Tainted: Hello every body! We have almost reached twenty thousand words!
Itachi: Oh really?
Tainted: Yes really. Anyways, what's even more astonishing is the fact that this story has achieved up to thirty four reviews! It's a new record for me.
Itachi: Want a doggie biscuit for that?
Tainted: Perhaps I would. Oh yeah, just a few more chapters to go and we will pass my goal of making a story.
Itachi: How much would that be? Twenty?
Tainted: That would be wonderful. Oh yeah, thanks for all the reviews. ^^
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Chapter Seven: Rice Balls and a Kitty
Said moon has settled back in place, claiming it's position in the sky. The sun traveled north, allowing it's rays to brighten up the surroundings for all creatures and humans to enjoy. They awoke, some yawning and leaving their houses for work, or young animals wanting to start the day for scrounging.
Including two very special friends. Traveling through the fields of wheat was the two adventurers; one that goes by the alias as the apprentice of the godaime(?) and the toad hermit's trainee. The two teammates of team seven got near the end of the field and leaped to the trees.
The pink blob stopped on the branch of her tree to check her basket. "You alright in there Ita-kun?" She got no response.
"..."
"Fine. No fish snaps for you."
A black furry kitten popped up with a bored expression on his face and opened it's mouth ready to accept a treat from her. Sakura groaned from the request and dug into the pack then tossed it into his mouth. Kuroneko chewed it slowly as she petted him. It didn't purr or meow and kept flicking his ears one by one.
"What's wrong?" she asked the kitten.
It stared at her. 'Naruto is coming your way.' and then ducked back into the basket.
Before Sakura could say anything, she got pushed half way off the branch by a yellow blob who fell out the tree onto the ground. Said pinky giggled at her team mate's down fall and looked ahead staring into the eyes of a nuke nin.
"Naruto." She began, staring straight at the fatty. "We have guests.."
Blue eyes popped open. "Really?" he questioned meekly. The boy got up and squinted his eyes. "Mmm, there's about three of them. "A fat guy, a skinny guy, and short guy."
Down in front was the trio Naruto just described. Each punk has a different personality. The fat man seemed to giggle at every damn thing that flew in his face while the skinny one just stood there with a pissed off look on hif face. Then the shrimpy one just did all of the above except with a more stinky attitude.
"Hey!" Exploded the short one. "That wasn't necessary!"
"Kukukuu.. Boss, he made fun of your height!"
"I know that already. Which is why we need to knock the shit out of them." Scowled the midget.
The quiet one, a docile man with handsome features was shaking his head. "That's not going to work. For they are the freedom fighters of Konoha."
"Konoha, eh? Well let's just see about that."
"Are you two done talking yet? Were anxious to kill you." Muttered an impatient blond.
Said fatty looked around the forest and spotted something to throw at them. He picked up a boulder out of anger and shame. The fat man attempted to throw it at them for revenge from messing with his team but just stood there taking up space. The nuke nin dropped his boulder onto the ground creating a short quake and taped his boss on the shoulder.
"Um.. boss?" He questioned awkwardly. "Boss.. I need to talk to you for a moment.."
The smaller man's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "What the hell is it? Weren't you going to smash them with that boulder?"
"Naw.. I can't for the pretty flower is holding a kitty cat in her hand."
"What?" He blinked, red veins bluging. The shrimpy man looked ahead and caught sight of lazy eyes staring back at him. "Hey naive runt, get rid of the neko."
"Y-you mean him?" She stuttered in awe.
Naruto whirled from his current and blocked her from view. "He's not going any where!" he shouted, and did some hand signs. "Kage bunshin no jutsu!"
Multiple clones popped out of thin and formed a shield to halt any upcoming blows to come from the nuke nins. Naruto made a battle cry noise that viberated from his throat and charged with what ever remaining clones he could throw at them. All his replicas got down and dirty with the men causing them to retaliate and try to fight them off. Sakura was left alone standing a few feet away from her team mate. She stared at the cat that was settled in her basket.
He stared back at the rosette almost meaning to tell her something. But Sakura had no clue what it was this weasel turned kitty was trying to tell her. While the cherry blossom played an anti blinking game with her new companion, Naruto wasn't faring too well with his enemies.
Said blond moved back with his clones performing a jutsu. "Looks like I have to use this.." he signed.
One of the nukes recognized the move. "Isn't that the rasengan?" He questioned in awe.
"Yeah. I learned about it in those B-I-N-G-O books.." Replied the stupid hill billy one.
"Does this look like singing time to you?" Growled their leader.
"Naw, I don't think so boss."
"Good. Now I suggest that you should throw that boulder now to cancel out that jutsu of his."
"Alright boss!" He chirped.
Over near Sakura, she heard the whole damn thing. According to those loud mouths over there, that jumbo man is going to cancel Naruto's rasegan with any means necessary. This was her time to act on instincts and not put this requested mission to waste.
Said cherry blossom took down all of Naruto's clones and left over near a couple trees and shrubs. Sakura bent down to put the basket on the floor and leave Itachi alone by him self so she could charge straight into battle without his consent.
Sakura bumped her gloved knuckles together. "You losers ready for battle?"
The quiet one stepped up first. "My pleasure." and unsheathed his katana from the hilt.
She raised an eye brow and put her hands together forming a circle between her finger tips. The fat one had snuck up on her without a peep and now she was struggling with keeping tabs on the other two at the same time. An idea popped up inside her brain.
Sakura grabbed onto the fat mans stomach and started twirling around and tossed him towards the trees. He collided with the trees causing a dust bowl to stir up around them changing the scenery a bit. The kunoichi plugged her nose with her gloved hands trying to bring down the dust constant from entering her nostrils.
A yellow blur swept beside her. "That was a little out of hand.."
The pinkette put her back to his. "I know. But that was the only way I could get rid of him."
"That's okay." He replied with a shrug.
Both ninjas ducked when the short nuke nin flew past them like a bullet. Naruto turned his head to see which area the man landed in and moved away when a sharp katana's tip almost stabbed him. He started running on foot into the forest leaving Sakura behind.
Speaking of Sakura, she wasn't having a grand time. "Um.. what are you doing?"
Apparently, she had found the human cannon ball. He was up like the bright sun and kept an explosive tag in his mouth threatening to blow him self up if she went any closer. Sakura put her hands up in a non dangerous position trying not to work him up and paused to stare at something; Something quite bizarre.
Hidden beneath the ashes of derby flying from the last attack, a black blurry figure with red eyes stood in all his mysterious glory. Sakura definitely was able to tell the difference from who it really was and stepped back to allow the shadow to complete all her dirty work. Said shadow lifted a finger and tapped the nuke nin to death causing his down fall.
While the body laid on the forest floor, Sakura smirked.
"About time you showed up."
The shadow didn't reply and reverted back into a kitten. Itachi laid there for a while until Sakura emerged from the battle field with her basket in hand. She scooped him up and went on her way down the forest floor to catch up with Naruto. Speaking of Naruto..
-Near the dobe-
"Rasengan!" Shouted a voice.
A large explosion scaled from off the floor into the air. Dozens of Naruto clones jumped back from the blow and gave the real clone a high five before disappearing. Naruto's eyes hardened as he walked towards the dead body and bent down to check his pulse. There was nothing signaling his defeat and he turned around, kunai in hand.
"Who goes there?"
His team mate appeared from behind the trees. "It's me, Sakura.."
Naruto cocked his head to the side. "How is it you when you could be a clone?" he questioned, trying to act serious.
"What the fudge are you talking about?"
He started freaking out and pointed a finger at her. "Aha, normally she would say what the fuck! So you must be one of those nuke nins!"
Sakura ignored the blond's bather and gazed at the forest. "What ever. Do you know where we are?"
Naruto blinked then dug into his pocket, taking out a map. "Yeah. Right now we are on the outskirts of Konoha.. hey! Where are you going?"
The kunoichi's back was turned, facing the wind. Her spiky hair flew with the wind as she spoke eagerly.
"I'm going to find some one. You go on ahead.."
Naruto watched in awe. "A-alright.."
Sakura left in a swirl of cherry blossoms towards the one that knows it all..
...
-Outskirts of Konoha-
When the kunoichi re emerged, it wasn't in the familiar forest lands of her home. There was a whole entire world for her to explore. Camping out in front of the deserted city, was a red hooded figure holding a oak basket. She undid her cloak allowing those spiky locks of her to flow with the wind.
"Seems like were here."
Itachi stared ahead and felt the basket tilt when his carrier started moving up and down like a sand hour glass. Once they dug deeper into the city, he ducked inside the hollow space knowing exactly where they were. Sakura noticed his abnormal actions and looked straight ahead. The door collapsed and separated apart from each other revealing something down below on the floor.
"Aww, how cute! A ninja cat!" Cooed the pinkette.
The cat was medium sized wearing a purple shirt with no pants. It seemed to have the appearance of a tan tanuki with brown markings on the ears and edges of it's face. The cat's eyes were closed and still held a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Aah, don't hide from me." It mewed alerting the kunochi.
Sakura pointed a gloved index finger toward her chin. "Who me?" She questioned, not sure of what the cat was talking about.
The taunki cat got on it's front paws and leaped up into the basket. He cornered the black cat. "So it is you!" It exclaimed in surprise. "Uchiha Itchy-san!"
Itachi's eyes narrowed. 'What do you want?'
"That's the same I'm asking to you." Replied the cat. He turned on his paws facing Sakura. "Are you here to see Nekobaa?"
"Yes. But do you mind telling me where I am?"
"Of course. As of now you are in Sora-ku where the Uchiha clan stored their ammunition."
"Good. Which means that Sasuke teme has been here as well?"
Before the tanuki cat could answer her, another voice could be heard from the opening. "Denka, who's at the door?"
"Guests.." Purred the cat.
It took a long leap down from the basket onto the floor and trotted over near the other neko. There was a tan feeling along with a brown marking going down the side of her face. Said queen was wearing a red coat and she nuzzled the tom a couple times before staring at the girl.
"Have you brought the spoiled brat?" Questioned the cat.
"Not really. Sounded like you were talking about the youngest one, Sasuke."
"I'm sure that he was heavily spoiled before little Sasu-chan appeared." Grinned the queen.
"Sasu-chan?" Giggled the kunoichi. "Itchy-san?"
"Yes! Those were the names we gave then when they would stop by and play with us." Mewed Denka.
"Alright, that's enough chit chatting. Let's go inside before the winds stir up." mewed the other neko.
Sakura was just flat out confused.
How in the world were these two nekos talking? At first, Itachi never talked but sent death glared over to her every three seconds. But then now these two cats are blabbing away like two live canarys! Perhaps those two tanuki like cats were nin helpers like Pakkun. Wait a minute..
Wasn't Akamaru a nin helper as well?
This little kunoichi will and forever be so confused..
That not even kami would save her.
Perhaps Nekobaa would?
Here is chapter seven! I really enjoyed creating it! Review please! I really, really, want to hit forty five reviews! I'll update the rest of the year. (Around the remaining summer and two other seasons.)
By the way, I apologize for my long period of absence.
Forgot my pass word..
Bye D: