The Path of Light (Book One of The Choice Of An Uchiha)

The Fourth Member

~Sasuke~

Kakashi-Sensei wasn't even finished giving the word when Alai took off. We looked and caught her form just as it became lost in the trees. Naruto blinked before shouting. "HOW DID SHE-?"

I ignored him and took lead, seeing as how they were too dumbstruck.

"Naruto go left, Sakura right. I'll go straight ahead."

I activated my Sharingan to search for her. It was hard, because she wasn't a ninja but I knew she was in the area. If she tried anything, no matter how fast, I'd see it. After a few minutes went by I heard movement further in the forest.

'What's that?'

When I checked the source I confirmed that it was her, she was setting up some trap.

'A stronghold? She's trying to save her energy..Too bad I saw it.'

"THERE YOU ARE! YOUR COMING WITH ME!" Naruto shouted as he charged into an area where he was now visible to her.

'Maybe I could use the dope to catch her off guard.'

As he ran toward her, she turned around and ran in a direction, with Naruto chasing close behind. At the last second she jumped. Naruto must have thought she jumped over a root, because when he went by he tripped the wire and ended up hanging from the branch. While she was distracted I took the chance to surprise her. I landed behind her trying to restrain her arms but she fell to the ground, shook off my grip and ran past a yelling Naruto.

I chased her, taking note of the fact that she was leading me back to her 'stronghold'. I made sure to watch where I was running, but my head snapped up when I heard her taking her bow off of her shoulder.

Instincts kicked in and I quickly threw a well aimed kunai at her. She ducked her head before shooting her arrow off into the woods. I'm not sure what she hit, but she grabbed it and let it carry her into the tree tops.

I didn't waste anytime jumping up after her. I almost lost her, but she made the mistake of throwing her knife at me. I raced in that direction searching until I realized what happened. Alai was in the other direction...

'You've got to be kidding me. The knife was a decoy.'

~Alai~

It may have taken Sasuke only a few moments to realize that I tricked him, but it was enough time to lose him. I climbed up to the top of a tree to rest while they ran in circles. Sakura had no idea where she was and I didn't even know where Naruto was.

"GOTCHA!" I heard from above me, just as Naruto's voice reached my ears I was tackled to the ground, there was no time to react. Sasuke and Naruto were struggling to keep me still but after a while I knew I'd lost, unfortunately I wasn't strong enough to fight them both off for so long. They tied my hands behind my back.

"HEY! UNTIE ME!"

In all reality I was more mad at myself then I was at them, I could hide from dangerous people yet a couple of rookie genin managed to tie me up. -.- Naruto laughed as Sasuke picked me up to get me out of the tree.

"H-Hey! Put me down, your gonna get me killed!"

Sasuke smirked as Naruto landed on the ground and started dancing around.

"WE GOT YOU! That wasn't too hard!"

"Hmph, it's not over yet!" I frowned as I was set down on the forest floor. Sasuke then looked up to Naruto before standing.

"You stay here and watch her, I'm gonna go find Sakura so we can bring her to Kakashi..."

Naruto nodded and glared at me in the goofiest way possible.