Hello, my readers! I am back with another chapter! So, in regard to chapter updates, I will try to have a chapter out every Saturday and Tuesday. That's two chapters a week. After I post Ch. 9, I plan on starting a drabble series on the side. Oh, and this chapter has Pomegranate, The Cutest Otaku's character, in it. So, yay! The first Oc that is not mine! My reviews have not changed, but the views have gone up to 68 by my last count. Yay! Anyway, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, and The Cutest Otaku owns Pomegranate.

"So, it is that time isn't it?" The new voice startled all of us, well everyone but Teapot, who had eyes everywhere.

They whirled in their seats, only for Ose (Immortal) to glare at the person at the door and huff angrily.

One of the Shorai's newer members, Pomegranate, was leaning against the door, a smile grin on her face. I couldn't help but glare a little, after all, her normal clothes struck to close to home for comfort. Right now though, she was wearing Anko style clothes, with a bust as big as Tsunade.

Name: Pomegranate

Status: S-class missing-nin, part of the Shorai

Bloodline Limit: Alluring voice

Personality: Seductive, flirty, kind

Notes: Pomegranate is a newer member of the Shorai, but one of the few that do have past alliances to villages. It is not yet known who she was before she was Pomegranate. Beware; never let your male team members hear her voice, for they will fall under her spell.

Village: Former Sound-nin

"Ah, so you're back, Pom-pom! How was your date?" Tea grinned as she ducked the kunai that Pomegranate threw.

"Wait, Pomegranate has a boyfriend?" Kyoshinja (Scarecrow) seemed amazed.

"Yes, some of us have a love life outside of the Shorai, Scarecrow."

"My name is Kyoshinja now! Not Scarecrow!" Kyoshinja seemed outraged at her mistake. Then again, we literally just got our new names.

"Oh, really? Well, good luck on your mission. Farewell!" Pomegranate walked to the stairs, most likely heading to her room.

When the door closed behind her, we turned as one to Teapot.

"Well, now what?" Hora (Internal) asked.

"Now, you get to infiltrate Konoha!" We looked at her like she was insane.

Then again, everyone here could be insane. Actually, I was pretty sure everyone was insane. Ose speaking jolted me out of my thoughts.

"I'm going to go out on a limb here, but aren't we, like, missing-nin or something?" Ose questioned.

Teapot grinned widely instead of giving an answer.

"That grin means nothing good." Osoreru (Unknown) stated, giving voice to the thoughts of all of us. I nodded slowly.

"What have you planned now, Tea?" I was unsure about whether or not I wanted to know.

I also didn't really want to bring her attention to myself. I regretted speaking out almost instantly.

"Well, the Third owes me a favor, so I'm using that favor in order for you to get into Konoha without dying." Her grin got wider, "Oh, and you're going to have to change your clothes." We turned our eyes to what we were all wearing.

The girls wore a nice dress with the Shorai symbol right over the bust and Osoreru wore a tux with the Shorai symbol right where a flower would have gone.

"No, really?" Hora spoke sarcastically. Teapot gave her a look that said 'I-am-not-amused' and stuck her tongue out childishly.

"Yes, yes, I'm stating the obvious. Now, BEGONE, CRETIN!" she roared the last part.

We gave her blank looks and rose. We left for our rooms quickly before she became more insane.

I gave each of my team members wave as they entered their own rooms.

Entering my own, I got some good ninja clothes and changed. I returned to the main room and sighed.

I was the first person there, I always was.

"A penny for your thoughts?" Teapot's voice didn't startle me at all. I had expected her to still be in the room anyway.

*Sigh* "Sure. I'm not confident in my leading ability, Tea. I'm scared. I'm scared of failing. I'm scared of not changing anything. Kami, why us? I mean, we're nothing special. We're just a bunch of kids, well, the majority of us are. But still, why us?"

It hurt. This fear hurt, because I just wanted to rest, goddamn it! Was that too much to ask?

"I know, Seishi, I know. I'm scared too. I act fearless, I act brave, but I'm still a coward. I've just stood up and fought back against that fear. And when I couldn't destroy it, I hid it. We've all changed, but we are the same people we used to be, deep down. Never forget that, Seishi, never ever forget it. I'm still a coward, you're still a wallflower and yet, we are still part of the Shorai. Got it?" I nodded and she simply grinned, but it showed everything.

That grin showed all the pain, all the sorrow, all the fear she had had hid inside herself.

"Teapot is right, Seishi. We're still us. We still are the same people They grew up knowing." Deshou (Puppet-master) spoke up from the doorway down.

I grit my teeth before speaking.

"We aren't the same! We've killed and murdered people! We've left that world behind! We are never going back. And don't give me that shit about 'Don't ever say never.' Because you know as well as I do, we are not. Going. Back. The sooner we accept it, the better. Because we can start a new life here. We have to accept that… that… we are never going back. And I don't want to." I stopped as the sobs began to gather in my throat.

Sniffling, I buried my head in my arm and let the tears that I had held back for 20 damn years go.

"Seishi is right. We need to stop pretending. We need to accept this is our world now." Ose was serious for once.

I removed my head from my arms and looked around.

Ose's face was sorrowful; Kyoshinja had tears silently streaming down her face, Hora had a look of pain, Osoreru was staring at the ground, Deshou's eyes were closed, and Teapot was covering her eyes with her hand as her shoulders shook with silent sobs.

"No use crying about it. Now, Tea, how are we going to not get caught by ANBU?" My attempt to change the subject was weak, but welcome.

"Mirror." With that one word, the teapot she always carried around began to shake.

Out of the spout came a stream of, what else? Tea. I didn't understand why Teapot could do that, but it was useful.

The tea began to form a mirror. Tea had another mirror, but she used it for the Looking Glass Jutsu.

We weren't the most creative when it came to names.

This mirror was going to be used for the Mirror Travel Jutsu. It was like Shunshin, but without the smoke, and only Teapot could use it.

"Where we traveling?" I stared at Kyoshinja blankly.

"Where else? Directly into the Hokage's office." Suddenly, Teapot created a scroll and tossed it to me.

I caught it and stared blankly at it. I glanced at Teapot then back at the scroll.

My eyes opened wide and I started to speak before she grabbed my entire team, using her tea, and threw us through the mirror. My last thought was, 'We are going to be killed by ANBU.'

All right, Chapter 3 is done! This chapter was a little more angst-y then any of my other chapters, but hey, that's just me. Anyway, typing this was a pain. I kept getting distracted and whatnot. The update schedule. Hmm… I shall try (note the try) to stick to it and update on those two days. If I miss an update, I'll try to update twice on the next update day. I might also update on other days as well. Like this update! Review please.

- Dragon