Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into? ~Enter Konoha's number one knuckle head

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Chapter 20

Walking back from our D rank missions, Naruto has been going overly out of his way trying to beat Sasuke as usual. From pulling weeds and the herbs from the gardens we were suppose to be tending, to falling off the waterfall when we were suppose to be clearing the trash from the river. Then today he chose a large bull dog to walk and was drug through a minefield. Sakura has had a temper towards me as well though I'm not exactly sure why. Bringing the closeness I had begun to feel when leaving the land of waves at an end. It seemed to be all I could do, just to put up with them anymore. If it wasn't for Sasuke I probably would have turned against them by now. To let them meet one of my blades. As Sakura stops Naruto and yells at him for the problems he had caused on our missions today, Sasuke and I keep walking.

I did still feel weird though, my arm and leg warmers had been destroyed in the battle with Haku. And no one was willing to try and fix them. They were all I had left from my life before this one that I was able to have in the open. I wasn't willing to just.. Replace them. So my arms and legs were now bare and had been since the land of waves. Sometimes with just knowing that I will never be able to wear them again slams reality back into the forefront of my mind. This is now my life until we can figure out how to escape. Being young is as if my life in that mansion or even with Light had never happened. I find that there are times I tend to wish it hadn't. If it really hadn't then I wouldn't continue to feel the pain that is becoming more of a numbing feeling.

"I guess we aren't making a lot of progress on the teamwork thing, huh." Kakashi says rather boredly. Hearing Kakashi I glance up at him and his book which nearly causes me to smirk remembering the tussles we have been getting into with me trying to read his erotic novel. For some reason even though he knows mentally I'm more then old enough to read it. He's not been letting me even peek at the pages. I even asked him once if I could borrow one of the books to read. That was answered with a resounding NO. Jerk.

"That's right our teamwork is all messed up and it's all because of you Sasuke!" Naruto yells, noticing Sasuke stop walking I pause as well.

"No, it's all Kira's fault! Trying to take Sasuke's attention all the time!" Sakura yells causing me to exhale in a sigh before pinning her with an icy glare. Successfully making her fall silent and take a step back away from me. The four of us just seemed to stare each other down, none was willing to look away first as if it would mean defeat.

"All right guys.. Let's call it a day, you can beat each other to a pulp some other time... Anyway I have to file my report from this mission." Sakura turns to face Kakashi allowing me to turn.

"Whatever, I'm out of here." Sasuke says turning as well.

"Wait Sasuke!" Sakura yells running up to him.

"How about we, well we go do something more personal?!" She smiles folding her hands next to her cheek.

"I swear you're just as bad as Naruto. Instead of flirting why don't you practice Jutsu to make the team stronger. Let's face it, you're actually worse than Naruto." Sasuke dismisses her rather rudely then turns to me. "Hey, Kira."

Glancing over to him from the corner of my eye. I see his eyes on me as if expecting me to make eye contact with him. "Hn?"

"What do you have planned for the rest of the day?"

"How about you and I do some training. With Aphro out on a mission right now I could use a training partner. We could even work on some new fire jutsu if we find time."

"Alright." He looks disinterested but I know he's eager. The same thing has been weighing on his mind lately as my own. We got beat. Lowering my gaze I go to walk away with him in tow. Walking with him I lightly touch the handles on my blades. Taking in the cold touch to them. "What's wrong Kira?" Sasuke asks causing me to pause as I look up at the sky.