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Rogue"What do you mean you won't send the navy after them?"
"Miss Sakura -- "
"She's my wife."
"Yes, I'm well aware of the fact Mr. Uchiha, but Miss Sakura is on that ship. Suppose they do away with her when they see us coming after them."
"Hyuga. Believe it or not pirates wouldn't risk getting what they want by doing that. They'd just as soon hand her over instead of risking damage to the ship."
"You think you know a thing or two. Heh, you could have had my position in the navy, had you not left, and then you could have done what you wanted. Instead after your father died and your brother killed you left the seas like some coward. You didn't even bother to avenge your brother."
"My mother did not need to lose her other son."
"You ran away and then probably married Sakura to keep what was left of your tarnished honor."
They crashed to the floor then, kicking and punching at the other. Grumbled insults were thrown in every direction. Blood dribbled down Neji's nose and Sasuke's lip was split. Sasuke was beyond infuriated. How dare Neji insinuate such things! How dare he not attempt a rescue mission! This was Sakura who was on that ship. It was the same Sakura whom he failed to get to two nights before. That cursed redhead prevented him from doing so; kept him away from Sakura who was probably scared and worried over him instead of worrying about herself. Sasuke growled as he continued to through punches at the other man.
"Hey! Hey! Break it up!" The raspy voice of Uzumaki Naruto sounded out, loud and clear but went ignored by the two scrapping men. The blonde, azure-eyed diplomat-turned-blacksmith put his hands on his hips and stared at the situation before him. He could break it up, or call in a couple others and start taking bets as to who would win. The latter sounded more interesting but the fight might end up turning the place into a murder scene. And then either way Sakura would still be in the hands of pirates. "Look! Hyuga! Uchiha! Break it up or I'll break both of you!"
He grabbed Sasuke's shirt collar and yanked back, choking him and catching him by surprise. Naruto then quickly got a hold of his arm and kept him back, pushing the Hyuga back down when he went to lunge in for another assault on the younger fighter. "Now the two of you. Stop it. Neji, I'll talk to you later, seeing as something you said pushed him," he jabbed a thumb towards the seething raven haired man, "over the edge. I'm going to take a whack at it but it may have had something to do with Sakura. If that's the case I may just start punching you too."
Naruto pulled Sasuke along and out the door. The brooding Uchiha followed without much complaint, if a scowl and narrowed eyes didn't serve as protests. Naruto released his hold as they moved up the docks. Naruto motioned for Sasuke to keep following him. They were probably going to the smithy.
"What did he say? I know you went to talk to him about getting a navy ship to go after the Akatsuki." Naruto questioned when the entered the building, shutting the door. The Akatsuki was the name of the ship belonging to the pirates and they were notorious for being difficult to beat and for being particularly brutal.
"He's not going to."
"Figures. Sakura has always been a friend of Hinata, but he's bore a bit of a grudge towards you and isn't too willing to send the navy for one girl." Naruto muttered, leaning against a table. He cast a glance towards Sasuke. "I overheard the last bit of your…conversation. Neji wouldn't know a thing about honor he lacks empathy. If it were Ten Ten out there, he'd be doing all in his power to get her back."
"And I haven't been doing so." Sasuke stared at the floor.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"If Commodore Hyuga won't send out a ship legally, I'll go after her myself."
"But that risks you becoming a pirate." Naruto mentioned and then a grin formed on his face. "Sounds like fun. I'm in. And I know a few others will be willing to join us." Sasuke smirked, his arms crossed.
"Good thing, I know a select others from my travels. We'll stop and get them on the way."
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Okay, so this is the start, of Sasuke becoming a pirate and yes the select others are Taka. As to the others Naruto mentioned, it'll be bits of the Konoha 11. Reviews are appreciated.
