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I WENT FROM ONE END TO ANOTHER!!! THIS IS WAY TO SHORT!!!
...Oh well, I got the points across that I wanted to.
not that I'm happy about it
I don't own Naruto
It wouldn't have taken a genius to notice how Naruto kept glaring at the two of them. Sakura's glances were less obvious, but it was clear that she didn't trust them, either. Jiraiya, ahead of the group, seemed to be perfectly unaware of what was occurring, or at least was pretending not to notice. Normally, Kin would have already told the two leafs to stop, but she had been far too wrapped in her own thoughts to even notice, much less care, leaving Dosu to do it.
"We're not your enemies, so you can stop watching us like we are." He started. Sakura seemed vaguely surprised, as if she believed her glances were well enough hidden; Naruto showed no noticeable reaction. "If we were, we wouldn't be helping you."
"Oh yeah, well I still don't trust either of you!" shouted Naruto. "And if your guiding us, why aren't you in front!" Two things amazed Dosu at the moment. The first was that Jiraiya had merely continued to ignoring them. The second was that even the shouting wasn't loud enough to snap Kin out of her reverie. He could only hope she broke out soon; she was worthless in her current state.
"If we weren't trusted by Jiraiya" He pulled his sleeve up, revealing his melody arm "then we wouldn't be armed. He is the one in charge of this mission. It is your job to obey his orders."
"Like you did?"
"Our situation was different. Your commander isn't trying to kill you."
Their was a brief pause in the conversation as Naruto seemed to attempt at comprehending what Dosu had said. The thought had seemed to fill him with anger, but with no apparent direction. Sakura had merely stood silent, listening.
"So...Is that it? You're with us because you have to be, and we're supposed to tolerate that because HE does!?" She said, pointing at Jiraiya. "Is that it!?"
He had wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a noise from the woods nearby. A small, masked figure came bursting out, holding a kunai.
"Hey, are you from the sound!" Shouted Naruto. The enemy had seemed visibly surprised, but didn't move. Naruto repeated his question, this time with a response. They watched as the person removed a smoke bomb and threw it straight down. Dosu ran forward towards the smoke, but was stopped by Jiraiya.
"Don't. It's probably a trap, and going by her reaction, she probably isn't with Oto." The group watched as the smoke dissipated, leaving only an empty path. They continued on, though Dosu could still hear the footsteps as she ran away.
"So, why does Orochimaru have enemies here?" Asked Sakura. She hadn't expected to find people after him besides themselves. She had been thinking about it the rest of the day, and decided that the time to ask would be now that they had stopped and set up camp.
Dosu had started to answer, but was cut off by Kin. "Because he's an asshole, that's why." The group turned towards her, surprised. It had been the first time since they had left Konoha that she had spoken. "When he first created the village, he started a major recruitment drive. At first, he only gathered together the local clans. However, they were fairly low in number, and most of them didn't want to join, not believing his lies. So then, he started recruiting from other spots. Missing-nins, orphans, captives, you name it. He filled all of our ears with promises of power, and like idiots, we all fell for it."
They all stared at her, silent. It took a few seconds until someone spoke. Specifically, Naruto. "Kin, when did you join?"
"...Years ago. I don't really remember what had happened. I was barely three when he took me in. I remember I had entered with a group of others, being marched into the village. It had been dead silent." She paused. The sadness in her voice was obvious. "They made sure that we were as alone as possible. They had told us that the secret to power was solitude. We didn't question it. We focused on training. But now, it's so obvious. He wanted to prevent us from having any bonds with anyone but him. That way, when he betrayed us, no one would care. I never even met Dosu or Zaku until we were assigned to go to Konoha."
She had been on the border of breaking down when she had stopped, her voice trailing to nothingness at the end. Dosu and Jiraiya looked genuinely unaffected. Sakura's face had turned from mere surprise to sadness. Naruto, however, had seemed to become angrier as the story continued.
"Orochimaru."
They all turned towards him as he said this.
"That bastard." He growled, standing up. "Don't worry Kin. He'll pay for what he did!" Kin was shocked, staring at him as he pointed at her. For that one moment, she felt hope returning to her. It was just a small amount, but it was more than enough. A small smile made its way across her face.
"Thank you. Naruto."
She wondered if Dosu had felt the same as she had, but couldn't read him through his tape.
Good, she's back. Thought Dosu. He was wondering if she would snap back in time to be of use. He was slightly worried about her apparent trust that she was building towards them, but he felt confident that, when the time was right, she would act appropriately.
Okay, not that that's over with...
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