With A Broken Soul
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved." ― George MacDonald
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With new found courage, I dash into the forest of death, Sasuke and Naruto beside me. I will change the future.
As we speed into the forest I signal Sasuke and Naruto to follow me, as we shouldn't jump into a fight yet. I lead them to a small river where we can set up camp if needed. Jumping into the small clearing near the lake, Sasuke and Naruto placed the small packs they had with them on the ground. "Hey Sakura-chan, why did we stop here?"
"Well, we just started and if we jump into a fight now without knowing if they have the scroll we need, we could end up getting severely injured and without the scroll. Plus the food we have will not last us 3 days, so we need to scavenge for something to eat, preferably for tonight so if we can't in the next 2 nights, we'll have food." It wasn't a surprise for them to hear me talk so much, and I knew that, but I feel it was more of a surprise that I was being so logical. To my statement, Sasuke gave me a nod, taking it as his responsibility to go fishing.
"Wait! TEME! What are you doing?"
"You idiot, don't scream like that. We could get ambushed because of you." Sasuke growled, not very happy with the boy's loudness and cluelessness.
"Wait, what should I do? Do you need help? Teme?"
"Oh dear lord, Naruto! Go collect firewood for a small fire to keep us warm or something! I'll set up camp. Please just calm down would you?" I replied angrily. He was already stressing me out. Though I feel he could tell as it was almost as if he scurried off with his tail between his legs. Sighing I made some hand signs, as one of my chakra affinities is earth; I had learned some useful tricks. I created a small cot for us, to shield us from the coldness of the night, and since it was made out of the earth, it blended in well. Since this ability wasn't something my team was used to, Sasuke had been staring at my back, intrigued by my "new" Jutsu. I was just chock full of surprises wasn't I?
I took our supplies and placed them inside the cot, taking the sleeping bags and placing them inside, already rolled out. The inside was warm so at night we wouldn't have to worry about being cold. As I was setting stuff up inside, I could hear splashing outside. Of course I giggled because the curses that came along with the splashes signaled difficulties on that end. I'm probably a bad person for laughing, but I need to get my entertainment from somewhere. Finishing inside, I head outside, my path set towards the river. I stood on the side for a while, laughing at Sasuke's struggle with the fish.
After I had finished laughing (and being glared at by the ever angry Uchiha), I had went to help the poor guy. Walking on the water's surface I got to where Sasuke was standing. This earned a glare from him as he was soaked and I wasn't. Though, he didn't speak his thoughts as he was waiting to see what I was going to do, not believing that I could do better than him. I sigh before I envelop my hand in chakra. A smirk plays on my face, knowing what's going to happen and how much more wet Sasuke is going to be. My smirk obviously aggravates him as I hear a grunt come from him. As I punch the water's surface with my chakra infused fist, the water around me explodes, causing fish to flop around, many falling onto the earth's surface. I giggle after the water calms down and I walk back to the surface, leaving a very wet and very angry Uchiha in my wake.
Soon after Naruto had returned, registering the scene then laughing hysterically. He then continued to ask me what had happened. Of course I told him what had occurred, but adding in little details to make the story so much funnier. By the end, Naruto had been on the floor, pointing and laughing at Sasuke. I giggled at the sight before I took 3 fish off the ground, now dead, and placed them near where the fire will be. I turn around and wait for Sasuke to exit the water. He takes his sweet time before coming to the fire, looking at me oddly. "What do you want?" He asks (more like growls), irritated and quite obviously wanting to say so much hurtful things to me.
"Light the fire so I can cook the fish." Of course I wanted to say so much more as well, such as "stop with the attitude you prick," and "I'm not weak anymore." Though I didn't, knowing it would cause a much not needed conflict.
After Sasuke grudgingly lite the fire, I set the fish above it, making sure Naruto watches them I exit the area. Before I'm able to get away Sasuke speaks up, still probably steaming about the earlier incident. "Where do you think you are going?"
"Well Sasuke, if you'd really like to know, I need to go take care of my lady parts as it is that time of the month." I completely lied before turning away to go train, leaving Sasuke and Naruto baffled and embarrassed.
Sweat rolls down my brow, my legs weak, my arms limp. I hadn't been making much ruckus but I had still put up a sound barrier around me so to not give out my position. It was simple stamina exercises, but just by training for an hour I could tell that my stamina was very low. These would be the times that a soldier pill would be handy, but I had no time to make any so I would just have to work with the aches. I know it might have not been a smart idea to do such rigorous training maybe hours before being attacked, but I know I could always heal the muscles if needed.
Sighing, I pick up the kunai I had left around the area. Whipping the sweat from my head, I set my path back towards the campsite. I scan the area as I have been doing for the past few hours, still not sensing any intruders. I take a slow pace as I listen to the battle cries and kunai clashing emanating through the forest. Those sounds were so quiet, so un-natural to me. War had taken a toll on me, and this felt like a vacation. Though, I couldn't look away from all the responsibilities that lie on my shoulders, all the worlds' flaws that were left for me to fix. Though, the thought of a vacation sounded so beautiful, I did not bother with such a petty wish.
Once I had gotten back, Naruto had been yelling at me, saying he was scared that I was kidnapped but saying Sasuke wouldn't let him leave. Though that had earned a slap from Sasuke who muttered a "she was training" under his breath. He had obviously been tracking me too. I laughed as Naruto, with a pout on his face, held out the fish for me that was only lukewarm. I accepted it with a smile, while rubbing his already messy hair. Yet another out of character trait but it seems that Naruto liked it as he was now on the floor rolling around muttering about how his life was complete. Sasuke was now glaring, not happy either at the interaction or the disturbance of peace.
It didn't take long for the sun to set and for us to take our places. Sasuke had decided to take first watch, probably not wanting to be interrupted during his sleep. Naruto and I had taken our places in the cot, though Naruto had been continually trying to talk to me. I tried to wave it off but it just came to a point where I would stop answering so he'd stop talking. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep so I just lay there, mulling over everything to come.
Trees were falling everywhere. The ground rumbling almost like an earthquake. In the center of it all stood a busty woman with blonde hair, alongside a small girl with black hair. The blonde did not look very happy, playing a frown on her face. She had been running for hours, trying to reach her destination, but her position was so far that she knew it would take days to get there. Not only that but she was constantly getting ambushed by petty thieves. Her stress level was through the roof.
Not allowing for the black haired girl to catch her breath, the woman dashed off, the small girl following behind as fast as possible. The blonde was not about ready to delay her travels any longer, if need be she was ready to travel throughout the night. Her mind calculating with every move she made, she increased her pace.
Sakura was waiting for her teammates to awake, as she was sitting on last watch. Nothing abnormal happened throughout the night, causing Sakura to sigh in relief. She was definitely thankful for the rest. She had already packed up everything except for the 2 sleeping bags the boy's slept in. She didn't want to waste time as sunrise was approaching. She had wanted to leave early as it would give them an advantage over the other shinobi who were just waking up.
Sakura smiled as she heard rustling come within the cot, before a groggy Sasuke exited, rolling his sleeping bag up. After he was done he shared a glance at Sakura, before tying the sleeping bag up. Not wanting to stay outside alone with Sakura, he entered the cot to wake up Naruto. First a large clunk was heard before Narutos early morning raspy voice growled out "I was having a good dream about Sakura, Teme."
I giggled after hearing the statement and jumped down from the branch I was perched on. I entered the cot with a smile before asking if he was ready. This had scared the poor boy as he thought I must have been mad at the earlier statement. He rushed out of the cot with puppy dog eyes, ready to plead for his life if needed. I laughed at the sight then collapsed the cot, making it look as if we were never here.
No words were uttered as we exited the area. The two boys had been following close behind me, silently giving me permission to lead. I gave a silent nod before tracking down Orochimaru's location, sensing that he was heading towards us. This made me frown, not knowing how it will play out. I make the boys stop on a branch, signaling them to stay quiet. They didn't know what was going on but they did not voice their questions, sensing that this was a delicate situation.
Orochimaru was covering ground quickly, slithering his way over here. Too soon for comfort, he entered our sights, standing on a branch. Sasuke and Naruto were now in fighting stances, ready to attack if given a reason to. Though, they noticed what he had been looking at, and it was me. I had been glaring at him ever since he entered the area, and I wasn't about to drop it.
"What are you looking at little girl?" he hissed, getting me even more tense.
"You, Orochimaru." I hissed back, taking him by surprise. I had already unsheathed my katana by now, my gloves already on. Though, I was not yet in my fighting stance.
Orochimaru started to bellow a loud cackle, shadowing his surprise by amusement. Though, I could sense his nervousness. Wanting him to show his weakness, I continue to push. "Where's your lackey, what's his name? Kabuto was it?"
"You girl, are getting very aggravating. Maybe I should be after you instead of the Uchiha." He hissed, attempting to surprise me with the last statement. Though, my smirk showed him otherwise.
"You can still target the Uchiha if you'd like, I knew you were after him anyways." Now in my fighting position, I play a smirk on my lips, obviously aggravating Orochimaru.
"Now you lisssten little girl, I will let you know that I will not allow you to even touch me. Sssince you know who I am, you ssshould know that you will not be able to defeat me."
Not allowing him to continue speaking, I attack. Attempting to land a chakra infused punch, he tries to catch my hand, thinking that me being a scrawny little girl would be weak. With the punch you could hear bones being shattered in his wrists as he flew into a tree, causing it to crack and fall. I frown at the lack of strength in the punch, since in the future; he would have crashed through a multitude of trees before stopping. I let out a small sigh before I continue to his body. Before I can continue, he voices the thoughts of himself and my two teammates. "Who are you?"
So I have a question. Do you guys think these chapters are long enough or should I make them longer? Please answer this because I would really like to please you guy's c: Anyways, adios! Hopefully I will update soon, but there are no promises since Regents' are coming up and I need to studyyyyy~ D: