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.Heaven's Gate: Princess.
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Fourteen: Evacuate and Suigetsu's Visit.
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Sasuke dashed toward the ANBU headquarter, Naruto followed him nearby.
"You're fast," Naruto grinned. Sasuke looked at him and then rolled his eyes.
"Halt, who goes there?" an ANBU with fox mask appeared in front of them. Naruto stood in front of Sasuke. Sasuke just realized that Naruto had been floating… all this time.
The ANBU looked at Naruto, and then at Sasuke. He gasped silently and then nodded. Sasuke took that as the ANBU had never seen the four Gods before, except maybe for the few higher ranked ANBUs, like Kakashi for instance.
"What is it, Sasuke?" the ANBU turned to Sasuke. Sasuke looked at him and walked forward.
"I need to talk to Kakashi," Sasuke said.
The ANBU nodded and jumped away, Naruto and Sasuke followed.
"You've been floating," Sasuke said, sounding so dumb. Naruto turned to him and his grin grew wider.
"I know, cool huh?"
"I guess," Sasuke shrugged.
The ANBU stopped in front of a boulder. He knocked on the boulder three times.
"Uchiha Sasuke has come to see the Captain," he said. The boulder groaned and then moved away.
"What is it this time, Sasuke?" Kakashi was looking at a book, obviously the perverted book Sasuke had seen him carry all this time.
"Hideyoshi's Kuno men and Matsuo Tabi's men are coming to attack Konoha," Sasuke said, matter-of-factly.
Kakashi's eyes stopped moving through the pages, he closed his book and stood up. His eyes flickered to Naruto who grinned and saluted him.
"Matsuo Tabi's men?" Kakashi asked, confused. "Why are they attacking?" he eyed Sasuke suspiciously.
Sasuke told him everything in a hurry. Starting from why he was sent to Konoha to why Matsuo Tabi attacked. The other ANBUs looked at Sasuke with anger at first but then relaxed when they knew how he know felt toward the Princess.
Kakashi nodded when he finished his story. He turned to Naruto.
"Being a kid as usual?" Kakashi grinned. Naruto shrugged.
"Nah, I could be useful this time," Naruto said. Kakashi nodded. He turned to a woman with curly black hair wearing a dog's mask.
"Kurenai, go tell Sarutobi to help evacuate the South part of the country, Anko the West part, Ibiki the East, and Guy to the North," Kakashi looked at her. She bowed her head and then nodded. She then leaped off, not long after; four black figures leaped past them.
Kakashi looked back at them.
"So now we need to go to the palace," he said. "You got any strategies in mind yet?"
Sasuke looked at him dumbly. Kakashi nodded.
"That's why we're here," he seemed to grin behind his mask. He turned and one of the other waiting ANBUs walked forward, he held a scroll in his hand. "Let's go."
He leaped off, followed by his ANBU members. Naruto grinned and followed. Sasuke sighed but followed as well.
Everyone was gone by the time he arrived at the clearing just a few meters away from the headquarter, he didn't blame them at all… they did need to hurry.
The reason he stopped suddenly wasn't because he was trying to figure out where they went or why they went first. It was because someone he knew was around.
He sighed and turned around.
Suigetsu looked at him with his hand on his sword.
Sasuke stared back, he didn't even have his hand on his katana.
Suigetsu realized this and sighed.
"You know you can kill me without your sword, huh?" he said.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"I come in peace," Suigetsu placed his sword back. "Well, just for now. Tomorrow night the peace talk is gonna be gone."
"I know," Sasuke said, coldly. Suigetsu nodded.
"Yeah, I guess that's why they evacuate the villagers, huh?" he said.
Sasuke was still silent.
"Jeez Sasuke," Suigetsu sighed, he sat himself down on the ground. "I ain't going to kill you, other than the fact that only Juugo can almost beat you, I really come in peace."
Sasuke sighed and then sat himself down as well.
"What do you want?" he said, finally. Suigetsu relaxed and grinned.
"Juugo is serious," he said. "Matsuo Tabi said if you're going to be on the Princess's side then we have to fight you, and you can bet as Hell that Juugo is going to be serious."
Sasuke looked at him and then at the sky for a few seconds.
"Okay," he looked back at him. Suigetsu's eyes looked as if they were going to pop out.
"What do you mean okay?" he asked, his voice rose. "Sasuke, think logically please. We've been together since we were 5, there's no way I can let you get killed just because of this."
Sasuke looked at him and then shrugged.
"I know that," he said. "But it's not just because of this… this is something bigger."
"Sasuke," Suigetsu's tone slowed down. "I told you not to get involved." He said it more to himself, sounding so guilty. "Should've just killed her myself…" he muttered.
Sasuke sighed. He stood up and patted Suigetsu's right shoulder.
"She's worth it," he grinned. He paused before he continued walking away toward the palace. "Remember when you said don't get in too deep?"
Suigetsu looked at him and then nodded. Sasuke turned and smiled. It was a smile so warm that Suigetsu had never seen before, as his childhood friend he had never seen Sasuke smile warmly…
"It's obvious I got in too deep," Sasuke smiled. "But I don't regret it. I'm going to protect her, as well as the others."
He then leaped off, leaving Suigetsu sitting alone in the clearing.
"Ah!" Suigetsu let out a small scream of surrender. He lied down on the ground and looked straight at the blue sky filled with white clouds.
He then smiled and closed his eyes, ready for a short nap.
"Oh well," he muttered to himself. "The girl got some good effect to him after all."
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A bit of Sasuke and Suigetsu moment :D
I just think they match as close friends, although Sasuke and Naruto are forever brothers :)
I mighty hope I can at least update two more chapters before everything goes completely crazy here.
Thanks to all the reviews, and… HAHAHHAHAHA! I know! I'm a real meanie for writing chapter Twelve: The End! I just can't believe most of you believed it was over ^^
Well, as usual…
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