Choices: Kakashi's Daughter

Chapter 14

Akuma POV

I reach the main gates ten minutes before the hour is up to see no one there. Bringing my scrolls with weapons, medical supplies, food, tent, and anything else I thought I'd need. I also brought my swords because the way the old man acted made me wonder what he wasn't telling us. Sensing a chakra presence behind me, I realize it's Sasuke's. Looking at him... I was still surprised he helped me... I have never been helped like that, ever. I now trust him a little more for it. Turning to him, I lean against the rock wall while he leans against the tree.

"Ready?" I ask curiously, this is their first big mission.

He grunts, "Yeah... you?"

I feel as if we have some mutual agreement to be comrades and skip the fighting shit.

"Yes, but this isn't my first big mission. Escorts can be boring, but that doesn't mean relax."

"... Advice," If his fangirls could see him now.

"Senses open, muscles ready to move, chakra checks every 5 minutes," I tell him and he nods. Soon Sakura shows up complaining, followed by Naruto,  then Kakashi and the old man show up... still reeking of alcohol. 

"Alright, Team 7 mission officially begins!" Kakashi states. We walk along the path and then Sakura opens her mouth.

"Kakashi-sensei are there ninja in the Land of Waves?" 

"No, that town is a neutral place, no ninjas,"  he answers. Blocking out the rest of the conversation and feel Sasuke open his chakra, checking. It's sloppy defiantly not a sensory ninja. I open my chakra and let him feel mine, I can feel his eyes on me, but I let it broaden. I feel a flicker but it's is hard to tell, someone or something was following us. Immediately activating my eyes, I  drop to the back of the group bringing up the rear. I allow my eyes to look around and for now nothing, but not for long. Kakashi meets my eyes and I bite my lip do a light whistle only he can hear. His eyes widen a little and give a slight nod. The sign was sometimes used in ANBU teams depending on who you got, it meant hostile following.

I, unfortunately, cannot bend my wind with my mind, I guess compensation for my eye(s), but only when I get angry or emotional spike. My eyes lock on a puddle that's leaking of chakra and of course, it hasn't rained for days so they're idiots. I sigh and look at Kakashi our eyes meet but he closes his only eye for 3 seconds taps his left pocket: follow me. I turn my head from him and realize he wants the rest of the team to try on there own. Soon the chakra spikes, Kakashi and I create clones and ditch. We perch on a tree limb while the others scramble to get in place, our clones die, Sakura covers Tazuna, Naruto freezes, and Sasuke fights... good boy. They manage to scratch Naruto with a poisoned claw but I don't fear the Kyuubi will take care of that. Kakashi intervenes and snatches the two in headlocks and I stand next to him.

"Good work Sasuke and Sakura, sorry Naruto I didn't realize that you'd freeze up." He chains the two chunins to a tree. Sasuke struts over to Naruto.

"Scardy cat."

"Teme..." Naruto warns.

"Sasuke, Naruto, enough. Sasuke play nice." I warn the two and they feel my glare through my sunglasses. Things get said but I don't pay attention, though my attention was caught with Naruto's blood became more profuse in the air. I turn to see him panicking and a bloody kunai on the ground, idiot. I stop him and take his hand, my hand glows a white-green as I cover the stab wound. 

"What's that?" Sakura asks. I roll my eyes.

"Medical jutsu, mystic palm technique. It heals a person's injuries like small or deep cuts, broken bones, in surgeries, its the base of all medical jutsus. It's hard to learn though, you must have really good chakra control. That's why not so many people are medics." Kakashi complains and I stop as the Kyuubi does fine work getting the poison out. I drop his hand and look at Tazuna.

"Explain." He gulps.

"I-I-I don't know what you mean?" Weak.

"Tazuna that's enough, we must have an explanation to decide whether or not to continue this mission," Kakashi says getting scary dark. Huh, so that's where I get it from. Tazuna sighs.

"A powerful man who hires rouge ninjas is after my life."

"We should go back Naruto's hurtt-"

"No he's not, poison and cut healed," I intervene and Sakura replies with a glare. I glare right back.

"Anyway this is out of our league guys we can't handle this anymore," Sakura whines and Kakashi looks at us expectantly.

"You can't handle it, you're scared of dying, tough. That's called being a ninja. What? You're going to abandon your mission because it didn't go your way? Guess what? 90% of all mission don't go originally as planned. You signed up to be a ninja, meaning tough shit or die. I don't care if you just joined to be near Sasuke, your life belongs to the Leaf now, the Hokage will determine what to do with you. We are his pawns to be moved as he likes. If not, there's the path back to the Leaf, turn in your headband before you go home." It's quiet and everyone's looking at me. Sakura looks pissed, everyone looks down, and Kakashi was looking away from the group. They all know what I said is true. I continue walking down the path towards the Land of Waves. Sasuke is at my side and soon everyone is back on track. We reach the boat and we're one seat short.

"Someone has to pair up," Kakashi said.

"Oh me and Sasuke-kun!" Sakura squeals and is ready to sit in his lap. I eye roll, but am tugged down, landing on something soft and hard at the same time. 

"Just stay," Sasuke whispers in my ear. 

"Akuma! Get off him, you're going to crush him!"

"Akuma is going to sit in my lap for this ride and I put her there, don't accuse people, Sakura," Sasuke states and I sigh. I move and get comfortable, leaning my back to his chest. I see Kakashi mini-glaring at Sasuke. Tazuna soon explains that Gato the shipping company was the one after his life. Gato has caused poverty in the Land of Waves and is why he did not have enough money to pay for a higher rank. The bridge will stop Gato's illegal operations and is hope for the city, Tazuna's the one building it, making him the target.

Somewhere in this conversation, Sasuke wrapped his arms lazily around me resting on my thighs, oh well. The bridge came into view and Naruto speaks loudly earning a yelling from the boat driver. We make it to shore allowing me to hop out and the group starts forward, Sakura has been glaring ever since but has held back because of Sasuke's scolding. 

"There!" Naruto throws a kunai in the bushes and it turns out to be nothing.

"Naruto, kunai are not toys," Kakashi warns.

"But I thought I heard something," It's too close to cross the option out so I activate my left eye. Chakra residue, something or someone was there. Naruto throws another kunai, I barely see the chakra disappear and reappear but smaller. Sakura pulls out a white bunny and scolds Naruto-

Wait, white is for winter and the chakra flicker.

Shit.

"Get down!" Kakashi and I shout taking the others down with us to dodge a huge sword flying at our heads. I roll over to see-

Oh boy, Zabuza Moomichi, ex-ninja of the mist, one of the famous seven swordsmen, ex-anbu and specialist in silent killing... wonderful. Everyone's up and Zabuza is staring at Kakashi. 

"Well if it isn't the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake, also known as Kakashi of the Sharingan."

"Zabuza Moomichi."