Author: Enjoy.
"Ah."
Naruto turned, surprised. The frozen meat packet he was holding dropped back into the open section of the freezer.
Directly in the path of Naruto's view, two big yellow-colored bags of potato chips fell to the ground, along with several cans of mushrooms and two bottles of coke.
Sakura watched her stuff drop, her eyes and mouth wide open with shock.
"Ah…" Naruto said again, grinning a little anxiously when he saw the expression which was swiftly manifesting itself upon Sakura's face.
"You…You…You…!" The girl stammered, pointing a trembling finger at the boy, her teeth gritted. "Why…Why the…Why the hell are you in a supermarket?"
It was Naruto's turn to open his mouth. "Why can't I be in a supermarket?" He remarked, a little offended.
Sakura stomped backwards. "You…" She started a second time, her accusing finger quivering as she struggled to find the words. Then sudden realization dawned on her.
Naruto's eyes widened as the figure in front of him suddenly charged.
"AAAGGGAAAHHHHHH!"
There was the crashing of trolleys as jade irises glinted with murder. Many sprang out of the way as the screaming boy approached.
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"Huh?" Shino stopped on the stony pavement as he felt vibration through the ground.
"I feel… a tremor…" He started, a little puzzled.
"What are you talking about?" Kiba snapped, with Akamaru barking in agreement. "Let's go!"
"Uh…Yeah…" Shino continued running with his companions across the street, where, coincidentally, was the location of the supermarket Sakura and Naruto just emerged from.
"WAIT- RIGHT- THERE!" Sakura half-screamed as she gave chase.
"NO! EVEN IF IT COSTS MY LIFE!" Naruto yelled, terrified, with tears of fright running down comically from his widened blue eyes.
The two teenagers sped off into the dim street lights, with onlookers looking on with looks of disapproval.
"Girls these days…"
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"Sasuke." Kakashi opened the door quietly.
The fan on the ceiling rotated in anticlockwise direction, with its speed decreasing until it came to a stop. The bed sheets were messily arranged, the mirror was broken, and the window open.
Kakashi's visible eye narrowed as he saw the spots of dried brownish blood on the broken pieces of glass.
Outside, the wind blew, causing the curtains to move in the direction of the breeze.
Kakashi turned away, closing the door behind him, and leaned against the wall as he thought for a while.
His sandaled feet moved an inch, paused, and moved again.
"…."
The hunter opened the window on the corridor wall and jumped out, making a perfect landing on a tree.
Close.
Taking out a stake from his pocket, Kakashi crouched in a cat-like position as he observed the black figure outside of the mansion.
Above, the grey cloud moved away from the moon, and the area was suddenly bathed in cold, yellowish light. The teen adjusted his glasses, causing it to reflect the light which it picked up.
Kakashi leapt, grabbed the teen, and pointed his knife at the teen's throat.
"… Good evening, Kakashi." The teen said politely, traces of sarcasm and insolence in his tone. The older man did not respond to the greeting.
"What are you doing here?" Kakashi growled, edging his knife closer to the teen's throat.
The teen adjusted his glasses again, both of his gloved hands moving up in surrender.
"What are you doing here?" Kakashi repeated, getting more impatient. "What have you done to Sasuke?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Now please put your knife down." The teenage boy said, smiling, and put down his right hand. Kakashi's eye widened, and backed off as an elbow shot backwards.
"Old tactic." The teen's smile widened. "Always works."
"You've gotten proud, haven't you, Kabuto?" Kakashi said softly as he stopped.
"Not really." Kabuto spread his arms in front of him. "I'm still… as lousy as ever, so as to say…"
The wind picked up speed, causing the plants around the area to sway back and forth.
Glasses glinted with opportunity. The teen took off in half a second, his movements almost indistinguishable.
Kakashi sped in front of Kabuto with the same inhuman speed, stopping his escape.
"What did you do with Sasuke?" Kakashi asked again, peeved that Kabuto's speed had increased since the last meeting.
The teen ruffled his grey hair— grey as Kakashi's—and smirked. "You'll know."
Kakashi's ears picked up a distant rumbling, and heard a scream. After that came several more screams.
Vampires!
"Kabuto…!"
"Better take care of them first." Kabuto put his hands behind his back, leaning backwards as he prepared to take his leave. "Those vampires can really… feed."
The hunter glared at the boy, then hesitated as he heard another scream.
"Damn you!"
He went off, both of his hands holding twin silver knives.
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Kiba growled defensively as he blocked a vampire's attack. "Why are there so many of them?" He yelped, making a gesture for Akamaru to attack another vampire nearby.
Shino didn't bother to respond as his bugs swarmed two vampires at the same time.
"Hey."
The pair turned, noticing Shikamaru on top of a nearby tree.
"Get down here!" Kiba yelled angrily as he staked three vampires with a single stroke of his knife.
"It's weird. Vampires normally don't appear so readily. And they're weak. This means they've been converted recently." Shikamaru crossed his arms, sat down, and closed his eyes.
Kiba spewed some vulgarities as he took out his stake-bomb. Beside him, both Shino and Akamaru dodged for cover.
There was a bang. Smoke emerged and surrounded the area.
"There must be a special around here." Shikamaru leapt down from the tree, dodging the piles of grey dust which were settling on the floor.
"SHIKAMARU!"
The trio turned to see a panting Temari running toward them as vampires went after her from behind.
"ARRGHHHH!" Shikamaru and Kiba both yelled as they saw the vast numbers of blood sucking beasts that were pounding, snarling, and stomping away.
"WIND!" Temari shouted, turning to the vampire crowd and fanning her fan in a one huge stroke.
There was violent gusting of wind, and smoke came up again. The fan-user did not stand back and watch her attackers disintegrate into dust.
"WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY?" The blonde girl turned back to her fellow hunters and screamed at Shikamaru.
"No time for this. There's a special around here." Shino said, his voice louder than usual—a bad sign.
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Naruto suddenly stopped running, his senses tingling.
Vampires? And so many of them?
He held out a hand to grab Sakura as she crashed into him.
"What the…"
"Sorry." Naruto said, looking around, his eyes narrowed and his facial muscles tightening. He felt anxious and a little queasy. They're all around me.
"…N-Naruto?" Sakura stammered as his arms tightened around her protectively.
"There're more vampires than usual. They're… swarming the town." Naruto said, his body tense and his expression deathly serious. "But why?"
"N-N"- Sakura choked, turning blue as his grip on her tightened.
"Neji should be on the move already… Wait…" The blonde boy went, oblivious to the suffocating girl in his hands. "He's probably enjoying this… That chaos guy…"
"Can't… breathe!" Sakura managed to yelp, trying to pry his hands away. Naruto noticed the movement and released his grip.
"What—pant—are you—pant—coughs—choke—are you doing?" Sakura coughed, her hands on her throat.
"Ha, sorry!" Naruto grinned as he dodged her punch.
"What…What are you going on about to yourself anyway?" She asked, flexing her shoulders.
"You heard me." The boy's face hardened again. "I'll have to send you home."
Sakura looked at him, doubt plastered all over her face. Then the name Sasuke sprang into her mind, and the worry crept in.
Naruto looked at her for a while, and knew. "Go home. That's what you can do." He said shortly, pointing to the street. "Come on."
Sakura followed him, her eyes looking up at the sky and irritation swelling up in her.
I ...can't do anything...
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