Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ All In Time ❯ Chapter 8: Say what? ( Chapter 8 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Author's Notes:

hi! i know i deserve a good decking for leaving this fic for so long without doing updates (don't do it now though! i'm still typing it) anyways, even though i haven't really done any chapter revisions other than chap 1, i will proceed on posting chap 8..sorry about that...

DISCLAIMER:

--arguing with one's self--

will never be able to own naruto will i? no, you will not. yes, i do not own him now! is that really a necessary question? haven't you realized that yet?! sheesh! for the love of...!

All In Time
by Boyarina

Chapter 8: Say what?

The four women standing before them are the most gorgeous creatures that anyone could have laid their eyes upon. Pristine honey colored skins, shimmerring tresses, perfectly curved bodies....anyone would have fallen in love with them at first sight, but not Sakura.

In fact, she hated them. With all of her heart.

She narrowed her eyes at them, assessing their appearance like a jeweler looking for possible flaws in a diamon's smooth surface. All of them are wearing tight fitting bodies that glinted a silvery sheen in the midday sun. The bodies of their clothing do not hide their decency at all! The fact that they have a pale pink shawl draped loosely around their bare shoulders and snaking around their arms, does NOT even help hiding what needs to be hidden! Worse of all was thier filmy skirt! Though it only exposed the shadow of their long, LONG, long legs, it left nothing to the imagination of how shapely those legs actually are.

Sakura internally fumed. Are all of the women in this country hussies?

"We are the Guardians of Air Country. We are here not to block your path or stop you from receiving the utmost welcome to our abode. Rather, we are here to test your worthiness in stepping in our land. Fight us and if you win, you may enter."

Sasuke eyed the one who said this. He couldn't help admitting to himself that the speaker is beyond beautiful. She looked ethereal, with features that you would find only in spiritual beings. Her black hair, he assumed, would surely reach past her knees had it not been pulled back in a braid that ended a bit past her waist.

Stop looking at her, Sasuke sternly commanded himself. These so-called Guardians are designed precisely to distract any male shinobi so they would put their defenses down, but this beauty is not only weaponry that they posses. He could feel their immense power and that alone strengthened his resolve to fight the Guardians until they had admitted their defeat.

"It'll be our PLEASURE to fight you ladies," Naruto haughtily announced, "But after we cream you, would there be a welcoming banquet?" He gave them his trademark grin, which immediately turned into a wince of pain when Sakura bonked him on the head.

"Baka," she hissed behind him.

One of the women, this time the lady with her purple hair tied in a pony-tail high up at the back of her head, graced them with a small wistful smile, her gaze fully focused on Sakura and Naruto.

"Yes we have prepared something for your arrival," she said in a motherly tone, " and some medical supplies for your wife."

Naruto was perplexed at first, but a nano second later the meaning of her words dawned in him. Upon finding his voice, he joined the portests that Sakura was already trying to incoherently convey.

"We--"

"I-ti's....."

"Demo sa...."

"You are married, aren't you?" the purple haired lasy asked, a hard glint sudenly appearing on her eyes. "We do not exactly appreciate single kunoishis coming into our village as our male population is VERY small. We don't particularly like the idea of sharing them with strangers."

Sakura cringed at the woman's terrifying expression. She definitely did not want where this is heading to, but it seems like it's better for them to hide behind this lie for than for the Guardians to know the truth.

Naruto, however, is not through discussing the matter.

"You are mistaken we are not--"

"Married?" the purple haired Guardian cut in, her voice steely enough to cut into the the tension in the air.

Knowing they are treading into dangerous grounds, Sakura desperately thought of an excuse that would deliver them from the killer intent of this Air Guardian before the whole pack descends on them.

"We are engaged!" she hastily declared.

"They are living together." Sasuke said, his words practically overlapping with hers.

Sakura and Sauke shot each other startled looks when they realized they have spoken right after one another. Not wanting to make the Guardians suspicious of their actions, Sakura tore her gaze away from him and vigorously nodded at the Guardians.

"Hai. Naruto-kun and I are not married. We are engaged and living together. Right, Naruto-kun?"

Sakura steadfastly ignored the stare her kitsune is boring into her. A quick dart of her eyes allowed her to see the pure and undiluted confusion marring his features. Silently, she prayed that Naruto, for once, agree with her, although another part of her brain is saying..."you are now digging the deepest grave you've ever dug yourself into...."

Naruto DO NOT like what is happening now, but he would have to let it sldie. Easing the confusion from his face, he turned his attention back to the guardians.

"Yes, we are not married, BUT, we are engaged, got a problem with that?" he asked, his teeth set on the edge. The idea of being engaged to Sakura is at the VERY LEAST unsettling, if not downright WRONG. He hasn't even courted her yet FORMALLY, and she hasn't even shown a smidgen of attraction for him.

...well except for this morning's kiss....

"If you are that COMMITTED to each other, we'll make sure to prepare accommodations that would house only the two of you," said, this time by the Guardian sporting a unibanged hairdo, whilst the rest of her tresses are tied into two odangos.

She smiled when the couple whom she was pertaining to gaped at her, with (what she thinks is) astonishment. They probably couldn't believe how hospitable they are being. She nodded at them to reassure them that whatever she says is law, waiting for their outbursts of 'thank yous'. What she didn't expect was the smirk that their dark-haired companion gave her and the blank stupified looks that overcame the couple's features.

She felt a pout coming on, but thought better of it. Settling for the best course of action, she just shrugged it off as probably one of those Konoha quirks that she has been hearing about. You know, like monogamy.

The Guardian shuddered at the thought, thanking her stars that she is fated to be with Air Country instead of dreary Konoha.

"Maa, maa, sisters, we probably should already get off the subject of 'engagement' and marriage'," said this time by the teal haired guardian.

Our Konoha heroes are actually wondering when she would actually speak for she had been quiet the whole time, giving the impression of a woman who would rather not speak at all, not unless it's truly necessary. This first impression, however, had been ripped to shreds, and quickly set aflame the moment she shared her two cents in.

By her tone alone, she definitely is a NARUTO. She is loud and she is brash.

The effect of her words didn't differ from Naruto's effect on his teammates as well. The moment the meaning of her words sunk into her co-guardians' heads, professionalism they have established on the onset of their meeting all went down the drain as the other three guardians surrounded the teal haired one and shouted in one unified voice:

"And what in HELL did you mean by that?!"

The teal haired guardian smiled nervously at her companions and help her hands up in mock surrender. "Well, you know, since we could not get married......whenever you say that they," she pointed at the blond shinobi and pink haired kunoichi, "could, it's like rubbing salt into an already gaping wound...."

The black-haired guardian threw her hands up in frustration.

"Why did you have to go and bring that up?!" she ranted, nearly blowing the teal-haired guardian's head off.

The offender, typical of one who wanted to live another day, covered her head in an attempt to save her precious life.

"Gomen! Gomen!"

The guardians were not finished with their teammate despite her pleas. Throwing her fist in front of the teal-haired guardian, the brown-haired one growled her two cents in.

"It's not exactly our fault we could not get married, and you know that as well as I do!" She took a deep calming breath, then struck a super-model pose. "We are beautiful! I could seduce than man," she pointed her finger at Sasuke, "If I wanted to!"

Sasuke couldn't help blanching when the Guardian chose to refer to him as ger possible target. Well, considering that Naruto is 'engaged', he shouldn't be sur---

"And I could get him as well!" the purple haired lady yelled, pointing at Naruto this time.

Naruto blinked once, twice, then pointed to himself. "Ore wa?"

Contrary to Naruto's dazed reaction, Sakura, on the other hand, is completely outraged.

"Nani?!" Sakura snarled, rasing her upper body off Naruto's back. "He's already engaged!"

"Well, he's not married to you yet!" shot the purple haired guardian back.

Sakura scowled. "He's GONNA be! Right Naruto-kun?" Sakura demanded, while she tried to futilely wedge her face in front of Naruto's.

Naruto's face twitched. "H-hai...."

"Well, I won't believe it until after the cere--"

"Would you ladies cut it out?!" Sasuke bellowed uncharacteristically. He finally had gotten over his initial shock at the strangeness of the situation (a.k.a ladies are fighting over Naruto; Sakura is enraged because someone is trying to lay claim on Naruto, while she did nothing when someone tried to marry herself off to him).

Seeing that he wouldn't be able to get any assistance from the glazed over Naruto (probably due to the same reasons), Sasuke couldn't help resorting to the use of his vocal cords to stop the women's squabble. As mush as he hated doing so, he didn't really have much choice.

He rubbed his temples, forcing the twitch of migraine there to go away. Spannig his eyes to all the women persent (including Sakura), he glared at them. "How are we supposed to enter Air Country if you guys are going to bicker all day?" he snapped, bending down to pick up a twig lying there on his feet. Without putting any real force into it, he threw the twig on Naruto's head.

"Naruto!" he growled, "Will you snap out of it already? We are going to fight, remember, usurotonkachi?"

Naruto blinked (yet again) one, twice, then shook himself as though a bucket of ice cold water had been upended on him.

"I hear you teme!" he finally said, his voice clear and steady. He dropped to the ground and eased the limbs Sakura had wrapped around him.

"Stay here," he murmured to her, hoping against hope that she would acquiesce.

Sakura is never the one who takes things lying down. Despite Sasuke-kun's order from the other day, she wouldn't bear just watching Naruto and Sasuke fight it out with these.....creatures. Plus, she needs to settle one thing with that purple haired guardian.

How dare she lay claim on Naruto just like that?! Knowing that he is already is 'engaged' to her, that guardian should have just BACKED OFF!

Sakura glared at Naruto who now is facing her, a small smile playing on his lips.

"Get out of my way," she said darkly, her anger on a certain Air Guardian not disappating one bit since that onna's stupid declaration.

Naruto shook his head. "You have to stay," he said calmly, unfazed not only by Sakura's voice or by the way she started cracking her knuckles.

"Just give me this one chance," Sakura hissed, her fists tightly clenched, "to pound that woman's ass."

Naruto grinned and for some unknown, twisted reason, wanted to laugh uproariously.

Is his Sakura by any chance getting jealous? Too bad, he coulnd't tease her about it, otherwise, he will be the receving of the pounding. Playing dumb would be the best course of action.

Still wearing his grin, he gave her a thumbs up sign and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep those fan girls away from Sasuke-kun."

She looked flustered for a second, then-- "No! That's not---ARGH! Never mind! I'll stay put." she crossed her arms and looked away.

At this Naruto stood up. "I'll try to come back in once piece," he smirked then shot their Uchiha a look. "I'll make sure that our Sasuke-kun comes back in one piece too."

Sasuke rolled his eyes at the absurdity of his words. "Leave your 'fiancee' for a bit. After we finish this, you can come back to her so she can patch YOU up."

"You seem pretty confident with your abilities," drawled out the silver haired guardian. "But we shall see soon enough if you are up to par."

"Namae wa Shouyou and I am one of Air Country's defense guardian. This," the teal haired guardian took a step forward when the silver haired one summoned to her, "is Ayame, my partner in crime. Your first task so you would be granted entrance to our domain is to break through our defense barrier."

"And land a punch to me and to Shouyou-sama," the guardian Ayame spoke up. She grinned, a pure demon incarnate's grin. "Very few has done it, your Hokage included."

From behind Shouyou and Ayame, the purple haired guardian harrumped. She came in between them and pushed the two aside.

"Enough said you two. Namae wa, Cassandra," she gave her audience a deep curtsy, the winked at the blond shinobi when she straightened up just so that she could irk his fiancee. Sure enough, the pink-haired girl scowled fiercely and shot Cassandra daggers from her eyes.

If looks could truly kill.....

"Your second task is to knock me or Dania there," she thumbed the brown-haired guardian from behind who gave them an enthusiastic wave, "out. We are going on offensive."

"What's the third task?" Sakura asked for the sake of her team, uncertainty lacing through her voice. She could JUST feel the cloud of impending doom looming over their heads.

"The third AND fourth task," the guardian named Shouyou corrected her. She winked at her companions, getting Sakura all riled up.

Frowning, Sakura placed a hand on her hip and would have started tapping her foot too if her legs wasn't folded beneath her.

"Well, what is it?" she demanded, impatient at the mere thought that she would be doing nothing while Naruto and Sasuke get the pounding of their life. After all, Tsunade-sama is one of the few people who was able to do it. How can they, mere chunnins do anything?

The guardians chuckled.

"It's for us to know and you to find out."

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This is a tagalog song that i just find so beautiful; i placed english translations underneath each line, but it's not very good. for you filipino readers...tell me how to improve it. :)

alipin
(your slave)

di ko man maamin
(though i will not admit it)
ikaw ay mahalaga sa akin
(you are important to me)
di ko man maiisip
(though it's hard to believe)
sa pagtulog ikaw ang panaginip
(even in my sleep you are there)
malabo man ang aking pagiisip
(though i might be confusing at times)
sana'y pakinggan mo
(i wish for you to know)
ang sigaw nitong damdamin
( i have feelings for you)


ako'y alipin mo kahit hindi batid
(i am your slave, though you might not have realized it)
aaminin minsan ako's manhid
(i will admit that sometimes i am clueless)
sana ay iyong naririnig
(i wish for you to know_
sayong yakap ako's nasasabik
(it is only in your arms that i feel content)

ayoko sa iba
(i don't want any other)
sayo ko indi magsasawa
(you're one person that i'll never get tired of)
anuman ang iyong sabihin
(whatever it is you say)
umasa ka ito ay diringgin
(you have my full attention)
madalas man na parang aso't pusa
(though we fight like there's no tomorrow)
giliw sa piling mo ako'y masaya
(there's no place better than in your arms)