Chapter 3
Neji POV
Dear father…who currently serving under Kurama-sama at Uzugakure as his aide, currently as I writing this mental letter to you…my lover whom I always talking about in my letters toward you, just revealed to me that HE is actually a SHE. And right now he I mean she fidgeting in front of while waiting for my reaction as currently I am frozen in the spot and my brain freeze along side my body which is no good as I need to think quickly with Shikamaru's eyes started to shed tears which he I mean she rarely show.
As if seeing the tears that started to flowing on his I mean her cheeks, the gears in my mind started to unfreeze and made me panic because of it…"Shi….Shikamaru please don't cry! I can't think rationally here…ahh…ahh… please don't cry harder!" I said as I flailing my hands just like Naruto when she panicked which I once told her that she looks stupid when acted like this which I currently doing and hoping that she wouldn't see this. And after I said those words, she quickly dried her tears while frowning and glaring at me that as if that glare said 'hurry and told me of your rejection and break up with me and saving me trouble of dealing with the pain and embarrassments of seeing me cry more than this and let me wail in peace!"
After Shikamaru not crying anymore, I then take a deep breath and then said "look I don't know what you thinking right now and I will just translated the word of that glare you giving me….I will not break up with you and don't look at me like that…" I said as I raised an eyebrow at the eyes squinted with distrust and a frown and then continued "I maybe angry…okay…really angry but not with what you thinking right now" "what did you mean by that? Surely you angry because I lie to you, I can't think another reason that you will mad at me" said Shikamaru after her silence few minutes ago after she told me her real gender "for a genius you are…." I mumbled some swears words that had Shikamaru eyes widened.
With another deep breath I then pull Shikamaru by her arm and pull her toward my body and then hug her tight as I could without harming her as she struggled against my hold, I then then let out a sigh and then said "Look…I am angry not at because you lie to me, sure that I angry at too but what made me more angrier than that is that….you don't even trust me enough to told me about this truth during this 2 years and half we dating" just as she heard what I said, Shikamaru then stopped struggling against my hug and then looking up at me with some uncomfortable position I am in as I hug her while half laying on the tatami.
Seeing that I finally gotten her attention, I then continued with my speech which I am sure able to salvaged this relationship and saving my live from being killed by Uchiha Itachi and being frozen and then killed in cold blood by Toushiro-sama for making their precious friend cry "and I am sure you do tell me now because you either got prep talk from either Toushiro-sama or Uchiha Itachi right? So which one you got prep talk from?" Shikamaru then answered which flinching and averted her gaze elsewhere "Toushiro-sama" with some ironically chuckle as I imaged Toushiro-sama giving out heart to heart lecture to a fellow socially inept person, I then said "really the three of you made the weirdest friendship ever….both you, Toushiro-sama and Uchiha Itachi, the three you is socially stunted and inept persons and then bonded together and giving each other a prep talk…talk about weird" immediately she turn her gaze at me again and said with some humor in her red eyes that resulting from crying earlier and a small frown "what? The three of us are not as you put it as socially inept…we just dislike to talk too much that's all" "uhuhu…tell that to minato-sama and Urahara-sama and they will tell you the same thing as I just did" as she clicked her tongue which make me laugh a little I then continue the main topic "anyway I am not angry enough to hate you and want to break up, just make sure that next time you will tell me something important such as this immediately or when you can, is that understood?" Shikamaru then started to laugh after I finished my little speech and then started to shed tears again while nodding and cry in my chest which I reassured her in silence while thinking how I could ever reply Toushiro-sama for helping us in this matter by pushing Shikamaru to telling me about this matter while making sure I will not be killed when I meeting her next time I see her.
Hinata POV
Currently I am sitting on the tatami next to Sasuke who drinking his tea while observing our blond friend and princess who currently pressing her ear on the wall that connecting to the room where Neji-onii-sama hosting Shikamaru-san "tell me Hinata, how we managed get roped into this again? As I thinking right now about how we could escaping safely and sound if things gotten bad…I don't want to get into bad list of Shikamaru, he sure could hold grudges and personally I don't want received the end of said grudge as he surely could think 100 plans so easily just to make sure our life miserable" said Sasuke while rolling his eyes as he observe the absurd position Naruto currently at and one that I don't think humanly possible.
With a small laugh I then turn my gaze at Sasuke and said "because we loved Naruto-chan so much and we don't want Naruto get into more troubles and harm to herself once again and you must admit that you even curious about what happen and worry about Neji-onii-sama" "che…I wonder how in the first place Neji even gotten trouble with Shikamaru, nevertheless I sure hope they fixing things up before Naruto launched her so called 'fixing Shikamaru and Neji up and make them lovely dovey again' plan" I then laugh so hard as Sasuke the falsetto tone used on the name of the plan Naruto manage to thinking up all night yesterday as she failed to acquired the information why Shikamaru-san avoiding Neji-onii-sama.
As I took a sip of my own tea, Naruto then come to the chabudai and then slammed her head on top of it and then look up to me and said "I can't heard a thing! Why the wall that supposed to be thin yet I can't heard a thing!" with a huff Sasuke then said "there are thing called fuuin, Dobe. Are you sure you are the daughter of Minato-sama who is a seal master and a seal master yourself? You should be able to recognized a seal when you see it and there are pattern here and there on the wall too" with an owlish eyes and look, Naruto then take another look at the wall which Sasuke pointed at which then she nervously laughed while scratching her head as she meet Sasuke eyes who rolled his eyes in frustration and a huff. Seeing their interaction is always put me in a good mood and always make me laugh because if people who didn't know them, they will looks like a real siblings or even a lover.
In the past I too even looked at Naruto with jealously as her interaction with Sasuke-kun is the one that can him laugh freely which not any female can accomplish, it thanks to Ichigo-sama and Toushiro-sama for pointed out their relationship to me that I managed to see past of my jealously which I am thankful for and right now my friendship with Naruto-chan is recovered just as before when my jealously took over me and avoiding her which I know that Naruto-chan will be upset at me. As I done reminiscing about the past, I noticed that both Naruto and Sasuke looked at me with worry in their eyes as I didn't answered Naruto's question which then I try to shake it off and said that I just remember something about the past which then they shrugged at and asked me the question again.
Toushiro P.O.V
Night have come and Naruto yet to return from what I assumed from Hyuuga compound. After I took some sips of my evening tea, I then look up at my currently pacing worried adopted father and said "tou-sama, you make me dizzy how about calm down and sit for awhile" instantly he stopped his pacing and then looked at me with worried expression and said "But…but it already past 10 o'clock in evening already and Naruto yet to return, what if something happen to her? Is she kidnapped? Or...or…." "Otou-sama! Just calm down for the fucking sake! Naruto is fine, she just at Hyuuga compound and if you still worried I will just informed Shikamaru who currently at the Hyuuga compound too, to looking out for her! And she not easily to kidnapped or did you forgot that she is the leader and main captain of frontal assaults and spy unit KitSunE? She will be insulted if she knows that you doubted her abilities and strengths" after I said that, otou-sama then calm down and sit down and then take a sip of the tea that I poured for him and said with still frustrating and worried look "but…" "It's okay, she not stupid enough to just not leaving a note unless it's emergency or something warrant immediate her attention despite her is an airhead…she a capable soldier of this kingdom after all and much less she is one of the princesses of this kingdom and one of the leaders of the Konoha armies".
With a deep sigh Otou-sama then said "sometimes I wish the both of you lead a normal lives as much as possible and not become one with the army" with a small smile that I rarely shows I then said with calm tone as I served some refreshers to Otou-sama who gratefully eat them "yes…I know you always wished for it either when I entered the army and Naruto followed me into the army too when she old enough…but nevertheless I always thinking that I can do much good and served this kingdom better as one of its soldier who protecting this kingdom by my own hands than just sitting around and play a dress up doll just for males to admired. At least with this I can at least can help both you and Urahara-san by standing in the frontlines to replace the both of you who once stand in the frontlines as one of the leaders along with Ichigo and Naruto"
And again with a sigh he then replay my words "I know…that's just the way you are…both you and the other two is just stubbornly refused to sit still and calm down even when all of you injured. You did know how much many times that Tsunade-san hounding over my head when it's the matter when either of you three escaped the medical wing when still heavily injured and gone into the frontlines again?! I swear I already dead by thousand times inside of her head already!" as he expressed the horror of Tsunade-sama as he said 'hounding' over his head which making me laugh as I imaged what his expression when being approached by enraged Senju Tsunade "its not funny you know…I don't want to experienced what happen to Jiraiya-sensei in the past" said Otoo-sama as he shudder with the sudden remembrance of the infamous story and accident that happen to master Jiraiya who is Otou-sama teacher in art of Shinobi.
As one day Jiraiya-sama peeked Tsunade-sama who at the time taking a bath at one of Konaha onsen and the out come of that accidental peeking, he suffered a lug collapse, severely internal organs hemorrhaged and 4 broken ribs which it takes 8 months of healing with a recusants healing from Tsunade-sama. That accident is just before Ichigo and Naruto are born and it's just around time and it happen just around I started to living with Namikaze-Uzumaki household which I must said it quite terrified me when I saw what happen to Jiraiya-sama when he been brought to the guest room.
We then suddenly snapped when we heard he front door opened and closed, we decided to shake the memory of the accident aside and turn our attention on the newly returned Naruto who walked with tired moving and expression and then plopped down on the chair between I and Otou-sama and just as we decided to sit down to and tried to coaxed Naruto to tell us what's wrong I then heard she cursing in low voice with a quite vocabularies that both me and Otou-sama didn't knew that she even knew them. After she vented her what of seemly frustration by cursing to whatever and whoever it is…Otou-sama then put his hand on Naruto's shoulder and asked about what's wrong which she then said with tired tone and said "nothing is wrong…just that I received some Intel's from InArI team about some disturbing movements in the something Muendo" "its Huenco Muendo" I provided for her which she rolled her eyes in annoyance when she heard the name "anyway back the main topic…what is the disturbing movement you talking about?" ask father with more serious tone that he often used when he in working mode which put Naruto sitting straightly and then said in almost emotionless tone that she often used during her job as the leader of the KitSunE "right…right now I send both InArI and ZukiNarI units to search more of the detail but from I known and I received is that Huenco something received a large amount of transport ships which some of the spies I send managed to got a good glimpses of the contents which they reported that its contained a large sum of sharp weapons like kunai, katanas, shurikens etc" as Naruto finished her report…both me and Otou-sama started to frowning in the prospect of one of enemies nation managed to collected a larges sum of weapons and after thinking things over and over the three of us decided to end the day and return to our own rooms for the night.
The next morning, after I dressed up in my usual light blue dress and tied up my hair in a braid I then exited my room in order to have breakfast. After the silent breakfast which I am sure Otou-sama told Urahara-sama about what Naruto told us yesterday who I am sure Ichigo heard it too. After and awkward breakfast…both me and Itachi walked down to my study in another silence, just as I opened the door of my study suddenly Itachi push me aside and reflected a which I assumed poisoned kunai with his very own kunai. After he reflected the kunai we then run inside my study and in middle of the room stand a cloaked figure who once again throwing another kunais directed to me whom Itachi reflected with his own kunai once again and I who reflected them with my sword, Hyorinmaru…after seeing that it's an useless attempts to waste another time, the cloaked figure then run toward the window and escaped barely missed Itachi's fuma shuriken.
After I ordered some of the soldiers to clean up the room and collected some evidenced that the cloaked figure may leaved I then walked and then sit down on my chair in full alert and the let out my Reiryoku out in an attempt to sensing a foreign or even hostile presence that may still within the castle. As I still letting out my Reiryoku out and in meditated mode…I then heard 2 footsteps who then opened my study door and come inside which I identify as Itachi and Shikamaru. Just as they sit down on the tatami that I put on my study, I then opened my eyes and then directed my gaze at both of my friends while shaking my head to let them know I couldn't sensed the presence of the cloaked figure which they then frown.
As I sit down on the tatami and accepted the tea that Itachi poured for me, Shikamaru then said "if you couldn't even sensed whoever that person is…then I could only think of two possibilities, either they able to masked their presence completely that to the point of both you and his majesty couldn't even sensed him/her or that they actually someone that worked inside the castle which that's mean we have a traitor within our rank" after Shikamaru offered his opinion, Itachi then frowned and said "if there is by any chance that we have a traitor among our rank than that's mean either its council work or someone who worked with outside influence…knowing that even the possibility that Danzo dared to even make a move that is" "Danzo, huh…indeed he been a thorn ever since Urahara-sama still haven't dismissed him yet…but I assumed that he had his own reason for not dismissing that wayward and completely power hungry war hawk" said Shikamaru while looking at me…waiting for my response which I did give him my response "Kisuke-oji-sama put a good use of 'keep your friend close and your enemy closer' word, he just keep Danzo close to his chain in command in order to keep an eye on him rather than making him a fugitive which will making him hard to detect. After all he is commander of Anbu Ne and you know how Ne inner working is".
Just after I finished talking suddenly a knock can be heard and then enter Gin and Komamura. When both of them stand before me they are bowing and the handed to me some of documents.
Ichimura Gin, he is one of my generals…he once betrayed me in order to saving his lover Matsumoto Rangiku, who at that time being kidnapped by Aizen Sousuke in order to making Ichigo married him. Which at that time…Gin then taking Aizen side and stand as one of Huenco Muendo soldiers and fight me, though I forgiving him after I knew his situation and he knew that my forgiveness is not easy to earned and since then he working earnestly in order re-gaining my trust once again and I must say that he already earn my trust.
Sajin Komamura, he is one of the warriors that served directly under Kisuke-oji-sama grand- grand-uncle time, Genryusai Shikekuni Yamamoto command and now he serving under me as one of my advisors and trusted soldier. At first he refuse to served me as he saw me as just a mere child which I can't really rebuke it since at that time I just 14 years old when I taking the position as the leader of Frontal, Defense, Tactical Unit and Information Unit, FuKuRi. During that time Komamura refuse to serve anyone aside from Genryusai despite Oji-sama and Otou-sama begging. Not until during the war 2 years later that somehow and someway I managed convinced him with what he said that I proved that I am a good leader and my prowess in strategy, strength and teamwork. Since then he served under me while sometimes giving me advice her and there.
As I reading the documents that been giving to me, Gin then approaching Itachi and put one of his arm on Itachi's shoulders and said "Yo, Itachi long time no see! How is your holiday at Uzugakure or rather how is your pretty red haired lover?" with a grunting Itachi then shake Gin of and then replay "for your information its not holiday...I go there to deliver some secret information that none of your business and Kurama send his desire to shove your sword into your backside for the gift prank you giving him on his last year birthday" with some chuckling Gin then scooted over and sitting next to me while Komamura-san giving some stern gaze to Gin which he practically ignoring it. when I signed the documents the two giving me, then then bowed and then leave my study and I could heard Komamura lecturing Gin of giving trouble to Kushina-san nephew who is the leader and king of Uzugakure who is the closest allied kingdom that Konoha ever had which formed when the first king married to the daughter of the leaders around 1250 years ago who named Uzumaki Mito that is the grand-grand mother of Tsunade Senju and then become much closer when Minato-Otou-sama married Uzumaki Kushina around 18 years ago which then Naruto born after 1 year of marriage which will celebrating her coming of age which will be her 17 years old birthday this year. And which put that Kurama is Naruto's cousin and which I must say that he fiercely protective if not overprotective of Naruto just near the level of Minato-otou-sama overprotectiveness. After I am shaking of my mussing, I then continued to discuss about the assassins with my two best friends.
Ichigo P.O.V
"Kuro…kuro… KUROSAKI URAHARA SHIBA ICHIGO! Are you listening to me!" yelled Uryuu as he yelling and shaking my body with a pissed off expression marring his face…"Wha…y…y…yes I am listening" with a frown Uryuu then said in sarcastic tone "oh…really then pray tell me what we just discussing about?" after few minutes of tracking our conversation…with a sweat drop I then slumped and said "sorry…I don't remember" "che…figures. What had your attention during our meeting anyway? You never dazed of during any of our meeting, except when its important" said Uryuu after he spending his frustration on me earlier, which I then looking around and noticed Orihime, Chad and Tatsuki looking at me with worried expression which I must assumes that I didn't answered their question for few minutes if they had that expression on them.
"Nothing happen to me…really…its just earlier before coming here, actually…Toushiro-Onee-sama study got broke in by an assassin and she nearly killed if not by Itachi-san quick action and deflected the poisoned kunai though the assassin managed to escape after few attempts on injuring and poisoning Nee-sama" after I finished my words I then observed the shocking expression that my friends has "is Toushiro-sama okay? Did you need a healer?" said a panicked Orihime after she snapped from her shock "nah…she doesn't need one, she not injured but the said can't be said for her study though…it's completely trashed and nothing stolen, so we assumes that the purpose to break in on Nee-sama's study is to assaulting and killing Nee-sama as quickly as possible."
"I see…well, I am not surprised that Toushiro-sama not sensing anything from her study. After all it's around this time that her senses dulled from the side effect from her poisoning 6 years ago and also the weather which a little unfavorable for her ice nature" said Uryuu as he serving some cakes and tea "damn right…I guess its one of reason why they choose around this me to try assassinated her, if that not a coincidence that is…." Tatsuki said as she lay on the floor as she frowning"If this is not a coincidence…then we can ruled few suspects and listed it down, isn't it right Ichigo?" Chad said as he helping Uryuu cutting the cake and served them "yeah…and I think father and Minato-oji-sama defiantly suspecting Danzo as the prime suspect and there are also Aizen, Orochimaru and Madara, which I must say that it's not possible that they will taken out from the list anytime soon…if not we now know they will do everything to making us three sisters married the three of them which proved that they willing to kidnapping Matsumoto 3 years ago" I said as munching on my cake.
"Talk about Matsumoto-san…how is she?" ask Orihime as she take a sip of her tea "well…one thing for sure, she somehow able to make Toushiro-nee-sama annoyed at her than anyone else which I must said a feat that nearly nobody able to do it and she done it just as easily as she become the sub-secretary in case of Shikamaru-san unable to attend to nee-sama if he busy somewhere or being send away to either Uzugakure as Konoha ambassador or even put as tactician on war" I said as I laid down on Orihime bed while rolling my eyes as I remember few cases that Nee-sama froze her study and sometimes the whole hall and even the whole castle on some cases in irritation.
"What did she do? Normally even annoyed Toushiro-sama able to control her Reitatsu to not freezing something?" ask Tatsuki as she voiced the questions in everyone mind when I explaining "nothing…its just Matsumoto always not doing her work and as I mean doing paperwork and almost always escaped from Nee-sama rage which I must said ever since she being appointed as her sub-secretary, you can almost always hear the yelling that echoed throughout whole castle 'MATSUMOTO!' whenever Shikamaru-san gone doing something appointed by lazy Oyaji of mine" as I finished, they then started to snickering (with exception of Chad who didn't laugh but I could still detected amusement on his eyes) in the prospect of my elder sister suffering which, I must said no matter how many times I heard the echoed yelling of Matsumoto name its always hilarious.
"well putting Matsumoto and Toushiro-sama aside…can you repeat again about how you will counter Aizen advanced for your hand in marriage? Surely you will not through with it will you?" ask Uryuu as she managed stop his snickering and turn serious with a frown placed on his face "for your information…yes we sisters agreed to went through it or more like Nee-sama are the one who agreed to those emperor desire to wooing us. Well, giving any chances… I guess even nee-sama nearing his limit with Madara stalking her or even chasing her. Can you believe the last time he visited along with Sasuke when he come to Konoha 4 months ago, he stalked nee-sama to her bedroom and nearing if I dare to say forced to kiss her? We are glad that it didn't happen because of Yagura-nii-sma managed to stopping him from kissing her! God bless for Yagura-nii-sama for at that time he visiting and trying to find nee-sama first instead giving priority of greeting baka Oyaji of mine" when I said that I remember that unpleasant event and I did meant what I said that…God really bless us to send Yagura-Nii-sama to us Konoha when at that time Itachi-san went to Uzugakure under nee-sama order to deliver some documents and he not there to stopping his stalking and mad uncle from trying to force kiss his best friend. And talk about Madara…I wonder when the emperor and his brother will come to Konoha? I hope it soon since personally I don't want to encounter another meeting with Aizen like 1 week ago. And hopefully this time, we will manage to drove those evil man from our live for good.
N/A:
Hello…minna-san sorry for the late update, I couldn't figured it how to be able to make the story more interesting and to portray Madara stalking personality…did any of you have an idea of how to portraying a stalking habit people? If you do please tell me how! Anyway I will see you all in another chapter! See ya
