At the knight's field in the morning. You will see the two rivals getting along, making the other squire, especially their Squire Commander to felt shocked about the new mutuality they're showing.

"You think so too, right?" the raven boy whispered to the blonde boy.

"I knew it, she's not a ghost!" the blonde boy responded in his whisper.

The two didn't stop whispering even if their Squire Commander is already in front of them. The two were busy to notice him so he can't help but scold them and punish the behavior they were displaying.

"Squire Namikaze and Squire Uchiha are you two just gonna idle there and whisper until your training is finished? Because if you two specifically choose to gossip in our training then took 100 laps at the field and 200 push-ups for you to learn your lessons, Am I clear?" the guy with brown hair tied in a ponytail and dark eyes with a scar that runs across the bridge of his nose scolded while his annoyance pops up at his head. The two squires finally noticed him and it made them flinch at their Sensei who suddenly pop up in front of them without them noticing.

"Hai, Commander Iruka-sensei!" they said before executing their punishment.

The other squire laughed at the two, while their close friends in the field sweat dropped.

"Geez, what do you think is going on with those two? So troublesome" the black hair guy tied in a spiky ponytail with brown eyes that looked bored said.

"I don't know" the spiky light brown hair guy with black eyes and swirls marking in his chubby cheeks answered.

"Yeah, they're surprisingly close this morning. And I thought what if the temple purify their rivalry, yesterday" the guy with messy brown hair and sharp black eyes akin to dogs with red fang marking on his cheeks added.

"What the... Are you serious Kiba?" the spiky ponytail guy responded to the guy with messy brown hair.

"Actually I saw those two last night" the guy with dark bushy brown hair while wearing dark round sunglasses intrude making them surprised at his presence.

"I also saw them having a spar last night" the guy with long brown hair and white eyes with no pupils added in his serious face.

"Having a spar? Are there no single knights to guard us last night? They would be penalized if they were still up at that time. And if they spar yesterday why are they getting along today?"Kiba questioned.

"Who cares about the rules, Kiba? Let's just say they're tired of babysitting us. And it's not that surprising if those two idiots break the rules" the lazy one added while yawning.

"I bet the Uchiha won." the chubby cute guy betted.

"Really Chouji? I know Naruto seems weak to you, but haven't you seen how he won against Neji at the spar the other day..." Kiba reminded, making the guy with long brown hair glare at him. It made him flinch in fear since he knows he shouldn't mess with the guy. "I...I mean, you're right Naruto would never win against the Uchiha especially since he is so weak haha" He gulped while pretending to laugh making the Hyuga glare at him more intensely.

"Kiba, you should stop. You're not helping yourself. *Sigh* By the way, what do you think is the reason, why those two are getting along?" Shikamaru asked

"Maybe, they're tired of fighting in their youth?" the black shiny hair guy with round eyes and thick eyebrows answered.

"That will never happen, Lee," Neji said knowing that those two will never stop fighting until death.

While they're guessing the reason for those two to get along today. Shino's insect rest on his shoulder and then whispers something to his ear.

"My kikaichū told me that they're talking about a red-haired girl they saw at the temple."

"Red-haired girl?!" they asked curiously, except Neji who just seriously thinking if he saw a girl at the temple.

"Wait, I remember Naruto said inside the Goddess Kaguya's Garden that there is a girl in front of her statue. Perhaps he's not tricking us at that time, Chouji"

"There is only one red-haired girl that I know and she had so many great influences that Lady Hinata always looks up to," Neji said suddenly remembering the red-haired his cousin always talks about.

"Who?". They asked not knowing anyone who had red hair since all of them are only interested in being a knight. However, Shikamaru remembered the girl his mother always spoke about when he stops by his mansion.

"You mean, Princess Karin from the Uzumaki clan?" Shikamaru added.

"Princess Karin? I've never met her before, but I always heard her name from a lot of people. Is she that stunningly pretty and powerful like they said?" Kiba asked.

"I don't know, since I am not interested in women" Shikamaru muttered.

"I met her before..." Neji said taking all their attention on him. "when I assisted Lady Hinata at her tea party. I think she is pretty as they said, but for me, she has nothing special" he finished.

"Then, why are those two even interested in her?" Chouji asked.

"Perhaps she has big boobs"

"Hey, Kiba!!" they shouted while looking if somebody heard it, except Shino who just seriously standing beside them. Because if their Sensei accidentally hears it, they're going to take the same punishment as the Namikaze and Uchiha.

"Oi, why're you all doing in there? Do you want to end up like those two?!" Iruka shouted from a distance noticing the other squire gathering while also gossiping with each other. The squires return to their training after noticing their Commander "*Sigh* Why are my students even gossiping about? Is there something special today?" he asked himself while observing the other squire in their training before sighing.

The two mercenaries arrived at the temple and walked to the Pope's chamber. They knocked thrice denoting that they were the mercenaries before the sick old man let them in while coughing.

"Come in *cough*cough*"

The two mercenaries vanished outside the door and they were now up at the ceiling while bowing, not even removing their hoodie.

"Greetings Your Holiness!" the two said together while bowing.

"*cough* That was fast. Report!*cough*"

"We Akatsuki mercenaries have seen the glimpse of the blessed prophet's child. But first of all, we apologize in advance. We didn't exactly see her whole face since she is wearing a hanfu veil mask, but we are certain her hair color is red." the ground voice mercenary said.

"*cough* HOW DISAPPOINTING! *cough*" the Pope growled frustratingly. "I thought *cough* I can count on the number one *cough* strongest mercenary, but all of you are useless *cough*. I paid you a sum of gold for you to do your job to my satisfaction *cough* but you two still failed in the end. Yet, *cough*cough* you two delivered a ridiculous response that isn't even accurate. How can I find a girl who had red hair without even mistakenly that she is the prophet's child!*cough*cough*" he scowled. The two mercenaries only stand in their position until the old man finished his scolding. They know very well that this will happen since the two already know that he is infamous for having bad-tempered. Honestly, they don't even care about his scolding, all they want was to finish him already. However, he is still useful since he can help them with their plan to show the public how superior and powerful they were as a mercenary that people should fear. That is why it is too early to exterminate the old man.

"You don't have to worry about that, Your Holiness. We have prepared a plan for that." the other man spoke up unexpectedly, beside the ground voice man. But before the Pope responds as a sign so the mercenary can explain what he is implying. He stared at the mercenary intensely to be sure that he is not scheming something to betray him. He can't clearly see what is his expression behind his hoodie, but he is aware that they have the same mutual trust issue since it is normal for someone as superior than them to easily betray each other to gain what they wanted.

"State what you are implying. But I am warning you!*cough*cough* You better not scheming something to destroy my plan!" he frowned.

"Do not worry, Your Holiness. This plan I thought about can only be benefitted by, his Holiness. It may be hard to believe since I am helping you without our advantages. It may also be a gamble if we are careless. Regardless, I am 99% certain that this will work." he explained.

"*cough*Why not exactly 100%, then?"

"Because the one percent could be your enemy other strategies that could possibly obliterate all of your plans," he added. This Akatsuki member is wiser than he thought. Because he only thought that all of them only have knowledge about shedding blood and slaying the people they are tasked with. But hearing something like a great plan from one of them changes his perspective.

"Alright, I am convinced. Now state already what I need to this plan of yours*cough*cough*". He agreed to the plan without giving it more thought.

The mercenary guy explained to the Pope what he should do when the time has come when the plan could be executed.

Sakura's POV

When I heard a chirp of a bird outside the window. It woke me up and I immediately stand up to look around my surroundings.

'No, it can be I remember that last night. I...'

I stopped from my thoughts because my head suddenly ached so badly. While it is aching a flashback suddenly pop-up in my head making it more painful. After a minute, it stopped, but those flashbacks last night made me in tears. Similarly, in the past, I killed somebody again. On top, it of I wiped all the bandits.

"I am really a monster!" I mumbled while sobbing. I don't want to kill anyone anymore but I can't control my curse especially if I saw the black aura towards those who are having an ill-intention towards me.

I stopped sobbing when my eyes begin to feel tired. I stand up in my bed and go to the bathroom to get changed. While taking a bath the thought of who sent me back to my place made me panic. I immediately finished bathing and subsequently run out to my bathroom to check off all the books and crafts I made. It was still safely hidden where I left them.

I am thankful Kabuto didn't check in on any of my things, because if he did he will figure out all my lies. I can't help but lie to them since I know no one can not be trusted. I may be a princess who lost all the things that could be able to help me improve. But I still know how to stand on my feet without anyone's help. Though the benefit I could gain from Orochimaru-sama is an exception. I still need him for my plan even though I am aware he will expose me eventually.

I sighed then go to the kitchen and prepare my breakfast even though it was already in the afternoon. After eating, I put on my other wig that has a black color that I usually wear when I am going to the village to buy some things.

Before wearing my bishop-sleeve white dress with a green skirt. I put on a bandage first to the bruise I got from last night. Because after healing Kabuto last night my bruise got worse and that is the side-effect of my powers. It does hurt, but more importantly, I'd rather worry about my plan than my bruise. If Kabuto noticed this power of mine, it could easily destroy my plan.

Actually, I wear this kind of simple dress as a camouflage to blend with the commoners. I let my hair loose so my face can be easily hidden from the people who may look into my cursed face. My face is also a curse. Anyone who looks at it will be captivated and lured into my hell. That is why I always wear my Hanfu veil mask, but for now, I don't need to wear it since it will only draw attention to the public.

Now, I am walking through the street to go to the bookstore, so I could look if they now have a book about Martial Arts. It is not easy to look for a book about Martial Arts since the only genre they always offer especially for the commoners are literature, Propaganda, and Conflict of the Nobles. It doesn't even have any etiquette or education book for them so they could learn. In addition, who would buy a book at such an expensive price? Almost all the books are unaffordable for the commoners, but not for me. Since I am an Abandoned Princess I have many money that I saved up, when I sold all my useless jewelry in the past. Orochimaru-sama also provides me with a little money wherever he wished, but I don't want to take it since I don't want to owe more from him.

While scanning all the names of the books a whisper beside me made me startled. I didn't move in my position so he couldn't see me and pretended I didn't hear him.

"All the books in here are all sucks!" he whispered.

"Tsk! What a drag!" he said while sighing before turning to another shelf. I am glad he never talked to me. But to my disappointment, he did talk to me.

"Umm, excuse me are you the bookseller?" he asked making me startled again. I didn't look around, instead, I shake my head.

"Oh, I apologize," he said before going to the counter to ask the seller. I ran towards the other shelf facing towards the counter to hide behind it and act normal.

'Thank goodness he didn't ask me more' I sighed in my inner.

While scanning again I saw an unusual blank cover of a book that I have never seen before. I fetch it and decided to buy it. But before that, I peek first if the guy who whispered earlier is already gone so I can pay already and go home since I still need to go back to the temple to talk with Kabuto about last night. But to my disappointment, why does he look familiar, and on top it of why does he have two companions that I'd never seen earlier with him?

'This might take a while' I sighed in my inner.

While peeking I noticed that they were wearing a garb tunic in leather look, black trousers, a belt with a short latex-hybrid sword on it, and a pair of boot tops. Typical clothes for squire knights.

'But then why are the squire's doing in a commoners bookstore?... or perhaps there is something they were looking for? Is there something going on again at the village that I have no knowledge about? Wait, It is not even my business so why am I so concerned?' I asked in my inner. After a minute of my thoughts, they have already left the store. I just ignored and forget all of my thoughts earlier and directly purchased the book and just immediately go home.

While walking on the street I bumped into a tall man wearing an Imperial Knight Captain's uniform. I didn't see his entire uniform since I don't want to look up, but I am certain he was an Imperial Knight Captain when I saw his gray army jacket and the emblem of the Imperial Knights on his sword's hilt. I am just glad that I didn't fall at that bump because if I were to fall I don't know what this curse of mine will do. Rather than standing there and doing nothing I decided to bow and apologize.

"I'm so sorry for bumping you, Sir. If I happen to offend you. I really apologize, honestly, I have blurry vision and bad eyesight" I explained waiting for his response.

"You don't need to apologize, Miss. I should be the one who should apologize since I am too focused on examining all the platforms and names of the stores in my surroundings, that I have not been able to notice you...Again, I apologize." he said in his manly calm voice. "But if I am the one that offended you. You can tell me what I should do to compensate for bumping you" he added making me widen my eyes in surprise.

"It is fine, sir. You don't need to and thank you" I said before bowing again and when I was gonna leave I bumped into someone again.

'Of course, I would bump into someone again. Because obviously, I am only looking down to hide my face. Geez, I should look up at my surroundings from now on. I don't want to bump into any more guys or I may accidentally cause a scene' I said to my inner.

I was gonna apologize but before I could open my mouth the man that I bumped laughed making me startled.

"Are you okay miss? Did this man reject you that's why you're in a hurry?" he said.

'Uhm...WHAT?!' I shouted to my inner in confusion.

"You don't need to worry. I may not be as handsome as him, but I am more charming and willing to help a lady in distress!" he added. I looked up to glance at his face and it made me sweat dropped at his pose while grinning widely and showing his shiny teeth.

'And...why his hair is like that?' I question to my inner in his black shiny hair that reminds me of a bowl.

"Just ignore him." the man I bumped earlier whispered.

"Hai!" I answered while bowing at him once more before walking straight ignoring the bowl hair man in his pose position. But before I walked a distance away from them I heard the man I bumped earlier snicker at the bowl hair man making him annoyed in disappointment for ignoring him. It made me smile and I don't know why? Even if I only heard them talking I can feel their fellowship and mutual bond with each other's company. I place my hand on my chest and felt something so perplexed like longing and wanting to be able to talk to someone like that. I crumpled my hand tightly into my dress from the pain I am feeling inside my chest that I don't understand. I closed my eyes and bit my lips and just ignore the pain I am feeling inside and continued walking.

After walking a distance away from them a squire ran past me calling the name of one of the Imperial Knight's captains making my eyes widen.

"Captain Kakashi-san!" he called.

"Kakashi?" I muttered.

I can't believe what I just heard. The Kakashi I know has already disappeared when my Kingdom was massacred and destroyed by the Fourth Konoha Emperor in the past. But I am not sure if he really is the man in my past, so I gulped before looking around to glance at the Imperial Knight's Captain to be certain if he really is the Kakashi Hatake I know from the past. I felt stunned in my position when I saw his white spiky messy hair. I want to cry because I am glad his alive, but remembering his promise in the past made me feel sore. While staring at him I saw that he still wears a mask that covered his mouth just like in the past, but when I notice that his mask is covering his left eye it made me surprise.

'What happen to his left eye?' I asked inside my inner.

While staring at him, I was startled when we made eye contact. I looked around immediately and walk faster without looking back anymore. However, my heart is opposed to my choice. My mind is filled with questions seeking for his answer. I want to look back and smack him while telling 'Why didn't you get back? Why did you left me alone like the others? You oath to stay and protect me, right? Then, why are you serving the man who started my suffering?...'. Even if I want to raise more questions I knew to myself that I am afraid to face him. Afraid to see the side of him trying to kill me. I am not gonna deny that I felt betrayed by him being the imperial knight captain but I guess it is for the best that I leave him be. Since he can gain more merit from his position than being my burke of a knight.

To be Continued...