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Chapter 6


"But more importantly, why are you here? Inside the Uchiha district." He approaches to the house I'm standing on top at, hands in pocket and glares at me.

"Well... you see, I got lost while taking part in morning exercise and still trying to find the way back." I quickly make my way down the rooftop and escape the area as fast as possible to avoid being interrogated. "A-Anyways, I think that I should get going now, see you later!"

Sasuke looks like he's about to chase after me yet gives up the idea in midway. Lucky me!

The main street.

"Jeeze, that was close." Trying to catch a breath after making a run of my life away from the black haired demon. I take a seat onto one of the stone steps nearby and wipe the sweat off my face. Running into him of all people. What a way to start the day.

What's with that boy deal anyway? Always being so grumpy and acting uncomfortable, in a negative way, whenever seeing me around. Does he ever get tired of it?

As much as I recall, I don't think I have done anything disrespectful to him, yet.

Was it because of something I've said? It can't be, we barely exchange words ever since first time seeing each other. Don't tell me there's something else that I'm not aware of? But there's also a possibility that he just hates me by default.

Now that reminds me. both Naruto and Sakura acted quite strange. They are much friendlier and more willing to help than usual, after the bell test. Except for that spiky dark haired boy, of course. I wonder what Kakashi had told them when I was absent.

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"That fainting from the bell test, you didn't fake it. Did you?"

Asked Kakashi as he visited the mysterious girl again last night by the window for something so called mental health check-up as the last minute excuse.

"What do you mean I fake it? I almost died out there. You saw it yourself."

Getting too used to his abnormal presence, she continued enjoying her food and reading book at the small round table in the middle of the room like no one was around.

"Just by a single Genjustsu? I don't think so." He stated confidently and noticed her hand halted from moving to the next page for a short moment.

"Maybe, but the doctor had confirmed my poor condition earlier. Had she not?"

Nina turned her head to his direction, both her eyes and voices didn't waver when speaking those words.

"I'm sure she did..." His voice trailed off in half doubt. The info he had been provided with by the doctor this afternoon did prove that there were some cases around her age that could not handle such technique. And yet his instinct was telling him that these studies were not enough to convince him of what had happened today was true.

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"Hm... What to do. Should I go straight home or visit some places first?" I stand up, trying to figure out where I should spend the day at. Konoha is quite small, to be honest, I don't think there's any place left that I haven't been to. And I don't feel like bothering Sakura or Naruto again on their day off.

Yesterday after departing with Sakura, I found myself bumped into team 10 at the very same street. Somehow Ino looked at me with studying eyes, Shikamaru just didn't give a damn and Choji was too intrigued by his food to bother.

After that I met with team 8 on my way back home. Shino's as quiet as I expected him to be. Kiba preferred playing with Akamaru to introducing himself. The only one left who actually cared enough to greet me back was Hinata. Probably because we already knew each other from last time...

Making friends sure is hard, even in this made-up world. I guess not everyone's being such a sunshine as Uzumaki Naruto.

Then there is Sasuke, a special case of anti-social, and I just happen to be in the same team with that kind of guy...

Yet what I'm seeing right now is still not the best of him. Just wait till he gets all sentimental and leaves the village to strengthen his bond with Naruto. That's where the fun part begins.

Despite all that, Sakura still stays so loyal to him until the very end is definitely an out of the world level of attachment that I cannot comprehend.

While diving deep in thoughts, a cart selling hot buns passes by where I sit. Its hot steam and delicious smell of newly baked buns just have to sneak into my noses. Causing my stomach to start growling.

Forget about him, what I need right now is food.

After mindlessly strolling around the crowded streets for hours. I decide to take a rest at the river bank near the usual training ground. Lying on the soft green grass and staring at the deep blue sky above, while enjoying to gentle the sound of bird chirping and water flowing nearby. So peaceful, no wonder Naruto likes to chill at this place.

Half an hour later and I'm starting to get bored. What now? I don't feel like going anywhere and doing anything at all. But I just can't stay here all day, can I?

Somewhat is getting sleepy, I close my eyes with a thought of taking a short nap until a stinging sensation once again hits me at the back of my neck. For some odd reasons it has been occurring not too long after I left the Uchiha district this morning.

Again... I'm definitely being watched. But it's not Kakashi this time. Don't tell me...

Figured that this unknown person is having no intention of revealing him/herself any time soon, I take a deep breath and stand up. Quickly reach to one of the Kunai hanging around my waist and aim it toward to the direction where I thought the stalker would be hiding. At a tree not too far away.

As I get into battle stance and ready to fight. My eyes widened once the figure jumps down from the tree branch is no one else but Uchiha's heir.

"Sasuke?" Releasing the tight grips from the weapon in my hand. I speak his name in half doubt as he casually walks to where I am standing, hands still in pockets.

Was that why he didn't chase after me earlier? Because he planned to study my actions from the dark? But what for? I could easily guess Kakashi's intentions for his doing but not this guy.

"Just a quick reminder, I don't trust an outsider like you." He states coldly before I can even say anything further. "So don't even think about pulling off those friendship or teammate bullcrap that Naruto has planted into your head on me."

I'm dumbfounded by his obvious fact for a short moment.

"You seriously didn't go all the way here just to to tell me these things, did you?"

The boy doesn't answer and I scratch the back of my head in defeat. Jeeze, whatever.

Putting away the Kunai, I return to my resting spot to take a seat. Without forgetting to mock him for being such a failure of a stalker. "So... Did you have fun following me around? I bet your fan girls would die just for this to happen to them. Huh?"

He's way worse than Kakashi for this kind of job. Still, it's rather be him than someone else that I don't know of. Especially an enemy, like the ones from that strange lab in my own world.

Now that I think about it, If I could transport myself into Naruto's world through that goddamn device, wouldn't they can too? There's a possibility that they could have been here already and on their way of hunting me down..

"What was you searching for at the Uchiha's district? What are you trying to achieve?" Paying no mind to my question however, Sasuke begins interrogating and I instantly sense his menace aura slowly eating me up from behind. Despite staying yards apart from each other.

I see, he suspected that I might be a spy who came here to learn about his clan's secret.

"I was searching for my way back home, obviously. Didn't I already tell you about that?"

How troublesome. Getting so work up over something so uncalled for. I mean, who would even want anything coming from that deserted place anyway. Not in my case, at least.

"Are you expecting me to believe that lame excuse?" He frowns, definitely not buying a single word I've said. Jeeze. If I knew he would be this persistent, I wouldn't have stayed.

"I don't care if you believe me or not. Because that's all of it." Frustrated that my peaceful moment is ruined by a overly paranoid teenage shinobi boy, I get up from my spot and attempt to leave. Unfortunately, Sasuke has figured out my plan and grabs my arm to stop me from escaping. "You're lying."

"Even if you're going to ask me thousand more times, the answer will still be the same."

I tried to yank my arm back from his tight grip but failed.

"You're not going anywhere until you spill out the truth."

This boy, he's starting to get on my nerve!

"Too bad for you then, playing tug of war with me here won't gain you anything."

I try to hit him with my other hand and legs to make him release me.

"There must be a way to make you talk."

Yet he's too fast and avoid every upcoming attack, while professionally maintaining his annoying grip on my arm.

"Talk, huh? What are you going to do, using Sharingan on me?"

Right after hearing my so not-on-purpose provocation, Sasuke suddenly turns dead quiet and my face slowly turns pale. Wait, he's not actually considering it. Is he?

"How did you know about Sharingan, who told you?" His tone makes it almost sound like he's threatening me.

Oh crap. I forgot that he only knew how to activate it recently. "Uhm.. Naruto told me about what happened at the Land of Wave. So..."

Sorry for dragging you into this, Naruto! I will treat you ramen later, I promise!

"A-Anyway, I'm just kidding, okay? Don't take it too serious." I try to back away from him, hands up in the air to show my defeat. It's not working however as he ignores the sign and gladly accepts my accidental challenge.

"But that's not quite a bad idea."

Curse me and my big mouth! If I'm not doing something now, I'll be dead! Think, Nina. Think!

"Ah! Kakashi-sensei, help! Sasuke is picking on me!"

I point at the spot right behind him, screaming in pain that is loud enough for him to turn his head back to check and unconsciously loosen his hand on me.

Only waiting for that, I push him away with full power and successfully retrieve my limb back. Then escape the area as fast as possible before he can react.

"Hey!"

Back to the main street

Just as I thought, Sasuke's not going to give up that easily. Because only a couple of minutes later, he has already caught up with me despite taking all the shortcuts and sharp turns. Now he's bearing no sign of slowing down or whatsoever while I'm already out of breath. Man... I knew he's fast, but I didn't expect him to be this fast.

Just then Naruto, who happens to be taking his usual stroll on the street, see Sasuke is chasing after his new friend just a couple feet away and decide to tag along. "Hey! Are you guys playing tag?! Count me in too!"

Naruto!? Exactly someone I need! Almost burst into tears of joy as my knight in shining armor has appeared, I immediately call out for his aid. "Naruto! Can you hold him off for me?!"

"Why? Some kind of new rule?"

"Y-Yes! My life depends on you, okay?!"

"Sure! I'm on it, you know!"

Not wasting time, Naruto summons a bunch of clones and manages to stop Sasuke from going any further with a mountain of bodies.

"The fuck are you doing?!" Didn't expect Naruto to interrupt so suddenly and no plan for backup, Sasuke has no choice but to deal with his annoying teammate if he wants to move on. "You moron! Get off me!"

"You idiot! What are you doing to Sasuke-kun!" From afar, Sakura sees Naruto is messing with her crush and charges in full speed to help. Punching every single clone out of the way in a blink of an eye, including Naruto himself.

"Ouch, why are you hitting me." The boy whines when getting punched for no reason, holding his swelling head while Sasuke stands up from the ground, wiping the dust off his clothes. The two also not forgetting to share a deadly glare with each other. "I was just trying to help Nina-chan!"

"Stop lying! I saw you was bothering Sasuke-kun a while ago!"

"Huh? I thought he and Nina-chan were playing game?"

What?! Sasuke-kun and Nina-chan?! Sakura's heart skips a beat imagining those two being together, doing all the lovey-dovey couple stuff without her consent. However, her inner self refuses to believe that Sasuke would ever act that way. That's why she has to ask him to confirm. "Is that true, Sasuke-kun?!"

Much to Sakura's relief, the boy instantly dismisses the ridiculous idea. "Are you even sane?! No one is playing anything!"

After having a quick check around several corners and two side of the route. Sasuke clicks his tongue when finding no sight of that girl. Tch, she's gone.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun. Wanna go somewhere together?" Since it's still noon, Sakura suggests the two of them to hang out and have lunch together. Completely ignores Naurto who is standing right behind, much to his distress. "What about me?!"

However Sasuke rejects her and walks off, quickly disappears into the crowd up ahead. "No thanks."

Nina's home.

"I'm tired..." Lying flats onto the tatami, I sigh and take the headband off my forehead to seek for a little comfort. Though I would love to take a nice bath and gets out of this dirty clothes but my body is no longer listens to me.

To think that I would finally be able to enjoy some peaceful days in Konoha, not getting chased all over the place just like back in my hometown. And not to mention that the one I am running away from is a teammate of mine, it doesn't seem right no matter how much I look at it...

Even if he couldn't catch me today, I'm sure there's still more chances to come. At least for tomorrow mission, I will be safe since Kakashi's around. Hopefully.

While still thinking for a way to counter that Uchiha, I drifted into deep sleep and the moment I woke up, the sun has already set and I quickly packed things up into my package. Cook something fast for dinner and not forgetting to cross Uchiha's district out of my morning daily routine. Tomorrow is going to be one hell of a day, isn't it...