"Erm... now then." Hayate coughed. "I would like to get right to the next match."
"I don't like this. She's taking too long." Naruto grumbled.
Sakura opened her mouth to agree, but Kakashi appeared behind them in a small puff of smoke.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sakura turned and smiled at him at the same time.
"Yo!" He smiled slightly at them and raised a hand in greeting.
"No, not 'yo!' Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura put her hands on her hips. "What took you so long?!"
"Yeah!" Naruto nodded along with her as she spoke, and then crossed his arms. "And where's Sasuke?"
"Sasuke's fine and resting in the infirmary at the moment."
Sakura looked down slightly and Kakashi stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Well, resting with several ANBU guarding him..."
"Say, say, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto scrunched his face in thought and turned to the Jonin. "Did you happen to see Natsumi on your way back? She's been gone a long time."
Images flashed in Kakashi's mind, of his lightning-infused hand piercing through the girl's chest, though her face shifted between Natsumi's and another girl's. He suppressed the memories, then rubbed the back of his head and gave a shrug.
"Can't say I did."
"Hmph." Naruto grumbled and thought. "Where is she?"
"Look!" Sakura pointed toward the monitor, which displayed two new names:
Tsurugi Misumi
vs
Kankuro
"Hm?" Naruto turned to where she pointed and read the names under his breath, then scratched his cheek. "Huh... one of those names sounds familiar for some reason."
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My Brother's a Jinchūriki!
FanfictionBook One: Deep in the Land of Fire, in the Hidden Leaf Village, the hero Naruto Uzumaki lives. But, what if he had a sister? Enter Natsumi Uzumaki. She's your typical twin sister- empathetic, responsible, and willing to do whatever it takes to prot...