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

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Chapter 34

"I see, and I think I'm beginning to understand why you wanted us to come along with you." Sasuke says achieving a questionable sound from Kabuto. "It's because you're frightened aren't you?" This question causes Kabuto to chuckle.

Looking away from Sasuke to Kabuto I find myself narrowing my eyes at him. For some reason, after what happened with Orochimaru my memory seems a bit clearer then it had been as if accepting my energy had unburied some of my hidden memories about this world. I remember Kabuto is Orochimaru's right hand man and is on par in strength with Kakashi. Him, afraid? Not likely. He could most likely pick apart any team he runs into without too much trouble. He wants to keep an eye on Sasuke and Naruto. Possibly myself. To evaluate us and our strengths. Being a medical style nin I wouldn't doubt that he's itching to dissect me to figure out how I tick. That is if his master would let him. Face it. A body that is immortal. I believe Orochimaru would wish to see if my body would work as a permanent one that wouldn't expire after three years. Kabuto... Everything would be a lot easier if he were out of the equation. He's dangerous and only uses Orochimaru. Someone willing to serve under a Sannin just to gain what they can from him. Is insane and dangerous.

"You bet I am." Stopping we look out over the trees to the tower, Kabuto of course standing out front. "There's the tower that means the end is in sight. Now comes the hard part."

"Well it's about time! Bring it on!" Naruto yells as I rest my hand on my kunai in it's holster.

"There's someone back there!" Sakura says just before Naruto pulls his kunai and throws it back. Successfully sticking an ungodly huge centipede in the head with it.

"Ha, false alarm it's just a centipede." He says standing back up.

"Just a centipede... That creepy thing is as big as a bus." Sakura says grossed out as she moves her hands in front of her face wiggling her fingers as if signifying the creepy crawlies of bugs.

"Hey Naruto?" Kabuto says causing me to glance back at him as he looks at my teammate.

"Hmm?"

"Do us a favor and try to keep it down to a dull roar will you?"

"Huh?"

"See the whole idea is to not let anyone know we're here. If you go crashing through the forest like an elephant you're gonna draw collectors like flies. We want to find them before they find us." Even though he was speaking calmly and kindly I could tell he was starting to get irritated. His emotional block isn't exactly sound but it's good enough that I'm not sure the others would catch even this slip.

"Oh, yeah, I see your point." Naruto comments nearly chuckling as he rubs the back of his neck.

"Take it slow and quiet. Let's use all the time we've got left." Kabuto informs him gently as he watches my blond haired teammate a little too closely for my liking.

"Okay" Sakura agrees with a look of determination in her eyes.

"Right." It was time for Naruto to respond. Almost as if he didn't want to be left out.

"Got it." Sasuke says as Kabuto looks at him. Yet as he looks at me I just nod causing him to smile.

"You're a quiet one aren't you?" Giving him a shrug I glance at the others before setting out. He doesn't need to know that I speak when I need to. Also the less I speak around him from here on the better.

As we sneak around I watch Sasuke's shoot in the water, and Sakura's crouched walking, quietly in the tall grass. Every now and then I see Kabuto appear to check on everyone. Noticing Naruto caught on vines I pull my right blade out. Leaping up to him and cutting him free with him in hand landing quietly upon a branch. "Thanks Kira." He whispers and I just give him a nod bringing my pointer finger to my lips. "Oh right." He says as I put my blade away. Why did I get assigned the job to keep Naruto out of trouble?