A Lethal Observer - ALW Saga Book 2

Chapter 11

"Are you mocking me?" Obito asked with an angry tone.

Hanako smirked, "Not my fault. You know the saying: The curiosity killed the cat."

In a moment, Obito's hand was around her throat, clenching it tightly. Hanako reached her hands to try to pull away from him, trying to catch a breath. "Look. I'm not exactly a patient man. I will respect Madara's wishes to let you know our purpose, but that doesn't mean I trust you." He clenched his hand even more, drawing the last breath Hanako had in her lungs. "If you even think for a moment to tell even a soul about it, I will kill you."

He let go of the girl. She fell to the ground coughing. Breathing deeply, she returned his look and chuckled. "Fine, I didn't want to trust you either. Let's have a mutual agreement of distrust then."

Obito frowned. "You have changed, since your father died." He turned his back to her. "But you're still a kid. And there's still only so much a kid can do. Don't think ever for a minute that I'll be easy with you just because you're a kid."

"It's because I'm a kid that you shouldn't underestimate me," Hanako retorted, holding her neck.

Obito smirked. "That stubbornness will get you killed." He disappeared in a spiraled portal. Hanako sighed and slowly stood back up. She heard a dog barking. The sound was coming her way.

Not long after, Kakashi appeared among the trees, following a small pug. "You never told me you were a dog trainer," Hanako commented, looking down at a brown puppy with a headband on the top part of his small head.

"I know what you're thinking, I'm not a puppy and I'm not cute," said the dog bluntly. Hanako smiled.

"It speaks, how convenient." She kneeled in front of him. "What's your name?"

"Pakkun," Kakashi said. "Stop teasing him, he bites."

Hanako looked up at the Anbu and raised her hands in surrender. "Okay, I'm sorry." She stood back.

"What did you think you were doing?" Kakashi frowned at her.

"Taking a walk." Hanako smiled, putting her hands back down. "I needed to clear my mind. Please, don't tell Ibiki-sensei about this. It's embarrassing."

Pakkun interrupted her. "There is not a single trace of your smell that leads back to the village. You just appeared here." Kakashi nodded and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Care to explain how you did that?"

Hanako looked at the dog with cold eyes. He likes to play smart, huh. "It's only natural for me to hide my tracks from animals like you as well. Don't take it personally, though, Pakkun." The dog smirked. Hanako became suddenly furious. "Why is the dog smirking?"

"Because I'm a pro. Not even an Inuzuka can hide its smell from me, you get it?" Pakkun said. "It leaves me with only two options. You're either a user of Time-Space Ninjutsu, or you're not and someone brought you here."

Hanako smirked. "Did you know, Pakkun..." Hanako closed her eyes, and opened them again with the Sharingan, "...dogs hate heights." Pakkun disappeared and in his place was left a broken twig. Kakashi widened his eyes and looked all around.

"Time-Space Ninjutsu?!" Hanako looked up when she heard a scream.

She extended her arms and caught the falling pug. He was trembling heavily, but still managed to glare up at the girl. Her eyes were back to a black color. "I was dying to try that, Pakkun, thank you for your cooperation." She smiled down at him and put him back to the ground. She petted him and started to walk back to the village. "Next time, think twice before angering me like that. I might not catch you," she said without turning around.

She stopped, when she felt another chakra coming their way. Hikari stood beside a tree trunk, looking at her with crossed arms. Kakashi was now behind her, with Pakkun lying over his head. He was still trembling, probably dizzy. Hanako closed her eyes and sighed. She couldn't explain the truth to them, or Obito would hunt her down and kill her. She would have to lie, again.

Focusing on her sister again, Hanako narrowed her eyes. Hikari was smiling brightly when she looked at her. What had got into her all of a sudden?

Did she know?

"Nice to see the two of you out here. What are you doing?" Her eyes posed on Kakashi. "You don't like my sister, do you?"

Kakashi looked away. "I was just patrolling and found Hanako here. We weren't together or anything..."

Hanako chuckled at his uneasiness. "What are you doing here Hikari? Looking for me?"

Hikari got serious and looked at Hanako. "Yeah, we need to talk."

Now, that's more like it.