Hime: Sorry I was so late! I was really busy with school! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Ino approached Naruto, blushing furiously, "Uhm…Naruto? I was wondering whether you would be my escort?"
Before Naruto could respond, his pink-haired teammate stopped him.
"Wait Naruto! I wanted-!"
"FOREHEAD! GO AWAY! I'M TALKING TO NARUTO!" yelled Ino, angry that Sakura had interrupted her.
Sakura scowled but before she could retort she heard a snort from her side.
"What are you laughing at Sasuke?" Ino asked, irritated.
"Just how stupid you both look fighting " she answered smugly.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Oh like you weren't going to ask him yourself!"
Sasuke's cheeks tinted red at that point.
"W-whatever!"
Naruto sweatdropped at the scene and turned when he heard a familiar snicker next to him. He turned to see that it was Sai, wearing a formal black yukata.
"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked.
"I'm hurt Naruto, don't you want me here?"
"It's just that-"
"You!"
Sai looked to look at the finger-pointing Uchiha, "What do you want Big Breasts?"
Immediately, time seemed to stop as the Rookie 12 all turned to see what Sasuke's reaction would be. It was so silent, you could hear a pin drop.
Asuma leaned over to Kakashi, a smirk playing in his lips.
"Ten bucks she rips his head off." He muttered and Kakashi smirked sadistically under his mask, "Ten bucks she uses chidori on him."
"Deal." They answered at the same time, turning again to see the show as they shook hands.
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
Naruto tried calming Sasuke down, "Ma ma Sasuke! Don't get hasty!"
But Sasuke wasn't listening, Sai had hurt her pride and she was going to make him pay dearly for it. Her Sharingan eyes burned with intense fury as she glared at the black clad man before her.
"Give me your best shot" Sai challenged.
Letting out a startled cry, Naruto pulled Sasuke into a headlock, preventing the dark haired girl from charging at him.
"Come on Sasuke! Cool it!"
Hinata sweatdropped, "Please Sasuke! Sai is just difficult! I'm so sorry about him!"
Sasuke frowned and turned to look at Hinata, "How do you even know him?"
"I met Sai-kun before when him and Naruto-kun were hanging out once."
Sasuke sighed as she let her eyes go back to obsidian onyx much to the disappointment of Asuma and Kakashi.
"Fine"
Naruto released her from his hold and beamed.
"Thanks Sasuke!"
Sai frowned, "Hn"
Sasuke glared at him in response.
Naruto then turned to look at Sai, suspicious, "So did you come here just to piss of Sasuke or-?"
"Not just, I wanted to see whether you and Hinata were free, I wanted to spend some time together at the festival."
"Sure Sai-kun" said Hinata stepping forward.
"But Hinata! We were supposed to spend this festival with each other as teams!" whined Kiba.
Sai deadpanned when he saw Hinata looking guilty and sighed.
"Fine go off and have your little fun."
"Sai-kun…"
"You could always join the festival with my team" Naruto offered.
"NO!" yelled Sasuke & Sakura in protest.
Naruto sweatdropped and Sai clicked his tongue.
"Tch, the girls just love Naruto, don't they?" he said turning to Hinata.
Hinata just giggled in response, making Sai smile a bit.
Hinata looked pretty. She was dressed in a beautiful white kimono with lavender flowers embroidered in the hem and a matching colored under robe while the obi contrasted it with its light purple obi. Her night-dark tresses were twisted into an elegant bun with a lovely ivory comb with a spray of lavender flowers on the end. She had never been so beautiful.
"Sai? Yo Sai!"
Sai looked up, a scowl on his face, "What?"
He was pissed that Naruto had pulled him out of his little dream world. Naruto however was frowning; he found it odd that Sai was looking at Hinata with such a soft look in his eyes.
Could it be-?
"Hokage-sama!"
Tsuande turned to see a ninja bowing down to her.
"Yes?"
"Akuma-sama and Tenshi-sama are ready to perform!"
Tsunade smiled, "Perfect!"
"Tenshi-sensei is going to perform?" Sasuke asked.
Shizune nodded, "How about you lot come and watch? The two of them are fantastic performers."
Sai smirked, "Why not?"
The Konoha 12 agreed and followed the two women to a huge stage in the central square.
'Wow…" Ino couldn't help but say when she saw how crowded the square was. There was huge stage built right before them.
Tsunade went up to the stage and greeted the citizens.
"People of Konoha! We are gathered here today to celebrate 25 years of celebrating this Summer Festival! Tonight is truly special as we have our two infamous elite ninja, Akuma Kitsune & Jigoku Tenshi to perform for us tonight!"
Immediately, the crowd that had gathered cheered hearing the names of the performers.
"First up is Akuma Kitsune!"
The crowd looked in awe when the curtains opened and there was Akuma and next to him was a clone of himself. They were both wearing the same costume; a black and red Mandarin vest and matching black pants. They were both barefoot as well and a scarf was tied around their waist.
The drum started to roll and then it began.
The fire moved between the two Akumas, never touching them as they threw torches into the air and back and forth. The flames reached out towards the crowed, daring them to come closer. The fire licked the bare skin of the Akmas, never burning them. They danced around blowing fire into the air, juggling burning torches, and doing tricks. The crowd was hypnotized. The little children smiled and clapped as their mothers and fathers held them, watching as the show came to an end. Everyone clapped and cheered as the two Akumas bowed, smiles plastered to their faces. The two clones waved to the ecstatic crowd as they left the stage.
'Now, Jigoku Tenshi!"
The curtain opened to reveal Tenshi there, wearing some sort of beaded costume that resembled a bathing suit. The bikini-style top had hundreds of short strands of beads along every edge, as did the small triangular shawl that she had tied around her waist. The costume matched perfectly with the powder blue color of her hair.
The soft beat of the drum pounded in the audience's ears as Tenshi rose from her crouching position on the floor. Candles were placed on the floor around her feet to illuminate her body as she moved to the music playing in the background. Her ankle-length skirt swirled around her as she spun around, and then stopped abruptly, the beads at the bottom making a clicking sound. She slowly slid down into a split, her hands making circular motions in the air above her head. As soon as she was fully straddling the floor, she swung her back leg around and laid flat on her back, her skirt that was slit up to her thighs falling in between her legs. Tenshi arched her back upward, curling into a ball before snapping up quickly, her ponytail swinging at the sudden movement. Spinning around again, she jumped into the air, bending her legs at the knee and putting her arms into the air. Finally, she slid down to the floor onto her side and lay still as the music died down behind her.
A hushed silence fell over the crowd as Tenshi stood up and bowed, then a thunderous applause followed suit as the curtains closed.
"And finally! The final dance of the night!"
The curtains opened again revealing Akuma and Tenshi but this time, dressed differently. Akuma was wearing a red yukata that matched his eyes whilst Tenshi was wearing a traditional kimono, a deep shade of blue with rose blossom imprints on it which complemented her eyes too. Akuma took out a flute from his sleeve and began to play as Tenshi danced along to it.
The sound it made was simply astounding. Akuma's fingers moved like liquid over the many individual air holes whilst Tenshi danced to the music as graceful as a ballerina herself. Tenshi's long velvet, powder blue hair was tied up elegantly, in a long pony-tail with a silky piece of white ribbon though a few locks of hair were left dangling around her pretty face. Her icy blue eyes seemed to sparkle under the light as she played with the fan skillfully in her delicate hands.
She moved gracefully across the stage, without any rush movements. All eyes were glued to the beauty in the front with awe and admiration. The square was pitch silence as no one spoke.
Each note Akuma played and each step Tenshi was doing looked like a performance done by angels themselves; singing and dancing in harmony. Their entire performance was simply breathtaking and hypnotizing.
Finally, the performance came to an end and the audience erupted into cheers. Akuma and Kitsune bowed and the curtains closed.
"Wow…they were amazing…" Temari said.
The others nodded, entranced.
"They were so cool…" breathed Tenten.
Sasuke felt like she couldn't breathe, they were amazing…so fluid…so…
And I'm going to be trained by Tenshi-sensei too!
Suddenly, Sasuke felt someone grab her hand and pull her away from the others.
"H-hey!"
The Rookie 12 all turned to see someone pulling Sasuke away from them and disappearing into the crowd.
"Sasuke!"
"What happened?" Ino asked.
"Don't worry, she'll be fine." Sai assured her.
"And how do you know that?" Neji asked.
"Because Tenshi took her."
Naruto frowned and turned to whisper to Hinata.
"What is your clone doing?"
"Nothing you need to worry about."
Naruto shot him a skeptical look but Hinata ignored it.
"She better not cause trouble…" Naruto warned.
"Ir's nothing to stress over, she'll be fine."
'I hope so...' thought Naruto.
Hime: R & R please!