Beyond Konoha - Different Dimensions

Chapter 14

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Kasumi POV

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I kept glancing nervously back at my brother, staring at his left hand which he’d very cleverly stabbed. I’d admired his vow of pain and I thought it was pretty smart because it had at least stopped the poison from spreading through his body. I sighed as the boat rocked again.

Okay, so we fixed Naruto’s hand, kept walking until we met...drum roll please...THE ROWER! Yes, the Rower, so that explains why we’re in a boat.

I clutched my stomach as the boat rocked again. Normally I can take boats but I think the world is against me today, plus I’ve just seen a fair amount of my brother’s insides, so, yeah.

‘Not good with boats Kasumi?’ Kakashi Sensei asked. I nearly jumped up and down and did the jiggle dance, Sensei’s learnt my name! Finally! Took him long enough.

‘No, I’m fine, just not having a good day today,’ I said shakily. Sensei gave me an awkward closed-eyed smile, he must’ve seen my face because I probably turned green then and I soon found myself hurling over the side. Attractive.

Someone patted my back, I thought it might’ve been Naruto or Sasuke but to my surprise, it was Sakura. After I’d finished puking, I gave her a friendly smile. She grinned back and shuffled beside me, now I don’t know if she sat next to me to try and be nice or to get closer to Sasuke. I glanced up into the sky and sighed, there wasn’t really a sky to see it was just mist.

‘WOAH! IT’S HUUUUUUUGGGGEEEEE!’ Naruto yelled as a huge monster of a bridge emerged from the thick white curtain.

‘Hey! Keep it down you!’ the Rower hissed. ‘The mist is keeping us hidden for now, but we need to be quiet, that’s why I’ve turned the motors off, and I’m now rowing. We’d be in big trouble if Gato caught us...’ I froze. Gato? As in, Gato the small dude who’s mega rich and also extremely heartless? Ohhhh, we’re all dead, so very, very dead...

‘Mr. Sensei, sir? There’s something that you should know...it’s about the request I made to your village. You lot might’ve guessed that this mission is more dangerous than you and your students could ever have imagined...’ Tazuna bowed his head. ‘You see, there’s a really scary man, who wants me dead. You’ve probably heard of him, a small man that casts a very large shadow...’

‘Gato,’ I finished, looking down, my fists clenched. Everyone looked up at me, surprised.

‘Kasumi?’ Sasuke asked worriedly. Sakura placed her hand on my shoulder but I shook it off. I felt a familiar throbbing in my heart...I ignored it, the last thing I wanted to do was draw attention to myself and I’ll admit one thing; this man is a truly ruthless creature, merciless, and murderous.

‘I’m fine guys, really,’ I plastered a smile on my face. The nodded, uncertain whether to believe me or not, but they turned back to Tazuna as he continued speaking.

‘Hai, Gato. He came to our island, we thought he’d leave, but, he’s taken over. His main fear is that bridge, the one I’m constructing. If it makes it to the mainland, we’ll be able to get help and more of a chance on defeating Gato! I don’t know what he wants with our land; as for the whole island, we barley have enough as it is! I have no money though, and hiring an elite, B-ranked body guard would be far more that what I could afford...’ Tazuna finished. I rubbed my eye making it hurt more, I opened it and sighed. I closed my eyes and listened to everything around me, trying to visualise what everything must look like without all this mist.

I tried to imagine what was going on around me. There was a large, wide, beautiful lake, with mossy banks and lily pads by the shore. Ducks were touring up and down, following the currents, leading towards the sea, where a huge, nearly done bridge stood, stretching out across the sea. Then there was a much smaller bridge, with a tunnel just about big enough for this boat, which lay ahead.