Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Written In Ink ❯ Chapter 11
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By: Desiree Dee 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
Sorry for being late. My computer crashed because of some virus, so it would shut off if it stayed on for more than a few minutes, so I had to get it fixed. After that, I had to rewrite this chapter, I'm sorry for the hold-up, but I think I might start with one or two long chapters per week instead of several short ones since so many people have told me to take a break now and then.
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"Are you just going to leave her here?" Methuselah asked.
"Do you want to attempt a kidnaping in a village full of ninjas?" Dmitri, the ringmaster, responded.
"I could hypnotize anyone that got in our way." The hypnotist offered.
"We were lucky in the girl's situation. Anyone with a lifetime of training would see right through you!" Dmitri hissed.
"Then, how do you expect to get her back this time?" Methuselah quipped.
"She will come to us." The ringmaster stated.
"Why do you say that?"
"You and I both know that you are only a third-rate magician, and an even worse hypnotist. All she has to do is have the right memory triggered, and all of her memories will come after me." Dmitri explained.
"What would make her want to come after you?" The mystic asked.
"Because," Dmitri grinned lazily. "I killed her father."
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"Well, they're gone." Jiraiya pointed out.
"For now." Tsunade commented.
"So, you gonna let the kid see her?" He questioned.
"This is my one chance to let him squirm," she glanced at him, "what do you think?"
"Ah, so tomorrow then?"
"Maybe."
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"Are you ready to take a break yet?" Sakura asked.
"What? Why?" asked Sumi.
"It's nearly dusk, I'm well trained and I'm exhausted." Sakura explained. "You're just learning, you should be dead on your feet."
"Maybe I'm just better at handling it." Sumi stated carefully.
"Don't get cocky now." Sakura chided. "Besides, I think the Hokage wants to talk to you."
"What about?" Sumi asked.
"Somebody taught Ton-Ton how to balance a pile of dishes while walking on only one leg, and now all of the good settings are broken." Sakura glanced at Sumi. "You wouldn't happen to know who that was, would you?"
Sumi blushed guiltily and rubbed the back of her head while giggling.
"I have no idea."
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"Awe, why won't she let me talk to Sumi?" Naruto whined.
"Not sure, but she did say something about getting your rest." Jiraiya answered. "I think you have a mission tomorrow."
"Really?" The news cheered the boy up a bit. "Does it have to deal with Orichimaru or Sasuke?"
Jiraiya smacked his forehead. Naruto's one-track mind sometimes astounded him. He didn't even try to answer the question. He just put his arm on the young man's shoulder and lead him out the door.
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"So, when are you going to tell them?" Temari asked.
"Why am I the one who has to tell them?" Shikamaru countered.
"You and I both know that your old man ideals won't allow it." She answered.
The couple was sitting in the branches of a large tree that overlooked the clearing the circus had chosen to make camp in. Temari's branch sat slightly higher.
"It's troublesome." Shikamaru sighed. He glanced up at the girl above him. "But I think it'll be worth it."
Temari blushed, but continued looking out at the people preparing for the night. Her brothers were speaking with the ringmaster about the path they were preparing to take, and the procedure for entering the village so that none of the members could reveal it's location in the future. She wasn't quite sure when she had begun liking the boy on the neighboring branch,but the moment she had realized it had been the scariest moment in her life.
Certainly, she had seen boys she had thought to be cute or handsome plenty of times, and Shikamaru was obviously neither. It was something in his character. At first, she had found him merely annoying. During their first encounter, he had given up on their battle, stating that he wouldn't fight a girl. She had initialy taken it as an insult, but on looking at it further she realized he was the first boy to see her as a woman, and not just another warrior.
After that, she had tried harder to prove herself to him. Doing small things that she hoped would impress him. She had taken every job that would possibly bring her to cross his path. She had even announced her desire to become an ambassador for them to their allied village.
"I have to ask." Shikamaru's voice interrupted her thoughts. "How long have you been waiting to kiss me?"
"Um, that first one was a spur of the moment thing." She answered honestly as a blush spread across her cheeks. "I've liked you for awhile though. I think it really clicked back when you led that mission to save your fellow villager."
"And failed." He looked down as he added that part. "What did I do then to make you like me?"
"Nothing really." She admitted. "And I think that's what it was. You were upset, but you didn't cry, didn't really react in general. At your age, that's impressive."
"I only did what my training had taught me." He responded solemnly.
"Still, something told me that if any one of your friends hadn't made it, you wouldn't have forgiven yourself."
"That's where you'd be wrong." He leaned against the branch. "I still haven't forgiven myself."
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Thanks to Angel Rage, harbinger of death and grief, and as always Battosai25! You are all great!
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"Are you just going to leave her here?" Methuselah asked.
"Do you want to attempt a kidnaping in a village full of ninjas?" Dmitri, the ringmaster, responded.
"I could hypnotize anyone that got in our way." The hypnotist offered.
"We were lucky in the girl's situation. Anyone with a lifetime of training would see right through you!" Dmitri hissed.
"Then, how do you expect to get her back this time?" Methuselah quipped.
"She will come to us." The ringmaster stated.
"Why do you say that?"
"You and I both know that you are only a third-rate magician, and an even worse hypnotist. All she has to do is have the right memory triggered, and all of her memories will come after me." Dmitri explained.
"What would make her want to come after you?" The mystic asked.
"Because," Dmitri grinned lazily. "I killed her father."
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"Well, they're gone." Jiraiya pointed out.
"For now." Tsunade commented.
"So, you gonna let the kid see her?" He questioned.
"This is my one chance to let him squirm," she glanced at him, "what do you think?"
"Ah, so tomorrow then?"
"Maybe."
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"Are you ready to take a break yet?" Sakura asked.
"What? Why?" asked Sumi.
"It's nearly dusk, I'm well trained and I'm exhausted." Sakura explained. "You're just learning, you should be dead on your feet."
"Maybe I'm just better at handling it." Sumi stated carefully.
"Don't get cocky now." Sakura chided. "Besides, I think the Hokage wants to talk to you."
"What about?" Sumi asked.
"Somebody taught Ton-Ton how to balance a pile of dishes while walking on only one leg, and now all of the good settings are broken." Sakura glanced at Sumi. "You wouldn't happen to know who that was, would you?"
Sumi blushed guiltily and rubbed the back of her head while giggling.
"I have no idea."
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"Awe, why won't she let me talk to Sumi?" Naruto whined.
"Not sure, but she did say something about getting your rest." Jiraiya answered. "I think you have a mission tomorrow."
"Really?" The news cheered the boy up a bit. "Does it have to deal with Orichimaru or Sasuke?"
Jiraiya smacked his forehead. Naruto's one-track mind sometimes astounded him. He didn't even try to answer the question. He just put his arm on the young man's shoulder and lead him out the door.
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"So, when are you going to tell them?" Temari asked.
"Why am I the one who has to tell them?" Shikamaru countered.
"You and I both know that your old man ideals won't allow it." She answered.
The couple was sitting in the branches of a large tree that overlooked the clearing the circus had chosen to make camp in. Temari's branch sat slightly higher.
"It's troublesome." Shikamaru sighed. He glanced up at the girl above him. "But I think it'll be worth it."
Temari blushed, but continued looking out at the people preparing for the night. Her brothers were speaking with the ringmaster about the path they were preparing to take, and the procedure for entering the village so that none of the members could reveal it's location in the future. She wasn't quite sure when she had begun liking the boy on the neighboring branch,but the moment she had realized it had been the scariest moment in her life.
Certainly, she had seen boys she had thought to be cute or handsome plenty of times, and Shikamaru was obviously neither. It was something in his character. At first, she had found him merely annoying. During their first encounter, he had given up on their battle, stating that he wouldn't fight a girl. She had initialy taken it as an insult, but on looking at it further she realized he was the first boy to see her as a woman, and not just another warrior.
After that, she had tried harder to prove herself to him. Doing small things that she hoped would impress him. She had taken every job that would possibly bring her to cross his path. She had even announced her desire to become an ambassador for them to their allied village.
"I have to ask." Shikamaru's voice interrupted her thoughts. "How long have you been waiting to kiss me?"
"Um, that first one was a spur of the moment thing." She answered honestly as a blush spread across her cheeks. "I've liked you for awhile though. I think it really clicked back when you led that mission to save your fellow villager."
"And failed." He looked down as he added that part. "What did I do then to make you like me?"
"Nothing really." She admitted. "And I think that's what it was. You were upset, but you didn't cry, didn't really react in general. At your age, that's impressive."
"I only did what my training had taught me." He responded solemnly.
"Still, something told me that if any one of your friends hadn't made it, you wouldn't have forgiven yourself."
"That's where you'd be wrong." He leaned against the branch. "I still haven't forgiven myself."
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Thanks to Angel Rage, harbinger of death and grief, and as always Battosai25! You are all great!