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Chapter 6
Sakura gulped in her thoughts, logically she didn't show it. This Akatsuki member seemed everything but amused about her cocky behavior, but the medic still forced herself to smile at him. He was at least 2 heads taller than herself and her neck started to hurt a bit. The man had a dark brown skin and green dull eyes, she couldn't really see the mans face, because he had, like Kakashi, Sakuras former Sensei, a mask over his mouth and nose. The killer took a step towards Sakuras form and she had to prevent herself from stepping back – no way she would let him see how intimidating he was. Her pink hair whirled in the rusteling wind and she tried to focus on his eyes, even if she'd liked to look at his hood thingy, she got curios why he hid his head. "And you think that you would be use for me?" The deep rumble of his voice forced her back to reality and thanks to her quick head she could counter quiet soon, without making a too long pause which would have looked like she wouldn't know how to answer. "Well, it doesn't seem like you caught your Partner, Akatsuki – San." She said with in a cold tone, but he could her the mocking underline out of it. This girl hat guts. But that didn't made her a good fighter. "But you seem to be as succesful as I am, kid." He stated and bent lightly down, she responded with a nervous blink. Konoha Ninjas. Itachi was right, they lacked at skill and the control over their emotions. When she wanted to say something, he straightened himself and turned around. Maybe he could use her in a way, or get, after he found out who she was, a bounty or some other way, money. It would be uneccesary to kill her and the thought of having pissed Konoha Ninjas in his back, while tracking his own partner down and obviously having a fight with him later, was not nice. "Well, then you better show me what you are capable of, kid. Or else I have to kill – " "Stop. If I have the thought of 'One Mistake And I Die' in my mind I cant work successfully. When we decide that we work as allies, partners, then we have to count on each other and help each other in dangerous situations. Okay?" interrupted the emerald eyed kounichi with her hands on her hips and a determined look on her face. Kakuzu sighed. Konoha Brat. But he didn't answer, so she took it as a 'yes'. Well… not really but she pretended to do so. Even if she theoretically should run back into her village and scream around that she saw Akatsuki members… uhm… well. She couldn't do it, for Hinata's sake.
Or so she thought.
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They travelled the rest of the day without saying a word, they could concentrate better on important things when it was quiet. And well yes, it would have been kinda hard to start a conversation, this atmosphere wasn't bad but neither nice.
Kakuzu closed his eyes for a moment when he thought that he'd sensed his partners chakra, but within a second it was gone so he shrugged it off. He was used to this already, whenever Hidan got bored he did something stupid, really, really stupid because he was idiotic. It would take him at least a week to track his partner down, because he seemed to be pretty attached to this kidnapped heiress, so he would try to hide good. If he didn't really care and just saw something which caught his eye for the moment it took the taller one maybe 2 or 3 days to find Hidan, most of the times with the victim already murdered. After that his religious Partner would be as good as mute for a week and well. Then went everything back to normal, for the whole circle to start again and again and again. Must be some sick ritual of Hidan's religion or something like that. The only thing which nagged at his mind was, why hadn't he seen or encountered one Hyuuga?
The girl Hidan had kidnapped was Hyuuga Hinata, the heiress of the Clan. Wouldn't they notice that something was wrong? Why is just this Sakura here and searching for her? The idea that this was all a plan to capture him had already blown up, because they would have ambushed him long ago, he would have sensed them long ago and the kid seemed to be more afraid of someone seeing them, than being afraid of him. Kakuzus thougths travelled back to here and now, as he looked up at the darkening sky. They should get some rest, since she looked as exhausted as he felt. The Konoha kid seemed to have the same thoughts than instead of complaining she nodded and they built up a mini camp… or better they sat themselves on tree branches, away from the ground in the middle of a tree where no bypassing Ninjas would step on as Kakuzu asked her why no Hyuugas seemed to run around here. She smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of her head. As she sat down on her treebranch and looked into the sunset.
"Uhm, its because nobody from the Hyuuga Clan knows that she's missing… the Hokage said she is on a mission and I got the duty to retrieve her. Because the Hyuuga Clan would be really… pissed and well."
Even if I think that they wouldn't care because Hanabi is the better one. Maybe Hiashi would be glad about Hinatas disapearance? But this was something she didn't want to brag around and she hadnt lied… not told the whole truth either but he hadnt ask for the truth so…
Sakura took the first shift to stay awake, even if she doubted that her partner would sleep until it was his time to watch. But to be honest, who wouldn't? She wouldn't sleep either, even if she had no doubt to stay alive. If he wanted her dead, she would be dead. Maybe she would be able to put up a little fight, but Sakura was being reasonable. She vs. one Akatsuki member alone? No chance, why fool herself? The pink haired medic closed her eyes for a moment and shot a prayer to anyone above who she hoped existed. If God, Allah, Buddha or who else, she didn't care, but she wanted her best friend Hinata save and secure. Even if she seemed to like this Akatsuki, it was insane. He was insane. She saw something like this. He seemed to have a psychical problem, and this is something bad. But well. Which killer was sane? Which ninja was sane? Which human was sane? Maybe it was just the own line you draw between 'sanety' and 'insanety'. Its just the own, the very own view of things. But if he will hurt Hinata, this fucked up, silver haired guy will pay. In her dreams at least.
"Hokage – Sama?" Tsunade put her bottle of Sake down when she heard the calm and deep voice calling behind the door. A moment her eyebrows raised but she controlled herself and asked the person to come in. No one else than Neji Hyuuga stood there with a serious expression on his face as he walked towards the Leader of the Village. The headband over his forhead and his long hair tied in a low ponytail - the woman bit her tounge. Since the Chuunin Exams, Neji grew attached to his cousin Hinata, who was lost right now. Hiashi didnt really care about Hinata nor did Hanabi or any other Hyuuga Clan member, but Neji was someone else, someone special in this fucked up Clan. "What do you want, Neji?" asked the woman with a soft expression and looked into two pale eyes. She already knew what he was going to ask and really didnt want to answer his questions. The blond haired woman closed her eyes and asked the Hyuuga to take a seat because this meeting was going to last long. During this, Neji thought, hard. He knew something was wrong, he hadnt seen his cousin for a too long period of time. And he remembered the day, when Sakura came to him, running and looking really desperate. When she asked him to lie to the Hokage. To lie for his cousin. The last part did it, Neji played his role but didn't get anything out of the pink haired kounichi. The brunette shook his head slightly at a questions from the Hokage as he bit his tounge. He wasn't silly! Hinata had some realationship with a male person and it didnt seem to be one that the Clan would approve with - nor the Hokage. Okay, naje wouldnt really worry if the Hyuuga Clan would be against it, because the Hyuugas are against everything who isn't 'perfect' or 'helpful' for the Clan. But if the Kage was against it... this meant something. But he had already thought about something, he wasn't a genius for nothing. Neji couldn't tell Tsunade about the lie. For his own sake. But he wanted to be able to search for his cousin. "Tsunade - Sama, I really am not as uninterested in the fate of my cousin as the rest of the clan. Please tell me what happened, because it just isn't normal anymore that Hinata is gone for such a long time! Either something happened or... maybe the Akatsuki she encoutered the last time..." "Neji. Calm youself." The hazel eyed woman sighed loudly. "I sent Hinata on several missions, so she could get away from the Hyuuga clan." The teen kept still. "And yes, Hinatas location is unknown at the moment, but Sakura is already after her. I do not need panic from a certain clan at the moment and you know that Haruno and you Hinata are capable to fight for themselves. And I trust you enough that no information is going to leak out to the clan. Understood?" Neji nodded but Tsunade knew that he wanted to say somethig, so she waited, annoyed because of the trouble, for his next complain. "I want to search for Hinata by myself. I want to help Haruno - San. Logically not offizially but I am really worried. Since Hinata is my cousin and Haruno - San my cousins best friend..." A rarely none - existent eyebrow shot up as Tsunade looked curious at the young man in front of her. Talk-activ, isn't he today? "You know that underestimating your cousin won't make her happy?" " I just want to be sure they're save." Tsunade sighed, she really wanted to quit this job. "The bird will show you the last location Sakura sent me. Then you have to move and find them on your own, I will inform Sakura that she shall send you a message too." "Thank you, Hokage - Sama."
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