THE MISSION
'But aunt Izumi, I don't want to get married with him!' The girl protested. 'Now..now, young lady.. This is an order. You cannot simply ignore the order from your Uncle Kazuki..' The old woman sighed. 'I know he is not the one you loved..' She placed her sit beside the girl. 'I have been living for so many years and I can understand what you feel, my dear..' She touches her shoulder gently. 'But this is Uncle Kazuki we're talking about.. You know him well, didn't you?' The old woman sighed. 'Since your father died, Kazuki is the one responsible for taking care of you. He promised your father that he would take care of you and finds a good husband for you to live with.. and..'
'But otousan didn't say I have to get married with him, right?' She gets up from her sit. Looking up to the white fluffy clouds drifted across the sky, she sighed once more. "Why me? Why not anyone else?' She grunted. 'I just want to marry the person I love. Is it hard?' She crossed her arms. 'It's not that I want you to find a prince from heaven to me.. I just want to choose a man of my own. Let me be independent.. And I know Neji already has his bride, and she is definitely not me.. So, didn't you feel sorry for breaking 2 relationships for this.. this unblessed wedding?' The girl looks at her aunt with an eye of sorrow. 'I don't want to hurt TenTen and Neji's feeling..' she said.
'Hinata, both of us had promise your father that we will find a good person to let you marry with.. And if you already have your lover, bring him to the house to meet your uncle. I'll talk to him about this…'
'Really!'
A small nod from her aunt was enough for her to feel joyous. She hugged her and run outside. It's not that she didn't like Neji to be her groom, but.. she only considers him as friend, a brother.. Nothing more than that.. after all, she already has her lover…
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'NANI!'
Kiba placed his seat beside her. 'You gotta be kidding me,' Hinata shakes her head no. 'I'm not, kiba-kun.. Please.. You have to see my family first..' She holds his hand tight. 'Don't worry, they're nice.' Hinata smiled. Kiba sighed. 'I never realize that our relationship was gonna end up like this.. ' He shakes his head. 'Then, what? They probably never wanted you to be one of Inuzuka's family... ey? Yeah, I'm not Neji's match anyway..' kiba sighed. 'Kiba-kun.. you will never know until you try.. Who knows what will happen..' Hinata get up.
A pale sun looked down from a dull, white sky, giving little warmth and light. 'Kiba kun.. I know it's hard for you.. but please, leave away your ego.. After all, you're not so bad.. I know you can protect me..' Kiba sighed. "I know it's hard.. but every marrying couple has to meet each other's family.. I've met your family, then it's your turn.. I know they had been cruel to you, but please..' she gave him a light smile.
But that doesn't seem enough to calm his feeling. 'I.. shirimasen..' he crossed his arm. 'Please.. otherwise, I'm going to marry Neji..! I'll just agree then, if you say so..' Hinata sighed and walk forward a few steps. 'You'll never change, kiba-kun. You're just thinking about yourself! Why didn't you put aside your ego?' She felt her tears dropping out.
'Nana-chan, I can't afford to lose you, and you know that, right? Wakarimasu ka?' Kiba sighed. He walked beside her and holds her hand tight to his chest. He wipes her tears from her face and smile.
'I'll go and meet your uncle.'
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'Jiraiya-sensei.. I have completed the jutsu..' Naruto said as he grinned to writing Jiraiya, made him raise his brow and look at the grinning boy, with full of confusion. 'What jutsu?' Jiraiya asked. 'The Rasengan of course..' Naruto said, placing a sit next to his former sensei.
'Jiraiya sensei.. I've completed the jutsu..' Arashi sit behind his sensei, and smiled. 'what jutsu?' Asked Jiraiya. 'It was called.. Rasengan..' Arashi smiled.
'sensei?' Naruto's voice awakes him. 'Are you okay?' Naruto asked. 'Yup. Yup.. I wasn't me just now.. ' Jiraiya grinned. 'Anyway. What are you doing?' Naruto asked as he figures out something unbelievable. 'No. Don't tell me that you're..' Naruto haven't finished as Jiraiya shut him. 'Hai. I was writing new volume of Icha Icha Paradaisu..' Jiraiya grinned as he whispered. 'Don't tell this to Tsunade.'
'oHooHo.. You'll be dead if she knows..' Naruto laughed. 'Yeah. Tell me something I don't know.' He said. 'This is my biggest secret, if Tsunade knows it, I'll simply find you and that Itachi, wakarimasu ka?' 'I know. Hey? Itachi knows?' Naruto yelled. 'I don't know how he finds out..' Jiraiya sighed. 'But.. Weirdest thing is, how are you going to market it, as obba-chan forbid any shop in konohagakure to sell your book?' Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. 'Yo. I'm not doing it for marketing. I'm doing it for fun. And for my darling fan, Kakashi and Ebisu, soon to be Konohamaru and might be you too.. and many more..' he said as he grinned. 'Me? No. Naah.. I'll never liked the..' Naruto's word was stopped as Jiraiya put the book containing some picture of nude woman, Naruto clenched his jaw and feel his nose was bleeding. 'I tell ya..' Jiraiya said as he laughed.
'Ero-sannin.' That's all Naruto managed to say as he wiped out the blood from his nose with some tissue. 'Well, I'll give you this book for free.. Just for trial. If you don't like it, You can kill me.' He said. 'Dare coming back for more?' jiraiya grinned. 'you'll never see me wanting for this book after this,' Naruto said, as he put the book into his orange sleeveless jacket and wear his brown trench coat. 'We shall see.. we shall see..' Jiraiya laughed hard as Naruto poofed away.
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Naruto was still thinking of the dream. Thinking of Narumi and the I.O.I. So many thinks have gotten into his mind, and he sometimes just feels like bashing his head to the brick wall! He stopped at an old oak tree. He sits there and rest for a while. He sighed. 'When do I get to see him?' he thought. 'Maybe you'll see him after you've settled the I.O.I problem, KIT!' the kyuubi said. 'Yup. Maybe.. Maybe..' he said, then closed his majestic blue eyes.
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'Where is he?' Sakura sighed. She has looked for him everywhere.. but still, no sign of Naruto. She grunted. Where could he be? Suddenly, she remembered something. A place that Naruto will always go.. when his mind crowded. An image of her and Naruto laughing together watching white fluffy cloud clearly are seen in her mind. A lot of question running to her brain. Why did Naruto go to that place? Is he in trouble? Is he all right? She rushed to the place.
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'Naruto..'
'Naruto?'
'Naruto!'
Naruto yawns. 'What is it?'
'What's wrong with you, Naruto?' Sakura asked. 'Ne?' Naruto looks to sakura. 'nothing..' Simple word comes from his lips. 'How do you find me here?' He asked, raising his brows. 'I remembered that we used to come here, watching the clouds,' she smiled.
But Naruto isn't hearing. He still thinks about his life. About his twin brother. About his family. Why does it has to happen to him? He has lost both his parents, and he didn't want to lose his one and only brother.
'Naruto?'
She places a sit beside him.
'Do you have any problems? You look pale..' Sakura asked.
'Naah.' Naruto scratch his head. "I just want you to know, you can talk to me if there's any problem..' Sakura said, but he is still silent.
'Nothing..' He cleared his throat. 'It's good to hear that you're okay, ' She smiled. Naruto nodded, and smile. 'Anyway, Naruto.. You better get ready.' Sakura get up. Hokage-sama has ordered us to a mission. She need us, NOW!' Said sakura, seriously.
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Otousan - Father
Shirimasen - I don't know
Wakarimasu ka? - Do you understand?