Shashuko: And teh New Chappie is underway! I don't own Naruto--
Sasuke: ---I do.---
Shashuko: --Sasuke does.
Naruto: I belong to no one!
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Kiiro yawned as she got out of bed. She looked around her small apartment and waved at the picture of her aunt and uncle.
"Obasan (auntie), Ojisan (uncle), isn't the brat-ling almost old enough to join the Academy? ... Joy. Well, we'll see if he wants to. It's my Mama's legacy, not his mama's after all."
She smiled and yawned. "I'll have to visit soon. To show off my hitai-ate... and to get more cocoa powder. I'm almost out."
Then, Kiiro realized that she was talking to a photograph and started laughing.
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Team Four did their warmups as usual, sparring with taijutsu (Kiiro lost). They'd now been a team for almost a month and Anko still scared them. But she scares everyone, so that's not new.
Anko smirked as the three gennin lay panting on the grass. "Today, maggots, we've got a Special mission."
"What is it?" Kiiro huffed.
"Please don't tell me we're catching that cat again," Kuroppi pleaded, scratching Fuyu behind the ears.
"Nope! Follow me!" Anko sped off through the trees, a tan-and-purple blur.
"I hate it when she does that," Kon sighed.
"I know! I can barely see her," Kiiro added.
Kuroppi looked at them weirdly. "C'mon, guys, she's not THAT fast."
"Yes she is!" Kiiro moaned. "You're just super-observant!"
They followed Anko through the trees, ending up in front of the Hokage Tower.
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"This mission is C-ranked," Tsunade began.
"W00t! C-ranker! C-ranker!" Kiiro shouted.
"For someone who wants to be a great Summoner like the sannin, you're awfully rude to me," Tsunade said darkly.
"Ahhhh! Sorry Tsunade-sama it's just that we've been catching chickens all month," Kiiro said quickly.
"That's what I thought. Now, it's as simple as this: you're going to work in a hot chocolate shop for awhile."
Kiiro gasped.
"And, since Kiiro was raised by people who own a chocolate shop, I thought this mission would be perfect for you."
Kiiro nodded enthusiastically.
Tsunade handed Anko a scroll. "You will also be making sure no one gets the secret recipe of this place, since ominous notes about their special formula have been sent several times. No one are to know you are ninja, so you will say you're temporary workers until the owner of the stand can find better waitresses. Understand?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama!" said Anko and Kiiro at the same time.
"Jinx-you-owe-me-a-stick-of-dango," Anko teased.
"Fine," Kiiro huffed.
"Good." Tsunade smiled. "Now get out!"
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Kiiro walked along the path outside of Konoha, humming something and looked very pleased with herself.
"You're going the wrong way, retard," Kuroppi yelled after her from the opposite direction.
"I knew that!" Kiiro said sarcastically, running over to her team.
They were all packed up and heading out. Kon was reading a justu scroll as they walked, and Kuroppi had an iPod.
"I need one of those things," Kiiro sighed.
"But they're so fragile. Not worth it, if you ask me," Anko said, a step ahead of everyone else. She spoke as if she had some sort of deep grudge against iPods.
"Are you okay, Anko-sensei?" Kiiro called after her.
"No, just thinking," Anko sighed. "You three remind me of another team I knew once..."
"Who?"
Anko stuck out her tongue. "Not telling."
Kiiro moaned. "I'm so bored! Man. I brought a book, so I could read like Kon-kun is right now, but it's heavy! Dangit. Plus, I'll probably trip if I don't keep my eyes on the road."
Kuroppi smirked. "You'll probably trip anyway, klutz."
"Aw, shut it," Kiiro said, not really meaning it.
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Following behind them on the side of the road were two figures, about the same height.
"Why are we following them, Aki-san?" one asked the other in a voice that was neither male nor female.
"Because they're interesting," said the other. But Aki... was looking at the dog in the group, not the people.
"Aki, that dog, is that--?"
"Maybe."
Aki smiled warmly, then went back to watching.
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Team Four walked into the chocolate bar, tired and dusty from the journey. Needless to say, Kiiro was skipping happily.
"What can I do ya for?" asked the middle-aged man behind the counter. He had brown hair with a bald spot and oval glasses. "What the--- bless my soul! Is that you, Kiiro?"
"Hiya, Wakegi-ojisan! How's Ganchan?"
"Gangu is just fine. What are you doing here? Running an errand for your uncle?"
"Nah. Actually, I haven't seen Hitomoji-ojisan or Fuyuki-obasan for a few months now!"
"Then what in the world are you doing here?"
Anko cleared her throat. "I'm Mitarashi Anko. You called for some shinobi?" She pulled out a business card (Mitarashi Anko, sadistic ninja. Contact 867-5309 or by yelling name really loudly within ten miles of Konohagakure. Or just scream in general, so I can see what's hurting you and if I can hurt you too).
"I'm here on a MISSION! For YOU!" Kiiro said cheerfully. "See the headband?"
"I get it now. Well, let me show the others around. Who are they?"
Kiiro grinned. "This is Inuzuka Kuroppi, who before you ask is NOT an Uchiha, that's her dog Fuyu, this is Mitarashi Anko, my jounin sensei, who before you ask is NOT sane, and Hebitsukai Kon, who before you ask is NOT using a henge to keep so short."
Kon punched Kiiro in the stomach.
"Oof! Okay, I deserved that. Guys, this is Wakegi-ojisan and he runs this chocolate shop. He also friends with my uncle who raised me, who owns another chocolate shop in the next town over. His son Gangu is four and I call him Ganchan. He's super cute! That takes care of that."
"So that's why you're so hyper," Anko muttered. "You were raised on chocolate!"
"Yup! And the stuff here is really, really good!" Kiiro sang, getting out a huge paper bag full to the brim with cocoa power. "Let's get to work!"
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Kiiro, Kon, and Kuroppi worked for a week without a hitch (except for the fact that Anko spent all her time at the local bar, eating mountains upon mountains of dango).
However, little did they know that Aki and her subordinate were watching from the shadows.
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"Today, I need you to go find them." Aki whispered.
"Understood. Should I engage them in conversation, Aki-san?" Aki's friend was curious as well as eager to help.
"No, only if they talk to you first, for now. Pay special attention to the dog."
Aki's friend nodded and got something out that he hadn't in awhile: a pink sleeveless kimono.
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"If we're supposed to be protecting the secret recipe, why are we using it? He shouldn't trust us this much," Kon muttered, scooping cream into a mug.
"He wasn't planning on it, but I already knew it anyway. Hitomoji-ojisan helped design this recipe, after all." Kiiro giggled.
"Maybe the person who wants to steal it is your uncle then," Anko said, coming in.
"Don't be stupid. Hitomoji-ojisan's chocolate is even better than the stuff here."
"I find that hard to believe," Anko said, drinking the contents of a mug that was intended for a customer.
"It's true!" Kiiro said. "On the other hand, I'm biased, so I could be wrong. But at any rate, my uncle has chances to go international." She giggled, grabbed her tray and walked into the serving area to get someone their drink.
"Waitress!" yelled a person from the other end of the room.
"Comiiing! Here you go, sir, and I'll come for the check later." Kiiro set the tray down and ran around the tables to the other customer.
Said person had long brown hair that reached a little past their shoulders and a pink kimono-yukata thing with no sleeves.
"What can I get you, sir?" Kiiro asked perkily.
"You can tell I'm not a girl?" the person asked, shocked.
"Well, you've got manlyish shoulders. If that makes any sense. Also, no one's THAT flat." Kiiro said, nodding at the boy's flattish chest.
Meanwhile, In Konoha, one Haruno Sakura sneezed, all over the Fifth Hokage's papers. Thankfully, Tsunade didn't notice.
"I see," said the person. "My name's Haku. What's yours?" Haku smiled warmly.
Kiiro grinned. "Warai Kiiro, at your service. What can I get you?"
Haku glanced at his menu. "I'll have... a Mayan, iced if you please."
"Coming right up!" Kiiro said happily, walking into the kitchen.
"There's a guy with long brown hair out in the waiting area," Kiiro to Kuroppi casually, grinning evilly as she got out the ingredients for Haku's Mayan chocolate.
"NEJI'S HERE?!?" Kuroppi yelled, holding up a random frying pan menacingly.
"No, no, his name's Haku and he's not a pervert. Actually, he has better hair than Neji. Waaay better." Kiiro nodded seriously. "Plus, he doesn't wear it in that dorky almost-out ponytail. He wears it in a bun."
"A BUN?" Kon asked, sweatdropping.
"Yup! A bun. He's wearing a pink outfit, too, so I think he might be a cross-dresser of some sort." Kiiro poured ice into a glass, then poured Haku's hot chocolate into it.
"What the HELL is that?" Kuroppi asked.
"It's an iced chocolate! I'm surprised he knew what it was. It usually takes a choco-fanatic like my uncle, or someone who knows someone like my uncle to ask for it without it being suggested. Which I probably should start doing, since it's so hot today." Kiiro walked out with Haku's iced chocolate and gave it to him.
"Thank you," he said politely, taking a sip.
"You're welcome! I'm glad you like it!" Kiiro said genuinely.
'That girl..." Haku thought. 'She' reminds me of-'
"Kiiro, I'm taking a break. Don't break anything," Kuroppi called as she walked out with Fuyu.
"Hey! I've only broken three glasses this week. And that clumsy even for me!" kiiro yelled back.
"Whatever, klutz."
"Kuro-chan!!! Be nice!!!"
'And that girl looks and acts just like... him!'
Haku drank his chocolate quickly and put his payment and a tip on the table, leaving to follow the girl who looked like Sasuke.
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"Fuyu, Mom says if I can beat Kiba-niisan in a fight, I can officially become one of the clan, markings and all." Kuroppi said to her dog, who barked, in reply, something along the lines of that shouldn't be to hard. kiba would probably let you win.
"I know, but if he lets me win, that wouldn't be right."
yes it would. you should be in the clan anyway just because they adopted you.
"True, true," Kuroppi said thoughtfully.
"That's an interesting dog," said a voice behind her.
Kuroppi turned around to see a girl with spiky, jet-black hair in a high ponytail.
"Sorry, I was just curious. What breed is she?" she asked awkwardly.
"I'm not sure. My family found her... most of us have dogs, so she ended up being mine."
"Okay. I'm a bit of a dog enthusiast myself, so I was... curious." the girl lied.
"I see..." Kuroppi replied, sweatdropping. 'She's hiding something.' she thought, holding out her hand.
"I'm Inuzuka Kuroppi. And my dog's name is Fuyu."
The other girl took Kuroppi's hand. "Himura Aki."
Fuyu smelled Aki's other hand curiously. she seems like a good person, she barked to Kuroppi, who nodded.
"KURO-CHAAAAN! WE NEED YOU BACK IN!" Kiiro yelled, running up and hugging Kuroppi. "Ouji-sama's off now!"
"Okay, fine."
Kiiro let go of Kuroppi and ran off back towards the chocolate shop, Kuroppi walking behind with her hands in her pockets.
"Well, Aki-san?"
Aki turned around to face Haku, who was sitting at a ramen bar, hiding from Kuroppi so as to hear everything without getting in the way.
"Was it who we thought it was?" he asked curiously.
Aki nodded, her voice changing to a deeper wiser one and her hair turning the purest white.
"That was definitely her. Inuzuka... Fuyu..."
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Shashuko: w00t! evilne cliffy!
Kon: Stop calling me Ouji-sama!
Shashuko: noes! anyways, time for the imporant point: there are a couple faves for this, but NO REVIEWS! except from people I know in real life (not that you people don't count or anything). Tell me what you think, please! Even it's just sorta 'there' and you don't have any particular opinions about this, I want to know them!
Sasuke: you're just begging to get flamed, aren't you?
Shashuko: Shut up, Sasu-teme. I don't need your additude, I have my own.
Naruto: I still don't belong to anyone! Now review!
