[In Naruto?!] -- Older Version of Dérive.

| 08 | The Country That Had A Hero |

Hardly had a proper break before I started typing again. Anyways, hope you enjoy this one! I will try to make this as sad as possible - since it will be talking about [Name]'s past. Enjoy, readers!

FEEDBACK: Will bring another chapter ASAP. Maybe in the next four hours or so?

WARNING: Foul Language. Slight Crack. Slight Pervertedness.

DISCLAIMER: I, LeTiffany, do not own the manga/anime Naruto or its characters. I only own the story plot and the Original Characters (OC) I create. All credits towards Naruto should go to Masashi Kishimoto.

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You sighed as you eyed your surroundings, staring at the crane that was pulling up another plank of wood. You yawned and stretched, feeling Sakura do the same thing.

"It looks like you've got some times to kill, all by yourselves."

You blinked, as you turned your head towards Tazuna.

"Huh?"

"What happened to that blonde boy and that arrogant kid?"

You sweat-dropped.

He's got a nickname for everyone...

"They're in the middle of training."

"You don't have to do that?"

"I'm exceptional. So Kaka-sensei told me to guard you."

"Really?"

You snickered as Tazuna questioned her pride and ego.

"What about you? The one in the blue."

The tick mark on top of your head disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

"My name's [Name], so use it. And I've already completed my training, so that pervert ordered me to also guard you."

"...fair enough."

You nearly laughed at his response to you compared to Sakura's. You were snapped out of your thoughts as one of the bridge-builders came up to Tazuna.

"May I have a word with you, Tazuna?"

"Huh? What's up, Giichi?"

"Ano, actually...I gave it a lot of thought. Building this bridge...will you let me quit?"

"W-why so suddenly? Not you, too?!"

 "Tazuna, I've known you for a long time. I'd like to co-operate, but if we push too far, Gato will set his sights on us, too. Also...if you get killed, everything will be lost!"

You and Sakura watched from the sidelines - a pair of [e/c] eyes watching with interest, the other pair of green eyes in curiosity.

"Why don't you just stop building this bridge?"

...that's like throwing all this away. For nothing.

"Not a chance. This is our bridge. This is the bridge that everyone in the town has helped to build, believing that it would generate distribution and transportation, for this poor Land of Waves that has few resources."

"But if it goes as far as to take our lives..."

"It's already noon. Let's call it a day."

You watched as Tazuna walked past the man - dubbed Giichi.