A ninja to remember

24.

Wait? Who's after me?!

As we walked, I blasted my cat with questions. He lounged on my shoulders saying he was "tired"
"So why did you leave your home?" I asked him. "And change into your demon size so I can ride you. I have a feeling I won't get a chance to sleep after this journey" I told him. He grew to seven feet tall and I climbed on top.

"I wanted to see the world and also you having catnip drew me to you" he told me. "Yeah right catnip, sure" I said sarcastically.

"Awe so that's why you picked me instead of Sakura" I said, making puppy eyes in happiness.

"Obviously, who would call a black cat blossom?" Sherlock replied, continuing to follow Sandā. He huffed and flicked his tail in annoyance, his pupils tuning to slits.

"So Sandā. How long will it actually take to travel to the Land of Cats?" I asked her, hitting Sherlocks flanks to catch up to her. She walks fast. Jeez.

"Only a week. But we will be training during the week. Which reminds me, Sherlock could you be a dear and shrink to half your size and sit on Sora?" She asked.

"WHAT?!" I shouted as he shrank, and lay on my back, almost making me fall. My nose pressed against the ground as he got comfortable and fell asleep.
"Get off me please!" I complained as Sandā crouched beside me, a smirk on her face. I growled at her.
"I hate you" I told her.

-a few days later-

"Aaaaahhhhh. That feels nice" Sandā sighed, easing herself into the hot spring. The steam rose from the water, caressing our bodies and concealing our privates from each other thank god.

"Why are we relaxing? We should be moving." I grumbled, a hot towel on my head. I felt restless, wanting to get training immediately.

I had left Sherlock to his own devices in our room. We had spent the past few days travelling. Sandā kept saying we were almost there but I felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. I swear she's lying to me. I sank below the water until only my eyes were visible, sweat beading on my forehead from the heat.

I got out, feeling like my skin had pruned enough. The changing rooms were quiet as I collected my clothes and pulled on a robe. I went back to my room and opened the door to see Sherlock, normal sized curled on top of my cushion, purring loudly. The room was a total mess, with the bed sheet sprawled across the room. The table upside down in the bathroom and, the worst thing, an empty sake bottle lay beside him, droplets falling from the opening.
'Im going to have a very hungover kitten tomorrow' I thought.

A frown creased between my eyebrows, my lips turning down as I sat on the bed.I pulled out my book and started to read. I pushed sherlock off the cushion, not waking him up surprisingly.

"Knock knock" came the door. I ignored it, waiting to see whether they'll knock again. They did. I stood and cautiously made my way to the door. I felt an urge of de ja vú hit me. I felt like id seen this before.
'Oh shit, Itachi and the fish man are behind the door aren't they?'
'Sandā has a key. She wouldn't knock' I thought, Kunai in hand.

I opened the door, peering out side.
"SORA?!" Came a scream. My head whipped in the direction it came from and saw, Sandā and two other men, both in giant ass cloaks.

"Sandā?! What happened who are these guys?!" I asked we as they turned around. One had tanned skin and black and green eyes. 'No not fish face and Itachi, Kakazu. But is that Deidara? No wait' I thought to myself. 

"Kakeru?" I asked the other. The blonde turned towards me, his mouth slightly open in surprise. I felt tears come to my eyes in betrayal.

"Sora?" He said. Suddenly, Sandā kicked him in the head, rendering him unconscious. I stood astounded as she grabbed my hand, sherlock and our things and high tailed it out of there. I finally found my voice again. 'No. No no no no Kakeru!' I thought.
"What was that for? Kakerus my friend" I told her as she whacked Kakazu in the back of the head with the butt of her kunai. 

"Sandā who were they?" I cried over the wind when she didn't answer.
"Akatsuki, they're after you to get Orochimarus help. But they failed. They'll have to go back to their master with their tails between their legs" she said as she kept running, sherlock giving instructions. 'Why does he want me- wait, let me guess he wants his "daughter" to come help daddy dear to take over the world. Well no way' I thought a I kept going.

I kept on thinking of Kakeru. Why was he there? Is it permanent? Was he following orders?

"You better forget about him Sora. He's abandoned the hidden leaf. As of now Kakeru is a rogue ninja" Sandā said, making me face forward.

Edited as of 30/1/2017 happy 30th birthday phill! 
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