(Author's note: I should've said this in the beginning unless I did…no I do not own Naruto, if I did the whole story would be about Deidara , anyways, I've altered this chapter so its completely different than the storyline and it doesn't appear at all. And I adjusted the characters appearances so if Eiko had a purple outfit and some other colored hair before, it's different. Below this are the new characters appearances and outfits they'll be wearing…I think. I might not be able to get it in. A few foods are mentioned like tempura (seafood or vegetables deep fried in tempura batter) and sashimi, among a few others. If you pay attention some of the foods explain themselves.)
"We're going to the beach." Nozomi said with her hands on her hips.
"WHAT?!" The two teams-minus Midori and Neji-cried out on the top of their lungs. At the bridge the water rushed past them quietly. Midori sat on top of the rails that kept people from falling over. "We should be training Nozomi-sensei, for the main battle!" Eiko protested. Her sensei sighed, "I know but…I need a vacation! And Gai promised to watch over you." She grinned and shrugged her shoulders. Akako gave a pout but gave in, after that everyone else did too.
"Good." Nozomi said. "Now go get your stuff I'll time you for 15 minutes." Before she could say go someone else appeared, "Go with the power of youth!" Gai cried out. Tenten and Eiko fell back screaming in surprise. Lee looked at his sensei with burning eyes, "YES GAI-SENSEI!" He took off with a trail of smoke following him from behind.
Neji glared at his teammates retreating figure, how he embarrassed him. "I'll see you soon then Neji-kun." Midori said. Grabbing her sister's hand she used some jutsu to disappear as well. Tenten and Eiko took off running together. "Aren't you going Neji?" Nozomi asked, looking at him. He grunted and jumped down from his spot of the rails. Walking towards the Hyuuga compound, Neji left as well.
At her home Eiko walked inside of it with Tenten. All lights were out and she could hear the faint snoring of her siblings. They preferred night over daytime, but Eiko had grown used to the burning sun. "I think I have something that will look great on you Ten-chan." She whispered. Leading her friend into her room she looked throughout the messy chamber and finally discovered her closet. "It's-" Clothes were strewn across the room and more were added as Eiko dug through the closet "-here somewhere. Aha! Look, this purple color looks great on you!" She held up the light bathing suit, simple in its own way.
Once Tenten had gotten her bathing suit she made her way around her friend's room in hopes of finding a bag to dump their stuff in. "What do you think?" Eiko asked, turning around to show off her bathing suit. Her friend grinned when she saw it, however, Eiko felt a bit self conscious. "You don't think it's too much?" Tenten shook her head no. "It's perfect!" The girls departed to the kitchen in order to prepare food.
An hour later everyone met back. Nozomi was grumbling but Gai looked cheerful as ever. "Didn't I saw fifteen minutes?" She growled. Akako laughed and innocently said, "But sensei, it took you fifty minutes to get ready and speed back here." Nozomi looked at her student strangely, then glared at her for knowing what had really happened. All the genin wore a shirt over their bathing suits at least. Akako laughed when she saw Lee's. The green swim trunks were patterned with lotus. "Lee-kun I love your bathing suit!" She said between fits of giggles.
"Yours burns with the power of youth Aka-chan!" Now Eiko and Tenten broke into laughter. "Are we leaving then?" She asked her sensei once they'd calmed down. Nozomi shook her head and winked. "Just one more lazyperson to come." They waited a little longer and by now the sun was beginning to go higher. It was probably around 10 o'clock. Walking over the hill Eiko could make out with her eyes a walking bushel of silver something. "Kakashi-sensei?!" She asked out loud when she realized it was no bushel but the copy ninja and his team. "And Sasuke-kun as well."
"Sakura-san!" Akako yelled when her friend has come down. She was wearing a thin black robe over a red bikini top and bottom. "Where's Naru-chan?" She asked once greetings were over. Sasuke did a 'hn' and replied, "Training with someone. Kakashi-sensei was supposed to train me as well but he decided to agree to going to the beach. We ended up not finding Naruto to ask if he wanted to come too." Akako nodded in understanding.
"Let's get going then!"
An hour later they arrived beside a waterfall that was dumping water into a clear, sparkling lake. "Sugoi!" Akako cried when they stopped. The trees provided the perfect shading and the water was cool, refreshing against the beating sun. "Well it's no beach but still…" Nozomi trailed off. Gai walked out from behind her carrying both his and her supplies. "The place shines with the power of youth!" He said, dumping the bags that carried. A large thud came when they met the ground.
Eiko held a hand up to shield her eyes. "It's no beach, correct. I think I like this place better though. Tenten, Sakura help me come set up a place for us!" She called out to her friend who stood next to Neji. The Hyuuga prodigy looked around with little interest. "It is pretty." Midori nearly scared Neji from sneaking up quietly. He held back all emotion and replied, "Hn."
The three girls finally finished setting up a small area. Multiple blankets were arranged on layers on the ground, providing cushion. Eiko had summoned a few umbrellas to lie around the area. When all was done she rolled over onto her back and groaned. "I'm so glad we have this break! A vacation was defiantly in order." She felt the blanket shift next to her as Sasuke sat down. Peeking open one eye she smirked, "I'm sure some people would prefer training to this though. Those weirdos that like to train and never relax…gosh I hate them!" Sasuke smirked next to her, catching on to what she was implying.
"Come Nozomi-san, let's swim in the water of youth!" Gai could be heard yelling. Everyone turned to see him standing on the top of the waterfall with a screaming Nozomi on his back. "LET ME DOWN YOU BIG OAF!" Eiko laughed and sat up as well. It was a funny site to see when he jumped off the waterfall with her sensei, and landing with a big splash.
"Yosh! Come Akako-chan!" Lee yelled. Akako had a confused look on her face. She screamed and Midori sat up quickly when she heard it. Lee ran into the water with the young girl, jumping in when they were in. "LEE YOU BETTER RUN!" Akako gurgled as she flailed in the water. A kunai appeared in her hand, glinting dangerously. "THAT'S NOT VERY YOUTHFUL AKAKO-CHAN!" Midori grunted at her sister's antics, then laid her head back down on the towel.
"Neji-kun…put some lotion on my back. If I burn someone is going to pay." Everyone within a one mile vicinity could feel the dark aura radiating from her when she spoke. Carefully Neji spread it across her back, blushing, and trying to touch as little of his childhood friend as possible. He was a refined type of person. "Sasuke-kun." Eiko sung out. "No." She pouted. "But you didn't let me finish!" Sasuke ignored her protest and grunted.
Growling, Eiko pulled the staff from behind her back. "White art: Black wings." She whispered. The wooden staff sent a white glow around her body until it stopped and she was left standing with black bat wings on her back. "Come on Sasuke-kun." She said joyously. The Uchiha felt a weird sensation tumble in his stomach as Eiko roughly grabbed him off the ground and took off into the air. He struggled at first but soon the two were flying above the waterfall. "Oops!" Eiko said, letting go and laughing. Sasuke fell down into the rushing water.
Doing a nose dive, and ridding of her wings, Eiko followed in after him. With a splash she landed into the lake. Below in the water the sound of the waterfall was muffled. She loved doing this anytime she went into the water. The site was completely different here, like looking into a whole other world! When breath came short to her, she began swimming to the surface.
Gasping she broke free of the water. For a while she stayed floating in the same spot, watching those around her. Nozomi-sensei and Kakashi-sensei were with Gai on a little rock out in the lake that stood just above the surface. Akako, Lee, and Tenten were in the more shallow water where they splashed at each other. For a moment Eiko was tempted to go over to her friends but decided not. Instead she swam over to the shallow waters and walked over to where Neji and Sasuke laid. Sasuke was still dripping from being dumped into the lake. Both boys had their eyes screwed tightly to block the sun's rays.
Sasuke looks different from this angle…Eiko thought. Her mind pondered for a while but she gave a little shriek when she saw Sasuke staring back at her. He shut his eyes tightly again. Lying down next to him Eiko looked up at the sun. The bright light hurt her eyes so she closed them as well. "I suppose everyone will be hungry soon Sasuke-kun." He merely grunted in response. "Let's set up the food Tenten and I made!" Happily she got up and retrieved a big scroll.
Unrolling the scroll, Eiko set it up across the blankets. Eventually it was fully unraveled and she summoned the food. Neji appeared a little hungry at that. "Food is ready!" Eiko called out to everyone. Nozomi sat up in her spot and rubbed her bare tummy. "Let's go eat then Kakashi-san."
Everyone sat around the scroll. "Who prepared all this?" Sakura asked. Tenten and Eiko smiled. "Tenten and I. We made some sashimi, it was tricky slicing all those fish really thin. And there is bunch of other stuff as well. Dig in!"
After a chorus of "Itadakimasu" they all dug in. "Yum!" Akako said. She immediately stole the platter of tempura and a small bottle of soy sauce, "I love you Eiko-chan!" She was glad that she had remembered her younger friend's favorite dish. Tempura had always been a favorite of hers especially with shrimp. The sun was still high in the sky when they finished eating. Lee threw himself back and burped. "Gomen, but I don't think I could eat another dish of nigiri whether it was life or death! The squid on top was good!" Tenten smiled at the compliment.
"THE FOOD BURNS WITH THE POWER OF YOUTH! GOOD JOB TENTEN AND EIKO!" Gai had tears streaming down his face. He continued to stuff more of the rice balls in his mouth as Lee was too full to finish them. Once all food was finished Eiko felt the familiar drowsiness of content wash over her. "Ah! I'm so glad we had a day to relax."
"That's good because tomorrow we have a mission and there will be no resting. The rest of the month you three better train!" Nozomi barked out. The scroll was rolled and the blankets were all folded. Eiko got rid of the umbrellas she had summoned. Finally they dumped everything on Gai. "This is training even on a day to relax!" He yelled. Lee looked at his sensei with a serious look before bringing out a book, "I feel this is another secret Gai-sensei has told me! I will do it too!" After scribbling in whatever, Lee ran over to Akako and Sakura, taking their stuff. Both sensei and genin took off.
"Those two are such an embarrassment." Tenten complained. Nozomi laughed at the young genin. Both her and Kakashi gathered up a few remaining items and jumped after them. Sakura, Neji, Midori, and Akako followed. Eiko turned to look at the sun setting, she glanced at Sasuke and saw him looking at it as well. A blush came over her features. Shrugging the strange tingle that appeared when she looked at him, she called out to him, "Come on Sasuke-kun!" He turned around and walked over to her silently. Smiling Eiko gripped his hand. He blushed when he realized what she was doing.
Eiko pulled back after planting a gentle kiss on his cheek. She had no idea what caused her to do so but shrugged nonetheless. "Let's go!" She tugged on his hand and took after the retreating figures of their teammates and friends. Before Sasuke began to follow her he grabbed his neck/shoulder area where the mark was. The slight wince of pain disappeared not even a second later. "Sasuke!" He heard Eiko yell his name again. He ran to catch up to the other genin.
"Today was relaxing, ne?"
"Hn."
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Hope you liked it. As you can see p i couldn't get the pictures in, gomen. Review and stuff please.