Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, nor the Naruto characters.
AN: Here's the next chapter.
Chapter 2
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"What I wouldn't give for a warm bed...With food...Oh yes...food...there must be food..." She groaned as she held her stomach, Sasame haven't eatten since she left Iwagakure. If her father wasn't such a bastard then she would of strolled into any village, and ate, but as of now too many people were after her. Just a couple of days ago, she had to fight off younger kids who wanted the bounty, and some days before that she fought off some berly men who tried to ambush her.
She started to sniffle. She knew shinobies weren't supose to show her feelings, but she couldn't help it. Sasame was in total hell. She was tired, she felt sickly, she was hungry like the wolf, her clothes & herself were dirty, her hair was beyond unruly, did I mention she was hungry? Soon a smell waft up towards her nose, it took her a while to register it. Her clothes really stunk. "Ew."
By night time she made it to a village, and somehow managed to swipe some things to clean her clothes, wash her hair, clean her body with, and some snacks. She ran towards the nearst waterfall. Without a second of hesitation she stripped her clothes off, and washed them until her hands ached. She brought her clothes to her face, and smelled them. "Oh the cleaness!" She chirpped as she air dried her clothes. She walked under the waterfall, and lathered the body wash onto her skin as she sung.
"So...On the first night," She tilted her head towards the side, and rinsed the soap off. "A pebble falls to the earth from somewhere." Her eyes jolted right open when she heard voices. She was pretty much sure that it wasn't the voice inside her head, but people...or more like shinobies watching her. Sasame sharpened her gaze as she tried to locate which direction the noise was coming from. She shielded herself, and teleported by her clothes, and put it on. She teleported after she heard a large crash.
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"Geez, thanks a lot Ero-Sennin!" Naruto yelled.
"Troublesome," Shikamaru grumbled. "We've been trailing her for merely two weeks, and we lose her because Jiraiya-Sama decides to be a peeping tom, and because Naruto's a loud idiot."
"This mission was pointless..." Gaara's arms were crossed over his chest while he looked emotionless.
"I was doing reseach for my next novel Icha Icha Forever!" Jiraiya nearly squealed.
"Tsunade-Sama, isn't going to be happy." Neji stated.
"Whose going to tell her?" Rock Lee asked with an arched eyebrow.
"..." Everyone's attention drifted towards Jiraiya since it was his fault.
"W-W-WAH?!" He yelled.
"Don't worry Jiraiya-Sama, the power of youth shall help you! Yosh!"
"You gotta, be kiddin' me..." Jiraiya said.
Neji scowled as he concentrated on the floor. "Neji what's wrong?" Lee asked.
"It seems she's spying on us."
"Huh?! Where?! Where?!" Naruto hurriedly asked.
"Up here!" She yelled as she jumped down.
A girl with wet long unrly hair stood before them. She wore a dark purple halter top that shown through her black mesh top. She wore a purple and black colored skirt that stopped a few inches above her knees, and beneath the skirt she wore black shorts that looked like the same material Gai & Lee's body suits were made from. She also had various chains hanging from her skirt. Some had little hearts & skull charms, and a chain tied her long unrly hair into to pig tails.
"Hoshigaki Sasame?" Jiraiya stood up, and looked professional.
"What's it to ya?" She asked with an attitude.
"Mmhmm..." He muffled.
"Yah, I'm waiting." She tapped her foot.
"Would you mind posing from my front cover?!" Everyone did an anime style fall except for Gaara whose eyes slightly narrowed; Sasame shot right back up, and had a disgusted expression. "Nude, if you don't mind!" He added.
"Gro--"
"Got her." Gaara said as he trapped her in a sand box.
"Nice, thinking Jiraiya-Sama. Throwing her off guard so we could catch her." Naruto grinned.
"Yeah, whatever you say kid." Everyone, but Naruto knew he wasn't kiddin'; what a naive little boy.
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Geez, talk about being stuck in a tight situation...
"You're not helping..."
Hey at least you get to spend some time with some major hotties!
"You're crazy!"
Noooooooo...Actually you're crazy, because you're talking to yourself.
"No I'm not I'm talking to you."
Noooo...You're talking to yourself, because I'm you, and you're talking out loud not in your head...Which just furthers the reason why I think you're nuts.
"You fuckin' prick." She yelled.
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"What the hell," Shikamaru asked while they pulled the box made of sand on a wagon. "Is she talking to herself?"
"Why does all the pretty young girls have to be crazy?" Jiraiya sniffled.
"..." Naruto was quiet. While his arms were crossed across his chest, and looked like he was thinking really hard.
"Naruto what's wrong?" Neji asked.
"Her name...It seems familiar..."
"Huh?" Jiraiya asked.
"I know I heard that name some where!" The blonde blue eyed boy jumped on the wagon, and pounded on the sand. "Hey, you!" He bellowed.
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"Heh," She scuffed as she leaned against one of the sand walls. "What do you want?"
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"Have we ever met before?!" He continued to yell.
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Sasame cringed as his voice penetrated her ears. "Do you have to YELL?!" She vigorously rubbed her ears. "Geez, I'm right here you idiot!"
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"Well whatever! Do I know you or someone from your family?!"
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"Augh," She groaned as she rubbed her head in annoyance. "There's only my bastard of a dad, my older brother,, and I. My mom died when I was ten...She was murdered. Well you already know my dad and my name, but my older brothers name is Hoshigaki Kisame, he's a missing-nin as well."
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"..." It was nothing but silence for 5 minutes, until the blonde spoke.
"Wait," Naruto said a little nervously. "You're related to Kisame?"
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"Ah." She said with a slightly sadden expression. "You know my brother..." She lightly bit her bottom lip in anger.
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"Uh, so he is your brother." Naruto said in a rather angry tone.
"Sorry to tell you, but your brother is with the Akastuki." Neji said. "He have tried to kill Naruto, my team, and I don't even know who he has killed, nor how many."
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"Ah, really?" She said in a 'oh that's nice to hear' type tone. "It really don't surprise me."
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"Eh, you don't care?" Jiraiya looked as if he was staring at someone he loathed. "You don't care that your brother has slaughtered hundreds? What kind of human are you. Or better yet, what kind of kunoichi are you?"
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"I'm the kind of kunoichi who just don't give a fuck, about her brother, his whereabouts, or what he does to whoever. It doesn't involve me. Now does it?"
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"C'mon I'll like to make it back to Konoha by tonight." Jiraiya said, ignoring her reply.
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Sasame eyes were glossey. Her down casted eyes watched the floor as if something interesting was there. Slowly bringing her knees to her chest she laid her head against her knees. As a memory she kept bottled up for so long forced its way into her mind.
Flashback
"Sasa, darling, you can't be in here." A tall petite woman smiled at a ten year old Sasame as she shooed her out the council room.
"B-But mommy I wanna stay! Big brother ask her to let me staaaaaaaay!" She pleaded, her brother grinned as he mouthed the words 'Sorry.' at her. She gave a huge hmph as she stomped out the room, making sure each stomp she made was heard. Sasame didn't want to leave she wanted to stay by her brother's side. She admired him so much. He was the most handsome shinobi in the whole Hidden Mist Village; and all the girls swooned at the sight of him. She disliked them so much, everytime one would try to approach her brother a glare from the ice queen herself froze them in their spot. Kisame was always aknowledged; even by people that he didn't know, always made time for her, and he was one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist! In her eyes he was better than pocky! Sasame did an adorable playful evil laugh as she rubbed her hands together. She slowly closed the door, and left it a little bit open so she could see and hear their conversation.
"It is absolutely grarenteed, that you'll become the Godaime of the Hidden Mist. I know you'll make a great Mizukage dear." His mother said brightly as she kissed Kisame on the cheek. He gave a smile and a nodd.
"Thanks mother. I am pleased to know that you've placed so much support with me." His eyes slowly drifted towards his dad. His gaze was cold & hard. Kisame always hated being in his father's presence, because he was such an ass.
"Hmph." His father scuffed.
"Father." Kisame nodded to him.
"Kisame." His father said.
"Yes?"
"The council men have picked you as a candidate to be the first Ultimate Shinobi." Kisame arched a brow at the mention of this.
Sasame gasped inside her head as she heard what her father said. 'What is that ass talking about?! Kisame-nii-san is already the most elite shinobi that ever lived!' She thought to herself from behind the door.
The council men all nodded as their arms were crossed over their chests. Kisame thought that maybe his father was finally trusting him like his mother trusted and supported him. He felt like it was finally his time to make his father the proudest man ever to live. "Hmm, what's the gist?"
"Tomorrow at noon, we shall tell you." The main council man replied.
"Fine." Kisame said as he got up to exit. Sasame was caught in her own world, busy praising her older brother she didn't notice him opening the door.
BAM!
The door hit her. Kisame sighed, and picked his sister up, and put her on his right shoulder. "Why were you there? Didn't mother tell you to go to bed?" He asked sternly.
"Y-Yes, but I wanted to spend more time with you! I wanted to be by your side!" She whined. He sighed then tilted his head upward, and smiled at her. "S'okay." He said as he took her to her room.
End Flashback
Tears slid down her face as she tried to wipe them away. "Nii-san." she whispered. She hated thinking of that day, because that was the last day she ever expierened happiness. She would do anything, so someone could make her forget everything that happened after that day. She lightly said ouch. Her tears were burning her. They felt like acid, leeking out her tearduts, while leaving streaks on her cheeks as they rolled down her face.
She couldn't stop the sniffling as she hugged her knees to her chest more. The memory of the day that everything crumbled was arising again. She tried to surpress it with all her will power, but she couldn't. She just couldn't.
Flashback
The next day she went to the ninja academy, and kicked major butt. Sasame been practicing that new water jutsu Kisame showed her. At first she thought she was going to mess up, but she proved herself wrong. She took out 4 of her classmates with that jutsu. When she told her brother she exgrasterated, but only a little.
"Okay, so twenty more came at me from my right side, and with a flick of my wrist I sent them hurtling towards the moon! An-And, I did this AWESOOOOOOOME move where I stopped this one girls heart beat! It was just so awesome! Nii-San you should of been there! I kicked so much butt!" She squealed. Kisame lightly chuckled at his little sister's extreme imagination. It was 7pm, and it was time for him to meet up with his father & the council me, and it was time for Sasame to go to bed. "N-No! Kisame no! P-Please just this night?!" Her brother shook his head as he walked her to her room, tucked her in, and gave her a goodnight kiss on the forehead.
A little while later Kisame walked into the council room, and sat by his parents. His father nodded at the council men, and they nodded back. A drink was passed towards Kisame. His brownish eyes gazed at the yellow liquid with intrest. "Okay?" He said a little lost. The head council man stood up, and set some pieces of paper on the table.
"As you see this is your strength right here...It's above average. Now when you drink that, here's where your strength will lay at." Kisame's eyes widened. Strength that powerful is just unhuman, it was no way he was doing it. He looked at his parents from the corner of his eyes. His mother had a hand clasped to her mouth as she gave a worried look. He under stood she didn't want him to do it, but the image of a disappointed father entered his mind. He gulped his doubts away, and with out hesitation. He lifted the glass to his mouth and swallowed the water with one gulp.
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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! HE'S GONE MAD! EVERYONE EXIT THE BUILDING!" A servant yelled. The servant boy and along with other frantic people ran down the halls. Sasame woke up, and rubbed her eyes. "H-Huh what?...What's going on? Mommy? Nii-San? Daddy?" She said as she climbed off of her bed. She stumbled side-to-side as she tried to gain her balance. Suddenly the door brust open, and a berly man stepped into her room. Her vision was blurry, and her lights were still off. The man breathed heavily, his inhales & exhales were sharp and raspy, and something liquid was patting the floor.
"U-Uh," Sasame backed up as she held a hand to her lips. "W-W-Whose there?! Kisame, help me please! Nii-San! Nii-San please!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Sasame-Chan, it's me Nii-San." She frowed her brows, as she listened to his voice. It was Kisame, but for some reason his voice sounded like he just finished running for hours. She walked up to him, her vision still blurry.
"Nii-San is everything okay? Why are they screaming? Whose gone mad?" She asked him worridly.
"Nothing, just ignore them. Sasa-Chan. C'mon we're going for a little trip, just the two of us." He said with a widened grin.
"Uh, okay Kisame-nii-san! Oh, I'll hurry up, and pac--"
"I bought you some outfits, we're leaving tonight." He lied about the outfits. Sasame nodded as she grabbed her brother's hand, and procedded to leave. As they walked down the hallway the screams became louder, she blinked a few times as her vision was becoming un-blurry. She looked up to smile at her brother, but only a scared expression looked at him.
"L-Let go! Nii-San where are you! Help Nii-San someone's trying to kidnap me!" She screamed loudly she noticed the strange man was wielding Samehada, which only let its true owner carry it. Her eyes trembled as she came to her senses and relized that this thing was her brother. He no longer had the appearance of the handsome man which made the girls squeal and faint, but he reseambled a shark. He sported jagged teeth, piercing yellow eyes, and what appeared to be gills. "B-Brother?" She stuttered. He looked down, and grined at her, which only sent a large shiver down her spine.
"What is it Sasa-Chan?"
"L-Let go of her Kisame-Danji!" A voice screamed from behind them. Sasame turned around happy to see her mother, because she was scared for her life, but what met her eyes was her mother with a giant wound. Her wound gushed, and from the look of it; it was pretty bad. She couldn't hardly take steady breaths, each breath she took looked as if it was hurting her. "M-Mommy?!" She tried to snatch her hand away from her brothers. "L-Let go Kisame-nii-san! Mommy needs help she's hurt!" He looked down at her, and laughed evily. His grip losend, and she ran to her mother's side. "Mommy?! Are you okay?!" She asked with a shaky voice.
"Y-Yes sweet heart. M-Mommy's going to be f--" She was cut off when Samehada pierced her through the chest.
"You was saying Baachan?" He asked with a smirk. The sword then slowly sucked the chakara away from the woman that was now kneeling on the ground, she huskly said, "S-Sa---Sasame r-r-run!"
"N-No I-I can--"
"R-RUN!" She yelled with her last breath.
Sasame mother body went limp as Kisame ripped their mother apart. Blood splattered every, and most of splashed on Sasame's face, and silk nightgown. She screamed as she backed up, and started running. She could hear her brother following with great speed, before she even turned the corner he was infront of her. "Sasame-Chan, I thought you said you wanted to stay by my side." He said in a hurt voice while he grinned.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARG!" Was the sound of a man rushing past Kisame, and grabbing Sasame pushing her behind him. Kisame didn't even see him when he rushed past him, because he was like a blurr, but once he stopped; the man was revealed to be their father the Yondaime Mizukage.
"Sasame get out of here now!" He growled as he took his fighting stance. She nodded as she ran the way she just came from.
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She was running and not turning back. She didn't want to look back, she didn't want to see the bodies that were sprawled across the floor. She quickly ran out the mansion, and headed towards the Council Men Watch Tower. While she was running she came across her best friend laying dead with her face implanted in the ground, and around her were the bodies of her whole family. She stumbled to her friend's body, and held it to her.
"What i-is he?"
Your brother.
"Huh, who said that?" Sasame franticlly looks around, but only see crumbled houses, and fire.
I don't know. You tell me.
"I can't hear you! I can't hear you!"
You know that's rude, and hurtful!
"This isn't happening!"
Sorry to tell you it is.
"No it's not! That's not my brother!"
Don't go into denial.
"W-Why...My mommy...She's gone...Why? Why is she gone!" Sasame's panting turned into heavy breathing.
Uh, Sasame calm down...Take it easy.
"THIS ISN'T HAPPENING! M-My mooooommy is-is still a--!" She roared as her vision slowly faded, and her voice slowed down.
Geez, kid I told you to take it easy.
The voice said as she passed out.
End of Flashback
Her eyes were wide open, and she was as pale as the moon. Her unruly raven hair covered her face. She was now rambling incohernt words to herself as she still held her legs to her chest. That was the day when the voice in her head appeared. Everything she loved, and cherished parished in a blink of a second.
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Some Hours Later
"We're here!" Naruto yelled.
"Hai. Hai, we can see that. Shikamaru sighed in agrivation. "Idiot."
Gaara removed the sand box, and everyone's gaze met the sight of Sasame laying lifeless on the wagon.
"Oh, shit!" Shikamaru said.
"Neji, use your byakugan!" Jiraiya yelled as he turned his attention to the lavender eyed boy.
"I'm already o--" Neji stopped as his left eyebrow started to twitch as he slowly said in an irated voice. "S-She's...only...Sleeping..."
Everyone sighed in relief as they carried her body to the intergation room
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Next Time
Her eyes narrowed in distaste as she clutched the bed rails. "Hey, you with the mask!" She watched as he looked up from his book, and gave her attention. "You're still an asshole." She said as she gave a smirk.
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To Be Continued
AN: Dun Dun Dun Duuuuuuuuuuuuun!
Hugs & Kisses
From
The Beautiful But Deadly Kunoichi Nimiko aka muramurachan (blows a kiss, and gives a wink)