Hi, everyone! I know I suck at updating, but better late than never, eh? I've become really accustomed to SasuSaku stories at this point, but I think breaking out of my comfort zone would be good, so I've decided to take this story off hold. -Insert the sound of cheering children here-
ATTENTION: Before you read this chapter, please note that I have edited and revised the first two chapters, since my writing style has changed quite a bit over the time it has been since I've last updated.
Disclaimer counts for the entire story, I do not own Naruto or the characters and I am not in any way, shape, or form affiliated with it. I'm just a fan. ^^
Enjoy!
Sunlight leaked in through my window, flooding the room. My face pinched in irritation. Hadn't I bought blinds yesterday? Wait, why are my hands in chains?
Suddenly, everything came crashing back as I tried lifting myself up, my sore muscles screaming at me to do just the opposite. I was on a cold cement floor in an empty room. The only thing that even remotely adorned the room was the window too high up for anyone to reach, with metal bars, something akin to what a prison would have. I mentally berated myself. How the hell could I have let myself get caught? Admittedly my opponent was an S-rank criminal, and he got me from a ninja's most vulnerable spot: my back. I had luckily woken up before he had brought me to this awful place, managing to somehow wrench myself from his iron hold. It was probably the adrenaline. I knew my fate had been decided then, though. If he had wanted me to escape, I could've easily done so. But apparently, that isn't what Uchiha Itachi had in mind for me. I idly noticed that any weapons I had on me had been confiscated. I furrowed my eyebrows together. I had nothing but hand-to-hand combat to protect myself, or feet-to-hand with these damned chains. Vulnerability was not one of my strong suits.
The heavy metal door in front of me groaned as someone pushed it open. I tried to get up but was in far too much pain to do so.
"Trying to get up is useless, you are far too injured. Luckily, I can heal you." A monotone voice explained matter-of-factly, as if he wasn't holding an injured kunoichi from his childhood captive. I sneered, knowing he would never do such a thing out of pure empathy. I wondered if he even knew the meaning of the word.
"What do you want?" I asked, wanting him to get to the point. I knew I wouldn't like it anyway.
"Nothing you haven't done for me already." He said, getting down on his haunches. He healed most of the external injuries and lessened the pain greatly, but I was still extremely confused at his words.
"Why am I here?" I demanded, still frustrated.
"Stop asking questions. You will be back in your pathetic village soon enough. We're switching bases soon, so be ready to move out."
I scoffed as he left the room, the door making a loud noise as he shut it.
As if I have anything else to do.
When Itachi came back I was standing and ready to leave. He barely glanced my way as I followed him and another cloaked figure out into the forest. By his shark-like features and huge sword, I assumed he was Hoshigaki Kisame.
I've read the bingo book too many times, I thought to myself, nearly every name and face embedded in the back of my mind.
When I had left the village to travel, I studied the bingo book, trained with some of the shinobi and stayed with kind families in an attempt to fully understand the distinct aspects of the varying cultures. It was a good experience, and I was always glad I had done it. It had gotten my mind off of the Uchiha Massacre, for the most part. Even today, it was still hard to wrap my mind around the fact that my family had been a casualty. Or at least I'd like to think it was so. But my closeknit clan was nonexistent albeit outspoken, making them hard to be forgotten or ignored. They had no good reason to be annihilated like they were, at least not that I knew of, but I could never put a finger on why. I shook my head, noticing the trees in the forest. They were familiar, the abundance of leaves being no doubt part of the Leaf. I knew we couldn't be too far from Konohagakure, from the looks of it.
I was startled to an abrupt halt when I sensed a familiar chakra signature nearby before it disappeared. Kisame half-turned to me.
"Keep it moving, kid." He said, clearly annoyed. I silently obliged, but slowly, knowing that a fight was about to break out soon, apparently before Itachi and Kisame realized it. Kisame let out a quiet growl, noticing my hesitation.
"Speed it up!"
Before I could respond, a flurry of blond, black and orange went straight for Kisame, but he easily evaded it. I heard a loud battle cry before the ground beneath me shook me to my core, breaking into pieces. I managed to pump enough chakra into my legs in time to land on a nearby tree branch. I could sense three more chakra signatures around us, and I knew it was a team from the Leaf looking for me. I was surprised but not in a bad way, a pleasant feeling of acknowledgement swelling in my chest before Itachi's monotone voice fueled my irritation once again.
"Kisame," he said calmly, as if he wasn't being ambushed. Before I could respond he threw me over his shoulder, and I let out an "oof!" that would've been embarrassing in any other situation.
"You handle Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto. You can easily take on three at once, you'll be fine." Kisame nodded, and I couldn't help but think that the somewhat compliment sounded almost resigned. It was very, very unusual and I couldn't understand why I interpreted it as I did. Suddenly, we were moving, and I helplessly watched as Itachi's feet pounced from branch to branch. I abruptly noticed a strong and all-too-familiar chakra signature following us. I meekly moved my head up, my eyes meeting menacing red ones.
All of a sudden, Itachi shifted me on his shoulder, an unbearable pain ripping through my body as I realized he had broken my ankle. I let out a gut-wrenching sound before the Sharingan eyes in front of my line of vision became blurry and I passed out once again.
Damnit.
It's about time, right? I know it wasn't the longest of chapters, sorry. ^^; I hope you enjoyed it regardless.
Please leave me a review and let me know what you think of the revised version. I really like how it's coming along.
Until next time,
-Anna