Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto Sister Sequel ❯ Discovered ( Chapter 2 )

 

 

A tall blonde paced the corridors of Konoha's Hokage tower, suppressed rage glowing around the young man as he stomped hard before turning around ever 15 feet or so to pace back and forth in front of the large wooden doors that were currently bared to him. Behind said doors the Hokage was meeting with both of team 7's former sensei's occasional raised voices could be heard and the odd cracking noise of something breaking then silence and muffled tones would resume.

“Naruto would you sit down your making me nauseous.” Sakura growled. She and Sasuke had accompanied their friend to the tower at the Hokage's request to keep the blonde from barging in on her while she spoke to Kakashi and Iruka. His eyes narrowed briefly and a sublevel growl vibrated deep in his chest as he stalked to one of the chairs lining the wall far enough away from the four other people in the hallway that the continued growling wouldn't be heard much less bother them.

“So how long have they been in there forehead girl?” Ino questioned.

“Its hard to say, when we got here they were already inside.” Ino raised her eyebrow at Sakura, it was bad if forehead girl didn't tack her usual pig comment on.

“Ino, Shikimaru is waiting for you.” Shizune called to the blonde. Standing she looked down at her friend and patted her arm comfortingly.

“It'll be alright.” From down at Naruto's end his growl became audible before he sprang up to pace again. Ino shot the young man a glare, which he didn't even acknowledge, for growling at her it lacked the usual force and she made her way to her teammate.

“We have a mission.” He told her before turning expecting her to follow him, once outside he stopped at the gates in front of the hospital tapping his foot and staring up into the sky at the clouds. Long accustomed to the brunette's laziness she waited beside him for all of 3 seconds before snapping at him.

“So what's this mission?” her voice clipped with strain was high.

“I'll tell you once Choji gets here.” He answered muttering, “Troublesome woman.” Ino heard and slapped him on the back of the head.

“Shika haven't you checked in with Temari?” the bit in Ino's voice made the young chunnin cringe.

“Temari traveled back to Suna for Gaara-sama's birthday.” It was the most she would get out of him for now until Choji arrived. The blonde woman snorted at him flicking his shoulder she leaned against the fence beside him and watched the dust move with the breeze.

“What do you think Hokage-sama was talking to Kakashi-sensei and Iruka-sensei about?” Shikamiru rolled his eyes. He didn't really what to talk to Ino about it he just wanted Choji to show so they could get started but he knew if he didn't answer her she would just keep asking him. Opting to prolong his response as long as possible he pulled out his cigarettes and lit one inhaling deeply he blew a cloud of smoke up into the air watching as it floated away.

“Tch, troublesome.” He was about to speak when the platinum blonde beat him to it.

“How long should I pack for?” Her voice lacked its usual venom and snap causing him to regard her sharply.

“A week.” Nodding her head Ino turned and walked away calling over her shoulder to him. “I'll meet you guys at the gate then.”

Shika glared up at the sky frustrated by her seeming disinterest, but he wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth or a gift Ino for that matter so leaning back into the fence again he closed his eyes to wait for Choji.

 

 

A week later and team 10 was back in Konoha village tired and dirty Ino sported a sling for her right arm. They had been on what should have been a simple retrieval mission for a film a high powered movie company had stolen from them it should have been an easy in and out but it quickly escalated they had returned the film when Choji heard a rumor about a group of people who came to town once a month occasional a woman would be with them but heavily guarded. It was a rumor nothing more but something about the whole thing nagged the Nara teen. They had heard similar rumors before all leading to dead ends only once had they found a blonde woman being held against her will she had turned out to be a noble mans daughter and though returning her was a profitable experience it was not the person they had been hoping to find. The three had agreed to check it out and low and behold they found the reminates of Akatsuki namely Uchahi Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame , Zetsu and one other that Ino had dubbed creepy chick, for reasons she had yet to disclose to her teammates, holding a captive.

Rolling his shoulders he smiled with satisfaction, though he wasn't certain he felt reasonably certain they now had a lead on the were abouts of Uzumiki Arashia. His blonde friend would have something solid to go on now. He could return the favor of helping the Rokudaime like Naruto had helped him all those years ago as well as recently.

“I'll make report to the Hokage.” He said in a bored tone.

“I'm coming.”

“Me too!” Shikamiru spared his friends a glance before nodding; he wasn't the only one wanting to give the blonde some good news.

 

 

 

“Why do you keep fighting you have nothing, no one will come looking for you. You are lost you have nothing to hold onto so just give up. I will be your guide…” A silky voice filled the empty room coursing over the huddled figure, bruised arms and legs wrapped around her painfully thin frame whimpering in protest, a wave of chakra slammed the speaker into the distant wall. It stood slowly making its wall back across the expanse of the room, kneeling down so its lips brushed against the blondes' ear it whispered to her.

“You are mine and soon very soon there really will be Nothing left for you.” She whimpered pitifully hunching further into her arms nails biting into the skin of her shoulders. The shadow stood and laughed down at the woman, “For now return to your `dream' it will be over soon.”