A/N: Well early update this week because I am in a good mood. Some progress between our protagonist, eh! This chapter focuses on "Team 7" and I quote it going on this supposed retrival mission. Won't give away much I'll just let you read.

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Chapter five: Glow baby! Glow!

Where we left off.

Sasuke

"Yondaime Hokage…"she stuttered. "Minato Namikaze…." She was at loss for words. "Is my father." She said sheepishly.

Sakura fell to the ground and was now unconscious. My mouth fell to the ground without warning. I wasn't prepared to hear those words. No wonder this girl was odd. Kakashi had no reaction as if he knew?

"I'll make sure no one knows Sensei." Kakashi said to Yondaime Hokage.

"Naruko Please bring Kyuubi home."Yondaime said as he looked directly to Naruko.

Holy shit Naruto and Naruko's father was the Hokage. Why does this surprise me a blind person can see the resemblance in the blonde hair and blue azure eyes.

This had to be an explanation to the power harnessed in Naruko. I mean her father is the Yondaime. Why keep it a secret that the Yondaime has children?

"Let's go we have a long mission ahead of us." Naruko said solemnly. She looked to be uncomfortable in front of Yondaime. It was uncanny as to how much she looked like him now that they were face to face. Though she had softer feminine features, she wasn't bad on the eyes.

What the Hell is wrong with you baka! I scolded myself for even thinking that the blonde ditz was attractive.

She wasn't a bad teacher either. Her training was fair and she did look concerned.

Kakashi picked up Sakura.

"Naruko, Sasuke let's talk." Yondaime said and that hit me a bit odd.

Kakashi and Yondaime gave themselves understanding nods as Kakashi walked out with Sakura, Probably going to slap her around to wake her up, Though I found it odd that he only wanted to speak to Naruko and me. The door closed after him, leaving only the three of us in the room.

"Certainly Yondaime," I responded in a polite ton. He was still Hokage and deserved respect.

"This mission may become dangerous. It easily is an A-rank mission, though you know this Naruko." He eyed her with what looked like regret.

"You probably haven't been out of the village either Sasuke. I know Naruko hasn't. One thing I ask is that you don't forget team work. Kakashi spoke to me about how you handled the survival test. If you put differences aside you two frankly have the best team work." Yondaime kept throwing that word around. Team work, obviously we were a team. We had to work together.

"Do you have data on Kyuubi's whereabouts?" Naruko added in her determined state. Yondaime shook his head no.

"Remember the locket I gave you when we started training." Yondaime said Naruko nodded pulling the silver necklace with a heart hanging from it. I had never noticed it before.

"I never take it off." Naruko blushed and it was the first time I saw her like that. It was odd seeing it.

"Don't get mad but, it's a tracking device. Kyuubi has something similar to it. It's a bracelet made of jade. Naruto has the crystal necklace your grandma gave him. They're a set. The three function only to those they belong and can find the other with breeze. That's why I give you this mission. Naruto is too naïve to even try this. Plus Kushina would never let me risk him. It's only up to you my crystal." Yondaime said and I saw Naruko scoff. She was obviously pissed that he called her the pet name in front of me.

"The one time I wish I could be mad at you I can't. But why go with my team?" The younger blonde asked.

"Sasuke I am sure you can manage keeping up with Naruko. You're a Uchiha and that speaks volumes. You learn quickly. Naruko you need someone to watch your back, someone at your flanks." Yondaime stated.

In other words he just said he needed someone to baby sit her. But how could I baby sit her when she is stronger than me. Itachi was better for this job than I was. And that's saying something since I want to destroy my brother's ego.

"I don't need a baby sitter father." Naruko barked. Did she know she was talking to Hokage-Sama?

"That's not what I meant by it. This may take a year or more Naruko. Knowing how fast Kyuubi is who knows how far he's gotten. By any means keep in contact. Use the frogs, slugs whatever just to stay in communication." Yondaime sounded like he was almost pleading. "I can't lose you." His voice almost cracked. "Kakashi is going with you guys. I trust you with this Naruko, Sasuke. This is probably going to set you apart from any ninja here in Konohagakure. This is top secret. I believe in you." Yondaime gave us hope.

This would be a challenge and I already knew it. I hope the weak end Sakura was ready to handle it. Naruko didn't show anything when I looked at her face. It was blank.

0o0o0o

We walked out of the Hokage's office and we just walked in silence. The only person who would have any idea where to start was Naruko, I could tell she was pensive and trying to chew the information over. It was something that was hard to swallow. It was just sprung on us out of the blue.

I was sure I was ready though. This would only make me stronger, maybe than I would be out of Itachi's shadow and show how great I am. I would make my Clan and village proud of me.

"Do you know where we start?" I asked her and she turned to look at me.

"Let's not talk here." She said as she grabbed my hand. I felt sparks in my hand and she took her hand out of mines as she felt it too. That was too odd. Who feels sparks when they touch?

"Sparks?" she said low but I heard her as she turned to look at her hand with curiosity. "What kind of Ninjutsu is this?" she asked.

"I didn't do anything; you grabbed my hand I should ask the same." I retorted. First time I didn't reprimand a girl for invading my space and touching me. What is wrong with me?

"Sasuke follow me." She said and I obliged.

Just at that moment I realized the Baka had stopped calling me Teme. My name rolled off her tongue in such a matter that gave me chills.

I followed her until we were in the forest at the entrance of a small cave.

"I'll answer anything here. No one will be able to hear us." She said softly.

I had a lot of questions not that I was going to openly share it with her. I only had a few that I needed answered now. If she was being open might as well.

"Why hide your identity?" it slipped my lips and I couldn't recall them back.

"I had no choice." She said with a sigh. "Father said it was for our protection. Kyuubi, Naruto, and me." She sighed once more. "It's not easy being able to keep down quiet. I was raised with my Grandmother and partly some time with my Grandfather. Father was there, but he either doesn't have time or we briefly say something to the other." she ran her fingers through the ends of her hair. I noticed that was a bad habit of hers.

She continued. "We normally can't be in a room more than a few minutes now." She was absently rambling, but I listened on. Why did I? I'll never know for sure.

"I hated him, I really did. But it's hard to hate him. I am the only one of my siblings that has tried to understand, to comprehend why he hides us. For once I thought I figured it out." She said as she pulled her hair. "He treats me different from my brothers. I am like his crystal figurine. He's afraid I might break. I am not weak. Not in the way Naruto is."

"And I am not strong, not like Kyuubi is. I was destined to be in the middle. Kyuubi can't hate me. Even if he's tried he can't hate me. He hates the world, but he can't hate me. I've always wondered that."

I was still listening even though half the things coming out of her mouth made no sense. Her voice sounded alluring. It was hypnotizing and I couldn't resist just hearing the voice. It resounded in me as if it were music playing.

What was this girl?

Her powers were starting to work on me, sucking me in as they did Itachi. I refused to be sucked in. I would be owned by no one.

"Father Worries about Kyuubi I know this. Or maybe it's because he knows I care too much for Kyuubi. Either way this mission won't be easy." She voiced her thoughts.

"Sasuke? You have to promise you won't treat me differently. That you won't see me as a crystal doll." She said as she looked me in the eyes.

I was confused. She was the strongest girl I knew. I would never see her as a crystal doll or anything relatively stupid like that.

"I don't see why they think of you as such. You're like I freaking rampaging animal." I said with a smirk. She smiled at that. We had gained a common ground.

"You're in no way like Itachi." She said and I felt a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. What was this feeling?

0o0o0o0o0oo0oo0o

Naruko

It was easier to talk to Sasuke than it was Itachi. He was in no way like Itachi, I saw it now. Sasuke had great potential to be greater than Itachi. He held something that Itachi didn't have. I wasn't sure what to name it, but it was there.

I basically poured my inner thoughts out for Sasuke to chew over. He didn't once tell me to shut up, that he wasn't in the mood for girl gable. Not in the way I expected. He listened.

"What do you mean?" He asked confused.

"In this time in knowing you…" I started, but I still was unsure where I was going to take this. "I know you hate you're brother. It's rather quite boring when I kept on getting compared to you." I said as I remembered numerous training sessions were the highlights were about Itachi's little brother. "You show something Itachi will never have."

"That being?" he pressed as he crossed his arms across his chest.

"You won't stop. Itachi is easily persuaded, but you won't stop. I admire that in you. When you were doing the tree climbing exercise, you had determination." I said as I played with my hair.

"You're one weird girl dobe." He said flatly.

"You're the one person on the team that knows what I am after, the need to get stronger and better. We share that passion Sasuke. With you on my team I know we can get Kyuubi back home."

He nodded and uncrossed his arms.

"So do you know where we start looking for your brother?" He said monotonously.

"No clue. I am not sure this necklace would really lead us to him." I said as I moved my hand to play with the chain. "I am sure Kyuubi got rid of the bracelet. If that's the case it would be fruitless to even try to attempt a search. I hope Father is right about this." I said as I rubbed my chain between two fingers.

"You're hopeless dobe." Sasuke said.

"Hn… says you. I don't even know what to do with this." I said as I pulled the locket out of my shirt. "It's just a trinket. How can it even be used to track Kyuubi?" I questioned as I looked at the heart.

Sasuke walked over to me and took the locket out of my hands. The stupid spark was back and shocked me. It was only when we touched that it happened. He opened the locket. There wasn't anything out of the ordinary per say.

"Try using Chakra." Sasuke said low. His face was too close for my liking. But I listened and brought chakra to my hand and touched the locket. I thought it was stupid to even try it, but to my surprise something did happen.

It's glowing? In my mind I was determined. I got the instinct and put my hand on the ground. I could feel my chakra reacting. I was starting to feel. Is that Naruto and Kyuubi's chakra?

In my mind I processed Kyuubi's Chakra as red, mine oozed blue, Naruto's was orange. This was odd I could only pick up my two siblings Chakra signatures. Father was right. It could only be one of us to find the other. Kyuubi's Chakra was so far away, but I could read it. In my mind the image came like a map and outlined so flawlessly.

This was going to be easy or extremely hard if Kyuubi moved. I could find him easily that was easy; the hard part would be catching up to him or even being able to force him back.

"Anything?" Sasuke brought me out of my thoughts.

"I can feel him sort of kind of see him. His chakra looks red to me. He's really far away. Do you have a map?" I asked him as I took my hand off the ground.

"No, but I am sure we can get one at my house. It's closer to here anyway." Sasuke answered. I nodded and followed him.

We walked to the Uchiha compound. I had never been over here before. Even though Itachi was my best friend this was the first time I had seen this place. The streets were adorned with the Uchiha symbol and it was still busy this afternoon. I walked closely behind Sasuke not too close but just enough.

We walked to one of the last houses.

"Come on, your slow." He told me, but I had an idea he was teasing. I was just taking in the place. It was beautiful in its own unique way.

He opened the door, but didn't greet anybody. It seemed no one was home anyhow.

"Wait here and don't touch anything." He told me as he walked up the stairs. I crossed my arms, like I was really going to listen to him.

I started looking around. There were sculptures and paintings, Bookshelves with books and scrolls. I was interrupted by a sweet voice.

"Hello may I help you?" she asked.

"Just waiting for Sasuke," I answered truthfully.

"Oh!" She said surprised, but she eyed me up and down. Don't tell me she thought I was his girl friend or something.

In that the Teme walked down the stairs with a scroll in his hands. He eyed his mother before he turned to me.

"What?" he asked the mother.

"Aren't you going to introduce your friend?" his mother chimed.

"Mother this is Naruko, she is my team mate." He said dryly his mother had a smile on her face.

"I am Mikoto, Sasuke's mother." She said as she held out her hand. I shook her hand.

"Pleasure to meet you." I said as I returned the smile.

"Well we have to go." Sasuke said as he pulled me by the collar.

As soon as we were outside he let go.

"She seems nice."

"She thinks you're my girl friend." Sasuke said with irritancy. "You bring this up I will deny it."

I felt playful so I decided to irritate him.

"Okay honey, whatever you say." I said as I playfully pinched his cheek. Those darn sparks!

He swatted my hand away. "Don't you dare" he snarled.

"Map." I said as I extended my hand. He handed it over.

"Let's go back over to the forest so no one can see you." He said annoyed. Damn broody. I agreed though.

We went to the forest and I brought the chakra to my hand and then touched the locket. It gave the faintly ice blue glow. I touched the ground and I pin pointed the chakra. I looked at the map it seemed he was somewhere in wind country?

"He's in Sunagakure? " I questioned. What the hell would he be doing in Suna?

"Are you sure?" Sasuke asked. I did it again just to make sure. He was in Sunagakure alright. He was steady though as if he were sleeping. His chakra flow was steady flowed; he might just be in meditation though.

"Yes he's in Sunagakure."

"It might take less than a year to find him. I think Yondaime over embellished that." Sasuke said like we had this in the bag.

"You're wrong. Kyuubi is unpredictable. He's fast who knows how much longer he'll be in Sunagakure. We need to leave now. Call Kakashi." I told Sasuke as I handed him my phone. He muttered something that sounded a lot like dumb bossy blonde. I was so sure though.

I absently ran my finger on the map tracing Suna. Kyuubi was there. How we were going to manage to get Kyuubi back? That I was unaware of. This mission was more suited for ANBU or even Jounin. Not three Genin and a Jounin-Sensei.

I understood why my father needed me. I just hoped this did something.

~0o0o0o0o0o~

Sasuke

I called Kakashi and told him to meet us in the forest. I gave him the exact coordinates so he would make it here on time. There was no time to be late. We needed to do something. He was coming with Sakura who squealed once more thinking of the information we learned on our blonde teammate. Sometimes I wonder who the bigger idiot is, the blonde or the Pinkster?

"I called Kakashi-Sensei, Their on the way." I told the blonde who was tracing the map with her finger and her other hand on the locket around her neck. This girl was deep in thought and brushed me off. She must have one heck of a strategy or she was just dumb.

I cleared my throat so she could snap out of it. She did no such thing and I was getting irritated. This dumb blonde who was she to not acknowledge my presence.

"Dobe!" I said infuriated.

"Hn?" she said as she came out of her stupor.

"You are an usuratonkachi." I said as I crossed my arms and looked away from her alluring blue eyes.

"Sorry. I was thinking on how to approach this." She said idly as she traced the map once more.

"You see Suna monitors who goes in and out. That is not what worries me. If Father makes a connection to Suna restricting who comes and goes we have a better chance of getting Kyuubi. If it fails which knowing my brother it will, the close off will only serve as a distraction." She said.

"Enough time to get to him." I finished her thought.

"You're not so dumb yourself Teme." She said in a tone as if she were talking to a child. It boiled my blood.

"I am in no way your equal dobe. I am superior." I said in a serious tone. She looked at me and shrugged it off.

"You're nowhere near my par. You have years to catch up." She said idly.

If that wasn't enough for me to punch her in the face, who did she think she was?

She wasn't one of those normal girls who fawned over me. She in no way was human.

She was such an enigma.

When I was going to make my move and punch the dumb blonde Kakashi-Sensei appears with his precious porn book, followed by a panting Pinkster.

"Yo!" Kakashi greeted,

"You're late." The blonde said monochromatically. A tone I was much used to.

"What?" The pink-haired fan girl said. "We came rushing as soon as Sasuke-kun phoned."

"We need to leave now." The blonde stated. "There is no way we would catch him if we don't leave now."

"Naruko, we need supplies in order to make the trip to Suna. It isn't right next door." Kakashi-Sensei reasoned.

"You don't know Kyuubi like I do. We can pick up supplies on the way." She was quite blunt, but her tone was hard. It didn't change from being frigid.

"With what money?" Sakura retorted.

"I have access to summoning toads and slugs. They will bring us the things we need." The blonde said as she picked up the map and rolled it back.

"Ewe sl….uuuu..ggggssss?" Sakura looked grossed out, weak female species.

"We leave now, before sun down. The trip is approximately three days to Sunagakure." The blonde replied dryly.

"Suna? As in wind country?" Sakura asked.

"There is only one Sunagakure right." The blonde added snidely. "No time to waste." The blonde said walking out towards the main gate of Konohagakure.

We followed her. What gave her the right to think she was leader?

I still didn't take well to taking orders. I was first in rank than came everyone else, the stupid blonde baka.

We were out of the gate and on our way to Suna. There wasn't anything that seemed out of the ordinary.

"Stop." The blonde said lowly and held out a hand. Kakashi looked at her and gave a small nod. "Show yourself!" she demanded.

What the heck was the blonde going about?

Two ninja came out from a puddle in the ground. It hadn't rained for awhile in Konoha so that would be odd. The ninja had the rain village insignia on it.

"You're pretty perceptive little girl." One of the rain ninja said as he pulled out a chain and sickle.

"I'll handle the trash." The blonde said as she gave an irritated sigh.

"Mighty big mouth you have?" the second ninja said.

The blonde took out a Kunai from her pouch. They looked and laughed at her as if a kunai could do no damage. She moved her finger and three more appeared. She threw them like darts and the Nin's dodged them easily. She was distracting them.

She jumped in the hair and disappeared. She showed up again behind the Nin with the chain and sickle. She elbowed him in the back knocking him down. I observed how fast she was. Kakashi watched for a second and turned back to his book. Sakura was in shock at the skills shown by the blonde.

The second Nin reached for her and seconds later had a log in his hands, substitution.

The blonde kneed him in the groin and his face turned purple from the impact. She was obviously just toying with them. They seemed to be unmatched.

She then took the chain from the Nin and tied them to a tree.

"What did you learn?" She asked the ninjas.

"Who are you?" they asked in bewilderment and in unison. The blonde chuckled and turned to Kakashi.

"Who sent you?" Kakashi-Sensei walked over and began the interrogation.

"We were just sent here from our boss for her." One said as he motioned to the blonde.

"Who is your boss? Resist and I won't hesitate in killing you." The blonde spat. Her tone was similar to that of her sibling we were looking for.

"We'll never tell. We'd rather die." They repeated in unison.

"Your life." The blonde said as she pulled out another Kunai.

"Wait!" Kakashi stopped her. "Would you rather risk your life than tell us who sent you?" Kakashi-Sensei was working on an angle. Reverse Psychology.

"We just said that didn't we?" one dumbly added. What morons.

"If risking your life for a person who will probably just replace you and having a death in vain sound so appealing than go ahead and throw it away." Kakashi-Sensei said in a persuading tone.

The ninjas looked at each other as if deliberating.

"The nine-tailed demon." They said in unison crying at the mere thought of being spared.

The same person we were trying to retrieve. Why would he send people to attack Naruko?

"Were you sent to kill me?" She asked her voice masked from emotion.

"No! We were only sent to retrieve you. It seemed to easy as you were already out of the village." They said.

"Let's work out an agreement." The blonde said with a hint of a smile.

Rain ninja? But Kyuubi was supposed to be in Suna. What the fuck?

"It's your life on the line, but I'll go with you to this nine-tailed demon, only if my team follows. " They looked incredulously at the blonde. It was like being handed a silver platter.

But I knew her angle. If her brother was sending for her than that mean he wanted her. But why send two buffoons on which she defeated easily? It didn't make sense. It was impossible for them to sneak into Konoha without being detected.

"Why so easy?" they asked.

"Let's just say I am itching to meet this nine-tailed demon." She said as she crossed her arms.

"Are you crazy? Do you not know who he is?" they looked at her in shock.

"I am aware of things." She added blankly.

They were playing right into her hand. It seemed too easy.

"Like you told us, it's your life on the line." One said.

We were off once more this time accompanied by the two rain Nin's who were actually dumber than I thought. Kakashi seemed to go along with the plan and the blonde was going willingly. Sakura seemed perplex of the fact that this seemed easy.

The blonde had something up her sleeve and I knew it. It seemed we were heading in the right direction and would be in Suna soon. We watched the foreign ninja carefully. Just cause we obliged didn't mean we would lower our guard. They were still enemy ninja and would be watched as so.

Naruko

We were reaching the city gates of Sunagakure. Father advised the Kazekage of our impending visit. I had sent a scroll with one of the summoned toads. I preferred slugs to toads but it was less conspicuous.

On arriving in Suna the environment was a total 180 from Konoha.

It was hotter that's for sure and I didn't see myself falling for the dessert city in the middle of wind country. The rain ninja changed their look and blended in as merchants. So they were rogue as I suspected.

They led us to an area on the shadier side of the city. I wondered what the hell Kyuubi would be doing in such a place. I felt my heart race as I felt his chakra signature. I knew without a doubt it belonged to my older brother. Though others wouldn't be able to pick it out since he concealed it I was never surer.

"You guys survey the area. I'll go inside. Any longer than an hour and you go in and see what's up." I told my team.

"Are you crazy?" Sakura looked at me and then the area. "This place looks shady. You might die."

"Sakura I know how to handle myself fine. Don't worry." I told the pinkster as I entered the shady looking building.

The building might have looked shady on the outside. The hallway matched the setting as well until we made it to a back room of the building. The room was lavish with red trimmings carpeted and had a few plants, paintings making it look high-end.

What did my brother get himself into?

I was escorted to another room and Kyuubi was there talking to three other figures, One female and two male. I kept a balanced facial expression.

"I knew you would come by your own accord." Kyuubi said monotonously.

"You know me well. Why call me though?" I asked and Kyuubi turned to look at me.

His eyes weren't the same.

They were…. red

Dun, dun, dun. Well I hope you enjoyed. I personally loved the whole part with Sasuke and Naruko. "She thinks your my girlfriend." *Inserts broody face here* "You bring this up and I will deny it."

Sighs don't I make Sasuke sound so much more cutier. Well what has Kyuubi gotten himself into? Suna Mafia? maybe?

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