I present to you, chapter three! It's a bit short, sorry about that. Many thanks to KameLt (Itachi is awesome isn't he?) JoshRand1982, Kyuunichan, Marjolein222 and Jeannie Foley for reviewing. And thanks to the many people who put this on their update alerts. (Review you silent readers!!) Once again, sorry for it being short, and without further procrastination, you may read away!
It was another hour until Nara was finally able to wake up. This time, Nara was quick to realize she had very little chakra left.
"Don't struggle, why? Because I could easily suck your very life force" came a quiet but commanding voice from across the room.
Nara whipped her head towards the voice in surprise. The culprit was clearly an ANBU. He wore a mask with the face of an ant on it, and he had visible spiky brown hair. However, those were the only distinguishing features about him.
"Go ahead, see if I care" Nara audibly hissed at the mysterious shinobi.
The ANBU raised a single hand, and immediately, bugs swarmed out of his sleeve and practically swarmed Nara. Not one touched her, but none of them were more than an inch away from her.
Nara fought the urge to gasp in surprise. She took a deep breath to calm herself and looked at the ANBU evenly.
"You're from the Aburame clan aren't you?" She asked coolly.
The ANBU gave no motion of agreement or disagreement. He merely withdrew his hand and returned it to his side. The bugs however, lingered.
"So…are you just going to stare at me or say something?" Nara questioned a bit nervous. She began to reach for her right side. "Because, if not, I'm going to leave."
Nara suddenly realized she was not wearing her orange jacket, but instead a hospital dress. Her bag, which she carried with her everywhere, was not in her presence either.
"Where is my bag?" She asked her tone suddenly harsh and angry.
The ANBU said nothing, but merely folded his arms.
"Where is it?" She cried out, her voice rising. "I've got important things in there!!" And potentially dangerous she added silently to herself.
Silence. Complete silence, except for the buzzing wings of the various bugs.
"Where is my bag? Why won't you answer me? … Never mind, I'm leaving" Nara finally said, pushing away the covers of the hospital bed.
The bugs swarmed her as Nara struggled to get up. They forced her back in the bed.
Nara stared at the Aburame, partly in shock that bugs could be so strong, but mostly angry that she was practically clueless.
"What am I doing here anyway?" She spat at him angrily. "You could at least give me some answers!"
"Funny" Came a voice from the doorway. "I was going to ask the same thing."
The voice belonged to none other than the fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade. Tsunade had not visibly aged since Naruto had left the village. However, there were signs she had aged. She had mellowed out slightly, (although it was still a bad idea to mention paperwork) and her jutsus took slightly more effort than it used to.
However, Tsunade had maintained her position of Hokage successfully, even outliving Danzo, and the two advisors by ten years.
Tsunade looked at the strange girl from across the room.
Her blonde hair was messily parted into two long pigtails. Her eyes were light lavender, obviously the Byakugan. She had three slanted whisker like lines on each side of her face. She was also skinny but quite tan. It was evident she had a muscular build, that was in most shinobi, since from an early age they had physically trained their bodies.
Nara gave a mournful smile. "Answers? Try falling asleep in one place, and waking up in another, a prisoner."
Tsunade cocked an eyebrow, and motioned for the ANBU to leave the room.
The buzzing noise ceased, and Nara was alone with the fifth Hokage.
After a minute or two of silence and staring at each other a bit awkwardly, Nara decided to ask the first question.
"Why am I here?"
Tsunade sighed. "Because a foreign teenager running around in OUR woods with several leaf symbols on her is just a bit suspicious don't you think?"
Nara narrowed her eyes. "A bunch? I had ONE symbol. On my bag! Speaking of which, where is it?"
"Being tested for dangerous weapons." Tsunade said vaguely, not really caring about the whereabouts of some bag, when a more important matter was at hand.
"Now, what is your name?" Tsunade asked after a pause.
Lie. It was that simple. All she would have to do was lie. Her mother and father were from Iwagakure, and they had picked the bag from a random street vendor, and had given it to her for her tenth birthday. They had been traveling to Sunagakure when she had gotten lost, and had been trying to find them.
Yeah, that would work. Then they would have to release her at the risk of getting some villages very angry. After all, they had no idea who she was right?
Right?
Half an Hour ago
Tsunade had been in her office, avoiding the paper work, when Shizune had rushed in with a small parcel.
"What is it Shizune? Is it about that girl?" Tsunade had asked curiously, and worriedly at the same time.
Shizune groaned. "Gentle fist. Gentle fist! Shes' been taught Gentle fist! Granted, it was imperfect, but STILL! The Hyuugas will have a fit!" She cried out frantically.
Tsunade widened her eyes. "Impossible! The only Hyuuga who could have possible been used to discover the secret was…Hinata…" She trailed off uncomfortably.
Shizune nodded. "That's not the worst of it. They found THIS on her." She opened the parcel and two Konoha headbands fell out, followed by a very familiar necklace.
Tsunade trembled slightly as she picked up the green three pronged necklace. "This…this is…This is my necklace…"
Shizune nodded again. "Exactly."
Tsunade rubbed her temples and shut her eyes in frustration. "Eyes of a Hyuuga, possessions of Naruto…"
"And the hair. She has blonde hair" Shizune put in.
Tsunade groaned. "We have got a HUGE problem on our hands."
