with contrast to the moon. His black silky hair falling behind his head and tied neatly at the end. His eyes were so beautiful. They reflected the light in them, and it made Sakura blush to look into them.
"Neji..um..how much longer do you think it'll take to get there?"
"Hm..I'd say by tomorrow night we should be there. But for now I think it's best we set camp here. It's getting pretty late and we're gonna need some rest for tomorrow." She nodded in agreeance and found a nice place to sleep. They only had one tent with them for two so they set it up behind a group of trees, just in case. After it was set up, they both climbed in and laid on opposite sides.
Sakura looked at him anxiously and finally said "Goodnight Neji.."
"..Goodnight..Sakura."
After a little while, Neji finally noticed Sakura sleeping. He watched her body in the darkness. Her chest moving up and down slowly, in rhythmn with her breathing. He nudged his body closer to her. After a bit, he moved even closer. Then after a bit of restlessness, Neji sat up by Sakura's side. He brushed a few stands of stray pink hair aside, and was pulled closer to her. He tried to fight it, but his body was now moving on its own. He bent down a kissed her on the forhead gently. She looked so placid, and Neji didn't want to disturb her sleep. He laid back down and slowly drifted into sleep.
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The next morning, Sakura was the first to wake. Her eyes widened considerably when she realized that her head was laying on Neji's shoulder, and their arms were wrapped around each other. Neji was still sleeping peacefully, so she didn't bother moving to wake him up. (Hm..another reason in there possibly?) But somehow, in accordance with her thoughts, Neji woke. He too grew wide eyed when he realized the position they were in. He had no clue how they got that way, and neither did she.
Neji pulled away from her sheepishly and said.
"Erm..sorry.."
"..uh..it's ok...it must've happened when we were sleeping, we couldnt help it."
Neji nodded, wanting to get out of this situation fast. He stood up and walked out the tent. After smelling food on an open fire, Sakura realized what he was doing. She suddenly realized her stomach was grumbling and managed to crawl out the tent.
"..mmm..smells good."
"Here, eat up, we're heading out as soon as we finish."
They both ate quickly, and packed up the tent. Luckily, the route the Anbu set up was infact safe, and their were no Shinobi disturbances. They set off again, only this time they were jumping tree to tree and at a fast pace.
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"Hey, Ino-chan! Have you seen Sakura-chan lately????" Naruto asked puzzled.
"No, it's been a few days actually. I heard something about a mission with Neji from Shikamaru, but I really have no clue."
"Damn that old hag, I'm gonna go see what the hell is up."
Naruto stomped off the the fifth Hokage's office and stormed in like an idiot..as usual.
"Hey! Old bag! Where's Sakura-chan!??"
Tsunade sweatdropped..Moron..
"I sent her and Neji on an important mission. That's all you need to know."
"What? What's this 'important mission'? and why is Neji the one who gets to go with her damnit!?"
"Like I said, you don't need to know. And anyway I appointed Neji to go with her because he's her bodyguard, and he's reliable. I know he will protect Sakura with every fiber of his being, so don't worry about it."
"DAMN HIM! I would protect with even more than that! You should've sent me old lady!"
The Hokage got up and knocked him on the ground.
"I'm the Hokage you know Naruto! You shouldn't speak so rudely to me." She grinned an evil and satisfied grin.
"You think I give a damn!!!"
She hit him again.
..owww...old ladies have hard punches.
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Finito! Sorry for the not long chapter. This wasn't really a main one, it was mainly to show how Neji and Sakura have developed feelings for each other and to explain the plot twist with the evil villain Saito. He wants to get Sakura and harness her for her ancient bloodline. Gasp, Sakura? An ancient bloodlineage? I bet noone ever thought of that one before! Ha. Please please please review. If I can get almost as much as last chapter I'll keep updating at this pace, and making sure their top quality. So please! Til Next time
Nalio