Hello, Pirate, here. I want to have some more fun with this story. I'm going to make it more different than my others and ask YOU! Yes, YOU, the reader to choose parts of the story. Crafty, right? ;D Anyways, This is a short entry to start this new idea so the next one will be long. The new idea, you ask? Why, I'm asking you who is Kakashi sees on the rooftops? Pick your person, the one who has been named the most, I'll write about and thus the next chapter is created. Why, you ask now?
........ Because I tied into who I wanted to be and I want you to break it and pick who YOU want to see. So, read this short bit then write who it is :D
-Army ;)
PS. Thanks for reading everything. I own NOTHING although I wish.
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What an odd thing. I don't remember seeing this on the man anywhere. How strange.
Sakura thumbed the plastic absently as she walked down the street to one of the training grounds where she sat down on a near bench and melted into her thoughts.
"What do you got there, Sakura-chan?" Kakashi asked, popping up at Sakura's side with Naruto.
She gasped then relaxed before flashing them a smile, ignoring the piece in her hand.
"I, uh, don't know actually. I found it while I was… taking a walk."
Kakashi stared at it a moment, reaching out for it when Naruto snatched it up and turned his back to the two as he examined the artifact.
"It seems so familiar… like I've seen it somewhere… I just can't pin-point it out!!"
"Maybe if you gave someone else a chance to look to," Kakashi scowled calmly, taking it out of Naruto's hands, "then we could help you remember. Now let me se--"
Sakura and Naruto exchanged looks when Kakashi's whole body seem to stiffen and tense, dropping the piece. Sakura sprung, picking it up and cast him a confused look.
"Kakashi-sensi? Are you okay?"
"Ah, yes. I'm… I'm okay."
"Do you know what it is, Kakashi?" Naruto inquired, looking up at him like a hyper puppy waiting for a treat.
'No. I don't believe I do but I remembered there was something I had to do today to Tsunade. I'll catch up with you two later."
"But, Kakashi…"
"Bye!"
And he vanished with Naruto and Sakura staring after him in utter confusion.
"What got into him?"
"I don't know. But did you see how he reacted to this?"
Sakura asked, holding out the broken material. Naruto turned his attention to it, thinking long. If his eyes had powers, he'd burned through it by now.
"I can't put my finger on it but I KNOW I've seen that before. I just know it!"
Sakura cast it aside on the space beside her.
"Oh, well. If no one knows, then it's really nothing. I was hoping it would be a clue or something."
"A clue for what?"
"For why Sasuke is here, I guess. Maybe I'm just over thinking this, huh?"
Naruto shook his head gently.
"No, you're not. You're just trying to help. It's okay. I bet it's just a piece of some kid's mask from the festival. Wait…"
Sakura blinked and waited while Naruto grabbed the piece.
"Mask! A Mask!"
"Um, so you might be right about it being a mask? So what?"
"No, No! The mask! It's just like that guy's! That guy from--"
Sakura leaned forward, towards Naruto.
"Guy from what?"
And he froze.
Too much information for her right now, he thought quickly. This must be what Sasuke was talking about! That means Kakashi already knows! I better catch up with him!
"Uh, the… festival. I know who it belongs to. I better go give it to him incase he still wants to keep the mask together."
"Naruto, that's silly. He probably already threw it away…"
Something was up. She could sense it. Naruto's weird attitude and Kakashi's running away. What in the world is going on??
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So, they really are here.
That mask is unmistakable. They've arrived. The Akatsuki.
Kakashi breathed heavily as he skipped across the roof tops, on his way to Sasuke when he skidded to a halt merely 4 blocks from Sasuke's home.
"Old friend. It's been quite a while. How've you been?"