Akari Uchiha

Ch. 99 Girl. No.

"You're hiding again," Oda commented as he routinely inspected all the cells in the T&I center. He paused to glance at the Yamanaka crouched down behind a cell, reading something in the dim light.

"No I'm not!" Sara responded back defensively.

"Oh, hey Haru!"

Sara instantly whirled around. "Where!?"

Oda simply laughed as he walked away while Sara realized that he had been just toying with her.

"I'll kill you, Oda, you sadist!"

Oda just laughed harder as he continued walking to inspect the other cells, and continued noting things down in the records book.

"I aM nOt HiDiNg," he mocked her in an annoying thin voice.

Sara closed her book on medical herbs and got up, walking behind him, annoyed. "You know there was a time when all you knew was ten different ways to kill different insects. I miss those times. I miss the times no one taught you how to rage-bait people."

Oda scoffed. "Ten is a huge underestimation, but sure. Anyways, why are you avoiding him this time?"

"I'm not!" Sara protested.

Oda raised an eyebrow with a look of such astounding exhaustion that Sara sighed as she gave up. 

"Remember I told you Haru agreed to teach me basic taijutsu and ninjutsu?" Sara started looking embarrassed.

"Yeah."

"And I train with him every morning?"

"Yeah."

"So today we were training. And I managed to tackle him to the ground, but he managed to flip it around and get on top of me, and I realized something."

"What?"

"I realized that he is hot."

"Girl."

"Like incredibly so."

"Girl no."

"He has abs dude."

"He is a shinobi. He SHOULD have abs."

"Its different with him!"

"Anyways, what did you do then?"

"I ran."

Oda stared.

"Dude what was I supposed to do!?"

"Don't tell me. After all these years, when Haru moves on from his crush on you, now you find him hot!?"

"I can't help it, okay!?"

"Sara. He is Akari's best friend. You hate Akari, remember?"

"I mean, hate is a bit of a stretch-"

Oda raised an eyebrow at her with a deadpanning expression. "I distinctly remember you ranting to the entire class about how she is just another Uchiha, rant about how their clan spreads problems wherever they go, and how Akari is not even smart enough to deserve the clan name either way."

Sara gulped. "Well.... I... oh damn I did say that."

She groaned and crouched down again, a cloud of depression hanging over her. 

Oda sighed. "At least get out of the way, dude."

"Haru hates my taijutsu, Haru hates my face, Haru hates my personality, Haru's best friend probably hates me. I should just bury myself."

"Well, your taijutsu sucks, I would be annoyed too. He never commented on your face, I think. Akari does not hate you. And I'll help you bury yourself, if you ever decide to actually do it."