「Can't Be Found」-|A Naruto! Various X Reader|-

Directions, please? - Chapter Seven

(Y/N)- Your Name
(H/C)- Hair Color
(H/L)- Hair Length
(S/C)- Skin Color
(E/C)- Eye Color
(G)- Gender
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  'Goddamnit, he's gone. Now, what do I do?'

  'Hmmm, well you could always ask for directions.'

  'True, true.'

  Looking around, I was surprised to find a familiar pineapple haircut showing through the top posts of a fence.

I smiled to myself. Shikamaru has always been one of my favorite characters, as his laziness was comparable to my own.

"Just have to make sure he isn't asleep..," I muttered. Then, I walked over and immediately heard a familiar female voice and the crunching of food.

"So, the trio is together, huh?" I asked myself before moving around the fence and looking at them. Sure enough, Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru were all sitting at the fence, and Ino seemed to be ranting about something.

"—and it's like he was on alert the entire time I saw him! Sasuke's never been like this!" She proclaimed. Shikamaru sighed and rolled his eyes.

"You know, I still don't understand what you girls see in him. He doesn't even talk to you." He noted.

I knew where that was going so I immediately walked over before Ino could get mad and ruin my chance at getting directions.

"Uh, hey, excuse me?" I asked. They all looked up and the pineapple immediately got suspicious of my hood and cloak.

"Oh, hi! I haven't seen you before, you must be new in the village." The Yamanaka exclaimed.

'Not seeing a hitai-ate on me must make her just think I'm some sort of weird citizen.'

'She is quite susceptible to believing things like that..,'

"Oh, yeah. I just came here. I was wondering if any of you knew the way to the training grounds. There's someone there that was supposed to be guiding me, but apparently didn't see that as very important," I explained, tilting my head a bit in a shrug and emphasizing the word "supposed."

"Really? Why would they be there if they're just giving you a tour?" Shikamaru interrogated.

"Eh, the guy's a ninja, apparently. Speaking of ninja, isn't that what your hitai-ates symbolize?" I feigned innocence, tilting my head in faux curiosity.

"Yeah! That's right, we're ninjas. It's super cool and really fun but also challenging. I'm Ino Yamanaka, by the way."

"Ugh, troublesome woman..."

"I'm Choji Akimichi, what's your name?" Choji asked me, taking a break from eating his chips, then resuming eating.

"Oh, just call me Myst. M-y-s-t."

"What? As in mysterious?" The Nara joked.

"Yep!" I agreed. "So, do you know where they are?"

Ino kindly directed me, so then I thanked them and was on my way.

After walking by a few houses, I felt like I was passing the same house over and over again.

"Huh? Oh, wait, is this a genjutsu?" I asked no one in particular.

'Wait, (Y/n), look ou—'

  Instead of silence for an answer, I actually received a blow to the side of my neck and my eyesight going dark.