Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Written In Ink ❯ Chapter 14
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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: 02.26.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 422 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.26.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 422 | Status: Completed
Chapter 14
“Hurry, set that pole!” Dmitri yelled. “We need the main tent up before nightfall.”
“This wouldn’t be as big a problem if we still had the girl.” Methuselah grumbled.
“I’d keep my mouth shut if I were you.” The ringmaster commented.
“Fine, you keep up the charade as if you could do without her. I guess you can do without me as well.” The angered hypnotist stormed away and shut his trailer door.
“I’d be better off without you, ya two-bit hack.” Dmitri spat.
“I sense dissention among the ranks.” A female voice stated.
Dmitri turned and came face to face with the girl that had helped to lead them here.
“Nothing I don’t deal with on a regular basis.” He answered casually. Unsure of how much of the argument she had actually heard.
“Well, something’s already different.” Temari stated. “I think you better tell me why your friend seems to think that Sumi was so important.”
“I have no clue what he means outside of the fact that without her, the rest of the performers have to pick up the slack she left behind.”
“I don’t know how stupid you think I am.” She glared at him. “But I don’t believe you. At the same time, I can’t prove anything, so you better watch yourself while you’re here.”
Temari turned and walked away. Leaving Dmitri to ponder just how much she knew.
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“Did you sleep at all last night?” Jiraiya asked when he saw Sumi still perched in the tree.
“No.” She stated quietly, “but it’s nothing I can’t handle.”
The older man jumped into the tree and placed his hand on her shoulder.
“We have some time before we set off again.” He stated. “Get some sleep. You won’t be as sharp if you don’t get some rest.”
“But…” She tried to argue.
“I’ll keep watch.” He promised. “It’s how we’re supposed to do it anyway.”
“Okay.” She conceded and jumped from the tree. For a moment, she stood confused looking between Naruto and Sakura’s tent.
“Use mine.” Jiraiya offered when he saw her dilemma.
“Thank you.” She smiled lightly and nodded her head.
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“Time to wake up!”
The pounding on Kakashi’s door caused him to grumble as he finished getting dressed.
“How do kids manage to wake up this early?” He asked Iruka as he opened the door.
“What do you mean?” The confused teacher asked. “Don’t your missions have you wake up early?”
“Sometimes,” He admitted. “But I prefer to sleep in when I’m in my own home.”
“But I always saw Naruto and the others waiting for you on my way to the academy.” Iruka mentioned as they walked on.
“Yeah, you saw them waiting.” Kakashi pointed out. “I didn’t show up until much later.”
“Hmm. So Naruto was rushing all those times for nothing?”
“No, if it was an important mission, I’d be there. Mostly we just did some low rank stuff, so it was no big deal.” Kakashi brought his hands behind his head and leaned into them as he walked. “I kind of miss it.”
“You know we’re all suffering from special circumstances.” Iruka pointed out.
“I know, I guess I just have a little more of a problem adjusting.”
“Why Kakashi, I never knew you to be so human.” Iruka half-joked.
“It’s always been there.” He admitted. “I was just able to ignore it until everything I’ve been taught was disrupted.”
“You’ve always acted so cool, don’t tell me the things Orichimaru has really changed you.”
“No, I think it all started when I met Naruto.”
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Tsunade sat in her chair stroking Ton-ton. The small animal did it’s best imitation of a purr as it rolled over to give it’s master access to it’s stomach.
She barely noticed as she turned through the pages of the large book that Sumi had been reading. Even though she had added some pages of her own, she had never really read much of the actual content and decided that it might be a good idea.
Some areas were skipped since it was the same things she was taught as a child. It was when she came across the writings of the third hokage that she really focused. It told of many missions, and just about the birth of every child broken down into weekly reports.
Tsunade thought it to be a little pretentious, but it helped her to track the lives of many people that had grown up in the village.
She really took notice around the time he decided her should choose the next hokage and at the time it had already been quite obvious who he would choose.
Flipping through a few more pages she came across the short section that held the writings of the fourth. Mostly it was a documentation of the many techniques he had been working on, including the one that had been his undoing. Still, as she read, a piece of information she came across made her gasp in utter surprise and shock.
88888888
Sumi stretched and yawned as she heard the others moving around outside the tent. The sun was slowly coming over the horizon, making the light mist visible between the trees.
A small tapping came from in front of her tent.
“It’s time to go.” Jiraiya said softly.
“Thanks.” Sumi answered and stepped out of the tent. She had fallen asleep in her clothes, so she hadn’t needed to get dressed.
“We’re fairly close to the village.” Sakura’s voice surprised Sumi. “We can get baths once we’re there.”
“Okay, thanks.” Sumi managed a tired smile. Then, she began helping pack items around the camp.
Once everything was together, they took to the trees once again. For some reason Sumi’s head felt a little clouded and achy, but decided not to say anything about it.
They were coming upon the edge of the woods when Sumi was hit by a jolt of pain so unbearable that it caused her to miss her next branch and fall to the ground. She tried to concentrate on sending her vines out to catch her, but the pain was making it to hard.
She was expecting to hit the ground, but was surprised when a set of arms caught her. Not caring who it was she just gripped her head and tried her best to ride out the pain.
“What’s wrong, Sumi?” She heard the voice, but couldn’t tell whose it was. The only answer she managed was a low whine. She furrowed her brows and shook her head. She did her best to open her eyes, but what she saw was not the forest.
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Thanks to my reviewers from the last chapter:
Omnikaze, gazer of life, Achalon, and the ever vigilant Battosai25.
(Sorry, the action didn’t happen this chapter, but it is on it’s way. It’s almost like you’re reading my mind before I think of things.)
“Hurry, set that pole!” Dmitri yelled. “We need the main tent up before nightfall.”
“This wouldn’t be as big a problem if we still had the girl.” Methuselah grumbled.
“I’d keep my mouth shut if I were you.” The ringmaster commented.
“Fine, you keep up the charade as if you could do without her. I guess you can do without me as well.” The angered hypnotist stormed away and shut his trailer door.
“I’d be better off without you, ya two-bit hack.” Dmitri spat.
“I sense dissention among the ranks.” A female voice stated.
Dmitri turned and came face to face with the girl that had helped to lead them here.
“Nothing I don’t deal with on a regular basis.” He answered casually. Unsure of how much of the argument she had actually heard.
“Well, something’s already different.” Temari stated. “I think you better tell me why your friend seems to think that Sumi was so important.”
“I have no clue what he means outside of the fact that without her, the rest of the performers have to pick up the slack she left behind.”
“I don’t know how stupid you think I am.” She glared at him. “But I don’t believe you. At the same time, I can’t prove anything, so you better watch yourself while you’re here.”
Temari turned and walked away. Leaving Dmitri to ponder just how much she knew.
88888888
“Did you sleep at all last night?” Jiraiya asked when he saw Sumi still perched in the tree.
“No.” She stated quietly, “but it’s nothing I can’t handle.”
The older man jumped into the tree and placed his hand on her shoulder.
“We have some time before we set off again.” He stated. “Get some sleep. You won’t be as sharp if you don’t get some rest.”
“But…” She tried to argue.
“I’ll keep watch.” He promised. “It’s how we’re supposed to do it anyway.”
“Okay.” She conceded and jumped from the tree. For a moment, she stood confused looking between Naruto and Sakura’s tent.
“Use mine.” Jiraiya offered when he saw her dilemma.
“Thank you.” She smiled lightly and nodded her head.
88888888
“Time to wake up!”
The pounding on Kakashi’s door caused him to grumble as he finished getting dressed.
“How do kids manage to wake up this early?” He asked Iruka as he opened the door.
“What do you mean?” The confused teacher asked. “Don’t your missions have you wake up early?”
“Sometimes,” He admitted. “But I prefer to sleep in when I’m in my own home.”
“But I always saw Naruto and the others waiting for you on my way to the academy.” Iruka mentioned as they walked on.
“Yeah, you saw them waiting.” Kakashi pointed out. “I didn’t show up until much later.”
“Hmm. So Naruto was rushing all those times for nothing?”
“No, if it was an important mission, I’d be there. Mostly we just did some low rank stuff, so it was no big deal.” Kakashi brought his hands behind his head and leaned into them as he walked. “I kind of miss it.”
“You know we’re all suffering from special circumstances.” Iruka pointed out.
“I know, I guess I just have a little more of a problem adjusting.”
“Why Kakashi, I never knew you to be so human.” Iruka half-joked.
“It’s always been there.” He admitted. “I was just able to ignore it until everything I’ve been taught was disrupted.”
“You’ve always acted so cool, don’t tell me the things Orichimaru has really changed you.”
“No, I think it all started when I met Naruto.”
88888888
Tsunade sat in her chair stroking Ton-ton. The small animal did it’s best imitation of a purr as it rolled over to give it’s master access to it’s stomach.
She barely noticed as she turned through the pages of the large book that Sumi had been reading. Even though she had added some pages of her own, she had never really read much of the actual content and decided that it might be a good idea.
Some areas were skipped since it was the same things she was taught as a child. It was when she came across the writings of the third hokage that she really focused. It told of many missions, and just about the birth of every child broken down into weekly reports.
Tsunade thought it to be a little pretentious, but it helped her to track the lives of many people that had grown up in the village.
She really took notice around the time he decided her should choose the next hokage and at the time it had already been quite obvious who he would choose.
Flipping through a few more pages she came across the short section that held the writings of the fourth. Mostly it was a documentation of the many techniques he had been working on, including the one that had been his undoing. Still, as she read, a piece of information she came across made her gasp in utter surprise and shock.
88888888
Sumi stretched and yawned as she heard the others moving around outside the tent. The sun was slowly coming over the horizon, making the light mist visible between the trees.
A small tapping came from in front of her tent.
“It’s time to go.” Jiraiya said softly.
“Thanks.” Sumi answered and stepped out of the tent. She had fallen asleep in her clothes, so she hadn’t needed to get dressed.
“We’re fairly close to the village.” Sakura’s voice surprised Sumi. “We can get baths once we’re there.”
“Okay, thanks.” Sumi managed a tired smile. Then, she began helping pack items around the camp.
Once everything was together, they took to the trees once again. For some reason Sumi’s head felt a little clouded and achy, but decided not to say anything about it.
They were coming upon the edge of the woods when Sumi was hit by a jolt of pain so unbearable that it caused her to miss her next branch and fall to the ground. She tried to concentrate on sending her vines out to catch her, but the pain was making it to hard.
She was expecting to hit the ground, but was surprised when a set of arms caught her. Not caring who it was she just gripped her head and tried her best to ride out the pain.
“What’s wrong, Sumi?” She heard the voice, but couldn’t tell whose it was. The only answer she managed was a low whine. She furrowed her brows and shook her head. She did her best to open her eyes, but what she saw was not the forest.
7777777
Thanks to my reviewers from the last chapter:
Omnikaze, gazer of life, Achalon, and the ever vigilant Battosai25.
(Sorry, the action didn’t happen this chapter, but it is on it’s way. It’s almost like you’re reading my mind before I think of things.)