Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [2]

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"Anyway, the four of us will be starting our mission now..." Yamato said once all four of them had calmed down and turned to listen to him. "And well, we're not going to have many chances to get to know each other, so introduce yourselves!"

"Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto said, tsking at the sight of the black-haired male, who was still smiling his fake smile.

"I'm Haruno Sakura," Sakura said, glaring at the boy. Tsukiko gave Naruto and Sakura awkward smiles since she was the barrier between them and the guy.

"My name is Otsutsuki Tsukiko," Tsukiko introduced herself quietly, glancing at the guy next to her and inching away from him, shuddering.

"My name is Sai," Sai said, giving them a fake smile. Yamato looked between the four of them, sighing slightly.

"Okay, that's enough introduction for now," Yamato declared. "Now, I'll explain our mission as Team Kakashi. Our objective is to head towards Tenchi Bridge, in order to capture the Akatsuki spy working under Orochimaru. This is a rare chance for us to obtain information on Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke,"

Tsukiko, Naruto and Sakura all looked up, surprised that they were including the prospect of getting actual information about Sasuke from the spy. As far as they had known, no one had uttered Sasuke's name except for Tsunade.

"We'll have a valuable source of information for planning Orochimaru's assassination and Sasuke's retrieval..." Yamato continued. "... if we can capture this spy. Be sure to proceed with caution," They nodded. "Assemble at the main gate in an hour. We'll depart once you've equipped yourselves,"

Once Yamato had dismissed them, Tsukiko, Naruto and Sakura separated from him and Sai to head off toward their homes. Tsukiko just shook her head at the thought of their new teammates. Yamato seemed a little fine but that Sai guy seemed like a creep. She shivered when she remembered the face he made when he 'complimented' her.

"Man, that Sai guy is such an asshole," Naruto spoke up finally. "Why does he have to be Sasuke's replacement? Team Kakashi was fine with just the four of us,"

"Yeah, he talks trash, but don't you think he kind of looks like Sasuke-Kun?" Sakura said. Tsukiko made a face at that. Was she hit over the head recently? "Like his face, or his voice?"

"I'm not really fond of the Sasuke-types, but I don't think he looks anything like Sasuke," Tsukiko said. "Sasuke was pretty rude at times but he was better than this guy,"

"Exactly, dattebayo!" Naruto said, letting out a 'ha!'. "Sasuke's way cooler –" Tsukiko and Sakura peered at him. "Er, not cooler... but better,"

"That's true," Sakura agreed, smiling. "Sasuke-Kun's a little cooler than Sai, isn't he?" Tsukiko nodded in agreement quietly.

"Not just a little bit!" Naruto said. "Sasuke's way co – b-b-better!" Tsukiko just shook her head at his stammering and locked her arms behind her, looking toward the blue sky.

"I'll see you guys in a bit, then, Usa," Tsukiko said to Naruto and Sakura, waving slightly as she turned around the corner and heading to her apartment.

Tsukiko pulled out her keys hanging on the bunny keychain and remembered Fuu, and wondered how she was doing. She hoped that she hadn't been captured by the Akatsuki like Gaara. Why wasn't she able to contact her at all? Was it due to the fact that Takigakure was a small village and didn't want word getting out at all? Tsukiko frowned.

"I hope she's okay," Tsukiko whispered as she stuck her key into the door, opening it to allow herself inside. She felt the beetle keychain hanging against her waist, still. "I miss her a lot... it was wonderful to go to the bathhouse with her and just spend time together..."