Happy Labor Day!

Bloody Jashin-sama, the weather outside is magical. It's 70 something degrees (Fahrenheit) whereas it's been about 100 plus for the past three months…

So, anyways, I'm going to try to post a couple of shorter chapters today to do this whole Nijihashi arc. I promise I have canon characters in this chapter!

Disclaimer! I own a book of yo mama jokes. I do not, however, own Naruto (Phoebe: Thank Ruth & Jashin-sama for that! Me: I'd be upset with you, but I agree…)

Chapter Four! Over the Bridge

xXxColette's POVxXx

I opened my eyes to find myself in a… prison cell? The last thing I remember was seeing a group of ten ugly men, then… nothing!

I rubbed the sleep –or unconsciousness rather- from my eyes. The cell I was in was bare with all of the walls and such made from concrete. The only furniture in the room was the bed I was laying on.

I stared up at the ceiling for what felt like an hour. My limbs felt leaden and this bed was surprisingly comfortable. It took me about an hour to realize that my rosary was humming like it had been for the whole hour. I just thought it was the air conditioner; this place was freaking cold. I picked it up to find the blurry image of a mouth in the triangle.

I stared at it. Just a hallucination, I thought, but the mouth spoke, "Colette-chan? Good you finally noticed me!"

I've heard that voice somewhere, "Oh! Jashin-sama?"

"Yes," the mouth smiled. "I can assure you that I am not a hallucination."

"You know about those, Jashin-sama?" I asked, a bit surprised he knew about them. I had only ever told Italy and my psychiatrist.

Jashin laughed, "Of course! I keep tabs on all of my children!"

I laughed, "Great! So what did you want, Jashin-sama?"

"First I wanted to make sure you were okay," I couldn't help but smile at this. What a sweet god! "and I also wanted to tell you about your situation."

"Yes?" I said. "I was kidnapped, right, Jashin-sama?"

"Right, child. You were kidnapped by a group that calls themselves 'Nijihashi.' They are a charity organization which headquarters are located in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and has been hired to exterminate Jashinism."

I gasped. Those evil people trying to destroy my religion my… evil… religion… "So am I in the Leaf?"

"Yes," Jashin gave me a small smile. "You were separated from Italy-chan when they abducted you. Now, although you are not an official ninja, I wish to give you a mission, child."

My first mission! "What's the mission, Jashin-sama?"

"I would like for you to eradicate the Nijihashi Organization, for all opposition to Jashinism must be destroyed!"

I nodded, "Yes."

"Alright, listen closely to what you must do."

"Yes, Jashin-sama."

"First, you must contact Italy-chan who is in the village."

"How do I do that, Jashin-sama?"

"You may use your rosary as a means of communication with other Jashinists. Just use the hand seals: Dog-Bird-Ox-Rabbit to perform the jutsu."

"Dog-Bird-Ox-Rabbit… Got it!" I mentally went over what each seal looked like.

"After you escape from the headquarters with her help, destroy the Nijihashi headquarters and kill all the members of Nijihashi in the Leaf. Once this is done, leave the Leaf Village immediately. Is that acceptable?"

"Yes, Jashin-sama," I was trying to contain my excitement. My first mission! I was one step closer to what I've always wanted to be: a ninja!

"Good luck, child," Jashin gave me a smile. "Oh, and two things before I go."

"Yes?"

"One: you are in the basement of the Nijihashi headquarters. Let Italy-chan know of this..."

"Okay. And the second thing?"

Jashin bit His lip, "Do not feel too upset after your first sacrifice. If you are to succeed as a Jashinist or a ninja, you must learn to harden your emotions."

"I understand," I hope…

"Good. I will speak with you after you have fled the Leaf. Have courage, Colette-chan," Jashin gave me a smile.

"Yes, Jashin-sama!" His mouth started to fade. As soon as it was gone I made the hand seals. Dog-Bird-Ox-Rabbit!

As soon as my hands pulled away from the seal Rabbit, a different mouth appeared in the triangle of my rosary. "Italy-chan? Is that you?"

xXxItaly's POVxXx

I leaned back on the bench I sat on to stare up at the sky. It was only seven thirty, and the sky was bright as if it were noon! There were barely any clouds floating above me, but it looked like there was a storm moving in from the west.

I sighed and threw the dango stick in a random bush. I had bought dango from a vendor with money I… borrowed… from a random civilian. It was pretty damn good, too.

Anyway, I was trying to spot characters out and about, but so far I'd barely even seen anyone out on the streets…

Phoebe nudged me with her nose. She whispered, "Someone's coming! Hide your rosary!" During my brief time here, I had discovered that the general population of the Leaf hates Jashinists. I figured it was because they labeled Jashinism "evil," but I labeled Leaf Villagers as "narrow-minded" and "ignorant," so we're even.

I quickly slipped the rosary under my shirt. The cool metal on my skin was quite a mundane feeling, but it let me know this was reality. No sooner had I dropped the rosary in my shirt than did a boy turn the corner of the street.

I felt a vain pop on my head; this person just happened to be one of my least favorite characters, Sasuke. His angst and arrogance pissed me off about as much as rope did. Yep, it was that bad.

He parked himself right in front of me, a couple of yards away. Many girls would have had a fangirl moment, but I was about ready to beat the shit out of him! One: I didn't like him. Two: he just blocked my awesome view of the village! Oh, he was gonna get it!

I growled, "Can't you move a bit, kid?"

Sasuke turned around to give me a quick glare, "Hn."

"Hn? What does that even mean?" I was pissed off by now, and we all know shit goes down when I get pissed. He's worse in person!

He didn't even look at me! I stood up to face him with my… impressive… height. "Don't ignore me, bitch! Just who the hell do you think you are?"

He turned to me, and I noticed that he didn't even have a forehead protector yet. Still an academy student! "Sasuke Uchiha. Now go away, you're irritating me."

I gave a shrill laugh, "You think your name can scare me off. Look, kid, you ain't even a genin yet!"

I heard Phoebe snort slightly about this. I wasn't exactly a ninja either. Ah, details, details! Sasuke said coolly, "No, but I am the top in my class, so leave me alone."

He turned his back to me. I took this opportunity to roundhouse kick him into the river. He was a bit pathetic, not dodging me and all. He was almost worse than those Nijihashi dipshits. "Can I sacrifice this bitch to Jashin-sama, Phoebe? Please?"

Phoebe sighed and jumped off the bench and into the river to retrieve Sasuke from the quick current, "No, Italy-chan. Let's just leave the plotline alone for now."

I sighed glumly, "Sad face."

It quite amused me to see Sasuke struggle in the water and against Phoebe, but I wasn't able to watch for long. My rosary was humming! Jashin-sama? I wondered.

I took the rosary from my shirt to see a much more feminine mouth. "Italy-chan?" it said. "Is that you?"

xXxBack to ColettexXx

I saw the mouth in the triangle smile, "Colette-chan!"

"Yep! 'Tis I, Colette the… Magical!" I laughed.

"Hey!" Italy laughed. Alright, so… where the fuck are you, magical?"

"Well, Jashin-sama told me to tell you that I was trapped in the Nijihashi dungeon," I said.

"That sounds delightful!" said Italy. "So where is that?"

"I dunno," I tapped my chin in thought. "Perhaps Phoebe will know."

"I sure hope," Italy sighed. "We'll bust you out of there, Colette-chan!"

"Yay!" I cheered. "Just tell me when you're coming. The hand seals for this communication jutsu are Dog-Bird-Ox-Rabbit."

"'Kay," Italy smiled. "I'll talk to you when we get there."

"Laters!" I smiled, and Italy's mouth faded away. I sure hoped Italy got here soon; concrete bores me…

Doesn't it bore us all? Well, I decided that I needed some shorted chapters in this story. There'll be about two more chapters of this length to complete the Nijihashi Arc.

Was Sasuke OOC at all? I'm really sorry if he was! I personally don't hate him. The only two characters I don't like are Ino and Sakura, don't ask why. I just think that Italy would have an issue with him because of her… irritability…

Anyway, there'll be action and stuff next chapter. Hooray.

I forgot what I was going to say –well write…

Nope, I don't remember, but I promise by chapter 8, the Akatsuki shall appear! Hidan will be there beforehand, but I don't think he'd be part of the Akatsuki at this point in the series. Anyway, I will definitely update later today! I have awesome writing stamina! XD

Hey I remembered! I forgot to put lines in the last two chapters and I really don't feel like fixing that. Sorry if that upsets you.

Fun Fact: Colette and Italy used to live in North Dakota. At first, it was going to be Washington, but what I have in my head for them to say sounds a lot cooler starting with "Back in North Dakota, we…" than with "Back in Washington, we…" Just has a better ring to it, don't you think?

So, my lovelies, next chapter I'm attempting from Phoebe's POV only. We'll get to see a lot of her fighting style! *confetti*

So… review! Pretty please? With sugar on top? *puppy eyes*

See you people later! I'm going to the aquarium with my bud so see some fishies! Maybe Kisame will be there…