Elusive {Book 2}

The Puppet Show

Sasuke scowled as he saw the note in the bottom of his bag. He hadn't put it there, but he had a feeling he knew who did. He picked it up and quickly read it.

'Hey teme! Why haven't you made a move on her yet! I've been giving you as much alone time as a wing man can! I even went and bought ramen while you guys had tea!!!! Make a move on her soon dude!

~~Naruto'

"Yo Sasuke whatcha' holdin', it looks like a paper that needs to be folded, let me-"

"Stop."  Sasuke said shaking his head at Killer Bee's terrible rap.  "It was a note Naruto left in my bag."

"Naruto.  Remind me who he is again?"  Bee said as the two begun to walk. 

"My teammate.  One of the ones that left Konoha with me.  He's the loud annoying one that doesn't know how to shut up." The words rolled off Sasuke's tongue as if he had said it so many times before.

"Ah." Killer Bee began.  "We should be reaching Kumo soon." Bee said.  Sasuke nodded carefully keeping an eye out. 

"Yo why so paranoid bro? Kumo nins aren't gonna attack!" Bee asked waving his hands in front of him.

"Nothing." Sasuke murmured. The two continued traveling until they reached the gates.

"Lord Bee!" The gate watchers called out.

"Who's that with you?" The other gate watcher called.

"Yo, this is Sasuke a Konoha nin, he told me 'bout some friends he considered his kin, traveling on his ow-"

"Stop. Please." Sasuke said covering his eyes with his hands. Killer Bee's shoulders dropped but he kept a smile on his face.

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"Where are we going?" Sakura asked as Sasori tossed her a cloak.

"To the village.  I have some business I need to attend to."  He stated putting on his own cloak.  Sakura rolled her eyes and put the cloak on as they began walking towards the village. 

"Are you going to tell me this business?" Sakura asked. 

"No." Sasori answered.  Sakura threw her head back and groaned.  She should have expected this from Sasori.

"Does this have anything to do with me?" She asked crossing her arms.

"No. Not unless you want to be involved." Sasori stated plainly as they reached the outside of the village.

Sakura watched Sasori with careful eyes as they were let in the village. Sasori continued walking until they reached an orphanage. This confused Sakura even more.  Once they entered Sakura scanned the place.  It seemed like a cozy home for a big family.  Once you entered, there was a desk which a woman sat at.  The woman slumped in her chair and had bags under her eyes.  Once they had entered though, the woman's eyes had brightened and she gave Sasori a smile. 

"Sasori-san!  It's a pleasure to see you after so long!  The kids have been waiting for you for awhile!  Some of the younger ones seemed convinced that you weren't coming back." The woman frowned at this.  Sasori gave the woman a nod.

"My apologies Kita-san, for the past couple of months I've had some delays."  He stated.  Kita glanced at Sakura who stood behind Sasori.

"Who's this?" She asked.

"This is Sakura, my student." Sasori nodded curtly towards the pinkette.

"Nice to meet you Kita-san."  Kita smiled kindly at Sakura before turning to Sasori. 

"Alright, I'll go round up the kids.  You can head into the living space to set up.  They'll love the surprise."  She smiled warmly at the two of them before turning around and walking up a set of stairs behind her.  The stairs freaked with each step she made and Sakura furrowed her brows turning to Sasori.

"What are we doing?" She asked.  Sasori looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"We're putting on a puppet show." He claimed. "I do it every once in awhile to lift up the spirits of all the orphans. I mean, I was never an orphan but I know what it's like to not have parents. My parents were killed when I was young and so I was raised by my grandma. The orphans like it when I put on these puppet shows. I do to. It makes me feel like I can help out kids that are like what I was like back then." Sasori said while setting up the stage.

"Aww, that's sweet." Sakura claimed looking at Sasori with admiration. "The puppet man has a heart after all." Sasori scowled.

"Just so you're aware, I'm 100% human."

"Just so you're aware, I 100% don't care." Sakura said matching his tone.

"Brat."

"Old man"

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Naruto glared at the tadpole flopping on the ground in front of him. Behind him Jiraiya sighed and rolled his eyes at the boy's frustration.

"Naruto you're not gonna get it as soon as you start." Jiraiya began. "You've gotta practice for awhile." Naruto groaned throwing his hands in the air in frustration. 

"I know I know!"  He claimed.  Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at his attitude.

"Here, why don't you take a break, I'll be right back." He claimed walking off into the small town they currently resided in.  Naruto rolled his eyes and sat down on the ground.  Minutes later Jiraiya returned with two popsicle sticks in his hand.  "Here, take one."  He said.  Naruto took one and put it in his mouth.  He had remembered doing this with his dad before.  It was along time ago though.  Ever since, his dad had been busy. 

"Thanks." Naruto mumbled.  Looking up at Jiraiya.  Jiraiya looked down and nodded at him before resting himself against a tree. 

"You still have a long way to go kid."

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A/N: GUYSSSSSS IM SOOO SORRRYYYYY!!!!  I'm sorry I've been so inactive!!!  I've been busy with school!  I've been trying to get over my current Harry Potter obsession.  And school just makes me really tired. 

So I'm sorry to say that I can't promise any weekly updates.  I'll try to update when I can.  Hopefully I get an update next weekend, but no promises.

By the way, for those of you who haven't go check out my new story Itachi's Diary.  I have 15 chapters published so far.  And just so you're aware, Itachi's Diary doesn't interfere with my Team Seven updates.  I have all the chapters for Itachi's Diary prewritten. 

But yeah, I'll try to get another update up soon.

Byeeeeeeeeeee