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Forsaken- To Conspire
"I guess I spoke too soon, huh?" The pale eyed heiress gazed at the ground dejectedly. Their first client was a crazed drunkard after all… I can't believe this…
"It's alright, Hinata. We can take him!" enthusiastically, the golden haired boy cheered, glad to be rid of those troublesome D ranked missions. It's odd. There seems to be a wave of nervousness around our client... it almost seems as if he is hiding something…
"What a waste of time…" signing with aggravation, the obsidian eyed boy subtly scanned over the tottering bridge builder.
Gazing from underneath hooded eyes at the swaying man entering the room, Kagome copied what her team mates are doing, subtly scanning their client with a false front to mask their actions. "May we start this already, I need to go home." Aura of nervousness and slight fear at being found out… found out about what?
"Who are those midgets?" The drunken man spoke, rowdy and loud, no hint of his current state of being drunk entered his calm voice.
"They will be the team that protects you during your journey." Sarutobi Sasuke's eyes seemed to droop down further as he worried about Team Seven. "This is Team Seven: Naruto, Sasuke, Kagome, Hinata, and their sensei, Kakashi. This is—"
"I am the super expert bridge builder, Tazuna. I expect you to give me protection on my journey back to my country and until my bridge is completed."
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"Do you have everything, Kagome?" Though she knew that her little sister was more capable and 'older' than she, Hinata could not help but act like a doting older sister.
A sigh. "Yes Hinata, I am sure I have everything ready… do you think I should take my new toy?"
The Hyuuga heiress peered down at the raven haired angel next to her, "sure, it would be your first time trying a weapon like that against an enemy… so it would be good experience for you to get to know your um… teddy bear better." Not that it even looked like a regular teddy bear; it's just a Kagome controlled blob of blood mixed water shaped like a teddy bear.
"It was an accident… so don't look at me like that! But, it turned out pretty well, right? I was going to use my blood to strengthen the other weapons but I tripped and it spilled into the water…" Giving her adopted older sister an awkward smile, Kagome continued, "K. Now let's meet up with the rest at the gates." At least this taught me that I can control blood stained elements... I wished I was older, I'll be more powerful then, now my miko powers are just sealed into my body.
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"Ya! Now let's get going!" Naruto grinned. This would be his first official time out of Konoha- not being chased by assassins, of course.
"Naruto, do you have the map?"
"Yes Kakashi sensei, it's right here." He continues to lead the group as his hand patted the pouch at his waist. Around a month ago, when the teams first started training together, Naruto ditched the bright orange jacket and pants and opted for darker clothing. He needed to ditch it in order to stay alive, especially when it was a free for all fight between the four teammates with the forest as their battleground. They are vicious. I don't know what Kagome and Hinata's problem is, but Sasuke was probably using the 'training' as practice for 'revenge' against his brother. God, my team treats each other as living dummy dolls…
"Kakashi-sensei, Hinata and Kagome are entering at four o'clock, Sasuke is approaching at six."
"Great. Now let's start leaving. They can catch up later. I have a new training course for you guys when we return."
"K." Naruto blinked as he processed his perverted sensei's previous sentence. Training course. When does he do anything? "Training course?"
"Yes. Training course." Stepping outside of the towering wooden gates, the silver-hair sensei motioned to the guards outside that the rest of Team Seven will be catching up later. "What do you think that I was doing when I disappeared during your D-rank missions?"
"Reading that perverted book of—"
"Hey. Are you going to be chattering or are we going to start walking. Bridges do not just build themselves, you know? They require muscle power, bricks, cement, brains, PLANS, which I am in charge of…!"
Naruto rolled his eyes as a blatant show of disapproval at the thought-too-high-of-himself guy as he started walking behind Kakashi. He hoped that the rest of the team will show up soon just so he did not have to continue listening to this guy's rant.
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"I can't believe that you guys left without us…" Pupil-less eyes narrowed at their demon-housing team mate and her sensei in a blatant show of disapproval.
Kakashi gulped under the guise of his mask. He liked Hinata better when she was still stuttering… at least then he knew that her threats were empty….
"Your back better be facing away from us or you'll find a knife in the midst of it." Kagome gave something equivalent to a snort, an elegant snort. If that is possible. Naruto still don't understand the technicalities of producing elegant snorts.
Sasuke shot a dark, murderous glance at the golden head youth and their silver sensei.
With a crooked grin, Naruto offered a nervous chuckle. "Heh…." Thinking to divert the blame, he thrust his index finger as the jonin next to him and said with a flourish, "it was sensei's idea! I was going to wait for you guys but he forced me to come with him! Don't blame me!"
The three dark headed youths whipped their heads toward their teacher and offered a trio of malevolent glares.
Kakashi copied Naruto's nervous chuckle and ordered in a slightly uncertain tone, "You three watch the back of Tazuna while we watch yours…. K?" It was, after all, a… little… unsettling to have these three un-natural individuals looking as if they want to skin you alive. When they had turned away, he, in turn, glared at Naruto. Backstabbing traitor!
Replicating the look, Naruto shot one back at him. It's your fault.
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The small group of six trenched through forest on high alert.
Hinata alerted her team with a coded message using her fingers as she said something whimsical. "Kagome, why are you carrying a doll?" There seems to be some ninja around us.
"I'm ten! I want to carry one around- isn't it cute?" I can't believe I'm saying this, you guys owe me. Everyone, revert back to the masks.
"Of course it is!" Naruto checked behind him as he jumped around excitedly. I don't see any of them, but I feel three around us.
Sasuke glanced around surreptitiously and replied, "When did you get it?" How long until they attack and how heavily armed are they? You mean the shy Hinata, angst me, knucklehead Naruto, and childlike you?
"I made it right before Hinata brought me along for her trip!" Yes, false weak points to trap the enemy… not like we actually have any.
"You- you made it?!" Hinata exclaimed, her expression comical as the team continued to talk about the… bear. They are hiding in the forest and don't seem to be attacking us soon.
Naruto spun around to face the indigo eyed girl, "how long did it take Kagome?" Don't be so overconfident, everyone has weak points.
"Yes, I know, it's adorable!" Kagome set her expression into a soft, innocent smile. I can't believe I'm acting like this.
"What are you going to do with that? Hit the enemy with it?" Sasuke placed his hands behind his head as he scoffed. Give a signal if something changes.
"En…emy? What enemy? Big sister said that this was a trip!" Kagome graced her companions with a brilliant smile. We can handle it... and I don't carry around anything that can't be used against a person!
"Don't-don't worry Kagome, no-nothing will happen." The best weapons are those that are in plain sight after all… and Kagome, you really are beginning to sound a bit arrogant.
"K!" Che! I can take them down with my hands alone!
"You're supposed to keep an eye on the bridge builder, not cooing over a toy" Kakashi scolded his team softly. Don't be so haughty Kagome. Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, I'm sure it's nothing.
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"Neji-sama… Hanabi-sama, when are the plans going to begin?"
"Haya, be patient, to lay our plans out first is the key; everything has to fall in place at the right time."
"Neji is right, we only have one chance at this… there won't be any room or people left alive for the second if we fail."
"Kagome-sama is going to quit the clan once they come back from this mission right?"
"Yes, and Hinata shall leave a little afterwards… near the time of the beginning of this year's chuunin exam."
"Besides, we still have to wait for Hinata-sama and Kagome-sama to return before taking any actions… Kagome-sama is the only one with true battle experience. The unsettled main house members and us branch members must keep our masks on until then."
"Okay then, I'll brief the rest of the members of the contents of this conversation… good day Hinata-sama and Neji-sama." With a short bow, the main house member glided out of the room with two pairs of pupil less lavender eyes bearing into her back.
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