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Just Ludicrous: Chapter 13
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"Where have you been?" asked Ningyo, slightly accusingly.
"Out" answered Sakusen simply. Then he jumped up. "Hey, Ka-Ningyo sensei, guess what? I was just visiting Neji, and there's another woman there who says her name in Iruka!"
The visible silver eyebrow shot up and was in danger of disappearing into the woman's bangs. "Really! That's very interesting."
Sakusen glanced around the room. "Where's Sasayaki?"
Ningyo shrugged. "Out. She said that she had some things to pick up."
"Hmmm. In that case, I think I'll go on surveillance. Keep an eye out for Itachi and Kisame." he got up and made for the door. "Hey, Ningyo sensei?"
"Yeah?"
"How do you plan on getting Neji back?"
The woman smiled. "You'll see."
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Sasayaki strolled down the main street, a bored, irritable look on her face. She only barely acknowledged the glares she was getting from the towns folk. She had only one purpose at that moment, and that was to find Itachi and kill him.
She peered through the doorway of every bakery she came across, remembering how Sakusen had told her about the bakery visit. No sign of either of them. Damn. She changed tactics, and headed towards the brothel. Maybe Neji had seen something.
The girl tapped on the bars. "Hey, loser!"
Neji padded over the tatami mats and knelt so that they were eye level. "yeah?" she demanded, her voice showing her irritation at being called 'loser.'
"You doing okay?"
She shrugged. "Fine, I guess. Sakusen visited earlier. Oh!" she turned, "Iruka, this is my sister, Sasayaki."
The woman joined them, smiling down at Sasayaki. "Hi there!"
Sasayaki raised an eyebrow, but bowed in respect.
"Doesn't she remind you of Sensei?" demanded Neji.
The black-haired girl nodded. The woman looked suspiciously like their old sensei. Sasayaki considered using the Sharingan to check, but she noted that she didn't have enough chakra for that. Damn this jutsu. She had to settle with the gut feeling.
"Well, Neji, glad you're doing well. Have you been . . . "
Neji shook her head. "Nothing's happened. No one will even look at me because of the scene. They all categorize me as Untouchable, because who ever would would be murdered by the other villagers. "
Iruka nodded. "Looks like all that drama was a good thing."
"Hmmm," agreed Sasayaki. "Well, I gotta leave. See you."
Neji watched Sasayaki walk away. Next to her, Iruka leaned back, and commented, "You know, given that dramatic way of selling you off, you two seem to be on very good terms."
Neji nodded. "Yeah. All things forgiven, she's my best friend."
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Sakusen sat on the roof of the inn, resisting the urge to start tossing the small pebbles wedged in his sandals over the edge of the tiles. He started wondering just how they were going to get Naruto, no Neji, out of that brothel. And did sensei actually have a plan? And what about Iruka? She was nice. He wished there was a way tor them to get her out, too.
Another thing niggled at him. Where was Sasayaki? She'd gone and visited Neji, he had seen it from the roof. But where was she now?
He pushed that aside. Sasayaki could look after herself. She was Sasuke, after all. Instead, the boy looked out for a blue man and a black-haired man, hoping that maybe they could learn about the Akatsuki's intentions and leave early.he leaned back on the tiles and sighed, gazing up at the sky. Water trapped in the cracks between the tiles was absorbed by his kimono, reminding him that it had rained earlier. A hawk sailed across the sky. It looked like the ones they used in the village, message tube and all. It circles a couple of times, then plummeted straight for the brothel house's roof. Weird. Was there someone, other than Neji, who was a ninja there?
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Sorry it took me do stinkin' long to update again. you see, a Kakashi clone crossed my path and I just had to give it directions to the is whacked upside the head
okay, but seriously, exams drained me for a while, and I have a major one coming up, and this is all I could squeeze in.