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Zero by Imagine Dragons

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Chapter 6: Trees, The Victims of Rivalry
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HITOMI's POV
ARRIVING AT TAZUNA'S small and welcome abode of a home, I quickly situated myself into the dining area. I instantly took a seat in one of the chairs and rested my head on the table, ignoring my teammates. Naruto is with Kakashi Sensei, making sure that he's getting a proper rest.

For some reason, I feel even more exhausted than usual. In the fight with Zabuza, I didn't do anything extreme, not that I know of. Yet that reminds me, that Hunter Nin, his presence was sudden when he appeared to kill Zabuza.

Why did he step in to kill Zabuza? Did he want the satisfaction? I mean he could've waited until Kakashi killed him to take his body. Am I just over thinking this? But why does he feel so suspicious, I question myself in my head.

'Because it is suspicious.'

I groan at the sound of the voice, but I can't help to respond to it's conversation.

'How so?'

'Most Hunter Nins travel in a team, this one was alone, hence the suspicion.' The second voice explains to me.

'Alright, I already knew that, but why are you helping me so suddenly,' I question them.

'Easy. We're bored.'

I growl at them. 'I'm not here for your amusement!' I snap towards the two.

'Welllll. It's not amusing for you, but for us it is. It's fun manipulating you into believing us,' The second voice tells me before laughing.

'You two are a waste of my time! I'm leavi-'

'But don't you want to find out why you're so exhausted right now?' The first voice quips.

'Yes, don't you? Here's a hint, it has to do with that dark feeling you've always felt while growing up. That bloodlust pooling at the pit of your stomach. Don't you want to know?'

I tense in my posture, cursing that they caught my attention, once again. I want to believe that they're just manipulating me, but there's a slight, slivering, chance that they might be telling the truth. Curse them!

'Don't make me regret this! So, what is the answer to my sudden exhaustion,' I question them

'We said if you wanted to know, not that we'd tell you,' the voice informs before they both laugh.

I mentally scowl at them, pushing a wall to block them and their laughter out of my head. Lifting my head, I cross my arms on the table before resting my head on them. I glare at the wooden table before me, burning metaphorical holes into it as I continue to ignore my teammates.

Those damn voices, at this rate I'll never figure out what they are, I curse, feeling like a fool for believing them.

Anyways, even if I am ignoring my team, in my peripheral vision I keep noticing that Sakura's sneaking glances at me, every few minutes. Sasuke, who's directly across from me, I could feel his gaze burning into my skin. Then, Tazuna, he's just lounging at the table drinking some more Sake.

"What," I finally blurt, tired of their inconspicuous glances.

"How can you not feel bothered by what you did to that shinobi," Sakura questions.

I roll my eyes, deadpanning. "What, you mean killing him? Bashing his head in," I state, unaffected.

They both flinch at my questions.

I'm taking their silence as a cue to continue. "Well, I simply don't care. He was about to hurt, no, he did hurt my brother and I acted like any shinobi who's faced with a threat. By simply eliminating them, yes, I admit it was a bit barbaric, but it got the job done," I explain in a monotoned voice.

"Hn, do you even feel remorse," Sasuke narrows his eyes at me.

"If you're suggesting that I'm a sociopath, you're wrong. But to answer your question, I don't feel remorse for killing a Shinobi who was about to kill my brother. I will do anything for Naruto, even if that meant killing thousands of people to keep him safe," I confess, my voice gaining a sinister tone by the end.

They both look at me with different reactions. Sakura, her face is paled to a profound state, and she's horrified, her eyes looking at me like I'm a monster. Sasuke, he narrows his eyes at me, almost like he's glaring at me, but his eyes are shining with a hint of jealousy.

I smirk, interesting. Sakura just views me as a monster, but Sasuke, why is he jealous? Is he jealous of mine and Naruto's bond? Jealous that I would do everything for my brother?

Though, our conversation comes to an end when Naruto comes rushing in.

"Guys! Guys! Kakashi-sensei is up," my brother announces.

My mood instantly perks up. Not for Kakashi, I could care less about him, but at my brother's presence. Seeing his sparkling azure eyes shine with happiness, and his smile, broad as ever, it diminishes the anger right out of me. My brother, he's like the sun, constant and blinding, but still warm and welcoming.

"Does he want us to come in," I question first.

"Yeah! He wants to tell us something," my older brother states, though that's before he takes a hold of my wrist. "Let's go!"

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SITTING NEXT TO my brother, I wait until Kakashi starts talking. We've been sitting here for a few short minutes, watching as he, what I assume, thinks. It looks to me that he's gathering all the needed information before he tells us what we need to know.

"What's wrong, Sensei," my brother asks from besides me.

"Huh," Kakashi snaps out of his thoughts. "Well, body erasing teams usually dispose of the body of the person they killed right there."

I immediately catch on that he's talking about the Hunter Nin. "Teams, right? Well this person was traveling alone, is that usual for them," I voice my suspicions.

"No, it's not. They always travel in teams. Good job on catching that, Hitomi," Kakashi praises, which I reapond with a sole nod.

"So what," Sakura questions to Kakashi's earlier information.

"Don't you see? How did that masked boy dispose of Zabuza's body," our sensei explains.

"Huh, how could we know? That masked guy took the body with him," Sakura shrugs, not getting the point.

I facepalm. "That's what Kakashi-sensei is trying to say, you dimwit. He took the body when he was suppose to dispose of Zabuza right there," I simplify so she can process it.

"Hitomi, calm down," he scolds. "But Sakura, she's right. If he needed proof of his work, he could've just taken the head. And the weapon he used to kill Zabuza, what were they," Kakashi asks.

I narrow my eyes, senbon needles.

"No way," Sasuke voices, also realizing.

"Yeah, exactly," our sensei confirms.

"What are you guys talking about," Tazuna asks, confused about our whole conversation. Naruto nods in agreement.

A paused silence fills the room, adding to the tension before Kakashi speaks up. "Most likely...Zabuza's alive," he informs, ominously.

Naruto, Sakura, and Tazuna all exclaim in shock while our client's daughter, Tsunami, looks quizzically towards us.

"What the hell do you mean," my brother shouts. I pat his shoulder, telling him to calm down.

"Kakashi-sensei, you checked and said he was dead," Sakura cries out.

I cross my arms, throwing her a look. "Sakura, it's called deception. Plenty of Shinobi fake their deaths to fool their enemies, it's easier when they have help. Look, Kakashi Sensei was about to kill Zabuza himself, but who came in at the last second? That masked kid. And instead of erasing his body like a regular Hunter Nin, he took Zabuza's body. It's obvious that the masked kid is working alongside with Zabuza," I say, telling everyone in the room about my theory.

"Hitomi's right, it's a momentary death that was caused by the needles. Unless the needles hit a vital organ, it has a low probability of killing your opponent. It's even an item used by doctors in acupuncture therapy. Hunter Nins know about the human structure thoroughly. Putting a person in a momentary state of death is probably easy for them. First, he carried away the body of the much heavier Zabuza. Second, he used a weapon that has a low probability of killing. These two points indicate that his motive was, not to kill Zabuza, but to save him, which brings us back to Hitomi's theory. The masked Nin is working with Zabuza, a possibility we can't ignore," Kakashi explains with further evidence.

"Aren't you thinking too much? Hunter Nins are supposed to kill Missing Nins. And you," Tazuna states before looking at me. "Are you some sort of genius? You managed to figure this out before anyone said anything!"

"No, it's simple observation and placing pieces together," I inform.

Kakashi speaks, drifting the attention away from myself. "No, with all the suspicion, we will prepare before it's too late. That's a Shinobi rule. Plus, whether Zabuza's dead or alive, there's no assurances that Gatou hasn't hired an even stronger Shinobi," he informs the older man.

Glancing at my brother to see his reaction to all the information, I find him shaking. Not out of nerves, but from excitement. I scoff, giving a smirk.

Typical, he's always looking for ways to prove himself. Plus, he was pretty upset that he didn't defeat Zabuza the first time. Oh, dear brother of mine, only you can see the good in fighting a stronger opponent, I roll my eyes.

"Sensei, what do you mean preparing before it's too late," Sakura questions, which makes me mentally facepalm.

"He means training, right," I answer, looking at our sensei for confirmation.

"That is correct," Kakashi nods.

"Huh, training? Sensei! What's a little training going to do?! Our enemy is a ninja you struggled against even with the Sharingan," Sakura exclaims incredulously.

Hmm, she's right on that part. The Sharingan, as 'great' as it is, barely helped him at all, I muse, not really finding the Doujutsu that impressive.

"Sakura, who saved me while I was struggling? You guys are growing rapidly. Especially Naruto, you've improved the most," Kakashi compliments, making my brother beam.

Huh, making my brother smile? He's earned at least a few inches of my respect, I nod appreciatively.

"But obviously, this is just training until I get better. You won't be able to defeat him with me," Kakashi reminds us.

"But sensei, if Zabuza is alive he can attack at anytime, so shouldn't we be training," Sakura admits which earns a scoff from me.

"About that. A person put in a momentary death situation, it should take a while before their body returns to normal," out sensei answers, making me nod.

Maybe I should look into medical ninjutsu, I do seem to know a lot about the human structure, I narrow my eyes in thought.

"So we train until then! Sounds like fun," Naruto determines, a grin on his face.

"That's not fun," a voice interrupts, I follow it and find a little kid.

I scowl, this kid. I already find him annoying.

"Who the hell are you," my brother exclaims, pointing an angry finger.

My brother goes ignored.

"Oh! Inari! Where were you," Tazuna happily questions, opening his arms.

"Welcome back, grandpa," the kid, who I now know as Inari, runs to the man.

Well, no wonder I found him annoying, he's related to the drunk, I deadpan.

"Inari, say hello to these people. They are ninjas who protected your grandpa," Tsunami tells him.

He doesn't say hello, instead he just gives us a blank stare. I narrow my crimson eyes and glare back at him. My brother, and the others, just give him a dumbfounded look.

"Mom they are gonna die," the kid states.

My eye twitches, oh, hell no!

"What did you say, you little brat," my brother shouts, getting fired up.

"There's no way you can win against Gatou," Inari answers, sullenly.

"You brat! I'll -" Naruto shouts, ready to threaten.

As my eyes turn to slits, I scoff. "You're just a kid. You know nothing about what we can and can't do," I seethe.

But suddenly I'm pulled back along with my brother. Though, seeing as I'm met with a flowery fragrance, I know that Sakura's the one who sropped our ambush in the little kid. Even as I'm being held back, my eyes that are in a steely glare, they continue to threaten him.

"Why are two getting angry at a child, idiots," Sakura scolds us Uzumaki while pulling in our sweater collars.

My brother pushes himself out of her hold. "Hey, Inari! Listen! I am a super hero who will one day become an incredible ninja called Hokage! I don't know this Gatou guy, but he's nothing against me," he announces with an outstretched fist, determination in his words.

"Pfft! What are you, stupid? There's no such thing as a hero," Inari snaps.

I push Sakura back with a bit too much force and stomp towards Inari. "You know nothing! Sto-"

I try to say, but Sakura pulls me back into her embrace, halting my actions. Though, I struggle in her hold, trying to free myself, but she persists on holding me back. Her tactics lead to her cacooning me in a hug. Internally, I'm cringing at her tough, but it does seem to melt my anger.

"If you don't want to die, I suggest you to leave," Inari comments before walking away.

Anger spikes in my vein, once again. "You took the words right out my mouth, you damn brat! Ugh! Let me go, Sakura! I'll show him who to be afraid of! That Gatou fool is nothing compared to me," I roar, seeing red.

"Where are you going Inari," Tazuna asks his grandson.

"To look at the ocean," he informs, morosely.

As the door slides shut, the oldest man looks towards us. "Sorry," he apologizes for Inari.

I say nothing, but I do summer down. Well, that's before I shove Sakura off me.

"Don't touch me again," I huff.

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EARLY THE NEXT day, we're walking through the surrounding woods, looking for a clearing to train in. Kakashi takes the lead, since it is his training. Naruto walks eagerly behind him, waving his hands back and forward with anticipation. Behind him are Sasuke and Sakura, the Uchiha is walking calmly as usual, but the Haruno is gushing towards him with heartshaped eyes. Then, it's me in the back, cringing at her flirtatious pick-up lines.

Ugh! I'm so glad I never got obsessed with the Uchiha. I'd probably smack myself in the face of I did, I mentally state with real repulsion.

Eventually, after a few painstakingly long minutes, we arrive at our sensei's claimed clearing.

"Okay, we will now start the training," Kakashi announces.

"Hell yeah," my brother screeches which makes me sigh.

Kakashi chuckles, sheepishly. "Okay, before that. I want to talk to you about the Shinobi ability, chakra," he informs.

"Umm...what's catra," my brother asks, looking completely lost.

"Not catra, Naruto. Chakra," I tell him. "They're the energies in our bodies that allow us to perform jutsu."

He nods, having a refreshment of the topic. However, Sakura decides differently.

"You're a ninja and you don't know that! What did you learn in school," she berates.

I glare at her, ugh!

Naruto sheepishly laughs, rubbing the back of his neck as if he's embarrassed. "Hehe, I used to sleep during the hard classes, but Mi-chan always gave me some summarized notes to read," he confesses.

I smile, remembering all the times I simplified Iruka-sensei's lectures into notes, making them easy for Naruto. Well, it's not like he'll understand the big official names. I'm not saying that my brother's stupid, it's just that he understands better if I use simple slang. Not everyone can grasp the big word lingo.

"Exactly," Kakashi's confirmation brings me back from my thoughts, meaning I spaced out of Sakura's refresher lecture.

"Hey! Hey! I didn't understand that complicated explanation, but isn't that something you learn with your body," my brother questions.

"That's not simplifying it," I scoff. "Naruto, what she's saying is that chakra is two energies. One energy supports your body, the other is gained through training. Combine them, and you'll be able to perform jutsu. Oooor, you can look at it like this. One energy is the boiling water for the broth. And the other energy, is all the noodles and ingredients. Mix them together, you finally get a successful bowl of ramen." I explain with a detailed example.

His eyes light up, finally understanding what we're trying to say. "Yeah! So this training will help us use jutsu," he questions.

"Yes, that's right," Kakashi chuckles.

I smirk at Sakura's fuming state, winning the battle of making Naruto understand. It's a battle I'll always win.

"But we can already use jutsu," Sasuke voices.

"Nope," Kakashi denies. "You guys aren't using chakra properly."

"What," my brother exclaims, I facepalm.

"As Sakura said, to release chakra means to bring out physical and spiritual energy and mix them together within your body," Kakashi explains.

"Like the ramen," I remind my brother, he nods, still following along.

"You guys are not using chakra effectively yet. Even if you are able to release a high amount of chakra. Unless you control it properly, the jutsu will be weakened or not work at all. And by wasting energy, you won't be able to fight as long. These kinds of weaknesses will appear," our sensei informs, telling us.

"So, uh what should we do," my brother asks out sensei, scrunching his face in thought.

"Learn how to control it. Through very tough training," he answers.

"What are we going to do," Sakura quizzes with concern.

"Hmm? Tree climbing," Kakashi responds.

"Tree climbing," my brother repeats with a shout.

"Really, that's all," I question, crossing my arms with a huff.

"Yeah," the Hatake declares.

What a drag. I thought we were gonna do something more...useful, I mentally groan.

"What kind of training is that," Sakura mutters, not impressed. I don't think any of us are.

"Well, listen until the end," Kakashi insists. "This isn't normal tree climbing. You'll climb without using your hands."

I raise a single scarlet eyebrow, now, that sounds more interesting.

"How," Sakura deadpans.

"Well, watch..."

That's what we do, we watch. I keep my ruby eyes on Kakashi as he walks towards the tree next to him. Though, as soon as his feet meet the bark, he starts walking vertically up the tree. As amazing as it looks, I then remember how Zabuza walked on water. Almost instantly, my mind clicks.

They're channeling chakra to the soles of their feet. The only difference is that Zabuza released the chakra into the water like a suction cup which kept him balanced. Kakashi's only channeling a certain amount of chakra, not releasing it, I assess, noting the contrasting techniques.

"He's climbing," my brother marvels.

"Vertically...with just his legs," Sakura states with genuine awe.

Sasuke and I just silently observe, though I'm not as impressed anymore.

"You understand now," our sensei implies, now standing upside down. "Gather your chakra in the bottom of your feet and climb up a tree. This is something you can do once you can use chakra well."

"Wait a minute," Sakura yells. "How is learning to climb a tree going to make us stronger?!"

I throw her a look. "Well, if you knew any jutsu, other than the acedemy ones, you would know that this training will help us perfect them. It will help us how to properly channel chakra, not just in jutsu, but in other techniques," I disclose, low key bashing her lack of abilities. She responds by giving me a glare.

"She's right. The main concept of this training is to control your chakra. To bring out a proper ammount to the proper area. This can be difficult even for a skilled ninja. The amount of chakra to climb a tree is small, but it must be exact. And it is said that the bottom of the foot is the most difficult area to gather chakra. So basically, if you can learn this control, you should be able to master any jutsu. Theoretically," Kakashi announces.

I nod, acknowledging the praise.

"The second thing is for you to develop the stamina needed to control the chakra properly. Depending on the jutsu, controlling your chakra can be very difficult. And a ninja will usually be gathering their chakra during battle while moving. These types of situations make controlling chakra even more difficult. That's why from this tree climbing, you must gain the stamina needed for this proper control. Well, me talking all day isn't going to accomplish anything. This is something you'll learn with your bodies," he continues, telling us the importance of this training. Well, that's before he throws four kunai, one for the each of us.

After the kunai stab themselves into the grass in front of our feet, I reach down and grab mine. Twirling it in my right hand, I watch as the others recover from their shock.

"Use these kunais to mark how high you make it up the tree. Then, use that mark as your goal and try to surpass it. You guys won't be good enough to just walk up the tree at first. So get some momentum and try running up the tree. Got it," our sensei adds.

I nod. "Like music to my ears," I state, signifying that I heard him.

"This training is nothing to me! I can do it before breakfast! 'Cause I'm the most improved," my brother boasts, the praise from yesterday going to his head.

I sigh, oh, Naruto.

"Why don't you stop the bragging. Pick a tree and hurry up and climb it," Kakashi quips.

Channeling the chakra towards my feet, I concentrate on the points of my soles. Inhaling, and exhaling, I ignore the others and my brother, who yells, as the run to their trees. I wait patiently until a fair amount of warm energy pools down my legs, to my feet.

There, I exclaim, feeling the chakra.

Without hesitation, I run towards my tree and ignore my brother, who's on the floor clutching his head, and Sasuke, who's falling back on his feet. As I make contact, I instantly feel my feet connect like glue. Pushing on, I run up the tree with determination.

However, fate has other plans.

"This is pretty easy," Sakura's voice screams out.

With that, I lose concentration. My foot slips, which makes me somehow faceplant against the tree. Grunting in pain, I push myself back and flip midair to the ground. As I land in the grass, I immediately touch my nose to inspect it.

Painful throbs, but not broken. Good, but damn Sakura, she just had to scream out her success, I scowl, glaring at my tree.

"Sakura-chan," my brother cheers.

I raise my brows, why does he like Sakura again?

"It looks like the best at controlling chakra is Sakura," Kakashi informs.

"Yay Sakura," I sarcastically mutter beneath my breath.

"Wow! You're great, Sakura," my brother praises.

"Wow, not only does she know a lot about chakra, but her control and stamina are quite good. As of now, Sakura is closest to Hokage, unlike a certain someone. I guess the Uchiha clan isn't much either. And maybe she's better than the Uzumaki's as well," Kakashi implies, trying to rile us up.

"Shut up, sensei," Sakura exclaims, jumping to defend her crush.

Well, kudos to him, because it worked.

"I'll show you a true Uzumaki," I yell at Kakashi. "No one, certainly not a bumbling fangirl is going to beat me!"

With that said, I quickly concentrate a steady flow of chakra to my soles. Once the warm sensation returns, I run towards my tree and urge myself to beat Sakura.

I'll show her! Ugh, Why am I even getting riled up?! I know I'm better than her, I tell myself. Careful, Hitomi, don't let your emotions control you.

I calm down and just keep on running. Nothing and no one will get in my way. I push myself to climb higher, but I'm already feeling my grip loosen. Grunting, I push a few more steps before slashing at my tree.

Falling back, I manuever myself towards the branches and use them as steps, jumping side to side until I reach the ground. Sighing, I push my hair out of my face before looking up.

Heh, I totally surpassed Sakura's mark, I smirk triumphantly. Take that, you princess.

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AFTER A FEW short hours, we're all left panting and exhausted. Our trees turned out to be victims of our kunais, all adorned with multiple slash marks.

"Ugh, this is the time where I loathe having long hair," I mutter to myself, groaning at my flustered and sweaty skin.

The sweat makes my long strands of brilliant red hair stick to my skin, and it acts like another layer which only makes me sweat even more. Though, as I curse my hair, I curse myself even more for not bringing a hair tie.

"Damn," my brother's voice brings me out of my one-way conversation.

Turning my head, I watch as he passes a smug Sakura and walks towards me. I raise my brows in question, trying to figure out why he's coming my way. I then glance behind him and towards his tree. Spotting the lack of improvement, my mind clicks.

Ahh, he's coming to me for some help. Like always, I smile, touched that he seeks me out whenever he's troubled.

"Hey, Nii-san. Came to me for some advice, huh," I smile at him.

"Uh huh! Could you give me some tips! Pretty please, Mi-chan," he asks, bringing his hands together.

"No need to beg, Naruto. I'm always here to help. Anyways, remember how chakra is also spiritual, or in our case, the noodles and other ingredients," I ask. When he nods, I take that to continue. "Well, you can't get too emotional, that's like if we boil the ramen too much, which can turn the noodles mushy and gross. To gather chakra towards your feet, you have to relax. Relaxing equals perfect chakra, perfect chakra equals perfect noodles." I tell him with a soft smile, raising a finger to emphasize my point.

"Yeah, believe it! Thanks, Mi-chan," he grins, squishing my face with affection before running off.

"Tch, happy to help," I mutter, my face flustering with embarrassment.

"Hitomi, Sakura. You two can go to the bridge and provide protection for Tazuna now," Kakashi tells us.

"Why only us," Sakura questions, standing up.

"Because you two are the only ones who finished the training by now. You both managed to control your chakra perfectly. Sakura, since you have a smaller reserve of chakra than the rest, you grasped this training quickly. And Hitomi, even though you have a large reserve, Uzumaki are usually pretty keen with their chakra control, so this training was pretty easy for you too," he professes.

"Alright! Thanks, sensei," Sakura tells him before walking towards the bridge.

I watch after her, and when she's out of hearing distance, I turn towards Kakashi. "Sensei, if Uzumakis are keen with their control, then why is my brother having trouble? Is it.." I glance around, lowering my voice. "Is it because of the Kyuubi sealed inside him?"

"That may be so. However, it's because Naruto has a large amount of chakra. Bigger than Sasuke's, mine, and even yours. That's why he's struggling so much," Kakashi tells me.

I nod appreciatively. "Thanks, for telling me. Anyways, I'll go help Sakura now," I state before walking away with a wave.

Hmm, so Naruto has a larger supply of chakra than Kakashi sensei? Well, it was pretty obvious since he has a tailed beast sealed inside him. Talking of seals, I need to learn them as well. I mean us Uzumaki are masters of seals, it's basically in our heritage to learn, I muse.

But who in Konoha has a mastery in fuinjutsu, I ask myself.

'Fuinjutsu isn't as common today as in the old days, you know that.' The first voice quips.

'Yes, I know that! If there's no one in Konoha who can teach me, then I'll teach myself!' I snap towards it.

'Easier said than done. Fuinjutsu takes up a lot of time, and patience. Plus precision. Are you sure you can manage, I seem to remember that you have an angry temper.' The deeper, second, voice reminds me.

'I only have a temper with those who annoy me, you two specifically,' I retort.

'Awwe! But it's fun to annoy you! It's just too easy!' The first voice sings in my head.

My eye twitches, a telltale sign to my irritation. "Will you two ever leave me alone?" I question out loud which probably makes me look crazy.

'Nope!' The first voice sings, while the second just answers with a, 'Never.'

"I hate my life," I sigh dejectedly.

'Well, get used to it because we're going to make it so much better!' The voice exclaims, which pierces my skull with a painful throb.

"Is your 'better' going to be a worse for me,"I ask, dreading their answer.

'Most likely.'

And with that, my mood turns even worse which I never knew was possible. My irritation turns to a silent rage as I glare at the grass beneath me.

"Great! Just fucking great," I seethe with a world's supply of hate.

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Well, that's Chapter Six! It's a short 4,980 words, but ehh, good enough.

Was it good enough? Did you enjoy it?

Anyways, nothing really happened.

Well, Hitomi doesn't like Inari, but that's not new, she pretty much dislikes everyone.

Will Sakura eventually turn to be a friend who calms Hitomi down?

Do you like how Naruto always looks for his sister's help?

Do you like how Hitomi uses ramen examples/metaphors to make Naruto understand the concepts? (It just made me hungry for ramen to tell you the truth).

Hitomi's finally starting to see Kakashi as a sensei, well barely, but yay!

And...what doom do the voices in Hitomi's head bring?! Dun dun duunnnn! 

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