Dear Little Sister

Chapter 18

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Warning: uh, Anko. Yay(?)

"Hey, brats! Sexy Anko is here!" Anko greeted obnoxiously, twirling around in her skimpy outfit.

Miyuki shifted uncomfortably.

"I explained the rules yesterday, so all of you just gotta sign this contract so I'm not responsible if you die," she said flippantly. Turning around, Anko went back to get the contracts as Miyuki paled.

"Sasuke, we are so going to die."

Sasuke shot her a look. "I don't give you permission to die, Miyuki."

"Anko's got that damned curse mark, Sasuke. That means she's somewhat crazy. I haven't even been able to make chunin yet; I don't wanna die!"

Sasuke snorted. "It can't be that bad. They can't kill us."

"That's exactly what the contract is for!" Miyuki shrieked. "Because we're gonna die!"

She elbowed him as she grabbed her contract, quickly reading over it and making sure she wasn't signing her soul away, before swiftly writing her signature down at the bottom. "Get the scroll, Naru-chan."

Naruto got in line, impatiently waiting to get to the front of the queue.

"I have a bad feeling," Miyuki said softly. "I feel like I'm being watched."

Sasuke grunted. "Hn. Maybe you're just paranoid."

Miyuki rolled her eyes. "Uchiha Miyuki is never paranoid. Just prepared."

Naruto came sprinting back with an earth scroll, grinning foxily. No pun intended.

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"Start!"

The gates opened and Team 7 immediately rushed in, jumping through the trees.

"Focus on getting to the tower as soon as possible," Miyuki told them loudly. "Don't worry about the scrolls. I have it handled."

They looked at her curiously.

"What're you planning?" Sasuke questioned.

"Don't worry about it," Miyuki replied. "I've got it all under control. We just gotta find the tower."

They leapt down into a clearing to rest quickly, the three of them panting and Naruto gasping for air.

"Alright, I'll brief you over the plan once. No questions, no interruptions. Standard procedure. If either of you need the bathroom the other one has to go with you as lookout in case you're attacked. Don't worry about me."

They twitched.

"I'm not saying to watch each other piss, only to make sure you aren't attacked.

"Moving on. I have the scroll and intend to keep it on me at all times. I've sealed it in a separate scroll amongst all my others so it won't be able to be identified. All my scrolls have blood seals on them, so only Uchiha can open them.

"Lastly, do not go off on your own. Should anything unsavory happen, I will deal with it. I have resources you do not. I need you to trust me on this."

The other two nodded in affirmation, noticing how Miyuki was being serious.

"Alright, I've got food sealed in these scrolls. We'll stop for food three times a day only. So I'll inform you when to stop. Got it?"

"Got it!" Naruto affirmed.

"Then let's move out."

Around an hour later whilst they were hopping through the trees, Miyuki frowned.

"Someone is following us. They've got perfect chakra control and are masking most of their chakra to make it appear genin level."

They sped up.

"Do not attack them. I'll handle it."

Both boys opened their mouths to protest, shocked.

"Don't argue. Trust me."

"Well then," someone drawled out like a snake, their voice eerie. "It seems that not only does the Uchiha possess such advanced abilities, but she's a sensor too."

Miyuki stopped.

"Orochimaru," she stated. The man smirked in response, looking disturbingly hungry and smug.

"Ah, so you know me?" He asked raspily, releasing his henge and revealing himself. "You're very knowledgeable."

"What are you here for?" Sasuke demanded.

"Now, now, Sasuke-kun, no need to get hostile. I'm not after you," Orochimaru soothed, grinning at the enraged look on Sasuke's face.

"He's not after the scroll, Sasuke," she muttered angrily. "He's after me."

Miyuki clicked her tongue, stepping back and elbowing Naruto who had frozen under Orochimaru's KI. "Don't worry, Naruto. Stay in sight but stay back."

He snapped out of it, uncertainly stepping back as Sasuke did too.

"Ah," Orochimaru licked his lips manically. "You think you can beat me, Miyuki-chan? How cute."

Miyuki seethed. "I don't think I can beat you. I know I can. Itachi's beaten you before."

Orochimaru's eyebrows raised significantly, his grin never faltering. "I see. You're very well informed."

Miyuki scoffed, signing behind her back to the boys that they didn't need to worry. That she had this under control.

"I have things Itachi doesn't," Miyuki smirked, absently reaching up to her chest.

Sasuke was furiously scowling at the mention of his ni- That Man's name. That disgusting, horrible, evil man.

Orochimaru looked greedily at her. "You have the mangekyo too, don't you, Miyuki-chan? I'm just itching to see it in person."

The girl scoffed again. "As if I'd waste it on you."

"And what makes you think you can beat me without it? What do you believe you have that Itachi doesn't?" Orochimaru questioned excitedly, interested.

Miyuki giggled, making Orochimaru falter slightly. Wasn't she intimidated at all?

Suddenly, a swirl appeared as Miyuki opened her mouth to answer.

"Connections."

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{BONUS SCENE—UNLOCKED!}
-deep within a cave, years ago-

"I can't believe you!" Miyuki weakly hit his chest as she sobbed heavily, hastily wrapping bandages all over him. "You're such an idiot! I can't believe you!"

"Miyuki..?" He whimpered out, hissing as pain washed over his body in a wave.

"I can't believe you, Shisui!"