Introducing Neji and Tenten in this chap.
Gaara: What about me?
Neji: Yeah-what about Gaara?
Oh, chillax. He comes in later.
Kabuto: And what about ME?
-rolls eyes- And I thought Sakura and Ino were bad-GOD!
Blood and torn apart corpses littered a clearing inside Fire Country territory. Tenten and Neji couldn't believe the mess that had been made. It looked like a Sand Jutsu, a Water jutsu and a Wind jutsu had been used all at once, tearing apart the Anbu and Chunin on patrol.
"This isn't good. This has the earmarks of Akatsuki written all over it." Neji growled in a low voice. "We must inform the Hokage."
Tenten saw movement and then a noble lady with a parasol walking passed, a little distance away. That struck her as odd since the nobility never was seen in public without bodyguards, especially the ladies. So, who was she really?
"Neji, what's the colors for the Akatsuki again?" She asked, wanting conformation.
"Red clouds, black field. You know that." The Hyuga male shot back at her, looking for the dogtags.
"Then we've been infiltrated." She pointed at the Lady walking away from them at a slow and easy pace. Neji stood and saw who she meant.
"Fantastic. Naruto is just going to love this." He muttered bitterly. "We have to stop her and alert the Hokage."
"I'm afraid ruining the surprise isn't allowed." Deidara stepped out from behind a tree. "After all, Zakuro and I wanted to see if this place was really worth taking over."
"Bloody Zakuro is HERE?!" They had heard the reports of the duo's merciless dealings. So many of their own men had died by their hands alone in the passed 5 years.
"That's right and you two are not going to ruin our fun." Clay prisons erupted from the ground and engulfed the 2 Anbu shinobi, pulling them back underground. With a puff of smoke, Deidara disappeared and another more lethal looking shinbi was in his place.
"That takes care of Hyuga Neji and Tenten. Now to despell my doll and meet up with Deidara before anyone else comes to investigate."
Kazuma looked at her uncle like he was on something. "The Chunin Exams? You have to be kidding. Those aren't even worth my time."
"Oh, don't be like that. Sasuke's participating." Kakashi told her as he cooked breakfast.
"I ain't fallin' for that again." Kazuma shot back, her arms behind her head. "That's how you got me to do all those stupid little missions of ours before and after that Bridge bullshit."
"Watch your language, young lady. I know for a fact that Iruka doesn't allow you to talk like that in his class."
"Why does it matter? Uchiha's the only one in this goddamn village that wants me around." Kazuma spat at the Jounin bitterly. "All the rest of you bastards just want me dead. So I figure, why the fuck does it matter? You'll kill me in my sleep one of these days anyway."
Kakashi looked at his neice with shock glimmering in his one eye. Why would she ever believe that? She was his sister's daughter! He would never hurt her without feeling like Kagome would rise from the grave to kick his 26-year-old Jounin ass. He saw her latest trophies from fights with the Anbu. She didn't kill them but the 3 that attacked her ended up in the ICU under critical care-and that was WITHOUT Hebi's assistance. Yeah, the world had made her believe it was out to get her and it was. Even he had orders to kill her if Hebi proved to be a threat that she couldn't control any longer. With that looming over his head and her knowing these things, no wonder why she spent all of her time with Sasuke. They had been best friends since she joined the Academy.
"I told you, I'll never do that to you."
"Yeah right, Uncle Kakashi. You've got the fucking orders to watch me like a damn hawk-just like the rest of the fucking shinobi in existence. Sasuke's the only one of you pricks I can trust."
"I've told you to never talk like that. You are my sister's daughter, my niece. I won't hurt you. You can trust me." Kakashi earned the Bird as he slid a plate of eggs to her. Oh, damn-I forgot she doesn't like eggs. Kakashi thought, cursing his stupidity but when he went to correct his mistake, there she was, eating the eggs he had made. Her life on the way to Konoha had taught her to never be picky when given something to eat. Starving for a couple months as a child would do it to anyone. "You don't have to eat them if you don't want to. I'll make you something else."
"I'm not stupid. You were on auto pilot. It's the only reason why there's not poison in this." She really was morbid. He just had to seal that Snake deeper inside of her one of these days. It had really screwed her up.
"How old were you when the Mizukage tried to kill you?" He felt himself say before he could stop himself.
"I have a Kekkei Genkai. How old do you think I was?" She snapped. The intolerance had done its damage too.
"They'll all have orders to kill you, won't they? If you agree to the Chuunin Exams, all of the visiting Nin will have orders to execute on sight." Kakashi realized the real reason why she didn't want to do it. "And to provoke you, they'll go after Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura. That's why you're refusing."
"I'll kill you all when I'm good an' ready, you one-eyed Jackass." No, Hebi would do the killing. Just like he had done for years on her way to Konoha. But Hebi was also giving in more and more into Kazuma's need to stay alive, to be the one to remain in control. The Snake Demon was more reasonable to deal with than Kyuubi was when Naruto tapped into the Fox's power but then again, Hebi would often take control of the girl's body. That was still an issue Kazuma constantly argued with it over.
She pushed her empty plate away from her and then got up from the table, shoving her hands into her pockets. She slammed the door closed behind her, making Kakashi flinch.
Old memories fucking bite.
Kakashi: at least you didn't break anything.
-gives Kakashi the bird- like I care.