REALLY SAD CHAPTER!

Jun was based off of the abilities of shinigami. W00t for Bleach

Memories of Nobody

Chapter 4: SKN: Special Attack Squad

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Natsu groggily woke up, hitting the alarm so that it would stop its cruel beeping from giving her a headache. She sat up in her bed, yawning.

Natsu was now 14. She had moved out of Anoke's apartment and was now living in her own. Anoke didn't mind, but would, from time to time, come over to see her and bring over some rice balls or some green tea mochi – her favorite.

There came a yawn from another person in the room, "Is it time to get up, Su-chan?" Sha lazily got up, her dark purple hair a mess. Sha was also living with Natsu, as was Kutai who would sleep on the couch. The three of them would help pay the rent, sometimes Anoke pitching in if they came up a little short.

Sha smiled, "Let's get ready, ne?"

Natsu nodded, "Ee." Natsu then proceeded to get changed. Natsu then carefully stepped into a long, strapless dark maroon-red dress that zipped in the back, Sha helping her with the zipper. The dress' fringe slanted downwards. Natsu then put on long fingerless maroon-red gloves that went up to her shoulders. She then put on her maroon-red sandals that went up to her knees; her kunai-holster was now resting slightly above her knee. She tied her purple hitai-ate around her neck.

Sha, at the other side of the room, was putting on her halter-top fishnet top that went up to her neck and her dark purple strapless dress that also had a slanted fringe. The zipper was in the front. Sha put on fishnet leggings and her kunai-holster on her thigh. Then she put on her dark purple fingerless gloves and dark purple knee-high sandals. She then moved over into the bathroom and fixed her hair. She brushed her long dark purple hair and put it into two buns, resting at her ears, with strands that hung down to her shoulders. Sha smirked, "It somewhat looks like Zora-chan, ne?"

Natsu was brushing her dark magenta hair in the same room, "Sure." She got out two red ribbons and braided the ribbons through her two bunches of hair that rested on her shoulders. She turned to Sha, who smiled, "Shall we check on Ku-chan?"

Natsu nodded, "He's probably already awake-dayo." She opened the door and the two of them went into the main room where Kutai was eating his breakfast – a bowl of miso soup, some rice balls, and some noodles.

Kutai noticed them, "I made breakfast for you both."

Natsu smiled, sitting down, "Arigato-yo, Kutai-kun." Natsu had gotten word from Sha that Kutai liked her and now called Kutai 'Kutai-kun' instead of 'Kutai-san.'

Kutai blushed lightly, still now used to his affectionate title.

Sha sat down next to Natsu, eating a rice ball. She gulped and said, "I wonder if we'll have a mission today."

Natsu took a sip of tea, "Probably-dayo."

Kutai then sat up, walking over to the sink, "Yeah."

Natsu took the time to look at how much Kutai had changed. Instead of wearing his high-collared black jacket, Kutai now wore a dark blue, sleeveless, grey-buttoned up jacket with a fishnet top underneath. He wore his dark blue hitai-ate around his shoulder and dark blue fingerless gloves that also went up to his shoulder. He wore dark black pants, his kunai-holster around his thigh, and dark blue sandals that went up to around his mid-shins.

Sha smiled, "I love our new outfits. We look like a team with our matching high fingerless gloves and high sandals, ne?"

Natsu chuckled, "We are a team, Sha-chan."

The three of them laughed.

The three of them were now walking to the Mizukage's office. Ever since they all had become chuunin, the Mizukage had taken an interest in them and turned them into a special attacking squad. Sha had said they were 'SKN' or 'skin'.

When they got to the Mizukage's office, the three of them bowed their heads in respect. The Mizukage looked at them and said in an ordering, commanding voice, "Are you all ready for your next mission?"

The three of them nodded.

The Mizukage got out a file and handed it to Sha, who happened to be the closest to him. She opened it up as he continued, "You are to travel to Takigakure where you are to kill an individual known to everyone as -"

Natsu said the name aloud, "Jun?" (Pronounced Juun)

The Mizukage nodded, "The person goes by the name of Jun and is rumored to have the ability to shape-shift."

The three of them were shocked. Kutai frowned, "Is that even fair?"

The Mizukage gave a heavy sigh, "I have faith in your abilities. The three of you have great promise.

It will take you some time to get to Takigakure, though. Please pack for at least a week's journey. I encourage you to pack for a two week's journey. You are dismissed."

Kutai sighed, rowing the small boat they were in, "Takigakure, ne? Mendokuse."

Sha shrugged looking at the map, "Wakata, demo, it's an order." Sha was sitting between Kutai and Natsu who were both at the front and back of the boat, respectively.

Natsu rowed, looking out at the sea, "We'll be staring at nothing but the ocean for a while-dayo."

Sha gave a heavy sigh, "Dang."

Kutai sighed – it was their third full day at sea and it didn't look as if there was any land in sight. Kutai looked at Natsu and Sha who were still sleeping. Kutai knew that it had been particularly hard on the two girls who wanted to see land. Kutai bit his lip, 'Why do we have to go to Takigakure of all places? Why not Konohagakure or Kumogakure? They're closer!' He set the oars down and sighed; it was time that he woke the girls up.
It was the fifth day and they had finally reached land. Now, they would have to go through miles and miles of Konohagakure no Sato's vast forests – it would seem that it would take forever to get to Takigakure.

Natsu jumped up into the trees first; she shouted back to her team, "I'll be at the head! Kutai-kun, stay in the middle! Sha-chan, be the rear."

Sha nodded and went into place, looking behind her and to the side, looking for anything suspicious. Kutai did the same.

The three of them jumped through the trees, taking big leaps and then, after about a few yards or so, would push off a tree branch and jump up again. Natsu sighed, 'This is getting tedious. I wish Anoke-sensei could have came with us-dayo.' She looked back at her teammates, "Daijobu, minna-yo?"

Kutai nodded. Sha gave her thumbs up, "Daijobu, Su-chan!"

Natsu nodded and faced forward again. She shouted back to them, "What do you miss the most, minna-yo?"

Sha went first, "I miss hot showers, shampoo, and the smell of Kirigakure just before it rains."

Natsu smiled, Sha's last statement was sweet, "Kutai-kun?"

"Our apartment, fresh clothes, and fresh, hot green tea," Kutai stated.

Natsu nodded, "I miss Anoke-sensei, our apartment, and days when we do nothing because we didn't get a mission-dayo."

Sha chuckled, "Me too."

Kutai nodded, "Ee."

After about two days straight of traveling (which can be done thanks to those soldier pills), Team SKN found a place to stay in a small residence on the outskirts of the walls of Konohagakure.

Natsu bowed to them, "Arigato-yo for letting us stay here."

The purple haired person shrugged, "It's alright; I was once a shinobi myself."

Kutai sat down, "Once?"

The man with the purple hair and ocean-blue eyes sat down, wincing, "I have a faux leg after I went after that person named Jun. Kiwotsukete, minna. Jun is very cunning."

Sha arched her eyebrow, "How so?"

The man shuddered, recalling, "Jun uses a black katana and when she says some words to it, she's able to shape-shift."

Natsu nodded, "So ka-yo." She turned to Kutai, "Do you have any idea of how we can fight her?"

Kutai shook his head, "I don't know, but I'll come up with something."

Sha nodded, "We should just get some rest and then start traveling again when its morning."

The three nodded.

Natsu noticed that the scenery was starting to change. The trees looked different and there was more space between them. There were more hills and grasslands and Natsu noticed that there were small rivers now. She mentioned for them to come to a halt.

Sha looked at her, concerned, "Nan deska, Su-chan? Is something wrong?"

Natsu shook her head, "We should just rest is all." She pointed to the small river, "Let's rest there, da ne?"

The three of them refilled their canteens and took long sips. Kutai laid on a rock, sighing. "It would have helped if that man had given a description of this Jun." he said.

Sha nodded, "Ee. By the sound of the name, I think that it's a girl."

Natsu shrugged, "For all we know he could be a guy-dayo."

After a short break, the three-man team began to move again.

Kutai looked up at the sky, frowning, "It's starting to get dark. We should probably set up camp."

Natsu nodded, but before they could do so, there came a voice, "Are you the Kirigakure-nin who're after the one called Jun?"

The three jerked behind them to see a woman, smirking, "Yo."

The woman had dark sea-green hair tied up in a bun held with two dark-blue chopsticks. She had purple eyes with snake-like slits and had dark blue eye shadow and lipstick. She wore a purple tunic-dress that had traditional Chinese-style buttons in the front. She had on dark blue fingerless gloves and fishnet leggings. Under the leggings, were dark blue legwarmers and purple flats. She had a black katana on her back and her skin had a bluish tint to it, making it look like she was also from Kirigakure.

Natsu whispered to Sha, "I have a bad feeling about her-dayo."

Sha nodded slightly, "I know what you mean." She turned to Kutai who also nodded and put his right hand on one of the two summoning weapons scrolls he had across his back in an X.

The woman smirked, revealing sharp teeth, "I'm Jun, yoroshiku." She jumped up into the air and shouted down at them, "Let's see what you got, chibi no Kirigakure-nin!"

Kutai summoned up a katana and took a battle stance, "I'm going to go against her and test her sword-fighting skills. Natsu, use your Sinu Ame Sakuhin to make an opening so Sha can land a few hits on her." The two kunoichi nodded and jumped back, waiting for Kutai to do battle with Jun.

Jun got out her sword and licked her lips, looking at Kutai and his katana. She laughed, "So, you're a sword-user too, ne?"

Kutai shrugged, "Weapons specialist."

Jun laughed, appearing suddenly behind him, "As am I." There was an unpleasant hiss and Kutai stumbled forward, having being cut in the back.

Natsu bit her lip, 'She's good.' She jumped up into the air, making her hand signs, shouting out, "Sinu Ame Sakuhin!" (Art of Death Rain) Red kunai and senbon needles surrounded Jun. Smirking, Jun deflected them all, jumping back, laughing, "Is that all you got, kanojo?" She charged at Natsu, only to find Sha in her way.

Sha punched Jun, her punched charged with chakra, sending Jun back a bit, surprised.

Jun looked impressed, "Ho? Yare, yare, two can play at that game." She grabbed her katana with both hands and concentrated, her sword glowing a bright blue. She smirked, slashing Sha across the chest, causing her to double over in pain.

Natsu bit her lip, 'Kuso! This Jun is better than I thought!' She cracked her knuckles and charged at Jun, trying to land punches on her, but failing, Jun expertly moving from side to side, dodging them.

Kutai winced, summoning another katana, yelling at Natsu, "Natsu! Take it!" He threw the katana at Natsu, who caught it, smirking. Natsu twirled the sword in her hand and charged at Jun.

Natsu's and Jun's swords met each other, loud clangs and clashes erupting. The two kunoichi looked as if they were dancing.

Jun smirked at Natsu, "You're pretty good, kanojo." Jun then slid back, crouching with her katana in a jabbing position, "Take this!"

Natsu gasped, Kutai had blocked the attack with his iron staff at the last second. Sha had also grabbed Natsu at the last second just in case if he didn't succeed.

Jun sighed, "Mataku, this is getting a little annoying." She took off her fingerless gloves and huffed, resting her sword on her shoulder, her left hand on her hip, "The three of you are actually pretty good."

Kutai twirled his staff in one hand, "Really?"

Jun smirked, "Yes, really. To celebrate that, I won't hold back." She twirled on her right foot and appeared suddenly in front of Kutai, slashing almost inhumanly fast, her sword a blur.

Sha clutched her fist tight, "I have to do something to help Ku-chan." She then wound up her shoulder.

Natsu looked at her, shocked, "Are you going to use that on her, Sha-chan?"

Sha nodded, "It probably won't do that much damage, demo… I've got to try." She tapped her right foot and then left and when she leaped onto the other, she was gone. Kutai jumped back, far away so that Sha could do her attack on Jun. Jun gasped as punches and kicks were coming from all directions, and yet she couldn't even see where they were coming from! Sha then nailed Jun with a punch to the neck, sending her flying upwards were Natsu was, "Sinu Ame Sakuhin."

Jun's eyes widened with shock at the red projectiles pierced her shoulders and knees, sending her crashing to the ground.

Kutai nodded, "Good job."

Natsu shook her head, "It's not over yet."

Jun then got up from the ground, panting, her purple eyes shining dangerously. She spat at them, "You haven't won yet, anata-tachi." She took one of her dark chopsticks out of her hair, muttering, "Motto!" (More) She now had dark blue thick needles floating around her, pointing at them. Jun pointed her finger and the needles flew in their direction.

Kutai swore, summoning a chain, managing to hit some of them with his chain, though not all. The needles that were not hit connected into Kutai, Sha, and Natsu.

Jun shrieked with laughter, "I'm not done yet." She blew a kiss at Kutai, a dark blue kiss-shaped object floating towards them. Then, it exploded.

BOOM!

The three of them were thrown up into the air. Natsu winced, blood streaming down her mouth. She strained to look at Sha and Kutai, Sha looking as if she were unconscious, Kutai screaming in pain. Natsu swore, 'Damn it! I have to stop her-dayo!' She made hand signs and then screamed out, "Kurai Yuki Sakuhin!" (Art of Dark Snow)

Jun shuddered, her body being overcome by intense coldness. She bit her lip, her body shaking and shivering profusively. She swore, rubbing her hands up and down her arms to create friction.

Natsu smirked, her body crashing to the ground with a thud. When she finally had the strength to move, she made her way over to Sha.

Sha did not look good. Her face was dirty and bloody, her light brown skin looking somewhat pale. Natsu bit her lip, rummaging around for a soldier pill. She then popped it into Sha's mouth and moved her jaw for it to chew. She looked up; Jun was beginning to get restless and was making her way over.

Kutai was beginning to stand, looking at her and nodding, sending her a look that said, 'I'll-take-her-on. You-tend-to-Sha.'

Natsu nodded and helped Sha up.

Jun spat at them, her voice as cold as venom, "Who put this jutsu on me?"

Natsu smirked, "I did." She smiled, Sha was beginning to stir.

Jun lowered her eyes, "So ka?" She smirked, putting away her sword. She then opened her hands, her nails becoming as sharp as daggers.

Kutai winced, summoning a two small katanas. He then tried to block all of her fingers.

Natsu forced herself to look away from the battle, looking at Sha, "Sha-chan? Daijobu ka-yo?"

Sha nodded, standing up, "Ee, daijobu." She smirked at Natsu, "It's gonna take somethin' stronger than that to keep me down."

Natsu looked at Kutai, seeing how he was faring.

Kutai was… doing badly, to say the least. One of Jun's nails had pierced through the katana and had stabbed him in the left shoulder, thus he couldn't use his left arm.

Jun yawned, her nails retracting as she pulled out her sword again, "This is getting boring. I'll just finish you off now." She twirled the sword with her left hand, saying, "Miseru, Damaru Kanadou." (Take form.) And with that, purple smoke filled the area, a powerful wind erupting from it. Then, nothing. Just a shadow.

Natsu gasped at the new person before her. Jun had turned into a beautiful lady. She had dark maroon hair that went in her eyes and was tied up in a very high ponytail that went down to her back. She had almond shaped purple eyes and had golden eye shadow in a curved triangle design. There was golden pin that had five golden needles in a tiara design that held her ponytail in place. Jun's clothes had changed, too. She now wore a sleeveless long dress that opened in a V on her left thigh. The dress was purple and had golden rectangular buttons. Jun then wore dark purple sleeves that started below her shoulders and covered most of her hand, flowing outwards. Lastly, on her feet were golden slippers.

Jun now spoke with a voice as rich as velvet, "This is my true form and the last thing you'll ever see before you die." Jun smiled evilly as her black katana glowed an eerie purple. She slashed Kutai across the chest, causing him to fall backwards, blood splattering everywhere.

Natsu was in shock, Sha screamed out, "KU-CHAN!"

Jun then appeared in front of Sha, whispering, "Itai Dome!" (Pain Killer)

There was a huge slash across Sha's body. She fell to the ground, her eyes opened wide in shock.

Natsu then stared at the killer before her. She tried to back away, but her feet wouldn't move. For the first time in her life, she felt true fear.

Jun smirked, slashing her across the chest, "Shine!" (Die.)

Natsu fell, collapsing on the ground. Her breath came shallow and ragged. She blinked, her vision becoming slightly unfocused.

Jun blinked, "Ho? She didn't die?" She crouched down and looked at Natsu in the eye, her cool purple ones glaring into Natsu's haunting orange ones, "I'm gonna let you live, 'kay? You've got potential, kid – use it." She then got up and walked away. Jun the came to an abrupt halt, turning back to Natsu, "By the way, you have lovely haunting eyes, if you use them properly, you can kill with them."

Natsu was confused. She then, when Jun had walked away, Natsu crawled over to Sha and Kutai.

Natsu bit her lip, looking at Sha's unmoving body. She shook it gently, "Sh-Sha-chan? Sh-Sha-chan?"

Sha's golden eyes opened and looked at Natsu. Sha smiled a sad smile, blood streaming down her mouth. She managed to get out to Natsu, "I'm g-glad y-you were on my team… Su-chan." Then, the eyes closed and Sha's head fell. She was dead.

Natsu shook her head – this wasn't happening! Sha was alive a second ago, determined as ever. And now… she was gone. Natsu clutched her fist tight, crawling over to Kutai, praying that at least one of her friends was still alive.

He was. Kutai looked at Natsu's crying face and bit his lip, "Sha's… dead?"

Natsu nodded, "E-ee." Natsu closed her eyes, tears falling down from her nose, "She's…"

Kutai winced, "It's almost my time, too."

Natsu gasped, "No! Kutai-kun! Don't leave me-dayo!"

Kutai's dark green eyes filled with tears, "G-gomen nasai, Natsu-san."

Natsu shook her head, "Iie! Don't be!" She reached for his hand and pressed it against her face, "Don't leave me, Kutai-kun!"

Kutai smiled, "You're so beautiful, Natsu-san." He coughed, blood streaming from the side of his mouth.

"Don't talk, Kutai-kun!" Natsu said, still crying.

Kutai sighed, "Ai-shit-eru, Na-t-su…" His head fell to the side.

It seemed like life began to play in slow motion as Kutai's hand slipped from Natsu's and onto his chest. Natsu's eyes widened wide, her mouth open in shock. She fell on top of him screaming into his chest, "KUTAI-KUN!"

Dx TEH SADNESS!